Business Analyst Job Trends in Bradford

Business Analyst (BA)
West Yorkshire > Bradford

The median Business Analyst (BA) salary in Bradford is £72,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 December 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 25 14 27
Rank change year-on-year -11 +13 +9
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Analyst 5 2 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Bradford 2.94% 2.63% 2.01%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.99% 2.67% 2.01%
Number of salaries quoted 2 1 3
10th Percentile £70,500 - £42,100
25th Percentile £71,250 £41,250 £43,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £42,500 £46,000
Median % change year-on-year +70.59% -7.61% -10.68%
75th Percentile £73,750 £43,750 £48,250
90th Percentile £74,500 - £49,300
West Yorkshire median annual salary £45,497 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -13.34% -4.55% +10.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Bradford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bradford. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Bradford with a recognized job title 167 75 149
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 98.24% 98.68% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 69 23 116
10th Percentile £27,750 £28,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £36,750 £35,000 £34,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £42,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +17.65% -15.00% -2.91%
75th Percentile £73,750 £57,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £81,250 £69,550 £71,250
West Yorkshire median annual salary £55,233 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +5.21% -4.55% -

Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Bradford

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Business Analyst' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Bradford.

Business Analyst job vacancy trend in Bradford

Business Analyst
Salary Trend in Bradford

Salary distribution trend for Business Analyst job vacancies in Bradford.

Salary distribution trend for Business Analyst job vacancies in Bradford

Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bradford

For the 6 months to 31 December 2025, Business Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Bradford region featuring Business Analyst in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 5 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 5 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation
2 4 (80.00%) Acceptance Criteria
3 3 (60.00%) Agile
3 3 (60.00%) Business Process Modelling
3 3 (60.00%) Creative Thinking
3 3 (60.00%) Data Migration
3 3 (60.00%) Data Modelling
3 3 (60.00%) Degree
3 3 (60.00%) GAP Analysis
3 3 (60.00%) Lean Six Sigma
3 3 (60.00%) Migration
3 3 (60.00%) Model Validation
3 3 (60.00%) Requirements Engineering
3 3 (60.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
3 3 (60.00%) Six Sigma
3 3 (60.00%) User Acceptance Testing
3 3 (60.00%) Validation
4 2 (40.00%) AI
4 2 (40.00%) Business Intelligence
4 2 (40.00%) Change Management
4 2 (40.00%) Data Strategy
4 2 (40.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
4 2 (40.00%) Decision-Making
4 2 (40.00%) Master's Degree
4 2 (40.00%) Mentoring
4 2 (40.00%) Power BI
4 2 (40.00%) Power Platform
4 2 (40.00%) Presales

Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bradford by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 2 (40.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (40.00%) Power BI
2 1 (20.00%) GIS
General
1 3 (60.00%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (60.00%) Organisational Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 5 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 5 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation
2 4 (80.00%) Acceptance Criteria
3 3 (60.00%) Agile
3 3 (60.00%) Business Process Modelling
3 3 (60.00%) Creative Thinking
3 3 (60.00%) Data Migration
3 3 (60.00%) Data Modelling
3 3 (60.00%) GAP Analysis
3 3 (60.00%) Lean Six Sigma
3 3 (60.00%) Migration
3 3 (60.00%) Model Validation
3 3 (60.00%) Requirements Engineering
3 3 (60.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
3 3 (60.00%) Six Sigma
3 3 (60.00%) User Acceptance Testing
3 3 (60.00%) Validation
4 2 (40.00%) Process Improvement
4 2 (40.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 2 (40.00%) Python
1 2 (40.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (60.00%) Degree
2 2 (40.00%) Master's Degree
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) ESRI