Business Analyst Jobs in Bristol

Business Analyst (BA)
South West > Bristol

The median Business Analyst (BA) salary in Bristol is £48,894 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 June 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 88 140 130
Rank change year-on-year +52 -10 -18
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Analyst 15 28 36
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 1.27% 0.84% 1.44%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.34% 0.86% 1.55%
Number of salaries quoted 12 15 30
10th Percentile £40,700 £37,500 £31,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £39,464 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,894 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.65% -10.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £58,438 £50,000 £57,573
90th Percentile £62,375 £54,950 £65,375
South West median annual salary £50,500 £46,950 £52,500
% change year-on-year +7.56% -10.57% +16.67%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Bristol

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bristol. 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 Bristol with a recognized job title 1,118 3,246 2,318
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.91% 97.10% 92.57%
Number of salaries quoted 764 2,414 1,464
10th Percentile £30,825 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £46,250 £42,500 £42,740
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £57,905
Median % change year-on-year - -5.02% +8.59%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,250 £73,600
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £86,250
South West median annual salary £51,729 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +3.46% -4.76% +5.00%

Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Job postings that featured Business Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

Job vacancy trend for Business Analyst in Bristol

Business Analyst
Salary Trend in Bristol

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Business Analyst in Bristol.

Salary trend for Business Analyst in Bristol

Business Analyst
Salary Histogram in Bristol

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Analyst in Bristol over the 6 months to 3 June 2025.

Salary histogram for Business Analyst in Bristol

Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 3 June 2025, Business Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Bristol region featuring Business Analyst in the job title.

1 9 (60.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 9 (60.00%) Agile
1 9 (60.00%) Business Analysis
2 5 (33.33%) Degree
2 5 (33.33%) Waterfall
2 5 (33.33%) Workshop Facilitation
3 4 (26.67%) Finance
4 3 (20.00%) Requirements Engineering
4 3 (20.00%) Regulatory Change
4 3 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (20.00%) Customer Service
4 3 (20.00%) Six Sigma
4 3 (20.00%) GAP Analysis
4 3 (20.00%) Manufacturing
4 3 (20.00%) Business Case
4 3 (20.00%) Test Strategy
4 3 (20.00%) Performance Management
4 3 (20.00%) SC Cleared
4 3 (20.00%) DV Cleared
4 3 (20.00%) Security Cleared
5 2 (13.33%) Machine Learning
5 2 (13.33%) User Stories
5 2 (13.33%) Mobile App
5 2 (13.33%) Social Skills
5 2 (13.33%) Cost Reduction
5 2 (13.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 2 (13.33%) Sprint Retrospective
5 2 (13.33%) Sprint Planning
5 2 (13.33%) Project Delivery
5 2 (13.33%) Translating Business Requirements

Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 2 (13.33%) Confluence
2 1 (6.67%) CMS
2 1 (6.67%) Umbraco
Business Applications
1 1 (6.67%) Dynamics CRM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (13.33%) SQL Server
2 1 (6.67%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 2 (13.33%) JIRA
General
1 4 (26.67%) Finance
2 3 (20.00%) Manufacturing
3 2 (13.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 2 (13.33%) Social Skills
4 1 (6.67%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (6.67%) Law
Miscellaneous
1 2 (13.33%) Mobile App
2 1 (6.67%) Onboarding
2 1 (6.67%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (60.00%) Agile
1 9 (60.00%) Business Analysis
1 9 (60.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 5 (33.33%) Waterfall
2 5 (33.33%) Workshop Facilitation
3 3 (20.00%) Business Case
3 3 (20.00%) Customer Service
3 3 (20.00%) GAP Analysis
3 3 (20.00%) Performance Management
3 3 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (20.00%) Regulatory Change
3 3 (20.00%) Requirements Engineering
3 3 (20.00%) Six Sigma
3 3 (20.00%) Test Strategy
4 2 (13.33%) Business Strategy
4 2 (13.33%) Cost Reduction
4 2 (13.33%) Data Analysis
4 2 (13.33%) LLM
4 2 (13.33%) Workflow
4 2 (13.33%) Workflow Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (13.33%) SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (33.33%) Degree
2 3 (20.00%) DV Cleared
2 3 (20.00%) SC Cleared
2 3 (20.00%) Security Cleared
3 2 (13.33%) Six Sigma Black Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (6.67%) PMO
1 1 (6.67%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (6.67%) Microsoft