Business Analyst Job Trends in Cambridge

Business Analyst (BA)
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The median Business Analyst (BA) salary in Cambridge is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 January 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 44 - 53
Rank change year-on-year - - +29
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Analyst 12 0 8
As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridge 2.30% - 1.67%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.54% - 1.78%
Number of salaries quoted 11 0 4
10th Percentile - - £45,650
25th Percentile - - £49,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +40.00%
75th Percentile - - £60,313
90th Percentile £65,000 - £72,125
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -12.00% +19.05% +28.05%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Cambridge

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cambridge. 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 Cambridge with a recognized job title 472 440 449
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.60% 94.42% 93.54%
Number of salaries quoted 346 232 300
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £29,922
25th Percentile £41,250 £47,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £59,425 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.45% +8.05% -8.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £73,750 £76,563
90th Percentile £92,500 £80,000 £92,500
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000

Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

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 Cambridge.

Business Analyst job vacancy trend in Cambridge

Business Analyst
Salary Trend in Cambridge

Salary distribution trend for Business Analyst job vacancies in Cambridge.

Salary distribution trend for Business Analyst job vacancies in Cambridge

Business Analyst
Salary Histogram in Cambridge

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Analyst in Cambridge over the 6 months to 15 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Business Analyst in Cambridge

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

For the 6 months to 15 January 2026, 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 Cambridge region featuring Business Analyst in the job title.

1 9 (75.00%) Agile
1 9 (75.00%) Problem-Solving
2 8 (66.67%) Change Management
2 8 (66.67%) User Stories
2 8 (66.67%) Workshop Facilitation
3 7 (58.33%) Accessibility
3 7 (58.33%) Collaborative Working
3 7 (58.33%) Digital Transformation Programme
3 7 (58.33%) E-Commerce
3 7 (58.33%) HTML
3 7 (58.33%) User Experience
3 7 (58.33%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
4 4 (33.33%) Business Analysis
5 3 (25.00%) Requirements Gathering
5 3 (25.00%) Roadmaps
6 2 (16.67%) Coaching
6 2 (16.67%) People Management
6 2 (16.67%) Project Delivery
6 2 (16.67%) Project Management
6 2 (16.67%) QA
6 2 (16.67%) Requirements Analysis
6 2 (16.67%) Scrum
6 2 (16.67%) SDLC
6 2 (16.67%) Test Planning
6 2 (16.67%) Test Strategy
6 2 (16.67%) Virtual Team Management
7 1 (8.33%) Acceptance Criteria
7 1 (8.33%) CISSP
7 1 (8.33%) Confluence
7 1 (8.33%) Cybersecurity

Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridge 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (8.33%) Confluence
Development Applications
1 1 (8.33%) JIRA
General
1 7 (58.33%) Law
1 7 (58.33%) Social Skills
2 2 (16.67%) Finance
3 1 (8.33%) Analytical Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (58.33%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 2 (16.67%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (75.00%) Agile
1 9 (75.00%) Problem-Solving
2 8 (66.67%) Change Management
2 8 (66.67%) User Stories
2 8 (66.67%) Workshop Facilitation
3 7 (58.33%) Collaborative Working
3 7 (58.33%) Digital Transformation Programme
3 7 (58.33%) E-Commerce
3 7 (58.33%) User Experience
3 7 (58.33%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
4 4 (33.33%) Business Analysis
5 3 (25.00%) Requirements Gathering
5 3 (25.00%) Roadmaps
6 2 (16.67%) People Management
6 2 (16.67%) Project Delivery
6 2 (16.67%) Project Management
6 2 (16.67%) Scrum
6 2 (16.67%) SDLC
6 2 (16.67%) Test Strategy
6 2 (16.67%) Virtual Team Management
Qualifications
1 1 (8.33%) CISSP
1 1 (8.33%) Degree
1 1 (8.33%) PMI Certification
1 1 (8.33%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (58.33%) Accessibility
2 2 (16.67%) QA
3 1 (8.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (8.33%) NIST