Business Analyst Jobs in Cambridge

Business Analyst (BA)
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The median Business Analyst (BA) salary in Cambridge is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 May 2025.

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

6 months to
20 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 40 72 70
Rank change year-on-year +32 -2 +38
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Analyst 4 10 19
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge 1.52% 0.99% 2.04%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.65% 1.02% 2.41%
Number of salaries quoted 4 6 4
10th Percentile - £46,875 -
25th Percentile - £51,250 £44,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £52,500 £58,550
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -10.33% +23.26%
75th Percentile £64,375 £53,750 £70,600
90th Percentile £72,250 - -
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £60,000 £52,500 £46,500
% change year-on-year +14.29% +12.90% -7.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 243 977 787
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.40% 97.12% 84.62%
Number of salaries quoted 153 754 384
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,000 £30,650
25th Percentile £37,500 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% -0.90% +0.91%
75th Percentile £65,000 £73,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £83,000 £85,000 £90,000
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £54,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.78% +8.00%

Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

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

Job vacancy trend for Business Analyst in Cambridge

Business Analyst
Salary Trend in Cambridge

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

Salary trend for Business Analyst in Cambridge

Business Analyst
Salary Histogram in Cambridge

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Analyst in Cambridge over the 6 months to 20 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Business Analyst in Cambridge

Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge

For the 6 months to 20 May 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 Cambridge region featuring Business Analyst in the job title.

1 3 (75.00%) Business Case
1 3 (75.00%) ERP
1 3 (75.00%) Manufacturing
1 3 (75.00%) Validation
1 3 (75.00%) Process Improvement
1 3 (75.00%) Data Analytics
1 3 (75.00%) Analytics
2 1 (25.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
2 1 (25.00%) Software Delivery
2 1 (25.00%) Scrum
2 1 (25.00%) Agile
2 1 (25.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (25.00%) Kanban
2 1 (25.00%) DV Cleared
2 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared

Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge 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:

General
1 3 (75.00%) Manufacturing
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Analytics
1 3 (75.00%) Business Case
1 3 (75.00%) Data Analytics
1 3 (75.00%) ERP
1 3 (75.00%) Process Improvement
1 3 (75.00%) Validation
2 1 (25.00%) Agile
2 1 (25.00%) Kanban
2 1 (25.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
2 1 (25.00%) Scrum
2 1 (25.00%) Software Delivery
2 1 (25.00%) Software Engineering
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared