Business Analyst Jobs in Cardiff

Business Analyst (BA)
South Wales > Cardiff

The median Business Analyst (BA) salary in Cardiff is £52,611 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 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
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 30 60 41
Rank change year-on-year +30 -19 +25
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Analyst 2 6 25
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cardiff 1.12% 0.84% 4.52%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.12% 0.89% 4.94%
Number of salaries quoted 2 2 24
10th Percentile £48,927 £47,840 £35,450
25th Percentile £49,523 £49,100 £38,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,611 £52,900 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -0.55% +24.47% -10.53%
75th Percentile £56,103 £58,400 £50,313
90th Percentile £56,941 £60,680 £57,931
South Wales median annual salary £52,611 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year +16.91% +5.88% -5.56%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cardiff

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cardiff. 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 Cardiff with a recognized job title 178 675 506
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 99.44% 94.01% 91.50%
Number of salaries quoted 122 586 390
10th Percentile £23,614 £27,750 £30,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £36,750 £40,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,037 £50,000 £52,746
Median % change year-on-year -1.93% -5.21% +0.47%
75th Percentile £64,638 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £75,194 £76,250 £77,500
South Wales median annual salary £47,500 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +5.56% -5.26% -5.00%

Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff

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

Job vacancy trend for Business Analyst in Cardiff

Business Analyst
Salary Trend in Cardiff

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

Salary trend for Business Analyst in Cardiff

Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 26 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff

For the 6 months to 28 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 Cardiff region featuring Business Analyst in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
2 1 (50.00%) Business Case
2 1 (50.00%) Influencing Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Welsh Language
2 1 (50.00%) User Acceptance Testing
2 1 (50.00%) BPMN
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Data Structures
2 1 (50.00%) SDLC
2 1 (50.00%) Business Change Management
2 1 (50.00%) Master's Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Change Management
2 1 (50.00%) Finance
2 1 (50.00%) Legal
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (50.00%) UML
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (50.00%) CRM
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft

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

Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Influencing Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Legal
1 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (50.00%) Welsh Language
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Data Structures
1 1 (50.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) BPMN
2 1 (50.00%) Business Case
2 1 (50.00%) Business Change Management
2 1 (50.00%) Change Management
2 1 (50.00%) CRM
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) SDLC
2 1 (50.00%) UML
2 1 (50.00%) User Acceptance Testing
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) Master's Degree
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft