Lead Business Analyst Jobs in Central London

Lead Business Analyst (Lead BA)
London > Central London

The median Lead Business Analyst (Lead BA) salary in Central London is £98,750 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 155 192 235
Rank change year-on-year +37 +43 +69
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Business Analyst 4 6 3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 0.17% 0.16% 0.059%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.19% 0.17% 0.061%
Number of salaries quoted 4 5 3
10th Percentile £79,000 £66,450 £68,000
25th Percentile £86,875 £82,500 £76,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £98,750 £85,000 £90,000
Median % change year-on-year +16.18% -5.56% -2.70%
75th Percentile £105,000 £87,500 -
90th Percentile - £93,500 -
London median annual salary £92,500 £85,000 £76,391
% change year-on-year +8.82% +11.27% +9.13%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Central London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Central London. 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 Central London with a recognized job title 2,159 3,607 4,891
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.79% 95.42% 95.98%
Number of salaries quoted 1,516 2,783 4,066
10th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £41,250
25th Percentile £52,500 £52,500 £54,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £72,500 £73,210
Median % change year-on-year - -0.97% +0.98%
75th Percentile £96,250 £95,000 £96,250
90th Percentile £120,000 £112,500 £112,500
London median annual salary £75,000 £70,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year +7.14% -3.45% +3.57%

Lead Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

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

Job vacancy trend for Lead Business Analyst in Central London

Lead Business Analyst
Salary Trend in Central London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Lead Business Analyst in Central London.

Salary trend for Lead Business Analyst in Central London

Lead Business Analyst
Salary Histogram in Central London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Lead Business Analyst in Central London over the 6 months to 28 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Lead Business Analyst in Central London

Lead Business Analyst
Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Business Analyst within the Central London region over the 6 months to 28 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
City of London +36 4 £98,750 +16.18% 1
Lead Business Analyst
London

Lead Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London

For the 6 months to 28 May 2025, Lead 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 Central London region featuring Lead Business Analyst in the job title.

1 3 (75.00%) Business Analysis
1 3 (75.00%) Strategic Planning
2 2 (50.00%) CFA
2 2 (50.00%) Project Planning
2 2 (50.00%) Waterfall
2 2 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (50.00%) Machine Learning
2 2 (50.00%) Analytics
2 2 (50.00%) Market Risk
2 2 (50.00%) Project Delivery
2 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (50.00%) ITIL
2 2 (50.00%) Murex
2 2 (50.00%) PMP
2 2 (50.00%) PMI Certification
2 2 (50.00%) Project Management
2 2 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 2 (50.00%) Finance
2 2 (50.00%) Risk Assessment
2 2 (50.00%) Agile
2 2 (50.00%) Banking
2 2 (50.00%) Data Management
2 2 (50.00%) Budget Management
2 2 (50.00%) Regulatory Change
3 1 (25.00%) Roadmaps
3 1 (25.00%) Adaptiv
3 1 (25.00%) Advertising
3 1 (25.00%) Change Management
3 1 (25.00%) GAP Analysis
3 1 (25.00%) Documentation Skills

Lead Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Adaptiv
General
1 2 (50.00%) Banking
1 2 (50.00%) Finance
1 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Advertising
2 1 (25.00%) Documentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) Market Risk
2 1 (25.00%) Credit Risk
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Business Analysis
1 3 (75.00%) Strategic Planning
2 2 (50.00%) Agile
2 2 (50.00%) Analytics
2 2 (50.00%) Budget Management
2 2 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (50.00%) Data Management
2 2 (50.00%) ITIL
2 2 (50.00%) Machine Learning
2 2 (50.00%) Project Delivery
2 2 (50.00%) Project Management
2 2 (50.00%) Project Planning
2 2 (50.00%) Regulatory Change
2 2 (50.00%) Risk Assessment
2 2 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 2 (50.00%) Waterfall
3 1 (25.00%) Change Management
3 1 (25.00%) GAP Analysis
3 1 (25.00%) Roadmaps
3 1 (25.00%) User Stories
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) CFA
1 2 (50.00%) PMI Certification
1 2 (50.00%) PMP
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) Murex
2 1 (25.00%) FIS