Business Analyst Job Trends in Cheltenham

Business Analyst (BA)
Gloucestershire > Cheltenham

The median Business Analyst (BA) salary in Cheltenham is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 January 2026.

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

 6 months to
11 Jan 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 26 - 59
Rank change year-on-year - - -7
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Analyst 3 0 9
As % of all permanent jobs in Cheltenham 1.65% - 2.32%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.71% - 2.40%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 6
10th Percentile - - £47,500
25th Percentile - - £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 - £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +2.44%
75th Percentile - - £64,375
90th Percentile - - £66,250
Gloucestershire median annual salary £64,645 £45,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +43.66% -14.29% +16.67%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Cheltenham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cheltenham. 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 Cheltenham with a recognized job title 175 139 375
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.15% 95.86% 96.65%
Number of salaries quoted 138 66 233
10th Percentile £32,000 £27,000 £34,400
25th Percentile £37,313 £46,563 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £58,750 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.38% +6.82% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £76,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £90,000 £83,750
Gloucestershire median annual salary £50,000 £53,695 £50,000
% change year-on-year -6.88% +7.39% -4.76%

Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheltenham

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 Cheltenham.

Business Analyst job vacancy trend in Cheltenham

Business Analyst
Salary Trend in Cheltenham

Salary distribution trend for Business Analyst job vacancies in Cheltenham.

Salary distribution trend for Business Analyst job vacancies in Cheltenham

Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheltenham

For the 6 months to 11 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 Cheltenham region featuring Business Analyst in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (66.67%) SC Cleared
3 1 (33.33%) Agile
3 1 (33.33%) Atlassian
3 1 (33.33%) Business Analysis
3 1 (33.33%) Business Strategy
3 1 (33.33%) Business Transformation
3 1 (33.33%) Change Management
3 1 (33.33%) Confluence
3 1 (33.33%) Emotional Intelligence
3 1 (33.33%) JIRA
3 1 (33.33%) Lean Six Sigma
3 1 (33.33%) MS Visio
3 1 (33.33%) Six Sigma
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (33.33%) Waterfall
3 1 (33.33%) Workshop Facilitation

Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheltenham 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 (33.33%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (33.33%) MS Visio
Development Applications
1 1 (33.33%) JIRA
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Agile
1 1 (33.33%) Business Analysis
1 1 (33.33%) Business Strategy
1 1 (33.33%) Business Transformation
1 1 (33.33%) Change Management
1 1 (33.33%) Emotional Intelligence
1 1 (33.33%) Lean Six Sigma
1 1 (33.33%) Six Sigma
1 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (33.33%) Waterfall
1 1 (33.33%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (66.67%) SC Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Atlassian
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