Business Analyst Jobs in Cheshire

Business Analyst (BA)
North West > Cheshire

The median Business Analyst (BA) salary in Cheshire is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 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
13 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 86 75 68
Rank change year-on-year -11 -7 +3
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Analyst 5 25 22
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cheshire 0.65% 1.62% 2.38%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.85% 1.67% 2.66%
Number of salaries quoted 1 23 18
10th Percentile - £38,300 £36,250
25th Percentile - £43,750 £43,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - +22.22%
75th Percentile - £67,500 £70,600
90th Percentile - - £81,250
North West median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% -13.04% +21.05%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cheshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cheshire. 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 Cheshire with a recognized job title 587 1,499 826
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 75.94% 96.90% 89.49%
Number of salaries quoted 266 1,125 484
10th Percentile £23,502 £25,000 £25,250
25th Percentile £23,504 £32,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £47,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -21.05% - -
75th Percentile £55,000 £60,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £77,250 £72,500 £88,750
North West median annual salary £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +4.76%

Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Business Analyst in Cheshire

Business Analyst
Salary Trend in Cheshire

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

Salary trend for Business Analyst in Cheshire

Business Analyst
Job Locations in Cheshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Analyst within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 13 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
Crewe +8 3 £60,000 +14.29% 1
Knutsford - 1 - - 3
Alderley Edge - 1 - -
Business Analyst
North West

Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire

For the 6 months to 13 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 Cheshire region featuring Business Analyst in the job title.

1 3 (60.00%) ERP
1 3 (60.00%) Manufacturing
2 2 (40.00%) Validation
2 2 (40.00%) Process Improvement
2 2 (40.00%) Data Analytics
2 2 (40.00%) Analytics
2 2 (40.00%) Business Case
2 2 (40.00%) Finance
3 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (20.00%) Focus Group
3 1 (20.00%) Service Catalogue
3 1 (20.00%) Cost Accounting
3 1 (20.00%) ServiceNow
3 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (20.00%) Accounts Payable
3 1 (20.00%) Accounts Receivable
3 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (20.00%) Project Delivery
3 1 (20.00%) Requirements Gathering
3 1 (20.00%) Test Strategy
3 1 (20.00%) ACCA
3 1 (20.00%) Service Management
3 1 (20.00%) CIMA
3 1 (20.00%) ITSM
3 1 (20.00%) Agile
3 1 (20.00%) General Ledger
3 1 (20.00%) Business Analysis
3 1 (20.00%) Marketing
3 1 (20.00%) CMDB
3 1 (20.00%) User Acceptance Testing

Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire 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 (60.00%) Manufacturing
2 2 (40.00%) Finance
3 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (20.00%) General Ledger
3 1 (20.00%) Marketing
3 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) CMDB
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) ERP
2 2 (40.00%) Analytics
2 2 (40.00%) Business Case
2 2 (40.00%) Data Analytics
2 2 (40.00%) Process Improvement
2 2 (40.00%) Validation
3 1 (20.00%) Accounts Payable
3 1 (20.00%) Accounts Receivable
3 1 (20.00%) Agile
3 1 (20.00%) Business Analysis
3 1 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (20.00%) Focus Group
3 1 (20.00%) ITSM
3 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (20.00%) Project Delivery
3 1 (20.00%) Requirements Gathering
3 1 (20.00%) Service Management
3 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (20.00%) Test Strategy
3 1 (20.00%) User Acceptance Testing
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) ACCA
1 1 (20.00%) CIMA
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) ServiceNow