Payments Business Analyst Job Trends in the City of London

Business Analyst - Payments (Payments BA)
Central London > City of London

The median Business Analyst - Payments (Payments BA) salary in the City of London is £77,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 January 2026.

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

 6 months to
2 Jan 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 130 166 -
Rank change year-on-year +36 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Payments Business Analyst 3 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 0.14% 0.037% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.15% 0.040% -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £71,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 - -
75th Percentile £83,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Central London median annual salary £77,500 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
City of London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the City of 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 the City of London with a recognized job title 1,995 2,487 2,717
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.02% 92.18% 95.91%
Number of salaries quoted 1,510 1,640 2,437
10th Percentile £40,000 £42,725 £40,000
25th Percentile £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £72,500 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% -3.33% -
75th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £96,250
90th Percentile £112,500 £115,000 £115,000
Central London median annual salary £75,000 £72,500 £73,000
% change year-on-year +3.45% -0.68% -2.67%

Payments Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Payments Business Analyst' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Payments Business Analyst job vacancy trend in the City of London

Payments Business Analyst
Salary Trend in the City of London

Salary distribution trend for Payments Business Analyst job vacancies in the City of London.

Salary distribution trend for Payments Business Analyst job vacancies in the City of London

Payments Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 2 January 2026, Payments 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 City of London region featuring Payments Business Analyst in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) Agile
1 2 (66.67%) ISO 20022
1 2 (66.67%) PSD2
1 2 (66.67%) Scrum
1 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (66.67%) User Acceptance Testing
1 2 (66.67%) User Stories
2 1 (33.33%) Project Management

Payments Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London 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:

General
1 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Banking
1 2 (66.67%) Finance
1 2 (66.67%) Law
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Digital Wallet
1 2 (66.67%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Agile
1 2 (66.67%) Scrum
1 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (66.67%) User Acceptance Testing
1 2 (66.67%) User Stories
2 1 (33.33%) Project Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (66.67%) ISO 20022
1 2 (66.67%) PSD2
Payments Business Analyst jobs