Senior Business Analyst Job Trends in Dorset

Senior Business Analyst (Senior BA)
South West > Dorset

The median Senior Business Analyst (Senior BA) salary in Dorset is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 June 2026.

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

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 53 - 104
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Business Analyst 2 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Dorset 0.31% - 0.16%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.33% - 0.16%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £67,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 - £70,000
75th Percentile - - £72,500
90th Percentile - - -
South West median annual salary £60,000 £48,894 £54,575
% change year-on-year +22.71% -10.41% +3.95%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Dorset

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Dorset. 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 Dorset with a recognized job title 615 297 1,215
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.89% 97.70% 94.92%
Number of salaries quoted 327 160 720
10th Percentile £28,000 £28,750 £27,455
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £40,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +18.75% -20.00% +2.04%
75th Percentile £65,000 £53,813 £60,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £63,750 £65,000
South West median annual salary £50,000 £50,860 £50,000
% change year-on-year -1.69% +1.72% -4.76%

Senior Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

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

Senior Business Analyst job vacancy trend in Dorset

Senior Business Analyst
Salary Trend in Dorset

Salary distribution trend for Senior Business Analyst job vacancies in Dorset.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Business Analyst job vacancies in Dorset

Senior Business Analyst
Job Locations in Dorset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Business Analyst within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 9 June 2026. 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
Bournemouth - 2 £60,000 - 2
Senior Business Analyst
South West

Senior Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset

For the 6 months to 9 June 2026, Senior 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 Dorset region featuring Senior Business Analyst in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (50.00%) EDI
2 1 (50.00%) EDIFACT
2 1 (50.00%) IDoc
2 1 (50.00%) ISO 20022
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (50.00%) Migration
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Project Management
2 1 (50.00%) Requirements Gathering
2 1 (50.00%) Requirements Management
2 1 (50.00%) Technical Analysis

Senior Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset 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:

Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (50.00%) EDI
1 1 (50.00%) EDIFACT
1 1 (50.00%) IDoc
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (50.00%) Migration
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Project Management
2 1 (50.00%) Requirements Gathering
2 1 (50.00%) Requirements Management
2 1 (50.00%) Technical Analysis
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) ISO 20022
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft