Business Analyst Job Trends in Edinburgh

Business Analyst (BA)
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Business Analyst (BA) salary in Edinburgh is £30,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 68 67 92
Rank change year-on-year -1 +25 -12
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Analyst 37 29 16
As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh 3.47% 2.62% 1.53%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.80% 2.78% 1.59%
Number of salaries quoted 18 1 9
10th Percentile £27,800 - £49,000
25th Percentile £28,250 £41,250 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,500 £42,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -28.24% -19.05% -4.55%
75th Percentile £35,750 £43,750 £60,000
90th Percentile £55,000 - £73,446
Scotland median annual salary £31,500 £58,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -45.69% +16.00% +5.26%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Edinburgh

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Edinburgh. 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 Edinburgh with a recognized job title 973 1,043 1,009
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.36% 94.22% 96.19%
Number of salaries quoted 464 409 814
10th Percentile £26,000 £35,821 £30,000
25th Percentile £29,500 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £57,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -21.05% -8.80% +4.17%
75th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £93,778 £94,250
Scotland median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% +10.00% -11.50%

Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

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 Edinburgh.

Business Analyst job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

Business Analyst
Salary Trend in Edinburgh

Salary distribution trend for Business Analyst job vacancies in Edinburgh.

Salary distribution trend for Business Analyst job vacancies in Edinburgh

Business Analyst
Salary Histogram in Edinburgh

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Analyst in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Business Analyst in Edinburgh

Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 14 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 Edinburgh region featuring Business Analyst in the job title.

1 22 (59.46%) Agile
2 21 (56.76%) Change Management
2 21 (56.76%) Project Management
3 20 (54.05%) Degree
4 19 (51.35%) Continuous Improvement
5 18 (48.65%) Acceptance Criteria
5 18 (48.65%) Asset Management
5 18 (48.65%) Coaching
5 18 (48.65%) User Stories
6 17 (45.95%) Business Analysis
7 16 (43.24%) Problem-Solving
8 12 (32.43%) Azure
8 12 (32.43%) Azure DevOps
8 12 (32.43%) DevOps
8 12 (32.43%) SQL
9 10 (27.03%) Validation
10 8 (21.62%) Business Intelligence
10 8 (21.62%) Confluence
10 8 (21.62%) Data Warehouse
10 8 (21.62%) JIRA
10 8 (21.62%) Microsoft Excel
10 8 (21.62%) Power BI
10 8 (21.62%) Power Platform
10 8 (21.62%) Python
10 8 (21.62%) Snowflake
10 8 (21.62%) Sprint Planning
10 8 (21.62%) Sprint Retrospective
10 8 (21.62%) Tableau
10 8 (21.62%) Workshop Facilitation
11 7 (18.92%) Process Improvement

Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh 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 8 (21.62%) Confluence
2 1 (2.70%) SharePoint
Applications
1 8 (21.62%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (5.41%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (5.41%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 12 (32.43%) Azure
1 12 (32.43%) Azure DevOps
2 8 (21.62%) Power Platform
2 8 (21.62%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.70%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (21.62%) Data Warehouse
1 8 (21.62%) Power BI
1 8 (21.62%) Tableau
2 4 (10.81%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
2 4 (10.81%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 8 (21.62%) JIRA
General
1 34 (91.89%) Finance
2 13 (35.14%) Analytical Skills
2 13 (35.14%) Social Skills
3 6 (16.22%) Legal
4 4 (10.81%) Front Office
4 4 (10.81%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 18 (48.65%) Product Ownership
2 6 (16.22%) Management Information System
3 5 (13.51%) Analytical Mindset
4 4 (10.81%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (59.46%) Agile
2 21 (56.76%) Change Management
2 21 (56.76%) Project Management
3 19 (51.35%) Continuous Improvement
4 18 (48.65%) Acceptance Criteria
4 18 (48.65%) Asset Management
4 18 (48.65%) Coaching
4 18 (48.65%) User Stories
5 17 (45.95%) Business Analysis
6 16 (43.24%) Problem-Solving
7 12 (32.43%) DevOps
8 10 (27.03%) Validation
9 8 (21.62%) Business Intelligence
9 8 (21.62%) Sprint Planning
9 8 (21.62%) Sprint Retrospective
9 8 (21.62%) Workshop Facilitation
10 7 (18.92%) Process Improvement
11 6 (16.22%) Data Flow Diagram
11 6 (16.22%) Test Planning
11 6 (16.22%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 12 (32.43%) SQL
2 8 (21.62%) Python
Qualifications
1 20 (54.05%) Degree
2 6 (16.22%) PMI Certification
2 6 (16.22%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (10.81%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 4 (10.81%) Charles River