Principal Business Analyst Jobs in England

Principal Business Analyst
UK > England

The median Principal Business Analyst salary in England is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 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
16 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 690 763 904
Rank change year-on-year +73 +141 +235
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Business Analyst 1 80 10
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.002% 0.093% 0.011%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.002% 0.099% 0.012%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 10
10th Percentile - - £60,000
25th Percentile £67,500 - £61,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 - £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +3.33%
75th Percentile £82,500 - £83,188
90th Percentile - - £86,625
UK median annual salary £75,000 - £65,000
% change year-on-year - - +3.33%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 44,665 81,175 81,176
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.78% 94.55% 91.50%
Number of salaries quoted 24,293 60,496 51,517
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,000 £53,500 £60,800
Median % change year-on-year +6.54% -12.01% +1.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £82,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £90,519 £100,000
UK median annual salary £56,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +6.67% -12.50% -

Principal Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Principal Business Analyst in England

Principal Business Analyst
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Principal Business Analyst in England

Principal Business Analyst
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Business Analyst within the England region over the 6 months to 16 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
Midlands - 1 £75,000 - 1
West Midlands - 1 £75,000 - 1
Principal Business Analyst
UK

Principal Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 22 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 16 May 2025, Principal 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 England region featuring Principal Business Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) SAP
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Data Management
1 1 (100.00%) Logistics
1 1 (100.00%) Supply Chain Management
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Enterprise Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Source to Pay
1 1 (100.00%) PMO
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (100.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Roadmap
1 1 (100.00%) Inventory Management
1 1 (100.00%) User Research
1 1 (100.00%) Order Management
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Product Ownership

Principal Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Data Management
1 1 (100.00%) Enterprise Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Inventory Management
1 1 (100.00%) Logistics
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Order Management
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Source to Pay
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Roadmap
1 1 (100.00%) Supply Chain Management
1 1 (100.00%) User Research
1 1 (100.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) PMO
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) SAP