Business Analyst Jobs in Glasgow

Business Analyst (BA)
Scotland > Glasgow

The median Business Analyst (BA) salary in Glasgow is £42,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 181 108 63
Rank change year-on-year -73 -45 +24
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Analyst 52 21 64
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow 1.32% 1.34% 3.98%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.34% 1.56% 4.06%
Number of salaries quoted 14 17 52
10th Percentile - £39,200 £39,100
25th Percentile £36,750 £42,250 £47,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.53% -9.52% +11.70%
75th Percentile £43,750 £56,250 £55,625
90th Percentile £44,275 £70,600 £62,250
Scotland median annual salary £42,500 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -19.05% - +15.38%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Glasgow

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Glasgow. 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 Glasgow with a recognized job title 3,875 1,346 1,575
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 98.03% 85.95% 98.01%
Number of salaries quoted 841 689 898
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £27,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £48,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +14.58% +1.05%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £78,000 £77,500 £72,750
Scotland median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.70% +9.52% +10.53%

Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

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

Job vacancy trend for Business Analyst in Glasgow

Business Analyst
Salary Trend in Glasgow

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

Salary trend for Business Analyst in Glasgow

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

For the 6 months to 26 April 2024, 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 Glasgow region featuring Business Analyst in the job title.

1 29 (55.77%) Agile
2 26 (50.00%) Social Skills
3 24 (46.15%) Business Analysis
4 22 (42.31%) Finance
5 19 (36.54%) User Stories
5 19 (36.54%) Analytical Skills
6 18 (34.62%) Problem-Solving
6 18 (34.62%) Stakeholder Management
6 18 (34.62%) Requirements Gathering
7 17 (32.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 17 (32.69%) Law
8 16 (30.77%) JIRA
8 16 (30.77%) Workshop Facilitation
9 15 (28.85%) Marketing
9 15 (28.85%) Degree
10 12 (23.08%) Scrum
10 12 (23.08%) Epics
10 12 (23.08%) Acceptance Criteria
10 12 (23.08%) Confluence
11 11 (21.15%) Roadmaps
12 10 (19.23%) Presentation Skills
13 9 (17.31%) Data Management
13 9 (17.31%) Data Analysis
13 9 (17.31%) Migration
14 8 (15.38%) Legal
14 8 (15.38%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
14 8 (15.38%) Project Management
14 8 (15.38%) Banking
14 8 (15.38%) Software Engineering
14 8 (15.38%) Reference Data

Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Glasgow 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:

Application Platforms
1 12 (23.08%) Confluence
Applications
1 6 (11.54%) MS Visio
2 2 (3.85%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (1.92%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (1.92%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 5 (9.62%) Power Automate
2 3 (5.77%) Power Platform
3 2 (3.85%) Miro
4 1 (1.92%) Lucidchart
4 1 (1.92%) PowerApps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (5.77%) Power BI
2 2 (3.85%) Tableau
3 1 (1.92%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (1.92%) Electronic Patient Records
3 1 (1.92%) QlikView
3 1 (1.92%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 16 (30.77%) JIRA
General
1 26 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 22 (42.31%) Finance
3 19 (36.54%) Analytical Skills
4 17 (32.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 17 (32.69%) Law
5 15 (28.85%) Marketing
6 10 (19.23%) Presentation Skills
7 8 (15.38%) Banking
7 8 (15.38%) Legal
8 7 (13.46%) Investment Banking
8 7 (13.46%) Public Sector
9 5 (9.62%) Manufacturing
10 3 (5.77%) Influencing Skills
11 2 (3.85%) Billing
12 1 (1.92%) Automotive
12 1 (1.92%) Organisational Skills
12 1 (1.92%) Publishing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.92%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 8 (15.38%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
1 8 (15.38%) Reference Data
2 7 (13.46%) Credit Derivative
2 7 (13.46%) Derivative
2 7 (13.46%) Fixed Income
2 7 (13.46%) Hedge funds
2 7 (13.46%) Interest Rate Derivative
2 7 (13.46%) Market Risk
2 7 (13.46%) Onboarding
3 5 (9.62%) Driving Licence
4 1 (1.92%) Management Information System
4 1 (1.92%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (55.77%) Agile
2 24 (46.15%) Business Analysis
3 19 (36.54%) User Stories
4 18 (34.62%) Problem-Solving
4 18 (34.62%) Requirements Gathering
4 18 (34.62%) Stakeholder Management
5 16 (30.77%) Workshop Facilitation
6 12 (23.08%) Acceptance Criteria
6 12 (23.08%) Epics
6 12 (23.08%) Scrum
7 11 (21.15%) Roadmaps
8 9 (17.31%) Data Analysis
8 9 (17.31%) Data Management
8 9 (17.31%) Migration
9 8 (15.38%) Collaborative Working
9 8 (15.38%) Project Management
9 8 (15.38%) Software Engineering
10 7 (13.46%) Actionable Insight
10 7 (13.46%) Quantitative Research
10 7 (13.46%) Strategic Thinking
Programming Languages
1 5 (9.62%) Python
2 3 (5.77%) SQL
Qualifications
1 15 (28.85%) Degree
2 6 (11.54%) SC Cleared
2 6 (11.54%) Security Cleared
3 1 (1.92%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (1.92%) CBAP
3 1 (1.92%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (3.85%) QA
2 1 (1.92%) Actionable Recommendations
2 1 (1.92%) SLA
Vendors
1 7 (13.46%) Oracle
2 1 (1.92%) Atlassian
2 1 (1.92%) Microsoft