Business Analyst Jobs in Lancashire

Business Analyst (BA)
North West > Lancashire

The median Business Analyst (BA) salary in Lancashire is £51,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 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
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 152 90 43
Rank change year-on-year -62 -47 +21
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Analyst 4 3 36
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Lancashire 0.17% 0.22% 5.04%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.18% 0.24% 6.13%
Number of salaries quoted 4 1 35
10th Percentile £43,350 - £47,600
25th Percentile £47,625 £37,500 £53,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,250 £40,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +28.13% -30.43% +35.29%
75th Percentile £53,750 £42,500 £61,875
90th Percentile - - £67,860
North West median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year - -13.04% +21.05%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Lancashire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Lancashire. 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 Lancashire with a recognized job title 2,200 1,261 587
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.87% 93.06% 82.21%
Number of salaries quoted 1,256 1,066 383
10th Percentile £40,870 £27,000 £27,050
25th Percentile £47,683 £34,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £45,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.23% -5.26% +11.76%
75th Percentile £54,793 £60,741 £58,125
90th Percentile £58,943 £75,386 £67,500
North West median annual salary £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +4.76%

Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire

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

Job vacancy trend for Business Analyst in Lancashire

Business Analyst
Salary Trend in Lancashire

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

Salary trend for Business Analyst in Lancashire

Business Analyst
Job Locations in Lancashire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Analyst within the Lancashire region over the 6 months to 30 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
Chorley +3 2 £52,500 -
Blackburn - 1 £43,000 -
Blackpool - 1 £50,000 -
Business Analyst
North West

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

For the 6 months to 30 May 2025, 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 Lancashire region featuring Business Analyst in the job title.

1 3 (75.00%) Project Management
1 3 (75.00%) Agile
1 3 (75.00%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (75.00%) Product Ownership
2 2 (50.00%) Translating Business Requirements
2 2 (50.00%) Business Process Analysis
2 2 (50.00%) Customer Requirements
2 2 (50.00%) ITSM
2 2 (50.00%) Service Management
2 2 (50.00%) Software Testing
2 2 (50.00%) QA
2 2 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (50.00%) Project Delivery
3 1 (25.00%) Backlog Refinement
3 1 (25.00%) Product Backlog
3 1 (25.00%) Backlog Prioritisation
3 1 (25.00%) Requirements Gathering
3 1 (25.00%) Business Case
3 1 (25.00%) Requirements Workshops
3 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (25.00%) Story Mapping
3 1 (25.00%) Lean Six Sigma
3 1 (25.00%) Service Delivery
3 1 (25.00%) TQM
3 1 (25.00%) Finance
3 1 (25.00%) Programme Management
3 1 (25.00%) Business Analysis
3 1 (25.00%) CRM
3 1 (25.00%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (25.00%) MS Visio

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

Applications
1 1 (25.00%) MS Visio
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (25.00%) Data Warehouse
General
1 3 (75.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Finance
2 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (75.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Agile
1 3 (75.00%) Project Management
2 2 (50.00%) Business Process Analysis
2 2 (50.00%) Customer Requirements
2 2 (50.00%) ITSM
2 2 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (50.00%) Project Delivery
2 2 (50.00%) Service Management
2 2 (50.00%) Software Testing
2 2 (50.00%) Translating Business Requirements
3 1 (25.00%) Backlog Prioritisation
3 1 (25.00%) Backlog Refinement
3 1 (25.00%) Business Case
3 1 (25.00%) Collaborative Culture
3 1 (25.00%) Lean Six Sigma
3 1 (25.00%) Product Backlog
3 1 (25.00%) Requirements Gathering
3 1 (25.00%) Requirements Workshops
3 1 (25.00%) Service Delivery
3 1 (25.00%) Story Mapping
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (50.00%) QA