Lead Business Analyst Jobs in Leeds

Lead Business Analyst (Lead BA)
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The median Lead Business Analyst (Lead BA) salary in Leeds is £67,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 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
13 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 74 - 160
Rank change year-on-year - - +40
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Business Analyst 1 0 12
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leeds 0.13% - 0.40%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.14% - 0.42%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 6
10th Percentile - - £45,218
25th Percentile £63,750 - £46,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 - £50,148
Median % change year-on-year - - -12.79%
75th Percentile £71,250 - £51,949
90th Percentile - - £54,750
West Yorkshire median annual salary £67,500 - £50,296
% change year-on-year - - -14.39%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Leeds

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Leeds. 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 Leeds with a recognized job title 727 2,179 2,832
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.56% 95.86% 95.19%
Number of salaries quoted 500 1,584 1,710
10th Percentile £27,750 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,250 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.24% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £78,750 £69,936 £73,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £84,660 £87,500
West Yorkshire median annual salary £55,750 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +11.50% -9.09% +7.84%

Lead Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

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

Job vacancy trend for Lead Business Analyst in Leeds

Lead Business Analyst
Salary Trend in Leeds

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

Salary trend for Lead Business Analyst in Leeds

Lead Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leeds

For the 6 months to 13 May 2025, Lead 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 Leeds region featuring Lead Business Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Retail
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Management
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) User Stories
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Wireframes
1 1 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture

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

Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Retail
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) User Stories
1 1 (100.00%) Wireframes
1 1 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation