Senior Business Analyst Job Trends in Leeds

Senior Business Analyst (Senior BA)
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The median Senior Business Analyst (Senior BA) salary in Leeds is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 November 2025.

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

6 months to
14 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 91 94 107
Rank change year-on-year +3 +13 +50
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Business Analyst 2 4 11
As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds 0.18% 0.28% 0.76%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.19% 0.29% 0.78%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 6
10th Percentile - - £52,634
25th Percentile - - £56,518
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 - £62,698
Median % change year-on-year - - +14.00%
75th Percentile - - £71,250
90th Percentile - - -
West Yorkshire median annual salary £70,000 - £57,896
% change year-on-year - - +7.71%

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 1,068 1,363 1,412
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.10% 96.33% 97.85%
Number of salaries quoted 721 827 1,018
10th Percentile £28,500 £31,250 £31,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,043
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -0.08% +0.08%
75th Percentile £73,750 £71,250 £73,625
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £86,250
West Yorkshire median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - +0.22%

Senior Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Senior Business Analyst' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Leeds.

Senior Business Analyst job vacancy trend in Leeds

Senior Business Analyst
Salary Trend in Leeds

Salary distribution trend for Senior Business Analyst job vacancies in Leeds.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Business Analyst job vacancies in Leeds

Senior Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds

For the 6 months to 14 November 2025, Senior 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 Leeds region featuring Senior Business Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Agile
1 1 (50.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (50.00%) Business Case
1 1 (50.00%) Commercial Awareness
1 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) DevOps
1 1 (50.00%) Emotional Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) QA
1 1 (50.00%) Scrum
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (50.00%) Target Operating Model
1 1 (50.00%) User Experience
1 1 (50.00%) UX Design
1 1 (50.00%) Waterfall
1 1 (50.00%) Workshop Facilitation

Senior Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Documentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Agile
1 1 (50.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (50.00%) Business Case
1 1 (50.00%) Commercial Awareness
1 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) DevOps
1 1 (50.00%) Emotional Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) Scrum
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (50.00%) Target Operating Model
1 1 (50.00%) User Experience
1 1 (50.00%) UX Design
1 1 (50.00%) Waterfall
1 1 (50.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) QA