Business Analyst Job Trends in Liverpool

Business Analyst (BA)
Merseyside > Liverpool

The median Business Analyst (BA) salary in Liverpool is £30,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 December 2025.

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

6 months to
28 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 32 39 37
Rank change year-on-year +7 -2 +44
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Analyst 23 11 14
As % of all permanent jobs in Liverpool 4.51% 2.73% 3.44%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.81% 3.00% 3.65%
Number of salaries quoted 22 7 9
10th Percentile - £43,550 £40,298
25th Percentile £28,250 £45,875 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,500 £57,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -46.96% +27.78% -
75th Percentile £54,688 £60,000 £51,250
90th Percentile £62,950 £62,000 £54,200
Merseyside median annual salary £30,500 £57,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -46.96% +27.78% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Liverpool

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Liverpool. 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 Liverpool with a recognized job title 478 367 384
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.73% 91.07% 94.35%
Number of salaries quoted 274 215 270
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £29,500
25th Percentile £28,250 £33,125 £35,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,500 £48,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -1.04% +1.05%
75th Percentile £60,000 £68,279 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,250 £77,500
Merseyside median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £47,000
% change year-on-year - -4.26% -1.05%

Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Liverpool

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

Business Analyst job vacancy trend in Liverpool

Business Analyst
Salary Trend in Liverpool

Salary distribution trend for Business Analyst job vacancies in Liverpool.

Salary distribution trend for Business Analyst job vacancies in Liverpool

Business Analyst
Salary Histogram in Liverpool

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Analyst in Liverpool over the 6 months to 28 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Business Analyst in Liverpool

Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Liverpool

For the 6 months to 28 December 2025, 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 Liverpool region featuring Business Analyst in the job title.

1 18 (78.26%) Business Analysis
2 16 (69.57%) Degree
3 15 (65.22%) Change Management
3 15 (65.22%) Problem-Solving
4 14 (60.87%) Project Management
5 4 (17.39%) Agile
6 3 (13.04%) Business Case
6 3 (13.04%) Technology Transformation
7 2 (8.70%) Data Collection
7 2 (8.70%) Focus Group
7 2 (8.70%) Impact Assessments
7 2 (8.70%) MS Visio
7 2 (8.70%) User Stories
7 2 (8.70%) Waterfall
7 2 (8.70%) Wealth Management
7 2 (8.70%) Workshop Facilitation
8 1 (4.35%) Asset Management
8 1 (4.35%) Community of Practice
8 1 (4.35%) Data Migration
8 1 (4.35%) Decision-Making
8 1 (4.35%) Incident Management
8 1 (4.35%) Logistics
8 1 (4.35%) Mentoring
8 1 (4.35%) Migration
8 1 (4.35%) Process Improvement
8 1 (4.35%) Project Delivery
8 1 (4.35%) Requirements Gathering
8 1 (4.35%) Roadmaps
8 1 (4.35%) Security Cleared
8 1 (4.35%) Stakeholder Engagement

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

Applications
1 2 (8.70%) MS Visio
General
1 16 (69.57%) Finance
2 3 (13.04%) Social Skills
3 2 (8.70%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (4.35%) Presentation Skills
4 1 (4.35%) Retail
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (78.26%) Business Analysis
2 15 (65.22%) Change Management
2 15 (65.22%) Problem-Solving
3 14 (60.87%) Project Management
4 4 (17.39%) Agile
5 3 (13.04%) Business Case
5 3 (13.04%) Technology Transformation
6 2 (8.70%) Data Collection
6 2 (8.70%) Focus Group
6 2 (8.70%) Impact Assessments
6 2 (8.70%) User Stories
6 2 (8.70%) Waterfall
6 2 (8.70%) Wealth Management
6 2 (8.70%) Workshop Facilitation
7 1 (4.35%) Asset Management
7 1 (4.35%) Data Migration
7 1 (4.35%) Incident Management
7 1 (4.35%) Mentoring
7 1 (4.35%) Process Improvement
7 1 (4.35%) User Acceptance Testing
Qualifications
1 16 (69.57%) Degree
2 1 (4.35%) Security Cleared