Business Analysis Jobs in Manchester

Business Analysis
North West > Manchester

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Manchester requiring Business Analysis skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Business Analysis over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 135 159 132
Rank change year-on-year +24 -27 0
Permanent jobs citing Business Analysis 31 63 108
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 1.39% 1.15% 2.33%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.45% 1.36% 2.42%
Number of salaries quoted 16 40 58
10th Percentile £41,000 £34,425 £32,125
25th Percentile £44,938 £38,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £60,000 £58,750 £64,688
90th Percentile £62,500 £70,000 £71,545
North West median annual salary £60,000 £47,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +26.32% -20.83% +14.29%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Manchester

Business Analysis falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Manchester.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,131 4,633 4,469
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 95.35% 84.70% 96.29%
Number of salaries quoted 1,201 3,490 2,473
10th Percentile £29,750 £30,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £52,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.52% -8.70% +4.55%
75th Percentile £76,250 £68,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £92,500 £81,250 £82,500
North West median annual salary £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +4.76%

Business Analysis
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Job postings citing Business Analysis as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Job vacancy trend for Business Analysis in Manchester

Business Analysis
Salary Trend in Manchester

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Business Analysis in Manchester.

Salary trend for Business Analysis in Manchester

Business Analysis
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Analysis in Manchester over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Business Analysis in Manchester

Business Analysis
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Analysis within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 31 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
Oldham - 1 £56,504 - 3
Rochdale - 1 £47,500 - 1
Wigan - 1 £47,500 - 1
Business Analysis
North West

Business Analysis
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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 4 (12.90%) SharePoint
2 3 (9.68%) Confluence
Applications
1 5 (16.13%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (12.90%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (6.45%) Sage X3
2 1 (3.23%) Siebel CRM
2 1 (3.23%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 5 (16.13%) Power Platform
2 1 (3.23%) Azure
2 1 (3.23%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (3.23%) Power Automate
2 1 (3.23%) PowerApps
2 1 (3.23%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (12.90%) Power BI
2 1 (3.23%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 2 (6.45%) JIRA
General
1 20 (64.52%) Analytical Skills
2 16 (51.61%) Social Skills
3 13 (41.94%) Finance
4 11 (35.48%) Organisational Skills
5 2 (6.45%) Banking
5 2 (6.45%) Law
5 2 (6.45%) Manufacturing
5 2 (6.45%) Retail
6 1 (3.23%) Back Office
6 1 (3.23%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (3.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (3.23%) Influencing Skills
6 1 (3.23%) Legal
6 1 (3.23%) Presentation Skills
6 1 (3.23%) Public Sector
6 1 (3.23%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 25 (80.65%) Analyst
2 21 (67.74%) Business Analyst
3 4 (12.90%) Financial Analyst
4 2 (6.45%) Accountant
4 2 (6.45%) Management Accountant
4 2 (6.45%) Operations Analyst
4 2 (6.45%) Operations Business Analyst
4 2 (6.45%) Senior
4 2 (6.45%) Senior Analyst
4 2 (6.45%) Senior Business Analyst
5 1 (3.23%) Consultant
5 1 (3.23%) Developer
5 1 (3.23%) HR Consultant
5 1 (3.23%) Pensions Analyst
5 1 (3.23%) Pensions Business Analyst
5 1 (3.23%) Power Platform Developer
5 1 (3.23%) ServiceNow Consultant
5 1 (3.23%) Software Engineer
5 1 (3.23%) Technical Delivery Manager
5 1 (3.23%) Transformation Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.23%) .NET
1 1 (3.23%) EDI
1 1 (3.23%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 13 (41.94%) Analytical Mindset
2 4 (12.90%) Management Information System
2 4 (12.90%) Social Media
3 2 (6.45%) Operational Technology
4 1 (3.23%) Hybrid Cloud
4 1 (3.23%) Product Ownership
4 1 (3.23%) SWIFT Messaging Network
4 1 (3.23%) Taxonomies
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (67.74%) Agile
2 10 (32.26%) Decision-Making
2 10 (32.26%) Stakeholder Management
3 6 (19.35%) Budgeting and Forecasting
3 6 (19.35%) ERP
3 6 (19.35%) Problem-Solving
4 5 (16.13%) Data Analysis
4 5 (16.13%) ITIL
4 5 (16.13%) Scenario Testing
4 5 (16.13%) Scrum
4 5 (16.13%) User Stories
5 4 (12.90%) Business Case
5 4 (12.90%) Business Development
5 4 (12.90%) Business Intelligence
5 4 (12.90%) Commercial Awareness
5 4 (12.90%) Continuous Improvement
5 4 (12.90%) Enterprise Architecture
5 4 (12.90%) Process Improvement
5 4 (12.90%) Project Management
5 4 (12.90%) Requirements Gathering
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.23%) PHP
1 1 (3.23%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 12 (38.71%) Degree
2 6 (19.35%) ACCA
2 6 (19.35%) CIMA
3 4 (12.90%) CBAP
3 4 (12.90%) DBS Check
4 2 (6.45%) Master's Degree
5 1 (3.23%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (16.13%) QA
2 1 (3.23%) ISO 20022
2 1 (3.23%) SEPA
Vendors
1 4 (12.90%) Microsoft
2 2 (6.45%) Sage
2 2 (6.45%) ServiceNow
3 1 (3.23%) Salesforce
3 1 (3.23%) Siebel