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 18 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 136 152 148
Rank change year-on-year +16 -4 -15
Permanent jobs citing Business Analysis 32 64 99
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 1.39% 1.22% 2.06%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.46% 1.42% 2.14%
Number of salaries quoted 17 40 51
10th Percentile £41,000 £34,425 £31,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £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 £63,750
90th Percentile £66,000 £70,000 £70,600
North West median annual salary £60,000 £47,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +26.32% -20.83% +13.62%

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 2,187 4,516 4,636
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 95.34% 86.07% 96.52%
Number of salaries quoted 1,289 3,441 2,506
10th Percentile £30,600 £30,000 £32,847
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £54,169 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.15% -5.79% +4.55%
75th Percentile £76,250 £68,857 £72,500
90th Percentile £92,000 £82,500 £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 18 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 18 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
Bolton - 4 £55,000 - 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 5 (15.63%) SharePoint
2 2 (6.25%) Confluence
Applications
1 5 (15.63%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (12.50%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (3.13%) Siebel CRM
Cloud Services
1 5 (15.63%) Power Platform
2 1 (3.13%) Azure
2 1 (3.13%) Power Automate
2 1 (3.13%) PowerApps
2 1 (3.13%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (12.50%) Power BI
2 1 (3.13%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 1 (3.13%) JIRA
General
1 20 (62.50%) Analytical Skills
2 18 (56.25%) Social Skills
3 16 (50.00%) Finance
4 10 (31.25%) Organisational Skills
5 3 (9.38%) Retail
6 2 (6.25%) Banking
6 2 (6.25%) Law
7 1 (3.13%) Back Office
7 1 (3.13%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (3.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (3.13%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (3.13%) Public Sector
7 1 (3.13%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 22 (68.75%) Analyst
2 17 (53.13%) Business Analyst
3 6 (18.75%) Senior
4 4 (12.50%) Financial Analyst
4 4 (12.50%) Project Manager
4 4 (12.50%) Senior Manager
4 4 (12.50%) Senior Project Manager
5 2 (6.25%) Architect
5 2 (6.25%) Operations Analyst
5 2 (6.25%) Operations Business Analyst
5 2 (6.25%) Senior Analyst
5 2 (6.25%) Senior Business Analyst
6 1 (3.13%) Consultant
6 1 (3.13%) Developer
6 1 (3.13%) HR Consultant
6 1 (3.13%) Pensions Analyst
6 1 (3.13%) Pensions Business Analyst
6 1 (3.13%) ServiceNow Consultant
6 1 (3.13%) Software Engineer
6 1 (3.13%) Transformation Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.13%) EDI
1 1 (3.13%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 13 (40.63%) Analytical Mindset
2 8 (25.00%) Social Media
3 4 (12.50%) Data Protection Act
4 2 (6.25%) Management Information System
4 2 (6.25%) Operational Technology
5 1 (3.13%) FMCG
5 1 (3.13%) Hybrid Cloud
5 1 (3.13%) Product Ownership
5 1 (3.13%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 4 (12.50%) Windows
1 4 (12.50%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (68.75%) Agile
2 10 (31.25%) Stakeholder Management
3 9 (28.13%) Decision-Making
4 8 (25.00%) Business Case
4 8 (25.00%) PRINCE2
4 8 (25.00%) Project Management
5 6 (18.75%) Business Strategy
5 6 (18.75%) Workshop Facilitation
6 5 (15.63%) Change Management
6 5 (15.63%) ITIL
6 5 (15.63%) Problem-Solving
6 5 (15.63%) Waterfall
7 4 (12.50%) Business Continuity
7 4 (12.50%) Business Development
7 4 (12.50%) Business Intelligence
7 4 (12.50%) Disaster Recovery
7 4 (12.50%) Enterprise Architecture
7 4 (12.50%) ERP
7 4 (12.50%) PRINCE
7 4 (12.50%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.13%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 14 (43.75%) Degree
2 8 (25.00%) DBS Check
3 4 (12.50%) ACCA
3 4 (12.50%) CBAP
3 4 (12.50%) CIMA
3 4 (12.50%) PMI Certification
3 4 (12.50%) PMP
3 4 (12.50%) PRINCE2 Certification
4 1 (3.13%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (18.75%) QA
2 1 (3.13%) ISO 20022
2 1 (3.13%) SEPA
Vendors
1 7 (21.88%) Microsoft
2 2 (6.25%) ServiceNow
3 1 (3.13%) Siebel