Lead Business Analyst Jobs in Manchester

Lead Business Analyst (Lead BA)
North West > Manchester

The median Lead Business Analyst (Lead BA) salary in Manchester is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 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
12 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 165 221 244
Rank change year-on-year +56 +23 +12
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Business Analyst 1 2 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 0.044% 0.038% 0.041%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.049% 0.041% 0.045%
Number of salaries quoted 1 2 2
10th Percentile - - £63,825
25th Percentile - £62,500 £65,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £67,750
Median % change year-on-year - -4.06% -3.21%
75th Percentile - £67,500 £71,063
90th Percentile - - £72,675
North West median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £67,750
% change year-on-year - -4.06% +50.56%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title 2,053 4,909 4,481
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.36% 94.39% 91.79%
Number of salaries quoted 1,287 3,788 2,637
10th Percentile £31,800 £30,000 £31,660
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,988 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,000 £54,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.26% -5.22% +4.55%
75th Percentile £76,920 £68,750 £71,250
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%

Lead Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Job vacancy trend for Lead Business Analyst in Manchester

Lead Business Analyst
Salary Trend in Manchester

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

Salary trend for Lead Business Analyst in Manchester

Lead Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 12 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 Manchester region featuring Lead Business Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Data Warehouse
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
1 1 (100.00%) Back Office
1 1 (100.00%) Retail
1 1 (100.00%) Supply Chain Management
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving

Lead Business Analyst Skill Set
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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Data Warehouse
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Back Office
1 1 (100.00%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Supply Chain Management
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree