Business Analyst Job Trends in Merseyside

Business Analyst (BA)
North West > Merseyside

The median Business Analyst (BA) salary in Merseyside is £30,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 January 2026.

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

6 months to
3 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 40 50 33
Rank change year-on-year +10 -17 +41
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Analyst 23 11 19
As % of all permanent jobs in Merseyside 3.66% 2.06% 3.89%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.20% 2.57% 4.15%
Number of salaries quoted 22 7 10
10th Percentile - £43,550 £39,125
25th Percentile £28,250 £45,875 £42,858
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 £49,688
90th Percentile £62,950 £62,000 £53,350
North West median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -14.29% -4.55% +10.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Merseyside

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Merseyside. 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 Merseyside with a recognized job title 547 428 458
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 86.96% 80.00% 93.85%
Number of salaries quoted 309 244 331
10th Percentile £27,500 £30,575 £28,000
25th Percentile £28,250 £33,000 £36,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £47,000
Median % change year-on-year - -4.26% -1.05%
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,250 £63,484
90th Percentile £70,000 £75,250 £77,500
North West median annual salary £50,000 £51,238 £52,500
% change year-on-year -2.42% -2.40% -0.94%

Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Merseyside

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 Merseyside.

Business Analyst job vacancy trend in Merseyside

Business Analyst
Salary Trend in Merseyside

Salary distribution trend for Business Analyst job vacancies in Merseyside.

Salary distribution trend for Business Analyst job vacancies in Merseyside

Business Analyst
Salary Histogram in Merseyside

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Analyst in Merseyside over the 6 months to 3 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Business Analyst in Merseyside

Business Analyst
Job Locations in Merseyside

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Analyst within the Merseyside region over the 6 months to 3 January 2026. 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
Liverpool +6 23 £30,500 -46.96%
Business Analyst
North West

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

For the 6 months to 3 January 2026, 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 Merseyside 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 Merseyside 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%) Data Migration
7 1 (4.35%) Decision-Making
7 1 (4.35%) Mentoring
7 1 (4.35%) Process Improvement
7 1 (4.35%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 1 (4.35%) User Acceptance Testing
Qualifications
1 16 (69.57%) Degree
2 1 (4.35%) Security Cleared