Business Systems Analyst Job Trends in the Midlands

Business System Analyst
England > Midlands

The median Business System Analyst salary in the Midlands is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 January 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 214 220 215
Rank change year-on-year +6 -5 +101
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Systems Analyst 7 22 4
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.090% 0.33% 0.080%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.099% 0.35% 0.085%
Number of salaries quoted 6 18 4
10th Percentile £38,375 £42,500 £49,125
25th Percentile - £44,375 £55,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £56,250 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -28.89% -13.46% +26.83%
75th Percentile £41,938 £67,188 £68,750
90th Percentile £48,000 £70,000 -
England median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -13.64% -8.33% +14.29%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the Midlands. 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 the Midlands with a recognized job title 7,056 6,282 4,726
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.44% 94.28% 94.31%
Number of salaries quoted 4,274 2,965 3,933
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,000 £26,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,450 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.64%

Business Systems Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Business Systems Analyst job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Business Systems Analyst
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for Business Systems Analyst job vacancies in the Midlands.

Salary distribution trend for Business Systems Analyst job vacancies in the Midlands

Business Systems Analyst
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Systems Analyst in the Midlands over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Business Systems Analyst in the Midlands

Business Systems Analyst
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Systems Analyst within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 1 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
West Midlands +18 4 £40,000 -30.43% 5
East Midlands -23 2 £41,000 -25.45%
Business Systems Analyst
England

Business Systems Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 1 January 2026, Business Systems 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 Midlands region featuring Business Systems Analyst in the job title.

1 4 (57.14%) ERP
1 4 (57.14%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (42.86%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (42.86%) Microsoft
2 3 (42.86%) SQL
2 3 (42.86%) Systems Analysis
3 2 (28.57%) Customer Service
3 2 (28.57%) Data Management
3 2 (28.57%) Data Migration
3 2 (28.57%) Degree
3 2 (28.57%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (28.57%) Migration
3 2 (28.57%) Oracle
3 2 (28.57%) Project Management
3 2 (28.57%) SAP
3 2 (28.57%) SAP ERP
3 2 (28.57%) SDLC
3 2 (28.57%) Time Management
3 2 (28.57%) Validation
4 1 (14.29%) .NET
4 1 (14.29%) Analytics
4 1 (14.29%) Business Intelligence
4 1 (14.29%) C#
4 1 (14.29%) Crystal Reports
4 1 (14.29%) Digital Optimization
4 1 (14.29%) Infor
4 1 (14.29%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
4 1 (14.29%) ITIL
4 1 (14.29%) Lean Six Sigma
4 1 (14.29%) NetSuite

Business Systems Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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 (28.57%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (28.57%) SAP ERP
2 1 (14.29%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
2 1 (14.29%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 1 (14.29%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (14.29%) Crystal Reports
1 1 (14.29%) Power BI
1 1 (14.29%) SQL Server
1 1 (14.29%) SQL Server Reporting Services
General
1 3 (42.86%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (28.57%) Aerospace
2 2 (28.57%) Electronics
3 1 (14.29%) Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (14.29%) .NET
1 1 (14.29%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 1 (14.29%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (14.29%) Greenfield Project
1 1 (14.29%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (57.14%) ERP
1 4 (57.14%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (42.86%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (42.86%) Systems Analysis
3 2 (28.57%) Customer Service
3 2 (28.57%) Data Management
3 2 (28.57%) Data Migration
3 2 (28.57%) Migration
3 2 (28.57%) Project Management
3 2 (28.57%) SDLC
3 2 (28.57%) Time Management
3 2 (28.57%) Validation
4 1 (14.29%) Analytics
4 1 (14.29%) Business Intelligence
4 1 (14.29%) Digital Optimization
4 1 (14.29%) ITIL
4 1 (14.29%) PRINCE2
4 1 (14.29%) Process Improvement
4 1 (14.29%) Six Sigma
4 1 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (42.86%) SQL
2 1 (14.29%) C#
2 1 (14.29%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 2 (28.57%) Degree
2 1 (14.29%) PMI Certification
2 1 (14.29%) PMP
2 1 (14.29%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Vendors
1 3 (42.86%) Microsoft
2 2 (28.57%) Oracle
2 2 (28.57%) SAP
3 1 (14.29%) Infor