Business Analyst Job Trends in Milton Keynes

Business Analyst (BA)
Buckinghamshire > Milton Keynes

The median Business Analyst (BA) salary in Milton Keynes is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 December 2025.

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

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 52 50 54
Rank change year-on-year -2 +4 +9
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Analyst 5 6 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Milton Keynes 0.90% 1.67% 0.19%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.96% 1.74% 0.19%
Number of salaries quoted 4 6 1
10th Percentile - £46,875 -
25th Percentile - £48,750 £48,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £61,000 £49,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.56% +23.23% +1.54%
75th Percentile £70,938 £76,063 £50,750
90th Percentile £81,625 £78,750 -
Buckinghamshire median annual salary £65,000 £61,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +6.56% -12.86% +40.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Milton Keynes

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Milton Keynes. 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 Milton Keynes with a recognized job title 519 345 513
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.35% 95.83% 95.53%
Number of salaries quoted 340 241 391
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,785 £31,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -
75th Percentile £68,750 £73,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £92,000 £77,500
Buckinghamshire median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -13.64% +4.76% -4.55%

Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes

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 Milton Keynes.

Business Analyst job vacancy trend in Milton Keynes

Business Analyst
Salary Trend in Milton Keynes

Salary distribution trend for Business Analyst job vacancies in Milton Keynes.

Salary distribution trend for Business Analyst job vacancies in Milton Keynes

Business Analyst
Salary Histogram in Milton Keynes

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Analyst in Milton Keynes over the 6 months to 30 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Business Analyst in Milton Keynes

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

For the 6 months to 30 December 2025, 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 Milton Keynes region featuring Business Analyst in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) User Stories
2 3 (60.00%) Agile
2 3 (60.00%) Business Analysis
2 3 (60.00%) Scrum
3 2 (40.00%) Analytical Thinking
3 2 (40.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (40.00%) Degree
3 2 (40.00%) Epics
3 2 (40.00%) Kanban
3 2 (40.00%) Technology Strategy
3 2 (40.00%) Waterfall
4 1 (20.00%) Acceptance Criteria
4 1 (20.00%) AWS
4 1 (20.00%) Backlog Prioritisation
4 1 (20.00%) Coaching
4 1 (20.00%) Community of Practice
4 1 (20.00%) Confluence
4 1 (20.00%) Data Mapping
4 1 (20.00%) Design Patterns
4 1 (20.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
4 1 (20.00%) Java
4 1 (20.00%) JIRA
4 1 (20.00%) Mentoring
4 1 (20.00%) MS Visio
4 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (20.00%) Product Backlog
4 1 (20.00%) Project Delivery
4 1 (20.00%) Requirements Gathering
4 1 (20.00%) RESTful
4 1 (20.00%) SC Cleared

Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Milton Keynes 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (20.00%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (20.00%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 1 (20.00%) AWS
Development Applications
1 1 (20.00%) JIRA
General
1 3 (60.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 2 (40.00%) Public Sector
2 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (20.00%) Banking
3 1 (20.00%) Law
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (20.00%) RESTful
1 1 (20.00%) Spring
1 1 (20.00%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) User Stories
2 3 (60.00%) Agile
2 3 (60.00%) Business Analysis
2 3 (60.00%) Scrum
3 2 (40.00%) Analytical Thinking
3 2 (40.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (40.00%) Epics
3 2 (40.00%) Kanban
3 2 (40.00%) Technology Strategy
3 2 (40.00%) Waterfall
4 1 (20.00%) Acceptance Criteria
4 1 (20.00%) Backlog Prioritisation
4 1 (20.00%) Community of Practice
4 1 (20.00%) Design Patterns
4 1 (20.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
4 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (20.00%) Product Backlog
4 1 (20.00%) Project Delivery
4 1 (20.00%) Requirements Gathering
4 1 (20.00%) Sequence Diagram
Programming Languages
1 1 (20.00%) Java
1 1 (20.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) Degree
2 1 (20.00%) SC Cleared
2 1 (20.00%) Security Cleared