Business Analyst Job Trends in Newcastle upon Tyne

Business Analyst (BA)
Tyne and Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne

The median Business Analyst (BA) salary in Newcastle upon Tyne is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 October 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 39 47 56
Rank change year-on-year +8 +9 -14
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Analyst 94 6 8
As % of all permanent jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne 4.23% 1.21% 1.07%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.40% 1.25% 1.10%
Number of salaries quoted 69 6 6
10th Percentile £41,250 £26,750 -
25th Percentile £45,000 £27,375 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £32,500 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year +69.23% -13.33% -40.00%
75th Percentile - £48,313 £49,063
90th Percentile £65,000 £52,500 £55,000
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £55,000 £32,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year +69.23% -13.33% -40.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Newcastle upon Tyne

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne. 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 Newcastle upon Tyne with a recognized job title 2,138 479 729
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.18% 96.77% 97.72%
Number of salaries quoted 1,661 319 369
10th Percentile £37,500 £25,179 £30,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £28,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +28.89% -10.00% -8.61%
75th Percentile £75,000 £61,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £75,000 £85,000
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £55,000 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +22.22% - -14.29%

Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

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 Newcastle upon Tyne.

Business Analyst job vacancy trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Business Analyst
Salary Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Salary distribution trend for Business Analyst job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Salary distribution trend for Business Analyst job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne

Business Analyst
Salary Histogram in Newcastle upon Tyne

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Analyst in Newcastle upon Tyne over the 6 months to 14 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Business Analyst in Newcastle upon Tyne

Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne

For the 6 months to 14 October 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 Newcastle upon Tyne region featuring Business Analyst in the job title.

1 33 (35.11%) Agile
2 25 (26.60%) Business Analysis
2 25 (26.60%) User Stories
3 23 (24.47%) Requirements Gathering
4 16 (17.02%) Problem-Solving
4 16 (17.02%) Validation
5 15 (15.96%) Acceptance Criteria
6 14 (14.89%) Impact Assessments
7 12 (12.77%) Confluence
7 12 (12.77%) JIRA
7 12 (12.77%) MS Visio
7 12 (12.77%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 12 (12.77%) Waterfall
8 11 (11.70%) Microsoft Excel
8 11 (11.70%) Security Cleared
9 10 (10.64%) AI
9 10 (10.64%) Backlog Refinement
9 10 (10.64%) Decision-Making
9 10 (10.64%) Software Delivery
10 9 (9.57%) Backlog Prioritisation
10 9 (9.57%) Service Design
10 9 (9.57%) Translating Business Requirements
10 9 (9.57%) User Experience
11 8 (8.51%) Business Case
11 8 (8.51%) Workshop Facilitation
12 7 (7.45%) Coaching
13 6 (6.38%) Analytical Thinking
13 6 (6.38%) Continuous Improvement
13 6 (6.38%) Data Analysis
13 6 (6.38%) Mentoring

Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne 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 12 (12.77%) Confluence
Applications
1 12 (12.77%) MS Visio
2 11 (11.70%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 4 (4.26%) Power Platform
2 3 (3.19%) AWS
2 3 (3.19%) Azure
3 2 (2.13%) Figma
4 1 (1.06%) GCP
4 1 (1.06%) Miro
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (4.26%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 12 (12.77%) JIRA
2 2 (2.13%) Balsamiq
General
1 14 (14.89%) Social Skills
2 12 (12.77%) Analytical Skills
2 12 (12.77%) Public Sector
3 7 (7.45%) Finance
4 4 (4.26%) Law
4 4 (4.26%) Legal
5 3 (3.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.06%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 7 (7.45%) Product Ownership
2 3 (3.19%) Hedge funds
3 1 (1.06%) Legacy Applications
3 1 (1.06%) Legacy Systems
3 1 (1.06%) PMI
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (35.11%) Agile
2 25 (26.60%) Business Analysis
2 25 (26.60%) User Stories
3 23 (24.47%) Requirements Gathering
4 16 (17.02%) Problem-Solving
4 16 (17.02%) Validation
5 15 (15.96%) Acceptance Criteria
6 14 (14.89%) Impact Assessments
7 12 (12.77%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 12 (12.77%) Waterfall
8 10 (10.64%) AI
8 10 (10.64%) Backlog Refinement
8 10 (10.64%) Decision-Making
8 10 (10.64%) Software Delivery
9 9 (9.57%) Backlog Prioritisation
9 9 (9.57%) Service Design
9 9 (9.57%) Translating Business Requirements
9 9 (9.57%) User Experience
10 8 (8.51%) Business Case
10 8 (8.51%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 6 (6.38%) SQL
Qualifications
1 11 (11.70%) Security Cleared
2 6 (6.38%) SC Cleared
3 5 (5.32%) BPSS Clearance
3 5 (5.32%) PMI Certification
4 4 (4.26%) Degree
4 4 (4.26%) ISEB
4 4 (4.26%) PMP
5 3 (3.19%) IIBA
6 1 (1.06%) CBAP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (4.26%) GDPR
2 3 (3.19%) QA
3 2 (2.13%) Data Quality
4 1 (1.06%) PMO
Vendors
1 2 (2.13%) Salesforce
2 1 (1.06%) Microsoft