Business Analyst Jobs in the North of England

Business Analyst (BA)
England > North of England

The median Business Analyst (BA) salary in the North of England is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 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
16 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 264 208 146
Rank change year-on-year -56 -62 -54
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Analyst 75 193 399
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 0.64% 1.10% 2.35%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.70% 1.16% 2.62%
Number of salaries quoted 52 138 291
10th Percentile £40,000 £37,500 £37,500
25th Percentile £40,875 £43,461 £42,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - -9.09% +16.40%
75th Percentile £60,313 £57,313 £69,375
90th Percentile £67,500 £64,000 £73,750
England median annual salary £65,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +18.18% -8.33% +9.09%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North of England. 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 North of England with a recognized job title 10,709 16,656 15,224
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.10% 94.98% 89.50%
Number of salaries quoted 5,748 12,889 8,062
10th Percentile £25,750 £27,250 £30,500
25th Percentile £38,750 £36,250 £39,544
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £50,000 £53,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.11% -6.54% +7.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £65,000 £69,649
90th Percentile £77,500 £78,750 £81,250
England median annual salary £57,000 £53,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year +6.54% -12.01% +1.33%

Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Business Analyst in the North of England

Business Analyst
Salary Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Business Analyst in the North of England.

Salary trend for Business Analyst in the North of England

Business Analyst
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Analyst in the North of England over the 6 months to 16 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Business Analyst in the North of England

Business Analyst
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Analyst within the North of England region over the 6 months to 16 May 2025. 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
North West -68 55 £52,500 +5.00% 54
Yorkshire +29 18 £50,000 +5.26% 28
North East +41 2 £42,500 -15.00% 9
Business Analyst
England

Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 16 May 2025, 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 North of England region featuring Business Analyst in the job title.

1 35 (46.67%) Agile
2 32 (42.67%) Analytical Skills
3 28 (37.33%) Social Skills
4 24 (32.00%) Business Analysis
4 24 (32.00%) Degree
5 21 (28.00%) Requirements Gathering
6 20 (26.67%) Finance
7 19 (25.33%) Problem-Solving
8 18 (24.00%) Stakeholder Management
9 17 (22.67%) Project Management
10 14 (18.67%) Continuous Improvement
10 14 (18.67%) User Stories
10 14 (18.67%) Workshop Facilitation
11 13 (17.33%) Business Process Analysis
12 12 (16.00%) Collaborative Working
12 12 (16.00%) QA
12 12 (16.00%) Data Analysis
13 11 (14.67%) Use Case
14 10 (13.33%) Law
14 10 (13.33%) Organisational Skills
14 10 (13.33%) Product Ownership
15 9 (12.00%) Business Strategy
15 9 (12.00%) Analytical Mindset
15 9 (12.00%) SDLC
15 9 (12.00%) User Acceptance Testing
15 9 (12.00%) JIRA
16 8 (10.67%) Confluence
16 8 (10.67%) Scrum
16 8 (10.67%) Legal
16 8 (10.67%) Service Management

Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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:

Application Platforms
1 8 (10.67%) Confluence
2 4 (5.33%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (4.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (4.00%) Microsoft Office
1 3 (4.00%) MS Visio
2 1 (1.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (1.33%) Siebel CRM
1 1 (1.33%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 3 (4.00%) AWS
1 3 (4.00%) Azure
2 2 (2.67%) Dynamics 365
3 1 (1.33%) Cloud Computing
3 1 (1.33%) GCP
3 1 (1.33%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (1.33%) Miro
3 1 (1.33%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.67%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (1.33%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 9 (12.00%) JIRA
General
1 32 (42.67%) Analytical Skills
2 28 (37.33%) Social Skills
3 20 (26.67%) Finance
4 10 (13.33%) Law
4 10 (13.33%) Organisational Skills
5 8 (10.67%) Legal
6 5 (6.67%) Manufacturing
6 5 (6.67%) Public Sector
7 3 (4.00%) Banking
7 3 (4.00%) Retail
8 2 (2.67%) Documentation Skills
8 2 (2.67%) Marketing
9 1 (1.33%) Back Office
9 1 (1.33%) General Ledger
9 1 (1.33%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (1.33%) Local Government
9 1 (1.33%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (1.33%) Tech for Good
9 1 (1.33%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.67%) ADO
2 1 (1.33%) REST
2 1 (1.33%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 10 (13.33%) Product Ownership
2 9 (12.00%) Analytical Mindset
3 7 (9.33%) Social Media
4 2 (2.67%) Operational Technology
4 2 (2.67%) Smart Meter
5 1 (1.33%) CMDB
5 1 (1.33%) Legacy Systems
5 1 (1.33%) Management Information System
5 1 (1.33%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 5 (6.67%) Windows
1 5 (6.67%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 35 (46.67%) Agile
2 24 (32.00%) Business Analysis
3 21 (28.00%) Requirements Gathering
4 19 (25.33%) Problem-Solving
5 18 (24.00%) Stakeholder Management
6 17 (22.67%) Project Management
7 14 (18.67%) Continuous Improvement
7 14 (18.67%) User Stories
7 14 (18.67%) Workshop Facilitation
8 13 (17.33%) Business Process Analysis
9 12 (16.00%) Collaborative Working
9 12 (16.00%) Data Analysis
10 11 (14.67%) Use Case
11 9 (12.00%) Business Strategy
11 9 (12.00%) SDLC
11 9 (12.00%) User Acceptance Testing
12 8 (10.67%) Change Management
12 8 (10.67%) Decision-Making
12 8 (10.67%) Scrum
12 8 (10.67%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (5.33%) SQL
2 1 (1.33%) Python
Qualifications
1 24 (32.00%) Degree
2 7 (9.33%) DBS Check
3 5 (6.67%) Security Cleared
4 4 (5.33%) CBAP
5 1 (1.33%) ACCA
5 1 (1.33%) CIMA
5 1 (1.33%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (1.33%) ITIL Certification
5 1 (1.33%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 1 (1.33%) PMI Certification
5 1 (1.33%) PMP
5 1 (1.33%) SC Cleared
5 1 (1.33%) Six Sigma Black Belt
5 1 (1.33%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (16.00%) QA
2 7 (9.33%) SLA
3 1 (1.33%) ISO 20022
3 1 (1.33%) SEPA
Systems Management
1 1 (1.33%) Ansible
Vendors
1 5 (6.67%) ServiceNow
2 3 (4.00%) Bloomberg
3 2 (2.67%) Microsoft
4 1 (1.33%) Google
4 1 (1.33%) Oracle
4 1 (1.33%) Salesforce
4 1 (1.33%) Siebel