Lead Business Analyst Jobs in the North of England

Lead Business Analyst (Lead BA)
England > North of England

The median Lead Business Analyst (Lead BA) salary in the North of England is £69,642 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 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
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 347 384 419
Rank change year-on-year +37 +35 +7
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Business Analyst 2 3 14
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 0.017% 0.016% 0.086%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.019% 0.017% 0.096%
Number of salaries quoted 2 3 10
10th Percentile £67,820 £42,500 £46,044
25th Percentile £67,822 £50,000 £47,661
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £69,642 £65,000 £50,965
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% +27.54% +10.26%
75th Percentile £71,459 £67,500 £57,375
90th Percentile £71,460 - £59,125
England median annual salary £70,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +7.69% +8.33% -7.69%

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 10,724 17,569 14,635
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.14% 95.13% 89.38%
Number of salaries quoted 5,587 13,508 7,984
10th Percentile £25,087 £27,000 £30,500
25th Percentile £37,000 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £50,000 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.11% -5.66% +6.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £65,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £80,000
England median annual salary £56,000 £52,500 £60,567
% change year-on-year +6.67% -13.32% +0.95%

Lead Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Lead Business Analyst in the North of England

Lead Business Analyst
Salary Trend in the North of England

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

Salary trend for Lead Business Analyst in the North of England

Lead 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 Lead Business Analyst within the North of England region over the 6 months to 31 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 +2 2 £69,642 +7.14% 1
Lead Business Analyst
England

Lead Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 8 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 31 May 2025, Lead 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 Lead Business Analyst in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Project Management
1 2 (100.00%) Local Government
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 2 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills

Lead 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Local Government
1 2 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 2 (100.00%) Project Management