Business Analysis Jobs in the North West

Business Analysis
England > North West

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West requiring Business Analysis skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Business Analysis over the 6 months leading up to 13 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 157 169 157
Rank change year-on-year +12 -12 -61
Permanent jobs citing Business Analysis 150 130 153
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 1.87% 1.32% 1.94%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.95% 1.59% 2.03%
Number of salaries quoted 118 75 90
10th Percentile - £34,750 £39,417
25th Percentile £41,000 £38,750 £46,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £47,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +26.32% -20.83% +13.62%
75th Percentile - £63,750 £70,600
90th Percentile - £71,149 £77,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
North West

Business Analysis falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the North West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 7,697 8,168 7,530
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 95.86% 82.81% 95.63%
Number of salaries quoted 4,045 6,196 3,942
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,500 £30,831
25th Percentile £40,000 £37,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £61,000 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -12.00% +4.17%

Business Analysis
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings citing Business Analysis as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for Business Analysis in the North West

Business Analysis
Salary Trend in the North West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Business Analysis in the North West.

Salary trend for Business Analysis in the North West

Business Analysis
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Analysis in the North West over the 6 months to 13 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Business Analysis in the North West

Business Analysis
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Analysis within the North West region over the 6 months to 13 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
Cumbria -19 88 £60,000 +14.29% 1
Manchester +26 34 £55,000 +15.79% 32
Lancashire -57 23 £57,560 +43.90% 16
Merseyside +5 3 £62,500 +45.35% 6
Cheshire -1 2 £55,000 -19.70% 15
Business Analysis
England

Business Analysis
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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 15 (10.00%) Oracle Application Server
2 6 (4.00%) SharePoint
3 2 (1.33%) Confluence
Applications
1 6 (4.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (2.67%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.67%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (2.67%) Teamcenter
2 1 (0.67%) Odoo
2 1 (0.67%) Siebel CRM
Cloud Services
1 6 (4.00%) Power Platform
2 2 (1.33%) Azure
2 2 (1.33%) Power Automate
2 2 (1.33%) PowerApps
3 1 (0.67%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (18.67%) SQL Server
2 18 (12.00%) Data Warehouse
3 15 (10.00%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
3 15 (10.00%) Oracle Reports
4 4 (2.67%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (0.67%) JIRA
General
1 57 (38.00%) Manufacturing
2 41 (27.33%) Social Skills
3 38 (25.33%) Analytical Skills
4 33 (22.00%) Finance
5 25 (16.67%) Organisational Skills
6 15 (10.00%) Military
7 5 (3.33%) Retail
8 3 (2.00%) Law
9 2 (1.33%) Back Office
9 2 (1.33%) Banking
10 1 (0.67%) Aerospace
10 1 (0.67%) Documentation Skills
10 1 (0.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 1 (0.67%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (0.67%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (0.67%) Public Sector
10 1 (0.67%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 58 (38.67%) Architect
2 57 (38.00%) Solutions Architect
3 31 (20.67%) Developer
4 28 (18.67%) Software Developer
5 27 (18.00%) Analyst
6 22 (14.67%) Business Analyst
7 8 (5.33%) Senior
8 5 (3.33%) Database Engineer
8 5 (3.33%) Project Manager
8 5 (3.33%) Requirements Manager
9 4 (2.67%) Financial Analyst
9 4 (2.67%) Senior Analyst
9 4 (2.67%) Senior Business Analyst
9 4 (2.67%) Senior Manager
9 4 (2.67%) Senior Project Manager
10 2 (1.33%) Operations Analyst
10 2 (1.33%) Operations Business Analyst
10 2 (1.33%) Power Platform Developer
11 1 (0.67%) ServiceNow Consultant
11 1 (0.67%) ServiceNow Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.67%) EDI
1 1 (0.67%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 37 (24.67%) Management Information System
2 13 (8.67%) Analytical Mindset
3 8 (5.33%) Social Media
4 7 (4.67%) Product Ownership
5 4 (2.67%) Data Protection Act
6 2 (1.33%) Operational Technology
7 1 (0.67%) CMDB
7 1 (0.67%) FMCG
7 1 (0.67%) Hybrid Cloud
7 1 (0.67%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 4 (2.67%) Windows
1 4 (2.67%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 73 (48.67%) Agile
2 61 (40.67%) ERP
3 58 (38.67%) Roadmaps
4 56 (37.33%) CAD
4 56 (37.33%) Customer Requirements
4 56 (37.33%) Demand Management
4 56 (37.33%) PLM
4 56 (37.33%) Strategic Roadmap
5 48 (32.00%) ITIL
6 36 (24.00%) Problem-Solving
7 30 (20.00%) Service Delivery
7 30 (20.00%) Software Engineering
8 29 (19.33%) Architectural Design
9 28 (18.67%) OO
9 28 (18.67%) OOP
10 25 (16.67%) Information Management
11 17 (11.33%) Analytics
11 17 (11.33%) Service Management
12 16 (10.67%) Workshop Facilitation
13 15 (10.00%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 26 (17.33%) C#
1 26 (17.33%) Java
2 2 (1.33%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 65 (43.33%) BPSS Clearance
2 47 (31.33%) Degree
3 23 (15.33%) DBS Check
4 4 (2.67%) ACCA
4 4 (2.67%) CBAP
4 4 (2.67%) CIMA
4 4 (2.67%) PMI Certification
4 4 (2.67%) PMP
4 4 (2.67%) PRINCE2 Certification
5 1 (0.67%) Security Cleared
5 1 (0.67%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (4.00%) QA
2 1 (0.67%) ISO 20022
2 1 (0.67%) SEPA
Vendors
1 43 (28.67%) Oracle
2 9 (6.00%) Microsoft
3 5 (3.33%) Atlassian
4 4 (2.67%) Siemens
5 3 (2.00%) ServiceNow
6 1 (0.67%) Salesforce
6 1 (0.67%) Siebel