Business Analyst Jobs in the North West

Business Analyst (BA)
England > North West

The median Business Analyst (BA) salary in the North West is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 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
14 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 233 166 143
Rank change year-on-year -67 -23 -55
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Analyst 56 133 184
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 0.70% 1.35% 2.34%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.77% 1.43% 2.62%
Number of salaries quoted 36 96 159
10th Percentile - £38,750 £40,407
25th Percentile £40,000 £43,750 £46,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -13.04% +21.05%
75th Percentile £60,313 £56,938 £70,600
90th Percentile £66,875 £67,500 £81,250
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 West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North West. 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 West with a recognized job title 7,314 9,309 7,031
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.61% 94.56% 89.42%
Number of salaries quoted 4,013 7,154 4,104
10th Percentile £26,955 £27,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £61,250 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £79,345 £81,250
England median annual salary £57,500 £53,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year +7.48% -12.01% +1.33%

Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Job vacancy trend for Business Analyst in the North West

Business Analyst
Salary Trend in the North West

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

Salary trend for Business Analyst in the North West

Business Analyst
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Analyst in the North West over the 6 months to 14 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Business Analyst in the North West

Business Analyst
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 Analyst within the North West region over the 6 months to 14 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
Manchester +20 38 £41,000 -18.00% 31
Lancashire -56 10 £52,500 +31.25% 12
Cheshire -17 5 £60,000 +4.35% 12
Merseyside +9 2 £65,000 +40.54% 2
Cumbria -67 1 £37,500 -28.57%
Business Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 14 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 West region featuring Business Analyst in the job title.

1 28 (50.00%) Agile
1 28 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 22 (39.29%) Business Analysis
3 20 (35.71%) Degree
3 20 (35.71%) Social Skills
4 19 (33.93%) Finance
5 16 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
6 15 (26.79%) Business Process Analysis
7 14 (25.00%) QA
8 12 (21.43%) Project Management
9 11 (19.64%) Use Case
9 11 (19.64%) Requirements Gathering
9 11 (19.64%) Product Ownership
10 10 (17.86%) Organisational Skills
10 10 (17.86%) Continuous Improvement
10 10 (17.86%) Data Analysis
11 9 (16.07%) Stakeholder Management
11 9 (16.07%) Service Management
11 9 (16.07%) ITSM
11 9 (16.07%) Business Strategy
11 9 (16.07%) Collaborative Working
11 9 (16.07%) Analytical Mindset
12 8 (14.29%) Customer Requirements
12 8 (14.29%) Workshop Facilitation
12 8 (14.29%) Legal
12 8 (14.29%) Software Testing
12 8 (14.29%) Translating Business Requirements
13 7 (12.50%) Social Media
13 7 (12.50%) DBS Check
13 7 (12.50%) Change Management

Business Analyst Skill Set
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 4 (7.14%) SharePoint
2 3 (5.36%) Confluence
Applications
1 3 (5.36%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (3.57%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (1.79%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (1.79%) Siebel CRM
Cloud Services
1 1 (1.79%) AWS
1 1 (1.79%) Azure
1 1 (1.79%) Cloud Computing
1 1 (1.79%) Microsoft 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (5.36%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 2 (3.57%) JIRA
General
1 28 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 20 (35.71%) Social Skills
3 19 (33.93%) Finance
4 10 (17.86%) Organisational Skills
5 8 (14.29%) Legal
6 6 (10.71%) Law
7 3 (5.36%) Manufacturing
8 2 (3.57%) Back Office
8 2 (3.57%) Banking
8 2 (3.57%) Documentation Skills
8 2 (3.57%) Marketing
8 2 (3.57%) Public Sector
8 2 (3.57%) Retail
9 1 (1.79%) General Ledger
9 1 (1.79%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (1.79%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (1.79%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 11 (19.64%) Product Ownership
2 9 (16.07%) Analytical Mindset
3 7 (12.50%) Social Media
4 2 (3.57%) Management Information System
4 2 (3.57%) Operational Technology
5 1 (1.79%) CMDB
5 1 (1.79%) Legacy Systems
5 1 (1.79%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 5 (8.93%) Windows
1 5 (8.93%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (50.00%) Agile
2 22 (39.29%) Business Analysis
3 16 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
4 15 (26.79%) Business Process Analysis
5 12 (21.43%) Project Management
6 11 (19.64%) Requirements Gathering
6 11 (19.64%) Use Case
7 10 (17.86%) Continuous Improvement
7 10 (17.86%) Data Analysis
8 9 (16.07%) Business Strategy
8 9 (16.07%) Collaborative Working
8 9 (16.07%) ITSM
8 9 (16.07%) Service Management
8 9 (16.07%) Stakeholder Management
9 8 (14.29%) Customer Requirements
9 8 (14.29%) Software Testing
9 8 (14.29%) Translating Business Requirements
9 8 (14.29%) Workshop Facilitation
10 7 (12.50%) Change Management
11 6 (10.71%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.79%) SQL
Qualifications
1 20 (35.71%) Degree
2 7 (12.50%) DBS Check
3 4 (7.14%) CBAP
3 4 (7.14%) Security Cleared
4 1 (1.79%) ACCA
4 1 (1.79%) CIMA
4 1 (1.79%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (1.79%) Six Sigma Black Belt
4 1 (1.79%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (25.00%) QA
2 7 (12.50%) SLA
3 1 (1.79%) ISO 20022
3 1 (1.79%) SEPA
Vendors
1 5 (8.93%) ServiceNow
2 3 (5.36%) Bloomberg
3 2 (3.57%) Microsoft
4 1 (1.79%) Oracle
4 1 (1.79%) Salesforce
4 1 (1.79%) Siebel