Principal Business Analyst Job Trends in Oldham

Principal Business Analyst
Manchester > Oldham

The median Principal Business Analyst salary in Oldham is £78,237 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 February 2026.

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

6 months to
19 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 13 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Business Analyst 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Oldham 3.33% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 3.70% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £78,237 - -
Manchester median annual salary £75,000 - £65,000

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Oldham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Oldham. 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 Oldham with a recognized job title 27 19 34
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.00% 100.00% 89.47%
Number of salaries quoted 14 15 28
10th Percentile £33,645 £30,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £41,000 £34,250 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,000 £44,000 £42,625
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +3.23% -5.28%
75th Percentile £49,355 £54,750 £53,235
90th Percentile £58,872 £67,500 £56,250
Manchester median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -2.49%

Principal Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 27 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oldham

For the 6 months to 19 February 2026, Principal 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 Oldham region featuring Principal Business Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) ADO
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Asana
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Business Case
1 1 (100.00%) Configuration Management
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Feasibility Study
1 1 (100.00%) GAP Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) IT Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Lean Six Sigma
1 1 (100.00%) Lucidchart
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Process Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Process Management
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Six Sigma
1 1 (100.00%) Software Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Roadmap
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) TOGAF
1 1 (100.00%) Waterfall

Principal Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oldham 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Asana
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Lucidchart
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) ADO
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Business Case
1 1 (100.00%) Configuration Management
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Feasibility Study
1 1 (100.00%) GAP Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) IT Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Lean Six Sigma
1 1 (100.00%) Process Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Process Management
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Six Sigma
1 1 (100.00%) Software Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Roadmap
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) TOGAF
1 1 (100.00%) Waterfall
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft