Principal Business Analyst Job Trends in Peterborough

Principal Business Analyst
Cambridgeshire > Peterborough

The median Principal Business Analyst salary in Peterborough is £64,290 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 December 2025.

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

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 25 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Business Analyst 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Peterborough 0.58% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.60% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £63,106 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £64,290 - -
75th Percentile £65,473 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £64,290 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Peterborough

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Peterborough. 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 Peterborough with a recognized job title 167 125 79
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.53% 88.03% 95.18%
Number of salaries quoted 122 61 68
10th Percentile £28,000 £32,500 £24,750
25th Percentile £29,625 £35,000 £30,059
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% - +12.50%
75th Percentile £68,750 £57,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £78,500 £65,375
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year - +2.80% -2.73%

Principal Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Peterborough

For the 6 months to 31 December 2025, 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 Peterborough region featuring Principal Business Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) BPMN
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) IIBA
1 1 (100.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Transformation

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

Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) PMI
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) BPMN
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Transformation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) IIBA
1 1 (100.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared