Senior Business Analyst Job Trends in Reading

Senior Business Analyst (Senior BA)
Berkshire > Reading

The median Senior Business Analyst (Senior BA) salary in Reading is £54,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 23 November 2025.

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

6 months to
23 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 50 89 99
Rank change year-on-year +39 +10 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Business Analyst 1 3 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Reading 0.20% 0.26% 0.100%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.21% 0.28% 0.11%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £52,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,500 - -
75th Percentile £56,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Berkshire median annual salary £54,500 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Reading

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Reading. 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 Reading with a recognized job title 475 1,082 931
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.69% 93.68% 92.91%
Number of salaries quoted 298 546 590
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,813 £45,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -6.78%
75th Percentile £66,063 £77,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £82,625
Berkshire median annual salary £50,000 £60,000 £53,825
% change year-on-year -16.67% +11.47% -6.39%

Senior Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Senior Business Analyst' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Reading.

Senior Business Analyst job vacancy trend in Reading

Senior Business Analyst
Salary Trend in Reading

Salary distribution trend for Senior Business Analyst job vacancies in Reading.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Business Analyst job vacancies in Reading

Senior Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading

For the 6 months to 23 November 2025, Senior 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 Reading region featuring Senior Business Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Business Case
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) GAP Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) MS Visio
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Management
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Prototyping
1 1 (100.00%) Regulatory Change
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy

Senior Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) MS Visio
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Business Case
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) GAP Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Management
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Prototyping
1 1 (100.00%) Regulatory Change
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy