Business Analyst Jobs in Scotland

Business Analyst (BA)
UK > Scotland

The median Business Analyst (BA) salary in Scotland is £67,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 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
13 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 130 188 143
Rank change year-on-year +58 -45 -42
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Analyst 25 94 87
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.84% 1.40% 1.86%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.93% 1.45% 2.07%
Number of salaries quoted 9 26 59
10th Percentile £43,099 £36,750 £36,331
25th Percentile £51,250 £36,938 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £42,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +58.82% -19.05% -
75th Percentile £76,250 £46,185 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,500 £50,000 £70,600
UK median annual salary £62,500 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +13.64% -4.35% +4.55%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Scotland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title 2,675 6,501 4,200
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.10% 96.89% 90.03%
Number of salaries quoted 1,359 2,635 2,282
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £44,000 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £56,868
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -7.68% +8.32%
75th Percentile £63,750 £65,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £82,751 £80,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £56,500 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +7.62% -12.50% -

Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for Business Analyst in Scotland

Business Analyst
Salary Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Business Analyst in Scotland.

Salary trend for Business Analyst in Scotland

Business Analyst
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Analyst in Scotland over the 6 months to 13 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Business Analyst in Scotland

Business Analyst
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Analyst within the Scotland 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
Edinburgh +11 18 £67,500 +35.00% 12
Glasgow +138 5 £63,750 +50.00% 7
Stirling -5 2 £45,635 -
Business Analyst
UK

Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 13 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 Scotland region featuring Business Analyst in the job title.

1 19 (76.00%) Business Analysis
2 16 (64.00%) Agile
3 14 (56.00%) Finance
3 14 (56.00%) Analytical Skills
4 13 (52.00%) Stakeholder Management
5 10 (40.00%) Social Skills
6 9 (36.00%) Banking
7 8 (32.00%) User Stories
8 6 (24.00%) Product Ownership
8 6 (24.00%) Organisational Skills
8 6 (24.00%) Analytical Mindset
8 6 (24.00%) Problem-Solving
9 5 (20.00%) Migration
9 5 (20.00%) Test Scripting
9 5 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 5 (20.00%) Scenario Testing
10 4 (16.00%) Acceptance Criteria
10 4 (16.00%) Public Sector
10 4 (16.00%) Requirements Gathering
10 4 (16.00%) SaaS
10 4 (16.00%) QA
10 4 (16.00%) JIRA
10 4 (16.00%) Data Analysis
11 3 (12.00%) GAP Analysis
11 3 (12.00%) SQL
11 3 (12.00%) CBAP
11 3 (12.00%) SWIFT Messaging Network
11 3 (12.00%) User Acceptance Testing
11 3 (12.00%) Cloud Native
11 3 (12.00%) Product Requirements

Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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 1 (4.00%) Confluence
Business Applications
1 1 (4.00%) Fidessa
Cloud Services
1 4 (16.00%) SaaS
2 2 (8.00%) AWS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (8.00%) NoSQL
1 2 (8.00%) OLAP
1 2 (8.00%) RDBMS
1 2 (8.00%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 4 (16.00%) JIRA
General
1 14 (56.00%) Analytical Skills
1 14 (56.00%) Finance
2 10 (40.00%) Social Skills
3 9 (36.00%) Banking
4 6 (24.00%) Organisational Skills
5 4 (16.00%) Public Sector
6 1 (4.00%) Automotive
6 1 (4.00%) General Ledger
6 1 (4.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (4.00%) Manufacturing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (4.00%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 6 (24.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 6 (24.00%) Product Ownership
2 3 (12.00%) Cloud Native
2 3 (12.00%) SWIFT Messaging Network
3 2 (8.00%) Management Information System
3 2 (8.00%) Operational Technology
4 1 (4.00%) Data Protection Act
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (76.00%) Business Analysis
2 16 (64.00%) Agile
3 13 (52.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 8 (32.00%) User Stories
5 6 (24.00%) Problem-Solving
6 5 (20.00%) Migration
6 5 (20.00%) Scenario Testing
6 5 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 5 (20.00%) Test Scripting
7 4 (16.00%) Acceptance Criteria
7 4 (16.00%) Data Analysis
7 4 (16.00%) Requirements Gathering
8 3 (12.00%) Backlog Prioritisation
8 3 (12.00%) Epics
8 3 (12.00%) GAP Analysis
8 3 (12.00%) Product Requirements
8 3 (12.00%) Regulatory Change
8 3 (12.00%) Roadmaps
8 3 (12.00%) User Acceptance Testing
8 3 (12.00%) User Research
Programming Languages
1 3 (12.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (12.00%) CBAP
2 2 (8.00%) CCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (16.00%) QA
2 2 (8.00%) ISO 20022
2 2 (8.00%) SEPA
3 1 (4.00%) PMO
Vendors
1 1 (4.00%) Oracle