Business Analysis Job Trends in Sheffield

Business Analysis
South Yorkshire > Sheffield

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Sheffield requiring Business Analysis skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 19 52 60
Rank change year-on-year +33 +8 -1
Permanent jobs citing Business Analysis 29 1 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Sheffield 7.07% 0.22% 0.43%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.15% 0.25% 0.51%
Number of salaries quoted 28 1 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £28,250 £47,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,250 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -27.50% -9.09% +12.82%
75th Percentile £45,000 £52,500 £62,500
90th Percentile - - -
South Yorkshire median annual salary £38,750 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -22.50% -9.09% +22.22%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Sheffield

Business Analysis falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Sheffield.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 317 407 391
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Sheffield 77.32% 87.72% 85.00%
Number of salaries quoted 238 156 324
10th Percentile - £35,250 £25,200
25th Percentile £28,250 £42,500 £35,690
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £60,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -33.33% +20.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £58,938 £75,000 £63,563
90th Percentile £78,812 £85,000 £78,750
South Yorkshire median annual salary £40,000 £60,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -33.33% +26.32% +5.56%

Business Analysis
Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Business Analysis relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Sheffield.

Business Analysis job vacancy trend in Sheffield

Business Analysis
Salary Trend in Sheffield

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Sheffield citing Business Analysis.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Sheffield citing Business Analysis

Business Analysis
Salary Histogram in Sheffield

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Analysis in Sheffield over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Business Analysis in Sheffield

Business Analysis
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield 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 12 (41.38%) Microsoft Excel
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (41.38%) Data Mining
1 12 (41.38%) Tableau
General
1 28 (96.55%) Finance
2 13 (44.83%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (6.90%) Public Sector
4 1 (3.45%) Banking
Job Titles
1 29 (100.00%) Analyst
2 26 (89.66%) Trainee
2 26 (89.66%) Trainee Analyst
3 17 (58.62%) Business Analyst
4 14 (48.28%) Trainee Business Analyst
5 12 (41.38%) Data Analyst
5 12 (41.38%) Trainee Data Analyst
6 1 (3.45%) Infrastructure Analyst
6 1 (3.45%) Infrastructure Business Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (89.66%) Project Management
2 15 (51.72%) Change Management
3 14 (48.28%) Problem-Solving
4 12 (41.38%) Analytics
4 12 (41.38%) Data Analysis
4 12 (41.38%) Data Analytics
5 3 (10.34%) Agile
6 2 (6.90%) Coaching
6 2 (6.90%) Community of Practice
6 2 (6.90%) Focus Group
6 2 (6.90%) Generative AI
6 2 (6.90%) Mentoring
6 2 (6.90%) Process Improvement
6 2 (6.90%) Workshop Facilitation
7 1 (3.45%) AI
7 1 (3.45%) Change Advisory Board
7 1 (3.45%) Inventory Management
7 1 (3.45%) Remediation Plan
7 1 (3.45%) SDLC
7 1 (3.45%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 13 (44.83%) SQL
2 12 (41.38%) Python
Qualifications
1 14 (48.28%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (6.90%) Accessibility
2 1 (3.45%) COBIT
Vendors
1 14 (48.28%) Microsoft