Business Analyst Job Trends in Sheffield

Business Analyst (BA)
South Yorkshire > Sheffield

The median Business Analyst (BA) salary in Sheffield is £30,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 December 2025.

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

 6 months to
30 Dec 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 31 55 56
Rank change year-on-year +24 +1 -17
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Analyst 18 2 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Sheffield 4.33% 0.39% 0.78%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.49% 0.42% 0.82%
Number of salaries quoted 17 2 3
10th Percentile £27,650 - -
25th Percentile £28,250 £53,750 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,500 £57,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -46.96% +43.75% -15.79%
75th Percentile £35,750 £61,250 £51,250
90th Percentile £45,409 - £58,000
South Yorkshire median annual salary £30,500 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -46.96% +9.52% +7.69%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Sheffield

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Sheffield. 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 Sheffield with a recognized job title 401 477 367
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.39% 94.08% 95.08%
Number of salaries quoted 299 214 309
10th Percentile £28,250 £35,000 £24,900
25th Percentile £29,188 £42,683 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £57,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -21.74% +15.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £84,250 £75,772
South Yorkshire median annual salary £40,000 £58,465 £47,500
% change year-on-year -31.58% +23.08% +5.56%

Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield

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

Business Analyst job vacancy trend in Sheffield

Business Analyst
Salary Trend in Sheffield

Salary distribution trend for Business Analyst job vacancies in Sheffield.

Salary distribution trend for Business Analyst job vacancies in Sheffield

Business Analyst
Salary Histogram in Sheffield

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Analyst in Sheffield over the 6 months to 30 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Business Analyst in Sheffield

Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 26 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield

For the 6 months to 30 December 2025, 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 Sheffield region featuring Business Analyst in the job title.

1 16 (88.89%) Business Analysis
2 14 (77.78%) Change Management
3 13 (72.22%) Degree
3 13 (72.22%) Problem-Solving
3 13 (72.22%) Project Management
4 3 (16.67%) Agile
5 2 (11.11%) Accessibility
5 2 (11.11%) Coaching
5 2 (11.11%) Community of Practice
5 2 (11.11%) Focus Group
5 2 (11.11%) Generative AI
5 2 (11.11%) Mentoring
5 2 (11.11%) Microsoft
5 2 (11.11%) Process Improvement
5 2 (11.11%) Workshop Facilitation
6 1 (5.56%) AI
6 1 (5.56%) Change Advisory Board
6 1 (5.56%) COBIT
6 1 (5.56%) Disaster Recovery
6 1 (5.56%) Inventory Management
6 1 (5.56%) ITIL
6 1 (5.56%) Remediation Plan
6 1 (5.56%) Risk Management
6 1 (5.56%) SDLC
6 1 (5.56%) SQL
6 1 (5.56%) Stakeholder Engagement

Business Analyst Skill Set
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:

General
1 15 (83.33%) Finance
2 2 (11.11%) Public Sector
3 1 (5.56%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (5.56%) Banking
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (88.89%) Business Analysis
2 14 (77.78%) Change Management
3 13 (72.22%) Problem-Solving
3 13 (72.22%) Project Management
4 3 (16.67%) Agile
5 2 (11.11%) Coaching
5 2 (11.11%) Community of Practice
5 2 (11.11%) Focus Group
5 2 (11.11%) Generative AI
5 2 (11.11%) Mentoring
5 2 (11.11%) Process Improvement
5 2 (11.11%) Workshop Facilitation
6 1 (5.56%) AI
6 1 (5.56%) Change Advisory Board
6 1 (5.56%) Disaster Recovery
6 1 (5.56%) Inventory Management
6 1 (5.56%) ITIL
6 1 (5.56%) Remediation Plan
6 1 (5.56%) SDLC
6 1 (5.56%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 1 (5.56%) SQL
Qualifications
1 13 (72.22%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (11.11%) Accessibility
2 1 (5.56%) COBIT
Vendors
1 2 (11.11%) Microsoft
Business Analyst jobs