Business Analyst (BA)
England > South West
The median Business Analyst (BA) salary in the South West is £51,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 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 31 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 144 | 186 | 157 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +42 | -29 | -15 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Business Analyst | 35 | 107 | 117 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West | 0.99% | 1.09% | 1.76% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.05% | 1.14% | 1.98% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 30 | 72 | 93 |
| 10th Percentile | £41,250 | £37,500 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £43,419 | £43,250 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £51,500 | £46,950 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.69% | -10.57% | +16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £57,500 | £55,875 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £61,375 | £62,375 | £70,600 |
| England median annual salary | £62,500 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.64% | -8.33% | +7.48% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South West
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South West. 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 the South West with a recognized job title | 3,318 | 9,419 | 5,898 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 93.54% | 96.16% | 88.96% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,948 | 6,904 | 3,661 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,250 | £27,808 | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £36,365 | £37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £63,187 | £63,750 | £68,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,500 | £76,250 | £80,000 |
| England median annual salary | £56,000 | £52,500 | £60,567 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -13.32% | +0.95% |
Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West
Job postings that featured Business Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.
Business Analyst
Salary Trend in the South West
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Business Analyst in the South West.
Business Analyst
Salary Histogram in the South West
Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Analyst in the South West over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.
Business Analyst
Job Locations in the South West
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Analyst within the South West region over the 6 months to 31 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 |
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| Bristol | +50 | 15 | £48,894 | +8.65% | 10 |
| Gloucestershire | +64 | 7 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 10 |
| Devon | +21 | 7 | £52,500 | +68.00% | 2 |
| Wiltshire | +26 | 2 | £53,750 | +15.59% | 4 |
| Cornwall | +1 | 2 | £63,750 | +27.43% | |
| Dorset | +27 | 1 | - | - | |
| Somerset | -3 | 1 | £43,000 | -18.10% | 4 |
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Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West
For the 6 months to 31 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 South West region featuring Business Analyst in the job title.
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Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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: