Business Analyst Jobs in the South West

Business Analyst (BA)
England > South West

The median Business Analyst (BA) salary in the South West is £50,697 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 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
14 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 153 185 154
Rank change year-on-year +32 -31 -24
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Analyst 31 107 122
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 0.87% 1.16% 1.80%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.93% 1.20% 2.02%
Number of salaries quoted 28 70 98
10th Percentile £41,250 £37,500 £37,125
25th Percentile £42,500 £43,561 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,697 £49,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.42% -5.71% +16.67%
75th Percentile £57,500 £57,250 £66,875
90th Percentile £61,625 £62,875 £70,600
England median annual salary £65,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +18.18% -8.33% +9.09%

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 3,331 8,899 6,043
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.75% 96.21% 89.13%
Number of salaries quoted 1,992 6,521 3,788
10th Percentile £27,250 £28,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £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 £63,750 £63,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £77,250 £77,500 £78,750
England median annual salary £57,500 £53,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year +7.48% -12.01% +1.33%

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.

Job vacancy trend for Business Analyst 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.

Salary trend for 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 14 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Business Analyst in the South West

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 14 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
Bristol +47 13 £48,894 +6.29% 15
Gloucestershire +57 7 £45,000 -21.74% 9
Devon +24 6 £52,500 +68.00% 3
Wiltshire +28 2 £53,750 +15.59% 4
Cornwall +6 2 £63,750 +27.43%
Somerset -4 1 £43,000 -18.10% 8
Business Analyst
England

Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 14 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.

1 17 (54.84%) Stakeholder Management
2 14 (45.16%) Business Analysis
3 12 (38.71%) Finance
4 11 (35.48%) Problem-Solving
5 10 (32.26%) Social Skills
5 10 (32.26%) Agile
6 9 (29.03%) Analytical Skills
7 8 (25.81%) Degree
8 7 (22.58%) ERP
8 7 (22.58%) Microsoft
9 6 (19.35%) User Stories
10 5 (16.13%) SDLC
10 5 (16.13%) Dynamics 365
10 5 (16.13%) Workshop Facilitation
10 5 (16.13%) Data Analysis
10 5 (16.13%) Waterfall
11 4 (12.90%) Business Intelligence
11 4 (12.90%) SQL Server
11 4 (12.90%) SQL
11 4 (12.90%) Manufacturing
11 4 (12.90%) GAP Analysis
11 4 (12.90%) Project Management
11 4 (12.90%) Workflow
11 4 (12.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 4 (12.90%) Decision-Making
12 3 (9.68%) Requirements Engineering
12 3 (9.68%) Regulatory Change
12 3 (9.68%) Customer Service
12 3 (9.68%) Business Case
12 3 (9.68%) Project Delivery

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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (6.45%) Confluence
Applications
1 2 (6.45%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 5 (16.13%) Dynamics 365
2 2 (6.45%) Power Platform
2 2 (6.45%) WhatsApp
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (12.90%) SQL Server
2 2 (6.45%) Data Mining
2 2 (6.45%) Power BI
3 1 (3.23%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 2 (6.45%) JIRA
General
1 12 (38.71%) Finance
2 10 (32.26%) Social Skills
3 9 (29.03%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (12.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 4 (12.90%) Manufacturing
5 2 (6.45%) Law
6 1 (3.23%) Banking
6 1 (3.23%) Legal
6 1 (3.23%) Local Government
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.23%) ADO
Miscellaneous
1 2 (6.45%) Analytical Mindset
1 2 (6.45%) Mobile App
2 1 (3.23%) Onboarding
2 1 (3.23%) Product Ownership
2 1 (3.23%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (54.84%) Stakeholder Management
2 14 (45.16%) Business Analysis
3 11 (35.48%) Problem-Solving
4 10 (32.26%) Agile
5 7 (22.58%) ERP
6 6 (19.35%) User Stories
7 5 (16.13%) Data Analysis
7 5 (16.13%) SDLC
7 5 (16.13%) Waterfall
7 5 (16.13%) Workshop Facilitation
8 4 (12.90%) Business Intelligence
8 4 (12.90%) Decision-Making
8 4 (12.90%) GAP Analysis
8 4 (12.90%) Project Management
8 4 (12.90%) Workflow
9 3 (9.68%) Business Case
9 3 (9.68%) Customer Service
9 3 (9.68%) Project Delivery
9 3 (9.68%) Regulatory Change
9 3 (9.68%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 4 (12.90%) SQL
2 2 (6.45%) VBA
Qualifications
1 8 (25.81%) Degree
2 2 (6.45%) DV Cleared
2 2 (6.45%) SC Cleared
2 2 (6.45%) Security Cleared
3 1 (3.23%) ISEB
3 1 (3.23%) Six Sigma Black Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.23%) PMO
1 1 (3.23%) QA
Vendors
1 7 (22.58%) Microsoft
2 2 (6.45%) Salesforce