Business Analyst Jobs in South Wales

Business Analyst (BA)
Wales > South Wales

The median Business Analyst (BA) salary in South Wales is £46,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 23 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 81 85 68
Rank change year-on-year +4 -17 -11
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Analyst 17 27 50
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales 1.19% 2.35% 3.47%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.31% 2.63% 3.56%
Number of salaries quoted 10 26 46
10th Percentile £42,370 £35,107 £32,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £37,813 £35,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,000 £42,500 £44,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.24% -4.49% +3.49%
75th Percentile £52,813 £48,125 £56,250
90th Percentile £54,820 £57,931 £62,750
Wales median annual salary £46,000 £44,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% -2.22% +16.88%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South Wales

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in South Wales. 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 South Wales with a recognized job title 1,296 1,028 1,404
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.57% 89.31% 97.30%
Number of salaries quoted 858 588 878
10th Percentile £27,157 £30,000 £31,175
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,029 £45,476 £49,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.42% -7.19% +8.89%
75th Percentile £60,000 £62,988 £62,500
90th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 £75,000
Wales median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year - -5.26% +11.76%

Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

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

Job vacancy trend for Business Analyst in South Wales

Business Analyst
Salary Trend in South Wales

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

Salary trend for Business Analyst in South Wales

Business Analyst
Salary Histogram in South Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Analyst in South Wales over the 6 months to 23 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Business Analyst in South Wales

Business Analyst
Job Locations in South Wales

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 Wales region over the 6 months to 23 April 2024. 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
Cardiff -17 5 £51,000 +20.00% 3
Newport - 5 £45,000 - 3
Bridgend - 5 - -
Gwent - 2 £45,000 - 1
Business Analyst
Wales

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

For the 6 months to 23 April 2024, 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 Wales region featuring Business Analyst in the job title.

1 13 (76.47%) Agile
2 10 (58.82%) Business Analysis
2 10 (58.82%) SC Cleared
2 10 (58.82%) Security Cleared
3 9 (52.94%) Stakeholder Management
3 9 (52.94%) Problem-Solving
3 9 (52.94%) Requirements Gathering
4 8 (47.06%) User Stories
5 6 (35.29%) JIRA
5 6 (35.29%) Analytical Skills
5 6 (35.29%) Business Process Modelling
5 6 (35.29%) Acceptance Criteria
6 5 (29.41%) Actionable Insight
6 5 (29.41%) Degree
7 4 (23.53%) Mentoring
7 4 (23.53%) Public Sector
8 3 (17.65%) User Research
8 3 (17.65%) Roadmaps
8 3 (17.65%) SDLC
8 3 (17.65%) Data Migration
8 3 (17.65%) Process Improvement
8 3 (17.65%) Service Design
8 3 (17.65%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
8 3 (17.65%) Workshop Facilitation
8 3 (17.65%) Migration
9 2 (11.76%) Project Management
9 2 (11.76%) UML
9 2 (11.76%) MS Visio
9 2 (11.76%) Microsoft
9 2 (11.76%) Scrum

Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Wales 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 (11.76%) Confluence
Applications
1 2 (11.76%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 2 (11.76%) Miro
Development Applications
1 6 (35.29%) JIRA
General
1 6 (35.29%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (23.53%) Public Sector
3 2 (11.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 2 (11.76%) Presentation Skills
3 2 (11.76%) Social Skills
4 1 (5.88%) Finance
4 1 (5.88%) Games
4 1 (5.88%) Police
Miscellaneous
1 1 (5.88%) Product Ownership
1 1 (5.88%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (76.47%) Agile
2 10 (58.82%) Business Analysis
3 9 (52.94%) Problem-Solving
3 9 (52.94%) Requirements Gathering
3 9 (52.94%) Stakeholder Management
4 8 (47.06%) User Stories
5 6 (35.29%) Acceptance Criteria
5 6 (35.29%) Business Process Modelling
6 5 (29.41%) Actionable Insight
7 4 (23.53%) Mentoring
8 3 (17.65%) Data Migration
8 3 (17.65%) Migration
8 3 (17.65%) Process Improvement
8 3 (17.65%) Roadmaps
8 3 (17.65%) SDLC
8 3 (17.65%) Service Design
8 3 (17.65%) User Research
8 3 (17.65%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
8 3 (17.65%) Workshop Facilitation
9 2 (11.76%) Business Strategy
Qualifications
1 10 (58.82%) SC Cleared
1 10 (58.82%) Security Cleared
2 5 (29.41%) Degree
3 2 (11.76%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (5.88%) CBAP
4 1 (5.88%) IIBA
4 1 (5.88%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (11.76%) QA
2 1 (5.88%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 2 (11.76%) Microsoft
2 1 (5.88%) Blue Prism
2 1 (5.88%) UiPath