Business Analysis Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Business Analysis
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley requiring Business Analysis skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 139 103 130
Rank change year-on-year -36 +27 +6
Permanent jobs citing Business Analysis 28 81 53
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 0.70% 2.30% 1.58%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.86% 2.52% 1.74%
Number of salaries quoted 14 24 31
10th Percentile £32,500 - £46,250
25th Percentile £33,125 - £49,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,500 £50,967 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.86% -7.33% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,625 £60,625
90th Percentile £77,500 £76,375 £75,000
South East median annual salary £54,500 £50,967 £52,750
% change year-on-year +6.93% -3.38% -8.26%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

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 the Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,257 3,219 3,047
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 81.34% 91.35% 90.82%
Number of salaries quoted 1,753 1,517 2,218
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £32,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £45,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +9.09% -
75th Percentile £67,500 £76,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £90,000 £85,000
South East median annual salary £50,000 £57,500 £53,760
% change year-on-year -13.04% +6.96% -2.25%

Business Analysis
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Business Analysis job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Business Analysis
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Business Analysis.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Business Analysis

Business Analysis
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Analysis in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 26 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Business Analysis in the Thames Valley

Business Analysis
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Analysis within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 26 December 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
Buckinghamshire -9 15 £65,000 +27.53% 19
Berkshire -27 13 £35,000 -33.33% 51
Business Analysis
South East

Business Analysis
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

Application Platforms
1 7 (25.00%) Confluence
Applications
1 3 (10.71%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (7.14%) Microsoft Project
2 2 (7.14%) MS Visio
3 1 (3.57%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (3.57%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 5 (17.86%) Miro
2 2 (7.14%) Smartsheet
3 1 (3.57%) AWS
3 1 (3.57%) Benchling
3 1 (3.57%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.57%) Power BI
1 1 (3.57%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 9 (32.14%) JIRA
General
1 13 (46.43%) Social Skills
2 12 (42.86%) Analytical Skills
3 9 (32.14%) Legal
4 8 (28.57%) Marketing
5 5 (17.86%) Finance
6 3 (10.71%) Documentation Skills
7 2 (7.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 2 (7.14%) Public Sector
7 2 (7.14%) Retail
8 1 (3.57%) Banking
8 1 (3.57%) Law
Job Titles
1 12 (42.86%) Analyst
2 11 (39.29%) Business Analyst
3 8 (28.57%) Senior
4 7 (25.00%) Architect
4 7 (25.00%) User Experience Architect
5 5 (17.86%) Senior Analyst
6 4 (14.29%) Senior Business Analyst
7 3 (10.71%) Project Manager
7 3 (10.71%) Senior Manager
8 2 (7.14%) Associate Director
8 2 (7.14%) IT Manager
8 2 (7.14%) IT Project Manager
9 1 (3.57%) CRM Project Manager
9 1 (3.57%) Data Analyst
9 1 (3.57%) Graduate Analyst
9 1 (3.57%) Product Owner
9 1 (3.57%) SC Cleared Business Analyst
9 1 (3.57%) Senior Data Analyst
9 1 (3.57%) Technical Analyst
9 1 (3.57%) Transformation Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.57%) RESTful
1 1 (3.57%) Spring
1 1 (3.57%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 6 (21.43%) Life Science
2 3 (10.71%) Onboarding
3 2 (7.14%) FMCG
3 2 (7.14%) Management Information System
4 1 (3.57%) Algorithms
4 1 (3.57%) Biopharmaceutical
4 1 (3.57%) LIMS
4 1 (3.57%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (50.00%) Agile
2 9 (32.14%) Business Case
2 9 (32.14%) Business Process Analysis
2 9 (32.14%) Customer Experience
3 8 (28.57%) Change Management
3 8 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
3 8 (28.57%) Stakeholder Management
4 7 (25.00%) Design Thinking
4 7 (25.00%) Digital Innovation
4 7 (25.00%) Interaction Design
4 7 (25.00%) Journey Map
4 7 (25.00%) Persona Development
4 7 (25.00%) Usability Testing
4 7 (25.00%) User Experience
4 7 (25.00%) User Research
4 7 (25.00%) UX Design
4 7 (25.00%) Workshop Facilitation
5 6 (21.43%) Biotechnology
6 5 (17.86%) Digital Enablement
6 5 (17.86%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 2 (7.14%) SQL
2 1 (3.57%) Java
2 1 (3.57%) Python
2 1 (3.57%) R
Qualifications
1 13 (46.43%) Degree
2 3 (10.71%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (7.14%) Master's Degree
4 1 (3.57%) SC Cleared
4 1 (3.57%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (7.14%) Data Quality
2 1 (3.57%) GDPR
2 1 (3.57%) QA
Vendors
1 3 (10.71%) Microsoft
2 1 (3.57%) LabVantage
2 1 (3.57%) Salesforce