Business Analyst Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Business Analyst (BA)
South East > Thames Valley

The median Business Analyst (BA) salary in the Thames Valley is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 August 2026.

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

6 months to
17 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 144 185 172
Rank change year-on-year +41 -13 -9
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Analyst 44 15 31
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 0.65% 0.40% 0.60%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.68% 0.43% 0.64%
Number of salaries quoted 35 12 17
10th Percentile £31,900 £30,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £41,875 £42,188 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,750 £58,250
Median % change year-on-year -6.98% -7.73% +23.56%
75th Percentile £57,500 £64,063 £59,875
90th Percentile £66,000 £69,500 £68,500
South East median annual salary £50,042 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -12.97% +4.55% +1.38%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Thames Valley

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the Thames Valley. 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 Thames Valley with a recognized job title 6,470 3,460 4,849
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.06% 91.83% 94.21%
Number of salaries quoted 4,521 1,566 3,079
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% - -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £82,500 £80,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -9.09%

Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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 the Thames Valley.

Business Analyst job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Business Analyst
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for Business Analyst job vacancies in the Thames Valley.

Salary distribution trend for Business Analyst job vacancies in the Thames Valley

Business Analyst
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Analyst in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 17 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Business Analyst in the Thames Valley

Business Analyst
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 Analyst within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 17 August 2026. 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
Berkshire +40 32 £45,000 -2.70% 7
Buckinghamshire +2 7 £52,500 - 9
Oxfordshire -18 5 £50,000 -9.09% 1
Business Analyst
South East

Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 17 August 2026, 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 Thames Valley region featuring Business Analyst in the job title.

1 13 (29.55%) Business Analysis
1 13 (29.55%) Problem-Solving
2 11 (25.00%) Collaborative Working
2 11 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 10 (22.73%) Process Improvement
4 9 (20.45%) Project Management
5 7 (15.91%) User Acceptance Testing
6 6 (13.64%) Data Privacy
6 6 (13.64%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 5 (11.36%) Data Analysis
7 5 (11.36%) Microsoft
7 5 (11.36%) Microsoft Office
7 5 (11.36%) User Stories
8 4 (9.09%) CRM
8 4 (9.09%) Customer Experience
8 4 (9.09%) Degree
8 4 (9.09%) Web Design
8 4 (9.09%) Workshop Facilitation
9 3 (6.82%) Agile
9 3 (6.82%) Cybersecurity
9 3 (6.82%) Data Quality
9 3 (6.82%) Project Delivery
9 3 (6.82%) SC Cleared
9 3 (6.82%) SDLC
9 3 (6.82%) Security Cleared
9 3 (6.82%) Test Automation
9 3 (6.82%) Waterfall
10 2 (4.55%) Business Case
10 2 (4.55%) Business Intelligence
10 2 (4.55%) Customer Service

Business Analyst Skill Set
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 1 (2.27%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (11.36%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (2.27%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (2.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (2.27%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 2 (4.55%) Power Platform
2 1 (2.27%) GCP
2 1 (2.27%) Google Ads
2 1 (2.27%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (2.27%) Power Automate
2 1 (2.27%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.27%) X.21
1 1 (2.27%) X.25
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.55%) Power BI
2 1 (2.27%) Big Data
2 1 (2.27%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (2.27%) JIRA
General
1 13 (29.55%) Analytical Skills
2 12 (27.27%) Social Skills
3 9 (20.45%) Finance
4 5 (11.36%) Advertising
5 2 (4.55%) Manufacturing
5 2 (4.55%) Public Sector
5 2 (4.55%) Telecoms
6 1 (2.27%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (2.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (2.27%) Law
6 1 (2.27%) Marketing
6 1 (2.27%) Pharmaceutical
6 1 (2.27%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.27%) ADO
Miscellaneous
1 5 (11.36%) Blog
2 4 (9.09%) Product Ownership
3 1 (2.27%) Cloud Native
3 1 (2.27%) Data Centre
3 1 (2.27%) EPoS
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (29.55%) Business Analysis
1 13 (29.55%) Problem-Solving
2 11 (25.00%) Collaborative Working
2 11 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 10 (22.73%) Process Improvement
4 9 (20.45%) Project Management
5 7 (15.91%) User Acceptance Testing
6 6 (13.64%) Data Privacy
6 6 (13.64%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 5 (11.36%) Data Analysis
7 5 (11.36%) User Stories
8 4 (9.09%) CRM
8 4 (9.09%) Customer Experience
8 4 (9.09%) Web Design
8 4 (9.09%) Workshop Facilitation
9 3 (6.82%) Cybersecurity
9 3 (6.82%) Project Delivery
9 3 (6.82%) SDLC
9 3 (6.82%) Test Automation
9 3 (6.82%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.27%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (9.09%) Degree
2 3 (6.82%) SC Cleared
2 3 (6.82%) Security Cleared
3 1 (2.27%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (2.27%) ISEB
3 1 (2.27%) ISTQB
3 1 (2.27%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (6.82%) Data Quality
2 1 (2.27%) SLA
Vendors
1 5 (11.36%) Microsoft
2 1 (2.27%) CA Agile Central
2 1 (2.27%) Salesforce
2 1 (2.27%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
2 1 (2.27%) SAP