Business Analyst Jobs in the Thames Valley

Business Analyst (BA)
South East > Thames Valley

The median Business Analyst (BA) salary in the Thames Valley is £58,250 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 4 May 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
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 178 153 137
Rank change year-on-year -25 -16 -15
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Analyst 61 113 162
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.91% 1.84% 2.33%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.96% 2.05% 2.42%
Number of salaries quoted 45 52 122
10th Percentile £37,750 £40,525 £41,250
25th Percentile £48,250 £43,438 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,250 £51,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.11% -6.36% +4.76%
75th Percentile £71,250 £63,750 £63,750
90th Percentile £73,750 £70,600 £70,000
South East median annual salary £58,250 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.91% +4.76% +10.53%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Thames Valley

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised 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 6,341 5,512 6,686
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.68% 89.92% 96.16%
Number of salaries quoted 4,509 3,218 4,172
10th Percentile £29,000 £28,954 £29,000
25th Percentile £36,500 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - +4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £78,750 £87,500 £81,250
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%

Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Job vacancy trend for Business Analyst in the Thames Valley

Business Analyst
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Business Analyst in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for Business Analyst 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 4 May 2024.

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 4 May 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
Oxfordshire +12 23 £58,250 +0.43% 5
Buckinghamshire -28 20 £49,750 -0.50% 5
Berkshire -13 18 £67,500 +17.39% 4
Business Analyst
South East

Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 4 May 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 Thames Valley region featuring Business Analyst in the job title.

1 31 (50.82%) Agile
2 28 (45.90%) Problem-Solving
3 26 (42.62%) Analytical Skills
4 22 (36.07%) Social Skills
5 19 (31.15%) Continuous Improvement
6 17 (27.87%) ERP
7 15 (24.59%) Waterfall
7 15 (24.59%) Project Delivery
8 14 (22.95%) Requirements Gathering
8 14 (22.95%) Degree
9 13 (21.31%) JIRA
9 13 (21.31%) Business Analysis
9 13 (21.31%) Product Ownership
10 12 (19.67%) QA
10 12 (19.67%) Project Management
10 12 (19.67%) SAP
10 12 (19.67%) User Stories
10 12 (19.67%) Scenario Testing
11 11 (18.03%) Retail
11 11 (18.03%) Roadmaps
12 9 (14.75%) Biopharmaceutical
12 9 (14.75%) Security Cleared
12 9 (14.75%) Pharmaceutical
12 9 (14.75%) Virtual Team
12 9 (14.75%) Neuroscience
12 9 (14.75%) Tech Ops
12 9 (14.75%) Collaborative Working
13 8 (13.11%) SC Cleared
13 8 (13.11%) Confluence
13 8 (13.11%) MS Visio

Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 8 (13.11%) Confluence
Applications
1 8 (13.11%) MS Visio
2 2 (3.28%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (1.64%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (1.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 4 (6.56%) Power Platform
2 3 (4.92%) Miro
2 3 (4.92%) OCI
2 3 (4.92%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
2 3 (4.92%) Salesforce Service Cloud
3 2 (3.28%) Mavenlink
4 1 (1.64%) Azure
4 1 (1.64%) Azure DevOps
4 1 (1.64%) Cloud Computing
4 1 (1.64%) PaaS
4 1 (1.64%) Power Automate
4 1 (1.64%) PowerApps
4 1 (1.64%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (4.92%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 13 (21.31%) JIRA
2 1 (1.64%) Cypress.io
2 1 (1.64%) Maven
2 1 (1.64%) Protractor
General
1 26 (42.62%) Analytical Skills
2 22 (36.07%) Social Skills
3 11 (18.03%) Retail
4 9 (14.75%) Pharmaceutical
5 8 (13.11%) Public Sector
6 6 (9.84%) Finance
7 4 (6.56%) Manufacturing
8 3 (4.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 3 (4.92%) Influencing Skills
8 3 (4.92%) Law
9 2 (3.28%) Marketing
10 1 (1.64%) Billing
10 1 (1.64%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (1.64%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (4.92%) Oracle Fusion
2 2 (3.28%) AngularJS
3 1 (1.64%) Jest
3 1 (1.64%) Node.js
3 1 (1.64%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 13 (21.31%) Product Ownership
2 9 (14.75%) Biopharmaceutical
2 9 (14.75%) Virtual Team
3 5 (8.20%) Management Information System
4 2 (3.28%) Educational Technology
5 1 (1.64%) Analytical Mindset
5 1 (1.64%) Enterprise Software
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (50.82%) Agile
2 28 (45.90%) Problem-Solving
3 19 (31.15%) Continuous Improvement
4 17 (27.87%) ERP
5 15 (24.59%) Project Delivery
5 15 (24.59%) Waterfall
6 14 (22.95%) Requirements Gathering
7 13 (21.31%) Business Analysis
8 12 (19.67%) Project Management
8 12 (19.67%) Scenario Testing
8 12 (19.67%) User Stories
9 11 (18.03%) Roadmaps
10 9 (14.75%) Collaborative Working
10 9 (14.75%) Neuroscience
10 9 (14.75%) Tech Ops
11 7 (11.48%) Decision-Making
11 7 (11.48%) User Research
12 6 (9.84%) Accounts Payable
12 6 (9.84%) Actionable Insight
12 6 (9.84%) Backlog Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (3.28%) Java
2 1 (1.64%) SQL
Qualifications
1 14 (22.95%) Degree
2 9 (14.75%) Security Cleared
3 8 (13.11%) SC Cleared
4 1 (1.64%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (19.67%) QA
2 5 (8.20%) GxP
2 5 (8.20%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Vendors
1 12 (19.67%) SAP
2 3 (4.92%) Oracle
2 3 (4.92%) Salesforce
2 3 (4.92%) YouTube
3 2 (3.28%) Microsoft
4 1 (1.64%) Alteryx