Senior IT Business Analyst Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Senior IT Business Analyst (Senior IT BA)
UK > UK excluding London

The median Senior IT Business Analyst (Senior IT BA) salary in the UK excluding London is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 23 October 2025.

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

6 months to
23 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 530 608 557
Rank change year-on-year +78 -51 +236
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior IT Business Analyst 2 1 4
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.006% 0.002% 0.013%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.007% 0.002% 0.013%
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 4
10th Percentile - - £47,113
25th Percentile £49,250 - £48,969
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £45,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% -21.74% -17.86%
75th Percentile £55,750 - £65,000
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £75,000 £72,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +3.45% +11.54% -13.33%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 UK excluding London with a recognized job title 30,735 46,523 30,612
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.61% 95.43% 95.94%
Number of salaries quoted 17,689 25,401 22,922
10th Percentile £26,750 £30,000 £28,000
25th Percentile £32,000 £40,000 £38,130
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,497 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.01% -4.76% -
75th Percentile £63,750 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £56,252 £60,000
% change year-on-year -6.67% -6.25% -

Senior IT Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Senior IT Business Analyst' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Senior IT Business Analyst job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Senior IT Business Analyst
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for Senior IT Business Analyst job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Salary distribution trend for Senior IT Business Analyst job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Senior IT Business Analyst
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior IT Business Analyst within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 23 October 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
North of England +27 2 £52,500 +16.67%
North West -2 2 £52,500 +16.67%
Senior IT Business Analyst
UK

Senior IT Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 23 October 2025, Senior IT 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 UK excluding London region featuring Senior IT Business Analyst in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Business Case
1 2 (100.00%) Data Collection
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Focus Group
1 2 (100.00%) Impact Assessments
1 2 (100.00%) MS Visio
1 2 (100.00%) User Stories
1 2 (100.00%) Waterfall
1 2 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation

Senior IT Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Applications
1 2 (100.00%) MS Visio
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Business Case
1 2 (100.00%) Data Collection
1 2 (100.00%) Focus Group
1 2 (100.00%) Impact Assessments
1 2 (100.00%) User Stories
1 2 (100.00%) Waterfall
1 2 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree