Business Analyst (BA)
UK
The median Business Analyst (BA) salary in the UK is £63,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 11 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 258 | 190 | 134 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -68 | -56 | +21 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Business Analyst | 661 | 1,530 | 2,636 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 1.21% | 1.54% | 2.61% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.34% | 1.63% | 2.85% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 519 | 1,032 | 1,910 |
| 10th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,750 | £41,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £48,000 | £45,713 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £63,000 | £55,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.55% | -4.35% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £87,500 | £75,000 | £70,600 |
| 90th Percentile | £115,000 | £90,000 | £82,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £49,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.06% | -5.71% | +7.14% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title | 49,511 | 93,886 | 92,389 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.48% | 94.63% | 91.46% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,626 | 67,255 | 58,266 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,443 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.41% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -5.66% | +6.00% |
Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Business Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Business Analyst
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Business Analyst.
Business Analyst
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Analyst over the 6 months to 11 May 2025.
Business Analyst
Top 17 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 11 May 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 |
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| England | -69 | 614 | £65,000 | +18.18% | 781 |
| London | -3 | 324 | £85,000 | +13.33% | 531 |
| UK excluding London | -85 | 302 | £52,500 | +6.06% | 407 |
| Work from Home | -28 | 272 | £62,500 | +17.65% | 572 |
| Midlands | +16 | 90 | £55,000 | +29.41% | 57 |
| North of England | -44 | 78 | £50,000 | - | 75 |
| West Midlands | +44 | 62 | £55,000 | +29.41% | 41 |
| North West | -70 | 56 | £52,500 | +5.00% | 46 |
| South East | +6 | 53 | £45,000 | -22.75% | 172 |
| South West | +31 | 31 | £50,697 | +2.42% | 36 |
| East Midlands | +15 | 27 | £55,000 | +29.41% | 14 |
| Scotland | +53 | 25 | £67,500 | +58.82% | 22 |
| Yorkshire | +27 | 19 | £50,000 | +5.26% | 24 |
| East of England | -91 | 19 | £60,000 | +21.21% | 40 |
| Northern Ireland | +32 | 6 | £30,000 | -55.56% | 11 |
| North East | +48 | 3 | £42,500 | -15.00% | 7 |
| Wales | +22 | 2 | £55,000 | +22.22% | 6 |
Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 11 May 2025, 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 featuring Business Analyst in the job title.
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Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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