Business Analysis Jobs

Business Analysis
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Business Analysis skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Business Analysis over the 6 months leading up to 11 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 215 205 164
Rank change year-on-year -10 -41 +10
Permanent jobs citing Business Analysis 815 1,458 2,291
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.49% 1.47% 2.27%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.59% 1.72% 2.37%
Number of salaries quoted 529 803 1,560
10th Percentile £42,500 £34,750 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,967 £42,500 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £54,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% +4.35%
75th Percentile £77,500 £72,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £102,500 £92,500 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% +10.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 51,302 84,920 96,579
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 93.76% 85.59% 95.61%
Number of salaries quoted 27,015 59,883 56,845
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,008 £34,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £61,180
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -10.10% +1.97%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £98,474 £92,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% +4.76%

Business Analysis
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Business Analysis as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Business Analysis in the UK

Business Analysis
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Business Analysis.

Salary trend for Business Analysis in the UK

Business Analysis
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Analysis over the 6 months to 11 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Business Analysis in the UK

Business Analysis
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 Analysis 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
England -18 749 £60,000 +9.09% 791
UK excluding London -19 503 £55,000 +10.00% 483
London +45 287 £80,000 +14.29% 447
Work from Home -3 264 £70,000 +27.27% 474
North of England +17 164 £60,000 +14.29% 99
North West +12 152 £60,000 +26.32% 59
South East +4 86 £50,967 -2.92% 175
East of England -15 85 £50,967 +9.49% 44
South West +44 60 £57,500 +12.20% 52
Midlands -38 59 £59,000 +24.21% 66
West Midlands -12 47 £55,000 +15.79% 44
Scotland +41 43 £60,000 +35.30% 33
East Midlands +10 12 £65,000 +35.15% 19
Yorkshire +24 8 £71,991 +37.13% 28
Wales +29 5 £61,750 +26.02% 6
North East +30 4 £40,000 -23.81% 12
Northern Ireland +32 3 £60,000 +2.04% 21

Business Analysis
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:

Application Platforms
1 75 (9.20%) Oracle Application Server
2 29 (3.56%) Confluence
3 23 (2.82%) SharePoint
4 6 (0.74%) CMS
5 4 (0.49%) Microsoft Exchange
6 2 (0.25%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.12%) Apache
7 1 (0.12%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.12%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 1 (0.12%) SAS
7 1 (0.12%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 56 (6.87%) Microsoft Excel
2 32 (3.93%) MS Visio
3 21 (2.58%) Microsoft Office
3 21 (2.58%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (0.61%) Microsoft Project
4 5 (0.61%) Trello
5 2 (0.25%) Adobe XD
6 1 (0.12%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 45 (5.52%) Aladdin
2 36 (4.42%) thinkFolio
3 13 (1.60%) Dynamics CRM
4 8 (0.98%) Teamcenter
5 5 (0.61%) Dynamics AX
6 4 (0.49%) iTrent
7 2 (0.25%) SAP S/4HANA
8 1 (0.12%) Eloqua
8 1 (0.12%) Fidessa
8 1 (0.12%) Odoo
8 1 (0.12%) Oracle EBS R12
8 1 (0.12%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
8 1 (0.12%) SAP ERP
8 1 (0.12%) Siebel CRM
Cloud Services
1 52 (6.38%) Power Platform
2 39 (4.79%) SaaS
3 34 (4.17%) Azure
4 21 (2.58%) Dynamics 365
5 18 (2.21%) AWS
6 16 (1.96%) Microsoft 365
7 13 (1.60%) Power Automate
8 12 (1.47%) PowerApps
9 11 (1.35%) Azure DevOps
10 6 (0.74%) Google Analytics
11 5 (0.61%) Azure Logic Apps
11 5 (0.61%) PaaS
12 4 (0.49%) Azure Data Factory
12 4 (0.49%) Lucidchart
13 3 (0.37%) Figma
13 3 (0.37%) Microsoft Copilot
13 3 (0.37%) Serverless
13 3 (0.37%) Snowflake
14 2 (0.25%) Azure AI
14 2 (0.25%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 5 (0.61%) BGP
1 5 (0.61%) EIGRP
1 5 (0.61%) Firewall
1 5 (0.61%) HSRP
1 5 (0.61%) IPsec
1 5 (0.61%) OSPF
1 5 (0.61%) SNMP
1 5 (0.61%) VPN
1 5 (0.61%) VRRP
1 5 (0.61%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (0.12%) Internet
2 1 (0.12%) Kerberos
2 1 (0.12%) LAN
2 1 (0.12%) RTP
2 1 (0.12%) Skype
2 1 (0.12%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 98 (12.02%) Data Warehouse
2 82 (10.06%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
3 75 (9.20%) Oracle Reports
4 40 (4.91%) Power BI
5 38 (4.66%) SQL Server
6 11 (1.35%) Relational Database
6 11 (1.35%) Tableau
7 6 (0.74%) Data Lake
8 5 (0.61%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 4 (0.49%) Big Data
9 4 (0.49%) NoSQL
9 4 (0.49%) RDBMS
10 3 (0.37%) OLAP
11 2 (0.25%) Data Mining
11 2 (0.25%) MongoDB
11 2 (0.25%) MS Access
11 2 (0.25%) PostgreSQL
11 2 (0.25%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 1 (0.12%) Hadoop
12 1 (0.12%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 55 (6.75%) JIRA
2 2 (0.25%) Maven
2 2 (0.25%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 1 (0.12%) Git
3 1 (0.12%) MSBuild
3 1 (0.12%) NUnit
3 1 (0.12%) Oracle APEX
3 1 (0.12%) Postman
General
1 372 (45.64%) Social Skills
2 324 (39.75%) Analytical Skills
3 309 (37.91%) Finance
4 113 (13.87%) Organisational Skills
5 104 (12.76%) Influencing Skills
6 75 (9.20%) Military
7 67 (8.22%) Manufacturing
8 57 (6.99%) Front Office
9 43 (5.28%) Retail
10 42 (5.15%) Banking
11 29 (3.56%) Marketing
12 27 (3.31%) Legal
13 23 (2.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 19 (2.33%) Law
15 18 (2.21%) Public Sector
16 17 (2.09%) Presentation Skills
17 16 (1.96%) Documentation Skills
18 13 (1.60%) Publishing
19 9 (1.10%) Telecoms
20 7 (0.86%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 438 (53.74%) Analyst
2 288 (35.34%) Business Analyst
3 92 (11.29%) Change Analyst
4 90 (11.04%) Business Change Analyst
4 90 (11.04%) Senior
5 85 (10.43%) Architect
6 71 (8.71%) Solutions Architect
7 59 (7.24%) Senior Analyst
8 58 (7.12%) Business Manager
9 53 (6.50%) Senior Business Analyst
10 51 (6.26%) Developer
11 50 (6.13%) Fixed Income Business Analyst
12 28 (3.44%) Software Developer
13 25 (3.07%) Database Engineer
13 25 (3.07%) Lead
14 24 (2.94%) Project Manager
15 23 (2.82%) IT Manager
15 23 (2.82%) Senior Manager
16 21 (2.58%) Business IT Analyst
16 21 (2.58%) IT Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (1.60%) .NET
2 9 (1.10%) CSS
2 9 (1.10%) HTML
3 5 (0.61%) Gherkin
3 5 (0.61%) OAuth
3 5 (0.61%) REST
4 4 (0.49%) ASP.NET
4 4 (0.49%) MACH
4 4 (0.49%) Middleware
4 4 (0.49%) XML
5 3 (0.37%) AngularJS
5 3 (0.37%) LDAP
5 3 (0.37%) SOAP
6 2 (0.25%) .NET Framework
6 2 (0.25%) EDI
6 2 (0.25%) FIX Protocol
6 2 (0.25%) JSON
6 2 (0.25%) Node.js
6 2 (0.25%) Visualforce
6 2 (0.25%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 65 (7.98%) Management Information System
2 58 (7.12%) Derivative
3 55 (6.75%) Onboarding
4 52 (6.38%) Analytical Mindset
5 50 (6.13%) Fixed Income
5 50 (6.13%) Hedge funds
5 50 (6.13%) Product Ownership
6 13 (1.60%) Data Protection Act
7 12 (1.47%) PMI
8 7 (0.86%) Legacy Systems
8 7 (0.86%) OTC Derivatives
8 7 (0.86%) Self-Motivation
8 7 (0.86%) SWIFT Messaging Network
9 6 (0.74%) Cloud Native
9 6 (0.74%) Marketing Technology
9 6 (0.74%) Mobile App
9 6 (0.74%) Operational Technology
9 6 (0.74%) Social Media
10 5 (0.61%) IPTV
11 4 (0.49%) Equities
Operating Systems
1 6 (0.74%) Windows
2 4 (0.49%) Linux
2 4 (0.49%) Windows Vista
3 3 (0.37%) Unix
4 2 (0.25%) Android
4 2 (0.25%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.12%) AIX
5 1 (0.12%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 387 (47.48%) Agile
2 266 (32.64%) Problem-Solving
3 155 (19.02%) Continuous Improvement
4 147 (18.04%) Analytics
4 147 (18.04%) Workshop Facilitation
5 143 (17.55%) Project Management
6 138 (16.93%) ITIL
7 135 (16.56%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 132 (16.20%) Roadmaps
9 131 (16.07%) Business Case
10 130 (15.95%) Stakeholder Management
10 130 (15.95%) Use Case
11 129 (15.83%) Change Management
12 104 (12.76%) Collaborative Working
13 102 (12.52%) Data Modelling
14 101 (12.39%) Business Intelligence
15 97 (11.90%) DevOps
15 97 (11.90%) User Stories
16 96 (11.78%) Strategic Thinking
17 95 (11.66%) Requirements Gathering
Programming Languages
1 103 (12.64%) SQL
2 65 (7.98%) Python
3 36 (4.42%) C#
4 32 (3.93%) Java
5 8 (0.98%) PowerShell
6 7 (0.86%) JavaScript
7 6 (0.74%) T-SQL
8 4 (0.49%) C++
9 3 (0.37%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 2 (0.25%) Apex Code
10 2 (0.25%) Bash
10 2 (0.25%) Shell Script
10 2 (0.25%) SOQL
11 1 (0.12%) ABAP
11 1 (0.12%) Kotlin
11 1 (0.12%) PHP
11 1 (0.12%) R
11 1 (0.12%) RPG
11 1 (0.12%) RPG IV
11 1 (0.12%) VBA
Qualifications
1 195 (23.93%) Degree
2 131 (16.07%) CBAP
3 82 (10.06%) DBS Check
4 70 (8.59%) BPSS Clearance
5 37 (4.54%) PMI Certification
6 27 (3.31%) Master's Degree
7 26 (3.19%) PMP
8 14 (1.72%) Computer Science Degree
9 13 (1.60%) Security Cleared
10 11 (1.35%) IIBA
11 9 (1.10%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 9 (1.10%) Microsoft Certification
12 7 (0.86%) TOGAF Certification
13 6 (0.74%) Cisco Certification
13 6 (0.74%) CSPO
14 5 (0.61%) CCNA
14 5 (0.61%) ISEB
14 5 (0.61%) SC Cleared
15 4 (0.49%) CCA
15 4 (0.49%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 46 (5.64%) QA
2 23 (2.82%) PMO
3 8 (0.98%) Actionable Recommendations
3 8 (0.98%) Data Quality
4 5 (0.61%) GDPR
4 5 (0.61%) ISO 20022
4 5 (0.61%) SEPA
5 4 (0.49%) Accessibility
6 3 (0.37%) EMIR
6 3 (0.37%) MiFID
7 2 (0.25%) GRC
7 2 (0.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 1 (0.12%) HIPAA
8 1 (0.12%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.12%) Solvency II
System Software
1 2 (0.25%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.12%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 2 (0.25%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.12%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 107 (13.13%) Oracle
2 81 (9.94%) Microsoft
3 43 (5.28%) BISAM
4 42 (5.15%) Charles River
5 36 (4.42%) Calypso
5 36 (4.42%) SimCorp
6 17 (2.09%) YouTube
7 12 (1.47%) Salesforce
8 10 (1.23%) Guidewire
8 10 (1.23%) ServiceNow
9 9 (1.10%) Atlassian
9 9 (1.10%) SAP
10 8 (0.98%) Siemens
11 7 (0.86%) Anaplan
11 7 (0.86%) Google
12 5 (0.61%) Arista
12 5 (0.61%) Fortinet
12 5 (0.61%) Meraki
12 5 (0.61%) Refinitiv
12 5 (0.61%) SolarWinds