Business Analyst (BA)
UK
The median Business Analyst (BA) salary in the UK is £62,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 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 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 233 | 190 | 131 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -43 | -59 | +20 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Business Analyst | 673 | 1,541 | 2,764 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 1.29% | 1.56% | 2.66% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.43% | 1.65% | 2.91% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 532 | 1,050 | 1,982 |
| 10th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,750 | £41,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £48,750 | £45,638 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,500 | £55,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.64% | -4.35% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £85,625 | £75,000 | £70,600 |
| 90th Percentile | £115,000 | £90,000 | £81,475 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £49,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.06% | -5.71% | +5.00% |
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 | 46,902 | 93,183 | 95,132 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.12% | 94.62% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,275 | 66,883 | 59,840 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,000 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,777 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.95% | -12.04% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
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 1 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 1 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 | -45 | 620 | £65,000 | +18.18% | 609 |
| UK excluding London | -69 | 319 | £52,500 | +6.06% | 304 |
| London | -14 | 316 | £85,000 | +13.33% | 395 |
| Work from Home | +11 | 268 | £62,500 | +15.74% | 270 |
| Midlands | +41 | 90 | £55,000 | +29.41% | 55 |
| North of England | -23 | 87 | £50,500 | +1.00% | 59 |
| North West | -41 | 63 | £52,500 | +5.00% | 38 |
| West Midlands | +38 | 61 | £53,750 | +25.00% | 33 |
| South East | +14 | 55 | £45,500 | -21.89% | 105 |
| South West | +38 | 32 | £48,894 | -2.21% | 40 |
| Scotland | +67 | 28 | £61,250 | +44.12% | 12 |
| East Midlands | +24 | 28 | £55,000 | +29.41% | 17 |
| Yorkshire | +30 | 19 | £50,000 | +5.26% | 16 |
| East of England | -83 | 19 | £60,000 | +21.21% | 35 |
| Northern Ireland | +28 | 7 | £30,000 | -58.62% | 6 |
| North East | +49 | 5 | £45,000 | -10.00% | 6 |
| Wales | +30 | 2 | £55,000 | +19.57% | 4 |
Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 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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