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 12 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 12 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 267 | 192 | 134 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -75 | -58 | +22 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Business Analyst | 656 | 1,530 | 2,638 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 1.19% | 1.54% | 2.61% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.31% | 1.63% | 2.86% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 515 | 1,032 | 1,913 |
| 10th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,750 | £41,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £48,000 | £45,713 | £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 | £88,125 | £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% | +7.91% |
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 | 49,922 | 93,907 | 92,301 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.55% | 94.63% | 91.49% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,447 | 67,290 | 58,243 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.57% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £80,627 |
| 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 12 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 12 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 | -73 | 609 | £65,000 | +18.18% | 781 |
| London | -6 | 319 | £85,000 | +13.33% | 533 |
| UK excluding London | -97 | 301 | £52,500 | +6.06% | 403 |
| Work from Home | -42 | 272 | £62,500 | +17.65% | 429 |
| Midlands | +24 | 90 | £55,000 | +29.41% | 61 |
| North of England | -44 | 77 | £50,000 | - | 75 |
| West Midlands | +45 | 62 | £55,000 | +29.41% | 43 |
| North West | -68 | 56 | £52,500 | +5.00% | 47 |
| South East | +1 | 52 | £45,000 | -22.75% | 165 |
| South West | +31 | 31 | £50,697 | +2.42% | 39 |
| East Midlands | +12 | 27 | £55,000 | +29.41% | 16 |
| Scotland | +46 | 25 | £67,500 | +58.82% | 23 |
| East of England | -88 | 19 | £60,000 | +21.21% | 35 |
| Yorkshire | +29 | 18 | £50,000 | +5.26% | 22 |
| Northern Ireland | +30 | 6 | £30,000 | -55.56% | 11 |
| North East | +43 | 3 | £42,500 | -15.00% | 7 |
| Wales | +24 | 2 | £55,000 | +22.22% | 6 |
Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 12 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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