Business Intelligence Analyst Jobs

BI Analyst
UK

The median BI Analyst salary in the UK is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 June 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 618 691 674
Rank change year-on-year +73 -17 +103
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Intelligence Analyst 89 215 282
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.16% 0.20% 0.30%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.18% 0.22% 0.33%
Number of salaries quoted 75 192 241
10th Percentile £33,750 £27,750 £31,314
25th Percentile £41,375 £36,250 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +22.22% -10.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £65,000 £55,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £73,750 £70,000 £71,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £42,500 £41,000
% change year-on-year +17.65% +3.66% -8.89%

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 50,265 99,846 86,547
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.36% 94.87% 91.30%
Number of salaries quoted 26,239 70,998 55,960
10th Percentile £28,500 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £38,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £70,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,967 £50,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year +1.93% -6.54% +6.49%

Business Intelligence Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Business Intelligence Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Business Intelligence Analyst in the UK

Business Intelligence Analyst
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Business Intelligence Analyst in the UK

Business Intelligence Analyst
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Intelligence Analyst over the 6 months to 3 June 2025.

Salary histogram for Business Intelligence Analyst in the UK

Business Intelligence Analyst
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Intelligence Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 3 June 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 +63 85 £55,000 +22.22% 60
UK excluding London +95 66 £50,000 +17.65% 40
Work from Home +89 37 £57,500 +32.18% 29
Midlands +41 25 £52,500 +16.67% 9
London +68 20 £72,500 +20.83% 22
West Midlands +51 18 £60,000 +23.08% 7
South East +90 14 £50,000 +11.11% 11
North of England +17 12 £39,750 +8.16% 10
East of England +46 11 £70,000 +64.71% 2
East Midlands +29 7 £40,000 -5.88% 2
North West +4 7 £34,500 -6.12% 2
South West +95 3 £42,500 -5.56% 8
Yorkshire +54 3 £50,000 +14.29% 4
North East +48 2 £40,250 +23.85% 5
Scotland +102 1 £37,500 -16.67% 2

Business Intelligence Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 3 June 2025, Business Intelligence 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 Intelligence Analyst in the job title.

1 89 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
2 81 (91.01%) Power BI
2 81 (91.01%) Power Platform
3 70 (78.65%) SQL
4 46 (51.69%) Social Skills
5 43 (48.31%) Data Modelling
6 42 (47.19%) Azure
7 34 (38.20%) Analytics
8 32 (35.96%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 32 (35.96%) Microsoft Excel
9 31 (34.83%) ETL
9 31 (34.83%) Data Analysis
9 31 (34.83%) Analytical Skills
10 30 (33.71%) Visualisation
10 30 (33.71%) Finance
11 28 (31.46%) Python
11 28 (31.46%) Microsoft
12 27 (30.34%) Data Warehouse
13 24 (26.97%) Decision-Making
14 23 (25.84%) Actionable Insight
15 22 (24.72%) Stakeholder Management
16 18 (20.22%) Data Visualisation
16 18 (20.22%) Problem-Solving
17 17 (19.10%) Degree
18 16 (17.98%) SQL Server Reporting Services
18 16 (17.98%) SQL Server
18 16 (17.98%) Requirements Gathering
19 14 (15.73%) Azure Data Factory
20 13 (14.61%) Storytelling
20 13 (14.61%) Manufacturing

Business Intelligence 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:

Application Platforms
1 10 (11.24%) Apache Spark
2 1 (1.12%) SAS
Applications
1 32 (35.96%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (3.37%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (1.12%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (1.12%) MS Visio
3 1 (1.12%) Sketch
3 1 (1.12%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 7 (7.87%) Infor M3
2 1 (1.12%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (1.12%) Dynamics GP
2 1 (1.12%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 81 (91.01%) Power Platform
2 42 (47.19%) Azure
3 14 (15.73%) Azure Data Factory
4 4 (4.49%) Dynamics 365
5 3 (3.37%) AWS
5 3 (3.37%) Azure DevOps
5 3 (3.37%) Power Automate
5 3 (3.37%) SaaS
6 2 (2.25%) Google Analytics
6 2 (2.25%) Snowflake
7 1 (1.12%) dbt
7 1 (1.12%) Figma
7 1 (1.12%) Google Tag Manager
7 1 (1.12%) Microsoft 365
7 1 (1.12%) PowerApps
7 1 (1.12%) SuccessFactors
Database & Business Intelligence
1 81 (91.01%) Power BI
2 27 (30.34%) Data Warehouse
3 16 (17.98%) SQL Server
3 16 (17.98%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 12 (13.48%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 10 (11.24%) Tableau
6 9 (10.11%) Big Data
7 8 (8.99%) Power Query
8 7 (7.87%) Data Lake
9 3 (3.37%) Azure SQL Database
9 3 (3.37%) Looker
9 3 (3.37%) Relational Database
10 2 (2.25%) Data Mining
10 2 (2.25%) Microsoft Analysis Services
10 2 (2.25%) QlikView
10 2 (2.25%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 1 (1.12%) BusinessObjects
11 1 (1.12%) Hadoop
11 1 (1.12%) RDBMS
11 1 (1.12%) SAS EBI
Development Applications
1 3 (3.37%) JIRA
2 1 (1.12%) Visual Studio
General
1 46 (51.69%) Social Skills
2 31 (34.83%) Analytical Skills
3 30 (33.71%) Finance
4 13 (14.61%) Manufacturing
5 6 (6.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 5 (5.62%) Presentation Skills
7 4 (4.49%) Legal
7 4 (4.49%) Marketing
7 4 (4.49%) Retail
8 3 (3.37%) Banking
8 3 (3.37%) Organisational Skills
9 2 (2.25%) Automotive
9 2 (2.25%) Back Office
9 2 (2.25%) Documentation Skills
9 2 (2.25%) Influencing Skills
9 2 (2.25%) Law
10 1 (1.12%) Electronics
10 1 (1.12%) Local Government
10 1 (1.12%) Social Housing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (8.99%) Pandas
2 3 (3.37%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 3 (3.37%) Management Information System
2 2 (2.25%) Analytical Mindset
2 2 (2.25%) Data Centre
2 2 (2.25%) Renewable Energy
3 1 (1.12%) Credit Risk
3 1 (1.12%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (1.12%) Data Structures
3 1 (1.12%) FMCG
3 1 (1.12%) NHS
3 1 (1.12%) Reference Data
3 1 (1.12%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (1.12%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 89 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
2 43 (48.31%) Data Modelling
3 34 (38.20%) Analytics
4 31 (34.83%) Data Analysis
4 31 (34.83%) ETL
5 30 (33.71%) Visualisation
6 24 (26.97%) Decision-Making
7 23 (25.84%) Actionable Insight
8 22 (24.72%) Stakeholder Management
9 18 (20.22%) Data Visualisation
9 18 (20.22%) Problem-Solving
10 16 (17.98%) Requirements Gathering
11 13 (14.61%) Storytelling
12 12 (13.48%) Data Analytics
12 12 (13.48%) Data Pipeline
12 12 (13.48%) ERP
13 11 (12.36%) Technology Transformation
14 10 (11.24%) Data Governance
15 9 (10.11%) Artificial Intelligence
15 9 (10.11%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 70 (78.65%) SQL
2 32 (35.96%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 28 (31.46%) Python
4 11 (12.36%) R
5 9 (10.11%) T-SQL
6 8 (8.99%) Bash
6 8 (8.99%) PowerShell
7 2 (2.25%) VBA
Qualifications
1 17 (19.10%) Degree
2 11 (12.36%) DBS Check
3 2 (2.25%) Numerate Degree
4 1 (1.12%) ACCA
4 1 (1.12%) CIMA
4 1 (1.12%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (1.12%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (7.87%) Data Quality
1 7 (7.87%) GDPR
2 6 (6.74%) GxP
3 3 (3.37%) QA
4 2 (2.25%) Accessibility
5 1 (1.12%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 1 (1.12%) P3O
5 1 (1.12%) PMO
Vendors
1 28 (31.46%) Microsoft
2 10 (11.24%) Databricks
3 9 (10.11%) SAP
4 7 (7.87%) Infor
5 4 (4.49%) Cognos
6 3 (3.37%) JD Edwards
6 3 (3.37%) QAD
7 2 (2.25%) Google
7 2 (2.25%) Sage
7 2 (2.25%) Salesforce
8 1 (1.12%) Alteryx
8 1 (1.12%) Epicor
8 1 (1.12%) SIMUL8