Business IT Analyst Jobs

Business IT Analyst
UK

The median Business IT Analyst salary in the UK is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 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
16 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 657 780 829
Rank change year-on-year +123 +49 +55
Permanent jobs requiring a Business IT Analyst 54 115 150
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.097% 0.12% 0.15%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.12% 0.16%
Number of salaries quoted 51 110 127
10th Percentile £42,500 £37,320 £38,500
25th Percentile £46,750 £45,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £49,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +21.21% -1.00% -
75th Percentile £69,375 £53,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £76,250 £57,750 £74,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £49,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +16.16% +10.00% -

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 50,303 93,916 91,216
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.61% 94.69% 91.48%
Number of salaries quoted 27,096 67,168 57,442
10th Percentile £29,750 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £73,886 £71,250 £80,559
90th Percentile £96,250 £90,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,645 £50,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year +3.29% -5.66% +5.64%

Business IT Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Business IT Analyst in the UK

Business IT Analyst
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Business IT Analyst in the UK

Business IT Analyst
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business IT Analyst over the 6 months to 16 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Business IT Analyst in the UK

Business IT Analyst
Top 11 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business IT Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 16 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 +95 53 £60,000 +21.21% 19
London +105 27 £60,000 +13.21% 8
UK excluding London +125 23 £57,500 +16.16% 18
Work from Home +79 14 £57,500 +16.16% 19
South West +102 10 £60,000 +29.03% 4
West Midlands +61 7 £48,500 +12.79% 2
Midlands +55 7 £48,500 -2.02% 3
North of England +48 3 £57,500 +4.55% 3
North West +4 3 £57,500 -4.17% 2
South East +82 2 £62,500 +23.76% 5
Scotland +107 1 £48,500 +28.31%

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

For the 6 months to 16 May 2025, Business IT 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 IT Analyst in the job title.

1 25 (46.30%) Finance
2 22 (40.74%) Business Analysis
3 17 (31.48%) Problem-Solving
4 16 (29.63%) Retail
5 15 (27.78%) Agile
5 15 (27.78%) Social Skills
6 12 (22.22%) SQL
6 12 (22.22%) User Stories
7 10 (18.52%) Project Management
8 9 (16.67%) Data Modelling
8 9 (16.67%) Business Intelligence
8 9 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
8 9 (16.67%) Requirements Gathering
9 8 (14.81%) Reinsurance
9 8 (14.81%) Data Mapping
10 7 (12.96%) Test Scripting
10 7 (12.96%) Analytical Skills
10 7 (12.96%) Microsoft
10 7 (12.96%) Data Analysis
10 7 (12.96%) Migration
11 6 (11.11%) Disaster Recovery
11 6 (11.11%) Business Continuity
11 6 (11.11%) BCP
11 6 (11.11%) ERP
11 6 (11.11%) Microsoft Excel
11 6 (11.11%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 6 (11.11%) Waterfall
11 6 (11.11%) Business Continuity Planning
11 6 (11.11%) Data Migration
11 6 (11.11%) Decision-Making

Business IT 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 2 (3.70%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (11.11%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (9.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (3.70%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (3.70%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 3 (5.56%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (3.70%) WhatsApp
3 1 (1.85%) Dynamics 365
3 1 (1.85%) Power Platform
3 1 (1.85%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.85%) Data Warehouse
1 1 (1.85%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (1.85%) JIRA
General
1 25 (46.30%) Finance
2 16 (29.63%) Retail
3 15 (27.78%) Social Skills
4 7 (12.96%) Analytical Skills
5 6 (11.11%) Tech for Good
6 5 (9.26%) Influencing Skills
7 4 (7.41%) German Language
7 4 (7.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 4 (7.41%) Italian Language
8 3 (5.56%) Banking
8 3 (5.56%) Law
9 2 (3.70%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (1.85%) Manufacturing
10 1 (1.85%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 8 (14.81%) Reinsurance
2 5 (9.26%) Legacy Systems
3 4 (7.41%) Management Information System
4 1 (1.85%) Data Protection Act
4 1 (1.85%) Onboarding
4 1 (1.85%) PMI
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (40.74%) Business Analysis
2 17 (31.48%) Problem-Solving
3 15 (27.78%) Agile
4 12 (22.22%) User Stories
5 10 (18.52%) Project Management
6 9 (16.67%) Business Intelligence
6 9 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
6 9 (16.67%) Data Modelling
6 9 (16.67%) Requirements Gathering
7 8 (14.81%) Data Mapping
8 7 (12.96%) Data Analysis
8 7 (12.96%) Migration
8 7 (12.96%) Test Scripting
9 6 (11.11%) BCP
9 6 (11.11%) Business Continuity
9 6 (11.11%) Data Migration
9 6 (11.11%) Disaster Recovery
9 6 (11.11%) ERP
9 6 (11.11%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 6 (11.11%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 12 (22.22%) SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (5.56%) Degree
2 1 (1.85%) CBAP
2 1 (1.85%) DV Cleared
2 1 (1.85%) IIBA
2 1 (1.85%) PMI Certification
2 1 (1.85%) SC Cleared
2 1 (1.85%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (7.41%) PMO
1 4 (7.41%) QA
2 1 (1.85%) COBIT
2 1 (1.85%) ISO 9001
2 1 (1.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (1.85%) SLA
Vendors
1 7 (12.96%) Microsoft
2 1 (1.85%) Oracle