Functional Analyst
UK

The median Functional Analyst salary in the UK is £51,750 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 19 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 827 958 1150
Rank change year-on-year +131 +192 -290
Permanent jobs requiring a Functional Analyst 81 40 55
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.083% 0.038% 0.036%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.088% 0.041% 0.037%
Number of salaries quoted 38 28 30
10th Percentile £36,015 £44,175 £24,000
25th Percentile £42,625 £49,125 £42,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,750 £55,000 £56,250
Median % change year-on-year -5.91% -2.22% +12.50%
75th Percentile £62,500 £64,688 £85,000
90th Percentile £75,750 £70,000 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -7.27% +10.00% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 91,989 97,583 147,027
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.63% 91.61% 96.02%
Number of salaries quoted 66,379 61,119 85,881
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.67% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%

Functional Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Functional Analyst in the UK

Functional Analyst
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Functional Analyst in the UK

Functional Analyst
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Functional Analyst over the 6 months to 19 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Functional Analyst in the UK

Functional Analyst
Top 14 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Functional Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 19 April 2024. 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 +155 61 £52,500 -4.55% 7
UK excluding London +56 54 £51,000 -7.27% 5
Work from Home +111 27 £60,500 +9.01% 2
South East +21 21 £80,000 +42.22%
North of England +64 12 £46,500 -28.46% 2
Midlands +20 10 £60,000 +9.09%
West Midlands +38 9 - -
London +143 8 £66,250 +10.42% 3
Yorkshire +106 8 £46,500 -33.57% 2
East of England +39 6 £53,000 +6.00%
North West +16 4 £23,800 -60.33%
South West -6 4 £52,500 -4.55% 1
East Midlands -16 1 £60,000 +23.08%
Northern Ireland - 1 - -

Functional Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 19 April 2024, Functional 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 Functional Analyst in the job title.

1 34 (41.98%) CRM
2 29 (35.80%) Finance
3 27 (33.33%) Agile
4 23 (28.40%) ERP
4 23 (28.40%) Continuous Delivery
5 21 (25.93%) Problem-Solving
5 21 (25.93%) Business Analysis
6 20 (24.69%) Salesforce
6 20 (24.69%) Social Skills
7 19 (23.46%) Business Strategy
7 19 (23.46%) Validation
8 18 (22.22%) Continuous Integration
8 18 (22.22%) Workflow
8 18 (22.22%) CI/CD
8 18 (22.22%) Sprint Retrospective
8 18 (22.22%) Sprint Review
8 18 (22.22%) Salesforce Service Cloud
8 18 (22.22%) Dashboard Development
8 18 (22.22%) Salesforce CRM
9 17 (20.99%) SAP
10 14 (17.28%) Microsoft
10 14 (17.28%) Requirements Gathering
11 13 (16.05%) Analytical Skills
12 11 (13.58%) GAP Analysis
13 9 (11.11%) Management Information System
13 9 (11.11%) BT
13 9 (11.11%) ITIL
13 9 (11.11%) Problem Management
13 9 (11.11%) Legal
14 8 (9.88%) Renewable Energy

Functional 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:

Applications
1 4 (4.94%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 18 (22.22%) Salesforce CRM
2 7 (8.64%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (6.17%) SAP CO
3 5 (6.17%) SAP FI
3 5 (6.17%) SAP FI/CO
4 3 (3.70%) Oracle EBS
4 3 (3.70%) Oracle Financials
5 2 (2.47%) Magento
5 2 (2.47%) SAP S/4HANA
6 1 (1.23%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (1.23%) SAP CRM
6 1 (1.23%) SAP Retail
Cloud Services
1 18 (22.22%) Salesforce Service Cloud
2 6 (7.41%) Dynamics 365
2 6 (7.41%) Power Platform
3 2 (2.47%) Miro
4 1 (1.23%) Oracle Service Cloud
4 1 (1.23%) SaaS
4 1 (1.23%) SAP Commerce Cloud
4 1 (1.23%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 4 (4.94%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.23%) Power BI
1 1 (1.23%) SAP HANA
General
1 29 (35.80%) Finance
2 20 (24.69%) Social Skills
3 13 (16.05%) Analytical Skills
4 9 (11.11%) Legal
5 6 (7.41%) Retail
6 4 (4.94%) Manufacturing
6 4 (4.94%) Organisational Skills
6 4 (4.94%) Presentation Skills
6 4 (4.94%) Public Sector
7 2 (2.47%) Law
8 1 (1.23%) Banking
8 1 (1.23%) Marketing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (6.17%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 9 (11.11%) Management Information System
2 8 (9.88%) Renewable Energy
2 8 (9.88%) Self-Motivation
3 5 (6.17%) Low-Code
3 5 (6.17%) NHS
4 4 (4.94%) CCTV
5 2 (2.47%) FMCG
5 2 (2.47%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (41.98%) CRM
2 27 (33.33%) Agile
3 23 (28.40%) Continuous Delivery
3 23 (28.40%) ERP
4 21 (25.93%) Business Analysis
4 21 (25.93%) Problem-Solving
5 19 (23.46%) Business Strategy
5 19 (23.46%) Validation
6 18 (22.22%) CI/CD
6 18 (22.22%) Continuous Integration
6 18 (22.22%) Dashboard Development
6 18 (22.22%) Sprint Retrospective
6 18 (22.22%) Sprint Review
6 18 (22.22%) Workflow
7 14 (17.28%) Requirements Gathering
8 11 (13.58%) GAP Analysis
9 9 (11.11%) ITIL
9 9 (11.11%) Problem Management
10 8 (9.88%) Data Modelling
10 8 (9.88%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (4.94%) C#
2 1 (1.23%) SQL
2 1 (1.23%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 6 (7.41%) Security Cleared
2 5 (6.17%) Degree
3 4 (4.94%) SC Cleared
4 2 (2.47%) BPSS Clearance
4 2 (2.47%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (1.23%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (1.23%) SAP Certification
Vendors
1 20 (24.69%) Salesforce
2 17 (20.99%) SAP
3 14 (17.28%) Microsoft
4 9 (11.11%) BT
5 8 (9.88%) IFS
6 7 (8.64%) Oracle