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 15 May 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
15 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 817 931 1186
Rank change year-on-year +114 +255 -310
Permanent jobs requiring a Functional Analyst 78 46 47
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.079% 0.046% 0.029%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.083% 0.050% 0.031%
Number of salaries quoted 38 36 32
10th Percentile £36,015 £40,750 £24,000
25th Percentile £42,625 £45,000 £42,359
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,750 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.91% +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £60,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £75,750 £68,750 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,000 £55,000 £46,500
% change year-on-year -7.27% +18.28% -7.00%

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 93,908 91,208 153,609
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.68% 91.47% 96.09%
Number of salaries quoted 67,161 57,434 84,375
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,521
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £80,500 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,950
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,173
% change year-on-year -5.66% +5.64% +5.63%

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 15 May 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 15 May 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 +85 59 £52,500 -4.55% 7
UK excluding London -2 52 £51,000 -7.27% 2
Work from Home +68 26 £60,500 +9.01% 6
South East +20 21 £80,000 +45.45% 1
North of England +47 12 £46,500 -19.13%
London +114 8 £66,250 +20.45% 5
Yorkshire +95 8 £46,500 -16.59%
Midlands -2 8 £60,000 +23.08% 1
West Midlands +21 7 - - 1
East of England +9 6 £53,000 +6.00%
North West +4 4 £23,800 -58.61%
South West -25 4 £52,500 -4.55%
East Midlands -18 1 £60,000 +23.08%
Northern Ireland - 1 - -

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

For the 6 months to 15 May 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 32 (41.03%) CRM
2 29 (37.18%) Finance
3 24 (30.77%) Agile
4 23 (29.49%) ERP
5 21 (26.92%) Continuous Delivery
5 21 (26.92%) Problem-Solving
6 20 (25.64%) Social Skills
7 19 (24.36%) Business Analysis
8 17 (21.79%) Validation
8 17 (21.79%) Salesforce
8 17 (21.79%) SAP
8 17 (21.79%) Business Strategy
9 16 (20.51%) Dashboard Development
9 16 (20.51%) Salesforce CRM
9 16 (20.51%) Salesforce Service Cloud
9 16 (20.51%) CI/CD
9 16 (20.51%) Sprint Retrospective
9 16 (20.51%) Sprint Review
9 16 (20.51%) Workflow
9 16 (20.51%) Continuous Integration
10 14 (17.95%) Microsoft
11 13 (16.67%) Requirements Gathering
11 13 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
12 11 (14.10%) GAP Analysis
13 9 (11.54%) Management Information System
13 9 (11.54%) BT
13 9 (11.54%) Legal
13 9 (11.54%) ITIL
13 9 (11.54%) Problem Management
14 8 (10.26%) IFS

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 (5.13%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 16 (20.51%) Salesforce CRM
2 7 (8.97%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (6.41%) SAP CO
3 5 (6.41%) SAP FI
3 5 (6.41%) SAP FI/CO
4 3 (3.85%) Oracle EBS
4 3 (3.85%) Oracle Financials
5 2 (2.56%) Magento
5 2 (2.56%) SAP S/4HANA
6 1 (1.28%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (1.28%) SAP CRM
6 1 (1.28%) SAP Retail
Cloud Services
1 16 (20.51%) Salesforce Service Cloud
2 6 (7.69%) Dynamics 365
2 6 (7.69%) Power Platform
3 1 (1.28%) Miro
3 1 (1.28%) Oracle Service Cloud
3 1 (1.28%) SaaS
3 1 (1.28%) SAP Commerce Cloud
3 1 (1.28%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 4 (5.13%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.28%) Power BI
1 1 (1.28%) SAP HANA
General
1 29 (37.18%) Finance
2 20 (25.64%) Social Skills
3 13 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
4 9 (11.54%) Legal
5 6 (7.69%) Retail
6 4 (5.13%) Manufacturing
6 4 (5.13%) Organisational Skills
6 4 (5.13%) Presentation Skills
7 3 (3.85%) Public Sector
8 2 (2.56%) Law
9 1 (1.28%) Banking
9 1 (1.28%) Marketing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (6.41%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 9 (11.54%) Management Information System
2 8 (10.26%) Renewable Energy
2 8 (10.26%) Self-Motivation
3 5 (6.41%) Low-Code
3 5 (6.41%) NHS
4 4 (5.13%) CCTV
5 2 (2.56%) FMCG
6 1 (1.28%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (41.03%) CRM
2 24 (30.77%) Agile
3 23 (29.49%) ERP
4 21 (26.92%) Continuous Delivery
4 21 (26.92%) Problem-Solving
5 19 (24.36%) Business Analysis
6 17 (21.79%) Business Strategy
6 17 (21.79%) Validation
7 16 (20.51%) CI/CD
7 16 (20.51%) Continuous Integration
7 16 (20.51%) Dashboard Development
7 16 (20.51%) Sprint Retrospective
7 16 (20.51%) Sprint Review
7 16 (20.51%) Workflow
8 13 (16.67%) Requirements Gathering
9 11 (14.10%) GAP Analysis
10 9 (11.54%) ITIL
10 9 (11.54%) Problem Management
11 8 (10.26%) Data Modelling
11 8 (10.26%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (5.13%) C#
2 1 (1.28%) SQL
2 1 (1.28%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (6.41%) Security Cleared
2 4 (5.13%) Degree
2 4 (5.13%) SC Cleared
3 2 (2.56%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (1.28%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (1.28%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (1.28%) SAP Certification
Vendors
1 17 (21.79%) Salesforce
1 17 (21.79%) SAP
2 14 (17.95%) Microsoft
3 9 (11.54%) BT
4 8 (10.26%) IFS
5 7 (8.97%) Oracle