International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for IIBA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 28 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 701 888 827
Rank change year-on-year +187 -61 +326
Permanent jobs citing IIBA 10 22 137
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.018% 0.022% 0.14%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.037% 0.080% 0.42%
Number of salaries quoted 8 16 128
10th Percentile £56,775 £40,481 £52,500
25th Percentile - £45,740 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £58,700 £70,600
Median % change year-on-year +2.21% -16.86% +37.09%
75th Percentile £61,125 £62,275 -
90th Percentile £64,500 £65,625 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £58,700 £70,600
% change year-on-year +2.21% -16.86% +56.89%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

IIBA falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 26,899 27,630 32,541
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 49.19% 27.05% 33.23%
Number of salaries quoted 10,865 17,234 14,697
10th Percentile £31,750 £28,500 £31,973
25th Percentile £43,750 £38,501 £42,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £54,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.85% -10.00% +9.09%
75th Percentile £68,568 £71,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £87,500 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +5.00%

IIBA
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing IIBA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for IIBA in the UK

IIBA
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IIBA.

Salary trend for IIBA in the UK

IIBA
Top 8 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IIBA within the UK over the 6 months to 28 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 +149 10 £60,000 +2.21% 25
UK excluding London +182 9 £60,000 +2.21% 19
West Midlands +66 6 £60,000 +2.21% 1
Midlands +62 6 £60,000 +2.21% 1
Work from Home +112 2 £56,750 -3.32% 8
East of England - 2 £63,000 -
London +120 1 - - 11
South East +87 1 £50,500 +1.00% 10

IIBA
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 1 (10.00%) Confluence
Development Applications
1 1 (10.00%) JIRA
General
1 3 (30.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (10.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (10.00%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 10 (100.00%) Analyst
1 10 (100.00%) Business Analyst
2 2 (20.00%) Business Manager
3 1 (10.00%) Business IT Analyst
3 1 (10.00%) IT Analyst
3 1 (10.00%) IT Business Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 1 (10.00%) Onboarding
1 1 (10.00%) PMI
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (100.00%) Business Analysis
2 9 (90.00%) Workshop Facilitation
3 8 (80.00%) BPMN
3 8 (80.00%) ITIL
4 7 (70.00%) Requirements Gathering
4 7 (70.00%) Stakeholder Management
5 6 (60.00%) Actionable Insight
5 6 (60.00%) Data Analysis
5 6 (60.00%) Decision-Making
5 6 (60.00%) MoSCoW
5 6 (60.00%) Requirements Engineering
5 6 (60.00%) Traceability Matrix
6 4 (40.00%) Agile
7 3 (30.00%) Waterfall
8 2 (20.00%) Feasibility Study
8 2 (20.00%) GAP Analysis
8 2 (20.00%) Performance Management
8 2 (20.00%) SDLC
8 2 (20.00%) Sequence Diagram
8 2 (20.00%) Swim Lanes
Qualifications
1 8 (80.00%) Degree
2 7 (70.00%) CBAP
3 6 (60.00%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
4 1 (10.00%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (10.00%) PMO