IT Business Analyst Jobs

IT Business Analyst (IT BA)
UK

The median IT Business Analyst (IT BA) salary in the UK is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 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
21 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 678 774 831
Rank change year-on-year +96 +57 +86
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Business Analyst 40 110 145
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.072% 0.11% 0.15%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.079% 0.12% 0.16%
Number of salaries quoted 37 105 122
10th Percentile £42,875 £40,200 £39,270
25th Percentile £46,250 £45,750 £42,675
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £49,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +21.21% -1.00% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £53,500 £64,688
90th Percentile £76,750 £60,000 £75,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £49,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +6.06% +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 50,627 94,635 91,055
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.61% 94.71% 91.54%
Number of salaries quoted 26,942 67,569 57,579
10th Percentile £29,444 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £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 £70,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,564 £50,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year +3.13% -5.66% +6.00%

IT Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Business Analyst in the UK

IT Business Analyst
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for IT Business Analyst in the UK

IT Business Analyst
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Business Analyst over the 6 months to 21 May 2025.

Salary histogram for IT Business Analyst in the UK

IT Business Analyst
Top 10 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Business Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 21 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 +97 40 £60,000 +21.21% 10
London +120 24 £60,000 +13.21% 3
UK excluding London +104 12 £52,500 +6.06% 10
Work from Home +68 12 £57,500 +16.16% 10
South West +111 4 £50,000 +7.53% 3
West Midlands +59 4 £49,250 +14.53% 1
Midlands +51 4 £49,250 -0.51% 1
North of England +39 3 £57,500 +4.55% 1
North West -4 3 £57,500 -4.17% 1
South East +68 1 £62,500 +23.76% 4

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

For the 6 months to 21 May 2025, IT Business 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 IT Business Analyst in the job title.

1 22 (55.00%) Business Analysis
2 21 (52.50%) Finance
3 15 (37.50%) Problem-Solving
4 12 (30.00%) Social Skills
4 12 (30.00%) Agile
5 11 (27.50%) Retail
5 11 (27.50%) User Stories
6 10 (25.00%) Project Management
6 10 (25.00%) SQL
7 9 (22.50%) Continuous Improvement
8 8 (20.00%) Data Mapping
8 8 (20.00%) Requirements Gathering
8 8 (20.00%) Reinsurance
8 8 (20.00%) Data Modelling
8 8 (20.00%) Business Intelligence
9 7 (17.50%) Migration
9 7 (17.50%) Microsoft
9 7 (17.50%) Analytical Skills
10 6 (15.00%) Waterfall
10 6 (15.00%) Data Migration
10 6 (15.00%) Workshop Facilitation
10 6 (15.00%) ERP
10 6 (15.00%) Data Analysis
10 6 (15.00%) Decision-Making
11 5 (12.50%) Influencing Skills
11 5 (12.50%) Legacy Systems
11 5 (12.50%) Microsoft Excel
11 5 (12.50%) SDLC
11 5 (12.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
12 4 (10.00%) User Acceptance Testing

IT Business 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 (5.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (12.50%) Microsoft Excel
1 5 (12.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (5.00%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (5.00%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 2 (5.00%) WhatsApp
2 1 (2.50%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (2.50%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (2.50%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.50%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 1 (2.50%) JIRA
General
1 21 (52.50%) Finance
2 12 (30.00%) Social Skills
3 11 (27.50%) Retail
4 7 (17.50%) Analytical Skills
5 5 (12.50%) Influencing Skills
6 4 (10.00%) German Language
6 4 (10.00%) Italian Language
7 3 (7.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 3 (7.50%) Law
8 2 (5.00%) Banking
8 2 (5.00%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (2.50%) Manufacturing
9 1 (2.50%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 8 (20.00%) Reinsurance
2 5 (12.50%) Legacy Systems
3 4 (10.00%) Management Information System
4 1 (2.50%) Data Protection Act
4 1 (2.50%) Onboarding
4 1 (2.50%) PMI
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (55.00%) Business Analysis
2 15 (37.50%) Problem-Solving
3 12 (30.00%) Agile
4 11 (27.50%) User Stories
5 10 (25.00%) Project Management
6 9 (22.50%) Continuous Improvement
7 8 (20.00%) Business Intelligence
7 8 (20.00%) Data Mapping
7 8 (20.00%) Data Modelling
7 8 (20.00%) Requirements Gathering
8 7 (17.50%) Migration
9 6 (15.00%) Data Analysis
9 6 (15.00%) Data Migration
9 6 (15.00%) Decision-Making
9 6 (15.00%) ERP
9 6 (15.00%) Waterfall
9 6 (15.00%) Workshop Facilitation
10 5 (12.50%) SDLC
11 4 (10.00%) Requirements Workshops
11 4 (10.00%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 10 (25.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (7.50%) Degree
2 1 (2.50%) CBAP
2 1 (2.50%) DV Cleared
2 1 (2.50%) IIBA
2 1 (2.50%) PMI Certification
2 1 (2.50%) SC Cleared
2 1 (2.50%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (10.00%) PMO
2 3 (7.50%) QA
3 1 (2.50%) ISO 9001
3 1 (2.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (2.50%) SLA
Vendors
1 7 (17.50%) Microsoft
2 1 (2.50%) Oracle