Pensions Business Analyst Job Trends

Pensions Business Analyst
UK

The median Pensions Business Analyst salary in the UK is £80,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 643 710 736
Rank change year-on-year +67 +26 +275
Permanent jobs requiring a Pensions Business Analyst 8 2 1
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.013% 0.004% 0.002%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.015% 0.004% 0.002%
Number of salaries quoted 6 2 1
10th Percentile £69,750 - -
25th Percentile £74,125 £88,750 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,500 £92,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.97% +54.17% +14.29%
75th Percentile £86,250 £96,250 -
90th Percentile £86,875 - -
UK excluding London median annual salary £77,500 £92,500 -
% change year-on-year -16.22% - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 54,089 49,558 53,300
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.68% 92.89% 95.26%
Number of salaries quoted 33,489 25,634 41,126
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,750 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -5.66%

Pensions Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Pensions Business Analyst' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Pensions Business Analyst job vacancy trend in the UK

Pensions Business Analyst
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Pensions Business Analyst job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Pensions Business Analyst job vacancies in the UK

Pensions Business Analyst
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Pensions Business Analyst over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Pensions Business Analyst in the UK

Pensions Business Analyst
Top 5 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Pensions Business Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 13 January 2026. 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 +75 6 £82,500 -10.81% 2
London - 5 £82,500 - 1
UK excluding London +66 2 £77,500 -16.22% 4
Scotland - 2 £77,500 - 2
Work from Home +65 1 £85,000 -8.11% 4

Pensions Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 25 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 13 January 2026, Pensions Business Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Pensions Business Analyst in the job title.

1 5 (62.50%) Agile
2 3 (37.50%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (37.50%) Stakeholder Management
2 3 (37.50%) Waterfall
3 2 (25.00%) Business Analysis
3 2 (25.00%) Due Diligence
3 2 (25.00%) Product Discovery
3 2 (25.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
3 2 (25.00%) Use Case
3 2 (25.00%) User Stories
3 2 (25.00%) Workshop Facilitation
4 1 (12.50%) Actionable Insight
4 1 (12.50%) Analytical Thinking
4 1 (12.50%) Business Strategy
4 1 (12.50%) Change Management
4 1 (12.50%) Creative Thinking
4 1 (12.50%) Data Interpretation
4 1 (12.50%) Data-Driven Decision Making
4 1 (12.50%) Decision-Making
4 1 (12.50%) Mentoring
4 1 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (12.50%) Requirements Workshops
4 1 (12.50%) Risk Analysis
4 1 (12.50%) Service Delivery
4 1 (12.50%) Stakeholder Engagement

Pensions Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 4 (50.00%) Finance
2 3 (37.50%) Social Skills
3 1 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (62.50%) Agile
2 3 (37.50%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (37.50%) Stakeholder Management
2 3 (37.50%) Waterfall
3 2 (25.00%) Business Analysis
3 2 (25.00%) Due Diligence
3 2 (25.00%) Product Discovery
3 2 (25.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
3 2 (25.00%) Use Case
3 2 (25.00%) User Stories
3 2 (25.00%) Workshop Facilitation
4 1 (12.50%) Business Strategy
4 1 (12.50%) Change Management
4 1 (12.50%) Data Interpretation
4 1 (12.50%) Decision-Making
4 1 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (12.50%) Requirements Workshops
4 1 (12.50%) Risk Analysis
4 1 (12.50%) Service Delivery
4 1 (12.50%) Stakeholder Engagement