SAP Business Analyst Job Trends

Business Analyst - SAP (SAP BA)
UK

The median Business Analyst - SAP (SAP BA) salary in the UK is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 24 June 2026.

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

6 months to
24 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 731 655 868
Rank change year-on-year -76 +213 -24
Permanent jobs requiring an SAP Business Analyst 18 2 18
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.019% 0.004% 0.017%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.020% 0.005% 0.018%
Number of salaries quoted 8 1 10
10th Percentile £57,375 - £56,463
25th Percentile - £52,500 £56,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £59,125
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -6.98% -12.41%
75th Percentile £62,813 £57,500 £64,375
90th Percentile £73,875 - £69,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £58,250
% change year-on-year +9.09% -5.58% -13.70%

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 89,394 40,455 102,187
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.02% 89.45% 94.75%
Number of salaries quoted 61,374 23,051 73,787
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £38,750 £38,620
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £98,474 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - - -6.54%

SAP Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

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

SAP Business Analyst job vacancy trend in the UK

SAP Business Analyst
Salary Trend

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

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

SAP Business Analyst
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing SAP Business Analyst over the 6 months to 24 June 2026.

Salary histogram for SAP Business Analyst in the UK

SAP Business Analyst
Top 9 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SAP Business Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 24 June 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 -62 18 £60,000 +9.09% 5
UK excluding London -38 15 £60,000 +9.09% 4
West Midlands - 11 £52,500 - 3
Midlands - 11 £52,500 - 3
Work from Home +13 4 £60,000 +9.09% 2
North of England - 3 £60,000 -
North East - 3 £60,000 -
London -21 2 £60,000 - 2
South East -23 1 £80,000 +45.45% 1

SAP Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 24 June 2026, SAP 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 SAP Business Analyst in the job title.

1 18 (100.00%) SAP
2 10 (55.56%) SAP CO
2 10 (55.56%) SAP FI
2 10 (55.56%) SAP FI/CO
3 8 (44.44%) SAP S/4HANA
4 7 (38.89%) ERP
4 7 (38.89%) Migration
5 6 (33.33%) User Acceptance Testing
6 5 (27.78%) Continuous Improvement
6 5 (27.78%) Data Migration
6 5 (27.78%) Integration Testing
6 5 (27.78%) MS Visio
6 5 (27.78%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 4 (22.22%) Boomi
7 4 (22.22%) BPMN
7 4 (22.22%) Change Management
7 4 (22.22%) Confluence
7 4 (22.22%) Data Integration
7 4 (22.22%) JIRA
7 4 (22.22%) Lucidchart
7 4 (22.22%) Middleware
7 4 (22.22%) MoSCoW
7 4 (22.22%) MuleSoft
7 4 (22.22%) Requirements Gathering
7 4 (22.22%) SAP PI
7 4 (22.22%) SWOT Analysis
7 4 (22.22%) Workshop Facilitation
8 2 (11.11%) Degree
9 1 (5.56%) Agile
9 1 (5.56%) Hudson

SAP 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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (22.22%) Confluence
Applications
1 5 (27.78%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 10 (55.56%) SAP CO
1 10 (55.56%) SAP FI
1 10 (55.56%) SAP FI/CO
2 8 (44.44%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (5.56%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 4 (22.22%) Boomi
1 4 (22.22%) Lucidchart
Development Applications
1 4 (22.22%) JIRA
2 1 (5.56%) Hudson
General
1 4 (22.22%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (11.11%) Finance
2 2 (11.11%) Manufacturing
3 1 (5.56%) Documentation Skills
3 1 (5.56%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (22.22%) Middleware
1 4 (22.22%) SAP PI
Miscellaneous
1 4 (22.22%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (38.89%) ERP
1 7 (38.89%) Migration
2 6 (33.33%) User Acceptance Testing
3 5 (27.78%) Continuous Improvement
3 5 (27.78%) Data Migration
3 5 (27.78%) Integration Testing
3 5 (27.78%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 4 (22.22%) BPMN
4 4 (22.22%) Change Management
4 4 (22.22%) Data Integration
4 4 (22.22%) MoSCoW
4 4 (22.22%) Requirements Gathering
4 4 (22.22%) SWOT Analysis
4 4 (22.22%) Workshop Facilitation
5 1 (5.56%) Agile
5 1 (5.56%) IT Governance
5 1 (5.56%) Logistics
5 1 (5.56%) Stakeholder Management
5 1 (5.56%) Test Scripting
5 1 (5.56%) Unit Testing
Qualifications
1 2 (11.11%) Degree
2 1 (5.56%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.56%) SLA
Vendors
1 18 (100.00%) SAP
2 4 (22.22%) MuleSoft