Senior Business Analyst (Senior BA)
UK
The median Senior Business Analyst (Senior BA) salary in the UK is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 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 11 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 615 | 684 | 638 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +69 | -46 | -1 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Business Analyst | 91 | 219 | 360 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.17% | 0.22% | 0.36% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.18% | 0.23% | 0.39% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66 | 147 | 216 |
| 10th Percentile | £52,500 | £46,083 | £47,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £63,750 | £51,143 | £53,136 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.38% | - | +4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £85,000 | £80,000 | £76,563 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £85,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £63,750 | £55,000 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.91% | -4.35% | +4.55% |
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 | 49,511 | 93,886 | 92,389 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.48% | 94.63% | 91.46% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,626 | 67,255 | 58,266 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,443 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.41% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -5.66% | +6.00% |
Senior Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Senior Business Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Senior Business Analyst
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Business Analyst.
Senior Business Analyst
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Business Analyst over the 6 months to 11 May 2025.
Senior Business Analyst
Top 15 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Business Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 11 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 |
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| England | +41 | 81 | £75,000 | +15.38% | 133 |
| London | +62 | 49 | £85,000 | +6.25% | 85 |
| UK excluding London | +105 | 35 | £63,750 | +15.91% | 73 |
| Work from Home | +86 | 25 | £80,000 | +33.50% | 66 |
| North of England | +19 | 9 | £65,000 | +18.18% | 17 |
| South East | +94 | 8 | £70,000 | +9.80% | 27 |
| Scotland | +122 | 7 | £56,567 | -3.80% | 6 |
| North West | -14 | 7 | £63,750 | +2.00% | 7 |
| Midlands | +49 | 5 | £58,263 | +15.37% | 7 |
| South West | +102 | 4 | £48,894 | -10.41% | 7 |
| West Midlands | +55 | 4 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 6 |
| East of England | +41 | 2 | £70,000 | -2.78% | 6 |
| Yorkshire | +40 | 2 | £80,000 | +45.45% | 7 |
| East Midlands | +34 | 1 | £70,000 | +40.44% | 1 |
| Wales | +33 | 1 | - | - |
Senior Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 11 May 2025, Senior 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 Senior Business Analyst in the job title.
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Senior 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: