Principal Business Analyst Job Trends in Wales

Principal Business Analyst
UK > Wales

The median Principal Business Analyst salary in Wales is £64,290 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 December 2025.

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

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 74 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Business Analyst 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Wales 0.092% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.10% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £63,106 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £64,290 - -
75th Percentile £65,473 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £64,290 - £63,750
% change year-on-year - - +6.25%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Wales. 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 Wales with a recognized job title 967 882 820
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.12% 95.56% 96.47%
Number of salaries quoted 691 485 613
10th Percentile £27,000 £30,200 £30,000
25th Percentile £33,500 £35,000 £35,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £49,104 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.82% +3.38% -
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,000 £61,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £72,433
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

Principal Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

Principal Business Analyst job vacancy trend in Wales

Principal Business Analyst
Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Business Analyst within the Wales region over the 6 months to 31 December 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
West Wales - 1 £64,290 - 2
Principal Business Analyst
UK

Principal Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales

For the 6 months to 31 December 2025, Principal 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 across the Wales region featuring Principal Business Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) BPMN
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) IIBA
1 1 (100.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Transformation

Principal Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales 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:

Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) PMI
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) BPMN
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Transformation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) IIBA
1 1 (100.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared