Business Intelligence Analyst Job Trends in the West Midlands

BI Analyst
England > West Midlands

The median BI Analyst salary in the West Midlands is £44,543 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 August 2026.

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

6 months to
17 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 182 162 211
Rank change year-on-year -20 +49 -44
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Intelligence Analyst 15 18 12
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 0.18% 0.52% 0.19%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.19% 0.58% 0.20%
Number of salaries quoted 13 18 6
10th Percentile £32,250 £37,900 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £41,250 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,543 £47,500 £39,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.23% +21.79% -17.89%
75th Percentile £50,000 £65,000 £41,875
90th Percentile £55,000 - £45,625
England median annual salary £50,000 £49,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +2.04% +8.89% -14.29%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
West Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the West Midlands. 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 West Midlands with a recognized job title 8,033 3,108 6,108
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.92% 89.88% 94.86%
Number of salaries quoted 5,942 2,113 4,016
10th Percentile £31,711 £27,800 £28,119
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,656 £35,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% - -4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £66,250 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% - -8.33%

Business Intelligence Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

Business Intelligence Analyst job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

Business Intelligence Analyst
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

Salary distribution trend for Business Intelligence Analyst job vacancies in the West Midlands.

Salary distribution trend for Business Intelligence Analyst job vacancies in the West Midlands

Business Intelligence Analyst
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Intelligence Analyst in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 17 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Business Intelligence Analyst in the West Midlands

Business Intelligence Analyst
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Intelligence Analyst within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 17 August 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
Birmingham -32 7 £44,543 -25.76%
Walsall +2 4 £40,750 -4.12%
Staffordshire - 2 £55,000 - 1
Warwickshire -10 1 £55,000 +84.87%
Coventry - 1 £50,000 -
Business Intelligence Analyst
England

Business Intelligence Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 17 August 2026, Business Intelligence 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 West Midlands region featuring Business Intelligence Analyst in the job title.

1 15 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 15 (100.00%) Power BI
1 15 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 14 (93.33%) SQL
3 9 (60.00%) Analytics
3 9 (60.00%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 8 (53.33%) Microsoft
5 7 (46.67%) Azure
5 7 (46.67%) Microsoft Excel
6 6 (40.00%) Decision-Making
6 6 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
7 5 (33.33%) Data Analytics
7 5 (33.33%) Data Modelling
7 5 (33.33%) Degree
7 5 (33.33%) Power Query
8 4 (26.67%) Actionable Insight
8 4 (26.67%) Data Warehouse
8 4 (26.67%) Python
8 4 (26.67%) Tableau
9 3 (20.00%) Agile
9 3 (20.00%) Amazon Redshift
9 3 (20.00%) CI/CD
9 3 (20.00%) Dashboard Development
9 3 (20.00%) Data Quality
9 3 (20.00%) Data Strategy
9 3 (20.00%) DevOps
9 3 (20.00%) JIRA
9 3 (20.00%) Microsoft Certification
9 3 (20.00%) Numerical Analysis
9 3 (20.00%) SC Cleared

Business Intelligence Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands 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:

Applications
1 7 (46.67%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (13.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 15 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 7 (46.67%) Azure
3 2 (13.33%) Power Automate
3 2 (13.33%) PowerApps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (100.00%) Power BI
2 5 (33.33%) Power Query
3 4 (26.67%) Data Warehouse
3 4 (26.67%) Tableau
4 3 (20.00%) Amazon Redshift
5 2 (13.33%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
5 2 (13.33%) QlikView
5 2 (13.33%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 3 (20.00%) JIRA
General
1 6 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (26.67%) Social Skills
3 3 (20.00%) Finance
4 2 (13.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 2 (13.33%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 2 (13.33%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
2 9 (60.00%) Analytics
3 6 (40.00%) Decision-Making
3 6 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
4 5 (33.33%) Data Analytics
4 5 (33.33%) Data Modelling
5 4 (26.67%) Actionable Insight
6 3 (20.00%) Agile
6 3 (20.00%) CI/CD
6 3 (20.00%) Dashboard Development
6 3 (20.00%) Data Strategy
6 3 (20.00%) DevOps
6 3 (20.00%) Numerical Analysis
6 3 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
7 2 (13.33%) Continuous Improvement
7 2 (13.33%) Data Extraction
7 2 (13.33%) Data Governance
7 2 (13.33%) Data Management
7 2 (13.33%) Data Visualisation
7 2 (13.33%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 14 (93.33%) SQL
2 9 (60.00%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 4 (26.67%) Python
4 2 (13.33%) JavaScript
4 2 (13.33%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (33.33%) Degree
2 3 (20.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 3 (20.00%) SC Cleared
2 3 (20.00%) Security Cleared
3 2 (13.33%) CITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (20.00%) Data Quality
2 2 (13.33%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 8 (53.33%) Microsoft