Lead Business Analyst Job Trends in West Yorkshire

Lead Business Analyst (Lead BA)
Yorkshire > West Yorkshire

The median Lead Business Analyst (Lead BA) salary in West Yorkshire is £68,510 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 March 2026.

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

6 months to
11 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 138 99 152
Rank change year-on-year -39 +53 +75
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Business Analyst 1 1 3
As % of all permanent jobs in West Yorkshire 0.041% 0.088% 0.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.044% 0.093% 0.12%
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £66,495 £63,750 £71,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £68,510 £67,500 £77,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.50% -12.90% +50.10%
75th Percentile £70,525 £71,250 £83,750
90th Percentile - - -
Yorkshire median annual salary £68,510 £67,500 £77,500
% change year-on-year +1.50% -12.90% +45.36%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
West Yorkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in West Yorkshire. 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 West Yorkshire with a recognized job title 2,266 1,072 2,606
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.44% 93.95% 96.23%
Number of salaries quoted 1,434 613 2,022
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,900 £27,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £37,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £54,228 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.42% +3.29% -4.55%
75th Percentile £75,000 £76,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £97,528 £84,964
Yorkshire median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - - -8.90%

Lead Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in West Yorkshire

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

Lead Business Analyst job vacancy trend in West Yorkshire

Lead Business Analyst
Salary Trend in West Yorkshire

Salary distribution trend for Lead Business Analyst job vacancies in West Yorkshire.

Salary distribution trend for Lead Business Analyst job vacancies in West Yorkshire

Lead Business Analyst
Job Locations in West Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Business Analyst within the West Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 11 March 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
Leeds -35 1 £68,510 +1.50% 1
Lead Business Analyst
Yorkshire

Lead Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Yorkshire

For the 6 months to 11 March 2026, Lead 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 West Yorkshire region featuring Lead Business Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Acceptance Criteria
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) CBAP
1 1 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) GAP Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) IIBA
1 1 (100.00%) Master Data Management
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Product Management
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) User Stories
1 1 (100.00%) Waterfall
1 1 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation

Lead Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Yorkshire 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 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Acceptance Criteria
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) GAP Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Master Data Management
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Product Management
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) User Stories
1 1 (100.00%) Waterfall
1 1 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CBAP
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) IIBA