Senior Business Analyst Jobs in Scotland

Senior Business Analyst (Senior BA)
UK > Scotland

The median Senior Business Analyst (Senior BA) salary in Scotland is £58,800 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 19 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 284 207 208
Rank change year-on-year -77 +1 -13
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Business Analyst 5 12 41
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.074% 0.26% 0.69%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.077% 0.29% 0.72%
Number of salaries quoted 1 8 32
10th Percentile - £46,250 £47,500
25th Percentile £55,400 £47,188 £50,531
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,800 £65,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.54% +23.81% +13.51%
75th Percentile £62,200 £67,500 £57,188
90th Percentile - - £65,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year - +4.00% +2.46%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Scotland

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title 6,512 4,118 5,676
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.93% 89.89% 95.77%
Number of salaries quoted 2,629 2,228 3,006
10th Percentile £27,950 £31,338 £28,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £39,740
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,043 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.62% +4.84% +10.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £81,250
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Senior Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings that featured Senior Business Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Senior Business Analyst in Scotland

Senior Business Analyst
Salary Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Business Analyst in Scotland.

Salary trend for Senior Business Analyst in Scotland

Senior Business Analyst
Job Locations in Scotland

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 Scotland region over the 6 months to 19 May 2024. 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
Edinburgh +31 3 £58,800 -9.54% 1
Glasgow -112 2 - -
Senior Business Analyst
UK

Senior Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 19 May 2024, 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 across the Scotland region featuring Senior Business Analyst in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 5 (100.00%) Agile
1 5 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 5 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 5 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 5 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
2 4 (80.00%) Backlog Refinement
2 4 (80.00%) Miro
2 4 (80.00%) User Research
2 4 (80.00%) Knowledge Transfer
2 4 (80.00%) Requirements Workshops
2 4 (80.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
2 4 (80.00%) Epics
2 4 (80.00%) Actionable Insight
2 4 (80.00%) Business Process Modelling
2 4 (80.00%) Acceptance Criteria
2 4 (80.00%) Confluence
2 4 (80.00%) UML
2 4 (80.00%) MS Visio
2 4 (80.00%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management
2 4 (80.00%) Degree
2 4 (80.00%) JIRA
2 4 (80.00%) Scrum
3 1 (20.00%) Matrix Organization
3 1 (20.00%) Line Management
3 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (20.00%) Business Process Analysis
3 1 (20.00%) Community of Practice
3 1 (20.00%) Conflict Resolution

Senior Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (80.00%) Confluence
Applications
1 4 (80.00%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 4 (80.00%) Miro
Development Applications
1 4 (80.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (20.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Agile
1 5 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 5 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 5 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 4 (80.00%) Acceptance Criteria
2 4 (80.00%) Actionable Insight
2 4 (80.00%) Backlog Refinement
2 4 (80.00%) Business Process Modelling
2 4 (80.00%) Epics
2 4 (80.00%) Knowledge Transfer
2 4 (80.00%) Requirements Workshops
2 4 (80.00%) Scrum
2 4 (80.00%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management
2 4 (80.00%) UML
2 4 (80.00%) User Research
2 4 (80.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
3 1 (20.00%) Business Process Analysis
3 1 (20.00%) Business Strategy
3 1 (20.00%) Line Management
3 1 (20.00%) Matrix Organization
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 5 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 4 (80.00%) Degree