Business Analysis
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Business Analysis skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Business Analysis over the 6 months to 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 200 161 170
Rank change year-on-year -39 +9 -3
Permanent jobs citing Business Analysis 1,477 2,373 3,727
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.50% 2.29% 2.38%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.75% 2.40% 2.49%
Number of salaries quoted 819 1,615 2,554
10th Percentile £34,817 £41,250 £38,000
25th Percentile £43,356 £48,373 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £72,500 £71,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £92,500 £85,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -8.18% +10.00% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Business Analysis is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 84,620 99,018 149,592
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.90% 95.62% 95.60%
Number of salaries quoted 59,724 58,165 83,321
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.57% +2.50% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Business Analysis
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Business Analysis as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Business Analysis in the UK

Business Analysis
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Business Analysis.

Salary trend for Business Analysis in the UK

Business Analysis
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Analysis over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Business Analysis in the UK

Business Analysis
Top 18 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Analysis within the UK over the 6 months to 4 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
England -40 1,268 £55,000 -8.33% 290
UK excluding London -25 1,039 £50,500 -8.18% 159
Work from Home -69 536 £55,000 -8.33% 113
London -66 383 £70,000 +7.69% 138
North of England -23 213 £52,500 -4.55% 30
South East -52 203 £52,500 -8.70% 39
Midlands -37 165 £47,500 -9.52% 36
East of England +103 163 £45,600 -8.80% 19
North West 0 133 £48,500 -19.17% 16
South West -20 131 £52,500 -4.55% 22
Scotland -36 131 £45,237 -17.75% 9
West Midlands -26 120 £47,500 -9.52% 26
Yorkshire -11 53 £53,750 +4.37% 10
East Midlands -38 44 £47,500 -9.52% 10
North East +8 27 £52,500 -8.70% 4
Wales -15 16 £49,000 +8.89% 3
Northern Ireland +19 11 £58,800 +23.79% 4
Isle of Man - 7 £54,000 -

Business Analysis
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:

Application Platforms
1 77 (5.21%) Confluence
2 25 (1.69%) Apache
3 23 (1.56%) SharePoint
4 12 (0.81%) Anypoint
5 11 (0.74%) IIS
6 7 (0.47%) Apache Spark
7 5 (0.34%) BizTalk Server
8 4 (0.27%) Microsoft Exchange
9 2 (0.14%) Moodle
9 2 (0.14%) SAS
10 1 (0.068%) CMS
10 1 (0.068%) Drupal
10 1 (0.068%) SharePoint 2013
10 1 (0.068%) WordPress
Applications
1 154 (10.43%) Microsoft Excel
2 96 (6.50%) Microsoft Office
3 60 (4.06%) MS Visio
4 58 (3.93%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 21 (1.42%) Microsoft Project
6 8 (0.54%) Trello
7 5 (0.34%) Sketch
8 4 (0.27%) Spreadsheet
9 1 (0.068%) Camtasia
Business Applications
1 30 (2.03%) Salesforce CRM
2 21 (1.42%) Dynamics CRM
3 16 (1.08%) SAP S/4HANA
4 14 (0.95%) SAP CO
4 14 (0.95%) SAP FI
4 14 (0.95%) SAP FI/CO
5 13 (0.88%) iTrent
6 10 (0.68%) Infor SunSystems
7 7 (0.47%) BPCS
8 5 (0.34%) NEC Housing
9 4 (0.27%) SAP ERP
10 3 (0.20%) Aladdin
11 2 (0.14%) Endur
11 2 (0.14%) Magento
11 2 (0.14%) Maximo
11 2 (0.14%) Oracle ERP
11 2 (0.14%) SAP GRC
11 2 (0.14%) SAP HR
11 2 (0.14%) Shopify
11 2 (0.14%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 141 (9.55%) Azure
2 128 (8.67%) Power Platform
3 98 (6.64%) AWS
4 55 (3.72%) SaaS
5 53 (3.59%) Azure DevOps
6 41 (2.78%) Microsoft 365
7 29 (1.96%) PowerApps
8 28 (1.90%) Dynamics 365
9 23 (1.56%) Miro
10 20 (1.35%) Power Automate
11 19 (1.29%) GCP
11 19 (1.29%) Salesforce Service Cloud
12 14 (0.95%) IBM Cloud
13 11 (0.74%) PaaS
14 10 (0.68%) Azure Data Factory
15 8 (0.54%) Figma
15 8 (0.54%) IaaS
15 8 (0.54%) Serverless
16 7 (0.47%) AWS Lambda
17 6 (0.41%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 22 (1.49%) Firewall
1 22 (1.49%) Wireless
2 16 (1.08%) HTTP
3 14 (0.95%) LAN
3 14 (0.95%) WAN
4 12 (0.81%) BGP
4 12 (0.81%) OSPF
4 12 (0.81%) VLAN
5 10 (0.68%) DNS
6 9 (0.61%) TCP/IP
6 9 (0.61%) VoIP
7 7 (0.47%) EIGRP
7 7 (0.47%) HSRP
7 7 (0.47%) MPLS
7 7 (0.47%) Network Security
7 7 (0.47%) SD-WAN
7 7 (0.47%) Spanning Tree
7 7 (0.47%) VRRP
7 7 (0.47%) Wireshark
7 7 (0.47%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 113 (7.65%) Power BI
2 46 (3.11%) Data Warehouse
3 42 (2.84%) Tableau
4 37 (2.51%) SQL Server
5 27 (1.83%) Relational Database
6 25 (1.69%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 21 (1.42%) BusinessObjects
8 20 (1.35%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 13 (0.88%) Big Data
9 13 (0.88%) Data Lake
9 13 (0.88%) NoSQL
10 9 (0.61%) Azure SQL Database
10 9 (0.61%) Metadata
10 9 (0.61%) Oracle Reports
11 8 (0.54%) MySQL
12 7 (0.47%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
12 7 (0.47%) Data Mining
12 7 (0.47%) Qlik Sense
12 7 (0.47%) Semantic Layer
12 7 (0.47%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 146 (9.88%) JIRA
2 13 (0.88%) Visual Studio
3 10 (0.68%) Jenkins
4 9 (0.61%) Git
5 8 (0.54%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 4 (0.27%) Postman
7 2 (0.14%) Android Studio
7 2 (0.14%) Balsamiq
7 2 (0.14%) Cucumber
7 2 (0.14%) Hudson
7 2 (0.14%) JUnit
7 2 (0.14%) Rational DOORS
7 2 (0.14%) SoapUI
8 1 (0.068%) Bugzilla
8 1 (0.068%) Cypress.io
8 1 (0.068%) JMeter
8 1 (0.068%) Selenium
8 1 (0.068%) SpecFlow
8 1 (0.068%) Team Foundation Server
8 1 (0.068%) Visual Studio Team System
General
1 471 (31.89%) Social Skills
2 440 (29.79%) Finance
3 401 (27.15%) Analytical Skills
4 172 (11.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 168 (11.37%) Retail
6 144 (9.75%) Presentation Skills
7 142 (9.61%) Law
8 122 (8.26%) Public Sector
9 110 (7.45%) Banking
10 94 (6.36%) Marketing
11 93 (6.30%) Legal
12 63 (4.27%) Investment Banking
13 58 (3.93%) Influencing Skills
14 37 (2.51%) Documentation Skills
15 29 (1.96%) Organisational Skills
16 28 (1.90%) Front Office
16 28 (1.90%) Local Government
17 26 (1.76%) Pharmaceutical
18 24 (1.62%) Games
19 23 (1.56%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 834 (56.47%) Analyst
2 656 (44.41%) Business Analyst
3 189 (12.80%) Senior
4 109 (7.38%) Senior Analyst
5 100 (6.77%) Project Manager
6 94 (6.36%) Senior Business Analyst
7 80 (5.42%) Principal Business Analyst
8 74 (5.01%) Lead
9 73 (4.94%) Architect
10 68 (4.60%) Developer
11 60 (4.06%) Consultant
12 53 (3.59%) Systems Analyst
13 45 (3.05%) IT Analyst
14 36 (2.44%) Business Manager
14 36 (2.44%) IT Manager
14 36 (2.44%) Senior Manager
14 36 (2.44%) Technical Analyst
14 36 (2.44%) Technical Business Analyst
15 35 (2.37%) Business IT Analyst
15 35 (2.37%) IT Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 51 (3.45%) .NET
2 29 (1.96%) React
3 28 (1.90%) Web Services
4 23 (1.56%) EDI
5 21 (1.42%) Apache NiFi
6 20 (1.35%) ASP.NET
7 19 (1.29%) JSON
8 18 (1.22%) XML
9 17 (1.15%) .NET Framework
10 16 (1.08%) SOAP
11 15 (1.02%) Keras
11 15 (1.02%) NumPy
11 15 (1.02%) TensorFlow
12 14 (0.95%) REST
13 10 (0.68%) CSS
13 10 (0.68%) HTML
14 9 (0.61%) BAPI
14 9 (0.61%) SAP Fiori
15 8 (0.54%) .NET Core
16 7 (0.47%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 85 (5.75%) Product Ownership
2 84 (5.69%) Management Information System
3 54 (3.66%) Self-Motivation
4 41 (2.78%) Cloud Native
5 34 (2.30%) Algorithms
6 32 (2.17%) Data Structures
7 29 (1.96%) Taxonomies
8 25 (1.69%) Onboarding
9 23 (1.56%) Reinsurance
10 22 (1.49%) Mobile App
11 21 (1.42%) Hybrid Cloud
12 19 (1.29%) Derivative
13 18 (1.22%) Virtual Team
14 14 (0.95%) Blockchain
15 13 (0.88%) Legacy Systems
16 11 (0.74%) Analytical Mindset
16 11 (0.74%) Driving Licence
16 11 (0.74%) FMCG
16 11 (0.74%) IoT
16 11 (0.74%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 18 (1.22%) Windows
2 10 (0.68%) Android
3 8 (0.54%) Apple iOS
4 7 (0.47%) Linux
5 6 (0.41%) Unix
6 3 (0.20%) Windows 10
7 2 (0.14%) AIX
7 2 (0.14%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 2 (0.14%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 545 (36.90%) Agile
2 468 (31.69%) Problem-Solving
3 309 (20.92%) Project Management
4 267 (18.08%) Decision-Making
5 258 (17.47%) Requirements Gathering
6 253 (17.13%) Change Management
7 240 (16.25%) Stakeholder Management
8 211 (14.29%) Coaching
9 196 (13.27%) Analytics
10 180 (12.19%) User Stories
11 166 (11.24%) Business Intelligence
12 150 (10.16%) Data Analysis
13 143 (9.68%) Workshop Facilitation
14 141 (9.55%) Roadmaps
15 138 (9.34%) Project Delivery
16 136 (9.21%) Continuous Improvement
17 135 (9.14%) Scrum
18 134 (9.07%) Business Case
19 132 (8.94%) Data Modelling
20 127 (8.60%) Actionable Insight
Programming Languages
1 181 (12.25%) SQL
2 121 (8.19%) Python
3 33 (2.23%) T-SQL
4 32 (2.17%) JavaScript
5 25 (1.69%) C#
6 19 (1.29%) Java
7 17 (1.15%) PowerShell
8 15 (1.02%) MATLAB
8 15 (1.02%) R
9 12 (0.81%) TypeScript
9 12 (0.81%) VBA
10 11 (0.74%) PL/SQL
10 11 (0.74%) VB
11 7 (0.47%) RPG
11 7 (0.47%) RPG IV
12 5 (0.34%) GLSL
13 4 (0.27%) C++
14 3 (0.20%) Go
14 3 (0.20%) Scala
15 2 (0.14%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 329 (22.27%) Degree
2 150 (10.16%) Security Cleared
3 91 (6.16%) SC Cleared
4 48 (3.25%) Master's Degree
5 38 (2.57%) Computer Science Degree
6 32 (2.17%) DV Cleared
7 27 (1.83%) PMI Certification
8 25 (1.69%) PMP
9 19 (1.29%) DBS Check
10 18 (1.22%) CISM
10 18 (1.22%) CISSP
10 18 (1.22%) MBA
11 17 (1.15%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 16 (1.08%) BPSS Clearance
12 16 (1.08%) GIAC
12 16 (1.08%) ISEB
13 15 (1.02%) Cisco Certification
13 15 (1.02%) IIBA
14 12 (0.81%) CCIE
15 11 (0.74%) CBAP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 70 (4.74%) QA
2 38 (2.57%) PMO
3 25 (1.69%) Data Quality
4 19 (1.29%) GDPR
5 17 (1.15%) COBIT
6 16 (1.08%) Accessibility
7 14 (0.95%) SLA
8 8 (0.54%) NIST
8 8 (0.54%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 6 (0.41%) Web Application Security Consortium
10 5 (0.34%) SEPA
10 5 (0.34%) TARGET2
11 4 (0.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
12 3 (0.20%) Actionable Recommendations
12 3 (0.20%) EMIR
12 3 (0.20%) ISO 20022
12 3 (0.20%) MiFID
13 2 (0.14%) HIPAA
13 2 (0.14%) ISO 9001
13 2 (0.14%) JSP 440
System Software
1 7 (0.47%) Firmware
2 6 (0.41%) Active Directory
3 5 (0.34%) Docker
4 4 (0.27%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 15 (1.02%) Ansible
2 9 (0.61%) Kubernetes
3 6 (0.41%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 5 (0.34%) Graphite
5 4 (0.27%) SCCM
6 3 (0.20%) Microsoft Intune
6 3 (0.20%) Terraform
7 2 (0.14%) Kibana
7 2 (0.14%) Nagios
7 2 (0.14%) Netcool
7 2 (0.14%) RSA Archer
7 2 (0.14%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.14%) ZABBIX
8 1 (0.068%) MIIS
8 1 (0.068%) Progress Chef
8 1 (0.068%) TeamSite
Vendors
1 209 (14.15%) Microsoft
2 69 (4.67%) Salesforce
3 55 (3.72%) SAP
4 32 (2.17%) Oracle
5 31 (2.10%) Databricks
6 27 (1.83%) IBM
7 17 (1.15%) Google
8 16 (1.08%) Cisco
8 16 (1.08%) Sage
9 12 (0.81%) MuleSoft
10 10 (0.68%) Alibaba
10 10 (0.68%) Infor
11 9 (0.61%) VMware
11 9 (0.61%) Workday
12 7 (0.47%) Ekahau
13 6 (0.41%) MicroStrategy
13 6 (0.41%) ServiceNow
14 5 (0.34%) Atlassian
14 5 (0.34%) Facebook
14 5 (0.34%) Splunk