Business Analyst

Business Analysts translate business needs into actionable requirements for technology, product and operations teams. Day-to-day work mixes stakeholder workshops, process mapping (BPMN, swim lane diagrams), requirement documentation (user stories, functional specs), data analysis, and acceptance testing coordination. UK BAs typically work on a mix of digital transformation projects, regulatory change programmes, system implementations and product development.

• Elicit and document business requirements from stakeholders
• Map current state and future state processes (BPMN, swim lanes)
• Specialise into product BA, digital BA, data BA or change BA
• Work for consulting firms, banks, retailers, tech companies and the public sector

• Active listening and stakeholder empathy
• Workshop facilitation
• Conflict resolution between technical and business stakeholders
• Pragmatic problem solving
• Commercial curiosity and reading the industry context

Business Analyst pay varies sharply by sector. Big 4 and tier one consulting firms pay top of market for junior BAs (£42,000-£55,000) and reach Senior Manager / Principal at £85,000-£110,000+. Banks and insurers pay similarly. In house corporate BAs sit at the lower end of the range with better work life balance. Specialist Product BAs at UK tech unicorns command top of market with equity upside.