Business Analyst

Business Analyst – Department for Business and Trade

The Department for Business and Trade is recruiting Business Analysts to join its Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) directorate.

This is a permanent opportunity with 2 positions available, offering salaries of up to £53,230 depending on location, skills and capability.

Job overview

As a Business Analyst, you will help identify and analyse complex business problems and user needs, working with multidisciplinary teams to improve digital services and deliver better outcomes for users and businesses.

You will work with service owners, product managers, delivery leads, user-centred design colleagues and technical specialists to define business problems, requirements and opportunities for improvement.

The role involves working in an agile environment and helping ensure that product and service decisions are supported by robust business analysis.

Main responsibilities

You will:

• Investigate, analyse and articulate business and user problems, identifying opportunities and making recommendations.
• Work with stakeholders and project teams to define measures of success and support prioritisation decisions.
• Define, document, prioritise and manage requirements.
• Carry out business analysis across one or more workstreams within multidisciplinary teams.
• Conduct business process analysis and re-engineering to support service improvements.
• Translate user and business needs into actionable user stories and measurable outcomes.
• Contribute to a collaborative and inclusive Business Analyst community by sharing knowledge and supporting continuous learning.

Salary and contract

• Salary: £44,913 – £53,230
• London salary: £48,913 – £53,230
• National salary: £44,913 – £49,230
• Grade: Senior Executive Officer (SEO)
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time or part-time, with flexible working
• Vacancies: 2

Your salary will be determined by your skills and capability as assessed at interview.

Locations

The roles are available in:

• Belfast
• Birmingham
• Cardiff
• Darlington
• Edinburgh
• London
• Manchester

The role can only be worked from within the UK and cannot be performed overseas.

BIST employees work in a hybrid pattern, spending an average of 2–3 days per week (pro rata) in the office.

Essential experience and skills

Applicants should have:

• Strong demonstrable experience conducting business analysis in a digital environment and working with stakeholders and multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience adapting business analysis approaches to different delivery methodologies.
• Experience eliciting, documenting, prioritising and managing requirements.
• Experience analysing and improving complex business processes.
• Strong stakeholder relationship management and communication skills.
• The ability to negotiate solutions that balance business objectives with user needs.

Experience contributing to or leading a Business Analyst community of practice is desirable.

Behaviours assessed

The selection process will assess:

• Communicating and Influencing
• Developing Self and Others
• Making Effective Decisions

Technical skills assessed

Candidates will also be assessed against:

• Adapting to delivery methodologies
• Context, problem and option analysis
• Business process improvement
• Requirements definition and management
• Stakeholder relationship management
• User experience analysis

Benefits

The Department for Business and Trade offers:

• Learning and development tailored to the role
• Flexible and hybrid working, including options such as condensed hours
• An inclusive and diverse working environment
• Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 28.97%
• Annual leave starting at 25 days and increasing to 30 days with service
• Three paid volunteering days each year
• Employee benefits programme, including cycle-to-work benefits

Application and selection process

Applicants will complete a pre-assessment activity through Civil Service Jobs.

The application requires:

• A two-page CV
• A 1,000-word personal statement explaining how you meet the essential skills and experience

The sift is scheduled to begin week commencing 5 October 2026, with interviews scheduled from week commencing 19 October 2026. These dates are indicative and may change.

If there is a high volume of applications, the initial sift may focus only on the lead criterion: demonstrable experience conducting business analysis in a digital environment and collaborating with stakeholders and multidisciplinary teams.

Successful shortlisted candidates will be assessed using the Civil Service Success Profiles framework. Candidates will also be required to deliver a presentation at interview, with the topic provided following the sift.

Security clearance and UK eligibility

This position requires Security Check (SC) clearance.

Applicants must have been present in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years to meet BIST’s SC clearance requirement. Failure to meet this requirement will result in the application being rejected or an offer being withdrawn.

The role is only available to candidates who have the appropriate right to work in the UK under the Civil Service nationality requirements.

Visa sponsorship: The advert does not state that Skilled Worker visa sponsorship is available. Applicants requiring new UK visa sponsorship should confirm their eligibility directly with the employer before applying. The UK-residency requirement for SC clearance is also particularly important for applicants currently outside the UK.

Closing date

Apply before midday on Monday 5 October 2026.

Application and further information

Applicants should apply through the official Civil Service Jobs vacancy.

Reference: 483203

Employer: Department for Business and Trade

Source: Civil Service Jobs