Business Analyst
Likely
Sponsorship likelihood
This employer has issued visas recently
Not disclosed
Salary
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£54,900
Going rate
Skilled Worker going rate
This role may qualify for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 2133 is an eligible occupation, but we are only 59% sure that is the right code. RS Group Plc is a licensed sponsor, so if the code fits, the role should qualify. Check the occupation eligibility rules against what the job actually involves.
We pick the code from the advert's text, so it is our best guess, not the employer's. Each code it could be has its own likelihood:
- Likely 2133 (IT business analysts, architects and systems designers) · 59% match
- Likely 2431 (Management consultants and business analysts) · 36% match
New graduate or PhD holder? Pick one of the lower rates.
What each route needs for this job
| Occupation code | New entrant 70% of going rate | STEM PhD 80% of going rate | Relevant PhD 90% of going rate | Standard rate 100% of going rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2133 IT business analysts, architects and systems designers Most likely code | £38,400 | £43,900 | £49,400 | £54,900 |
2431 Management consultants and business analysts Also possible | £35,100 | £40,200 | £45,200 | £50,200 |
We use the lowest threshold across the plausible codes. Likelihood is Possible at most when the pay clears only a lower rate, or only under a less likely code. How the Home Office picks the code
About the role
Location: This is a remote role, offering the flexibility to work virtually from anywhere within the UK.
Contract Type: Permanent
The Opportunity
A Business Analyst plays a key role in shaping solutions that deliver real business value. Working closely with stakeholders across business and technology teams, you'll uncover needs, define clear requirements, and help turn ideas into impactful outcomes. From analysing complex challenges to supporting delivery and measuring success, you'll be at the heart of driving change, influencing decisions, and continuously improving the way we work. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a visible impact while developing your expertise within a collaborative and evolving BA community.
What You'll Be Doing
- Build strong relationships across business and technology teams to create shared understanding.
- Engage stakeholders early to identify needs, shape direction and support successful outcomes.
- Explore, analyse and validate business needs.
- Define clear problem statements and desired outcomes using structured Business Analysis techniques.
- Define and document business needs, requirements and solution scope.
- Ensure requirements are clear, testable and traceable from business need through to delivered value.
- Produce clear, testable requirements and maintain traceability from need to outcome.
- Collaborate with business SMEs, architects and engineering teams to enable effective solutions.
- Support delivery through the full lifecycle, ensuring requirements remain aligned to business outcomes.
- Help measure benefits and demonstrate value delivered.
- Apply consistent BA framework, standards and methodologies.
- Contribute to continuous improvement of the BA practice/communities.
What You'll Bring
- Understanding of business priorities, objectives and desired outcomes, with the ability to support evidence-based decision making.
- Experience acting as the interface between business and technology stakeholders to ensure shared understanding and influence outcomes.
- Ability to produce clear, testable requirements and collaborate with SMEs, architects and engineering teams to enable effective solutions.
- Experience owning requirements through the lifecycle, supporting benefit realisation and outcome measurement.
- Knowledge of BA frameworks, standards and methodologies, with a commitment to continuous improvement and knowledge sharing.
- A value-focused approach that understands stakeholder needs, solves business problems and maintains focus on outcomes.
- Strong written, verbal and facilitation skills, with the ability to communicate clearly across business and technology audiences.
- A collaborative mindset with curiosity, critical thinking, accountability and a commitment to demonstrating RS Values.
- Proven ability to lead analysis on complex initiatives and professional BA qualifications (e.g. BCS, IIBA) are desirable.
We Are RS
At RS, we are making amazing happen for a better world.
As a global product and service solutions provider, we help industrial customers operate more efficiently and sustainably. Operating in 33 markets, we support around one million customers worldwide with more than 875,000 stocked products, access to over five million additional products, and a range of service solutions designed to help businesses thrive.
What sets us apart is our people. More than 8,500 colleagues around the world bring technical expertise, digital innovation, and a customer first mindset to everything we do. Guided by our values – we are one team, we deliver brilliantly, we do the right thing, and we make every day better, we're creating an environment where our people can grow, contribute and make a meaningful impact.
Join us and help make amazing happen.
Rewards
Our Reward Strategy Philosophy is designed to offer market competitive base salaries and provide all of our people the opportunity to participate in a short-term incentive, enabling them to share in the success of the Company.
Our total reward package is more than just the cash; our recognition and benefit offering provide the opportunity for us to recognise, reward and enable the wellbeing of our people at all stages of their journey with RS. Our rewards and benefits vary by country, but include:
- Financial - pension/retirement; life assurance; salary finance (payroll deduction loan scheme)
- Wellbeing - medical plans; health screening; critical illness; disability insurance; holiday / paid time off; employee assistance programme; discounted gym/health club membership
- Lifestyle - transportation assistance schemes (e.g., cycle to work, travel loans, car leasing); onsite catering/lunch vouchers; retail discounts
- Spotlight – our global recognition programme provides a platform to highlight and recognise people role modelling our values
Ready to Make Amazing Happen?
Join over 8,500 colleagues and help us shape the future of our industry. Whoever you are, wherever you are — it all starts here.
Apply now and make RS a part of your journey.
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Where this offer sits in the market
IT business analysts, architects and systems designers (SOC 2133) · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · basic pay · ~187k in sample- Middle half £45,136–79,976
- Median £60,216
- Going rate £54,900
- Threshold £41,700
- New entrant £38,400–49,400
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Does this job guarantee visa sponsorship?
Not necessarily. RS Group Plc holds a sponsor licence, but sponsorship for a specific hire is always the employer's decision. Be upfront in your application that you'll require it.
What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 2133 going rate of £54,900. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.