Senior Business Analyst

Location: St Pancras

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time (36 hours)

Grade: A

Salary: £43,867 per annum

This is the starting salary for this role unless the successful candidate is able to evidence being in receipt of a higher salary in which case this may be reviewed

About the role

Join the British Library and help shape the future of a world-renowned cultural institution. We're looking for an experienced Senior Business Analyst to contibute to technology-enabled change, working with stakeholders across the organisation to turn business needs into impactful digital solutions.

You'll bring strong business analysis experience, excellent stakeholder engagement skills, and a passion for improving processes, services, and customer experiences.

If you enjoy solving complex problems, influencing change, and delivering real value through technology, we'd love to hear from you.

About us

We are the national library of the UK and we are here for everyone. Our shelves hold over 170 million items - a living collection that gets bigger every day. Although our roots extend back centuries, we aim to collect everything published in the UK today, tomorrow and far into the future. Our trusted experts care for this collection and open it up for everyone to spark new discoveries, ideas and to help people do incredible things.

What we can offer you

• 25 days' holiday plus 2.5 privilege days.
• Access to a defined benefit Civil Service pension scheme.
• Flexible working arrangements, including flexi-time.
• Full details of employee benefits can be found on our Careers: Benefits

Things you need to know

• We are unable to provide sponsorship under the UK Skilled Worker visa for this role.
• Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check (DBS check).
• Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn.
• We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian, Mixed Race and other ethnically diverse candidates and disabled candidates. Creating an inclusive workplace is the core of our business and a way to engage the diversity of thought that is essential to achieve our aims.

Closing at 23:59 on Sunday 8 November 2026

If you have any questions, please contact Recruitment@bl.uk