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£64,732 - £71,296 a year
Gross, as stated in the ad.
About £4,010 - £4,330 a month after tax.
Hybrid
Only from certain places, per the ad: “This role can only be worked from within the UK, not overseas.”
Be near London for hybrid days
No relocation package mentioned.
Have senior-level experience
Senior-level role.
28.97% employer pension
Paid in by the employer, per the ad. The legal minimum is 3%.
It is essential that you have:
It is desirable that you have:
£60,732 - £71,296
(including allowances) London £64,732 to £71,296, National £60,732 to £67,296. Salary is dependent on location and technical skills as assessed at interview.
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)
Our Senior Business Analysts identify and draw upon a variety of evidence to define, analyse and document challenging business problems and user needs. They lead the mapping of user and organisational needs to business architecture, ensuring alignment with service vision and strategy.
Senior Business Analysts (BAs) constructively challenge and act as a critical friend to ensure fit-for-purpose solutions. They facilitate collaboration and effective communication to support the design, build, and delivery of user-centred products and services.
As a Senior BA, you will support the Head of Profession to build a sustainable, diverse, and engaged Business Analyst community within DBT who work together towards a common goal and share ideas openly, establishing standards and consistency to support rapid delivery through sharing and learning from one another.
What it is like to become a Business Analyst in DBT - Digital trade
You will also line manage and mentor junior colleagues, providing advice and direction on their activities and supporting them to develop their skills and experience.
We're looking for people who are:
You will:
Permanent
Flexible working, Full-time, Part-time
Belfast, Birmingham, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, London, Manchester
484463
Grade 7
Administration / Corporate Support
Architecture and Data
Digital
Information Technology
Project Delivery
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Offers may be made in merit order based on location preferences. If you pass the bar at interview but are not the highest scoring you will be held on a 12-month reserve list in case a role becomes available. If you are judged a near miss at interview, you may be offered a post at the grade below the one you applied for.
This role requires SC clearance. BIST's requirement for SC clearance is to have been present in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years. Failure to meet this requirement will result in your application being rejected and your offer will be withdrawn.
Checks will also be made against:
Apply before Midday on Monday 26th October 2026
If you would like to find out more about the role, the Business Analysis team and what it's like to work at BIST, we are holding a Meet the Team Q&A session for this role where you can virtually 'meet the team' on Tuesday 20th October at 12:30pm. Please click here to book your spot.
As part of the application process you will be asked to upload a 2-page CV and a personal statement which outline your experience, skills and fit for the role. Your personal statement must be a maximum of 1000 words. As well as evidencing the criteria you should also touch upon why you're interested in BIST and in this role. You can use bullet points and subheadings if you prefer. Inspire People will assess your application against the essential criteria listed above to compile a longlist of applications. If you are progressed through, your application will then be sifted by BIST hiring managers.
It is likely that the sift will take place 1-2 weeks after the closing date and interviews 3-5 weeks after the closing date, though this is subject to change.
Artificial intelligence (AI) can be a useful tool to support your application, but all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate, and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism is identified (such as presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.
At the interview stage for this role, you will be asked to demonstrate relevant Technical Skills and Behaviours from the Success Profiles framework. These are role specific and in line with the Business analyst - Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework.
Technical Skills
Behaviours
You will also be asked to deliver a presentation and will be informed on the topic following the sift.
DBT - CS - Digital, Data and Technology
The Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST) helps businesses invest, innovate, export and grow across the UK. The Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) directorate helps to deliver this by designing, building and running the services, platforms and technology that businesses and colleagues rely on every day.
Our teams work on a wide range of services and technologies, including:
By joining DDaT, you'll work on services used by businesses, colleagues and citizens across the UK. You'll be part of multidisciplinary teams focused on improving services, solving complex problems and delivering better outcomes for users.
We are committed to creating an inclusive and supportive workplace. In recognition of this, we were named Best Public Sector Employer at the Women in Tech Employer Awards 2025!
This role can only be worked from within the UK, not overseas. If you are based in London, you will receive London weighting. BIST employees are contracted to work in a hybrid pattern, spending 2-3 days a week (pro rata) in the office. Travel to your primary office location will not be paid for by BIST, but costs for travel to an office which is not your main location will be covered.
You can find out more about our office locations, how we calculate salaries, our diversity statement and reasonable adjustments, the Recruitment Principles, the Civil Service code and our complaints procedure in the candidate pack attached to this advert.
Find out more about life at BIST, our benefits and meet the team by watching our video or reading our blog!
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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 and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.
Successful candidates must undergo a basic (or equivalent) criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).
See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.
The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction..
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.
Our recruitment process is underpinned by the principle of appointment on the basis of fair and open competition and appointment on merit, as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners' Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with these principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should in the first instance contact DBT by email at Resourcing@trade.gov.uk If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, you can contact the Civil Service Commission, which regulates all Civil Service recruitment. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission please visit their web pages: Civil Service Commission Complaints
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