Progress through Foundations, Professional and Mastery capability in one connected Business Analysis pathway with integrated projects and career development.
Connect Foundations, Professional and Mastery study in one progressive business analysis pathway, with integrated project evidence and career preparation. The current catalogue describes an approximate duration of 9 to 10 months; confirm the intake schedule and sequencing with our team.
Starting point and progression
Discuss your starting knowledge and professional experience to determine the appropriate entry point and progression. The integrated route combines increasing analytical depth with mentoring and career-readiness activity.
What you will learn
- Foundation practice: stakeholders, elicitation, requirements documentation, process modelling, Agile and introductory data awareness.
- Professional practice: requirements engineering, product delivery, SQL, data modelling, risk and cross-sector analysis.
- Advanced practice: SQL and Python automation, operating models, governance, transformation and consulting.
- Career Accelerator activities: CV, LinkedIn, interview preparation and mock project or examination practice.
Practical work and portfolio
Build portfolio evidence across mini-project, professional and enterprise capstone activities. Use the connected route to demonstrate increasingly complex analysis, stakeholder communication and supported recommendations.
What you can develop
- Connect requirements, process, data and change perspectives.
- Develop progressively stronger practical project evidence.
- Communicate analysis to different stakeholder audiences.
- Plan career progression around demonstrated capability and relevant experience.
Explore the stage descriptions: Business Analysis Foundations Program (BAFP), Business Analysis Professional (BAP), Business Analysis Mastery (BAM), Business Analysis Career Accelerator (BACA).
Career directions
The route spans junior and developing analysis through to longer-term senior practice. Senior roles depend on professional experience and responsibilities, rather than the duration of study alone.
UK salary and contract-rate guide
Evidence reviewed: 5 October 2026. These examples describe the employment market for named roles and help you explore career progression.
These roles are examples of potential career directions as your relevant experience and responsibilities develop. Senior and management roles require additional experience; completing this programme alone does not establish eligibility for them.
Annual figures are gross permanent starting-salary projections at the 25th to 75th percentiles in Robert Half’s 2026 UK national guide. Contract figures are advertised daily rates at the 25th to 75th percentiles in IT Jobs Watch’s six months to 5 October 2026. They are different datasets, not directly comparable pay packages. Contract income depends on billable days, engagement terms, tax treatment including IR35, expenses and periods between assignments.
Business Analyst: professional role context
Permanent salary: £36,250 to £60,500 a year. Contract rate: £425 to £595 a day.
Permanent salary source: Business Analyst; Contract-rate source: Business Analyst.
Senior Business Analyst
Permanent salary: £58,500 to £72,000 a year. Contract rate: £450 to £650 a day.
Permanent salary source: Senior Business Analyst; Contract-rate source: Senior Business Analyst.
Salary and contract-rate figures are indicative UK market ranges based on publicly available evidence reviewed at the stated date. Actual earnings vary according to experience, location, employer, sector, qualifications, responsibilities and employment type. Course completion does not guarantee employment, promotion or a particular level of earnings.
Mentoring and career support
Mentoring supports your learning and practical development. The programme includes six months of job-search support and three months of in-role support, with CV, LinkedIn and interview preparation. Discuss the arrangements and starting dates with our team. Support does not guarantee employment.
Certification and assessment information
The source connects foundation and practitioner BCS study with the International Diploma route. Discuss a specific certification plan covering each component examination and the Diploma oral assessment.
Explore BCS and other professional certification routes with our team before choosing your programme. Discuss the current qualification names, preparation, assessment, exam access and any additional charges before enrolment. RDE programme completion is separate from passing an awarding body examination. The BCS International Diploma has its own module and oral examination requirements.
Explore official BCS business analysis qualifications
Your next step
Register your interest to discuss your experience, suitable starting point, current delivery arrangements, assessment, certification options, fees and any available funding. Confirm the current intake and support arrangements before making a commitment.
Further specialist career benchmarks
UK market evidence checked on 7 October 2026. These are career progression examples across experience levels, not starting salaries promised by this programme. Architect and leadership roles normally require substantial relevant experience.
IT Jobs Watch ranges below are the 25th to 75th percentiles of quoted figures, covering the middle half of the sample. They are not minimum-to-maximum pay bands. Each dataset covers six months ending on the date shown.
Permanent annual salaryRoleUK rangeQuoted figuresPeriod endingBusiness Architect£75,000 to £100,000 per year456 October 2026Contract daily rateRoleUK rangeQuoted figuresPeriod endingBusiness Architect£524 to £723 per day386 October 2026Small samples, particularly Data Governance Analyst contract rates (15 quotes) and Software Architect contract rates (18 quotes), warrant caution. Actual earnings depend on experience, location, employer, sector, responsibilities and employment type. Contract rates are not take-home pay or annual salaries; paid days, expenses and tax arrangements vary. Completing this programme does not guarantee employment, promotion, contract work or income.