Business Analysis Apprentice

JBA Consulting

North Yorkshire, Peterborough

Closes in 13 days (Monday 2 March 2026)

Posted on 16 February 2026

Print

Contents

Summary

Our Technology, Data and Software Development (TDSD) group has a dynamic and growing Business Analysis team, expanding to meet the needs of new and existing clients. The team works on a wide range of projects.

Wage

£19,555 a year

Check minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

Salary is based on the 2025/26 National Minimum Wage ranging from £19,555 to £23,875.

Training course
Business analyst (level 4)
Hours
JBA supports agile working which provides for greater flexibility with the way that we work. The standard working week is Monday - Friday, 8.30am - 5.00pm.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Tuesday 1 September 2026

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

The team works on a wide range of projects, for example:

  • Working with clients to define user requirements for software solutions including Asset Management, geospatial systems and land use change/flood inundation systems.
  • Running workshops to help elicit requirements and ideas.  
  • Working with our software development and testing teams to help translate these requirements into real-world applications.
  • Apprentices working in TDSD have a passion for technology and system development.

Responsibilities and duties are varied, extending to much of the system development lifecycle and ranging from contributing requirements for new business proposals, to writing non-functional and technical requirements. 

Where you'll work

You can select which locations you want to apply for in your application on Find an apprenticeship.

This apprenticeship is available in these locations:

  • 1 Broughton Park Old Lane North, Broughton, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 3FD
  • Westpoint, Peterborough Business Park, Lynch Wood, Peterborough, PE2 6FZ

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

BPP UNIVERSITY LIMITED

Training course

Business analyst (level 4)

Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)

What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Apply appropriate approaches to scope, plan and perform Business Analysis
  • Communicate effectively in a variety of situations with a range of stakeholders
  • Apply a range of structured investigation techniques to a business situation
  • Produce an outline definition of a business situation using an appropriate technique
  • Apply appropriate techniques to identify problems and opportunities within a business situation
  • Support the identification and presentation of proposed actions to stakeholders in order to gain agreement for further analysis activity
  • Apply appropriate techniques to analyse and document options and recommendations for change
  • Elicit process information from stakeholders
  • Model business processes using relevant techniques, standards, notation and software tools
  • Analyse business process models to identify opportunities for improvement
  • Produce models of redesigned business processes
  • Elicit requirements from stakeholders to identify business and user needs
  • Document clear functional and non-functional requirements in line with local standards
  • Analyse documented requirements to remove duplication, conflict and overlap
  • Prioritise requirements using an appropriate prioritisation approach
  • Validate requirements with stakeholders
  • Support the establishment of requirements traceability
  • Elicit business data needs from relevant sources
  • Support the development of simple data models using relevant techniques, standards, notation and software tools
  • Document current business situations to enable gap analysis and decision making
  • Support the development of models of future state business situations
  • Identify key differences between current and future business situations
  • Identify actions required to move from the current to future business situation
  • Define acceptance criteria for business and system changes
  • Support business acceptance of business and system changes
  • Apply relevant techniques to research and identify stakeholders
  • Analyse and document stakeholders' areas of interest and influence
  • Support the development of cost/benefit analysis for proposed business changes
  • Evaluate and document the key impacts on people, process, organisation, technology and information
  • Present information in a manner appropriate to the audience
  • Apply appropriate approaches to scope, plan and perform Business Analysis
  • Communicate effectively in a variety of situations with a range of stakeholders
  • Apply a range of structured investigation techniques to a business situation
  • Produce an outline definition of a business situation using an appropriate technique
  • Apply appropriate techniques to identify problems and opportunities within a business situation
  • Support the identification and presentation of proposed actions to stakeholders in order to gain agreement for further analysis activity
  • Apply appropriate techniques to analyse and document options and recommendations for change
  • Elicit process information from stakeholders
  • Model business processes using relevant techniques, standards, notation and software tools
  • Analyse business process models to identify opportunities for improvement
  • Produce models of redesigned business processes
  • Elicit requirements from stakeholders to identify business and user needs
  • Document clear functional and non-functional requirements in line with local standards
  • Analyse documented requirements to remove duplication, conflict and overlap
  • Prioritise requirements using an appropriate prioritisation approach
  • Validate requirements with stakeholders
  • Support the establishment of requirements traceability
  • Elicit business data needs from relevant sources
  • Support the development of simple data models using relevant techniques, standards, notation and software tools
  • Document current business situations to enable gap analysis and decision making
  • Support the development of models of future state business situations
  • Identify key differences between current and future business situations
  • Identify actions required to move from the current to future business situation
  • Define acceptance criteria for business and system changes
  • Support business acceptance of business and system changes
  • Apply relevant techniques to research and identify stakeholders
  • Analyse and document stakeholders' areas of interest and influence
  • Support the development of cost/benefit analysis for proposed business changes
  • Evaluate and document the key impacts on people, process, organisation, technology and information
  • Present information in a manner appropriate to the audience

Training schedule

Business Analyst Apprenticeship training will be provided by BPP University

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • Any (grade 9-4 (A*-C))
  • Any (grade 9-4 (A*-C))
  • Any (grade 9-4 (A*-C))
  • English (grade 9-4 (A*-C))
  • Maths (grade 9-4 (A*-C))

A Level in:

  • Any (grade A)
  • Any (grade B)
  • Any (grade A)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Team working

Other requirements

The roles will involve a combination of office and remote working. A requirement of the apprenticeship is that by the 31st August you will need:

  • To be over the age of 18
  • The right to live and work in the UK and have ordinarily have been resident for at least the last 3 years to qualify for funding
  • To live within a commutable distance of the office you are applying to (maximum 1 hour travel time)

About this employer

JBA began in 1995 and have grown to be one of Europe’s leading specialists in environmental engineering and environmental management, with a strong track record of major studies for national governments and international bodies. Our Head Office in based in Skipton, with offices in 9 countries around the world. We have been independent and employee-owned for over two decades, allowing us the freedom to focus on innovation and our commitment to exceptional client service. Visit www.jbaconsulting.com to find out more about what we do.

After this apprenticeship

We want our staff to reach their full potential and feel that their development is important to us. Following successful completion of the apprenticeship a structured training and development plan will be put in place to support progression within your team. 

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

BPP UNIVERSITY LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000015937.

Apply now

Closes in 13 days (Monday 2 March 2026)

After signing in, you’ll apply for this apprenticeship on the company's website.