IT Analyst
UK

The median IT Analyst salary in the UK is £35,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 23 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 261 320 360
Rank change year-on-year +59 +40 -45
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Analyst 1,104 1,059 1,687
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.09% 1.08% 1.03%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.15% 1.18% 1.07%
Number of salaries quoted 932 881 1,494
10th Percentile £23,875 £23,250 £22,500
25th Percentile £26,438 £26,750 £26,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
75th Percentile £45,000 £48,750 £52,500
90th Percentile £56,225 £57,500 £62,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £32,000 £30,000 £30,000
% change year-on-year +6.67% - -7.69%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 95,626 90,111 157,385
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.75% 91.48% 96.08%
Number of salaries quoted 68,292 56,801 84,606
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,250 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,250 £50,173
% change year-on-year -6.10% +6.13% +5.63%

IT Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured IT Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for IT Analyst in the UK

IT Analyst
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Analyst.

Salary trend for IT Analyst in the UK

IT Analyst
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Analyst over the 6 months to 23 May 2024.

Salary histogram for IT Analyst in the UK

IT Analyst
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 23 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +78 1,015 £35,000 -4.11% 140
UK excluding London +55 789 £32,000 +6.67% 120
Work from Home +19 308 £37,500 -6.25% 35
London +34 279 £44,500 -1.11% 39
South East +46 202 £34,000 +14.42% 31
North of England +58 192 £30,000 +0.84% 28
Midlands +24 144 £30,000 -6.25% 24
East of England +46 100 £30,000 +5.26% 5
South West +7 97 £36,000 +20.00% 20
North West -2 95 £31,500 +18.87% 15
Yorkshire +103 83 £30,000 -14.29% 12
West Midlands +8 74 £30,000 -11.76% 16
East Midlands +34 69 £29,000 +5.45% 7
Scotland -67 44 £34,750 +15.83% 6
North East -8 14 £24,500 -24.03% 1
Wales -9 7 £32,500 -7.14% 6
Isle of Man -9 4 - -

IT Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 23 May 2024, IT Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring IT Analyst in the job title.

1 471 (42.66%) Microsoft
2 444 (40.22%) Windows
3 416 (37.68%) Microsoft 365
4 380 (34.42%) Active Directory
5 327 (29.62%) Social Skills
6 236 (21.38%) Problem-Solving
7 232 (21.01%) Customer Service
8 231 (20.92%) Azure
9 222 (20.11%) ITIL
10 212 (19.20%) Windows 10
11 186 (16.85%) Microsoft Office
12 165 (14.95%) Finance
13 137 (12.41%) Microsoft Exchange
14 133 (12.05%) Analytical Skills
15 129 (11.68%) Windows Server
16 124 (11.23%) Degree
17 112 (10.14%) Cybersecurity
18 107 (9.69%) Agile
19 101 (9.15%) Law
20 100 (9.06%) VMware
21 97 (8.79%) ITSM
22 96 (8.70%) Firewall
23 82 (7.43%) LAN
24 81 (7.34%) Project Management
24 81 (7.34%) Change Management
25 78 (7.07%) Entra ID
26 77 (6.97%) Service Delivery
27 76 (6.88%) DNS
28 75 (6.79%) Incident Management
29 74 (6.70%) SCCM

IT Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 137 (12.41%) Microsoft Exchange
2 70 (6.34%) SharePoint
3 14 (1.27%) IIS
4 5 (0.45%) IBM Notes
5 4 (0.36%) Exchange Server 2013
6 3 (0.27%) Confluence
7 2 (0.18%) Skype for Business
8 1 (0.091%) CMS
8 1 (0.091%) SharePoint 2013
8 1 (0.091%) WordPress
Applications
1 186 (16.85%) Microsoft Office
2 30 (2.72%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (0.91%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.18%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.18%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.091%) S-PLUS
Business Applications
1 11 (1.00%) Maximo
2 10 (0.91%) Misys Midas
3 8 (0.72%) Dynamics CRM
4 7 (0.63%) Carpe Diem
5 6 (0.54%) Epicor Tropos
6 5 (0.45%) Dynamics GP
7 3 (0.27%) Elite 3E
8 2 (0.18%) Farmplan
8 2 (0.18%) KEYPrime
8 2 (0.18%) Oracle Applications
8 2 (0.18%) Oracle ERP
8 2 (0.18%) Remedy ITSM
9 1 (0.091%) Dynamics AX
9 1 (0.091%) Endur
9 1 (0.091%) iTrent
9 1 (0.091%) SAP CRM
9 1 (0.091%) Shopify
9 1 (0.091%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 416 (37.68%) Microsoft 365
2 231 (20.92%) Azure
3 78 (7.07%) Entra ID
4 40 (3.62%) Power Platform
5 35 (3.17%) AWS
6 23 (2.08%) OneDrive
7 21 (1.90%) Dynamics 365
8 19 (1.72%) Mimecast
8 19 (1.72%) WhatsApp
9 11 (1.00%) Google Workspace
10 10 (0.91%) Azure DevOps
11 7 (0.63%) Amazon CloudWatch
11 7 (0.63%) SaaS
12 5 (0.45%) GCP
12 5 (0.45%) PaaS
12 5 (0.45%) Power Automate
13 3 (0.27%) PowerApps
14 2 (0.18%) Azure App Service
14 2 (0.18%) Serverless
14 2 (0.18%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 96 (8.70%) Firewall
2 82 (7.43%) LAN
3 76 (6.88%) DNS
4 73 (6.61%) WAN
5 63 (5.71%) VPN
6 58 (5.25%) TCP/IP
7 50 (4.53%) DHCP
8 41 (3.71%) Internet
9 35 (3.17%) VoIP
10 28 (2.54%) Wi-Fi
11 20 (1.81%) Network Security
12 19 (1.72%) VLAN
13 17 (1.54%) Broadband
14 16 (1.45%) WLAN
15 15 (1.36%) Wireless
16 11 (1.00%) Cisco IOS
16 11 (1.00%) Remote Desktop
16 11 (1.00%) Structured Cabling
17 8 (0.72%) Intranet
17 8 (0.72%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (3.17%) Power BI
1 35 (3.17%) SQL Server
2 17 (1.54%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 6 (0.54%) Oracle Reports
4 4 (0.36%) Crystal Reports
5 3 (0.27%) Data Warehouse
5 3 (0.27%) MySQL
5 3 (0.27%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 3 (0.27%) Tableau
6 2 (0.18%) BusinessObjects
6 2 (0.18%) Data Mining
6 2 (0.18%) Qlik Sense
6 2 (0.18%) QlikView
7 1 (0.091%) GIS
7 1 (0.091%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.091%) Spatial Data
7 1 (0.091%) Spotfire
7 1 (0.091%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 8 (0.72%) JIRA
2 6 (0.54%) Visual Studio
3 5 (0.45%) Git
4 1 (0.091%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 327 (29.62%) Social Skills
2 165 (14.95%) Finance
3 133 (12.05%) Analytical Skills
4 101 (9.15%) Law
5 69 (6.25%) Legal
6 67 (6.07%) Retail
7 38 (3.44%) Manufacturing
8 37 (3.35%) Telecoms
9 36 (3.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 30 (2.72%) Organisational Skills
11 25 (2.26%) Documentation Skills
12 21 (1.90%) Banking
13 15 (1.36%) Public Sector
14 14 (1.27%) Presentation Skills
15 10 (0.91%) Advertising
15 10 (0.91%) Pharmaceutical
16 8 (0.72%) Automotive
16 8 (0.72%) German Language
17 7 (0.63%) Influencing Skills
17 7 (0.63%) Marketing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (2.26%) .NET
2 13 (1.18%) HTML
3 6 (0.54%) CSS
3 6 (0.54%) OLE
3 6 (0.54%) Oracle Fusion
3 6 (0.54%) REST
4 5 (0.45%) .NET Core
4 5 (0.45%) Blazor
4 5 (0.45%) Entity Framework
4 5 (0.45%) JSON
5 3 (0.27%) Software Packaging
6 2 (0.18%) ASP.NET Web API
6 2 (0.18%) SPFx
6 2 (0.18%) XML
6 2 (0.18%) XSLT
7 1 (0.091%) .NET Framework
7 1 (0.091%) ASP.NET
7 1 (0.091%) EDI
7 1 (0.091%) SAML
7 1 (0.091%) Twitter Bootstrap
Miscellaneous
1 56 (5.07%) Self-Motivation
2 35 (3.17%) Driving Licence
3 27 (2.45%) Management Information System
4 24 (2.17%) Fat Client
4 24 (2.17%) Thin Client
5 21 (1.90%) Onboarding
6 19 (1.72%) Product Ownership
6 19 (1.72%) Smartphone
6 19 (1.72%) Video Conferencing
7 17 (1.54%) iPad
8 15 (1.36%) Cyberattack
8 15 (1.36%) iPhone
9 13 (1.18%) Life Science
10 12 (1.09%) Security Operations Centre
11 11 (1.00%) Analytical Mindset
11 11 (1.00%) Cyber Threat
11 11 (1.00%) Data Centre
12 9 (0.82%) Data Protection Act
12 9 (0.82%) Operational Technology
13 8 (0.72%) Clustering
Operating Systems
1 444 (40.22%) Windows
2 212 (19.20%) Windows 10
3 129 (11.68%) Windows Server
4 45 (4.08%) Apple iOS
5 44 (3.99%) Android
6 33 (2.99%) Linux
7 23 (2.08%) Mac OS
7 23 (2.08%) Windows Server 2019
8 14 (1.27%) Windows 7
9 8 (0.72%) Windows Server 2012
10 6 (0.54%) Mac OS X
10 6 (0.54%) Unix
10 6 (0.54%) Windows Server 2016
11 2 (0.18%) Windows 8
12 1 (0.091%) HPUX
12 1 (0.091%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 1 (0.091%) VMS
12 1 (0.091%) Windows Mobile
Processes & Methodologies
1 236 (21.38%) Problem-Solving
2 232 (21.01%) Customer Service
3 222 (20.11%) ITIL
4 112 (10.14%) Cybersecurity
5 107 (9.69%) Agile
6 97 (8.79%) ITSM
7 81 (7.34%) Change Management
7 81 (7.34%) Project Management
8 77 (6.97%) Service Delivery
9 75 (6.79%) Incident Management
10 71 (6.43%) Service Management
11 68 (6.16%) Information Security
12 65 (5.89%) Continuous Improvement
13 54 (4.89%) Requirements Gathering
14 52 (4.71%) Asset Management
15 49 (4.44%) SIEM
16 47 (4.26%) Security Operations
17 46 (4.17%) Incident Response
18 45 (4.08%) Time Management
19 39 (3.53%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 72 (6.52%) SQL
2 36 (3.26%) PowerShell
3 23 (2.08%) C#
4 8 (0.72%) Bash
4 8 (0.72%) Python
5 6 (0.54%) Java
6 5 (0.45%) C++
6 5 (0.45%) JavaScript
6 5 (0.45%) T-SQL
6 5 (0.45%) VB.NET
7 4 (0.36%) VBA
8 3 (0.27%) C
8 3 (0.27%) PHP
9 2 (0.18%) COBOL
10 1 (0.091%) VB
Qualifications
1 124 (11.23%) Degree
2 39 (3.53%) CISSP
3 35 (3.17%) A+ Certification
4 32 (2.90%) Microsoft Certification
5 26 (2.36%) Security Cleared
6 17 (1.54%) SC Cleared
7 14 (1.27%) Computer Science Degree
8 12 (1.09%) AWS Certification
8 12 (1.09%) MCP
9 11 (1.00%) Cisco Certification
9 11 (1.00%) DBS Check
9 11 (1.00%) Master's Degree
10 10 (0.91%) CompTIA CySA+
10 10 (0.91%) ITIL Certification
11 9 (0.82%) Azure Certification
11 9 (0.82%) CRISC
12 8 (0.72%) CCNA
12 8 (0.72%) CISA
12 8 (0.72%) DV Cleared
13 7 (0.63%) NVQ Level 3
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 53 (4.80%) SLA
2 34 (3.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 27 (2.45%) GDPR
4 21 (1.90%) NIST
5 17 (1.54%) Cyber Essentials
6 15 (1.36%) PCI DSS
7 11 (1.00%) GRC
8 8 (0.72%) COBIT
8 8 (0.72%) QA
9 6 (0.54%) NCSC
10 5 (0.45%) PMO
10 5 (0.45%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 3 (0.27%) ISO 14001
11 3 (0.27%) ISO 9001
11 3 (0.27%) ITGC
12 2 (0.18%) Accessibility
13 1 (0.091%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 1 (0.091%) EMIR
13 1 (0.091%) MiFID
System Software
1 380 (34.42%) Active Directory
2 58 (5.25%) VMware Infrastructure
3 35 (3.17%) Virtual Desktop
4 26 (2.36%) Hyper-V
5 10 (0.91%) XenApp
5 10 (0.91%) XenDesktop
6 9 (0.82%) VMware ESXi
7 6 (0.54%) Virtual Servers
8 5 (0.45%) Virtual Machines
8 5 (0.45%) vSphere
9 1 (0.091%) BitLocker
9 1 (0.091%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 74 (6.70%) SCCM
2 67 (6.07%) Microsoft Intune
3 20 (1.81%) Jamf Pro
4 12 (1.09%) CASB
5 9 (0.82%) CSIRT
6 8 (0.72%) Failover Clustering
7 7 (0.63%) Nagios
8 6 (0.54%) FortiGate
9 5 (0.45%) PaperCut
9 5 (0.45%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
10 4 (0.36%) AirWatch
10 4 (0.36%) WhatsUp Gold
11 2 (0.18%) Cisco Prime
11 2 (0.18%) Progress Chef
11 2 (0.18%) Single Sign-On
12 1 (0.091%) MobiControl
Vendors
1 471 (42.66%) Microsoft
2 100 (9.06%) VMware
3 65 (5.89%) Citrix
4 60 (5.43%) Cisco
5 42 (3.80%) ServiceNow
6 29 (2.63%) iManage
7 27 (2.45%) Apple
8 19 (1.72%) Meraki
9 16 (1.45%) Oracle
10 12 (1.09%) Adobe
10 12 (1.09%) Dell
11 11 (1.00%) Avaya
11 11 (1.00%) Bloomberg
11 11 (1.00%) CrowdStrike
11 11 (1.00%) Veeam
11 11 (1.00%) Virgin Media
12 10 (0.91%) CheckPoint
12 10 (0.91%) HP
12 10 (0.91%) Palo Alto
13 9 (0.82%) SAP