System Analyst
UK

The median System Analyst salary in the UK is £47,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 3 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
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 408 499 616
Rank change year-on-year +91 +117 -20
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Analyst 619 597 773
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.63% 0.58% 0.49%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.66% 0.63% 0.51%
Number of salaries quoted 520 366 636
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,407 £32,638
25th Percentile £36,250 £38,000 £38,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £47,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +11.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £57,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £65,000 £66,875
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -11.11% +5.88% +2.41%

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 93,314 94,990 150,394
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.62% 91.53% 96.09%
Number of salaries quoted 66,914 59,752 85,367
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,508 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.49% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%

Systems Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Systems Analyst in the UK

Systems Analyst
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Systems Analyst in the UK

Systems Analyst
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Systems Analyst over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Systems Analyst in the UK

Systems Analyst
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 3 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 +81 551 £47,500 -0.97% 88
UK excluding London +11 407 £40,000 -11.11% 67
Work from Home +87 214 £47,500 -5.00% 34
London +147 181 £70,000 +27.27% 33
North of England +66 144 £40,000 -20.00% 8
North West +67 94 £40,000 -11.11% 4
East of England +44 80 £42,500 -10.05% 11
South East -54 64 £45,000 +5.88% 16
Midlands +6 46 £45,000 +5.88% 12
Yorkshire +26 34 £40,000 -23.81% 2
Scotland -53 34 £35,000 -17.16% 10
South West -11 33 £38,750 +2.65% 10
West Midlands +9 25 £45,000 +5.88% 8
East Midlands -5 21 £56,500 +26.97% 4
North East +6 16 £40,000 -9.09% 2
Wales +11 6 £39,134 -31.94% 1

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

For the 6 months to 3 May 2024, Systems 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 Systems Analyst in the job title.

1 273 (44.10%) Finance
2 190 (30.69%) Social Skills
3 170 (27.46%) SQL
4 144 (23.26%) Problem-Solving
5 143 (23.10%) Analytical Skills
6 110 (17.77%) Degree
7 100 (16.16%) ERP
8 99 (15.99%) Microsoft
9 86 (13.89%) Power Platform
10 78 (12.60%) Business Intelligence
10 78 (12.60%) Microsoft Excel
11 71 (11.47%) Power BI
12 70 (11.31%) Law
13 66 (10.66%) Legal
14 62 (10.02%) SQL Server
15 55 (8.89%) Decision-Making
16 53 (8.56%) SQL Server Reporting Services
16 53 (8.56%) Business Analysis
16 53 (8.56%) Continuous Improvement
17 50 (8.08%) Migration
18 49 (7.92%) Microsoft Office
18 49 (7.92%) ITIL
19 48 (7.75%) Roadmaps
20 47 (7.59%) Agile
21 46 (7.43%) Systems Analysis
22 45 (7.27%) Retail
22 45 (7.27%) Oracle
23 43 (6.95%) Project Management
24 42 (6.79%) Customer Service
25 41 (6.62%) SAP

Systems 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 24 (3.88%) SharePoint
2 9 (1.45%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (0.97%) Oracle Workflow
4 2 (0.32%) CMS
4 2 (0.32%) Confluence
5 1 (0.16%) Mule
5 1 (0.16%) WordPress
Applications
1 78 (12.60%) Microsoft Excel
2 49 (7.92%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (0.97%) Spreadsheet
4 4 (0.65%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.48%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 21 (3.39%) Elite 3E
2 15 (2.42%) Aladdin
2 15 (2.42%) thinkFolio
3 14 (2.26%) iTrent
4 11 (1.78%) Dynamics CRM
5 10 (1.62%) Infor SunSystems
5 10 (1.62%) NetSuite
5 10 (1.62%) SAP S/4HANA
6 8 (1.29%) Misys Midas
7 6 (0.97%) Oracle Applications
7 6 (0.97%) Oracle Financials
8 5 (0.81%) Epicor Tropos
8 5 (0.81%) Oracle EBS
8 5 (0.81%) Oracle ERP
8 5 (0.81%) SAP ERP
9 4 (0.65%) Dynamics NAV
10 3 (0.48%) Dynamics AX
11 2 (0.32%) Oracle iProcurement
11 2 (0.32%) SAP FI-GL
11 2 (0.32%) SAP GTS
Cloud Services
1 86 (13.89%) Power Platform
2 37 (5.98%) Dynamics 365
3 33 (5.33%) Azure
3 33 (5.33%) Microsoft 365
4 12 (1.94%) WhatsApp
5 10 (1.62%) Power Automate
6 8 (1.29%) PowerApps
7 7 (1.13%) SaaS
8 6 (0.97%) AWS
9 4 (0.65%) Azure DevOps
9 4 (0.65%) Cloud Computing
9 4 (0.65%) Mavenlink
9 4 (0.65%) Snowflake
9 4 (0.65%) SuccessFactors
10 2 (0.32%) Entra ID
10 2 (0.32%) GCP
10 2 (0.32%) Zapier
11 1 (0.16%) Boomi
11 1 (0.16%) Google Sheets
11 1 (0.16%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 10 (1.62%) DHCP
1 10 (1.62%) DNS
2 9 (1.45%) Firewall
3 8 (1.29%) VSAN
4 5 (0.81%) TCP/IP
5 4 (0.65%) Internet
5 4 (0.65%) Intranet
5 4 (0.65%) NAS
5 4 (0.65%) SAN
5 4 (0.65%) SSL
5 4 (0.65%) VLAN
5 4 (0.65%) VPN
5 4 (0.65%) Wireless
6 1 (0.16%) LAN
6 1 (0.16%) WAN
6 1 (0.16%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 71 (11.47%) Power BI
2 62 (10.02%) SQL Server
3 53 (8.56%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 19 (3.07%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 16 (2.58%) Oracle Reports
6 12 (1.94%) Relational Database
7 10 (1.62%) BusinessObjects
8 9 (1.45%) Azure SQL Database
9 8 (1.29%) Data Warehouse
10 7 (1.13%) MS Access
10 7 (1.13%) Oracle Database
11 6 (0.97%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 5 (0.81%) Tableau
13 4 (0.65%) MySQL
14 3 (0.48%) PostgreSQL
14 3 (0.48%) SAP HANA
15 2 (0.32%) Big Data
16 1 (0.16%) Crystal Reports
16 1 (0.16%) Data Lake
16 1 (0.16%) ZAP BI
Development Applications
1 19 (3.07%) JIRA
2 14 (2.26%) Visual Studio
3 8 (1.29%) Oracle Forms
4 3 (0.48%) Selenium
5 2 (0.32%) Android Studio
5 2 (0.32%) Git
5 2 (0.32%) IBM UrbanCode
5 2 (0.32%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.32%) Team Foundation Server
6 1 (0.16%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 1 (0.16%) Eclipse
6 1 (0.16%) Postman
General
1 273 (44.10%) Finance
2 190 (30.69%) Social Skills
3 143 (23.10%) Analytical Skills
4 70 (11.31%) Law
5 66 (10.66%) Legal
6 45 (7.27%) Retail
7 27 (4.36%) Manufacturing
8 25 (4.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 17 (2.75%) Billing
10 15 (2.42%) Back Office
10 15 (2.42%) Influencing Skills
11 14 (2.26%) Organisational Skills
12 13 (2.10%) Banking
12 13 (2.10%) Public Sector
13 9 (1.45%) Presentation Skills
14 7 (1.13%) Games
15 6 (0.97%) Police
16 5 (0.81%) Pharmaceutical
17 4 (0.65%) General Ledger
17 4 (0.65%) International Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (2.75%) Oracle Fusion
2 13 (2.10%) EDI
3 12 (1.94%) .NET
3 12 (1.94%) REST
4 11 (1.78%) XML
5 9 (1.45%) JSON
6 8 (1.29%) SOAP
7 7 (1.13%) Web Services
8 6 (0.97%) Middleware
9 4 (0.65%) ASP.NET
9 4 (0.65%) HTML
10 3 (0.48%) ASP.NET Web Forms
10 3 (0.48%) RESTful
11 2 (0.32%) CSS
12 1 (0.16%) Gherkin
12 1 (0.16%) jQuery
12 1 (0.16%) SailPoint
12 1 (0.16%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 39 (6.30%) Management Information System
2 30 (4.85%) Self-Motivation
3 25 (4.04%) Fixed Income
4 18 (2.91%) Enterprise Software
5 17 (2.75%) Product Ownership
6 13 (2.10%) Operational Technology
7 12 (1.94%) Hedge funds
8 8 (1.29%) Analytical Mindset
8 8 (1.29%) Clustering
8 8 (1.29%) Onboarding
9 7 (1.13%) Pricing Data
10 6 (0.97%) Client/Server
10 6 (0.97%) Cyber Threat
10 6 (0.97%) Data Structures
11 5 (0.81%) Data Centre
11 5 (0.81%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
11 5 (0.81%) Low-Code
11 5 (0.81%) Smart Energy
11 5 (0.81%) Smart Meter
12 4 (0.65%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 28 (4.52%) Windows
2 18 (2.91%) Windows Server
3 16 (2.58%) Windows 10
4 9 (1.45%) Linux
5 5 (0.81%) Unix
6 2 (0.32%) Android
7 1 (0.16%) AIX
7 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 144 (23.26%) Problem-Solving
2 100 (16.16%) ERP
3 78 (12.60%) Business Intelligence
4 55 (8.89%) Decision-Making
5 53 (8.56%) Business Analysis
5 53 (8.56%) Continuous Improvement
6 50 (8.08%) Migration
7 49 (7.92%) ITIL
8 48 (7.75%) Roadmaps
9 47 (7.59%) Agile
10 46 (7.43%) Systems Analysis
11 43 (6.95%) Project Management
12 42 (6.79%) Customer Service
13 37 (5.98%) User Acceptance Testing
14 35 (5.65%) Asset Management
14 35 (5.65%) Stakeholder Management
15 33 (5.33%) CRM
15 33 (5.33%) Requirements Gathering
16 31 (5.01%) Change Management
17 29 (4.68%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 170 (27.46%) SQL
2 26 (4.20%) T-SQL
3 18 (2.91%) C#
4 15 (2.42%) PowerShell
5 11 (1.78%) Python
5 11 (1.78%) VBA
6 8 (1.29%) Java
6 8 (1.29%) VB
7 6 (0.97%) VB.NET
8 4 (0.65%) RPG
9 3 (0.48%) JavaScript
10 1 (0.16%) ABAP
10 1 (0.16%) PHP
10 1 (0.16%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 110 (17.77%) Degree
2 21 (3.39%) Computer Science Degree
3 11 (1.78%) ACCA
3 11 (1.78%) CIMA
4 10 (1.62%) DBS Check
5 8 (1.29%) A+ Certification
6 6 (0.97%) MCP
6 6 (0.97%) Microsoft Certification
6 6 (0.97%) Security Cleared
7 5 (0.81%) BPSS Clearance
7 5 (0.81%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 5 (0.81%) SC Cleared
8 4 (0.65%) CCNA
8 4 (0.65%) Cisco Certification
8 4 (0.65%) MCSA
8 4 (0.65%) MCSE
9 3 (0.48%) ITIL Certification
10 1 (0.16%) HNC
10 1 (0.16%) ISEB
10 1 (0.16%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (3.23%) QA
2 11 (1.78%) Data Quality
2 11 (1.78%) SLA
3 8 (1.29%) PMO
4 7 (1.13%) Cyber Essentials
4 7 (1.13%) GDPR
5 5 (0.81%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 3 (0.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 2 (0.32%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 33 (5.33%) Active Directory
2 17 (2.75%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (1.45%) Hyper-V
4 8 (1.29%) VMware ESXi
5 6 (0.97%) vSphere
6 2 (0.32%) Docker
6 2 (0.32%) Firmware
6 2 (0.32%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.16%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 8 (1.29%) Failover Clustering
1 8 (1.29%) SCCM
2 4 (0.65%) WSUS
3 1 (0.16%) cPanel
Vendors
1 99 (15.99%) Microsoft
2 45 (7.27%) Oracle
3 41 (6.62%) SAP
4 26 (4.20%) Charles River
5 17 (2.75%) VMware
6 16 (2.58%) Sun
7 14 (2.26%) Bloomberg
7 14 (2.26%) Concur
7 14 (2.26%) Salesforce
7 14 (2.26%) Workday
8 11 (1.78%) Aderant
8 11 (1.78%) Infor
9 9 (1.45%) Epicor
9 9 (1.45%) IBM
10 8 (1.29%) Sage
11 7 (1.13%) iManage
11 7 (1.13%) Intapp
12 5 (0.81%) Citrix
12 5 (0.81%) Google
13 4 (0.65%) Varonis