Analyst Job Trends in Berkshire

Analyst
South East > Berkshire

The median Analyst salary in Berkshire is £32,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 December 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 12 37 27
Rank change year-on-year +25 -10 -15
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 243 127 156
As % of all permanent jobs in Berkshire 12.16% 7.28% 8.09%
As % of the Job Titles category 13.18% 8.65% 8.61%
Number of salaries quoted 81 29 72
10th Percentile £28,000 £29,500 £23,500
25th Percentile £29,000 £38,500 £28,725
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,750 £40,000 £41,460
Median % change year-on-year -18.13% -3.52% -5.77%
75th Percentile £49,500 £48,750 £52,500
90th Percentile £65,000 £55,298 £63,750
South East median annual salary £37,500 £45,000 £43,000
% change year-on-year -16.67% +4.65% +1.18%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Berkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Berkshire. 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 Berkshire with a recognized job title 1,844 1,468 1,812
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.25% 84.13% 93.93%
Number of salaries quoted 920 768 1,307
10th Percentile £29,000 £36,250 £30,225
25th Percentile £35,000 £47,500 £38,575
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,000 £65,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -24.62% +18.18% -4.35%
75th Percentile £67,500 £81,250 £71,000
90th Percentile £82,625 £93,750 £85,000
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -4.55%

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Analyst' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.

Analyst job vacancy trend in Berkshire

Analyst
Salary Trend in Berkshire

Salary distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Berkshire.

Salary distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Berkshire

Analyst
Salary Histogram in Berkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Analyst in Berkshire over the 6 months to 31 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Analyst in Berkshire

Analyst
Job Locations in Berkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Analyst within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 31 December 2025. 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
Slough +14 59 £35,000 -12.50% 2
Maidenhead - 57 £30,000 - 1
Windsor +5 55 £47,500 - 1
Reading +12 32 £52,500 +31.25% 10
Hungerford - 9 £28,000 - 1
Bracknell +30 5 £31,000 -8.15% 3
Wokingham +1 2 - - 3
Analyst
South East

Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire

For the 6 months to 31 December 2025, Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Berkshire region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 135 (55.56%) SAP
2 130 (53.50%) Problem-Solving
3 98 (40.33%) SAP S/4HANA
4 85 (34.98%) Quality Management
5 68 (27.98%) Source to Pay
6 61 (25.10%) Degree
7 60 (24.69%) Azure
7 60 (24.69%) Business Intelligence
7 60 (24.69%) Incident Management
7 60 (24.69%) Logistics
7 60 (24.69%) Translating Business Requirements
8 59 (24.28%) Continuous Improvement
9 58 (23.87%) Data Management
10 57 (23.46%) Architectural Design
10 57 (23.46%) Data Collection
10 57 (23.46%) Decision Quality
10 57 (23.46%) Impact Analysis
10 57 (23.46%) SAP Implementation
10 57 (23.46%) Technical Leadership
10 57 (23.46%) User Acceptance Testing
11 56 (23.05%) Microsoft Excel
12 55 (22.63%) Power BI
12 55 (22.63%) Power Platform
13 52 (21.40%) Visualisation
14 51 (20.99%) JIRA
15 49 (20.16%) Analytics
16 48 (19.75%) Test Management
17 43 (17.70%) Risk Management
18 42 (17.28%) ERP
19 40 (16.46%) Azure DevOps

Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 3 (1.23%) Confluence
1 3 (1.23%) SharePoint
2 2 (0.82%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.41%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 56 (23.05%) Microsoft Excel
2 20 (8.23%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (1.23%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 98 (40.33%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.82%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 60 (24.69%) Azure
2 55 (22.63%) Power Platform
3 40 (16.46%) Azure DevOps
4 32 (13.17%) Microsoft 365
5 9 (3.70%) AWS
6 5 (2.06%) Azure AI
6 5 (2.06%) SaaS
7 3 (1.23%) Azure Sentinel
7 3 (1.23%) BigCommerce
7 3 (1.23%) Cloud Computing
7 3 (1.23%) Dynamics 365
8 2 (0.82%) Microsoft Purview
9 1 (0.41%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 1 (0.41%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 4 (1.65%) Firewall
2 1 (0.41%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 55 (22.63%) Power BI
2 34 (13.99%) Data Lake
2 34 (13.99%) SAP BW
3 8 (3.29%) Tableau
4 5 (2.06%) Relational Database
5 2 (0.82%) Big Data
5 2 (0.82%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 51 (20.99%) JIRA
2 40 (16.46%) eCATT
3 12 (4.94%) NeoLoad
4 8 (3.29%) Postman
4 8 (3.29%) Selenium
4 8 (3.29%) SoapUI
4 8 (3.29%) Team Foundation Server
4 8 (3.29%) WebDriver
5 1 (0.41%) Git
General
1 128 (52.67%) Finance
2 117 (48.15%) Social Skills
3 110 (45.27%) Marketing
4 98 (40.33%) Manufacturing
5 65 (26.75%) Analytical Skills
6 40 (16.46%) Influencing Skills
6 40 (16.46%) Presentation Skills
7 6 (2.47%) Organisational Skills
8 5 (2.06%) Billing
8 5 (2.06%) Retail
9 3 (1.23%) Documentation Skills
9 3 (1.23%) French Language
10 2 (0.82%) German Language
11 1 (0.41%) Electronics
11 1 (0.41%) Legal
11 1 (0.41%) Pharmaceutical
11 1 (0.41%) Public Sector
11 1 (0.41%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (3.29%) .NET
1 8 (3.29%) HTML
1 8 (3.29%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 16 (6.58%) Driving Licence
2 13 (5.35%) Analytical Mindset
3 12 (4.94%) FMCG
4 6 (2.47%) Self-Motivation
5 5 (2.06%) Data Centre
5 5 (2.06%) Onboarding
6 3 (1.23%) Management Information System
6 3 (1.23%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 26 (10.70%) Windows
2 4 (1.65%) Android
2 4 (1.65%) Apple iOS
3 2 (0.82%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 130 (53.50%) Problem-Solving
2 85 (34.98%) Quality Management
3 68 (27.98%) Source to Pay
4 60 (24.69%) Business Intelligence
4 60 (24.69%) Incident Management
4 60 (24.69%) Logistics
4 60 (24.69%) Translating Business Requirements
5 59 (24.28%) Continuous Improvement
6 58 (23.87%) Data Management
7 57 (23.46%) Architectural Design
7 57 (23.46%) Data Collection
7 57 (23.46%) Decision Quality
7 57 (23.46%) Impact Analysis
7 57 (23.46%) SAP Implementation
7 57 (23.46%) Technical Leadership
7 57 (23.46%) User Acceptance Testing
8 52 (21.40%) Visualisation
9 49 (20.16%) Analytics
10 48 (19.75%) Test Management
11 43 (17.70%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 22 (9.05%) SQL
2 10 (4.12%) Java
3 8 (3.29%) C#
4 5 (2.06%) Python
Qualifications
1 61 (25.10%) Degree
2 10 (4.12%) Azure Certification
3 8 (3.29%) ISTQB
3 8 (3.29%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
4 5 (2.06%) ACCA
4 5 (2.06%) CIMA
4 5 (2.06%) CISSP
4 5 (2.06%) CompTIA CySA+
4 5 (2.06%) CompTIA Security+
5 3 (1.23%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 3 (1.23%) CCSP
5 3 (1.23%) CEH
5 3 (1.23%) CISA
5 3 (1.23%) Cisco Certification
5 3 (1.23%) CISM
5 3 (1.23%) Computer Science Degree
5 3 (1.23%) SC Cleared
5 3 (1.23%) Security Cleared
6 2 (0.82%) CGEIT
6 2 (0.82%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (14.40%) Data Quality
2 20 (8.23%) QA
3 5 (2.06%) GRC
3 5 (2.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (1.23%) Cyber Essentials
4 3 (1.23%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 3 (1.23%) PCI DSS
4 3 (1.23%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 2 (0.82%) GDPR
5 2 (0.82%) NIST
6 1 (0.41%) PMO
System Software
1 18 (7.41%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.82%) Virtual Servers
3 1 (0.41%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 40 (16.46%) HP ALM
2 2 (0.82%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 135 (55.56%) SAP
2 40 (16.46%) HP
3 36 (14.81%) Microsoft
4 6 (2.47%) ServiceNow
5 5 (2.06%) Adobe
5 5 (2.06%) ForeScout
6 4 (1.65%) ConnectWise
7 3 (1.23%) Google
7 3 (1.23%) Palo Alto
7 3 (1.23%) Tenable
8 1 (0.41%) Cisco
8 1 (0.41%) Databricks
8 1 (0.41%) Draytek
8 1 (0.41%) Fortinet
8 1 (0.41%) Foundry
8 1 (0.41%) IFS
8 1 (0.41%) Meraki
8 1 (0.41%) Oracle
8 1 (0.41%) Palantir
8 1 (0.41%) Sophos