Analyst Job Trends in Birmingham

Analyst
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median Analyst salary in Birmingham is £44,772 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 17 15 13
Rank change year-on-year -2 -2 -3
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 140 193 116
As % of all permanent jobs in Birmingham 8.17% 10.23% 9.53%
As % of the Job Titles category 8.77% 10.79% 9.95%
Number of salaries quoted 104 115 101
10th Percentile £29,625 £34,000 £25,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £39,250 £28,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,772 £47,500 £42,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.74% +13.10% -4.55%
75th Percentile £55,000 £55,000 £54,000
90th Percentile £60,875 £62,446 £60,000
West Midlands median annual salary £42,500 £42,750 £38,250
% change year-on-year -0.59% +11.77% -8.93%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Birmingham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Birmingham. 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 Birmingham with a recognized job title 1,596 1,789 1,166
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.17% 94.81% 95.81%
Number of salaries quoted 1,148 890 996
10th Percentile £30,000 £36,692 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £43,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +4.55% -2.62%
75th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £84,375 £87,625 £81,250
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

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

Analyst job vacancy trend in Birmingham

Analyst
Salary Trend in Birmingham

Salary distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Birmingham.

Salary distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Birmingham

Analyst
Salary Histogram in Birmingham

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

Salary histogram for Analyst in Birmingham

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

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 Birmingham region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 44 (31.43%) Microsoft
2 41 (29.29%) SQL
3 32 (22.86%) Microsoft Excel
4 29 (20.71%) Python
5 27 (19.29%) Business Analysis
6 26 (18.57%) Analytics
6 26 (18.57%) Problem-Solving
7 24 (17.14%) Azure
8 23 (16.43%) Project Management
9 22 (15.71%) Data Analysis
9 22 (15.71%) Power Platform
9 22 (15.71%) Tableau
10 21 (15.00%) Business Intelligence
10 21 (15.00%) Cybersecurity
10 21 (15.00%) Power BI
11 18 (12.86%) Data Analytics
11 18 (12.86%) Degree
12 15 (10.71%) Change Management
13 14 (10.00%) AI
14 12 (8.57%) Data Mining
15 11 (7.86%) Apple
15 11 (7.86%) Continuous Improvement
15 11 (7.86%) Decision-Making
15 11 (7.86%) Information Security
15 11 (7.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
15 11 (7.86%) Process Improvement
16 10 (7.14%) Agile
16 10 (7.14%) AWS
16 10 (7.14%) Azure Certification
16 10 (7.14%) Risk Management

Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham 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 1 (0.71%) Confluence
1 1 (0.71%) SAS
Applications
1 32 (22.86%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (6.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (2.14%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.71%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 6 (4.29%) SAP HR
1 6 (4.29%) SAP Payroll
2 3 (2.14%) Remedy ITSM
2 3 (2.14%) SAP HCM
2 3 (2.14%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.71%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.71%) Pegasus Opera
3 1 (0.71%) Sage X3
Cloud Services
1 24 (17.14%) Azure
2 22 (15.71%) Power Platform
3 10 (7.14%) AWS
4 5 (3.57%) Azure AI
5 3 (2.14%) Microsoft 365
5 3 (2.14%) SuccessFactors
6 2 (1.43%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 1 (0.71%) Azure Data Factory
7 1 (0.71%) Dynamics 365
7 1 (0.71%) Google Analytics
7 1 (0.71%) Oracle Service Cloud
7 1 (0.71%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 3 (2.14%) Network Security
1 3 (2.14%) Wi-Fi
2 2 (1.43%) Firewall
3 1 (0.71%) DHCP
3 1 (0.71%) DNS
3 1 (0.71%) Kerberos
3 1 (0.71%) LAN
3 1 (0.71%) MPLS
3 1 (0.71%) SD-WAN
3 1 (0.71%) TCP/IP
3 1 (0.71%) WAN
3 1 (0.71%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (15.71%) Tableau
2 21 (15.00%) Power BI
3 12 (8.57%) Data Mining
4 4 (2.86%) Oracle Reports
5 2 (1.43%) BigQuery
5 2 (1.43%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (1.43%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 1 (0.71%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.71%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.71%) Oracle Database
6 1 (0.71%) SQL Server
6 1 (0.71%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 1 (0.71%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 3 (2.14%) JIRA
General
1 36 (25.71%) Finance
1 36 (25.71%) Social Skills
2 32 (22.86%) Analytical Skills
3 9 (6.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 9 (6.43%) Law
4 7 (5.00%) Legal
5 6 (4.29%) Banking
5 6 (4.29%) Documentation Skills
5 6 (4.29%) Public Sector
5 6 (4.29%) Retail
6 5 (3.57%) Organisational Skills
7 4 (2.86%) Marketing
8 3 (2.14%) Presentation Skills
8 3 (2.14%) Spanish Language
9 2 (1.43%) Automotive
9 2 (1.43%) Manufacturing
10 1 (0.71%) Billing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.14%) Oracle Fusion
1 3 (2.14%) SAP Fiori
2 1 (0.71%) EDI
2 1 (0.71%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 9 (6.43%) Onboarding
2 8 (5.71%) Public Cloud
3 6 (4.29%) Security Posture
4 3 (2.14%) Credit Risk
4 3 (2.14%) Management Information System
4 3 (2.14%) Security Operations Centre
5 2 (1.43%) Algorithms
5 2 (1.43%) Cyber Threat
5 2 (1.43%) Mobile App
5 2 (1.43%) Product Ownership
5 2 (1.43%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (0.71%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (0.71%) Data Centre
6 1 (0.71%) Data Structures
6 1 (0.71%) Legacy Systems
6 1 (0.71%) NHS
6 1 (0.71%) Operational Technology
6 1 (0.71%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 7 (5.00%) Windows
2 2 (1.43%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.71%) Linux
3 1 (0.71%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (19.29%) Business Analysis
2 26 (18.57%) Analytics
2 26 (18.57%) Problem-Solving
3 23 (16.43%) Project Management
4 22 (15.71%) Data Analysis
5 21 (15.00%) Business Intelligence
5 21 (15.00%) Cybersecurity
6 18 (12.86%) Data Analytics
7 15 (10.71%) Change Management
8 14 (10.00%) AI
9 11 (7.86%) Continuous Improvement
9 11 (7.86%) Decision-Making
9 11 (7.86%) Information Security
9 11 (7.86%) Process Improvement
10 10 (7.14%) Agile
10 10 (7.14%) Risk Management
11 8 (5.71%) Client Onboarding
11 8 (5.71%) Mentoring
11 8 (5.71%) Software Licensing
11 8 (5.71%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 41 (29.29%) SQL
2 29 (20.71%) Python
3 3 (2.14%) ABAP
4 2 (1.43%) Kusto Query Language
4 2 (1.43%) R
4 2 (1.43%) VBA
5 1 (0.71%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 1 (0.71%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 18 (12.86%) Degree
2 10 (7.14%) Azure Certification
3 8 (5.71%) AWS Certification
4 7 (5.00%) CompTIA Security+
5 5 (3.57%) CompTIA CySA+
5 5 (3.57%) Computer Science Degree
5 5 (3.57%) SC Cleared
5 5 (3.57%) Security Cleared
6 4 (2.86%) DV Cleared
7 2 (1.43%) CEH
8 1 (0.71%) CISM
8 1 (0.71%) CISSP
8 1 (0.71%) CITP
8 1 (0.71%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (7.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 8 (5.71%) Data Quality
3 6 (4.29%) Cyber Essentials
3 6 (4.29%) GDPR
4 5 (3.57%) NIST
5 4 (2.86%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 3 (2.14%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 3 (2.14%) GRC
6 3 (2.14%) PCI DSS
7 2 (1.43%) PMO
7 2 (1.43%) QA
8 1 (0.71%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.71%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 1 (0.71%) COBIT
8 1 (0.71%) HIPAA
8 1 (0.71%) SOC 2
System Software
1 3 (2.14%) BitLocker
1 3 (2.14%) Firmware
2 1 (0.71%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 3 (2.14%) SCCM
2 1 (0.71%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.71%) Nagios
Vendors
1 44 (31.43%) Microsoft
2 11 (7.86%) Apple
3 8 (5.71%) Adobe
3 8 (5.71%) Oracle
4 6 (4.29%) SAP
5 5 (3.57%) ForeScout
6 4 (2.86%) HP
7 3 (2.14%) Databricks
7 3 (2.14%) McAfee
7 3 (2.14%) MobileIron
7 3 (2.14%) Remedy
8 2 (1.43%) Blue Prism
8 2 (1.43%) Fortinet
8 2 (1.43%) Pega
8 2 (1.43%) Salesforce
8 2 (1.43%) ServiceNow
9 1 (0.71%) Cisco
9 1 (0.71%) Google
9 1 (0.71%) Pegasus
9 1 (0.71%) Sage