Insight Analyst Job Trends in Birmingham

Insight Analyst
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median Insight Analyst salary in Birmingham is £57,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 February 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 102 120 127
Rank change year-on-year +18 +7 +16
Permanent jobs requiring an Insight Analyst 3 4 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Birmingham 0.16% 0.23% 0.15%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.17% 0.25% 0.16%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 3
10th Percentile - - £43,460
25th Percentile £53,750 - £45,912
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 - £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +43.79%
75th Percentile £61,250 - £60,000
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median annual salary £44,000 - £37,500
% change year-on-year - - -1.64%

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 1,771 1,631 1,844
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.71% 94.39% 94.08%
Number of salaries quoted 1,286 812 1,550
10th Percentile £31,250 £37,500 £31,000
25th Percentile £41,185 £44,938 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,200 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.26% +4.55% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £71,250 £68,206
90th Percentile £84,463 £88,750 £82,500
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £53,688 £49,000
% change year-on-year -6.87% +9.57% -6.67%

Insight Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

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

Insight Analyst job vacancy trend in Birmingham

Insight Analyst
Salary Trend in Birmingham

Salary distribution trend for Insight Analyst job vacancies in Birmingham.

Salary distribution trend for Insight Analyst job vacancies in Birmingham

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

For the 6 months to 12 February 2026, Insight 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 Insight Analyst in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 3 (100.00%) Analytics
1 3 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 3 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 3 (100.00%) Power BI
1 3 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 3 (100.00%) SQL
2 2 (66.67%) Analytical Modelling
2 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (66.67%) Data Governance
2 2 (66.67%) Data Modelling
2 2 (66.67%) Databricks
2 2 (66.67%) Financial Modelling
2 2 (66.67%) Performance Metrics
2 2 (66.67%) Semantic Layer
3 1 (33.33%) Azure
3 1 (33.33%) Azure Data Factory
3 1 (33.33%) Azure SQL Database
3 1 (33.33%) Azure Synapse Analytics
3 1 (33.33%) Budgeting
3 1 (33.33%) Budgeting and Forecasting
3 1 (33.33%) Data Analysis
3 1 (33.33%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 1 (33.33%) Data Analytics
3 1 (33.33%) Data Collection
3 1 (33.33%) Data Quality
3 1 (33.33%) Degree
3 1 (33.33%) Facilities Management
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (33.33%) Performance Monitoring

Insight 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:

Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 3 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 1 (33.33%) Azure
2 1 (33.33%) Azure Data Factory
2 1 (33.33%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (100.00%) Power BI
2 2 (66.67%) Semantic Layer
3 1 (33.33%) Azure SQL Database
3 1 (33.33%) SQL Server
3 1 (33.33%) SQL Server Reporting Services
General
1 3 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (100.00%) Finance
2 2 (66.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (33.33%) Billing
3 1 (33.33%) Retail
3 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (33.33%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 3 (100.00%) Analytics
1 3 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 3 (100.00%) Decision-Making
2 2 (66.67%) Analytical Modelling
2 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (66.67%) Data Governance
2 2 (66.67%) Data Modelling
2 2 (66.67%) Financial Modelling
2 2 (66.67%) Performance Metrics
3 1 (33.33%) Budgeting
3 1 (33.33%) Budgeting and Forecasting
3 1 (33.33%) Data Analysis
3 1 (33.33%) Data Analytics
3 1 (33.33%) Data Collection
3 1 (33.33%) Facilities Management
3 1 (33.33%) Process Improvement
3 1 (33.33%) Time Management
3 1 (33.33%) Visualisation
3 1 (33.33%) WFM
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) SQL
2 1 (33.33%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Databricks