IT Analyst Job Trends in Birmingham

IT Analyst
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median IT Analyst salary in Birmingham is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 25 October 2025.

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

6 months to
25 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 76 100 93
Rank change year-on-year +24 -7 +46
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Analyst 21 25 13
As % of all permanent jobs in Birmingham 1.76% 1.14% 1.02%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.86% 1.20% 1.07%
Number of salaries quoted 20 20 13
10th Percentile £30,150 £31,250 £25,000
25th Percentile £35,313 £36,250 £25,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year - +38.46% +14.04%
75th Percentile £50,000 £54,688 £34,500
90th Percentile £50,250 £59,125 £46,800
West Midlands median annual salary £31,750 £37,500 £34,000
% change year-on-year -15.33% +10.29% +13.33%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 1,131 2,088 1,214
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.80% 95.56% 95.52%
Number of salaries quoted 797 1,145 1,012
10th Percentile £31,250 £35,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £45,000 £41,536
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.35%
75th Percentile £72,500 £71,250 £68,750
90th Percentile £83,750 £85,000 £80,000
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £52,200 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.21% +4.40% -

IT Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

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

IT Analyst job vacancy trend in Birmingham

IT Analyst
Salary Trend in Birmingham

Salary distribution trend for IT Analyst job vacancies in Birmingham.

Salary distribution trend for IT Analyst job vacancies in Birmingham

IT Analyst
Salary Histogram in Birmingham

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Analyst in Birmingham over the 6 months to 25 October 2025.

Salary histogram for IT Analyst in Birmingham

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

For the 6 months to 25 October 2025, IT 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 IT Analyst in the job title.

1 9 (42.86%) Incident Response
2 6 (28.57%) Actionable Insight
2 6 (28.57%) Continuous Improvement
2 6 (28.57%) ITIL
3 5 (23.81%) Firewall
3 5 (23.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 5 (23.81%) ITSM
3 5 (23.81%) Network Security
3 5 (23.81%) Security Architecture
4 4 (19.05%) Agile
4 4 (19.05%) Collaborative Working
4 4 (19.05%) Cyber Essentials
4 4 (19.05%) Information Security
4 4 (19.05%) Problem-Solving
4 4 (19.05%) Risk Management
4 4 (19.05%) Service Management
5 3 (14.29%) Cybersecurity
5 3 (14.29%) Due Diligence
5 3 (14.29%) NIST
5 3 (14.29%) PCI DSS
5 3 (14.29%) Risk Assessment
5 3 (14.29%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 3 (14.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 3 (14.29%) Test Automation
5 3 (14.29%) Windows
6 2 (9.52%) Azure
6 2 (9.52%) CRM
6 2 (9.52%) Data Analysis
6 2 (9.52%) Entra ID
6 2 (9.52%) Microsoft

IT 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 2 (9.52%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (4.76%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (4.76%) Pegasus Opera
Cloud Services
1 2 (9.52%) Azure
1 2 (9.52%) Entra ID
1 2 (9.52%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (9.52%) OneDrive
2 1 (4.76%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 5 (23.81%) Firewall
1 5 (23.81%) Network Security
2 1 (4.76%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.76%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (4.76%) JIRA
General
1 6 (28.57%) Social Skills
2 4 (19.05%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (14.29%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (4.76%) Law
4 1 (4.76%) Manufacturing
4 1 (4.76%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 8 (38.10%) Security Posture
2 2 (9.52%) Management Information System
3 1 (4.76%) NHS
3 1 (4.76%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 3 (14.29%) Windows
2 2 (9.52%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (42.86%) Incident Response
2 6 (28.57%) Actionable Insight
2 6 (28.57%) Continuous Improvement
2 6 (28.57%) ITIL
3 5 (23.81%) ITSM
3 5 (23.81%) Security Architecture
4 4 (19.05%) Agile
4 4 (19.05%) Collaborative Working
4 4 (19.05%) Information Security
4 4 (19.05%) Problem-Solving
4 4 (19.05%) Risk Management
4 4 (19.05%) Service Management
5 3 (14.29%) Cybersecurity
5 3 (14.29%) Due Diligence
5 3 (14.29%) Risk Assessment
5 3 (14.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 3 (14.29%) Test Automation
6 2 (9.52%) CRM
6 2 (9.52%) Service Delivery
6 2 (9.52%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (4.76%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (4.76%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (4.76%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (23.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (19.05%) Cyber Essentials
3 3 (14.29%) NIST
3 3 (14.29%) PCI DSS
3 3 (14.29%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 2 (9.52%) QA
5 1 (4.76%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 1 (4.76%) GRC
System Software
1 1 (4.76%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (9.52%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 2 (9.52%) Microsoft
1 2 (9.52%) ServiceNow
2 1 (4.76%) Pegasus