IT Analyst Job Trends in Birmingham

IT Analyst
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median IT Analyst salary in Birmingham is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 January 2026.

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

6 months to
18 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 102 114 95
Rank change year-on-year +12 -19 +12
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Analyst 6 14 14
As % of all permanent jobs in Birmingham 0.34% 0.78% 0.96%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.36% 0.82% 1.01%
Number of salaries quoted 4 10 13
10th Percentile £30,725 £35,875 £26,800
25th Percentile £31,063 £38,500 £29,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £43,750 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +34.62% +17.34%
75th Percentile £38,750 £52,875 £37,250
90th Percentile - £60,475 £43,450
West Midlands median annual salary £31,500 £37,500 £32,500
% change year-on-year -16.00% +15.38% +17.34%

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 1,648 1,704 1,392
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.11% 94.56% 95.34%
Number of salaries quoted 1,197 836 1,184
10th Percentile £30,000 £37,500 £31,000
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 £89,375 £80,000
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £49,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +7.14% -6.67%

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

For the 6 months to 18 January 2026, 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 3 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
1 3 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 3 (50.00%) Information Security
1 3 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 3 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 2 (33.33%) Actionable Insight
2 2 (33.33%) CRM
2 2 (33.33%) Data Analysis
2 2 (33.33%) Due Diligence
2 2 (33.33%) NIST
2 2 (33.33%) PCI DSS
2 2 (33.33%) Risk Assessment
2 2 (33.33%) Sarbanes-Oxley
2 2 (33.33%) Service Delivery
2 2 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 2 (33.33%) Test Automation
2 2 (33.33%) Windows
3 1 (16.67%) Analytics
3 1 (16.67%) Antivirus Management
3 1 (16.67%) Apple iOS
3 1 (16.67%) Business Intelligence
3 1 (16.67%) Change Management
3 1 (16.67%) Computer Science
3 1 (16.67%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (16.67%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 1 (16.67%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (16.67%) Data Analytics
3 1 (16.67%) Data Protection
3 1 (16.67%) Decision-Making

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:

Applications
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (16.67%) Pegasus Opera
Cloud Services
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (16.67%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (16.67%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (16.67%) JIRA
General
1 4 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 2 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (33.33%) Law
2 2 (33.33%) Organisational Skills
3 1 (16.67%) Finance
3 1 (16.67%) Legal
3 1 (16.67%) Manufacturing
3 1 (16.67%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 2 (33.33%) Security Posture
2 1 (16.67%) Management Information System
2 1 (16.67%) NHS
2 1 (16.67%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 2 (33.33%) Windows
2 1 (16.67%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
1 3 (50.00%) Information Security
1 3 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 2 (33.33%) Actionable Insight
2 2 (33.33%) CRM
2 2 (33.33%) Data Analysis
2 2 (33.33%) Due Diligence
2 2 (33.33%) Risk Assessment
2 2 (33.33%) Service Delivery
2 2 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 2 (33.33%) Test Automation
3 1 (16.67%) Analytics
3 1 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (16.67%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (16.67%) Data Analytics
3 1 (16.67%) People Management
3 1 (16.67%) Performance Monitoring
3 1 (16.67%) Process Improvement
3 1 (16.67%) Security Operations
3 1 (16.67%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (16.67%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (16.67%) Degree
1 1 (16.67%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 3 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (33.33%) NIST
2 2 (33.33%) PCI DSS
2 2 (33.33%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 1 (16.67%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 1 (16.67%) GRC
3 1 (16.67%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft
1 1 (16.67%) Pegasus
1 1 (16.67%) ServiceNow