IT Analyst Job Trends in Birmingham

IT Analyst
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median IT Analyst salary in Birmingham is £29,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 23 February 2026.

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

 6 months to
23 Feb 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 103 110 121
Rank change year-on-year +7 +11 -5
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Analyst 3 13 12
As % of all permanent jobs in Birmingham 0.15% 0.77% 0.60%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.16% 0.82% 0.64%
Number of salaries quoted 2 9 11
10th Percentile £26,675 £23,500 -
25th Percentile £27,313 £36,250 £29,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £29,250 £47,500 £35,750
Median % change year-on-year -38.42% +32.87% +29.07%
75th Percentile £30,813 £55,000 £37,250
90th Percentile £31,225 £60,700 £45,000
West Midlands median annual salary £31,500 £30,750 £32,250
% change year-on-year +2.44% -4.65% +10.75%

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 1,876 1,586 1,879
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.56% 94.40% 93.58%
Number of salaries quoted 1,378 812 1,577
10th Percentile £31,250 £37,500 £31,170
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £71,250 £68,750
90th Percentile £83,938 £93,750 £82,500
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £53,688 £50,000
% change year-on-year -6.87% +7.38% -4.76%

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 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 23 February 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 2 (66.67%) ITIL
1 2 (66.67%) ITSM
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (66.67%) Windows
2 1 (33.33%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (33.33%) Apple iOS
2 1 (33.33%) Change Management
2 1 (33.33%) CRM
2 1 (33.33%) Data Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) Incident Management
2 1 (33.33%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
2 1 (33.33%) JIRA
2 1 (33.33%) People Management
2 1 (33.33%) Performance Monitoring
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Service Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Service Management
2 1 (33.33%) ServiceNow
2 1 (33.33%) Windows 10

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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft 365
Development Applications
1 1 (33.33%) JIRA
General
1 2 (66.67%) Finance
1 2 (66.67%) Law
1 2 (66.67%) Legal
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 2 (66.67%) Windows
2 1 (33.33%) Apple iOS
2 1 (33.33%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) ITIL
1 2 (66.67%) ITSM
2 1 (33.33%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (33.33%) Change Management
2 1 (33.33%) CRM
2 1 (33.33%) Data Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) Incident Management
2 1 (33.33%) People Management
2 1 (33.33%) Performance Monitoring
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Service Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Service Management
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 1 (33.33%) ServiceNow
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