IT Analyst Job Trends in Central London

IT Analyst
London > Central London

The median IT Analyst salary in Central London is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 97 104 89
Rank change year-on-year +7 -15 +59
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Analyst 48 80 86
As % of all permanent jobs in Central London 1.88% 2.49% 2.82%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.99% 2.71% 2.95%
Number of salaries quoted 33 60 75
10th Percentile £33,250 £30,538 £28,800
25th Percentile £39,500 £35,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £46,000 £38,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.17% +19.48% -8.82%
75th Percentile £50,000 £52,813 £54,375
90th Percentile £92,000 £73,750 £62,500
London median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year - +12.50% -5.88%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Central London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Central London. 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 Central London with a recognized job title 2,407 2,957 2,914
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.06% 91.98% 95.51%
Number of salaries quoted 1,818 1,815 2,572
10th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £39,085
25th Percentile £56,250 £55,000 £53,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £72,500 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% - -3.33%
75th Percentile £97,500 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £112,500 £115,000 £112,500
London median annual salary £72,500 £75,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year -3.33% - +3.45%

IT Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

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 Central London.

IT Analyst job vacancy trend in Central London

IT Analyst
Salary Trend in Central London

Salary distribution trend for IT Analyst job vacancies in Central London.

Salary distribution trend for IT Analyst job vacancies in Central London

IT Analyst
Salary Histogram in Central London

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Analyst in Central London over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for IT Analyst in Central London

IT Analyst
Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Analyst within the Central London region over the 6 months to 14 January 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
City of London +11 46 £45,000 -6.25% 5
IT Analyst
London

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

For the 6 months to 14 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 Central London region featuring IT Analyst in the job title.

1 30 (62.50%) Microsoft
2 29 (60.42%) Windows
3 20 (41.67%) Microsoft Office
4 17 (35.42%) Active Directory
4 17 (35.42%) Data Management
4 17 (35.42%) Microsoft 365
5 16 (33.33%) Document Management
5 16 (33.33%) ITIL
6 14 (29.17%) Customer Service
6 14 (29.17%) Windows 10
7 13 (27.08%) Azure
7 13 (27.08%) Degree
8 12 (25.00%) A+ Certification
8 12 (25.00%) Microsoft Excel
8 12 (25.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
9 11 (22.92%) Agile
9 11 (22.92%) Mentoring
10 10 (20.83%) Coaching
11 9 (18.75%) ITSM
12 7 (14.58%) Incident Management
12 7 (14.58%) SCCM
12 7 (14.58%) ServiceNow
12 7 (14.58%) SharePoint
12 7 (14.58%) Stakeholder Management
13 6 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
13 6 (12.50%) Mimecast
13 6 (12.50%) SLA
13 6 (12.50%) UML
13 6 (12.50%) Use Case
13 6 (12.50%) User Stories

IT Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London 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 7 (14.58%) SharePoint
2 1 (2.08%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 20 (41.67%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (25.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (25.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 17 (35.42%) Microsoft 365
2 13 (27.08%) Azure
3 6 (12.50%) Mimecast
4 5 (10.42%) Cloud Computing
4 5 (10.42%) Power Automate
4 5 (10.42%) Power Platform
5 4 (8.33%) dbt
6 3 (6.25%) Entra ID
7 1 (2.08%) IaaS
7 1 (2.08%) Microsoft Copilot
7 1 (2.08%) PaaS
7 1 (2.08%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (6.25%) VPN
2 1 (2.08%) DHCP
2 1 (2.08%) DNS
2 1 (2.08%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (10.42%) Metabase
1 5 (10.42%) Power BI
1 5 (10.42%) SQL Server
2 4 (8.33%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 5 (10.42%) Visual Studio
General
1 25 (52.08%) Social Skills
2 23 (47.92%) Law
3 17 (35.42%) Legal
4 14 (29.17%) Finance
5 13 (27.08%) Analytical Skills
6 12 (25.00%) Telecoms
7 4 (8.33%) Documentation Skills
8 2 (4.17%) Financial Institution
Miscellaneous
1 14 (29.17%) Video Conferencing
2 4 (8.33%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (2.08%) Driving Licence
3 1 (2.08%) EPoS
3 1 (2.08%) Onboarding
3 1 (2.08%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 29 (60.42%) Windows
2 14 (29.17%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (35.42%) Data Management
2 16 (33.33%) Document Management
2 16 (33.33%) ITIL
3 14 (29.17%) Customer Service
4 11 (22.92%) Agile
4 11 (22.92%) Mentoring
5 10 (20.83%) Coaching
6 9 (18.75%) ITSM
7 7 (14.58%) Incident Management
7 7 (14.58%) Stakeholder Management
8 6 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
8 6 (12.50%) UML
8 6 (12.50%) Use Case
8 6 (12.50%) User Stories
8 6 (12.50%) Waterfall
8 6 (12.50%) Workflow
9 5 (10.42%) Business Intelligence
9 5 (10.42%) Business Strategy
9 5 (10.42%) Creative Thinking
9 5 (10.42%) Requirements Analysis
Programming Languages
1 4 (8.33%) SQL
Qualifications
1 13 (27.08%) Degree
2 12 (25.00%) A+ Certification
3 2 (4.17%) CRISC
4 1 (2.08%) CISA
4 1 (2.08%) CISSP
4 1 (2.08%) CompTIA Security+
4 1 (2.08%) MCP
4 1 (2.08%) MCSE
4 1 (2.08%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (2.08%) MOS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (12.50%) SLA
2 2 (4.17%) GRC
3 1 (2.08%) COBIT
3 1 (2.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (2.08%) NIST
System Software
1 17 (35.42%) Active Directory
2 1 (2.08%) Virtual Desktop
2 1 (2.08%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 7 (14.58%) SCCM
2 3 (6.25%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 30 (62.50%) Microsoft
2 7 (14.58%) ServiceNow
3 5 (10.42%) Guidewire
3 5 (10.42%) Sophos
4 3 (6.25%) Citrix
4 3 (6.25%) iManage
5 1 (2.08%) Apple
5 1 (2.08%) Cisco
5 1 (2.08%) HP
5 1 (2.08%) Intapp
5 1 (2.08%) Meraki