Systems Analyst Job Trends in Central London

System Analyst
London > Central London

The median System Analyst salary in Central London is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 January 2026.

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

6 months to
7 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 134 171 136
Rank change year-on-year +37 -35 +91
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Analyst 7 14 37
As % of all permanent jobs in Central London 0.28% 0.43% 1.21%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.30% 0.47% 1.26%
Number of salaries quoted 2 13 33
10th Percentile - - £48,500
25th Percentile - £50,000 £60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £85,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% +30.77% +18.18%
75th Percentile - £88,750 £107,500
90th Percentile - - -
London median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -15.38% +18.18%

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 2,311 2,968 2,935
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.98% 92.06% 95.63%
Number of salaries quoted 1,762 1,846 2,607
10th Percentile £39,050 £42,500 £39,085
25th Percentile £56,250 £53,750 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £72,500 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% - -3.33%
75th Percentile £97,500 £93,750 £95,000
90th Percentile £113,625 £115,000 £114,250
London median annual salary £72,500 £75,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year -3.33% - +3.45%

Systems Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

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

Systems Analyst job vacancy trend in Central London

Systems Analyst
Salary Trend in Central London

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

Salary distribution trend for Systems Analyst job vacancies in Central London

Systems 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 Systems Analyst within the Central London region over the 6 months to 7 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 +35 7 £80,000 -8.57% 2
Systems Analyst
London

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

For the 6 months to 7 January 2026, Systems 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 Systems Analyst in the job title.

1 7 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 7 (100.00%) Power BI
1 7 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 6 (85.71%) Data Analysis
2 6 (85.71%) SQL
3 5 (71.43%) Data Management
3 5 (71.43%) Metabase
3 5 (71.43%) Microsoft
3 5 (71.43%) SQL Server
3 5 (71.43%) Visual Studio
4 4 (57.14%) Azure
4 4 (57.14%) Continuous Improvement
4 4 (57.14%) Data Pipeline
4 4 (57.14%) Data Transformation
4 4 (57.14%) Data Warehouse
4 4 (57.14%) dbt
4 4 (57.14%) ERP
4 4 (57.14%) Facilities Management
4 4 (57.14%) Power Automate
4 4 (57.14%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (28.57%) ACCA
5 2 (28.57%) Accounts Payable
5 2 (28.57%) Accounts Receivable
5 2 (28.57%) Budgeting
5 2 (28.57%) Budgeting and Forecasting
5 2 (28.57%) Cash Management
5 2 (28.57%) CBAP
5 2 (28.57%) CIMA
5 2 (28.57%) Data Migration
5 2 (28.57%) Decision-Making

Systems 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:

Business Applications
1 2 (28.57%) Oracle Cash Management
1 2 (28.57%) Oracle Payables
1 2 (28.57%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 7 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 4 (57.14%) Azure
2 4 (57.14%) dbt
2 4 (57.14%) Power Automate
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (100.00%) Power BI
2 5 (71.43%) Metabase
2 5 (71.43%) SQL Server
3 4 (57.14%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 5 (71.43%) Visual Studio
General
1 7 (100.00%) Finance
2 4 (57.14%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (57.14%) Documentation Skills
2 4 (57.14%) Social Skills
3 2 (28.57%) General Ledger
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (28.57%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 4 (57.14%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (14.29%) Augmented Reality
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
2 6 (85.71%) Data Analysis
3 5 (71.43%) Data Management
4 4 (57.14%) Continuous Improvement
4 4 (57.14%) Data Pipeline
4 4 (57.14%) Data Transformation
4 4 (57.14%) ERP
4 4 (57.14%) Facilities Management
4 4 (57.14%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (28.57%) Accounts Payable
5 2 (28.57%) Accounts Receivable
5 2 (28.57%) Budgeting
5 2 (28.57%) Budgeting and Forecasting
5 2 (28.57%) Decision-Making
5 2 (28.57%) Migration
5 2 (28.57%) Order Management
5 2 (28.57%) Process Improvement
5 2 (28.57%) Requirements Gathering
5 2 (28.57%) Stakeholder Management
5 2 (28.57%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 6 (85.71%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (28.57%) ACCA
1 2 (28.57%) CBAP
1 2 (28.57%) CIMA
Vendors
1 5 (71.43%) Microsoft
2 2 (28.57%) Oracle