Senior Analyst Job Trends in the City of London

Senior Analyst
Central London > City of London

The median Senior Analyst salary in the City of London is £68,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 December 2025.

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

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 80 102 125
Rank change year-on-year +22 +23 +25
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Analyst 46 67 45
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 2.19% 2.47% 1.58%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.34% 2.68% 1.65%
Number of salaries quoted 28 47 41
10th Percentile £52,375 £59,000 £49,388
25th Percentile £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £68,000 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.33% - +1.69%
75th Percentile £95,000 £85,000 £87,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £97,500
Central London median annual salary £75,000 £75,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year - +3.45% +3.20%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
City of London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the City of 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 the City of London with a recognized job title 1,969 2,502 2,730
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.94% 92.22% 95.92%
Number of salaries quoted 1,493 1,660 2,447
10th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £40,000
25th Percentile £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £72,500 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% -3.33% -
75th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £96,250
90th Percentile £112,500 £115,125 £115,000
Central London median annual salary £75,000 £72,500 £73,000
% change year-on-year +3.45% -0.68% -2.67%

Senior Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Senior Analyst job vacancy trend in the City of London

Senior Analyst
Salary Trend in the City of London

Salary distribution trend for Senior Analyst job vacancies in the City of London.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Analyst job vacancies in the City of London

Senior Analyst
Salary Histogram in the City of London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Analyst in the City of London over the 6 months to 30 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Senior Analyst in the City of London

Senior Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 30 December 2025, Senior 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 City of London region featuring Senior Analyst in the job title.

1 12 (26.09%) Decision-Making
2 11 (23.91%) Business Strategy
3 8 (17.39%) Agile
3 8 (17.39%) Microsoft 365
4 7 (15.22%) ACCA
4 7 (15.22%) CIMA
4 7 (15.22%) Financial Analysis
4 7 (15.22%) Financial Modelling
4 7 (15.22%) Mentoring
4 7 (15.22%) Microsoft
4 7 (15.22%) Stakeholder Management
4 7 (15.22%) User Stories
5 6 (13.04%) Coaching
5 6 (13.04%) Continuous Improvement
5 6 (13.04%) Waterfall
6 5 (10.87%) Cloud Operations
6 5 (10.87%) Guidewire
6 5 (10.87%) Requirements Analysis
6 5 (10.87%) UML
6 5 (10.87%) Use Case
7 4 (8.70%) Batch Scripting
7 4 (8.70%) Blue Prism
7 4 (8.70%) Electronic Trading
7 4 (8.70%) Pega
7 4 (8.70%) Project Management
7 4 (8.70%) TDD
7 4 (8.70%) Test Automation
7 4 (8.70%) VBA
8 3 (6.52%) Entra ID
8 3 (6.52%) Problem-Solving

Senior Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of 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 1 (2.17%) Appian
1 1 (2.17%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (2.17%) SharePoint
Business Applications
1 1 (2.17%) Aladdin
1 1 (2.17%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 8 (17.39%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (6.52%) Entra ID
3 2 (4.35%) Azure
4 1 (2.17%) IaaS
4 1 (2.17%) Microsoft Copilot
4 1 (2.17%) Mimecast
4 1 (2.17%) PaaS
4 1 (2.17%) Power Automate
4 1 (2.17%) Power Platform
4 1 (2.17%) SaaS
4 1 (2.17%) Tessian
Communications & Networking
1 3 (6.52%) VPN
2 2 (4.35%) Firewall
3 1 (2.17%) DHCP
3 1 (2.17%) DKIM
3 1 (2.17%) DMARC
3 1 (2.17%) DNS
3 1 (2.17%) Network Security
3 1 (2.17%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.17%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (2.17%) Burp Suite
1 1 (2.17%) Metasploit
General
1 23 (50.00%) Finance
2 16 (34.78%) Analytical Skills
3 10 (21.74%) Social Skills
4 5 (10.87%) Banking
4 5 (10.87%) Legal
5 4 (8.70%) Documentation Skills
5 4 (8.70%) Retail
6 2 (4.35%) Front Office
6 2 (4.35%) Presentation Skills
7 1 (2.17%) Back Office
7 1 (2.17%) Law
7 1 (2.17%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 5 (10.87%) Mobile App
2 4 (8.70%) Fixed Income
3 1 (2.17%) Cyber Defence
3 1 (2.17%) Driving Licence
3 1 (2.17%) EPoS
3 1 (2.17%) Management Information System
3 1 (2.17%) PKI
3 1 (2.17%) Product Ownership
3 1 (2.17%) Security Operations Centre
3 1 (2.17%) Security Posture
3 1 (2.17%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 2 (4.35%) Windows
2 1 (2.17%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (26.09%) Decision-Making
2 11 (23.91%) Business Strategy
3 8 (17.39%) Agile
4 7 (15.22%) Financial Analysis
4 7 (15.22%) Financial Modelling
4 7 (15.22%) Mentoring
4 7 (15.22%) Stakeholder Management
4 7 (15.22%) User Stories
5 6 (13.04%) Coaching
5 6 (13.04%) Continuous Improvement
5 6 (13.04%) Waterfall
6 5 (10.87%) Cloud Operations
6 5 (10.87%) Requirements Analysis
6 5 (10.87%) UML
6 5 (10.87%) Use Case
7 4 (8.70%) Batch Scripting
7 4 (8.70%) Electronic Trading
7 4 (8.70%) Project Management
7 4 (8.70%) TDD
7 4 (8.70%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 4 (8.70%) VBA
2 2 (4.35%) Python
3 1 (2.17%) Bash
3 1 (2.17%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 7 (15.22%) ACCA
1 7 (15.22%) CIMA
2 2 (4.35%) CISSP
2 2 (4.35%) Degree
3 1 (2.17%) CCSAM
3 1 (2.17%) CHECK Team Leader
3 1 (2.17%) CHECK Team Member
3 1 (2.17%) CISM
3 1 (2.17%) CREST Certified
3 1 (2.17%) CRISC
3 1 (2.17%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
3 1 (2.17%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (4.35%) GRC
1 2 (4.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (2.17%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (2.17%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 1 (2.17%) Data Quality
2 1 (2.17%) EMIR
2 1 (2.17%) GDPR
2 1 (2.17%) MiFID
2 1 (2.17%) NIST
2 1 (2.17%) PMO
System Software
1 2 (4.35%) Active Directory
2 1 (2.17%) Virtual Desktop
2 1 (2.17%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 2 (4.35%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (2.17%) Nessus
Vendors
1 7 (15.22%) Microsoft
2 5 (10.87%) Guidewire
3 4 (8.70%) Blue Prism
3 4 (8.70%) Pega
4 1 (2.17%) Apple
4 1 (2.17%) Cisco
4 1 (2.17%) HP
4 1 (2.17%) Meraki
4 1 (2.17%) Workday