Systems Analyst Job Trends in Dorset

System Analyst
South West > Dorset

The median System Analyst salary in Dorset is £53,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 January 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 44 47 44
Rank change year-on-year +3 -3 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Analyst 1 2 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Dorset 0.22% 0.53% 0.82%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.23% 0.54% 0.85%
Number of salaries quoted 1 2 2
10th Percentile - - £46,750
25th Percentile £51,250 - £49,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £35,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +52.86% -39.13% -
75th Percentile £55,750 - £64,375
90th Percentile - - £66,250
South West median annual salary £40,000 £35,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year +14.29% -17.65% +6.25%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Dorset

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Dorset. 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 Dorset with a recognized job title 437 367 352
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.62% 97.35% 96.17%
Number of salaries quoted 312 205 300
10th Percentile £27,707 £31,850 £31,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% -4.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £55,563 £57,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £64,500 £73,875
South West median annual salary £50,000 £52,000 £50,886
% change year-on-year -3.85% +2.19% +1.77%

Systems Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

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 Dorset.

Systems Analyst job vacancy trend in Dorset

Systems Analyst
Salary Trend in Dorset

Salary distribution trend for Systems Analyst job vacancies in Dorset.

Salary distribution trend for Systems Analyst job vacancies in Dorset

Systems Analyst Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset

For the 6 months to 15 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 Dorset region featuring Systems Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 1 (100.00%) Batch Processing
1 1 (100.00%) Business Case
1 1 (100.00%) CRM
1 1 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (100.00%) DocuSign
1 1 (100.00%) Dynamics 365
1 1 (100.00%) Dynamics AX
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 1 (100.00%) Supplier Management
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Workday

Systems Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset 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 (100.00%) SharePoint
Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Dynamics 365
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 1 (100.00%) Batch Processing
1 1 (100.00%) Business Case
1 1 (100.00%) CRM
1 1 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Supplier Management
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) DocuSign
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Workday