IT Analyst Job Trends in the East Midlands

IT Analyst
England > East Midlands

The median IT Analyst salary in the East Midlands is £40,000 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 114 102 103
Rank change year-on-year -12 +1 +30
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Analyst 21 26 24
As % of all permanent jobs in the East Midlands 0.83% 1.18% 1.27%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.90% 1.23% 1.33%
Number of salaries quoted 12 15 23
10th Percentile £27,000 £23,475 £25,100
25th Percentile £31,125 £24,000 £25,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £25,000 £36,500
Median % change year-on-year +60.00% -31.51% +28.07%
75th Percentile £42,813 - £49,375
90th Percentile £47,125 £37,900 £50,600
England median annual salary £32,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year -13.33% +7.14% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
East Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the East Midlands. 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 East Midlands with a recognized job title 2,325 2,115 1,809
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.41% 95.70% 95.41%
Number of salaries quoted 1,556 932 1,458
10th Percentile £26,250 £29,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £30,750 £36,250 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £49,990
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +0.02% -2.46%
75th Percentile £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £70,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -6.50%

IT Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

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 the East Midlands.

IT Analyst job vacancy trend in the East Midlands

IT Analyst
Salary Trend in the East Midlands

Salary distribution trend for IT Analyst job vacancies in the East Midlands.

Salary distribution trend for IT Analyst job vacancies in the East Midlands

IT Analyst
Salary Histogram in the East Midlands

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

Salary histogram for IT Analyst in the East Midlands

IT Analyst
Job Locations in the East Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Analyst within the East Midlands 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
Northamptonshire +3 7 £40,000 +66.67% 3
Nottinghamshire +18 5 - -
Derbyshire -12 4 £37,500 - 2
Leicestershire -2 3 £27,000 +8.00% 1
Lincolnshire -14 1 £42,500 -
Rutland - 1 £45,000 -
IT Analyst
England

IT Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands

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 East Midlands region featuring IT Analyst in the job title.

1 10 (47.62%) Microsoft
2 9 (42.86%) Microsoft 365
3 8 (38.10%) Active Directory
4 7 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
5 5 (23.81%) Azure
5 5 (23.81%) Windows
6 4 (19.05%) Asset Management
6 4 (19.05%) Cost Management
6 4 (19.05%) EDI
6 4 (19.05%) ERP
6 4 (19.05%) Hardware Maintenance
6 4 (19.05%) IT Asset Management
6 4 (19.05%) ITIL
6 4 (19.05%) QAD
6 4 (19.05%) Software Asset Management
7 3 (14.29%) Customer Service
7 3 (14.29%) SDLC
8 2 (9.52%) Defect Tracking
8 2 (9.52%) Degree
8 2 (9.52%) Dynamics 365
8 2 (9.52%) Logistics
8 2 (9.52%) Microsoft Office
8 2 (9.52%) Misys Midas
8 2 (9.52%) Service Management
8 2 (9.52%) SharePoint
8 2 (9.52%) Software Testing
8 2 (9.52%) SQL
8 2 (9.52%) Stakeholder Management
8 2 (9.52%) Test Management
8 2 (9.52%) User Experience

IT Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands 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 2 (9.52%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (9.52%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (9.52%) Misys Midas
2 1 (4.76%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 9 (42.86%) Microsoft 365
2 5 (23.81%) Azure
3 2 (9.52%) Dynamics 365
4 1 (4.76%) Entra ID
4 1 (4.76%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (4.76%) IP Telephony
1 1 (4.76%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.76%) Relational Database
General
1 14 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 4 (19.05%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (19.05%) Law
2 4 (19.05%) Retail
3 2 (9.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 2 (9.52%) Pharmaceutical
4 1 (4.76%) Automotive
4 1 (4.76%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (19.05%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 6 (28.57%) Driving Licence
2 4 (19.05%) FMCG
2 4 (19.05%) Onboarding
3 1 (4.76%) Product Ownership
3 1 (4.76%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 5 (23.81%) Windows
2 1 (4.76%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (19.05%) Asset Management
2 4 (19.05%) Cost Management
2 4 (19.05%) ERP
2 4 (19.05%) Hardware Maintenance
2 4 (19.05%) IT Asset Management
2 4 (19.05%) ITIL
2 4 (19.05%) Software Asset Management
3 3 (14.29%) Customer Service
3 3 (14.29%) SDLC
4 2 (9.52%) Defect Tracking
4 2 (9.52%) Logistics
4 2 (9.52%) Service Management
4 2 (9.52%) Software Testing
4 2 (9.52%) Stakeholder Management
4 2 (9.52%) Test Management
4 2 (9.52%) User Experience
5 1 (4.76%) Agile
5 1 (4.76%) Kanban
5 1 (4.76%) Vulnerability Assessment
Programming Languages
1 2 (9.52%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (9.52%) Degree
2 1 (4.76%) A+ Certification
2 1 (4.76%) CCNA
2 1 (4.76%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (4.76%) CompTIA CySA+
2 1 (4.76%) CompTIA Security+
2 1 (4.76%) MCDST
2 1 (4.76%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (4.76%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.76%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (4.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (4.76%) NIST
System Software
1 8 (38.10%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 10 (47.62%) Microsoft
2 4 (19.05%) QAD
3 1 (4.76%) Freshdesk