IT Analyst Job Trends in the East of England

IT Analyst
England > East of England

The median IT Analyst salary in the East of England is £34,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 27 July 2026.

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

6 months to
27 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 101 156 136
Rank change year-on-year +55 -20 -5
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Analyst 93 20 49
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 1.37% 0.58% 0.94%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.45% 0.62% 1.00%
Number of salaries quoted 82 14 37
10th Percentile £25,000 £28,275 £23,500
25th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £25,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,000 £35,000 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% +16.67% +6.19%
75th Percentile £47,250 £44,000 £33,750
90th Percentile £50,000 £44,700 £46,000
England median annual salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year - - -4.11%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
East of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the East of England. 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 of England with a recognized job title 6,412 3,212 4,891
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.27% 93.13% 94.00%
Number of salaries quoted 4,413 1,807 3,497
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £33,125 £32,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £48,585
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -2.23% -7.46%
75th Percentile £67,500 £62,500 £64,674
90th Percentile £85,000 £75,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% - -8.33%

IT Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

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 of England.

IT Analyst job vacancy trend in the East of England

IT Analyst
Salary Trend in the East of England

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

Salary distribution trend for IT Analyst job vacancies in the East of England

IT Analyst
Salary Histogram in the East of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Analyst in the East of England over the 6 months to 27 July 2026.

Salary histogram for IT Analyst in the East of England

IT Analyst
Job Locations in the East of England

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 of England region over the 6 months to 27 July 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
Essex +9 26 £25,125 -22.69% 2
Cambridgeshire - 22 £34,000 -
Hertfordshire -14 21 £50,000 +16.28% 5
Bedfordshire - 14 £41,739 - 2
Suffolk +23 10 £32,500 +20.37%
IT Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 27 July 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 of England region featuring IT Analyst in the job title.

1 28 (30.11%) Microsoft
2 27 (29.03%) Microsoft 365
3 26 (27.96%) Problem-Solving
4 25 (26.88%) Azure
4 25 (26.88%) Windows
5 22 (23.66%) Active Directory
6 19 (20.43%) Cybersecurity
7 18 (19.35%) ITIL
8 16 (17.20%) Degree
9 14 (15.05%) Entra ID
9 14 (15.05%) Microsoft Intune
9 14 (15.05%) SharePoint
10 13 (13.98%) Customer Service
11 11 (11.83%) ERP
11 11 (11.83%) Microsoft Exchange
12 10 (10.75%) Asset Management
12 10 (10.75%) VoIP
12 10 (10.75%) Windows Server
12 10 (10.75%) Windows Server 2019
13 8 (8.60%) Android
13 8 (8.60%) Software Licensing
14 7 (7.53%) Business Analysis
15 6 (6.45%) Continuous Improvement
15 6 (6.45%) DHCP
15 6 (6.45%) DNS
15 6 (6.45%) Hardware Maintenance
15 6 (6.45%) Hyper-V
15 6 (6.45%) Patch Management
15 6 (6.45%) Project Management
15 6 (6.45%) User Experience

IT Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England 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 14 (15.05%) SharePoint
2 11 (11.83%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (4.30%) CMS
4 3 (3.23%) SAS
Applications
1 4 (4.30%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (3.23%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 4 (4.30%) Dynamics CRM
1 4 (4.30%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 27 (29.03%) Microsoft 365
2 25 (26.88%) Azure
3 14 (15.05%) Entra ID
4 5 (5.38%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 10 (10.75%) VoIP
2 6 (6.45%) DHCP
2 6 (6.45%) DNS
2 6 (6.45%) VPN
3 5 (5.38%) Firewall
4 4 (4.30%) Structured Cabling
5 3 (3.23%) TCP/IP
6 2 (2.15%) Network Security
7 1 (1.08%) Intranet
7 1 (1.08%) SD-WAN
7 1 (1.08%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (5.38%) Power BI
2 2 (2.15%) Spotfire
Development Applications
1 5 (5.38%) JIRA
General
1 17 (18.28%) Finance
2 16 (17.20%) Social Skills
3 9 (9.68%) Aerospace
4 8 (8.60%) Banking
5 6 (6.45%) Analytical Skills
6 5 (5.38%) Law
6 5 (5.38%) Legal
7 4 (4.30%) Manufacturing
8 3 (3.23%) Games
8 3 (3.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (1.08%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (1.08%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 14 (15.05%) Self-Motivation
2 4 (4.30%) Driving Licence
3 3 (3.23%) Data Structures
3 3 (3.23%) Management Information System
3 3 (3.23%) Onboarding
4 2 (2.15%) Cyber Threat
4 2 (2.15%) Product Ownership
4 2 (2.15%) Security Operations Centre
4 2 (2.15%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 25 (26.88%) Windows
2 10 (10.75%) Windows Server
2 10 (10.75%) Windows Server 2019
3 8 (8.60%) Android
4 4 (4.30%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (27.96%) Problem-Solving
2 19 (20.43%) Cybersecurity
3 18 (19.35%) ITIL
4 13 (13.98%) Customer Service
5 11 (11.83%) ERP
6 10 (10.75%) Asset Management
7 8 (8.60%) Software Licensing
8 7 (7.53%) Business Analysis
9 6 (6.45%) Continuous Improvement
9 6 (6.45%) Hardware Maintenance
9 6 (6.45%) Patch Management
9 6 (6.45%) Project Management
9 6 (6.45%) User Experience
10 5 (5.38%) Business Intelligence
10 5 (5.38%) CRM
10 5 (5.38%) Data Analysis
10 5 (5.38%) PRINCE2
10 5 (5.38%) Process Improvement
10 5 (5.38%) Stakeholder Management
11 4 (4.30%) Agile
Programming Languages
1 3 (3.23%) PowerShell
1 3 (3.23%) SQL
Qualifications
1 16 (17.20%) Degree
2 4 (4.30%) Microsoft Certification
3 3 (3.23%) A+ Certification
3 3 (3.23%) Azure Certification
4 2 (2.15%) SC Cleared
4 2 (2.15%) Security Cleared
5 1 (1.08%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (3.23%) SLA
2 2 (2.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (2.15%) PCI DSS
2 2 (2.15%) QA
System Software
1 22 (23.66%) Active Directory
2 6 (6.45%) Hyper-V
3 3 (3.23%) Microsoft Virtual Server
3 3 (3.23%) Virtual Servers
3 3 (3.23%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 14 (15.05%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 28 (30.11%) Microsoft
2 4 (4.30%) Apple
2 4 (4.30%) ServiceNow
2 4 (4.30%) SolarWinds
3 3 (3.23%) Cisco
3 3 (3.23%) SonicWALL
3 3 (3.23%) VMware
4 2 (2.15%) Epicor
5 1 (1.08%) Citrix