Analyst Job Trends in Leicestershire

Analyst
East Midlands > Leicestershire

The median Analyst salary in Leicestershire is £37,500 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 3 29 30
Rank change year-on-year +26 +1 -24
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 85 29 34
As % of all permanent jobs in Leicestershire 14.89% 6.62% 6.69%
As % of the Job Titles category 16.04% 7.02% 7.19%
Number of salaries quoted 43 17 30
10th Percentile £24,550 - £28,375
25th Percentile £26,375 £25,000 £32,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £27,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +38.89% -40.00% +38.46%
75th Percentile £46,585 £33,000 £48,750
90th Percentile £58,500 £45,750 £49,125
East Midlands median annual salary £35,000 £42,500 £41,000
% change year-on-year -17.65% +3.66% +2.76%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Leicestershire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Leicestershire. 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 Leicestershire with a recognized job title 530 413 473
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.82% 94.29% 93.11%
Number of salaries quoted 376 168 358
10th Percentile £28,750 £27,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £35,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £49,990
Median % change year-on-year - -9.98% +8.38%
75th Percentile £60,000 £57,500 £59,313
90th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £67,500
East Midlands median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £49,990
% change year-on-year -10.00% +0.02% -2.46%

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicestershire

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

Analyst job vacancy trend in Leicestershire

Analyst
Salary Trend in Leicestershire

Salary distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Leicestershire.

Salary distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Leicestershire

Analyst
Salary Histogram in Leicestershire

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

Salary histogram for Analyst in Leicestershire

Analyst
Job Locations in Leicestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Analyst within the Leicestershire 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
Leicester +15 44 £37,500 +44.23% 12
Loughborough +1 10 - - 1
Coalville - 9 £45,390 -
Kegworth - 5 - -
Lutterworth +6 4 - -
Market Harborough +4 2 £35,000 -26.32%
Ashby-de-la-Zouch 0 2 £38,750 -
Analyst
East Midlands

Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicestershire

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, 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 Leicestershire region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 30 (35.29%) Microsoft
2 24 (28.24%) Azure
3 20 (23.53%) Azure Certification
3 20 (23.53%) SQL
4 17 (20.00%) Business Intelligence
5 15 (17.65%) Customer Service
6 14 (16.47%) Microsoft Excel
6 14 (16.47%) Power BI
6 14 (16.47%) Power Platform
6 14 (16.47%) Python
7 12 (14.12%) Business Analysis
7 12 (14.12%) Continuous Improvement
7 12 (14.12%) Cybersecurity
7 12 (14.12%) ERP
7 12 (14.12%) Tableau
8 10 (11.76%) AI
8 10 (11.76%) Azure AI
8 10 (11.76%) CompTIA CySA+
8 10 (11.76%) CompTIA Security+
8 10 (11.76%) ForeScout
8 10 (11.76%) Mentoring
8 10 (11.76%) Process Improvement
8 10 (11.76%) Translating Business Requirements
9 9 (10.59%) Degree
9 9 (10.59%) Problem-Solving
10 8 (9.41%) Requirements Gathering
11 7 (8.24%) Active Directory
11 7 (8.24%) E-Commerce
11 7 (8.24%) Windows
12 6 (7.06%) Agile

Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicestershire 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 3 (3.53%) Confluence
Applications
1 14 (16.47%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (7.06%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (1.18%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (2.35%) NEC Housing
1 2 (2.35%) SAP ERP
2 1 (1.18%) Cognos Controller
2 1 (1.18%) HFM
2 1 (1.18%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 24 (28.24%) Azure
2 14 (16.47%) Power Platform
3 10 (11.76%) Azure AI
4 5 (5.88%) Microsoft 365
5 4 (4.71%) Dynamics 365
6 1 (1.18%) Lucidchart
6 1 (1.18%) Miro
6 1 (1.18%) OCI
6 1 (1.18%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 6 (7.06%) Cisco ASA
1 6 (7.06%) Cisco Nexus
1 6 (7.06%) Firewall
2 4 (4.71%) Internet
2 4 (4.71%) TCP/IP
3 1 (1.18%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (16.47%) Power BI
2 12 (14.12%) Tableau
3 2 (2.35%) BigQuery
3 2 (2.35%) Data Mining
4 1 (1.18%) Looker
4 1 (1.18%) Metadata
4 1 (1.18%) Oracle BI Publisher
Development Applications
1 3 (3.53%) JIRA
General
1 42 (49.41%) Social Skills
2 19 (22.35%) Analytical Skills
3 17 (20.00%) Finance
4 6 (7.06%) Organisational Skills
5 4 (4.71%) Presentation Skills
5 4 (4.71%) Public Sector
5 4 (4.71%) Retail
5 4 (4.71%) Social Housing
6 3 (3.53%) Local Government
6 3 (3.53%) Manufacturing
7 2 (2.35%) Aerospace
7 2 (2.35%) Documentation Skills
7 2 (2.35%) Electronics
8 1 (1.18%) Legal
8 1 (1.18%) Retail Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.18%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 4 (4.71%) Self-Motivation
2 3 (3.53%) Onboarding
2 3 (3.53%) Product Ownership
3 2 (2.35%) Driving Licence
3 2 (2.35%) Management Information System
3 2 (2.35%) Mashup
4 1 (1.18%) Cyber Defence
4 1 (1.18%) Cyber Threat
4 1 (1.18%) Data Structures
4 1 (1.18%) Greenfield Project
4 1 (1.18%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 7 (8.24%) Windows
2 4 (4.71%) Windows 10
3 1 (1.18%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (20.00%) Business Intelligence
2 15 (17.65%) Customer Service
3 12 (14.12%) Business Analysis
3 12 (14.12%) Continuous Improvement
3 12 (14.12%) Cybersecurity
3 12 (14.12%) ERP
4 10 (11.76%) AI
4 10 (11.76%) Mentoring
4 10 (11.76%) Process Improvement
4 10 (11.76%) Translating Business Requirements
5 9 (10.59%) Problem-Solving
6 8 (9.41%) Requirements Gathering
7 7 (8.24%) E-Commerce
8 6 (7.06%) Agile
8 6 (7.06%) Break/Fix
8 6 (7.06%) Decision-Making
8 6 (7.06%) ITIL
8 6 (7.06%) Logistics
8 6 (7.06%) User Acceptance Testing
9 5 (5.88%) Inventory Management
Programming Languages
1 20 (23.53%) SQL
2 14 (16.47%) Python
Qualifications
1 20 (23.53%) Azure Certification
2 10 (11.76%) CompTIA CySA+
2 10 (11.76%) CompTIA Security+
3 9 (10.59%) Degree
4 6 (7.06%) CCNA
4 6 (7.06%) Cisco Certification
5 4 (4.71%) DBS Check
6 1 (1.18%) ACCA
6 1 (1.18%) CIMA
6 1 (1.18%) ICAEW
6 1 (1.18%) Six Sigma Black Belt
6 1 (1.18%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (4.71%) SLA
2 3 (3.53%) Data Quality
3 1 (1.18%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (1.18%) GDPR
3 1 (1.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (1.18%) QA
System Software
1 7 (8.24%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 30 (35.29%) Microsoft
2 10 (11.76%) ForeScout
3 6 (7.06%) Cisco
3 6 (7.06%) JD Edwards
3 6 (7.06%) Meraki
4 3 (3.53%) Civica
4 3 (3.53%) Northgate
4 3 (3.53%) Oracle
5 2 (2.35%) SAP
6 1 (1.18%) Aareon
6 1 (1.18%) Cognos
6 1 (1.18%) CrowdStrike
6 1 (1.18%) Databricks
6 1 (1.18%) HubSpot
6 1 (1.18%) Hyperion
6 1 (1.18%) IBM