Analyst Job Trends in London

Analyst
England > London

The median Analyst salary in London is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 January 2026.

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

6 months to
17 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 19 12 12
Rank change year-on-year -7 0 +5
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 1,242 2,081 2,528
As % of all permanent jobs in London 8.70% 13.43% 13.32%
As % of the Job Titles category 9.53% 14.53% 14.00%
Number of salaries quoted 806 1,204 1,929
10th Percentile £32,255 £35,430 £32,660
25th Percentile £40,656 £46,250 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% +4.35%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £90,000
England median annual salary £42,500 £50,000 £46,799
% change year-on-year -15.00% +6.84% -1.48%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in 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 London with a recognized job title 13,026 14,325 18,051
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.24% 92.46% 95.10%
Number of salaries quoted 8,615 8,257 14,524
10th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £40,086
25th Percentile £50,000 £56,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £75,000 £73,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% +2.04% +1.38%
75th Percentile £95,000 £96,250 £95,000
90th Percentile £113,750 £120,000 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -7.26%

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Analyst job vacancy trend in London

Analyst
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in London.

Salary distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in London

Analyst
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Analyst in London over the 6 months to 17 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Analyst in London

Analyst
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Analyst within the London region over the 6 months to 17 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
Central London 0 280 £62,500 - 67
West London -13 38 £40,750 -23.83% 19
South London -22 21 £40,000 +14.29% 14
East London -12 20 £33,919 +4.37% 14
North London -11 3 £32,000 -28.89% 3
Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 17 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 London region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 342 (27.54%) Microsoft
2 311 (25.04%) SQL
3 284 (22.87%) Problem-Solving
4 276 (22.22%) Degree
5 248 (19.97%) Business Intelligence
6 232 (18.68%) Python
7 227 (18.28%) Agile
8 209 (16.83%) Power Platform
9 191 (15.38%) Power BI
10 189 (15.22%) Analytics
11 186 (14.98%) Data Analysis
12 184 (14.81%) Azure
13 177 (14.25%) ITIL
14 175 (14.09%) Business Analysis
15 165 (13.29%) Windows
16 162 (13.04%) Microsoft 365
17 154 (12.40%) Microsoft Excel
18 139 (11.19%) Continuous Improvement
19 129 (10.39%) Tableau
20 128 (10.31%) Decision-Making
21 127 (10.23%) Stakeholder Management
22 117 (9.42%) Active Directory
22 117 (9.42%) AI
23 111 (8.94%) Project Management
24 106 (8.53%) Customer Service
24 106 (8.53%) Microsoft Office
25 97 (7.81%) Cybersecurity
25 97 (7.81%) Mentoring
26 95 (7.65%) Data Quality
27 92 (7.41%) Process Improvement

Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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 52 (4.19%) SharePoint
2 35 (2.82%) Confluence
3 28 (2.25%) Microsoft Exchange
4 13 (1.05%) Skype for Business
5 12 (0.97%) SAS
6 2 (0.16%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.16%) CMS
6 2 (0.16%) IIS
6 2 (0.16%) Jupyter
6 2 (0.16%) Moodle
6 2 (0.16%) Umbraco
7 1 (0.081%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.081%) Appian
Applications
1 154 (12.40%) Microsoft Excel
2 106 (8.53%) Microsoft Office
3 40 (3.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 14 (1.13%) MS Visio
5 8 (0.64%) Microsoft Project
6 4 (0.32%) Spreadsheet
7 3 (0.24%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.081%) Acrobat
8 1 (0.081%) Oracle Smart View
8 1 (0.081%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 18 (1.45%) Endur
2 10 (0.81%) Dynamics CRM
3 9 (0.72%) Elite 3E
3 9 (0.72%) Fidessa
3 9 (0.72%) NetSuite
3 9 (0.72%) Oracle Payables
3 9 (0.72%) Oracle Receivables
4 8 (0.64%) Salesforce CRM
5 7 (0.56%) Infor SunSystems
5 7 (0.56%) Remedy ITSM
6 5 (0.40%) Oracle Cash Management
7 4 (0.32%) Dynamics AX
8 3 (0.24%) Aladdin
8 3 (0.24%) Oracle General Ledger
8 3 (0.24%) SAP S/4HANA
8 3 (0.24%) Visualfiles
8 3 (0.24%) Workday HCM
9 2 (0.16%) Oracle Assets
9 2 (0.16%) Oracle ERP
9 2 (0.16%) Temenos T24
Cloud Services
1 209 (16.83%) Power Platform
2 184 (14.81%) Azure
3 162 (13.04%) Microsoft 365
4 79 (6.36%) AWS
5 57 (4.59%) Entra ID
6 31 (2.50%) Snowflake
7 30 (2.42%) Dynamics 365
7 30 (2.42%) GCP
8 29 (2.33%) SaaS
9 24 (1.93%) Power Automate
10 23 (1.85%) Azure DevOps
10 23 (1.85%) PowerApps
11 16 (1.29%) Microsoft Purview
12 15 (1.21%) Azure Sentinel
13 12 (0.97%) dbt
13 12 (0.97%) Fivetran
14 11 (0.89%) OneDrive
15 9 (0.72%) Google Analytics
15 9 (0.72%) Microsoft Copilot
15 9 (0.72%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 64 (5.15%) Firewall
2 46 (3.70%) VPN
3 23 (1.85%) Wireless
4 22 (1.77%) DNS
4 22 (1.77%) LAN
4 22 (1.77%) WAN
5 18 (1.45%) DHCP
6 17 (1.37%) Wi-Fi
7 16 (1.29%) TCP/IP
8 14 (1.13%) Unified Communications
8 14 (1.13%) WebEx
9 13 (1.05%) Remote Desktop
9 13 (1.05%) Skype
10 12 (0.97%) Intrusion Detection
10 12 (0.97%) Network Security
11 10 (0.81%) WinSCP
12 8 (0.64%) SD-WAN
12 8 (0.64%) Wireshark
13 7 (0.56%) VLAN
14 6 (0.48%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 191 (15.38%) Power BI
2 129 (10.39%) Tableau
3 60 (4.83%) SQL Server
4 37 (2.98%) Looker
5 23 (1.85%) Relational Database
6 22 (1.77%) Data Warehouse
7 21 (1.69%) Metadata
8 19 (1.53%) Data Mining
9 15 (1.21%) BigQuery
10 14 (1.13%) Qlik Sense
11 12 (0.97%) Power Query
11 12 (0.97%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 8 (0.64%) BusinessObjects
12 8 (0.64%) MySQL
13 7 (0.56%) Metabase
13 7 (0.56%) SQL Server Reporting Services
14 5 (0.40%) Oracle Reports
15 4 (0.32%) GIS
15 4 (0.32%) QGIS
15 4 (0.32%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 58 (4.67%) JIRA
2 16 (1.29%) Git
3 14 (1.13%) Postman
4 7 (0.56%) Burp Suite
4 7 (0.56%) Metasploit
4 7 (0.56%) Visual Studio
5 5 (0.40%) Jenkins
6 4 (0.32%) GitLab
6 4 (0.32%) Selenium
6 4 (0.32%) Team Foundation Server
7 2 (0.16%) Cypress.io
7 2 (0.16%) JMeter
7 2 (0.16%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 1 (0.081%) SoapUI
8 1 (0.081%) TestRail
General
1 531 (42.75%) Social Skills
2 518 (41.71%) Finance
3 348 (28.02%) Analytical Skills
4 121 (9.74%) Banking
5 117 (9.42%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 107 (8.62%) Law
7 91 (7.33%) Legal
8 61 (4.91%) Organisational Skills
9 58 (4.67%) French Language
10 51 (4.11%) Retail
11 50 (4.03%) Financial Institution
12 46 (3.70%) Marketing
13 36 (2.90%) Documentation Skills
13 36 (2.90%) Front Office
14 34 (2.74%) Swedish Language
15 30 (2.42%) Telecoms
16 27 (2.17%) Back Office
17 20 (1.61%) Advertising
18 17 (1.37%) Public Sector
19 12 (0.97%) Influencing Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (1.53%) FIX Protocol
2 18 (1.45%) .NET
3 16 (1.29%) RESTful
4 13 (1.05%) OpenAPI
4 13 (1.05%) Swagger
5 9 (0.72%) Oracle Fusion
5 9 (0.72%) REST
6 8 (0.64%) HTML
7 7 (0.56%) CSS
7 7 (0.56%) EDI
8 6 (0.48%) Playwright
9 5 (0.40%) SOAP
9 5 (0.40%) Web Services
9 5 (0.40%) XML
10 4 (0.32%) React
11 3 (0.24%) Altair
11 3 (0.24%) jQuery
11 3 (0.24%) XSLT
12 2 (0.16%) ADO
12 2 (0.16%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 68 (5.48%) Self-Motivation
2 59 (4.75%) Management Information System
3 57 (4.59%) Onboarding
4 45 (3.62%) Product Ownership
5 36 (2.90%) Video Conferencing
6 28 (2.25%) Data Structures
7 26 (2.09%) Analytical Mindset
8 24 (1.93%) Mobile App
9 23 (1.85%) Data Protection Act
9 23 (1.85%) Security Posture
10 22 (1.77%) Fixed Income
11 21 (1.69%) Equities
12 20 (1.61%) Credit Risk
12 20 (1.61%) Reinsurance
13 19 (1.53%) Cyber Threat
13 19 (1.53%) Enterprise Software
14 18 (1.45%) Cyber Defence
15 17 (1.37%) Derivative
16 16 (1.29%) Greenfield Project
17 14 (1.13%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 165 (13.29%) Windows
2 55 (4.43%) Linux
3 44 (3.54%) Windows 10
4 32 (2.58%) Windows Server
5 27 (2.17%) Mac OS
6 15 (1.21%) Unix
7 13 (1.05%) Apple iOS
8 4 (0.32%) Android
8 4 (0.32%) Solaris
9 2 (0.16%) Ubuntu
9 2 (0.16%) Windows Server 2016
10 1 (0.081%) Windows Server 2008
10 1 (0.081%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.081%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 284 (22.87%) Problem-Solving
2 248 (19.97%) Business Intelligence
3 227 (18.28%) Agile
4 189 (15.22%) Analytics
5 186 (14.98%) Data Analysis
6 177 (14.25%) ITIL
7 175 (14.09%) Business Analysis
8 139 (11.19%) Continuous Improvement
9 128 (10.31%) Decision-Making
10 127 (10.23%) Stakeholder Management
11 117 (9.42%) AI
12 111 (8.94%) Project Management
13 106 (8.53%) Customer Service
14 97 (7.81%) Cybersecurity
14 97 (7.81%) Mentoring
15 92 (7.41%) Process Improvement
16 90 (7.25%) Change Management
17 88 (7.09%) Actionable Insight
18 86 (6.92%) Data Modelling
19 83 (6.68%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 311 (25.04%) SQL
2 232 (18.68%) Python
3 48 (3.86%) PowerShell
4 21 (1.69%) JavaScript
5 19 (1.53%) Bash
6 16 (1.29%) Java
7 15 (1.21%) R
8 13 (1.05%) C#
8 13 (1.05%) VBA
9 12 (0.97%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 9 (0.72%) VB.NET
11 7 (0.56%) C++
12 6 (0.48%) TypeScript
13 5 (0.40%) Bicep
13 5 (0.40%) T-SQL
14 3 (0.24%) C
15 2 (0.16%) Kusto Query Language
15 2 (0.16%) Shell Script
15 2 (0.16%) VB
15 2 (0.16%) VC++
Qualifications
1 276 (22.22%) Degree
2 64 (5.15%) Microsoft Certification
3 38 (3.06%) CISSP
3 38 (3.06%) MCSE
4 37 (2.98%) AWS Certification
5 31 (2.50%) Numerate Degree
6 26 (2.09%) Computer Science Degree
7 24 (1.93%) Security Cleared
8 22 (1.77%) A+ Certification
9 18 (1.45%) ACCA
9 18 (1.45%) CISM
10 17 (1.37%) CIMA
10 17 (1.37%) CompTIA Security+
10 17 (1.37%) CRISC
10 17 (1.37%) GIAC
10 17 (1.37%) Master's Degree
10 17 (1.37%) SC Cleared
11 16 (1.29%) CISA
12 15 (1.21%) MCP
13 14 (1.13%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 95 (7.65%) Data Quality
2 73 (5.88%) QA
3 53 (4.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 48 (3.86%) NIST
5 25 (2.01%) GDPR
5 25 (2.01%) SLA
6 21 (1.69%) Cyber Essentials
6 21 (1.69%) GRC
7 19 (1.53%) Accessibility
8 13 (1.05%) PMO
9 12 (0.97%) MiFID
10 11 (0.89%) PCI DSS
11 9 (0.72%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 9 (0.72%) ITGC
12 8 (0.64%) COBIT
12 8 (0.64%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 7 (0.56%) Actionable Recommendations
14 6 (0.48%) Basel II
14 6 (0.48%) EMIR
14 6 (0.48%) SOC 2
System Software
1 117 (9.42%) Active Directory
2 28 (2.25%) VMware Infrastructure
3 11 (0.89%) Hyper-V
4 10 (0.81%) Virtual Machines
5 8 (0.64%) Docker
6 4 (0.32%) vSphere
7 2 (0.16%) BitLocker
7 2 (0.16%) Firmware
8 1 (0.081%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 48 (3.86%) Microsoft Intune
2 19 (1.53%) SCCM
3 9 (0.72%) Nessus
3 9 (0.72%) QRadar
4 8 (0.64%) Terraform
5 7 (0.56%) Kubernetes
5 7 (0.56%) Single Sign-On
6 6 (0.48%) Ansible
7 5 (0.40%) Jamf Pro
7 5 (0.40%) RSA Archer
8 4 (0.32%) Grafana
9 3 (0.24%) ArcSight ESM
9 3 (0.24%) CSIRT
9 3 (0.24%) Prometheus
9 3 (0.24%) VxRail
10 2 (0.16%) SCOM
11 1 (0.081%) Computer Incident Response Team
11 1 (0.081%) Control-M
11 1 (0.081%) FortiGate
11 1 (0.081%) Nmap
Vendors
1 342 (27.54%) Microsoft
2 88 (7.09%) ServiceNow
3 42 (3.38%) Bloomberg
4 40 (3.22%) Alteryx
4 40 (3.22%) Salesforce
5 32 (2.58%) VMware
6 29 (2.33%) Cisco
7 27 (2.17%) Google
8 25 (2.01%) Oracle
9 19 (1.53%) SAP
10 18 (1.45%) Splunk
11 16 (1.29%) Anaplan
11 16 (1.29%) Guidewire
12 14 (1.13%) Palo Alto
13 13 (1.05%) Polycom
14 11 (0.89%) Apple
14 11 (0.89%) Pega
15 10 (0.81%) Blue Prism
15 10 (0.81%) CheckPoint
15 10 (0.81%) iManage