Software Analyst Job Trends in London

Software Analyst
England > London

The median Software Analyst salary in London is £62,500 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 369 410 419
Rank change year-on-year +41 +9 +203
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Analyst 5 18 24
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.035% 0.12% 0.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.039% 0.13% 0.14%
Number of salaries quoted 5 9 24
10th Percentile - £52,500 £42,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £55,000 £65,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £70,000 £66,250
Median % change year-on-year -10.71% +5.66% +32.50%
75th Percentile £68,750 £75,000 £90,000
90th Percentile £87,500 - -
England median annual salary £42,500 £52,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -19.05% +16.67% +3.25%

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 12,862 14,378 17,329
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.20% 92.68% 95.19%
Number of salaries quoted 8,531 8,295 13,928
10th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £56,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% - +3.45%
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% -6.50%

Software Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Software Analyst job vacancy trend in London

Software Analyst
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for Software Analyst job vacancies in London.

Salary distribution trend for Software Analyst job vacancies in London

Software Analyst
Salary Histogram in London

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

Salary histogram for Software Analyst in London

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

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Software 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 Software Analyst in the job title.

1 3 (60.00%) JIRA
2 2 (40.00%) B2B
2 2 (40.00%) Computer Science
2 2 (40.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 2 (40.00%) Confluence
2 2 (40.00%) Customer Service
2 2 (40.00%) Degree
2 2 (40.00%) Performance Monitoring
2 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (40.00%) Risk Management
2 2 (40.00%) Roadmaps
2 2 (40.00%) SaaS
3 1 (20.00%) Agile
3 1 (20.00%) C#
3 1 (20.00%) Catastrophe Modelling
3 1 (20.00%) CI/CD
3 1 (20.00%) Data Modelling
3 1 (20.00%) Docker
3 1 (20.00%) Epics
3 1 (20.00%) ERD
3 1 (20.00%) HOOD
3 1 (20.00%) Java
3 1 (20.00%) Jenkins
3 1 (20.00%) Linux
3 1 (20.00%) Logical Data Model
3 1 (20.00%) Oracle
3 1 (20.00%) Performance Testing
3 1 (20.00%) Playwright
3 1 (20.00%) PostgreSQL
3 1 (20.00%) Python

Software 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 2 (40.00%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 2 (40.00%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (20.00%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 3 (60.00%) JIRA
2 1 (20.00%) Jenkins
2 1 (20.00%) Selenium
2 1 (20.00%) TestRail
General
1 3 (60.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Spanish Language
3 1 (20.00%) Advertising
3 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (20.00%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) Management Information System
2 1 (20.00%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 1 (20.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (40.00%) B2B
1 2 (40.00%) Computer Science
1 2 (40.00%) Customer Service
1 2 (40.00%) Performance Monitoring
1 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (40.00%) Risk Management
1 2 (40.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (20.00%) Catastrophe Modelling
2 1 (20.00%) CI/CD
2 1 (20.00%) Data Modelling
2 1 (20.00%) Epics
2 1 (20.00%) ERD
2 1 (20.00%) HOOD
2 1 (20.00%) Logical Data Model
2 1 (20.00%) Performance Testing
2 1 (20.00%) Sprint Planning
2 1 (20.00%) Translating Business Requirements
2 1 (20.00%) UML
2 1 (20.00%) User Stories
2 1 (20.00%) Wireframes
Programming Languages
1 1 (20.00%) C#
1 1 (20.00%) Java
1 1 (20.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 2 (40.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) SEPA
System Software
1 1 (20.00%) Docker
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) Oracle