Systems Analyst Jobs in London

System Analyst
England > London

The median System Analyst salary in London is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 313 331 448
Rank change year-on-year +18 +117 +193
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Analyst 80 178 160
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.63% 0.74% 0.49%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.70% 0.79% 0.51%
Number of salaries quoted 54 159 135
10th Percentile £41,625 £44,750 £38,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £55,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £70,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +27.27% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £80,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £107,500 £75,000
England median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +5.26% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 11,455 22,637 31,177
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.27% 94.43% 95.12%
Number of salaries quoted 6,909 16,798 22,986
10th Percentile £40,971 £37,500 £42,000
25th Percentile £55,000 £51,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £70,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% -3.45% +3.57%
75th Percentile £100,000 £93,750 £95,000
90th Percentile £122,500 £115,000 £115,000
England median annual salary £56,000 £52,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year +6.67% -13.65% +1.33%

Systems Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings that featured Systems Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for Systems Analyst in London

Systems Analyst
Salary Trend in London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Systems Analyst in London.

Salary trend for Systems Analyst in London

Systems Analyst
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Systems Analyst in London over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Systems Analyst in London

Systems 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 Systems Analyst within the London region over the 6 months to 30 May 2025. 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 +3 29 £65,000 -8.77% 4
South London -2 4 - -
Systems Analyst
England

Systems Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 30 May 2025, Systems Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the London region featuring Systems Analyst in the job title.

1 38 (47.50%) Finance
2 28 (35.00%) SQL
3 27 (33.75%) Law
4 23 (28.75%) Analytical Skills
4 23 (28.75%) Workflow
4 23 (28.75%) Business Intelligence
5 20 (25.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 19 (23.75%) Problem-Solving
6 19 (23.75%) Power Platform
7 17 (21.25%) Power BI
8 16 (20.00%) Billing
9 15 (18.75%) Microsoft Excel
9 15 (18.75%) Social Skills
10 14 (17.50%) Legal
10 14 (17.50%) Microsoft 365
11 13 (16.25%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 13 (16.25%) T-SQL
11 13 (16.25%) Aderant
12 12 (15.00%) Agile
13 11 (13.75%) ITIL
13 11 (13.75%) Systems Analysis
13 11 (13.75%) Process Improvement
14 10 (12.50%) Visualisation
14 10 (12.50%) Azure
14 10 (12.50%) Degree
14 10 (12.50%) Change Management
15 9 (11.25%) Business Analysis
15 9 (11.25%) Continuous Improvement
15 9 (11.25%) Collaborative Working
16 8 (10.00%) Data Visualisation

Systems Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 2 (2.50%) Microsoft Exchange
1 2 (2.50%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.25%) Confluence
Applications
1 15 (18.75%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (7.50%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (1.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (1.25%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 3 (3.75%) iTrent
2 2 (2.50%) Oracle General Ledger
2 2 (2.50%) Oracle Payables
2 2 (2.50%) Oracle Receivables
3 1 (1.25%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 19 (23.75%) Power Platform
2 14 (17.50%) Microsoft 365
3 10 (12.50%) Azure
4 4 (5.00%) Adobe Creative Cloud
5 3 (3.75%) Azure Data Factory
5 3 (3.75%) Azure Synapse Analytics
5 3 (3.75%) SuccessFactors
6 2 (2.50%) Cloud Computing
6 2 (2.50%) OCI
7 1 (1.25%) Entra ID
7 1 (1.25%) Microsoft Copilot
7 1 (1.25%) Mimecast
7 1 (1.25%) OneDrive
7 1 (1.25%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 6 (7.50%) Internet
2 1 (1.25%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (21.25%) Power BI
2 13 (16.25%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 7 (8.75%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 3 (3.75%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (1.25%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 6 (7.50%) Eclipse
2 4 (5.00%) JIRA
3 3 (3.75%) Visual Studio
4 1 (1.25%) InstallShield
4 1 (1.25%) MSI
General
1 38 (47.50%) Finance
2 27 (33.75%) Law
3 23 (28.75%) Analytical Skills
4 20 (25.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 16 (20.00%) Billing
6 15 (18.75%) Social Skills
7 14 (17.50%) Legal
8 7 (8.75%) Pharmaceutical
8 7 (8.75%) Telecoms
9 6 (7.50%) Documentation Skills
10 4 (5.00%) Games
10 4 (5.00%) Local Government
10 4 (5.00%) Retail
11 3 (3.75%) General Ledger
11 3 (3.75%) Influencing Skills
12 2 (2.50%) Marketing
12 2 (2.50%) Presentation Skills
13 1 (1.25%) Front Office
13 1 (1.25%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (6.25%) RESTful
2 2 (2.50%) MDX
2 2 (2.50%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 7 (8.75%) PACS
2 6 (7.50%) Housing Association
2 6 (7.50%) Management Information System
3 4 (5.00%) Enterprise Software
4 3 (3.75%) Data Structures
4 3 (3.75%) Onboarding
5 2 (2.50%) IoT
5 2 (2.50%) Reinsurance
5 2 (2.50%) Smart City
5 2 (2.50%) Video Conferencing
5 2 (2.50%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 6 (7.50%) Windows
2 3 (3.75%) Windows Server 2012
3 2 (2.50%) Windows 10
4 1 (1.25%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (28.75%) Business Intelligence
1 23 (28.75%) Workflow
2 19 (23.75%) Problem-Solving
3 12 (15.00%) Agile
4 11 (13.75%) ITIL
4 11 (13.75%) Process Improvement
4 11 (13.75%) Systems Analysis
5 10 (12.50%) Change Management
5 10 (12.50%) Visualisation
6 9 (11.25%) Business Analysis
6 9 (11.25%) Collaborative Working
6 9 (11.25%) Continuous Improvement
7 8 (10.00%) Data Management
7 8 (10.00%) Data Visualisation
8 7 (8.75%) Customer Service
8 7 (8.75%) Integration Testing
8 7 (8.75%) Issue Tracking
8 7 (8.75%) Stakeholder Management
8 7 (8.75%) Workflow Analysis
9 6 (7.50%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 28 (35.00%) SQL
2 13 (16.25%) T-SQL
3 6 (7.50%) Python
4 1 (1.25%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 10 (12.50%) Degree
2 6 (7.50%) CCAB
3 2 (2.50%) ACCA
3 2 (2.50%) CIMA
3 2 (2.50%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
4 1 (1.25%) CIPD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (2.50%) GDPR
2 1 (1.25%) Accessibility
2 1 (1.25%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (1.25%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 1 (1.25%) Data Quality
2 1 (1.25%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 1 (1.25%) Active Directory
1 1 (1.25%) Microsoft App-V
1 1 (1.25%) Virtual Desktop
1 1 (1.25%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (1.25%) SCCM
Vendors
1 13 (16.25%) Aderant
2 8 (10.00%) ServiceNow
3 5 (6.25%) Adobe
3 5 (6.25%) Microsoft
4 3 (3.75%) SAP
5 2 (2.50%) Concur
5 2 (2.50%) dotdigital
5 2 (2.50%) Oracle
5 2 (2.50%) PeopleSoft
5 2 (2.50%) Qualtrics
5 2 (2.50%) Salesforce
5 2 (2.50%) Workday
6 1 (1.25%) Apple
6 1 (1.25%) Citrix
6 1 (1.25%) iManage
6 1 (1.25%) Polycom
6 1 (1.25%) Sage
6 1 (1.25%) VMware
6 1 (1.25%) Yardi
6 1 (1.25%) Yealink