Analyst Job Trends in the Midlands

Analyst
England > Midlands

The median Analyst salary in the Midlands is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 April 2026.

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

6 months to
5 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 11 13 13
Rank change year-on-year +2 0 0
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 1,116 489 1,032
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 10.02% 10.14% 9.61%
As % of the Job Titles category 10.88% 11.25% 10.23%
Number of salaries quoted 531 354 810
10th Percentile £27,750 £25,000 £25,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £27,445
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,500 £37,250
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% +14.09% -6.88%
75th Percentile £52,500 £53,750 £50,000
90th Percentile £61,250 £62,500 £57,500
England median annual salary £45,000 £48,507 £45,000
% change year-on-year -7.23% +7.79% -5.26%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the Midlands. 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 Midlands with a recognized job title 10,262 4,347 10,086
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.17% 90.15% 93.88%
Number of salaries quoted 6,488 2,733 7,914
10th Percentile £28,250 £28,822 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £33,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £76,250 £73,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -9.19%

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Analyst job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Analyst
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in the Midlands.

Salary distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in the Midlands

Analyst
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Analyst in the Midlands over the 6 months to 5 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Analyst in the Midlands

Analyst
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Analyst within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 5 April 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
West Midlands +1 634 £42,500 -5.56% 133
East Midlands +1 479 £35,000 -12.50% 108
Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 5 April 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 Midlands region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 515 (46.15%) Microsoft
2 438 (39.25%) Azure
3 374 (33.51%) Azure Certification
4 318 (28.49%) SQL
5 270 (24.19%) Microsoft Excel
6 266 (23.84%) Business Intelligence
7 258 (23.12%) Cybersecurity
8 250 (22.40%) Power Platform
9 248 (22.22%) Power BI
10 243 (21.77%) Mentoring
11 226 (20.25%) Python
12 223 (19.98%) Tableau
13 211 (18.91%) CompTIA Security+
14 203 (18.19%) AI
15 192 (17.20%) CompTIA CySA+
16 187 (16.76%) Azure AI
16 187 (16.76%) ForeScout
17 144 (12.90%) Problem-Solving
18 96 (8.60%) Continuous Improvement
19 93 (8.33%) Agile
20 86 (7.71%) Analytics
21 80 (7.17%) ERP
22 74 (6.63%) Business Analysis
23 73 (6.54%) Degree
24 71 (6.36%) Decision-Making
25 62 (5.56%) Customer Service
26 56 (5.02%) Microsoft 365
27 55 (4.93%) Windows
28 54 (4.84%) Process Improvement
29 52 (4.66%) ITIL

Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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 19 (1.70%) Confluence
2 13 (1.16%) SharePoint
3 11 (0.99%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.18%) Skype for Business
5 1 (0.090%) IIS
5 1 (0.090%) SAS
Applications
1 270 (24.19%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (1.88%) Microsoft Office
3 17 (1.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 11 (0.99%) MS Visio
5 5 (0.45%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.18%) Trello
7 1 (0.090%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.090%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 10 (0.90%) NetSuite
2 8 (0.72%) SAP Payroll
3 6 (0.54%) SAP CO
3 6 (0.54%) SAP FI
3 6 (0.54%) SAP FI/CO
3 6 (0.54%) SAP HR
3 6 (0.54%) SAP S/4HANA
4 4 (0.36%) Dynamics AX
4 4 (0.36%) Elite 3E
4 4 (0.36%) Exchequer
4 4 (0.36%) Primavera
4 4 (0.36%) SAP PP
4 4 (0.36%) Visualfiles
5 3 (0.27%) Dynamics CRM
5 3 (0.27%) IBM Planning Analytics
5 3 (0.27%) SAP Business ByDesign
6 2 (0.18%) Misys Midas
6 2 (0.18%) Oracle EBS
6 2 (0.18%) SAP MM
6 2 (0.18%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 438 (39.25%) Azure
2 250 (22.40%) Power Platform
3 187 (16.76%) Azure AI
4 56 (5.02%) Microsoft 365
5 27 (2.42%) SaaS
6 22 (1.97%) AWS
6 22 (1.97%) Dynamics 365
6 22 (1.97%) Entra ID
7 9 (0.81%) GCP
7 9 (0.81%) IaaS
7 9 (0.81%) PaaS
7 9 (0.81%) Power Automate
8 7 (0.63%) Azure DevOps
8 7 (0.63%) PowerApps
9 6 (0.54%) Google Analytics
10 5 (0.45%) OCI
11 3 (0.27%) Microsoft Purview
11 3 (0.27%) OneDrive
11 3 (0.27%) Smartsheet
11 3 (0.27%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 18 (1.61%) Firewall
2 17 (1.52%) DHCP
2 17 (1.52%) DNS
3 15 (1.34%) Remote Desktop
4 9 (0.81%) VPN
5 6 (0.54%) Cisco ASA
5 6 (0.54%) Cisco Nexus
5 6 (0.54%) TCP/IP
6 5 (0.45%) VoIP
7 4 (0.36%) RFID
8 3 (0.27%) FTP
9 2 (0.18%) Broadband
9 2 (0.18%) Ethernet
9 2 (0.18%) Network Security
9 2 (0.18%) PBX
9 2 (0.18%) Skype
9 2 (0.18%) Unified Communications
10 1 (0.090%) LAN
10 1 (0.090%) SD-WAN
10 1 (0.090%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 248 (22.22%) Power BI
2 223 (19.98%) Tableau
3 17 (1.52%) Data Mining
3 17 (1.52%) SQL Server
4 14 (1.25%) Oracle Reports
5 8 (0.72%) Power Query
6 7 (0.63%) Looker
7 6 (0.54%) Relational Database
8 4 (0.36%) Data Warehouse
9 3 (0.27%) Amazon Redshift
9 3 (0.27%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 2 (0.18%) BigQuery
10 2 (0.18%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
10 2 (0.18%) Oracle Database
10 2 (0.18%) SAP BW
10 2 (0.18%) Semantic Layer
10 2 (0.18%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 1 (0.090%) Amazon QuickSight
11 1 (0.090%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
11 1 (0.090%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 34 (3.05%) JIRA
2 4 (0.36%) LabVIEW
3 2 (0.18%) Selenium
3 2 (0.18%) TestRail
3 2 (0.18%) Toad
3 2 (0.18%) Zephyr
4 1 (0.090%) Postman
4 1 (0.090%) SoapUI
General
1 562 (50.36%) Social Skills
2 192 (17.20%) Analytical Skills
3 157 (14.07%) Finance
4 69 (6.18%) Retail
5 50 (4.48%) Manufacturing
6 40 (3.58%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 39 (3.49%) Law
8 32 (2.87%) Marketing
9 30 (2.69%) Legal
10 15 (1.34%) Organisational Skills
11 10 (0.90%) Automotive
11 10 (0.90%) Banking
11 10 (0.90%) Presentation Skills
12 8 (0.72%) Advertising
13 6 (0.54%) Influencing Skills
14 5 (0.45%) Documentation Skills
14 5 (0.45%) Public Sector
15 4 (0.36%) Games
16 3 (0.27%) Pharmaceutical
16 3 (0.27%) Spanish Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (0.90%) Flash
2 8 (0.72%) Oracle Fusion
3 3 (0.27%) JSON
3 3 (0.27%) SAP Fiori
4 2 (0.18%) PySpark
5 1 (0.090%) CSS
5 1 (0.090%) HTML
5 1 (0.090%) Middleware
5 1 (0.090%) Pandas
5 1 (0.090%) SAP CAF
5 1 (0.090%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 31 (2.78%) Onboarding
2 18 (1.61%) Management Information System
3 16 (1.43%) Analytical Mindset
4 15 (1.34%) Product Ownership
5 14 (1.25%) Cyber Defence
5 14 (1.25%) Security Operations Centre
6 12 (1.08%) Driving Licence
7 9 (0.81%) CSOC
7 9 (0.81%) Cyber Threat
7 9 (0.81%) Public Cloud
7 9 (0.81%) Security Posture
8 7 (0.63%) Self-Motivation
9 6 (0.54%) Data Centre
10 4 (0.36%) Credit Risk
10 4 (0.36%) Cyberattack
10 4 (0.36%) Mobile App
11 3 (0.27%) FMCG
11 3 (0.27%) Hybrid Cloud
11 3 (0.27%) Social Media
12 2 (0.18%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 55 (4.93%) Windows
2 19 (1.70%) Windows Server
3 18 (1.61%) Windows 10
4 10 (0.90%) Linux
5 6 (0.54%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.18%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 266 (23.84%) Business Intelligence
2 258 (23.12%) Cybersecurity
3 243 (21.77%) Mentoring
4 203 (18.19%) AI
5 144 (12.90%) Problem-Solving
6 96 (8.60%) Continuous Improvement
7 93 (8.33%) Agile
8 86 (7.71%) Analytics
9 80 (7.17%) ERP
10 74 (6.63%) Business Analysis
11 71 (6.36%) Decision-Making
12 62 (5.56%) Customer Service
13 54 (4.84%) Process Improvement
14 52 (4.66%) ITIL
15 49 (4.39%) Data Analysis
16 44 (3.94%) Project Management
17 38 (3.41%) User Acceptance Testing
18 36 (3.23%) CRM
19 34 (3.05%) Logistics
19 34 (3.05%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 318 (28.49%) SQL
2 226 (20.25%) Python
3 14 (1.25%) T-SQL
4 13 (1.16%) C#
4 13 (1.16%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 8 (0.72%) VBA
6 6 (0.54%) PowerShell
7 4 (0.36%) Kusto Query Language
7 4 (0.36%) R
8 1 (0.090%) JavaScript
8 1 (0.090%) PHP
8 1 (0.090%) VB
Qualifications
1 374 (33.51%) Azure Certification
2 211 (18.91%) CompTIA Security+
3 192 (17.20%) CompTIA CySA+
4 73 (6.54%) Degree
5 44 (3.94%) Security Cleared
6 39 (3.49%) SC Cleared
7 15 (1.34%) CISSP
8 14 (1.25%) Microsoft Certification
9 13 (1.16%) ACCA
9 13 (1.16%) CIMA
10 12 (1.08%) AWS Certification
11 11 (0.99%) Cisco Certification
12 10 (0.90%) AAT
13 9 (0.81%) SSCP
14 8 (0.72%) CCNA
14 8 (0.72%) CISM
15 7 (0.63%) CISA
15 7 (0.63%) MCSA
15 7 (0.63%) Microsoft Certified Professional
16 5 (0.45%) A+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (2.42%) Data Quality
1 27 (2.42%) QA
2 21 (1.88%) NIST
3 19 (1.70%) SLA
4 18 (1.61%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 16 (1.43%) GDPR
6 11 (0.99%) PMO
7 10 (0.90%) Cyber Essentials
8 8 (0.72%) Accessibility
9 6 (0.54%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 4 (0.36%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 3 (0.27%) Actionable Recommendations
11 3 (0.27%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 3 (0.27%) HIPAA
11 3 (0.27%) SOC 2
12 2 (0.18%) Software Quality Assurance
13 1 (0.090%) GRC
13 1 (0.090%) PSD2
13 1 (0.090%) WCAG
System Software
1 48 (4.30%) Active Directory
2 5 (0.45%) Virtual Servers
3 3 (0.27%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 2 (0.18%) BitLocker
4 2 (0.18%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.090%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.090%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.090%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 11 (0.99%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (0.72%) Single Sign-On
3 2 (0.18%) CSIRT
3 2 (0.18%) HP ALM
4 1 (0.090%) SCCM
4 1 (0.090%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
Vendors
1 515 (46.15%) Microsoft
2 187 (16.76%) ForeScout
3 34 (3.05%) Oracle
4 33 (2.96%) SAP
5 15 (1.34%) Salesforce
6 14 (1.25%) ServiceNow
7 12 (1.08%) Adobe
8 11 (0.99%) Google
9 10 (0.90%) VMware
10 9 (0.81%) Apple
10 9 (0.81%) Databricks
10 9 (0.81%) IBM
11 7 (0.63%) Cisco
12 6 (0.54%) Citrix
12 6 (0.54%) Meraki
12 6 (0.54%) Sage
13 5 (0.45%) Cognos
13 5 (0.45%) iManage
13 5 (0.45%) JD Edwards
14 4 (0.36%) Workday