Analyst Job Trends in the Midlands

Analyst
England > Midlands

The median Analyst salary in the Midlands is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 September 2026.

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

6 months to
8 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 17 13
Rank change year-on-year +5 -4 -5
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 1,160 500 964
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 7.69% 8.83% 9.61%
As % of the Job Titles category 8.21% 9.68% 10.12%
Number of salaries quoted 671 425 416
10th Percentile £28,000 £27,200 £25,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £30,000 £31,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £40,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% - -
75th Percentile £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
90th Percentile £62,500 £58,750 £59,500
England median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year - - -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 14,135 5,163 9,521
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.73% 91.20% 94.87%
Number of salaries quoted 9,880 3,246 5,649
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,750 £28,119
25th Percentile £40,000 £31,335 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £62,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £58,015 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +5.48% - -8.33%

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 8 September 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 8 September 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
East Midlands +11 587 £40,000 +12.68% 124
West Midlands +2 571 £45,000 +4.05% 167
Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 8 September 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.

1 351 (30.26%) Microsoft
2 268 (23.10%) Azure
3 221 (19.05%) SQL
4 200 (17.24%) Azure Certification
5 197 (16.98%) Cybersecurity
6 179 (15.43%) Problem-Solving
7 178 (15.34%) Business Intelligence
8 161 (13.88%) Power Platform
9 160 (13.79%) Power BI
10 155 (13.36%) AI
11 151 (13.02%) Microsoft Excel
12 136 (11.72%) Mentoring
12 136 (11.72%) Python
13 111 (9.57%) CompTIA Security+
13 111 (9.57%) Tableau
14 107 (9.22%) Continuous Improvement
15 104 (8.97%) CompTIA CySA+
16 100 (8.62%) Microsoft 365
17 99 (8.53%) Azure AI
17 99 (8.53%) ForeScout
18 97 (8.36%) Analytics
19 85 (7.33%) Customer Service
19 85 (7.33%) ERP
20 84 (7.24%) Decision-Making
21 79 (6.81%) Degree
22 74 (6.38%) Windows
23 68 (5.86%) Data Analysis
24 67 (5.78%) Agile
25 63 (5.43%) ITIL
26 58 (5.00%) Security Cleared

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 20 (1.72%) SharePoint
2 16 (1.38%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (1.03%) Confluence
4 5 (0.43%) IIS
4 5 (0.43%) Skype for Business
5 4 (0.34%) SAS
Applications
1 151 (13.02%) Microsoft Excel
2 28 (2.41%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (0.43%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.26%) Photoshop
5 1 (0.086%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.086%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 18 (1.55%) Dynamics CRM
2 14 (1.21%) IBM Planning Analytics
3 12 (1.03%) Cloudability
4 9 (0.78%) SAP CO
4 9 (0.78%) SAP FI
4 9 (0.78%) SAP FI/CO
5 7 (0.60%) SAP S/4HANA
6 5 (0.43%) Elite 3E
6 5 (0.43%) SAP Business One
6 5 (0.43%) Visualfiles
7 4 (0.34%) Dynamics AX
7 4 (0.34%) Payment Gateway
7 4 (0.34%) Shopify
8 3 (0.26%) Infor CloudSuite
8 3 (0.26%) Infor LN
8 3 (0.26%) Infor M3
8 3 (0.26%) Sage X3
9 2 (0.17%) Exchequer
9 2 (0.17%) Primavera
10 1 (0.086%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 268 (23.10%) Azure
2 161 (13.88%) Power Platform
3 100 (8.62%) Microsoft 365
4 99 (8.53%) Azure AI
5 45 (3.88%) AWS
6 22 (1.90%) GCP
7 20 (1.72%) Entra ID
8 18 (1.55%) Dynamics 365
8 18 (1.55%) SaaS
9 9 (0.78%) Azure DevOps
9 9 (0.78%) Microsoft Copilot
10 7 (0.60%) Microsoft Purview
11 5 (0.43%) Google Analytics
11 5 (0.43%) NetDocuments
12 4 (0.34%) Power Automate
13 3 (0.26%) IaaS
13 3 (0.26%) OneDrive
13 3 (0.26%) PaaS
13 3 (0.26%) Siteimprove
14 2 (0.17%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 23 (1.98%) Firewall
2 11 (0.95%) LAN
2 11 (0.95%) WAN
3 7 (0.60%) DHCP
3 7 (0.60%) DNS
3 7 (0.60%) Wireless
4 6 (0.52%) TCP/IP
4 6 (0.52%) VPN
5 5 (0.43%) Skype
6 4 (0.34%) SD-WAN
6 4 (0.34%) Wi-Fi
7 3 (0.26%) Network Security
8 2 (0.17%) SMTP
8 2 (0.17%) SSH
8 2 (0.17%) SSL
8 2 (0.17%) VLAN
9 1 (0.086%) FTP
9 1 (0.086%) Remote Desktop
9 1 (0.086%) SAN
9 1 (0.086%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 160 (13.79%) Power BI
2 111 (9.57%) Tableau
3 17 (1.47%) SQL Server
4 11 (0.95%) Crystal Reports
4 11 (0.95%) Data Warehouse
4 11 (0.95%) Power Query
5 9 (0.78%) GIS
6 6 (0.52%) Relational Database
7 4 (0.34%) BigQuery
7 4 (0.34%) DTS
7 4 (0.34%) Looker
8 3 (0.26%) MySQL
8 3 (0.26%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 2 (0.17%) Amazon Redshift
9 2 (0.17%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
9 2 (0.17%) Base SAS
9 2 (0.17%) Data Mining
9 2 (0.17%) Geospatial Data
9 2 (0.17%) QlikView
9 2 (0.17%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 29 (2.50%) JIRA
2 5 (0.43%) Git
2 5 (0.43%) Postman
2 5 (0.43%) Selenium
2 5 (0.43%) Zephyr
3 4 (0.34%) Hudson
4 3 (0.26%) SoapUI
4 3 (0.26%) TestRail
4 3 (0.26%) Toad
5 2 (0.17%) Cucumber
5 2 (0.17%) GitLab
5 2 (0.17%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.17%) JMeter
6 1 (0.086%) LSMW
General
1 401 (34.57%) Social Skills
2 171 (14.74%) Finance
3 159 (13.71%) Analytical Skills
4 76 (6.55%) Retail
5 51 (4.40%) Manufacturing
6 46 (3.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 26 (2.24%) Law
7 26 (2.24%) Legal
8 22 (1.90%) Organisational Skills
8 22 (1.90%) Public Sector
9 19 (1.64%) Marketing
10 12 (1.03%) Banking
10 12 (1.03%) Swedish Language
11 11 (0.95%) Documentation Skills
12 10 (0.86%) Automotive
13 9 (0.78%) Italian Language
14 8 (0.69%) Dutch Language
15 7 (0.60%) Presentation Skills
16 6 (0.52%) Influencing Skills
17 5 (0.43%) Pharmaceutical
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (1.55%) Oracle Fusion
2 10 (0.86%) SOAP
3 8 (0.69%) REST
4 6 (0.52%) EDI
4 6 (0.52%) JSON
5 3 (0.26%) ADO
5 3 (0.26%) CSS
5 3 (0.26%) HTML
5 3 (0.26%) XML
6 2 (0.17%) Gherkin
6 2 (0.17%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 49 (4.22%) Management Information System
2 23 (1.98%) Onboarding
3 20 (1.72%) Driving Licence
3 20 (1.72%) Operational Technology
4 15 (1.29%) Product Ownership
5 14 (1.21%) Self-Motivation
6 9 (0.78%) CMDB
6 9 (0.78%) Data Structures
6 9 (0.78%) Security Posture
7 8 (0.69%) Analytical Mindset
7 8 (0.69%) CSOC
7 8 (0.69%) Smartphone
8 6 (0.52%) Enterprise Software
9 5 (0.43%) FMCG
9 5 (0.43%) Greenfield Project
10 4 (0.34%) iSeries
10 4 (0.34%) NHS
10 4 (0.34%) PMI
11 3 (0.26%) Credit Risk
11 3 (0.26%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 74 (6.38%) Windows
2 27 (2.33%) Windows Server
3 22 (1.90%) Windows 10
4 4 (0.34%) Apple iOS
5 3 (0.26%) Android
5 3 (0.26%) Linux
5 3 (0.26%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.086%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.086%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 197 (16.98%) Cybersecurity
2 179 (15.43%) Problem-Solving
3 178 (15.34%) Business Intelligence
4 155 (13.36%) AI
5 136 (11.72%) Mentoring
6 107 (9.22%) Continuous Improvement
7 97 (8.36%) Analytics
8 85 (7.33%) Customer Service
8 85 (7.33%) ERP
9 84 (7.24%) Decision-Making
10 68 (5.86%) Data Analysis
11 67 (5.78%) Agile
12 63 (5.43%) ITIL
13 56 (4.83%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 53 (4.57%) Business Analysis
14 53 (4.57%) Logistics
15 45 (3.88%) ITSM
16 44 (3.79%) CRM
16 44 (3.79%) Process Improvement
17 43 (3.71%) Actionable Insight
Programming Languages
1 221 (19.05%) SQL
2 136 (11.72%) Python
3 15 (1.29%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 13 (1.12%) JavaScript
5 10 (0.86%) PowerShell
6 5 (0.43%) Kusto Query Language
6 5 (0.43%) T-SQL
7 4 (0.34%) R
8 3 (0.26%) PHP
8 3 (0.26%) VBA
9 2 (0.17%) Java
10 1 (0.086%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 200 (17.24%) Azure Certification
2 111 (9.57%) CompTIA Security+
3 104 (8.97%) CompTIA CySA+
4 79 (6.81%) Degree
5 58 (5.00%) Security Cleared
6 53 (4.57%) SC Cleared
7 25 (2.16%) AWS Certification
8 21 (1.81%) Microsoft Certification
9 14 (1.21%) MCSE
10 12 (1.03%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 8 (0.69%) SANS
12 6 (0.52%) SSCP
13 5 (0.43%) CISSP
13 5 (0.43%) PMI Certification
14 4 (0.34%) CBAP
14 4 (0.34%) IIBA
14 4 (0.34%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 4 (0.34%) SAP Certification
15 2 (0.17%) DBS Check
15 2 (0.17%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (2.76%) Data Quality
1 32 (2.76%) GDPR
2 31 (2.67%) QA
3 21 (1.81%) PMO
4 12 (1.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 11 (0.95%) NIST
6 9 (0.78%) GRC
7 8 (0.69%) SLA
8 7 (0.60%) Accessibility
8 7 (0.60%) PCI DSS
9 4 (0.34%) Actionable Recommendations
9 4 (0.34%) HIPAA
9 4 (0.34%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 3 (0.26%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 3 (0.26%) SOC 2
10 3 (0.26%) Software Quality Assurance
11 2 (0.17%) ISO/IEC 17025
12 1 (0.086%) COBIT
12 1 (0.086%) Cyber Essentials
12 1 (0.086%) PSD2
System Software
1 45 (3.88%) Active Directory
2 4 (0.34%) vSphere
3 2 (0.17%) Samba
3 2 (0.17%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.17%) XenApp
4 1 (0.086%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.086%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 1 (0.086%) Terminal Services
4 1 (0.086%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 12 (1.03%) SCCM
2 8 (0.69%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (0.26%) HP ALM
3 3 (0.26%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.086%) Failover Clustering
4 1 (0.086%) Microsoft Clustering
Vendors
1 351 (30.26%) Microsoft
2 99 (8.53%) ForeScout
3 48 (4.14%) ServiceNow
4 37 (3.19%) SAP
5 29 (2.50%) Oracle
6 22 (1.90%) Salesforce
7 18 (1.55%) Apple
8 16 (1.38%) Adobe
8 16 (1.38%) Workday
9 15 (1.29%) Epicor
9 15 (1.29%) IBM
10 14 (1.21%) Cognos
11 12 (1.03%) VMware
12 11 (0.95%) Google
12 11 (0.95%) HP
13 10 (0.86%) Aderant
13 10 (0.86%) Intapp
14 8 (0.69%) Aruba
15 7 (0.60%) Dell
15 7 (0.60%) Sophos