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 25 February 2026.

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

6 months to
25 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 20 15 11
Rank change year-on-year -5 -4 0
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 864 534 928
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 9.42% 9.41% 10.98%
As % of the Job Titles category 10.31% 10.12% 11.71%
Number of salaries quoted 463 312 771
10th Percentile £26,050 £25,500 £25,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £34,000 £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £43,375 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.78% +15.67% -6.25%
75th Percentile £53,750 £55,000 £50,000
90th Percentile £60,832 £62,950 £60,000
England median annual salary £42,500 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -15.00% +11.11% -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 8,382 5,277 7,926
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.41% 93.02% 93.81%
Number of salaries quoted 5,170 2,597 6,421
10th Percentile £28,000 £30,000 £26,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +10.53% -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £73,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -10.57%

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 25 February 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 25 February 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 -3 492 £42,500 -5.56% 133
East Midlands +6 368 £33,250 -21.76% 91
Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 25 February 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.

1 367 (42.48%) Microsoft
2 296 (34.26%) Azure
3 262 (30.32%) SQL
4 242 (28.01%) Azure Certification
5 201 (23.26%) Microsoft Excel
6 186 (21.53%) Business Intelligence
7 175 (20.25%) Power Platform
8 174 (20.14%) Cybersecurity
9 172 (19.91%) Power BI
10 165 (19.10%) Mentoring
11 164 (18.98%) Python
12 160 (18.52%) Tableau
13 136 (15.74%) CompTIA Security+
14 133 (15.39%) AI
15 128 (14.81%) Problem-Solving
16 124 (14.35%) CompTIA CySA+
17 121 (14.00%) Azure AI
17 121 (14.00%) ForeScout
18 93 (10.76%) Continuous Improvement
19 85 (9.84%) Analytics
20 77 (8.91%) ERP
21 70 (8.10%) Degree
22 68 (7.87%) Customer Service
23 67 (7.75%) Business Analysis
24 64 (7.41%) Agile
25 63 (7.29%) Decision-Making
26 61 (7.06%) Microsoft 365
27 51 (5.90%) Data Analysis
28 49 (5.67%) Project Management
28 49 (5.67%) Windows

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 14 (1.62%) Confluence
2 11 (1.27%) SharePoint
3 8 (0.93%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.12%) IIS
4 1 (0.12%) SAS
Applications
1 201 (23.26%) Microsoft Excel
2 23 (2.66%) Microsoft Office
3 16 (1.85%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 11 (1.27%) MS Visio
5 5 (0.58%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.23%) Trello
7 1 (0.12%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 10 (1.16%) NetSuite
2 8 (0.93%) SAP Payroll
3 6 (0.69%) SAP HR
3 6 (0.69%) SAP S/4HANA
4 4 (0.46%) Dynamics AX
4 4 (0.46%) SAP PP
5 3 (0.35%) SAP Business ByDesign
6 2 (0.23%) Misys Midas
6 2 (0.23%) SAP ERP
6 2 (0.23%) SAP MM
6 2 (0.23%) Sprinklr
7 1 (0.12%) Cognos Controller
7 1 (0.12%) Dynamics CRM
7 1 (0.12%) HFM
7 1 (0.12%) Integrated Workplace Management System
7 1 (0.12%) Oracle EBS
7 1 (0.12%) SAP CO
7 1 (0.12%) SAP FI
7 1 (0.12%) SAP FI/CO
7 1 (0.12%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 296 (34.26%) Azure
2 175 (20.25%) Power Platform
3 121 (14.00%) Azure AI
4 61 (7.06%) Microsoft 365
5 28 (3.24%) SaaS
6 19 (2.20%) Dynamics 365
7 17 (1.97%) Entra ID
8 16 (1.85%) AWS
9 6 (0.69%) Power Automate
9 6 (0.69%) PowerApps
10 5 (0.58%) OCI
11 4 (0.46%) Azure DevOps
11 4 (0.46%) Google Analytics
12 3 (0.35%) GCP
12 3 (0.35%) IaaS
12 3 (0.35%) PaaS
13 2 (0.23%) Asana
13 2 (0.23%) Microsoft Purview
13 2 (0.23%) OneDrive
13 2 (0.23%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 15 (1.74%) DHCP
1 15 (1.74%) DNS
1 15 (1.74%) Remote Desktop
2 12 (1.39%) Firewall
3 9 (1.04%) TCP/IP
4 8 (0.93%) VPN
5 6 (0.69%) Cisco ASA
5 6 (0.69%) Cisco Nexus
6 4 (0.46%) Internet
6 4 (0.46%) Network Security
6 4 (0.46%) RFID
6 4 (0.46%) VoIP
7 1 (0.12%) Broadband
7 1 (0.12%) Ethernet
7 1 (0.12%) FTP
7 1 (0.12%) IP Telephony
7 1 (0.12%) Kerberos
7 1 (0.12%) LAN
7 1 (0.12%) PBX
7 1 (0.12%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 172 (19.91%) Power BI
2 160 (18.52%) Tableau
3 20 (2.31%) Data Mining
4 14 (1.62%) Oracle Reports
5 8 (0.93%) Relational Database
5 8 (0.93%) SQL Server
6 6 (0.69%) Looker
7 3 (0.35%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 2 (0.23%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
8 2 (0.23%) Data Warehouse
8 2 (0.23%) Oracle Database
8 2 (0.23%) Power Query
8 2 (0.23%) SAP BW
8 2 (0.23%) Semantic Layer
9 1 (0.12%) Amazon QuickSight
9 1 (0.12%) Amazon Redshift
9 1 (0.12%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
9 1 (0.12%) Azure SQL Database
9 1 (0.12%) BigQuery
9 1 (0.12%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 25 (2.89%) JIRA
2 4 (0.46%) LabVIEW
General
1 417 (48.26%) Social Skills
2 165 (19.10%) Analytical Skills
3 145 (16.78%) Finance
4 63 (7.29%) Retail
5 47 (5.44%) Manufacturing
5 47 (5.44%) Marketing
6 45 (5.21%) Law
7 28 (3.24%) Legal
8 26 (3.01%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 24 (2.78%) Organisational Skills
10 12 (1.39%) Advertising
11 10 (1.16%) Automotive
11 10 (1.16%) Presentation Skills
12 7 (0.81%) Banking
12 7 (0.81%) Documentation Skills
13 6 (0.69%) Public Sector
14 5 (0.58%) Influencing Skills
14 5 (0.58%) Local Government
15 4 (0.46%) Fire and Rescue
16 3 (0.35%) Games
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (1.27%) Flash
2 7 (0.81%) Oracle Fusion
3 3 (0.35%) SAP Fiori
4 2 (0.23%) .NET
4 2 (0.23%) PySpark
4 2 (0.23%) Web Services
5 1 (0.12%) .NET Framework
5 1 (0.12%) EDI
5 1 (0.12%) LDAP
5 1 (0.12%) Middleware
5 1 (0.12%) Pandas
5 1 (0.12%) SAP CAF
5 1 (0.12%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 29 (3.36%) Onboarding
2 12 (1.39%) Security Operations Centre
3 11 (1.27%) Cyber Threat
4 10 (1.16%) Analytical Mindset
4 10 (1.16%) Management Information System
4 10 (1.16%) Product Ownership
4 10 (1.16%) Security Posture
5 8 (0.93%) Cyber Defence
5 8 (0.93%) Driving Licence
5 8 (0.93%) Public Cloud
6 7 (0.81%) CSOC
6 7 (0.81%) Self-Motivation
7 6 (0.69%) NHS
8 5 (0.58%) Data Centre
9 4 (0.46%) Credit Risk
9 4 (0.46%) Legacy Systems
9 4 (0.46%) Mobile App
10 3 (0.35%) Cyberattack
10 3 (0.35%) FMCG
11 2 (0.23%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 49 (5.67%) Windows
2 18 (2.08%) Windows Server
3 12 (1.39%) Windows 10
4 9 (1.04%) Mac OS
5 7 (0.81%) Linux
6 6 (0.69%) Apple iOS
7 4 (0.46%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 186 (21.53%) Business Intelligence
2 174 (20.14%) Cybersecurity
3 165 (19.10%) Mentoring
4 133 (15.39%) AI
5 128 (14.81%) Problem-Solving
6 93 (10.76%) Continuous Improvement
7 85 (9.84%) Analytics
8 77 (8.91%) ERP
9 68 (7.87%) Customer Service
10 67 (7.75%) Business Analysis
11 64 (7.41%) Agile
12 63 (7.29%) Decision-Making
13 51 (5.90%) Data Analysis
14 49 (5.67%) Project Management
15 47 (5.44%) Process Improvement
16 45 (5.21%) ITIL
17 40 (4.63%) CRM
18 39 (4.51%) User Acceptance Testing
19 34 (3.94%) Data Analytics
20 33 (3.82%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 262 (30.32%) SQL
2 164 (18.98%) Python
3 14 (1.62%) C#
4 10 (1.16%) T-SQL
5 7 (0.81%) VBA
6 6 (0.69%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 5 (0.58%) PowerShell
8 3 (0.35%) Kusto Query Language
8 3 (0.35%) R
9 1 (0.12%) VB
9 1 (0.12%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 242 (28.01%) Azure Certification
2 136 (15.74%) CompTIA Security+
3 124 (14.35%) CompTIA CySA+
4 70 (8.10%) Degree
5 38 (4.40%) Security Cleared
6 34 (3.94%) SC Cleared
7 15 (1.74%) ACCA
7 15 (1.74%) CIMA
8 11 (1.27%) AAT
8 11 (1.27%) AWS Certification
8 11 (1.27%) Cisco Certification
9 9 (1.04%) CISM
9 9 (1.04%) CISSP
9 9 (1.04%) Numerate Degree
10 8 (0.93%) CCNA
10 8 (0.93%) Microsoft Certification
11 5 (0.58%) A+ Certification
11 5 (0.58%) MCSA
11 5 (0.58%) Microsoft Certified Professional
12 4 (0.46%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (3.36%) SLA
2 24 (2.78%) QA
3 20 (2.31%) Data Quality
4 16 (1.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 13 (1.50%) GDPR
6 9 (1.04%) NIST
6 9 (1.04%) PMO
7 8 (0.93%) Cyber Essentials
8 4 (0.46%) Accessibility
9 3 (0.35%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 2 (0.23%) Actionable Recommendations
11 1 (0.12%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 1 (0.12%) COBIT
11 1 (0.12%) GRC
11 1 (0.12%) HIPAA
11 1 (0.12%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 1 (0.12%) SOC 2
11 1 (0.12%) WCAG
System Software
1 37 (4.28%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.35%) Virtual Servers
3 2 (0.23%) Virtual Desktop
3 2 (0.23%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.12%) BitLocker
4 1 (0.12%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 1 (0.12%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.12%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 13 (1.50%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (0.46%) CSIRT
3 1 (0.12%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (0.12%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
3 1 (0.12%) Terraform
Vendors
1 367 (42.48%) Microsoft
2 121 (14.00%) ForeScout
3 36 (4.17%) Oracle
4 27 (3.13%) SAP
5 17 (1.97%) Salesforce
6 9 (1.04%) Adobe
6 9 (1.04%) Databricks
7 8 (0.93%) Apple
7 8 (0.93%) VMware
8 6 (0.69%) Cisco
8 6 (0.69%) Google
8 6 (0.69%) Meraki
8 6 (0.69%) ServiceNow
9 5 (0.58%) JD Edwards
10 4 (0.46%) Citrix
10 4 (0.46%) Veeam
10 4 (0.46%) Zoho
11 3 (0.35%) ConnectWise
11 3 (0.35%) HubSpot
12 2 (0.23%) Rapid7