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 14 December 2025.

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

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 22 15 12
Rank change year-on-year -7 -3 -1
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 627 652 598
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 8.25% 9.12% 12.83%
As % of the Job Titles category 9.12% 9.66% 13.51%
Number of salaries quoted 409 338 495
10th Percentile £26,000 £27,850 £25,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £34,000 £27,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% +6.25% -5.88%
75th Percentile £52,500 £53,750 £50,000
90th Percentile £59,000 £62,500 £57,500
England median annual salary £42,500 £49,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -13.27% +3.16% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 6,876 6,751 4,427
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.49% 94.38% 94.98%
Number of salaries quoted 4,122 3,280 3,620
10th Percentile £28,000 £30,000 £26,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.65% +4.00% -2.91%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -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 14 December 2025.

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 14 December 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
West Midlands -12 322 £42,500 -1.16% 198
East Midlands +10 301 £35,000 -17.65% 136
Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 14 December 2025, 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.

1 221 (35.25%) SQL
2 205 (32.70%) Microsoft
3 150 (23.92%) Azure
4 141 (22.49%) Problem-Solving
5 132 (21.05%) Microsoft Excel
6 122 (19.46%) Business Intelligence
7 120 (19.14%) Power Platform
8 118 (18.82%) Power BI
9 110 (17.54%) Azure Certification
10 107 (17.07%) Python
11 91 (14.51%) Tableau
12 86 (13.72%) Mentoring
13 84 (13.40%) Cybersecurity
14 79 (12.60%) ERP
15 72 (11.48%) Analytics
16 67 (10.69%) Continuous Improvement
17 65 (10.37%) Degree
18 64 (10.21%) Customer Service
19 61 (9.73%) CompTIA Security+
20 60 (9.57%) Decision-Making
21 59 (9.41%) AI
22 56 (8.93%) CompTIA CySA+
23 55 (8.77%) Azure AI
23 55 (8.77%) ForeScout
24 54 (8.61%) Microsoft 365
25 52 (8.29%) Data Analysis
26 48 (7.66%) Agile
27 45 (7.18%) Windows
28 44 (7.02%) ITIL
29 43 (6.86%) CRM

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 9 (1.44%) Microsoft Exchange
2 5 (0.80%) Confluence
3 3 (0.48%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.16%) Appian
4 1 (0.16%) CMS
4 1 (0.16%) HCL Notes
4 1 (0.16%) IIS
4 1 (0.16%) SAS
Applications
1 132 (21.05%) Microsoft Excel
2 38 (6.06%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (0.96%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 6 (0.96%) MS Visio
4 4 (0.64%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.32%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.32%) Trello
Business Applications
1 10 (1.59%) NetSuite
2 9 (1.44%) SAP HR
2 9 (1.44%) SAP Payroll
3 6 (0.96%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (0.96%) SAP Business One
3 6 (0.96%) SAP HCM
3 6 (0.96%) SAP S/4HANA
4 4 (0.64%) Dynamics NAV
5 3 (0.48%) Exchequer
5 3 (0.48%) Remedy ITSM
6 2 (0.32%) iTrent
6 2 (0.32%) Misys Midas
6 2 (0.32%) NEC Housing
6 2 (0.32%) SAP ERP
6 2 (0.32%) SAP MM
6 2 (0.32%) Shopify
7 1 (0.16%) Pegasus Opera
7 1 (0.16%) SAP FI
7 1 (0.16%) SAP PP
7 1 (0.16%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 150 (23.92%) Azure
2 120 (19.14%) Power Platform
3 55 (8.77%) Azure AI
4 54 (8.61%) Microsoft 365
5 24 (3.83%) SaaS
6 23 (3.67%) Dynamics 365
7 12 (1.91%) Entra ID
8 9 (1.44%) AWS
9 7 (1.12%) OCI
10 6 (0.96%) Snowflake
10 6 (0.96%) SuccessFactors
11 4 (0.64%) Azure DevOps
11 4 (0.64%) Google Analytics
12 2 (0.32%) Asana
12 2 (0.32%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 2 (0.32%) GCP
13 1 (0.16%) IaaS
13 1 (0.16%) Lucidchart
13 1 (0.16%) Mimecast
13 1 (0.16%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 15 (2.39%) Remote Desktop
2 14 (2.23%) Firewall
3 10 (1.59%) Network Security
4 9 (1.44%) DHCP
4 9 (1.44%) DNS
4 9 (1.44%) VPN
5 6 (0.96%) Cisco ASA
5 6 (0.96%) Cisco Nexus
5 6 (0.96%) TCP/IP
6 4 (0.64%) Internet
7 3 (0.48%) Wi-Fi
8 1 (0.16%) IP Telephony
8 1 (0.16%) Kerberos
8 1 (0.16%) LAN
8 1 (0.16%) MPLS
8 1 (0.16%) RFID
8 1 (0.16%) SD-WAN
8 1 (0.16%) VoIP
8 1 (0.16%) WAN
8 1 (0.16%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 118 (18.82%) Power BI
2 91 (14.51%) Tableau
3 19 (3.03%) Data Mining
4 11 (1.75%) Oracle Reports
5 9 (1.44%) BigQuery
6 8 (1.28%) Relational Database
6 8 (1.28%) SQL Server
7 6 (0.96%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 5 (0.80%) BusinessObjects
9 4 (0.64%) Crystal Reports
9 4 (0.64%) Oracle Database
10 3 (0.48%) EDRMS
10 3 (0.48%) Geospatial Data
10 3 (0.48%) GIS
10 3 (0.48%) Looker
10 3 (0.48%) Oracle BI Publisher
11 2 (0.32%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
11 2 (0.32%) Data Warehouse
11 2 (0.32%) Electronic Patient Records
11 2 (0.32%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 14 (2.23%) JIRA
2 1 (0.16%) LabVIEW
General
1 285 (45.45%) Social Skills
2 140 (22.33%) Analytical Skills
3 123 (19.62%) Finance
4 56 (8.93%) Retail
5 51 (8.13%) Marketing
6 43 (6.86%) Law
7 38 (6.06%) Manufacturing
8 37 (5.90%) Organisational Skills
9 25 (3.99%) Legal
10 20 (3.19%) Public Sector
11 17 (2.71%) Documentation Skills
12 12 (1.91%) Advertising
13 11 (1.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 11 (1.75%) Presentation Skills
14 8 (1.28%) Automotive
14 8 (1.28%) Local Government
15 6 (0.96%) Banking
15 6 (0.96%) Influencing Skills
16 5 (0.80%) Social Housing
17 4 (0.64%) Fire and Rescue
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (1.75%) Flash
2 9 (1.44%) Oracle Fusion
3 7 (1.12%) EDI
4 6 (0.96%) SAP Fiori
5 2 (0.32%) .NET
5 2 (0.32%) PySpark
5 2 (0.32%) Web Services
6 1 (0.16%) .NET Framework
6 1 (0.16%) LDAP
6 1 (0.16%) REST
6 1 (0.16%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 35 (5.58%) Onboarding
2 15 (2.39%) Security Posture
3 13 (2.07%) Driving Licence
4 10 (1.59%) Product Ownership
5 9 (1.44%) Management Information System
5 9 (1.44%) Self-Motivation
6 8 (1.28%) NHS
7 7 (1.12%) Data Structures
8 6 (0.96%) Analytical Mindset
8 6 (0.96%) Credit Risk
8 6 (0.96%) Cyber Defence
8 6 (0.96%) iSeries
9 5 (0.80%) Cyber Threat
9 5 (0.80%) Legacy Systems
10 4 (0.64%) Algorithms
10 4 (0.64%) FMCG
11 3 (0.48%) Data Centre
11 3 (0.48%) Mobile App
11 3 (0.48%) Operational Technology
11 3 (0.48%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 45 (7.18%) Windows
2 14 (2.23%) Mac OS
2 14 (2.23%) Windows Server
3 11 (1.75%) Windows 10
4 8 (1.28%) Linux
5 6 (0.96%) Apple iOS
6 4 (0.64%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 141 (22.49%) Problem-Solving
2 122 (19.46%) Business Intelligence
3 86 (13.72%) Mentoring
4 84 (13.40%) Cybersecurity
5 79 (12.60%) ERP
6 72 (11.48%) Analytics
7 67 (10.69%) Continuous Improvement
8 64 (10.21%) Customer Service
9 60 (9.57%) Decision-Making
10 59 (9.41%) AI
11 52 (8.29%) Data Analysis
12 48 (7.66%) Agile
13 44 (7.02%) ITIL
14 43 (6.86%) CRM
14 43 (6.86%) Logistics
14 43 (6.86%) User Acceptance Testing
15 41 (6.54%) Incident Management
16 39 (6.22%) Project Management
17 37 (5.90%) Business Analysis
18 36 (5.74%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 221 (35.25%) SQL
2 107 (17.07%) Python
3 15 (2.39%) C#
4 11 (1.75%) T-SQL
5 8 (1.28%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 6 (0.96%) ABAP
6 6 (0.96%) R
7 3 (0.48%) VBA
8 2 (0.32%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.16%) PowerShell
9 1 (0.16%) VB
9 1 (0.16%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 110 (17.54%) Azure Certification
2 65 (10.37%) Degree
3 61 (9.73%) CompTIA Security+
4 56 (8.93%) CompTIA CySA+
5 36 (5.74%) SC Cleared
5 36 (5.74%) Security Cleared
6 13 (2.07%) ACCA
6 13 (2.07%) CIMA
7 11 (1.75%) AAT
8 10 (1.59%) Cisco Certification
9 8 (1.28%) Numerate Degree
10 7 (1.12%) CCNA
10 7 (1.12%) DBS Check
11 6 (0.96%) AWS Certification
11 6 (0.96%) CISM
11 6 (0.96%) CISSP
11 6 (0.96%) Computer Science Degree
11 6 (0.96%) MCP
11 6 (0.96%) Microsoft Certification
12 3 (0.48%) (ISC)2 CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (5.26%) SLA
2 26 (4.15%) Data Quality
2 26 (4.15%) GDPR
3 24 (3.83%) QA
4 19 (3.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 13 (2.07%) Cyber Essentials
6 9 (1.44%) NIST
6 9 (1.44%) PMO
7 8 (1.28%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 4 (0.64%) PCI DSS
8 4 (0.64%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 3 (0.48%) GRC
10 2 (0.32%) Actionable Recommendations
10 2 (0.32%) ISO 9001
11 1 (0.16%) Accessibility
11 1 (0.16%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 1 (0.16%) COBIT
11 1 (0.16%) HIPAA
11 1 (0.16%) ISO/IEC 17025
11 1 (0.16%) SOC 2
System Software
1 27 (4.31%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.48%) BitLocker
2 3 (0.48%) Firmware
3 2 (0.32%) IAG
3 2 (0.32%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.16%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 12 (1.91%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (0.48%) SCCM
3 2 (0.32%) CSIRT
4 1 (0.16%) EnCase
4 1 (0.16%) Nagios
4 1 (0.16%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
4 1 (0.16%) Terraform
Vendors
1 205 (32.70%) Microsoft
2 55 (8.77%) ForeScout
3 28 (4.47%) Oracle
4 25 (3.99%) SAP
5 16 (2.55%) Salesforce
6 14 (2.23%) Databricks
7 7 (1.12%) Cisco
7 7 (1.12%) JD Edwards
7 7 (1.12%) Meraki
8 6 (0.96%) Apple
8 6 (0.96%) Civica
8 6 (0.96%) Google
9 4 (0.64%) HP
9 4 (0.64%) QAD
10 3 (0.48%) Adobe
10 3 (0.48%) Capita
10 3 (0.48%) McAfee
10 3 (0.48%) NEC
10 3 (0.48%) Northgate
10 3 (0.48%) Remedy