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 8 April 2026.

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

6 months to
8 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 10 14 13
Rank change year-on-year +4 -1 -1
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 1,158 494 1,026
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 10.13% 10.26% 9.57%
As % of the Job Titles category 10.97% 11.37% 10.20%
Number of salaries quoted 542 359 805
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 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% +13.33% -6.25%
75th Percentile £53,063 £53,750 £50,000
90th Percentile £61,250 £62,500 £57,200
England median annual salary £45,000 £48,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -7.22% +7.78% -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 10,553 4,343 10,063
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.34% 90.16% 93.88%
Number of salaries quoted 6,645 2,741 7,888
10th Percentile £28,250 £28,822 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £33,739
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 £61,123
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% -8.71%

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 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 8 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 +1 652 £42,500 -5.56% 133
East Midlands +1 503 £35,000 -12.50% 108
Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 8 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.

1 543 (46.89%) Microsoft
2 462 (39.90%) Azure
3 396 (34.20%) Azure Certification
4 329 (28.41%) SQL
5 281 (24.27%) Microsoft Excel
6 278 (24.01%) Business Intelligence
7 276 (23.83%) Cybersecurity
8 263 (22.71%) Power Platform
9 261 (22.54%) Power BI
10 257 (22.19%) Mentoring
11 237 (20.47%) Python
12 234 (20.21%) Tableau
13 223 (19.26%) CompTIA Security+
14 218 (18.83%) AI
15 204 (17.62%) CompTIA CySA+
16 198 (17.10%) Azure AI
16 198 (17.10%) ForeScout
17 148 (12.78%) Problem-Solving
18 98 (8.46%) Continuous Improvement
19 93 (8.03%) Agile
20 87 (7.51%) Analytics
21 80 (6.91%) ERP
22 76 (6.56%) Degree
23 74 (6.39%) Business Analysis
24 71 (6.13%) Decision-Making
25 61 (5.27%) Customer Service
26 60 (5.18%) Microsoft 365
27 58 (5.01%) Windows
28 55 (4.75%) ITIL
28 55 (4.75%) Process Improvement

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 (1.64%) Confluence
2 14 (1.21%) SharePoint
3 12 (1.04%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.26%) Skype for Business
5 1 (0.086%) IIS
5 1 (0.086%) SAS
Applications
1 281 (24.27%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (1.81%) Microsoft Office
3 17 (1.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 11 (0.95%) MS Visio
5 5 (0.43%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.17%) Trello
7 1 (0.086%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.086%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 10 (0.86%) NetSuite
2 8 (0.69%) SAP Payroll
3 6 (0.52%) SAP CO
3 6 (0.52%) SAP FI
3 6 (0.52%) SAP FI/CO
3 6 (0.52%) SAP HR
3 6 (0.52%) SAP S/4HANA
4 4 (0.35%) Dynamics AX
4 4 (0.35%) Dynamics CRM
4 4 (0.35%) Elite 3E
4 4 (0.35%) Exchequer
4 4 (0.35%) Primavera
4 4 (0.35%) SAP PP
4 4 (0.35%) Visualfiles
5 3 (0.26%) IBM Planning Analytics
5 3 (0.26%) SAP Business ByDesign
6 2 (0.17%) Cloudability
6 2 (0.17%) Misys Midas
6 2 (0.17%) Oracle EBS
6 2 (0.17%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 462 (39.90%) Azure
2 263 (22.71%) Power Platform
3 198 (17.10%) Azure AI
4 60 (5.18%) Microsoft 365
5 27 (2.33%) SaaS
6 25 (2.16%) AWS
7 23 (1.99%) Dynamics 365
7 23 (1.99%) Entra ID
8 10 (0.86%) GCP
9 9 (0.78%) IaaS
9 9 (0.78%) PaaS
9 9 (0.78%) Power Automate
10 7 (0.60%) Azure DevOps
10 7 (0.60%) PowerApps
11 6 (0.52%) Google Analytics
12 5 (0.43%) Microsoft Purview
12 5 (0.43%) OCI
13 3 (0.26%) OneDrive
13 3 (0.26%) Smartsheet
13 3 (0.26%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 19 (1.64%) Firewall
2 17 (1.47%) DHCP
2 17 (1.47%) DNS
3 15 (1.30%) Remote Desktop
4 9 (0.78%) VPN
5 6 (0.52%) TCP/IP
6 5 (0.43%) Cisco ASA
6 5 (0.43%) Cisco Nexus
6 5 (0.43%) VoIP
7 4 (0.35%) RFID
8 3 (0.26%) FTP
8 3 (0.26%) Skype
9 2 (0.17%) Broadband
9 2 (0.17%) Ethernet
9 2 (0.17%) Network Security
9 2 (0.17%) PBX
9 2 (0.17%) Unified Communications
10 1 (0.086%) IP Telephony
10 1 (0.086%) LAN
10 1 (0.086%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 261 (22.54%) Power BI
2 234 (20.21%) Tableau
3 17 (1.47%) Data Mining
3 17 (1.47%) SQL Server
4 14 (1.21%) Oracle Reports
5 8 (0.69%) Power Query
6 7 (0.60%) Looker
7 6 (0.52%) Relational Database
8 4 (0.35%) Data Warehouse
9 3 (0.26%) Amazon Redshift
9 3 (0.26%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 2 (0.17%) BigQuery
10 2 (0.17%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
10 2 (0.17%) Oracle Database
10 2 (0.17%) SAP BW
10 2 (0.17%) Semantic Layer
10 2 (0.17%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 1 (0.086%) Metadata
11 1 (0.086%) PostgreSQL
11 1 (0.086%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 34 (2.94%) JIRA
2 4 (0.35%) LabVIEW
3 2 (0.17%) Selenium
3 2 (0.17%) TestRail
3 2 (0.17%) Toad
3 2 (0.17%) Zephyr
4 1 (0.086%) Postman
4 1 (0.086%) SoapUI
General
1 592 (51.12%) Social Skills
2 197 (17.01%) Analytical Skills
3 158 (13.64%) Finance
4 69 (5.96%) Retail
5 51 (4.40%) Manufacturing
6 44 (3.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 39 (3.37%) Law
8 32 (2.76%) Marketing
9 30 (2.59%) Legal
10 15 (1.30%) Organisational Skills
11 10 (0.86%) Automotive
11 10 (0.86%) Banking
11 10 (0.86%) Presentation Skills
12 8 (0.69%) Advertising
13 6 (0.52%) Influencing Skills
14 5 (0.43%) Documentation Skills
14 5 (0.43%) Public Sector
15 4 (0.35%) Games
16 3 (0.26%) Pharmaceutical
16 3 (0.26%) Spanish Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (0.86%) Flash
2 8 (0.69%) Oracle Fusion
3 3 (0.26%) JSON
3 3 (0.26%) SAP Fiori
4 2 (0.17%) PySpark
5 1 (0.086%) CSS
5 1 (0.086%) HTML
5 1 (0.086%) Middleware
5 1 (0.086%) Pandas
5 1 (0.086%) SAP CAF
5 1 (0.086%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 32 (2.76%) Onboarding
2 19 (1.64%) Management Information System
3 16 (1.38%) Analytical Mindset
4 14 (1.21%) Cyber Defence
4 14 (1.21%) Product Ownership
4 14 (1.21%) Security Operations Centre
5 13 (1.12%) Driving Licence
6 12 (1.04%) CSOC
7 11 (0.95%) Security Posture
8 9 (0.78%) Cyber Threat
8 9 (0.78%) Public Cloud
8 9 (0.78%) Self-Motivation
9 6 (0.52%) Data Centre
10 4 (0.35%) Credit Risk
10 4 (0.35%) Cyberattack
10 4 (0.35%) Mobile App
11 3 (0.26%) FMCG
11 3 (0.26%) Hybrid Cloud
11 3 (0.26%) Operational Technology
12 2 (0.17%) AI Agents
Operating Systems
1 58 (5.01%) Windows
2 20 (1.73%) Windows 10
2 20 (1.73%) Windows Server
3 10 (0.86%) Linux
4 6 (0.52%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.17%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 278 (24.01%) Business Intelligence
2 276 (23.83%) Cybersecurity
3 257 (22.19%) Mentoring
4 218 (18.83%) AI
5 148 (12.78%) Problem-Solving
6 98 (8.46%) Continuous Improvement
7 93 (8.03%) Agile
8 87 (7.51%) Analytics
9 80 (6.91%) ERP
10 74 (6.39%) Business Analysis
11 71 (6.13%) Decision-Making
12 61 (5.27%) Customer Service
13 55 (4.75%) ITIL
13 55 (4.75%) Process Improvement
14 48 (4.15%) Data Analysis
15 43 (3.71%) Project Management
16 40 (3.45%) User Acceptance Testing
17 38 (3.28%) CRM
18 35 (3.02%) Logistics
18 35 (3.02%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 329 (28.41%) SQL
2 237 (20.47%) Python
3 14 (1.21%) T-SQL
4 13 (1.12%) C#
4 13 (1.12%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 8 (0.69%) VBA
6 6 (0.52%) Kusto Query Language
6 6 (0.52%) PowerShell
7 4 (0.35%) R
8 1 (0.086%) JavaScript
8 1 (0.086%) PHP
8 1 (0.086%) VB
Qualifications
1 396 (34.20%) Azure Certification
2 223 (19.26%) CompTIA Security+
3 204 (17.62%) CompTIA CySA+
4 76 (6.56%) Degree
5 49 (4.23%) Security Cleared
6 44 (3.80%) SC Cleared
7 15 (1.30%) CISSP
8 14 (1.21%) Microsoft Certification
9 13 (1.12%) ACCA
9 13 (1.12%) AWS Certification
9 13 (1.12%) CIMA
10 10 (0.86%) AAT
10 10 (0.86%) Cisco Certification
10 10 (0.86%) SSCP
11 8 (0.69%) CISM
12 7 (0.60%) CCNA
12 7 (0.60%) CISA
12 7 (0.60%) MCSA
12 7 (0.60%) Microsoft Certified Professional
12 7 (0.60%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (2.33%) Data Quality
1 27 (2.33%) QA
2 21 (1.81%) NIST
3 20 (1.73%) SLA
4 18 (1.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 16 (1.38%) GDPR
6 11 (0.95%) PMO
7 10 (0.86%) Cyber Essentials
8 8 (0.69%) Accessibility
9 6 (0.52%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 4 (0.35%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 3 (0.26%) Actionable Recommendations
11 3 (0.26%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 3 (0.26%) HIPAA
11 3 (0.26%) SOC 2
12 2 (0.17%) Software Quality Assurance
13 1 (0.086%) GRC
13 1 (0.086%) PSD2
13 1 (0.086%) WCAG
System Software
1 50 (4.32%) Active Directory
2 5 (0.43%) Virtual Servers
3 3 (0.26%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 2 (0.17%) BitLocker
4 2 (0.17%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.086%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.086%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.086%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 11 (0.95%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (0.69%) Single Sign-On
3 2 (0.17%) CSIRT
3 2 (0.17%) HP ALM
4 1 (0.086%) SCCM
4 1 (0.086%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
Vendors
1 543 (46.89%) Microsoft
2 198 (17.10%) ForeScout
3 34 (2.94%) Oracle
3 34 (2.94%) SAP
4 16 (1.38%) Salesforce
5 15 (1.30%) ServiceNow
6 13 (1.12%) Adobe
7 11 (0.95%) Google
7 11 (0.95%) VMware
8 10 (0.86%) Apple
9 9 (0.78%) Databricks
9 9 (0.78%) IBM
10 6 (0.52%) Cisco
10 6 (0.52%) Citrix
10 6 (0.52%) Sage
11 5 (0.43%) Cognos
11 5 (0.43%) iManage
11 5 (0.43%) JD Edwards
11 5 (0.43%) Meraki
12 4 (0.35%) Veeam