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 21 September 2026.

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

6 months to
21 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 13 17 13
Rank change year-on-year +4 -4 -5
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 1,132 500 979
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 7.23% 8.94% 9.75%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.76% 9.68% 10.28%
Number of salaries quoted 674 430 399
10th Percentile £27,150 £27,500 £25,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £29,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £40,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% - -
75th Percentile £54,125 £50,000 £52,250
90th Percentile £62,500 £58,750 £60,000
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 14,585 5,164 9,520
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.21% 92.35% 94.85%
Number of salaries quoted 10,135 3,258 5,306
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,000 £28,119
25th Percentile £40,000 £31,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -4.16%
75th Percentile £65,000 £62,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £59,773 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +8.68% - -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 21 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 21 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 +10 582 £40,000 +12.68% 160
West Midlands -1 548 £45,000 +5.88% 229
Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 21 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.

1 312 (27.56%) Microsoft
2 219 (19.35%) Azure
3 200 (17.67%) SQL
4 188 (16.61%) Problem-Solving
5 179 (15.81%) Cybersecurity
6 159 (14.05%) Business Intelligence
7 156 (13.78%) Azure Certification
8 142 (12.54%) Power Platform
9 141 (12.46%) Power BI
10 136 (12.01%) Microsoft Excel
11 132 (11.66%) AI
12 113 (9.98%) Mentoring
13 112 (9.89%) Python
14 109 (9.63%) Continuous Improvement
15 100 (8.83%) Analytics
15 100 (8.83%) Microsoft 365
16 95 (8.39%) Customer Service
17 91 (8.04%) Tableau
18 89 (7.86%) Decision-Making
18 89 (7.86%) ERP
19 88 (7.77%) CompTIA Security+
20 82 (7.24%) CompTIA CySA+
21 77 (6.80%) Azure AI
21 77 (6.80%) Degree
21 77 (6.80%) ForeScout
22 72 (6.36%) Data Analysis
23 70 (6.18%) Windows
24 61 (5.39%) Agile
25 59 (5.21%) ITIL
26 58 (5.12%) Logistics

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 22 (1.94%) SharePoint
2 16 (1.41%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (1.06%) Confluence
4 5 (0.44%) IIS
5 4 (0.35%) SAS
5 4 (0.35%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 136 (12.01%) Microsoft Excel
2 30 (2.65%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (0.71%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.27%) Photoshop
5 2 (0.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.18%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 19 (1.68%) Dynamics CRM
2 13 (1.15%) IBM Planning Analytics
3 12 (1.06%) Cloudability
4 8 (0.71%) SAP CO
4 8 (0.71%) SAP FI
4 8 (0.71%) SAP FI/CO
5 7 (0.62%) SAP S/4HANA
6 5 (0.44%) Elite 3E
6 5 (0.44%) Payment Gateway
6 5 (0.44%) SAP Business One
6 5 (0.44%) Shopify
6 5 (0.44%) Visualfiles
7 4 (0.35%) Dynamics AX
8 3 (0.27%) Infor CloudSuite
8 3 (0.27%) Infor LN
8 3 (0.27%) Infor M3
8 3 (0.27%) Sage X3
9 2 (0.18%) Dynamics GP
9 2 (0.18%) Magento
10 1 (0.088%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 219 (19.35%) Azure
2 142 (12.54%) Power Platform
3 100 (8.83%) Microsoft 365
4 77 (6.80%) Azure AI
5 43 (3.80%) AWS
6 20 (1.77%) Dynamics 365
6 20 (1.77%) GCP
7 19 (1.68%) Entra ID
8 18 (1.59%) SaaS
9 9 (0.80%) Azure DevOps
9 9 (0.80%) Microsoft Copilot
10 7 (0.62%) Microsoft Purview
11 5 (0.44%) NetDocuments
11 5 (0.44%) OneDrive
12 4 (0.35%) Google Analytics
12 4 (0.35%) Power Automate
13 3 (0.27%) Boomi
14 2 (0.18%) Azure Data Factory
14 2 (0.18%) Azure Sentinel
14 2 (0.18%) Siteimprove
Communications & Networking
1 20 (1.77%) Firewall
2 11 (0.97%) LAN
2 11 (0.97%) WAN
3 7 (0.62%) Wireless
4 6 (0.53%) DHCP
4 6 (0.53%) DNS
4 6 (0.53%) VPN
5 4 (0.35%) SD-WAN
5 4 (0.35%) Skype
5 4 (0.35%) TCP/IP
5 4 (0.35%) Wi-Fi
6 3 (0.27%) Network Security
6 3 (0.27%) VLAN
7 2 (0.18%) SMTP
7 2 (0.18%) SSH
7 2 (0.18%) SSL
8 1 (0.088%) Remote Desktop
8 1 (0.088%) SAN
8 1 (0.088%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 141 (12.46%) Power BI
2 91 (8.04%) Tableau
3 16 (1.41%) SQL Server
4 13 (1.15%) Power Query
5 12 (1.06%) Data Warehouse
6 11 (0.97%) Crystal Reports
7 10 (0.88%) GIS
8 6 (0.53%) Relational Database
9 4 (0.35%) BigQuery
9 4 (0.35%) DTS
9 4 (0.35%) Looker
10 3 (0.27%) MySQL
10 3 (0.27%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 3 (0.27%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 2 (0.18%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
11 2 (0.18%) Base SAS
11 2 (0.18%) Data Mining
11 2 (0.18%) Geospatial Data
11 2 (0.18%) QlikView
12 1 (0.088%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 28 (2.47%) JIRA
2 5 (0.44%) Git
2 5 (0.44%) Postman
3 4 (0.35%) Hudson
3 4 (0.35%) Selenium
3 4 (0.35%) Zephyr
4 2 (0.18%) Cucumber
4 2 (0.18%) GitLab
4 2 (0.18%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.18%) JMeter
4 2 (0.18%) SoapUI
4 2 (0.18%) TestRail
4 2 (0.18%) Toad
5 1 (0.088%) Browser DevTools
5 1 (0.088%) LSMW
5 1 (0.088%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.088%) Visual Studio
General
1 360 (31.80%) Social Skills
2 181 (15.99%) Finance
3 172 (15.19%) Analytical Skills
4 80 (7.07%) Retail
5 50 (4.42%) Manufacturing
6 43 (3.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 25 (2.21%) Public Sector
8 24 (2.12%) Legal
8 24 (2.12%) Organisational Skills
9 22 (1.94%) Law
10 21 (1.86%) Marketing
11 13 (1.15%) Banking
12 12 (1.06%) Swedish Language
13 11 (0.97%) Documentation Skills
14 10 (0.88%) Automotive
14 10 (0.88%) Dutch Language
15 9 (0.80%) Italian Language
16 7 (0.62%) French Language
16 7 (0.62%) Presentation Skills
17 5 (0.44%) Influencing Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (1.59%) Oracle Fusion
2 10 (0.88%) SOAP
3 8 (0.71%) REST
4 6 (0.53%) EDI
4 6 (0.53%) JSON
5 3 (0.27%) ADO
5 3 (0.27%) CSS
5 3 (0.27%) HTML
5 3 (0.27%) XML
6 2 (0.18%) Gherkin
6 2 (0.18%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 51 (4.51%) Management Information System
2 24 (2.12%) Onboarding
3 19 (1.68%) Driving Licence
3 19 (1.68%) Operational Technology
4 15 (1.33%) Product Ownership
5 14 (1.24%) Self-Motivation
6 12 (1.06%) Data Structures
7 9 (0.80%) CMDB
7 9 (0.80%) Security Posture
8 8 (0.71%) Analytical Mindset
8 8 (0.71%) CSOC
8 8 (0.71%) Smartphone
9 6 (0.53%) Enterprise Software
10 5 (0.44%) FMCG
10 5 (0.44%) Greenfield Project
11 4 (0.35%) Credit Risk
11 4 (0.35%) iSeries
11 4 (0.35%) NHS
11 4 (0.35%) PMI
12 3 (0.27%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 70 (6.18%) Windows
2 26 (2.30%) Windows Server
3 20 (1.77%) Windows 10
4 4 (0.35%) Apple iOS
5 3 (0.27%) Android
5 3 (0.27%) Windows Server 2016
6 2 (0.18%) Linux
7 1 (0.088%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 188 (16.61%) Problem-Solving
2 179 (15.81%) Cybersecurity
3 159 (14.05%) Business Intelligence
4 132 (11.66%) AI
5 113 (9.98%) Mentoring
6 109 (9.63%) Continuous Improvement
7 100 (8.83%) Analytics
8 95 (8.39%) Customer Service
9 89 (7.86%) Decision-Making
9 89 (7.86%) ERP
10 72 (6.36%) Data Analysis
11 61 (5.39%) Agile
12 59 (5.21%) ITIL
13 58 (5.12%) Logistics
14 57 (5.04%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 55 (4.86%) Business Analysis
16 54 (4.77%) CRM
17 45 (3.98%) Actionable Insight
17 45 (3.98%) ITSM
17 45 (3.98%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 200 (17.67%) SQL
2 112 (9.89%) Python
3 14 (1.24%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 14 (1.24%) JavaScript
4 9 (0.80%) PowerShell
5 5 (0.44%) Kusto Query Language
6 3 (0.27%) PHP
6 3 (0.27%) T-SQL
6 3 (0.27%) VBA
7 2 (0.18%) Java
7 2 (0.18%) R
8 1 (0.088%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 156 (13.78%) Azure Certification
2 88 (7.77%) CompTIA Security+
3 82 (7.24%) CompTIA CySA+
4 77 (6.80%) Degree
5 53 (4.68%) Security Cleared
6 49 (4.33%) SC Cleared
7 25 (2.21%) AWS Certification
8 18 (1.59%) Microsoft Certification
9 14 (1.24%) MCSE
10 12 (1.06%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 8 (0.71%) SANS
12 5 (0.44%) PMI Certification
12 5 (0.44%) SSCP
13 4 (0.35%) A+ Certification
13 4 (0.35%) CBAP
13 4 (0.35%) CISSP
13 4 (0.35%) IIBA
13 4 (0.35%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 4 (0.35%) SAP Certification
14 3 (0.27%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (3.00%) Data Quality
2 30 (2.65%) QA
3 29 (2.56%) GDPR
4 23 (2.03%) PMO
5 10 (0.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 9 (0.80%) GRC
7 8 (0.71%) NIST
8 7 (0.62%) PCI DSS
8 7 (0.62%) SLA
9 5 (0.44%) Accessibility
9 5 (0.44%) Actionable Recommendations
10 3 (0.27%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 2 (0.18%) HIPAA
11 2 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 17025
11 2 (0.18%) Software Quality Assurance
12 1 (0.088%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 1 (0.088%) COBIT
12 1 (0.088%) Cyber Essentials
12 1 (0.088%) PSD2
12 1 (0.088%) SOC 2
System Software
1 43 (3.80%) Active Directory
2 4 (0.35%) vSphere
3 2 (0.18%) Samba
3 2 (0.18%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.18%) XenApp
4 1 (0.088%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.088%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 11 (0.97%) SCCM
2 8 (0.71%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (0.18%) HP ALM
3 2 (0.18%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.088%) Failover Clustering
4 1 (0.088%) Microsoft Clustering
4 1 (0.088%) QRadar
Vendors
1 312 (27.56%) Microsoft
2 77 (6.80%) ForeScout
3 46 (4.06%) ServiceNow
4 35 (3.09%) SAP
5 32 (2.83%) Salesforce
6 28 (2.47%) Oracle
7 18 (1.59%) Apple
7 18 (1.59%) Workday
8 17 (1.50%) Adobe
9 15 (1.33%) Epicor
10 13 (1.15%) Cognos
10 13 (1.15%) IBM
11 11 (0.97%) VMware
12 10 (0.88%) Aderant
12 10 (0.88%) HP
12 10 (0.88%) Intapp
13 9 (0.80%) Google
14 8 (0.71%) Aruba
15 6 (0.53%) Dell
15 6 (0.53%) Meraki