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 August 2026.

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

6 months to
21 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 10 14 13
Rank change year-on-year +4 -1 -5
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 1,229 551 1,010
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 8.44% 9.50% 9.46%
As % of the Job Titles category 8.99% 10.43% 10.00%
Number of salaries quoted 681 467 463
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,650 £25,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £30,000 £28,784
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £40,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% +6.67% -6.25%
75th Percentile £53,750 £50,125 £50,000
90th Percentile £62,500 £58,750 £57,500
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 13,670 5,284 10,098
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.84% 91.13% 94.57%
Number of salaries quoted 9,560 3,346 6,451
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £31,335 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,390 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.16% -9.22% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,063 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £76,250
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% - -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 August 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 August 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 +3 625 £45,000 - 97
East Midlands +9 603 £40,000 +12.68% 95
Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 21 August 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.

1 406 (33.03%) Microsoft
2 315 (25.63%) Azure
3 246 (20.02%) SQL
4 244 (19.85%) Azure Certification
5 229 (18.63%) Cybersecurity
6 202 (16.44%) Business Intelligence
7 185 (15.05%) Power Platform
8 184 (14.97%) Power BI
9 182 (14.81%) Problem-Solving
10 177 (14.40%) AI
11 175 (14.24%) Microsoft Excel
12 174 (14.16%) Mentoring
13 158 (12.86%) Python
14 141 (11.47%) CompTIA Security+
15 132 (10.74%) Tableau
16 128 (10.41%) CompTIA CySA+
17 121 (9.85%) Azure AI
17 121 (9.85%) ForeScout
18 109 (8.87%) Continuous Improvement
19 96 (7.81%) Microsoft 365
20 95 (7.73%) Analytics
21 86 (7.00%) Agile
22 85 (6.92%) Degree
22 85 (6.92%) ERP
23 83 (6.75%) Decision-Making
24 74 (6.02%) Customer Service
24 74 (6.02%) Windows
25 66 (5.37%) Data Analysis
25 66 (5.37%) ITIL
26 63 (5.13%) 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 16 (1.30%) Microsoft Exchange
1 16 (1.30%) SharePoint
2 11 (0.90%) Confluence
3 5 (0.41%) IIS
3 5 (0.41%) Skype for Business
4 1 (0.081%) SAS
Applications
1 175 (14.24%) Microsoft Excel
2 25 (2.03%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (0.41%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.24%) Photoshop
5 2 (0.16%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.081%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 20 (1.63%) Dynamics CRM
2 15 (1.22%) IBM Planning Analytics
3 12 (0.98%) Cloudability
4 11 (0.90%) SAP CO
4 11 (0.90%) SAP FI
4 11 (0.90%) SAP FI/CO
5 7 (0.57%) Elite 3E
5 7 (0.57%) SAP S/4HANA
5 7 (0.57%) Visualfiles
6 5 (0.41%) SAP Business One
7 4 (0.33%) Dynamics AX
7 4 (0.33%) Exchequer
7 4 (0.33%) Payment Gateway
7 4 (0.33%) Primavera
7 4 (0.33%) Shopify
8 3 (0.24%) Infor CloudSuite
8 3 (0.24%) Infor LN
8 3 (0.24%) Infor M3
8 3 (0.24%) Sage X3
9 1 (0.081%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 315 (25.63%) Azure
2 185 (15.05%) Power Platform
3 121 (9.85%) Azure AI
4 96 (7.81%) Microsoft 365
5 45 (3.66%) AWS
6 27 (2.20%) Entra ID
7 21 (1.71%) Dynamics 365
7 21 (1.71%) GCP
8 20 (1.63%) SaaS
9 9 (0.73%) Azure DevOps
9 9 (0.73%) Microsoft Copilot
10 7 (0.57%) IaaS
10 7 (0.57%) Microsoft Purview
10 7 (0.57%) PaaS
11 5 (0.41%) Power Automate
12 4 (0.33%) Google Analytics
13 3 (0.24%) Siteimprove
13 3 (0.24%) Smartsheet
14 2 (0.16%) Azure Sentinel
14 2 (0.16%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 25 (2.03%) Firewall
2 11 (0.90%) LAN
2 11 (0.90%) WAN
3 8 (0.65%) DHCP
3 8 (0.65%) DNS
4 7 (0.57%) VPN
4 7 (0.57%) Wireless
5 6 (0.49%) TCP/IP
6 5 (0.41%) Skype
7 4 (0.33%) SD-WAN
7 4 (0.33%) Wi-Fi
8 3 (0.24%) Network Security
9 2 (0.16%) FTP
9 2 (0.16%) SMTP
9 2 (0.16%) SSH
9 2 (0.16%) SSL
10 1 (0.081%) Broadband
10 1 (0.081%) PBX
10 1 (0.081%) SMS
10 1 (0.081%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 184 (14.97%) Power BI
2 132 (10.74%) Tableau
3 21 (1.71%) SQL Server
4 12 (0.98%) Data Warehouse
4 12 (0.98%) Power Query
5 11 (0.90%) Crystal Reports
6 7 (0.57%) GIS
7 6 (0.49%) Relational Database
8 4 (0.33%) DTS
9 3 (0.24%) Amazon Redshift
9 3 (0.24%) BigQuery
9 3 (0.24%) Looker
9 3 (0.24%) MySQL
9 3 (0.24%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 2 (0.16%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
10 2 (0.16%) Geospatial Data
10 2 (0.16%) QlikView
10 2 (0.16%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 1 (0.081%) Data Lake
11 1 (0.081%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 29 (2.36%) JIRA
2 5 (0.41%) Git
2 5 (0.41%) Postman
2 5 (0.41%) Selenium
2 5 (0.41%) Zephyr
3 4 (0.33%) Hudson
4 3 (0.24%) SoapUI
4 3 (0.24%) TestRail
4 3 (0.24%) Toad
5 2 (0.16%) Cucumber
5 2 (0.16%) GitLab
5 2 (0.16%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.16%) JMeter
6 1 (0.081%) LSMW
General
1 446 (36.29%) Social Skills
2 182 (14.81%) Finance
3 162 (13.18%) Analytical Skills
4 71 (5.78%) Retail
5 56 (4.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 55 (4.48%) Manufacturing
7 28 (2.28%) Legal
8 27 (2.20%) Law
9 24 (1.95%) Organisational Skills
10 22 (1.79%) Public Sector
11 19 (1.55%) Marketing
12 12 (0.98%) Banking
12 12 (0.98%) Swedish Language
13 11 (0.90%) Documentation Skills
14 10 (0.81%) Automotive
14 10 (0.81%) Influencing Skills
15 9 (0.73%) Italian Language
16 7 (0.57%) Presentation Skills
17 6 (0.49%) Dutch Language
18 5 (0.41%) Pharmaceutical
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (1.38%) Oracle Fusion
2 10 (0.81%) SOAP
3 8 (0.65%) REST
4 7 (0.57%) JSON
5 6 (0.49%) EDI
6 3 (0.24%) ADO
6 3 (0.24%) CSS
6 3 (0.24%) HTML
6 3 (0.24%) XML
7 2 (0.16%) Gherkin
7 2 (0.16%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 49 (3.99%) Management Information System
2 20 (1.63%) Onboarding
3 19 (1.55%) Driving Licence
3 19 (1.55%) Operational Technology
4 15 (1.22%) Product Ownership
5 12 (0.98%) CSOC
6 11 (0.90%) Security Posture
6 11 (0.90%) Self-Motivation
7 9 (0.73%) Analytical Mindset
7 9 (0.73%) CMDB
7 9 (0.73%) Cyber Defence
7 9 (0.73%) Data Structures
8 8 (0.65%) Smartphone
9 7 (0.57%) Security Operations Centre
10 6 (0.49%) Enterprise Software
11 5 (0.41%) FMCG
11 5 (0.41%) Greenfield Project
12 4 (0.33%) Hybrid Cloud
12 4 (0.33%) iSeries
12 4 (0.33%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 74 (6.02%) Windows
2 29 (2.36%) Windows Server
3 24 (1.95%) Windows 10
4 5 (0.41%) Linux
5 4 (0.33%) Apple iOS
6 3 (0.24%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (0.16%) Android
8 1 (0.081%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.081%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 229 (18.63%) Cybersecurity
2 202 (16.44%) Business Intelligence
3 182 (14.81%) Problem-Solving
4 177 (14.40%) AI
5 174 (14.16%) Mentoring
6 109 (8.87%) Continuous Improvement
7 95 (7.73%) Analytics
8 86 (7.00%) Agile
9 85 (6.92%) ERP
10 83 (6.75%) Decision-Making
11 74 (6.02%) Customer Service
12 66 (5.37%) Data Analysis
12 66 (5.37%) ITIL
13 58 (4.72%) Business Analysis
14 57 (4.64%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 48 (3.91%) Logistics
15 48 (3.91%) Process Improvement
16 44 (3.58%) CRM
16 44 (3.58%) ITSM
17 43 (3.50%) Actionable Insight
Programming Languages
1 246 (20.02%) SQL
2 158 (12.86%) Python
3 17 (1.38%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 13 (1.06%) JavaScript
5 10 (0.81%) PowerShell
6 7 (0.57%) Kusto Query Language
6 7 (0.57%) T-SQL
7 3 (0.24%) PHP
7 3 (0.24%) R
7 3 (0.24%) VBA
8 2 (0.16%) Java
Qualifications
1 244 (19.85%) Azure Certification
2 141 (11.47%) CompTIA Security+
3 128 (10.41%) CompTIA CySA+
4 85 (6.92%) Degree
5 63 (5.13%) Security Cleared
6 58 (4.72%) SC Cleared
7 25 (2.03%) AWS Certification
8 24 (1.95%) Microsoft Certification
9 14 (1.14%) MCSE
10 12 (0.98%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 12 (0.98%) SSCP
11 11 (0.90%) CISSP
12 9 (0.73%) SANS
13 7 (0.57%) CISA
14 5 (0.41%) IIBA
14 5 (0.41%) PMI Certification
15 4 (0.33%) CBAP
15 4 (0.33%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
15 4 (0.33%) SAP Certification
16 2 (0.16%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (2.52%) GDPR
2 30 (2.44%) Data Quality
3 29 (2.36%) QA
4 21 (1.71%) PMO
5 20 (1.63%) NIST
6 15 (1.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 11 (0.90%) SLA
8 9 (0.73%) GRC
9 7 (0.57%) Accessibility
9 7 (0.57%) PCI DSS
10 4 (0.33%) Cyber Essentials
10 4 (0.33%) HIPAA
10 4 (0.33%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 3 (0.24%) Actionable Recommendations
11 3 (0.24%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 3 (0.24%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 3 (0.24%) SOC 2
11 3 (0.24%) Software Quality Assurance
12 2 (0.16%) ISO/IEC 17025
13 1 (0.081%) PSD2
System Software
1 49 (3.99%) Active Directory
2 4 (0.33%) vSphere
3 2 (0.16%) Microsoft Virtual Server
3 2 (0.16%) Samba
3 2 (0.16%) Virtual Servers
3 2 (0.16%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.16%) XenApp
4 1 (0.081%) BitLocker
4 1 (0.081%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.081%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 12 (0.98%) SCCM
2 10 (0.81%) Microsoft Intune
3 7 (0.57%) Single Sign-On
4 3 (0.24%) HP ALM
5 1 (0.081%) Failover Clustering
5 1 (0.081%) Microsoft Clustering
Vendors
1 406 (33.03%) Microsoft
2 121 (9.85%) ForeScout
3 49 (3.99%) ServiceNow
4 37 (3.01%) SAP
5 28 (2.28%) Oracle
6 22 (1.79%) Salesforce
7 20 (1.63%) IBM
8 17 (1.38%) Apple
9 16 (1.30%) Adobe
9 16 (1.30%) Workday
10 15 (1.22%) Cognos
10 15 (1.22%) Epicor
11 12 (0.98%) Aderant
11 12 (0.98%) Intapp
11 12 (0.98%) VMware
12 11 (0.90%) HP
13 10 (0.81%) Google
14 8 (0.65%) Aruba
14 8 (0.65%) iManage
15 7 (0.57%) Dell