Analyst Job Trends in the Midlands

Analyst
England > Midlands

The median Analyst salary in the Midlands is £42,837 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 24 June 2026.

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

6 months to
24 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 5 14 13
Rank change year-on-year +9 -1 -4
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 1,273 523 1,345
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 10.06% 10.33% 9.56%
As % of the Job Titles category 10.61% 11.36% 10.15%
Number of salaries quoted 636 430 803
10th Percentile £29,000 £25,738 £25,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £30,000 £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,837 £41,500 £36,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.22% +13.70% -8.75%
75th Percentile £52,688 £53,750 £50,000
90th Percentile £62,500 £61,354 £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 11,997 4,604 13,253
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.77% 90.93% 94.17%
Number of salaries quoted 8,336 2,795 9,468
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £38,250 £32,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% - -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,750 £61,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £76,250 £75,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +9.52% -12.50%

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 24 June 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 24 June 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 +3 705 £45,000 - 84
East Midlands +11 566 £40,000 +8.11% 94
Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 24 June 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.

1 518 (40.69%) Microsoft
2 432 (33.94%) Azure
3 354 (27.81%) Azure Certification
4 300 (23.57%) SQL
5 285 (22.39%) Cybersecurity
6 257 (20.19%) Business Intelligence
7 249 (19.56%) Power Platform
8 248 (19.48%) Power BI
9 236 (18.54%) Microsoft Excel
10 235 (18.46%) Mentoring
11 224 (17.60%) AI
12 223 (17.52%) Python
13 204 (16.03%) CompTIA Security+
14 198 (15.55%) Tableau
15 185 (14.53%) CompTIA CySA+
16 176 (13.83%) Azure AI
16 176 (13.83%) ForeScout
17 154 (12.10%) Problem-Solving
18 100 (7.86%) Agile
18 100 (7.86%) Continuous Improvement
19 94 (7.38%) Analytics
20 89 (6.99%) Microsoft 365
21 82 (6.44%) Degree
22 81 (6.36%) Decision-Making
23 74 (5.81%) Business Analysis
24 73 (5.73%) Security Cleared
25 72 (5.66%) Windows
26 70 (5.50%) ERP
27 67 (5.26%) SC Cleared
28 60 (4.71%) Data Analysis

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 (1.49%) Microsoft Exchange
2 18 (1.41%) SharePoint
3 17 (1.34%) Confluence
4 5 (0.39%) Skype for Business
5 3 (0.24%) IIS
Applications
1 236 (18.54%) Microsoft Excel
2 22 (1.73%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (0.71%) MS Visio
4 7 (0.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.24%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.079%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 14 (1.10%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (0.94%) Cloudability
3 10 (0.79%) SAP CO
3 10 (0.79%) SAP FI
3 10 (0.79%) SAP FI/CO
4 9 (0.71%) IBM Planning Analytics
5 7 (0.55%) Elite 3E
5 7 (0.55%) SAP S/4HANA
5 7 (0.55%) Visualfiles
6 6 (0.47%) Dynamics AX
7 5 (0.39%) SAP Business One
7 5 (0.39%) SAP Payroll
8 4 (0.31%) Exchequer
8 4 (0.31%) Primavera
9 3 (0.24%) SAP Business ByDesign
9 3 (0.24%) SAP HR
9 3 (0.24%) SAP PP
10 2 (0.16%) Salesforce CRM
11 1 (0.079%) Integrated Workplace Management System
11 1 (0.079%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 432 (33.94%) Azure
2 249 (19.56%) Power Platform
3 176 (13.83%) Azure AI
4 89 (6.99%) Microsoft 365
5 40 (3.14%) AWS
6 29 (2.28%) Entra ID
7 23 (1.81%) SaaS
8 21 (1.65%) GCP
9 17 (1.34%) Dynamics 365
10 11 (0.86%) Power Automate
11 9 (0.71%) Microsoft Purview
12 8 (0.63%) IaaS
12 8 (0.63%) Microsoft Copilot
12 8 (0.63%) PaaS
13 7 (0.55%) PowerApps
14 5 (0.39%) Azure DevOps
15 4 (0.31%) Google Analytics
15 4 (0.31%) OneDrive
16 3 (0.24%) Azure Sentinel
16 3 (0.24%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 20 (1.57%) Firewall
2 18 (1.41%) DHCP
2 18 (1.41%) DNS
3 12 (0.94%) VPN
4 8 (0.63%) TCP/IP
5 5 (0.39%) LAN
5 5 (0.39%) Skype
5 5 (0.39%) VoIP
5 5 (0.39%) WAN
6 3 (0.24%) FTP
7 2 (0.16%) Broadband
7 2 (0.16%) Ethernet
7 2 (0.16%) PBX
7 2 (0.16%) RFID
7 2 (0.16%) SMTP
7 2 (0.16%) SSH
7 2 (0.16%) SSL
7 2 (0.16%) Unified Communications
7 2 (0.16%) Wireless
8 1 (0.079%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 248 (19.48%) Power BI
2 198 (15.55%) Tableau
3 20 (1.57%) SQL Server
4 13 (1.02%) Power Query
5 6 (0.47%) Crystal Reports
5 6 (0.47%) Data Mining
5 6 (0.47%) Looker
6 5 (0.39%) Data Warehouse
6 5 (0.39%) Relational Database
7 4 (0.31%) Amazon Redshift
8 3 (0.24%) BigQuery
8 3 (0.24%) MySQL
8 3 (0.24%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 2 (0.16%) DTS
9 2 (0.16%) Geospatial Data
9 2 (0.16%) GIS
9 2 (0.16%) Oracle Reports
9 2 (0.16%) Semantic Layer
10 1 (0.079%) Amazon QuickSight
10 1 (0.079%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 34 (2.67%) JIRA
2 3 (0.24%) Postman
2 3 (0.24%) Selenium
2 3 (0.24%) TestRail
2 3 (0.24%) Toad
2 3 (0.24%) Zephyr
3 2 (0.16%) LabVIEW
4 1 (0.079%) Hudson
4 1 (0.079%) SoapUI
General
1 526 (41.32%) Social Skills
2 179 (14.06%) Finance
3 171 (13.43%) Analytical Skills
4 63 (4.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 51 (4.01%) Retail
6 50 (3.93%) Manufacturing
7 39 (3.06%) Law
8 37 (2.91%) Legal
9 27 (2.12%) Marketing
10 17 (1.34%) Public Sector
11 16 (1.26%) Organisational Skills
12 14 (1.10%) Banking
13 8 (0.63%) Influencing Skills
13 8 (0.63%) Swedish Language
14 6 (0.47%) Automotive
14 6 (0.47%) Documentation Skills
15 5 (0.39%) Presentation Skills
16 3 (0.24%) Games
16 3 (0.24%) Legal Technology
16 3 (0.24%) Retail Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (0.63%) Oracle Fusion
2 5 (0.39%) JSON
3 3 (0.24%) CSS
3 3 (0.24%) HTML
3 3 (0.24%) SAP Fiori
4 1 (0.079%) ADO
4 1 (0.079%) EDI
4 1 (0.079%) Middleware
4 1 (0.079%) Pandas
4 1 (0.079%) SAP CAF
4 1 (0.079%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 36 (2.83%) Management Information System
2 19 (1.49%) Operational Technology
3 17 (1.34%) Onboarding
4 16 (1.26%) CSOC
5 15 (1.18%) Analytical Mindset
5 15 (1.18%) Security Operations Centre
6 14 (1.10%) Driving Licence
7 12 (0.94%) Product Ownership
8 11 (0.86%) Cyber Defence
9 9 (0.71%) Security Posture
10 8 (0.63%) Smartphone
11 6 (0.47%) Cyber Threat
11 6 (0.47%) Data Structures
11 6 (0.47%) Self-Motivation
12 5 (0.39%) Data Centre
12 5 (0.39%) FMCG
12 5 (0.39%) Hybrid Cloud
13 4 (0.31%) Enterprise Software
13 4 (0.31%) iSeries
13 4 (0.31%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 72 (5.66%) Windows
2 34 (2.67%) Windows Server
3 30 (2.36%) Windows 10
4 6 (0.47%) Linux
5 4 (0.31%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.16%) Android
7 1 (0.079%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.079%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.079%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 285 (22.39%) Cybersecurity
2 257 (20.19%) Business Intelligence
3 235 (18.46%) Mentoring
4 224 (17.60%) AI
5 154 (12.10%) Problem-Solving
6 100 (7.86%) Agile
6 100 (7.86%) Continuous Improvement
7 94 (7.38%) Analytics
8 81 (6.36%) Decision-Making
9 74 (5.81%) Business Analysis
10 70 (5.50%) ERP
11 60 (4.71%) Data Analysis
12 58 (4.56%) ITIL
13 56 (4.40%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 53 (4.16%) Process Improvement
15 51 (4.01%) Customer Service
16 50 (3.93%) Actionable Insight
17 44 (3.46%) Information Security
18 39 (3.06%) Data Analytics
18 39 (3.06%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 300 (23.57%) SQL
2 223 (17.52%) Python
3 17 (1.34%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 11 (0.86%) PowerShell
5 9 (0.71%) Kusto Query Language
5 9 (0.71%) T-SQL
6 7 (0.55%) VBA
7 4 (0.31%) JavaScript
7 4 (0.31%) R
8 3 (0.24%) PHP
Qualifications
1 354 (27.81%) Azure Certification
2 204 (16.03%) CompTIA Security+
3 185 (14.53%) CompTIA CySA+
4 82 (6.44%) Degree
5 73 (5.73%) Security Cleared
6 67 (5.26%) SC Cleared
7 23 (1.81%) Microsoft Certification
8 20 (1.57%) AWS Certification
9 12 (0.94%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 12 (0.94%) SSCP
10 11 (0.86%) CISSP
10 11 (0.86%) SANS
11 10 (0.79%) MCSE
12 7 (0.55%) CISA
13 5 (0.39%) A+ Certification
13 5 (0.39%) MCSA
13 5 (0.39%) Microsoft Certified Professional
14 4 (0.31%) IIBA
14 4 (0.31%) PMI Certification
15 3 (0.24%) CITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (2.51%) Data Quality
2 27 (2.12%) GDPR
2 27 (2.12%) QA
3 21 (1.65%) SLA
4 20 (1.57%) NIST
4 20 (1.57%) PMO
5 15 (1.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 10 (0.79%) Cyber Essentials
6 10 (0.79%) GRC
7 9 (0.71%) Accessibility
8 6 (0.47%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 5 (0.39%) PCI DSS
10 4 (0.31%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 3 (0.24%) Actionable Recommendations
11 3 (0.24%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 3 (0.24%) HIPAA
11 3 (0.24%) SOC 2
11 3 (0.24%) Software Quality Assurance
12 1 (0.079%) PSD2
12 1 (0.079%) WCAG
System Software
1 57 (4.48%) Active Directory
2 4 (0.31%) Virtual Servers
3 3 (0.24%) Microsoft Virtual Server
3 3 (0.24%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (0.24%) vSphere
4 2 (0.16%) BitLocker
4 2 (0.16%) Samba
5 1 (0.079%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.079%) Terminal Services
5 1 (0.079%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 14 (1.10%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (0.63%) SCCM
2 8 (0.63%) Single Sign-On
3 3 (0.24%) HP ALM
4 2 (0.16%) CSIRT
Vendors
1 518 (40.69%) Microsoft
2 176 (13.83%) ForeScout
3 38 (2.99%) SAP
4 36 (2.83%) ServiceNow
5 20 (1.57%) Oracle
6 17 (1.34%) Adobe
6 17 (1.34%) Apple
7 14 (1.10%) IBM
8 13 (1.02%) VMware
9 12 (0.94%) Aderant
9 12 (0.94%) Intapp
9 12 (0.94%) Salesforce
10 11 (0.86%) HP
11 10 (0.79%) Cognos
11 10 (0.79%) Google
11 10 (0.79%) Workday
12 8 (0.63%) Aruba
12 8 (0.63%) iManage
13 7 (0.55%) Citrix
13 7 (0.55%) Epicor