Analyst Job Trends in the Midlands

Analyst
England > Midlands

The median Analyst salary in the Midlands is £44,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 July 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 9 15 14
Rank change year-on-year +6 -1 -6
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 1,295 551 1,287
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 9.77% 9.82% 9.76%
As % of the Job Titles category 10.32% 10.80% 10.36%
Number of salaries quoted 649 464 728
10th Percentile £29,000 £25,663 £25,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £30,000 £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,000 £41,500 £36,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.02% +13.70% -8.75%
75th Percentile £50,250 £52,500 £50,000
90th Percentile £62,500 £59,100 £57,500
England median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year - - -4.26%

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 12,549 5,100 12,424
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.70% 90.89% 94.19%
Number of salaries quoted 8,741 3,225 8,664
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 £63,500 £61,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% +3.77% -11.67%

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 13 July 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 13 July 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 +3 692 £45,000 - 126
East Midlands +12 601 £40,000 +12.68% 116
Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 13 July 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.

1 522 (40.31%) Microsoft
2 433 (33.44%) Azure
3 354 (27.34%) Azure Certification
4 302 (23.32%) SQL
5 283 (21.85%) Cybersecurity
6 253 (19.54%) Business Intelligence
7 246 (19.00%) Power Platform
8 244 (18.84%) Power BI
9 235 (18.15%) Microsoft Excel
10 234 (18.07%) Mentoring
11 226 (17.45%) AI
12 221 (17.07%) Python
13 202 (15.60%) CompTIA Security+
14 198 (15.29%) Tableau
15 185 (14.29%) CompTIA CySA+
16 176 (13.59%) Azure AI
16 176 (13.59%) ForeScout
17 168 (12.97%) Problem-Solving
18 99 (7.64%) Microsoft 365
19 96 (7.41%) Analytics
20 95 (7.34%) Agile
21 94 (7.26%) Continuous Improvement
22 89 (6.87%) Degree
23 84 (6.49%) Decision-Making
24 83 (6.41%) ERP
25 74 (5.71%) Windows
26 73 (5.64%) Security Cleared
27 67 (5.17%) ITIL
27 67 (5.17%) SC Cleared
28 62 (4.79%) Business 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 21 (1.62%) SharePoint
2 20 (1.54%) Microsoft Exchange
3 17 (1.31%) Confluence
4 5 (0.39%) Skype for Business
5 3 (0.23%) IIS
Applications
1 235 (18.15%) Microsoft Excel
2 27 (2.08%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (0.62%) MS Visio
4 7 (0.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.23%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.077%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 16 (1.24%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (0.93%) Cloudability
2 12 (0.93%) IBM Planning Analytics
3 10 (0.77%) SAP CO
3 10 (0.77%) SAP FI
3 10 (0.77%) SAP FI/CO
4 8 (0.62%) Dynamics AX
5 7 (0.54%) Elite 3E
5 7 (0.54%) SAP S/4HANA
5 7 (0.54%) Visualfiles
6 5 (0.39%) SAP Business One
6 5 (0.39%) SAP Payroll
7 4 (0.31%) Exchequer
7 4 (0.31%) Primavera
8 3 (0.23%) SAP HR
9 2 (0.15%) Salesforce CRM
9 2 (0.15%) SAP Business ByDesign
10 1 (0.077%) Oracle Payables
10 1 (0.077%) Payment Gateway
10 1 (0.077%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 433 (33.44%) Azure
2 246 (19.00%) Power Platform
3 176 (13.59%) Azure AI
4 99 (7.64%) Microsoft 365
5 46 (3.55%) AWS
6 31 (2.39%) Entra ID
7 22 (1.70%) GCP
8 21 (1.62%) SaaS
9 16 (1.24%) Dynamics 365
10 9 (0.69%) Microsoft Purview
11 8 (0.62%) Microsoft Copilot
12 7 (0.54%) Azure DevOps
12 7 (0.54%) IaaS
12 7 (0.54%) PaaS
12 7 (0.54%) Power Automate
13 4 (0.31%) Azure Sentinel
13 4 (0.31%) Google Analytics
13 4 (0.31%) OneDrive
14 3 (0.23%) PowerApps
14 3 (0.23%) Siteimprove
Communications & Networking
1 22 (1.70%) Firewall
2 15 (1.16%) DHCP
2 15 (1.16%) DNS
3 12 (0.93%) VPN
4 7 (0.54%) LAN
4 7 (0.54%) WAN
5 6 (0.46%) TCP/IP
6 5 (0.39%) Skype
6 5 (0.39%) VoIP
7 3 (0.23%) FTP
7 3 (0.23%) Wi-Fi
7 3 (0.23%) Wireless
8 2 (0.15%) Broadband
8 2 (0.15%) Ethernet
8 2 (0.15%) PBX
8 2 (0.15%) SMTP
8 2 (0.15%) SSH
8 2 (0.15%) SSL
8 2 (0.15%) Unified Communications
9 1 (0.077%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 244 (18.84%) Power BI
2 198 (15.29%) Tableau
3 18 (1.39%) SQL Server
4 14 (1.08%) Power Query
5 10 (0.77%) Crystal Reports
6 7 (0.54%) Data Warehouse
7 6 (0.46%) Looker
8 5 (0.39%) Data Mining
8 5 (0.39%) Relational Database
9 4 (0.31%) Amazon Redshift
10 3 (0.23%) BigQuery
10 3 (0.23%) DTS
10 3 (0.23%) MySQL
10 3 (0.23%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 2 (0.15%) Geospatial Data
11 2 (0.15%) GIS
11 2 (0.15%) QlikView
11 2 (0.15%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 1 (0.077%) Amazon QuickSight
12 1 (0.077%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 34 (2.63%) JIRA
2 4 (0.31%) Postman
2 4 (0.31%) Selenium
2 4 (0.31%) Zephyr
3 3 (0.23%) Hudson
3 3 (0.23%) TestRail
3 3 (0.23%) Toad
4 2 (0.15%) SoapUI
5 1 (0.077%) Cucumber
5 1 (0.077%) Git
5 1 (0.077%) GitLab
5 1 (0.077%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.077%) JMeter
General
1 545 (42.08%) Social Skills
2 186 (14.36%) Finance
3 168 (12.97%) Analytical Skills
4 63 (4.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 60 (4.63%) Retail
6 51 (3.94%) Manufacturing
7 39 (3.01%) Law
8 38 (2.93%) Legal
9 29 (2.24%) Marketing
10 18 (1.39%) Public Sector
11 17 (1.31%) Organisational Skills
12 12 (0.93%) Banking
12 12 (0.93%) Swedish Language
13 9 (0.69%) Automotive
14 8 (0.62%) Documentation Skills
14 8 (0.62%) Influencing Skills
14 8 (0.62%) Presentation Skills
15 3 (0.23%) Dutch Language
15 3 (0.23%) Games
15 3 (0.23%) Legal Technology
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (0.77%) Oracle Fusion
2 6 (0.46%) JSON
3 5 (0.39%) SOAP
4 4 (0.31%) REST
5 3 (0.23%) CSS
5 3 (0.23%) HTML
6 2 (0.15%) ADO
6 2 (0.15%) EDI
6 2 (0.15%) Gherkin
6 2 (0.15%) XML
7 1 (0.077%) Middleware
7 1 (0.077%) Pandas
7 1 (0.077%) Playwright
7 1 (0.077%) SAP CAF
7 1 (0.077%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 41 (3.17%) Management Information System
2 19 (1.47%) Onboarding
2 19 (1.47%) Operational Technology
3 17 (1.31%) Driving Licence
4 15 (1.16%) CSOC
5 14 (1.08%) Analytical Mindset
5 14 (1.08%) Product Ownership
6 13 (1.00%) Security Operations Centre
7 11 (0.85%) Cyber Defence
8 10 (0.77%) Security Posture
9 9 (0.69%) Self-Motivation
10 8 (0.62%) Smartphone
11 6 (0.46%) CMDB
11 6 (0.46%) Data Structures
11 6 (0.46%) Enterprise Software
12 5 (0.39%) Data Centre
12 5 (0.39%) Hybrid Cloud
13 4 (0.31%) Cyberattack
13 4 (0.31%) FMCG
13 4 (0.31%) iSeries
Operating Systems
1 74 (5.71%) Windows
2 33 (2.55%) Windows Server
3 28 (2.16%) Windows 10
4 6 (0.46%) Linux
5 4 (0.31%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.15%) Android
7 1 (0.077%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.077%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.077%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 283 (21.85%) Cybersecurity
2 253 (19.54%) Business Intelligence
3 234 (18.07%) Mentoring
4 226 (17.45%) AI
5 168 (12.97%) Problem-Solving
6 96 (7.41%) Analytics
7 95 (7.34%) Agile
8 94 (7.26%) Continuous Improvement
9 84 (6.49%) Decision-Making
10 83 (6.41%) ERP
11 67 (5.17%) ITIL
12 62 (4.79%) Business Analysis
13 60 (4.63%) Data Analysis
14 59 (4.56%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 54 (4.17%) Customer Service
16 53 (4.09%) Process Improvement
17 49 (3.78%) Actionable Insight
18 48 (3.71%) ITSM
19 45 (3.47%) CRM
20 41 (3.17%) Information Security
Programming Languages
1 302 (23.32%) SQL
2 221 (17.07%) Python
3 18 (1.39%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 13 (1.00%) PowerShell
5 9 (0.69%) JavaScript
5 9 (0.69%) T-SQL
6 7 (0.54%) Kusto Query Language
7 4 (0.31%) R
8 3 (0.23%) PHP
8 3 (0.23%) VBA
9 1 (0.077%) Java
Qualifications
1 354 (27.34%) Azure Certification
2 202 (15.60%) CompTIA Security+
3 185 (14.29%) CompTIA CySA+
4 89 (6.87%) Degree
5 73 (5.64%) Security Cleared
6 67 (5.17%) SC Cleared
7 25 (1.93%) AWS Certification
8 24 (1.85%) Microsoft Certification
9 14 (1.08%) MCSE
10 12 (0.93%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 12 (0.93%) CISSP
10 12 (0.93%) SSCP
11 11 (0.85%) SANS
12 7 (0.54%) CISA
13 3 (0.23%) CISM
13 3 (0.23%) CITP
13 3 (0.23%) IIBA
13 3 (0.23%) MCSA
13 3 (0.23%) PMI Certification
13 3 (0.23%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (2.55%) Data Quality
2 30 (2.32%) QA
3 29 (2.24%) GDPR
4 21 (1.62%) NIST
4 21 (1.62%) PMO
4 21 (1.62%) SLA
5 16 (1.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 10 (0.77%) Accessibility
6 10 (0.77%) GRC
7 9 (0.69%) Cyber Essentials
8 6 (0.46%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 6 (0.46%) PCI DSS
9 4 (0.31%) HIPAA
9 4 (0.31%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 3 (0.23%) Actionable Recommendations
10 3 (0.23%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 3 (0.23%) SOC 2
10 3 (0.23%) Software Quality Assurance
11 1 (0.077%) ISO/IEC 17025
11 1 (0.077%) PSD2
System Software
1 59 (4.56%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.23%) Microsoft Virtual Server
2 3 (0.23%) Virtual Servers
2 3 (0.23%) VMware Infrastructure
2 3 (0.23%) vSphere
3 2 (0.15%) BitLocker
3 2 (0.15%) Hyper-V
3 2 (0.15%) Samba
4 1 (0.077%) Terminal Services
4 1 (0.077%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 15 (1.16%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (0.77%) SCCM
3 8 (0.62%) Single Sign-On
4 3 (0.23%) HP ALM
5 1 (0.077%) CSIRT
5 1 (0.077%) Failover Clustering
5 1 (0.077%) Microsoft Clustering
Vendors
1 522 (40.31%) Microsoft
2 176 (13.59%) ForeScout
3 44 (3.40%) ServiceNow
4 39 (3.01%) SAP
5 20 (1.54%) Oracle
6 18 (1.39%) Salesforce
7 17 (1.31%) Adobe
7 17 (1.31%) Apple
7 17 (1.31%) IBM
8 13 (1.00%) Cognos
8 13 (1.00%) Workday
9 12 (0.93%) Aderant
9 12 (0.93%) Intapp
10 11 (0.85%) Epicor
10 11 (0.85%) Google
10 11 (0.85%) HP
10 11 (0.85%) VMware
11 8 (0.62%) Aruba
11 8 (0.62%) iManage
12 7 (0.54%) Citrix