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 15 October 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 15 17 15
Rank change year-on-year +2 -2 -6
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 945 492 937
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 6.01% 8.90% 10.05%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.53% 9.58% 10.60%
Number of salaries quoted 644 421 369
10th Percentile £27,000 £27,000 £26,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £28,750 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £39,758 £42,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.19% -5.34% +5.00%
75th Percentile £53,750 £48,750 £52,500
90th Percentile £62,500 £57,500 £62,500
England median annual salary £45,000 £42,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +5.88% -10.53% -

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 14,473 5,134 8,843
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.09% 92.86% 94.82%
Number of salaries quoted 10,155 3,147 4,544
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,000 £29,530
25th Percentile £39,875 £32,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £62,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £59,250 £55,000 £57,000
% change year-on-year +7.73% -3.51% -5.00%

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 15 October 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 15 October 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 +5 496 £40,000 +14.29% 42
West Midlands -4 449 £46,205 +8.72% 66
Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 15 October 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.

1 177 (18.73%) Problem-Solving
2 172 (18.20%) Microsoft
3 131 (13.86%) SQL
4 107 (11.32%) Continuous Improvement
5 100 (10.58%) Analytics
6 97 (10.26%) Cybersecurity
7 95 (10.05%) Customer Service
8 91 (9.63%) Decision-Making
9 89 (9.42%) ERP
9 89 (9.42%) Microsoft 365
10 87 (9.21%) Business Intelligence
11 76 (8.04%) Azure
12 73 (7.72%) Data Analysis
13 71 (7.51%) Power Platform
14 70 (7.41%) Power BI
15 69 (7.30%) Microsoft Excel
16 67 (7.09%) Degree
17 60 (6.35%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 58 (6.14%) Windows
19 57 (6.03%) Stakeholder Management
20 55 (5.82%) Agile
21 54 (5.71%) AI
22 53 (5.61%) Business Analysis
22 53 (5.61%) Logistics
23 52 (5.50%) CRM
24 49 (5.19%) ITIL
24 49 (5.19%) Python
25 46 (4.87%) Actionable Insight
26 43 (4.55%) ITSM
27 41 (4.34%) Salesforce

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 18 (1.90%) SharePoint
2 14 (1.48%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (0.74%) Confluence
4 5 (0.53%) SAS
5 3 (0.32%) IIS
6 1 (0.11%) Apache
6 1 (0.11%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 69 (7.30%) Microsoft Excel
2 29 (3.07%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (0.85%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.32%) Notion
5 2 (0.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.21%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.11%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 16 (1.69%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (1.27%) IBM Planning Analytics
3 8 (0.85%) Cloudability
4 7 (0.74%) SAP S/4HANA
5 5 (0.53%) Payment Gateway
5 5 (0.53%) Shopify
6 4 (0.42%) Dynamics AX
6 4 (0.42%) SAP Business One
7 3 (0.32%) Dynamics GP
7 3 (0.32%) Elite 3E
7 3 (0.32%) Infor CloudSuite
7 3 (0.32%) Infor LN
7 3 (0.32%) Infor M3
7 3 (0.32%) Sage X3
7 3 (0.32%) SAP CO
7 3 (0.32%) SAP FI
7 3 (0.32%) SAP FI/CO
7 3 (0.32%) Visualfiles
8 2 (0.21%) Magento
9 1 (0.11%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 89 (9.42%) Microsoft 365
2 76 (8.04%) Azure
3 71 (7.51%) Power Platform
4 29 (3.07%) AWS
5 21 (2.22%) Dynamics 365
6 15 (1.59%) Entra ID
7 14 (1.48%) GCP
7 14 (1.48%) SaaS
8 11 (1.16%) Azure AI
9 9 (0.95%) Microsoft Copilot
10 8 (0.85%) Azure DevOps
11 5 (0.53%) Google Analytics
11 5 (0.53%) Microsoft Purview
11 5 (0.53%) NetDocuments
11 5 (0.53%) OneDrive
12 4 (0.42%) Azure Sentinel
13 3 (0.32%) Boomi
14 2 (0.21%) Azure Data Factory
14 2 (0.21%) SuccessFactors
15 1 (0.11%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 15 (1.59%) Firewall
2 11 (1.16%) LAN
2 11 (1.16%) WAN
3 7 (0.74%) Wireless
4 6 (0.63%) DHCP
4 6 (0.63%) DNS
4 6 (0.63%) VPN
5 4 (0.42%) SD-WAN
5 4 (0.42%) TCP/IP
5 4 (0.42%) Wi-Fi
6 3 (0.32%) Network Security
6 3 (0.32%) VLAN
7 2 (0.21%) SMTP
7 2 (0.21%) SSH
7 2 (0.21%) SSL
8 1 (0.11%) Remote Desktop
8 1 (0.11%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 70 (7.41%) Power BI
2 22 (2.33%) Tableau
3 15 (1.59%) Data Warehouse
4 12 (1.27%) Power Query
5 11 (1.16%) GIS
5 11 (1.16%) SQL Server
6 10 (1.06%) Crystal Reports
6 10 (1.06%) Relational Database
7 6 (0.63%) Looker
8 5 (0.53%) BigQuery
9 4 (0.42%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 3 (0.32%) DTS
11 2 (0.21%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
11 2 (0.21%) Base SAS
11 2 (0.21%) Data Mining
11 2 (0.21%) Geospatial Data
11 2 (0.21%) MS Access
11 2 (0.21%) MySQL
11 2 (0.21%) QlikView
12 1 (0.11%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 22 (2.33%) JIRA
2 6 (0.63%) Git
2 6 (0.63%) Postman
3 4 (0.42%) Hudson
4 3 (0.32%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 2 (0.21%) Browser DevTools
5 2 (0.21%) Cucumber
5 2 (0.21%) GitLab
5 2 (0.21%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.21%) JMeter
5 2 (0.21%) Selenium
5 2 (0.21%) SoapUI
5 2 (0.21%) Visual Studio
5 2 (0.21%) Zephyr
6 1 (0.11%) LSMW
General
1 211 (22.33%) Social Skills
2 180 (19.05%) Finance
3 165 (17.46%) Analytical Skills
4 82 (8.68%) Retail
5 49 (5.19%) Manufacturing
6 32 (3.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 26 (2.75%) Organisational Skills
7 26 (2.75%) Public Sector
8 24 (2.54%) Marketing
9 20 (2.12%) Law
10 19 (2.01%) Legal
11 11 (1.16%) Documentation Skills
12 10 (1.06%) Automotive
12 10 (1.06%) Dutch Language
12 10 (1.06%) Presentation Skills
12 10 (1.06%) Swedish Language
13 9 (0.95%) Banking
13 9 (0.95%) Italian Language
14 8 (0.85%) French Language
15 6 (0.63%) Influencing Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (1.80%) Oracle Fusion
2 10 (1.06%) SOAP
3 9 (0.95%) REST
4 6 (0.63%) EDI
5 4 (0.42%) JSON
6 3 (0.32%) ADO
6 3 (0.32%) Gherkin
6 3 (0.32%) XML
7 2 (0.21%) Playwright
8 1 (0.11%) CSS
8 1 (0.11%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 53 (5.61%) Management Information System
2 22 (2.33%) Onboarding
3 15 (1.59%) Driving Licence
3 15 (1.59%) Operational Technology
4 14 (1.48%) Data Structures
5 13 (1.38%) Self-Motivation
6 12 (1.27%) Product Ownership
7 11 (1.16%) CMDB
8 8 (0.85%) Enterprise Software
9 5 (0.53%) Credit Risk
9 5 (0.53%) FMCG
9 5 (0.53%) Greenfield Project
9 5 (0.53%) Online Gambling
9 5 (0.53%) Security Posture
9 5 (0.53%) Smartphone
10 4 (0.42%) Analytical Mindset
10 4 (0.42%) Legacy Systems
10 4 (0.42%) NHS
11 3 (0.32%) Housing Association
11 3 (0.32%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 58 (6.14%) Windows
2 20 (2.12%) Windows Server
3 14 (1.48%) Windows 10
4 3 (0.32%) Apple iOS
4 3 (0.32%) Windows Server 2016
5 2 (0.21%) Android
5 2 (0.21%) Linux
6 1 (0.11%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 177 (18.73%) Problem-Solving
2 107 (11.32%) Continuous Improvement
3 100 (10.58%) Analytics
4 97 (10.26%) Cybersecurity
5 95 (10.05%) Customer Service
6 91 (9.63%) Decision-Making
7 89 (9.42%) ERP
8 87 (9.21%) Business Intelligence
9 73 (7.72%) Data Analysis
10 60 (6.35%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 57 (6.03%) Stakeholder Management
12 55 (5.82%) Agile
13 54 (5.71%) AI
14 53 (5.61%) Business Analysis
14 53 (5.61%) Logistics
15 52 (5.50%) CRM
16 49 (5.19%) ITIL
17 46 (4.87%) Actionable Insight
18 43 (4.55%) ITSM
19 40 (4.23%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 131 (13.86%) SQL
2 49 (5.19%) Python
3 15 (1.59%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 15 (1.59%) JavaScript
4 9 (0.95%) PowerShell
5 5 (0.53%) R
6 3 (0.32%) Kusto Query Language
7 2 (0.21%) Java
7 2 (0.21%) VBA
8 1 (0.11%) MATLAB
8 1 (0.11%) PHP
8 1 (0.11%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 67 (7.09%) Degree
2 34 (3.60%) Security Cleared
3 30 (3.17%) SC Cleared
4 24 (2.54%) Azure Certification
5 19 (2.01%) AWS Certification
6 18 (1.90%) CompTIA Security+
7 17 (1.80%) Microsoft Certification
8 13 (1.38%) CompTIA CySA+
9 12 (1.27%) MCSE
10 8 (0.85%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 5 (0.53%) A+ Certification
11 5 (0.53%) ACCA
11 5 (0.53%) CIMA
11 5 (0.53%) Computer Science Degree
12 4 (0.42%) CBAP
12 4 (0.42%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 4 (0.42%) PMI Certification
12 4 (0.42%) SAP Certification
13 3 (0.32%) CISSP
13 3 (0.32%) IIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (3.92%) Data Quality
2 31 (3.28%) QA
3 27 (2.86%) GDPR
4 25 (2.65%) PMO
5 9 (0.95%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 8 (0.85%) GRC
7 7 (0.74%) Accessibility
7 7 (0.74%) Actionable Recommendations
7 7 (0.74%) PCI DSS
8 5 (0.53%) NIST
8 5 (0.53%) SLA
9 3 (0.32%) Cyber Essentials
9 3 (0.32%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 2 (0.21%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 2 (0.21%) HIPAA
10 2 (0.21%) ISO/IEC 17025
11 1 (0.11%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 1 (0.11%) COBIT
11 1 (0.11%) PERC
11 1 (0.11%) SOC 2
System Software
1 34 (3.60%) Active Directory
2 4 (0.42%) vSphere
3 2 (0.21%) Samba
3 2 (0.21%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.21%) XenApp
4 1 (0.11%) Docker
4 1 (0.11%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.11%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 9 (0.95%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (0.85%) SCCM
3 1 (0.11%) Failover Clustering
3 1 (0.11%) Microsoft Clustering
3 1 (0.11%) QRadar
Vendors
1 172 (18.20%) Microsoft
2 41 (4.34%) Salesforce
2 41 (4.34%) ServiceNow
3 28 (2.96%) SAP
4 27 (2.86%) Oracle
5 18 (1.90%) Workday
6 13 (1.38%) Epicor
7 12 (1.27%) Adobe
7 12 (1.27%) Cognos
7 12 (1.27%) IBM
8 11 (1.16%) Apple
8 11 (1.16%) ForeScout
9 8 (0.85%) Aderant
9 8 (0.85%) Google
9 8 (0.85%) Intapp
10 7 (0.74%) VMware
11 5 (0.53%) Aruba
11 5 (0.53%) Guidewire
11 5 (0.53%) HP
11 5 (0.53%) Sage