Analyst Job Trends in the Midlands

Analyst
England > Midlands

The median Analyst salary in the Midlands is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 January 2026.

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

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 20 14 11
Rank change year-on-year -6 -3 +1
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 646 613 674
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 8.32% 9.55% 11.84%
As % of the Job Titles category 9.19% 10.14% 12.53%
Number of salaries quoted 406 325 567
10th Percentile £26,375 £29,000 £24,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £27,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% +6.25% -3.61%
75th Percentile £53,750 £55,000 £50,000
90th Percentile £61,250 £63,450 £58,750
England median annual salary £42,500 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -15.00% +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 7,031 6,046 5,379
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.56% 94.19% 94.47%
Number of salaries quoted 4,277 2,820 4,440
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £26,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.62% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £73,875
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £58,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +3.45% -5.69%

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 11 January 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 11 January 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 -10 351 £42,500 -1.45% 141
East Midlands +8 291 £35,000 -17.65% 55
Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 11 January 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.

1 216 (33.44%) Microsoft
2 213 (32.97%) SQL
3 156 (24.15%) Azure
4 136 (21.05%) Microsoft Excel
5 132 (20.43%) Problem-Solving
6 120 (18.58%) Business Intelligence
7 111 (17.18%) Power Platform
8 110 (17.03%) Azure Certification
9 109 (16.87%) Power BI
10 107 (16.56%) Python
11 96 (14.86%) Cybersecurity
12 89 (13.78%) Tableau
13 86 (13.31%) Mentoring
14 76 (11.76%) Analytics
15 74 (11.46%) Continuous Improvement
16 72 (11.15%) ERP
17 64 (9.91%) AI
18 63 (9.75%) CompTIA Security+
18 63 (9.75%) Customer Service
18 63 (9.75%) Degree
19 62 (9.60%) Decision-Making
20 56 (8.67%) CompTIA CySA+
21 55 (8.51%) Azure AI
21 55 (8.51%) ForeScout
22 51 (7.89%) Microsoft 365
23 50 (7.74%) Data Analysis
24 49 (7.59%) Agile
24 49 (7.59%) Business Analysis
25 45 (6.97%) Windows
26 42 (6.50%) ITIL

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 6 (0.93%) Confluence
2 4 (0.62%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (0.62%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.15%) Appian
3 1 (0.15%) CMS
3 1 (0.15%) HCL Notes
3 1 (0.15%) IIS
3 1 (0.15%) SAS
Applications
1 136 (21.05%) Microsoft Excel
2 29 (4.49%) Microsoft Office
3 11 (1.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 10 (1.55%) MS Visio
5 5 (0.77%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.31%) Trello
7 1 (0.15%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 10 (1.55%) NetSuite
2 5 (0.77%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.77%) SAP HR
2 5 (0.77%) SAP Payroll
3 4 (0.62%) SAP S/4HANA
4 3 (0.46%) Remedy ITSM
4 3 (0.46%) SAP PP
5 2 (0.31%) iTrent
5 2 (0.31%) Misys Midas
5 2 (0.31%) NEC Housing
5 2 (0.31%) SAP Business One
5 2 (0.31%) SAP ERP
5 2 (0.31%) SAP HCM
5 2 (0.31%) SAP MM
5 2 (0.31%) Shopify
6 1 (0.15%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
6 1 (0.15%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.15%) Sage X3
6 1 (0.15%) SAP Business ByDesign
6 1 (0.15%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 156 (24.15%) Azure
2 111 (17.18%) Power Platform
3 55 (8.51%) Azure AI
4 51 (7.89%) Microsoft 365
5 27 (4.18%) SaaS
6 21 (3.25%) Dynamics 365
7 13 (2.01%) AWS
7 13 (2.01%) Entra ID
8 5 (0.77%) OCI
8 5 (0.77%) Power Automate
8 5 (0.77%) PowerApps
8 5 (0.77%) Snowflake
9 4 (0.62%) Google Analytics
10 3 (0.46%) Azure DevOps
10 3 (0.46%) IaaS
10 3 (0.46%) PaaS
11 2 (0.31%) Asana
11 2 (0.31%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 2 (0.31%) Slack
11 2 (0.31%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 15 (2.32%) Remote Desktop
2 13 (2.01%) DHCP
2 13 (2.01%) DNS
3 9 (1.39%) Firewall
4 8 (1.24%) TCP/IP
5 7 (1.08%) VPN
6 6 (0.93%) Cisco ASA
6 6 (0.93%) Cisco Nexus
7 4 (0.62%) Internet
7 4 (0.62%) Network Security
7 4 (0.62%) RFID
8 3 (0.46%) Wi-Fi
9 1 (0.15%) IP Telephony
9 1 (0.15%) Kerberos
9 1 (0.15%) LAN
9 1 (0.15%) MPLS
9 1 (0.15%) SD-WAN
9 1 (0.15%) WAN
9 1 (0.15%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 109 (16.87%) Power BI
2 89 (13.78%) Tableau
3 20 (3.10%) Data Mining
4 14 (2.17%) Oracle Reports
5 8 (1.24%) Relational Database
6 7 (1.08%) SQL Server
7 6 (0.93%) BigQuery
8 3 (0.46%) Looker
8 3 (0.46%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 2 (0.31%) BusinessObjects
9 2 (0.31%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
9 2 (0.31%) Data Warehouse
9 2 (0.31%) Oracle Database
9 2 (0.31%) SAP BW
10 1 (0.15%) Crystal Reports
10 1 (0.15%) Oracle BI Publisher
10 1 (0.15%) PostgreSQL
10 1 (0.15%) SAP HANA
10 1 (0.15%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 1 (0.15%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 14 (2.17%) JIRA
2 4 (0.62%) LabVIEW
General
1 285 (44.12%) Social Skills
2 151 (23.37%) Analytical Skills
3 113 (17.49%) Finance
4 56 (8.67%) Retail
5 46 (7.12%) Marketing
6 42 (6.50%) Law
7 40 (6.19%) Manufacturing
8 36 (5.57%) Organisational Skills
9 18 (2.79%) Legal
10 14 (2.17%) Documentation Skills
10 14 (2.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 12 (1.86%) Advertising
11 12 (1.86%) Public Sector
12 11 (1.70%) Presentation Skills
13 9 (1.39%) Automotive
14 8 (1.24%) Banking
14 8 (1.24%) Local Government
15 5 (0.77%) Influencing Skills
15 5 (0.77%) Social Housing
16 4 (0.62%) Fire and Rescue
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (1.70%) Flash
2 7 (1.08%) Oracle Fusion
3 6 (0.93%) EDI
4 4 (0.62%) SAP Fiori
5 2 (0.31%) .NET
5 2 (0.31%) PySpark
5 2 (0.31%) Web Services
6 1 (0.15%) .NET Framework
6 1 (0.15%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 35 (5.42%) Onboarding
2 13 (2.01%) Security Posture
3 10 (1.55%) Cyber Threat
4 9 (1.39%) Driving Licence
4 9 (1.39%) Product Ownership
5 8 (1.24%) Public Cloud
5 8 (1.24%) Self-Motivation
6 7 (1.08%) Data Structures
7 6 (0.93%) Analytical Mindset
7 6 (0.93%) Credit Risk
7 6 (0.93%) Cyber Defence
7 6 (0.93%) NHS
8 5 (0.77%) FMCG
8 5 (0.77%) Legacy Systems
8 5 (0.77%) Management Information System
9 4 (0.62%) iSeries
10 3 (0.46%) Algorithms
10 3 (0.46%) Data Centre
10 3 (0.46%) Mobile App
10 3 (0.46%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 45 (6.97%) Windows
2 13 (2.01%) Mac OS
2 13 (2.01%) Windows Server
3 10 (1.55%) Windows 10
4 6 (0.93%) Apple iOS
4 6 (0.93%) Linux
5 4 (0.62%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 132 (20.43%) Problem-Solving
2 120 (18.58%) Business Intelligence
3 96 (14.86%) Cybersecurity
4 86 (13.31%) Mentoring
5 76 (11.76%) Analytics
6 74 (11.46%) Continuous Improvement
7 72 (11.15%) ERP
8 64 (9.91%) AI
9 63 (9.75%) Customer Service
10 62 (9.60%) Decision-Making
11 50 (7.74%) Data Analysis
12 49 (7.59%) Agile
12 49 (7.59%) Business Analysis
13 42 (6.50%) ITIL
13 42 (6.50%) Project Management
14 41 (6.35%) User Acceptance Testing
15 39 (6.04%) CRM
15 39 (6.04%) Process Improvement
16 35 (5.42%) Incident Management
17 33 (5.11%) Data Analytics
Programming Languages
1 213 (32.97%) SQL
2 107 (16.56%) Python
3 14 (2.17%) C#
4 10 (1.55%) T-SQL
5 7 (1.08%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 7 (1.08%) VBA
6 5 (0.77%) R
7 2 (0.31%) ABAP
7 2 (0.31%) Kusto Query Language
8 1 (0.15%) PowerShell
8 1 (0.15%) VB
8 1 (0.15%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 110 (17.03%) Azure Certification
2 63 (9.75%) CompTIA Security+
2 63 (9.75%) Degree
3 56 (8.67%) CompTIA CySA+
4 37 (5.73%) Security Cleared
5 34 (5.26%) SC Cleared
6 15 (2.32%) ACCA
6 15 (2.32%) CIMA
7 11 (1.70%) AAT
7 11 (1.70%) AWS Certification
8 10 (1.55%) Cisco Certification
9 9 (1.39%) Microsoft Certification
10 8 (1.24%) MCP
10 8 (1.24%) Numerate Degree
11 7 (1.08%) CCNA
12 6 (0.93%) CISM
12 6 (0.93%) CISSP
12 6 (0.93%) DBS Check
13 4 (0.62%) Computer Science Degree
13 4 (0.62%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (4.33%) SLA
2 25 (3.87%) QA
3 24 (3.72%) Data Quality
4 19 (2.94%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 15 (2.32%) GDPR
6 12 (1.86%) Cyber Essentials
7 9 (1.39%) NIST
8 7 (1.08%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 7 (1.08%) PMO
9 4 (0.62%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 3 (0.46%) GRC
10 3 (0.46%) PCI DSS
11 2 (0.31%) Actionable Recommendations
12 1 (0.15%) Accessibility
12 1 (0.15%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 1 (0.15%) COBIT
12 1 (0.15%) HIPAA
12 1 (0.15%) ISO 9001
12 1 (0.15%) ISO/IEC 17025
12 1 (0.15%) SOC 2
System Software
1 26 (4.02%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.46%) BitLocker
2 3 (0.46%) Firmware
3 2 (0.31%) Virtual Desktop
3 2 (0.31%) Virtual Servers
4 1 (0.15%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 11 (1.70%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (0.46%) SCCM
3 2 (0.31%) CSIRT
4 1 (0.15%) EnCase
4 1 (0.15%) Nagios
4 1 (0.15%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
4 1 (0.15%) Terraform
Vendors
1 216 (33.44%) Microsoft
2 55 (8.51%) ForeScout
3 29 (4.49%) Oracle
4 20 (3.10%) SAP
5 12 (1.86%) Databricks
5 12 (1.86%) Salesforce
6 11 (1.70%) Apple
7 8 (1.24%) Adobe
8 7 (1.08%) Cisco
8 7 (1.08%) Meraki
9 6 (0.93%) JD Edwards
10 5 (0.77%) Google
11 4 (0.62%) HP
11 4 (0.62%) QAD
11 4 (0.62%) Veeam
11 4 (0.62%) VMware
12 3 (0.46%) Civica
12 3 (0.46%) McAfee
12 3 (0.46%) Northgate
12 3 (0.46%) Remedy