Analyst Job Trends in the Midlands

Analyst
England > Midlands

The median Analyst salary in the Midlands is £42,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 May 2026.

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

6 months to
10 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 9 12 12
Rank change year-on-year +3 0 -2
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 1,333 497 1,213
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 10.29% 9.72% 10.36%
As % of the Job Titles category 11.06% 10.65% 11.00%
Number of salaries quoted 607 384 812
10th Percentile £28,250 £25,325 £25,000
25th Percentile £33,750 £29,000 £27,445
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £42,500 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year - +13.33% -6.25%
75th Percentile £54,125 £53,750 £50,000
90th Percentile £62,500 £62,500 £57,500
England median annual salary £45,000 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -5.26% +5.56% -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 12,056 4,667 11,030
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.10% 91.31% 94.23%
Number of salaries quoted 7,713 2,796 8,341
10th Percentile £29,525 £27,156 £26,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £32,500 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,750 £60,741
90th Percentile £81,048 £75,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £59,400 £53,818
% change year-on-year -7.41% +10.37% -11.48%

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 10 May 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 10 May 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 -6 752 £45,000 - 129
East Midlands +12 578 £39,500 +2.60% 88
Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 10 May 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.

1 637 (47.79%) Microsoft
2 545 (40.89%) Azure
3 464 (34.81%) Azure Certification
4 345 (25.88%) SQL
5 335 (25.13%) Cybersecurity
6 313 (23.48%) Business Intelligence
7 307 (23.03%) Microsoft Excel
8 301 (22.58%) Power Platform
9 300 (22.51%) Power BI
10 287 (21.53%) Mentoring
11 278 (20.86%) AI
12 271 (20.33%) Python
13 262 (19.65%) Tableau
14 257 (19.28%) CompTIA Security+
15 239 (17.93%) CompTIA CySA+
16 231 (17.33%) Azure AI
16 231 (17.33%) ForeScout
17 131 (9.83%) Problem-Solving
18 95 (7.13%) Agile
19 89 (6.68%) Analytics
20 81 (6.08%) Continuous Improvement
21 79 (5.93%) Microsoft 365
22 78 (5.85%) Business Analysis
23 75 (5.63%) Degree
24 70 (5.25%) Windows
25 68 (5.10%) ERP
26 63 (4.73%) Security Cleared
27 61 (4.58%) ITIL
28 59 (4.43%) Active Directory
28 59 (4.43%) Process Improvement

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 (1.43%) SharePoint
2 17 (1.28%) Confluence
3 16 (1.20%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (0.38%) Skype for Business
5 3 (0.23%) IIS
Applications
1 307 (23.03%) Microsoft Excel
2 20 (1.50%) Microsoft Office
3 17 (1.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 10 (0.75%) MS Visio
5 4 (0.30%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.23%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.075%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.075%) Trello
Business Applications
1 12 (0.90%) Dynamics CRM
2 11 (0.83%) Cloudability
3 10 (0.75%) SAP CO
3 10 (0.75%) SAP FI
3 10 (0.75%) SAP FI/CO
4 8 (0.60%) SAP Payroll
5 6 (0.45%) NetSuite
5 6 (0.45%) SAP HR
5 6 (0.45%) SAP S/4HANA
6 5 (0.38%) SAP Business One
7 4 (0.30%) Dynamics AX
7 4 (0.30%) Elite 3E
7 4 (0.30%) Exchequer
7 4 (0.30%) IBM Planning Analytics
7 4 (0.30%) Primavera
7 4 (0.30%) SAP PP
7 4 (0.30%) Visualfiles
8 3 (0.23%) SAP Business ByDesign
9 2 (0.15%) Misys Midas
9 2 (0.15%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 545 (40.89%) Azure
2 301 (22.58%) Power Platform
3 231 (17.33%) Azure AI
4 79 (5.93%) Microsoft 365
5 38 (2.85%) AWS
6 30 (2.25%) Entra ID
7 24 (1.80%) Dynamics 365
8 19 (1.43%) GCP
9 16 (1.20%) SaaS
10 10 (0.75%) Power Automate
11 9 (0.68%) IaaS
11 9 (0.68%) PaaS
12 8 (0.60%) Microsoft Purview
13 7 (0.53%) PowerApps
14 6 (0.45%) Azure DevOps
14 6 (0.45%) Google Analytics
15 5 (0.38%) Microsoft Copilot
16 4 (0.30%) OneDrive
17 3 (0.23%) Siteimprove
17 3 (0.23%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 17 (1.28%) DHCP
1 17 (1.28%) DNS
1 17 (1.28%) Firewall
2 10 (0.75%) VPN
3 6 (0.45%) TCP/IP
4 5 (0.38%) Skype
4 5 (0.38%) VoIP
5 4 (0.30%) LAN
5 4 (0.30%) RFID
5 4 (0.30%) WAN
6 3 (0.23%) FTP
7 2 (0.15%) Broadband
7 2 (0.15%) Ethernet
7 2 (0.15%) PBX
7 2 (0.15%) Unified Communications
7 2 (0.15%) Wireless
8 1 (0.075%) IP Telephony
8 1 (0.075%) Remote Desktop
8 1 (0.075%) SD-WAN
8 1 (0.075%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 300 (22.51%) Power BI
2 262 (19.65%) Tableau
3 21 (1.58%) SQL Server
4 14 (1.05%) Data Mining
5 12 (0.90%) Power Query
6 11 (0.83%) Oracle Reports
7 7 (0.53%) Looker
8 5 (0.38%) Crystal Reports
9 4 (0.30%) Amazon Redshift
9 4 (0.30%) Relational Database
10 3 (0.23%) MySQL
10 3 (0.23%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 2 (0.15%) BigQuery
11 2 (0.15%) Data Warehouse
11 2 (0.15%) Geospatial Data
11 2 (0.15%) GIS
11 2 (0.15%) Semantic Layer
12 1 (0.075%) Amazon QuickSight
12 1 (0.075%) DTS
12 1 (0.075%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 32 (2.40%) JIRA
2 4 (0.30%) LabVIEW
3 3 (0.23%) Postman
3 3 (0.23%) Selenium
3 3 (0.23%) TestRail
3 3 (0.23%) Toad
3 3 (0.23%) Zephyr
4 1 (0.075%) SoapUI
General
1 641 (48.09%) Social Skills
2 173 (12.98%) Analytical Skills
3 159 (11.93%) Finance
4 64 (4.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 59 (4.43%) Retail
6 48 (3.60%) Manufacturing
7 42 (3.15%) Law
8 30 (2.25%) Legal
9 28 (2.10%) Marketing
10 12 (0.90%) Organisational Skills
11 11 (0.83%) Automotive
11 11 (0.83%) Banking
12 8 (0.60%) Public Sector
13 7 (0.53%) Influencing Skills
14 5 (0.38%) Pharmaceutical
14 5 (0.38%) Presentation Skills
15 4 (0.30%) Games
16 3 (0.23%) Retail Finance
16 3 (0.23%) Spanish Language
17 2 (0.15%) Fire and Rescue
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (0.38%) JSON
2 4 (0.30%) Flash
2 4 (0.30%) Oracle Fusion
3 3 (0.23%) CSS
3 3 (0.23%) HTML
3 3 (0.23%) SAP Fiori
4 2 (0.15%) PySpark
5 1 (0.075%) ADO
5 1 (0.075%) Middleware
5 1 (0.075%) Pandas
5 1 (0.075%) SAP CAF
5 1 (0.075%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 27 (2.03%) Management Information System
2 25 (1.88%) Onboarding
3 17 (1.28%) Analytical Mindset
4 16 (1.20%) Driving Licence
5 15 (1.13%) CSOC
5 15 (1.13%) Security Operations Centre
6 14 (1.05%) Cyber Defence
6 14 (1.05%) Product Ownership
7 11 (0.83%) Operational Technology
8 9 (0.68%) Cyber Threat
8 9 (0.68%) Public Cloud
9 8 (0.60%) Security Posture
10 6 (0.45%) Self-Motivation
11 5 (0.38%) Credit Risk
11 5 (0.38%) Data Centre
11 5 (0.38%) Hybrid Cloud
11 5 (0.38%) Smartphone
12 4 (0.30%) Data Structures
12 4 (0.30%) iSeries
12 4 (0.30%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 70 (5.25%) Windows
2 31 (2.33%) Windows Server
3 25 (1.88%) Windows 10
4 8 (0.60%) Linux
5 3 (0.23%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.15%) Android
7 1 (0.075%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 335 (25.13%) Cybersecurity
2 313 (23.48%) Business Intelligence
3 287 (21.53%) Mentoring
4 278 (20.86%) AI
5 131 (9.83%) Problem-Solving
6 95 (7.13%) Agile
7 89 (6.68%) Analytics
8 81 (6.08%) Continuous Improvement
9 78 (5.85%) Business Analysis
10 68 (5.10%) ERP
11 61 (4.58%) ITIL
12 59 (4.43%) Process Improvement
13 57 (4.28%) Decision-Making
14 48 (3.60%) Data Analysis
15 40 (3.00%) Customer Service
16 37 (2.78%) Project Management
17 35 (2.63%) Information Security
17 35 (2.63%) Logistics
18 34 (2.55%) Actionable Insight
19 33 (2.48%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 345 (25.88%) SQL
2 271 (20.33%) Python
3 15 (1.13%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 11 (0.83%) PowerShell
5 9 (0.68%) T-SQL
6 8 (0.60%) Kusto Query Language
7 7 (0.53%) VBA
8 4 (0.30%) R
9 3 (0.23%) JavaScript
9 3 (0.23%) PHP
Qualifications
1 464 (34.81%) Azure Certification
2 257 (19.28%) CompTIA Security+
3 239 (17.93%) CompTIA CySA+
4 75 (5.63%) Degree
5 63 (4.73%) Security Cleared
6 58 (4.35%) SC Cleared
7 21 (1.58%) AWS Certification
8 19 (1.43%) Microsoft Certification
9 12 (0.90%) SSCP
10 11 (0.83%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 11 (0.83%) CISSP
11 10 (0.75%) SANS
12 7 (0.53%) CISA
12 7 (0.53%) MCSA
12 7 (0.53%) Microsoft Certified Professional
13 6 (0.45%) ACCA
13 6 (0.45%) CIMA
14 5 (0.38%) A+ Certification
14 5 (0.38%) PMI Certification
15 4 (0.30%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (2.48%) Data Quality
2 22 (1.65%) QA
2 22 (1.65%) SLA
3 21 (1.58%) NIST
4 19 (1.43%) GDPR
5 17 (1.28%) PMO
6 15 (1.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 10 (0.75%) Accessibility
7 10 (0.75%) Cyber Essentials
8 8 (0.60%) GRC
9 6 (0.45%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 4 (0.30%) PCI DSS
10 4 (0.30%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 3 (0.23%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 3 (0.23%) HIPAA
11 3 (0.23%) SOC 2
11 3 (0.23%) Software Quality Assurance
12 2 (0.15%) Actionable Recommendations
13 1 (0.075%) PSD2
13 1 (0.075%) WCAG
System Software
1 59 (4.43%) Active Directory
2 5 (0.38%) Virtual Servers
3 3 (0.23%) Microsoft Virtual Server
3 3 (0.23%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (0.23%) vSphere
4 2 (0.15%) BitLocker
5 1 (0.075%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.075%) Terminal Services
5 1 (0.075%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 13 (0.98%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (0.60%) SCCM
2 8 (0.60%) Single Sign-On
3 3 (0.23%) HP ALM
4 2 (0.15%) CSIRT
Vendors
1 637 (47.79%) Microsoft
2 231 (17.33%) ForeScout
3 43 (3.23%) SAP
4 27 (2.03%) ServiceNow
5 26 (1.95%) Oracle
6 24 (1.80%) Adobe
6 24 (1.80%) Apple
7 15 (1.13%) VMware
8 12 (0.90%) Google
8 12 (0.90%) Salesforce
9 9 (0.68%) IBM
10 8 (0.60%) Databricks
10 8 (0.60%) HP
11 7 (0.53%) Citrix
12 6 (0.45%) Aderant
12 6 (0.45%) Epicor
12 6 (0.45%) Intapp
12 6 (0.45%) Veeam
12 6 (0.45%) Workday
13 5 (0.38%) iManage