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 27 September 2026.

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

6 months to
27 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 13 17 13
Rank change year-on-year +4 -4 -5
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 1,087 504 971
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 6.90% 8.92% 9.86%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.43% 9.62% 10.40%
Number of salaries quoted 675 432 382
10th Percentile £27,000 £27,500 £25,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £29,000 £31,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £40,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% - -
75th Percentile £53,750 £49,625 £52,500
90th Percentile £62,500 £58,750 £60,225
England median annual salary £45,000 £44,500 £45,856
% change year-on-year +1.12% -2.96% -3.46%

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 14,630 5,237 9,336
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.85% 92.71% 94.84%
Number of salaries quoted 10,209 3,253 4,989
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £31,750 £35,700
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -0.99%
75th Percentile £65,000 £62,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,450 £77,500
England median annual salary £59,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +8.18% - -8.33%

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 27 September 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 27 September 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 +8 563 £40,000 +12.68% 191
West Midlands -2 524 £45,000 +5.88% 278
Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 27 September 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.

1 268 (24.66%) Microsoft
2 189 (17.39%) Problem-Solving
3 176 (16.19%) SQL
4 172 (15.82%) Azure
5 159 (14.63%) Cybersecurity
6 137 (12.60%) Business Intelligence
7 120 (11.04%) Power Platform
8 119 (10.95%) Power BI
9 115 (10.58%) Microsoft Excel
10 112 (10.30%) Azure Certification
11 110 (10.12%) AI
12 108 (9.94%) Continuous Improvement
13 102 (9.38%) Analytics
14 100 (9.20%) Microsoft 365
15 96 (8.83%) Customer Service
16 92 (8.46%) Mentoring
17 90 (8.28%) Python
18 89 (8.19%) Decision-Making
19 87 (8.00%) ERP
20 78 (7.18%) Degree
21 75 (6.90%) Data Analysis
22 69 (6.35%) Tableau
23 68 (6.26%) Windows
24 66 (6.07%) CompTIA Security+
25 61 (5.61%) Agile
26 60 (5.52%) CompTIA CySA+
26 60 (5.52%) ITIL
27 56 (5.15%) Logistics
27 56 (5.15%) Stakeholder Engagement
28 55 (5.06%) Azure AI

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 22 (2.02%) SharePoint
2 16 (1.47%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (1.01%) Confluence
4 5 (0.46%) IIS
5 4 (0.37%) SAS
5 4 (0.37%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 115 (10.58%) Microsoft Excel
2 30 (2.76%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (0.64%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.28%) Photoshop
5 2 (0.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.18%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.092%) Notion
Business Applications
1 19 (1.75%) Dynamics CRM
2 13 (1.20%) IBM Planning Analytics
3 12 (1.10%) Cloudability
4 7 (0.64%) SAP S/4HANA
5 6 (0.55%) SAP CO
5 6 (0.55%) SAP FI
5 6 (0.55%) SAP FI/CO
6 5 (0.46%) Elite 3E
6 5 (0.46%) Payment Gateway
6 5 (0.46%) SAP Business One
6 5 (0.46%) Shopify
6 5 (0.46%) Visualfiles
7 4 (0.37%) Dynamics AX
8 3 (0.28%) Dynamics GP
8 3 (0.28%) Infor CloudSuite
8 3 (0.28%) Infor LN
8 3 (0.28%) Infor M3
8 3 (0.28%) Sage X3
9 2 (0.18%) Magento
10 1 (0.092%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 172 (15.82%) Azure
2 120 (11.04%) Power Platform
3 100 (9.20%) Microsoft 365
4 55 (5.06%) Azure AI
5 42 (3.86%) AWS
6 21 (1.93%) Dynamics 365
7 19 (1.75%) GCP
8 17 (1.56%) Entra ID
8 17 (1.56%) SaaS
9 9 (0.83%) Azure DevOps
9 9 (0.83%) Microsoft Copilot
10 7 (0.64%) Microsoft Purview
11 5 (0.46%) NetDocuments
11 5 (0.46%) OneDrive
12 4 (0.37%) Google Analytics
12 4 (0.37%) Power Automate
13 3 (0.28%) Boomi
14 2 (0.18%) Azure Data Factory
14 2 (0.18%) Azure Sentinel
14 2 (0.18%) Siteimprove
Communications & Networking
1 20 (1.84%) Firewall
2 11 (1.01%) LAN
2 11 (1.01%) WAN
3 7 (0.64%) Wireless
4 6 (0.55%) DHCP
4 6 (0.55%) DNS
4 6 (0.55%) VPN
5 4 (0.37%) SD-WAN
5 4 (0.37%) Skype
5 4 (0.37%) TCP/IP
5 4 (0.37%) Wi-Fi
6 3 (0.28%) Network Security
6 3 (0.28%) VLAN
7 2 (0.18%) SMTP
7 2 (0.18%) SSH
7 2 (0.18%) SSL
8 1 (0.092%) Remote Desktop
8 1 (0.092%) SAN
8 1 (0.092%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 119 (10.95%) Power BI
2 69 (6.35%) Tableau
3 15 (1.38%) SQL Server
4 14 (1.29%) Data Warehouse
4 14 (1.29%) Power Query
5 11 (1.01%) Crystal Reports
6 10 (0.92%) GIS
7 7 (0.64%) Relational Database
8 4 (0.37%) BigQuery
8 4 (0.37%) DTS
8 4 (0.37%) Looker
8 4 (0.37%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 3 (0.28%) MySQL
9 3 (0.28%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 2 (0.18%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
10 2 (0.18%) Base SAS
10 2 (0.18%) Data Mining
10 2 (0.18%) Geospatial Data
10 2 (0.18%) MS Access
10 2 (0.18%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 26 (2.39%) JIRA
2 5 (0.46%) Git
2 5 (0.46%) Postman
3 4 (0.37%) Hudson
3 4 (0.37%) Selenium
3 4 (0.37%) Zephyr
4 2 (0.18%) Cucumber
4 2 (0.18%) GitLab
4 2 (0.18%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.18%) JMeter
4 2 (0.18%) SoapUI
4 2 (0.18%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 2 (0.18%) TestRail
4 2 (0.18%) Toad
4 2 (0.18%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.092%) Browser DevTools
5 1 (0.092%) LSMW
General
1 319 (29.35%) Social Skills
2 179 (16.47%) Finance
3 173 (15.92%) Analytical Skills
4 81 (7.45%) Retail
5 50 (4.60%) Manufacturing
6 43 (3.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 25 (2.30%) Organisational Skills
7 25 (2.30%) Public Sector
8 23 (2.12%) Legal
9 22 (2.02%) Marketing
10 21 (1.93%) Law
11 12 (1.10%) Banking
11 12 (1.10%) Swedish Language
12 11 (1.01%) Documentation Skills
13 10 (0.92%) Automotive
13 10 (0.92%) Dutch Language
14 9 (0.83%) Italian Language
15 8 (0.74%) Presentation Skills
16 7 (0.64%) French Language
17 5 (0.46%) Pharmaceutical
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (1.66%) Oracle Fusion
2 10 (0.92%) SOAP
3 8 (0.74%) REST
4 6 (0.55%) EDI
4 6 (0.55%) JSON
5 3 (0.28%) ADO
5 3 (0.28%) CSS
5 3 (0.28%) HTML
5 3 (0.28%) XML
6 2 (0.18%) Gherkin
6 2 (0.18%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 54 (4.97%) Management Information System
2 23 (2.12%) Onboarding
3 19 (1.75%) Operational Technology
4 18 (1.66%) Driving Licence
5 15 (1.38%) Self-Motivation
6 14 (1.29%) Product Ownership
7 13 (1.20%) Data Structures
8 10 (0.92%) CMDB
9 9 (0.83%) Security Posture
10 8 (0.74%) CSOC
10 8 (0.74%) Smartphone
11 7 (0.64%) Analytical Mindset
11 7 (0.64%) Enterprise Software
12 5 (0.46%) FMCG
12 5 (0.46%) Greenfield Project
13 4 (0.37%) Credit Risk
13 4 (0.37%) iSeries
13 4 (0.37%) NHS
13 4 (0.37%) PMI
14 3 (0.28%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 68 (6.26%) Windows
2 24 (2.21%) Windows Server
3 20 (1.84%) Windows 10
4 4 (0.37%) Apple iOS
5 3 (0.28%) Android
5 3 (0.28%) Windows Server 2016
6 2 (0.18%) Linux
7 1 (0.092%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 189 (17.39%) Problem-Solving
2 159 (14.63%) Cybersecurity
3 137 (12.60%) Business Intelligence
4 110 (10.12%) AI
5 108 (9.94%) Continuous Improvement
6 102 (9.38%) Analytics
7 96 (8.83%) Customer Service
8 92 (8.46%) Mentoring
9 89 (8.19%) Decision-Making
10 87 (8.00%) ERP
11 75 (6.90%) Data Analysis
12 61 (5.61%) Agile
13 60 (5.52%) ITIL
14 56 (5.15%) Logistics
14 56 (5.15%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 55 (5.06%) CRM
16 52 (4.78%) Business Analysis
17 47 (4.32%) Stakeholder Management
18 46 (4.23%) Actionable Insight
18 46 (4.23%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 176 (16.19%) SQL
2 90 (8.28%) Python
3 15 (1.38%) JavaScript
4 14 (1.29%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 9 (0.83%) PowerShell
6 5 (0.46%) Kusto Query Language
7 3 (0.28%) PHP
7 3 (0.28%) T-SQL
7 3 (0.28%) VBA
8 2 (0.18%) Java
8 2 (0.18%) R
9 1 (0.092%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 112 (10.30%) Azure Certification
2 78 (7.18%) Degree
3 66 (6.07%) CompTIA Security+
4 60 (5.52%) CompTIA CySA+
5 51 (4.69%) Security Cleared
6 47 (4.32%) SC Cleared
7 25 (2.30%) AWS Certification
8 18 (1.66%) Microsoft Certification
9 14 (1.29%) MCSE
10 12 (1.10%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 8 (0.74%) SANS
12 5 (0.46%) PMI Certification
12 5 (0.46%) SSCP
13 4 (0.37%) A+ Certification
13 4 (0.37%) CBAP
13 4 (0.37%) CISSP
13 4 (0.37%) Computer Science Degree
13 4 (0.37%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 4 (0.37%) SAP Certification
14 3 (0.28%) IIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (3.13%) Data Quality
2 30 (2.76%) QA
3 29 (2.67%) GDPR
4 24 (2.21%) PMO
5 10 (0.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 9 (0.83%) GRC
7 8 (0.74%) NIST
8 7 (0.64%) PCI DSS
8 7 (0.64%) SLA
9 6 (0.55%) Accessibility
10 5 (0.46%) Actionable Recommendations
11 2 (0.18%) HIPAA
11 2 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 17025
11 2 (0.18%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 2 (0.18%) Software Quality Assurance
12 1 (0.092%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 1 (0.092%) COBIT
12 1 (0.092%) Cyber Essentials
12 1 (0.092%) PSD2
12 1 (0.092%) SOC 2
System Software
1 41 (3.77%) Active Directory
2 4 (0.37%) vSphere
3 2 (0.18%) Samba
3 2 (0.18%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.18%) XenApp
4 1 (0.092%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.092%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 11 (1.01%) SCCM
2 8 (0.74%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (0.18%) HP ALM
4 1 (0.092%) Failover Clustering
4 1 (0.092%) Microsoft Clustering
4 1 (0.092%) QRadar
Vendors
1 268 (24.66%) Microsoft
2 55 (5.06%) ForeScout
3 46 (4.23%) ServiceNow
4 36 (3.31%) Salesforce
5 33 (3.04%) SAP
6 28 (2.58%) Oracle
7 18 (1.66%) Apple
7 18 (1.66%) Workday
8 17 (1.56%) Adobe
9 14 (1.29%) Epicor
10 13 (1.20%) Cognos
10 13 (1.20%) IBM
11 11 (1.01%) VMware
12 10 (0.92%) Aderant
12 10 (0.92%) HP
12 10 (0.92%) Intapp
13 8 (0.74%) Aruba
13 8 (0.74%) Google
14 6 (0.55%) Dell
14 6 (0.55%) Sophos