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 19 April 2026.

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

6 months to
19 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 8 12 12
Rank change year-on-year +4 0 0
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 1,270 487 1,077
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 10.46% 10.02% 9.58%
As % of the Job Titles category 11.28% 11.21% 10.18%
Number of salaries quoted 576 358 823
10th Percentile £28,000 £25,000 £25,000
25th Percentile £31,688 £30,625 £27,445
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,500 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% +13.33% -6.25%
75th Percentile £53,750 £55,000 £50,000
90th Percentile £61,250 £62,500 £56,950
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 11,254 4,344 10,576
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.73% 89.36% 94.03%
Number of salaries quoted 7,069 2,752 8,181
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £33,500
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 £80,000 £76,250 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +11.11% -10.37%

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 19 April 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 19 April 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 -2 714 £42,500 -7.05% 161
East Midlands +4 553 £35,000 -9.09% 129
Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 19 April 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.

1 601 (47.32%) Microsoft
2 511 (40.24%) Azure
3 440 (34.65%) Azure Certification
4 350 (27.56%) SQL
5 312 (24.57%) Cybersecurity
6 310 (24.41%) Business Intelligence
7 308 (24.25%) Microsoft Excel
8 295 (23.23%) Power Platform
9 293 (23.07%) Power BI
10 279 (21.97%) Mentoring
11 261 (20.55%) Python
12 256 (20.16%) Tableau
13 249 (19.61%) AI
14 247 (19.45%) CompTIA Security+
15 228 (17.95%) CompTIA CySA+
16 220 (17.32%) Azure AI
16 220 (17.32%) ForeScout
17 144 (11.34%) Problem-Solving
18 93 (7.32%) Agile
18 93 (7.32%) Analytics
19 92 (7.24%) Continuous Improvement
20 85 (6.69%) Degree
21 80 (6.30%) ERP
22 78 (6.14%) Business Analysis
23 72 (5.67%) Microsoft 365
24 69 (5.43%) Decision-Making
25 63 (4.96%) Windows
26 60 (4.72%) ITIL
27 59 (4.65%) Security Cleared
28 58 (4.57%) 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 20 (1.57%) Confluence
2 16 (1.26%) SharePoint
3 12 (0.94%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (0.39%) Skype for Business
5 2 (0.16%) IIS
6 1 (0.079%) SAS
Applications
1 308 (24.25%) Microsoft Excel
2 22 (1.73%) Microsoft Office
3 17 (1.34%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 11 (0.87%) MS Visio
5 5 (0.39%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.16%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.079%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.079%) Trello
Business Applications
1 10 (0.79%) SAP CO
1 10 (0.79%) SAP FI
1 10 (0.79%) SAP FI/CO
2 9 (0.71%) NetSuite
3 8 (0.63%) SAP Payroll
4 6 (0.47%) Dynamics CRM
4 6 (0.47%) SAP HR
4 6 (0.47%) SAP S/4HANA
5 4 (0.31%) Cloudability
5 4 (0.31%) Dynamics AX
5 4 (0.31%) Elite 3E
5 4 (0.31%) Exchequer
5 4 (0.31%) Primavera
5 4 (0.31%) SAP PP
5 4 (0.31%) Visualfiles
6 3 (0.24%) IBM Planning Analytics
6 3 (0.24%) SAP Business ByDesign
7 2 (0.16%) Misys Midas
7 2 (0.16%) Salesforce CRM
7 2 (0.16%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 511 (40.24%) Azure
2 295 (23.23%) Power Platform
3 220 (17.32%) Azure AI
4 72 (5.67%) Microsoft 365
5 30 (2.36%) AWS
6 25 (1.97%) Dynamics 365
6 25 (1.97%) Entra ID
7 22 (1.73%) SaaS
8 12 (0.94%) GCP
9 10 (0.79%) Power Automate
10 9 (0.71%) IaaS
10 9 (0.71%) PaaS
11 7 (0.55%) Microsoft Purview
11 7 (0.55%) PowerApps
12 6 (0.47%) Azure DevOps
12 6 (0.47%) Google Analytics
13 3 (0.24%) OCI
13 3 (0.24%) OneDrive
13 3 (0.24%) Siteimprove
13 3 (0.24%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 19 (1.50%) Firewall
2 17 (1.34%) DHCP
2 17 (1.34%) DNS
3 9 (0.71%) Remote Desktop
3 9 (0.71%) VPN
4 6 (0.47%) TCP/IP
5 5 (0.39%) Skype
5 5 (0.39%) VoIP
6 4 (0.31%) RFID
7 3 (0.24%) Cisco ASA
7 3 (0.24%) Cisco Nexus
7 3 (0.24%) FTP
8 2 (0.16%) Broadband
8 2 (0.16%) Ethernet
8 2 (0.16%) Network Security
8 2 (0.16%) PBX
8 2 (0.16%) Unified Communications
9 1 (0.079%) IP Telephony
9 1 (0.079%) LAN
9 1 (0.079%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 293 (23.07%) Power BI
2 256 (20.16%) Tableau
3 20 (1.57%) SQL Server
4 17 (1.34%) Data Mining
5 13 (1.02%) Oracle Reports
6 9 (0.71%) Power Query
7 7 (0.55%) Looker
8 6 (0.47%) Relational Database
9 4 (0.31%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 3 (0.24%) Amazon Redshift
10 3 (0.24%) Data Warehouse
11 2 (0.16%) BigQuery
11 2 (0.16%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
11 2 (0.16%) Crystal Reports
11 2 (0.16%) Geospatial Data
11 2 (0.16%) MySQL
11 2 (0.16%) SAP BW
11 2 (0.16%) Semantic Layer
11 2 (0.16%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 1 (0.079%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 34 (2.68%) JIRA
2 4 (0.31%) LabVIEW
3 3 (0.24%) Selenium
3 3 (0.24%) TestRail
3 3 (0.24%) Toad
3 3 (0.24%) Zephyr
4 1 (0.079%) Postman
4 1 (0.079%) SoapUI
General
1 640 (50.39%) Social Skills
2 201 (15.83%) Analytical Skills
3 166 (13.07%) Finance
4 67 (5.28%) Retail
5 55 (4.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 52 (4.09%) Manufacturing
7 40 (3.15%) Law
8 32 (2.52%) Marketing
9 31 (2.44%) Legal
10 14 (1.10%) Organisational Skills
11 11 (0.87%) Banking
12 10 (0.79%) Automotive
13 8 (0.63%) Presentation Skills
14 6 (0.47%) Advertising
14 6 (0.47%) Influencing Skills
14 6 (0.47%) Public Sector
15 5 (0.39%) Pharmaceutical
16 4 (0.31%) Documentation Skills
16 4 (0.31%) Games
17 3 (0.24%) Spanish Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (0.63%) Flash
2 7 (0.55%) Oracle Fusion
3 4 (0.31%) JSON
4 3 (0.24%) SAP Fiori
5 2 (0.16%) CSS
5 2 (0.16%) HTML
5 2 (0.16%) PySpark
6 1 (0.079%) Middleware
6 1 (0.079%) Pandas
6 1 (0.079%) SAP CAF
6 1 (0.079%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 27 (2.13%) Onboarding
2 21 (1.65%) Management Information System
3 17 (1.34%) Analytical Mindset
4 16 (1.26%) Driving Licence
5 15 (1.18%) CSOC
5 15 (1.18%) Product Ownership
5 15 (1.18%) Security Operations Centre
6 14 (1.10%) Cyber Defence
7 11 (0.87%) Security Posture
8 10 (0.79%) Self-Motivation
9 9 (0.71%) Cyber Threat
9 9 (0.71%) Public Cloud
10 6 (0.47%) Operational Technology
11 5 (0.39%) Data Centre
12 4 (0.31%) Cyberattack
12 4 (0.31%) Smartphone
13 3 (0.24%) Credit Risk
13 3 (0.24%) FMCG
13 3 (0.24%) iSeries
13 3 (0.24%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 63 (4.96%) Windows
2 24 (1.89%) Windows Server
3 22 (1.73%) Windows 10
4 10 (0.79%) Linux
5 4 (0.31%) Mac OS
6 3 (0.24%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.079%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 312 (24.57%) Cybersecurity
2 310 (24.41%) Business Intelligence
3 279 (21.97%) Mentoring
4 249 (19.61%) AI
5 144 (11.34%) Problem-Solving
6 93 (7.32%) Agile
6 93 (7.32%) Analytics
7 92 (7.24%) Continuous Improvement
8 80 (6.30%) ERP
9 78 (6.14%) Business Analysis
10 69 (5.43%) Decision-Making
11 60 (4.72%) ITIL
12 58 (4.57%) Process Improvement
13 56 (4.41%) Customer Service
14 53 (4.17%) Data Analysis
15 42 (3.31%) Project Management
16 36 (2.83%) CRM
17 35 (2.76%) Validation
18 33 (2.60%) Data Analytics
18 33 (2.60%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 350 (27.56%) SQL
2 261 (20.55%) Python
3 14 (1.10%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 13 (1.02%) T-SQL
5 9 (0.71%) VBA
6 8 (0.63%) Kusto Query Language
6 8 (0.63%) PowerShell
7 7 (0.55%) C#
8 4 (0.31%) R
9 2 (0.16%) JavaScript
9 2 (0.16%) PHP
10 1 (0.079%) VB
Qualifications
1 440 (34.65%) Azure Certification
2 247 (19.45%) CompTIA Security+
3 228 (17.95%) CompTIA CySA+
4 85 (6.69%) Degree
5 59 (4.65%) Security Cleared
6 54 (4.25%) SC Cleared
7 16 (1.26%) AWS Certification
7 16 (1.26%) Microsoft Certification
8 15 (1.18%) CISSP
9 12 (0.94%) SSCP
10 10 (0.79%) ACCA
10 10 (0.79%) CIMA
10 10 (0.79%) SANS
11 8 (0.63%) AAT
12 7 (0.55%) CISA
12 7 (0.55%) Cisco Certification
12 7 (0.55%) CISM
12 7 (0.55%) MCSA
12 7 (0.55%) Microsoft Certified Professional
13 5 (0.39%) CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (2.36%) Data Quality
2 25 (1.97%) QA
3 23 (1.81%) NIST
4 21 (1.65%) SLA
5 19 (1.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 17 (1.34%) GDPR
7 13 (1.02%) PMO
8 10 (0.79%) Accessibility
8 10 (0.79%) Cyber Essentials
9 6 (0.47%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 5 (0.39%) GRC
11 4 (0.31%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 3 (0.24%) Actionable Recommendations
12 3 (0.24%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 3 (0.24%) HIPAA
12 3 (0.24%) SOC 2
12 3 (0.24%) Software Quality Assurance
13 1 (0.079%) PSD2
13 1 (0.079%) WCAG
System Software
1 53 (4.17%) Active Directory
2 5 (0.39%) Virtual Servers
3 3 (0.24%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 2 (0.16%) BitLocker
4 2 (0.16%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.079%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.079%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.079%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 12 (0.94%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (0.63%) Single Sign-On
3 5 (0.39%) SCCM
4 3 (0.24%) HP ALM
5 2 (0.16%) CSIRT
6 1 (0.079%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
Vendors
1 601 (47.32%) Microsoft
2 220 (17.32%) ForeScout
3 41 (3.23%) SAP
4 31 (2.44%) Oracle
5 19 (1.50%) ServiceNow
6 16 (1.26%) Adobe
6 16 (1.26%) Apple
7 15 (1.18%) Salesforce
8 13 (1.02%) VMware
9 12 (0.94%) Google
10 11 (0.87%) Databricks
11 8 (0.63%) IBM
12 7 (0.55%) HP
12 7 (0.55%) Meraki
13 6 (0.47%) Citrix
13 6 (0.47%) HubSpot
13 6 (0.47%) Sage
14 5 (0.39%) JD Edwards
14 5 (0.39%) McAfee
14 5 (0.39%) Sophos