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 12 June 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 5 14 13
Rank change year-on-year +9 -1 -4
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 1,262 515 1,334
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 10.24% 10.35% 9.66%
As % of the Job Titles category 10.81% 11.38% 10.28%
Number of salaries quoted 626 414 830
10th Percentile £29,125 £25,663 £25,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £29,250 £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £41,500 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.41% +10.67% -6.25%
75th Percentile £53,750 £53,750 £50,000
90th Percentile £63,400 £61,250 £57,500
England median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year - - -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 11,679 4,526 12,974
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.77% 90.94% 93.99%
Number of salaries quoted 8,120 2,699 9,367
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £32,500 £34,834
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £48,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% +1.05% -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,750 £60,741
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £57,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -0.87% +9.52% -12.98%

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 12 June 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 12 June 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 +5 706 £45,000 - 95
East Midlands +14 554 £40,000 +6.67% 88
Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 12 June 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.

1 520 (41.20%) Microsoft
2 436 (34.55%) Azure
3 354 (28.05%) Azure Certification
4 295 (23.38%) SQL
5 289 (22.90%) Cybersecurity
6 250 (19.81%) Business Intelligence
7 241 (19.10%) Power Platform
8 240 (19.02%) Power BI
9 238 (18.86%) Microsoft Excel
10 234 (18.54%) Mentoring
11 227 (17.99%) AI
12 222 (17.59%) Python
13 204 (16.16%) CompTIA Security+
14 199 (15.77%) Tableau
15 185 (14.66%) CompTIA CySA+
16 176 (13.95%) Azure AI
16 176 (13.95%) ForeScout
17 152 (12.04%) Problem-Solving
18 99 (7.84%) Agile
19 95 (7.53%) Analytics
19 95 (7.53%) Continuous Improvement
20 86 (6.81%) Microsoft 365
21 76 (6.02%) Decision-Making
21 76 (6.02%) Degree
22 73 (5.78%) Business Analysis
22 73 (5.78%) Security Cleared
23 71 (5.63%) Windows
24 66 (5.23%) SC Cleared
25 64 (5.07%) ERP
26 57 (4.52%) Active Directory

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 (1.43%) Microsoft Exchange
1 18 (1.43%) SharePoint
2 17 (1.35%) Confluence
3 5 (0.40%) Skype for Business
4 3 (0.24%) IIS
Applications
1 238 (18.86%) Microsoft Excel
2 18 (1.43%) Microsoft Office
3 12 (0.95%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 10 (0.79%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.24%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.079%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.079%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 13 (1.03%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (0.95%) Cloudability
3 10 (0.79%) SAP CO
3 10 (0.79%) SAP FI
3 10 (0.79%) SAP FI/CO
4 9 (0.71%) IBM Planning Analytics
5 7 (0.55%) Elite 3E
5 7 (0.55%) Visualfiles
6 6 (0.48%) SAP Payroll
6 6 (0.48%) SAP S/4HANA
7 5 (0.40%) SAP Business One
8 4 (0.32%) Dynamics AX
8 4 (0.32%) Exchequer
8 4 (0.32%) Primavera
8 4 (0.32%) SAP HR
9 3 (0.24%) SAP Business ByDesign
9 3 (0.24%) SAP PP
10 2 (0.16%) Salesforce CRM
11 1 (0.079%) Oracle Payables
11 1 (0.079%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 436 (34.55%) Azure
2 241 (19.10%) Power Platform
3 176 (13.95%) Azure AI
4 86 (6.81%) Microsoft 365
5 41 (3.25%) AWS
6 29 (2.30%) Entra ID
7 23 (1.82%) SaaS
8 20 (1.58%) GCP
9 19 (1.51%) Dynamics 365
10 10 (0.79%) Power Automate
11 9 (0.71%) IaaS
11 9 (0.71%) Microsoft Purview
11 9 (0.71%) PaaS
12 8 (0.63%) Microsoft Copilot
13 7 (0.55%) PowerApps
14 5 (0.40%) Azure DevOps
15 4 (0.32%) OneDrive
16 3 (0.24%) Google Analytics
16 3 (0.24%) Siteimprove
16 3 (0.24%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 19 (1.51%) DHCP
1 19 (1.51%) DNS
1 19 (1.51%) Firewall
2 11 (0.87%) VPN
3 8 (0.63%) TCP/IP
4 5 (0.40%) Skype
4 5 (0.40%) VoIP
5 4 (0.32%) LAN
5 4 (0.32%) WAN
6 3 (0.24%) FTP
6 3 (0.24%) RFID
7 2 (0.16%) Broadband
7 2 (0.16%) Ethernet
7 2 (0.16%) PBX
7 2 (0.16%) Unified Communications
7 2 (0.16%) Wireless
8 1 (0.079%) SMS
8 1 (0.079%) SMTP
8 1 (0.079%) SSH
8 1 (0.079%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 240 (19.02%) Power BI
2 199 (15.77%) Tableau
3 21 (1.66%) SQL Server
4 13 (1.03%) Power Query
5 7 (0.55%) Data Mining
6 6 (0.48%) Oracle Reports
7 5 (0.40%) Crystal Reports
7 5 (0.40%) Looker
7 5 (0.40%) Relational Database
8 4 (0.32%) Amazon Redshift
9 3 (0.24%) MySQL
9 3 (0.24%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 2 (0.16%) BigQuery
10 2 (0.16%) Data Warehouse
10 2 (0.16%) DTS
10 2 (0.16%) Geospatial Data
10 2 (0.16%) GIS
10 2 (0.16%) Semantic Layer
11 1 (0.079%) Amazon QuickSight
Development Applications
1 34 (2.69%) JIRA
2 3 (0.24%) LabVIEW
2 3 (0.24%) Postman
2 3 (0.24%) Selenium
2 3 (0.24%) TestRail
2 3 (0.24%) Toad
2 3 (0.24%) Zephyr
3 1 (0.079%) SoapUI
General
1 524 (41.52%) Social Skills
2 173 (13.71%) Analytical Skills
3 169 (13.39%) Finance
4 66 (5.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 51 (4.04%) Retail
6 44 (3.49%) Manufacturing
7 43 (3.41%) Law
8 36 (2.85%) Legal
9 26 (2.06%) Marketing
10 15 (1.19%) Organisational Skills
11 14 (1.11%) Public Sector
12 13 (1.03%) Banking
13 7 (0.55%) Influencing Skills
14 6 (0.48%) Automotive
15 5 (0.40%) Presentation Skills
15 5 (0.40%) Swedish Language
16 3 (0.24%) Documentation Skills
16 3 (0.24%) Games
16 3 (0.24%) Legal Technology
16 3 (0.24%) Retail Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (0.48%) Oracle Fusion
2 5 (0.40%) JSON
3 3 (0.24%) CSS
3 3 (0.24%) HTML
3 3 (0.24%) SAP Fiori
4 1 (0.079%) ADO
4 1 (0.079%) Middleware
4 1 (0.079%) Pandas
4 1 (0.079%) SAP CAF
4 1 (0.079%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 34 (2.69%) Management Information System
2 23 (1.82%) Onboarding
3 16 (1.27%) Operational Technology
4 15 (1.19%) Analytical Mindset
4 15 (1.19%) CSOC
4 15 (1.19%) Security Operations Centre
5 14 (1.11%) Driving Licence
6 13 (1.03%) Product Ownership
7 12 (0.95%) Cyber Defence
8 8 (0.63%) Cyber Threat
8 8 (0.63%) Security Posture
9 7 (0.55%) Smartphone
10 6 (0.48%) Data Structures
10 6 (0.48%) Public Cloud
11 5 (0.40%) Data Centre
11 5 (0.40%) Hybrid Cloud
11 5 (0.40%) Self-Motivation
12 4 (0.32%) Cyberattack
12 4 (0.32%) iSeries
12 4 (0.32%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 71 (5.63%) Windows
2 33 (2.61%) Windows Server
3 30 (2.38%) Windows 10
4 5 (0.40%) Linux
5 4 (0.32%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.16%) Android
7 1 (0.079%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.079%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.079%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 289 (22.90%) Cybersecurity
2 250 (19.81%) Business Intelligence
3 234 (18.54%) Mentoring
4 227 (17.99%) AI
5 152 (12.04%) Problem-Solving
6 99 (7.84%) Agile
7 95 (7.53%) Analytics
7 95 (7.53%) Continuous Improvement
8 76 (6.02%) Decision-Making
9 73 (5.78%) Business Analysis
10 64 (5.07%) ERP
11 56 (4.44%) Data Analysis
11 56 (4.44%) ITIL
12 55 (4.36%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 54 (4.28%) Process Improvement
14 47 (3.72%) Actionable Insight
14 47 (3.72%) Customer Service
15 44 (3.49%) Information Security
16 39 (3.09%) Data Analytics
17 36 (2.85%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 295 (23.38%) SQL
2 222 (17.59%) Python
3 16 (1.27%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 11 (0.87%) PowerShell
5 9 (0.71%) T-SQL
6 8 (0.63%) Kusto Query Language
7 7 (0.55%) VBA
8 4 (0.32%) R
9 3 (0.24%) JavaScript
9 3 (0.24%) PHP
Qualifications
1 354 (28.05%) Azure Certification
2 204 (16.16%) CompTIA Security+
3 185 (14.66%) CompTIA CySA+
4 76 (6.02%) Degree
5 73 (5.78%) Security Cleared
6 66 (5.23%) SC Cleared
7 22 (1.74%) AWS Certification
8 21 (1.66%) Microsoft Certification
9 12 (0.95%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 12 (0.95%) SSCP
10 11 (0.87%) CISSP
11 10 (0.79%) SANS
12 7 (0.55%) CISA
12 7 (0.55%) MCSE
13 6 (0.48%) MCSA
13 6 (0.48%) Microsoft Certified Professional
14 5 (0.40%) A+ Certification
15 4 (0.32%) IIBA
15 4 (0.32%) PMI Certification
16 3 (0.24%) CITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (2.46%) Data Quality
2 25 (1.98%) GDPR
3 23 (1.82%) QA
4 21 (1.66%) SLA
5 20 (1.58%) NIST
6 17 (1.35%) PMO
7 15 (1.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 10 (0.79%) Cyber Essentials
8 10 (0.79%) GRC
9 9 (0.71%) Accessibility
10 6 (0.48%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 5 (0.40%) PCI DSS
12 4 (0.32%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 3 (0.24%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 3 (0.24%) HIPAA
13 3 (0.24%) SOC 2
13 3 (0.24%) Software Quality Assurance
14 2 (0.16%) Actionable Recommendations
15 1 (0.079%) PSD2
15 1 (0.079%) WCAG
System Software
1 57 (4.52%) Active Directory
2 5 (0.40%) Virtual Servers
3 3 (0.24%) Microsoft Virtual Server
3 3 (0.24%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (0.24%) vSphere
4 2 (0.16%) BitLocker
5 1 (0.079%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.079%) Samba
5 1 (0.079%) Terminal Services
5 1 (0.079%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 14 (1.11%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (0.63%) SCCM
2 8 (0.63%) Single Sign-On
3 3 (0.24%) HP ALM
4 2 (0.16%) CSIRT
Vendors
1 520 (41.20%) Microsoft
2 176 (13.95%) ForeScout
3 38 (3.01%) SAP
4 32 (2.54%) ServiceNow
5 22 (1.74%) Adobe
5 22 (1.74%) Apple
5 22 (1.74%) Oracle
6 14 (1.11%) IBM
6 14 (1.11%) VMware
7 12 (0.95%) Aderant
7 12 (0.95%) Intapp
7 12 (0.95%) Salesforce
8 10 (0.79%) Cognos
8 10 (0.79%) HP
8 10 (0.79%) Workday
9 9 (0.71%) Google
10 8 (0.63%) iManage
11 7 (0.55%) Aruba
11 7 (0.55%) Citrix
12 6 (0.48%) Epicor