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 5 January 2026.

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

6 months to
5 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 648 619 637
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 8.30% 9.50% 12.16%
As % of the Job Titles category 9.17% 10.08% 12.89%
Number of salaries quoted 412 328 539
10th Percentile £26,250 £29,000 £24,850
25th Percentile £30,000 £35,188 £27,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% +6.25% -3.61%
75th Percentile £52,500 £55,000 £50,000
90th Percentile £61,125 £63,750 £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 7,067 6,142 4,941
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.52% 94.22% 94.29%
Number of salaries quoted 4,285 2,874 4,083
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,075 £26,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,434 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.41% +4.87% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -2.44%

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 5 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 5 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 -11 353 £42,500 -0.59% 128
East Midlands +8 291 £35,000 -17.65% 59
Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 5 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 (33.33%) SQL
2 214 (33.02%) Microsoft
3 154 (23.77%) Azure
4 136 (20.99%) Microsoft Excel
5 132 (20.37%) Problem-Solving
6 118 (18.21%) Business Intelligence
7 111 (17.13%) Power Platform
8 110 (16.98%) Azure Certification
9 109 (16.82%) Power BI
10 108 (16.67%) Python
11 96 (14.81%) Cybersecurity
12 90 (13.89%) Tableau
13 86 (13.27%) Mentoring
14 74 (11.42%) Analytics
15 73 (11.27%) ERP
16 72 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement
17 66 (10.19%) Degree
18 64 (9.88%) AI
19 63 (9.72%) CompTIA Security+
19 63 (9.72%) Customer Service
20 61 (9.41%) Decision-Making
21 56 (8.64%) CompTIA CySA+
22 55 (8.49%) Azure AI
22 55 (8.49%) ForeScout
23 51 (7.87%) Agile
23 51 (7.87%) Data Analysis
23 51 (7.87%) Microsoft 365
24 48 (7.41%) Business Analysis
25 43 (6.64%) Project Management
26 42 (6.48%) 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
1 6 (0.93%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (0.46%) 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 (20.99%) Microsoft Excel
2 33 (5.09%) Microsoft Office
3 11 (1.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (1.39%) MS Visio
5 5 (0.77%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.31%) Trello
7 1 (0.15%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 10 (1.54%) 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 Business One
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 ERP
5 2 (0.31%) SAP HCM
5 2 (0.31%) SAP MM
5 2 (0.31%) Shopify
6 1 (0.15%) Cognos Controller
6 1 (0.15%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.15%) HFM
6 1 (0.15%) SAP FI/CO
6 1 (0.15%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 154 (23.77%) Azure
2 111 (17.13%) Power Platform
3 55 (8.49%) Azure AI
4 51 (7.87%) Microsoft 365
5 26 (4.01%) SaaS
6 21 (3.24%) Dynamics 365
7 13 (2.01%) AWS
8 11 (1.70%) Entra ID
9 6 (0.93%) OCI
10 5 (0.77%) Snowflake
11 4 (0.62%) Google Analytics
12 3 (0.46%) Azure DevOps
12 3 (0.46%) IaaS
12 3 (0.46%) PaaS
12 3 (0.46%) Power Automate
12 3 (0.46%) PowerApps
13 2 (0.31%) Asana
13 2 (0.31%) Azure AKS
13 2 (0.31%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 2 (0.31%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 15 (2.31%) Remote Desktop
2 11 (1.70%) DHCP
2 11 (1.70%) DNS
3 9 (1.39%) Firewall
4 6 (0.93%) Cisco ASA
4 6 (0.93%) Cisco Nexus
4 6 (0.93%) Network Security
4 6 (0.93%) TCP/IP
5 5 (0.77%) VPN
6 4 (0.62%) Internet
6 4 (0.62%) RFID
7 3 (0.46%) Wi-Fi
8 1 (0.15%) IP Telephony
8 1 (0.15%) Kerberos
8 1 (0.15%) LAN
8 1 (0.15%) MPLS
8 1 (0.15%) SD-WAN
8 1 (0.15%) WAN
8 1 (0.15%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 109 (16.82%) Power BI
2 90 (13.89%) Tableau
3 20 (3.09%) Data Mining
4 15 (2.31%) Oracle Reports
5 8 (1.23%) Relational Database
6 7 (1.08%) BigQuery
6 7 (1.08%) SQL Server
7 3 (0.46%) Looker
7 3 (0.46%) Oracle Database
7 3 (0.46%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 2 (0.31%) BusinessObjects
8 2 (0.31%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
8 2 (0.31%) Data Warehouse
8 2 (0.31%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 2 (0.31%) SAP BW
9 1 (0.15%) Azure SQL Database
9 1 (0.15%) Crystal Reports
9 1 (0.15%) PostgreSQL
9 1 (0.15%) SAP HANA
9 1 (0.15%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 14 (2.16%) JIRA
2 4 (0.62%) LabVIEW
General
1 284 (43.83%) Social Skills
2 145 (22.38%) Analytical Skills
3 115 (17.75%) Finance
4 55 (8.49%) Retail
5 48 (7.41%) Marketing
6 44 (6.79%) Law
7 39 (6.02%) Manufacturing
8 35 (5.40%) Organisational Skills
9 19 (2.93%) Legal
10 15 (2.31%) Documentation Skills
10 15 (2.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 15 (2.31%) Public Sector
11 12 (1.85%) Advertising
12 11 (1.70%) Presentation Skills
13 9 (1.39%) Automotive
14 8 (1.23%) Banking
14 8 (1.23%) Local Government
15 6 (0.93%) Influencing Skills
16 5 (0.77%) Social Housing
17 4 (0.62%) Fire and Rescue
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (1.70%) Flash
2 8 (1.23%) 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 (5.40%) Onboarding
2 13 (2.01%) Security Posture
3 11 (1.70%) Driving Licence
4 10 (1.54%) Cyber Threat
4 10 (1.54%) Product Ownership
5 9 (1.39%) Self-Motivation
6 8 (1.23%) Public Cloud
7 7 (1.08%) Data Structures
8 6 (0.93%) Credit Risk
8 6 (0.93%) Cyber Defence
8 6 (0.93%) Management Information System
8 6 (0.93%) NHS
9 5 (0.77%) Analytical Mindset
9 5 (0.77%) iSeries
9 5 (0.77%) Legacy Systems
10 4 (0.62%) FMCG
11 3 (0.46%) Algorithms
11 3 (0.46%) Data Centre
11 3 (0.46%) Mobile App
11 3 (0.46%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 42 (6.48%) Windows
2 13 (2.01%) Mac OS
2 13 (2.01%) Windows Server
3 8 (1.23%) Windows 10
4 7 (1.08%) Linux
5 6 (0.93%) Apple iOS
6 4 (0.62%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 132 (20.37%) Problem-Solving
2 118 (18.21%) Business Intelligence
3 96 (14.81%) Cybersecurity
4 86 (13.27%) Mentoring
5 74 (11.42%) Analytics
6 73 (11.27%) ERP
7 72 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement
8 64 (9.88%) AI
9 63 (9.72%) Customer Service
10 61 (9.41%) Decision-Making
11 51 (7.87%) Agile
11 51 (7.87%) Data Analysis
12 48 (7.41%) Business Analysis
13 43 (6.64%) Project Management
14 42 (6.48%) ITIL
14 42 (6.48%) User Acceptance Testing
15 40 (6.17%) Process Improvement
16 39 (6.02%) CRM
17 37 (5.71%) Incident Management
18 34 (5.25%) Logistics
Programming Languages
1 216 (33.33%) SQL
2 108 (16.67%) Python
3 14 (2.16%) C#
4 10 (1.54%) T-SQL
5 7 (1.08%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 5 (0.77%) R
6 5 (0.77%) VBA
7 2 (0.31%) ABAP
7 2 (0.31%) Kusto Query Language
8 1 (0.15%) PL/SQL
8 1 (0.15%) PowerShell
8 1 (0.15%) VB
8 1 (0.15%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 110 (16.98%) Azure Certification
2 66 (10.19%) Degree
3 63 (9.72%) CompTIA Security+
4 56 (8.64%) CompTIA CySA+
5 39 (6.02%) Security Cleared
6 36 (5.56%) SC Cleared
7 14 (2.16%) ACCA
7 14 (2.16%) CIMA
8 11 (1.70%) AAT
8 11 (1.70%) AWS Certification
9 10 (1.54%) Cisco Certification
10 8 (1.23%) MCP
10 8 (1.23%) Microsoft Certification
10 8 (1.23%) Numerate Degree
11 7 (1.08%) CCNA
11 7 (1.08%) DBS Check
12 6 (0.93%) CISM
12 6 (0.93%) CISSP
13 5 (0.77%) Computer Science Degree
14 4 (0.62%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (4.63%) SLA
2 26 (4.01%) QA
3 25 (3.86%) Data Quality
4 19 (2.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 15 (2.31%) GDPR
6 12 (1.85%) Cyber Essentials
7 9 (1.39%) NIST
8 8 (1.23%) PMO
9 7 (1.08%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 4 (0.62%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 3 (0.46%) GRC
11 3 (0.46%) PCI DSS
12 2 (0.31%) Actionable Recommendations
12 2 (0.31%) ISO 9001
13 1 (0.15%) Accessibility
13 1 (0.15%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 1 (0.15%) COBIT
13 1 (0.15%) HIPAA
13 1 (0.15%) ISO/IEC 17025
13 1 (0.15%) SOC 2
System Software
1 26 (4.01%) 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
1 214 (33.02%) Microsoft
2 55 (8.49%) ForeScout
3 31 (4.78%) Oracle
4 20 (3.09%) SAP
5 12 (1.85%) Databricks
5 12 (1.85%) Salesforce
6 11 (1.70%) Apple
7 8 (1.23%) Adobe
8 7 (1.08%) Cisco
8 7 (1.08%) JD Edwards
8 7 (1.08%) Meraki
9 5 (0.77%) Google
10 4 (0.62%) HP
10 4 (0.62%) QAD
10 4 (0.62%) Veeam
10 4 (0.62%) VMware
11 3 (0.46%) McAfee
11 3 (0.46%) MobileIron
11 3 (0.46%) Northgate
11 3 (0.46%) Remedy