Analyst Job Trends in the Midlands

Analyst
England > Midlands

The median Analyst salary in the Midlands is £43,173 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 June 2026.

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

6 months to
18 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 1,259 524 1,359
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 10.10% 10.40% 9.59%
As % of the Job Titles category 10.66% 11.43% 10.19%
Number of salaries quoted 627 429 824
10th Percentile £29,000 £26,150 £25,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £30,000 £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,173 £42,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.79% +12.00% -6.25%
75th Percentile £52,875 £53,750 £50,000
90th Percentile £62,720 £61,458 £58,375
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 11,815 4,584 13,336
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.77% 90.97% 94.11%
Number of salaries quoted 8,203 2,751 9,548
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £37,750 £32,256 £35,000
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 £57,239 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -0.45% +9.52% -12.86%

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 18 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 18 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 +4 699 £45,000 - 85
East Midlands +15 558 £40,000 +6.67% 97
Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 18 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 (41.30%) Microsoft
2 434 (34.47%) Azure
3 354 (28.12%) Azure Certification
4 297 (23.59%) SQL
5 289 (22.95%) Cybersecurity
6 254 (20.17%) Business Intelligence
7 245 (19.46%) Power Platform
8 244 (19.38%) Power BI
9 238 (18.90%) Microsoft Excel
10 235 (18.67%) Mentoring
11 226 (17.95%) AI
12 222 (17.63%) Python
13 204 (16.20%) CompTIA Security+
14 199 (15.81%) Tableau
15 185 (14.69%) CompTIA CySA+
16 176 (13.98%) Azure AI
16 176 (13.98%) ForeScout
17 152 (12.07%) Problem-Solving
18 99 (7.86%) Agile
19 97 (7.70%) Continuous Improvement
20 96 (7.63%) Analytics
21 87 (6.91%) Microsoft 365
22 77 (6.12%) Decision-Making
22 77 (6.12%) Degree
23 74 (5.88%) Security Cleared
24 72 (5.72%) Business Analysis
25 70 (5.56%) Windows
26 67 (5.32%) SC Cleared
27 63 (5.00%) ERP
28 59 (4.69%) Data Analysis

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 (18.90%) Microsoft Excel
2 20 (1.59%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (0.79%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 10 (0.79%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.24%) Photoshop
5 1 (0.079%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.079%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 14 (1.11%) 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 (0.56%) Elite 3E
5 7 (0.56%) Visualfiles
6 6 (0.48%) SAP S/4HANA
7 5 (0.40%) Dynamics AX
7 5 (0.40%) SAP Business One
7 5 (0.40%) SAP Payroll
8 4 (0.32%) Exchequer
8 4 (0.32%) Primavera
9 3 (0.24%) SAP Business ByDesign
9 3 (0.24%) SAP HR
9 3 (0.24%) SAP PP
10 2 (0.16%) Salesforce CRM
11 1 (0.079%) Oracle Payables
11 1 (0.079%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 434 (34.47%) Azure
2 245 (19.46%) Power Platform
3 176 (13.98%) Azure AI
4 87 (6.91%) Microsoft 365
5 40 (3.18%) AWS
6 29 (2.30%) Entra ID
7 23 (1.83%) SaaS
8 21 (1.67%) GCP
9 18 (1.43%) 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 (0.64%) Microsoft Copilot
13 7 (0.56%) PowerApps
14 5 (0.40%) Azure DevOps
15 4 (0.32%) Google Analytics
15 4 (0.32%) OneDrive
16 3 (0.24%) Azure Sentinel
16 3 (0.24%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 19 (1.51%) Firewall
2 18 (1.43%) DHCP
2 18 (1.43%) DNS
3 11 (0.87%) VPN
4 8 (0.64%) TCP/IP
5 5 (0.40%) Skype
5 5 (0.40%) VoIP
6 4 (0.32%) LAN
6 4 (0.32%) WAN
7 3 (0.24%) FTP
8 2 (0.16%) Broadband
8 2 (0.16%) Ethernet
8 2 (0.16%) PBX
8 2 (0.16%) RFID
8 2 (0.16%) Unified Communications
8 2 (0.16%) Wireless
9 1 (0.079%) SMS
9 1 (0.079%) SMTP
9 1 (0.079%) SSH
9 1 (0.079%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 244 (19.38%) Power BI
2 199 (15.81%) Tableau
3 20 (1.59%) SQL Server
4 13 (1.03%) Power Query
5 7 (0.56%) Data Mining
6 6 (0.48%) Looker
7 5 (0.40%) Crystal Reports
7 5 (0.40%) Relational Database
8 4 (0.32%) Amazon Redshift
8 4 (0.32%) Oracle Reports
9 3 (0.24%) BigQuery
9 3 (0.24%) Data Warehouse
9 3 (0.24%) MySQL
9 3 (0.24%) SQL Server Integration Services
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 (2.70%) JIRA
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 2 (0.16%) LabVIEW
4 1 (0.079%) SoapUI
General
1 524 (41.62%) Social Skills
2 173 (13.74%) Analytical Skills
3 171 (13.58%) Finance
4 65 (5.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 52 (4.13%) Retail
6 44 (3.49%) Manufacturing
7 41 (3.26%) Law
8 37 (2.94%) Legal
9 27 (2.14%) Marketing
10 15 (1.19%) Organisational Skills
10 15 (1.19%) Public Sector
11 14 (1.11%) Banking
12 7 (0.56%) Influencing Skills
13 6 (0.48%) Swedish Language
14 5 (0.40%) Automotive
14 5 (0.40%) Presentation Skills
15 4 (0.32%) 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 35 (2.78%) Management Information System
2 20 (1.59%) Onboarding
3 17 (1.35%) Operational Technology
4 16 (1.27%) CSOC
5 15 (1.19%) Analytical Mindset
5 15 (1.19%) Security Operations Centre
6 14 (1.11%) Driving Licence
7 13 (1.03%) Product Ownership
8 11 (0.87%) Cyber Defence
9 9 (0.71%) Security Posture
10 7 (0.56%) Cyber Threat
10 7 (0.56%) Smartphone
11 6 (0.48%) Data Structures
11 6 (0.48%) Self-Motivation
12 5 (0.40%) Data Centre
12 5 (0.40%) Hybrid Cloud
13 4 (0.32%) FMCG
13 4 (0.32%) iSeries
13 4 (0.32%) Public Cloud
13 4 (0.32%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 70 (5.56%) Windows
2 33 (2.62%) 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 (22.95%) Cybersecurity
2 254 (20.17%) Business Intelligence
3 235 (18.67%) Mentoring
4 226 (17.95%) AI
5 152 (12.07%) Problem-Solving
6 99 (7.86%) Agile
7 97 (7.70%) Continuous Improvement
8 96 (7.63%) Analytics
9 77 (6.12%) Decision-Making
10 72 (5.72%) Business Analysis
11 63 (5.00%) ERP
12 59 (4.69%) Data Analysis
13 57 (4.53%) ITIL
14 55 (4.37%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 52 (4.13%) Process Improvement
16 49 (3.89%) Actionable Insight
17 48 (3.81%) Customer Service
18 44 (3.49%) Information Security
19 40 (3.18%) Data Analytics
20 37 (2.94%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 297 (23.59%) SQL
2 222 (17.63%) Python
3 16 (1.27%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 11 (0.87%) PowerShell
5 9 (0.71%) Kusto Query Language
5 9 (0.71%) T-SQL
6 7 (0.56%) VBA
7 4 (0.32%) R
8 3 (0.24%) JavaScript
8 3 (0.24%) PHP
Qualifications
1 354 (28.12%) Azure Certification
2 204 (16.20%) CompTIA Security+
3 185 (14.69%) CompTIA CySA+
4 77 (6.12%) Degree
5 74 (5.88%) Security Cleared
6 67 (5.32%) SC Cleared
7 21 (1.67%) AWS Certification
7 21 (1.67%) Microsoft Certification
8 12 (0.95%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 12 (0.95%) SSCP
9 11 (0.87%) CISSP
9 11 (0.87%) SANS
10 8 (0.64%) MCSE
11 7 (0.56%) CISA
12 5 (0.40%) A+ Certification
12 5 (0.40%) MCSA
12 5 (0.40%) Microsoft Certified Professional
13 4 (0.32%) IIBA
13 4 (0.32%) PMI Certification
14 3 (0.24%) CITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (2.54%) Data Quality
2 26 (2.07%) GDPR
3 24 (1.91%) QA
4 21 (1.67%) SLA
5 20 (1.59%) NIST
6 18 (1.43%) 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%) Actionable Recommendations
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 1 (0.079%) PSD2
14 1 (0.079%) WCAG
System Software
1 55 (4.37%) 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 (0.64%) SCCM
2 8 (0.64%) Single Sign-On
3 3 (0.24%) HP ALM
4 2 (0.16%) CSIRT
Vendors
1 520 (41.30%) Microsoft
2 176 (13.98%) ForeScout
3 37 (2.94%) SAP
4 33 (2.62%) ServiceNow
5 20 (1.59%) Adobe
5 20 (1.59%) Apple
5 20 (1.59%) Oracle
6 14 (1.11%) IBM
7 13 (1.03%) VMware
8 12 (0.95%) Aderant
8 12 (0.95%) Intapp
8 12 (0.95%) Salesforce
9 10 (0.79%) Cognos
9 10 (0.79%) Google
9 10 (0.79%) HP
9 10 (0.79%) Workday
10 8 (0.64%) iManage
11 7 (0.56%) Aruba
11 7 (0.56%) Citrix
12 6 (0.48%) Epicor