Analyst Job Trends in the Midlands

Analyst
England > Midlands

The median Analyst salary in the Midlands is £43,337 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 July 2026.

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

6 months to
10 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 9 15 14
Rank change year-on-year +6 -1 -6
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 1,289 536 1,290
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 9.84% 9.63% 9.68%
As % of the Job Titles category 10.39% 10.59% 10.28%
Number of salaries quoted 646 448 744
10th Percentile £29,000 £25,625 £25,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £27,486
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,337 £41,500 £36,250
Median % change year-on-year +4.43% +14.48% -9.38%
75th Percentile £52,500 £52,563 £50,000
90th Percentile £62,500 £60,000 £57,500
England median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year - - -3.23%

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 12,411 5,059 12,548
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.73% 90.91% 94.15%
Number of salaries quoted 8,640 3,170 8,788
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £38,250 £32,000 £34,750
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 £61,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £75,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,043 £53,000
% change year-on-year +4.46% +3.85% -11.67%

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 10 July 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 10 July 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 +3 694 £45,000 - 123
East Midlands +13 593 £40,000 +12.68% 112
Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 10 July 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.

1 522 (40.50%) Microsoft
2 434 (33.67%) Azure
3 354 (27.46%) Azure Certification
4 302 (23.43%) SQL
5 284 (22.03%) Cybersecurity
6 254 (19.71%) Business Intelligence
7 247 (19.16%) Power Platform
8 245 (19.01%) Power BI
9 235 (18.23%) Mentoring
9 235 (18.23%) Microsoft Excel
10 225 (17.46%) AI
11 221 (17.15%) Python
12 203 (15.75%) CompTIA Security+
13 198 (15.36%) Tableau
14 185 (14.35%) CompTIA CySA+
15 176 (13.65%) Azure AI
15 176 (13.65%) ForeScout
16 167 (12.96%) Problem-Solving
17 97 (7.53%) Agile
17 97 (7.53%) Continuous Improvement
17 97 (7.53%) Microsoft 365
18 96 (7.45%) Analytics
19 87 (6.75%) Degree
20 84 (6.52%) Decision-Making
21 78 (6.05%) ERP
22 75 (5.82%) Windows
23 73 (5.66%) Security Cleared
24 67 (5.20%) SC Cleared
25 64 (4.97%) Business Analysis
26 63 (4.89%) 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 21 (1.63%) SharePoint
2 20 (1.55%) Microsoft Exchange
3 17 (1.32%) Confluence
4 5 (0.39%) Skype for Business
5 3 (0.23%) IIS
Applications
1 235 (18.23%) Microsoft Excel
2 25 (1.94%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (0.62%) MS Visio
4 7 (0.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.23%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.078%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 16 (1.24%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (0.93%) Cloudability
2 12 (0.93%) IBM Planning Analytics
3 10 (0.78%) SAP CO
3 10 (0.78%) SAP FI
3 10 (0.78%) SAP FI/CO
4 8 (0.62%) Dynamics AX
5 7 (0.54%) Elite 3E
5 7 (0.54%) SAP S/4HANA
5 7 (0.54%) Visualfiles
6 5 (0.39%) SAP Business One
6 5 (0.39%) SAP Payroll
7 4 (0.31%) Exchequer
7 4 (0.31%) Primavera
8 3 (0.23%) SAP HR
9 2 (0.16%) Salesforce CRM
9 2 (0.16%) SAP Business ByDesign
10 1 (0.078%) Integrated Workplace Management System
10 1 (0.078%) Oracle Payables
10 1 (0.078%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 434 (33.67%) Azure
2 247 (19.16%) Power Platform
3 176 (13.65%) Azure AI
4 97 (7.53%) Microsoft 365
5 44 (3.41%) AWS
6 32 (2.48%) Entra ID
7 22 (1.71%) GCP
8 21 (1.63%) SaaS
9 17 (1.32%) Dynamics 365
10 9 (0.70%) Microsoft Purview
11 8 (0.62%) Microsoft Copilot
12 7 (0.54%) Azure DevOps
12 7 (0.54%) IaaS
12 7 (0.54%) PaaS
12 7 (0.54%) Power Automate
13 4 (0.31%) Azure Sentinel
13 4 (0.31%) Google Analytics
13 4 (0.31%) OneDrive
14 3 (0.23%) PowerApps
14 3 (0.23%) Siteimprove
Communications & Networking
1 22 (1.71%) Firewall
2 16 (1.24%) DHCP
2 16 (1.24%) DNS
3 13 (1.01%) VPN
4 7 (0.54%) LAN
4 7 (0.54%) TCP/IP
4 7 (0.54%) WAN
5 5 (0.39%) Skype
5 5 (0.39%) VoIP
6 3 (0.23%) FTP
6 3 (0.23%) Wi-Fi
6 3 (0.23%) Wireless
7 2 (0.16%) Broadband
7 2 (0.16%) Ethernet
7 2 (0.16%) PBX
7 2 (0.16%) SMTP
7 2 (0.16%) SSH
7 2 (0.16%) SSL
7 2 (0.16%) Unified Communications
8 1 (0.078%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 245 (19.01%) Power BI
2 198 (15.36%) Tableau
3 18 (1.40%) SQL Server
4 14 (1.09%) Power Query
5 9 (0.70%) Crystal Reports
6 7 (0.54%) Data Warehouse
7 6 (0.47%) Looker
8 5 (0.39%) Data Mining
8 5 (0.39%) Relational Database
9 4 (0.31%) Amazon Redshift
10 3 (0.23%) BigQuery
10 3 (0.23%) DTS
10 3 (0.23%) MySQL
10 3 (0.23%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 2 (0.16%) Geospatial Data
11 2 (0.16%) GIS
11 2 (0.16%) QlikView
11 2 (0.16%) Semantic Layer
11 2 (0.16%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 1 (0.078%) Amazon QuickSight
Development Applications
1 34 (2.64%) JIRA
2 4 (0.31%) Postman
2 4 (0.31%) Selenium
2 4 (0.31%) Zephyr
3 3 (0.23%) Hudson
3 3 (0.23%) TestRail
3 3 (0.23%) Toad
4 2 (0.16%) SoapUI
5 1 (0.078%) Cucumber
5 1 (0.078%) Git
5 1 (0.078%) GitLab
5 1 (0.078%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.078%) JMeter
General
1 542 (42.05%) Social Skills
2 186 (14.43%) Finance
3 166 (12.88%) Analytical Skills
4 64 (4.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 58 (4.50%) Retail
6 51 (3.96%) Manufacturing
7 39 (3.03%) Law
7 39 (3.03%) Legal
8 29 (2.25%) Marketing
9 18 (1.40%) Organisational Skills
9 18 (1.40%) Public Sector
10 12 (0.93%) Banking
11 10 (0.78%) Swedish Language
12 9 (0.70%) Automotive
13 8 (0.62%) Documentation Skills
13 8 (0.62%) Influencing Skills
14 7 (0.54%) Presentation Skills
15 3 (0.23%) Games
15 3 (0.23%) Legal Technology
15 3 (0.23%) Retail Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (0.78%) Oracle Fusion
2 6 (0.47%) JSON
3 4 (0.31%) SOAP
4 3 (0.23%) CSS
4 3 (0.23%) HTML
4 3 (0.23%) REST
5 2 (0.16%) ADO
5 2 (0.16%) EDI
5 2 (0.16%) Gherkin
5 2 (0.16%) XML
6 1 (0.078%) Middleware
6 1 (0.078%) Pandas
6 1 (0.078%) Playwright
6 1 (0.078%) SAP CAF
6 1 (0.078%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 41 (3.18%) Management Information System
2 19 (1.47%) Onboarding
2 19 (1.47%) Operational Technology
3 17 (1.32%) Driving Licence
4 16 (1.24%) CSOC
5 15 (1.16%) Product Ownership
6 14 (1.09%) Analytical Mindset
6 14 (1.09%) Security Operations Centre
7 11 (0.85%) Cyber Defence
8 10 (0.78%) Security Posture
9 8 (0.62%) Self-Motivation
9 8 (0.62%) Smartphone
10 6 (0.47%) Data Structures
10 6 (0.47%) Enterprise Software
11 5 (0.39%) CMDB
11 5 (0.39%) Data Centre
11 5 (0.39%) Hybrid Cloud
12 4 (0.31%) Cyberattack
12 4 (0.31%) FMCG
12 4 (0.31%) iSeries
Operating Systems
1 75 (5.82%) Windows
2 33 (2.56%) Windows Server
3 29 (2.25%) Windows 10
4 6 (0.47%) Linux
5 4 (0.31%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.16%) Android
7 1 (0.078%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.078%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.078%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 284 (22.03%) Cybersecurity
2 254 (19.71%) Business Intelligence
3 235 (18.23%) Mentoring
4 225 (17.46%) AI
5 167 (12.96%) Problem-Solving
6 97 (7.53%) Agile
6 97 (7.53%) Continuous Improvement
7 96 (7.45%) Analytics
8 84 (6.52%) Decision-Making
9 78 (6.05%) ERP
10 64 (4.97%) Business Analysis
11 63 (4.89%) ITIL
12 60 (4.65%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 59 (4.58%) Data Analysis
14 54 (4.19%) Customer Service
15 53 (4.11%) Process Improvement
16 50 (3.88%) Actionable Insight
17 44 (3.41%) ITSM
18 43 (3.34%) Information Security
19 42 (3.26%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 302 (23.43%) SQL
2 221 (17.15%) Python
3 18 (1.40%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 13 (1.01%) PowerShell
5 9 (0.70%) T-SQL
6 8 (0.62%) JavaScript
7 7 (0.54%) Kusto Query Language
8 4 (0.31%) R
9 3 (0.23%) PHP
9 3 (0.23%) VBA
10 1 (0.078%) Java
Qualifications
1 354 (27.46%) Azure Certification
2 203 (15.75%) CompTIA Security+
3 185 (14.35%) CompTIA CySA+
4 87 (6.75%) Degree
5 73 (5.66%) Security Cleared
6 67 (5.20%) SC Cleared
7 23 (1.78%) AWS Certification
7 23 (1.78%) Microsoft Certification
8 13 (1.01%) CISSP
9 12 (0.93%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 12 (0.93%) MCSE
9 12 (0.93%) SSCP
10 11 (0.85%) SANS
11 7 (0.54%) CISA
12 4 (0.31%) A+ Certification
12 4 (0.31%) CISM
13 3 (0.23%) CITP
13 3 (0.23%) MCSA
13 3 (0.23%) Microsoft Certified Professional
13 3 (0.23%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (2.48%) Data Quality
2 29 (2.25%) GDPR
3 28 (2.17%) QA
4 22 (1.71%) NIST
5 21 (1.63%) PMO
5 21 (1.63%) SLA
6 17 (1.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 10 (0.78%) Accessibility
7 10 (0.78%) Cyber Essentials
7 10 (0.78%) GRC
8 6 (0.47%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 6 (0.47%) PCI DSS
9 4 (0.31%) HIPAA
9 4 (0.31%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 3 (0.23%) Actionable Recommendations
10 3 (0.23%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 3 (0.23%) SOC 2
10 3 (0.23%) Software Quality Assurance
11 1 (0.078%) ISO/IEC 17025
11 1 (0.078%) PSD2
System Software
1 59 (4.58%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.23%) Microsoft Virtual Server
2 3 (0.23%) Virtual Servers
2 3 (0.23%) VMware Infrastructure
2 3 (0.23%) vSphere
3 2 (0.16%) BitLocker
3 2 (0.16%) Hyper-V
3 2 (0.16%) Samba
4 1 (0.078%) Terminal Services
4 1 (0.078%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 15 (1.16%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (0.78%) SCCM
3 8 (0.62%) Single Sign-On
4 3 (0.23%) HP ALM
5 2 (0.16%) CSIRT
6 1 (0.078%) Failover Clustering
6 1 (0.078%) Microsoft Clustering
Vendors
1 522 (40.50%) Microsoft
2 176 (13.65%) ForeScout
3 41 (3.18%) ServiceNow
4 39 (3.03%) SAP
5 20 (1.55%) Oracle
6 17 (1.32%) Adobe
6 17 (1.32%) Apple
6 17 (1.32%) IBM
7 16 (1.24%) Salesforce
8 13 (1.01%) Cognos
8 13 (1.01%) Workday
9 12 (0.93%) Aderant
9 12 (0.93%) Intapp
10 11 (0.85%) Google
10 11 (0.85%) HP
10 11 (0.85%) VMware
11 10 (0.78%) Epicor
12 8 (0.62%) Aruba
12 8 (0.62%) iManage
13 7 (0.54%) Citrix