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 25 December 2025.

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

6 months to
25 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 22 14 12
Rank change year-on-year -8 -2 -1
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 643 645 603
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 8.19% 9.47% 12.58%
As % of the Job Titles category 9.04% 10.04% 13.32%
Number of salaries quoted 414 341 507
10th Percentile £26,075 £28,000 £25,000
25th Percentile £29,438 £34,000 £27,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% +6.25% -4.76%
75th Percentile £51,875 £53,750 £50,000
90th Percentile £60,000 £62,500 £58,000
England median annual salary £42,500 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -15.00% +5.26% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 7,109 6,426 4,526
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.53% 94.33% 94.41%
Number of salaries quoted 4,315 3,042 3,746
10th Percentile £28,000 £30,750 £26,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,004 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.66% +4.01% -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% - -

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 25 December 2025.

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 25 December 2025. 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 -11 339 £42,500 -1.16% 213
East Midlands +8 300 £35,000 -17.65% 131
Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 25 December 2025, 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.

1 219 (34.06%) SQL
2 215 (33.44%) Microsoft
3 154 (23.95%) Azure
4 138 (21.46%) Problem-Solving
5 137 (21.31%) Microsoft Excel
6 118 (18.35%) Business Intelligence
7 112 (17.42%) Power Platform
8 110 (17.11%) Azure Certification
8 110 (17.11%) Power BI
9 108 (16.80%) Python
10 92 (14.31%) Cybersecurity
11 91 (14.15%) Tableau
12 85 (13.22%) Mentoring
13 78 (12.13%) ERP
14 73 (11.35%) Analytics
15 67 (10.42%) Continuous Improvement
16 66 (10.26%) Degree
17 65 (10.11%) Customer Service
18 64 (9.95%) AI
19 61 (9.49%) CompTIA Security+
19 61 (9.49%) Decision-Making
20 56 (8.71%) CompTIA CySA+
21 55 (8.55%) Azure AI
21 55 (8.55%) ForeScout
22 54 (8.40%) Microsoft 365
23 53 (8.24%) Data Analysis
24 46 (7.15%) Agile
25 45 (7.00%) Windows
26 43 (6.69%) ITIL
27 42 (6.53%) User Acceptance Testing

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 8 (1.24%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (0.62%) Confluence
3 3 (0.47%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.16%) Appian
4 1 (0.16%) CMS
4 1 (0.16%) HCL Notes
4 1 (0.16%) IIS
4 1 (0.16%) SAS
Applications
1 137 (21.31%) Microsoft Excel
2 37 (5.75%) Microsoft Office
3 11 (1.71%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (1.24%) MS Visio
5 5 (0.78%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.31%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.31%) Trello
Business Applications
1 10 (1.56%) NetSuite
2 7 (1.09%) SAP HR
2 7 (1.09%) SAP Payroll
3 6 (0.93%) Dynamics CRM
4 5 (0.78%) SAP S/4HANA
5 4 (0.62%) SAP Business One
5 4 (0.62%) SAP HCM
6 3 (0.47%) Dynamics NAV
6 3 (0.47%) Remedy ITSM
7 2 (0.31%) iTrent
7 2 (0.31%) Misys Midas
7 2 (0.31%) NEC Housing
7 2 (0.31%) SAP ERP
7 2 (0.31%) SAP MM
7 2 (0.31%) SAP PP
7 2 (0.31%) Shopify
8 1 (0.16%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
8 1 (0.16%) Pegasus Opera
8 1 (0.16%) Sage X3
8 1 (0.16%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 154 (23.95%) Azure
2 112 (17.42%) Power Platform
3 55 (8.55%) Azure AI
4 54 (8.40%) Microsoft 365
5 25 (3.89%) SaaS
6 24 (3.73%) Dynamics 365
7 13 (2.02%) AWS
8 12 (1.87%) Entra ID
9 7 (1.09%) OCI
10 6 (0.93%) Snowflake
11 4 (0.62%) Google Analytics
11 4 (0.62%) SuccessFactors
12 3 (0.47%) Azure DevOps
13 2 (0.31%) Asana
13 2 (0.31%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 2 (0.31%) IaaS
13 2 (0.31%) PaaS
14 1 (0.16%) GCP
14 1 (0.16%) Lucidchart
14 1 (0.16%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 15 (2.33%) Remote Desktop
2 11 (1.71%) DHCP
2 11 (1.71%) DNS
3 10 (1.56%) Firewall
4 7 (1.09%) VPN
5 6 (0.93%) Cisco ASA
5 6 (0.93%) Cisco Nexus
5 6 (0.93%) Network Security
5 6 (0.93%) TCP/IP
6 4 (0.62%) Internet
7 3 (0.47%) RFID
7 3 (0.47%) Wi-Fi
8 1 (0.16%) IP Telephony
8 1 (0.16%) Kerberos
8 1 (0.16%) LAN
8 1 (0.16%) MPLS
8 1 (0.16%) SD-WAN
8 1 (0.16%) WAN
8 1 (0.16%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 110 (17.11%) Power BI
2 91 (14.15%) Tableau
3 20 (3.11%) Data Mining
4 14 (2.18%) Oracle Reports
5 9 (1.40%) BigQuery
6 8 (1.24%) Relational Database
7 7 (1.09%) SQL Server
8 4 (0.62%) Oracle Database
8 4 (0.62%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 3 (0.47%) BusinessObjects
9 3 (0.47%) Looker
9 3 (0.47%) Oracle BI Publisher
10 2 (0.31%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
10 2 (0.31%) Crystal Reports
10 2 (0.31%) Data Warehouse
10 2 (0.31%) Electronic Patient Records
10 2 (0.31%) SAP BW
11 1 (0.16%) EDRMS
11 1 (0.16%) GIS
11 1 (0.16%) UniData
Development Applications
1 12 (1.87%) JIRA
2 3 (0.47%) LabVIEW
General
1 291 (45.26%) Social Skills
2 143 (22.24%) Analytical Skills
3 116 (18.04%) Finance
4 56 (8.71%) Retail
5 52 (8.09%) Marketing
6 45 (7.00%) Law
7 40 (6.22%) Manufacturing
8 37 (5.75%) Organisational Skills
9 22 (3.42%) Legal
10 17 (2.64%) Documentation Skills
11 16 (2.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 16 (2.49%) Public Sector
12 12 (1.87%) Advertising
13 11 (1.71%) Presentation Skills
14 9 (1.40%) Automotive
15 8 (1.24%) Local Government
16 6 (0.93%) Banking
16 6 (0.93%) Influencing Skills
17 5 (0.78%) Social Housing
18 4 (0.62%) Fire and Rescue
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (1.71%) Flash
2 9 (1.40%) Oracle Fusion
3 7 (1.09%) EDI
4 5 (0.78%) SAP Fiori
5 2 (0.31%) .NET
5 2 (0.31%) PySpark
5 2 (0.31%) Web Services
6 1 (0.16%) .NET Framework
6 1 (0.16%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 40 (6.22%) Onboarding
2 13 (2.02%) Security Posture
3 12 (1.87%) Driving Licence
4 10 (1.56%) Product Ownership
5 9 (1.40%) Self-Motivation
6 8 (1.24%) NHS
6 8 (1.24%) Public Cloud
7 7 (1.09%) Cyber Threat
7 7 (1.09%) Data Structures
7 7 (1.09%) Management Information System
8 6 (0.93%) Credit Risk
8 6 (0.93%) Cyber Defence
8 6 (0.93%) iSeries
9 5 (0.78%) Analytical Mindset
9 5 (0.78%) Legacy Systems
10 4 (0.62%) Algorithms
10 4 (0.62%) FMCG
11 3 (0.47%) Data Centre
11 3 (0.47%) Mobile App
12 2 (0.31%) Mashup
Operating Systems
1 45 (7.00%) Windows
2 14 (2.18%) Mac OS
2 14 (2.18%) Windows Server
3 10 (1.56%) Windows 10
4 8 (1.24%) Linux
5 6 (0.93%) Apple iOS
6 4 (0.62%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 138 (21.46%) Problem-Solving
2 118 (18.35%) Business Intelligence
3 92 (14.31%) Cybersecurity
4 85 (13.22%) Mentoring
5 78 (12.13%) ERP
6 73 (11.35%) Analytics
7 67 (10.42%) Continuous Improvement
8 65 (10.11%) Customer Service
9 64 (9.95%) AI
10 61 (9.49%) Decision-Making
11 53 (8.24%) Data Analysis
12 46 (7.15%) Agile
13 43 (6.69%) ITIL
14 42 (6.53%) User Acceptance Testing
15 41 (6.38%) Incident Management
15 41 (6.38%) Project Management
16 40 (6.22%) CRM
16 40 (6.22%) Process Improvement
17 38 (5.91%) Business Analysis
17 38 (5.91%) Logistics
Programming Languages
1 219 (34.06%) SQL
2 108 (16.80%) Python
3 14 (2.18%) C#
4 11 (1.71%) T-SQL
5 8 (1.24%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 6 (0.93%) R
7 4 (0.62%) ABAP
8 3 (0.47%) VBA
9 2 (0.31%) PL/SQL
10 1 (0.16%) PowerShell
10 1 (0.16%) VB
10 1 (0.16%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 110 (17.11%) Azure Certification
2 66 (10.26%) Degree
3 61 (9.49%) CompTIA Security+
4 56 (8.71%) CompTIA CySA+
5 40 (6.22%) Security Cleared
6 39 (6.07%) SC Cleared
7 13 (2.02%) ACCA
7 13 (2.02%) CIMA
8 11 (1.71%) AAT
8 11 (1.71%) AWS Certification
9 10 (1.56%) Cisco Certification
10 8 (1.24%) MCP
10 8 (1.24%) Microsoft Certification
10 8 (1.24%) Numerate Degree
11 7 (1.09%) CCNA
11 7 (1.09%) DBS Check
12 6 (0.93%) CISM
12 6 (0.93%) CISSP
12 6 (0.93%) Computer Science Degree
13 4 (0.62%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (5.13%) SLA
2 27 (4.20%) Data Quality
3 24 (3.73%) QA
4 22 (3.42%) GDPR
5 19 (2.95%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 13 (2.02%) Cyber Essentials
7 9 (1.40%) NIST
8 8 (1.24%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 8 (1.24%) PMO
9 4 (0.62%) PCI DSS
9 4 (0.62%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 3 (0.47%) GRC
11 2 (0.31%) Actionable Recommendations
11 2 (0.31%) ISO 9001
12 1 (0.16%) Accessibility
12 1 (0.16%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 1 (0.16%) COBIT
12 1 (0.16%) HIPAA
12 1 (0.16%) ISO/IEC 17025
12 1 (0.16%) SOC 2
System Software
1 28 (4.35%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.47%) BitLocker
2 3 (0.47%) Firmware
3 2 (0.31%) IAG
3 2 (0.31%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.16%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.16%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 12 (1.87%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (0.47%) SCCM
3 2 (0.31%) CSIRT
4 1 (0.16%) EnCase
4 1 (0.16%) Nagios
4 1 (0.16%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
4 1 (0.16%) Terraform
Vendors
1 215 (33.44%) Microsoft
2 55 (8.55%) ForeScout
3 31 (4.82%) Oracle
4 22 (3.42%) SAP
5 13 (2.02%) Databricks
6 12 (1.87%) Salesforce
7 11 (1.71%) Apple
8 8 (1.24%) Adobe
8 8 (1.24%) JD Edwards
9 7 (1.09%) Cisco
9 7 (1.09%) Meraki
10 5 (0.78%) Google
11 4 (0.62%) Civica
11 4 (0.62%) HP
11 4 (0.62%) QAD
12 3 (0.47%) McAfee
12 3 (0.47%) MobileIron
12 3 (0.47%) Northgate
12 3 (0.47%) Remedy
12 3 (0.47%) VMware