Analyst Job Trends in the Midlands

Analyst
England > Midlands

The median Analyst salary in the Midlands is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 September 2026.

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

6 months to
11 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 17 12
Rank change year-on-year +5 -5 -4
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 1,133 502 981
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 7.42% 8.84% 9.73%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.94% 9.63% 10.26%
Number of salaries quoted 670 430 413
10th Percentile £27,500 £27,000 £25,525
25th Percentile £35,000 £29,250 £31,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £40,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% - -
75th Percentile £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
90th Percentile £62,555 £58,750 £58,950
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 14,265 5,214 9,560
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.38% 91.78% 94.84%
Number of salaries quoted 9,989 3,296 5,555
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,750 £28,119
25th Percentile £40,000 £31,335 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £62,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £77,473
England median annual salary £58,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +5.45% - -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 11 September 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 11 September 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
East Midlands +8 579 £40,000 +12.68% 109
West Midlands -1 552 £45,000 +5.88% 148
Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 11 September 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.

1 330 (29.13%) Microsoft
2 244 (21.54%) Azure
3 208 (18.36%) SQL
4 186 (16.42%) Cybersecurity
5 180 (15.89%) Problem-Solving
6 178 (15.71%) Azure Certification
7 166 (14.65%) Business Intelligence
8 149 (13.15%) Power Platform
9 148 (13.06%) Power BI
10 144 (12.71%) AI
11 140 (12.36%) Microsoft Excel
12 125 (11.03%) Python
13 123 (10.86%) Mentoring
14 105 (9.27%) Continuous Improvement
15 101 (8.91%) Microsoft 365
16 100 (8.83%) Tableau
17 99 (8.74%) CompTIA Security+
18 95 (8.38%) Analytics
19 93 (8.21%) CompTIA CySA+
20 89 (7.86%) Customer Service
21 88 (7.77%) Azure AI
21 88 (7.77%) ForeScout
22 85 (7.50%) ERP
23 84 (7.41%) Decision-Making
24 78 (6.88%) Degree
25 75 (6.62%) Windows
26 69 (6.09%) Data Analysis
27 62 (5.47%) ITIL
28 61 (5.38%) Agile
29 56 (4.94%) Security Cleared

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 (1.85%) SharePoint
2 16 (1.41%) Microsoft Exchange
3 13 (1.15%) Confluence
4 5 (0.44%) IIS
4 5 (0.44%) Skype for Business
5 4 (0.35%) SAS
Applications
1 140 (12.36%) Microsoft Excel
2 29 (2.56%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (0.53%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.26%) Photoshop
5 2 (0.18%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.088%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 18 (1.59%) Dynamics CRM
2 14 (1.24%) IBM Planning Analytics
3 12 (1.06%) Cloudability
4 8 (0.71%) SAP CO
4 8 (0.71%) SAP FI
4 8 (0.71%) SAP FI/CO
5 7 (0.62%) SAP S/4HANA
6 5 (0.44%) Elite 3E
6 5 (0.44%) SAP Business One
6 5 (0.44%) Visualfiles
7 4 (0.35%) Dynamics AX
7 4 (0.35%) Payment Gateway
7 4 (0.35%) Shopify
8 3 (0.26%) Infor CloudSuite
8 3 (0.26%) Infor LN
8 3 (0.26%) Infor M3
8 3 (0.26%) Sage X3
9 2 (0.18%) Exchequer
9 2 (0.18%) Primavera
10 1 (0.088%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 244 (21.54%) Azure
2 149 (13.15%) Power Platform
3 101 (8.91%) Microsoft 365
4 88 (7.77%) Azure AI
5 45 (3.97%) AWS
6 22 (1.94%) GCP
7 20 (1.77%) Entra ID
8 18 (1.59%) Dynamics 365
8 18 (1.59%) SaaS
9 9 (0.79%) Microsoft Copilot
10 7 (0.62%) Azure DevOps
10 7 (0.62%) Microsoft Purview
11 5 (0.44%) Google Analytics
11 5 (0.44%) NetDocuments
12 4 (0.35%) OneDrive
12 4 (0.35%) Power Automate
13 3 (0.26%) IaaS
13 3 (0.26%) PaaS
14 2 (0.18%) Smartsheet
14 2 (0.18%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 21 (1.85%) Firewall
2 11 (0.97%) LAN
2 11 (0.97%) WAN
3 7 (0.62%) DHCP
3 7 (0.62%) DNS
3 7 (0.62%) Wireless
4 6 (0.53%) TCP/IP
4 6 (0.53%) VPN
5 5 (0.44%) Skype
6 4 (0.35%) SD-WAN
6 4 (0.35%) Wi-Fi
7 3 (0.26%) Network Security
8 2 (0.18%) SMTP
8 2 (0.18%) SSH
8 2 (0.18%) SSL
8 2 (0.18%) VLAN
9 1 (0.088%) FTP
9 1 (0.088%) Remote Desktop
9 1 (0.088%) SAN
9 1 (0.088%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 148 (13.06%) Power BI
2 100 (8.83%) Tableau
3 16 (1.41%) SQL Server
4 11 (0.97%) Crystal Reports
4 11 (0.97%) Data Warehouse
4 11 (0.97%) Power Query
5 9 (0.79%) GIS
6 6 (0.53%) Relational Database
7 4 (0.35%) BigQuery
7 4 (0.35%) DTS
7 4 (0.35%) Looker
8 3 (0.26%) MySQL
8 3 (0.26%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 2 (0.18%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
9 2 (0.18%) Base SAS
9 2 (0.18%) Data Mining
9 2 (0.18%) Geospatial Data
9 2 (0.18%) QlikView
9 2 (0.18%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 1 (0.088%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 28 (2.47%) JIRA
2 5 (0.44%) Git
3 4 (0.35%) Hudson
3 4 (0.35%) Postman
3 4 (0.35%) Selenium
3 4 (0.35%) Zephyr
4 2 (0.18%) Cucumber
4 2 (0.18%) GitLab
4 2 (0.18%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.18%) JMeter
4 2 (0.18%) SoapUI
4 2 (0.18%) TestRail
4 2 (0.18%) Toad
5 1 (0.088%) LSMW
General
1 380 (33.54%) Social Skills
2 169 (14.92%) Finance
3 156 (13.77%) Analytical Skills
4 78 (6.88%) Retail
5 51 (4.50%) Manufacturing
6 45 (3.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 26 (2.29%) Legal
8 25 (2.21%) Law
9 22 (1.94%) Organisational Skills
9 22 (1.94%) Public Sector
10 19 (1.68%) Marketing
11 13 (1.15%) Banking
12 12 (1.06%) Swedish Language
13 11 (0.97%) Documentation Skills
14 10 (0.88%) Automotive
15 9 (0.79%) Dutch Language
15 9 (0.79%) Italian Language
16 8 (0.71%) Presentation Skills
17 5 (0.44%) Influencing Skills
17 5 (0.44%) Pharmaceutical
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (1.59%) Oracle Fusion
2 10 (0.88%) SOAP
3 8 (0.71%) REST
4 6 (0.53%) EDI
4 6 (0.53%) JSON
5 3 (0.26%) ADO
5 3 (0.26%) CSS
5 3 (0.26%) HTML
5 3 (0.26%) XML
6 2 (0.18%) Gherkin
6 2 (0.18%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 48 (4.24%) Management Information System
2 23 (2.03%) Onboarding
3 20 (1.77%) Driving Licence
3 20 (1.77%) Operational Technology
4 15 (1.32%) Product Ownership
5 14 (1.24%) Self-Motivation
6 9 (0.79%) CMDB
6 9 (0.79%) Data Structures
6 9 (0.79%) Security Posture
7 8 (0.71%) Analytical Mindset
7 8 (0.71%) CSOC
7 8 (0.71%) Smartphone
8 5 (0.44%) Enterprise Software
8 5 (0.44%) FMCG
8 5 (0.44%) Greenfield Project
9 4 (0.35%) iSeries
9 4 (0.35%) NHS
9 4 (0.35%) PMI
10 3 (0.26%) Credit Risk
10 3 (0.26%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 75 (6.62%) Windows
2 27 (2.38%) Windows Server
3 23 (2.03%) Windows 10
4 4 (0.35%) Apple iOS
5 3 (0.26%) Android
5 3 (0.26%) Linux
5 3 (0.26%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.088%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.088%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 186 (16.42%) Cybersecurity
2 180 (15.89%) Problem-Solving
3 166 (14.65%) Business Intelligence
4 144 (12.71%) AI
5 123 (10.86%) Mentoring
6 105 (9.27%) Continuous Improvement
7 95 (8.38%) Analytics
8 89 (7.86%) Customer Service
9 85 (7.50%) ERP
10 84 (7.41%) Decision-Making
11 69 (6.09%) Data Analysis
12 62 (5.47%) ITIL
13 61 (5.38%) Agile
14 55 (4.85%) Logistics
14 55 (4.85%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 51 (4.50%) Business Analysis
16 47 (4.15%) CRM
17 43 (3.80%) Actionable Insight
17 43 (3.80%) ITSM
18 41 (3.62%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 208 (18.36%) SQL
2 125 (11.03%) Python
3 15 (1.32%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 13 (1.15%) JavaScript
5 10 (0.88%) PowerShell
6 5 (0.44%) Kusto Query Language
6 5 (0.44%) T-SQL
7 4 (0.35%) R
8 3 (0.26%) PHP
8 3 (0.26%) VBA
9 2 (0.18%) Java
10 1 (0.088%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 178 (15.71%) Azure Certification
2 99 (8.74%) CompTIA Security+
3 93 (8.21%) CompTIA CySA+
4 78 (6.88%) Degree
5 56 (4.94%) Security Cleared
6 51 (4.50%) SC Cleared
7 25 (2.21%) AWS Certification
8 20 (1.77%) Microsoft Certification
9 14 (1.24%) MCSE
10 12 (1.06%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 8 (0.71%) SANS
12 5 (0.44%) PMI Certification
12 5 (0.44%) SSCP
13 4 (0.35%) CBAP
13 4 (0.35%) CISSP
13 4 (0.35%) IIBA
13 4 (0.35%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 4 (0.35%) SAP Certification
14 3 (0.26%) A+ Certification
15 2 (0.18%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (2.82%) GDPR
2 31 (2.74%) Data Quality
3 30 (2.65%) QA
4 22 (1.94%) PMO
5 12 (1.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 10 (0.88%) NIST
7 9 (0.79%) GRC
8 8 (0.71%) SLA
9 7 (0.62%) PCI DSS
10 6 (0.53%) Accessibility
11 5 (0.44%) Actionable Recommendations
12 4 (0.35%) HIPAA
12 4 (0.35%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 3 (0.26%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 3 (0.26%) SOC 2
14 2 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 17025
14 2 (0.18%) Software Quality Assurance
15 1 (0.088%) COBIT
15 1 (0.088%) Cyber Essentials
15 1 (0.088%) PSD2
System Software
1 46 (4.06%) Active Directory
2 4 (0.35%) vSphere
3 2 (0.18%) Samba
3 2 (0.18%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.18%) XenApp
4 1 (0.088%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.088%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 1 (0.088%) Terminal Services
4 1 (0.088%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 12 (1.06%) SCCM
2 8 (0.71%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (0.26%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (0.18%) HP ALM
5 1 (0.088%) Failover Clustering
5 1 (0.088%) Microsoft Clustering
Vendors
1 330 (29.13%) Microsoft
2 88 (7.77%) ForeScout
3 45 (3.97%) ServiceNow
4 36 (3.18%) SAP
5 28 (2.47%) Oracle
6 25 (2.21%) Salesforce
7 18 (1.59%) Apple
8 16 (1.41%) Adobe
8 16 (1.41%) Workday
9 15 (1.32%) Epicor
10 14 (1.24%) Cognos
10 14 (1.24%) IBM
11 12 (1.06%) VMware
12 11 (0.97%) Google
13 10 (0.88%) Aderant
13 10 (0.88%) HP
13 10 (0.88%) Intapp
14 8 (0.71%) Aruba
15 7 (0.62%) Dell
15 7 (0.62%) Sophos