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 6 October 2026.

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

6 months to
6 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 14 18 13
Rank change year-on-year +4 -5 -4
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 1,058 497 953
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 6.72% 8.81% 10.00%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.25% 9.50% 10.55%
Number of salaries quoted 671 427 372
10th Percentile £27,000 £27,500 £26,275
25th Percentile £35,000 £28,750 £32,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £39,919 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.73% -0.20% -
75th Percentile £53,750 £49,250 £52,500
90th Percentile £62,500 £58,750 £62,375
England median annual salary £45,000 £42,750 £46,500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -8.06% -2.11%

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 14,584 5,234 9,037
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.57% 92.80% 94.83%
Number of salaries quoted 10,159 3,180 4,741
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,000 £28,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £31,750 £36,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £62,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £59,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +8.18% - -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 6 October 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 6 October 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 +8 550 £40,000 +12.68% 205
West Midlands 0 508 £45,000 +5.88% 355
Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 6 October 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.

1 243 (22.97%) Microsoft
2 184 (17.39%) Problem-Solving
3 162 (15.31%) SQL
4 149 (14.08%) Cybersecurity
5 148 (13.99%) Azure
6 123 (11.63%) Business Intelligence
7 107 (10.11%) Continuous Improvement
7 107 (10.11%) Power Platform
8 106 (10.02%) Power BI
9 101 (9.55%) Microsoft Excel
10 100 (9.45%) Analytics
11 98 (9.26%) Microsoft 365
12 96 (9.07%) Customer Service
13 95 (8.98%) AI
14 90 (8.51%) Azure Certification
14 90 (8.51%) ERP
15 86 (8.13%) Decision-Making
16 81 (7.66%) Python
17 79 (7.47%) Mentoring
18 78 (7.37%) Degree
19 76 (7.18%) Data Analysis
20 65 (6.14%) Windows
21 58 (5.48%) CRM
21 58 (5.48%) ITIL
21 58 (5.48%) Stakeholder Engagement
22 56 (5.29%) Agile
23 55 (5.20%) Tableau
24 54 (5.10%) CompTIA Security+
25 53 (5.01%) Logistics
26 52 (4.91%) Business 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 21 (1.98%) SharePoint
2 15 (1.42%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (0.76%) Confluence
4 4 (0.38%) IIS
4 4 (0.38%) SAS
5 3 (0.28%) Skype for Business
6 1 (0.095%) Apache
6 1 (0.095%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 101 (9.55%) Microsoft Excel
2 30 (2.84%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (0.76%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.19%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.19%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.19%) Notion
4 2 (0.19%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 19 (1.80%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (1.13%) IBM Planning Analytics
3 11 (1.04%) Cloudability
4 7 (0.66%) SAP S/4HANA
5 5 (0.47%) Payment Gateway
5 5 (0.47%) SAP Business One
5 5 (0.47%) SAP CO
5 5 (0.47%) SAP FI
5 5 (0.47%) SAP FI/CO
5 5 (0.47%) Shopify
6 4 (0.38%) Dynamics AX
7 3 (0.28%) Dynamics GP
7 3 (0.28%) Elite 3E
7 3 (0.28%) Infor CloudSuite
7 3 (0.28%) Infor LN
7 3 (0.28%) Infor M3
7 3 (0.28%) Sage X3
7 3 (0.28%) Visualfiles
8 2 (0.19%) Magento
9 1 (0.095%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 148 (13.99%) Azure
2 107 (10.11%) Power Platform
3 98 (9.26%) Microsoft 365
4 44 (4.16%) Azure AI
5 38 (3.59%) AWS
6 22 (2.08%) Dynamics 365
7 17 (1.61%) Entra ID
7 17 (1.61%) SaaS
8 16 (1.51%) GCP
9 9 (0.85%) Azure DevOps
9 9 (0.85%) Microsoft Copilot
10 7 (0.66%) Microsoft Purview
11 5 (0.47%) NetDocuments
11 5 (0.47%) OneDrive
12 4 (0.38%) Google Analytics
13 3 (0.28%) Azure Sentinel
13 3 (0.28%) Boomi
14 2 (0.19%) Azure Data Factory
14 2 (0.19%) Power Automate
14 2 (0.19%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 18 (1.70%) Firewall
2 11 (1.04%) LAN
2 11 (1.04%) WAN
3 7 (0.66%) Wireless
4 6 (0.57%) DHCP
4 6 (0.57%) DNS
4 6 (0.57%) VPN
5 4 (0.38%) SD-WAN
5 4 (0.38%) TCP/IP
5 4 (0.38%) Wi-Fi
6 3 (0.28%) Network Security
6 3 (0.28%) Skype
6 3 (0.28%) VLAN
7 2 (0.19%) SMTP
7 2 (0.19%) SSH
7 2 (0.19%) SSL
8 1 (0.095%) Remote Desktop
8 1 (0.095%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 106 (10.02%) Power BI
2 55 (5.20%) Tableau
3 14 (1.32%) Data Warehouse
4 13 (1.23%) SQL Server
5 11 (1.04%) Crystal Reports
5 11 (1.04%) Power Query
6 10 (0.95%) GIS
7 9 (0.85%) Relational Database
8 5 (0.47%) Looker
9 4 (0.38%) BigQuery
9 4 (0.38%) DTS
9 4 (0.38%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 2 (0.19%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
10 2 (0.19%) Base SAS
10 2 (0.19%) Data Mining
10 2 (0.19%) Geospatial Data
10 2 (0.19%) MS Access
10 2 (0.19%) MySQL
10 2 (0.19%) QlikView
11 1 (0.095%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 24 (2.27%) JIRA
2 6 (0.57%) Git
3 5 (0.47%) Postman
4 4 (0.38%) Hudson
5 3 (0.28%) Selenium
5 3 (0.28%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 3 (0.28%) Zephyr
6 2 (0.19%) Cucumber
6 2 (0.19%) GitLab
6 2 (0.19%) Jenkins
6 2 (0.19%) JMeter
6 2 (0.19%) SoapUI
6 2 (0.19%) Visual Studio
7 1 (0.095%) Browser DevTools
7 1 (0.095%) LSMW
7 1 (0.095%) TestRail
7 1 (0.095%) Toad
General
1 293 (27.69%) Social Skills
2 178 (16.82%) Finance
3 170 (16.07%) Analytical Skills
4 83 (7.84%) Retail
5 51 (4.82%) Manufacturing
6 42 (3.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 26 (2.46%) Organisational Skills
7 26 (2.46%) Public Sector
8 23 (2.17%) Marketing
9 20 (1.89%) Law
9 20 (1.89%) Legal
10 12 (1.13%) Swedish Language
11 11 (1.04%) Documentation Skills
12 10 (0.95%) Automotive
12 10 (0.95%) Dutch Language
13 9 (0.85%) Banking
13 9 (0.85%) Italian Language
13 9 (0.85%) Presentation Skills
14 8 (0.76%) French Language
15 5 (0.47%) Pharmaceutical
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (1.61%) Oracle Fusion
2 10 (0.95%) SOAP
3 9 (0.85%) REST
4 6 (0.57%) EDI
5 5 (0.47%) JSON
6 3 (0.28%) ADO
6 3 (0.28%) XML
7 2 (0.19%) CSS
7 2 (0.19%) Gherkin
7 2 (0.19%) HTML
7 2 (0.19%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 53 (5.01%) Management Information System
2 23 (2.17%) Onboarding
3 18 (1.70%) Operational Technology
4 17 (1.61%) Driving Licence
5 16 (1.51%) Self-Motivation
6 15 (1.42%) Data Structures
7 12 (1.13%) Product Ownership
8 11 (1.04%) CMDB
9 9 (0.85%) Security Posture
10 8 (0.76%) CSOC
10 8 (0.76%) Enterprise Software
11 7 (0.66%) Smartphone
12 5 (0.47%) Analytical Mindset
12 5 (0.47%) Credit Risk
12 5 (0.47%) FMCG
12 5 (0.47%) Greenfield Project
13 4 (0.38%) iSeries
13 4 (0.38%) Legacy Systems
13 4 (0.38%) NHS
13 4 (0.38%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 65 (6.14%) Windows
2 23 (2.17%) Windows Server
3 18 (1.70%) Windows 10
4 4 (0.38%) Apple iOS
5 3 (0.28%) Android
5 3 (0.28%) Windows Server 2016
6 2 (0.19%) Linux
7 1 (0.095%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 184 (17.39%) Problem-Solving
2 149 (14.08%) Cybersecurity
3 123 (11.63%) Business Intelligence
4 107 (10.11%) Continuous Improvement
5 100 (9.45%) Analytics
6 96 (9.07%) Customer Service
7 95 (8.98%) AI
8 90 (8.51%) ERP
9 86 (8.13%) Decision-Making
10 79 (7.47%) Mentoring
11 76 (7.18%) Data Analysis
12 58 (5.48%) CRM
12 58 (5.48%) ITIL
12 58 (5.48%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 56 (5.29%) Agile
14 53 (5.01%) Logistics
15 52 (4.91%) Business Analysis
16 50 (4.73%) Stakeholder Management
17 47 (4.44%) ITSM
18 46 (4.35%) Actionable Insight
Programming Languages
1 162 (15.31%) SQL
2 81 (7.66%) Python
3 15 (1.42%) JavaScript
4 14 (1.32%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 10 (0.95%) PowerShell
6 6 (0.57%) Kusto Query Language
7 4 (0.38%) R
8 2 (0.19%) Java
8 2 (0.19%) PHP
8 2 (0.19%) VBA
9 1 (0.095%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.095%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 90 (8.51%) Azure Certification
2 78 (7.37%) Degree
3 54 (5.10%) CompTIA Security+
4 48 (4.54%) CompTIA CySA+
5 46 (4.35%) Security Cleared
6 42 (3.97%) SC Cleared
7 24 (2.27%) AWS Certification
8 18 (1.70%) Microsoft Certification
9 14 (1.32%) MCSE
10 11 (1.04%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 8 (0.76%) SANS
12 5 (0.47%) Computer Science Degree
12 5 (0.47%) PMI Certification
13 4 (0.38%) A+ Certification
13 4 (0.38%) CBAP
13 4 (0.38%) CISSP
13 4 (0.38%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 4 (0.38%) SAP Certification
13 4 (0.38%) SSCP
14 3 (0.28%) IIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (3.21%) Data Quality
2 32 (3.02%) QA
3 28 (2.65%) GDPR
4 23 (2.17%) PMO
5 10 (0.95%) GRC
5 10 (0.95%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 7 (0.66%) Accessibility
6 7 (0.66%) NIST
6 7 (0.66%) PCI DSS
7 6 (0.57%) SLA
8 5 (0.47%) Actionable Recommendations
9 2 (0.19%) Cyber Essentials
9 2 (0.19%) HIPAA
9 2 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 17025
9 2 (0.19%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.095%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 1 (0.095%) COBIT
10 1 (0.095%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.095%) SOC 2
10 1 (0.095%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 39 (3.69%) Active Directory
2 4 (0.38%) vSphere
3 2 (0.19%) Samba
3 2 (0.19%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.19%) XenApp
4 1 (0.095%) Docker
4 1 (0.095%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.095%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 11 (1.04%) SCCM
2 8 (0.76%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.095%) Failover Clustering
3 1 (0.095%) HP ALM
3 1 (0.095%) Microsoft Clustering
3 1 (0.095%) QRadar
Vendors
1 243 (22.97%) Microsoft
2 46 (4.35%) ServiceNow
3 44 (4.16%) ForeScout
4 41 (3.88%) Salesforce
5 31 (2.93%) SAP
6 26 (2.46%) Oracle
7 18 (1.70%) Workday
8 17 (1.61%) Apple
9 15 (1.42%) Adobe
10 13 (1.23%) Epicor
11 12 (1.13%) Cognos
11 12 (1.13%) IBM
12 10 (0.95%) VMware
13 8 (0.76%) Aderant
13 8 (0.76%) HP
13 8 (0.76%) Intapp
14 7 (0.66%) Aruba
15 6 (0.57%) Google
15 6 (0.57%) Meraki
16 5 (0.47%) Dell