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 6 December 2025.

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

6 months to
6 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 13 18 12
Rank change year-on-year +5 -6 0
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 612 696 613
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 9.03% 8.68% 12.72%
As % of the Job Titles category 9.89% 9.31% 13.39%
Number of salaries quoted 421 345 502
10th Percentile £26,000 £28,000 £25,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £34,000 £28,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% +6.25% -5.88%
75th Percentile £52,500 £53,750 £50,000
90th Percentile £59,250 £62,500 £58,750
England median annual salary £42,500 £47,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -10.53% - -

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 6,189 7,478 4,577
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.28% 93.29% 94.96%
Number of salaries quoted 4,006 3,688 3,656
10th Percentile £27,750 £30,000 £26,500
25th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £35,682
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,309 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.58% +0.62% -1.86%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,400 £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 6 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 6 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 -9 315 £42,500 -1.16% 270
East Midlands +12 293 £35,000 -15.66% 189
Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 6 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.

1 209 (34.15%) SQL
2 180 (29.41%) Microsoft
3 149 (24.35%) Problem-Solving
4 129 (21.08%) Azure
5 118 (19.28%) Microsoft Excel
6 112 (18.30%) Business Intelligence
6 112 (18.30%) Power Platform
7 110 (17.97%) Power BI
8 93 (15.20%) Python
9 88 (14.38%) Azure Certification
10 78 (12.75%) Cybersecurity
10 78 (12.75%) ERP
11 77 (12.58%) Tableau
12 76 (12.42%) Mentoring
13 70 (11.44%) Continuous Improvement
14 68 (11.11%) Analytics
14 68 (11.11%) Customer Service
15 67 (10.95%) Degree
16 59 (9.64%) Decision-Making
17 56 (9.15%) Microsoft 365
18 51 (8.33%) Data Analysis
19 50 (8.17%) CompTIA Security+
20 48 (7.84%) Agile
21 47 (7.68%) CompTIA CySA+
21 47 (7.68%) Incident Management
21 47 (7.68%) Windows
22 46 (7.52%) AI
23 45 (7.35%) Logistics
24 44 (7.19%) Azure AI
24 44 (7.19%) CRM

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 10 (1.63%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (0.98%) Confluence
3 2 (0.33%) 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
1 118 (19.28%) Microsoft Excel
2 40 (6.54%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (0.98%) MS Visio
4 4 (0.65%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.65%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.33%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.33%) Trello
Business Applications
1 10 (1.63%) NetSuite
2 9 (1.47%) SAP HR
2 9 (1.47%) SAP Payroll
3 6 (0.98%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (0.98%) SAP Business One
3 6 (0.98%) SAP HCM
3 6 (0.98%) SAP S/4HANA
4 4 (0.65%) Dynamics NAV
4 4 (0.65%) Exchequer
4 4 (0.65%) Remedy ITSM
5 2 (0.33%) iTrent
5 2 (0.33%) Misys Midas
5 2 (0.33%) NEC Housing
5 2 (0.33%) SAP ERP
5 2 (0.33%) SAP EWM
5 2 (0.33%) SAP MM
5 2 (0.33%) SAP WM
5 2 (0.33%) Shopify
6 1 (0.16%) Sage X3
6 1 (0.16%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 129 (21.08%) Azure
2 112 (18.30%) Power Platform
3 56 (9.15%) Microsoft 365
4 44 (7.19%) Azure AI
5 25 (4.08%) SaaS
6 22 (3.59%) Dynamics 365
7 13 (2.12%) Entra ID
8 9 (1.47%) AWS
9 7 (1.14%) OCI
10 6 (0.98%) Snowflake
10 6 (0.98%) SuccessFactors
11 4 (0.65%) Azure DevOps
11 4 (0.65%) Google Analytics
12 3 (0.49%) GCP
13 2 (0.33%) Asana
13 2 (0.33%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 1 (0.16%) Contentsquare
14 1 (0.16%) Miro
14 1 (0.16%) Power Automate
14 1 (0.16%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 17 (2.78%) Firewall
2 14 (2.29%) Network Security
2 14 (2.29%) Remote Desktop
3 11 (1.80%) VPN
4 8 (1.31%) DHCP
4 8 (1.31%) DNS
5 6 (0.98%) Cisco ASA
5 6 (0.98%) Cisco Nexus
5 6 (0.98%) TCP/IP
6 4 (0.65%) Internet
6 4 (0.65%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.16%) Kerberos
7 1 (0.16%) LAN
7 1 (0.16%) MPLS
7 1 (0.16%) SAN
7 1 (0.16%) SD-WAN
7 1 (0.16%) VoIP
7 1 (0.16%) WAN
7 1 (0.16%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 110 (17.97%) Power BI
2 77 (12.58%) Tableau
3 17 (2.78%) Data Mining
4 9 (1.47%) BigQuery
4 9 (1.47%) SQL Server
5 8 (1.31%) Oracle Reports
5 8 (1.31%) Relational Database
6 7 (1.14%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 6 (0.98%) BusinessObjects
8 5 (0.82%) Crystal Reports
8 5 (0.82%) Oracle Database
9 4 (0.65%) EDRMS
9 4 (0.65%) Geospatial Data
9 4 (0.65%) GIS
10 3 (0.49%) Looker
10 3 (0.49%) Oracle BI Publisher
11 2 (0.33%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
11 2 (0.33%) Data Warehouse
11 2 (0.33%) SAP BW
11 2 (0.33%) UniData
Development Applications
1 14 (2.29%) JIRA
General
1 269 (43.95%) Social Skills
2 142 (23.20%) Analytical Skills
3 126 (20.59%) Finance
4 57 (9.31%) Retail
5 51 (8.33%) Marketing
6 45 (7.35%) Law
7 39 (6.37%) Organisational Skills
8 35 (5.72%) Manufacturing
9 26 (4.25%) Legal
10 21 (3.43%) Public Sector
11 18 (2.94%) Documentation Skills
12 12 (1.96%) Advertising
13 11 (1.80%) Presentation Skills
14 10 (1.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 9 (1.47%) Local Government
16 6 (0.98%) Automotive
16 6 (0.98%) Banking
16 6 (0.98%) Influencing Skills
17 5 (0.82%) Social Housing
18 4 (0.65%) Fire and Rescue
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (1.80%) Flash
2 9 (1.47%) EDI
2 9 (1.47%) Oracle Fusion
3 6 (0.98%) SAP Fiori
4 2 (0.33%) .NET
4 2 (0.33%) Elastic Stack
4 2 (0.33%) Middleware
4 2 (0.33%) PySpark
4 2 (0.33%) REST
4 2 (0.33%) SOAP
4 2 (0.33%) Web Services
5 1 (0.16%) .NET Framework
5 1 (0.16%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 36 (5.88%) Onboarding
2 16 (2.61%) Security Posture
3 14 (2.29%) Driving Licence
4 11 (1.80%) Cyber Threat
4 11 (1.80%) Management Information System
5 10 (1.63%) Product Ownership
6 9 (1.47%) Self-Motivation
7 8 (1.31%) Cyber Defence
7 8 (1.31%) NHS
8 7 (1.14%) Analytical Mindset
8 7 (1.14%) Data Structures
9 6 (0.98%) Credit Risk
9 6 (0.98%) iSeries
10 5 (0.82%) Legacy Systems
10 5 (0.82%) Operational Technology
11 4 (0.65%) Algorithms
11 4 (0.65%) FMCG
12 3 (0.49%) Data Centre
12 3 (0.49%) Mobile App
13 2 (0.33%) Mashup
Operating Systems
1 47 (7.68%) Windows
2 14 (2.29%) Mac OS
2 14 (2.29%) Windows Server
3 11 (1.80%) Windows 10
4 9 (1.47%) Linux
5 6 (0.98%) Apple iOS
6 4 (0.65%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 149 (24.35%) Problem-Solving
2 112 (18.30%) Business Intelligence
3 78 (12.75%) Cybersecurity
3 78 (12.75%) ERP
4 76 (12.42%) Mentoring
5 70 (11.44%) Continuous Improvement
6 68 (11.11%) Analytics
6 68 (11.11%) Customer Service
7 59 (9.64%) Decision-Making
8 51 (8.33%) Data Analysis
9 48 (7.84%) Agile
10 47 (7.68%) Incident Management
11 46 (7.52%) AI
12 45 (7.35%) Logistics
13 44 (7.19%) CRM
13 44 (7.19%) ITIL
14 43 (7.03%) User Acceptance Testing
15 37 (6.05%) Project Management
16 35 (5.72%) Business Analysis
17 34 (5.56%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 209 (34.15%) SQL
2 93 (15.20%) Python
3 15 (2.45%) C#
4 11 (1.80%) T-SQL
5 8 (1.31%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 6 (0.98%) ABAP
6 6 (0.98%) R
7 3 (0.49%) PL/SQL
7 3 (0.49%) VBA
8 1 (0.16%) PowerShell
8 1 (0.16%) VB
8 1 (0.16%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 88 (14.38%) Azure Certification
2 67 (10.95%) Degree
3 50 (8.17%) CompTIA Security+
4 47 (7.68%) CompTIA CySA+
5 40 (6.54%) SC Cleared
5 40 (6.54%) Security Cleared
6 13 (2.12%) ACCA
6 13 (2.12%) CIMA
7 11 (1.80%) AAT
8 10 (1.63%) Cisco Certification
8 10 (1.63%) CISSP
9 8 (1.31%) Computer Science Degree
9 8 (1.31%) Numerate Degree
10 7 (1.14%) CCNA
10 7 (1.14%) CISM
10 7 (1.14%) DBS Check
11 5 (0.82%) MCP
11 5 (0.82%) Microsoft Certification
12 4 (0.65%) AWS Certification
13 3 (0.49%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (5.72%) SLA
2 27 (4.41%) GDPR
3 26 (4.25%) Data Quality
4 25 (4.08%) QA
5 21 (3.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 13 (2.12%) Cyber Essentials
7 9 (1.47%) NIST
7 9 (1.47%) PMO
8 8 (1.31%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 5 (0.82%) PCI DSS
10 4 (0.65%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 3 (0.49%) GRC
12 2 (0.33%) Actionable Recommendations
12 2 (0.33%) COBIT
12 2 (0.33%) ISO 9001
13 1 (0.16%) Accessibility
13 1 (0.16%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 1 (0.16%) HIPAA
13 1 (0.16%) ISO/IEC 17025
13 1 (0.16%) SOC 2
System Software
1 29 (4.74%) Active Directory
2 4 (0.65%) BitLocker
2 4 (0.65%) Firmware
3 2 (0.33%) IAG
3 2 (0.33%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.16%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 12 (1.96%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (0.65%) SCCM
3 2 (0.33%) CSIRT
4 1 (0.16%) EnCase
4 1 (0.16%) Nagios
4 1 (0.16%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
4 1 (0.16%) Terraform
Vendors
1 180 (29.41%) Microsoft
2 44 (7.19%) ForeScout
3 27 (4.41%) SAP
4 26 (4.25%) Oracle
5 18 (2.94%) Salesforce
6 15 (2.45%) Databricks
7 7 (1.14%) Cisco
7 7 (1.14%) Civica
7 7 (1.14%) Google
7 7 (1.14%) Meraki
8 6 (0.98%) JD Edwards
9 5 (0.82%) Apple
9 5 (0.82%) HP
10 4 (0.65%) Capita
10 4 (0.65%) McAfee
10 4 (0.65%) MobileIron
10 4 (0.65%) NEC
10 4 (0.65%) QAD
10 4 (0.65%) Remedy
11 3 (0.49%) Northgate