Analyst Jobs in the Midlands

Analyst
England > Midlands

The median Analyst salary in the Midlands is £42,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 June 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 21 13 10
Rank change year-on-year -8 -3 +3
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 565 1,364 1,134
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 8.41% 9.51% 13.32%
As % of the Job Titles category 9.18% 10.09% 14.87%
Number of salaries quoted 430 822 827
10th Percentile £26,200 £25,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,250 £37,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.67% -6.25% -0.21%
75th Percentile £53,750 £50,000 £50,000
90th Percentile £61,354 £58,625 £57,500
England median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year - -5.26% +2.15%

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 6,156 13,517 7,624
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.65% 94.21% 89.56%
Number of salaries quoted 2,822 9,560 4,488
10th Percentile £26,500 £26,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £35,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.39% -9.52% +5.00%
75th Percentile £63,500 £60,741 £67,050
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,300
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.94% +0.50%

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Job postings that featured Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Analyst in the Midlands

Analyst
Salary Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Analyst in the Midlands.

Salary trend for Analyst in the Midlands

Analyst
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Analyst in the Midlands over the 6 months to 19 June 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 19 June 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 -7 332 £45,000 +20.00% 779
East Midlands -10 232 £37,500 +7.14% 584
Analyst
England

Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 19 June 2025, Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Midlands region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 192 (33.98%) Social Skills
2 142 (25.13%) SQL
3 138 (24.42%) Problem-Solving
4 121 (21.42%) Analytical Skills
5 116 (20.53%) Degree
6 114 (20.18%) Microsoft
7 106 (18.76%) Finance
8 89 (15.75%) Project Management
9 85 (15.04%) Azure
10 82 (14.51%) Business Intelligence
11 81 (14.34%) Power Platform
12 76 (13.45%) Power BI
13 72 (12.74%) Customer Service
13 72 (12.74%) Microsoft 365
14 71 (12.57%) Law
14 71 (12.57%) Agile
15 67 (11.86%) SAP
16 64 (11.33%) Requirements Gathering
17 62 (10.97%) Cybersecurity
18 61 (10.80%) Change Management
19 60 (10.62%) Data Analysis
20 59 (10.44%) Analytics
21 58 (10.27%) Stakeholder Management
21 58 (10.27%) Windows
22 55 (9.73%) Risk Management
22 55 (9.73%) ITIL
23 52 (9.20%) Continuous Improvement
24 51 (9.03%) Incident Management
24 51 (9.03%) Active Directory
24 51 (9.03%) Information Security

Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 38 (6.73%) SharePoint
2 24 (4.25%) Confluence
3 20 (3.54%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.35%) IBM Notes
4 2 (0.35%) IIS
5 1 (0.18%) Exchange Server 2010
5 1 (0.18%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 48 (8.50%) Microsoft Excel
2 43 (7.61%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (1.24%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.53%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.35%) Chatbot
5 2 (0.35%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 18 (3.19%) SAP S/4HANA
2 16 (2.83%) SAP HCM
2 16 (2.83%) SAP HR
2 16 (2.83%) SAP Payroll
3 11 (1.95%) Dynamics NAV
4 8 (1.42%) NetSuite
4 8 (1.42%) Remedy ITSM
5 7 (1.24%) Oracle EBS
6 6 (1.06%) SAP ERP
7 5 (0.88%) SAP EWM
7 5 (0.88%) SAP WM
8 3 (0.53%) Dynamics AX
8 3 (0.53%) Exchequer
8 3 (0.53%) Infor CloudSuite
8 3 (0.53%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
8 3 (0.53%) iTrent
8 3 (0.53%) Oracle SCM
9 2 (0.35%) Oracle Applications
9 2 (0.35%) SAP CO
9 2 (0.35%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 85 (15.04%) Azure
2 81 (14.34%) Power Platform
3 72 (12.74%) Microsoft 365
4 24 (4.25%) Entra ID
5 22 (3.89%) AWS
6 19 (3.36%) SuccessFactors
7 18 (3.19%) Dynamics 365
8 17 (3.01%) OneDrive
9 15 (2.65%) SaaS
10 10 (1.77%) Power Automate
11 8 (1.42%) Azure DevOps
11 8 (1.42%) Azure Logic Apps
11 8 (1.42%) Azure Sentinel
12 5 (0.88%) Google Analytics
12 5 (0.88%) Google Tag Manager
12 5 (0.88%) PowerApps
13 4 (0.71%) Snowflake
14 3 (0.53%) Firebase
14 3 (0.53%) GCP
14 3 (0.53%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 24 (4.25%) Firewall
2 17 (3.01%) DHCP
3 15 (2.65%) VoIP
4 14 (2.48%) VPN
5 13 (2.30%) TCP/IP
6 11 (1.95%) Wi-Fi
7 10 (1.77%) DNS
8 9 (1.59%) LAN
8 9 (1.59%) Network Security
8 9 (1.59%) WAN
9 3 (0.53%) Remote Desktop
10 2 (0.35%) Broadband
10 2 (0.35%) CHAP
10 2 (0.35%) IP Telephony
10 2 (0.35%) SAN
10 2 (0.35%) Wireless
11 1 (0.18%) MPLS
11 1 (0.18%) SD-WAN
11 1 (0.18%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 76 (13.45%) Power BI
2 26 (4.60%) Tableau
3 23 (4.07%) SQL Server
4 22 (3.89%) Data Warehouse
5 19 (3.36%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 11 (1.95%) BusinessObjects
7 10 (1.77%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 9 (1.59%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 7 (1.24%) Data Lake
9 7 (1.24%) Relational Database
10 6 (1.06%) Microsoft Analysis Services
10 6 (1.06%) Oracle Reports
10 6 (1.06%) RDBMS
11 5 (0.88%) Power Query
12 4 (0.71%) Looker
12 4 (0.71%) Metadata
12 4 (0.71%) Metadata Repository
12 4 (0.71%) Oracle Database
13 3 (0.53%) Amazon Redshift
13 3 (0.53%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 36 (6.37%) JIRA
2 9 (1.59%) Git
2 9 (1.59%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 3 (0.53%) Postman
3 3 (0.53%) Selenium
4 2 (0.35%) RStudio
5 1 (0.18%) Appium
5 1 (0.18%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.18%) JMeter
5 1 (0.18%) LoadRunner
5 1 (0.18%) NUnit
5 1 (0.18%) Oracle APEX
5 1 (0.18%) SpecFlow
5 1 (0.18%) TestRail
5 1 (0.18%) WebDriver
General
1 192 (33.98%) Social Skills
2 121 (21.42%) Analytical Skills
3 106 (18.76%) Finance
4 71 (12.57%) Law
5 31 (5.49%) Marketing
5 31 (5.49%) Retail
6 26 (4.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 25 (4.42%) Manufacturing
8 18 (3.19%) Organisational Skills
9 13 (2.30%) Presentation Skills
10 12 (2.12%) Influencing Skills
11 11 (1.95%) Public Sector
12 10 (1.77%) Legal
12 10 (1.77%) Local Government
13 9 (1.59%) Documentation Skills
14 8 (1.42%) Billing
15 7 (1.24%) Automotive
15 7 (1.24%) Banking
16 6 (1.06%) Games
16 6 (1.06%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (2.65%) SAP Fiori
2 9 (1.59%) Middleware
3 8 (1.42%) Web Services
4 7 (1.24%) EDI
5 5 (0.88%) .NET
6 4 (0.71%) HTML
7 3 (0.53%) CSS
7 3 (0.53%) JSON
7 3 (0.53%) Oracle Fusion
7 3 (0.53%) Playwright
7 3 (0.53%) REST
7 3 (0.53%) XML
8 2 (0.35%) Elastic Stack
9 1 (0.18%) .NET Framework
9 1 (0.18%) ODBC
9 1 (0.18%) SAP Basis
9 1 (0.18%) SOAP
9 1 (0.18%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 23 (4.07%) Management Information System
2 19 (3.36%) Onboarding
3 14 (2.48%) Legacy Systems
3 14 (2.48%) Self-Motivation
4 13 (2.30%) Analytical Mindset
4 13 (2.30%) Driving Licence
5 12 (2.12%) Cyber Threat
6 10 (1.77%) Product Ownership
7 9 (1.59%) Security Posture
8 8 (1.42%) Data Protection Act
9 7 (1.24%) Taxonomies
10 5 (0.88%) Cyber Defence
10 5 (0.88%) Mobile App
10 5 (0.88%) Pricing Data
11 4 (0.71%) Operational Technology
12 3 (0.53%) Enterprise Software
12 3 (0.53%) Legacy Applications
12 3 (0.53%) Tandem
13 2 (0.35%) Video\Live Streaming
13 2 (0.35%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 58 (10.27%) Windows
2 15 (2.65%) Apple iOS
3 14 (2.48%) Windows Server
4 9 (1.59%) Android
5 6 (1.06%) Mac OS
5 6 (1.06%) Windows 10
6 5 (0.88%) Linux
7 1 (0.18%) AIX
7 1 (0.18%) Unix
7 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2008
7 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 138 (24.42%) Problem-Solving
2 89 (15.75%) Project Management
3 82 (14.51%) Business Intelligence
4 72 (12.74%) Customer Service
5 71 (12.57%) Agile
6 64 (11.33%) Requirements Gathering
7 62 (10.97%) Cybersecurity
8 61 (10.80%) Change Management
9 60 (10.62%) Data Analysis
10 59 (10.44%) Analytics
11 58 (10.27%) Stakeholder Management
12 55 (9.73%) ITIL
12 55 (9.73%) Risk Management
13 52 (9.20%) Continuous Improvement
14 51 (9.03%) Incident Management
14 51 (9.03%) Information Security
15 49 (8.67%) Visualisation
16 48 (8.50%) ITSM
17 47 (8.32%) Decision-Making
18 42 (7.43%) Cyber Resilience
Programming Languages
1 142 (25.13%) SQL
2 27 (4.78%) Python
3 15 (2.65%) ABAP
4 12 (2.12%) C#
5 11 (1.95%) T-SQL
6 8 (1.42%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 7 (1.24%) Kusto Query Language
8 5 (0.88%) JavaScript
9 3 (0.53%) R
10 2 (0.35%) PL/SQL
10 2 (0.35%) PowerShell
10 2 (0.35%) VBA
11 1 (0.18%) PHP
11 1 (0.18%) SAPscript
Qualifications
1 116 (20.53%) Degree
2 45 (7.96%) CISSP
3 44 (7.79%) CISM
4 43 (7.61%) BPSS Clearance
5 41 (7.26%) CESG Certified Professional
6 27 (4.78%) Security Cleared
7 21 (3.72%) DBS Check
8 17 (3.01%) SC Cleared
9 11 (1.95%) Master's Degree
9 11 (1.95%) Microsoft Certification
10 10 (1.77%) CBAP
11 9 (1.59%) A+ Certification
11 9 (1.59%) ISTQB
12 8 (1.42%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 8 (1.42%) MCSA
13 7 (1.24%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
14 6 (1.06%) IIBA
14 6 (1.06%) ITIL Certification
15 5 (0.88%) CISA
15 5 (0.88%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 50 (8.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 46 (8.14%) NIST
3 41 (7.26%) JSP 440
3 41 (7.26%) RMADS
4 36 (6.37%) SLA
5 35 (6.19%) GDPR
6 29 (5.13%) QA
7 18 (3.19%) Data Quality
8 10 (1.77%) PMO
9 5 (0.88%) Accessibility
9 5 (0.88%) GRC
10 4 (0.71%) PCI DSS
10 4 (0.71%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 3 (0.53%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 3 (0.53%) COBIT
12 2 (0.35%) Actionable Recommendations
12 2 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 2 (0.35%) NCSC
13 1 (0.18%) Cyber Essentials
13 1 (0.18%) ITGC
System Software
1 51 (9.03%) Active Directory
2 9 (1.59%) Firmware
3 8 (1.42%) BitLocker
4 7 (1.24%) Docker
5 4 (0.71%) VMware Infrastructure
6 1 (0.18%) Embedded Firmware
6 1 (0.18%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 17 (3.01%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (1.42%) SCCM
3 1 (0.18%) CSIRT
3 1 (0.18%) Nagios
3 1 (0.18%) Norton AntiVirus
3 1 (0.18%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 114 (20.18%) Microsoft
2 67 (11.86%) SAP
3 26 (4.60%) Salesforce
4 23 (4.07%) Databricks
5 18 (3.19%) Oracle
6 15 (2.65%) Google
7 14 (2.48%) Apple
8 12 (2.12%) ServiceNow
9 11 (1.95%) HP
10 8 (1.42%) McAfee
10 8 (1.42%) MobileIron
10 8 (1.42%) Remedy
10 8 (1.42%) VMware
11 7 (1.24%) Meraki
12 6 (1.06%) Sage
13 5 (0.88%) JD Edwards
13 5 (0.88%) JDA
14 4 (0.71%) Sophos
15 3 (0.53%) IBM
15 3 (0.53%) QAD