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 23 January 2026.

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

6 months to
23 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 14 11
Rank change year-on-year -7 -3 +1
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 685 579 809
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 8.50% 9.21% 11.72%
As % of the Job Titles category 9.37% 9.83% 12.43%
Number of salaries quoted 411 316 679
10th Percentile £26,250 £26,750 £24,650
25th Percentile £30,000 £34,188 £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,500 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% +13.33% -9.64%
75th Percentile £53,750 £53,750 £50,000
90th Percentile £61,250 £62,500 £58,750
England median annual salary £42,500 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -15.00% +11.11% -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 7,312 5,892 6,511
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.73% 93.73% 94.29%
Number of salaries quoted 4,463 2,778 5,360
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £32,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,500 £52,500 £48,231
Median % change year-on-year -5.71% +8.85% -8.13%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,515 £61,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £73,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £56,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +7.14% -10.40%

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 23 January 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 23 January 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
West Midlands -7 382 £42,500 0.00% 162
East Midlands +9 299 £35,000 -17.65% 104
Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 23 January 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.

1 234 (34.16%) Microsoft
2 216 (31.53%) SQL
3 178 (25.99%) Azure
4 144 (21.02%) Microsoft Excel
5 132 (19.27%) Azure Certification
6 130 (18.98%) Business Intelligence
7 127 (18.54%) Problem-Solving
8 120 (17.52%) Power Platform
9 118 (17.23%) Power BI
10 112 (16.35%) Python
11 107 (15.62%) Cybersecurity
12 99 (14.45%) Mentoring
13 96 (14.01%) Tableau
14 79 (11.53%) Continuous Improvement
15 78 (11.39%) Analytics
16 76 (11.09%) AI
17 75 (10.95%) CompTIA Security+
18 73 (10.66%) ERP
19 68 (9.93%) Customer Service
20 67 (9.78%) CompTIA CySA+
21 66 (9.64%) Azure AI
21 66 (9.64%) ForeScout
22 62 (9.05%) Decision-Making
22 62 (9.05%) Degree
23 55 (8.03%) Business Analysis
24 52 (7.59%) Agile
25 49 (7.15%) Microsoft 365
26 47 (6.86%) Data Analysis
27 45 (6.57%) Project Management
28 43 (6.28%) 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 9 (1.31%) Confluence
2 6 (0.88%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.29%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.15%) Appian
4 1 (0.15%) CMS
4 1 (0.15%) HCL Notes
4 1 (0.15%) IIS
4 1 (0.15%) SAS
Applications
1 144 (21.02%) Microsoft Excel
2 26 (3.80%) Microsoft Office
3 12 (1.75%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 12 (1.75%) MS Visio
4 5 (0.73%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.29%) Trello
6 1 (0.15%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 10 (1.46%) NetSuite
2 6 (0.88%) SAP Payroll
3 5 (0.73%) SAP HR
3 5 (0.73%) SAP S/4HANA
4 4 (0.58%) SAP PP
5 3 (0.44%) Dynamics CRM
5 3 (0.44%) SAP Business ByDesign
6 2 (0.29%) iTrent
6 2 (0.29%) Misys Midas
6 2 (0.29%) NEC Housing
6 2 (0.29%) Remedy ITSM
6 2 (0.29%) SAP ERP
6 2 (0.29%) SAP MM
6 2 (0.29%) Shopify
7 1 (0.15%) Cognos Controller
7 1 (0.15%) Integrated Workplace Management System
7 1 (0.15%) Pegasus Opera
7 1 (0.15%) SAP FI
7 1 (0.15%) SAP WM
7 1 (0.15%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 178 (25.99%) Azure
2 120 (17.52%) Power Platform
3 66 (9.64%) Azure AI
4 49 (7.15%) Microsoft 365
5 29 (4.23%) SaaS
6 19 (2.77%) Dynamics 365
7 15 (2.19%) Entra ID
8 13 (1.90%) AWS
9 5 (0.73%) OCI
9 5 (0.73%) Power Automate
9 5 (0.73%) PowerApps
10 4 (0.58%) Azure DevOps
10 4 (0.58%) Google Analytics
11 3 (0.44%) IaaS
11 3 (0.44%) PaaS
11 3 (0.44%) Snowflake
12 2 (0.29%) Azure AKS
12 2 (0.29%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 2 (0.29%) Contentsquare
12 2 (0.29%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 15 (2.19%) Remote Desktop
2 12 (1.75%) DHCP
2 12 (1.75%) DNS
3 10 (1.46%) Firewall
4 9 (1.31%) TCP/IP
5 6 (0.88%) Cisco ASA
5 6 (0.88%) Cisco Nexus
5 6 (0.88%) VPN
6 4 (0.58%) Internet
6 4 (0.58%) Network Security
6 4 (0.58%) RFID
7 2 (0.29%) LAN
7 2 (0.29%) SD-WAN
7 2 (0.29%) WAN
7 2 (0.29%) Wi-Fi
8 1 (0.15%) IP Telephony
8 1 (0.15%) Kerberos
8 1 (0.15%) MPLS
8 1 (0.15%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 118 (17.23%) Power BI
2 96 (14.01%) Tableau
3 19 (2.77%) Data Mining
4 14 (2.04%) Oracle Reports
5 8 (1.17%) Relational Database
6 7 (1.02%) SQL Server
7 4 (0.58%) Looker
8 3 (0.44%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 2 (0.29%) BigQuery
9 2 (0.29%) BusinessObjects
9 2 (0.29%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
9 2 (0.29%) Data Warehouse
9 2 (0.29%) Oracle Database
9 2 (0.29%) SAP BW
9 2 (0.29%) Semantic Layer
10 1 (0.15%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
10 1 (0.15%) Azure SQL Database
10 1 (0.15%) Metadata
10 1 (0.15%) Power Query
10 1 (0.15%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 19 (2.77%) JIRA
2 4 (0.58%) LabVIEW
General
1 306 (44.67%) Social Skills
2 150 (21.90%) Analytical Skills
3 118 (17.23%) Finance
4 58 (8.47%) Retail
5 46 (6.72%) Marketing
6 42 (6.13%) Law
6 42 (6.13%) Manufacturing
7 33 (4.82%) Organisational Skills
8 22 (3.21%) Legal
9 16 (2.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 12 (1.75%) Advertising
11 11 (1.61%) Public Sector
12 10 (1.46%) Automotive
12 10 (1.46%) Documentation Skills
13 9 (1.31%) Local Government
13 9 (1.31%) Presentation Skills
14 8 (1.17%) Banking
15 5 (0.73%) Influencing Skills
16 4 (0.58%) Fire and Rescue
16 4 (0.58%) Social Housing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (1.61%) Flash
2 7 (1.02%) Oracle Fusion
3 3 (0.44%) EDI
3 3 (0.44%) SAP Fiori
4 2 (0.29%) .NET
4 2 (0.29%) PySpark
4 2 (0.29%) Web Services
5 1 (0.15%) .NET Framework
5 1 (0.15%) LDAP
5 1 (0.15%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 32 (4.67%) Onboarding
2 12 (1.75%) Security Posture
3 11 (1.61%) Product Ownership
4 10 (1.46%) Cyber Threat
5 8 (1.17%) Public Cloud
6 7 (1.02%) Data Structures
6 7 (1.02%) Driving Licence
6 7 (1.02%) Self-Motivation
7 6 (0.88%) Analytical Mindset
7 6 (0.88%) NHS
8 5 (0.73%) Credit Risk
8 5 (0.73%) Cyber Defence
8 5 (0.73%) FMCG
8 5 (0.73%) Legacy Systems
9 4 (0.58%) Management Information System
9 4 (0.58%) Mobile App
10 3 (0.44%) Data Centre
10 3 (0.44%) iSeries
10 3 (0.44%) Security Operations Centre
11 2 (0.29%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 43 (6.28%) Windows
2 13 (1.90%) Windows Server
3 11 (1.61%) Mac OS
4 9 (1.31%) Windows 10
5 6 (0.88%) Apple iOS
5 6 (0.88%) Linux
6 4 (0.58%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 130 (18.98%) Business Intelligence
2 127 (18.54%) Problem-Solving
3 107 (15.62%) Cybersecurity
4 99 (14.45%) Mentoring
5 79 (11.53%) Continuous Improvement
6 78 (11.39%) Analytics
7 76 (11.09%) AI
8 73 (10.66%) ERP
9 68 (9.93%) Customer Service
10 62 (9.05%) Decision-Making
11 55 (8.03%) Business Analysis
12 52 (7.59%) Agile
13 47 (6.86%) Data Analysis
14 45 (6.57%) Project Management
15 43 (6.28%) User Acceptance Testing
16 41 (5.99%) ITIL
17 39 (5.69%) Process Improvement
18 38 (5.55%) CRM
19 32 (4.67%) Data Analytics
19 32 (4.67%) Incident Management
Programming Languages
1 216 (31.53%) SQL
2 112 (16.35%) Python
3 14 (2.04%) C#
4 9 (1.31%) T-SQL
5 7 (1.02%) VBA
6 5 (0.73%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 3 (0.44%) R
8 2 (0.29%) Kusto Query Language
9 1 (0.15%) PowerShell
9 1 (0.15%) VB
9 1 (0.15%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 132 (19.27%) Azure Certification
2 75 (10.95%) CompTIA Security+
3 67 (9.78%) CompTIA CySA+
4 62 (9.05%) Degree
5 34 (4.96%) Security Cleared
6 31 (4.53%) SC Cleared
7 15 (2.19%) ACCA
7 15 (2.19%) CIMA
8 11 (1.61%) AAT
8 11 (1.61%) AWS Certification
9 10 (1.46%) Cisco Certification
10 8 (1.17%) Numerate Degree
11 7 (1.02%) CCNA
11 7 (1.02%) CISM
11 7 (1.02%) CISSP
11 7 (1.02%) Microsoft Certification
12 6 (0.88%) DBS Check
12 6 (0.88%) MCP
13 4 (0.58%) HNC
13 4 (0.58%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (4.23%) SLA
2 23 (3.36%) QA
3 18 (2.63%) Data Quality
3 18 (2.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 14 (2.04%) GDPR
5 9 (1.31%) Cyber Essentials
5 9 (1.31%) NIST
5 9 (1.31%) PMO
6 4 (0.58%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 3 (0.44%) GRC
7 3 (0.44%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 2 (0.29%) Accessibility
8 2 (0.29%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.15%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.15%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 1 (0.15%) COBIT
9 1 (0.15%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.15%) ISO/IEC 17025
9 1 (0.15%) SOC 2
9 1 (0.15%) WCAG
System Software
1 24 (3.50%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.29%) BitLocker
2 2 (0.29%) Firmware
2 2 (0.29%) Virtual Desktop
2 2 (0.29%) Virtual Machines
2 2 (0.29%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 11 (1.61%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (0.58%) CSIRT
3 2 (0.29%) SCCM
4 1 (0.15%) EnCase
4 1 (0.15%) Nagios
4 1 (0.15%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
4 1 (0.15%) Terraform
Vendors
1 234 (34.16%) Microsoft
2 66 (9.64%) ForeScout
3 32 (4.67%) Oracle
4 24 (3.50%) SAP
5 16 (2.34%) Salesforce
6 13 (1.90%) Databricks
7 10 (1.46%) Apple
8 9 (1.31%) Adobe
9 7 (1.02%) Cisco
9 7 (1.02%) Meraki
10 5 (0.73%) Google
10 5 (0.73%) JD Edwards
11 4 (0.58%) ServiceNow
11 4 (0.58%) Veeam
11 4 (0.58%) VMware
12 3 (0.44%) Civica
12 3 (0.44%) HP
12 3 (0.44%) Northgate
13 2 (0.29%) Remedy
13 2 (0.29%) Sage