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 28 March 2026.

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

6 months to
28 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 17 14 12
Rank change year-on-year -3 -2 +1
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 1,060 484 1,029
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 9.99% 10.07% 9.86%
As % of the Job Titles category 10.87% 11.13% 10.51%
Number of salaries quoted 506 351 813
10th Percentile £27,750 £25,000 £25,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,500 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% +13.33% -6.25%
75th Percentile £51,875 £55,000 £50,000
90th Percentile £61,250 £63,000 £57,500
England median annual salary £43,500 £49,250 £45,000
% change year-on-year -11.68% +9.44% -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 9,748 4,349 9,791
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.83% 90.47% 93.86%
Number of salaries quoted 6,101 2,717 7,723
10th Percentile £28,250 £28,822 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,750 £32,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £51,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.91% +8.42% -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £76,700 £73,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -9.19%

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 28 March 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 28 March 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 +3 608 £42,500 -7.05% 133
East Midlands +1 449 £35,000 -12.50% 108
Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 28 March 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.

1 492 (46.42%) Microsoft
2 412 (38.87%) Azure
3 352 (33.21%) Azure Certification
4 303 (28.58%) SQL
5 255 (24.06%) Microsoft Excel
6 248 (23.40%) Business Intelligence
7 245 (23.11%) Cybersecurity
8 233 (21.98%) Power Platform
9 231 (21.79%) Mentoring
9 231 (21.79%) Power BI
10 214 (20.19%) Python
11 210 (19.81%) Tableau
12 199 (18.77%) CompTIA Security+
13 188 (17.74%) AI
14 180 (16.98%) CompTIA CySA+
15 176 (16.60%) Azure AI
15 176 (16.60%) ForeScout
16 139 (13.11%) Problem-Solving
17 96 (9.06%) Continuous Improvement
18 91 (8.58%) Agile
19 81 (7.64%) Analytics
19 81 (7.64%) ERP
20 74 (6.98%) Business Analysis
20 74 (6.98%) Degree
21 64 (6.04%) Decision-Making
22 62 (5.85%) Customer Service
23 55 (5.19%) Microsoft 365
24 54 (5.09%) Windows
25 53 (5.00%) Process Improvement
26 50 (4.72%) ITIL

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 16 (1.51%) Confluence
2 13 (1.23%) SharePoint
3 10 (0.94%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.19%) Skype for Business
5 1 (0.094%) SAS
Applications
1 255 (24.06%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (1.98%) Microsoft Office
3 17 (1.60%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 11 (1.04%) MS Visio
5 5 (0.47%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.19%) Trello
7 1 (0.094%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 10 (0.94%) NetSuite
2 8 (0.75%) SAP Payroll
3 6 (0.57%) SAP HR
3 6 (0.57%) SAP S/4HANA
4 5 (0.47%) SAP CO
4 5 (0.47%) SAP FI
4 5 (0.47%) SAP FI/CO
5 4 (0.38%) Dynamics AX
5 4 (0.38%) Exchequer
5 4 (0.38%) Primavera
5 4 (0.38%) SAP PP
6 3 (0.28%) Dynamics CRM
6 3 (0.28%) SAP Business ByDesign
7 2 (0.19%) Elite 3E
7 2 (0.19%) IBM Planning Analytics
7 2 (0.19%) Misys Midas
7 2 (0.19%) SAP ERP
7 2 (0.19%) SAP MM
7 2 (0.19%) Sprinklr
7 2 (0.19%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 412 (38.87%) Azure
2 233 (21.98%) Power Platform
3 176 (16.60%) Azure AI
4 55 (5.19%) Microsoft 365
5 28 (2.64%) SaaS
6 22 (2.08%) Dynamics 365
6 22 (2.08%) Entra ID
7 18 (1.70%) AWS
8 9 (0.85%) IaaS
8 9 (0.85%) PaaS
9 7 (0.66%) Power Automate
9 7 (0.66%) PowerApps
10 6 (0.57%) Azure DevOps
10 6 (0.57%) GCP
10 6 (0.57%) Google Analytics
11 5 (0.47%) OCI
12 3 (0.28%) OneDrive
12 3 (0.28%) Smartsheet
13 2 (0.19%) Adobe Analytics
13 2 (0.19%) Contentsquare
Communications & Networking
1 17 (1.60%) DHCP
1 17 (1.60%) DNS
2 16 (1.51%) Firewall
3 15 (1.42%) Remote Desktop
4 9 (0.85%) VPN
5 6 (0.57%) Cisco ASA
5 6 (0.57%) Cisco Nexus
5 6 (0.57%) TCP/IP
6 5 (0.47%) VoIP
7 4 (0.38%) RFID
8 3 (0.28%) FTP
9 2 (0.19%) Broadband
9 2 (0.19%) Ethernet
9 2 (0.19%) Network Security
9 2 (0.19%) PBX
9 2 (0.19%) Skype
9 2 (0.19%) Unified Communications
10 1 (0.094%) IP Telephony
10 1 (0.094%) LAN
10 1 (0.094%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 231 (21.79%) Power BI
2 210 (19.81%) Tableau
3 18 (1.70%) Data Mining
4 14 (1.32%) Oracle Reports
4 14 (1.32%) SQL Server
5 7 (0.66%) Looker
6 6 (0.57%) Relational Database
7 4 (0.38%) Power Query
8 3 (0.28%) Amazon Redshift
8 3 (0.28%) Data Warehouse
9 2 (0.19%) BigQuery
9 2 (0.19%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
9 2 (0.19%) Oracle Database
9 2 (0.19%) SAP BW
9 2 (0.19%) Semantic Layer
9 2 (0.19%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 1 (0.094%) Amazon QuickSight
10 1 (0.094%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
10 1 (0.094%) Azure SQL Database
10 1 (0.094%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 31 (2.92%) JIRA
2 4 (0.38%) LabVIEW
3 1 (0.094%) Postman
3 1 (0.094%) Selenium
3 1 (0.094%) SoapUI
3 1 (0.094%) TestRail
3 1 (0.094%) Toad
3 1 (0.094%) Zephyr
General
1 531 (50.09%) Social Skills
2 184 (17.36%) Analytical Skills
3 151 (14.25%) Finance
4 69 (6.51%) Retail
5 49 (4.62%) Manufacturing
6 39 (3.68%) Law
7 37 (3.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 32 (3.02%) Marketing
9 31 (2.92%) Legal
10 16 (1.51%) Organisational Skills
11 10 (0.94%) Automotive
11 10 (0.94%) Influencing Skills
11 10 (0.94%) Presentation Skills
12 9 (0.85%) Advertising
13 7 (0.66%) Banking
14 6 (0.57%) Fire and Rescue
15 5 (0.47%) Documentation Skills
15 5 (0.47%) Local Government
15 5 (0.47%) Public Sector
16 4 (0.38%) Games
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (0.94%) Flash
2 7 (0.66%) Oracle Fusion
3 3 (0.28%) SAP Fiori
4 2 (0.19%) PySpark
5 1 (0.094%) JSON
5 1 (0.094%) Middleware
5 1 (0.094%) Pandas
5 1 (0.094%) SAP CAF
5 1 (0.094%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 30 (2.83%) Onboarding
2 16 (1.51%) Management Information System
3 14 (1.32%) Analytical Mindset
3 14 (1.32%) Cyber Defence
3 14 (1.32%) Security Operations Centre
4 13 (1.23%) Product Ownership
5 11 (1.04%) Driving Licence
6 10 (0.94%) Security Posture
7 9 (0.85%) CSOC
7 9 (0.85%) Cyber Threat
7 9 (0.85%) Public Cloud
8 7 (0.66%) Self-Motivation
9 6 (0.57%) Data Centre
10 5 (0.47%) NHS
11 4 (0.38%) Credit Risk
11 4 (0.38%) Cyberattack
11 4 (0.38%) Mobile App
12 3 (0.28%) FMCG
12 3 (0.28%) Hybrid Cloud
12 3 (0.28%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 54 (5.09%) Windows
2 18 (1.70%) Windows Server
3 17 (1.60%) Windows 10
4 10 (0.94%) Linux
5 7 (0.66%) Mac OS
6 3 (0.28%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.094%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 248 (23.40%) Business Intelligence
2 245 (23.11%) Cybersecurity
3 231 (21.79%) Mentoring
4 188 (17.74%) AI
5 139 (13.11%) Problem-Solving
6 96 (9.06%) Continuous Improvement
7 91 (8.58%) Agile
8 81 (7.64%) Analytics
8 81 (7.64%) ERP
9 74 (6.98%) Business Analysis
10 64 (6.04%) Decision-Making
11 62 (5.85%) Customer Service
12 53 (5.00%) Process Improvement
13 50 (4.72%) ITIL
14 46 (4.34%) Data Analysis
14 46 (4.34%) Project Management
15 40 (3.77%) User Acceptance Testing
16 36 (3.40%) CRM
17 33 (3.11%) Validation
18 31 (2.92%) Logistics
Programming Languages
1 303 (28.58%) SQL
2 214 (20.19%) Python
3 13 (1.23%) C#
3 13 (1.23%) T-SQL
4 10 (0.94%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 7 (0.66%) VBA
6 6 (0.57%) PowerShell
7 4 (0.38%) Kusto Query Language
7 4 (0.38%) R
8 1 (0.094%) VB
Qualifications
1 352 (33.21%) Azure Certification
2 199 (18.77%) CompTIA Security+
3 180 (16.98%) CompTIA CySA+
4 74 (6.98%) Degree
5 41 (3.87%) Security Cleared
6 36 (3.40%) SC Cleared
7 15 (1.42%) CISSP
8 14 (1.32%) Microsoft Certification
9 13 (1.23%) ACCA
9 13 (1.23%) CIMA
10 11 (1.04%) AWS Certification
10 11 (1.04%) Cisco Certification
11 10 (0.94%) AAT
12 8 (0.75%) CCNA
12 8 (0.75%) CISM
12 8 (0.75%) SSCP
13 7 (0.66%) CISA
13 7 (0.66%) MCSA
13 7 (0.66%) Microsoft Certified Professional
14 5 (0.47%) A+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (2.36%) QA
2 24 (2.26%) Data Quality
3 20 (1.89%) NIST
4 19 (1.79%) SLA
5 18 (1.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 16 (1.51%) GDPR
7 10 (0.94%) Cyber Essentials
7 10 (0.94%) PMO
8 6 (0.57%) Accessibility
8 6 (0.57%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 4 (0.38%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 3 (0.28%) Actionable Recommendations
10 3 (0.28%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 3 (0.28%) HIPAA
10 3 (0.28%) SOC 2
11 1 (0.094%) GRC
11 1 (0.094%) Software Quality Assurance
11 1 (0.094%) WCAG
System Software
1 47 (4.43%) Active Directory
2 5 (0.47%) Virtual Servers
3 3 (0.28%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 2 (0.19%) BitLocker
4 2 (0.19%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.094%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.094%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.094%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 11 (1.04%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (0.75%) Single Sign-On
3 3 (0.28%) CSIRT
4 1 (0.094%) HP ALM
4 1 (0.094%) SCCM
4 1 (0.094%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
Vendors
1 492 (46.42%) Microsoft
2 176 (16.60%) ForeScout
3 34 (3.21%) Oracle
4 32 (3.02%) SAP
5 15 (1.42%) Salesforce
6 13 (1.23%) ServiceNow
7 10 (0.94%) Adobe
7 10 (0.94%) VMware
8 9 (0.85%) Databricks
8 9 (0.85%) Google
9 8 (0.75%) Apple
9 8 (0.75%) IBM
10 7 (0.66%) Cisco
11 6 (0.57%) Citrix
11 6 (0.57%) Meraki
11 6 (0.57%) Sage
12 5 (0.47%) JD Edwards
13 4 (0.38%) Cognos
13 4 (0.38%) Veeam
13 4 (0.38%) Zoho