Analyst Job Trends in the Midlands

Analyst
England > Midlands

The median Analyst salary in the Midlands is £39,758 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 October 2025.

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

6 months to
17 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 17 15 10
Rank change year-on-year -2 -5 +3
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 492 917 716
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 8.92% 10.02% 13.58%
As % of the Job Titles category 9.58% 10.57% 14.11%
Number of salaries quoted 421 358 581
10th Percentile £26,750 £27,925 £25,000
25th Percentile £28,750 £33,750 £28,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,758 £42,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.45% +6.25% -3.61%
75th Percentile £48,750 £52,500 £50,500
90th Percentile £57,500 £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 5,136 8,675 5,074
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.11% 94.79% 96.26%
Number of salaries quoted 3,156 4,442 3,912
10th Percentile £27,000 £30,000 £26,500
25th Percentile £32,000 £36,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% - -
75th Percentile £62,500 £65,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £76,250
England median annual salary £54,793 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.71% -4.17% -

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 17 October 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 17 October 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 -2 270 £42,500 -5.56% 200
East Midlands -2 219 £35,000 -6.67% 123
Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 17 October 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.

1 155 (31.50%) SQL
2 145 (29.47%) Problem-Solving
3 105 (21.34%) Microsoft
4 79 (16.06%) Customer Service
5 72 (14.63%) Power Platform
6 71 (14.43%) Microsoft 365
7 70 (14.23%) Power BI
8 66 (13.41%) Degree
8 66 (13.41%) Incident Management
8 66 (13.41%) Microsoft Excel
9 65 (13.21%) Business Intelligence
10 59 (11.99%) Windows
11 58 (11.79%) Agile
11 58 (11.79%) Continuous Improvement
12 55 (11.18%) Decision-Making
13 54 (10.98%) Azure
14 52 (10.57%) Data Analysis
15 51 (10.37%) Microsoft Office
16 50 (10.16%) ERP
17 49 (9.96%) ITIL
17 49 (9.96%) SC Cleared
17 49 (9.96%) Security Cleared
18 48 (9.76%) Analytics
18 48 (9.76%) SLA
19 44 (8.94%) Active Directory
20 41 (8.33%) CRM
20 41 (8.33%) Python
21 40 (8.13%) Actionable Insight
22 39 (7.93%) Logistics
22 39 (7.93%) SAP

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 (3.25%) Microsoft Exchange
2 12 (2.44%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.81%) Confluence
4 2 (0.41%) HCL Notes
5 1 (0.20%) Appian
5 1 (0.20%) CMS
5 1 (0.20%) IIS
Applications
1 66 (13.41%) Microsoft Excel
2 51 (10.37%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (0.81%) MS Visio
3 4 (0.81%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (0.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.20%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 13 (2.64%) Dynamics NAV
2 12 (2.44%) SAP HR
2 12 (2.44%) SAP Payroll
3 11 (2.24%) Remedy ITSM
3 11 (2.24%) SAP HCM
3 11 (2.24%) SAP S/4HANA
4 6 (1.22%) SAP Business One
5 5 (1.02%) Dynamics CRM
5 5 (1.02%) Exchequer
5 5 (1.02%) NetSuite
5 5 (1.02%) Oracle EBS
5 5 (1.02%) SAP ERP
5 5 (1.02%) SAP EWM
5 5 (1.02%) SAP WM
6 3 (0.61%) iTrent
7 2 (0.41%) NEC Housing
8 1 (0.20%) Pegasus Opera
8 1 (0.20%) SAP FI
8 1 (0.20%) SAP FI/CO
8 1 (0.20%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 72 (14.63%) Power Platform
2 71 (14.43%) Microsoft 365
3 54 (10.98%) Azure
4 23 (4.67%) Entra ID
5 22 (4.47%) Dynamics 365
6 17 (3.46%) SaaS
7 15 (3.05%) SuccessFactors
8 11 (2.24%) AWS
9 6 (1.22%) OneDrive
10 5 (1.02%) GCP
10 5 (1.02%) Power Automate
10 5 (1.02%) Snowflake
11 3 (0.61%) Azure DevOps
11 3 (0.61%) PowerApps
12 2 (0.41%) IaaS
12 2 (0.41%) OCI
12 2 (0.41%) PaaS
13 1 (0.20%) Azure AI
13 1 (0.20%) Google Analytics
13 1 (0.20%) Lucidchart
Communications & Networking
1 23 (4.67%) Firewall
2 16 (3.25%) VPN
3 15 (3.05%) Network Security
4 14 (2.85%) DHCP
5 12 (2.44%) TCP/IP
6 11 (2.24%) Wi-Fi
7 9 (1.83%) DNS
8 7 (1.42%) LAN
8 7 (1.42%) WAN
9 5 (1.02%) VoIP
10 4 (0.81%) Internet
11 3 (0.61%) Cisco ASA
11 3 (0.61%) Cisco Nexus
11 3 (0.61%) Remote Desktop
12 2 (0.41%) MPLS
12 2 (0.41%) SAN
12 2 (0.41%) SD-WAN
12 2 (0.41%) Wireless
12 2 (0.41%) WLAN
13 1 (0.20%) Kerberos
Database & Business Intelligence
1 70 (14.23%) Power BI
2 26 (5.28%) Tableau
3 11 (2.24%) SQL Server
4 9 (1.83%) BigQuery
4 9 (1.83%) BusinessObjects
4 9 (1.83%) Data Mining
5 8 (1.63%) Oracle Reports
6 7 (1.42%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 6 (1.22%) Crystal Reports
8 5 (1.02%) EDRMS
8 5 (1.02%) Geospatial Data
8 5 (1.02%) GIS
9 4 (0.81%) Oracle Database
10 3 (0.61%) Oracle BI Publisher
10 3 (0.61%) Relational Database
10 3 (0.61%) UniData
11 2 (0.41%) Big Data
11 2 (0.41%) Data Warehouse
11 2 (0.41%) Power Query
11 2 (0.41%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 10 (2.03%) JIRA
2 2 (0.41%) RStudio
2 2 (0.41%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 151 (30.69%) Social Skills
2 120 (24.39%) Finance
3 106 (21.54%) Analytical Skills
4 68 (13.82%) Law
5 53 (10.77%) Marketing
6 48 (9.76%) Organisational Skills
7 34 (6.91%) Manufacturing
8 24 (4.88%) Retail
9 22 (4.47%) Public Sector
10 21 (4.27%) Legal
11 16 (3.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 13 (2.64%) Documentation Skills
13 9 (1.83%) Local Government
14 8 (1.63%) Advertising
14 8 (1.63%) Influencing Skills
14 8 (1.63%) Social Housing
15 6 (1.22%) Presentation Skills
16 5 (1.02%) Banking
17 4 (0.81%) Fire and Rescue
17 4 (0.81%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (2.44%) EDI
2 11 (2.24%) SAP Fiori
3 5 (1.02%) Middleware
4 3 (0.61%) .NET
4 3 (0.61%) Flash
4 3 (0.61%) REST
4 3 (0.61%) Web Services
5 2 (0.41%) .NET Framework
5 2 (0.41%) Elastic Stack
5 2 (0.41%) Oracle Fusion
5 2 (0.41%) SOAP
6 1 (0.20%) JSON
6 1 (0.20%) LDAP
6 1 (0.20%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 33 (6.71%) Onboarding
2 18 (3.66%) Driving Licence
3 17 (3.46%) Management Information System
4 16 (3.25%) Security Posture
5 14 (2.85%) Cyber Threat
6 10 (2.03%) Analytical Mindset
7 9 (1.83%) Legacy Systems
7 9 (1.83%) Self-Motivation
8 8 (1.63%) Data Structures
9 7 (1.42%) NHS
9 7 (1.42%) Operational Technology
9 7 (1.42%) Product Ownership
10 6 (1.22%) Cyber Defence
11 5 (1.02%) iSeries
11 5 (1.02%) Pricing Data
12 4 (0.81%) Algorithms
12 4 (0.81%) FMCG
12 4 (0.81%) Taxonomies
13 3 (0.61%) Credit Risk
13 3 (0.61%) Tandem
Operating Systems
1 59 (11.99%) Windows
2 19 (3.86%) Windows Server
3 15 (3.05%) Mac OS
4 13 (2.64%) Windows 10
5 9 (1.83%) Apple iOS
6 5 (1.02%) Android
7 3 (0.61%) Linux
8 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 145 (29.47%) Problem-Solving
2 79 (16.06%) Customer Service
3 66 (13.41%) Incident Management
4 65 (13.21%) Business Intelligence
5 58 (11.79%) Agile
5 58 (11.79%) Continuous Improvement
6 55 (11.18%) Decision-Making
7 52 (10.57%) Data Analysis
8 50 (10.16%) ERP
9 49 (9.96%) ITIL
10 48 (9.76%) Analytics
11 41 (8.33%) CRM
12 40 (8.13%) Actionable Insight
13 39 (7.93%) Logistics
13 39 (7.93%) Visualisation
14 37 (7.52%) Change Management
14 37 (7.52%) Patch Management
15 36 (7.32%) Batch Management
15 36 (7.32%) Cybersecurity
16 33 (6.71%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 155 (31.50%) SQL
2 41 (8.33%) Python
3 12 (2.44%) C#
4 11 (2.24%) ABAP
5 7 (1.42%) R
6 6 (1.22%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 6 (1.22%) T-SQL
7 3 (0.61%) PL/SQL
7 3 (0.61%) PowerShell
8 1 (0.20%) JavaScript
8 1 (0.20%) VB.NET
8 1 (0.20%) VBA
Qualifications
1 66 (13.41%) Degree
2 49 (9.96%) SC Cleared
2 49 (9.96%) Security Cleared
3 8 (1.63%) Computer Science Degree
3 8 (1.63%) Microsoft Certification
3 8 (1.63%) Numerate Degree
4 7 (1.42%) DBS Check
5 6 (1.22%) CISSP
6 5 (1.02%) MCP
7 4 (0.81%) ACCA
7 4 (0.81%) CIMA
7 4 (0.81%) Cisco Certification
7 4 (0.81%) GISP
7 4 (0.81%) ITIL Certification
7 4 (0.81%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 3 (0.61%) A+ Certification
8 3 (0.61%) AAT
8 3 (0.61%) CCNA
8 3 (0.61%) CISM
8 3 (0.61%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (9.76%) SLA
2 35 (7.11%) GDPR
3 23 (4.67%) Data Quality
4 20 (4.07%) QA
5 15 (3.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 12 (2.44%) Cyber Essentials
7 9 (1.83%) PMO
8 8 (1.63%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 7 (1.42%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 5 (1.02%) NIST
10 5 (1.02%) PCI DSS
11 4 (0.81%) COBIT
12 3 (0.61%) Actionable Recommendations
12 3 (0.61%) GRC
13 2 (0.41%) Accessibility
13 2 (0.41%) ISO 9001
14 1 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 17025
14 1 (0.20%) ITGC
14 1 (0.20%) P3O
System Software
1 44 (8.94%) Active Directory
2 11 (2.24%) BitLocker
2 11 (2.24%) Firmware
3 2 (0.41%) IAG
3 2 (0.41%) Virtual Desktop
3 2 (0.41%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 21 (4.27%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (2.24%) SCCM
3 2 (0.41%) CSIRT
3 2 (0.41%) Nagios
4 1 (0.20%) EnCase
4 1 (0.20%) Terraform
Vendors
1 105 (21.34%) Microsoft
2 39 (7.93%) SAP
3 25 (5.08%) Salesforce
4 18 (3.66%) Oracle
5 15 (3.05%) Apple
6 13 (2.64%) HP
7 12 (2.44%) Google
8 11 (2.24%) McAfee
8 11 (2.24%) MobileIron
8 11 (2.24%) Remedy
9 10 (2.03%) Databricks
10 8 (1.63%) Civica
11 7 (1.42%) Meraki
12 5 (1.02%) Capita
12 5 (1.02%) Cisco
12 5 (1.02%) JDA
12 5 (1.02%) NEC
13 4 (0.81%) QAD
13 4 (0.81%) Sage
13 4 (0.81%) ServiceNow