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 30 April 2026.

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

6 months to
30 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 9 12 12
Rank change year-on-year +3 0 -1
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 1,329 497 1,200
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 10.46% 9.95% 10.44%
As % of the Job Titles category 11.25% 11.06% 11.08%
Number of salaries quoted 605 370 817
10th Percentile £28,000 £25,000 £24,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £30,000 £27,445
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,500 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% +13.33% -6.25%
75th Percentile £53,750 £53,750 £50,000
90th Percentile £62,500 £62,500 £57,500
England median annual salary £45,000 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -5.26% +5.56% -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 11,811 4,494 10,835
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.98% 89.93% 94.24%
Number of salaries quoted 7,468 2,780 8,241
10th Percentile £29,000 £27,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £33,750 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,750 £60,741
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +11.11% -10.84%

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 30 April 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 30 April 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 -2 746 £44,543 -1.02% 123
East Midlands +5 580 £35,000 -9.09% 78
Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 30 April 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.

1 629 (47.33%) Microsoft
2 537 (40.41%) Azure
3 462 (34.76%) Azure Certification
4 357 (26.86%) SQL
5 330 (24.83%) Cybersecurity
6 317 (23.85%) Business Intelligence
7 313 (23.55%) Microsoft Excel
8 302 (22.72%) Power Platform
9 300 (22.57%) Power BI
10 292 (21.97%) Mentoring
11 274 (20.62%) Python
12 270 (20.32%) AI
13 264 (19.86%) Tableau
14 257 (19.34%) CompTIA Security+
15 239 (17.98%) CompTIA CySA+
16 231 (17.38%) Azure AI
16 231 (17.38%) ForeScout
17 137 (10.31%) Problem-Solving
18 93 (7.00%) Agile
19 91 (6.85%) Analytics
20 86 (6.47%) Continuous Improvement
21 81 (6.09%) ERP
22 78 (5.87%) Business Analysis
23 77 (5.79%) Degree
24 72 (5.42%) Microsoft 365
25 65 (4.89%) Windows
26 61 (4.59%) Decision-Making
26 61 (4.59%) Security Cleared
27 60 (4.51%) Process Improvement
28 59 (4.44%) 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 17 (1.28%) Confluence
2 16 (1.20%) SharePoint
3 13 (0.98%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (0.38%) Skype for Business
5 3 (0.23%) IIS
Applications
1 313 (23.55%) Microsoft Excel
2 23 (1.73%) Microsoft Office
3 17 (1.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 10 (0.75%) MS Visio
5 4 (0.30%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.23%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.075%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.075%) Trello
Business Applications
1 13 (0.98%) Dynamics CRM
2 10 (0.75%) SAP CO
2 10 (0.75%) SAP FI
2 10 (0.75%) SAP FI/CO
3 9 (0.68%) NetSuite
4 8 (0.60%) Cloudability
4 8 (0.60%) SAP Payroll
5 6 (0.45%) SAP HR
5 6 (0.45%) SAP S/4HANA
6 5 (0.38%) SAP Business One
7 4 (0.30%) Dynamics AX
7 4 (0.30%) Elite 3E
7 4 (0.30%) Exchequer
7 4 (0.30%) Primavera
7 4 (0.30%) SAP PP
7 4 (0.30%) Visualfiles
8 3 (0.23%) IBM Planning Analytics
8 3 (0.23%) SAP Business ByDesign
9 2 (0.15%) Oracle EBS
9 2 (0.15%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 537 (40.41%) Azure
2 302 (22.72%) Power Platform
3 231 (17.38%) Azure AI
4 72 (5.42%) Microsoft 365
5 35 (2.63%) AWS
6 26 (1.96%) Dynamics 365
6 26 (1.96%) Entra ID
7 20 (1.50%) SaaS
8 16 (1.20%) GCP
9 10 (0.75%) Power Automate
10 9 (0.68%) IaaS
10 9 (0.68%) PaaS
11 7 (0.53%) Microsoft Purview
11 7 (0.53%) PowerApps
12 6 (0.45%) Azure DevOps
12 6 (0.45%) Google Analytics
13 3 (0.23%) Microsoft Copilot
13 3 (0.23%) OneDrive
13 3 (0.23%) Siteimprove
13 3 (0.23%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 18 (1.35%) Firewall
2 16 (1.20%) DHCP
2 16 (1.20%) DNS
3 8 (0.60%) VPN
4 6 (0.45%) TCP/IP
5 5 (0.38%) Remote Desktop
5 5 (0.38%) Skype
5 5 (0.38%) VoIP
6 4 (0.30%) RFID
7 3 (0.23%) FTP
8 2 (0.15%) Broadband
8 2 (0.15%) Cisco ASA
8 2 (0.15%) Cisco Nexus
8 2 (0.15%) Ethernet
8 2 (0.15%) PBX
8 2 (0.15%) Unified Communications
9 1 (0.075%) IP Telephony
9 1 (0.075%) LAN
9 1 (0.075%) SMS
9 1 (0.075%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 300 (22.57%) Power BI
2 264 (19.86%) Tableau
3 21 (1.58%) SQL Server
4 16 (1.20%) Data Mining
5 12 (0.90%) Oracle Reports
6 10 (0.75%) Power Query
7 7 (0.53%) Looker
8 6 (0.45%) Relational Database
9 5 (0.38%) Crystal Reports
10 3 (0.23%) Amazon Redshift
10 3 (0.23%) MySQL
10 3 (0.23%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 2 (0.15%) BigQuery
11 2 (0.15%) Data Warehouse
11 2 (0.15%) Geospatial Data
11 2 (0.15%) Semantic Layer
12 1 (0.075%) Amazon QuickSight
12 1 (0.075%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
12 1 (0.075%) DTS
12 1 (0.075%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 32 (2.41%) JIRA
2 4 (0.30%) LabVIEW
3 3 (0.23%) Selenium
3 3 (0.23%) TestRail
3 3 (0.23%) Toad
3 3 (0.23%) Zephyr
4 2 (0.15%) Postman
5 1 (0.075%) SoapUI
General
1 654 (49.21%) Social Skills
2 194 (14.60%) Analytical Skills
3 166 (12.49%) Finance
4 65 (4.89%) Retail
5 59 (4.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 53 (3.99%) Manufacturing
7 40 (3.01%) Law
8 30 (2.26%) Marketing
9 29 (2.18%) Legal
10 14 (1.05%) Organisational Skills
11 11 (0.83%) Automotive
12 10 (0.75%) Banking
13 8 (0.60%) Public Sector
14 7 (0.53%) Influencing Skills
14 7 (0.53%) Presentation Skills
15 5 (0.38%) Advertising
15 5 (0.38%) Pharmaceutical
16 4 (0.30%) Games
17 3 (0.23%) Retail Finance
17 3 (0.23%) Spanish Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (0.45%) Flash
1 6 (0.45%) Oracle Fusion
2 5 (0.38%) JSON
3 3 (0.23%) CSS
3 3 (0.23%) HTML
3 3 (0.23%) SAP Fiori
4 2 (0.15%) PySpark
5 1 (0.075%) Middleware
5 1 (0.075%) Pandas
5 1 (0.075%) SAP CAF
5 1 (0.075%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 27 (2.03%) Onboarding
2 21 (1.58%) Management Information System
3 17 (1.28%) Analytical Mindset
3 17 (1.28%) Driving Licence
4 15 (1.13%) CSOC
4 15 (1.13%) Security Operations Centre
5 14 (1.05%) Cyber Defence
5 14 (1.05%) Product Ownership
6 9 (0.68%) Cyber Threat
6 9 (0.68%) Public Cloud
7 8 (0.60%) Security Posture
7 8 (0.60%) Self-Motivation
8 7 (0.53%) Operational Technology
9 5 (0.38%) Credit Risk
9 5 (0.38%) Data Centre
9 5 (0.38%) Smartphone
10 4 (0.30%) Cyberattack
10 4 (0.30%) iSeries
10 4 (0.30%) Legacy Systems
10 4 (0.30%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 65 (4.89%) Windows
2 27 (2.03%) Windows Server
3 23 (1.73%) Windows 10
4 10 (0.75%) Linux
5 3 (0.23%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.15%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.075%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 330 (24.83%) Cybersecurity
2 317 (23.85%) Business Intelligence
3 292 (21.97%) Mentoring
4 270 (20.32%) AI
5 137 (10.31%) Problem-Solving
6 93 (7.00%) Agile
7 91 (6.85%) Analytics
8 86 (6.47%) Continuous Improvement
9 81 (6.09%) ERP
10 78 (5.87%) Business Analysis
11 61 (4.59%) Decision-Making
12 60 (4.51%) Process Improvement
13 59 (4.44%) ITIL
14 53 (3.99%) Data Analysis
15 48 (3.61%) Customer Service
16 39 (2.93%) Project Management
17 37 (2.78%) CRM
18 36 (2.71%) Logistics
19 34 (2.56%) Validation
20 33 (2.48%) Information Security
Programming Languages
1 357 (26.86%) SQL
2 274 (20.62%) Python
3 14 (1.05%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 10 (0.75%) PowerShell
4 10 (0.75%) T-SQL
5 8 (0.60%) Kusto Query Language
6 7 (0.53%) VBA
7 4 (0.30%) C#
7 4 (0.30%) R
8 3 (0.23%) JavaScript
8 3 (0.23%) PHP
Qualifications
1 462 (34.76%) Azure Certification
2 257 (19.34%) CompTIA Security+
3 239 (17.98%) CompTIA CySA+
4 77 (5.79%) Degree
5 61 (4.59%) Security Cleared
6 56 (4.21%) SC Cleared
7 18 (1.35%) AWS Certification
8 16 (1.20%) Microsoft Certification
9 12 (0.90%) CISSP
9 12 (0.90%) SSCP
10 10 (0.75%) SANS
11 8 (0.60%) ACCA
11 8 (0.60%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 8 (0.60%) CIMA
12 7 (0.53%) CISA
12 7 (0.53%) MCSA
12 7 (0.53%) Microsoft Certified Professional
13 6 (0.45%) AAT
14 5 (0.38%) A+ Certification
14 5 (0.38%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (2.41%) Data Quality
2 25 (1.88%) QA
3 22 (1.66%) NIST
3 22 (1.66%) SLA
4 17 (1.28%) GDPR
4 17 (1.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 16 (1.20%) PMO
6 10 (0.75%) Accessibility
6 10 (0.75%) Cyber Essentials
7 7 (0.53%) GRC
8 6 (0.45%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 5 (0.38%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 4 (0.30%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 4 (0.30%) HIPAA
10 4 (0.30%) SOC 2
11 3 (0.23%) Actionable Recommendations
11 3 (0.23%) Software Quality Assurance
12 1 (0.075%) PCI DSS
12 1 (0.075%) PSD2
12 1 (0.075%) WCAG
System Software
1 55 (4.14%) Active Directory
2 5 (0.38%) Virtual Servers
3 3 (0.23%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 2 (0.15%) BitLocker
5 1 (0.075%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.075%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.075%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.075%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 11 (0.83%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (0.60%) Single Sign-On
3 5 (0.38%) SCCM
4 3 (0.23%) HP ALM
5 2 (0.15%) CSIRT
Vendors
1 629 (47.33%) Microsoft
2 231 (17.38%) ForeScout
3 43 (3.24%) SAP
4 28 (2.11%) Oracle
5 23 (1.73%) ServiceNow
6 21 (1.58%) Adobe
7 20 (1.50%) Apple
8 13 (0.98%) Salesforce
8 13 (0.98%) VMware
9 12 (0.90%) Google
10 9 (0.68%) Databricks
11 8 (0.60%) HP
11 8 (0.60%) IBM
12 6 (0.45%) Citrix
12 6 (0.45%) Meraki
13 5 (0.38%) Epicor
13 5 (0.38%) iManage
13 5 (0.38%) JD Edwards
13 5 (0.38%) Sage
13 5 (0.38%) Workday