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 16 April 2026.

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

6 months to
16 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 8 12 13
Rank change year-on-year +4 +1 -1
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 1,259 485 1,059
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 10.52% 10.06% 9.48%
As % of the Job Titles category 11.35% 11.25% 10.08%
Number of salaries quoted 573 356 817
10th Percentile £28,000 £25,000 £25,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £30,500 £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 £54,063 £50,000
90th Percentile £61,250 £62,500 £56,750
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 11,089 4,310 10,507
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.69% 89.36% 94.01%
Number of salaries quoted 6,946 2,738 8,158
10th Percentile £28,393 £27,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £33,704
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £60,741
90th Percentile £80,000 £76,250 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £54,296
% change year-on-year -8.33% +10.51% -9.51%

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 16 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 16 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 -1 707 £42,500 -6.08% 154
East Midlands +3 549 £35,000 -9.09% 113
Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 16 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.

1 599 (47.58%) Microsoft
2 511 (40.59%) Azure
3 440 (34.95%) Azure Certification
4 353 (28.04%) SQL
5 311 (24.70%) Cybersecurity
6 308 (24.46%) Microsoft Excel
7 307 (24.38%) Business Intelligence
8 292 (23.19%) Power Platform
9 290 (23.03%) Power BI
10 281 (22.32%) Mentoring
11 260 (20.65%) Python
12 256 (20.33%) Tableau
13 248 (19.70%) AI
14 246 (19.54%) CompTIA Security+
15 227 (18.03%) CompTIA CySA+
16 220 (17.47%) Azure AI
16 220 (17.47%) ForeScout
17 150 (11.91%) Problem-Solving
18 97 (7.70%) Continuous Improvement
19 93 (7.39%) Agile
20 90 (7.15%) Analytics
21 83 (6.59%) Degree
22 82 (6.51%) ERP
23 76 (6.04%) Business Analysis
24 71 (5.64%) Microsoft 365
25 70 (5.56%) Decision-Making
26 63 (5.00%) Windows
27 61 (4.85%) ITIL
28 59 (4.69%) Customer Service
29 58 (4.61%) Process Improvement

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 20 (1.59%) Confluence
2 16 (1.27%) SharePoint
3 12 (0.95%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (0.40%) Skype for Business
5 2 (0.16%) IIS
6 1 (0.079%) SAS
Applications
1 308 (24.46%) Microsoft Excel
2 23 (1.83%) Microsoft Office
3 17 (1.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 11 (0.87%) MS Visio
5 5 (0.40%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.16%) Photoshop
6 2 (0.16%) Trello
7 1 (0.079%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 10 (0.79%) NetSuite
2 8 (0.64%) SAP CO
2 8 (0.64%) SAP FI
2 8 (0.64%) SAP FI/CO
2 8 (0.64%) SAP Payroll
3 6 (0.48%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (0.48%) SAP HR
3 6 (0.48%) SAP S/4HANA
4 4 (0.32%) Cloudability
4 4 (0.32%) Dynamics AX
4 4 (0.32%) Elite 3E
4 4 (0.32%) Exchequer
4 4 (0.32%) Primavera
4 4 (0.32%) SAP PP
4 4 (0.32%) Visualfiles
5 3 (0.24%) IBM Planning Analytics
5 3 (0.24%) SAP Business ByDesign
6 2 (0.16%) Misys Midas
6 2 (0.16%) Oracle EBS
6 2 (0.16%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 511 (40.59%) Azure
2 292 (23.19%) Power Platform
3 220 (17.47%) Azure AI
4 71 (5.64%) Microsoft 365
5 30 (2.38%) AWS
6 26 (2.07%) SaaS
7 25 (1.99%) Dynamics 365
8 24 (1.91%) Entra ID
9 12 (0.95%) GCP
10 10 (0.79%) Power Automate
11 9 (0.71%) IaaS
11 9 (0.71%) PaaS
12 7 (0.56%) Azure DevOps
12 7 (0.56%) PowerApps
13 6 (0.48%) Google Analytics
13 6 (0.48%) Microsoft Purview
14 5 (0.40%) OCI
15 3 (0.24%) Azure Synapse Analytics
15 3 (0.24%) Siteimprove
15 3 (0.24%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 18 (1.43%) Firewall
2 17 (1.35%) DHCP
2 17 (1.35%) DNS
3 12 (0.95%) Remote Desktop
4 9 (0.71%) VPN
5 6 (0.48%) TCP/IP
6 5 (0.40%) Skype
6 5 (0.40%) VoIP
7 4 (0.32%) RFID
8 3 (0.24%) Cisco ASA
8 3 (0.24%) Cisco Nexus
8 3 (0.24%) FTP
9 2 (0.16%) Broadband
9 2 (0.16%) Ethernet
9 2 (0.16%) Network Security
9 2 (0.16%) PBX
9 2 (0.16%) Unified Communications
10 1 (0.079%) LAN
10 1 (0.079%) SMS
10 1 (0.079%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 290 (23.03%) Power BI
2 256 (20.33%) Tableau
3 20 (1.59%) SQL Server
4 17 (1.35%) Data Mining
5 14 (1.11%) Oracle Reports
6 9 (0.71%) Power Query
7 7 (0.56%) Looker
8 6 (0.48%) Relational Database
9 4 (0.32%) Data Warehouse
9 4 (0.32%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 3 (0.24%) Amazon Redshift
11 2 (0.16%) BigQuery
11 2 (0.16%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
11 2 (0.16%) Crystal Reports
11 2 (0.16%) MySQL
11 2 (0.16%) SAP BW
11 2 (0.16%) Semantic Layer
11 2 (0.16%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 1 (0.079%) Amazon QuickSight
12 1 (0.079%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 35 (2.78%) JIRA
2 4 (0.32%) LabVIEW
3 3 (0.24%) Selenium
3 3 (0.24%) TestRail
3 3 (0.24%) Toad
3 3 (0.24%) Zephyr
4 1 (0.079%) Postman
4 1 (0.079%) SoapUI
General
1 645 (51.23%) Social Skills
2 202 (16.04%) Analytical Skills
3 165 (13.11%) Finance
4 69 (5.48%) Retail
5 54 (4.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 54 (4.29%) Manufacturing
6 40 (3.18%) Law
7 33 (2.62%) Marketing
8 32 (2.54%) Legal
9 14 (1.11%) Organisational Skills
10 10 (0.79%) Automotive
10 10 (0.79%) Banking
11 9 (0.71%) Presentation Skills
12 7 (0.56%) Advertising
13 6 (0.48%) Influencing Skills
13 6 (0.48%) Public Sector
14 5 (0.40%) Documentation Skills
15 4 (0.32%) Games
16 3 (0.24%) Pharmaceutical
16 3 (0.24%) Spanish Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (0.64%) Flash
1 8 (0.64%) Oracle Fusion
2 4 (0.32%) JSON
3 3 (0.24%) SAP Fiori
4 2 (0.16%) CSS
4 2 (0.16%) HTML
4 2 (0.16%) PySpark
5 1 (0.079%) Middleware
5 1 (0.079%) Pandas
5 1 (0.079%) SAP CAF
5 1 (0.079%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 30 (2.38%) Onboarding
2 21 (1.67%) Management Information System
3 17 (1.35%) Analytical Mindset
4 15 (1.19%) CSOC
4 15 (1.19%) Driving Licence
4 15 (1.19%) Security Operations Centre
5 14 (1.11%) Cyber Defence
5 14 (1.11%) Product Ownership
6 11 (0.87%) Security Posture
7 10 (0.79%) Self-Motivation
8 9 (0.71%) Cyber Threat
8 9 (0.71%) Public Cloud
9 6 (0.48%) Data Centre
10 5 (0.40%) Operational Technology
11 4 (0.32%) Cyberattack
12 3 (0.24%) AI Agents
12 3 (0.24%) Hybrid Cloud
12 3 (0.24%) Legacy Systems
12 3 (0.24%) Mobile App
12 3 (0.24%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 63 (5.00%) Windows
2 23 (1.83%) Windows Server
3 22 (1.75%) Windows 10
4 10 (0.79%) Linux
5 5 (0.40%) Mac OS
6 3 (0.24%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.079%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 311 (24.70%) Cybersecurity
2 307 (24.38%) Business Intelligence
3 281 (22.32%) Mentoring
4 248 (19.70%) AI
5 150 (11.91%) Problem-Solving
6 97 (7.70%) Continuous Improvement
7 93 (7.39%) Agile
8 90 (7.15%) Analytics
9 82 (6.51%) ERP
10 76 (6.04%) Business Analysis
11 70 (5.56%) Decision-Making
12 61 (4.85%) ITIL
13 59 (4.69%) Customer Service
14 58 (4.61%) Process Improvement
15 53 (4.21%) Data Analysis
16 43 (3.42%) Project Management
17 38 (3.02%) CRM
18 37 (2.94%) User Acceptance Testing
19 35 (2.78%) Validation
20 34 (2.70%) Logistics
Programming Languages
1 353 (28.04%) SQL
2 260 (20.65%) Python
3 14 (1.11%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 14 (1.11%) T-SQL
4 10 (0.79%) C#
5 9 (0.71%) VBA
6 8 (0.64%) Kusto Query Language
6 8 (0.64%) PowerShell
7 4 (0.32%) R
8 2 (0.16%) JavaScript
8 2 (0.16%) PHP
9 1 (0.079%) VB
Qualifications
1 440 (34.95%) Azure Certification
2 246 (19.54%) CompTIA Security+
3 227 (18.03%) CompTIA CySA+
4 83 (6.59%) Degree
5 58 (4.61%) Security Cleared
6 53 (4.21%) SC Cleared
7 16 (1.27%) AWS Certification
7 16 (1.27%) Microsoft Certification
8 15 (1.19%) CISSP
9 11 (0.87%) ACCA
9 11 (0.87%) CIMA
9 11 (0.87%) SSCP
10 10 (0.79%) SANS
11 8 (0.64%) AAT
12 7 (0.56%) CISA
12 7 (0.56%) Cisco Certification
12 7 (0.56%) CISM
12 7 (0.56%) MCSA
12 7 (0.56%) Microsoft Certified Professional
13 5 (0.40%) CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (2.38%) Data Quality
2 27 (2.14%) QA
3 22 (1.75%) NIST
4 20 (1.59%) SLA
5 18 (1.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 16 (1.27%) GDPR
7 12 (0.95%) PMO
8 10 (0.79%) Accessibility
8 10 (0.79%) Cyber Essentials
9 6 (0.48%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 4 (0.32%) GRC
10 4 (0.32%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 3 (0.24%) Actionable Recommendations
11 3 (0.24%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 3 (0.24%) HIPAA
11 3 (0.24%) SOC 2
11 3 (0.24%) Software Quality Assurance
12 1 (0.079%) PSD2
12 1 (0.079%) WCAG
System Software
1 53 (4.21%) Active Directory
2 5 (0.40%) Virtual Servers
3 3 (0.24%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 2 (0.16%) BitLocker
4 2 (0.16%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.079%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.079%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.079%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 12 (0.95%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (0.64%) Single Sign-On
3 5 (0.40%) SCCM
4 3 (0.24%) HP ALM
5 2 (0.16%) CSIRT
6 1 (0.079%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
Vendors
1 599 (47.58%) Microsoft
2 220 (17.47%) ForeScout
3 39 (3.10%) SAP
4 34 (2.70%) Oracle
5 19 (1.51%) ServiceNow
6 16 (1.27%) Adobe
6 16 (1.27%) Apple
7 15 (1.19%) Salesforce
8 13 (1.03%) VMware
9 12 (0.95%) Google
10 10 (0.79%) Databricks
11 9 (0.71%) IBM
12 7 (0.56%) Meraki
13 6 (0.48%) Citrix
13 6 (0.48%) HP
13 6 (0.48%) Sage
14 5 (0.40%) Cognos
14 5 (0.40%) Dell
14 5 (0.40%) JD Edwards
14 5 (0.40%) McAfee