Analyst Job Trends in the Midlands

Analyst
England > Midlands

The median Analyst salary in the Midlands is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 October 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 14 18 14
Rank change year-on-year +4 -4 -5
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 980 492 946
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 6.27% 8.87% 10.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.80% 9.55% 10.66%
Number of salaries quoted 644 421 371
10th Percentile £27,000 £27,000 £26,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £28,750 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £39,758 £41,500
Median % change year-on-year +13.19% -4.20% +3.75%
75th Percentile £53,750 £48,750 £52,625
90th Percentile £62,500 £57,500 £62,500
England median annual salary £45,000 £42,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +5.88% -10.53% -

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 14,420 5,153 8,874
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.21% 92.95% 94.82%
Number of salaries quoted 10,072 3,152 4,609
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,000 £29,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £31,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £62,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £59,000 £55,000 £56,000
% change year-on-year +7.27% -1.79% -6.67%

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 12 October 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 12 October 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
East Midlands +6 512 £40,000 +14.29% 112
West Midlands -1 468 £46,205 +8.72% 191
Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 12 October 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.

1 197 (20.10%) Microsoft
2 177 (18.06%) Problem-Solving
3 142 (14.49%) SQL
4 116 (11.84%) Cybersecurity
5 108 (11.02%) Continuous Improvement
6 100 (10.20%) Analytics
7 99 (10.10%) Azure
8 96 (9.80%) Business Intelligence
9 94 (9.59%) Customer Service
9 94 (9.59%) Microsoft 365
10 89 (9.08%) Decision-Making
10 89 (9.08%) ERP
11 80 (8.16%) Power Platform
12 79 (8.06%) Microsoft Excel
12 79 (8.06%) Power BI
13 74 (7.55%) Data Analysis
14 70 (7.14%) AI
15 69 (7.04%) Degree
16 61 (6.22%) Windows
17 60 (6.12%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 59 (6.02%) Python
19 56 (5.71%) Stakeholder Management
20 55 (5.61%) Agile
21 53 (5.41%) CRM
21 53 (5.41%) ITIL
21 53 (5.41%) Logistics
21 53 (5.41%) Mentoring
22 52 (5.31%) Business Analysis
23 46 (4.69%) Azure Certification
24 45 (4.59%) Actionable Insight

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 (2.04%) SharePoint
2 14 (1.43%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (0.71%) Confluence
4 4 (0.41%) IIS
4 4 (0.41%) SAS
5 2 (0.20%) Skype for Business
6 1 (0.10%) Apache
6 1 (0.10%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 79 (8.06%) Microsoft Excel
2 30 (3.06%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (0.82%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.31%) Notion
5 2 (0.20%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.20%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.20%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 17 (1.73%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (1.22%) IBM Planning Analytics
3 10 (1.02%) Cloudability
4 7 (0.71%) SAP S/4HANA
5 5 (0.51%) Payment Gateway
5 5 (0.51%) SAP Business One
5 5 (0.51%) Shopify
6 4 (0.41%) Dynamics AX
6 4 (0.41%) SAP CO
6 4 (0.41%) SAP FI
6 4 (0.41%) SAP FI/CO
7 3 (0.31%) Dynamics GP
7 3 (0.31%) Elite 3E
7 3 (0.31%) Infor CloudSuite
7 3 (0.31%) Infor LN
7 3 (0.31%) Infor M3
7 3 (0.31%) Sage X3
7 3 (0.31%) Visualfiles
8 2 (0.20%) Magento
9 1 (0.10%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 99 (10.10%) Azure
2 94 (9.59%) Microsoft 365
3 80 (8.16%) Power Platform
4 32 (3.27%) AWS
5 22 (2.24%) Azure AI
5 22 (2.24%) Dynamics 365
6 16 (1.63%) GCP
7 15 (1.53%) Entra ID
8 14 (1.43%) SaaS
9 9 (0.92%) Microsoft Copilot
10 8 (0.82%) Azure DevOps
11 5 (0.51%) Google Analytics
11 5 (0.51%) Microsoft Purview
11 5 (0.51%) NetDocuments
11 5 (0.51%) OneDrive
12 4 (0.41%) Azure Sentinel
13 3 (0.31%) Boomi
14 2 (0.20%) Azure Data Factory
14 2 (0.20%) SuccessFactors
15 1 (0.10%) Canva
Communications & Networking
1 15 (1.53%) Firewall
2 11 (1.12%) LAN
2 11 (1.12%) WAN
3 7 (0.71%) Wireless
4 6 (0.61%) DHCP
4 6 (0.61%) DNS
4 6 (0.61%) VPN
5 4 (0.41%) SD-WAN
5 4 (0.41%) TCP/IP
5 4 (0.41%) Wi-Fi
6 3 (0.31%) Network Security
6 3 (0.31%) VLAN
7 2 (0.20%) Skype
7 2 (0.20%) SMTP
7 2 (0.20%) SSH
7 2 (0.20%) SSL
8 1 (0.10%) Remote Desktop
8 1 (0.10%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 79 (8.06%) Power BI
2 33 (3.37%) Tableau
3 15 (1.53%) Data Warehouse
4 11 (1.12%) Crystal Reports
4 11 (1.12%) GIS
4 11 (1.12%) Power Query
4 11 (1.12%) SQL Server
5 10 (1.02%) Relational Database
6 6 (0.61%) Looker
7 5 (0.51%) BigQuery
8 4 (0.41%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 3 (0.31%) DTS
9 3 (0.31%) MySQL
10 2 (0.20%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
10 2 (0.20%) Base SAS
10 2 (0.20%) Data Mining
10 2 (0.20%) Geospatial Data
10 2 (0.20%) MS Access
10 2 (0.20%) QlikView
11 1 (0.10%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 23 (2.35%) JIRA
2 6 (0.61%) Git
2 6 (0.61%) Postman
3 4 (0.41%) Hudson
4 3 (0.31%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 2 (0.20%) Browser DevTools
5 2 (0.20%) Cucumber
5 2 (0.20%) GitLab
5 2 (0.20%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.20%) JMeter
5 2 (0.20%) Selenium
5 2 (0.20%) SoapUI
5 2 (0.20%) Visual Studio
5 2 (0.20%) Zephyr
6 1 (0.10%) LSMW
General
1 239 (24.39%) Social Skills
2 178 (18.16%) Finance
3 166 (16.94%) Analytical Skills
4 81 (8.27%) Retail
5 48 (4.90%) Manufacturing
6 37 (3.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 26 (2.65%) Public Sector
8 25 (2.55%) Organisational Skills
9 22 (2.24%) Marketing
10 20 (2.04%) Law
11 19 (1.94%) Legal
12 11 (1.12%) Documentation Skills
12 11 (1.12%) Swedish Language
13 10 (1.02%) Automotive
13 10 (1.02%) Dutch Language
14 9 (0.92%) Banking
14 9 (0.92%) Italian Language
14 9 (0.92%) Presentation Skills
15 8 (0.82%) French Language
16 6 (0.61%) Influencing Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (1.73%) Oracle Fusion
2 10 (1.02%) SOAP
3 9 (0.92%) REST
4 6 (0.61%) EDI
5 5 (0.51%) JSON
6 3 (0.31%) ADO
6 3 (0.31%) Gherkin
6 3 (0.31%) XML
7 2 (0.20%) CSS
7 2 (0.20%) HTML
7 2 (0.20%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 53 (5.41%) Management Information System
2 21 (2.14%) Onboarding
3 15 (1.53%) Operational Technology
4 14 (1.43%) Data Structures
4 14 (1.43%) Driving Licence
4 14 (1.43%) Self-Motivation
5 12 (1.22%) Product Ownership
6 11 (1.12%) CMDB
7 8 (0.82%) Enterprise Software
8 7 (0.71%) Security Posture
9 5 (0.51%) Analytical Mindset
9 5 (0.51%) Credit Risk
9 5 (0.51%) CSOC
9 5 (0.51%) FMCG
9 5 (0.51%) Greenfield Project
9 5 (0.51%) Smartphone
10 4 (0.41%) Legacy Systems
10 4 (0.41%) NHS
10 4 (0.41%) Online Gambling
11 3 (0.31%) AI Agents
Operating Systems
1 61 (6.22%) Windows
2 21 (2.14%) Windows Server
3 16 (1.63%) Windows 10
4 3 (0.31%) Apple iOS
4 3 (0.31%) Windows Server 2016
5 2 (0.20%) Android
5 2 (0.20%) Linux
6 1 (0.10%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 177 (18.06%) Problem-Solving
2 116 (11.84%) Cybersecurity
3 108 (11.02%) Continuous Improvement
4 100 (10.20%) Analytics
5 96 (9.80%) Business Intelligence
6 94 (9.59%) Customer Service
7 89 (9.08%) Decision-Making
7 89 (9.08%) ERP
8 74 (7.55%) Data Analysis
9 70 (7.14%) AI
10 60 (6.12%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 56 (5.71%) Stakeholder Management
12 55 (5.61%) Agile
13 53 (5.41%) CRM
13 53 (5.41%) ITIL
13 53 (5.41%) Logistics
13 53 (5.41%) Mentoring
14 52 (5.31%) Business Analysis
15 45 (4.59%) Actionable Insight
15 45 (4.59%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 142 (14.49%) SQL
2 59 (6.02%) Python
3 16 (1.63%) JavaScript
4 14 (1.43%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 9 (0.92%) PowerShell
6 5 (0.51%) Kusto Query Language
7 4 (0.41%) R
8 2 (0.20%) Java
8 2 (0.20%) PHP
8 2 (0.20%) VBA
9 1 (0.10%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 69 (7.04%) Degree
2 46 (4.69%) Azure Certification
3 38 (3.88%) Security Cleared
4 34 (3.47%) SC Cleared
5 29 (2.96%) CompTIA Security+
6 24 (2.45%) CompTIA CySA+
7 22 (2.24%) AWS Certification
8 18 (1.84%) Microsoft Certification
9 13 (1.33%) MCSE
10 10 (1.02%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 5 (0.51%) A+ Certification
11 5 (0.51%) ACCA
11 5 (0.51%) CIMA
11 5 (0.51%) Computer Science Degree
11 5 (0.51%) SANS
12 4 (0.41%) CBAP
12 4 (0.41%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 4 (0.41%) PMI Certification
12 4 (0.41%) SAP Certification
13 3 (0.31%) IIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (3.57%) Data Quality
2 31 (3.16%) QA
3 27 (2.76%) GDPR
4 24 (2.45%) PMO
5 9 (0.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 8 (0.82%) GRC
7 7 (0.71%) Accessibility
7 7 (0.71%) PCI DSS
8 5 (0.51%) Actionable Recommendations
8 5 (0.51%) NIST
8 5 (0.51%) SLA
9 3 (0.31%) Cyber Essentials
9 3 (0.31%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 2 (0.20%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 2 (0.20%) HIPAA
10 2 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 17025
11 1 (0.10%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 1 (0.10%) COBIT
11 1 (0.10%) PERC
11 1 (0.10%) SOC 2
System Software
1 36 (3.67%) Active Directory
2 4 (0.41%) vSphere
3 2 (0.20%) Samba
3 2 (0.20%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.20%) XenApp
4 1 (0.10%) Docker
4 1 (0.10%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.10%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 10 (1.02%) SCCM
2 9 (0.92%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.10%) Failover Clustering
3 1 (0.10%) Microsoft Clustering
3 1 (0.10%) QRadar
Vendors
1 197 (20.10%) Microsoft
2 44 (4.49%) ServiceNow
3 41 (4.18%) Salesforce
4 31 (3.16%) SAP
5 27 (2.76%) Oracle
6 22 (2.24%) ForeScout
7 19 (1.94%) Workday
8 15 (1.53%) Adobe
8 15 (1.53%) Apple
9 13 (1.33%) Epicor
10 12 (1.22%) Cognos
10 12 (1.22%) IBM
11 9 (0.92%) VMware
12 8 (0.82%) Aderant
12 8 (0.82%) Google
12 8 (0.82%) Intapp
13 5 (0.51%) Aruba
13 5 (0.51%) Guidewire
13 5 (0.51%) Meraki
13 5 (0.51%) Sage