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 November 2025.

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

6 months to
28 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 11 17 12
Rank change year-on-year +6 -5 0
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 553 752 621
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 9.10% 8.73% 12.69%
As % of the Job Titles category 9.85% 9.33% 13.33%
Number of salaries quoted 413 358 510
10th Percentile £26,050 £28,000 £25,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £33,813 £28,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% +6.25% -5.88%
75th Percentile £50,000 £53,750 £50,000
90th Percentile £58,750 £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 5,617 8,058 4,659
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.48% 93.58% 95.22%
Number of salaries quoted 3,858 4,014 3,669
10th Percentile £27,500 £30,000 £26,500
25th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - -
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £57,560 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.45% -4.07% -

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 November 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 28 November 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 +3 284 £42,500 -1.73% 179
East Midlands +9 266 £35,000 -12.50% 120
Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 28 November 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.

1 185 (33.45%) SQL
2 155 (28.03%) Problem-Solving
3 135 (24.41%) Microsoft
4 97 (17.54%) Microsoft Excel
5 94 (17.00%) Power Platform
6 92 (16.64%) Power BI
7 91 (16.46%) Business Intelligence
8 87 (15.73%) Azure
9 74 (13.38%) ERP
10 72 (13.02%) Continuous Improvement
11 71 (12.84%) Customer Service
12 69 (12.48%) Python
13 66 (11.93%) Degree
14 61 (11.03%) Decision-Making
15 59 (10.67%) Cybersecurity
15 59 (10.67%) Microsoft 365
16 58 (10.49%) Analytics
17 53 (9.58%) Tableau
18 52 (9.40%) Mentoring
19 51 (9.22%) Data Analysis
19 51 (9.22%) Incident Management
20 50 (9.04%) Agile
20 50 (9.04%) Windows
21 47 (8.50%) CRM
22 46 (8.32%) ITIL
23 44 (7.96%) Azure Certification
24 43 (7.78%) Logistics
24 43 (7.78%) User Acceptance Testing
25 42 (7.59%) Microsoft Office
25 42 (7.59%) SC Cleared

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 10 (1.81%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (1.08%) Confluence
3 3 (0.54%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.18%) Appian
4 1 (0.18%) CMS
4 1 (0.18%) HCL Notes
4 1 (0.18%) IIS
4 1 (0.18%) SAS
Applications
1 97 (17.54%) Microsoft Excel
2 42 (7.59%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (1.27%) MS Visio
4 4 (0.72%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.72%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.54%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.36%) Trello
Business Applications
1 9 (1.63%) SAP HR
1 9 (1.63%) SAP Payroll
2 8 (1.45%) NetSuite
3 6 (1.08%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (1.08%) SAP Business One
3 6 (1.08%) SAP HCM
3 6 (1.08%) SAP S/4HANA
4 5 (0.90%) Exchequer
5 4 (0.72%) Dynamics NAV
5 4 (0.72%) Remedy ITSM
6 3 (0.54%) SAP EWM
6 3 (0.54%) SAP WM
7 2 (0.36%) iTrent
7 2 (0.36%) NEC Housing
7 2 (0.36%) SAP ERP
7 2 (0.36%) Shopify
8 1 (0.18%) Cognos Controller
8 1 (0.18%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
8 1 (0.18%) Misys Midas
8 1 (0.18%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 94 (17.00%) Power Platform
2 87 (15.73%) Azure
3 59 (10.67%) Microsoft 365
4 25 (4.52%) SaaS
5 23 (4.16%) Azure AI
6 20 (3.62%) Dynamics 365
7 14 (2.53%) Entra ID
8 8 (1.45%) AWS
9 7 (1.27%) OCI
9 7 (1.27%) SuccessFactors
10 6 (1.08%) Snowflake
11 4 (0.72%) Azure DevOps
12 3 (0.54%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 3 (0.54%) GCP
12 3 (0.54%) Google Analytics
13 2 (0.36%) Asana
13 2 (0.36%) Power Automate
13 2 (0.36%) PowerApps
14 1 (0.18%) Azure Logic Apps
14 1 (0.18%) Contentsquare
Communications & Networking
1 18 (3.25%) Firewall
2 14 (2.53%) Network Security
2 14 (2.53%) Remote Desktop
3 12 (2.17%) VPN
4 9 (1.63%) DHCP
4 9 (1.63%) DNS
5 7 (1.27%) TCP/IP
6 6 (1.08%) Cisco ASA
6 6 (1.08%) Cisco Nexus
7 4 (0.72%) Internet
7 4 (0.72%) Wi-Fi
8 1 (0.18%) Kerberos
8 1 (0.18%) LAN
8 1 (0.18%) MPLS
8 1 (0.18%) SAN
8 1 (0.18%) SD-WAN
8 1 (0.18%) VoIP
8 1 (0.18%) WAN
8 1 (0.18%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 92 (16.64%) Power BI
2 53 (9.58%) Tableau
3 14 (2.53%) Data Mining
4 10 (1.81%) SQL Server
5 9 (1.63%) BigQuery
6 8 (1.45%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 7 (1.27%) BusinessObjects
7 7 (1.27%) Relational Database
8 6 (1.08%) Crystal Reports
8 6 (1.08%) Oracle Reports
9 5 (0.90%) EDRMS
9 5 (0.90%) Geospatial Data
9 5 (0.90%) GIS
9 5 (0.90%) Oracle Database
10 3 (0.54%) Oracle BI Publisher
10 3 (0.54%) UniData
11 2 (0.36%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
11 2 (0.36%) Data Warehouse
11 2 (0.36%) Electronic Patient Records
11 2 (0.36%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 15 (2.71%) JIRA
General
1 225 (40.69%) Social Skills
2 138 (24.95%) Analytical Skills
3 124 (22.42%) Finance
4 52 (9.40%) Marketing
4 52 (9.40%) Retail
5 49 (8.86%) Law
6 41 (7.41%) Organisational Skills
7 32 (5.79%) Manufacturing
8 29 (5.24%) Legal
9 23 (4.16%) Public Sector
10 18 (3.25%) Documentation Skills
11 12 (2.17%) Advertising
12 11 (1.99%) Presentation Skills
13 9 (1.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 9 (1.63%) Local Government
14 6 (1.08%) Banking
14 6 (1.08%) Influencing Skills
15 5 (0.90%) Social Housing
16 4 (0.72%) Fire and Rescue
17 2 (0.36%) Police
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (1.81%) EDI
1 10 (1.81%) Flash
2 9 (1.63%) Oracle Fusion
3 6 (1.08%) SAP Fiori
4 3 (0.54%) Middleware
4 3 (0.54%) REST
5 2 (0.36%) .NET
5 2 (0.36%) Elastic Stack
5 2 (0.36%) SOAP
5 2 (0.36%) Web Services
6 1 (0.18%) .NET Framework
6 1 (0.18%) LDAP
6 1 (0.18%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 37 (6.69%) Onboarding
2 17 (3.07%) Security Posture
3 14 (2.53%) Driving Licence
4 12 (2.17%) Cyber Threat
5 11 (1.99%) Management Information System
6 10 (1.81%) Product Ownership
6 10 (1.81%) Self-Motivation
7 8 (1.45%) Data Structures
7 8 (1.45%) NHS
8 7 (1.27%) Analytical Mindset
9 6 (1.08%) Cyber Defence
9 6 (1.08%) iSeries
9 6 (1.08%) Operational Technology
10 5 (0.90%) Credit Risk
11 4 (0.72%) Algorithms
11 4 (0.72%) FMCG
11 4 (0.72%) Legacy Systems
12 3 (0.54%) Data Centre
12 3 (0.54%) Mobile App
13 2 (0.36%) Mashup
Operating Systems
1 50 (9.04%) Windows
2 15 (2.71%) Windows Server
3 14 (2.53%) Mac OS
4 12 (2.17%) Windows 10
5 7 (1.27%) Apple iOS
5 7 (1.27%) Linux
6 5 (0.90%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 155 (28.03%) Problem-Solving
2 91 (16.46%) Business Intelligence
3 74 (13.38%) ERP
4 72 (13.02%) Continuous Improvement
5 71 (12.84%) Customer Service
6 61 (11.03%) Decision-Making
7 59 (10.67%) Cybersecurity
8 58 (10.49%) Analytics
9 52 (9.40%) Mentoring
10 51 (9.22%) Data Analysis
10 51 (9.22%) Incident Management
11 50 (9.04%) Agile
12 47 (8.50%) CRM
13 46 (8.32%) ITIL
14 43 (7.78%) Logistics
14 43 (7.78%) User Acceptance Testing
15 35 (6.33%) Project Management
16 34 (6.15%) Visualisation
17 32 (5.79%) Actionable Insight
18 31 (5.61%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 185 (33.45%) SQL
2 69 (12.48%) Python
3 15 (2.71%) C#
4 11 (1.99%) T-SQL
5 8 (1.45%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 6 (1.08%) ABAP
6 6 (1.08%) R
7 3 (0.54%) PL/SQL
7 3 (0.54%) VBA
8 2 (0.36%) PowerShell
9 1 (0.18%) VB
9 1 (0.18%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 66 (11.93%) Degree
2 44 (7.96%) Azure Certification
3 42 (7.59%) SC Cleared
3 42 (7.59%) Security Cleared
4 29 (5.24%) CompTIA Security+
5 25 (4.52%) CompTIA CySA+
6 12 (2.17%) ACCA
6 12 (2.17%) CIMA
7 10 (1.81%) AAT
7 10 (1.81%) CISSP
8 9 (1.63%) Cisco Certification
8 9 (1.63%) Numerate Degree
9 8 (1.45%) Computer Science Degree
10 7 (1.27%) CISM
10 7 (1.27%) DBS Check
10 7 (1.27%) Microsoft Certification
11 6 (1.08%) CCNA
12 5 (0.90%) MCP
13 3 (0.54%) AWS Certification
13 3 (0.54%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (7.05%) SLA
2 29 (5.24%) GDPR
3 27 (4.88%) QA
4 25 (4.52%) Data Quality
5 20 (3.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 12 (2.17%) Cyber Essentials
7 10 (1.81%) PMO
8 8 (1.45%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 8 (1.45%) NIST
9 5 (0.90%) PCI DSS
9 5 (0.90%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 3 (0.54%) Actionable Recommendations
10 3 (0.54%) GRC
11 2 (0.36%) COBIT
11 2 (0.36%) ISO 9001
12 1 (0.18%) Accessibility
12 1 (0.18%) HIPAA
12 1 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 17025
12 1 (0.18%) P3O
12 1 (0.18%) SOC 2
System Software
1 31 (5.61%) Active Directory
2 4 (0.72%) BitLocker
2 4 (0.72%) Firmware
3 2 (0.36%) IAG
3 2 (0.36%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.18%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.18%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 13 (2.35%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (0.72%) SCCM
3 2 (0.36%) CSIRT
4 1 (0.18%) EnCase
4 1 (0.18%) Nagios
4 1 (0.18%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
4 1 (0.18%) Terraform
Vendors
1 135 (24.41%) Microsoft
2 25 (4.52%) SAP
3 24 (4.34%) Oracle
4 22 (3.98%) ForeScout
5 20 (3.62%) Salesforce
6 14 (2.53%) Databricks
7 8 (1.45%) Civica
8 7 (1.27%) Cisco
8 7 (1.27%) Google
8 7 (1.27%) Meraki
9 6 (1.08%) HP
9 6 (1.08%) JD Edwards
10 5 (0.90%) Capita
10 5 (0.90%) NEC
11 4 (0.72%) Apple
11 4 (0.72%) McAfee
11 4 (0.72%) MobileIron
11 4 (0.72%) QAD
11 4 (0.72%) Remedy
12 3 (0.54%) JDA