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 1 May 2026.

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

6 months to
1 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 9 12 12
Rank change year-on-year +3 0 -1
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 1,329 494 1,199
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 10.44% 9.89% 10.42%
As % of the Job Titles category 11.23% 10.99% 11.06%
Number of salaries quoted 604 368 814
10th Percentile £28,000 £25,000 £24,400
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 11,834 4,494 10,840
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.95% 89.93% 94.24%
Number of salaries quoted 7,491 2,782 8,239
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 1 May 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 1 May 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 -2 747 £44,543 -1.02% 148
East Midlands +5 579 £35,000 -9.09% 105
Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 1 May 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
2 538 (40.48%) Azure
3 462 (34.76%) Azure Certification
4 356 (26.79%) SQL
5 330 (24.83%) Cybersecurity
6 317 (23.85%) Business Intelligence
7 312 (23.48%) Microsoft Excel
8 302 (22.72%) Power Platform
9 300 (22.57%) Power BI
10 292 (21.97%) Mentoring
11 273 (20.54%) Python
12 270 (20.32%) AI
13 263 (19.79%) Tableau
14 258 (19.41%) CompTIA Security+
15 239 (17.98%) CompTIA CySA+
16 231 (17.38%) Azure AI
16 231 (17.38%) ForeScout
17 136 (10.23%) Problem-Solving
18 93 (7.00%) Agile
19 90 (6.77%) Analytics
20 86 (6.47%) Continuous Improvement
21 81 (6.09%) ERP
22 77 (5.79%) Business Analysis
22 77 (5.79%) Degree
23 73 (5.49%) Microsoft 365
24 66 (4.97%) Windows
25 61 (4.59%) Decision-Making
25 61 (4.59%) Security Cleared
26 60 (4.51%) Process Improvement
27 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
1 17 (1.28%) SharePoint
2 13 (0.98%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (0.38%) Skype for Business
4 3 (0.23%) IIS
Applications
1 312 (23.48%) 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 8 (0.60%) Cloudability
3 8 (0.60%) NetSuite
3 8 (0.60%) SAP Payroll
4 6 (0.45%) SAP HR
4 6 (0.45%) SAP S/4HANA
5 5 (0.38%) SAP Business One
6 4 (0.30%) Dynamics AX
6 4 (0.30%) Elite 3E
6 4 (0.30%) Exchequer
6 4 (0.30%) Primavera
6 4 (0.30%) SAP PP
6 4 (0.30%) Visualfiles
7 3 (0.23%) IBM Planning Analytics
7 3 (0.23%) SAP Business ByDesign
8 2 (0.15%) Misys Midas
8 2 (0.15%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 538 (40.48%) Azure
2 302 (22.72%) Power Platform
3 231 (17.38%) Azure AI
4 73 (5.49%) Microsoft 365
5 35 (2.63%) AWS
6 27 (2.03%) Entra ID
7 26 (1.96%) Dynamics 365
8 20 (1.50%) SaaS
9 16 (1.20%) GCP
10 10 (0.75%) Power Automate
11 9 (0.68%) IaaS
11 9 (0.68%) PaaS
12 7 (0.53%) Microsoft Purview
12 7 (0.53%) PowerApps
13 6 (0.45%) Azure DevOps
13 6 (0.45%) Google Analytics
14 4 (0.30%) OneDrive
15 3 (0.23%) Microsoft Copilot
15 3 (0.23%) Siteimprove
15 3 (0.23%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 18 (1.35%) Firewall
2 17 (1.28%) DHCP
2 17 (1.28%) DNS
3 9 (0.68%) 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%) LAN
9 1 (0.075%) Network Security
9 1 (0.075%) SMS
9 1 (0.075%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 300 (22.57%) Power BI
2 263 (19.79%) Tableau
3 21 (1.58%) SQL Server
4 15 (1.13%) 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%) SAP BW
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 64 (4.82%) Retail
5 59 (4.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 53 (3.99%) Manufacturing
7 40 (3.01%) Law
8 30 (2.26%) Legal
8 30 (2.26%) Marketing
9 14 (1.05%) Organisational Skills
10 11 (0.83%) Automotive
11 10 (0.75%) Banking
12 8 (0.60%) Public Sector
13 7 (0.53%) Influencing Skills
13 7 (0.53%) Presentation Skills
14 5 (0.38%) Advertising
14 5 (0.38%) Pharmaceutical
15 4 (0.30%) Games
16 3 (0.23%) Retail Finance
16 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 28 (2.11%) 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 66 (4.97%) Windows
2 27 (2.03%) Windows Server
3 24 (1.81%) 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
5 136 (10.23%) Problem-Solving
6 93 (7.00%) Agile
7 90 (6.77%) Analytics
8 86 (6.47%) Continuous Improvement
9 81 (6.09%) ERP
10 77 (5.79%) Business Analysis
11 61 (4.59%) Decision-Making
12 60 (4.51%) Process Improvement
13 59 (4.44%) ITIL
14 52 (3.91%) Data Analysis
15 47 (3.54%) Customer Service
16 38 (2.86%) Project Management
17 37 (2.78%) CRM
18 36 (2.71%) Logistics
19 34 (2.56%) Information Security
19 34 (2.56%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 356 (26.79%) SQL
2 273 (20.54%) 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
2 258 (19.41%) 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 23 (1.73%) SLA
4 22 (1.66%) NIST
5 19 (1.43%) GDPR
6 17 (1.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 16 (1.20%) PMO
8 10 (0.75%) Accessibility
8 10 (0.75%) Cyber Essentials
9 8 (0.60%) GRC
10 6 (0.45%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 5 (0.38%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 4 (0.30%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 4 (0.30%) HIPAA
12 4 (0.30%) SOC 2
13 3 (0.23%) Actionable Recommendations
13 3 (0.23%) PCI DSS
13 3 (0.23%) Software Quality Assurance
14 1 (0.075%) PSD2
14 1 (0.075%) WCAG
System Software
1 56 (4.21%) 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 12 (0.90%) 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 24 (1.81%) 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%) Aruba
13 5 (0.38%) Epicor
13 5 (0.38%) HubSpot
13 5 (0.38%) JD Edwards
13 5 (0.38%) Sage