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 8 February 2026.

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

6 months to
8 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 15 10
Rank change year-on-year -6 -5 0
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 740 568 951
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 8.74% 9.32% 11.44%
As % of the Job Titles category 9.60% 9.99% 12.16%
Number of salaries quoted 419 317 794
10th Percentile £26,000 £25,700 £25,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £34,378 £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,501 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% +13.33% -6.25%
75th Percentile £53,851 £55,000 £50,000
90th Percentile £61,082 £62,500 £58,750
England median annual salary £42,500 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -15.00% +11.11% -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 7,709 5,685 7,820
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.00% 93.30% 94.08%
Number of salaries quoted 4,693 2,678 6,414
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £26,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +10.53% -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £72,850
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -11.31%

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 8 February 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 8 February 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 -7 419 £42,500 -5.56% 161
East Midlands +8 316 £34,500 -18.82% 100
Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 8 February 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.

1 283 (38.24%) Microsoft
2 224 (30.27%) Azure
3 222 (30.00%) SQL
4 176 (23.78%) Azure Certification
5 159 (21.49%) Microsoft Excel
6 143 (19.32%) Business Intelligence
7 133 (17.97%) Cybersecurity
8 132 (17.84%) Power Platform
9 129 (17.43%) Power BI
10 126 (17.03%) Python
11 123 (16.62%) Mentoring
12 119 (16.08%) Problem-Solving
13 118 (15.95%) Tableau
14 99 (13.38%) AI
15 98 (13.24%) CompTIA Security+
16 91 (12.30%) CompTIA CySA+
17 88 (11.89%) Azure AI
17 88 (11.89%) ForeScout
18 82 (11.08%) Continuous Improvement
19 80 (10.81%) Analytics
20 71 (9.59%) ERP
21 66 (8.92%) Customer Service
22 62 (8.38%) Business Analysis
23 61 (8.24%) Decision-Making
24 60 (8.11%) Degree
25 55 (7.43%) Agile
26 53 (7.16%) Microsoft 365
27 46 (6.22%) Data Analysis
27 46 (6.22%) Project Management
28 43 (5.81%) Windows

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 12 (1.62%) Confluence
2 10 (1.35%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.54%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.14%) Appian
4 1 (0.14%) HCL Notes
4 1 (0.14%) IIS
4 1 (0.14%) SAS
Applications
1 159 (21.49%) Microsoft Excel
2 24 (3.24%) Microsoft Office
3 14 (1.89%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 11 (1.49%) MS Visio
5 5 (0.68%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.27%) Trello
7 1 (0.14%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 10 (1.35%) NetSuite
2 7 (0.95%) SAP Payroll
3 5 (0.68%) SAP HR
3 5 (0.68%) SAP S/4HANA
4 4 (0.54%) SAP PP
5 3 (0.41%) SAP Business ByDesign
6 2 (0.27%) Dynamics AX
6 2 (0.27%) iTrent
6 2 (0.27%) Misys Midas
6 2 (0.27%) SAP ERP
6 2 (0.27%) SAP MM
7 1 (0.14%) Cognos Controller
7 1 (0.14%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
7 1 (0.14%) Oracle EBS
7 1 (0.14%) Remedy ITSM
7 1 (0.14%) SAP CO
7 1 (0.14%) SAP EWM
7 1 (0.14%) SAP FI/CO
7 1 (0.14%) SAP WM
7 1 (0.14%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 224 (30.27%) Azure
2 132 (17.84%) Power Platform
3 88 (11.89%) Azure AI
4 53 (7.16%) Microsoft 365
5 29 (3.92%) SaaS
6 18 (2.43%) Dynamics 365
7 16 (2.16%) Entra ID
8 14 (1.89%) AWS
9 5 (0.68%) OCI
10 4 (0.54%) Azure DevOps
10 4 (0.54%) Power Automate
10 4 (0.54%) PowerApps
11 3 (0.41%) Google Analytics
11 3 (0.41%) IaaS
11 3 (0.41%) PaaS
12 2 (0.27%) Asana
12 2 (0.27%) Contentsquare
12 2 (0.27%) GCP
12 2 (0.27%) OneDrive
12 2 (0.27%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 15 (2.03%) Remote Desktop
2 13 (1.76%) DHCP
2 13 (1.76%) DNS
3 12 (1.62%) Firewall
4 9 (1.22%) TCP/IP
5 7 (0.95%) VPN
6 6 (0.81%) Cisco ASA
6 6 (0.81%) Cisco Nexus
7 4 (0.54%) Internet
7 4 (0.54%) Network Security
7 4 (0.54%) RFID
8 3 (0.41%) VoIP
9 2 (0.27%) LAN
9 2 (0.27%) SD-WAN
9 2 (0.27%) WAN
10 1 (0.14%) Broadband
10 1 (0.14%) Ethernet
10 1 (0.14%) Kerberos
10 1 (0.14%) PBX
10 1 (0.14%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 129 (17.43%) Power BI
2 118 (15.95%) Tableau
3 18 (2.43%) Data Mining
4 14 (1.89%) Oracle Reports
5 8 (1.08%) Relational Database
5 8 (1.08%) SQL Server
6 4 (0.54%) Looker
7 3 (0.41%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 2 (0.27%) BusinessObjects
8 2 (0.27%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
8 2 (0.27%) Data Warehouse
8 2 (0.27%) Oracle Database
8 2 (0.27%) SAP BW
8 2 (0.27%) Semantic Layer
9 1 (0.14%) Amazon Redshift
9 1 (0.14%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
9 1 (0.14%) Crystal Reports
9 1 (0.14%) Metadata
9 1 (0.14%) PostgreSQL
9 1 (0.14%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 23 (3.11%) JIRA
2 4 (0.54%) LabVIEW
General
1 346 (46.76%) Social Skills
2 153 (20.68%) Analytical Skills
3 125 (16.89%) Finance
4 57 (7.70%) Retail
5 44 (5.95%) Manufacturing
6 43 (5.81%) Law
7 42 (5.68%) Marketing
8 26 (3.51%) Organisational Skills
9 25 (3.38%) Legal
10 18 (2.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 12 (1.62%) Advertising
12 9 (1.22%) Automotive
12 9 (1.22%) Presentation Skills
13 8 (1.08%) Documentation Skills
14 7 (0.95%) Banking
14 7 (0.95%) Local Government
14 7 (0.95%) Public Sector
15 5 (0.68%) Influencing Skills
16 4 (0.54%) Fire and Rescue
17 3 (0.41%) Police
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (1.49%) Flash
2 7 (0.95%) Oracle Fusion
3 3 (0.41%) SAP Fiori
4 2 (0.27%) .NET
4 2 (0.27%) PySpark
4 2 (0.27%) Web Services
5 1 (0.14%) .NET Framework
5 1 (0.14%) EDI
5 1 (0.14%) LDAP
5 1 (0.14%) Middleware
5 1 (0.14%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 27 (3.65%) Onboarding
2 11 (1.49%) Cyber Threat
2 11 (1.49%) Product Ownership
3 9 (1.22%) Security Posture
4 8 (1.08%) Public Cloud
5 7 (0.95%) Analytical Mindset
5 7 (0.95%) Cyber Defence
5 7 (0.95%) Driving Licence
5 7 (0.95%) Self-Motivation
6 6 (0.81%) NHS
6 6 (0.81%) Security Operations Centre
7 5 (0.68%) Data Centre
7 5 (0.68%) Management Information System
8 4 (0.54%) Credit Risk
8 4 (0.54%) Legacy Systems
8 4 (0.54%) Mobile App
9 3 (0.41%) FMCG
10 2 (0.27%) AI Agents
10 2 (0.27%) Operational Technology
11 1 (0.14%) CSOC
Operating Systems
1 43 (5.81%) Windows
2 16 (2.16%) Windows Server
3 9 (1.22%) Mac OS
4 8 (1.08%) Windows 10
5 6 (0.81%) Apple iOS
5 6 (0.81%) Linux
6 4 (0.54%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 143 (19.32%) Business Intelligence
2 133 (17.97%) Cybersecurity
3 123 (16.62%) Mentoring
4 119 (16.08%) Problem-Solving
5 99 (13.38%) AI
6 82 (11.08%) Continuous Improvement
7 80 (10.81%) Analytics
8 71 (9.59%) ERP
9 66 (8.92%) Customer Service
10 62 (8.38%) Business Analysis
11 61 (8.24%) Decision-Making
12 55 (7.43%) Agile
13 46 (6.22%) Data Analysis
13 46 (6.22%) Project Management
14 42 (5.68%) ITIL
15 40 (5.41%) User Acceptance Testing
16 38 (5.14%) Process Improvement
17 37 (5.00%) CRM
18 33 (4.46%) Data Analytics
19 27 (3.65%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 222 (30.00%) SQL
2 126 (17.03%) Python
3 14 (1.89%) C#
4 7 (0.95%) T-SQL
4 7 (0.95%) VBA
5 4 (0.54%) PowerShell
6 3 (0.41%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 2 (0.27%) Kusto Query Language
7 2 (0.27%) R
8 1 (0.14%) VB
8 1 (0.14%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 176 (23.78%) Azure Certification
2 98 (13.24%) CompTIA Security+
3 91 (12.30%) CompTIA CySA+
4 60 (8.11%) Degree
5 32 (4.32%) Security Cleared
6 28 (3.78%) SC Cleared
7 15 (2.03%) ACCA
7 15 (2.03%) CIMA
8 11 (1.49%) AAT
8 11 (1.49%) AWS Certification
8 11 (1.49%) Cisco Certification
9 9 (1.22%) Numerate Degree
10 8 (1.08%) CCNA
10 8 (1.08%) CISM
10 8 (1.08%) CISSP
11 7 (0.95%) Microsoft Certification
12 5 (0.68%) A+ Certification
13 4 (0.54%) HNC
13 4 (0.54%) MCSA
13 4 (0.54%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (3.51%) SLA
2 23 (3.11%) QA
3 16 (2.16%) Data Quality
4 15 (2.03%) GDPR
4 15 (2.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 9 (1.22%) PMO
6 8 (1.08%) NIST
7 4 (0.54%) Cyber Essentials
8 3 (0.41%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.27%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.14%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 1 (0.14%) COBIT
10 1 (0.14%) GRC
10 1 (0.14%) HIPAA
10 1 (0.14%) ISO 9001
10 1 (0.14%) ISO/IEC 17025
10 1 (0.14%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.14%) SOC 2
10 1 (0.14%) WCAG
System Software
1 29 (3.92%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.27%) BitLocker
2 2 (0.27%) Virtual Desktop
2 2 (0.27%) Virtual Machines
2 2 (0.27%) Virtual Servers
3 1 (0.14%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 10 (1.35%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (0.54%) CSIRT
3 1 (0.14%) EnCase
3 1 (0.14%) Nagios
3 1 (0.14%) SCCM
3 1 (0.14%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (0.14%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
3 1 (0.14%) Terraform
Vendors
1 283 (38.24%) Microsoft
2 88 (11.89%) ForeScout
3 34 (4.59%) Oracle
4 25 (3.38%) SAP
5 17 (2.30%) Salesforce
6 10 (1.35%) Databricks
7 9 (1.22%) Adobe
7 9 (1.22%) Apple
8 7 (0.95%) Cisco
8 7 (0.95%) Meraki
9 6 (0.81%) ServiceNow
9 6 (0.81%) VMware
10 5 (0.68%) Google
10 5 (0.68%) JD Edwards
11 4 (0.54%) Veeam
12 3 (0.41%) Zoho
13 2 (0.27%) Blue Prism
13 2 (0.27%) ConnectWise
13 2 (0.27%) Pega
13 2 (0.27%) Rapid7