Analyst Job Trends in the Midlands

Analyst
England > Midlands

The median Analyst salary in the Midlands is £44,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 25 July 2026.

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

6 months to
25 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 9 15 14
Rank change year-on-year +6 -1 -6
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 1,301 554 1,078
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 9.54% 9.80% 9.22%
As % of the Job Titles category 10.07% 10.77% 9.78%
Number of salaries quoted 675 472 539
10th Percentile £29,000 £26,250 £25,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £30,000 £28,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,000 £41,500 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.02% +10.67% -6.25%
75th Percentile £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
90th Percentile £62,500 £59,200 £58,800
England median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £45,000

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 12,915 5,142 11,018
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.66% 90.93% 94.25%
Number of salaries quoted 9,013 3,279 7,404
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,500 £26,750
25th Percentile £38,750 £32,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% - -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £76,250 £75,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% - -8.33%

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 25 July 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 25 July 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 +3 681 £45,000 - 108
East Midlands +9 618 £40,000 +12.68% 89
Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 25 July 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.

1 503 (38.66%) Microsoft
2 408 (31.36%) Azure
3 332 (25.52%) Azure Certification
4 295 (22.67%) SQL
5 273 (20.98%) Cybersecurity
6 247 (18.99%) Business Intelligence
7 237 (18.22%) Power Platform
8 235 (18.06%) Power BI
9 230 (17.68%) Microsoft Excel
10 224 (17.22%) Mentoring
11 215 (16.53%) AI
12 210 (16.14%) Python
13 191 (14.68%) CompTIA Security+
14 187 (14.37%) Tableau
15 179 (13.76%) Problem-Solving
16 174 (13.37%) CompTIA CySA+
17 165 (12.68%) Azure AI
17 165 (12.68%) ForeScout
18 106 (8.15%) Continuous Improvement
19 101 (7.76%) Analytics
20 100 (7.69%) Microsoft 365
21 92 (7.07%) Agile
21 92 (7.07%) Degree
22 87 (6.69%) Decision-Making
23 84 (6.46%) ERP
24 76 (5.84%) Windows
25 72 (5.53%) Security Cleared
26 68 (5.23%) ITIL
27 66 (5.07%) SC Cleared
28 65 (5.00%) Data Analysis

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 (1.54%) Microsoft Exchange
1 20 (1.54%) SharePoint
2 14 (1.08%) Confluence
3 5 (0.38%) Skype for Business
4 3 (0.23%) IIS
Applications
1 230 (17.68%) Microsoft Excel
2 26 (2.00%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (0.46%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 6 (0.46%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.23%) Photoshop
5 1 (0.077%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 17 (1.31%) Dynamics CRM
2 14 (1.08%) IBM Planning Analytics
3 12 (0.92%) Cloudability
4 11 (0.85%) SAP CO
4 11 (0.85%) SAP FI
4 11 (0.85%) SAP FI/CO
5 8 (0.61%) Dynamics AX
6 7 (0.54%) Elite 3E
6 7 (0.54%) Visualfiles
7 5 (0.38%) SAP Business One
7 5 (0.38%) SAP S/4HANA
8 4 (0.31%) Exchequer
8 4 (0.31%) Primavera
9 2 (0.15%) Payment Gateway
9 2 (0.15%) Shopify
10 1 (0.077%) Infor CloudSuite
10 1 (0.077%) Infor LN
10 1 (0.077%) Salesforce CRM
10 1 (0.077%) Sprinklr
10 1 (0.077%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 408 (31.36%) Azure
2 237 (18.22%) Power Platform
3 165 (12.68%) Azure AI
4 100 (7.69%) Microsoft 365
5 48 (3.69%) AWS
6 31 (2.38%) Entra ID
7 22 (1.69%) GCP
8 19 (1.46%) SaaS
9 18 (1.38%) Dynamics 365
10 9 (0.69%) Microsoft Copilot
10 9 (0.69%) Microsoft Purview
11 7 (0.54%) IaaS
11 7 (0.54%) PaaS
11 7 (0.54%) Power Automate
12 6 (0.46%) Azure DevOps
13 4 (0.31%) Azure Sentinel
13 4 (0.31%) Google Analytics
13 4 (0.31%) OneDrive
14 3 (0.23%) PowerApps
14 3 (0.23%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 23 (1.77%) Firewall
2 13 (1.00%) DHCP
2 13 (1.00%) DNS
3 11 (0.85%) VPN
4 8 (0.61%) LAN
4 8 (0.61%) WAN
5 5 (0.38%) Skype
5 5 (0.38%) TCP/IP
5 5 (0.38%) VoIP
6 4 (0.31%) Wi-Fi
6 4 (0.31%) Wireless
7 3 (0.23%) FTP
8 2 (0.15%) Broadband
8 2 (0.15%) Ethernet
8 2 (0.15%) PBX
8 2 (0.15%) SMTP
8 2 (0.15%) SSH
8 2 (0.15%) SSL
8 2 (0.15%) Unified Communications
9 1 (0.077%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 235 (18.06%) Power BI
2 187 (14.37%) Tableau
3 18 (1.38%) SQL Server
4 14 (1.08%) Power Query
5 11 (0.85%) Crystal Reports
6 10 (0.77%) Data Warehouse
7 6 (0.46%) Relational Database
8 5 (0.38%) Data Mining
8 5 (0.38%) Looker
9 4 (0.31%) DTS
10 3 (0.23%) Amazon Redshift
10 3 (0.23%) BigQuery
10 3 (0.23%) MySQL
10 3 (0.23%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 2 (0.15%) Geospatial Data
11 2 (0.15%) GIS
11 2 (0.15%) QlikView
11 2 (0.15%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 1 (0.077%) Amazon QuickSight
12 1 (0.077%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 28 (2.15%) JIRA
2 5 (0.38%) Postman
2 5 (0.38%) Selenium
2 5 (0.38%) Zephyr
3 4 (0.31%) Hudson
4 3 (0.23%) SoapUI
4 3 (0.23%) TestRail
4 3 (0.23%) Toad
5 2 (0.15%) Cucumber
5 2 (0.15%) Git
5 2 (0.15%) GitLab
5 2 (0.15%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.15%) JMeter
6 1 (0.077%) LSMW
General
1 532 (40.89%) Social Skills
2 188 (14.45%) Finance
3 176 (13.53%) Analytical Skills
4 65 (5.00%) Retail
5 61 (4.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 52 (4.00%) Manufacturing
7 35 (2.69%) Law
8 34 (2.61%) Legal
9 27 (2.08%) Marketing
10 22 (1.69%) Organisational Skills
11 20 (1.54%) Public Sector
12 12 (0.92%) Automotive
12 12 (0.92%) Banking
12 12 (0.92%) Swedish Language
13 9 (0.69%) Documentation Skills
13 9 (0.69%) Influencing Skills
13 9 (0.69%) Presentation Skills
14 5 (0.38%) Dutch Language
15 4 (0.31%) Italian Language
15 4 (0.31%) Pharmaceutical
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (1.08%) Oracle Fusion
2 8 (0.61%) SOAP
3 7 (0.54%) JSON
4 6 (0.46%) REST
5 4 (0.31%) EDI
5 4 (0.31%) XML
6 3 (0.23%) ADO
6 3 (0.23%) CSS
6 3 (0.23%) HTML
7 2 (0.15%) Gherkin
7 2 (0.15%) Playwright
8 1 (0.077%) Pandas
8 1 (0.077%) SAP CAF
Miscellaneous
1 47 (3.61%) Management Information System
2 20 (1.54%) Driving Licence
2 20 (1.54%) Onboarding
3 19 (1.46%) Operational Technology
4 15 (1.15%) CSOC
5 13 (1.00%) Analytical Mindset
5 13 (1.00%) Product Ownership
5 13 (1.00%) Security Operations Centre
6 11 (0.85%) Cyber Defence
7 10 (0.77%) Security Posture
7 10 (0.77%) Self-Motivation
8 8 (0.61%) Smartphone
9 7 (0.54%) CMDB
9 7 (0.54%) Data Structures
10 6 (0.46%) Enterprise Software
11 5 (0.38%) Data Centre
11 5 (0.38%) Hybrid Cloud
12 4 (0.31%) Cyberattack
12 4 (0.31%) iSeries
12 4 (0.31%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 76 (5.84%) Windows
2 32 (2.46%) Windows Server
3 27 (2.08%) Windows 10
4 6 (0.46%) Linux
5 4 (0.31%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.15%) Android
7 1 (0.077%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.077%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.077%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 273 (20.98%) Cybersecurity
2 247 (18.99%) Business Intelligence
3 224 (17.22%) Mentoring
4 215 (16.53%) AI
5 179 (13.76%) Problem-Solving
6 106 (8.15%) Continuous Improvement
7 101 (7.76%) Analytics
8 92 (7.07%) Agile
9 87 (6.69%) Decision-Making
10 84 (6.46%) ERP
11 68 (5.23%) ITIL
12 65 (5.00%) Data Analysis
13 64 (4.92%) Business Analysis
14 60 (4.61%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 56 (4.30%) Customer Service
16 54 (4.15%) Process Improvement
17 47 (3.61%) Actionable Insight
17 47 (3.61%) ITSM
18 44 (3.38%) CRM
19 38 (2.92%) Information Security
Programming Languages
1 295 (22.67%) SQL
2 210 (16.14%) Python
3 19 (1.46%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 13 (1.00%) PowerShell
5 11 (0.85%) JavaScript
6 9 (0.69%) T-SQL
7 7 (0.54%) Kusto Query Language
8 4 (0.31%) R
9 3 (0.23%) PHP
9 3 (0.23%) VBA
10 2 (0.15%) Java
Qualifications
1 332 (25.52%) Azure Certification
2 191 (14.68%) CompTIA Security+
3 174 (13.37%) CompTIA CySA+
4 92 (7.07%) Degree
5 72 (5.53%) Security Cleared
6 66 (5.07%) SC Cleared
7 25 (1.92%) AWS Certification
8 24 (1.84%) Microsoft Certification
9 14 (1.08%) MCSE
10 12 (0.92%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 12 (0.92%) CISSP
10 12 (0.92%) SSCP
11 11 (0.85%) SANS
12 7 (0.54%) CISA
13 4 (0.31%) SAP Certification
14 3 (0.23%) CISM
14 3 (0.23%) IIBA
14 3 (0.23%) MCSA
14 3 (0.23%) Microsoft Certified Professional
14 3 (0.23%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (2.77%) Data Quality
2 31 (2.38%) QA
3 28 (2.15%) GDPR
4 22 (1.69%) PMO
5 21 (1.61%) NIST
6 16 (1.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 16 (1.23%) SLA
7 9 (0.69%) Accessibility
7 9 (0.69%) Cyber Essentials
7 9 (0.69%) GRC
8 6 (0.46%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 6 (0.46%) PCI DSS
9 4 (0.31%) Actionable Recommendations
9 4 (0.31%) HIPAA
9 4 (0.31%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 3 (0.23%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 3 (0.23%) SOC 2
10 3 (0.23%) Software Quality Assurance
11 2 (0.15%) ISO/IEC 17025
12 1 (0.077%) PSD2
System Software
1 58 (4.46%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.23%) Microsoft Virtual Server
2 3 (0.23%) Virtual Servers
2 3 (0.23%) VMware Infrastructure
2 3 (0.23%) vSphere
3 2 (0.15%) BitLocker
3 2 (0.15%) Hyper-V
3 2 (0.15%) Samba
4 1 (0.077%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 14 (1.08%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (0.85%) SCCM
3 8 (0.61%) Single Sign-On
4 3 (0.23%) HP ALM
5 1 (0.077%) Failover Clustering
5 1 (0.077%) Microsoft Clustering
Vendors
1 503 (38.66%) Microsoft
2 165 (12.68%) ForeScout
3 47 (3.61%) ServiceNow
4 34 (2.61%) SAP
5 24 (1.84%) Oracle
6 19 (1.46%) IBM
7 17 (1.31%) Apple
7 17 (1.31%) Salesforce
8 16 (1.23%) Adobe
9 15 (1.15%) Cognos
9 15 (1.15%) Workday
10 13 (1.00%) Epicor
11 12 (0.92%) Aderant
11 12 (0.92%) Intapp
12 11 (0.85%) Google
12 11 (0.85%) HP
12 11 (0.85%) VMware
13 8 (0.61%) Aruba
13 8 (0.61%) iManage
14 6 (0.46%) Citrix