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 31 January 2026.

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

6 months to
31 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 14 10
Rank change year-on-year -7 -4 +1
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 714 581 917
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 8.66% 9.39% 11.85%
As % of the Job Titles category 9.53% 10.02% 12.58%
Number of salaries quoted 410 319 772
10th Percentile £26,250 £26,450 £24,775
25th Percentile £30,000 £34,689 £27,486
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,500 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% +13.33% -7.62%
75th Percentile £53,951 £53,750 £50,000
90th Percentile £61,250 £62,500 £57,500
England median annual salary £42,500 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -15.00% +11.11% -6.18%

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 7,490 5,801 7,291
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.86% 93.75% 94.25%
Number of salaries quoted 4,558 2,731 6,017
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £26,250
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 £65,755 £61,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £73,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -12.00%

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 31 January 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 31 January 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 -10 404 £42,500 0.00% 171
East Midlands +9 305 £35,000 -17.65% 102
Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 31 January 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.

1 256 (35.85%) Microsoft
2 220 (30.81%) SQL
3 199 (27.87%) Azure
4 154 (21.57%) Azure Certification
5 152 (21.29%) Microsoft Excel
6 140 (19.61%) Business Intelligence
7 130 (18.21%) Power Platform
8 128 (17.93%) Power BI
9 122 (17.09%) Python
10 119 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
11 116 (16.25%) Cybersecurity
12 110 (15.41%) Mentoring
13 105 (14.71%) Tableau
14 87 (12.18%) AI
14 87 (12.18%) CompTIA Security+
15 79 (11.06%) Continuous Improvement
16 78 (10.92%) CompTIA CySA+
17 77 (10.78%) Analytics
17 77 (10.78%) Azure AI
17 77 (10.78%) ForeScout
18 72 (10.08%) ERP
19 67 (9.38%) Customer Service
20 63 (8.82%) Degree
21 62 (8.68%) Decision-Making
22 57 (7.98%) Business Analysis
23 55 (7.70%) Agile
24 51 (7.14%) Microsoft 365
25 48 (6.72%) Data Analysis
26 46 (6.44%) Project Management
27 43 (6.02%) User Acceptance Testing

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 11 (1.54%) Confluence
2 7 (0.98%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.42%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.14%) Appian
4 1 (0.14%) HCL Notes
4 1 (0.14%) IIS
4 1 (0.14%) SAS
Applications
1 152 (21.29%) Microsoft Excel
2 22 (3.08%) Microsoft Office
3 12 (1.68%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 11 (1.54%) MS Visio
5 5 (0.70%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.28%) Trello
7 1 (0.14%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 10 (1.40%) NetSuite
2 7 (0.98%) SAP Payroll
3 5 (0.70%) SAP HR
3 5 (0.70%) SAP S/4HANA
4 4 (0.56%) SAP PP
5 3 (0.42%) SAP Business ByDesign
6 2 (0.28%) Dynamics CRM
6 2 (0.28%) iTrent
6 2 (0.28%) Misys Midas
6 2 (0.28%) SAP ERP
6 2 (0.28%) SAP MM
6 2 (0.28%) Shopify
7 1 (0.14%) Cognos Controller
7 1 (0.14%) Dynamics AX
7 1 (0.14%) HFM
7 1 (0.14%) Integrated Workplace Management System
7 1 (0.14%) Oracle EBS
7 1 (0.14%) SAP CO
7 1 (0.14%) SAP FI/CO
7 1 (0.14%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 199 (27.87%) Azure
2 130 (18.21%) Power Platform
3 77 (10.78%) Azure AI
4 51 (7.14%) Microsoft 365
5 29 (4.06%) SaaS
6 18 (2.52%) Dynamics 365
7 14 (1.96%) Entra ID
8 13 (1.82%) AWS
9 5 (0.70%) OCI
9 5 (0.70%) Power Automate
9 5 (0.70%) PowerApps
10 4 (0.56%) Azure DevOps
11 3 (0.42%) Google Analytics
11 3 (0.42%) IaaS
11 3 (0.42%) PaaS
11 3 (0.42%) Snowflake
12 2 (0.28%) Azure AKS
12 2 (0.28%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 2 (0.28%) Contentsquare
12 2 (0.28%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 15 (2.10%) Remote Desktop
2 13 (1.82%) DHCP
2 13 (1.82%) DNS
3 11 (1.54%) Firewall
4 9 (1.26%) TCP/IP
5 6 (0.84%) Cisco ASA
5 6 (0.84%) Cisco Nexus
5 6 (0.84%) VPN
6 4 (0.56%) Internet
6 4 (0.56%) Network Security
6 4 (0.56%) RFID
7 2 (0.28%) LAN
7 2 (0.28%) SD-WAN
7 2 (0.28%) WAN
8 1 (0.14%) IP Telephony
8 1 (0.14%) Kerberos
8 1 (0.14%) MPLS
8 1 (0.14%) VoIP
8 1 (0.14%) Wi-Fi
8 1 (0.14%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 128 (17.93%) Power BI
2 105 (14.71%) Tableau
3 19 (2.66%) Data Mining
4 14 (1.96%) Oracle Reports
5 8 (1.12%) Relational Database
5 8 (1.12%) SQL Server
6 4 (0.56%) Looker
7 3 (0.42%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 2 (0.28%) BusinessObjects
8 2 (0.28%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
8 2 (0.28%) Data Warehouse
8 2 (0.28%) Oracle Database
8 2 (0.28%) SAP BW
8 2 (0.28%) Semantic Layer
9 1 (0.14%) Amazon Redshift
9 1 (0.14%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
9 1 (0.14%) Azure SQL Database
9 1 (0.14%) Metadata
9 1 (0.14%) Power Query
9 1 (0.14%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 22 (3.08%) JIRA
2 4 (0.56%) LabVIEW
General
1 324 (45.38%) Social Skills
2 153 (21.43%) Analytical Skills
3 119 (16.67%) Finance
4 59 (8.26%) Retail
5 44 (6.16%) Marketing
6 43 (6.02%) Law
6 43 (6.02%) Manufacturing
7 28 (3.92%) Organisational Skills
8 24 (3.36%) Legal
9 17 (2.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 12 (1.68%) Advertising
11 9 (1.26%) Automotive
11 9 (1.26%) Presentation Skills
12 8 (1.12%) Banking
12 8 (1.12%) Documentation Skills
12 8 (1.12%) Public Sector
13 7 (0.98%) Local Government
14 5 (0.70%) Influencing Skills
15 4 (0.56%) Fire and Rescue
16 3 (0.42%) Police
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (1.54%) Flash
2 7 (0.98%) Oracle Fusion
3 3 (0.42%) SAP Fiori
4 2 (0.28%) .NET
4 2 (0.28%) EDI
4 2 (0.28%) PySpark
4 2 (0.28%) Web Services
5 1 (0.14%) .NET Framework
5 1 (0.14%) LDAP
5 1 (0.14%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 30 (4.20%) Onboarding
2 12 (1.68%) Product Ownership
3 10 (1.40%) Cyber Threat
4 9 (1.26%) Security Posture
5 8 (1.12%) Public Cloud
6 7 (0.98%) Driving Licence
6 7 (0.98%) Self-Motivation
7 6 (0.84%) Analytical Mindset
7 6 (0.84%) Data Structures
7 6 (0.84%) NHS
8 5 (0.70%) Cyber Defence
9 4 (0.56%) Credit Risk
9 4 (0.56%) FMCG
9 4 (0.56%) Legacy Systems
9 4 (0.56%) Management Information System
9 4 (0.56%) Mobile App
10 3 (0.42%) Data Centre
10 3 (0.42%) Security Operations Centre
11 2 (0.28%) Operational Technology
12 1 (0.14%) CSOC
Operating Systems
1 43 (6.02%) Windows
2 15 (2.10%) Windows Server
3 10 (1.40%) Mac OS
4 8 (1.12%) Windows 10
5 6 (0.84%) Apple iOS
5 6 (0.84%) Linux
6 4 (0.56%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 140 (19.61%) Business Intelligence
2 119 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
3 116 (16.25%) Cybersecurity
4 110 (15.41%) Mentoring
5 87 (12.18%) AI
6 79 (11.06%) Continuous Improvement
7 77 (10.78%) Analytics
8 72 (10.08%) ERP
9 67 (9.38%) Customer Service
10 62 (8.68%) Decision-Making
11 57 (7.98%) Business Analysis
12 55 (7.70%) Agile
13 48 (6.72%) Data Analysis
14 46 (6.44%) Project Management
15 43 (6.02%) User Acceptance Testing
16 42 (5.88%) ITIL
17 38 (5.32%) CRM
17 38 (5.32%) Process Improvement
18 33 (4.62%) Data Analytics
19 28 (3.92%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 220 (30.81%) SQL
2 122 (17.09%) Python
3 14 (1.96%) C#
4 9 (1.26%) T-SQL
5 7 (0.98%) VBA
6 6 (0.84%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 3 (0.42%) PowerShell
7 3 (0.42%) R
8 2 (0.28%) Kusto Query Language
9 1 (0.14%) VB
9 1 (0.14%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 154 (21.57%) Azure Certification
2 87 (12.18%) CompTIA Security+
3 78 (10.92%) CompTIA CySA+
4 63 (8.82%) Degree
5 32 (4.48%) Security Cleared
6 28 (3.92%) SC Cleared
7 15 (2.10%) ACCA
7 15 (2.10%) CIMA
8 11 (1.54%) AAT
8 11 (1.54%) AWS Certification
9 10 (1.40%) Cisco Certification
10 8 (1.12%) CISM
10 8 (1.12%) CISSP
10 8 (1.12%) Numerate Degree
11 7 (0.98%) CCNA
11 7 (0.98%) Microsoft Certification
12 5 (0.70%) Microsoft Certified Professional
13 4 (0.56%) A+ Certification
13 4 (0.56%) HNC
13 4 (0.56%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (3.78%) SLA
2 23 (3.22%) QA
3 17 (2.38%) Data Quality
4 16 (2.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 14 (1.96%) GDPR
6 10 (1.40%) PMO
7 8 (1.12%) NIST
8 6 (0.84%) Cyber Essentials
9 3 (0.42%) Accessibility
10 2 (0.28%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 2 (0.28%) GRC
11 1 (0.14%) Actionable Recommendations
11 1 (0.14%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 1 (0.14%) COBIT
11 1 (0.14%) HIPAA
11 1 (0.14%) ISO 9001
11 1 (0.14%) ISO/IEC 17025
11 1 (0.14%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 1 (0.14%) SOC 2
11 1 (0.14%) WCAG
System Software
1 27 (3.78%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.28%) Virtual Desktop
2 2 (0.28%) Virtual Machines
2 2 (0.28%) Virtual Servers
3 1 (0.14%) BitLocker
3 1 (0.14%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 9 (1.26%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (0.56%) CSIRT
3 1 (0.14%) EnCase
3 1 (0.14%) Nagios
3 1 (0.14%) SCCM
3 1 (0.14%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
3 1 (0.14%) Terraform
Vendors
1 256 (35.85%) Microsoft
2 77 (10.78%) ForeScout
3 34 (4.76%) Oracle
4 26 (3.64%) SAP
5 16 (2.24%) Salesforce
6 13 (1.82%) Databricks
7 9 (1.26%) Adobe
7 9 (1.26%) Apple
8 7 (0.98%) Cisco
8 7 (0.98%) Meraki
9 6 (0.84%) VMware
10 5 (0.70%) JD Edwards
11 4 (0.56%) Google
11 4 (0.56%) ServiceNow
11 4 (0.56%) Veeam
12 2 (0.28%) Blue Prism
12 2 (0.28%) Fortinet
12 2 (0.28%) Pega
12 2 (0.28%) Sage
12 2 (0.28%) Zoho