Analyst Jobs in the Midlands

Analyst
England > Midlands

The median Analyst salary in the Midlands is £42,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 24 11 11
Rank change year-on-year -13 0 0
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 574 1,233 1,214
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 8.03% 10.27% 13.31%
As % of the Job Titles category 8.69% 10.88% 14.85%
Number of salaries quoted 387 803 863
10th Percentile £25,500 £25,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £29,000 £27,445 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £37,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.33% -6.25% -
75th Percentile £53,750 £50,000 £50,000
90th Percentile £62,500 £57,500 £57,500
England median annual salary £47,500 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +5.56% -5.26% +5.56%

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 6,607 11,337 8,175
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.39% 94.39% 89.60%
Number of salaries quoted 2,820 8,397 4,580
10th Percentile £27,000 £26,250 £28,738
25th Percentile £32,500 £33,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,000 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.05% -9.52% +5.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £60,741 £67,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £56,800 £53,000 £60,800
% change year-on-year +7.17% -12.83% +1.33%

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Job postings that featured Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Analyst in the Midlands

Analyst
Salary Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Analyst in the Midlands.

Salary trend for Analyst in the Midlands

Analyst
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Analyst in the Midlands over the 6 months to 17 May 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 17 May 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 -14 340 £45,000 +20.00% 174
East Midlands -11 233 £38,000 +4.11% 111
Analyst
England

Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 17 May 2025, Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Midlands region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 197 (34.32%) Social Skills
2 166 (28.92%) Degree
3 133 (23.17%) Project Management
4 131 (22.82%) SQL
5 112 (19.51%) Problem-Solving
6 111 (19.34%) Microsoft
7 105 (18.29%) Risk Management
8 99 (17.25%) Cybersecurity
8 99 (17.25%) Analytical Skills
9 95 (16.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 93 (16.20%) Information Security
10 93 (16.20%) Finance
11 92 (16.03%) Azure
11 92 (16.03%) NIST
12 90 (15.68%) CISM
13 89 (15.51%) BPSS Clearance
14 87 (15.16%) CESG Certified Professional
14 87 (15.16%) Cyber Resilience
14 87 (15.16%) CISSP
14 87 (15.16%) Security Testing
14 87 (15.16%) JSP 440
14 87 (15.16%) RMADS
15 74 (12.89%) Microsoft 365
16 69 (12.02%) Agile
17 68 (11.85%) Business Intelligence
17 68 (11.85%) Customer Service
18 66 (11.50%) Power Platform
18 66 (11.50%) Requirements Gathering
19 65 (11.32%) SAP
20 60 (10.45%) Analytics

Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 45 (7.84%) SharePoint
2 23 (4.01%) Microsoft Exchange
3 20 (3.48%) Confluence
4 4 (0.70%) IIS
5 2 (0.35%) IBM Notes
5 2 (0.35%) SAS
6 1 (0.17%) Exchange Server 2010
6 1 (0.17%) Exchange Server 2013
6 1 (0.17%) WordPress
Applications
1 38 (6.62%) Microsoft Excel
1 38 (6.62%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (1.05%) MS Visio
3 4 (0.70%) Chatbot
4 3 (0.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.35%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 18 (3.14%) SAP HCM
2 17 (2.96%) SAP S/4HANA
3 14 (2.44%) SAP HR
3 14 (2.44%) SAP Payroll
4 8 (1.39%) Dynamics NAV
4 8 (1.39%) NetSuite
4 8 (1.39%) Oracle EBS
5 6 (1.05%) SAP ERP
6 5 (0.87%) Remedy ITSM
7 4 (0.70%) Salesforce CRM
8 3 (0.52%) Dynamics AX
8 3 (0.52%) Infor CloudSuite
8 3 (0.52%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
8 3 (0.52%) Oracle ERP
9 2 (0.35%) Oracle Applications
9 2 (0.35%) Oracle EBS R12
9 2 (0.35%) Oracle SCM
9 2 (0.35%) SAP CO
9 2 (0.35%) SAP FI
9 2 (0.35%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 92 (16.03%) Azure
2 74 (12.89%) Microsoft 365
3 66 (11.50%) Power Platform
4 22 (3.83%) Entra ID
5 17 (2.96%) AWS
6 16 (2.79%) Dynamics 365
7 15 (2.61%) OneDrive
8 14 (2.44%) Azure Sentinel
8 14 (2.44%) SaaS
8 14 (2.44%) SuccessFactors
9 13 (2.26%) Azure Logic Apps
10 10 (1.74%) Azure DevOps
11 8 (1.39%) Power Automate
12 6 (1.05%) Google Analytics
12 6 (1.05%) PowerApps
13 5 (0.87%) Google Tag Manager
14 4 (0.70%) Boomi
14 4 (0.70%) Snowflake
15 3 (0.52%) Azure Data Factory
15 3 (0.52%) Firebase
Communications & Networking
1 19 (3.31%) DHCP
2 17 (2.96%) Firewall
3 15 (2.61%) VoIP
4 14 (2.44%) TCP/IP
5 12 (2.09%) DNS
6 11 (1.92%) VPN
7 10 (1.74%) LAN
7 10 (1.74%) WAN
8 9 (1.57%) Wi-Fi
9 4 (0.70%) Remote Desktop
10 2 (0.35%) CHAP
10 2 (0.35%) IP Telephony
10 2 (0.35%) Wireless
11 1 (0.17%) Internet
11 1 (0.17%) Intrusion Detection
11 1 (0.17%) MPLS
11 1 (0.17%) Network Security
11 1 (0.17%) SAN
11 1 (0.17%) SD-WAN
11 1 (0.17%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 59 (10.28%) Power BI
2 29 (5.05%) Tableau
3 22 (3.83%) Data Warehouse
4 20 (3.48%) SQL Server
5 17 (2.96%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 10 (1.74%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 10 (1.74%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 7 (1.22%) Data Lake
7 7 (1.22%) Microsoft Analysis Services
8 6 (1.05%) BusinessObjects
8 6 (1.05%) Oracle Reports
8 6 (1.05%) RDBMS
8 6 (1.05%) Relational Database
9 5 (0.87%) Oracle Database
9 5 (0.87%) Power Query
10 4 (0.70%) Looker
10 4 (0.70%) Metadata
10 4 (0.70%) Metadata Repository
10 4 (0.70%) SAP BW
11 3 (0.52%) Amazon Redshift
Development Applications
1 35 (6.10%) JIRA
2 9 (1.57%) Git
2 9 (1.57%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 5 (0.87%) Postman
4 3 (0.52%) Selenium
5 2 (0.35%) Oracle Forms
5 2 (0.35%) Subversion
5 2 (0.35%) TortoiseSVN
6 1 (0.17%) Appium
6 1 (0.17%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.17%) JMeter
6 1 (0.17%) LoadRunner
6 1 (0.17%) NUnit
6 1 (0.17%) Oracle APEX
6 1 (0.17%) SpecFlow
6 1 (0.17%) TestRail
6 1 (0.17%) WebDriver
General
1 197 (34.32%) Social Skills
2 99 (17.25%) Analytical Skills
3 93 (16.20%) Finance
4 52 (9.06%) Law
5 29 (5.05%) Retail
6 26 (4.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 23 (4.01%) Marketing
8 18 (3.14%) Manufacturing
9 17 (2.96%) Presentation Skills
10 13 (2.26%) Billing
11 12 (2.09%) Banking
12 11 (1.92%) Public Sector
13 10 (1.74%) Legal
13 10 (1.74%) Local Government
14 9 (1.57%) Organisational Skills
15 8 (1.39%) Documentation Skills
15 8 (1.39%) Influencing Skills
16 7 (1.22%) Automotive
16 7 (1.22%) Games
17 6 (1.05%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (2.26%) SAP Fiori
2 9 (1.57%) Middleware
3 8 (1.39%) Web Services
4 7 (1.22%) .NET
5 6 (1.05%) HTML
6 4 (0.70%) Oracle Fusion
7 3 (0.52%) CSS
7 3 (0.52%) EDI
7 3 (0.52%) JSON
7 3 (0.52%) Playwright
8 2 (0.35%) XML
9 1 (0.17%) .NET Framework
9 1 (0.17%) ODBC
9 1 (0.17%) PySpark
9 1 (0.17%) REST
9 1 (0.17%) SAP Basis
9 1 (0.17%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 16 (2.79%) Management Information System
2 14 (2.44%) Driving Licence
2 14 (2.44%) Onboarding
3 13 (2.26%) Legacy Systems
4 10 (1.74%) Product Ownership
5 9 (1.57%) Data Protection Act
5 9 (1.57%) Self-Motivation
6 8 (1.39%) Analytical Mindset
7 7 (1.22%) Credit Risk
7 7 (1.22%) Taxonomies
8 6 (1.05%) Cyber Threat
9 5 (0.87%) Mobile App
10 4 (0.70%) Enterprise Software
10 4 (0.70%) Security Posture
11 3 (0.52%) Legacy Applications
11 3 (0.52%) Pricing Data
12 2 (0.35%) Cyber Defence
12 2 (0.35%) Data Centre
12 2 (0.35%) Virtual Team
13 1 (0.17%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 56 (9.76%) Windows
2 15 (2.61%) Windows Server
3 14 (2.44%) Apple iOS
4 9 (1.57%) Android
5 6 (1.05%) Mac OS
6 5 (0.87%) Linux
6 5 (0.87%) Windows 10
7 2 (0.35%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.17%) AIX
8 1 (0.17%) Unix
8 1 (0.17%) Windows 7
8 1 (0.17%) Windows 8
8 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 133 (23.17%) Project Management
2 112 (19.51%) Problem-Solving
3 105 (18.29%) Risk Management
4 99 (17.25%) Cybersecurity
5 93 (16.20%) Information Security
6 87 (15.16%) Cyber Resilience
6 87 (15.16%) Security Testing
7 69 (12.02%) Agile
8 68 (11.85%) Business Intelligence
8 68 (11.85%) Customer Service
9 66 (11.50%) Requirements Gathering
10 60 (10.45%) Analytics
11 58 (10.10%) Data Analysis
12 56 (9.76%) Change Management
13 54 (9.41%) Stakeholder Management
14 48 (8.36%) ITIL
14 48 (8.36%) Visualisation
15 46 (8.01%) ITSM
16 42 (7.32%) Decision-Making
17 40 (6.97%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 131 (22.82%) SQL
2 32 (5.57%) Python
3 13 (2.26%) ABAP
3 13 (2.26%) Kusto Query Language
4 12 (2.09%) T-SQL
5 11 (1.92%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 10 (1.74%) C#
7 7 (1.22%) JavaScript
8 4 (0.70%) PL/SQL
8 4 (0.70%) R
9 2 (0.35%) PowerShell
9 2 (0.35%) VBA
10 1 (0.17%) PHP
10 1 (0.17%) SAPscript
10 1 (0.17%) VB
Qualifications
1 166 (28.92%) Degree
2 90 (15.68%) CISM
3 89 (15.51%) BPSS Clearance
4 87 (15.16%) CESG Certified Professional
4 87 (15.16%) CISSP
5 25 (4.36%) DBS Check
6 23 (4.01%) Security Cleared
7 13 (2.26%) Master's Degree
8 10 (1.74%) CBAP
9 9 (1.57%) Microsoft Certification
10 8 (1.39%) ISTQB
10 8 (1.39%) SC Cleared
11 7 (1.22%) A+ Certification
11 7 (1.22%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
11 7 (1.22%) MCSA
12 6 (1.05%) IIBA
12 6 (1.05%) ITIL Certification
12 6 (1.05%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 5 (0.87%) ISEB
13 5 (0.87%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 95 (16.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 92 (16.03%) NIST
3 87 (15.16%) JSP 440
3 87 (15.16%) RMADS
4 32 (5.57%) QA
5 27 (4.70%) SLA
6 24 (4.18%) GDPR
7 15 (2.61%) Data Quality
8 10 (1.74%) PMO
9 6 (1.05%) Actionable Recommendations
10 5 (0.87%) GRC
11 3 (0.52%) Accessibility
11 3 (0.52%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 3 (0.52%) PCI DSS
12 2 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 2 (0.35%) NCSC
13 1 (0.17%) COBIT
13 1 (0.17%) Cyber Essentials
13 1 (0.17%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 1 (0.17%) SOC 2
System Software
1 53 (9.23%) Active Directory
2 13 (2.26%) Docker
3 6 (1.05%) Firmware
4 5 (0.87%) BitLocker
4 5 (0.87%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.35%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.35%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.17%) Embedded Firmware
6 1 (0.17%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 18 (3.14%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (0.87%) SCCM
3 1 (0.17%) CSIRT
3 1 (0.17%) Nagios
3 1 (0.17%) Norton AntiVirus
3 1 (0.17%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 111 (19.34%) Microsoft
2 65 (11.32%) SAP
3 24 (4.18%) Salesforce
4 22 (3.83%) Databricks
5 19 (3.31%) Oracle
6 11 (1.92%) Apple
6 11 (1.92%) ServiceNow
6 11 (1.92%) VMware
7 10 (1.74%) Google
8 7 (1.22%) HP
8 7 (1.22%) Meraki
9 6 (1.05%) Sage
10 5 (0.87%) JD Edwards
10 5 (0.87%) McAfee
10 5 (0.87%) MobileIron
10 5 (0.87%) Remedy
11 4 (0.70%) Dell
11 4 (0.70%) DocuSign
11 4 (0.70%) PayPal
12 3 (0.52%) Optimizely