Senior Analyst Job Trends in the Midlands

Senior Analyst
England > Midlands

The median Senior Analyst salary in the Midlands is £51,058 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 April 2026.

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

6 months to
16 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 141 145 168
Rank change year-on-year +4 +23 +36
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Analyst 119 69 152
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.99% 1.43% 1.36%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.07% 1.60% 1.45%
Number of salaries quoted 80 47 96
10th Percentile £42,500 £38,750 £41,250
25th Percentile £45,000 - £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,058 £45,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.46% -18.18% +14.58%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,683 £61,250
90th Percentile £75,300 £72,500 £66,250
England median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% +4.29%

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 11,089 4,310 10,507
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.69% 89.36% 94.01%
Number of salaries quoted 6,946 2,738 8,158
10th Percentile £28,393 £27,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £33,704
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £60,741
90th Percentile £80,000 £76,250 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £54,296
% change year-on-year -8.33% +10.51% -9.51%

Senior Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Senior Analyst' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Senior Analyst job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Senior Analyst
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for Senior Analyst job vacancies in the Midlands.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Analyst job vacancies in the Midlands

Senior Analyst
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Analyst in the Midlands over the 6 months to 16 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Senior Analyst in the Midlands

Senior 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 Senior Analyst within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 16 April 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 +45 81 £55,000 - 15
East Midlands -61 37 £50,529 +12.29% 14
Senior Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 16 April 2026, Senior 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 Senior Analyst in the job title.

1 30 (25.21%) Agile
2 24 (20.17%) Problem-Solving
3 23 (19.33%) Decision-Making
3 23 (19.33%) SQL
4 21 (17.65%) Azure
5 19 (15.97%) Cybersecurity
6 18 (15.13%) Analytics
7 17 (14.29%) Security Cleared
8 16 (13.45%) AWS
8 16 (13.45%) Business Intelligence
8 16 (13.45%) Degree
8 16 (13.45%) SC Cleared
9 15 (12.61%) Mentoring
9 15 (12.61%) Power Platform
10 14 (11.76%) Microsoft
10 14 (11.76%) Power BI
11 13 (10.92%) JIRA
11 13 (10.92%) Roadmaps
12 12 (10.08%) Business Analysis
12 12 (10.08%) Continuous Improvement
13 11 (9.24%) Actionable Insight
14 10 (8.40%) Process Improvement
15 9 (7.56%) AI
15 9 (7.56%) Business Strategy
15 9 (7.56%) CISSP
15 9 (7.56%) Coaching
15 9 (7.56%) CompTIA Security+
15 9 (7.56%) Confluence
15 9 (7.56%) Data Modelling
15 9 (7.56%) GCP

Senior 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 9 (7.56%) Confluence
2 4 (3.36%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (2.52%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (1.68%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.84%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (3.36%) Cloudability
2 3 (2.52%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (1.68%) SAP Business One
3 2 (1.68%) SAP MM
4 1 (0.84%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 21 (17.65%) Azure
2 16 (13.45%) AWS
3 15 (12.61%) Power Platform
4 9 (7.56%) GCP
5 7 (5.88%) Microsoft 365
6 5 (4.20%) SaaS
7 4 (3.36%) Dynamics 365
7 4 (3.36%) Entra ID
8 3 (2.52%) Azure DevOps
8 3 (2.52%) OneDrive
9 2 (1.68%) Google Workspace
9 2 (1.68%) Microsoft Copilot
9 2 (1.68%) Microsoft Purview
9 2 (1.68%) Siteimprove
9 2 (1.68%) Slack
9 2 (1.68%) Snowflake
10 1 (0.84%) Adobe Analytics
10 1 (0.84%) Copilot Studio
10 1 (0.84%) Google Analytics
10 1 (0.84%) Google Drive
Communications & Networking
1 3 (2.52%) DHCP
1 3 (2.52%) DNS
1 3 (2.52%) Firewall
2 2 (1.68%) Broadband
2 2 (1.68%) Ethernet
2 2 (1.68%) PBX
2 2 (1.68%) Unified Communications
2 2 (1.68%) VoIP
2 2 (1.68%) VPN
3 1 (0.84%) SMS
3 1 (0.84%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (11.76%) Power BI
2 5 (4.20%) Tableau
3 3 (2.52%) Amazon Redshift
4 2 (1.68%) Crystal Reports
4 2 (1.68%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (1.68%) Looker
4 2 (1.68%) Semantic Layer
4 2 (1.68%) SQL Server
5 1 (0.84%) Amazon QuickSight
5 1 (0.84%) DTS
Development Applications
1 13 (10.92%) JIRA
2 2 (1.68%) Selenium
2 2 (1.68%) TestRail
2 2 (1.68%) Toad
2 2 (1.68%) Zephyr
3 1 (0.84%) Postman
3 1 (0.84%) SoapUI
General
1 36 (30.25%) Finance
2 34 (28.57%) Analytical Skills
3 25 (21.01%) Social Skills
4 15 (12.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 8 (6.72%) Retail
6 7 (5.88%) Manufacturing
7 6 (5.04%) Marketing
8 5 (4.20%) Legal
9 3 (2.52%) Banking
10 2 (1.68%) Documentation Skills
10 2 (1.68%) Organisational Skills
10 2 (1.68%) Presentation Skills
10 2 (1.68%) Spanish Language
11 1 (0.84%) Automotive
11 1 (0.84%) Influencing Skills
11 1 (0.84%) Law
11 1 (0.84%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (6.72%) Flash
2 2 (1.68%) JSON
2 2 (1.68%) PySpark
3 1 (0.84%) SAP CAF
Miscellaneous
1 7 (5.88%) Cyber Defence
1 7 (5.88%) Management Information System
2 5 (4.20%) Product Ownership
3 3 (2.52%) Operational Technology
3 3 (2.52%) Smartphone
4 2 (1.68%) AI Agents
4 2 (1.68%) Credit Risk
4 2 (1.68%) Mobile App
4 2 (1.68%) Security Posture
5 1 (0.84%) Data Protection Act
5 1 (0.84%) Distributed Systems
5 1 (0.84%) Driving Licence
5 1 (0.84%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (0.84%) iSeries
5 1 (0.84%) Legacy Systems
5 1 (0.84%) Low-Code
5 1 (0.84%) PKI
5 1 (0.84%) PMI
5 1 (0.84%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 4 (3.36%) Windows
2 2 (1.68%) Windows 10
3 1 (0.84%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.84%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (25.21%) Agile
2 24 (20.17%) Problem-Solving
3 23 (19.33%) Decision-Making
4 19 (15.97%) Cybersecurity
5 18 (15.13%) Analytics
6 16 (13.45%) Business Intelligence
7 15 (12.61%) Mentoring
8 13 (10.92%) Roadmaps
9 12 (10.08%) Business Analysis
9 12 (10.08%) Continuous Improvement
10 11 (9.24%) Actionable Insight
11 10 (8.40%) Process Improvement
12 9 (7.56%) AI
12 9 (7.56%) Coaching
12 9 (7.56%) Data Modelling
12 9 (7.56%) Migration
12 9 (7.56%) Product Roadmap
12 9 (7.56%) Software Testing
12 9 (7.56%) User Acceptance Testing
12 9 (7.56%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 23 (19.33%) SQL
2 6 (5.04%) Python
3 5 (4.20%) T-SQL
4 2 (1.68%) PowerShell
4 2 (1.68%) VBA
Qualifications
1 17 (14.29%) Security Cleared
2 16 (13.45%) Degree
2 16 (13.45%) SC Cleared
3 9 (7.56%) CISSP
3 9 (7.56%) CompTIA Security+
4 8 (6.72%) AAT
4 8 (6.72%) ACCA
4 8 (6.72%) CIMA
5 7 (5.88%) CISA
5 7 (5.88%) SSCP
6 6 (5.04%) AWS Certification
7 5 (4.20%) Microsoft Certification
8 4 (3.36%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 3 (2.52%) PMI Certification
10 2 (1.68%) CBAP
10 2 (1.68%) Cisco Certification
10 2 (1.68%) CISM
10 2 (1.68%) CITP
10 2 (1.68%) PMP
10 2 (1.68%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (7.56%) NIST
2 6 (5.04%) QA
3 5 (4.20%) PMO
4 4 (3.36%) Data Quality
5 3 (2.52%) Accessibility
5 3 (2.52%) GDPR
5 3 (2.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (1.68%) Software Quality Assurance
7 1 (0.84%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (0.84%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.84%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (0.84%) PSD2
System Software
1 4 (3.36%) Active Directory
2 2 (1.68%) BitLocker
3 1 (0.84%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.84%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.84%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 4 (3.36%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (1.68%) HP ALM
3 1 (0.84%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 14 (11.76%) Microsoft
2 7 (5.88%) Google
3 5 (4.20%) Adobe
3 5 (4.20%) HP
3 5 (4.20%) SAP
3 5 (4.20%) ServiceNow
4 4 (3.36%) Apple
4 4 (3.36%) Databricks
5 3 (2.52%) Aruba
6 2 (1.68%) Blue Prism
6 2 (1.68%) Kaseya
6 2 (1.68%) Oracle
6 2 (1.68%) Pega
7 1 (0.84%) Autodesk
7 1 (0.84%) Fortinet
7 1 (0.84%) HubSpot
7 1 (0.84%) IBM
7 1 (0.84%) Sage
7 1 (0.84%) Salesforce
7 1 (0.84%) VMware