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 March 2026.

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

6 months to
16 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 144 133 156
Rank change year-on-year -11 +23 +36
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Analyst 92 86 142
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.92% 1.67% 1.44%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.00% 1.83% 1.54%
Number of salaries quoted 61 60 99
10th Percentile £41,250 £38,750 £41,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £47,644
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,058 £45,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.46% -18.18% +15.79%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £61,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,375 £65,250
England median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% +2.22%

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 9,223 4,709 9,242
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.76% 91.51% 93.82%
Number of salaries quoted 5,714 2,724 7,357
10th Percentile £28,000 £29,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £32,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,272 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +10.05% -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £73,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -9.84%

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 March 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 March 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 +34 67 £50,000 -4.76% 18
East Midlands -69 24 £51,058 +13.46% 15
Senior Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 16 March 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 25 (27.17%) Problem-Solving
2 22 (23.91%) Agile
2 22 (23.91%) Decision-Making
3 19 (20.65%) SQL
4 17 (18.48%) Analytics
5 15 (16.30%) Business Intelligence
6 14 (15.22%) Power Platform
6 14 (15.22%) Security Cleared
7 13 (14.13%) Degree
7 13 (14.13%) Power BI
7 13 (14.13%) SC Cleared
8 12 (13.04%) Continuous Improvement
8 12 (13.04%) Cybersecurity
9 11 (11.96%) ACCA
9 11 (11.96%) CIMA
9 11 (11.96%) Microsoft
9 11 (11.96%) Roadmaps
10 10 (10.87%) AAT
10 10 (10.87%) Actionable Insight
10 10 (10.87%) Budgeting and Forecasting
10 10 (10.87%) CISSP
10 10 (10.87%) CompTIA Security+
10 10 (10.87%) Flash
10 10 (10.87%) Mentoring
10 10 (10.87%) NIST
10 10 (10.87%) User Acceptance Testing
11 9 (9.78%) Business Strategy
11 9 (9.78%) Coaching
12 8 (8.70%) Azure
12 8 (8.70%) Software Testing

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 4 (4.35%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (3.26%) Confluence
2 3 (3.26%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (2.17%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.09%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (2.17%) SAP MM
2 1 (1.09%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 14 (15.22%) Power Platform
2 8 (8.70%) Azure
3 7 (7.61%) SaaS
4 6 (6.52%) AWS
4 6 (6.52%) Microsoft 365
5 4 (4.35%) Entra ID
6 3 (3.26%) OneDrive
7 2 (2.17%) Microsoft Purview
7 2 (2.17%) Slack
8 1 (1.09%) Adobe Analytics
8 1 (1.09%) Azure DevOps
8 1 (1.09%) Copilot Studio
8 1 (1.09%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (1.09%) GCP
8 1 (1.09%) Google Docs
8 1 (1.09%) Google Drive
8 1 (1.09%) Microsoft Copilot
8 1 (1.09%) Miro
8 1 (1.09%) Nutanix
8 1 (1.09%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 3 (3.26%) DHCP
1 3 (3.26%) DNS
2 2 (2.17%) Broadband
2 2 (2.17%) Ethernet
2 2 (2.17%) PBX
2 2 (2.17%) Unified Communications
2 2 (2.17%) VoIP
2 2 (2.17%) VPN
3 1 (1.09%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (14.13%) Power BI
2 5 (5.43%) Tableau
3 3 (3.26%) Amazon Redshift
4 2 (2.17%) Looker
4 2 (2.17%) Semantic Layer
5 1 (1.09%) Amazon QuickSight
5 1 (1.09%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 7 (7.61%) JIRA
2 1 (1.09%) Postman
2 1 (1.09%) SoapUI
General
1 34 (36.96%) Analytical Skills
2 29 (31.52%) Finance
3 20 (21.74%) Social Skills
4 9 (9.78%) Retail
5 7 (7.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 6 (6.52%) Marketing
7 4 (4.35%) Legal
7 4 (4.35%) Manufacturing
8 2 (2.17%) Banking
8 2 (2.17%) Documentation Skills
8 2 (2.17%) Organisational Skills
8 2 (2.17%) Presentation Skills
8 2 (2.17%) Spanish Language
9 1 (1.09%) Automotive
9 1 (1.09%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (1.09%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (10.87%) Flash
2 2 (2.17%) PySpark
3 1 (1.09%) JSON
3 1 (1.09%) SAP CAF
Miscellaneous
1 7 (7.61%) Cyber Defence
2 5 (5.43%) Security Posture
3 4 (4.35%) Management Information System
4 2 (2.17%) Credit Risk
4 2 (2.17%) Mobile App
5 1 (1.09%) AI Agents
5 1 (1.09%) Driving Licence
5 1 (1.09%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (1.09%) Legacy Systems
5 1 (1.09%) Low-Code
5 1 (1.09%) Product Ownership
5 1 (1.09%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 4 (4.35%) Windows
2 2 (2.17%) Windows 10
3 1 (1.09%) Apple iOS
3 1 (1.09%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (27.17%) Problem-Solving
2 22 (23.91%) Agile
2 22 (23.91%) Decision-Making
3 17 (18.48%) Analytics
4 15 (16.30%) Business Intelligence
5 12 (13.04%) Continuous Improvement
5 12 (13.04%) Cybersecurity
6 11 (11.96%) Roadmaps
7 10 (10.87%) Actionable Insight
7 10 (10.87%) Budgeting and Forecasting
7 10 (10.87%) Mentoring
7 10 (10.87%) User Acceptance Testing
8 9 (9.78%) Business Strategy
8 9 (9.78%) Coaching
9 8 (8.70%) Software Testing
10 7 (7.61%) B2B
10 7 (7.61%) Business Transformation
10 7 (7.61%) Creative Thinking
10 7 (7.61%) Internal Audit
10 7 (7.61%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 19 (20.65%) SQL
2 7 (7.61%) T-SQL
3 5 (5.43%) Python
4 2 (2.17%) PowerShell
4 2 (2.17%) VBA
Qualifications
1 14 (15.22%) Security Cleared
2 13 (14.13%) Degree
2 13 (14.13%) SC Cleared
3 11 (11.96%) ACCA
3 11 (11.96%) CIMA
4 10 (10.87%) AAT
4 10 (10.87%) CISSP
4 10 (10.87%) CompTIA Security+
5 7 (7.61%) CISA
5 7 (7.61%) SSCP
6 5 (5.43%) Microsoft Certification
7 3 (3.26%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 3 (3.26%) AWS Certification
7 3 (3.26%) Cisco Certification
7 3 (3.26%) CISM
8 2 (2.17%) CITP
8 2 (2.17%) DBS Check
9 1 (1.09%) A+ Certification
9 1 (1.09%) Network+ Certification
9 1 (1.09%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (10.87%) NIST
2 6 (6.52%) GDPR
2 6 (6.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (4.35%) Data Quality
3 4 (4.35%) QA
4 3 (3.26%) PMO
5 1 (1.09%) Accessibility
5 1 (1.09%) Actionable Recommendations
5 1 (1.09%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (1.09%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 4 (4.35%) Active Directory
2 2 (2.17%) BitLocker
3 1 (1.09%) Hyper-V
3 1 (1.09%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (1.09%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 4 (4.35%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (1.09%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 11 (11.96%) Microsoft
2 4 (4.35%) Databricks
3 3 (3.26%) SAP
4 2 (2.17%) Blue Prism
4 2 (2.17%) Google
4 2 (2.17%) Kaseya
4 2 (2.17%) Pega
5 1 (1.09%) Adobe
5 1 (1.09%) Autodesk
5 1 (1.09%) HubSpot
5 1 (1.09%) IBM
5 1 (1.09%) Sage
5 1 (1.09%) Salesforce
5 1 (1.09%) ServiceNow
5 1 (1.09%) VMware