Senior Analyst Job Trends in the Midlands

Senior Analyst
England > Midlands

The median Senior Analyst salary in the Midlands is £53,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 February 2026.

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

6 months to
16 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 170 151 164
Rank change year-on-year -19 +13 +15
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Analyst 68 95 117
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.77% 1.60% 1.39%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.85% 1.72% 1.48%
Number of salaries quoted 49 60 100
10th Percentile £41,250 £38,750 £41,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £40,938 £47,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £45,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +18.89% -18.18% +11.61%
75th Percentile £65,000 £60,966 £61,375
90th Percentile £81,250 £77,250 £63,750
England median annual salary £62,000 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -0.80% +8.70% -

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 8,021 5,525 7,891
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.21% 93.11% 93.94%
Number of salaries quoted 4,925 2,608 6,428
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £26,000
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 £65,000 £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% -11.29%

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 February 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 February 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 +26 44 £55,000 +10.00% 26
East Midlands -49 22 £51,058 +13.46% 14
Senior Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 16 February 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 23 (33.82%) Decision-Making
2 17 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
3 16 (23.53%) SQL
4 13 (19.12%) Analytics
5 12 (17.65%) ACCA
5 12 (17.65%) Business Intelligence
5 12 (17.65%) CIMA
5 12 (17.65%) Security Cleared
6 11 (16.18%) AAT
6 11 (16.18%) Budgeting and Forecasting
6 11 (16.18%) Flash
6 11 (16.18%) Power Platform
6 11 (16.18%) SC Cleared
7 10 (14.71%) Actionable Insight
7 10 (14.71%) Continuous Improvement
7 10 (14.71%) Degree
7 10 (14.71%) Power BI
7 10 (14.71%) Roadmaps
8 9 (13.24%) User Acceptance Testing
9 8 (11.76%) Agile
10 7 (10.29%) B2B
10 7 (10.29%) Microsoft
10 7 (10.29%) Product Roadmap
10 7 (10.29%) SaaS
10 7 (10.29%) Software Testing
10 7 (10.29%) T-SQL
11 6 (8.82%) AWS
11 6 (8.82%) GDPR
11 6 (8.82%) Migration
11 6 (8.82%) Performance Metrics

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 3 (4.41%) Confluence
2 2 (2.94%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (2.94%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (2.94%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (2.94%) SAP MM
2 1 (1.47%) NEC Housing
Cloud Services
1 11 (16.18%) Power Platform
2 7 (10.29%) SaaS
3 6 (8.82%) AWS
4 4 (5.88%) Azure
4 4 (5.88%) Microsoft 365
5 3 (4.41%) Entra ID
6 2 (2.94%) OneDrive
6 2 (2.94%) Slack
7 1 (1.47%) Copilot Studio
7 1 (1.47%) Dynamics 365
7 1 (1.47%) GCP
7 1 (1.47%) Google Docs
7 1 (1.47%) Google Drive
7 1 (1.47%) Google Workspace
7 1 (1.47%) Microsoft Copilot
7 1 (1.47%) Microsoft Purview
7 1 (1.47%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.47%) Broadband
1 1 (1.47%) DHCP
1 1 (1.47%) DNS
1 1 (1.47%) Ethernet
1 1 (1.47%) Firewall
1 1 (1.47%) PBX
1 1 (1.47%) Unified Communications
1 1 (1.47%) VoIP
1 1 (1.47%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (14.71%) Power BI
2 5 (7.35%) Tableau
3 2 (2.94%) Looker
3 2 (2.94%) Semantic Layer
4 1 (1.47%) Amazon QuickSight
4 1 (1.47%) Amazon Redshift
4 1 (1.47%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 4 (5.88%) JIRA
General
1 26 (38.24%) Analytical Skills
2 21 (30.88%) Finance
3 19 (27.94%) Social Skills
4 9 (13.24%) Retail
5 5 (7.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 5 (7.35%) Marketing
6 4 (5.88%) Legal
7 3 (4.41%) Manufacturing
8 2 (2.94%) Banking
8 2 (2.94%) Documentation Skills
8 2 (2.94%) Public Sector
8 2 (2.94%) Spanish Language
9 1 (1.47%) Automotive
9 1 (1.47%) Law
9 1 (1.47%) Local Government
9 1 (1.47%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (1.47%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (1.47%) Social Housing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (16.18%) Flash
2 2 (2.94%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 5 (7.35%) Security Posture
2 3 (4.41%) Management Information System
3 2 (2.94%) Credit Risk
3 2 (2.94%) Mobile App
3 2 (2.94%) Operational Technology
4 1 (1.47%) AI Agents
4 1 (1.47%) Cyber Defence
4 1 (1.47%) Legacy Systems
4 1 (1.47%) Low-Code
4 1 (1.47%) Mashup
4 1 (1.47%) Security Operations Centre
4 1 (1.47%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 2 (2.94%) Windows
2 1 (1.47%) Apple iOS
2 1 (1.47%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (33.82%) Decision-Making
2 17 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
3 13 (19.12%) Analytics
4 12 (17.65%) Business Intelligence
5 11 (16.18%) Budgeting and Forecasting
6 10 (14.71%) Actionable Insight
6 10 (14.71%) Continuous Improvement
6 10 (14.71%) Roadmaps
7 9 (13.24%) User Acceptance Testing
8 8 (11.76%) Agile
9 7 (10.29%) B2B
9 7 (10.29%) Product Roadmap
9 7 (10.29%) Software Testing
10 6 (8.82%) Migration
10 6 (8.82%) Performance Metrics
10 6 (8.82%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 6 (8.82%) Vulnerability Assessment
11 5 (7.35%) Business Analysis
11 5 (7.35%) Risk Management
12 4 (5.88%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 16 (23.53%) SQL
2 7 (10.29%) T-SQL
3 4 (5.88%) Python
4 2 (2.94%) VBA
5 1 (1.47%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 12 (17.65%) ACCA
1 12 (17.65%) CIMA
1 12 (17.65%) Security Cleared
2 11 (16.18%) AAT
2 11 (16.18%) SC Cleared
3 10 (14.71%) Degree
4 3 (4.41%) (ISC)2 CCSP
4 3 (4.41%) AWS Certification
4 3 (4.41%) Cisco Certification
4 3 (4.41%) CISM
4 3 (4.41%) CISSP
4 3 (4.41%) CompTIA Security+
4 3 (4.41%) DBS Check
5 2 (2.94%) Microsoft Certification
6 1 (1.47%) A+ Certification
6 1 (1.47%) CITP
6 1 (1.47%) Network+ Certification
6 1 (1.47%) PMI Certification
6 1 (1.47%) PMP
6 1 (1.47%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (8.82%) GDPR
2 5 (7.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (5.88%) Data Quality
4 3 (4.41%) NIST
4 3 (4.41%) QA
5 2 (2.94%) PMO
6 1 (1.47%) Accessibility
6 1 (1.47%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 2 (2.94%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.47%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 2 (2.94%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (1.47%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 7 (10.29%) Microsoft
2 4 (5.88%) Databricks
3 2 (2.94%) Blue Prism
3 2 (2.94%) Pega
3 2 (2.94%) SAP
4 1 (1.47%) Aruba
4 1 (1.47%) Civica
4 1 (1.47%) Fortinet
4 1 (1.47%) Google
4 1 (1.47%) HP
4 1 (1.47%) HubSpot
4 1 (1.47%) Kaseya
4 1 (1.47%) Northgate
4 1 (1.47%) Sage
4 1 (1.47%) Salesforce
4 1 (1.47%) ServiceNow