Senior Analyst Job Trends in the Midlands

Senior Analyst
England > Midlands

The median Senior Analyst salary in the Midlands is £56,400 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 April 2026.

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

6 months to
29 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 136 159 162
Rank change year-on-year +23 +3 +37
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Analyst 127 63 160
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 1.00% 1.26% 1.39%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.08% 1.40% 1.48%
Number of salaries quoted 83 43 97
10th Percentile £44,600 £38,750 £41,250
25th Percentile £45,000 - £47,788
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,400 £45,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +25.33% -18.18% +15.79%
75th Percentile £65,000 £61,394 £61,250
90th Percentile £75,000 £69,250 £68,750
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year - +4.35% +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 11,764 4,492 10,817
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.96% 89.95% 94.23%
Number of salaries quoted 7,437 2,782 8,225
10th Percentile £28,650 £27,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £33,750 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,750 £60,741
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +11.11% -10.84%

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 29 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 29 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 +32 88 £56,400 +12.80% 11
East Midlands -53 38 £55,529 +23.40% 9
Senior Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 29 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 29 (22.83%) Agile
2 27 (21.26%) Azure
3 24 (18.90%) SQL
4 23 (18.11%) Cybersecurity
5 22 (17.32%) Decision-Making
5 22 (17.32%) Problem-Solving
6 21 (16.54%) AWS
7 20 (15.75%) Analytics
7 20 (15.75%) Mentoring
8 18 (14.17%) Microsoft
8 18 (14.17%) Security Cleared
9 17 (13.39%) SC Cleared
10 15 (11.81%) Business Intelligence
10 15 (11.81%) Degree
11 14 (11.02%) Actionable Insight
11 14 (11.02%) Power Platform
12 13 (10.24%) AI
12 13 (10.24%) GCP
12 13 (10.24%) Power BI
12 13 (10.24%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 12 (9.45%) Business Analysis
13 12 (9.45%) JIRA
13 12 (9.45%) Process Improvement
13 12 (9.45%) Roadmaps
14 11 (8.66%) Migration
15 10 (7.87%) Coaching
15 10 (7.87%) Project Delivery
16 9 (7.09%) Adobe
16 9 (7.09%) AWS Certification
16 9 (7.09%) Data Analytics

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 8 (6.30%) Confluence
2 4 (3.15%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (2.36%) SharePoint
Business Applications
1 8 (6.30%) Cloudability
2 4 (3.15%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (3.15%) SAP Business One
3 2 (1.57%) SAP MM
4 1 (0.79%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 27 (21.26%) Azure
2 21 (16.54%) AWS
3 14 (11.02%) Power Platform
4 13 (10.24%) GCP
5 6 (4.72%) Microsoft 365
6 5 (3.94%) Dynamics 365
7 4 (3.15%) Entra ID
8 3 (2.36%) Azure DevOps
8 3 (2.36%) OneDrive
9 2 (1.57%) Google Workspace
9 2 (1.57%) Microsoft Copilot
9 2 (1.57%) Microsoft Purview
9 2 (1.57%) Siteimprove
9 2 (1.57%) Slack
9 2 (1.57%) Snowflake
10 1 (0.79%) Adobe Analytics
10 1 (0.79%) Copilot Studio
10 1 (0.79%) Google Analytics
10 1 (0.79%) Google Drive
10 1 (0.79%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 5 (3.94%) Firewall
2 3 (2.36%) DHCP
2 3 (2.36%) DNS
3 2 (1.57%) Broadband
3 2 (1.57%) Ethernet
3 2 (1.57%) PBX
3 2 (1.57%) Unified Communications
3 2 (1.57%) VoIP
3 2 (1.57%) VPN
4 1 (0.79%) SMS
4 1 (0.79%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (10.24%) Power BI
2 4 (3.15%) Crystal Reports
2 4 (3.15%) Tableau
3 3 (2.36%) Amazon Redshift
4 2 (1.57%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (1.57%) Looker
4 2 (1.57%) Semantic Layer
4 2 (1.57%) SQL Server
5 1 (0.79%) Amazon QuickSight
5 1 (0.79%) DTS
Development Applications
1 12 (9.45%) JIRA
2 2 (1.57%) Selenium
2 2 (1.57%) TestRail
2 2 (1.57%) Toad
2 2 (1.57%) Zephyr
3 1 (0.79%) Postman
3 1 (0.79%) SoapUI
General
1 39 (30.71%) Finance
2 33 (25.98%) Analytical Skills
3 22 (17.32%) Social Skills
4 19 (14.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 9 (7.09%) Manufacturing
6 8 (6.30%) Retail
7 6 (4.72%) Marketing
8 3 (2.36%) Retail Finance
9 2 (1.57%) Banking
9 2 (1.57%) Legal
9 2 (1.57%) Organisational Skills
9 2 (1.57%) Presentation Skills
9 2 (1.57%) Spanish Language
10 1 (0.79%) Automotive
10 1 (0.79%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (0.79%) Law
10 1 (0.79%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (4.72%) Flash
2 2 (1.57%) JSON
2 2 (1.57%) PySpark
3 1 (0.79%) SAP CAF
Miscellaneous
1 7 (5.51%) Cyber Defence
1 7 (5.51%) Management Information System
2 5 (3.94%) Credit Risk
2 5 (3.94%) Operational Technology
2 5 (3.94%) Product Ownership
2 5 (3.94%) Smartphone
3 2 (1.57%) AI Agents
4 1 (0.79%) Data Protection Act
4 1 (0.79%) Distributed Systems
4 1 (0.79%) Driving Licence
4 1 (0.79%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (0.79%) iSeries
4 1 (0.79%) Legacy Systems
4 1 (0.79%) Low-Code
4 1 (0.79%) PKI
4 1 (0.79%) PMI
4 1 (0.79%) Security Operations Centre
4 1 (0.79%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 3 (2.36%) Windows
2 2 (1.57%) Windows 10
3 1 (0.79%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (22.83%) Agile
2 23 (18.11%) Cybersecurity
3 22 (17.32%) Decision-Making
3 22 (17.32%) Problem-Solving
4 20 (15.75%) Analytics
4 20 (15.75%) Mentoring
5 15 (11.81%) Business Intelligence
6 14 (11.02%) Actionable Insight
7 13 (10.24%) AI
7 13 (10.24%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 12 (9.45%) Business Analysis
8 12 (9.45%) Process Improvement
8 12 (9.45%) Roadmaps
9 11 (8.66%) Migration
10 10 (7.87%) Coaching
10 10 (7.87%) Project Delivery
11 9 (7.09%) Data Analytics
11 9 (7.09%) Data Modelling
12 8 (6.30%) Continuous Improvement
12 8 (6.30%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 24 (18.90%) SQL
2 9 (7.09%) Python
3 2 (1.57%) PowerShell
4 1 (0.79%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 18 (14.17%) Security Cleared
2 17 (13.39%) SC Cleared
3 15 (11.81%) Degree
4 9 (7.09%) AWS Certification
5 8 (6.30%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
5 8 (6.30%) CISSP
5 8 (6.30%) CompTIA Security+
6 7 (5.51%) CISA
6 7 (5.51%) SSCP
7 6 (4.72%) AAT
7 6 (4.72%) ACCA
7 6 (4.72%) CIMA
8 5 (3.94%) Microsoft Certification
9 3 (2.36%) PMI Certification
10 2 (1.57%) CBAP
10 2 (1.57%) CITP
10 2 (1.57%) DBS Check
10 2 (1.57%) Master's Degree
10 2 (1.57%) PMP
10 2 (1.57%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (6.30%) NIST
1 8 (6.30%) QA
2 6 (4.72%) PMO
3 4 (3.15%) Data Quality
4 3 (2.36%) Accessibility
5 2 (1.57%) GDPR
5 2 (1.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (1.57%) Software Quality Assurance
6 1 (0.79%) Actionable Recommendations
6 1 (0.79%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.79%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.79%) PSD2
System Software
1 4 (3.15%) Active Directory
2 2 (1.57%) BitLocker
3 1 (0.79%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.79%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.79%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 3 (2.36%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (1.57%) HP ALM
3 1 (0.79%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 18 (14.17%) Microsoft
2 9 (7.09%) Adobe
2 9 (7.09%) ServiceNow
3 8 (6.30%) Apple
4 7 (5.51%) Google
4 7 (5.51%) HP
4 7 (5.51%) SAP
5 5 (3.94%) Aruba
6 4 (3.15%) Databricks
7 2 (1.57%) Kaseya
7 2 (1.57%) Oracle
8 1 (0.79%) Autodesk
8 1 (0.79%) Fortinet
8 1 (0.79%) IBM
8 1 (0.79%) Salesforce
8 1 (0.79%) VMware