IT Analyst Job Trends in the North East

IT Analyst
England > North East

The median IT Analyst salary in the North East is £31,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 64 38 66
Rank change year-on-year -26 +28 +20
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Analyst 14 53 7
As % of all permanent jobs in the North East 1.36% 5.70% 0.94%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.45% 5.94% 0.98%
Number of salaries quoted 14 29 7
10th Percentile - - £23,700
25th Percentile £29,750 £36,250 £24,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,500 £37,500 £24,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.00% +53.06% -5.77%
75th Percentile £33,250 £38,750 £31,125
90th Percentile £49,275 - £36,200
England median annual salary £32,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year -13.33% +7.14% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
North East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North East. 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 North East with a recognized job title 968 893 714
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.98% 96.02% 95.58%
Number of salaries quoted 674 375 614
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,100 £29,750
25th Percentile £30,563 £36,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +5.26% -3.06%
75th Percentile £65,480 £68,750 £61,250
90th Percentile £78,778 £84,500 £74,625
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -6.50%

IT Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the North East

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

IT Analyst job vacancy trend in the North East

IT Analyst
Salary Trend in the North East

Salary distribution trend for IT Analyst job vacancies in the North East.

Salary distribution trend for IT Analyst job vacancies in the North East

IT Analyst
Salary Histogram in the North East

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Analyst in the North East over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for IT Analyst in the North East

IT Analyst
Job Locations in the North East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Analyst within the North East region over the 6 months to 14 January 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
Durham +9 6 £31,500 -
Northumberland - 5 £31,000 -
Tyne and Wear -33 3 £50,000 +33.33% 1
IT Analyst
England

IT Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North East

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, IT 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 North East region featuring IT Analyst in the job title.

1 12 (85.71%) Microsoft
2 11 (78.57%) Active Directory
2 11 (78.57%) ITIL
2 11 (78.57%) Windows
2 11 (78.57%) Windows Server
3 6 (42.86%) Firewall
3 6 (42.86%) Hyper-V
3 6 (42.86%) Microsoft 365
3 6 (42.86%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (42.86%) Service Management
3 6 (42.86%) VMware
3 6 (42.86%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (35.71%) 21 CFR Part 11
4 5 (35.71%) A+ Certification
4 5 (35.71%) Biotechnology
4 5 (35.71%) CCNA
4 5 (35.71%) Cisco
4 5 (35.71%) Cisco Certification
4 5 (35.71%) Customer Service
4 5 (35.71%) GxP
4 5 (35.71%) MCSA
4 5 (35.71%) Microsoft Certification
4 5 (35.71%) Network+ Certification
4 5 (35.71%) User Experience
4 5 (35.71%) Validation
4 5 (35.71%) Windows 10
5 2 (14.29%) Agile
5 2 (14.29%) Azure
5 2 (14.29%) Azure DevOps
5 2 (14.29%) DevOps

IT Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North East 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 6 (42.86%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 6 (42.86%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (14.29%) Azure
2 2 (14.29%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 6 (42.86%) Firewall
General
1 12 (85.71%) Social Skills
2 5 (35.71%) Manufacturing
2 5 (35.71%) Pharmaceutical
3 1 (7.14%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (7.14%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 6 (42.86%) Client/Server
1 6 (42.86%) Onboarding
2 5 (35.71%) LIMS
2 5 (35.71%) SCADA
3 1 (7.14%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 11 (78.57%) Windows
1 11 (78.57%) Windows Server
2 5 (35.71%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (78.57%) ITIL
2 6 (42.86%) Service Management
3 5 (35.71%) Biotechnology
3 5 (35.71%) Customer Service
3 5 (35.71%) User Experience
3 5 (35.71%) Validation
4 2 (14.29%) Agile
4 2 (14.29%) DevOps
4 2 (14.29%) Requirements Gathering
4 2 (14.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 2 (14.29%) User Stories
5 1 (7.14%) Budgeting
5 1 (7.14%) Budgeting and Forecasting
5 1 (7.14%) IT Governance
5 1 (7.14%) ITSM
5 1 (7.14%) Process Improvement
5 1 (7.14%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 5 (35.71%) A+ Certification
1 5 (35.71%) CCNA
1 5 (35.71%) Cisco Certification
1 5 (35.71%) MCSA
1 5 (35.71%) Microsoft Certification
1 5 (35.71%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (35.71%) 21 CFR Part 11
1 5 (35.71%) GxP
System Software
1 11 (78.57%) Active Directory
2 6 (42.86%) Hyper-V
2 6 (42.86%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 12 (85.71%) Microsoft
2 6 (42.86%) VMware
3 5 (35.71%) Cisco