Analyst Jobs in the North of England

Analyst
England > North of England

The median Analyst salary in the North of England is £37,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 July 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 43 15 12
Rank change year-on-year -28 -3 +3
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 735 1,651 1,913
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 5.53% 8.81% 13.71%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.41% 9.25% 15.42%
Number of salaries quoted 521 1,190 1,258
10th Percentile £24,500 £24,000 £25,000
25th Percentile £26,750 £29,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £40,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% - -
75th Percentile £47,500 £47,772 £53,750
90th Percentile £57,500 £55,000 £65,000
England median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £47,000
% change year-on-year - -4.26% -1.05%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North of England. 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 of England with a recognized job title 11,463 17,853 12,407
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 86.28% 95.22% 88.91%
Number of salaries quoted 6,083 13,097 7,787
10th Percentile £25,087 £27,250 £30,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £36,250 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year - -7.41% +8.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £65,000 £69,649
90th Percentile £77,500 £78,750 £80,676
England median annual salary £55,000 £52,900 £60,000
% change year-on-year +3.97% -11.83% -

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings that featured Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for Analyst in the North of England

Analyst
Salary Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Analyst in the North of England.

Salary trend for Analyst in the North of England

Analyst
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Analyst in the North of England over the 6 months to 16 July 2025.

Salary histogram for Analyst in the North of England

Analyst
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Analyst within the North of England region over the 6 months to 16 July 2025. 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
North West -38 432 £40,000 - 258
Yorkshire -15 258 £31,500 -16.00% 158
North East -22 45 £35,000 - 42
Analyst
England

Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 16 July 2025, Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the North of England region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 330 (44.90%) Social Skills
2 264 (35.92%) Finance
3 196 (26.67%) Problem-Solving
4 166 (22.59%) Windows
5 162 (22.04%) Degree
6 158 (21.50%) Microsoft
7 152 (20.68%) Analytical Skills
8 128 (17.41%) SQL
8 128 (17.41%) Microsoft 365
9 119 (16.19%) Active Directory
10 116 (15.78%) Process Improvement
11 108 (14.69%) Power Platform
12 106 (14.42%) Agile
13 104 (14.15%) Microsoft Excel
14 102 (13.88%) Power BI
15 101 (13.74%) Customer Service
16 98 (13.33%) ERP
17 96 (13.06%) Business Intelligence
18 95 (12.93%) Analytics
19 93 (12.65%) Decision-Making
20 85 (11.56%) SAP
21 78 (10.61%) ITIL
21 78 (10.61%) Law
22 77 (10.48%) Data Analysis
22 77 (10.48%) Data Quality
23 70 (9.52%) Management Information System
24 69 (9.39%) Data Analytics
24 69 (9.39%) Continuous Improvement
25 65 (8.84%) SharePoint
26 63 (8.57%) Windows Server

Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 65 (8.84%) SharePoint
2 35 (4.76%) Confluence
3 15 (2.04%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.27%) IIS
5 1 (0.14%) CMS
5 1 (0.14%) Jupyter
5 1 (0.14%) Moodle
5 1 (0.14%) Totara
Applications
1 104 (14.15%) Microsoft Excel
2 43 (5.85%) Microsoft Office
3 11 (1.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (1.09%) MS Visio
5 5 (0.68%) Chatbot
6 4 (0.54%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.14%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 22 (2.99%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (0.68%) Dynamics AX
2 5 (0.68%) SAP Business One
3 4 (0.54%) SAP BPC
4 3 (0.41%) Sage X3
5 2 (0.27%) Dynamics CRM
5 2 (0.27%) Siebel CRM
6 1 (0.14%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.14%) iTrent
6 1 (0.14%) NEC Housing
6 1 (0.14%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.14%) Primavera
6 1 (0.14%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.14%) SAP CO
6 1 (0.14%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.14%) SAP FI/CO
6 1 (0.14%) SAP GRC
6 1 (0.14%) Unit4 Business World
6 1 (0.14%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 128 (17.41%) Microsoft 365
2 108 (14.69%) Power Platform
3 57 (7.76%) Azure
4 13 (1.77%) AWS
5 11 (1.50%) Entra ID
6 10 (1.36%) Dynamics 365
6 10 (1.36%) Microsoft Copilot
7 8 (1.09%) OneDrive
8 7 (0.95%) Google Workspace
9 6 (0.82%) Google Analytics
9 6 (0.82%) Snowflake
10 5 (0.68%) Boomi
10 5 (0.68%) Cloud Computing
10 5 (0.68%) Mimecast
10 5 (0.68%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
10 5 (0.68%) SAP Commerce Cloud
11 4 (0.54%) GCP
11 4 (0.54%) Microsoft Purview
11 4 (0.54%) SaaS
12 3 (0.41%) Google Drive
Communications & Networking
1 29 (3.95%) VoIP
2 27 (3.67%) Firewall
3 19 (2.59%) Cisco IOS
4 13 (1.77%) DHCP
4 13 (1.77%) DNS
4 13 (1.77%) LAN
4 13 (1.77%) VPN
4 13 (1.77%) WAN
5 12 (1.63%) Wireless
6 7 (0.95%) WPA
7 5 (0.68%) Intranet
8 4 (0.54%) Broadband
8 4 (0.54%) SAN
8 4 (0.54%) TCP/IP
9 3 (0.41%) WebEx
10 2 (0.27%) ADSL
10 2 (0.27%) MPLS
10 2 (0.27%) Remote Desktop
10 2 (0.27%) SD-WAN
10 2 (0.27%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 102 (13.88%) Power BI
2 29 (3.95%) Tableau
3 15 (2.04%) SQL Server
4 11 (1.50%) Relational Database
5 8 (1.09%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 7 (0.95%) MySQL
7 6 (0.82%) Big Data
7 6 (0.82%) Oracle Reports
8 5 (0.68%) RDBMS
8 5 (0.68%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 4 (0.54%) BigQuery
10 3 (0.41%) BusinessObjects
10 3 (0.41%) Looker
10 3 (0.41%) Power Query
11 2 (0.27%) Data Warehouse
11 2 (0.27%) GIS
11 2 (0.27%) Oracle BI Publisher
12 1 (0.14%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
12 1 (0.14%) OLAP
12 1 (0.14%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 47 (6.39%) JIRA
2 3 (0.41%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 2 (0.27%) Git
3 2 (0.27%) Postman
4 1 (0.14%) Cypress.io
4 1 (0.14%) GitLab
4 1 (0.14%) RStudio
4 1 (0.14%) Subversion
4 1 (0.14%) TestRail
4 1 (0.14%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.14%) YouTrack
General
1 330 (44.90%) Social Skills
2 264 (35.92%) Finance
3 152 (20.68%) Analytical Skills
4 78 (10.61%) Law
5 61 (8.30%) Manufacturing
6 45 (6.12%) Retail
7 34 (4.63%) Organisational Skills
8 33 (4.49%) Legal
9 30 (4.08%) Pharmaceutical
10 29 (3.95%) Banking
11 26 (3.54%) Public Sector
12 22 (2.99%) Documentation Skills
13 21 (2.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 21 (2.86%) Marketing
13 21 (2.86%) Telecoms
14 18 (2.45%) Presentation Skills
15 8 (1.09%) Influencing Skills
16 5 (0.68%) Digital Healthcare
17 4 (0.54%) Arabic Language
17 4 (0.54%) German Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (1.09%) EDI
2 7 (0.95%) Oracle Fusion
3 6 (0.82%) .NET
4 5 (0.68%) FHIR
4 5 (0.68%) JSON
5 3 (0.41%) Pandas
6 2 (0.27%) ADO
6 2 (0.27%) REST
6 2 (0.27%) SOAP
6 2 (0.27%) XML
7 1 (0.14%) HTML
7 1 (0.14%) Lightning Web Components
7 1 (0.14%) Matplotlib
7 1 (0.14%) OAuth
7 1 (0.14%) OpenID
7 1 (0.14%) PySpark
7 1 (0.14%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 70 (9.52%) Management Information System
2 25 (3.40%) Social Media
3 24 (3.27%) Analytical Mindset
4 20 (2.72%) Product Ownership
5 15 (2.04%) EPoS
5 15 (2.04%) Onboarding
6 12 (1.63%) Self-Motivation
7 9 (1.22%) FMCG
8 7 (0.95%) Life Science
8 7 (0.95%) Manufacturing Execution System
9 6 (0.82%) Driving Licence
9 6 (0.82%) LIMS
9 6 (0.82%) Security Posture
10 5 (0.68%) Operational Technology
11 4 (0.54%) Cyber Threat
11 4 (0.54%) Data Protection Act
11 4 (0.54%) Virtual Team
12 3 (0.41%) Enterprise Software
12 3 (0.41%) Interest Rate Derivative
12 3 (0.41%) Smart Meter
Operating Systems
1 166 (22.59%) Windows
2 63 (8.57%) Windows Server
3 49 (6.67%) Windows 10
4 34 (4.63%) Linux
5 19 (2.59%) Mac OS X
6 13 (1.77%) Mac OS
7 9 (1.22%) Windows Vista
8 8 (1.09%) Windows Server 2019
9 5 (0.68%) Windows 7
9 5 (0.68%) Windows 8
10 1 (0.14%) Unix
10 1 (0.14%) Windows Server 2016
10 1 (0.14%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 196 (26.67%) Problem-Solving
2 116 (15.78%) Process Improvement
3 106 (14.42%) Agile
4 101 (13.74%) Customer Service
5 98 (13.33%) ERP
6 96 (13.06%) Business Intelligence
7 95 (12.93%) Analytics
8 93 (12.65%) Decision-Making
9 78 (10.61%) ITIL
10 77 (10.48%) Data Analysis
11 69 (9.39%) Continuous Improvement
11 69 (9.39%) Data Analytics
12 61 (8.30%) Visualisation
13 56 (7.62%) Stakeholder Management
14 49 (6.67%) Actionable Insight
15 48 (6.53%) ITSM
16 44 (5.99%) Budgeting and Forecasting
16 44 (5.99%) Cybersecurity
17 42 (5.71%) Requirements Gathering
18 39 (5.31%) Incident Management
Programming Languages
1 128 (17.41%) SQL
2 53 (7.21%) Python
3 18 (2.45%) PowerShell
4 14 (1.90%) JavaScript
5 8 (1.09%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 7 (0.95%) C-shell
6 7 (0.95%) Korn
6 7 (0.95%) PL/SQL
6 7 (0.95%) R
6 7 (0.95%) Shell Script
7 6 (0.82%) C#
7 6 (0.82%) VB.NET
8 5 (0.68%) VBA
9 3 (0.41%) VB
10 2 (0.27%) T-SQL
11 1 (0.14%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 162 (22.04%) Degree
2 43 (5.85%) DBS Check
3 39 (5.31%) ACCA
3 39 (5.31%) CIMA
4 28 (3.81%) BPSS Clearance
5 24 (3.27%) Microsoft Certification
6 17 (2.31%) Cisco Certification
7 14 (1.90%) Master's Degree
8 12 (1.63%) MCSA
8 12 (1.63%) PhD
9 10 (1.36%) CCNP
9 10 (1.36%) Computer Science Degree
10 8 (1.09%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 8 (1.09%) Security Cleared
11 7 (0.95%) CCNA
11 7 (0.95%) MOS
12 6 (0.82%) CBAP
12 6 (0.82%) ITIL Certification
12 6 (0.82%) SC Cleared
13 5 (0.68%) GSEC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 77 (10.48%) Data Quality
2 53 (7.21%) SLA
3 18 (2.45%) EMIR
3 18 (2.45%) MiFID
4 16 (2.18%) QA
5 9 (1.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 9 (1.22%) NIST
6 8 (1.09%) Cyber Essentials
6 8 (1.09%) PMO
7 6 (0.82%) GDPR
7 6 (0.82%) GRC
7 6 (0.82%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 5 (0.68%) HL7
9 4 (0.54%) Accessibility
10 3 (0.41%) GAAP
10 3 (0.41%) ITGC
11 2 (0.27%) NIST 800
12 1 (0.14%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 1 (0.14%) NCSC
12 1 (0.14%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 119 (16.19%) Active Directory
2 10 (1.36%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (1.09%) Virtual Desktop
4 3 (0.41%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 25 (3.40%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (1.09%) SCCM
3 2 (0.27%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 1 (0.14%) Ansible
4 1 (0.14%) Nessus
4 1 (0.14%) QRadar
4 1 (0.14%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 158 (21.50%) Microsoft
2 85 (11.56%) SAP
3 33 (4.49%) Cisco
4 22 (2.99%) Oracle
5 20 (2.72%) Salesforce
5 20 (2.72%) ServiceNow
6 16 (2.18%) Google
7 15 (2.04%) iManage
7 15 (2.04%) VMware
8 10 (1.36%) Alteryx
9 7 (0.95%) Citrix
10 6 (0.82%) Intapp
11 5 (0.68%) Dell
11 5 (0.68%) Freshdesk
11 5 (0.68%) PayPal
11 5 (0.68%) Qualys
11 5 (0.68%) Sophos
11 5 (0.68%) Sun
12 4 (0.54%) Cognos
12 4 (0.54%) Sage