Analyst Jobs in the North of England

Analyst
England > North of England

The median Analyst salary in the North of England is £40,374 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 March 2025.

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

6 months to
6 Mar 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 21 12 12
Rank change year-on-year -9 0 +2
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 819 1,588 2,717
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 7.53% 11.28% 15.24%
As % of the Job Titles category 8.06% 11.82% 16.42%
Number of salaries quoted 402 1,230 1,253
10th Percentile £25,313 £24,150 £24,750
25th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £30,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,374 £40,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.94% - -
75th Percentile £50,000 £48,750 £52,500
90th Percentile £59,950 £60,000 £62,500
England median annual salary £50,000 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +11.11% -5.26% +5.56%

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 10,167 13,431 16,542
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.51% 95.43% 92.77%
Number of salaries quoted 5,302 10,515 8,617
10th Percentile £31,000 £27,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,748 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,818 £50,000 £53,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.64% -6.54% +7.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £79,875 £80,000 £83,750
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £61,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -9.84% +1.67%

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 6 March 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 6 March 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 -10 552 £41,000 +2.50% 205
Yorkshire -15 215 £35,000 -12.50% 121
North East -11 52 £45,000 +28.57% 50
Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 6 March 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.

1 369 (45.05%) Social Skills
2 258 (31.50%) Finance
3 240 (29.30%) Degree
4 207 (25.27%) Analytical Skills
5 199 (24.30%) Agile
6 195 (23.81%) Problem-Solving
7 174 (21.25%) Analytics
8 168 (20.51%) SQL
9 163 (19.90%) Microsoft
10 147 (17.95%) Power Platform
11 141 (17.22%) Power BI
12 136 (16.61%) Customer Service
13 131 (16.00%) Business Intelligence
14 123 (15.02%) Windows
15 114 (13.92%) Data Analytics
16 108 (13.19%) Microsoft Excel
17 102 (12.45%) Data Analysis
18 95 (11.60%) Microsoft 365
19 87 (10.62%) Azure
20 86 (10.50%) Banking
21 85 (10.38%) Active Directory
21 85 (10.38%) Organisational Skills
22 82 (10.01%) Decision-Making
23 77 (9.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
24 75 (9.16%) Microsoft Office
24 75 (9.16%) Artificial Intelligence
25 72 (8.79%) Management Information System
26 71 (8.67%) Project Delivery
27 70 (8.55%) ERP
28 68 (8.30%) ITIL

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 41 (5.01%) SharePoint
2 32 (3.91%) SAS
3 23 (2.81%) Confluence
4 20 (2.44%) Microsoft Exchange
5 11 (1.34%) Mule
6 7 (0.85%) Jupyter
7 6 (0.73%) IBM Domino
8 3 (0.37%) IIS
8 3 (0.37%) Oracle Workflow
9 2 (0.24%) CMS
9 2 (0.24%) IBM Notes
10 1 (0.12%) Moodle
10 1 (0.12%) Totara
Applications
1 108 (13.19%) Microsoft Excel
2 75 (9.16%) Microsoft Office
3 37 (4.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 11 (1.34%) Chatbot
5 10 (1.22%) SPSS
6 5 (0.61%) MS Visio
7 4 (0.49%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 7 (0.85%) Oracle ERP
2 5 (0.61%) Markit EDM
2 5 (0.61%) Oracle EBS R12
3 3 (0.37%) Infor M3
3 3 (0.37%) Oracle EBS
4 2 (0.24%) Dynamics AX
4 2 (0.24%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.24%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
4 2 (0.24%) OpenText VIM for SAP
4 2 (0.24%) Siebel CRM
4 2 (0.24%) SystmOne
5 1 (0.12%) iTrent
5 1 (0.12%) Maximo
5 1 (0.12%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.12%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.12%) SAP GRC
5 1 (0.12%) SAP PM
5 1 (0.12%) SAP PP
5 1 (0.12%) SAP SD
5 1 (0.12%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 147 (17.95%) Power Platform
2 95 (11.60%) Microsoft 365
3 87 (10.62%) Azure
4 22 (2.69%) Entra ID
5 21 (2.56%) AWS
6 17 (2.08%) SaaS
7 14 (1.71%) Dynamics 365
8 10 (1.22%) Mimecast
9 8 (0.98%) Cloud Computing
9 8 (0.98%) GCP
10 7 (0.85%) Azure DevOps
11 6 (0.73%) Google Analytics
12 5 (0.61%) Azure Sentinel
12 5 (0.61%) PowerApps
12 5 (0.61%) Snowflake
13 4 (0.49%) IaaS
13 4 (0.49%) Microsoft Copilot
13 4 (0.49%) Power Automate
14 3 (0.37%) Azure Logic Apps
14 3 (0.37%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 36 (4.40%) Firewall
2 23 (2.81%) DNS
3 22 (2.69%) WAN
4 20 (2.44%) LAN
5 16 (1.95%) DHCP
6 15 (1.83%) Wireless
7 11 (1.34%) TCP/IP
8 9 (1.10%) VoIP
8 9 (1.10%) VPN
9 7 (0.85%) Broadband
9 7 (0.85%) Internet
9 7 (0.85%) Network Security
10 6 (0.73%) Cisco IOS
11 5 (0.61%) Remote Desktop
12 3 (0.37%) Intranet
12 3 (0.37%) SAN
12 3 (0.37%) SD-WAN
12 3 (0.37%) SNMP
12 3 (0.37%) VLAN
12 3 (0.37%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 141 (17.22%) Power BI
2 37 (4.52%) Tableau
3 18 (2.20%) Big Data
4 15 (1.83%) SQL Server
5 10 (1.22%) Data Warehouse
6 7 (0.85%) BigQuery
6 7 (0.85%) Dremio
6 7 (0.85%) Oracle Reports
7 6 (0.73%) Data Lake
8 5 (0.61%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 5 (0.61%) Power Query
9 4 (0.49%) QlikView
10 3 (0.37%) BusinessObjects
10 3 (0.37%) Data Mining
10 3 (0.37%) DB2
10 3 (0.37%) Qlik Sense
11 2 (0.24%) Metadata
11 2 (0.24%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 1 (0.12%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
12 1 (0.12%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 61 (7.45%) JIRA
2 21 (2.56%) eggPlant
3 9 (1.10%) Postman
3 9 (1.10%) Selenium
4 6 (0.73%) JMeter
5 5 (0.61%) Cypress.io
6 4 (0.49%) Git
6 4 (0.49%) JUnit
6 4 (0.49%) TestNG
7 3 (0.37%) Subversion
7 3 (0.37%) TestRail
8 2 (0.24%) Bitbucket
8 2 (0.24%) Eclipse
8 2 (0.24%) Maven
8 2 (0.24%) MSTest
8 2 (0.24%) SpecFlow
8 2 (0.24%) Toad
8 2 (0.24%) Zephyr
9 1 (0.12%) TeamCity
9 1 (0.12%) Visual Studio
General
1 369 (45.05%) Social Skills
2 258 (31.50%) Finance
3 207 (25.27%) Analytical Skills
4 86 (10.50%) Banking
5 85 (10.38%) Organisational Skills
6 77 (9.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 57 (6.96%) Law
8 46 (5.62%) Manufacturing
9 40 (4.88%) Legal
10 39 (4.76%) Retail
11 32 (3.91%) Marketing
12 31 (3.79%) Presentation Skills
13 18 (2.20%) Public Sector
14 13 (1.59%) Billing
14 13 (1.59%) Influencing Skills
15 10 (1.22%) Back Office
16 9 (1.10%) Telecoms
17 8 (0.98%) Documentation Skills
17 8 (0.98%) Games
18 6 (0.73%) Retail Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (1.22%) REST
2 9 (1.10%) SOAP
3 7 (0.85%) Oracle Fusion
4 5 (0.61%) JSON
4 5 (0.61%) XML
5 4 (0.49%) .NET
5 4 (0.49%) HTML
5 4 (0.49%) Web Services
6 3 (0.37%) SAML
7 2 (0.24%) Regular Expression
7 2 (0.24%) SailPoint
8 1 (0.12%) ARM Templates
8 1 (0.12%) CSS
8 1 (0.12%) PySpark
8 1 (0.12%) SAP Smart Forms
Miscellaneous
1 72 (8.79%) Management Information System
2 39 (4.76%) Product Ownership
3 27 (3.30%) Onboarding
3 27 (3.30%) Social Media
4 14 (1.71%) Analytical Mindset
5 13 (1.59%) Cyber Threat
6 10 (1.22%) Operational Technology
6 10 (1.22%) Security Operations Centre
7 9 (1.10%) Credit Risk
7 9 (1.10%) Security Posture
8 8 (0.98%) FMCG
8 8 (0.98%) Legacy Systems
8 8 (0.98%) Mobile App
8 8 (0.98%) Replication
9 6 (0.73%) Algorithms
9 6 (0.73%) Data Protection Act
9 6 (0.73%) Driving Licence
9 6 (0.73%) Equities
9 6 (0.73%) Self-Motivation
10 5 (0.61%) Reference Data
Operating Systems
1 123 (15.02%) Windows
2 40 (4.88%) Windows Server
3 35 (4.27%) Windows 10
4 22 (2.69%) Linux
5 19 (2.32%) Windows Vista
6 14 (1.71%) Windows Server 2019
7 10 (1.22%) Windows Server 2016
8 7 (0.85%) Mac OS X
9 6 (0.73%) Apple iOS
9 6 (0.73%) Mac OS
9 6 (0.73%) Windows Server 2012
10 5 (0.61%) Android
11 3 (0.37%) Windows Server 2008
12 1 (0.12%) Oracle Linux
12 1 (0.12%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 1 (0.12%) Unix
12 1 (0.12%) VMS
12 1 (0.12%) Windows 7
12 1 (0.12%) Windows 8
12 1 (0.12%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 199 (24.30%) Agile
2 195 (23.81%) Problem-Solving
3 174 (21.25%) Analytics
4 136 (16.61%) Customer Service
5 131 (16.00%) Business Intelligence
6 114 (13.92%) Data Analytics
7 102 (12.45%) Data Analysis
8 82 (10.01%) Decision-Making
9 75 (9.16%) Artificial Intelligence
10 71 (8.67%) Project Delivery
11 70 (8.55%) ERP
12 68 (8.30%) ITIL
13 67 (8.18%) Time Management
13 67 (8.18%) Visualisation
14 66 (8.06%) Process Improvement
14 66 (8.06%) Stakeholder Management
15 59 (7.20%) Technology Transformation
16 58 (7.08%) Digital Strategy
17 57 (6.96%) Mathematics
18 54 (6.59%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 168 (20.51%) SQL
2 60 (7.33%) Python
3 18 (2.20%) PowerShell
4 13 (1.59%) C#
4 13 (1.59%) JavaScript
5 12 (1.47%) Java
6 8 (0.98%) R
7 6 (0.73%) C++
7 6 (0.73%) Go
8 5 (0.61%) T-SQL
9 3 (0.37%) Bash
9 3 (0.37%) C-shell
9 3 (0.37%) Korn
9 3 (0.37%) RPG
9 3 (0.37%) RPG IV
9 3 (0.37%) Shell Script
9 3 (0.37%) TypeScript
9 3 (0.37%) VBA
10 2 (0.24%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 2 (0.24%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 240 (29.30%) Degree
2 23 (2.81%) Security Cleared
3 22 (2.69%) BPSS Clearance
3 22 (2.69%) DBS Check
4 21 (2.56%) CISSP
5 18 (2.20%) Computer Science Degree
6 17 (2.08%) ACCA
6 17 (2.08%) CIMA
6 17 (2.08%) Microsoft Certification
7 15 (1.83%) AAT
8 13 (1.59%) PhD
8 13 (1.59%) SC Cleared
9 12 (1.47%) CEH
9 12 (1.47%) CISM
10 11 (1.34%) Master's Degree
11 10 (1.22%) Cisco Certification
12 8 (0.98%) A+ Certification
13 6 (0.73%) CCNA
13 6 (0.73%) CSSLP
13 6 (0.73%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 55 (6.72%) Data Quality
2 49 (5.98%) QA
3 46 (5.62%) SLA
4 23 (2.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 23 (2.81%) NIST
5 20 (2.44%) GDPR
6 12 (1.47%) PMO
7 8 (0.98%) Cyber Essentials
7 8 (0.98%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 4 (0.49%) GRC
9 3 (0.37%) Accessibility
9 3 (0.37%) NIST 800
9 3 (0.37%) PCI DSS
10 2 (0.24%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 2 (0.24%) Def Stans
10 2 (0.24%) ISO 20022
10 2 (0.24%) SEPA
10 2 (0.24%) TARGET2
11 1 (0.12%) Actionable Recommendations
11 1 (0.12%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 85 (10.38%) Active Directory
2 15 (1.83%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (1.47%) Virtual Machines
4 8 (0.98%) DFS Replication
5 6 (0.73%) Virtual Desktop
6 5 (0.61%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 18 (2.20%) Microsoft Intune
2 15 (1.83%) SCCM
3 3 (0.37%) FortiGate
3 3 (0.37%) Nessus
3 3 (0.37%) SCOM
3 3 (0.37%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (0.24%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 2 (0.24%) Ansible
4 2 (0.24%) CSIRT
4 2 (0.24%) HP ALM
4 2 (0.24%) Jamf Pro
4 2 (0.24%) NetBackup
5 1 (0.12%) Puppet
Vendors
1 163 (19.90%) Microsoft
2 59 (7.20%) Alteryx
3 42 (5.13%) SAP
4 34 (4.15%) Oracle
4 34 (4.15%) VMware
5 33 (4.03%) ServiceNow
6 21 (2.56%) Keysight
7 13 (1.59%) Salesforce
8 12 (1.47%) Cisco
8 12 (1.47%) Symantec
9 11 (1.34%) Databricks
10 10 (1.22%) Broadcom
10 10 (1.22%) PayPal
11 8 (0.98%) Bloomberg
11 8 (0.98%) Epicor
11 8 (0.98%) Google
12 7 (0.85%) iManage
13 6 (0.73%) Citrix
13 6 (0.73%) SolarWinds
14 5 (0.61%) Apple