Analyst Jobs in the North of England

Analyst
England > North of England

The median Analyst salary in the North of England is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 May 2025.

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

6 months to
13 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 36 13 12
Rank change year-on-year -23 -1 +1
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 774 1,668 2,520
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 6.70% 9.52% 14.59%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.28% 10.03% 16.30%
Number of salaries quoted 470 1,289 1,254
10th Percentile £24,500 £23,800 £24,777
25th Percentile £26,750 £28,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £39,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.27% -1.25% -
75th Percentile £48,938 £47,772 £53,750
90th Percentile £58,875 £56,250 £65,000
England median annual salary £47,500 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +5.56% -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 10,635 16,623 15,459
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.00% 94.90% 89.52%
Number of salaries quoted 5,791 12,864 8,217
10th Percentile £25,750 £27,250 £30,500
25th Percentile £38,945 £36,250 £39,544
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £50,000 £53,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.11% -6.54% +7.00%
75th Percentile £63,576 £65,000 £69,649
90th Percentile £77,500 £78,750 £81,250
England median annual salary £57,500 £53,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year +7.48% -12.01% +1.33%

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 13 May 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 13 May 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 -33 511 £41,000 +2.50% 263
Yorkshire -10 221 £30,500 -19.74% 140
North East -21 42 £37,500 +7.14% 38
Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 13 May 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.

1 345 (44.57%) Social Skills
2 283 (36.56%) Finance
3 258 (33.33%) Degree
4 183 (23.64%) Problem-Solving
5 174 (22.48%) Agile
6 171 (22.09%) Analytical Skills
7 163 (21.06%) Analytics
8 146 (18.86%) SQL
9 142 (18.35%) Windows
10 139 (17.96%) Power Platform
11 138 (17.83%) Power BI
12 132 (17.05%) Business Intelligence
12 132 (17.05%) Microsoft
13 127 (16.41%) Data Analytics
14 97 (12.53%) Process Improvement
15 94 (12.14%) Microsoft 365
16 93 (12.02%) Data Analysis
17 92 (11.89%) Customer Service
18 91 (11.76%) Microsoft Excel
19 90 (11.63%) Active Directory
20 84 (10.85%) Decision-Making
21 80 (10.34%) Organisational Skills
22 78 (10.08%) ERP
23 74 (9.56%) Law
24 73 (9.43%) Banking
25 72 (9.30%) Management Information System
25 72 (9.30%) Visualisation
26 71 (9.17%) Time Management
27 70 (9.04%) Data Quality
28 69 (8.91%) Artificial Intelligence

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 62 (8.01%) SharePoint
2 35 (4.52%) Confluence
3 16 (2.07%) Microsoft Exchange
4 15 (1.94%) SAS
5 7 (0.90%) Jupyter
6 3 (0.39%) IIS
7 2 (0.26%) IBM Domino
8 1 (0.13%) Moodle
8 1 (0.13%) Mule
8 1 (0.13%) Totara
Applications
1 91 (11.76%) Microsoft Excel
2 56 (7.24%) Microsoft Office
3 14 (1.81%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 10 (1.29%) Chatbot
4 10 (1.29%) SPSS
5 5 (0.65%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.13%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 21 (2.71%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (0.65%) Dynamics AX
2 5 (0.65%) Markit EDM
3 2 (0.26%) SAP BPC
3 2 (0.26%) SAP GRC
3 2 (0.26%) Siebel CRM
3 2 (0.26%) SystmOne
4 1 (0.13%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.13%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.13%) Infor M3
4 1 (0.13%) iTrent
4 1 (0.13%) NEC Housing
4 1 (0.13%) SAP Business One
4 1 (0.13%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 139 (17.96%) Power Platform
2 94 (12.14%) Microsoft 365
3 56 (7.24%) Azure
4 18 (2.33%) AWS
5 9 (1.16%) Google Analytics
6 8 (1.03%) Cloud Computing
6 8 (1.03%) Dynamics 365
6 8 (1.03%) Microsoft Copilot
7 7 (0.90%) Entra ID
7 7 (0.90%) GCP
7 7 (0.90%) Mimecast
7 7 (0.90%) Snowflake
8 6 (0.78%) Boomi
8 6 (0.78%) OneDrive
9 5 (0.65%) SaaS
9 5 (0.65%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
9 5 (0.65%) SAP Commerce Cloud
10 2 (0.26%) Adobe Analytics
10 2 (0.26%) Google Tag Manager
10 2 (0.26%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 31 (4.01%) Firewall
2 29 (3.75%) VoIP
3 19 (2.45%) Cisco IOS
3 19 (2.45%) WAN
4 18 (2.33%) DNS
4 18 (2.33%) LAN
5 14 (1.81%) DHCP
5 14 (1.81%) Wireless
6 11 (1.42%) VPN
7 6 (0.78%) TCP/IP
8 4 (0.52%) SAN
9 3 (0.39%) Internet
9 3 (0.39%) Intranet
9 3 (0.39%) Remote Desktop
9 3 (0.39%) VLAN
10 2 (0.26%) HTTP
10 2 (0.26%) Network Security
10 2 (0.26%) SD-WAN
10 2 (0.26%) SMTP
10 2 (0.26%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 138 (17.83%) Power BI
2 38 (4.91%) Tableau
3 18 (2.33%) Big Data
4 16 (2.07%) SQL Server
5 9 (1.16%) Relational Database
5 9 (1.16%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 7 (0.90%) Dremio
7 6 (0.78%) Data Warehouse
7 6 (0.78%) MySQL
8 5 (0.65%) Data Lake
8 5 (0.65%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 5 (0.65%) Power Query
8 5 (0.65%) RDBMS
8 5 (0.65%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 4 (0.52%) Oracle Reports
10 3 (0.39%) BigQuery
10 3 (0.39%) BusinessObjects
10 3 (0.39%) Data Mining
11 2 (0.26%) GIS
12 1 (0.13%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 61 (7.88%) JIRA
2 21 (2.71%) eggPlant
3 6 (0.78%) Postman
4 4 (0.52%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 3 (0.39%) TestRail
6 2 (0.26%) Bitbucket
6 2 (0.26%) Cypress.io
7 1 (0.13%) Git
7 1 (0.13%) GitLab
7 1 (0.13%) JMeter
7 1 (0.13%) JUnit
7 1 (0.13%) LSMW
7 1 (0.13%) Selenium
7 1 (0.13%) Subversion
7 1 (0.13%) TestNG
7 1 (0.13%) Visual Studio
7 1 (0.13%) YouTrack
General
1 345 (44.57%) Social Skills
2 283 (36.56%) Finance
3 171 (22.09%) Analytical Skills
4 80 (10.34%) Organisational Skills
5 74 (9.56%) Law
6 73 (9.43%) Banking
7 67 (8.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 41 (5.30%) Legal
8 41 (5.30%) Retail
9 38 (4.91%) Manufacturing
10 33 (4.26%) Marketing
11 27 (3.49%) Presentation Skills
12 22 (2.84%) Telecoms
13 17 (2.20%) Pharmaceutical
14 15 (1.94%) Public Sector
15 10 (1.29%) Documentation Skills
16 8 (1.03%) Back Office
17 7 (0.90%) Financial Institution
18 6 (0.78%) Influencing Skills
19 5 (0.65%) Digital Healthcare
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (1.16%) JSON
2 7 (0.90%) Oracle Fusion
2 7 (0.90%) REST
2 7 (0.90%) SOAP
3 6 (0.78%) EDI
4 5 (0.65%) FHIR
5 4 (0.52%) XML
6 3 (0.39%) SAML
7 2 (0.26%) ADO
7 2 (0.26%) Regular Expression
7 2 (0.26%) Web Services
8 1 (0.13%) Lightning Web Components
8 1 (0.13%) OAuth
8 1 (0.13%) OpenID
8 1 (0.13%) SAP Smart Forms
Miscellaneous
1 72 (9.30%) Management Information System
2 27 (3.49%) Onboarding
3 26 (3.36%) Product Ownership
4 25 (3.23%) Social Media
5 21 (2.71%) Analytical Mindset
6 12 (1.55%) Self-Motivation
7 10 (1.29%) EPoS
7 10 (1.29%) FMCG
7 10 (1.29%) Security Posture
8 9 (1.16%) Manufacturing Execution System
9 6 (0.78%) Cyber Defence
9 6 (0.78%) Cyber Threat
9 6 (0.78%) Equities
10 5 (0.65%) Data Protection Act
10 5 (0.65%) LIMS
10 5 (0.65%) Operational Technology
10 5 (0.65%) Reference Data
10 5 (0.65%) Replication
11 3 (0.39%) Driving Licence
11 3 (0.39%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 142 (18.35%) Windows
2 54 (6.98%) Windows Server
3 44 (5.68%) Windows 10
4 38 (4.91%) Linux
5 19 (2.45%) Mac OS X
6 15 (1.94%) Windows Vista
7 14 (1.81%) Mac OS
8 13 (1.68%) Windows Server 2019
9 6 (0.78%) Windows Server 2016
10 5 (0.65%) Windows 7
10 5 (0.65%) Windows 8
11 3 (0.39%) Windows Server 2008
11 3 (0.39%) Windows Server 2012
12 2 (0.26%) Android
12 2 (0.26%) Apple iOS
13 1 (0.13%) Oracle Linux
13 1 (0.13%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 1 (0.13%) Unix
13 1 (0.13%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 183 (23.64%) Problem-Solving
2 174 (22.48%) Agile
3 163 (21.06%) Analytics
4 132 (17.05%) Business Intelligence
5 127 (16.41%) Data Analytics
6 97 (12.53%) Process Improvement
7 93 (12.02%) Data Analysis
8 92 (11.89%) Customer Service
9 84 (10.85%) Decision-Making
10 78 (10.08%) ERP
11 72 (9.30%) Visualisation
12 71 (9.17%) Time Management
13 69 (8.91%) Artificial Intelligence
14 67 (8.66%) Project Delivery
15 61 (7.88%) Continuous Improvement
16 60 (7.75%) Technology Transformation
17 59 (7.62%) Stakeholder Management
18 56 (7.24%) Digital Strategy
19 54 (6.98%) ITIL
20 52 (6.72%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 146 (18.86%) SQL
2 56 (7.24%) Python
3 21 (2.71%) PowerShell
4 12 (1.55%) JavaScript
5 9 (1.16%) C-shell
5 9 (1.16%) Korn
5 9 (1.16%) Shell Script
6 8 (1.03%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 7 (0.90%) PL/SQL
7 7 (0.90%) R
8 4 (0.52%) C#
8 4 (0.52%) Java
9 3 (0.39%) Bash
9 3 (0.39%) VB
10 2 (0.26%) C++
10 2 (0.26%) Go
10 2 (0.26%) T-SQL
10 2 (0.26%) VBA
11 1 (0.13%) SAPscript
11 1 (0.13%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 258 (33.33%) Degree
2 43 (5.56%) DBS Check
3 42 (5.43%) BPSS Clearance
4 34 (4.39%) ACCA
4 34 (4.39%) CIMA
5 20 (2.58%) Microsoft Certification
6 19 (2.45%) PhD
7 17 (2.20%) Computer Science Degree
8 14 (1.81%) Master's Degree
9 13 (1.68%) Cisco Certification
10 11 (1.42%) AAT
10 11 (1.42%) MCSA
11 10 (1.29%) CCNP
12 8 (1.03%) CISSP
12 8 (1.03%) MOS
13 7 (0.90%) CISM
13 7 (0.90%) Security Cleared
14 5 (0.65%) A+ Certification
14 5 (0.65%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 5 (0.65%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 70 (9.04%) Data Quality
2 49 (6.33%) SLA
3 38 (4.91%) QA
4 18 (2.33%) EMIR
4 18 (2.33%) MiFID
5 14 (1.81%) NIST
6 13 (1.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 11 (1.42%) PMO
8 8 (1.03%) Cyber Essentials
9 7 (0.90%) GRC
10 5 (0.65%) HL7
10 5 (0.65%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 3 (0.39%) Accessibility
11 3 (0.39%) PCI DSS
12 2 (0.26%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 2 (0.26%) ITGC
12 2 (0.26%) NIST 800
13 1 (0.13%) Actionable Recommendations
13 1 (0.13%) GDPR
13 1 (0.13%) NCSC
System Software
1 90 (11.63%) Active Directory
2 13 (1.68%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (1.16%) Virtual Desktop
3 9 (1.16%) Virtual Machines
4 5 (0.65%) DFS Replication
5 2 (0.26%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 16 (2.07%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (1.16%) SCCM
3 3 (0.39%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (0.26%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 2 (0.26%) Ansible
4 2 (0.26%) FortiGate
4 2 (0.26%) NetBackup
5 1 (0.13%) Nessus
5 1 (0.13%) Puppet
Vendors
1 132 (17.05%) Microsoft
2 62 (8.01%) SAP
3 58 (7.49%) Alteryx
4 31 (4.01%) VMware
5 30 (3.88%) Cisco
6 27 (3.49%) Oracle
7 21 (2.71%) Keysight
8 20 (2.58%) ServiceNow
9 12 (1.55%) Google
9 12 (1.55%) Salesforce
10 11 (1.42%) Symantec
11 10 (1.29%) PayPal
12 9 (1.16%) Broadcom
12 9 (1.16%) iManage
13 8 (1.03%) Bloomberg
14 7 (0.90%) Databricks
15 6 (0.78%) Citrix
15 6 (0.78%) Dell
16 5 (0.65%) Reuters
16 5 (0.65%) Sophos