Senior Analyst Job Trends in the North of England

Senior Analyst
England > North of England

The median Senior Analyst salary in the North of England is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 August 2026.

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

6 months to
18 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 144 263 181
Rank change year-on-year +119 -82 +12
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Analyst 234 46 175
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 1.05% 0.48% 1.16%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.11% 0.54% 1.22%
Number of salaries quoted 167 39 49
10th Percentile £40,600 £36,150 £40,000
25th Percentile £48,846 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +16.67% -10.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £58,750 £55,000
90th Percentile £77,000 £70,000 £62,260
England median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% - +4.35%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 21,165 8,502 14,338
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.54% 88.33% 95.08%
Number of salaries quoted 15,445 4,578 9,742
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,000 £28,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £80,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% - -8.33%

Senior Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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 North of England.

Senior Analyst job vacancy trend in the North of England

Senior Analyst
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for Senior Analyst job vacancies in the North of England.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Analyst job vacancies in the North of England

Senior Analyst
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Analyst in the North of England over the 6 months to 18 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Senior Analyst in the North of England

Senior 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 Senior Analyst within the North of England region over the 6 months to 18 August 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
North West +113 166 £57,500 +5.23% 23
Yorkshire +5 50 £53,750 +8.04% 13
North East -43 18 £57,500 +15.00% 8
Senior Analyst
England

Senior Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 18 August 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 North of England region featuring Senior Analyst in the job title.

1 40 (17.09%) Agile
2 36 (15.38%) Cybersecurity
3 35 (14.96%) Microsoft
4 33 (14.10%) Business Analysis
4 33 (14.10%) Continuous Improvement
4 33 (14.10%) Mentoring
5 30 (12.82%) Analytics
6 28 (11.97%) Decision-Making
7 27 (11.54%) AI
7 27 (11.54%) Business Intelligence
7 27 (11.54%) Information Security
8 24 (10.26%) AWS
9 21 (8.97%) Problem-Solving
10 20 (8.55%) Requirements Gathering
10 20 (8.55%) Security Operations
11 18 (7.69%) Degree
11 18 (7.69%) SQL
11 18 (7.69%) Workshop Facilitation
12 17 (7.26%) Power Platform
12 17 (7.26%) Stakeholder Management
13 16 (6.84%) Adobe
13 16 (6.84%) Apple
13 16 (6.84%) FinOps
13 16 (6.84%) User Stories
14 15 (6.41%) GCP
15 14 (5.98%) ISO/IEC 27001
15 14 (5.98%) SIEM
16 13 (5.56%) Azure
16 13 (5.56%) Data Quality
16 13 (5.56%) Power BI

Senior Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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 7 (2.99%) Confluence
2 2 (0.85%) SharePoint
Applications
1 8 (3.42%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (2.56%) MS Visio
3 3 (1.28%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 12 (5.13%) Cloudability
2 4 (1.71%) Elite 3E
2 4 (1.71%) SAP CO
2 4 (1.71%) SAP FI
2 4 (1.71%) SAP FI/CO
3 1 (0.43%) SAP IBP
Cloud Services
1 24 (10.26%) AWS
2 17 (7.26%) Power Platform
3 15 (6.41%) GCP
4 13 (5.56%) Azure
5 7 (2.99%) Microsoft 365
5 7 (2.99%) Snowflake
6 6 (2.56%) Google Sheets
7 4 (1.71%) Microsoft Copilot
8 2 (0.85%) Alation
8 2 (0.85%) dbt
9 1 (0.43%) Google Analytics
9 1 (0.43%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (5.56%) Power BI
2 9 (3.85%) Tableau
3 3 (1.28%) GIS
3 3 (1.28%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 3 (1.28%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 2 (0.85%) Geospatial Data
4 2 (0.85%) SQL Server
5 1 (0.43%) BigQuery
5 1 (0.43%) Looker
Development Applications
1 8 (3.42%) JIRA
General
1 53 (22.65%) Finance
2 31 (13.25%) Analytical Skills
2 31 (13.25%) Social Skills
3 24 (10.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 17 (7.26%) Law
5 12 (5.13%) Manufacturing
5 12 (5.13%) Retail
6 10 (4.27%) Military
6 10 (4.27%) Telecoms
7 9 (3.85%) Public Sector
8 8 (3.42%) Marketing
9 6 (2.56%) Pharmaceutical
10 4 (1.71%) Banking
10 4 (1.71%) Influencing Skills
11 3 (1.28%) Back Office
11 3 (1.28%) Financial Institution
11 3 (1.28%) Legal
12 2 (0.85%) Local Government
12 2 (0.85%) Organisational Skills
13 1 (0.43%) Documentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.71%) CSS
1 4 (1.71%) HTML
1 4 (1.71%) Node.js
2 2 (0.85%) PySpark
3 1 (0.43%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 28 (11.97%) Security Posture
2 6 (2.56%) Product Ownership
3 4 (1.71%) Mobile App
3 4 (1.71%) Self-Motivation
4 2 (0.85%) Driving Licence
4 2 (0.85%) Legacy Systems
4 2 (0.85%) Management Information System
5 1 (0.43%) Data Structures
5 1 (0.43%) FMCG
5 1 (0.43%) Hackathon
5 1 (0.43%) Life Science
5 1 (0.43%) PMI
5 1 (0.43%) Reinsurance
5 1 (0.43%) Smart Home
5 1 (0.43%) SystemC
Operating Systems
1 2 (0.85%) Windows
1 2 (0.85%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 40 (17.09%) Agile
2 36 (15.38%) Cybersecurity
3 33 (14.10%) Business Analysis
3 33 (14.10%) Continuous Improvement
3 33 (14.10%) Mentoring
4 30 (12.82%) Analytics
5 28 (11.97%) Decision-Making
6 27 (11.54%) AI
6 27 (11.54%) Business Intelligence
6 27 (11.54%) Information Security
7 21 (8.97%) Problem-Solving
8 20 (8.55%) Requirements Gathering
8 20 (8.55%) Security Operations
9 18 (7.69%) Workshop Facilitation
10 17 (7.26%) Stakeholder Management
11 16 (6.84%) FinOps
11 16 (6.84%) User Stories
12 14 (5.98%) SIEM
13 13 (5.56%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 13 (5.56%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 18 (7.69%) SQL
2 5 (2.14%) Python
3 4 (1.71%) JavaScript
4 3 (1.28%) T-SQL
5 1 (0.43%) Java
5 1 (0.43%) VBA
Qualifications
1 18 (7.69%) Degree
2 12 (5.13%) ACCA
2 12 (5.13%) AWS Certification
2 12 (5.13%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
2 12 (5.13%) CIMA
2 12 (5.13%) Security Cleared
3 8 (3.42%) SC Cleared
4 6 (2.56%) CISM
4 6 (2.56%) CISSP
5 3 (1.28%) IIBA
6 2 (0.85%) CBAP
6 2 (0.85%) CIPD
6 2 (0.85%) DBS Check
7 1 (0.43%) AAT
7 1 (0.43%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (0.43%) ICAEW
7 1 (0.43%) PMI Certification
7 1 (0.43%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (5.98%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 13 (5.56%) Data Quality
3 8 (3.42%) NIST
4 7 (2.99%) QA
5 6 (2.56%) GDPR
6 3 (1.28%) PCI DSS
7 2 (0.85%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.43%) IFRS
8 1 (0.43%) PMO
System Software
1 2 (0.85%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (0.85%) Microsoft Intune
1 2 (0.85%) SCCM
Vendors
1 35 (14.96%) Microsoft
2 16 (6.84%) Adobe
2 16 (6.84%) Apple
3 12 (5.13%) SAP
3 12 (5.13%) ServiceNow
4 9 (3.85%) Google
5 8 (3.42%) Tanium
6 6 (2.56%) HubSpot
7 3 (1.28%) TOWER Software
8 2 (0.85%) Alteryx
8 2 (0.85%) Dataiku
8 2 (0.85%) Salesforce
9 1 (0.43%) Blue Prism
9 1 (0.43%) Databricks
9 1 (0.43%) Duck Creek
9 1 (0.43%) Guidewire
9 1 (0.43%) Liquidlogic
9 1 (0.43%) Pega