Systems Analyst Job Trends in the North of England

System Analyst
England > North of England

The median System Analyst salary in the North of England is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 July 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 224 287 254
Rank change year-on-year +63 -33 -8
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Analyst 112 30 127
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.54% 0.32% 0.69%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.57% 0.36% 0.73%
Number of salaries quoted 89 23 94
10th Percentile £34,500 £35,171 £31,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £39,125 £34,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +18.75% -11.11%
75th Percentile £50,000 £53,375 £47,500
90th Percentile £58,750 £57,000 £52,500
England median annual salary £45,000 £47,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -5.26% - -

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 19,728 8,289 17,383
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.77% 88.08% 95.11%
Number of salaries quoted 14,368 4,454 13,104
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,000 £27,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £33,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% - -8.12%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £88,148 £81,000 £79,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £53,123
% change year-on-year +4.55% +3.53% -11.46%

Systems Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Systems Analyst job vacancy trend in the North of England

Systems Analyst
Salary Trend in the North of England

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

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

Systems Analyst
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Systems Analyst in the North of England over the 6 months to 12 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Systems Analyst in the North of England

Systems 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 Systems Analyst within the North of England region over the 6 months to 12 July 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 +48 79 £45,000 -10.00% 8
Yorkshire -6 32 £55,000 +15.79% 8
North East -57 1 £40,000 -5.04%
Systems Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 12 July 2026, Systems 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 Systems Analyst in the job title.

1 38 (33.93%) Continuous Improvement
2 37 (33.04%) Decision-Making
3 33 (29.46%) Workday
4 31 (27.68%) Dashboard Development
5 30 (26.79%) DBS Check
6 29 (25.89%) Data Quality
7 24 (21.43%) Stakeholder Management
7 24 (21.43%) System Testing
8 21 (18.75%) Microsoft Excel
8 21 (18.75%) Problem-Solving
9 13 (11.61%) Business Intelligence
9 13 (11.61%) ERP
9 13 (11.61%) Microsoft
9 13 (11.61%) SQL
9 13 (11.61%) Workflow
10 12 (10.71%) Data Analysis
11 11 (9.82%) Power BI
11 11 (9.82%) Power Platform
12 10 (8.93%) Analytics
12 10 (8.93%) Customer Service
12 10 (8.93%) Dynamics 365
13 9 (8.04%) Active Directory
13 9 (8.04%) Degree
13 9 (8.04%) EDI
13 9 (8.04%) Microsoft 365
13 9 (8.04%) User Acceptance Testing
14 8 (7.14%) Data Modelling
14 8 (7.14%) Logistics
14 8 (7.14%) Project Delivery
15 7 (6.25%) Data Cleansing

Systems 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:

Applications
1 21 (18.75%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (3.57%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 7 (6.25%) Workday HCM
2 6 (5.36%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 11 (9.82%) Power Platform
2 10 (8.93%) Dynamics 365
3 9 (8.04%) Microsoft 365
4 6 (5.36%) Azure
5 5 (4.46%) Entra ID
6 2 (1.79%) SaaS
7 1 (0.89%) Boomi
7 1 (0.89%) iPaaS
7 1 (0.89%) SuccessFactors
7 1 (0.89%) Workato
Communications & Networking
1 4 (3.57%) DHCP
1 4 (3.57%) DNS
1 4 (3.57%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (9.82%) Power BI
2 2 (1.79%) Relational Database
3 1 (0.89%) Oracle BI Publisher
3 1 (0.89%) Power Query
General
1 46 (41.07%) Analytical Skills
2 18 (16.07%) Finance
3 15 (13.39%) Social Skills
4 14 (12.50%) Documentation Skills
5 10 (8.93%) Retail
6 6 (5.36%) Organisational Skills
7 4 (3.57%) Advertising
7 4 (3.57%) Aerospace
7 4 (3.57%) Games
7 4 (3.57%) General Ledger
7 4 (3.57%) Manufacturing
7 4 (3.57%) Public Sector
8 2 (1.79%) Legal
9 1 (0.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (0.89%) Law
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (8.04%) EDI
2 1 (0.89%) Oracle Fusion
2 1 (0.89%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 10 (8.93%) Management Information System
2 5 (4.46%) Legacy Systems
2 5 (4.46%) Onboarding
3 4 (3.57%) Product Ownership
4 1 (0.89%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 4 (3.57%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (33.93%) Continuous Improvement
2 37 (33.04%) Decision-Making
3 31 (27.68%) Dashboard Development
4 24 (21.43%) Stakeholder Management
4 24 (21.43%) System Testing
5 21 (18.75%) Problem-Solving
6 13 (11.61%) Business Intelligence
6 13 (11.61%) ERP
6 13 (11.61%) Workflow
7 12 (10.71%) Data Analysis
8 10 (8.93%) Analytics
8 10 (8.93%) Customer Service
9 9 (8.04%) User Acceptance Testing
10 8 (7.14%) Data Modelling
10 8 (7.14%) Logistics
10 8 (7.14%) Project Delivery
11 7 (6.25%) Data Cleansing
11 7 (6.25%) Migration
12 6 (5.36%) Data Migration
12 6 (5.36%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 13 (11.61%) SQL
2 2 (1.79%) T-SQL
3 1 (0.89%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 30 (26.79%) DBS Check
2 9 (8.04%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (25.89%) Data Quality
2 4 (3.57%) Actionable Recommendations
2 4 (3.57%) Cyber Essentials
3 3 (2.68%) GDPR
4 2 (1.79%) Accessibility
4 2 (1.79%) SLA
System Software
1 9 (8.04%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 33 (29.46%) Workday
2 13 (11.61%) Microsoft
3 4 (3.57%) HubSpot
4 2 (1.79%) IFS
5 1 (0.89%) Alteryx
5 1 (0.89%) Concur
5 1 (0.89%) Oracle