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 £42,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 January 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 238 225 205
Rank change year-on-year -13 -20 +161
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Analyst 21 62 75
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.20% 0.68% 0.88%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.22% 0.73% 0.91%
Number of salaries quoted 17 36 59
10th Percentile - £30,000 £26,450
25th Percentile £35,854 £32,750 £31,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £45,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% +12.50% -11.11%
75th Percentile £47,500 £53,750 £44,500
90th Percentile £52,500 £55,625 £51,650
England median annual salary £42,500 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -10.53% -5.00% +4.25%

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 9,493 8,534 8,200
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.64% 94.06% 95.76%
Number of salaries quoted 5,527 4,016 6,544
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £32,875 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,055 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.11% +0.11% -4.76%
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £67,070
90th Percentile £82,344 £80,000 £81,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,800
% change year-on-year -8.33% +3.81% -6.02%

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 13 January 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 13 January 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 +3 12 £42,500 -1.16% 7
Yorkshire -9 6 £40,000 -15.79% 3
North East -10 3 £50,000 - 1
Systems Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 13 January 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 10 (47.62%) Problem-Solving
2 8 (38.10%) Business Analysis
2 8 (38.10%) Continuous Improvement
3 6 (28.57%) Microsoft
3 6 (28.57%) Microsoft Excel
4 5 (23.81%) Customer Requirements
4 5 (23.81%) Guidewire
4 5 (23.81%) Microsoft Office
5 4 (19.05%) Agile
5 4 (19.05%) BPSS Clearance
5 4 (19.05%) Change Control
5 4 (19.05%) Change Management
5 4 (19.05%) Data Quality
5 4 (19.05%) Data Security
5 4 (19.05%) ITIL
5 4 (19.05%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 4 (19.05%) Knowledge Management
5 4 (19.05%) Mentoring
5 4 (19.05%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (19.05%) Oracle
5 4 (19.05%) Oracle Fusion
5 4 (19.05%) Oracle Reports
5 4 (19.05%) Product Requirements
5 4 (19.05%) Regression Testing
5 4 (19.05%) User Acceptance Testing
5 4 (19.05%) Validation
6 3 (14.29%) Azure
6 3 (14.29%) Azure DevOps
6 3 (14.29%) Business Continuity
6 3 (14.29%) Business Intelligence

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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (4.76%) CMS
Applications
1 6 (28.57%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (23.81%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (19.05%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (14.29%) MS Visio
5 1 (4.76%) Trello
Cloud Services
1 3 (14.29%) Azure
1 3 (14.29%) Azure DevOps
1 3 (14.29%) Power Automate
1 3 (14.29%) Power Platform
1 3 (14.29%) PowerApps
2 1 (4.76%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (4.76%) 4G
1 1 (4.76%) LAN
1 1 (4.76%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (19.05%) Oracle Reports
2 3 (14.29%) Power BI
3 1 (4.76%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 1 (4.76%) JIRA
General
1 14 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 13 (61.90%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (19.05%) Police
4 3 (14.29%) Advertising
5 2 (9.52%) Organisational Skills
6 1 (4.76%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (4.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (4.76%) Manufacturing
6 1 (4.76%) Marketing
6 1 (4.76%) Pharmaceutical
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (19.05%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 8 (38.10%) Management Information System
2 4 (19.05%) Analytical Mindset
3 3 (14.29%) Product Ownership
4 1 (4.76%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (4.76%) Smartphone
4 1 (4.76%) Social Media
4 1 (4.76%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 2 (9.52%) Windows
2 1 (4.76%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (47.62%) Problem-Solving
2 8 (38.10%) Business Analysis
2 8 (38.10%) Continuous Improvement
3 5 (23.81%) Customer Requirements
4 4 (19.05%) Agile
4 4 (19.05%) Change Control
4 4 (19.05%) Change Management
4 4 (19.05%) Data Security
4 4 (19.05%) ITIL
4 4 (19.05%) Knowledge Management
4 4 (19.05%) Mentoring
4 4 (19.05%) Product Requirements
4 4 (19.05%) Regression Testing
4 4 (19.05%) User Acceptance Testing
4 4 (19.05%) Validation
5 3 (14.29%) Business Continuity
5 3 (14.29%) Business Intelligence
5 3 (14.29%) Data Modelling
5 3 (14.29%) Disaster Recovery
5 3 (14.29%) Supplier Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (14.29%) SQL
2 2 (9.52%) VBA
Qualifications
1 4 (19.05%) BPSS Clearance
1 4 (19.05%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
2 1 (4.76%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (19.05%) Data Quality
2 3 (14.29%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (4.76%) Accessibility
System Software
1 1 (4.76%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (4.76%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 6 (28.57%) Microsoft
2 5 (23.81%) Guidewire
3 4 (19.05%) Oracle
4 1 (4.76%) Apple
4 1 (4.76%) CrowdStrike
4 1 (4.76%) Duck Creek
4 1 (4.76%) Intel
4 1 (4.76%) Wyse