Analyst Job Trends in Northamptonshire

Analyst
East Midlands > Northamptonshire

The median Analyst salary in Northamptonshire is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 January 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 7 12 14
Rank change year-on-year +5 +2 -12
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 54 46 37
As % of all permanent jobs in Northamptonshire 13.01% 10.29% 9.87%
As % of the Job Titles category 13.60% 10.50% 10.22%
Number of salaries quoted 33 26 36
10th Percentile £25,875 £24,000 £25,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £32,813 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £55,000 £40,500
Median % change year-on-year -27.27% +35.80% -4.71%
75th Percentile £47,500 £67,188 £50,625
90th Percentile £50,000 £68,750 £65,000
East Midlands median annual salary £35,000 £42,500 £41,000
% change year-on-year -17.65% +3.66% +2.50%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Northamptonshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Northamptonshire. 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 Northamptonshire with a recognized job title 397 438 362
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.66% 97.99% 96.53%
Number of salaries quoted 285 205 300
10th Percentile £26,000 £28,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £39,000 £37,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.65% +4.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,625 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,750 £73,750
East Midlands median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% - -2.91%

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Northamptonshire

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

Analyst job vacancy trend in Northamptonshire

Analyst
Salary Trend in Northamptonshire

Salary distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Northamptonshire.

Salary distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Northamptonshire

Analyst
Salary Histogram in Northamptonshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Analyst in Northamptonshire over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Analyst in Northamptonshire

Analyst
Job Locations in Northamptonshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Analyst within the Northamptonshire region over the 6 months to 1 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
Northampton -3 29 £43,750 +82.29% 10
Daventry +1 4 £36,250 -39.58% 2
Wellingborough 0 3 £27,000 -58.46%
Towcester - 2 £48,750 -
Brackley - 1 - -
Analyst
East Midlands

Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northamptonshire

For the 6 months to 1 January 2026, 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 Northamptonshire region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 31 (57.41%) Microsoft
2 25 (46.30%) Azure
3 21 (38.89%) Microsoft 365
4 20 (37.04%) Problem-Solving
5 16 (29.63%) Windows
6 13 (24.07%) SQL
7 12 (22.22%) Cybersecurity
8 11 (20.37%) Customer Service
8 11 (20.37%) Entra ID
8 11 (20.37%) Microsoft Intune
8 11 (20.37%) Remote Monitoring and Management
8 11 (20.37%) Windows Server
9 10 (18.52%) Azure Certification
10 9 (16.67%) Active Directory
10 9 (16.67%) CRM
11 8 (14.81%) Agile
11 8 (14.81%) Business Intelligence
11 8 (14.81%) Degree
11 8 (14.81%) Power BI
11 8 (14.81%) Power Platform
12 7 (12.96%) CompTIA Security+
12 7 (12.96%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 7 (12.96%) Microsoft Excel
13 6 (11.11%) Analytics
13 6 (11.11%) ITIL
13 6 (11.11%) Python
13 6 (11.11%) Service Management
13 6 (11.11%) Tableau
14 5 (9.26%) AI
14 5 (9.26%) Azure AI

Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northamptonshire 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 5 (9.26%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (1.85%) CMS
2 1 (1.85%) SharePoint
Applications
1 7 (12.96%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (9.26%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 5 (9.26%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (3.70%) Misys Midas
Cloud Services
1 25 (46.30%) Azure
2 21 (38.89%) Microsoft 365
3 11 (20.37%) Entra ID
4 8 (14.81%) Power Platform
5 5 (9.26%) Azure AI
5 5 (9.26%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 5 (9.26%) DHCP
1 5 (9.26%) DNS
1 5 (9.26%) VPN
2 2 (3.70%) Network Security
3 1 (1.85%) IP Telephony
3 1 (1.85%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (14.81%) Power BI
2 6 (11.11%) Tableau
3 1 (1.85%) Oracle Database
General
1 36 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 3 (5.56%) Retail
3 2 (3.70%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (3.70%) Finance
3 2 (3.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 2 (3.70%) Pharmaceutical
4 1 (1.85%) Automotive
4 1 (1.85%) Documentation Skills
4 1 (1.85%) Marketing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (7.41%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 9 (16.67%) Onboarding
2 4 (7.41%) Driving Licence
2 4 (7.41%) FMCG
3 2 (3.70%) Security Posture
4 1 (1.85%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (1.85%) Data Structures
4 1 (1.85%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 16 (29.63%) Windows
2 11 (20.37%) Windows Server
3 5 (9.26%) Mac OS
3 5 (9.26%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (37.04%) Problem-Solving
2 12 (22.22%) Cybersecurity
3 11 (20.37%) Customer Service
3 11 (20.37%) Remote Monitoring and Management
4 9 (16.67%) CRM
5 8 (14.81%) Agile
5 8 (14.81%) Business Intelligence
6 7 (12.96%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 6 (11.11%) Analytics
7 6 (11.11%) ITIL
7 6 (11.11%) Service Management
8 5 (9.26%) AI
8 5 (9.26%) Client Onboarding
8 5 (9.26%) Computer Science
8 5 (9.26%) Decision-Making
8 5 (9.26%) Incident Management
8 5 (9.26%) Mentoring
8 5 (9.26%) Process Improvement
8 5 (9.26%) Scrum
9 4 (7.41%) Actionable Insight
Programming Languages
1 13 (24.07%) SQL
2 6 (11.11%) Python
Qualifications
1 10 (18.52%) Azure Certification
2 8 (14.81%) Degree
3 7 (12.96%) CompTIA Security+
4 5 (9.26%) CompTIA CySA+
4 5 (9.26%) MCP
4 5 (9.26%) Microsoft Certification
5 2 (3.70%) CISM
5 2 (3.70%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (9.26%) Cyber Essentials
1 5 (9.26%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 4 (7.41%) GDPR
3 2 (3.70%) Data Quality
3 2 (3.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (1.85%) QA
System Software
1 9 (16.67%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 11 (20.37%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 31 (57.41%) Microsoft
2 5 (9.26%) ForeScout
3 4 (7.41%) Oracle
3 4 (7.41%) QAD
4 1 (1.85%) Freshdesk
4 1 (1.85%) Sage
4 1 (1.85%) Salesforce