Analyst Job Trends in Portsmouth

Analyst
Hampshire > Portsmouth

The median Analyst salary in Portsmouth is £51,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 January 2026.

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

6 months to
6 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 25 17 7
Rank change year-on-year -8 -10 +16
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 17 28 35
As % of all permanent jobs in Portsmouth 5.09% 9.36% 14.77%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.45% 9.59% 15.02%
Number of salaries quoted 14 20 28
10th Percentile £20,300 £26,075 £35,700
25th Percentile £36,250 £31,125 £36,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,000 £34,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +47.83% -23.33% -
75th Percentile £55,000 £50,000 £53,125
90th Percentile - £54,125 £58,000
Hampshire median annual salary £34,500 £45,250 £37,500
% change year-on-year -23.76% +20.67% -11.76%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Portsmouth

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Portsmouth. 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 Portsmouth with a recognized job title 312 292 233
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.41% 97.66% 98.31%
Number of salaries quoted 191 178 187
10th Percentile £27,750 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,063 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.76%
75th Percentile £67,500 £62,500 £67,070
90th Percentile £81,250 £75,000 £77,500
Hampshire median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.09%

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Portsmouth

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

Analyst job vacancy trend in Portsmouth

Analyst
Salary Trend in Portsmouth

Salary distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Portsmouth.

Salary distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Portsmouth

Analyst
Salary Histogram in Portsmouth

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

Salary histogram for Analyst in Portsmouth

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

For the 6 months to 6 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 Portsmouth region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 6 (35.29%) Logistics
1 6 (35.29%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (23.53%) Business Analysis
2 4 (23.53%) Cybersecurity
2 4 (23.53%) Degree
2 4 (23.53%) Python
2 4 (23.53%) Requirements Gathering
3 3 (17.65%) Change Management
3 3 (17.65%) Project Delivery
3 3 (17.65%) Project Management
3 3 (17.65%) Project Planning
4 2 (11.76%) Agile
4 2 (11.76%) Analytical Thinking
4 2 (11.76%) Bash
4 2 (11.76%) CEH
4 2 (11.76%) Collaborative Culture
4 2 (11.76%) CompTIA CySA+
4 2 (11.76%) CompTIA Security+
4 2 (11.76%) Data Governance
4 2 (11.76%) Data Protection
4 2 (11.76%) ERP
4 2 (11.76%) Firewall
4 2 (11.76%) Forensic Analysis
4 2 (11.76%) GCIH
4 2 (11.76%) Incident Response
4 2 (11.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (11.76%) JSON
4 2 (11.76%) Mathematics
4 2 (11.76%) Microsoft
4 2 (11.76%) MITRE ATT&CK

Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Portsmouth 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 (5.88%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 1 (5.88%) GNU Octave
1 1 (5.88%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (5.88%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (5.88%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 1 (5.88%) Dynamics 365
1 1 (5.88%) Google Workspace
1 1 (5.88%) Power Platform
1 1 (5.88%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (11.76%) Firewall
2 1 (5.88%) Software-Defined Radio
2 1 (5.88%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (11.76%) Relational Database
1 2 (11.76%) SQL Server
1 2 (11.76%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 1 (5.88%) Power BI
General
1 8 (47.06%) Social Skills
2 3 (17.65%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (11.76%) Retail
4 1 (5.88%) Aerospace
4 1 (5.88%) Law
4 1 (5.88%) Legal
4 1 (5.88%) Manufacturing
4 1 (5.88%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (11.76%) JSON
1 2 (11.76%) Web Services
1 2 (11.76%) XML
2 1 (5.88%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 2 (11.76%) Security Operations Centre
1 2 (11.76%) Security Posture
2 1 (5.88%) Cyber Defence
2 1 (5.88%) Data Structures
2 1 (5.88%) IoT
2 1 (5.88%) Product Ownership
2 1 (5.88%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (35.29%) Logistics
1 6 (35.29%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (23.53%) Business Analysis
2 4 (23.53%) Cybersecurity
2 4 (23.53%) Requirements Gathering
3 3 (17.65%) Change Management
3 3 (17.65%) Project Delivery
3 3 (17.65%) Project Management
3 3 (17.65%) Project Planning
4 2 (11.76%) Agile
4 2 (11.76%) Analytical Thinking
4 2 (11.76%) Collaborative Culture
4 2 (11.76%) Data Protection
4 2 (11.76%) ERP
4 2 (11.76%) Forensic Analysis
4 2 (11.76%) Incident Response
4 2 (11.76%) Mathematics
4 2 (11.76%) MITRE ATT&CK
4 2 (11.76%) Roadmaps
4 2 (11.76%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 4 (23.53%) Python
2 2 (11.76%) Bash
2 2 (11.76%) PowerShell
3 1 (5.88%) MATLAB
3 1 (5.88%) SQL
3 1 (5.88%) VB
Qualifications
1 4 (23.53%) Degree
2 2 (11.76%) CEH
2 2 (11.76%) CompTIA CySA+
2 2 (11.76%) CompTIA Security+
2 2 (11.76%) GCIH
3 1 (5.88%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (5.88%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (11.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (11.76%) NIST
2 1 (5.88%) GDPR
Vendors
1 2 (11.76%) Microsoft
2 1 (5.88%) ANSYS
2 1 (5.88%) IBM
2 1 (5.88%) Keysight
2 1 (5.88%) Oracle
2 1 (5.88%) Salesforce
2 1 (5.88%) SAP