Systems Analyst Job Trends in the South East

System Analyst
England > South East

The median System Analyst salary in the South East is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 July 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 254 235 332
Rank change year-on-year -19 +97 -24
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Analyst 53 51 56
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.34% 0.59% 0.33%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.35% 0.67% 0.35%
Number of salaries quoted 40 31 40
10th Percentile £40,000 £33,750 £32,925
25th Percentile £45,000 £35,854 £36,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £42,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% +7.14% +5.00%
75th Percentile £73,125 £59,375 £52,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £65,000 £54,125
England median annual salary £45,000 £47,500 £46,750
% change year-on-year -5.26% +1.60% -1.58%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South East. 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 South East with a recognized job title 15,023 7,617 15,991
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.57% 88.60% 94.15%
Number of salaries quoted 10,630 4,247 11,475
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,750 £27,857
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% - -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £81,250 £78,750
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% +3.77% -11.67%

Systems Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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 South East.

Systems Analyst job vacancy trend in the South East

Systems Analyst
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for Systems Analyst job vacancies in the South East.

Salary distribution trend for Systems Analyst job vacancies in the South East

Systems Analyst
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Systems Analyst in the South East over the 6 months to 13 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Systems Analyst in the South East

Systems Analyst
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Analyst within the South East region over the 6 months to 13 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
Thames Valley +27 29 £70,000 +79.49% 3
Oxfordshire -1 12 £75,000 +109.18%
Hampshire -31 12 £50,000 +33.33%
Buckinghamshire -3 11 £45,000 -14.29% 3
Kent -16 10 £50,000 - 1
Berkshire +27 6 £45,000 +15.38%
West Sussex -20 1 £55,000 +4.76%
Surrey -37 1 £45,000 +5.88%
Systems Analyst
England

Systems Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 13 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 South East region featuring Systems Analyst in the job title.

1 25 (47.17%) ERP
2 19 (35.85%) Business Intelligence
2 19 (35.85%) Power BI
2 19 (35.85%) Power Platform
3 16 (30.19%) Decision-Making
4 14 (26.42%) Data Governance
4 14 (26.42%) Sage
5 12 (22.64%) Budgeting and Forecasting
5 12 (22.64%) Data Architecture
5 12 (22.64%) Financial Modelling
6 11 (20.75%) Oracle
6 11 (20.75%) Problem-Solving
6 11 (20.75%) SAP
7 10 (18.87%) ACCA
7 10 (18.87%) AI
7 10 (18.87%) CIMA
7 10 (18.87%) Dashboard Development
7 10 (18.87%) Data Engineering
7 10 (18.87%) Data Management
7 10 (18.87%) Data Quality
7 10 (18.87%) Financial Analysis
7 10 (18.87%) Process Improvement
7 10 (18.87%) Relational Database
7 10 (18.87%) SQL
7 10 (18.87%) Tableau
8 8 (15.09%) Microsoft
9 7 (13.21%) Business Analysis
9 7 (13.21%) CRM
10 6 (11.32%) B2B
10 6 (11.32%) Dynamics 365

Systems Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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 3 (5.66%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (5.66%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (1.89%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (5.66%) NetSuite
2 2 (3.77%) Sage X3
3 1 (1.89%) Magento
3 1 (1.89%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 19 (35.85%) Power Platform
2 6 (11.32%) Dynamics 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (35.85%) Power BI
2 10 (18.87%) Relational Database
2 10 (18.87%) Tableau
3 4 (7.55%) Power Query
4 1 (1.89%) MySQL
4 1 (1.89%) SQL Server
General
1 36 (67.92%) Finance
2 11 (20.75%) Social Skills
3 8 (15.09%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (7.55%) Manufacturing
5 3 (5.66%) Organisational Skills
6 1 (1.89%) Automotive
6 1 (1.89%) General Ledger
6 1 (1.89%) Marketing
6 1 (1.89%) Presentation Skills
6 1 (1.89%) Retail
6 1 (1.89%) Retail Finance
Miscellaneous
1 10 (18.87%) Data Structures
2 2 (3.77%) Driving Licence
3 1 (1.89%) CCTV
3 1 (1.89%) Enterprise Software
3 1 (1.89%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 2 (3.77%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (47.17%) ERP
2 19 (35.85%) Business Intelligence
3 16 (30.19%) Decision-Making
4 14 (26.42%) Data Governance
5 12 (22.64%) Budgeting and Forecasting
5 12 (22.64%) Data Architecture
5 12 (22.64%) Financial Modelling
6 11 (20.75%) Problem-Solving
7 10 (18.87%) AI
7 10 (18.87%) Dashboard Development
7 10 (18.87%) Data Engineering
7 10 (18.87%) Data Management
7 10 (18.87%) Financial Analysis
7 10 (18.87%) Process Improvement
8 7 (13.21%) Business Analysis
8 7 (13.21%) CRM
9 6 (11.32%) B2B
9 6 (11.32%) Stakeholder Management
10 5 (9.43%) Translating Business Requirements
11 4 (7.55%) Actionable Insight
Programming Languages
1 10 (18.87%) SQL
2 4 (7.55%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 2 (3.77%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 10 (18.87%) ACCA
1 10 (18.87%) CIMA
2 4 (7.55%) Microsoft Certification
3 2 (3.77%) Degree
4 1 (1.89%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (1.89%) HNC
4 1 (1.89%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (18.87%) Data Quality
2 1 (1.89%) GDPR
Vendors
1 14 (26.42%) Sage
2 11 (20.75%) Oracle
2 11 (20.75%) SAP
3 8 (15.09%) Microsoft
4 3 (5.66%) Workday
5 2 (3.77%) Epicor
6 1 (1.89%) Yardi