Analyst Jobs in South Wales

Analyst
Wales > South Wales

The median Analyst salary in South Wales is £50,393 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 54 15 9
Rank change year-on-year -39 -6 +5
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 13 142 191
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales 1.54% 9.62% 16.75%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.79% 10.58% 18.74%
Number of salaries quoted 11 73 124
10th Percentile £37,500 £25,500 £26,292
25th Percentile £47,084 £31,250 £29,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,393 £36,476 £35,250
Median % change year-on-year +38.16% +3.48% -6.00%
75th Percentile £56,250 £45,000 £43,067
90th Percentile £61,250 £50,000 £46,250
Wales median annual salary £47,819 £36,476 £35,000
% change year-on-year +31.10% +4.22% -12.50%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in South Wales. 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 South Wales with a recognized job title 728 1,342 1,019
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 86.15% 90.92% 89.39%
Number of salaries quoted 458 893 563
10th Percentile £23,504 £27,157 £28,525
25th Percentile £25,087 £35,000 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,518 £46,060 £46,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.34% +0.13% -8.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £60,000 £62,988
90th Percentile £71,362 £70,000 £75,000
Wales median annual salary £47,683 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +5.96% - -5.26%

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

Job postings that featured Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in South Wales.

Job vacancy trend for Analyst in South Wales

Analyst
Salary Trend in South Wales

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Analyst in South Wales.

Salary trend for Analyst in South Wales

Analyst
Salary Histogram in South Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Analyst in South Wales over the 6 months to 18 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Analyst in South Wales

Analyst
Job Locations in South Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Analyst within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 18 May 2025. 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
Cardiff +5 9 £50,221 +25.55% 16
Newport -27 3 £55,000 +57.14% 1
Gwent -1 1 £50,393 +11.98%
Analyst
Wales

Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Wales

For the 6 months to 18 May 2025, Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the South Wales region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 5 (38.46%) Requirements Gathering
2 4 (30.77%) Public Sector
2 4 (30.77%) Incident Response
2 4 (30.77%) SQL
2 4 (30.77%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (23.08%) SDLC
3 3 (23.08%) SC Cleared
3 3 (23.08%) Security Cleared
3 3 (23.08%) User Stories
3 3 (23.08%) Cybersecurity
3 3 (23.08%) Degree
3 3 (23.08%) Finance
3 3 (23.08%) Business Analysis
3 3 (23.08%) Cyber Resilience
3 3 (23.08%) Decision-Making
3 3 (23.08%) Cyber Threat
4 2 (15.38%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
4 2 (15.38%) Security Operations
4 2 (15.38%) Security Operations Centre
4 2 (15.38%) Looker
4 2 (15.38%) Business Process Modelling
4 2 (15.38%) Threat Intelligence
4 2 (15.38%) Master's Degree
4 2 (15.38%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (15.38%) Social Skills
4 2 (15.38%) Analytics
4 2 (15.38%) Windows
4 2 (15.38%) Data Analysis
4 2 (15.38%) GCIH
4 2 (15.38%) GIAC

Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Wales by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 2 (15.38%) Confluence
2 1 (7.69%) SAS
Applications
1 1 (7.69%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (7.69%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (7.69%) AWS
1 1 (7.69%) Azure
1 1 (7.69%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 2 (15.38%) Network Security
2 1 (7.69%) Cisco ASA
2 1 (7.69%) Cisco Firepower
2 1 (7.69%) Cisco IOS
2 1 (7.69%) Cisco ISE
2 1 (7.69%) DNS
2 1 (7.69%) Firewall
2 1 (7.69%) TCP/IP
2 1 (7.69%) VoIP
2 1 (7.69%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (15.38%) Looker
2 1 (7.69%) Mixpanel
2 1 (7.69%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 2 (15.38%) JIRA
General
1 4 (30.77%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (30.77%) Public Sector
2 3 (23.08%) Finance
3 2 (15.38%) Social Skills
4 1 (7.69%) Influencing Skills
4 1 (7.69%) Legal
4 1 (7.69%) Retail
4 1 (7.69%) Welsh Language
Miscellaneous
1 3 (23.08%) Cyber Threat
2 2 (15.38%) Security Operations Centre
3 1 (7.69%) Cyber Defence
3 1 (7.69%) Data Centre
3 1 (7.69%) Data Structures
3 1 (7.69%) NHS
3 1 (7.69%) Product Ownership
3 1 (7.69%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (15.38%) Windows
2 1 (7.69%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (38.46%) Requirements Gathering
2 4 (30.77%) Incident Response
3 3 (23.08%) Business Analysis
3 3 (23.08%) Cyber Resilience
3 3 (23.08%) Cybersecurity
3 3 (23.08%) Decision-Making
3 3 (23.08%) SDLC
3 3 (23.08%) User Stories
4 2 (15.38%) Analytics
4 2 (15.38%) Business Process Modelling
4 2 (15.38%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
4 2 (15.38%) Data Analysis
4 2 (15.38%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (15.38%) Security Operations
4 2 (15.38%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 2 (15.38%) Threat Intelligence
5 1 (7.69%) Actionable Insight
5 1 (7.69%) Fintech
5 1 (7.69%) Internal Audit
5 1 (7.69%) Performance Metrics
Programming Languages
1 4 (30.77%) SQL
2 1 (7.69%) R
Qualifications
1 3 (23.08%) Degree
1 3 (23.08%) SC Cleared
1 3 (23.08%) Security Cleared
2 2 (15.38%) GCIH
2 2 (15.38%) GIAC
2 2 (15.38%) Master's Degree
3 1 (7.69%) CCNA
3 1 (7.69%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (7.69%) CWNA
3 1 (7.69%) CWTS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (7.69%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (7.69%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 1 (7.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
Systems Management
1 1 (7.69%) Cisco Prime
Vendors
1 2 (15.38%) Atlassian
2 1 (7.69%) Aerohive Networks
2 1 (7.69%) Amplitude
2 1 (7.69%) AppDynamics
2 1 (7.69%) Cisco
2 1 (7.69%) Microsoft