Analyst Job Trends in the South West

Analyst
England > South West

The median Analyst salary in the South West is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 June 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 7 23 22
Rank change year-on-year +16 -1 -3
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 685 241 748
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 8.87% 8.53% 7.34%
As % of the Job Titles category 9.43% 9.23% 7.64%
Number of salaries quoted 392 192 480
10th Percentile £28,400 £25,000 £24,375
25th Percentile £31,250 £28,250 £30,445
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £40,000 £41,000
Median % change year-on-year - -2.44% +2.50%
75th Percentile £50,000 £53,375 £50,250
90th Percentile £65,000 £61,250 £60,000
England median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year - - -5.26%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
South West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South West. 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 West with a recognized job title 7,263 2,611 9,786
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.02% 92.39% 96.07%
Number of salaries quoted 5,071 1,677 7,312
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £28,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,260 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.52% - -4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £64,750
90th Percentile £81,250 £80,300 £77,500
England median annual salary £57,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -0.87% +9.52% -12.98%

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Analyst job vacancy trend in the South West

Analyst
Salary Trend in the South West

Salary distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in the South West.

Salary distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in the South West

Analyst
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Analyst in the South West over the 6 months to 12 June 2026.

Salary histogram for Analyst in the South West

Analyst
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Analyst within the South West region over the 6 months to 12 June 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
Bristol +1 148 £40,000 -17.54% 31
Gloucestershire +16 140 £45,000 +42.86% 43
Somerset +9 134 £35,000 -12.50% 19
Devon +26 124 £32,500 +9.24% 11
Dorset +27 64 £43,500 +8.75% 9
Wiltshire +2 63 £32,500 -18.75% 23
Cornwall -8 3 £18,000 -40.00% 1
Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 12 June 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 South West region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 311 (45.40%) Microsoft
2 247 (36.06%) Azure
3 222 (32.41%) Azure Certification
4 196 (28.61%) SQL
5 149 (21.75%) Business Intelligence
6 148 (21.61%) Power Platform
7 145 (21.17%) Power BI
8 134 (19.56%) Microsoft Excel
9 131 (19.12%) Python
10 129 (18.83%) Tableau
11 121 (17.66%) Mentoring
12 116 (16.93%) Cybersecurity
13 114 (16.64%) AI
14 109 (15.91%) Azure AI
14 109 (15.91%) CompTIA CySA+
14 109 (15.91%) CompTIA Security+
14 109 (15.91%) ForeScout
15 80 (11.68%) Problem-Solving
16 70 (10.22%) Microsoft 365
16 70 (10.22%) Security Cleared
17 61 (8.91%) Windows
18 59 (8.61%) Degree
19 46 (6.72%) ERP
20 44 (6.42%) Agile
21 43 (6.28%) ITIL
22 41 (5.99%) Service Management
23 40 (5.84%) Business Analysis
24 34 (4.96%) Microsoft Office
25 33 (4.82%) Continuous Improvement
26 30 (4.38%) Customer Service

Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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 11 (1.61%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (0.58%) Confluence
3 3 (0.44%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.29%) IIS
5 1 (0.15%) Apache
5 1 (0.15%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.15%) Site Server
Applications
1 134 (19.56%) Microsoft Excel
2 34 (4.96%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.44%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 6 (0.88%) Dynamics CRM
1 6 (0.88%) Dynamics NAV
1 6 (0.88%) Magento
1 6 (0.88%) Shopify
2 4 (0.58%) Infor LN
3 3 (0.44%) Dynamics AX
3 3 (0.44%) NetSuite
3 3 (0.44%) Unit4 Business World
3 3 (0.44%) Visualfiles
4 2 (0.29%) Sage 200
5 1 (0.15%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 247 (36.06%) Azure
2 148 (21.61%) Power Platform
3 109 (15.91%) Azure AI
4 70 (10.22%) Microsoft 365
5 14 (2.04%) Dynamics 365
6 9 (1.31%) AWS
7 8 (1.17%) IaaS
7 8 (1.17%) PaaS
7 8 (1.17%) Power Automate
8 6 (0.88%) Entra ID
8 6 (0.88%) Intacct
8 6 (0.88%) SaaS
8 6 (0.88%) Serverless
9 5 (0.73%) Azure DevOps
10 4 (0.58%) Azure ExpressRoute
10 4 (0.58%) Azure Functions
10 4 (0.58%) Azure Key Vault
10 4 (0.58%) Azure Monitor
10 4 (0.58%) GitHub
11 3 (0.44%) Workato
Communications & Networking
1 23 (3.36%) Broadband
2 21 (3.07%) 4G
3 16 (2.34%) VPN
3 16 (2.34%) WAN
4 14 (2.04%) Firewall
5 7 (1.02%) DHCP
5 7 (1.02%) DNS
6 6 (0.88%) LAN
7 5 (0.73%) TCP/IP
8 4 (0.58%) Internet
8 4 (0.58%) SD-WAN
8 4 (0.58%) VLAN
8 4 (0.58%) VoIP
8 4 (0.58%) Wi-Fi
9 2 (0.29%) DMZ
9 2 (0.29%) MPLS
9 2 (0.29%) Network Security
9 2 (0.29%) NGFW
9 2 (0.29%) Structured Cabling
10 1 (0.15%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 145 (21.17%) Power BI
2 129 (18.83%) Tableau
3 15 (2.19%) SQL Server
4 12 (1.75%) Power Query
5 11 (1.61%) PowerPivot
6 6 (0.88%) Data Lake
6 6 (0.88%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 5 (0.73%) Azure SQL Database
7 5 (0.73%) Data Vault
7 5 (0.73%) GIS
8 4 (0.58%) Data Mining
9 3 (0.44%) Looker
9 3 (0.44%) Relational Database
10 2 (0.29%) Data Warehouse
11 1 (0.15%) Amazon Redshift
11 1 (0.15%) BigQuery
11 1 (0.15%) Metadata
11 1 (0.15%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 15 (2.19%) JIRA
2 4 (0.58%) Git
3 3 (0.44%) Postman
3 3 (0.44%) SoapUI
3 3 (0.44%) Team Foundation Server
4 1 (0.15%) Cypress.io
4 1 (0.15%) Selenium
General
1 296 (43.21%) Social Skills
2 77 (11.24%) Finance
3 56 (8.18%) Analytical Skills
4 28 (4.09%) Manufacturing
5 19 (2.77%) Legal
6 17 (2.48%) Retail
7 14 (2.04%) Aerospace
8 10 (1.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 10 (1.46%) Marketing
8 10 (1.46%) Organisational Skills
9 9 (1.31%) Documentation Skills
10 8 (1.17%) Agriculture
11 7 (1.02%) Law
12 6 (0.88%) Back Office
12 6 (0.88%) General Ledger
12 6 (0.88%) Influencing Skills
13 5 (0.73%) Advertising
14 3 (0.44%) Presentation Skills
14 3 (0.44%) Public Sector
14 3 (0.44%) Swedish Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (1.75%) .NET
2 9 (1.31%) SOAP
3 8 (1.17%) HTML
3 8 (1.17%) Web Services
4 7 (1.02%) Middleware
4 7 (1.02%) REST
5 6 (0.88%) .NET Framework
5 6 (0.88%) XML
6 5 (0.73%) CSS
7 3 (0.44%) Playwright
8 2 (0.29%) 802.1X
8 2 (0.29%) EDI
8 2 (0.29%) EDIFACT
8 2 (0.29%) IDoc
8 2 (0.29%) React
9 1 (0.15%) .NET Core
9 1 (0.15%) JSON
9 1 (0.15%) React Native
9 1 (0.15%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 17 (2.48%) Management Information System
2 14 (2.04%) Self-Motivation
3 13 (1.90%) Analytical Mindset
4 12 (1.75%) Driving Licence
5 10 (1.46%) Product Ownership
6 9 (1.31%) Data Centre
6 9 (1.31%) Onboarding
7 8 (1.17%) Client/Server
7 8 (1.17%) Renewable Energy
7 8 (1.17%) Security Posture
8 4 (0.58%) Podcast
8 4 (0.58%) Public Cloud
9 3 (0.44%) Data Protection Act
9 3 (0.44%) Microsoft Licensing
9 3 (0.44%) PMI
9 3 (0.44%) Security Operations Centre
10 2 (0.29%) BYOD
10 2 (0.29%) Cyber Threat
10 2 (0.29%) Data Structures
10 2 (0.29%) Manufacturing Execution System
Operating Systems
1 61 (8.91%) Windows
2 28 (4.09%) Windows 10
3 24 (3.50%) Android
4 18 (2.63%) Windows Server
5 4 (0.58%) VMS
6 3 (0.44%) Linux
7 2 (0.29%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 149 (21.75%) Business Intelligence
2 121 (17.66%) Mentoring
3 116 (16.93%) Cybersecurity
4 114 (16.64%) AI
5 80 (11.68%) Problem-Solving
6 46 (6.72%) ERP
7 44 (6.42%) Agile
8 43 (6.28%) ITIL
9 41 (5.99%) Service Management
10 40 (5.84%) Business Analysis
11 33 (4.82%) Continuous Improvement
12 30 (4.38%) Customer Service
13 27 (3.94%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 23 (3.36%) Data Analysis
14 23 (3.36%) Process Improvement
15 22 (3.21%) ITSM
15 22 (3.21%) Stakeholder Management
16 21 (3.07%) Analytics
16 21 (3.07%) Software License Management
17 20 (2.92%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 196 (28.61%) SQL
2 131 (19.12%) Python
3 12 (1.75%) C#
4 10 (1.46%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 10 (1.46%) JavaScript
5 6 (0.88%) PowerShell
5 6 (0.88%) T-SQL
6 5 (0.73%) Bash
6 5 (0.73%) Java
6 5 (0.73%) Kusto Query Language
6 5 (0.73%) R
7 4 (0.58%) Bicep
8 3 (0.44%) VBA
9 2 (0.29%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 222 (32.41%) Azure Certification
2 109 (15.91%) CompTIA CySA+
2 109 (15.91%) CompTIA Security+
3 70 (10.22%) Security Cleared
4 59 (8.61%) Degree
5 30 (4.38%) DV Cleared
6 28 (4.09%) SC Cleared
7 24 (3.50%) A+ Certification
8 8 (1.17%) Microsoft Certification
9 6 (0.88%) Computer Science Degree
10 4 (0.58%) ISTQB
11 3 (0.44%) AAT
11 3 (0.44%) ACCA
11 3 (0.44%) AWS Certification
11 3 (0.44%) CIMA
11 3 (0.44%) DBS Check
11 3 (0.44%) IIBA
11 3 (0.44%) MCSE
11 3 (0.44%) PMI Certification
12 2 (0.29%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (2.48%) QA
2 10 (1.46%) Data Quality
3 9 (1.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (0.88%) Cyber Essentials
5 3 (0.44%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 3 (0.44%) GDPR
5 3 (0.44%) PCI DSS
5 3 (0.44%) SLA
6 2 (0.29%) PMO
7 1 (0.15%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (0.15%) ISO 20022
7 1 (0.15%) NCSC
7 1 (0.15%) NIST
System Software
1 15 (2.19%) Active Directory
2 5 (0.73%) VMware Infrastructure
2 5 (0.73%) vSphere
3 4 (0.58%) Hyper-V
3 4 (0.58%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 7 (1.02%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (0.88%) SCCM
3 4 (0.58%) Terraform
4 1 (0.15%) Proxmox
4 1 (0.15%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 311 (45.40%) Microsoft
2 109 (15.91%) ForeScout
3 21 (3.07%) Starlink
4 14 (2.04%) ServiceNow
5 8 (1.17%) Sage
6 7 (1.02%) Salesforce
7 6 (0.88%) ConnectWise
7 6 (0.88%) WooCommerce
8 5 (0.73%) Cognos
8 5 (0.73%) MicroStrategy
8 5 (0.73%) VMware
9 4 (0.58%) Infor
9 4 (0.58%) ScienceLogic
10 2 (0.29%) Aruba
10 2 (0.29%) HP
10 2 (0.29%) Liquidlogic
10 2 (0.29%) NetApp
10 2 (0.29%) Veeam
11 1 (0.15%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
11 1 (0.15%) Splunk