Analyst Job Trends in the South West

Analyst
England > South West

The median Analyst salary in the South West is £42,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 September 2026.

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

6 months to
2 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 13 15 14
Rank change year-on-year +2 -1 +5
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 731 293 640
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 7.66% 8.45% 8.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 8.18% 9.18% 8.51%
Number of salaries quoted 451 240 359
10th Percentile £28,125 £27,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £31,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £40,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% - -
75th Percentile £55,000 £50,500 £52,000
90th Percentile £66,250 £60,050 £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 8,939 3,190 7,521
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.72% 91.98% 95.31%
Number of salaries quoted 6,143 2,125 5,148
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £32,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £51,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -6.86% -6.83%
75th Percentile £73,750 £63,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £80,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% - -8.33%

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 2 September 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 2 September 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 -7 191 £50,000 +8.11% 84
Gloucestershire +6 167 £45,000 +38.46% 59
Somerset +8 144 £35,000 -7.96% 34
Devon +24 104 £35,000 +14.75% 32
Wiltshire -8 58 £45,000 +16.13% 12
Dorset +3 40 £33,000 -17.50% 19
Cornwall +7 7 £60,000 +100.00% 2
Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 2 September 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.

1 245 (33.52%) Microsoft
2 189 (25.85%) SQL
3 162 (22.16%) Azure
4 138 (18.88%) Azure Certification
5 128 (17.51%) Business Intelligence
6 127 (17.37%) Power Platform
7 121 (16.55%) Power BI
8 111 (15.18%) Problem-Solving
9 103 (14.09%) AI
10 98 (13.41%) Microsoft Excel
11 94 (12.86%) Cybersecurity
12 88 (12.04%) Python
13 81 (11.08%) Tableau
14 79 (10.81%) Mentoring
15 76 (10.40%) Microsoft 365
16 75 (10.26%) Windows
17 63 (8.62%) Azure AI
17 63 (8.62%) CompTIA CySA+
17 63 (8.62%) CompTIA Security+
17 63 (8.62%) ForeScout
18 62 (8.48%) Agile
19 60 (8.21%) ERP
20 54 (7.39%) Degree
21 53 (7.25%) Security Cleared
22 52 (7.11%) ITIL
23 51 (6.98%) Customer Service
24 46 (6.29%) Data Analysis
25 45 (6.16%) Decision-Making
26 41 (5.61%) Business Analysis
26 41 (5.61%) Stakeholder Management

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 18 (2.46%) Microsoft Exchange
2 10 (1.37%) SharePoint
3 7 (0.96%) Confluence
4 2 (0.27%) Oracle Application Server
5 1 (0.14%) Apache
5 1 (0.14%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.14%) SAS
5 1 (0.14%) Site Server
Applications
1 98 (13.41%) Microsoft Excel
2 36 (4.92%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (1.23%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.14%) Siemens NX
4 1 (0.14%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 7 (0.96%) Visualfiles
2 5 (0.68%) NetSuite
3 4 (0.55%) IBM Planning Analytics
3 4 (0.55%) Infor LN
4 3 (0.41%) Dynamics AX
5 2 (0.27%) Sage 200
6 1 (0.14%) Dynamics CRM
6 1 (0.14%) Remedy ITSM
6 1 (0.14%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 162 (22.16%) Azure
2 127 (17.37%) Power Platform
3 76 (10.40%) Microsoft 365
4 63 (8.62%) Azure AI
5 27 (3.69%) SaaS
6 19 (2.60%) Dynamics 365
7 17 (2.33%) AWS
8 16 (2.19%) IaaS
8 16 (2.19%) PaaS
9 15 (2.05%) Azure DevOps
10 14 (1.92%) Serverless
11 13 (1.78%) Entra ID
12 12 (1.64%) Azure ExpressRoute
12 12 (1.64%) Azure Functions
12 12 (1.64%) Azure Key Vault
12 12 (1.64%) Azure Monitor
12 12 (1.64%) GitHub
13 11 (1.50%) PowerApps
14 9 (1.23%) Intacct
15 8 (1.09%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 22 (3.01%) VPN
2 17 (2.33%) Broadband
3 16 (2.19%) WAN
4 15 (2.05%) 4G
5 11 (1.50%) Firewall
6 6 (0.82%) LAN
7 5 (0.68%) DHCP
7 5 (0.68%) DNS
7 5 (0.68%) TCP/IP
8 4 (0.55%) Internet
8 4 (0.55%) SD-WAN
8 4 (0.55%) VLAN
8 4 (0.55%) Wi-Fi
9 2 (0.27%) DMZ
9 2 (0.27%) MPLS
9 2 (0.27%) Network Security
9 2 (0.27%) NGFW
9 2 (0.27%) Structured Cabling
10 1 (0.14%) DKIM
10 1 (0.14%) SSH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 121 (16.55%) Power BI
2 81 (11.08%) Tableau
3 22 (3.01%) SQL Server
4 12 (1.64%) Azure SQL Database
5 9 (1.23%) Power Query
6 7 (0.96%) Relational Database
7 5 (0.68%) Star Schema
8 4 (0.55%) Looker
8 4 (0.55%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 3 (0.41%) Data Lake
9 3 (0.41%) Data Vault
9 3 (0.41%) PowerPivot
10 2 (0.27%) Data Warehouse
10 2 (0.27%) Semantic Layer
11 1 (0.14%) Amazon Redshift
11 1 (0.14%) BigQuery
11 1 (0.14%) Geospatial Data
11 1 (0.14%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 19 (2.60%) JIRA
2 14 (1.92%) Git
3 4 (0.55%) Postman
4 3 (0.41%) SoapUI
4 3 (0.41%) Team Foundation Server
5 2 (0.27%) Selenium
6 1 (0.14%) Cypress.io
General
1 276 (37.76%) Social Skills
2 98 (13.41%) Finance
3 86 (11.76%) Analytical Skills
4 34 (4.65%) Manufacturing
5 26 (3.56%) Retail
6 24 (3.28%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 24 (3.28%) Organisational Skills
7 22 (3.01%) Aerospace
8 19 (2.60%) Law
8 19 (2.60%) Public Sector
9 18 (2.46%) Legal
10 13 (1.78%) Documentation Skills
11 10 (1.37%) Marketing
11 10 (1.37%) Swedish Language
12 9 (1.23%) General Ledger
13 5 (0.68%) Advertising
14 4 (0.55%) Influencing Skills
14 4 (0.55%) Presentation Skills
14 4 (0.55%) Telecoms
15 3 (0.41%) Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (2.60%) XML
2 18 (2.46%) HTML
3 17 (2.33%) .NET
4 12 (1.64%) .NET Framework
4 12 (1.64%) CSS
4 12 (1.64%) Terraform
4 12 (1.64%) Web Services
5 3 (0.41%) EDI
5 3 (0.41%) JSON
5 3 (0.41%) Middleware
5 3 (0.41%) Playwright
5 3 (0.41%) SOAP
6 2 (0.27%) 802.1X
7 1 (0.14%) React
7 1 (0.14%) REST
7 1 (0.14%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 26 (3.56%) Self-Motivation
2 25 (3.42%) Onboarding
3 20 (2.74%) Management Information System
3 20 (2.74%) Security Posture
4 18 (2.46%) Analytical Mindset
5 16 (2.19%) Cyber Threat
6 15 (2.05%) Product Ownership
7 12 (1.64%) Podcast
7 12 (1.64%) Public Cloud
8 11 (1.50%) Driving Licence
9 8 (1.09%) Client/Server
9 8 (1.09%) Security Operations Centre
10 4 (0.55%) Blog
11 3 (0.41%) Data Structures
11 3 (0.41%) iPad
11 3 (0.41%) iPhone
12 2 (0.27%) BYOD
12 2 (0.27%) Cloud Native
12 2 (0.27%) Manufacturing Execution System
12 2 (0.27%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 75 (10.26%) Windows
2 23 (3.15%) Windows Server
3 17 (2.33%) Windows 10
4 16 (2.19%) Android
5 12 (1.64%) VMS
6 3 (0.41%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.27%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.14%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 128 (17.51%) Business Intelligence
2 111 (15.18%) Problem-Solving
3 103 (14.09%) AI
4 94 (12.86%) Cybersecurity
5 79 (10.81%) Mentoring
6 62 (8.48%) Agile
7 60 (8.21%) ERP
8 52 (7.11%) ITIL
9 51 (6.98%) Customer Service
10 46 (6.29%) Data Analysis
11 45 (6.16%) Decision-Making
12 41 (5.61%) Business Analysis
12 41 (5.61%) Stakeholder Management
13 39 (5.34%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 37 (5.06%) Analytics
14 37 (5.06%) Process Improvement
15 34 (4.65%) Continuous Improvement
16 29 (3.97%) Project Delivery
16 29 (3.97%) Service Management
17 26 (3.56%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 189 (25.85%) SQL
2 88 (12.04%) Python
3 21 (2.87%) C#
4 15 (2.05%) Kusto Query Language
5 13 (1.78%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 13 (1.78%) JavaScript
5 13 (1.78%) PowerShell
6 12 (1.64%) Bash
6 12 (1.64%) Bicep
7 5 (0.68%) Java
8 3 (0.41%) Objective-C
8 3 (0.41%) R
8 3 (0.41%) VB
8 3 (0.41%) VBA
9 1 (0.14%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 138 (18.88%) Azure Certification
2 63 (8.62%) CompTIA CySA+
2 63 (8.62%) CompTIA Security+
3 54 (7.39%) Degree
4 53 (7.25%) Security Cleared
5 25 (3.42%) DV Cleared
5 25 (3.42%) SC Cleared
6 23 (3.15%) Microsoft Certification
7 15 (2.05%) A+ Certification
8 11 (1.50%) ACCA
8 11 (1.50%) CIMA
9 10 (1.37%) AWS Certification
9 10 (1.37%) MCSE
10 7 (0.96%) AAT
11 6 (0.82%) Computer Science Degree
11 6 (0.82%) ISTQB
12 4 (0.55%) BPSS Clearance
12 4 (0.55%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 3 (0.41%) CASP
13 3 (0.41%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (3.97%) QA
2 22 (3.01%) Data Quality
3 14 (1.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 8 (1.09%) Cyber Essentials
4 8 (1.09%) SLA
5 6 (0.82%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 6 (0.82%) GDPR
5 6 (0.82%) PCI DSS
5 6 (0.82%) PMO
6 3 (0.41%) NCSC
6 3 (0.41%) NIST
7 2 (0.27%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.14%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 30 (4.10%) Active Directory
2 18 (2.46%) VMware Infrastructure
3 13 (1.78%) vSphere
4 12 (1.64%) Virtual Desktop
5 7 (0.96%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 10 (1.37%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.14%) Proxmox
2 1 (0.14%) SCCM
2 1 (0.14%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 245 (33.52%) Microsoft
2 63 (8.62%) ForeScout
3 18 (2.46%) VMware
4 16 (2.19%) ServiceNow
5 15 (2.05%) Starlink
6 12 (1.64%) ScienceLogic
7 11 (1.50%) Sage
8 8 (1.09%) Salesforce
9 7 (0.96%) Oracle
10 4 (0.55%) IBM
10 4 (0.55%) Infor
11 3 (0.41%) Cognos
11 3 (0.41%) MicroStrategy
12 2 (0.27%) Aruba
12 2 (0.27%) Google
12 2 (0.27%) HP
12 2 (0.27%) SAP
12 2 (0.27%) Veeam
13 1 (0.14%) Qualys
13 1 (0.14%) Siemens