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 16 December 2025.

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

6 months to
16 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 17 17 23
Rank change year-on-year 0 +6 +1
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 377 421 379
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 7.66% 9.21% 9.02%
As % of the Job Titles category 8.24% 9.83% 9.43%
Number of salaries quoted 244 195 299
10th Percentile £28,250 £26,250 £23,450
25th Percentile £32,500 £30,000 £30,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £37,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -6.25% +6.67%
75th Percentile £48,750 £47,500 £55,000
90th Percentile £58,750 £60,000 £67,500
England median annual salary £42,500 £49,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -14.14% +4.21% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 4,574 4,282 4,018
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.93% 93.68% 95.64%
Number of salaries quoted 3,133 2,464 3,136
10th Percentile £28,000 £30,000 £30,500
25th Percentile £33,750 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,500 £51,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.90% -2.86% +5.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,272 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £80,688
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -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 16 December 2025.

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 16 December 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
Bristol -2 115 £40,000 +6.67% 21
Gloucestershire -2 66 £35,532 -5.25% 18
Somerset 0 62 £35,000 +2.19% 17
Wiltshire -3 51 £43,000 +22.86% 25
Devon +25 49 £40,000 -5.88% 13
Dorset +22 31 £40,500 +1.25% 23
Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 16 December 2025, 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.

1 167 (44.30%) Microsoft
2 99 (26.26%) SQL
3 91 (24.14%) Azure
4 83 (22.02%) Business Intelligence
5 79 (20.95%) Microsoft Excel
6 76 (20.16%) Power Platform
7 75 (19.89%) Power BI
8 70 (18.57%) Problem-Solving
9 68 (18.04%) Azure Certification
10 62 (16.45%) Python
11 56 (14.85%) Continuous Improvement
12 55 (14.59%) Windows
13 52 (13.79%) Tableau
14 51 (13.53%) Cybersecurity
15 45 (11.94%) Mentoring
16 44 (11.67%) Agile
17 43 (11.41%) Degree
17 43 (11.41%) Windows Server
18 42 (11.14%) Active Directory
19 41 (10.88%) AI
19 41 (10.88%) Microsoft 365
20 40 (10.61%) Customer Service
21 39 (10.34%) Project Management
21 39 (10.34%) Security Cleared
22 36 (9.55%) Business Analysis
23 35 (9.28%) Azure AI
23 35 (9.28%) Data Analysis
24 34 (9.02%) CompTIA Security+
24 34 (9.02%) DNS
25 33 (8.75%) CompTIA CySA+

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 22 (5.84%) SharePoint
2 20 (5.31%) Microsoft Exchange
3 17 (4.51%) IIS
4 11 (2.92%) Confluence
5 1 (0.27%) CMS
5 1 (0.27%) SAS
Applications
1 79 (20.95%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (3.45%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (2.12%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (1.33%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.27%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 9 (2.39%) Visualfiles
2 6 (1.59%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.80%) Dynamics NAV
3 3 (0.80%) Magento
3 3 (0.80%) NetSuite
3 3 (0.80%) SAP EWM
3 3 (0.80%) Shopify
4 2 (0.53%) IBM Planning Analytics
4 2 (0.53%) Remedy ITSM
4 2 (0.53%) SAP PM
4 2 (0.53%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.53%) SAP WM
5 1 (0.27%) assyst
5 1 (0.27%) Dynamics AX
5 1 (0.27%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 91 (24.14%) Azure
2 76 (20.16%) Power Platform
3 41 (10.88%) Microsoft 365
4 35 (9.28%) Azure AI
5 18 (4.77%) Entra ID
6 12 (3.18%) OneDrive
6 12 (3.18%) SaaS
7 10 (2.65%) AWS
8 6 (1.59%) Dynamics 365
9 4 (1.06%) Azure DevOps
9 4 (1.06%) GCP
10 2 (0.53%) Snowflake
11 1 (0.27%) Amazon SageMaker
11 1 (0.27%) Azure Data Factory
11 1 (0.27%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 1 (0.27%) dbt
11 1 (0.27%) Fivetran
11 1 (0.27%) GitHub Actions
11 1 (0.27%) Google Data Studio
11 1 (0.27%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 34 (9.02%) DNS
2 30 (7.96%) DHCP
3 26 (6.90%) LAN
4 25 (6.63%) Firewall
5 18 (4.77%) Internet
5 18 (4.77%) WAN
6 17 (4.51%) Kerberos
7 11 (2.92%) TCP/IP
8 9 (2.39%) Wireless
9 8 (2.12%) VPN
10 6 (1.59%) DKIM
10 6 (1.59%) DMARC
10 6 (1.59%) Remote Desktop
10 6 (1.59%) VoIP
11 5 (1.33%) Wi-Fi
12 4 (1.06%) Ethernet
12 4 (1.06%) Intranet
12 4 (1.06%) Wireshark
13 2 (0.53%) Network Security
14 1 (0.27%) Skype
Database & Business Intelligence
1 75 (19.89%) Power BI
2 52 (13.79%) Tableau
3 13 (3.45%) Power Query
4 12 (3.18%) SQL Server
5 7 (1.86%) Data Mining
6 6 (1.59%) BigQuery
7 5 (1.33%) MySQL
7 5 (1.33%) PostgreSQL
8 4 (1.06%) Looker
9 2 (0.53%) Azure SQL Database
9 2 (0.53%) GIS
9 2 (0.53%) Qlik Sense
9 2 (0.53%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 1 (0.27%) Amazon Redshift
10 1 (0.27%) Data Lake
10 1 (0.27%) Data Warehouse
10 1 (0.27%) Oracle Database
10 1 (0.27%) Oracle Reports
10 1 (0.27%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 18 (4.77%) JIRA
2 3 (0.80%) Git
3 2 (0.53%) CircleCI
3 2 (0.53%) Cypress.io
3 2 (0.53%) Gatling
3 2 (0.53%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.53%) LoadRunner
3 2 (0.53%) Locust
3 2 (0.53%) Selenium
3 2 (0.53%) TestRail
3 2 (0.53%) Zephyr
General
1 197 (52.25%) Social Skills
2 73 (19.36%) Analytical Skills
3 64 (16.98%) Finance
4 22 (5.84%) Law
5 18 (4.77%) Retail
6 12 (3.18%) Manufacturing
7 10 (2.65%) Legal
8 9 (2.39%) Influencing Skills
8 9 (2.39%) Organisational Skills
8 9 (2.39%) Public Sector
9 8 (2.12%) Back Office
9 8 (2.12%) Local Government
10 7 (1.86%) Fire and Rescue
10 7 (1.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 6 (1.59%) Advertising
12 4 (1.06%) Aerospace
12 4 (1.06%) Automotive
12 4 (1.06%) Electronics
13 2 (0.53%) Military
13 2 (0.53%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (4.51%) LDAP
2 4 (1.06%) Middleware
2 4 (1.06%) Software Packaging
3 3 (0.80%) .NET
3 3 (0.80%) REST
3 3 (0.80%) SOAP
4 1 (0.27%) EDI
4 1 (0.27%) Hugging Face
4 1 (0.27%) JSON
4 1 (0.27%) NumPy
4 1 (0.27%) Pandas
4 1 (0.27%) scikit-learn
4 1 (0.27%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 22 (5.84%) Driving Licence
2 20 (5.31%) PKI
3 16 (4.24%) Self-Motivation
4 10 (2.65%) Analytical Mindset
5 9 (2.39%) Onboarding
6 8 (2.12%) Management Information System
7 7 (1.86%) NHS
8 5 (1.33%) Cyber Defence
8 5 (1.33%) Product Ownership
8 5 (1.33%) Smartphone
9 4 (1.06%) Legacy Systems
10 3 (0.80%) Client/Server
10 3 (0.80%) Data Structures
10 3 (0.80%) Freedom of Information
10 3 (0.80%) Security Posture
11 2 (0.53%) Cyber Threat
11 2 (0.53%) e-Learning
11 2 (0.53%) IoT
11 2 (0.53%) SCADA
11 2 (0.53%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 55 (14.59%) Windows
2 43 (11.41%) Windows Server
3 24 (6.37%) Windows 10
4 17 (4.51%) Windows Server 2016
4 17 (4.51%) Windows Server 2019
5 6 (1.59%) Apple iOS
6 5 (1.33%) Linux
7 1 (0.27%) Android
7 1 (0.27%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 83 (22.02%) Business Intelligence
2 70 (18.57%) Problem-Solving
3 56 (14.85%) Continuous Improvement
4 51 (13.53%) Cybersecurity
5 45 (11.94%) Mentoring
6 44 (11.67%) Agile
7 41 (10.88%) AI
8 40 (10.61%) Customer Service
9 39 (10.34%) Project Management
10 36 (9.55%) Business Analysis
11 35 (9.28%) Data Analysis
12 32 (8.49%) Change Management
12 32 (8.49%) ITSM
13 29 (7.69%) Analytics
14 27 (7.16%) Decision-Making
15 24 (6.37%) ITIL
15 24 (6.37%) Process Improvement
15 24 (6.37%) Service Management
16 18 (4.77%) Data Loss Prevention
17 16 (4.24%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 99 (26.26%) SQL
2 62 (16.45%) Python
3 26 (6.90%) PowerShell
4 18 (4.77%) VB
5 7 (1.86%) R
6 5 (1.33%) JavaScript
6 5 (1.33%) T-SQL
7 4 (1.06%) C
7 4 (1.06%) C++
7 4 (1.06%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 2 (0.53%) Java
8 2 (0.53%) VBA
9 1 (0.27%) Julia
9 1 (0.27%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 68 (18.04%) Azure Certification
2 43 (11.41%) Degree
3 39 (10.34%) Security Cleared
4 34 (9.02%) CompTIA Security+
5 33 (8.75%) CompTIA CySA+
6 30 (7.96%) SC Cleared
7 27 (7.16%) DV Cleared
8 13 (3.45%) ACCA
8 13 (3.45%) CIMA
9 8 (2.12%) Microsoft Certification
10 7 (1.86%) Master's Degree
11 6 (1.59%) Computer Science Degree
11 6 (1.59%) MCP
12 4 (1.06%) BPSS Clearance
12 4 (1.06%) ISTQB
12 4 (1.06%) PMI Certification
13 3 (0.80%) CEH
13 3 (0.80%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
13 3 (0.80%) PMP
14 2 (0.53%) A+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (6.10%) SLA
2 11 (2.92%) GDPR
3 6 (1.59%) QA
4 5 (1.33%) PMO
5 4 (1.06%) Data Quality
6 2 (0.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (0.53%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.27%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.27%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (0.27%) NIST
7 1 (0.27%) P3O
7 1 (0.27%) SOC 2
7 1 (0.27%) Solvency II
System Software
1 42 (11.14%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.53%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.27%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 17 (4.51%) WSUS
2 16 (4.24%) Microsoft Intune
3 8 (2.12%) Autotask
4 4 (1.06%) Jamf Pro
4 4 (1.06%) SCCM
5 2 (0.53%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 167 (44.30%) Microsoft
2 31 (8.22%) ForeScout
3 8 (2.12%) Meraki
3 8 (2.12%) ServiceNow
4 7 (1.86%) Oracle
4 7 (1.86%) SAP
5 6 (1.59%) Apple
6 5 (1.33%) Google
7 4 (1.06%) Alteryx
8 3 (0.80%) ConnectWise
8 3 (0.80%) WooCommerce
9 2 (0.53%) Cisco
9 2 (0.53%) Databricks
9 2 (0.53%) IBM
9 2 (0.53%) Remedy
9 2 (0.53%) Salesforce
9 2 (0.53%) VMware
9 2 (0.53%) Workday
10 1 (0.27%) Atlassian
10 1 (0.27%) BMC