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 14 March 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 11 20 27
Rank change year-on-year +9 +7 -7
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 513 287 553
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 8.05% 9.79% 7.30%
As % of the Job Titles category 8.60% 10.54% 7.60%
Number of salaries quoted 279 137 425
10th Percentile £28,250 £25,000 £24,375
25th Percentile £31,250 £27,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £40,000 £41,000
Median % change year-on-year - -2.44% +9.33%
75th Percentile £47,500 £48,750 £53,750
90th Percentile £60,000 £55,000 £68,500
England median annual salary £42,500 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -15.00% +11.11% -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 5,963 2,722 7,275
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.58% 92.87% 96.00%
Number of salaries quoted 4,187 1,592 5,716
10th Percentile £28,500 £30,750 £28,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,568 £64,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -9.84%

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 14 March 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 14 March 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 -2 120 £40,000 -3.03% 22
Gloucestershire +5 96 £42,500 +32.81% 18
Somerset +9 95 £35,000 -12.50% 23
Devon +38 87 £37,500 -14.29% 8
Wiltshire +7 59 £35,125 +9.77% 7
Dorset +25 53 £43,500 +2.35% 12
Cornwall -10 1 £18,000 -47.83% 3
Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 14 March 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.

1 246 (47.95%) Microsoft
2 197 (38.40%) Azure
3 174 (33.92%) Azure Certification
4 145 (28.27%) SQL
5 127 (24.76%) Microsoft Excel
6 123 (23.98%) Business Intelligence
7 117 (22.81%) Power BI
7 117 (22.81%) Power Platform
8 111 (21.64%) Python
9 107 (20.86%) Tableau
10 94 (18.32%) Mentoring
11 92 (17.93%) Cybersecurity
12 89 (17.35%) AI
13 88 (17.15%) Azure AI
14 86 (16.76%) CompTIA CySA+
15 85 (16.57%) CompTIA Security+
16 84 (16.37%) ForeScout
17 83 (16.18%) Problem-Solving
18 68 (13.26%) Security Cleared
19 61 (11.89%) Degree
20 55 (10.72%) Business Analysis
21 52 (10.14%) Agile
22 51 (9.94%) Microsoft 365
23 43 (8.38%) Service Management
24 42 (8.19%) Project Management
25 38 (7.41%) Continuous Improvement
26 37 (7.21%) Data Analysis
26 37 (7.21%) Windows
27 36 (7.02%) Change Management
28 35 (6.82%) ITIL

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 14 (2.73%) Microsoft Exchange
2 11 (2.14%) SharePoint
3 8 (1.56%) Confluence
4 2 (0.39%) IIS
5 1 (0.19%) CMS
5 1 (0.19%) SAS
Applications
1 127 (24.76%) Microsoft Excel
2 31 (6.04%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (1.75%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (1.17%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 11 (2.14%) Dynamics CRM
2 9 (1.75%) Dynamics NAV
2 9 (1.75%) Magento
2 9 (1.75%) Shopify
3 5 (0.97%) Visualfiles
4 3 (0.58%) Unit4 Business World
5 2 (0.39%) IBM Planning Analytics
6 1 (0.19%) Remedy ITSM
6 1 (0.19%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.19%) SAP EWM
6 1 (0.19%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 197 (38.40%) Azure
2 117 (22.81%) Power Platform
3 88 (17.15%) Azure AI
4 51 (9.94%) Microsoft 365
5 10 (1.95%) Dynamics 365
5 10 (1.95%) Entra ID
6 9 (1.75%) Power Automate
7 8 (1.56%) SaaS
8 6 (1.17%) OneDrive
9 4 (0.78%) AWS
10 3 (0.58%) Azure DevOps
10 3 (0.58%) Boomi
10 3 (0.58%) iPaaS
10 3 (0.58%) Workato
11 2 (0.39%) Azure Data Factory
12 1 (0.19%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 11 (2.14%) 4G
1 11 (2.14%) Broadband
2 10 (1.95%) Firewall
3 6 (1.17%) DKIM
3 6 (1.17%) DMARC
3 6 (1.17%) DNS
3 6 (1.17%) TCP/IP
4 4 (0.78%) Ethernet
4 4 (0.78%) VoIP
4 4 (0.78%) Wi-Fi
4 4 (0.78%) Wireshark
5 2 (0.39%) DHCP
5 2 (0.39%) Remote Desktop
5 2 (0.39%) VPN
6 1 (0.19%) Skype
Database & Business Intelligence
1 117 (22.81%) Power BI
2 107 (20.86%) Tableau
3 13 (2.53%) SQL Server
4 10 (1.95%) Data Mining
4 10 (1.95%) Power Query
5 8 (1.56%) PowerPivot
6 6 (1.17%) GIS
7 5 (0.97%) Looker
8 3 (0.58%) Azure SQL Database
8 3 (0.58%) Data Lake
8 3 (0.58%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 2 (0.39%) BigQuery
9 2 (0.39%) Data Vault
9 2 (0.39%) Qlik Sense
9 2 (0.39%) Relational Database
10 1 (0.19%) Data Warehouse
10 1 (0.19%) Metadata
10 1 (0.19%) Oracle Database
10 1 (0.19%) Oracle Reports
10 1 (0.19%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 23 (4.48%) JIRA
2 2 (0.39%) Cypress.io
2 2 (0.39%) Selenium
3 1 (0.19%) CircleCI
3 1 (0.19%) Gatling
3 1 (0.19%) Git
3 1 (0.19%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.19%) LoadRunner
3 1 (0.19%) Locust
3 1 (0.19%) TestRail
3 1 (0.19%) Zephyr
General
1 250 (48.73%) Social Skills
2 71 (13.84%) Finance
3 49 (9.55%) Analytical Skills
4 21 (4.09%) Legal
5 13 (2.53%) Retail
6 10 (1.95%) Back Office
6 10 (1.95%) Influencing Skills
6 10 (1.95%) Local Government
7 9 (1.75%) Manufacturing
8 8 (1.56%) Agriculture
9 7 (1.36%) Fire and Rescue
10 6 (1.17%) Advertising
10 6 (1.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 6 (1.17%) Organisational Skills
11 4 (0.78%) Automotive
11 4 (0.78%) Electronics
12 3 (0.58%) Documentation Skills
12 3 (0.58%) Law
13 2 (0.39%) Aerospace
13 2 (0.39%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (1.75%) Middleware
1 9 (1.75%) REST
1 9 (1.75%) SOAP
2 4 (0.78%) .NET
2 4 (0.78%) Software Packaging
3 3 (0.58%) Playwright
3 3 (0.58%) Web Services
4 2 (0.39%) EDIFACT
4 2 (0.39%) IDoc
4 2 (0.39%) React
5 1 (0.19%) .NET Core
5 1 (0.19%) .NET Framework
5 1 (0.19%) EDI
5 1 (0.19%) React Native
Miscellaneous
1 17 (3.31%) Driving Licence
2 12 (2.34%) Self-Motivation
3 11 (2.14%) Onboarding
4 10 (1.95%) Data Centre
4 10 (1.95%) Product Ownership
5 8 (1.56%) Analytical Mindset
5 8 (1.56%) Renewable Energy
6 7 (1.36%) NHS
7 5 (0.97%) Cyber Defence
8 4 (0.78%) Management Information System
8 4 (0.78%) Microsoft Licensing
8 4 (0.78%) PMI
8 4 (0.78%) Security Operations Centre
9 3 (0.58%) Client/Server
9 3 (0.58%) Data Protection Act
10 2 (0.39%) e-Learning
10 2 (0.39%) Industry 4.0
10 2 (0.39%) IoT
10 2 (0.39%) Legacy Systems
10 2 (0.39%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 37 (7.21%) Windows
2 23 (4.48%) Windows 10
3 13 (2.53%) Android
3 13 (2.53%) Windows Server
4 4 (0.78%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.39%) Linux
5 2 (0.39%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 123 (23.98%) Business Intelligence
2 94 (18.32%) Mentoring
3 92 (17.93%) Cybersecurity
4 89 (17.35%) AI
5 83 (16.18%) Problem-Solving
6 55 (10.72%) Business Analysis
7 52 (10.14%) Agile
8 43 (8.38%) Service Management
9 42 (8.19%) Project Management
10 38 (7.41%) Continuous Improvement
11 37 (7.21%) Data Analysis
12 36 (7.02%) Change Management
13 35 (6.82%) ITIL
14 31 (6.04%) ITSM
15 28 (5.46%) Customer Service
16 25 (4.87%) Analytics
17 24 (4.68%) Process Improvement
18 22 (4.29%) Migration
19 20 (3.90%) Stakeholder Engagement
20 16 (3.12%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 145 (28.27%) SQL
2 111 (21.64%) Python
3 9 (1.75%) PowerShell
3 9 (1.75%) T-SQL
4 5 (0.97%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 4 (0.78%) C
5 4 (0.78%) C++
6 3 (0.58%) JavaScript
7 2 (0.39%) C#
7 2 (0.39%) R
7 2 (0.39%) TypeScript
7 2 (0.39%) VBA
8 1 (0.19%) Bash
8 1 (0.19%) Java
8 1 (0.19%) Kusto Query Language
8 1 (0.19%) VB
Qualifications
1 174 (33.92%) Azure Certification
2 86 (16.76%) CompTIA CySA+
3 85 (16.57%) CompTIA Security+
4 68 (13.26%) Security Cleared
5 61 (11.89%) Degree
6 34 (6.63%) SC Cleared
7 32 (6.24%) DV Cleared
8 16 (3.12%) A+ Certification
9 8 (1.56%) Microsoft Certification
10 7 (1.36%) Master's Degree
10 7 (1.36%) PMI Certification
11 4 (0.78%) IIBA
11 4 (0.78%) ISTQB
12 3 (0.58%) BPSS Clearance
12 3 (0.58%) PMP
13 2 (0.39%) ACCA
13 2 (0.39%) CBAP
13 2 (0.39%) CIMA
13 2 (0.39%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
13 2 (0.39%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (2.14%) QA
2 4 (0.78%) GDPR
3 3 (0.58%) Data Quality
3 3 (0.58%) PMO
4 2 (0.39%) Cyber Essentials
4 2 (0.39%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (0.19%) Actionable Recommendations
5 1 (0.19%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 1 (0.19%) ISO 20022
5 1 (0.19%) NCSC
5 1 (0.19%) NIST
5 1 (0.19%) P3O
5 1 (0.19%) PCI DSS
5 1 (0.19%) SLA
5 1 (0.19%) SOC 2
5 1 (0.19%) Solvency II
System Software
1 18 (3.51%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.39%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.19%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 10 (1.95%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (1.75%) SCCM
3 4 (0.78%) Jamf Pro
4 2 (0.39%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 246 (47.95%) Microsoft
2 84 (16.37%) ForeScout
3 13 (2.53%) ServiceNow
4 11 (2.14%) Starlink
5 9 (1.75%) ConnectWise
5 9 (1.75%) WooCommerce
6 4 (0.78%) Apple
6 4 (0.78%) SAP
7 3 (0.58%) Oracle
8 2 (0.39%) Cognos
8 2 (0.39%) IBM
8 2 (0.39%) Liquidlogic
8 2 (0.39%) MicroStrategy
8 2 (0.39%) NetApp
9 1 (0.19%) Adaptive Insights
9 1 (0.19%) Databricks
9 1 (0.19%) Salesforce
9 1 (0.19%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
9 1 (0.19%) Splunk
9 1 (0.19%) Workday