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 3 October 2026.

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

6 months to
3 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 15 16 15
Rank change year-on-year +1 -1 +3
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 695 286 591
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 6.63% 8.03% 8.47%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.16% 8.65% 8.96%
Number of salaries quoted 460 233 299
10th Percentile £28,125 £27,000 £26,200
25th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £40,000 £38,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% +3.90% -3.75%
75th Percentile £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
90th Percentile £65,000 £58,750 £60,000
England median annual salary £45,000 £44,162 £46,000
% change year-on-year +1.90% -4.00% -3.16%

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 9,710 3,308 6,593
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.67% 92.92% 94.46%
Number of salaries quoted 6,714 2,124 4,158
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £31,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £45,000 £50,500
Median % change year-on-year +22.22% -10.89% -8.18%
75th Percentile £75,000 £63,124 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £80,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £59,250 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +7.73% - -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 3 October 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 3 October 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 -3 197 £50,000 +17.65% 57
Gloucestershire -4 149 £45,000 +26.65% 66
Somerset +4 130 £35,000 - 84
Devon +16 95 £32,500 +6.56% 29
Wiltshire -6 64 £45,000 +22.78% 41
Dorset -6 31 £33,000 -18.01% 15
Cornwall +11 8 £60,000 +95.12% 9
Avon - 3 £48,750 - 31
Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 3 October 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.

1 175 (25.18%) Microsoft
2 161 (23.17%) SQL
3 125 (17.99%) Problem-Solving
4 103 (14.82%) Business Intelligence
5 97 (13.96%) Power Platform
6 94 (13.53%) Azure
7 91 (13.09%) Power BI
8 75 (10.79%) Microsoft 365
8 75 (10.79%) Windows
9 74 (10.65%) AI
10 72 (10.36%) Cybersecurity
11 68 (9.78%) Azure Certification
11 68 (9.78%) Microsoft Excel
12 62 (8.92%) Agile
13 58 (8.35%) ERP
14 57 (8.20%) Python
15 56 (8.06%) Customer Service
16 52 (7.48%) Stakeholder Management
17 51 (7.34%) Degree
17 51 (7.34%) ITIL
18 50 (7.19%) Data Analysis
18 50 (7.19%) Security Cleared
19 47 (6.76%) Business Analysis
20 46 (6.62%) Decision-Making
21 43 (6.19%) Mentoring
21 43 (6.19%) Tableau
22 41 (5.90%) Analytics
22 41 (5.90%) Continuous Improvement
22 41 (5.90%) Stakeholder Engagement
23 39 (5.61%) Process Improvement

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 (2.59%) Microsoft Exchange
2 12 (1.73%) SharePoint
3 8 (1.15%) Confluence
4 2 (0.29%) Oracle Application Server
4 2 (0.29%) SAS
5 1 (0.14%) Apache
5 1 (0.14%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.14%) Site Server
Applications
1 68 (9.78%) Microsoft Excel
2 37 (5.32%) Microsoft Office
3 13 (1.87%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.29%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.14%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 8 (1.15%) Visualfiles
2 5 (0.72%) IBM Planning Analytics
2 5 (0.72%) NetSuite
3 4 (0.58%) Infor LN
4 2 (0.29%) Sage 200
5 1 (0.14%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.14%) Remedy ITSM
5 1 (0.14%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.14%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 97 (13.96%) Power Platform
2 94 (13.53%) Azure
3 75 (10.79%) Microsoft 365
4 30 (4.32%) SaaS
5 28 (4.03%) Azure AI
6 20 (2.88%) Dynamics 365
7 18 (2.59%) AWS
8 16 (2.30%) Azure DevOps
9 15 (2.16%) Entra ID
10 14 (2.01%) IaaS
10 14 (2.01%) PaaS
11 13 (1.87%) PowerApps
11 13 (1.87%) Serverless
12 12 (1.73%) Azure ExpressRoute
12 12 (1.73%) Azure Functions
12 12 (1.73%) Azure Key Vault
12 12 (1.73%) Azure Monitor
12 12 (1.73%) GitHub
13 9 (1.29%) Intacct
13 9 (1.29%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 20 (2.88%) VPN
2 14 (2.01%) Broadband
3 12 (1.73%) 4G
3 12 (1.73%) WAN
4 7 (1.01%) Firewall
5 5 (0.72%) LAN
6 4 (0.58%) Internet
7 3 (0.43%) DHCP
7 3 (0.43%) DNS
7 3 (0.43%) SD-WAN
7 3 (0.43%) Wi-Fi
8 2 (0.29%) DMZ
8 2 (0.29%) MPLS
8 2 (0.29%) NGFW
8 2 (0.29%) Structured Cabling
8 2 (0.29%) TCP/IP
8 2 (0.29%) VLAN
9 1 (0.14%) Intrusion Detection
9 1 (0.14%) SSH
9 1 (0.14%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 91 (13.09%) Power BI
2 43 (6.19%) Tableau
3 21 (3.02%) SQL Server
4 13 (1.87%) Relational Database
5 12 (1.73%) Azure SQL Database
6 9 (1.29%) Power Query
7 5 (0.72%) Star Schema
8 4 (0.58%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 3 (0.43%) Data Lake
9 3 (0.43%) Data Vault
9 3 (0.43%) Data Warehouse
9 3 (0.43%) PowerPivot
10 2 (0.29%) Semantic Layer
11 1 (0.14%) Amazon Redshift
11 1 (0.14%) BigQuery
11 1 (0.14%) Geospatial Data
11 1 (0.14%) Looker
11 1 (0.14%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 19 (2.73%) JIRA
2 14 (2.01%) Git
3 3 (0.43%) Postman
4 2 (0.29%) Selenium
4 2 (0.29%) SoapUI
4 2 (0.29%) Team Foundation Server
5 1 (0.14%) Cypress.io
General
1 217 (31.22%) Social Skills
2 107 (15.40%) Finance
3 99 (14.24%) Analytical Skills
4 33 (4.75%) Manufacturing
5 29 (4.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 26 (3.74%) Organisational Skills
7 23 (3.31%) Aerospace
7 23 (3.31%) Retail
8 21 (3.02%) Public Sector
9 19 (2.73%) Law
9 19 (2.73%) Legal
10 16 (2.30%) Documentation Skills
11 12 (1.73%) Marketing
12 10 (1.44%) Swedish Language
13 9 (1.29%) General Ledger
14 4 (0.58%) Advertising
14 4 (0.58%) Telecoms
15 3 (0.43%) Banking
15 3 (0.43%) Influencing Skills
16 2 (0.29%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (2.88%) XML
2 17 (2.45%) HTML
3 15 (2.16%) .NET
4 12 (1.73%) .NET Framework
4 12 (1.73%) CSS
4 12 (1.73%) Terraform
4 12 (1.73%) Web Services
5 4 (0.58%) JSON
6 3 (0.43%) EDI
6 3 (0.43%) Middleware
7 2 (0.29%) Playwright
7 2 (0.29%) SOAP
8 1 (0.14%) 802.1X
8 1 (0.14%) REST
8 1 (0.14%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 28 (4.03%) Onboarding
1 28 (4.03%) Self-Motivation
2 22 (3.17%) Security Posture
3 18 (2.59%) Analytical Mindset
3 18 (2.59%) Management Information System
4 16 (2.30%) Cyber Threat
5 13 (1.87%) Product Ownership
6 12 (1.73%) Podcast
6 12 (1.73%) Public Cloud
7 10 (1.44%) Driving Licence
8 9 (1.29%) Security Operations Centre
9 6 (0.86%) Client/Server
10 4 (0.58%) Blog
10 4 (0.58%) Data Structures
11 3 (0.43%) iPad
11 3 (0.43%) iPhone
11 3 (0.43%) Legacy Systems
11 3 (0.43%) Operational Technology
12 2 (0.29%) Cloud Native
12 2 (0.29%) Manufacturing Execution System
Operating Systems
1 75 (10.79%) Windows
2 21 (3.02%) Windows Server
3 14 (2.01%) Windows 10
4 13 (1.87%) Android
5 12 (1.73%) VMS
6 4 (0.58%) Linux
7 3 (0.43%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.29%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 125 (17.99%) Problem-Solving
2 103 (14.82%) Business Intelligence
3 74 (10.65%) AI
4 72 (10.36%) Cybersecurity
5 62 (8.92%) Agile
6 58 (8.35%) ERP
7 56 (8.06%) Customer Service
8 52 (7.48%) Stakeholder Management
9 51 (7.34%) ITIL
10 50 (7.19%) Data Analysis
11 47 (6.76%) Business Analysis
12 46 (6.62%) Decision-Making
13 43 (6.19%) Mentoring
14 41 (5.90%) Analytics
14 41 (5.90%) Continuous Improvement
14 41 (5.90%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 39 (5.61%) Process Improvement
16 30 (4.32%) Project Delivery
16 30 (4.32%) Scrum
17 28 (4.03%) Requirements Gathering
Programming Languages
1 161 (23.17%) SQL
2 57 (8.20%) Python
3 19 (2.73%) C#
4 18 (2.59%) Kusto Query Language
5 14 (2.01%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 14 (2.01%) PowerShell
6 12 (1.73%) Bash
6 12 (1.73%) Bicep
7 11 (1.58%) JavaScript
8 4 (0.58%) Java
8 4 (0.58%) R
8 4 (0.58%) VB
8 4 (0.58%) VBA
9 3 (0.43%) Objective-C
Qualifications
1 68 (9.78%) Azure Certification
2 51 (7.34%) Degree
3 50 (7.19%) Security Cleared
4 28 (4.03%) CompTIA CySA+
4 28 (4.03%) CompTIA Security+
5 25 (3.60%) DV Cleared
6 24 (3.45%) SC Cleared
7 22 (3.17%) Microsoft Certification
8 12 (1.73%) A+ Certification
8 12 (1.73%) ACCA
8 12 (1.73%) CIMA
9 10 (1.44%) AWS Certification
9 10 (1.44%) MCSE
10 7 (1.01%) AAT
11 6 (0.86%) BPSS Clearance
11 6 (0.86%) ISTQB
12 5 (0.72%) Computer Science Degree
13 4 (0.58%) CISM
13 4 (0.58%) CISSP
13 4 (0.58%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (3.74%) QA
2 25 (3.60%) Data Quality
3 16 (2.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 9 (1.29%) Cyber Essentials
5 8 (1.15%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 8 (1.15%) GDPR
5 8 (1.15%) PMO
6 7 (1.01%) SLA
7 6 (0.86%) PCI DSS
8 5 (0.72%) NIST
9 3 (0.43%) NCSC
10 2 (0.29%) Accessibility
11 1 (0.14%) GRC
11 1 (0.14%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 35 (5.04%) Active Directory
2 19 (2.73%) VMware Infrastructure
3 13 (1.87%) vSphere
4 12 (1.73%) Virtual Desktop
5 7 (1.01%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 10 (1.44%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (0.29%) SCCM
3 1 (0.14%) Proxmox
3 1 (0.14%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 175 (25.18%) Microsoft
2 28 (4.03%) ForeScout
3 19 (2.73%) VMware
4 16 (2.30%) ServiceNow
5 12 (1.73%) ScienceLogic
5 12 (1.73%) Starlink
6 11 (1.58%) Sage
7 8 (1.15%) Oracle
7 8 (1.15%) Salesforce
8 5 (0.72%) Google
8 5 (0.72%) IBM
9 4 (0.58%) Infor
10 3 (0.43%) Cognos
10 3 (0.43%) MicroStrategy
11 2 (0.29%) SAP
12 1 (0.14%) Avaya
12 1 (0.14%) BMC
12 1 (0.14%) HP
12 1 (0.14%) Remedy
12 1 (0.14%) Siemens