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 16 October 2026.

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

6 months to
16 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 658 291 608
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 6.18% 8.11% 9.27%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.68% 8.72% 9.82%
Number of salaries quoted 445 227 270
10th Percentile £28,000 £27,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £30,500 £31,250 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £40,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% +6.67% -6.25%
75th Percentile £55,000 £48,750 £48,750
90th Percentile £65,000 £58,000 £60,000
England median annual salary £45,000 £42,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +5.88% -10.53% -

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.

6 months to
16 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies in the South West with a recognized job title 9,850 3,338 6,193
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.48% 93.03% 94.39%
Number of salaries quoted 6,766 2,168 3,825
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 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +22.22% -10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £62,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £80,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £59,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +7.27% -4.35% -4.17%

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 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 16 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 -4 186 £52,500 +31.25% 29
Gloucestershire -6 144 £45,000 +26.65% 37
Somerset +3 119 £35,000 - 34
Devon +9 82 £30,000 -1.64% 23
Wiltshire -6 65 £45,000 +22.78% 22
Dorset +1 34 £37,000 -15.91% 12
Cornwall +16 7 £60,000 +19.11% 1
Avon - 3 £48,750 - 10
Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 16 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.

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Microsoft20.7%136
2SQL20.5%135
3Problem-Solving20.1%132
4Business Intelligence12.9%85
5Power Platform11.9%78
6Windows11.2%74
7Microsoft 36510.9%72
7Power BI10.9%72
9Agile9.6%63
10Customer Service9.0%59
11AI8.8%58
11Stakeholder Management8.8%58
13Cybersecurity8.4%55
13ERP8.4%55
15Business Analysis8.1%53
16ITIL7.8%51
16Security Cleared7.8%51
18Azure7.6%50
18Data Analysis7.6%50
18Degree7.6%50
18Microsoft Excel7.6%50
22Decision-Making7.1%47
23Stakeholder Engagement6.7%44
24Analytics6.5%43
25Continuous Improvement6.4%42
26Microsoft Office6.1%40
27Process Improvement5.9%39
28Active Directory5.8%38
29Python5.3%35
30SaaS5.2%34

Analyst Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Job Titles

RankJob TitleShareJob Ads
1Business Analyst23.7%156
2Support Analyst18.1%119
3Data Analyst12.3%81
3Service Analyst12.3%81
5Systems Analyst11.9%78
6Service Desk Analyst11.4%75
7IT Analyst9.9%65
8Senior Analyst7.8%51
9Financial Analyst6.4%42
10IT Support Analyst6.1%40
10Security Analyst6.1%40
12Technical Analyst5.3%35
13Applications Support Analyst4.7%31
14Junior Analyst4.4%29
15Business Intelligence Analyst3.8%25
16Cybersecurity Analyst3.5%23
17Business Systems Analyst3.3%22
17Finance Systems Analyst3.3%22
19Senior Business Analyst2.9%19
20Software Analyst2.6%17
171 Analyst jobs in the South West