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 23 June 2026.

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

6 months to
23 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 7 21 20
Rank change year-on-year +14 -1 +1
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 720 256 773
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 9.09% 8.92% 7.41%
As % of the Job Titles category 9.67% 9.67% 7.72%
Number of salaries quoted 412 204 490
10th Percentile £29,750 £25,094 £24,375
25th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £30,334
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £40,000 £41,000
Median % change year-on-year - -2.44% +2.50%
75th Percentile £50,000 £52,688 £50,250
90th Percentile £65,000 £61,025 £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 7,446 2,646 10,012
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.04% 92.23% 95.98%
Number of salaries quoted 5,192 1,745 7,442
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £32,768 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% - -4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £81,250 £77,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +9.52% -12.50%

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 23 June 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 23 June 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 +1 162 £40,000 -17.54% 17
Gloucestershire +20 148 £44,000 +39.68% 38
Somerset +3 142 £35,000 - 20
Devon +20 122 £32,500 +4.84% 12
Wiltshire +3 66 £33,000 -10.81% 24
Dorset +30 62 £43,500 +8.75% 8
Cornwall -6 4 £25,232 -15.89%
Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 23 June 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.

1 323 (44.86%) Microsoft
2 252 (35.00%) Azure
3 228 (31.67%) Azure Certification
4 209 (29.03%) SQL
5 156 (21.67%) Power Platform
6 155 (21.53%) Business Intelligence
7 150 (20.83%) Power BI
8 138 (19.17%) Microsoft Excel
9 133 (18.47%) Python
10 130 (18.06%) Tableau
11 125 (17.36%) Mentoring
12 123 (17.08%) AI
13 118 (16.39%) Cybersecurity
14 109 (15.14%) Azure AI
14 109 (15.14%) CompTIA CySA+
14 109 (15.14%) CompTIA Security+
14 109 (15.14%) ForeScout
15 86 (11.94%) Problem-Solving
16 75 (10.42%) Microsoft 365
17 69 (9.58%) Windows
18 67 (9.31%) Security Cleared
19 64 (8.89%) Degree
20 52 (7.22%) Agile
20 52 (7.22%) ERP
21 47 (6.53%) ITIL
22 44 (6.11%) Business Analysis
23 39 (5.42%) Microsoft Office
24 38 (5.28%) Service Management
25 37 (5.14%) Continuous Improvement
26 33 (4.58%) Customer Service

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 17 (2.36%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (0.56%) Confluence
3 3 (0.42%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.28%) IIS
5 1 (0.14%) Apache
5 1 (0.14%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.14%) Site Server
Applications
1 138 (19.17%) Microsoft Excel
2 39 (5.42%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (0.56%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.14%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 6 (0.83%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.69%) Dynamics NAV
2 5 (0.69%) Magento
2 5 (0.69%) NetSuite
2 5 (0.69%) Shopify
3 4 (0.56%) Infor LN
4 3 (0.42%) Dynamics AX
4 3 (0.42%) Unit4 Business World
4 3 (0.42%) Visualfiles
5 2 (0.28%) Sage 200
6 1 (0.14%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.14%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 252 (35.00%) Azure
2 156 (21.67%) Power Platform
3 109 (15.14%) Azure AI
4 75 (10.42%) Microsoft 365
5 18 (2.50%) Dynamics 365
6 14 (1.94%) IaaS
6 14 (1.94%) PaaS
7 13 (1.81%) AWS
8 12 (1.67%) Serverless
9 11 (1.53%) Azure DevOps
10 10 (1.39%) Azure ExpressRoute
10 10 (1.39%) Azure Functions
10 10 (1.39%) Azure Key Vault
10 10 (1.39%) Azure Monitor
10 10 (1.39%) GitHub
11 9 (1.25%) Power Automate
12 8 (1.11%) Intacct
13 7 (0.97%) Entra ID
13 7 (0.97%) PowerApps
13 7 (0.97%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 25 (3.47%) Broadband
2 23 (3.19%) 4G
3 22 (3.06%) VPN
4 16 (2.22%) WAN
5 13 (1.81%) Firewall
6 7 (0.97%) DHCP
6 7 (0.97%) DNS
7 6 (0.83%) LAN
8 5 (0.69%) TCP/IP
9 4 (0.56%) Internet
9 4 (0.56%) SD-WAN
9 4 (0.56%) VLAN
9 4 (0.56%) Wi-Fi
10 3 (0.42%) VoIP
11 2 (0.28%) DMZ
11 2 (0.28%) MPLS
11 2 (0.28%) Network Security
11 2 (0.28%) NGFW
11 2 (0.28%) Structured Cabling
12 1 (0.14%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 150 (20.83%) Power BI
2 130 (18.06%) Tableau
3 15 (2.08%) SQL Server
4 13 (1.81%) Power Query
5 11 (1.53%) Azure SQL Database
5 11 (1.53%) PowerPivot
6 6 (0.83%) Data Lake
6 6 (0.83%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 5 (0.69%) Data Vault
8 4 (0.56%) Data Mining
8 4 (0.56%) Relational Database
9 3 (0.42%) Data Warehouse
9 3 (0.42%) GIS
9 3 (0.42%) Looker
10 1 (0.14%) Amazon Redshift
10 1 (0.14%) BigQuery
10 1 (0.14%) Metadata
10 1 (0.14%) PostgreSQL
10 1 (0.14%) Snowflake Schema
10 1 (0.14%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 14 (1.94%) JIRA
2 10 (1.39%) Git
3 3 (0.42%) Postman
3 3 (0.42%) SoapUI
3 3 (0.42%) Team Foundation Server
4 1 (0.14%) Cypress.io
4 1 (0.14%) Selenium
General
1 315 (43.75%) Social Skills
2 84 (11.67%) Finance
3 60 (8.33%) Analytical Skills
4 30 (4.17%) Manufacturing
5 21 (2.92%) Legal
5 21 (2.92%) Retail
6 17 (2.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 15 (2.08%) Aerospace
8 13 (1.81%) Law
8 13 (1.81%) Organisational Skills
9 10 (1.39%) Marketing
10 9 (1.25%) Documentation Skills
11 8 (1.11%) Agriculture
11 8 (1.11%) General Ledger
12 7 (0.97%) Swedish Language
13 6 (0.83%) Influencing Skills
14 5 (0.69%) Advertising
14 5 (0.69%) Back Office
14 5 (0.69%) Public Sector
15 3 (0.42%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (1.53%) .NET
2 8 (1.11%) HTML
2 8 (1.11%) SOAP
2 8 (1.11%) Web Services
3 7 (0.97%) Middleware
3 7 (0.97%) XML
4 6 (0.83%) .NET Framework
4 6 (0.83%) REST
5 5 (0.69%) CSS
6 3 (0.42%) EDI
6 3 (0.42%) Playwright
7 2 (0.28%) 802.1X
7 2 (0.28%) EDIFACT
7 2 (0.28%) IDoc
7 2 (0.28%) JSON
7 2 (0.28%) React
8 1 (0.14%) .NET Core
8 1 (0.14%) React Native
8 1 (0.14%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 19 (2.64%) Management Information System
2 18 (2.50%) Self-Motivation
3 15 (2.08%) Analytical Mindset
4 14 (1.94%) Security Posture
5 11 (1.53%) Driving Licence
5 11 (1.53%) Onboarding
6 10 (1.39%) Podcast
6 10 (1.39%) Public Cloud
7 9 (1.25%) Product Ownership
8 8 (1.11%) Client/Server
8 8 (1.11%) Data Centre
8 8 (1.11%) Renewable Energy
9 3 (0.42%) Cyber Threat
9 3 (0.42%) Data Protection Act
9 3 (0.42%) Security Operations Centre
10 2 (0.28%) BYOD
10 2 (0.28%) Cloud Native
10 2 (0.28%) Data Structures
10 2 (0.28%) Manufacturing Execution System
10 2 (0.28%) Microsoft Licensing
Operating Systems
1 69 (9.58%) Windows
2 29 (4.03%) Windows 10
3 26 (3.61%) Android
4 18 (2.50%) Windows Server
5 10 (1.39%) VMS
6 3 (0.42%) Linux
7 2 (0.28%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.14%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 155 (21.53%) Business Intelligence
2 125 (17.36%) Mentoring
3 123 (17.08%) AI
4 118 (16.39%) Cybersecurity
5 86 (11.94%) Problem-Solving
6 52 (7.22%) Agile
6 52 (7.22%) ERP
7 47 (6.53%) ITIL
8 44 (6.11%) Business Analysis
9 38 (5.28%) Service Management
10 37 (5.14%) Continuous Improvement
11 33 (4.58%) Customer Service
12 31 (4.31%) Process Improvement
13 30 (4.17%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 28 (3.89%) Data Analysis
15 27 (3.75%) Analytics
16 26 (3.61%) Decision-Making
17 24 (3.33%) Stakeholder Management
18 23 (3.19%) ITSM
18 23 (3.19%) Requirements Gathering
Programming Languages
1 209 (29.03%) SQL
2 133 (18.47%) Python
3 12 (1.67%) C#
4 11 (1.53%) Bash
4 11 (1.53%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 11 (1.53%) PowerShell
5 10 (1.39%) Bicep
5 10 (1.39%) JavaScript
5 10 (1.39%) Kusto Query Language
6 5 (0.69%) Java
6 5 (0.69%) R
6 5 (0.69%) T-SQL
7 3 (0.42%) VBA
8 2 (0.28%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 228 (31.67%) Azure Certification
2 109 (15.14%) CompTIA CySA+
2 109 (15.14%) CompTIA Security+
3 67 (9.31%) Security Cleared
4 64 (8.89%) Degree
5 26 (3.61%) DV Cleared
6 25 (3.47%) A+ Certification
6 25 (3.47%) SC Cleared
7 18 (2.50%) Microsoft Certification
8 7 (0.97%) AWS Certification
8 7 (0.97%) MCSE
9 6 (0.83%) Computer Science Degree
10 5 (0.69%) AAT
10 5 (0.69%) ACCA
10 5 (0.69%) CIMA
11 4 (0.56%) ISTQB
12 3 (0.42%) DBS Check
12 3 (0.42%) IIBA
13 2 (0.28%) BPSS Clearance
13 2 (0.28%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (3.19%) QA
2 12 (1.67%) Data Quality
3 10 (1.39%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 7 (0.97%) Cyber Essentials
5 4 (0.56%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 4 (0.56%) PCI DSS
6 3 (0.42%) GDPR
6 3 (0.42%) SLA
7 2 (0.28%) PMO
8 1 (0.14%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.14%) ISO 20022
8 1 (0.14%) NCSC
8 1 (0.14%) NIST
System Software
1 22 (3.06%) Active Directory
2 11 (1.53%) VMware Infrastructure
2 11 (1.53%) vSphere
3 10 (1.39%) Virtual Desktop
4 4 (0.56%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 10 (1.39%) Terraform
2 6 (0.83%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (0.56%) SCCM
4 1 (0.14%) Proxmox
4 1 (0.14%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 323 (44.86%) Microsoft
2 109 (15.14%) ForeScout
3 23 (3.19%) Starlink
4 17 (2.36%) ServiceNow
5 11 (1.53%) VMware
6 10 (1.39%) Sage
6 10 (1.39%) ScienceLogic
7 9 (1.25%) Salesforce
8 5 (0.69%) Cognos
8 5 (0.69%) ConnectWise
8 5 (0.69%) MicroStrategy
8 5 (0.69%) WooCommerce
9 4 (0.56%) Infor
10 2 (0.28%) Aruba
10 2 (0.28%) HP
10 2 (0.28%) Liquidlogic
10 2 (0.28%) NetApp
10 2 (0.28%) Oracle
10 2 (0.28%) SAP
10 2 (0.28%) Veeam