Analyst Job Trends in the South West

Analyst
England > South West

The median Analyst salary in the South West is £41,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 August 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 9 17 15
Rank change year-on-year +8 -2 +7
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 751 285 647
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 8.38% 8.10% 8.05%
As % of the Job Titles category 8.88% 8.87% 8.42%
Number of salaries quoted 446 234 386
10th Percentile £28,125 £27,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,000 £40,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.50% -5.88% +6.25%
75th Percentile £53,750 £50,250 £52,250
90th Percentile £65,000 £58,750 £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 8,455 3,214 7,687
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.29% 91.36% 95.65%
Number of salaries quoted 5,750 2,138 5,504
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,000 £32,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £48,701 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.80% -2.60% -8.65%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% - -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 14 August 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 August 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 +2 186 £45,000 -7.22% 72
Gloucestershire +17 165 £44,000 +35.38% 69
Somerset +8 154 £35,000 -6.67% 39
Devon +23 111 £35,000 +14.75% 22
Wiltshire -4 62 £45,000 +20.81% 13
Dorset +16 49 £33,000 -17.50% 12
Cornwall +8 8 £60,000 +100.00%
Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 14 August 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.

1 277 (36.88%) Microsoft
2 205 (27.30%) SQL
3 200 (26.63%) Azure
4 176 (23.44%) Azure Certification
5 141 (18.77%) Business Intelligence
6 139 (18.51%) Power Platform
7 133 (17.71%) Power BI
8 117 (15.58%) Microsoft Excel
9 113 (15.05%) AI
10 106 (14.11%) Python
11 105 (13.98%) Cybersecurity
12 103 (13.72%) Tableau
13 100 (13.32%) Mentoring
13 100 (13.32%) Problem-Solving
14 82 (10.92%) Azure AI
14 82 (10.92%) CompTIA CySA+
14 82 (10.92%) CompTIA Security+
14 82 (10.92%) ForeScout
15 73 (9.72%) Windows
16 69 (9.19%) Microsoft 365
17 66 (8.79%) Agile
18 59 (7.86%) ERP
19 57 (7.59%) Degree
20 56 (7.46%) Security Cleared
21 49 (6.52%) ITIL
22 44 (5.86%) Business Analysis
22 44 (5.86%) Decision-Making
23 42 (5.59%) Customer Service
23 42 (5.59%) Data Analysis
24 40 (5.33%) Microsoft Office

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 16 (2.13%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (0.80%) SharePoint
3 5 (0.67%) Confluence
4 2 (0.27%) Oracle Application Server
5 1 (0.13%) Apache
5 1 (0.13%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.13%) IIS
5 1 (0.13%) SAS
5 1 (0.13%) Site Server
Applications
1 117 (15.58%) Microsoft Excel
2 40 (5.33%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (0.93%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.13%) Siemens NX
4 1 (0.13%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 7 (0.93%) Visualfiles
2 5 (0.67%) NetSuite
3 4 (0.53%) Infor LN
4 3 (0.40%) Dynamics AX
5 2 (0.27%) Dynamics CRM
5 2 (0.27%) IBM Planning Analytics
5 2 (0.27%) Sage 200
6 1 (0.13%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.13%) Magento
6 1 (0.13%) Remedy ITSM
6 1 (0.13%) Shopify
6 1 (0.13%) Teamcenter
6 1 (0.13%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 200 (26.63%) Azure
2 139 (18.51%) Power Platform
3 82 (10.92%) Azure AI
4 69 (9.19%) Microsoft 365
5 20 (2.66%) SaaS
6 18 (2.40%) AWS
7 17 (2.26%) Dynamics 365
8 16 (2.13%) Azure DevOps
8 16 (2.13%) IaaS
8 16 (2.13%) PaaS
9 14 (1.86%) Serverless
10 12 (1.60%) Azure ExpressRoute
10 12 (1.60%) Azure Functions
10 12 (1.60%) Azure Key Vault
10 12 (1.60%) Azure Monitor
10 12 (1.60%) GitHub
11 11 (1.46%) PowerApps
12 10 (1.33%) Entra ID
13 9 (1.20%) Intacct
14 5 (0.67%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 23 (3.06%) VPN
2 20 (2.66%) Broadband
3 18 (2.40%) 4G
4 16 (2.13%) WAN
5 12 (1.60%) Firewall
6 6 (0.80%) DHCP
6 6 (0.80%) DNS
6 6 (0.80%) LAN
7 5 (0.67%) TCP/IP
8 4 (0.53%) Internet
8 4 (0.53%) SD-WAN
8 4 (0.53%) VLAN
8 4 (0.53%) Wi-Fi
9 2 (0.27%) DMZ
9 2 (0.27%) MPLS
9 2 (0.27%) Network Security
9 2 (0.27%) NGFW
9 2 (0.27%) Structured Cabling
10 1 (0.13%) DKIM
10 1 (0.13%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 133 (17.71%) Power BI
2 103 (13.72%) Tableau
3 22 (2.93%) SQL Server
4 12 (1.60%) Azure SQL Database
5 9 (1.20%) Power Query
6 8 (1.07%) Relational Database
7 5 (0.67%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 5 (0.67%) Star Schema
8 4 (0.53%) Data Lake
8 4 (0.53%) Data Vault
8 4 (0.53%) Looker
9 3 (0.40%) Data Warehouse
9 3 (0.40%) PowerPivot
10 2 (0.27%) GIS
10 2 (0.27%) Semantic Layer
11 1 (0.13%) Amazon Redshift
11 1 (0.13%) BigQuery
11 1 (0.13%) Data Mining
11 1 (0.13%) PostgreSQL
11 1 (0.13%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 19 (2.53%) JIRA
2 14 (1.86%) Git
3 4 (0.53%) Postman
4 3 (0.40%) Selenium
4 3 (0.40%) SoapUI
4 3 (0.40%) Team Foundation Server
5 2 (0.27%) Cypress.io
General
1 303 (40.35%) Social Skills
2 97 (12.92%) Finance
3 80 (10.65%) Analytical Skills
4 33 (4.39%) Manufacturing
5 27 (3.60%) Retail
6 24 (3.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 23 (3.06%) Organisational Skills
8 21 (2.80%) Aerospace
9 20 (2.66%) Law
10 17 (2.26%) Legal
11 14 (1.86%) Public Sector
12 10 (1.33%) Documentation Skills
12 10 (1.33%) Marketing
12 10 (1.33%) Swedish Language
13 9 (1.20%) General Ledger
14 5 (0.67%) Advertising
14 5 (0.67%) Influencing Skills
15 4 (0.53%) Telecoms
16 3 (0.40%) Banking
16 3 (0.40%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (2.53%) .NET
2 18 (2.40%) HTML
3 17 (2.26%) XML
4 13 (1.73%) .NET Framework
4 13 (1.73%) Web Services
5 12 (1.60%) CSS
6 5 (0.67%) Playwright
7 4 (0.53%) Middleware
7 4 (0.53%) SOAP
8 3 (0.40%) EDI
8 3 (0.40%) JSON
9 2 (0.27%) 802.1X
9 2 (0.27%) React
9 2 (0.27%) REST
10 1 (0.13%) .NET Core
10 1 (0.13%) React Native
10 1 (0.13%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 23 (3.06%) Self-Motivation
2 20 (2.66%) Security Posture
3 19 (2.53%) Management Information System
3 19 (2.53%) Onboarding
4 18 (2.40%) Analytical Mindset
5 14 (1.86%) Product Ownership
6 12 (1.60%) Cyber Threat
6 12 (1.60%) Podcast
6 12 (1.60%) Public Cloud
7 8 (1.07%) Client/Server
7 8 (1.07%) Security Operations Centre
8 7 (0.93%) Data Centre
8 7 (0.93%) Driving Licence
9 4 (0.53%) Blog
10 2 (0.27%) BYOD
10 2 (0.27%) Cloud Native
10 2 (0.27%) Data Structures
10 2 (0.27%) Legacy Systems
10 2 (0.27%) Manufacturing Execution System
10 2 (0.27%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 73 (9.72%) Windows
2 24 (3.20%) Windows Server
3 20 (2.66%) Windows 10
4 19 (2.53%) Android
5 12 (1.60%) VMS
6 3 (0.40%) Linux
7 2 (0.27%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.13%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 141 (18.77%) Business Intelligence
2 113 (15.05%) AI
3 105 (13.98%) Cybersecurity
4 100 (13.32%) Mentoring
4 100 (13.32%) Problem-Solving
5 66 (8.79%) Agile
6 59 (7.86%) ERP
7 49 (6.52%) ITIL
8 44 (5.86%) Business Analysis
8 44 (5.86%) Decision-Making
9 42 (5.59%) Customer Service
9 42 (5.59%) Data Analysis
10 38 (5.06%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 37 (4.93%) Stakeholder Management
12 35 (4.66%) Analytics
13 34 (4.53%) Continuous Improvement
13 34 (4.53%) Process Improvement
14 31 (4.13%) Service Management
15 28 (3.73%) Project Delivery
16 27 (3.60%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 205 (27.30%) SQL
2 106 (14.11%) Python
3 22 (2.93%) C#
4 15 (2.00%) Kusto Query Language
5 14 (1.86%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 14 (1.86%) JavaScript
6 13 (1.73%) PowerShell
7 12 (1.60%) Bash
7 12 (1.60%) Bicep
8 5 (0.67%) Java
9 4 (0.53%) R
10 3 (0.40%) Objective-C
10 3 (0.40%) VB
10 3 (0.40%) VBA
11 2 (0.27%) TypeScript
12 1 (0.13%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 176 (23.44%) Azure Certification
2 82 (10.92%) CompTIA CySA+
2 82 (10.92%) CompTIA Security+
3 57 (7.59%) Degree
4 56 (7.46%) Security Cleared
5 26 (3.46%) SC Cleared
6 25 (3.33%) DV Cleared
7 23 (3.06%) Microsoft Certification
8 18 (2.40%) A+ Certification
9 10 (1.33%) AWS Certification
9 10 (1.33%) MCSE
10 9 (1.20%) ACCA
10 9 (1.20%) CIMA
11 7 (0.93%) AAT
12 6 (0.80%) Computer Science Degree
13 5 (0.67%) ISTQB
14 3 (0.40%) CASP
14 3 (0.40%) CISM
14 3 (0.40%) CISSP
14 3 (0.40%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (4.13%) QA
2 19 (2.53%) Data Quality
3 14 (1.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 8 (1.07%) Cyber Essentials
5 6 (0.80%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 6 (0.80%) PCI DSS
6 5 (0.67%) PMO
7 4 (0.53%) SLA
8 3 (0.40%) GDPR
8 3 (0.40%) NCSC
8 3 (0.40%) NIST
9 2 (0.27%) Accessibility
10 1 (0.13%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.13%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 25 (3.33%) Active Directory
2 15 (2.00%) VMware Infrastructure
3 13 (1.73%) vSphere
4 12 (1.60%) Virtual Desktop
5 6 (0.80%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 12 (1.60%) Terraform
2 7 (0.93%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.13%) Proxmox
3 1 (0.13%) SCCM
3 1 (0.13%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 277 (36.88%) Microsoft
2 82 (10.92%) ForeScout
3 18 (2.40%) Starlink
4 16 (2.13%) ServiceNow
5 15 (2.00%) VMware
6 12 (1.60%) ScienceLogic
7 11 (1.46%) Sage
8 8 (1.07%) Oracle
8 8 (1.07%) Salesforce
9 4 (0.53%) Cognos
9 4 (0.53%) Infor
9 4 (0.53%) MicroStrategy
10 2 (0.27%) Aruba
10 2 (0.27%) HP
10 2 (0.27%) IBM
10 2 (0.27%) NetApp
10 2 (0.27%) Veeam
11 1 (0.13%) Remedy
11 1 (0.13%) SAP
11 1 (0.13%) Siemens