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 12 February 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 19 28
Rank change year-on-year +7 +9 -8
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 445 351 484
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 7.76% 9.67% 7.35%
As % of the Job Titles category 8.28% 10.28% 7.67%
Number of salaries quoted 264 143 371
10th Percentile £28,250 £25,000 £23,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £29,250 £28,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £36,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.59% -8.75% +6.67%
75th Percentile £50,000 £47,500 £54,663
90th Percentile £60,000 £53,750 £70,000
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 5,375 3,415 6,311
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.71% 94.08% 95.90%
Number of salaries quoted 3,730 1,779 4,984
10th Percentile £28,250 £30,850 £28,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,250 £36,365
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,600 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.94% +5.20% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,525 £65,000
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% -11.29%

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 12 February 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 12 February 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 -5 111 £40,000 +25.00% 21
Gloucestershire -1 88 £42,500 +23.19% 23
Somerset +9 82 £35,000 -20.00% 22
Devon +33 65 £40,000 -17.95% 29
Wiltshire +1 53 £40,000 +14.60% 13
Dorset +24 45 £43,500 +24.29% 7
Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 12 February 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.

1 200 (44.94%) Microsoft
2 143 (32.13%) Azure
3 131 (29.44%) SQL
4 122 (27.42%) Azure Certification
5 105 (23.60%) Microsoft Excel
6 98 (22.02%) Business Intelligence
7 93 (20.90%) Power BI
7 93 (20.90%) Power Platform
8 91 (20.45%) Problem-Solving
9 84 (18.88%) Python
10 77 (17.30%) Tableau
11 70 (15.73%) Cybersecurity
12 68 (15.28%) Mentoring
13 66 (14.83%) AI
14 65 (14.61%) Security Cleared
15 62 (13.93%) Azure AI
16 60 (13.48%) CompTIA CySA+
17 59 (13.26%) CompTIA Security+
18 58 (13.03%) ForeScout
19 55 (12.36%) Degree
20 54 (12.13%) Business Analysis
21 47 (10.56%) Microsoft 365
21 47 (10.56%) Project Management
22 45 (10.11%) Agile
23 44 (9.89%) Continuous Improvement
24 40 (8.99%) Windows
25 38 (8.54%) Change Management
25 38 (8.54%) Service Management
26 37 (8.31%) Data Analysis
26 37 (8.31%) SC Cleared

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 (3.60%) Microsoft Exchange
2 14 (3.15%) SharePoint
3 13 (2.92%) Confluence
4 4 (0.90%) IIS
5 1 (0.22%) CMS
5 1 (0.22%) SAS
Applications
1 105 (23.60%) Microsoft Excel
2 24 (5.39%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (2.02%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (1.57%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 10 (2.25%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (1.80%) Dynamics NAV
2 8 (1.80%) Magento
2 8 (1.80%) Shopify
2 8 (1.80%) Visualfiles
3 3 (0.67%) SAP EWM
4 2 (0.45%) IBM Planning Analytics
4 2 (0.45%) Remedy ITSM
4 2 (0.45%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.45%) SAP WM
4 2 (0.45%) Unit4 Business World
5 1 (0.22%) assyst
5 1 (0.22%) Dynamics AX
5 1 (0.22%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 143 (32.13%) Azure
2 93 (20.90%) Power Platform
3 62 (13.93%) Azure AI
4 47 (10.56%) Microsoft 365
5 13 (2.92%) Entra ID
6 10 (2.25%) Dynamics 365
7 8 (1.80%) OneDrive
7 8 (1.80%) Power Automate
8 7 (1.57%) SaaS
9 5 (1.12%) AWS
10 3 (0.67%) Azure DevOps
11 2 (0.45%) Azure Data Factory
11 2 (0.45%) Boomi
11 2 (0.45%) iPaaS
11 2 (0.45%) Workato
12 1 (0.22%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 1 (0.22%) Lucidchart
12 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 12 (2.70%) Firewall
2 11 (2.47%) DNS
3 7 (1.57%) DHCP
4 6 (1.35%) 4G
4 6 (1.35%) Broadband
4 6 (1.35%) DKIM
4 6 (1.35%) DMARC
4 6 (1.35%) LAN
4 6 (1.35%) TCP/IP
5 4 (0.90%) Ethernet
5 4 (0.90%) VoIP
5 4 (0.90%) VPN
5 4 (0.90%) Wi-Fi
5 4 (0.90%) Wireless
5 4 (0.90%) Wireshark
6 3 (0.67%) Internet
6 3 (0.67%) Kerberos
6 3 (0.67%) WAN
7 2 (0.45%) Remote Desktop
8 1 (0.22%) Skype
Database & Business Intelligence
1 93 (20.90%) Power BI
2 77 (17.30%) Tableau
3 11 (2.47%) SQL Server
4 10 (2.25%) Data Mining
4 10 (2.25%) Power Query
5 7 (1.57%) PowerPivot
6 4 (0.90%) GIS
7 3 (0.67%) Azure SQL Database
7 3 (0.67%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 2 (0.45%) BigQuery
8 2 (0.45%) Data Lake
8 2 (0.45%) Looker
8 2 (0.45%) MySQL
8 2 (0.45%) PostgreSQL
8 2 (0.45%) Qlik Sense
9 1 (0.22%) Data Vault
9 1 (0.22%) Metadata
9 1 (0.22%) Oracle Database
9 1 (0.22%) Oracle Reports
9 1 (0.22%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 25 (5.62%) JIRA
2 1 (0.22%) CircleCI
2 1 (0.22%) Cypress.io
2 1 (0.22%) Gatling
2 1 (0.22%) Git
2 1 (0.22%) Jenkins
2 1 (0.22%) LoadRunner
2 1 (0.22%) Locust
2 1 (0.22%) Selenium
2 1 (0.22%) TestRail
2 1 (0.22%) Zephyr
General
1 216 (48.54%) Social Skills
2 72 (16.18%) Finance
3 58 (13.03%) Analytical Skills
4 20 (4.49%) Legal
5 14 (3.15%) Manufacturing
6 12 (2.70%) Retail
7 11 (2.47%) Back Office
8 10 (2.25%) Influencing Skills
8 10 (2.25%) Local Government
9 9 (2.02%) Advertising
10 7 (1.57%) Agriculture
10 7 (1.57%) Fire and Rescue
11 6 (1.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 5 (1.12%) Aerospace
12 5 (1.12%) Law
13 4 (0.90%) Automotive
13 4 (0.90%) Electronics
13 4 (0.90%) Organisational Skills
14 3 (0.67%) Documentation Skills
15 2 (0.45%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (2.02%) Middleware
2 8 (1.80%) REST
2 8 (1.80%) SOAP
3 4 (0.90%) Software Packaging
4 3 (0.67%) .NET
4 3 (0.67%) LDAP
5 2 (0.45%) EDI
5 2 (0.45%) EDIFACT
5 2 (0.45%) IDoc
5 2 (0.45%) Web Services
6 1 (0.22%) JSON
6 1 (0.22%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 24 (5.39%) Driving Licence
2 16 (3.60%) Self-Motivation
3 11 (2.47%) Onboarding
4 10 (2.25%) Analytical Mindset
5 7 (1.57%) NHS
5 7 (1.57%) Product Ownership
5 7 (1.57%) Renewable Energy
6 6 (1.35%) PKI
7 5 (1.12%) Cyber Defence
7 5 (1.12%) Legacy Systems
8 4 (0.90%) Management Information System
8 4 (0.90%) Microsoft Licensing
8 4 (0.90%) PMI
8 4 (0.90%) Security Operations Centre
9 3 (0.67%) Client/Server
9 3 (0.67%) Data Centre
10 2 (0.45%) Data Protection Act
10 2 (0.45%) e-Learning
10 2 (0.45%) Industry 4.0
10 2 (0.45%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 40 (8.99%) Windows
2 21 (4.72%) Windows 10
3 18 (4.04%) Windows Server
4 8 (1.80%) Android
5 4 (0.90%) Apple iOS
5 4 (0.90%) Windows Server 2019
6 3 (0.67%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (0.45%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 98 (22.02%) Business Intelligence
2 91 (20.45%) Problem-Solving
3 70 (15.73%) Cybersecurity
4 68 (15.28%) Mentoring
5 66 (14.83%) AI
6 54 (12.13%) Business Analysis
7 47 (10.56%) Project Management
8 45 (10.11%) Agile
9 44 (9.89%) Continuous Improvement
10 38 (8.54%) Change Management
10 38 (8.54%) Service Management
11 37 (8.31%) Data Analysis
12 36 (8.09%) ITSM
13 31 (6.97%) ITIL
14 29 (6.52%) Customer Service
15 27 (6.07%) Process Improvement
16 26 (5.84%) Analytics
17 21 (4.72%) Migration
18 17 (3.82%) ERP
19 16 (3.60%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 131 (29.44%) SQL
2 84 (18.88%) Python
3 12 (2.70%) PowerShell
4 8 (1.80%) T-SQL
5 4 (0.90%) C
5 4 (0.90%) C++
5 4 (0.90%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 4 (0.90%) VB
6 2 (0.45%) R
6 2 (0.45%) VBA
7 1 (0.22%) Java
7 1 (0.22%) JavaScript
7 1 (0.22%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 122 (27.42%) Azure Certification
2 65 (14.61%) Security Cleared
3 60 (13.48%) CompTIA CySA+
4 59 (13.26%) CompTIA Security+
5 55 (12.36%) Degree
6 37 (8.31%) SC Cleared
7 33 (7.42%) DV Cleared
8 11 (2.47%) A+ Certification
9 8 (1.80%) Microsoft Certification
10 7 (1.57%) Master's Degree
10 7 (1.57%) PMI Certification
11 6 (1.35%) BPSS Clearance
12 4 (0.90%) IIBA
13 3 (0.67%) ACCA
13 3 (0.67%) CIMA
13 3 (0.67%) Computer Science Degree
13 3 (0.67%) ISTQB
13 3 (0.67%) PMP
14 2 (0.45%) CBAP
14 2 (0.45%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (1.35%) QA
1 6 (1.35%) SLA
2 4 (0.90%) GDPR
2 4 (0.90%) PMO
3 3 (0.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (0.45%) Cyber Essentials
4 2 (0.45%) Data Quality
4 2 (0.45%) PCI DSS
5 1 (0.22%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 1 (0.22%) ISO 20022
5 1 (0.22%) NCSC
5 1 (0.22%) NIST
5 1 (0.22%) P3O
5 1 (0.22%) SOC 2
5 1 (0.22%) Solvency II
System Software
1 23 (5.17%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.22%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 13 (2.92%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (2.02%) SCCM
3 4 (0.90%) Jamf Pro
4 3 (0.67%) Autotask
4 3 (0.67%) WSUS
5 2 (0.45%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 200 (44.94%) Microsoft
2 58 (13.03%) ForeScout
3 13 (2.92%) ServiceNow
4 8 (1.80%) ConnectWise
4 8 (1.80%) WooCommerce
5 6 (1.35%) SAP
5 6 (1.35%) Starlink
6 4 (0.90%) Apple
6 4 (0.90%) Oracle
7 3 (0.67%) Meraki
8 2 (0.45%) Databricks
8 2 (0.45%) IBM
8 2 (0.45%) Liquidlogic
8 2 (0.45%) Remedy
8 2 (0.45%) Workday
9 1 (0.22%) Adaptive Insights
9 1 (0.22%) Atlassian
9 1 (0.22%) DocuSign
9 1 (0.22%) IFS
9 1 (0.22%) VMware