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 4 January 2026.

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

6 months to
4 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 16 16 22
Rank change year-on-year 0 +6 +1
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 365 404 380
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 7.30% 9.45% 8.42%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.83% 10.09% 8.79%
Number of salaries quoted 234 180 290
10th Percentile £28,250 £25,750 £23,250
25th Percentile £31,156 £30,000 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £37,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -6.25% +6.67%
75th Percentile £47,500 £47,500 £56,250
90th Percentile £56,250 £58,875 £67,750
England median annual salary £42,500 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -15.00% +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 4,661 4,003 4,322
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.24% 93.68% 95.75%
Number of salaries quoted 3,206 2,203 3,348
10th Percentile £28,000 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £51,997 £51,748
Median % change year-on-year -3.84% +0.48% +3.50%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.78%

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 4 January 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 4 January 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 -7 107 £40,000 +6.67% 13
Gloucestershire 0 68 £35,536 -5.24% 20
Somerset 0 57 £36,051 -3.86% 13
Devon +26 50 £40,000 -5.88% 22
Wiltshire -4 48 £44,000 +25.71% 8
Dorset +21 33 £40,500 -3.28% 12
Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 4 January 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.

1 158 (43.29%) Microsoft
2 96 (26.30%) SQL
3 92 (25.21%) Azure
4 80 (21.92%) Problem-Solving
5 78 (21.37%) Microsoft Excel
6 74 (20.27%) Business Intelligence
7 70 (19.18%) Power Platform
8 69 (18.90%) Power BI
9 68 (18.63%) Azure Certification
10 59 (16.16%) Python
11 52 (14.25%) Continuous Improvement
12 49 (13.42%) Tableau
13 48 (13.15%) Security Cleared
14 47 (12.88%) Windows
15 46 (12.60%) Cybersecurity
15 46 (12.60%) Degree
16 44 (12.05%) Mentoring
17 43 (11.78%) Agile
17 43 (11.78%) Business Analysis
17 43 (11.78%) Project Management
18 41 (11.23%) AI
18 41 (11.23%) Microsoft 365
19 37 (10.14%) Customer Service
20 36 (9.86%) Change Management
21 35 (9.59%) Azure AI
21 35 (9.59%) Data Analysis
21 35 (9.59%) SC Cleared
22 34 (9.32%) ITSM
22 34 (9.32%) Windows Server
23 33 (9.04%) Active Directory

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 20 (5.48%) SharePoint
2 18 (4.93%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (3.29%) Confluence
4 11 (3.01%) IIS
5 1 (0.27%) CMS
5 1 (0.27%) SAS
Applications
1 78 (21.37%) Microsoft Excel
2 15 (4.11%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (2.19%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (1.37%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.27%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 9 (2.47%) Visualfiles
2 8 (2.19%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (1.37%) Dynamics NAV
3 5 (1.37%) Magento
3 5 (1.37%) Shopify
4 3 (0.82%) SAP EWM
5 2 (0.55%) IBM Planning Analytics
5 2 (0.55%) Remedy ITSM
5 2 (0.55%) SAP S/4HANA
5 2 (0.55%) SAP WM
6 1 (0.27%) assyst
6 1 (0.27%) Dynamics AX
6 1 (0.27%) SAP PM
6 1 (0.27%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 92 (25.21%) Azure
2 70 (19.18%) Power Platform
3 41 (11.23%) Microsoft 365
4 35 (9.59%) Azure AI
5 16 (4.38%) Entra ID
6 12 (3.29%) SaaS
7 10 (2.74%) AWS
7 10 (2.74%) OneDrive
8 8 (2.19%) Dynamics 365
9 4 (1.10%) Azure DevOps
10 2 (0.55%) Power Automate
10 2 (0.55%) Snowflake
11 1 (0.27%) Amazon SageMaker
11 1 (0.27%) Azure Data Factory
11 1 (0.27%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 1 (0.27%) dbt
11 1 (0.27%) Fivetran
11 1 (0.27%) GCP
11 1 (0.27%) GitHub Actions
11 1 (0.27%) Google Data Studio
Communications & Networking
1 25 (6.85%) DNS
2 21 (5.75%) DHCP
3 19 (5.21%) Firewall
4 17 (4.66%) LAN
5 12 (3.29%) Internet
6 11 (3.01%) Kerberos
6 11 (3.01%) WAN
7 10 (2.74%) TCP/IP
8 7 (1.92%) VoIP
8 7 (1.92%) Wireless
9 6 (1.64%) DKIM
9 6 (1.64%) DMARC
9 6 (1.64%) Remote Desktop
9 6 (1.64%) VPN
10 4 (1.10%) Ethernet
10 4 (1.10%) Intranet
10 4 (1.10%) Wi-Fi
10 4 (1.10%) Wireshark
11 1 (0.27%) Network Security
11 1 (0.27%) Skype
Database & Business Intelligence
1 69 (18.90%) Power BI
2 49 (13.42%) Tableau
3 11 (3.01%) Power Query
4 10 (2.74%) SQL Server
5 8 (2.19%) Data Mining
6 5 (1.37%) MySQL
6 5 (1.37%) PostgreSQL
7 4 (1.10%) GIS
7 4 (1.10%) Looker
8 3 (0.82%) BigQuery
9 2 (0.55%) Azure SQL Database
9 2 (0.55%) Qlik Sense
9 2 (0.55%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 1 (0.27%) Amazon Redshift
10 1 (0.27%) Data Lake
10 1 (0.27%) Data Warehouse
10 1 (0.27%) Oracle Database
10 1 (0.27%) Oracle Reports
10 1 (0.27%) PowerPivot
10 1 (0.27%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 21 (5.75%) JIRA
2 3 (0.82%) Git
3 2 (0.55%) CircleCI
3 2 (0.55%) Cypress.io
3 2 (0.55%) Gatling
3 2 (0.55%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.55%) LoadRunner
3 2 (0.55%) Locust
3 2 (0.55%) Selenium
3 2 (0.55%) TestRail
3 2 (0.55%) Zephyr
General
1 178 (48.77%) Social Skills
2 69 (18.90%) Analytical Skills
3 65 (17.81%) Finance
4 14 (3.84%) Law
4 14 (3.84%) Retail
5 11 (3.01%) Legal
6 10 (2.74%) Influencing Skills
6 10 (2.74%) Manufacturing
7 9 (2.47%) Back Office
7 9 (2.47%) Local Government
8 8 (2.19%) Organisational Skills
9 7 (1.92%) Fire and Rescue
10 6 (1.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 5 (1.37%) Advertising
11 5 (1.37%) Aerospace
12 4 (1.10%) Automotive
12 4 (1.10%) Electronics
13 3 (0.82%) Public Sector
14 2 (0.55%) Police
14 2 (0.55%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (3.01%) LDAP
2 6 (1.64%) Middleware
3 5 (1.37%) REST
3 5 (1.37%) SOAP
4 4 (1.10%) Software Packaging
5 3 (0.82%) .NET
6 1 (0.27%) EDI
6 1 (0.27%) Hugging Face
6 1 (0.27%) JSON
6 1 (0.27%) NumPy
6 1 (0.27%) Pandas
6 1 (0.27%) scikit-learn
6 1 (0.27%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 22 (6.03%) Driving Licence
2 14 (3.84%) PKI
3 13 (3.56%) Self-Motivation
4 10 (2.74%) Analytical Mindset
5 9 (2.47%) Onboarding
6 7 (1.92%) NHS
7 6 (1.64%) Product Ownership
8 5 (1.37%) Cyber Defence
9 4 (1.10%) Legacy Systems
9 4 (1.10%) PMI
9 4 (1.10%) Security Operations Centre
9 4 (1.10%) Smartphone
10 3 (0.82%) Client/Server
10 3 (0.82%) Management Information System
10 3 (0.82%) Microsoft Licensing
11 2 (0.55%) Data Centre
11 2 (0.55%) e-Learning
11 2 (0.55%) Industry 4.0
11 2 (0.55%) IoT
11 2 (0.55%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 47 (12.88%) Windows
2 34 (9.32%) Windows Server
3 20 (5.48%) Windows 10
4 11 (3.01%) Windows Server 2016
4 11 (3.01%) Windows Server 2019
5 5 (1.37%) Apple iOS
5 5 (1.37%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 80 (21.92%) Problem-Solving
2 74 (20.27%) Business Intelligence
3 52 (14.25%) Continuous Improvement
4 46 (12.60%) Cybersecurity
5 44 (12.05%) Mentoring
6 43 (11.78%) Agile
6 43 (11.78%) Business Analysis
6 43 (11.78%) Project Management
7 41 (11.23%) AI
8 37 (10.14%) Customer Service
9 36 (9.86%) Change Management
10 35 (9.59%) Data Analysis
11 34 (9.32%) ITSM
12 30 (8.22%) Service Management
13 27 (7.40%) Analytics
13 27 (7.40%) ITIL
14 22 (6.03%) Process Improvement
15 20 (5.48%) Decision-Making
16 17 (4.66%) Migration
17 15 (4.11%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 96 (26.30%) SQL
2 59 (16.16%) Python
3 20 (5.48%) PowerShell
4 12 (3.29%) VB
5 5 (1.37%) T-SQL
6 4 (1.10%) C
6 4 (1.10%) C++
6 4 (1.10%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 3 (0.82%) R
8 2 (0.55%) Java
8 2 (0.55%) JavaScript
8 2 (0.55%) VBA
9 1 (0.27%) Julia
9 1 (0.27%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 68 (18.63%) Azure Certification
2 48 (13.15%) Security Cleared
3 46 (12.60%) Degree
4 35 (9.59%) SC Cleared
5 33 (9.04%) CompTIA CySA+
5 33 (9.04%) CompTIA Security+
6 29 (7.95%) DV Cleared
7 10 (2.74%) ACCA
7 10 (2.74%) CIMA
8 8 (2.19%) Microsoft Certification
9 7 (1.92%) Master's Degree
9 7 (1.92%) PMI Certification
10 6 (1.64%) BPSS Clearance
10 6 (1.64%) MCP
11 4 (1.10%) A+ Certification
11 4 (1.10%) ISTQB
12 3 (0.82%) Computer Science Degree
12 3 (0.82%) IIBA
12 3 (0.82%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
12 3 (0.82%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (4.66%) SLA
2 7 (1.92%) QA
3 4 (1.10%) GDPR
3 4 (1.10%) PMO
4 2 (0.55%) Data Quality
4 2 (0.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (0.55%) PCI DSS
5 1 (0.27%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (0.27%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 1 (0.27%) NIST
5 1 (0.27%) P3O
5 1 (0.27%) SOC 2
5 1 (0.27%) Solvency II
System Software
1 33 (9.04%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.27%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 16 (4.38%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (3.01%) WSUS
3 8 (2.19%) SCCM
4 6 (1.64%) Autotask
5 4 (1.10%) Jamf Pro
6 2 (0.55%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 158 (43.29%) Microsoft
2 31 (8.49%) ForeScout
3 10 (2.74%) ServiceNow
4 7 (1.92%) Oracle
5 6 (1.64%) Meraki
5 6 (1.64%) SAP
6 5 (1.37%) Apple
6 5 (1.37%) ConnectWise
6 5 (1.37%) WooCommerce
7 2 (0.55%) Databricks
7 2 (0.55%) IBM
7 2 (0.55%) Remedy
7 2 (0.55%) Salesforce
7 2 (0.55%) Workday
8 1 (0.27%) Adaptive Insights
8 1 (0.27%) Alteryx
8 1 (0.27%) DocuSign
8 1 (0.27%) HubSpot
8 1 (0.27%) Liquidlogic
8 1 (0.27%) OpenAI