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 16 June 2026.

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

6 months to
16 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 7 22 20
Rank change year-on-year +15 -2 -1
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 691 246 771
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 8.87% 8.72% 7.46%
As % of the Job Titles category 9.43% 9.44% 7.77%
Number of salaries quoted 396 196 490
10th Percentile £29,000 £25,000 £24,375
25th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £30,781
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 £61,250 £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 7,325 2,605 9,925
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.03% 92.31% 96.02%
Number of salaries quoted 5,121 1,694 7,381
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £28,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £34,500 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,246 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.49% - -4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £66,250 £64,750
90th Percentile £82,500 £80,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £57,239 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -0.45% +9.52% -13.22%

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 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 16 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 +2 151 £40,000 -17.54% 32
Gloucestershire +21 140 £44,000 +39.68% 46
Somerset +8 135 £35,000 -12.50% 16
Devon +21 122 £32,500 +4.84% 13
Wiltshire +6 65 £32,500 -13.33% 28
Dorset +23 64 £43,500 +8.75% 10
Cornwall -7 3 £18,000 -40.00% 2
Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 16 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.

1 313 (45.30%) Microsoft
2 249 (36.03%) Azure
3 224 (32.42%) Azure Certification
4 200 (28.94%) SQL
5 151 (21.85%) Business Intelligence
5 151 (21.85%) Power Platform
6 147 (21.27%) Power BI
7 136 (19.68%) Microsoft Excel
8 131 (18.96%) Python
9 129 (18.67%) Tableau
10 122 (17.66%) Mentoring
11 117 (16.93%) AI
11 117 (16.93%) Cybersecurity
12 109 (15.77%) Azure AI
12 109 (15.77%) CompTIA CySA+
12 109 (15.77%) CompTIA Security+
12 109 (15.77%) ForeScout
13 81 (11.72%) Problem-Solving
14 72 (10.42%) Microsoft 365
15 68 (9.84%) Security Cleared
16 64 (9.26%) Windows
17 61 (8.83%) Degree
18 47 (6.80%) ERP
19 45 (6.51%) Agile
19 45 (6.51%) ITIL
20 42 (6.08%) Business Analysis
20 42 (6.08%) Service Management
21 36 (5.21%) Microsoft Office
22 33 (4.78%) Continuous Improvement
23 31 (4.49%) 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 13 (1.88%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (0.58%) Confluence
3 3 (0.43%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.29%) IIS
5 1 (0.14%) Apache
5 1 (0.14%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.14%) Site Server
Applications
1 136 (19.68%) Microsoft Excel
2 36 (5.21%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.43%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 6 (0.87%) Dynamics CRM
1 6 (0.87%) Dynamics NAV
1 6 (0.87%) Magento
1 6 (0.87%) Shopify
2 4 (0.58%) Infor LN
2 4 (0.58%) NetSuite
3 3 (0.43%) Dynamics AX
3 3 (0.43%) Unit4 Business World
3 3 (0.43%) Visualfiles
4 2 (0.29%) Sage 200
5 1 (0.14%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 249 (36.03%) Azure
2 151 (21.85%) Power Platform
3 109 (15.77%) Azure AI
4 72 (10.42%) Microsoft 365
5 15 (2.17%) Dynamics 365
6 10 (1.45%) AWS
6 10 (1.45%) IaaS
6 10 (1.45%) PaaS
7 8 (1.16%) Power Automate
7 8 (1.16%) Serverless
8 7 (1.01%) Azure DevOps
8 7 (1.01%) Intacct
9 6 (0.87%) Azure ExpressRoute
9 6 (0.87%) Azure Functions
9 6 (0.87%) Azure Key Vault
9 6 (0.87%) Azure Monitor
9 6 (0.87%) Entra ID
9 6 (0.87%) GitHub
9 6 (0.87%) SaaS
10 4 (0.58%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 24 (3.47%) Broadband
2 22 (3.18%) 4G
3 18 (2.60%) VPN
4 16 (2.32%) WAN
5 13 (1.88%) Firewall
6 7 (1.01%) DHCP
6 7 (1.01%) DNS
7 6 (0.87%) LAN
8 5 (0.72%) TCP/IP
9 4 (0.58%) Internet
9 4 (0.58%) SD-WAN
9 4 (0.58%) VLAN
9 4 (0.58%) VoIP
9 4 (0.58%) Wi-Fi
10 2 (0.29%) DMZ
10 2 (0.29%) MPLS
10 2 (0.29%) Network Security
10 2 (0.29%) NGFW
10 2 (0.29%) Structured Cabling
11 1 (0.14%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 147 (21.27%) Power BI
2 129 (18.67%) Tableau
3 15 (2.17%) SQL Server
4 12 (1.74%) Power Query
5 11 (1.59%) PowerPivot
6 7 (1.01%) Azure SQL Database
7 6 (0.87%) Data Lake
7 6 (0.87%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 5 (0.72%) Data Vault
9 4 (0.58%) Data Mining
9 4 (0.58%) GIS
10 3 (0.43%) Looker
10 3 (0.43%) Relational Database
11 2 (0.29%) Data Warehouse
12 1 (0.14%) Amazon Redshift
12 1 (0.14%) BigQuery
12 1 (0.14%) Metadata
12 1 (0.14%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 15 (2.17%) JIRA
2 6 (0.87%) Git
3 3 (0.43%) Postman
3 3 (0.43%) SoapUI
3 3 (0.43%) Team Foundation Server
4 1 (0.14%) Cypress.io
4 1 (0.14%) Selenium
General
1 300 (43.42%) Social Skills
2 80 (11.58%) Finance
3 55 (7.96%) Analytical Skills
4 28 (4.05%) Manufacturing
5 19 (2.75%) Legal
6 18 (2.60%) Retail
7 15 (2.17%) Aerospace
8 13 (1.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 11 (1.59%) Organisational Skills
10 10 (1.45%) Marketing
11 9 (1.30%) Documentation Skills
11 9 (1.30%) Law
12 8 (1.16%) Agriculture
13 7 (1.01%) General Ledger
14 6 (0.87%) Back Office
14 6 (0.87%) Influencing Skills
15 5 (0.72%) Advertising
16 4 (0.58%) Swedish Language
17 3 (0.43%) Presentation Skills
17 3 (0.43%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (1.59%) .NET
2 9 (1.30%) SOAP
3 8 (1.16%) HTML
3 8 (1.16%) Web Services
4 7 (1.01%) Middleware
4 7 (1.01%) REST
5 6 (0.87%) .NET Framework
5 6 (0.87%) XML
6 5 (0.72%) CSS
7 3 (0.43%) Playwright
8 2 (0.29%) 802.1X
8 2 (0.29%) EDI
8 2 (0.29%) EDIFACT
8 2 (0.29%) IDoc
8 2 (0.29%) React
9 1 (0.14%) .NET Core
9 1 (0.14%) JSON
9 1 (0.14%) React Native
9 1 (0.14%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 18 (2.60%) Management Information System
2 15 (2.17%) Self-Motivation
3 13 (1.88%) Analytical Mindset
4 12 (1.74%) Driving Licence
5 10 (1.45%) Onboarding
6 9 (1.30%) Data Centre
6 9 (1.30%) Product Ownership
6 9 (1.30%) Security Posture
7 8 (1.16%) Client/Server
7 8 (1.16%) Renewable Energy
8 6 (0.87%) Podcast
8 6 (0.87%) Public Cloud
9 3 (0.43%) Data Protection Act
9 3 (0.43%) Microsoft Licensing
9 3 (0.43%) PMI
9 3 (0.43%) Security Operations Centre
10 2 (0.29%) BYOD
10 2 (0.29%) Cyber Threat
10 2 (0.29%) Data Structures
10 2 (0.29%) Manufacturing Execution System
Operating Systems
1 64 (9.26%) Windows
2 29 (4.20%) Windows 10
3 25 (3.62%) Android
4 18 (2.60%) Windows Server
5 6 (0.87%) VMS
6 3 (0.43%) Linux
7 2 (0.29%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 151 (21.85%) Business Intelligence
2 122 (17.66%) Mentoring
3 117 (16.93%) AI
3 117 (16.93%) Cybersecurity
4 81 (11.72%) Problem-Solving
5 47 (6.80%) ERP
6 45 (6.51%) Agile
6 45 (6.51%) ITIL
7 42 (6.08%) Business Analysis
7 42 (6.08%) Service Management
8 33 (4.78%) Continuous Improvement
9 31 (4.49%) Customer Service
10 27 (3.91%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 25 (3.62%) Process Improvement
12 24 (3.47%) Data Analysis
13 23 (3.33%) Analytics
13 23 (3.33%) ITSM
13 23 (3.33%) Stakeholder Management
14 22 (3.18%) Software License Management
15 21 (3.04%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 200 (28.94%) SQL
2 131 (18.96%) Python
3 12 (1.74%) C#
4 10 (1.45%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 10 (1.45%) JavaScript
5 7 (1.01%) Bash
5 7 (1.01%) PowerShell
6 6 (0.87%) Bicep
6 6 (0.87%) Kusto Query Language
6 6 (0.87%) T-SQL
7 5 (0.72%) Java
7 5 (0.72%) R
8 3 (0.43%) VBA
9 2 (0.29%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 224 (32.42%) Azure Certification
2 109 (15.77%) CompTIA CySA+
2 109 (15.77%) CompTIA Security+
3 68 (9.84%) Security Cleared
4 61 (8.83%) Degree
5 27 (3.91%) DV Cleared
6 26 (3.76%) SC Cleared
7 25 (3.62%) A+ Certification
8 11 (1.59%) Microsoft Certification
9 6 (0.87%) Computer Science Degree
10 4 (0.58%) AAT
10 4 (0.58%) ACCA
10 4 (0.58%) AWS Certification
10 4 (0.58%) CIMA
10 4 (0.58%) ISTQB
10 4 (0.58%) MCSE
11 3 (0.43%) DBS Check
11 3 (0.43%) IIBA
11 3 (0.43%) PMI Certification
12 2 (0.29%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (2.75%) QA
2 10 (1.45%) Data Quality
3 9 (1.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (0.87%) Cyber Essentials
5 3 (0.43%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 3 (0.43%) GDPR
5 3 (0.43%) PCI DSS
5 3 (0.43%) SLA
6 2 (0.29%) PMO
7 1 (0.14%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (0.14%) ISO 20022
7 1 (0.14%) NCSC
7 1 (0.14%) NIST
System Software
1 17 (2.46%) Active Directory
2 7 (1.01%) VMware Infrastructure
2 7 (1.01%) vSphere
3 6 (0.87%) Virtual Desktop
4 4 (0.58%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 7 (1.01%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (0.87%) SCCM
2 6 (0.87%) Terraform
3 1 (0.14%) Proxmox
3 1 (0.14%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 313 (45.30%) Microsoft
2 109 (15.77%) ForeScout
3 22 (3.18%) Starlink
4 15 (2.17%) ServiceNow
5 9 (1.30%) Sage
6 8 (1.16%) Salesforce
7 7 (1.01%) VMware
8 6 (0.87%) ConnectWise
8 6 (0.87%) ScienceLogic
8 6 (0.87%) WooCommerce
9 5 (0.72%) Cognos
9 5 (0.72%) MicroStrategy
10 4 (0.58%) Infor
11 2 (0.29%) Aruba
11 2 (0.29%) HP
11 2 (0.29%) Liquidlogic
11 2 (0.29%) NetApp
11 2 (0.29%) Veeam
12 1 (0.14%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
12 1 (0.14%) Splunk