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 August 2026.

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

6 months to
4 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 8 17 15
Rank change year-on-year +9 -2 +6
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 764 282 655
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 8.75% 8.12% 8.07%
As % of the Job Titles category 9.29% 8.90% 8.44%
Number of salaries quoted 441 231 398
10th Percentile £28,125 £27,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £30,625 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £40,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year - -5.88% +6.25%
75th Percentile £50,000 £51,430 £52,500
90th Percentile £65,000 £58,750 £60,000
England median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year - - -2.70%

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 8,228 3,170 7,764
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.20% 91.22% 95.70%
Number of salaries quoted 5,594 2,138 5,588
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,425 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% - -7.79%
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 4 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 4 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 -1 185 £45,000 -7.22% 49
Gloucestershire +16 164 £44,000 +35.38% 27
Somerset +7 155 £35,000 - 29
Devon +24 117 £35,000 +14.75% 15
Wiltshire -3 66 £42,500 +14.09% 11
Dorset +16 54 £38,250 -4.38% 5
Cornwall +6 7 £60,000 +100.00%
Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 4 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.

1 300 (39.27%) Microsoft
2 225 (29.45%) Azure
3 217 (28.40%) SQL
4 202 (26.44%) Azure Certification
5 153 (20.03%) Business Intelligence
6 151 (19.76%) Power Platform
7 145 (18.98%) Power BI
8 130 (17.02%) Microsoft Excel
9 121 (15.84%) AI
9 121 (15.84%) Python
10 117 (15.31%) Tableau
11 114 (14.92%) Cybersecurity
12 113 (14.79%) Mentoring
13 100 (13.09%) Problem-Solving
14 95 (12.43%) Azure AI
14 95 (12.43%) CompTIA CySA+
14 95 (12.43%) CompTIA Security+
14 95 (12.43%) ForeScout
15 73 (9.55%) Windows
16 69 (9.03%) Microsoft 365
17 62 (8.12%) Agile
18 60 (7.85%) Degree
19 57 (7.46%) ERP
20 56 (7.33%) Security Cleared
21 48 (6.28%) ITIL
22 42 (5.50%) Business Analysis
22 42 (5.50%) Customer Service
23 41 (5.37%) Microsoft Office
24 40 (5.24%) Data Analysis
24 40 (5.24%) Decision-Making

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 15 (1.96%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (0.79%) Confluence
3 4 (0.52%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.26%) IIS
4 2 (0.26%) Oracle Application Server
5 1 (0.13%) Apache
5 1 (0.13%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.13%) SAS
5 1 (0.13%) Site Server
Applications
1 130 (17.02%) Microsoft Excel
2 41 (5.37%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (0.65%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.13%) Siemens NX
4 1 (0.13%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 6 (0.79%) Visualfiles
2 5 (0.65%) NetSuite
3 4 (0.52%) Infor LN
4 3 (0.39%) Dynamics AX
4 3 (0.39%) Dynamics CRM
5 2 (0.26%) Dynamics NAV
5 2 (0.26%) Magento
5 2 (0.26%) Sage 200
5 2 (0.26%) Shopify
5 2 (0.26%) Unit4 Business World
6 1 (0.13%) Remedy ITSM
6 1 (0.13%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.13%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 225 (29.45%) Azure
2 151 (19.76%) Power Platform
3 95 (12.43%) Azure AI
4 69 (9.03%) Microsoft 365
5 19 (2.49%) SaaS
6 18 (2.36%) AWS
7 16 (2.09%) Dynamics 365
7 16 (2.09%) IaaS
7 16 (2.09%) PaaS
8 15 (1.96%) Azure DevOps
9 14 (1.83%) Serverless
10 12 (1.57%) Azure ExpressRoute
10 12 (1.57%) Azure Functions
10 12 (1.57%) Azure Key Vault
10 12 (1.57%) Azure Monitor
10 12 (1.57%) GitHub
11 11 (1.44%) PowerApps
12 9 (1.18%) Intacct
13 8 (1.05%) Entra ID
14 7 (0.92%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 24 (3.14%) VPN
2 22 (2.88%) Broadband
3 20 (2.62%) 4G
4 16 (2.09%) WAN
5 13 (1.70%) Firewall
6 7 (0.92%) DHCP
6 7 (0.92%) DNS
7 6 (0.79%) LAN
8 5 (0.65%) TCP/IP
9 4 (0.52%) Internet
9 4 (0.52%) SD-WAN
9 4 (0.52%) VLAN
9 4 (0.52%) Wi-Fi
10 2 (0.26%) DMZ
10 2 (0.26%) MPLS
10 2 (0.26%) Network Security
10 2 (0.26%) NGFW
10 2 (0.26%) Structured Cabling
11 1 (0.13%) DKIM
11 1 (0.13%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 145 (18.98%) Power BI
2 117 (15.31%) Tableau
3 23 (3.01%) SQL Server
4 12 (1.57%) Azure SQL Database
5 11 (1.44%) Power Query
6 7 (0.92%) Relational Database
7 6 (0.79%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 5 (0.65%) Data Lake
8 5 (0.65%) Data Vault
8 5 (0.65%) PowerPivot
8 5 (0.65%) Star Schema
9 4 (0.52%) Looker
10 3 (0.39%) Data Warehouse
11 2 (0.26%) GIS
11 2 (0.26%) Semantic Layer
12 1 (0.13%) Amazon Redshift
12 1 (0.13%) BigQuery
12 1 (0.13%) Geospatial Data
12 1 (0.13%) PostgreSQL
12 1 (0.13%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 19 (2.49%) JIRA
2 14 (1.83%) Git
3 4 (0.52%) Postman
4 3 (0.39%) Selenium
4 3 (0.39%) SoapUI
4 3 (0.39%) Team Foundation Server
5 2 (0.26%) Cypress.io
General
1 323 (42.28%) Social Skills
2 94 (12.30%) Finance
3 78 (10.21%) Analytical Skills
4 32 (4.19%) Manufacturing
5 27 (3.53%) Retail
6 22 (2.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 22 (2.88%) Organisational Skills
7 20 (2.62%) Aerospace
8 19 (2.49%) Law
9 18 (2.36%) Legal
10 11 (1.44%) Marketing
10 11 (1.44%) Public Sector
11 10 (1.31%) Swedish Language
12 9 (1.18%) Documentation Skills
12 9 (1.18%) General Ledger
13 4 (0.52%) Advertising
13 4 (0.52%) Influencing Skills
13 4 (0.52%) Telecoms
14 3 (0.39%) Presentation Skills
15 2 (0.26%) Agriculture
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (2.49%) .NET
2 18 (2.36%) HTML
3 17 (2.23%) XML
4 14 (1.83%) Web Services
5 13 (1.70%) .NET Framework
6 12 (1.57%) CSS
7 5 (0.65%) Middleware
7 5 (0.65%) Playwright
7 5 (0.65%) SOAP
8 3 (0.39%) EDI
8 3 (0.39%) JSON
8 3 (0.39%) REST
9 2 (0.26%) 802.1X
9 2 (0.26%) React
10 1 (0.13%) .NET Core
10 1 (0.13%) React Native
10 1 (0.13%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 23 (3.01%) Self-Motivation
2 20 (2.62%) Security Posture
3 19 (2.49%) Management Information System
3 19 (2.49%) Onboarding
4 16 (2.09%) Analytical Mindset
5 14 (1.83%) Product Ownership
6 12 (1.57%) Podcast
6 12 (1.57%) Public Cloud
7 10 (1.31%) Cyber Threat
8 8 (1.05%) Client/Server
8 8 (1.05%) Driving Licence
8 8 (1.05%) Security Operations Centre
9 7 (0.92%) Data Centre
10 3 (0.39%) Blog
11 2 (0.26%) BYOD
11 2 (0.26%) Cloud Native
11 2 (0.26%) Data Protection Act
11 2 (0.26%) Data Structures
11 2 (0.26%) Operational Technology
11 2 (0.26%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 73 (9.55%) Windows
2 25 (3.27%) Windows Server
3 23 (3.01%) Windows 10
4 22 (2.88%) Android
5 12 (1.57%) VMS
6 3 (0.39%) Linux
7 2 (0.26%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.26%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 153 (20.03%) Business Intelligence
2 121 (15.84%) AI
3 114 (14.92%) Cybersecurity
4 113 (14.79%) Mentoring
5 100 (13.09%) Problem-Solving
6 62 (8.12%) Agile
7 57 (7.46%) ERP
8 48 (6.28%) ITIL
9 42 (5.50%) Business Analysis
9 42 (5.50%) Customer Service
10 40 (5.24%) Data Analysis
10 40 (5.24%) Decision-Making
11 39 (5.10%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 34 (4.45%) Continuous Improvement
12 34 (4.45%) Process Improvement
12 34 (4.45%) Stakeholder Management
13 33 (4.32%) Analytics
14 31 (4.06%) Service Management
15 26 (3.40%) Scrum
16 24 (3.14%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 217 (28.40%) SQL
2 121 (15.84%) Python
3 22 (2.88%) C#
4 15 (1.96%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 14 (1.83%) JavaScript
5 14 (1.83%) Kusto Query Language
6 13 (1.70%) Bash
6 13 (1.70%) PowerShell
7 12 (1.57%) Bicep
8 5 (0.65%) Java
8 5 (0.65%) R
9 3 (0.39%) VB
9 3 (0.39%) VBA
10 2 (0.26%) Objective-C
10 2 (0.26%) T-SQL
10 2 (0.26%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 202 (26.44%) Azure Certification
2 95 (12.43%) CompTIA CySA+
2 95 (12.43%) CompTIA Security+
3 60 (7.85%) Degree
4 56 (7.33%) Security Cleared
5 24 (3.14%) DV Cleared
6 23 (3.01%) Microsoft Certification
6 23 (3.01%) SC Cleared
7 20 (2.62%) A+ Certification
8 10 (1.31%) AWS Certification
8 10 (1.31%) MCSE
9 7 (0.92%) AAT
9 7 (0.92%) ACCA
9 7 (0.92%) CIMA
10 6 (0.79%) Computer Science Degree
11 5 (0.65%) ISTQB
12 3 (0.39%) DBS Check
13 2 (0.26%) BPSS Clearance
13 2 (0.26%) CASP
13 2 (0.26%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (3.93%) QA
2 19 (2.49%) Data Quality
3 13 (1.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 8 (1.05%) Cyber Essentials
5 6 (0.79%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 6 (0.79%) PCI DSS
6 4 (0.52%) GDPR
6 4 (0.52%) SLA
7 3 (0.39%) NIST
7 3 (0.39%) PMO
8 2 (0.26%) NCSC
9 1 (0.13%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.13%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.13%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 23 (3.01%) Active Directory
2 13 (1.70%) VMware Infrastructure
2 13 (1.70%) vSphere
3 12 (1.57%) Virtual Desktop
4 4 (0.52%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 12 (1.57%) Terraform
2 5 (0.65%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.13%) Proxmox
3 1 (0.13%) SCCM
3 1 (0.13%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 300 (39.27%) Microsoft
2 95 (12.43%) ForeScout
3 20 (2.62%) Starlink
4 17 (2.23%) ServiceNow
5 13 (1.70%) VMware
6 12 (1.57%) ScienceLogic
7 11 (1.44%) Sage
8 9 (1.18%) Salesforce
9 8 (1.05%) Oracle
10 5 (0.65%) Cognos
10 5 (0.65%) MicroStrategy
11 4 (0.52%) Infor
12 2 (0.26%) Aruba
12 2 (0.26%) ConnectWise
12 2 (0.26%) HP
12 2 (0.26%) NetApp
12 2 (0.26%) SAP
12 2 (0.26%) Veeam
12 2 (0.26%) WooCommerce
13 1 (0.13%) Workday