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 9 July 2026.

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

6 months to
9 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 8 18 21
Rank change year-on-year +10 +3 -2
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 752 277 728
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 9.17% 8.51% 7.36%
As % of the Job Titles category 9.75% 9.23% 7.67%
Number of salaries quoted 427 224 459
10th Percentile £28,750 £27,000 £24,475
25th Percentile £31,250 £29,962 £31,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £40,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year - -5.88% +9.11%
75th Percentile £50,000 £52,500 £50,976
90th Percentile £65,000 £61,025 £60,000
England median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year - - -3.23%

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 7,710 3,001 9,489
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.04% 92.20% 95.99%
Number of salaries quoted 5,327 2,025 7,068
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,750 £28,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% - -4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £56,000 £52,837
% change year-on-year +2.68% +5.99% -11.94%

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 9 July 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 9 July 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 +1 173 £42,500 -12.38% 75
Somerset +6 154 £35,000 - 24
Gloucestershire +18 152 £42,500 +30.77% 52
Devon +23 125 £35,000 +14.75% 12
Wiltshire -3 67 £32,500 -11.74% 22
Dorset +22 61 £43,500 +8.75% 7
Cornwall -3 4 £25,232 -15.89% 1
Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 9 July 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.

1 329 (43.75%) Microsoft
2 254 (33.78%) Azure
3 230 (30.59%) Azure Certification
4 220 (29.26%) SQL
5 158 (21.01%) Business Intelligence
5 158 (21.01%) Power Platform
6 152 (20.21%) Power BI
7 141 (18.75%) Microsoft Excel
8 133 (17.69%) Python
9 130 (17.29%) Tableau
10 129 (17.15%) AI
11 125 (16.62%) Mentoring
12 120 (15.96%) Cybersecurity
13 109 (14.49%) Azure AI
13 109 (14.49%) CompTIA CySA+
13 109 (14.49%) CompTIA Security+
13 109 (14.49%) ForeScout
14 93 (12.37%) Problem-Solving
15 77 (10.24%) Microsoft 365
16 76 (10.11%) Windows
17 64 (8.51%) Degree
18 60 (7.98%) Security Cleared
19 59 (7.85%) Agile
20 56 (7.45%) ERP
21 50 (6.65%) ITIL
22 44 (5.85%) Business Analysis
23 43 (5.72%) Microsoft Office
24 38 (5.05%) Service Management
25 37 (4.92%) Customer Service
26 35 (4.65%) Stakeholder Engagement

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 19 (2.53%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (0.53%) Confluence
3 3 (0.40%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.27%) IIS
5 1 (0.13%) Apache
5 1 (0.13%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.13%) Site Server
Applications
1 141 (18.75%) Microsoft Excel
2 43 (5.72%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (0.53%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.13%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 5 (0.66%) Dynamics CRM
1 5 (0.66%) NetSuite
2 4 (0.53%) Dynamics NAV
2 4 (0.53%) Infor LN
2 4 (0.53%) Magento
2 4 (0.53%) Shopify
3 3 (0.40%) Dynamics AX
3 3 (0.40%) Unit4 Business World
3 3 (0.40%) Visualfiles
4 2 (0.27%) Sage 200
5 1 (0.13%) Remedy ITSM
5 1 (0.13%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.13%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 254 (33.78%) Azure
2 158 (21.01%) Power Platform
3 109 (14.49%) Azure AI
4 77 (10.24%) Microsoft 365
5 18 (2.39%) Dynamics 365
6 16 (2.13%) IaaS
6 16 (2.13%) PaaS
7 14 (1.86%) AWS
7 14 (1.86%) Azure DevOps
7 14 (1.86%) Serverless
8 12 (1.60%) Azure ExpressRoute
8 12 (1.60%) Azure Functions
8 12 (1.60%) Azure Key Vault
8 12 (1.60%) Azure Monitor
8 12 (1.60%) GitHub
9 10 (1.33%) SaaS
10 9 (1.20%) Intacct
10 9 (1.20%) Power Automate
10 9 (1.20%) PowerApps
11 8 (1.06%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 27 (3.59%) Broadband
2 25 (3.32%) 4G
3 24 (3.19%) VPN
4 16 (2.13%) WAN
5 13 (1.73%) Firewall
6 7 (0.93%) DHCP
6 7 (0.93%) DNS
7 6 (0.80%) LAN
8 5 (0.66%) TCP/IP
9 4 (0.53%) Internet
9 4 (0.53%) SD-WAN
9 4 (0.53%) VLAN
9 4 (0.53%) Wi-Fi
10 2 (0.27%) DMZ
10 2 (0.27%) MPLS
10 2 (0.27%) Network Security
10 2 (0.27%) NGFW
10 2 (0.27%) Structured Cabling
10 2 (0.27%) VoIP
11 1 (0.13%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 152 (20.21%) Power BI
2 130 (17.29%) Tableau
3 19 (2.53%) SQL Server
4 13 (1.73%) Azure SQL Database
4 13 (1.73%) Power Query
5 9 (1.20%) PowerPivot
6 6 (0.80%) Data Lake
6 6 (0.80%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 5 (0.66%) Data Vault
7 5 (0.66%) Relational Database
8 3 (0.40%) Data Mining
8 3 (0.40%) Data Warehouse
8 3 (0.40%) Looker
8 3 (0.40%) Star Schema
9 2 (0.27%) GIS
10 1 (0.13%) Amazon Redshift
10 1 (0.13%) BigQuery
10 1 (0.13%) Metadata
10 1 (0.13%) PostgreSQL
10 1 (0.13%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 16 (2.13%) JIRA
2 12 (1.60%) Git
3 4 (0.53%) Postman
4 3 (0.40%) SoapUI
4 3 (0.40%) Team Foundation Server
5 2 (0.27%) Cypress.io
5 2 (0.27%) Selenium
General
1 332 (44.15%) Social Skills
2 88 (11.70%) Finance
3 67 (8.91%) Analytical Skills
4 30 (3.99%) Manufacturing
5 25 (3.32%) Retail
6 20 (2.66%) Legal
7 19 (2.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 17 (2.26%) Organisational Skills
9 16 (2.13%) Aerospace
10 15 (1.99%) Law
11 10 (1.33%) Documentation Skills
11 10 (1.33%) Marketing
12 9 (1.20%) General Ledger
13 8 (1.06%) Swedish Language
14 6 (0.80%) Agriculture
14 6 (0.80%) Public Sector
15 5 (0.66%) Advertising
15 5 (0.66%) Influencing Skills
16 4 (0.53%) Back Office
17 3 (0.40%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (1.86%) .NET
2 11 (1.46%) HTML
2 11 (1.46%) Web Services
2 11 (1.46%) XML
3 9 (1.20%) .NET Framework
4 8 (1.06%) CSS
5 7 (0.93%) SOAP
6 6 (0.80%) Middleware
7 5 (0.66%) REST
8 4 (0.53%) Playwright
9 3 (0.40%) EDI
10 2 (0.27%) 802.1X
10 2 (0.27%) EDIFACT
10 2 (0.27%) IDoc
10 2 (0.27%) JSON
10 2 (0.27%) React
11 1 (0.13%) .NET Core
11 1 (0.13%) React Native
11 1 (0.13%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 20 (2.66%) Management Information System
1 20 (2.66%) Self-Motivation
2 18 (2.39%) Security Posture
3 15 (1.99%) Analytical Mindset
4 14 (1.86%) Onboarding
5 12 (1.60%) Podcast
5 12 (1.60%) Public Cloud
6 11 (1.46%) Product Ownership
7 10 (1.33%) Driving Licence
8 8 (1.06%) Client/Server
8 8 (1.06%) Data Centre
9 6 (0.80%) Renewable Energy
10 5 (0.66%) Cyber Threat
11 3 (0.40%) Data Protection Act
12 2 (0.27%) BYOD
12 2 (0.27%) Cloud Native
12 2 (0.27%) Data Structures
12 2 (0.27%) Legacy Systems
12 2 (0.27%) Manufacturing Execution System
13 1 (0.13%) Enterprise Storage
Operating Systems
1 76 (10.11%) Windows
2 30 (3.99%) Windows 10
3 28 (3.72%) Android
4 21 (2.79%) Windows Server
5 12 (1.60%) VMS
6 3 (0.40%) Linux
7 2 (0.27%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.27%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 158 (21.01%) Business Intelligence
2 129 (17.15%) AI
3 125 (16.62%) Mentoring
4 120 (15.96%) Cybersecurity
5 93 (12.37%) Problem-Solving
6 59 (7.85%) Agile
7 56 (7.45%) ERP
8 50 (6.65%) ITIL
9 44 (5.85%) Business Analysis
10 38 (5.05%) Service Management
11 37 (4.92%) Customer Service
12 35 (4.65%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 34 (4.52%) Data Analysis
14 33 (4.39%) Continuous Improvement
14 33 (4.39%) Process Improvement
15 28 (3.72%) Analytics
15 28 (3.72%) Decision-Making
15 28 (3.72%) Stakeholder Management
16 25 (3.32%) Requirements Gathering
16 25 (3.32%) Software License Management
Programming Languages
1 220 (29.26%) SQL
2 133 (17.69%) Python
3 16 (2.13%) C#
4 13 (1.73%) Bash
4 13 (1.73%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 13 (1.73%) PowerShell
5 12 (1.60%) Bicep
5 12 (1.60%) JavaScript
5 12 (1.60%) Kusto Query Language
6 5 (0.66%) Java
6 5 (0.66%) R
7 4 (0.53%) T-SQL
8 3 (0.40%) VBA
9 2 (0.27%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 230 (30.59%) Azure Certification
2 109 (14.49%) CompTIA CySA+
2 109 (14.49%) CompTIA Security+
3 64 (8.51%) Degree
4 60 (7.98%) Security Cleared
5 26 (3.46%) A+ Certification
5 26 (3.46%) DV Cleared
6 21 (2.79%) Microsoft Certification
6 21 (2.79%) SC Cleared
7 8 (1.06%) AWS Certification
7 8 (1.06%) MCSE
8 6 (0.80%) Computer Science Degree
9 5 (0.66%) AAT
9 5 (0.66%) ACCA
9 5 (0.66%) CIMA
9 5 (0.66%) ISTQB
10 3 (0.40%) DBS Check
11 2 (0.27%) CCNA
11 2 (0.27%) Cisco Certification
12 1 (0.13%) CIPD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (3.46%) QA
2 16 (2.13%) Data Quality
3 12 (1.60%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 9 (1.20%) Cyber Essentials
5 6 (0.80%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 6 (0.80%) PCI DSS
6 4 (0.53%) GDPR
7 3 (0.40%) SLA
8 2 (0.27%) PMO
9 1 (0.13%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.13%) ISO 20022
9 1 (0.13%) NCSC
9 1 (0.13%) NIST
System Software
1 26 (3.46%) Active Directory
2 13 (1.73%) VMware Infrastructure
2 13 (1.73%) vSphere
3 12 (1.60%) Virtual Desktop
4 4 (0.53%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 12 (1.60%) Terraform
2 5 (0.66%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (0.27%) SCCM
4 1 (0.13%) Proxmox
4 1 (0.13%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 329 (43.75%) Microsoft
2 109 (14.49%) ForeScout
3 25 (3.32%) Starlink
4 17 (2.26%) ServiceNow
5 13 (1.73%) VMware
6 12 (1.60%) ScienceLogic
7 11 (1.46%) Sage
8 9 (1.20%) Salesforce
9 5 (0.66%) Cognos
9 5 (0.66%) MicroStrategy
10 4 (0.53%) ConnectWise
10 4 (0.53%) Infor
10 4 (0.53%) Oracle
10 4 (0.53%) WooCommerce
11 2 (0.27%) Aruba
11 2 (0.27%) HP
11 2 (0.27%) NetApp
11 2 (0.27%) SAP
11 2 (0.27%) Veeam
12 1 (0.13%) Siemens