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 20 June 2026.

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

6 months to
20 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 7 20 20
Rank change year-on-year +13 0 0
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 704 252 778
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 8.96% 8.80% 7.44%
As % of the Job Titles category 9.53% 9.53% 7.75%
Number of salaries quoted 403 200 494
10th Percentile £28,950 £25,000 £24,375
25th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £30,334
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £40,000 £41,000
Median % change year-on-year - -2.44% +2.50%
75th Percentile £50,000 £53,375 £50,202
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 7,387 2,645 10,043
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.01% 92.32% 96.03%
Number of salaries quoted 5,152 1,720 7,463
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £28,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £33,750 £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 £67,500 £64,875
90th Percentile £82,500 £80,800 £77,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +9.52% -12.86%

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 20 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 20 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 +2 158 £40,000 -17.54% 25
Gloucestershire +21 143 £44,000 +39.68% 38
Somerset +6 139 £35,000 -12.50% 19
Devon +21 123 £32,500 +9.24% 12
Wiltshire +4 64 £33,000 -11.41% 28
Dorset +26 62 £43,500 +8.75% 6
Cornwall -7 3 £18,000 -40.00%
Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 20 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.

1 316 (44.89%) Microsoft
2 250 (35.51%) Azure
3 226 (32.10%) Azure Certification
4 205 (29.12%) SQL
5 153 (21.73%) Power Platform
6 152 (21.59%) Business Intelligence
7 148 (21.02%) Power BI
8 137 (19.46%) Microsoft Excel
9 132 (18.75%) Python
10 130 (18.47%) Tableau
11 123 (17.47%) Mentoring
12 120 (17.05%) AI
13 118 (16.76%) Cybersecurity
14 109 (15.48%) Azure AI
14 109 (15.48%) CompTIA CySA+
14 109 (15.48%) CompTIA Security+
14 109 (15.48%) ForeScout
15 84 (11.93%) Problem-Solving
16 71 (10.09%) Microsoft 365
17 66 (9.38%) Windows
18 65 (9.23%) Security Cleared
19 59 (8.38%) Degree
20 51 (7.24%) ERP
21 48 (6.82%) Agile
22 43 (6.11%) Business Analysis
22 43 (6.11%) ITIL
23 37 (5.26%) Service Management
24 35 (4.97%) Microsoft Office
25 34 (4.83%) Continuous Improvement
26 30 (4.26%) 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 15 (2.13%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (0.57%) Confluence
3 3 (0.43%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.28%) IIS
5 1 (0.14%) Apache
5 1 (0.14%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.14%) Site Server
Applications
1 137 (19.46%) Microsoft Excel
2 35 (4.97%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (0.57%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.14%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 6 (0.85%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.71%) Dynamics NAV
2 5 (0.71%) Magento
2 5 (0.71%) Shopify
3 4 (0.57%) Infor LN
3 4 (0.57%) NetSuite
4 3 (0.43%) Dynamics AX
4 3 (0.43%) Unit4 Business World
4 3 (0.43%) Visualfiles
5 2 (0.28%) Sage 200
6 1 (0.14%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.14%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 250 (35.51%) Azure
2 153 (21.73%) Power Platform
3 109 (15.48%) Azure AI
4 71 (10.09%) Microsoft 365
5 16 (2.27%) Dynamics 365
6 12 (1.70%) IaaS
6 12 (1.70%) PaaS
7 10 (1.42%) AWS
7 10 (1.42%) Serverless
8 9 (1.28%) Azure DevOps
8 9 (1.28%) Power Automate
9 8 (1.14%) Azure ExpressRoute
9 8 (1.14%) Azure Functions
9 8 (1.14%) Azure Key Vault
9 8 (1.14%) Azure Monitor
9 8 (1.14%) GitHub
10 7 (0.99%) Entra ID
10 7 (0.99%) Intacct
11 6 (0.85%) PowerApps
11 6 (0.85%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 24 (3.41%) Broadband
2 22 (3.13%) 4G
3 20 (2.84%) VPN
4 16 (2.27%) WAN
5 13 (1.85%) Firewall
6 7 (0.99%) DHCP
6 7 (0.99%) DNS
7 6 (0.85%) LAN
8 5 (0.71%) TCP/IP
9 4 (0.57%) Internet
9 4 (0.57%) SD-WAN
9 4 (0.57%) VLAN
9 4 (0.57%) Wi-Fi
10 3 (0.43%) VoIP
11 2 (0.28%) DMZ
11 2 (0.28%) MPLS
11 2 (0.28%) Network Security
11 2 (0.28%) NGFW
11 2 (0.28%) Structured Cabling
12 1 (0.14%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 148 (21.02%) Power BI
2 130 (18.47%) Tableau
3 15 (2.13%) SQL Server
4 13 (1.85%) Power Query
5 11 (1.56%) PowerPivot
6 9 (1.28%) Azure SQL Database
7 6 (0.85%) Data Lake
7 6 (0.85%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 5 (0.71%) Data Vault
9 4 (0.57%) Data Mining
9 4 (0.57%) GIS
9 4 (0.57%) Relational Database
10 3 (0.43%) Looker
11 2 (0.28%) Data Warehouse
12 1 (0.14%) Amazon Redshift
12 1 (0.14%) BigQuery
12 1 (0.14%) Metadata
12 1 (0.14%) PostgreSQL
12 1 (0.14%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 14 (1.99%) JIRA
2 8 (1.14%) 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
1 307 (43.61%) Social Skills
2 81 (11.51%) Finance
3 58 (8.24%) Analytical Skills
4 30 (4.26%) Manufacturing
5 20 (2.84%) Legal
5 20 (2.84%) Retail
6 15 (2.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 14 (1.99%) Aerospace
8 12 (1.70%) Organisational Skills
9 11 (1.56%) Law
10 10 (1.42%) Marketing
11 9 (1.28%) Documentation Skills
12 8 (1.14%) Agriculture
13 7 (0.99%) General Ledger
14 6 (0.85%) Influencing Skills
15 5 (0.71%) Advertising
15 5 (0.71%) Back Office
16 4 (0.57%) Public Sector
16 4 (0.57%) Swedish Language
17 3 (0.43%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (1.56%) .NET
2 8 (1.14%) HTML
2 8 (1.14%) SOAP
2 8 (1.14%) Web Services
3 7 (0.99%) Middleware
3 7 (0.99%) XML
4 6 (0.85%) .NET Framework
4 6 (0.85%) REST
5 5 (0.71%) CSS
6 3 (0.43%) EDI
6 3 (0.43%) Playwright
7 2 (0.28%) 802.1X
7 2 (0.28%) EDIFACT
7 2 (0.28%) IDoc
7 2 (0.28%) JSON
7 2 (0.28%) React
8 1 (0.14%) .NET Core
8 1 (0.14%) React Native
8 1 (0.14%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 18 (2.56%) Management Information System
2 16 (2.27%) Self-Motivation
3 14 (1.99%) Analytical Mindset
4 12 (1.70%) Security Posture
5 11 (1.56%) Driving Licence
6 10 (1.42%) Onboarding
7 8 (1.14%) Client/Server
7 8 (1.14%) Data Centre
7 8 (1.14%) Podcast
7 8 (1.14%) Product Ownership
7 8 (1.14%) Public Cloud
7 8 (1.14%) Renewable Energy
8 3 (0.43%) Cyber Threat
8 3 (0.43%) Data Protection Act
8 3 (0.43%) Security Operations Centre
9 2 (0.28%) BYOD
9 2 (0.28%) Cloud Native
9 2 (0.28%) Data Structures
9 2 (0.28%) Microsoft Licensing
9 2 (0.28%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 66 (9.38%) Windows
2 28 (3.98%) Windows 10
3 25 (3.55%) Android
4 18 (2.56%) Windows Server
5 8 (1.14%) VMS
6 3 (0.43%) Linux
7 2 (0.28%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.14%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 152 (21.59%) Business Intelligence
2 123 (17.47%) Mentoring
3 120 (17.05%) AI
4 118 (16.76%) Cybersecurity
5 84 (11.93%) Problem-Solving
6 51 (7.24%) ERP
7 48 (6.82%) Agile
8 43 (6.11%) Business Analysis
8 43 (6.11%) ITIL
9 37 (5.26%) Service Management
10 34 (4.83%) Continuous Improvement
11 30 (4.26%) Customer Service
12 29 (4.12%) Process Improvement
12 29 (4.12%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 27 (3.84%) Data Analysis
14 25 (3.55%) Analytics
15 23 (3.27%) Stakeholder Management
16 22 (3.13%) Decision-Making
16 22 (3.13%) Software License Management
17 21 (2.98%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 205 (29.12%) SQL
2 132 (18.75%) Python
3 12 (1.70%) C#
4 11 (1.56%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 10 (1.42%) JavaScript
6 9 (1.28%) Bash
6 9 (1.28%) PowerShell
7 8 (1.14%) Bicep
7 8 (1.14%) Kusto Query Language
8 5 (0.71%) Java
8 5 (0.71%) R
8 5 (0.71%) T-SQL
9 3 (0.43%) VBA
10 2 (0.28%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 226 (32.10%) Azure Certification
2 109 (15.48%) CompTIA CySA+
2 109 (15.48%) CompTIA Security+
3 65 (9.23%) Security Cleared
4 59 (8.38%) Degree
5 25 (3.55%) DV Cleared
6 24 (3.41%) A+ Certification
6 24 (3.41%) SC Cleared
7 13 (1.85%) Microsoft Certification
8 6 (0.85%) Computer Science Degree
9 4 (0.57%) AAT
9 4 (0.57%) ACCA
9 4 (0.57%) AWS Certification
9 4 (0.57%) CIMA
9 4 (0.57%) ISTQB
9 4 (0.57%) MCSE
10 3 (0.43%) DBS Check
10 3 (0.43%) IIBA
11 2 (0.28%) BPSS Clearance
11 2 (0.28%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (2.56%) QA
2 11 (1.56%) Data Quality
3 10 (1.42%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 7 (0.99%) Cyber Essentials
5 4 (0.57%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 4 (0.57%) PCI DSS
6 3 (0.43%) GDPR
6 3 (0.43%) SLA
7 2 (0.28%) PMO
8 1 (0.14%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.14%) ISO 20022
8 1 (0.14%) NCSC
8 1 (0.14%) NIST
System Software
1 20 (2.84%) Active Directory
2 9 (1.28%) VMware Infrastructure
2 9 (1.28%) vSphere
3 8 (1.14%) Virtual Desktop
4 4 (0.57%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 8 (1.14%) Terraform
2 6 (0.85%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (0.57%) SCCM
4 1 (0.14%) Proxmox
4 1 (0.14%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 316 (44.89%) Microsoft
2 109 (15.48%) ForeScout
3 22 (3.13%) Starlink
4 14 (1.99%) ServiceNow
5 9 (1.28%) Sage
5 9 (1.28%) VMware
6 8 (1.14%) Salesforce
6 8 (1.14%) ScienceLogic
7 5 (0.71%) Cognos
7 5 (0.71%) ConnectWise
7 5 (0.71%) MicroStrategy
7 5 (0.71%) WooCommerce
8 4 (0.57%) Infor
9 2 (0.28%) Aruba
9 2 (0.28%) HP
9 2 (0.28%) Liquidlogic
9 2 (0.28%) NetApp
9 2 (0.28%) Oracle
9 2 (0.28%) SAP
9 2 (0.28%) Veeam