IT Analyst Job Trends in the South West

IT Analyst
England > South West

The median IT Analyst salary in the South West is £32,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 April 2026.

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

6 months to
18 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 129 115 198
Rank change year-on-year -14 +83 -2
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Analyst 79 42 83
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 1.08% 1.58% 0.95%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.15% 1.71% 0.99%
Number of salaries quoted 71 40 71
10th Percentile - £27,500 £25,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £40,000 £36,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.75% +11.11% +20.00%
75th Percentile £35,000 £49,195 £45,000
90th Percentile £40,000 £62,500 £53,750
England median annual salary £33,500 £35,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year -4.29% - -

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 6,894 2,451 8,351
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.08% 92.32% 96.04%
Number of salaries quoted 4,734 1,639 6,399
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,750 £28,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -1.96%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,319 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +11.11% -10.04%

IT Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'IT Analyst' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South West.

IT Analyst job vacancy trend in the South West

IT Analyst
Salary Trend in the South West

Salary distribution trend for IT Analyst job vacancies in the South West.

Salary distribution trend for IT Analyst job vacancies in the South West

IT Analyst
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Analyst in the South West over the 6 months to 18 April 2026.

Salary histogram for IT Analyst in the South West

IT 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 IT Analyst within the South West region over the 6 months to 18 April 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
Gloucestershire 0 24 £30,000 -33.33% 1
Wiltshire +4 20 £32,500 +4.84% 3
Devon -7 15 £40,000 +20.30% 1
Somerset -34 12 £35,000 -12.50%
Bristol -22 8 £37,500 -34.78% 2
IT Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 18 April 2026, IT 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 IT Analyst in the job title.

1 40 (50.63%) Microsoft 365
2 30 (37.97%) Microsoft
3 28 (35.44%) Windows
4 22 (27.85%) ITIL
5 19 (24.05%) Problem-Solving
5 19 (24.05%) Security Cleared
6 18 (22.78%) Service Management
6 18 (22.78%) Windows 10
7 17 (21.52%) Microsoft Office
8 14 (17.72%) A+ Certification
8 14 (17.72%) Customer Service
9 13 (16.46%) Continuous Improvement
10 10 (12.66%) Android
10 10 (12.66%) Degree
11 9 (11.39%) 4G
11 9 (11.39%) Broadband
11 9 (11.39%) SC Cleared
11 9 (11.39%) SCCM
11 9 (11.39%) Software License Management
11 9 (11.39%) Starlink
12 7 (8.86%) Active Directory
12 7 (8.86%) Asset Management
12 7 (8.86%) Azure
12 7 (8.86%) Logistics
13 6 (7.59%) ERP
13 6 (7.59%) Software Licensing
13 6 (7.59%) Windows Server
14 5 (6.33%) Microsoft Exchange
14 5 (6.33%) Microsoft Intune
14 5 (6.33%) SQL

IT 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 5 (6.33%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (2.53%) SharePoint
Applications
1 17 (21.52%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (1.27%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.27%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 40 (50.63%) Microsoft 365
2 7 (8.86%) Azure
3 2 (2.53%) Entra ID
3 2 (2.53%) IaaS
3 2 (2.53%) PaaS
4 1 (1.27%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 9 (11.39%) 4G
1 9 (11.39%) Broadband
2 4 (5.06%) TCP/IP
2 4 (5.06%) VoIP
2 4 (5.06%) VPN
2 4 (5.06%) WAN
3 3 (3.80%) Firewall
4 2 (2.53%) DHCP
4 2 (2.53%) DNS
4 2 (2.53%) Network Security
4 2 (2.53%) Remote Desktop
4 2 (2.53%) VLAN
5 1 (1.27%) DKIM
5 1 (1.27%) DMARC
General
1 13 (16.46%) Social Skills
2 8 (10.13%) Manufacturing
3 6 (7.59%) Documentation Skills
4 5 (6.33%) Advertising
5 3 (3.80%) Organisational Skills
5 3 (3.80%) Retail
6 2 (2.53%) Finance
6 2 (2.53%) Law
7 1 (1.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (1.27%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (1.27%) Legal
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.53%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 13 (16.46%) Driving Licence
2 4 (5.06%) Client/Server
2 4 (5.06%) Microsoft Licensing
3 3 (3.80%) Data Centre
4 2 (2.53%) Legacy Systems
4 2 (2.53%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 28 (35.44%) Windows
2 18 (22.78%) Windows 10
3 10 (12.66%) Android
4 6 (7.59%) Windows Server
5 2 (2.53%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (27.85%) ITIL
2 19 (24.05%) Problem-Solving
3 18 (22.78%) Service Management
4 14 (17.72%) Customer Service
5 13 (16.46%) Continuous Improvement
6 9 (11.39%) Software License Management
7 7 (8.86%) Asset Management
7 7 (8.86%) Logistics
8 6 (7.59%) ERP
8 6 (7.59%) Software Licensing
9 4 (5.06%) Case Management
9 4 (5.06%) Digital Transformation Programme
9 4 (5.06%) Service Delivery
9 4 (5.06%) User Experience
9 4 (5.06%) Workflow
10 3 (3.80%) ITSM
10 3 (3.80%) Migration
11 2 (2.53%) Change Management
11 2 (2.53%) Compliance Management
11 2 (2.53%) IT Strategy
Programming Languages
1 5 (6.33%) SQL
2 4 (5.06%) JavaScript
3 3 (3.80%) PowerShell
4 1 (1.27%) VB
Qualifications
1 19 (24.05%) Security Cleared
2 14 (17.72%) A+ Certification
3 10 (12.66%) Degree
4 9 (11.39%) SC Cleared
5 4 (5.06%) DV Cleared
6 3 (3.80%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (1.27%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.27%) SLA
System Software
1 7 (8.86%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 9 (11.39%) SCCM
2 5 (6.33%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (2.53%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 30 (37.97%) Microsoft
2 9 (11.39%) Starlink
3 2 (2.53%) Apple