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 30 December 2025.

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

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 134 137 165
Rank change year-on-year +3 +28 +62
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Analyst 50 63 55
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 1.00% 1.45% 1.25%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.07% 1.55% 1.31%
Number of salaries quoted 41 25 45
10th Percentile £27,250 £25,750 £24,100
25th Percentile £29,000 £26,500 £28,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £32,000 £31,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.56% +3.23% +16.98%
75th Percentile £36,890 £35,000 £42,500
90th Percentile £41,000 £45,600 £57,500
England median annual salary £32,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year -13.33% +7.14% -

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 4,670 4,063 4,204
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.06% 93.77% 95.68%
Number of salaries quoted 3,206 2,254 3,257
10th Percentile £28,000 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £34,531 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% -0.95% +5.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £80,627
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.64%

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 30 December 2025.

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 30 December 2025. 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 +15 16 £31,000 -31.11% 2
Devon +11 12 £40,000 +14.29% 2
Wiltshire +6 11 £33,500 +5.51%
Bristol +4 5 £27,000 -14.29% 2
Somerset -16 5 £36,051 +10.93% 2
Dorset - 1 £40,500 - 2
IT Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 30 December 2025, 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 20 (40.00%) Microsoft
2 19 (38.00%) Microsoft 365
2 19 (38.00%) Windows
3 16 (32.00%) Customer Service
4 15 (30.00%) Continuous Improvement
5 14 (28.00%) ITIL
5 14 (28.00%) Problem-Solving
6 9 (18.00%) Logistics
7 8 (16.00%) Azure
7 8 (16.00%) ITSM
7 8 (16.00%) Service Management
7 8 (16.00%) Windows 10
8 7 (14.00%) Active Directory
8 7 (14.00%) Asset Management
8 7 (14.00%) Root Cause Analysis
8 7 (14.00%) SC Cleared
8 7 (14.00%) SCCM
8 7 (14.00%) Security Cleared
8 7 (14.00%) SQL
8 7 (14.00%) Windows Server
9 6 (12.00%) Cybersecurity
9 6 (12.00%) Microsoft Office
9 6 (12.00%) Remote Desktop
9 6 (12.00%) SharePoint
9 6 (12.00%) Smoke Testing
9 6 (12.00%) Software Licensing
9 6 (12.00%) TCP/IP
9 6 (12.00%) VoIP
10 5 (10.00%) Apple
10 5 (10.00%) Apple iOS

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 6 (12.00%) SharePoint
2 5 (10.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 6 (12.00%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (2.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (2.00%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (8.00%) Visualfiles
2 1 (2.00%) assyst
2 1 (2.00%) NetSuite
2 1 (2.00%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 19 (38.00%) Microsoft 365
2 8 (16.00%) Azure
3 1 (2.00%) Entra ID
3 1 (2.00%) OneDrive
3 1 (2.00%) Power Platform
3 1 (2.00%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 6 (12.00%) Remote Desktop
1 6 (12.00%) TCP/IP
1 6 (12.00%) VoIP
2 4 (8.00%) DHCP
2 4 (8.00%) DNS
2 4 (8.00%) Intranet
3 1 (2.00%) DKIM
3 1 (2.00%) DMARC
3 1 (2.00%) Firewall
3 1 (2.00%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.00%) Power BI
1 1 (2.00%) SQL Server
General
1 18 (36.00%) Social Skills
2 6 (12.00%) Organisational Skills
3 5 (10.00%) Finance
4 3 (6.00%) Back Office
4 3 (6.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 3 (6.00%) Retail
5 2 (4.00%) Documentation Skills
5 2 (4.00%) Police
6 1 (2.00%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (2.00%) Law
6 1 (2.00%) Legal
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (8.00%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 20 (40.00%) Driving Licence
2 4 (8.00%) Legacy Systems
2 4 (8.00%) Onboarding
2 4 (8.00%) Smartphone
3 2 (4.00%) Microsoft Licensing
3 2 (4.00%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 19 (38.00%) Windows
2 8 (16.00%) Windows 10
3 7 (14.00%) Windows Server
4 5 (10.00%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (32.00%) Customer Service
2 15 (30.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 14 (28.00%) ITIL
3 14 (28.00%) Problem-Solving
4 9 (18.00%) Logistics
5 8 (16.00%) ITSM
5 8 (16.00%) Service Management
6 7 (14.00%) Asset Management
6 7 (14.00%) Root Cause Analysis
7 6 (12.00%) Cybersecurity
7 6 (12.00%) Smoke Testing
7 6 (12.00%) Software Licensing
8 4 (8.00%) Case Management
8 4 (8.00%) Change Management
8 4 (8.00%) ERP
8 4 (8.00%) Mobile Device Management
8 4 (8.00%) Project Delivery
8 4 (8.00%) Roadmaps
9 3 (6.00%) Migration
9 3 (6.00%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 7 (14.00%) SQL
2 2 (4.00%) PowerShell
3 1 (2.00%) JavaScript
3 1 (2.00%) VB
Qualifications
1 7 (14.00%) SC Cleared
1 7 (14.00%) Security Cleared
2 4 (8.00%) MCP
3 3 (6.00%) A+ Certification
3 3 (6.00%) BPSS Clearance
4 2 (4.00%) Degree
4 2 (4.00%) DV Cleared
5 1 (2.00%) CEH
5 1 (2.00%) CompTIA CySA+
5 1 (2.00%) CompTIA Security+
5 1 (2.00%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (2.00%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (2.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 1 (2.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (2.00%) NIST
1 1 (2.00%) PCI DSS
1 1 (2.00%) PMO
1 1 (2.00%) QA
1 1 (2.00%) SLA
1 1 (2.00%) SOC 2
System Software
1 7 (14.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 7 (14.00%) SCCM
2 4 (8.00%) Jamf Pro
3 3 (6.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 20 (40.00%) Microsoft
2 5 (10.00%) Apple
3 2 (4.00%) ServiceNow
4 1 (2.00%) BMC
4 1 (2.00%) IFS
4 1 (2.00%) Remedy