Systems Analyst Job Trends in the South West

System Analyst
England > South West

The median System Analyst salary in the South West is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 January 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 170 172 207
Rank change year-on-year +2 +35 +36
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Analyst 11 19 15
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 0.22% 0.46% 0.31%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.23% 0.49% 0.33%
Number of salaries quoted 9 7 12
10th Percentile - £28,842 £36,375
25th Percentile £39,000 £31,375 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £35,000 £41,250
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -15.15% +3.13%
75th Percentile £41,000 £37,500 £58,125
90th Percentile £43,950 £43,500 £89,491
England median annual salary £42,500 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -10.53% -5.00% +4.25%

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 4,727 3,890 4,571
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.38% 93.60% 95.87%
Number of salaries quoted 3,286 2,099 3,534
10th Percentile £28,000 £30,000 £29,539
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £39,748
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,000 £50,702
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +2.56% +1.40%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £67,070
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,800
% change year-on-year -8.33% +3.81% -6.02%

Systems Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Systems Analyst job vacancy trend in the South West

Systems Analyst
Salary Trend in the South West

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

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

Systems 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 Systems Analyst within the South West region over the 6 months to 13 January 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
Devon - 10 £40,000 - 1
Dorset +1 1 £53,500 +52.86%
Systems Analyst
England

Systems Analyst Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 13 January 2026, Systems 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 Systems Analyst in the job title.

1 10 (90.91%) Logistics
2 9 (81.82%) Continuous Improvement
3 6 (54.55%) ERP
4 5 (45.45%) Roadmaps
5 1 (9.09%) Asset Management
5 1 (9.09%) Batch Processing
5 1 (9.09%) Business Case
5 1 (9.09%) CRM
5 1 (9.09%) Customer Service
5 1 (9.09%) Disaster Recovery
5 1 (9.09%) DocuSign
5 1 (9.09%) Dynamics 365
5 1 (9.09%) Dynamics AX
5 1 (9.09%) Microsoft
5 1 (9.09%) QA
5 1 (9.09%) Root Cause Analysis
5 1 (9.09%) SharePoint
5 1 (9.09%) Supplier Management
5 1 (9.09%) User Acceptance Testing
5 1 (9.09%) Workday

Systems 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 1 (9.09%) SharePoint
Business Applications
1 1 (9.09%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 1 (9.09%) Dynamics 365
General
1 5 (45.45%) Finance
2 2 (18.18%) Social Skills
3 1 (9.09%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 5 (45.45%) Driving Licence
1 5 (45.45%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (90.91%) Logistics
2 9 (81.82%) Continuous Improvement
3 6 (54.55%) ERP
4 5 (45.45%) Roadmaps
5 1 (9.09%) Asset Management
5 1 (9.09%) Batch Processing
5 1 (9.09%) Business Case
5 1 (9.09%) CRM
5 1 (9.09%) Customer Service
5 1 (9.09%) Disaster Recovery
5 1 (9.09%) Root Cause Analysis
5 1 (9.09%) Supplier Management
5 1 (9.09%) User Acceptance Testing
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (9.09%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (9.09%) DocuSign
1 1 (9.09%) Microsoft
1 1 (9.09%) Workday