Analyst Job Trends in South Yorkshire

Analyst
Yorkshire > South Yorkshire

The median Analyst salary in South Yorkshire is £33,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 December 2025.

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

6 months to
28 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 6 10 17
Rank change year-on-year +4 +7 -8
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 79 70 59
As % of all permanent jobs in South Yorkshire 12.38% 11.86% 10.95%
As % of the Job Titles category 13.44% 12.73% 11.66%
Number of salaries quoted 44 19 54
10th Percentile £26,150 £30,965 £21,750
25th Percentile £28,250 £34,000 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,250 £41,000 £38,500
Median % change year-on-year -18.90% +6.49% -3.75%
75th Percentile £45,000 £48,125 £45,188
90th Percentile £46,022 £61,250 £51,750
Yorkshire median annual salary £32,500 £37,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -13.33% -11.76% +1.80%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
South Yorkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in South Yorkshire. 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 South Yorkshire with a recognized job title 588 550 506
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.16% 93.22% 93.88%
Number of salaries quoted 427 245 428
10th Percentile £26,000 £35,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £28,250 £42,500 £35,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £58,465 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -31.58% +23.08% +3.26%
75th Percentile £60,000 £75,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £71,250
Yorkshire median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £51,498
% change year-on-year -10.00% -2.91% -1.91%

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in South Yorkshire

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

Analyst job vacancy trend in South Yorkshire

Analyst
Salary Trend in South Yorkshire

Salary distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in South Yorkshire.

Salary distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in South Yorkshire

Analyst
Salary Histogram in South Yorkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Analyst in South Yorkshire over the 6 months to 28 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Analyst in South Yorkshire

Analyst
Job Locations in South Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Analyst within the South Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 28 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
Sheffield +3 53 £32,500 -21.39% 30
Barnsley +3 12 £39,375 +36.96% 3
Doncaster -2 12 £65,000 +88.41% 18
Rotherham -3 2 £34,000 -
Analyst
Yorkshire

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

For the 6 months to 28 December 2025, 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 Yorkshire region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 47 (59.49%) Microsoft
2 34 (43.04%) Azure
3 32 (40.51%) SQL
4 31 (39.24%) Microsoft Excel
5 30 (37.97%) Azure Certification
6 28 (35.44%) Business Analysis
7 27 (34.18%) Python
8 26 (32.91%) Tableau
9 24 (30.38%) Project Management
10 19 (24.05%) Business Intelligence
10 19 (24.05%) Degree
10 19 (24.05%) Power BI
10 19 (24.05%) Power Platform
11 17 (21.52%) Mentoring
11 17 (21.52%) Problem-Solving
12 16 (20.25%) AI
12 16 (20.25%) Cybersecurity
12 16 (20.25%) Data Analysis
13 15 (18.99%) Analytics
13 15 (18.99%) Azure AI
13 15 (18.99%) Change Management
13 15 (18.99%) CompTIA CySA+
13 15 (18.99%) CompTIA Security+
13 15 (18.99%) Data Analytics
13 15 (18.99%) ForeScout
14 11 (13.92%) Data Mining
15 6 (7.59%) Decision-Making
15 6 (7.59%) Microsoft 365
16 5 (6.33%) ITIL
16 5 (6.33%) Process Improvement

Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Yorkshire 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 (1.27%) IIS
1 1 (1.27%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (1.27%) Tomcat
Applications
1 31 (39.24%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.27%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 34 (43.04%) Azure
2 19 (24.05%) Power Platform
3 15 (18.99%) Azure AI
4 6 (7.59%) Microsoft 365
5 5 (6.33%) SaaS
6 2 (2.53%) Power Automate
7 1 (1.27%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.27%) DNS
1 1 (1.27%) Firewall
1 1 (1.27%) SAN
1 1 (1.27%) TCP/IP
1 1 (1.27%) VPN
1 1 (1.27%) WPA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (32.91%) Tableau
2 19 (24.05%) Power BI
3 11 (13.92%) Data Mining
4 1 (1.27%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (1.27%) Looker
4 1 (1.27%) Power Query
4 1 (1.27%) PowerPivot
4 1 (1.27%) SQL Server
General
1 41 (51.90%) Social Skills
2 29 (36.71%) Finance
3 14 (17.72%) Analytical Skills
4 6 (7.59%) Law
5 4 (5.06%) Manufacturing
6 2 (2.53%) Marketing
6 2 (2.53%) Public Sector
6 2 (2.53%) Retail
7 1 (1.27%) Automotive
7 1 (1.27%) Banking
7 1 (1.27%) Documentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.27%) .NET
1 1 (1.27%) JSON
1 1 (1.27%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 1 (1.27%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 5 (6.33%) Windows
2 4 (5.06%) Windows Server
3 1 (1.27%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (35.44%) Business Analysis
2 24 (30.38%) Project Management
3 19 (24.05%) Business Intelligence
4 17 (21.52%) Mentoring
4 17 (21.52%) Problem-Solving
5 16 (20.25%) AI
5 16 (20.25%) Cybersecurity
5 16 (20.25%) Data Analysis
6 15 (18.99%) Analytics
6 15 (18.99%) Change Management
6 15 (18.99%) Data Analytics
7 6 (7.59%) Decision-Making
8 5 (6.33%) ITIL
8 5 (6.33%) Process Improvement
9 3 (3.80%) Agile
9 3 (3.80%) Continuous Improvement
9 3 (3.80%) Regression Testing
9 3 (3.80%) Software Testing
9 3 (3.80%) Test Automation
9 3 (3.80%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 32 (40.51%) SQL
2 27 (34.18%) Python
3 1 (1.27%) C#
3 1 (1.27%) Java
3 1 (1.27%) JavaScript
3 1 (1.27%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 30 (37.97%) Azure Certification
2 19 (24.05%) Degree
3 15 (18.99%) CompTIA CySA+
3 15 (18.99%) CompTIA Security+
4 1 (1.27%) A+ Certification
4 1 (1.27%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (3.80%) Accessibility
1 3 (3.80%) QA
2 2 (2.53%) Data Quality
2 2 (2.53%) GDPR
3 1 (1.27%) COBIT
System Software
1 3 (3.80%) Hyper-V
2 2 (2.53%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 47 (59.49%) Microsoft
2 15 (18.99%) ForeScout
3 3 (3.80%) VMware
4 2 (2.53%) ServiceNow
5 1 (1.27%) Databricks