Analyst Job Trends in South Yorkshire

Analyst
Yorkshire > South Yorkshire

The median Analyst salary in South Yorkshire is £27,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 September 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 22 14 11
Rank change year-on-year -8 -3 +3
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 43 89 109
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Yorkshire 7.15% 8.53% 16.27%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.88% 9.15% 18.17%
Number of salaries quoted 32 33 103
10th Percentile - £22,230 £21,050
25th Percentile £26,000 £31,250 £24,150
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,500 £40,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -31.25% +14.29% -16.12%
75th Percentile £46,250 £43,750 £43,375
90th Percentile £48,500 £58,750 £47,500
Yorkshire median annual salary £32,500 £37,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year -13.33% -6.25% -3.33%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 546 973 600
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.85% 93.29% 89.55%
Number of salaries quoted 388 581 492
10th Percentile £25,087 £30,000 £24,900
25th Percentile £29,913 £40,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +11.11% -10.00%
75th Percentile £61,563 £62,500 £59,063
90th Percentile £77,875 £77,500 £70,000
Yorkshire median annual salary £46,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.00% -4.76% -

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in South Yorkshire

Job postings that featured Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in South Yorkshire.

Job vacancy trend for Analyst 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 18 September 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 18 September 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 -1 33 £27,500 -31.25% 17
Doncaster -3 4 £45,000 +44.00% 8
Rotherham -1 2 £26,010 -34.98% 5
Barnsley - 1 £47,500 - 5
Analyst
Yorkshire

Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Yorkshire

For the 6 months to 18 September 2025, Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the South Yorkshire region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 22 (51.16%) Microsoft 365
1 22 (51.16%) Social Skills
2 14 (32.56%) SQL
2 14 (32.56%) Windows
2 14 (32.56%) Law
3 13 (30.23%) Azure
4 12 (27.91%) Active Directory
5 11 (25.58%) Microsoft
5 11 (25.58%) SharePoint
5 11 (25.58%) Finance
5 11 (25.58%) Microsoft Intune
6 10 (23.26%) Analytics
6 10 (23.26%) Problem-Solving
7 9 (20.93%) Data Analytics
8 7 (16.28%) Data Analysis
8 7 (16.28%) Business Analysis
9 6 (13.95%) Degree
9 6 (13.95%) Manufacturing
9 6 (13.95%) WPA
9 6 (13.95%) C#
9 6 (13.95%) JavaScript
9 6 (13.95%) VB.NET
9 6 (13.95%) .NET
10 5 (11.63%) Analytical Skills
10 5 (11.63%) Entra ID
10 5 (11.63%) Microsoft Excel
10 5 (11.63%) Customer Service
11 4 (9.30%) ITIL
11 4 (9.30%) Project Management
11 4 (9.30%) Change Management

Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Yorkshire by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 11 (25.58%) SharePoint
2 1 (2.33%) Confluence
Applications
1 5 (11.63%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (2.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (2.33%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 22 (51.16%) Microsoft 365
2 13 (30.23%) Azure
3 5 (11.63%) Entra ID
4 2 (4.65%) Power Automate
4 2 (4.65%) Power Platform
4 2 (4.65%) PowerApps
5 1 (2.33%) Dynamics 365
5 1 (2.33%) Lucidchart
5 1 (2.33%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 6 (13.95%) WPA
2 1 (2.33%) Kerberos
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.65%) Data Mining
1 2 (4.65%) Power BI
1 2 (4.65%) Tableau
2 1 (2.33%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (2.33%) Looker
Development Applications
1 1 (2.33%) JIRA
General
1 22 (51.16%) Social Skills
2 14 (32.56%) Law
3 11 (25.58%) Finance
4 6 (13.95%) Manufacturing
5 5 (11.63%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (2.33%) Advertising
6 1 (2.33%) Banking
6 1 (2.33%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (2.33%) Front Office
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (13.95%) .NET
2 1 (2.33%) OAuth
2 1 (2.33%) OpenID
2 1 (2.33%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 3 (6.98%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 14 (32.56%) Windows
2 2 (4.65%) Windows 10
2 2 (4.65%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (23.26%) Analytics
1 10 (23.26%) Problem-Solving
2 9 (20.93%) Data Analytics
3 7 (16.28%) Business Analysis
3 7 (16.28%) Data Analysis
4 5 (11.63%) Customer Service
5 4 (9.30%) Change Management
5 4 (9.30%) Decision-Making
5 4 (9.30%) ITIL
5 4 (9.30%) Project Management
5 4 (9.30%) Trade Surveillance
6 3 (6.98%) Actionable Insight
6 3 (6.98%) ERP
6 3 (6.98%) Process Improvement
7 2 (4.65%) Coaching
7 2 (4.65%) Data Privacy
7 2 (4.65%) Mobile Device Management
7 2 (4.65%) Predictive Modelling
7 2 (4.65%) Statistical Modelling
7 2 (4.65%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 14 (32.56%) SQL
2 6 (13.95%) C#
2 6 (13.95%) JavaScript
2 6 (13.95%) VB.NET
3 3 (6.98%) Python
Qualifications
1 6 (13.95%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (9.30%) EMIR
1 4 (9.30%) MiFID
2 2 (4.65%) Data Quality
3 1 (2.33%) Accessibility
3 1 (2.33%) COBIT
System Software
1 12 (27.91%) Active Directory
2 2 (4.65%) Hyper-V
2 2 (4.65%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 11 (25.58%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (2.33%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 11 (25.58%) Microsoft
2 2 (4.65%) ServiceNow
2 2 (4.65%) VMware
3 1 (2.33%) Databricks