Analyst Job Trends in South Yorkshire

Analyst
Yorkshire > South Yorkshire

The median Analyst salary in South Yorkshire is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 September 2026.

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

6 months to
20 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 6 20 16
Rank change year-on-year +14 -4 -5
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 157 42 88
As % of all permanent jobs in South Yorkshire 9.17% 7.02% 8.50%
As % of the Job Titles category 10.17% 7.73% 9.10%
Number of salaries quoted 94 32 32
10th Percentile £28,000 - £24,235
25th Percentile £40,000 £26,000 £32,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £27,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +63.64% -31.25% +14.29%
75th Percentile £65,000 £46,250 £43,750
90th Percentile - £48,500 £59,375
Yorkshire median annual salary £45,000 £32,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year +38.46% -13.33% -6.25%

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 1,544 543 967
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.13% 90.80% 93.43%
Number of salaries quoted 1,123 388 570
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,087 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £29,913 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.89% -9.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £65,320 £62,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £78,075
Yorkshire median annual salary £51,722 £46,750 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.64% -6.50% -4.76%

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 20 September 2026.

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 20 September 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
Sheffield +7 100 £50,000 +81.82% 26
Doncaster +4 33 £35,000 -22.22% 6
Barnsley +2 22 £45,000 -5.26% 4
Rotherham -8 1 £31,500 +21.11% 1
Analyst
Yorkshire

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

For the 6 months to 20 September 2026, 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 56 (35.67%) Microsoft
2 44 (28.03%) Azure
3 42 (26.75%) Azure Certification
4 37 (23.57%) Business Intelligence
5 34 (21.66%) Power Platform
6 32 (20.38%) Power BI
7 31 (19.75%) SQL
8 28 (17.83%) Cybersecurity
9 26 (16.56%) Mentoring
10 25 (15.92%) Microsoft Excel
11 22 (14.01%) AI
11 22 (14.01%) Python
11 22 (14.01%) Tableau
12 21 (13.38%) Azure AI
12 21 (13.38%) CompTIA CySA+
12 21 (13.38%) CompTIA Security+
12 21 (13.38%) ForeScout
13 19 (12.10%) Problem-Solving
14 18 (11.46%) Data Analysis
15 14 (8.92%) Business Analysis
15 14 (8.92%) Continuous Improvement
16 13 (8.28%) Analytics
17 11 (7.01%) Agile
18 10 (6.37%) Customer Service
18 10 (6.37%) Microsoft 365
19 9 (5.73%) Dynamics 365
20 8 (5.10%) Degree
20 8 (5.10%) ERP
20 8 (5.10%) ITIL
20 8 (5.10%) 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 8 (5.10%) SharePoint
2 3 (1.91%) Confluence
3 1 (0.64%) IIS
3 1 (0.64%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.64%) Tomcat
Applications
1 25 (15.92%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (1.91%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (1.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.64%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 44 (28.03%) Azure
2 34 (21.66%) Power Platform
3 21 (13.38%) Azure AI
4 10 (6.37%) Microsoft 365
5 9 (5.73%) Dynamics 365
6 7 (4.46%) OneDrive
6 7 (4.46%) Power Automate
6 7 (4.46%) PowerApps
7 3 (1.91%) SaaS
8 1 (0.64%) Azure DevOps
8 1 (0.64%) GCP
8 1 (0.64%) Google Analytics
8 1 (0.64%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.64%) DNS
1 1 (0.64%) TCP/IP
1 1 (0.64%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 32 (20.38%) Power BI
2 22 (14.01%) Tableau
3 1 (0.64%) BigQuery
3 1 (0.64%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (0.64%) Looker
3 1 (0.64%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 6 (3.82%) JIRA
2 1 (0.64%) Yeoman
General
1 61 (38.85%) Social Skills
2 24 (15.29%) Finance
3 17 (10.83%) Analytical Skills
4 14 (8.92%) Public Sector
5 7 (4.46%) Banking
6 6 (3.82%) Marketing
7 4 (2.55%) Manufacturing
8 2 (1.27%) Law
8 2 (1.27%) Welsh Language
9 1 (0.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (0.64%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (0.64%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (0.64%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (0.64%) Publishing
9 1 (0.64%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (3.82%) EDI
2 4 (2.55%) Oracle Fusion
3 1 (0.64%) JSON
3 1 (0.64%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 4 (2.55%) Algorithms
2 3 (1.91%) Onboarding
2 3 (1.91%) Product Ownership
3 2 (1.27%) Security Operations Centre
4 1 (0.64%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (0.64%) Cyber Defence
4 1 (0.64%) Life Science
4 1 (0.64%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 2 (1.27%) Windows
2 1 (0.64%) Mac OS
2 1 (0.64%) Windows 10
2 1 (0.64%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 37 (23.57%) Business Intelligence
2 28 (17.83%) Cybersecurity
3 26 (16.56%) Mentoring
4 22 (14.01%) AI
5 19 (12.10%) Problem-Solving
6 18 (11.46%) Data Analysis
7 14 (8.92%) Business Analysis
7 14 (8.92%) Continuous Improvement
8 13 (8.28%) Analytics
9 11 (7.01%) Agile
10 10 (6.37%) Customer Service
11 8 (5.10%) ERP
11 8 (5.10%) ITIL
11 8 (5.10%) Process Improvement
11 8 (5.10%) Service Management
12 7 (4.46%) Actionable Insight
12 7 (4.46%) Business Continuity
13 6 (3.82%) Decision-Making
13 6 (3.82%) Requirements Gathering
13 6 (3.82%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 31 (19.75%) SQL
2 22 (14.01%) Python
3 1 (0.64%) Java
Qualifications
1 42 (26.75%) Azure Certification
2 21 (13.38%) CompTIA CySA+
2 21 (13.38%) CompTIA Security+
3 8 (5.10%) Degree
4 3 (1.91%) Postgraduate
5 1 (0.64%) A+ Certification
5 1 (0.64%) Network+ Certification
5 1 (0.64%) SC Cleared
5 1 (0.64%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (0.64%) SLA
Vendors
1 56 (35.67%) Microsoft
2 21 (13.38%) ForeScout
3 4 (2.55%) Oracle
4 1 (0.64%) CrowdStrike
4 1 (0.64%) Google
4 1 (0.64%) Salesforce
4 1 (0.64%) ServiceNow
4 1 (0.64%) SGI