Analyst Job Trends in South Yorkshire

Analyst
Yorkshire > South Yorkshire

The median Analyst salary in South Yorkshire is £34,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 February 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 4 11 13
Rank change year-on-year +7 +2 +4
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 104 60 96
As % of all permanent jobs in South Yorkshire 14.61% 11.58% 10.54%
As % of the Job Titles category 16.20% 12.24% 11.32%
Number of salaries quoted 59 16 80
10th Percentile £26,500 £29,525 £24,000
25th Percentile £28,250 £33,669 £27,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,000 £40,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.05% -4.71% +2.71%
75th Percentile £45,000 £47,500 £47,772
90th Percentile £46,022 £56,201 £62,500
Yorkshire median annual salary £34,000 £36,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -6.85% -14.12% -

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 642 490 848
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.17% 94.59% 93.08%
Number of salaries quoted 468 202 724
10th Percentile £26,500 £32,133 £27,500
25th Percentile £28,750 £41,063 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £60,000 £45,249
Median % change year-on-year -33.33% +32.60% +0.55%
75th Percentile £60,000 £75,000 £60,741
90th Percentile £77,424 £81,250 £75,772
Yorkshire median annual salary £47,372 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.77% +5.00% -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 1 February 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 1 February 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 +9 67 £33,750 -18.02% 15
Barnsley +3 19 £31,250 +8.70%
Doncaster -2 16 £65,000 +88.41% 7
Rotherham -5 2 £34,000 - 2
Analyst
Yorkshire

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

For the 6 months to 1 February 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 61 (58.65%) Microsoft
2 46 (44.23%) Azure
3 42 (40.38%) Azure Certification
4 41 (39.42%) Microsoft Excel
5 37 (35.58%) SQL
6 34 (32.69%) Python
6 34 (32.69%) Tableau
7 32 (30.77%) Business Analysis
8 28 (26.92%) Business Intelligence
8 28 (26.92%) Power BI
8 28 (26.92%) Power Platform
8 28 (26.92%) Project Management
9 23 (22.12%) Cybersecurity
9 23 (22.12%) Mentoring
10 22 (21.15%) AI
11 21 (20.19%) Azure AI
11 21 (20.19%) CompTIA CySA+
11 21 (20.19%) CompTIA Security+
11 21 (20.19%) Degree
11 21 (20.19%) ForeScout
12 19 (18.27%) Data Analysis
12 19 (18.27%) Problem-Solving
13 18 (17.31%) Analytics
13 18 (17.31%) Data Analytics
14 16 (15.38%) Change Management
15 13 (12.50%) Data Mining
16 7 (6.73%) Continuous Improvement
17 6 (5.77%) ITIL
18 5 (4.81%) Decision-Making
18 5 (4.81%) Microsoft 365

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 2 (1.92%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.96%) IIS
2 1 (0.96%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.96%) Tomcat
Applications
1 41 (39.42%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.96%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 46 (44.23%) Azure
2 28 (26.92%) Power Platform
3 21 (20.19%) Azure AI
4 5 (4.81%) Microsoft 365
4 5 (4.81%) Power Automate
4 5 (4.81%) SaaS
5 1 (0.96%) Dynamics 365
5 1 (0.96%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.96%) DNS
1 1 (0.96%) Firewall
1 1 (0.96%) SAN
1 1 (0.96%) TCP/IP
1 1 (0.96%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 34 (32.69%) Tableau
2 28 (26.92%) Power BI
3 13 (12.50%) Data Mining
4 4 (3.85%) Power Query
4 4 (3.85%) PowerPivot
5 1 (0.96%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.96%) SQL Server
General
1 56 (53.85%) Social Skills
2 35 (33.65%) Finance
3 15 (14.42%) Analytical Skills
4 6 (5.77%) Law
5 4 (3.85%) Automotive
6 3 (2.88%) Manufacturing
7 2 (1.92%) Marketing
7 2 (1.92%) Public Sector
7 2 (1.92%) Retail
8 1 (0.96%) Banking
8 1 (0.96%) Documentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.96%) JSON
1 1 (0.96%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 2 (1.92%) Operational Technology
2 1 (0.96%) Housing Association
2 1 (0.96%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 4 (3.85%) Windows
1 4 (3.85%) Windows Server
2 1 (0.96%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (30.77%) Business Analysis
2 28 (26.92%) Business Intelligence
2 28 (26.92%) Project Management
3 23 (22.12%) Cybersecurity
3 23 (22.12%) Mentoring
4 22 (21.15%) AI
5 19 (18.27%) Data Analysis
5 19 (18.27%) Problem-Solving
6 18 (17.31%) Analytics
6 18 (17.31%) Data Analytics
7 16 (15.38%) Change Management
8 7 (6.73%) Continuous Improvement
9 6 (5.77%) ITIL
10 5 (4.81%) Decision-Making
11 4 (3.85%) Agile
11 4 (3.85%) Code Quality
11 4 (3.85%) Customer Service
11 4 (3.85%) Regression Testing
11 4 (3.85%) Software Testing
11 4 (3.85%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 37 (35.58%) SQL
2 34 (32.69%) Python
3 1 (0.96%) Java
Qualifications
1 42 (40.38%) Azure Certification
2 21 (20.19%) CompTIA CySA+
2 21 (20.19%) CompTIA Security+
2 21 (20.19%) Degree
3 1 (0.96%) A+ Certification
3 1 (0.96%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (3.85%) QA
2 3 (2.88%) Accessibility
3 2 (1.92%) GDPR
4 1 (0.96%) COBIT
4 1 (0.96%) Data Quality
4 1 (0.96%) SLA
System Software
1 3 (2.88%) Hyper-V
2 2 (1.92%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 61 (58.65%) Microsoft
2 21 (20.19%) ForeScout
3 3 (2.88%) ServiceNow
3 3 (2.88%) VMware