Analyst Job Trends in South Yorkshire

Analyst
Yorkshire > South Yorkshire

The median Analyst salary in South Yorkshire is £32,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 November 2025.

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

6 months to
18 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 16 13 16
Rank change year-on-year -3 +3 -7
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 52 86 72
As % of all permanent jobs in South Yorkshire 7.77% 10.08% 13.77%
As % of the Job Titles category 8.61% 10.70% 14.37%
Number of salaries quoted 41 29 69
10th Percentile £26,000 £29,425 £21,950
25th Percentile £26,010 £34,250 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £40,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -18.75% +6.67% -3.85%
75th Percentile £45,000 £47,500 £45,250
90th Percentile £46,250 £60,000 £48,000
Yorkshire median annual salary £34,000 £40,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -15.00% - -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 604 804 501
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.28% 94.26% 95.79%
Number of salaries quoted 435 431 416
10th Percentile £25,087 £35,000 £26,306
25th Percentile £28,750 £40,000 £34,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,000 £54,992 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -25.44% +22.20% -5.26%
75th Percentile £60,000 £67,806 £57,500
90th Percentile £77,000 £81,250 £67,500
Yorkshire median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% -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 18 November 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 November 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 43 £32,500 -20.73% 15
Barnsley -3 3 £47,500 +65.22% 3
Doncaster -6 3 - - 5
Rotherham -5 2 £26,010 -34.98% 3
Analyst
Yorkshire

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

For the 6 months to 18 November 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 21 (40.38%) SQL
2 20 (38.46%) Microsoft
3 19 (36.54%) Microsoft 365
4 17 (32.69%) Azure
4 17 (32.69%) Business Analysis
5 16 (30.77%) Problem-Solving
6 15 (28.85%) Project Management
6 15 (28.85%) Windows
7 12 (23.08%) Microsoft Excel
8 11 (21.15%) Analytics
8 11 (21.15%) Data Analysis
8 11 (21.15%) Degree
8 11 (21.15%) Python
9 10 (19.23%) Change Management
9 10 (19.23%) Data Analytics
9 10 (19.23%) Tableau
10 7 (13.46%) Active Directory
10 7 (13.46%) Customer Service
10 7 (13.46%) Data Mining
10 7 (13.46%) ITIL
11 6 (11.54%) .NET
11 6 (11.54%) Azure Certification
11 6 (11.54%) C#
11 6 (11.54%) JavaScript
11 6 (11.54%) Microsoft Intune
11 6 (11.54%) SharePoint
11 6 (11.54%) VB.NET
11 6 (11.54%) WPA
12 5 (9.62%) Business Intelligence
12 5 (9.62%) Power BI

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 6 (11.54%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.92%) IIS
2 1 (1.92%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (1.92%) Tomcat
Applications
1 12 (23.08%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.92%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 19 (36.54%) Microsoft 365
2 17 (32.69%) Azure
3 5 (9.62%) Power Platform
4 4 (7.69%) SaaS
5 3 (5.77%) Azure AI
5 3 (5.77%) Entra ID
6 2 (3.85%) Power Automate
6 2 (3.85%) PowerApps
7 1 (1.92%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 6 (11.54%) WPA
2 1 (1.92%) DNS
2 1 (1.92%) Firewall
2 1 (1.92%) SAN
2 1 (1.92%) TCP/IP
2 1 (1.92%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (19.23%) Tableau
2 7 (13.46%) Data Mining
3 5 (9.62%) Power BI
4 1 (1.92%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (1.92%) Looker
4 1 (1.92%) SQL Server
General
1 26 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 19 (36.54%) Finance
3 11 (21.15%) Analytical Skills
3 11 (21.15%) Law
4 7 (13.46%) Manufacturing
5 1 (1.92%) Advertising
5 1 (1.92%) Banking
5 1 (1.92%) Documentation Skills
5 1 (1.92%) Front Office
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (11.54%) .NET
2 1 (1.92%) JSON
2 1 (1.92%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 1 (1.92%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 15 (28.85%) Windows
2 5 (9.62%) Windows Server
3 2 (3.85%) Windows 10
4 1 (1.92%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (32.69%) Business Analysis
2 16 (30.77%) Problem-Solving
3 15 (28.85%) Project Management
4 11 (21.15%) Analytics
4 11 (21.15%) Data Analysis
5 10 (19.23%) Change Management
5 10 (19.23%) Data Analytics
6 7 (13.46%) Customer Service
6 7 (13.46%) ITIL
7 5 (9.62%) Business Intelligence
8 4 (7.69%) AI
8 4 (7.69%) Decision-Making
9 3 (5.77%) Cybersecurity
9 3 (5.77%) Incident Management
9 3 (5.77%) Major Incident Management
9 3 (5.77%) Mentoring
9 3 (5.77%) Process Improvement
10 2 (3.85%) Coaching
10 2 (3.85%) Predictive Modelling
10 2 (3.85%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 21 (40.38%) SQL
2 11 (21.15%) Python
3 6 (11.54%) C#
3 6 (11.54%) JavaScript
3 6 (11.54%) VB.NET
4 1 (1.92%) Java
Qualifications
1 11 (21.15%) Degree
2 6 (11.54%) Azure Certification
3 3 (5.77%) CompTIA CySA+
3 3 (5.77%) CompTIA Security+
4 1 (1.92%) A+ Certification
4 1 (1.92%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (3.85%) Data Quality
1 2 (3.85%) QA
2 1 (1.92%) Accessibility
2 1 (1.92%) COBIT
System Software
1 7 (13.46%) Active Directory
2 4 (7.69%) Hyper-V
3 3 (5.77%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 6 (11.54%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 20 (38.46%) Microsoft
2 4 (7.69%) VMware
3 3 (5.77%) ForeScout
3 3 (5.77%) ServiceNow
4 1 (1.92%) Databricks