Analyst Job Trends in South Yorkshire

Analyst
Yorkshire > South Yorkshire

The median Analyst salary in South Yorkshire is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 February 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 4 13 14
Rank change year-on-year +9 +1 +5
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 129 50 103
As % of all permanent jobs in South Yorkshire 15.97% 10.62% 10.26%
As % of the Job Titles category 17.79% 11.16% 10.96%
Number of salaries quoted 68 14 88
10th Percentile £26,500 £28,565 £24,105
25th Percentile £28,250 £32,506 £27,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £38,250 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.50% -10.00% +6.25%
75th Percentile £45,000 £47,500 £47,772
90th Percentile £48,225 £58,806 £62,500
Yorkshire median annual salary £37,500 £36,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year +2.74% -14.12% +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 725 448 940
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.73% 95.12% 93.63%
Number of salaries quoted 534 189 782
10th Percentile £26,500 £29,950 £27,500
25th Percentile £29,250 £40,273 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £61,206 £45,500
Median % change year-on-year -34.65% +34.52% +1.11%
75th Percentile £61,250 £75,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £78,520 £82,500 £77,500
Yorkshire median annual salary £48,105 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -8.37% +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 15 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 15 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 +10 77 £37,500 -7.41% 18
Doncaster +1 27 £40,500 +17.39% 2
Barnsley +2 23 £31,250 +8.70% 4
Rotherham -6 2 £34,000 -
Analyst
Yorkshire

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

For the 6 months to 15 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 74 (57.36%) Microsoft
2 58 (44.96%) Azure
3 54 (41.86%) Azure Certification
4 48 (37.21%) Microsoft Excel
5 47 (36.43%) SQL
6 43 (33.33%) Python
7 42 (32.56%) Tableau
8 38 (29.46%) Business Intelligence
9 37 (28.68%) Power BI
9 37 (28.68%) Power Platform
10 36 (27.91%) Business Analysis
11 31 (24.03%) Mentoring
12 30 (23.26%) Project Management
13 29 (22.48%) Cybersecurity
14 28 (21.71%) AI
15 27 (20.93%) Azure AI
15 27 (20.93%) CompTIA CySA+
15 27 (20.93%) CompTIA Security+
15 27 (20.93%) ForeScout
16 22 (17.05%) Analytics
17 21 (16.28%) Degree
17 21 (16.28%) Problem-Solving
18 20 (15.50%) Data Analysis
18 20 (15.50%) Data Analytics
19 16 (12.40%) Change Management
20 15 (11.63%) Data Mining
21 7 (5.43%) Continuous Improvement
22 6 (4.65%) ITIL
23 5 (3.88%) Customer Service
23 5 (3.88%) 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 (1.55%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.78%) IIS
2 1 (0.78%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.78%) Tomcat
Applications
1 48 (37.21%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.78%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (0.78%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 58 (44.96%) Azure
2 37 (28.68%) Power Platform
3 27 (20.93%) Azure AI
4 5 (3.88%) Microsoft 365
4 5 (3.88%) Power Automate
4 5 (3.88%) SaaS
5 2 (1.55%) GCP
5 2 (1.55%) Google Analytics
6 1 (0.78%) Dynamics 365
6 1 (0.78%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.78%) DNS
1 1 (0.78%) Firewall
1 1 (0.78%) SAN
1 1 (0.78%) TCP/IP
1 1 (0.78%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 42 (32.56%) Tableau
2 37 (28.68%) Power BI
3 15 (11.63%) Data Mining
4 4 (3.10%) Power Query
4 4 (3.10%) PowerPivot
5 2 (1.55%) BigQuery
5 2 (1.55%) Looker
6 1 (0.78%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.78%) SQL Server
General
1 69 (53.49%) Social Skills
2 40 (31.01%) Finance
3 18 (13.95%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (3.88%) Law
4 5 (3.88%) Public Sector
5 4 (3.10%) Automotive
6 3 (2.33%) Manufacturing
7 2 (1.55%) Agriculture
7 2 (1.55%) Marketing
7 2 (1.55%) Retail
8 1 (0.78%) Banking
8 1 (0.78%) Documentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.78%) JSON
1 1 (0.78%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 2 (1.55%) Operational Technology
1 2 (1.55%) Renewable Energy
2 1 (0.78%) Housing Association
2 1 (0.78%) Management Information System
2 1 (0.78%) Onboarding
2 1 (0.78%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 5 (3.88%) Windows
2 4 (3.10%) Windows Server
3 1 (0.78%) Mac OS
3 1 (0.78%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (29.46%) Business Intelligence
2 36 (27.91%) Business Analysis
3 31 (24.03%) Mentoring
4 30 (23.26%) Project Management
5 29 (22.48%) Cybersecurity
6 28 (21.71%) AI
7 22 (17.05%) Analytics
8 21 (16.28%) Problem-Solving
9 20 (15.50%) Data Analysis
9 20 (15.50%) Data Analytics
10 16 (12.40%) Change Management
11 7 (5.43%) Continuous Improvement
12 6 (4.65%) ITIL
13 5 (3.88%) Customer Service
14 4 (3.10%) Agile
14 4 (3.10%) Coaching
14 4 (3.10%) Code Quality
14 4 (3.10%) Decision-Making
14 4 (3.10%) Regression Testing
14 4 (3.10%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 47 (36.43%) SQL
2 43 (33.33%) Python
3 1 (0.78%) C
3 1 (0.78%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 1 (0.78%) Java
3 1 (0.78%) R
Qualifications
1 54 (41.86%) Azure Certification
2 27 (20.93%) CompTIA CySA+
2 27 (20.93%) CompTIA Security+
3 21 (16.28%) Degree
4 1 (0.78%) A+ Certification
4 1 (0.78%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (3.10%) QA
2 3 (2.33%) Accessibility
2 3 (2.33%) GDPR
3 1 (0.78%) COBIT
3 1 (0.78%) SLA
System Software
1 3 (2.33%) Hyper-V
2 2 (1.55%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.78%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 74 (57.36%) Microsoft
2 27 (20.93%) ForeScout
3 3 (2.33%) ServiceNow
3 3 (2.33%) VMware
4 2 (1.55%) Google
5 1 (0.78%) Infor
5 1 (0.78%) Sage
5 1 (0.78%) SAP