Analyst Job Trends in South Yorkshire

Analyst
Yorkshire > South Yorkshire

The median Analyst salary in South Yorkshire is £48,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 October 2026.

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

6 months to
8 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 11 23 12
Rank change year-on-year +12 -11 -1
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 136 39 88
As % of all permanent jobs in South Yorkshire 7.79% 6.50% 9.03%
As % of the Job Titles category 8.75% 7.17% 9.69%
Number of salaries quoted 97 33 30
10th Percentile £28,000 - £24,675
25th Percentile £41,250 £26,000 £33,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,500 £27,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +76.36% -31.25% +9.59%
75th Percentile £65,000 £46,250 £43,750
90th Percentile - £48,250 £60,000
Yorkshire median annual salary £45,000 £34,000 £38,125
% change year-on-year +32.35% -10.82% -4.07%

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 1,555 544 908
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.06% 90.67% 93.13%
Number of salaries quoted 1,167 375 506
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,087 £31,875
25th Percentile £40,000 £29,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £65,000 £60,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,250 £80,000
Yorkshire median annual salary £52,500 £45,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +15.38% -9.00% -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 8 October 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 8 October 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 +12 97 £50,000 +81.82% 25
Doncaster -3 23 £36,000 - 9
Barnsley +1 14 £45,000 -5.26% 3
Rotherham -7 1 £31,500 +21.11% 2
Analyst
Yorkshire

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

For the 6 months to 8 October 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 33 (24.26%) Microsoft
2 27 (19.85%) Business Intelligence
3 21 (15.44%) Data Analysis
3 21 (15.44%) Power Platform
4 20 (14.71%) Azure
5 19 (13.97%) Power BI
5 19 (13.97%) Problem-Solving
6 18 (13.24%) Azure Certification
6 18 (13.24%) SQL
7 16 (11.76%) Cybersecurity
8 14 (10.29%) Business Analysis
8 14 (10.29%) Continuous Improvement
8 14 (10.29%) Mentoring
9 13 (9.56%) Microsoft Excel
10 11 (8.09%) AI
10 11 (8.09%) Analytics
10 11 (8.09%) Python
11 10 (7.35%) Agile
11 10 (7.35%) Microsoft 365
11 10 (7.35%) Tableau
12 9 (6.62%) Azure AI
12 9 (6.62%) CompTIA CySA+
12 9 (6.62%) CompTIA Security+
12 9 (6.62%) Customer Service
12 9 (6.62%) Dynamics 365
12 9 (6.62%) ForeScout
12 9 (6.62%) SharePoint
13 8 (5.88%) Degree
13 8 (5.88%) ERP
13 8 (5.88%) ITIL

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 9 (6.62%) SharePoint
2 3 (2.21%) Confluence
3 1 (0.74%) IIS
3 1 (0.74%) Tomcat
Applications
1 13 (9.56%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (2.21%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (1.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.74%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 21 (15.44%) Power Platform
2 20 (14.71%) Azure
3 10 (7.35%) Microsoft 365
4 9 (6.62%) Azure AI
4 9 (6.62%) Dynamics 365
5 7 (5.15%) OneDrive
5 7 (5.15%) Power Automate
5 7 (5.15%) PowerApps
6 3 (2.21%) SaaS
7 1 (0.74%) Azure DevOps
7 1 (0.74%) Entra ID
7 1 (0.74%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.74%) DNS
1 1 (0.74%) TCP/IP
1 1 (0.74%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (13.97%) Power BI
2 10 (7.35%) Tableau
3 1 (0.74%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (0.74%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 6 (4.41%) JIRA
2 1 (0.74%) Yeoman
General
1 35 (25.74%) Social Skills
2 27 (19.85%) Finance
3 17 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
4 13 (9.56%) Public Sector
5 7 (5.15%) Banking
6 6 (4.41%) Marketing
7 4 (2.94%) Law
7 4 (2.94%) Manufacturing
8 2 (1.47%) Welsh Language
9 1 (0.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (0.74%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (0.74%) Publishing
9 1 (0.74%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (4.41%) EDI
2 4 (2.94%) Oracle Fusion
3 1 (0.74%) JSON
3 1 (0.74%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 4 (2.94%) Algorithms
1 4 (2.94%) Product Ownership
2 3 (2.21%) Onboarding
3 2 (1.47%) Security Operations Centre
4 1 (0.74%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (0.74%) CMDB
4 1 (0.74%) Cyber Defence
4 1 (0.74%) Driving Licence
4 1 (0.74%) Life Science
4 1 (0.74%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.74%) Mac OS
1 1 (0.74%) Windows
1 1 (0.74%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (19.85%) Business Intelligence
2 21 (15.44%) Data Analysis
3 19 (13.97%) Problem-Solving
4 16 (11.76%) Cybersecurity
5 14 (10.29%) Business Analysis
5 14 (10.29%) Continuous Improvement
5 14 (10.29%) Mentoring
6 11 (8.09%) AI
6 11 (8.09%) Analytics
7 10 (7.35%) Agile
8 9 (6.62%) Customer Service
9 8 (5.88%) ERP
9 8 (5.88%) ITIL
9 8 (5.88%) Process Improvement
9 8 (5.88%) Service Management
10 7 (5.15%) Actionable Insight
10 7 (5.15%) Business Continuity
11 6 (4.41%) Requirements Gathering
11 6 (4.41%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 5 (3.68%) Data Science
Programming Languages
1 18 (13.24%) SQL
2 11 (8.09%) Python
3 1 (0.74%) Java
Qualifications
1 18 (13.24%) Azure Certification
2 9 (6.62%) CompTIA CySA+
2 9 (6.62%) CompTIA Security+
3 8 (5.88%) Degree
4 3 (2.21%) Postgraduate
5 1 (0.74%) A+ Certification
5 1 (0.74%) Network+ Certification
System Software
1 1 (0.74%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 33 (24.26%) Microsoft
2 9 (6.62%) ForeScout
3 4 (2.94%) Oracle
4 1 (0.74%) CrowdStrike
4 1 (0.74%) Google
4 1 (0.74%) Salesforce
4 1 (0.74%) ServiceNow
4 1 (0.74%) SGI