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 28 November 2025.

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

6 months to
28 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 13 12 15
Rank change year-on-year -1 +3 -6
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 56 81 66
As % of all permanent jobs in South Yorkshire 8.63% 9.81% 13.33%
As % of the Job Titles category 9.38% 10.42% 13.87%
Number of salaries quoted 39 30 63
10th Percentile £26,000 £29,713 £21,800
25th Percentile £26,750 £34,500 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £40,000 £38,500
Median % change year-on-year -18.75% +3.90% -1.28%
75th Percentile £45,000 £47,500 £46,375
90th Percentile £46,250 £60,000 £47,500
Yorkshire median annual salary £32,500 £40,000 £41,000
% change year-on-year -18.75% -2.44% -0.91%

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 597 777 476
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.99% 94.07% 96.16%
Number of salaries quoted 437 413 395
10th Percentile £25,087 £35,000 £26,417
25th Percentile £28,750 £40,000 £34,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £55,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -27.27% +22.22% -5.26%
75th Percentile £60,000 £70,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £78,750 £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 28 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 28 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 +3 44 £32,500 -20.12% 11
Barnsley -2 5 £47,500 +65.22% 2
Doncaster -4 5 - - 6
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 28 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 26 (46.43%) Microsoft
2 25 (44.64%) SQL
3 20 (35.71%) Business Analysis
4 19 (33.93%) Azure
5 18 (32.14%) Project Management
6 16 (28.57%) Microsoft Excel
6 16 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
7 15 (26.79%) Microsoft 365
7 15 (26.79%) Python
8 14 (25.00%) Tableau
9 13 (23.21%) Degree
10 12 (21.43%) Analytics
10 12 (21.43%) Azure Certification
10 12 (21.43%) Change Management
10 12 (21.43%) Data Analysis
10 12 (21.43%) Windows
11 11 (19.64%) Data Analytics
12 8 (14.29%) Data Mining
13 7 (12.50%) AI
13 7 (12.50%) Business Intelligence
13 7 (12.50%) Customer Service
13 7 (12.50%) ITIL
13 7 (12.50%) Power BI
13 7 (12.50%) Power Platform
14 6 (10.71%) .NET
14 6 (10.71%) Azure AI
14 6 (10.71%) C#
14 6 (10.71%) CompTIA CySA+
14 6 (10.71%) CompTIA Security+
14 6 (10.71%) Cybersecurity

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 (3.57%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.79%) IIS
2 1 (1.79%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (1.79%) Tomcat
Applications
1 16 (28.57%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.79%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 19 (33.93%) Azure
2 15 (26.79%) Microsoft 365
3 7 (12.50%) Power Platform
4 6 (10.71%) Azure AI
5 4 (7.14%) SaaS
6 1 (1.79%) Power Automate
6 1 (1.79%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 6 (10.71%) WPA
2 1 (1.79%) DNS
2 1 (1.79%) Firewall
2 1 (1.79%) SAN
2 1 (1.79%) TCP/IP
2 1 (1.79%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (25.00%) Tableau
2 8 (14.29%) Data Mining
3 7 (12.50%) Power BI
4 1 (1.79%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (1.79%) Looker
4 1 (1.79%) SQL Server
General
1 31 (55.36%) Social Skills
2 22 (39.29%) Finance
3 12 (21.43%) Analytical Skills
4 7 (12.50%) Law
4 7 (12.50%) Manufacturing
5 1 (1.79%) Advertising
5 1 (1.79%) Banking
5 1 (1.79%) Documentation Skills
5 1 (1.79%) Front Office
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (10.71%) .NET
2 1 (1.79%) JSON
2 1 (1.79%) XML
Operating Systems
1 12 (21.43%) Windows
2 5 (8.93%) Windows Server
3 1 (1.79%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (35.71%) Business Analysis
2 18 (32.14%) Project Management
3 16 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
4 12 (21.43%) Analytics
4 12 (21.43%) Change Management
4 12 (21.43%) Data Analysis
5 11 (19.64%) Data Analytics
6 7 (12.50%) AI
6 7 (12.50%) Business Intelligence
6 7 (12.50%) Customer Service
6 7 (12.50%) ITIL
7 6 (10.71%) Cybersecurity
7 6 (10.71%) Mentoring
8 4 (7.14%) Decision-Making
9 3 (5.36%) Incident Management
9 3 (5.36%) Major Incident Management
9 3 (5.36%) Process Improvement
10 2 (3.57%) Statistical Analysis
10 2 (3.57%) Statistical Modelling
10 2 (3.57%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 25 (44.64%) SQL
2 15 (26.79%) Python
3 6 (10.71%) C#
3 6 (10.71%) JavaScript
3 6 (10.71%) VB.NET
4 1 (1.79%) Java
Qualifications
1 13 (23.21%) Degree
2 12 (21.43%) Azure Certification
3 6 (10.71%) CompTIA CySA+
3 6 (10.71%) CompTIA Security+
4 1 (1.79%) A+ Certification
4 1 (1.79%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (3.57%) Data Quality
1 2 (3.57%) QA
2 1 (1.79%) Accessibility
2 1 (1.79%) COBIT
System Software
1 4 (7.14%) Hyper-V
2 3 (5.36%) Active Directory
2 3 (5.36%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (3.57%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 26 (46.43%) Microsoft
2 6 (10.71%) ForeScout
3 4 (7.14%) VMware
4 3 (5.36%) ServiceNow
5 1 (1.79%) Databricks