Analyst Job Trends in South Yorkshire

Analyst
Yorkshire > South Yorkshire

The median Analyst salary in South Yorkshire is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 May 2026.

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

6 months to
30 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 4 14 19
Rank change year-on-year +10 +5 -1
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 223 38 120
As % of all permanent jobs in South Yorkshire 16.48% 9.29% 8.21%
As % of the Job Titles category 17.90% 10.03% 8.84%
Number of salaries quoted 106 22 82
10th Percentile £26,625 - £24,015
25th Percentile £30,625 £26,000 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £33,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +19.40% -21.18% +21.43%
75th Percentile £46,022 £50,938 £47,772
90th Percentile £61,250 £63,162 £62,500
Yorkshire median annual salary £44,000 £29,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year +49.15% -21.33% -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 1,246 379 1,357
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.09% 92.67% 92.88%
Number of salaries quoted 885 242 1,079
10th Percentile £28,100 £26,000 £28,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £30,625 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,884 £47,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.02% - +5.56%
75th Percentile £65,640 £68,438 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £75,772
Yorkshire median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £49,274
% change year-on-year - +1.47% -6.14%

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 30 May 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 30 May 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 +10 122 £41,250 +37.50% 27
Doncaster +9 55 £38,750 -13.89% 3
Barnsley - 43 £31,250 - 2
Rotherham -7 2 £32,750 +25.91% 1
Analyst
Yorkshire

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

For the 6 months to 30 May 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.

1 127 (56.95%) Microsoft
2 110 (49.33%) Azure
3 108 (48.43%) Azure Certification
4 78 (34.98%) Business Intelligence
5 74 (33.18%) Microsoft Excel
6 73 (32.74%) Power BI
6 73 (32.74%) Power Platform
6 73 (32.74%) SQL
7 65 (29.15%) Python
8 63 (28.25%) Mentoring
8 63 (28.25%) Tableau
9 61 (27.35%) Cybersecurity
10 59 (26.46%) AI
11 55 (24.66%) CompTIA CySA+
12 54 (24.22%) Azure AI
12 54 (24.22%) CompTIA Security+
12 54 (24.22%) ForeScout
13 35 (15.70%) Analytics
14 31 (13.90%) Business Analysis
15 22 (9.87%) Data Analytics
16 21 (9.42%) Data Analysis
17 16 (7.17%) Problem-Solving
18 15 (6.73%) Continuous Improvement
18 15 (6.73%) Project Management
19 12 (5.38%) Agile
19 12 (5.38%) Power Automate
20 9 (4.04%) Data Mining
21 8 (3.59%) Coaching
21 8 (3.59%) Customer Service
21 8 (3.59%) Decision-Making

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 5 (2.24%) SharePoint
2 2 (0.90%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 74 (33.18%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.45%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.45%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 1 (0.45%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 110 (49.33%) Azure
2 73 (32.74%) Power Platform
3 54 (24.22%) Azure AI
4 12 (5.38%) Power Automate
5 8 (3.59%) Microsoft 365
6 6 (2.69%) Dynamics 365
7 5 (2.24%) PowerApps
8 4 (1.79%) OneDrive
9 3 (1.35%) GCP
9 3 (1.35%) Google Analytics
10 2 (0.90%) SaaS
11 1 (0.45%) Azure DevOps
11 1 (0.45%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Database & Business Intelligence
1 73 (32.74%) Power BI
2 63 (28.25%) Tableau
3 9 (4.04%) Data Mining
4 8 (3.59%) Power Query
5 7 (3.14%) PowerPivot
6 3 (1.35%) BigQuery
6 3 (1.35%) Looker
7 1 (0.45%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 3 (1.35%) JIRA
General
1 132 (59.19%) Social Skills
2 36 (16.14%) Finance
3 16 (7.17%) Public Sector
4 15 (6.73%) Analytical Skills
5 7 (3.14%) Automotive
6 5 (2.24%) Law
7 3 (1.35%) Presentation Skills
8 2 (0.90%) Agriculture
8 2 (0.90%) Influencing Skills
8 2 (0.90%) Manufacturing
8 2 (0.90%) Marketing
8 2 (0.90%) Retail
9 1 (0.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (0.45%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (0.45%) Publishing
9 1 (0.45%) Welsh Language
Miscellaneous
1 4 (1.79%) Product Ownership
2 2 (0.90%) Operational Technology
2 2 (0.90%) Renewable Energy
3 1 (0.45%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (0.45%) Cyber Defence
3 1 (0.45%) Data Structures
3 1 (0.45%) Housing Association
3 1 (0.45%) Life Science
3 1 (0.45%) Management Information System
3 1 (0.45%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 3 (1.35%) Windows
2 2 (0.90%) Windows 10
3 1 (0.45%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 78 (34.98%) Business Intelligence
2 63 (28.25%) Mentoring
3 61 (27.35%) Cybersecurity
4 59 (26.46%) AI
5 35 (15.70%) Analytics
6 31 (13.90%) Business Analysis
7 22 (9.87%) Data Analytics
8 21 (9.42%) Data Analysis
9 16 (7.17%) Problem-Solving
10 15 (6.73%) Continuous Improvement
10 15 (6.73%) Project Management
11 12 (5.38%) Agile
12 8 (3.59%) Coaching
12 8 (3.59%) Customer Service
12 8 (3.59%) Decision-Making
13 7 (3.14%) Requirements Gathering
13 7 (3.14%) Visualisation
14 6 (2.69%) ITIL
14 6 (2.69%) Process Improvement
15 5 (2.24%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 73 (32.74%) SQL
2 65 (29.15%) Python
3 2 (0.90%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 1 (0.45%) C
4 1 (0.45%) R
Qualifications
1 108 (48.43%) Azure Certification
2 55 (24.66%) CompTIA CySA+
3 54 (24.22%) CompTIA Security+
4 8 (3.59%) Degree
5 2 (0.90%) SC Cleared
5 2 (0.90%) Security Cleared
6 1 (0.45%) A+ Certification
6 1 (0.45%) Microsoft Certification
6 1 (0.45%) Network+ Certification
6 1 (0.45%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (2.24%) GDPR
2 2 (0.90%) Accessibility
2 2 (0.90%) QA
2 2 (0.90%) SLA
3 1 (0.45%) GRC
System Software
1 1 (0.45%) Active Directory
1 1 (0.45%) Hyper-V
1 1 (0.45%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 127 (56.95%) Microsoft
2 54 (24.22%) ForeScout
3 3 (1.35%) Google
3 3 (1.35%) ServiceNow
4 2 (0.90%) Salesforce
5 1 (0.45%) CrowdStrike
5 1 (0.45%) Infor
5 1 (0.45%) Sage
5 1 (0.45%) SAP
5 1 (0.45%) VMware