Analyst Job Trends in Southampton

Analyst
Hampshire > Southampton

The median Analyst salary in Southampton is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 September 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 11 20 21
Rank change year-on-year +9 +1 -8
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 44 60 36
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Southampton 10.76% 7.03% 8.37%
As % of the Job Titles category 10.95% 7.12% 8.80%
Number of salaries quoted 36 53 31
10th Percentile £32,500 £30,500 -
25th Percentile £33,750 £33,250 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £41,500 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.43% +10.67% -16.67%
75th Percentile £61,250 £46,250 £48,125
90th Percentile £61,875 £59,500 £62,500
Hampshire median annual salary £37,500 £41,000 £36,000
% change year-on-year -8.54% +13.89% -20.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Southampton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Southampton. 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 Southampton with a recognized job title 402 843 409
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 98.29% 98.71% 95.12%
Number of salaries quoted 274 640 316
10th Percentile £32,500 £32,500 £28,375
25th Percentile £42,000 £40,000 £41,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £62,988 £60,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £72,625 £77,500
Hampshire median annual salary £52,000 £52,500 £53,500
% change year-on-year -0.95% -1.87% +1.90%

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton

Job postings that featured Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Southampton.

Job vacancy trend for Analyst in Southampton

Analyst
Salary Trend in Southampton

Salary distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Southampton.

Salary distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Southampton

Analyst
Salary Histogram in Southampton

Salary distribution for jobs citing Analyst in Southampton over the 6 months to 19 September 2025.

Salary histogram for Analyst in Southampton

Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton

For the 6 months to 19 September 2025, Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Southampton region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 25 (56.82%) Social Skills
2 22 (50.00%) SQL
3 14 (31.82%) Degree
3 14 (31.82%) Problem-Solving
4 12 (27.27%) Power Platform
4 12 (27.27%) Power BI
4 12 (27.27%) Finance
5 11 (25.00%) Analytics
5 11 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
6 9 (20.45%) ERP
7 8 (18.18%) Information Security
7 8 (18.18%) Business Intelligence
7 8 (18.18%) Microsoft
8 7 (15.91%) Python
8 7 (15.91%) Decision-Making
9 6 (13.64%) Data Analysis
9 6 (13.64%) Cloud Security
10 5 (11.36%) Logistics
10 5 (11.36%) ISMS
10 5 (11.36%) GSEC
10 5 (11.36%) CISMP
10 5 (11.36%) Firewall
10 5 (11.36%) Telecoms
10 5 (11.36%) ITIL
10 5 (11.36%) Visualisation
10 5 (11.36%) Data Visualisation
10 5 (11.36%) Customer Service
10 5 (11.36%) GDPR
11 4 (9.09%) Data Analytics
11 4 (9.09%) Requirements Gathering

Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 2 (4.55%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (2.27%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (2.27%) NetSuite
1 1 (2.27%) SAP GRC
1 1 (2.27%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 12 (27.27%) Power Platform
2 4 (9.09%) SaaS
3 3 (6.82%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 5 (11.36%) Firewall
2 1 (2.27%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (27.27%) Power BI
2 3 (6.82%) Amazon QuickSight
2 3 (6.82%) Tableau
3 2 (4.55%) Big Data
3 2 (4.55%) Data Lake
3 2 (4.55%) Geospatial Data
3 2 (4.55%) MS Access
3 2 (4.55%) MySQL
4 1 (2.27%) SAP BW
General
1 25 (56.82%) Social Skills
2 12 (27.27%) Finance
3 11 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (11.36%) Telecoms
5 2 (4.55%) Marketing
6 1 (2.27%) Law
6 1 (2.27%) Manufacturing
6 1 (2.27%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (4.55%) Pandas
1 2 (4.55%) PySpark
2 1 (2.27%) SAP Basis
Miscellaneous
1 4 (9.09%) Management Information System
2 3 (6.82%) Analytical Mindset
3 2 (4.55%) Cloud Native
4 1 (2.27%) Algorithms
4 1 (2.27%) Cloud Security Posture
4 1 (2.27%) Data Structures
4 1 (2.27%) Driving Licence
4 1 (2.27%) Security Posture
4 1 (2.27%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.27%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (31.82%) Problem-Solving
2 11 (25.00%) Analytics
3 9 (20.45%) ERP
4 8 (18.18%) Business Intelligence
4 8 (18.18%) Information Security
5 7 (15.91%) Decision-Making
6 6 (13.64%) Cloud Security
6 6 (13.64%) Data Analysis
7 5 (11.36%) Customer Service
7 5 (11.36%) Data Visualisation
7 5 (11.36%) ISMS
7 5 (11.36%) ITIL
7 5 (11.36%) Logistics
7 5 (11.36%) Visualisation
8 4 (9.09%) Continuous Improvement
8 4 (9.09%) Data Analytics
8 4 (9.09%) Requirements Gathering
8 4 (9.09%) Security Architecture
9 3 (6.82%) Actionable Insight
9 3 (6.82%) Qualitative Research
Programming Languages
1 22 (50.00%) SQL
2 7 (15.91%) Python
Qualifications
1 14 (31.82%) Degree
2 5 (11.36%) CISMP
2 5 (11.36%) GSEC
3 3 (6.82%) CISSP
4 2 (4.55%) CISM
5 1 (2.27%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (11.36%) GDPR
2 2 (4.55%) QA
3 1 (2.27%) GRC
3 1 (2.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 4 (9.09%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 8 (18.18%) Microsoft
2 2 (4.55%) SAP
2 2 (4.55%) ServiceNow
3 1 (2.27%) Epicor
3 1 (2.27%) Okta
3 1 (2.27%) Sage