Analyst Job Trends in Southampton

Analyst
Hampshire > Southampton

The median Analyst salary in Southampton is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 December 2025.

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

6 months to
2 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 11 24 21
Rank change year-on-year +13 -3 -12
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 50 40 38
As % of all permanent jobs in Southampton 9.35% 5.95% 10.95%
As % of the Job Titles category 9.73% 6.10% 11.31%
Number of salaries quoted 30 30 36
10th Percentile £26,475 £33,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £40,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £45,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -22.22% +20.00% -20.21%
75th Percentile £44,688 £60,000 £47,813
90th Percentile £61,250 £68,000 £63,750
Hampshire median annual salary £34,500 £45,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year -23.33% +20.00% -13.79%

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 514 656 336
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.07% 97.62% 96.83%
Number of salaries quoted 367 480 264
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +10.53% -11.55%
75th Percentile £62,500 £62,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £76,000 £73,750 £75,950
Hampshire median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £51,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +7.84% -7.27%

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Analyst' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Southampton.

Analyst job vacancy trend 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 2 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Analyst in Southampton

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

For the 6 months to 2 December 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 Southampton region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 32 (64.00%) Problem-Solving
2 20 (40.00%) Windows
3 19 (38.00%) SQL
4 11 (22.00%) Degree
4 11 (22.00%) Microsoft
5 9 (18.00%) Business Intelligence
5 9 (18.00%) Power BI
5 9 (18.00%) Power Platform
6 8 (16.00%) Customer Service
6 8 (16.00%) ERP
7 7 (14.00%) Python
8 6 (12.00%) Azure
8 6 (12.00%) Azure Certification
8 6 (12.00%) Tableau
9 5 (10.00%) Analytics
9 5 (10.00%) CISMP
9 5 (10.00%) Cloud Security
9 5 (10.00%) Firewall
9 5 (10.00%) GDPR
9 5 (10.00%) GSEC
9 5 (10.00%) Information Security
9 5 (10.00%) ISMS
9 5 (10.00%) ITIL
9 5 (10.00%) Logistics
10 4 (8.00%) Customer Experience
10 4 (8.00%) Microsoft Excel
11 3 (6.00%) AI
11 3 (6.00%) Amazon QuickSight
11 3 (6.00%) Azure AI
11 3 (6.00%) CompTIA CySA+

Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton 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:

Applications
1 4 (8.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (2.00%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (2.00%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 9 (18.00%) Power Platform
2 6 (12.00%) Azure
3 3 (6.00%) Azure AI
4 2 (4.00%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (2.00%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 5 (10.00%) Firewall
2 1 (2.00%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (18.00%) Power BI
2 6 (12.00%) Tableau
3 3 (6.00%) Amazon QuickSight
4 2 (4.00%) MS Access
4 2 (4.00%) MySQL
General
1 41 (82.00%) Social Skills
2 20 (40.00%) Telecoms
3 9 (18.00%) Finance
4 7 (14.00%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (2.00%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 6 (12.00%) Driving Licence
2 3 (6.00%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (2.00%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 20 (40.00%) Windows
2 2 (4.00%) Android
2 2 (4.00%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (64.00%) Problem-Solving
2 9 (18.00%) Business Intelligence
3 8 (16.00%) Customer Service
3 8 (16.00%) ERP
4 5 (10.00%) Analytics
4 5 (10.00%) Cloud Security
4 5 (10.00%) Information Security
4 5 (10.00%) ISMS
4 5 (10.00%) ITIL
4 5 (10.00%) Logistics
5 4 (8.00%) Customer Experience
6 3 (6.00%) AI
6 3 (6.00%) Continuous Improvement
6 3 (6.00%) Cybersecurity
6 3 (6.00%) Data Visualisation
6 3 (6.00%) Mentoring
6 3 (6.00%) Visualisation
7 2 (4.00%) Customer Engagement
7 2 (4.00%) Data Analytics
7 2 (4.00%) Strategic Planning
Programming Languages
1 19 (38.00%) SQL
2 7 (14.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 11 (22.00%) Degree
2 6 (12.00%) Azure Certification
3 5 (10.00%) CISMP
3 5 (10.00%) GSEC
4 3 (6.00%) CompTIA CySA+
4 3 (6.00%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (10.00%) GDPR
Vendors
1 11 (22.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (6.00%) ForeScout
3 1 (2.00%) Epicor
3 1 (2.00%) Sage
3 1 (2.00%) SAP