Analyst Job Trends in Southampton

Analyst
Hampshire > Southampton

The median Analyst salary in Southampton is £38,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 June 2026.

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

6 months to
18 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 4 8 16
Rank change year-on-year +4 +8 +3
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 97 33 97
As % of all permanent jobs in Southampton 15.11% 11.74% 9.27%
As % of the Job Titles category 15.40% 11.79% 9.51%
Number of salaries quoted 61 27 93
10th Percentile £24,875 £33,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £26,500 £35,625 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,000 £45,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.56% +12.50% +3.90%
75th Percentile £50,000 £56,875 £47,000
90th Percentile £55,000 £63,000 £56,000
Hampshire median annual salary £35,500 £41,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year -14.46% +3.75% +14.29%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 630 280 1,020
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 98.13% 99.64% 97.51%
Number of salaries quoted 473 200 847
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £37,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% +5.26% -9.52%
75th Percentile £73,750 £63,750 £61,250
90th Percentile £90,000 £72,500 £72,500
Hampshire median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -7.41%

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 18 June 2026.

Salary histogram for Analyst in Southampton

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

For the 6 months to 18 June 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 Southampton region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 48 (49.48%) Microsoft
2 39 (40.21%) SQL
3 35 (36.08%) Azure
4 32 (32.99%) Azure Certification
5 22 (22.68%) Windows
6 19 (19.59%) AI
7 18 (18.56%) Cybersecurity
8 17 (17.53%) Python
9 16 (16.49%) Azure AI
9 16 (16.49%) Business Intelligence
9 16 (16.49%) CompTIA CySA+
9 16 (16.49%) CompTIA Security+
9 16 (16.49%) ForeScout
9 16 (16.49%) Mentoring
9 16 (16.49%) Microsoft Excel
9 16 (16.49%) Power BI
9 16 (16.49%) Power Platform
9 16 (16.49%) Tableau
10 14 (14.43%) Active Directory
10 14 (14.43%) VPN
11 12 (12.37%) SLA
11 12 (12.37%) Software Testing
12 11 (11.34%) SQL Server
13 10 (10.31%) Citrix
13 10 (10.31%) IIS
13 10 (10.31%) Windows Server
14 9 (9.28%) Mathematics
14 9 (9.28%) Physics
14 9 (9.28%) Process Improvement
15 8 (8.25%) Continuous Improvement

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:

Application Platforms
1 10 (10.31%) IIS
2 1 (1.03%) CMS
2 1 (1.03%) SharePoint
Applications
1 16 (16.49%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (5.15%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (1.03%) Elite 3E
Cloud Services
1 35 (36.08%) Azure
2 16 (16.49%) Azure AI
2 16 (16.49%) Power Platform
3 6 (6.19%) Dynamics 365
4 5 (5.15%) Microsoft 365
5 3 (3.09%) AWS
5 3 (3.09%) Azure DevOps
6 2 (2.06%) GCP
7 1 (1.03%) GitHub
7 1 (1.03%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 14 (14.43%) VPN
2 4 (4.12%) DNS
2 4 (4.12%) Firewall
2 4 (4.12%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (16.49%) Power BI
1 16 (16.49%) Tableau
2 11 (11.34%) SQL Server
3 5 (5.15%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 4 (4.12%) Crystal Reports
5 1 (1.03%) Oracle Database
5 1 (1.03%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 1 (1.03%) Cypress.io
1 1 (1.03%) Gatling
1 1 (1.03%) Git
1 1 (1.03%) Jenkins
1 1 (1.03%) JMeter
1 1 (1.03%) LoadRunner
1 1 (1.03%) Selenium
General
1 42 (43.30%) Social Skills
2 23 (23.71%) Finance
3 17 (17.53%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (3.09%) Law
5 2 (2.06%) Banking
5 2 (2.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 2 (2.06%) Retail
6 1 (1.03%) Legal
6 1 (1.03%) Legal Technology
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.03%) Playwright
1 1 (1.03%) XML
1 1 (1.03%) XSL
Miscellaneous
1 13 (13.40%) Client/Server
2 4 (4.12%) Replication
3 2 (2.06%) Enterprise Software
3 2 (2.06%) Management Information System
3 2 (2.06%) Onboarding
3 2 (2.06%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (1.03%) Cloud Native
4 1 (1.03%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 22 (22.68%) Windows
2 10 (10.31%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (19.59%) AI
2 18 (18.56%) Cybersecurity
3 16 (16.49%) Business Intelligence
3 16 (16.49%) Mentoring
4 12 (12.37%) Software Testing
5 9 (9.28%) Mathematics
5 9 (9.28%) Physics
5 9 (9.28%) Process Improvement
6 8 (8.25%) Continuous Improvement
6 8 (8.25%) ERP
7 7 (7.22%) Analytical Thinking
7 7 (7.22%) Customer Service
7 7 (7.22%) Problem-Solving
8 6 (6.19%) Information Security
8 6 (6.19%) Non-Functional Testing
9 5 (5.15%) ITIL
10 4 (4.12%) Patch Management
10 4 (4.12%) Service Delivery
10 4 (4.12%) User Acceptance Testing
11 3 (3.09%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 39 (40.21%) SQL
2 17 (17.53%) Python
3 1 (1.03%) Java
3 1 (1.03%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 32 (32.99%) Azure Certification
2 16 (16.49%) CompTIA CySA+
2 16 (16.49%) CompTIA Security+
3 8 (8.25%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (12.37%) SLA
2 3 (3.09%) QA
3 2 (2.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (2.06%) NIST
3 2 (2.06%) PCI DSS
3 2 (2.06%) SOC 2
System Software
1 14 (14.43%) Active Directory
2 4 (4.12%) Hyper-V
2 4 (4.12%) Virtual Servers
Vendors
1 48 (49.48%) Microsoft
2 16 (16.49%) ForeScout
3 10 (10.31%) Citrix
4 4 (4.12%) Veeam
5 1 (1.03%) Aderant
5 1 (1.03%) iManage
5 1 (1.03%) Oracle