Analyst Jobs 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 2 July 2025.

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

6 months to
2 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 6 16 20
Rank change year-on-year +10 +4 -6
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 38 86 63
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Southampton 11.99% 8.63% 9.08%
As % of the Job Titles category 12.06% 8.86% 9.87%
Number of salaries quoted 32 83 50
10th Percentile £32,625 £27,300 £26,700
25th Percentile £35,813 £31,250 £30,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £40,000 £38,500
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% +3.90% -9.41%
75th Percentile £56,563 £46,142 £46,000
90th Percentile £62,375 £52,250 £63,000
Hampshire median annual salary £42,000 £40,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% +14.29% -22.22%

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 315 971 638
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 99.37% 97.39% 91.93%
Number of salaries quoted 228 807 496
10th Percentile £27,000 £29,550 £28,875
25th Percentile £37,500 £35,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £52,446
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -9.43% -0.10%
75th Percentile £61,563 £61,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £72,500 £72,500 £80,000
Hampshire median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - -4.76% -

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

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Analyst in Southampton.

Salary trend for Analyst in Southampton

Analyst
Salary Histogram in Southampton

Salary distribution for jobs citing Analyst in Southampton over the 6 months to 2 July 2025.

Salary histogram for Analyst in Southampton

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

For the 6 months to 2 July 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 18 (47.37%) Social Skills
2 13 (34.21%) Analytics
3 12 (31.58%) SQL
4 11 (28.95%) Data Analysis
4 11 (28.95%) Power BI
4 11 (28.95%) Power Platform
5 9 (23.68%) Analytical Skills
5 9 (23.68%) Degree
6 8 (21.05%) Finance
6 8 (21.05%) SaaS
7 7 (18.42%) Data Analytics
7 7 (18.42%) Decision-Making
7 7 (18.42%) Business Intelligence
7 7 (18.42%) Python
8 6 (15.79%) ERP
8 6 (15.79%) Information Security
9 5 (13.16%) Microsoft
9 5 (13.16%) Problem-Solving
9 5 (13.16%) Visualisation
9 5 (13.16%) Data Visualisation
10 4 (10.53%) Security Architecture
10 4 (10.53%) Active Directory
10 4 (10.53%) Management Information System
10 4 (10.53%) Telecoms
10 4 (10.53%) Cloud Security
10 4 (10.53%) Requirements Gathering
11 3 (7.89%) Storytelling
11 3 (7.89%) Focus Group
11 3 (7.89%) Firewall
11 3 (7.89%) Identity Management

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 1 (2.63%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (2.63%) SAP GRC
1 1 (2.63%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 11 (28.95%) Power Platform
2 8 (21.05%) SaaS
3 3 (7.89%) Entra ID
4 2 (5.26%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 3 (7.89%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (28.95%) Power BI
2 3 (7.89%) Big Data
2 3 (7.89%) Data Lake
3 2 (5.26%) Amazon QuickSight
3 2 (5.26%) Geospatial Data
3 2 (5.26%) MySQL
3 2 (5.26%) Tableau
4 1 (2.63%) MS Access
4 1 (2.63%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (2.63%) SAP BW
General
1 18 (47.37%) Social Skills
2 9 (23.68%) Analytical Skills
3 8 (21.05%) Finance
4 4 (10.53%) Telecoms
5 2 (5.26%) Law
5 2 (5.26%) Marketing
6 1 (2.63%) Automotive
6 1 (2.63%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (7.89%) Pandas
1 3 (7.89%) PySpark
2 1 (2.63%) Oracle Fusion
2 1 (2.63%) SAP Basis
Miscellaneous
1 4 (10.53%) Management Information System
2 2 (5.26%) Analytical Mindset
2 2 (5.26%) Cloud Native
3 1 (2.63%) Algorithms
3 1 (2.63%) Cloud Security Posture
3 1 (2.63%) Driving Licence
3 1 (2.63%) Security Posture
3 1 (2.63%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (34.21%) Analytics
2 11 (28.95%) Data Analysis
3 7 (18.42%) Business Intelligence
3 7 (18.42%) Data Analytics
3 7 (18.42%) Decision-Making
4 6 (15.79%) ERP
4 6 (15.79%) Information Security
5 5 (13.16%) Data Visualisation
5 5 (13.16%) Problem-Solving
5 5 (13.16%) Visualisation
6 4 (10.53%) Cloud Security
6 4 (10.53%) Requirements Gathering
6 4 (10.53%) Security Architecture
7 3 (7.89%) Actionable Insight
7 3 (7.89%) B2B
7 3 (7.89%) Continuous Improvement
7 3 (7.89%) Focus Group
7 3 (7.89%) Identity Management
7 3 (7.89%) ITIL
7 3 (7.89%) Qualitative Research
Programming Languages
1 12 (31.58%) SQL
2 7 (18.42%) Python
3 1 (2.63%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 1 (2.63%) PL/SQL
3 1 (2.63%) R
Qualifications
1 9 (23.68%) Degree
2 3 (7.89%) CISMP
2 3 (7.89%) CISSP
2 3 (7.89%) GSEC
3 2 (5.26%) CISM
3 2 (5.26%) DBS Check
4 1 (2.63%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (7.89%) Data Quality
1 3 (7.89%) GDPR
1 3 (7.89%) QA
2 1 (2.63%) GRC
2 1 (2.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (2.63%) SLA
System Software
1 4 (10.53%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 5 (13.16%) Microsoft
2 2 (5.26%) Oracle
2 2 (5.26%) ServiceNow
3 1 (2.63%) Okta
3 1 (2.63%) SAP