Analyst Job Trends in Suffolk

Analyst
East of England > Suffolk

The median Analyst salary in Suffolk is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 May 2026.

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

6 months to
4 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 3 19 6
Rank change year-on-year +16 -13 0
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 109 57 65
As % of all permanent jobs in Suffolk 20.88% 11.95% 13.46%
As % of the Job Titles category 22.11% 12.93% 14.01%
Number of salaries quoted 46 33 43
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,525 £27,000
25th Percentile £35,250 £25,625 £36,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £32,500 £43,000
Median % change year-on-year +23.08% -24.42% +25.12%
75th Percentile £47,625 £57,500 £52,500
90th Percentile £65,000 £66,230 -
East of England median annual salary £40,000 £47,500 £39,186
% change year-on-year -15.79% +21.22% -2.04%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Suffolk

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Suffolk. 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 Suffolk with a recognized job title 493 441 464
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.44% 92.45% 96.07%
Number of salaries quoted 257 263 300
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,250 £24,725
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £27,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £66,100 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -31.92% +65.25% -
75th Percentile £63,750 £66,253 £53,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £66,340 £61,250
East of England median annual salary £50,000 £50,967 £47,500
% change year-on-year -1.90% +7.30% -13.64%

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Suffolk

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

Analyst job vacancy trend in Suffolk

Analyst
Salary Trend in Suffolk

Salary distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Suffolk.

Salary distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Suffolk

Analyst
Salary Histogram in Suffolk

Salary distribution for jobs citing Analyst in Suffolk over the 6 months to 4 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Analyst in Suffolk

Analyst
Job Locations in Suffolk

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Analyst within the Suffolk region over the 6 months to 4 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
Ipswich 0 71 £35,500 +31.48% 5
Bury St Edmunds +2 27 £46,750 -
Analyst
East of England

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

For the 6 months to 4 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 Suffolk region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 45 (41.28%) Microsoft
2 43 (39.45%) Azure
3 42 (38.53%) Azure Certification
4 41 (37.61%) Power Platform
5 40 (36.70%) Business Intelligence
5 40 (36.70%) Power BI
6 34 (31.19%) SQL
7 33 (30.28%) Microsoft Excel
8 22 (20.18%) Python
8 22 (20.18%) Tableau
9 21 (19.27%) AI
9 21 (19.27%) Azure AI
9 21 (19.27%) CompTIA CySA+
9 21 (19.27%) CompTIA Security+
9 21 (19.27%) Cybersecurity
9 21 (19.27%) ForeScout
9 21 (19.27%) Mentoring
10 12 (11.01%) Degree
11 10 (9.17%) Microsoft Office
12 9 (8.26%) Agile
12 9 (8.26%) Business Analysis
12 9 (8.26%) Computer Science
12 9 (8.26%) Project Delivery
13 8 (7.34%) Change Management
13 8 (7.34%) ERP
14 7 (6.42%) BusinessObjects
14 7 (6.42%) Crystal Reports
14 7 (6.42%) Dynamics 365
14 7 (6.42%) Power Query
14 7 (6.42%) System Testing

Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Suffolk 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 33 (30.28%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (9.17%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.92%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.92%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (3.67%) NEC Housing
2 1 (0.92%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 43 (39.45%) Azure
2 41 (37.61%) Power Platform
3 21 (19.27%) Azure AI
4 7 (6.42%) Dynamics 365
5 1 (0.92%) AWS
5 1 (0.92%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (0.92%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (0.92%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 40 (36.70%) Power BI
2 22 (20.18%) Tableau
3 7 (6.42%) BusinessObjects
3 7 (6.42%) Crystal Reports
3 7 (6.42%) Power Query
4 1 (0.92%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.92%) SQL Server Reporting Services
General
1 48 (44.04%) Social Skills
2 15 (13.76%) Finance
3 7 (6.42%) Public Sector
3 7 (6.42%) Social Housing
4 6 (5.50%) Analytical Skills
5 5 (4.59%) Organisational Skills
6 4 (3.67%) Local Government
7 3 (2.75%) Documentation Skills
7 3 (2.75%) Presentation Skills
8 2 (1.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (0.92%) Legal
9 1 (0.92%) Marketing
9 1 (0.92%) Online Betting
9 1 (0.92%) Retail
9 1 (0.92%) Tech for Good
Miscellaneous
1 9 (8.26%) Driving Licence
2 4 (3.67%) Analytical Mindset
3 2 (1.83%) Data Structures
3 2 (1.83%) Virtual Team
4 1 (0.92%) Team-Oriented Environment
Processes & Methodologies
1 40 (36.70%) Business Intelligence
2 21 (19.27%) AI
2 21 (19.27%) Cybersecurity
2 21 (19.27%) Mentoring
3 9 (8.26%) Agile
3 9 (8.26%) Business Analysis
3 9 (8.26%) Computer Science
3 9 (8.26%) Project Delivery
4 8 (7.34%) Change Management
4 8 (7.34%) ERP
5 7 (6.42%) System Testing
6 6 (5.50%) Stakeholder Management
7 5 (4.59%) Data Analysis
7 5 (4.59%) Requirements Gathering
8 3 (2.75%) Application Rationalisation
8 3 (2.75%) Data Cleansing
8 3 (2.75%) Decision-Making
8 3 (2.75%) Digital Innovation
8 3 (2.75%) Problem-Solving
8 3 (2.75%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 34 (31.19%) SQL
2 22 (20.18%) Python
3 2 (1.83%) VBA
Qualifications
1 42 (38.53%) Azure Certification
2 21 (19.27%) CompTIA CySA+
2 21 (19.27%) CompTIA Security+
3 12 (11.01%) Degree
4 1 (0.92%) SC Cleared
4 1 (0.92%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (2.75%) QA
2 1 (0.92%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 45 (41.28%) Microsoft
2 21 (19.27%) ForeScout
3 4 (3.67%) NEC
4 2 (1.83%) Snow
5 1 (0.92%) Sage