Analyst Job Trends in Suffolk

Analyst
East of England > Suffolk

The median Analyst salary in Suffolk is £35,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 27 August 2026.

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

6 months to
27 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 4 19 6
Rank change year-on-year +15 -13 +7
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 72 76 43
As % of all permanent jobs in Suffolk 13.51% 13.40% 10.09%
As % of the Job Titles category 13.85% 15.14% 10.78%
Number of salaries quoted 39 38 31
10th Percentile £28,000 £25,625 £27,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £28,063 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,500 £46,750 £28,000
Median % change year-on-year -24.06% +66.96% -26.80%
75th Percentile £55,000 £56,500 £39,375
90th Percentile £63,000 £57,500 £46,250
East of England median annual salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year - +7.14% -2.78%

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 520 502 399
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.56% 88.54% 93.66%
Number of salaries quoted 340 212 224
10th Percentile £28,000 £26,250 £25,552
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £29,629
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £47,125 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.12% +17.81% -11.11%
75th Percentile £60,000 £57,500 £55,063
90th Percentile £95,000 £68,750 £73,375
East of England median annual salary £50,000 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -4.76%

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 27 August 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 27 August 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 -6 31 £35,500 +9.23% 3
Bury St Edmunds +4 17 £30,000 -35.83% 1
Woodbridge -3 7 £28,000 - 2
Felixstowe -1 2 £60,000 -
Newmarket +18 1 £26,000 -20.00%
Analyst
East of England

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

For the 6 months to 27 August 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 28 (38.89%) Microsoft
2 25 (34.72%) Azure
3 22 (30.56%) Microsoft Excel
4 21 (29.17%) Business Intelligence
4 21 (29.17%) SQL
5 20 (27.78%) Azure Certification
6 19 (26.39%) Power BI
6 19 (26.39%) Power Platform
7 15 (20.83%) CompTIA Security+
8 14 (19.44%) AI
9 11 (15.28%) Cybersecurity
9 11 (15.28%) Python
10 10 (13.89%) Azure AI
10 10 (13.89%) CompTIA CySA+
10 10 (13.89%) ForeScout
10 10 (13.89%) Mentoring
10 10 (13.89%) Tableau
11 8 (11.11%) Microsoft Office
11 8 (11.11%) Validation
12 6 (8.33%) BusinessObjects
12 6 (8.33%) Change Management
12 6 (8.33%) Crystal Reports
12 6 (8.33%) Degree
12 6 (8.33%) Dynamics 365
12 6 (8.33%) Power Query
12 6 (8.33%) QA
12 6 (8.33%) System Testing
12 6 (8.33%) Verification and Validation
12 6 (8.33%) Windows
13 5 (6.94%) AWS

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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (1.39%) SharePoint
Applications
1 22 (30.56%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (11.11%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (1.39%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 25 (34.72%) Azure
2 19 (26.39%) Power Platform
3 10 (13.89%) Azure AI
4 6 (8.33%) Dynamics 365
5 5 (6.94%) AWS
6 1 (1.39%) Entra ID
6 1 (1.39%) Microsoft 365
6 1 (1.39%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 5 (6.94%) Firewall
2 1 (1.39%) DHCP
2 1 (1.39%) DNS
2 1 (1.39%) VPN
2 1 (1.39%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (26.39%) Power BI
2 10 (13.89%) Tableau
3 6 (8.33%) BusinessObjects
3 6 (8.33%) Crystal Reports
3 6 (8.33%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 1 (1.39%) JIRA
General
1 25 (34.72%) Social Skills
2 9 (12.50%) Finance
3 7 (9.72%) Documentation Skills
4 6 (8.33%) Public Sector
4 6 (8.33%) Social Housing
5 5 (6.94%) Organisational Skills
6 4 (5.56%) Local Government
7 2 (2.78%) Analytical Skills
7 2 (2.78%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (1.39%) Marketing
8 1 (1.39%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 3 (4.17%) Data Structures
2 1 (1.39%) Onboarding
2 1 (1.39%) Smart Meter
2 1 (1.39%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 6 (8.33%) Windows
2 5 (6.94%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (29.17%) Business Intelligence
2 14 (19.44%) AI
3 11 (15.28%) Cybersecurity
4 10 (13.89%) Mentoring
5 8 (11.11%) Validation
6 6 (8.33%) Change Management
6 6 (8.33%) System Testing
6 6 (8.33%) Verification and Validation
7 5 (6.94%) Decision-Making
7 5 (6.94%) Due Diligence
7 5 (6.94%) Information Security
7 5 (6.94%) SIEM
7 5 (6.94%) Vulnerability Scanning
8 4 (5.56%) Business Analysis
8 4 (5.56%) Data Analysis
8 4 (5.56%) Data Cleansing
8 4 (5.56%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 4 (5.56%) Kalman Filter
9 3 (4.17%) Data-Driven Decision Making
9 3 (4.17%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 21 (29.17%) SQL
2 11 (15.28%) Python
3 2 (2.78%) VBA
Qualifications
1 20 (27.78%) Azure Certification
2 15 (20.83%) CompTIA Security+
3 10 (13.89%) CompTIA CySA+
4 6 (8.33%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (8.33%) QA
2 5 (6.94%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (1.39%) Data Quality
System Software
1 1 (1.39%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 28 (38.89%) Microsoft
2 10 (13.89%) ForeScout
3 5 (6.94%) Cisco
4 1 (1.39%) ServiceNow