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 28 May 2026.

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

6 months to
28 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 4 25 5
Rank change year-on-year +21 -20 -1
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 98 60 70
As % of all permanent jobs in Suffolk 20.16% 11.47% 13.23%
As % of the Job Titles category 21.26% 12.40% 13.75%
Number of salaries quoted 46 35 48
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,550 £27,000
25th Percentile £35,250 £25,625 £28,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £32,500 £42,750
Median % change year-on-year +23.08% -23.98% +24.39%
75th Percentile £47,625 £57,500 £52,500
90th Percentile £63,750 £66,230 -
East of England median annual salary £40,000 £47,500 £36,664
% change year-on-year -15.79% +29.55% -7.18%

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 461 484 509
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.86% 92.54% 96.22%
Number of salaries quoted 257 266 333
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,250 £24,800
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £28,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £65,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -30.77% +62.50% +5.26%
75th Percentile £63,750 £66,229 £53,750
90th Percentile £92,000 £66,295 £63,500
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 28 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 28 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 +1 63 £35,500 +9.23% 7
Bury St Edmunds +4 21 £46,750 - 2
Analyst
East of England

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

For the 6 months to 28 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 44 (44.90%) Microsoft
2 41 (41.84%) Azure
3 38 (38.78%) Azure Certification
4 37 (37.76%) Business Intelligence
4 37 (37.76%) Power BI
4 37 (37.76%) Power Platform
5 32 (32.65%) Microsoft Excel
5 32 (32.65%) SQL
6 22 (22.45%) CompTIA Security+
7 21 (21.43%) AI
8 20 (20.41%) Cybersecurity
8 20 (20.41%) Python
8 20 (20.41%) Tableau
9 19 (19.39%) Azure AI
9 19 (19.39%) CompTIA CySA+
9 19 (19.39%) ForeScout
9 19 (19.39%) Mentoring
10 12 (12.24%) Degree
11 10 (10.20%) Microsoft Office
12 8 (8.16%) Project Delivery
13 7 (7.14%) BusinessObjects
13 7 (7.14%) Change Management
13 7 (7.14%) Computer Science
13 7 (7.14%) Crystal Reports
13 7 (7.14%) Power Query
13 7 (7.14%) System Testing
14 6 (6.12%) Agile
14 6 (6.12%) Business Analysis
14 6 (6.12%) Dynamics 365
14 6 (6.12%) Stakeholder Management

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 (1.02%) SharePoint
Applications
1 32 (32.65%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (10.20%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (1.02%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (4.08%) NEC Housing
Cloud Services
1 41 (41.84%) Azure
2 37 (37.76%) Power Platform
3 19 (19.39%) Azure AI
4 6 (6.12%) Dynamics 365
5 4 (4.08%) AWS
6 2 (2.04%) SaaS
7 1 (1.02%) Entra ID
7 1 (1.02%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (3.06%) Firewall
2 1 (1.02%) DHCP
2 1 (1.02%) DNS
2 1 (1.02%) VPN
2 1 (1.02%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (37.76%) Power BI
2 20 (20.41%) Tableau
3 7 (7.14%) BusinessObjects
3 7 (7.14%) Crystal Reports
3 7 (7.14%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 1 (1.02%) JIRA
General
1 44 (44.90%) Social Skills
2 10 (10.20%) Finance
3 8 (8.16%) Organisational Skills
4 7 (7.14%) Public Sector
4 7 (7.14%) Social Housing
5 6 (6.12%) Documentation Skills
6 5 (5.10%) Analytical Skills
7 4 (4.08%) Local Government
8 3 (3.06%) Presentation Skills
9 2 (2.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 1 (1.02%) Marketing
10 1 (1.02%) Retail
10 1 (1.02%) Tech for Good
Miscellaneous
1 7 (7.14%) Driving Licence
2 3 (3.06%) Analytical Mindset
2 3 (3.06%) Data Structures
3 1 (1.02%) Onboarding
3 1 (1.02%) Team-Oriented Environment
3 1 (1.02%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 4 (4.08%) Windows
2 3 (3.06%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 37 (37.76%) Business Intelligence
2 21 (21.43%) AI
3 20 (20.41%) Cybersecurity
4 19 (19.39%) Mentoring
5 8 (8.16%) Project Delivery
6 7 (7.14%) Change Management
6 7 (7.14%) Computer Science
6 7 (7.14%) System Testing
7 6 (6.12%) Agile
7 6 (6.12%) Business Analysis
7 6 (6.12%) Stakeholder Management
8 5 (5.10%) Data Analysis
9 4 (4.08%) Data Cleansing
9 4 (4.08%) Decision-Making
9 4 (4.08%) ITIL
9 4 (4.08%) Requirements Gathering
9 4 (4.08%) Service Management
10 3 (3.06%) Application Rationalisation
10 3 (3.06%) Data-Driven Decision Making
10 3 (3.06%) Due Diligence
Programming Languages
1 32 (32.65%) SQL
2 20 (20.41%) Python
3 2 (2.04%) VBA
Qualifications
1 38 (38.78%) Azure Certification
2 22 (22.45%) CompTIA Security+
3 19 (19.39%) CompTIA CySA+
4 12 (12.24%) Degree
5 1 (1.02%) SC Cleared
5 1 (1.02%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (3.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (1.02%) Data Quality
2 1 (1.02%) QA
System Software
1 1 (1.02%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 44 (44.90%) Microsoft
2 19 (19.39%) ForeScout
3 4 (4.08%) NEC
4 3 (3.06%) Cisco
5 2 (2.04%) Snow
6 1 (1.02%) ServiceNow