Analyst Job Trends in Suffolk

Analyst
East of England > Suffolk

The median Analyst salary in Suffolk is £43,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 April 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 2 17 6
Rank change year-on-year +15 -11 +1
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 104 51 63
As % of all permanent jobs in Suffolk 20.93% 12.29% 13.40%
As % of the Job Titles category 22.41% 13.28% 13.94%
Number of salaries quoted 45 29 41
10th Percentile £30,800 £25,500 £27,000
25th Percentile £35,250 £27,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,500 £32,500 £43,500
Median % change year-on-year +33.85% -25.29% +26.57%
75th Percentile £47,625 £57,500 £52,500
90th Percentile £59,500 £66,230 -
East of England median annual salary £40,000 £47,500 £39,372
% change year-on-year -15.79% +20.65% -3.38%

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 464 384 452
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.36% 92.53% 96.17%
Number of salaries quoted 240 243 294
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £24,575
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,770 £27,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £66,200 £41,250
Median % change year-on-year -32.02% +60.48% -2.94%
75th Percentile £56,250 £66,254 £53,438
90th Percentile £88,875 £66,340 £60,000
East of England median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -5.66% +11.58% -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 13 April 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 13 April 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 +2 67 £37,000 +13.85% 14
Bury St Edmunds +2 29 £46,750 +41.67% 5
Analyst
East of England

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

For the 6 months to 13 April 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 41 (39.42%) Microsoft
2 39 (37.50%) Azure
2 39 (37.50%) Power Platform
3 38 (36.54%) Azure Certification
3 38 (36.54%) Business Intelligence
3 38 (36.54%) Power BI
4 31 (29.81%) SQL
5 28 (26.92%) Microsoft Excel
6 20 (19.23%) Python
6 20 (19.23%) Tableau
7 19 (18.27%) AI
7 19 (18.27%) Azure AI
7 19 (18.27%) CompTIA CySA+
7 19 (18.27%) CompTIA Security+
7 19 (18.27%) Cybersecurity
7 19 (18.27%) ForeScout
7 19 (18.27%) Mentoring
8 15 (14.42%) Degree
9 12 (11.54%) Computer Science
10 11 (10.58%) Agile
10 11 (10.58%) ERP
11 10 (9.62%) Business Analysis
11 10 (9.62%) Project Delivery
12 9 (8.65%) Microsoft Office
13 8 (7.69%) Change Management
14 6 (5.77%) BusinessObjects
14 6 (5.77%) Crystal Reports
14 6 (5.77%) Dynamics 365
14 6 (5.77%) Power Query
14 6 (5.77%) Problem-Solving

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 28 (26.92%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (8.65%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.96%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.96%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (3.85%) NEC Housing
2 1 (0.96%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.96%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 39 (37.50%) Azure
1 39 (37.50%) Power Platform
2 19 (18.27%) Azure AI
3 6 (5.77%) Dynamics 365
4 1 (0.96%) AWS
4 1 (0.96%) Azure DevOps
4 1 (0.96%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (0.96%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (36.54%) Power BI
2 20 (19.23%) Tableau
3 6 (5.77%) BusinessObjects
3 6 (5.77%) Crystal Reports
3 6 (5.77%) Power Query
4 1 (0.96%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.96%) SQL Server Reporting Services
General
1 47 (45.19%) Social Skills
2 17 (16.35%) Finance
3 7 (6.73%) Analytical Skills
4 6 (5.77%) Public Sector
4 6 (5.77%) Social Housing
5 5 (4.81%) Organisational Skills
6 3 (2.88%) Documentation Skills
6 3 (2.88%) Local Government
6 3 (2.88%) Presentation Skills
7 2 (1.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 2 (1.92%) Marketing
8 1 (0.96%) Law
8 1 (0.96%) Legal
8 1 (0.96%) Online Betting
8 1 (0.96%) Retail
8 1 (0.96%) Tech for Good
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.96%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 12 (11.54%) Driving Licence
2 4 (3.85%) Analytical Mindset
3 2 (1.92%) Virtual Team
4 1 (0.96%) Team-Oriented Environment
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (36.54%) Business Intelligence
2 19 (18.27%) AI
2 19 (18.27%) Cybersecurity
2 19 (18.27%) Mentoring
3 12 (11.54%) Computer Science
4 11 (10.58%) Agile
4 11 (10.58%) ERP
5 10 (9.62%) Business Analysis
5 10 (9.62%) Project Delivery
6 8 (7.69%) Change Management
7 6 (5.77%) Problem-Solving
7 6 (5.77%) Stakeholder Management
7 6 (5.77%) System Testing
8 5 (4.81%) Requirements Gathering
9 4 (3.85%) Data Analysis
10 3 (2.88%) E-Commerce
10 3 (2.88%) ITIL
10 3 (2.88%) ITSM
10 3 (2.88%) Service Management
10 3 (2.88%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 31 (29.81%) SQL
2 20 (19.23%) Python
3 2 (1.92%) VBA
Qualifications
1 38 (36.54%) Azure Certification
2 19 (18.27%) CompTIA CySA+
2 19 (18.27%) CompTIA Security+
3 15 (14.42%) Degree
4 1 (0.96%) SC Cleared
4 1 (0.96%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (2.88%) QA
2 1 (0.96%) Accessibility
2 1 (0.96%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 41 (39.42%) Microsoft
2 19 (18.27%) ForeScout
3 4 (3.85%) NEC
4 2 (1.92%) Sage
4 2 (1.92%) Snow