Analyst Jobs in the UK excluding London

Analyst
UK > UK excluding London

The median Analyst salary in the UK excluding London is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 May 2025.

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

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 30 14 14
Rank change year-on-year -16 0 +2
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 2,737 6,614 7,099
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 6.90% 8.83% 12.38%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.64% 9.30% 13.91%
Number of salaries quoted 1,729 4,308 4,132
10th Percentile £25,500 £24,500 £25,000
25th Percentile £29,750 £29,000 £30,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £39,567 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.09% -1.08% -
75th Percentile £51,250 £50,000 £52,500
90th Percentile £60,850 £58,750 £62,500
UK median annual salary £47,000 £45,000 £45,222
% change year-on-year +4.44% -0.49% +0.49%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 the UK excluding London with a recognized job title 35,806 71,101 51,023
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.22% 94.94% 89.01%
Number of salaries quoted 18,138 50,103 29,550
10th Percentile £26,250 £26,750 £29,750
25th Percentile £36,750 £35,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,000 £50,000 £53,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.00% -6.54% +6.49%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £76,250 £81,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings that featured Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Analyst in the UK excluding London

Analyst
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Analyst in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Analyst in the UK excluding London

Analyst
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Analyst in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Analyst in the UK excluding London

Analyst
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Analyst within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 31 May 2025. 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
North of England -23 756 £37,500 -2.60% 379
Midlands -8 593 £42,000 +12.00% 283
South East -30 527 £42,500 +6.25% 381
North West -29 484 £40,748 +1.87% 220
West Midlands -7 348 £45,000 +20.00% 179
East of England -11 343 £47,171 +28.95% 118
East Midlands -9 244 £37,500 +4.17% 99
South West -6 236 £40,000 -3.61% 174
Scotland +21 231 £43,250 +5.49% 119
Yorkshire -8 231 £30,000 -20.00% 121
North East -20 41 £35,000 +7.69% 45
Northern Ireland +34 28 £31,250 -30.56% 56
Wales -44 19 £46,361 +27.10% 33
Isle of Man +1 4 £34,500 -25.81% 2
Channel Islands -2 1 £34,000 -49.63% 21
Analyst
UK

Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 31 May 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 UK excluding London region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 1,188 (43.41%) Social Skills
2 781 (28.53%) Finance
3 736 (26.89%) Problem-Solving
4 673 (24.59%) Analytical Skills
5 638 (23.31%) Microsoft
6 622 (22.73%) Degree
7 573 (20.94%) SQL
8 393 (14.36%) Windows
9 378 (13.81%) Customer Service
10 373 (13.63%) Agile
11 368 (13.45%) Business Intelligence
12 358 (13.08%) Microsoft 365
12 358 (13.08%) Power Platform
13 357 (13.04%) Analytics
14 347 (12.68%) Power BI
15 327 (11.95%) Azure
16 302 (11.03%) Continuous Improvement
17 295 (10.78%) Data Analysis
18 277 (10.12%) Microsoft Excel
19 274 (10.01%) Stakeholder Management
20 270 (9.86%) Cybersecurity
21 263 (9.61%) Active Directory
22 253 (9.24%) Decision-Making
22 253 (9.24%) ERP
23 251 (9.17%) Project Management
24 250 (9.13%) Business Analysis
25 234 (8.55%) Change Management
26 233 (8.51%) ITIL
27 220 (8.04%) Risk Management
28 219 (8.00%) Data Analytics

Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Application Platforms
1 155 (5.66%) SharePoint
2 90 (3.29%) Confluence
3 62 (2.27%) Microsoft Exchange
4 21 (0.77%) SAS
5 20 (0.73%) IBM Domino
5 20 (0.73%) IIS
6 7 (0.26%) Apache Spark
7 6 (0.22%) Jupyter
8 5 (0.18%) Apache
9 2 (0.073%) Exchange Server 2013
9 2 (0.073%) IBM Notes
9 2 (0.073%) OpenEdge
9 2 (0.073%) Oracle Service Bus
9 2 (0.073%) Oracle SOA Suite
10 1 (0.037%) Alfresco
10 1 (0.037%) Documentum
10 1 (0.037%) Exchange Server 2010
10 1 (0.037%) Moodle
10 1 (0.037%) SharePoint 2013
10 1 (0.037%) Umbraco
Applications
1 277 (10.12%) Microsoft Excel
2 185 (6.76%) Microsoft Office
3 64 (2.34%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 21 (0.77%) MS Visio
5 20 (0.73%) Chatbot
6 8 (0.29%) Spreadsheet
7 6 (0.22%) SPSS
8 2 (0.073%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 1 (0.037%) Microsoft Project
9 1 (0.037%) Trello
Business Applications
1 45 (1.64%) SAP S/4HANA
2 26 (0.95%) Dynamics AX
3 19 (0.69%) SAP FI
4 16 (0.58%) Dynamics CRM
4 16 (0.58%) Dynamics NAV
4 16 (0.58%) OpenText VIM for SAP
5 15 (0.55%) Oracle EBS
5 15 (0.55%) SAP Payroll
6 14 (0.51%) SAP HCM
6 14 (0.51%) SAP HR
7 9 (0.33%) Infor M3
7 9 (0.33%) NetSuite
8 7 (0.26%) Oracle Applications
8 7 (0.26%) Remedy ITSM
8 7 (0.26%) ResourceLink
9 6 (0.22%) Dynamics GP
9 6 (0.22%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
9 6 (0.22%) iTrent
9 6 (0.22%) Salesforce CRM
9 6 (0.22%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 358 (13.08%) Microsoft 365
1 358 (13.08%) Power Platform
2 327 (11.95%) Azure
3 84 (3.07%) AWS
4 72 (2.63%) SaaS
5 66 (2.41%) Entra ID
6 58 (2.12%) Dynamics 365
7 29 (1.06%) OneDrive
8 26 (0.95%) Azure Sentinel
8 26 (0.95%) Snowflake
9 24 (0.88%) Power Automate
10 23 (0.84%) Miro
11 21 (0.77%) Asana
12 19 (0.69%) Azure DevOps
13 18 (0.66%) SuccessFactors
14 16 (0.58%) PowerApps
15 15 (0.55%) Azure Data Factory
15 15 (0.55%) Cloud Computing
15 15 (0.55%) GCP
15 15 (0.55%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 161 (5.88%) Firewall
2 73 (2.67%) DNS
3 67 (2.45%) VoIP
4 65 (2.37%) DHCP
4 65 (2.37%) VPN
5 59 (2.16%) TCP/IP
6 44 (1.61%) WAN
7 42 (1.53%) LAN
8 39 (1.42%) Broadband
9 28 (1.02%) Network Security
9 28 (1.02%) VLAN
10 23 (0.84%) Cisco IOS
10 23 (0.84%) Wi-Fi
11 19 (0.69%) Wireless
12 15 (0.55%) FTP
13 10 (0.37%) ADSL
14 9 (0.33%) SAN
15 8 (0.29%) Internet
15 8 (0.29%) Intrusion Detection
16 7 (0.26%) IP Telephony
Database & Business Intelligence
1 347 (12.68%) Power BI
2 103 (3.76%) Tableau
3 92 (3.36%) SQL Server
4 59 (2.16%) Big Data
5 51 (1.86%) Data Warehouse
6 43 (1.57%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 29 (1.06%) Relational Database
7 29 (1.06%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 21 (0.77%) MySQL
9 20 (0.73%) Data Lake
10 17 (0.62%) Power Query
11 16 (0.58%) BusinessObjects
12 15 (0.55%) Amazon RDS
13 13 (0.47%) Data Mining
14 12 (0.44%) Oracle Reports
14 12 (0.44%) RDBMS
15 11 (0.40%) Looker
16 10 (0.37%) SQL Server Analysis Services
17 7 (0.26%) Microsoft Analysis Services
18 5 (0.18%) Crystal Reports
Development Applications
1 158 (5.77%) JIRA
2 21 (0.77%) eggPlant
3 14 (0.51%) Git
3 14 (0.51%) Selenium
4 12 (0.44%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 8 (0.29%) Cypress.io
6 6 (0.22%) Postman
7 5 (0.18%) Appium
7 5 (0.18%) Cucumber
8 4 (0.15%) Jenkins
8 4 (0.15%) TestRail
9 3 (0.11%) LoadRunner
9 3 (0.11%) RStudio
10 2 (0.073%) CircleCI
10 2 (0.073%) Gatling
10 2 (0.073%) GitLab
10 2 (0.073%) JMeter
10 2 (0.073%) Locust
10 2 (0.073%) WebSpeed
10 2 (0.073%) Zephyr
General
1 1,188 (43.41%) Social Skills
2 781 (28.53%) Finance
3 673 (24.59%) Analytical Skills
4 204 (7.45%) Banking
5 184 (6.72%) Law
6 152 (5.55%) Influencing Skills
7 142 (5.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 127 (4.64%) Organisational Skills
9 123 (4.49%) Manufacturing
10 121 (4.42%) Retail
11 110 (4.02%) Marketing
12 78 (2.85%) Legal
13 76 (2.78%) Telecoms
14 51 (1.86%) Public Sector
15 45 (1.64%) Financial Institution
16 42 (1.53%) Presentation Skills
17 41 (1.50%) Pharmaceutical
18 39 (1.42%) Documentation Skills
19 32 (1.17%) German Language
20 28 (1.02%) French Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 32 (1.17%) HTML
2 30 (1.10%) JSON
3 28 (1.02%) XML
4 20 (0.73%) .NET
4 20 (0.73%) REST
4 20 (0.73%) Web Services
5 18 (0.66%) SOAP
6 15 (0.55%) EDI
7 13 (0.47%) SAP Fiori
8 12 (0.44%) Oracle Fusion
9 11 (0.40%) Pandas
10 10 (0.37%) Middleware
11 8 (0.29%) ASP.NET
11 8 (0.29%) CSS
12 7 (0.26%) Playwright
12 7 (0.26%) PySpark
13 6 (0.22%) Gherkin
13 6 (0.22%) WPF
14 5 (0.18%) FHIR
15 4 (0.15%) Lightning Web Components
Miscellaneous
1 148 (5.41%) Management Information System
2 88 (3.22%) Analytical Mindset
3 73 (2.67%) Self-Motivation
4 66 (2.41%) Product Ownership
5 58 (2.12%) Onboarding
6 45 (1.64%) Credit Risk
7 41 (1.50%) Cyber Threat
8 39 (1.42%) Driving Licence
9 38 (1.39%) Security Posture
10 34 (1.24%) Security Operations Centre
11 32 (1.17%) Social Media
12 28 (1.02%) Fixed Income
13 21 (0.77%) Over-the-Top Content
13 21 (0.77%) Video\Live Streaming
14 19 (0.69%) FMCG
14 19 (0.69%) Legacy Systems
14 19 (0.69%) Operational Technology
15 17 (0.62%) EPoS
15 17 (0.62%) Mobile App
16 16 (0.58%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 393 (14.36%) Windows
2 136 (4.97%) Windows Server
3 91 (3.32%) Linux
4 83 (3.03%) Windows 10
5 35 (1.28%) Mac OS
6 27 (0.99%) Apple iOS
7 24 (0.88%) Windows Server 2019
8 23 (0.84%) Mac OS X
9 19 (0.69%) Android
10 15 (0.55%) Unix
11 10 (0.37%) Windows Vista
12 9 (0.33%) Windows Server 2016
13 6 (0.22%) Windows 7
14 5 (0.18%) Windows 8
14 5 (0.18%) Windows Server 2012
14 5 (0.18%) zOS
15 4 (0.15%) Windows Server 2008
16 2 (0.073%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
17 1 (0.037%) AIX
17 1 (0.037%) Oracle Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 736 (26.89%) Problem-Solving
2 378 (13.81%) Customer Service
3 373 (13.63%) Agile
4 368 (13.45%) Business Intelligence
5 357 (13.04%) Analytics
6 302 (11.03%) Continuous Improvement
7 295 (10.78%) Data Analysis
8 274 (10.01%) Stakeholder Management
9 270 (9.86%) Cybersecurity
10 253 (9.24%) Decision-Making
10 253 (9.24%) ERP
11 251 (9.17%) Project Management
12 250 (9.13%) Business Analysis
13 234 (8.55%) Change Management
14 233 (8.51%) ITIL
15 220 (8.04%) Risk Management
16 219 (8.00%) Data Analytics
17 208 (7.60%) Process Improvement
18 205 (7.49%) Visualisation
19 169 (6.17%) Collaborative Working
Programming Languages
1 573 (20.94%) SQL
2 196 (7.16%) Python
3 70 (2.56%) PowerShell
4 54 (1.97%) JavaScript
5 39 (1.42%) C#
6 38 (1.39%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 38 (1.39%) R
7 23 (0.84%) Kusto Query Language
8 21 (0.77%) T-SQL
9 17 (0.62%) Bash
9 17 (0.62%) VBA
10 15 (0.55%) Java
11 14 (0.51%) ABAP
12 12 (0.44%) PL/SQL
13 9 (0.33%) Shell Script
14 8 (0.29%) C++
15 7 (0.26%) C-shell
15 7 (0.26%) Korn
15 7 (0.26%) Perl
16 6 (0.22%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 622 (22.73%) Degree
2 148 (5.41%) BPSS Clearance
3 124 (4.53%) CBAP
4 115 (4.20%) CISSP
5 109 (3.98%) CISM
6 100 (3.65%) Security Cleared
7 95 (3.47%) DBS Check
8 88 (3.22%) Master's Degree
9 87 (3.18%) CESG Certified Professional
10 78 (2.85%) Microsoft Certification
11 65 (2.37%) SC Cleared
12 54 (1.97%) A+ Certification
13 48 (1.75%) ACCA
14 46 (1.68%) CIMA
15 36 (1.32%) DV Cleared
16 32 (1.17%) Computer Science Degree
17 30 (1.10%) CFA
18 29 (1.06%) ISTQB
19 23 (0.84%) Cisco Certification
19 23 (0.84%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 146 (5.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 141 (5.15%) SLA
3 123 (4.49%) NIST
4 109 (3.98%) Data Quality
5 94 (3.43%) QA
6 87 (3.18%) JSP 440
6 87 (3.18%) RMADS
7 63 (2.30%) GDPR
8 31 (1.13%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 26 (0.95%) PMO
10 25 (0.91%) Accessibility
11 23 (0.84%) GRC
12 18 (0.66%) EMIR
12 18 (0.66%) MiFID
13 12 (0.44%) PCI DSS
14 10 (0.37%) Cyber Essentials
15 9 (0.33%) Actionable Recommendations
16 8 (0.29%) ITGC
16 8 (0.29%) SOC 2
17 6 (0.22%) GxP
System Software
1 263 (9.61%) Active Directory
2 28 (1.02%) VMware Infrastructure
3 18 (0.66%) Virtual Desktop
4 17 (0.62%) Hyper-V
5 13 (0.47%) Firmware
6 10 (0.37%) Docker
7 7 (0.26%) BitLocker
8 2 (0.073%) RACF
8 2 (0.073%) Virtual Machines
8 2 (0.073%) XenApp
9 1 (0.037%) Embedded Firmware
9 1 (0.037%) Snort
9 1 (0.037%) Virtual Servers
9 1 (0.037%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 80 (2.92%) Microsoft Intune
2 24 (0.88%) SCCM
3 5 (0.18%) Kubernetes
3 5 (0.18%) QRadar
3 5 (0.18%) ZABBIX
4 4 (0.15%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 4 (0.15%) Jamf Pro
4 4 (0.15%) Nessus
4 4 (0.15%) Single Sign-On
5 3 (0.11%) Ansible
5 3 (0.11%) NetBackup
6 2 (0.073%) Autotask
6 2 (0.073%) CSIRT
6 2 (0.073%) Graylog
7 1 (0.037%) McAfee ePO
7 1 (0.037%) Norton AntiVirus
7 1 (0.037%) OpenVAS
7 1 (0.037%) Opsview
7 1 (0.037%) Puppet
7 1 (0.037%) Terraform
Vendors
1 638 (23.31%) Microsoft
2 197 (7.20%) SAP
3 84 (3.07%) Oracle
4 70 (2.56%) ServiceNow
5 68 (2.48%) Salesforce
6 59 (2.16%) VMware
7 51 (1.86%) Alteryx
7 51 (1.86%) Google
8 48 (1.75%) Cisco
9 34 (1.24%) Bloomberg
10 33 (1.21%) Databricks
11 22 (0.80%) Splunk
12 21 (0.77%) Keysight
13 20 (0.73%) PayPal
14 19 (0.69%) Apple
14 19 (0.69%) Sage
15 18 (0.66%) YouTube
16 14 (0.51%) Meraki
17 13 (0.47%) iManage
17 13 (0.47%) Infor