Functional Analyst Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Functional Analyst
UK > UK excluding London

The median Functional Analyst salary in the UK excluding London is £40,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 January 2026.

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

6 months to
9 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 505 555 530
Rank change year-on-year +50 -25 +212
Permanent jobs requiring a Functional Analyst 11 18 31
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.026% 0.050% 0.092%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.029% 0.054% 0.097%
Number of salaries quoted 8 2 4
10th Percentile - £38,875 -
25th Percentile £36,250 £44,688 £42,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,500 £58,750 £46,500
Median % change year-on-year -31.06% +26.34% -15.45%
75th Percentile £60,625 £72,188 £51,813
90th Percentile £81,250 £77,625 £53,725
UK median annual salary £40,500 £58,750 £65,000
% change year-on-year -31.06% -9.62% +15.56%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 38,285 33,619 31,967
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.45% 92.95% 95.35%
Number of salaries quoted 23,298 16,416 24,168
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £78,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

Functional Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Functional Analyst job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Functional Analyst
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for Functional Analyst job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Salary distribution trend for Functional Analyst job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Functional Analyst
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Functional Analyst in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 9 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Functional Analyst in the UK excluding London

Functional 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 Functional Analyst within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 9 January 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
Midlands +22 6 £37,500 - 4
East of England - 5 £48,000 -
East Midlands - 4 £37,500 - 2
West Midlands +16 2 £77,500 - 2
Functional Analyst
UK

Functional Analyst Skill Set
Top 25 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 9 January 2026, Functional 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 UK excluding London region featuring Functional Analyst in the job title.

1 5 (45.45%) SAP
2 4 (36.36%) Scenario Testing
3 2 (18.18%) Agile
3 2 (18.18%) Analytics
3 2 (18.18%) Business Intelligence
3 2 (18.18%) Coaching
3 2 (18.18%) Data Analytics
3 2 (18.18%) Data Migration
3 2 (18.18%) Data Visualisation
3 2 (18.18%) Data-Driven Decision Making
3 2 (18.18%) Decision-Making
3 2 (18.18%) Logistics
3 2 (18.18%) Mentoring
3 2 (18.18%) Microsoft
3 2 (18.18%) Migration
3 2 (18.18%) OCI
3 2 (18.18%) Oracle
3 2 (18.18%) Oracle Reports
3 2 (18.18%) Power BI
3 2 (18.18%) Power Platform
3 2 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (18.18%) SAP MM
3 2 (18.18%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (18.18%) Translating Business Requirements
3 2 (18.18%) Visualisation

Functional Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Business Applications
1 2 (18.18%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 2 (18.18%) OCI
1 2 (18.18%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (18.18%) Oracle Reports
1 2 (18.18%) Power BI
General
1 6 (54.55%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (36.36%) Presentation Skills
2 4 (36.36%) Social Skills
3 2 (18.18%) Manufacturing
3 2 (18.18%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 4 (36.36%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (36.36%) Scenario Testing
2 2 (18.18%) Agile
2 2 (18.18%) Analytics
2 2 (18.18%) Business Intelligence
2 2 (18.18%) Coaching
2 2 (18.18%) Data Analytics
2 2 (18.18%) Data Migration
2 2 (18.18%) Data Visualisation
2 2 (18.18%) Data-Driven Decision Making
2 2 (18.18%) Decision-Making
2 2 (18.18%) Logistics
2 2 (18.18%) Mentoring
2 2 (18.18%) Migration
2 2 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (18.18%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (18.18%) Translating Business Requirements
2 2 (18.18%) Visualisation
Vendors
1 5 (45.45%) SAP
2 2 (18.18%) Microsoft
2 2 (18.18%) Oracle