IT Analyst Jobs in the UK excluding London

IT Analyst
UK > UK excluding London

The median IT Analyst salary in the UK excluding London is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 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
21 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 275 255 298
Rank change year-on-year -20 +43 -45
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Analyst 390 787 648
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.98% 1.10% 1.10%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.09% 1.16% 1.23%
Number of salaries quoted 321 656 511
10th Percentile £21,250 £23,625 £22,250
25th Percentile £25,500 £26,000 £24,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £32,000 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% +6.67% -
75th Percentile £40,000 £40,281 £40,250
90th Percentile £48,750 £50,000 £48,750
UK median annual salary £35,000 £35,000 £36,000
% change year-on-year - -2.78% +2.86%

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 35,898 67,972 52,779
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.59% 94.88% 89.24%
Number of salaries quoted 18,484 47,985 30,138
10th Percentile £26,951 £26,750 £29,750
25th Percentile £37,500 £35,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,564 £50,000 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.13% -5.66% +6.00%
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% -

IT Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Analyst in the UK excluding London

IT Analyst
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Salary trend for IT Analyst in the UK excluding London

IT Analyst
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Analyst in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 21 May 2025.

Salary histogram for IT Analyst in the UK excluding London

IT 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 IT Analyst within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 21 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 -9 140 £28,000 -6.67% 25
South East -2 96 £32,500 -2.26% 55
Midlands +6 79 £28,000 -6.67% 29
Yorkshire +43 63 £28,500 -5.00% 13
North West -35 61 £26,000 -17.46% 11
South West +74 43 £40,000 +11.11% 16
East Midlands +11 42 £24,000 -20.00% 11
West Midlands +22 37 £29,250 -2.50% 17
East of England -37 19 £35,000 +16.67% 9
North East +40 16 £26,000 +6.12% 3
Scotland +88 10 £33,750 -2.88% 8
Isle of Man +14 2 £29,000 -
Wales +39 1 £40,000 +23.08% 2
IT Analyst
UK

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

For the 6 months to 21 May 2025, IT 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 IT Analyst in the job title.

1 179 (45.90%) Social Skills
2 172 (44.10%) Windows
3 168 (43.08%) Microsoft 365
4 167 (42.82%) Microsoft
5 131 (33.59%) Active Directory
6 99 (25.38%) Problem-Solving
7 86 (22.05%) ITIL
8 80 (20.51%) Windows Server
9 76 (19.49%) Customer Service
10 75 (19.23%) SQL
10 75 (19.23%) Law
11 67 (17.18%) Windows 10
12 65 (16.67%) Azure
12 65 (16.67%) SharePoint
13 56 (14.36%) Firewall
13 56 (14.36%) ITSM
14 55 (14.10%) Cybersecurity
15 52 (13.33%) Finance
16 51 (13.08%) SLA
17 46 (11.79%) Microsoft Office
18 44 (11.28%) Degree
19 42 (10.77%) Agile
19 42 (10.77%) ERP
20 40 (10.26%) Incident Management
21 38 (9.74%) JIRA
21 38 (9.74%) VoIP
22 34 (8.72%) SAP
22 34 (8.72%) Service Delivery
22 34 (8.72%) Analytical Skills
23 33 (8.46%) Root Cause Analysis

IT 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 65 (16.67%) SharePoint
2 33 (8.46%) Confluence
3 31 (7.95%) Microsoft Exchange
4 11 (2.82%) IIS
5 1 (0.26%) Alfresco
5 1 (0.26%) Apache
5 1 (0.26%) Documentum
5 1 (0.26%) Exchange Server 2013
5 1 (0.26%) IBM Notes
5 1 (0.26%) Tomcat
Applications
1 46 (11.79%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (2.31%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.51%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 2 (0.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (0.51%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.26%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 16 (4.10%) OpenText VIM for SAP
1 16 (4.10%) SAP FI
2 8 (2.05%) Dynamics NAV
3 6 (1.54%) SAP ERP
4 2 (0.51%) Oracle EBS
4 2 (0.51%) Oracle EBS R12
4 2 (0.51%) Oracle ERP
4 2 (0.51%) SAP Business One
4 2 (0.51%) SystmOne
5 1 (0.26%) Sage 1000
5 1 (0.26%) SAP GRC
5 1 (0.26%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 168 (43.08%) Microsoft 365
2 65 (16.67%) Azure
3 14 (3.59%) Entra ID
3 14 (3.59%) OneDrive
3 14 (3.59%) Power Platform
4 13 (3.33%) Power Automate
5 9 (2.31%) Dynamics 365
6 8 (2.05%) Microsoft Copilot
7 7 (1.79%) Mimecast
8 6 (1.54%) AWS
9 5 (1.28%) Cloud Computing
9 5 (1.28%) Google Workspace
9 5 (1.28%) PowerApps
10 2 (0.51%) WhatsApp
11 1 (0.26%) GCP
11 1 (0.26%) Nutanix
11 1 (0.26%) Rubrik
Communications & Networking
1 56 (14.36%) Firewall
2 38 (9.74%) VoIP
3 32 (8.21%) DHCP
4 31 (7.95%) VPN
5 26 (6.67%) DNS
6 20 (5.13%) VLAN
7 19 (4.87%) WAN
8 18 (4.62%) LAN
9 16 (4.10%) TCP/IP
10 12 (3.08%) Cisco IOS
11 11 (2.82%) Wi-Fi
11 11 (2.82%) Wireless
12 10 (2.56%) ADSL
13 6 (1.54%) SAN
14 5 (1.28%) Network Security
15 3 (0.77%) Remote Desktop
16 2 (0.51%) NAS
17 1 (0.26%) Internet
17 1 (0.26%) Intranet
17 1 (0.26%) PBX
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (3.85%) Amazon RDS
2 12 (3.08%) SQL Server
3 11 (2.82%) Power BI
4 5 (1.28%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 5 (1.28%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 4 (1.03%) FileMaker
6 3 (0.77%) Oracle Reports
7 2 (0.51%) MySQL
7 2 (0.51%) Oracle Database
7 2 (0.51%) Tableau
8 1 (0.26%) Data Warehouse
8 1 (0.26%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 38 (9.74%) JIRA
2 2 (0.51%) Oracle Forms
3 1 (0.26%) Selenium
General
1 179 (45.90%) Social Skills
2 75 (19.23%) Law
3 52 (13.33%) Finance
4 34 (8.72%) Analytical Skills
5 32 (8.21%) Telecoms
6 25 (6.41%) Manufacturing
7 24 (6.15%) Pharmaceutical
8 15 (3.85%) Retail
9 11 (2.82%) Organisational Skills
10 10 (2.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 6 (1.54%) Local Government
11 6 (1.54%) Tech for Good
12 5 (1.28%) Public Sector
13 4 (1.03%) Documentation Skills
14 3 (0.77%) Advertising
14 3 (0.77%) Influencing Skills
14 3 (0.77%) Legal
14 3 (0.77%) Presentation Skills
15 2 (0.51%) Banking
15 2 (0.51%) Police
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.03%) HTML
2 3 (0.77%) .NET
3 2 (0.51%) CSS
3 2 (0.51%) EDI
4 1 (0.26%) ASP.NET
4 1 (0.26%) EDIFACT
4 1 (0.26%) IDoc
4 1 (0.26%) LAMP
4 1 (0.26%) Playwright
4 1 (0.26%) SAP Basis
4 1 (0.26%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 21 (5.38%) Driving Licence
2 13 (3.33%) Management Information System
2 13 (3.33%) Onboarding
3 12 (3.08%) EPoS
3 12 (3.08%) Self-Motivation
4 9 (2.31%) FMCG
5 5 (1.28%) iPhone
6 4 (1.03%) Data Centre
6 4 (1.03%) iPad
6 4 (1.03%) Video Conferencing
7 3 (0.77%) Biopharmaceutical
7 3 (0.77%) CCTV
7 3 (0.77%) Learning Management System
7 3 (0.77%) Security Posture
8 2 (0.51%) Analytical Mindset
8 2 (0.51%) Cyber Defence
8 2 (0.51%) Data Protection Act
8 2 (0.51%) IVR
8 2 (0.51%) Life Science
8 2 (0.51%) Manufacturing Execution System
Operating Systems
1 172 (44.10%) Windows
2 80 (20.51%) Windows Server
3 67 (17.18%) Windows 10
4 33 (8.46%) Linux
5 16 (4.10%) Windows Server 2019
6 13 (3.33%) Mac OS X
7 10 (2.56%) Apple iOS
7 10 (2.56%) Mac OS
8 5 (1.28%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.26%) Android
9 1 (0.26%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 99 (25.38%) Problem-Solving
2 86 (22.05%) ITIL
3 76 (19.49%) Customer Service
4 56 (14.36%) ITSM
5 55 (14.10%) Cybersecurity
6 42 (10.77%) Agile
6 42 (10.77%) ERP
7 40 (10.26%) Incident Management
8 34 (8.72%) Service Delivery
9 33 (8.46%) Root Cause Analysis
10 32 (8.21%) Disaster Recovery
11 28 (7.18%) Service Management
12 23 (5.90%) Project Management
13 20 (5.13%) Continuous Improvement
14 19 (4.87%) Time Management
15 18 (4.62%) Stakeholder Management
16 17 (4.36%) Asset Management
16 17 (4.36%) Business Continuity
16 17 (4.36%) Strategic Thinking
17 16 (4.10%) Customer Experience
Programming Languages
1 75 (19.23%) SQL
2 22 (5.64%) PowerShell
3 14 (3.59%) Python
4 5 (1.28%) C#
4 5 (1.28%) T-SQL
5 4 (1.03%) JavaScript
6 2 (0.51%) C-shell
6 2 (0.51%) Korn
6 2 (0.51%) PL/SQL
6 2 (0.51%) Shell Script
6 2 (0.51%) VB
7 1 (0.26%) Java
7 1 (0.26%) PHP
7 1 (0.26%) VB.NET
7 1 (0.26%) VBA
7 1 (0.26%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 44 (11.28%) Degree
2 25 (6.41%) Microsoft Certification
3 22 (5.64%) A+ Certification
4 20 (5.13%) DBS Check
5 11 (2.82%) Cisco Certification
5 11 (2.82%) Network+ Certification
6 10 (2.56%) ITIL Certification
7 9 (2.31%) CCNP
7 9 (2.31%) Computer Science Degree
8 8 (2.05%) MCSA
9 5 (1.28%) MCP
10 4 (1.03%) CCNA
11 3 (0.77%) CRISC
11 3 (0.77%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 3 (0.77%) MCSE
12 2 (0.51%) Azure Certification
12 2 (0.51%) CCDA
12 2 (0.51%) CISA
12 2 (0.51%) MCSD
12 2 (0.51%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 51 (13.08%) SLA
2 5 (1.28%) Cyber Essentials
3 4 (1.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (0.77%) COBIT
4 3 (0.77%) GRC
4 3 (0.77%) ISO 9001
4 3 (0.77%) QA
5 1 (0.26%) Data Quality
5 1 (0.26%) ISO 14001
5 1 (0.26%) NIST
5 1 (0.26%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 131 (33.59%) Active Directory
2 15 (3.85%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (1.28%) Hyper-V
4 2 (0.51%) Docker
4 2 (0.51%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.26%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.26%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 32 (8.21%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (3.08%) SCCM
3 3 (0.77%) Kubernetes
4 2 (0.51%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 2 (0.51%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (0.26%) Ansible
5 1 (0.26%) Nessus
5 1 (0.26%) OpenVAS
5 1 (0.26%) QRadar
5 1 (0.26%) Terraform
Vendors
1 167 (42.82%) Microsoft
2 34 (8.72%) SAP
3 21 (5.38%) VMware
4 19 (4.87%) Cisco
5 18 (4.62%) ServiceNow
6 12 (3.08%) Sage
7 9 (2.31%) Apple
8 7 (1.79%) Veeam
9 6 (1.54%) Aruba
9 6 (1.54%) Fortinet
9 6 (1.54%) Google
9 6 (1.54%) Oracle
9 6 (1.54%) Sophos
10 4 (1.03%) Freshdesk
10 4 (1.03%) MobileIron
10 4 (1.03%) Progress
11 3 (0.77%) Adobe
11 3 (0.77%) Riverbed
11 3 (0.77%) Salesforce
11 3 (0.77%) Trend Micro