Senior Analyst Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Senior Analyst
UK > UK excluding London

The median Senior Analyst salary in the UK excluding London is £54,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 April 2026.

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

6 months to
10 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 249 229 261
Rank change year-on-year -20 +32 -123
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Analyst 419 293 697
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.70% 1.13% 1.07%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.75% 1.28% 1.13%
Number of salaries quoted 286 181 451
10th Percentile £41,000 £36,250 £39,268
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,500 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +14.74% -9.52% +5.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £61,250 £62,500
90th Percentile £71,625 £67,500 £70,000
UK median annual salary £59,527 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -0.79% +4.35% +4.55%

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 55,674 22,938 61,770
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.63% 88.85% 94.68%
Number of salaries quoted 35,743 14,511 45,834
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,000 £26,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £83,750 £82,500 £77,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +11.11% -10.00%

Senior Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Senior Analyst job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Senior Analyst
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

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

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

Senior Analyst
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Analyst in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 10 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Senior Analyst in the UK excluding London

Senior 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 Senior Analyst within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 10 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
North of England -13 139 £55,000 +10.00% 53
Midlands -12 110 £50,779 +12.84% 38
North West +9 94 £52,679 +0.34% 30
West Midlands +36 75 £55,000 +4.76% 21
South East -43 71 £54,500 +14.74% 46
Scotland +5 45 £57,500 +21.05% 2
East Midlands -68 34 £48,750 +8.33% 17
Yorkshire -44 33 £55,000 +22.22% 16
South West -32 29 £47,000 -3.87% 8
East of England -33 17 £71,000 +29.09% 10
North East -20 12 £57,500 +5.09% 7
Wales -28 6 £56,585 +3.42% 1
Northern Ireland -42 2 £50,000 -15.87% 2
Senior Analyst
UK

Senior Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 10 April 2026, Senior 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 Senior Analyst in the job title.

1 88 (21.00%) SQL
2 81 (19.33%) Agile
3 69 (16.47%) Business Intelligence
4 64 (15.27%) Problem-Solving
5 57 (13.60%) Decision-Making
5 57 (13.60%) Mentoring
5 57 (13.60%) Power Platform
6 52 (12.41%) Power BI
7 50 (11.93%) Business Analysis
8 48 (11.46%) Microsoft
9 47 (11.22%) Continuous Improvement
10 46 (10.98%) Analytics
11 45 (10.74%) Roadmaps
12 44 (10.50%) Degree
13 40 (9.55%) Coaching
13 40 (9.55%) ERP
14 38 (9.07%) Security Cleared
15 37 (8.83%) SC Cleared
16 36 (8.59%) Requirements Gathering
17 34 (8.11%) Cybersecurity
18 33 (7.88%) Data Management
18 33 (7.88%) Process Improvement
19 32 (7.64%) Azure
19 32 (7.64%) User Stories
20 31 (7.40%) Oracle
21 29 (6.92%) Stakeholder Engagement
22 28 (6.68%) User Acceptance Testing
23 27 (6.44%) AWS
23 27 (6.44%) Translating Business Requirements
24 25 (5.97%) Budgeting and Forecasting

Senior 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:

Application Platforms
1 13 (3.10%) SharePoint
2 11 (2.63%) Confluence
3 5 (1.19%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (0.95%) IIS
5 1 (0.24%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 23 (5.49%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (2.39%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (2.39%) Oracle Smart View
3 8 (1.91%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.72%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.48%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 20 (4.77%) Oracle Assets
1 20 (4.77%) Oracle Financials
1 20 (4.77%) Oracle General Ledger
1 20 (4.77%) Oracle Payables
1 20 (4.77%) Oracle Receivables
2 10 (2.39%) Hyperion Planning
2 10 (2.39%) Oracle ERP
3 6 (1.43%) NEC Housing
4 5 (1.19%) Cloudability
4 5 (1.19%) Dynamics CRM
4 5 (1.19%) NetSuite
5 4 (0.95%) Dynamics NAV
5 4 (0.95%) Magento
5 4 (0.95%) Shopify
6 3 (0.72%) SAP IBP
7 2 (0.48%) Dynamics AX
7 2 (0.48%) SAP GRC
7 2 (0.48%) SAP MM
8 1 (0.24%) IBM Planning Analytics
8 1 (0.24%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 57 (13.60%) Power Platform
2 32 (7.64%) Azure
3 27 (6.44%) AWS
4 21 (5.01%) Microsoft 365
5 16 (3.82%) SaaS
6 13 (3.10%) GCP
7 10 (2.39%) Dynamics 365
8 5 (1.19%) Azure Sentinel
8 5 (1.19%) Entra ID
8 5 (1.19%) Microsoft Copilot
9 4 (0.95%) Azure DevOps
9 4 (0.95%) Snowflake
10 3 (0.72%) Microsoft Purview
10 3 (0.72%) Mimecast
10 3 (0.72%) OneDrive
10 3 (0.72%) Power Automate
10 3 (0.72%) PowerApps
11 2 (0.48%) Google Analytics
11 2 (0.48%) Siteimprove
11 2 (0.48%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 6 (1.43%) Firewall
1 6 (1.43%) VPN
2 3 (0.72%) Broadband
2 3 (0.72%) DHCP
2 3 (0.72%) DNS
3 2 (0.48%) Ethernet
3 2 (0.48%) PBX
3 2 (0.48%) Unified Communications
3 2 (0.48%) VoIP
4 1 (0.24%) Internet
4 1 (0.24%) Network Security
4 1 (0.24%) SMS
4 1 (0.24%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 52 (12.41%) Power BI
2 17 (4.06%) Tableau
3 12 (2.86%) SQL Server
4 10 (2.39%) Essbase
4 10 (2.39%) Oracle BI Publisher
5 5 (1.19%) Data Warehouse
6 4 (0.95%) Looker
6 4 (0.95%) Metadata
6 4 (0.95%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 3 (0.72%) Amazon Redshift
7 3 (0.72%) Power Query
8 2 (0.48%) BigQuery
8 2 (0.48%) Data Mining
8 2 (0.48%) Geospatial Data
8 2 (0.48%) GIS
8 2 (0.48%) PowerPivot
8 2 (0.48%) Qlik Sense
8 2 (0.48%) Relational Database
8 2 (0.48%) Semantic Layer
8 2 (0.48%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 23 (5.49%) JIRA
2 20 (4.77%) Oracle Forms
3 4 (0.95%) Selenium
4 3 (0.72%) Postman
4 3 (0.72%) SoapUI
5 2 (0.48%) Team Foundation Server
5 2 (0.48%) TestRail
5 2 (0.48%) Toad
5 2 (0.48%) WebDriver
5 2 (0.48%) Zephyr
6 1 (0.24%) Git
General
1 135 (32.22%) Finance
2 86 (20.53%) Analytical Skills
3 78 (18.62%) Social Skills
4 29 (6.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 18 (4.30%) Law
5 18 (4.30%) Manufacturing
5 18 (4.30%) Retail
6 15 (3.58%) Legal
7 13 (3.10%) Public Sector
8 12 (2.86%) Banking
8 12 (2.86%) Telecoms
9 11 (2.63%) Marketing
9 11 (2.63%) Military
10 8 (1.91%) Financial Institution
10 8 (1.91%) Organisational Skills
11 7 (1.67%) Documentation Skills
11 7 (1.67%) Influencing Skills
12 5 (1.19%) Pharmaceutical
13 4 (0.95%) Back Office
13 4 (0.95%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (2.86%) .NET
2 9 (2.15%) Flash
3 6 (1.43%) SOAP
4 4 (0.95%) Middleware
4 4 (0.95%) REST
5 2 (0.48%) EDI
5 2 (0.48%) HTML
5 2 (0.48%) JSON
5 2 (0.48%) PySpark
6 1 (0.24%) EDIFACT
6 1 (0.24%) IDoc
6 1 (0.24%) SAP CAF
6 1 (0.24%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 19 (4.53%) Management Information System
2 10 (2.39%) Product Ownership
3 8 (1.91%) Cyber Defence
4 7 (1.67%) Onboarding
4 7 (1.67%) Security Posture
5 6 (1.43%) Mobile App
6 5 (1.19%) Operational Technology
7 4 (0.95%) Client/Server
7 4 (0.95%) Legacy Systems
7 4 (0.95%) Reinsurance
8 3 (0.72%) Analytical Mindset
8 3 (0.72%) Driving Licence
8 3 (0.72%) NHS
8 3 (0.72%) Security Operations Centre
8 3 (0.72%) Self-Motivation
8 3 (0.72%) Smartphone
9 2 (0.48%) Credit Risk
9 2 (0.48%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 2 (0.48%) Life Science
10 1 (0.24%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 15 (3.58%) Windows
2 8 (1.91%) Windows 10
3 2 (0.48%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.24%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.24%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 81 (19.33%) Agile
2 69 (16.47%) Business Intelligence
3 64 (15.27%) Problem-Solving
4 57 (13.60%) Decision-Making
4 57 (13.60%) Mentoring
5 50 (11.93%) Business Analysis
6 47 (11.22%) Continuous Improvement
7 46 (10.98%) Analytics
8 45 (10.74%) Roadmaps
9 40 (9.55%) Coaching
9 40 (9.55%) ERP
10 36 (8.59%) Requirements Gathering
11 34 (8.11%) Cybersecurity
12 33 (7.88%) Data Management
12 33 (7.88%) Process Improvement
13 32 (7.64%) User Stories
14 29 (6.92%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 28 (6.68%) User Acceptance Testing
16 27 (6.44%) Translating Business Requirements
17 25 (5.97%) Budgeting and Forecasting
Programming Languages
1 88 (21.00%) SQL
2 20 (4.77%) Python
3 11 (2.63%) VBA
4 10 (2.39%) Groovy
4 10 (2.39%) T-SQL
5 8 (1.91%) Java
6 4 (0.95%) C#
6 4 (0.95%) PowerShell
7 3 (0.72%) R
8 2 (0.48%) Bash
9 1 (0.24%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 44 (10.50%) Degree
2 38 (9.07%) Security Cleared
3 37 (8.83%) SC Cleared
4 23 (5.49%) ACCA
4 23 (5.49%) CIMA
5 19 (4.53%) CISSP
6 12 (2.86%) AAT
6 12 (2.86%) CompTIA Security+
7 8 (1.91%) AWS Certification
7 8 (1.91%) CISM
7 8 (1.91%) SSCP
8 7 (1.67%) CISA
8 7 (1.67%) Microsoft Certification
9 6 (1.43%) DV Cleared
10 5 (1.19%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 4 (0.95%) BPSS Clearance
11 4 (0.95%) CIPD
11 4 (0.95%) Master's Degree
11 4 (0.95%) PMI Certification
12 3 (0.72%) ICAEW
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (3.58%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 14 (3.34%) GDPR
2 14 (3.34%) NIST
3 13 (3.10%) Data Quality
4 11 (2.63%) PMO
5 8 (1.91%) QA
6 6 (1.43%) SLA
7 4 (0.95%) Accessibility
8 3 (0.72%) GRC
8 3 (0.72%) IFRS
9 2 (0.48%) PCI DSS
9 2 (0.48%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 2 (0.48%) Software Quality Assurance
10 1 (0.24%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.24%) Cyber Essentials
10 1 (0.24%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.24%) ISO 20022
10 1 (0.24%) PSD2
System Software
1 16 (3.82%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.48%) BitLocker
3 1 (0.24%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.24%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.24%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 9 (2.15%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (1.43%) SCCM
3 2 (0.48%) HP ALM
4 1 (0.24%) Nessus
4 1 (0.24%) QRadar
4 1 (0.24%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 48 (11.46%) Microsoft
2 31 (7.40%) Oracle
3 19 (4.53%) ServiceNow
4 17 (4.06%) SAP
5 15 (3.58%) Salesforce
6 10 (2.39%) Google
6 10 (2.39%) Hyperion
7 8 (1.91%) Adobe
8 7 (1.67%) Apple
8 7 (1.67%) Pega
9 6 (1.43%) Blue Prism
9 6 (1.43%) Citrix
9 6 (1.43%) Northgate
10 5 (1.19%) Databricks
10 5 (1.19%) HP
10 5 (1.19%) Tenable
11 4 (0.95%) Alteryx
11 4 (0.95%) ConnectWise
11 4 (0.95%) WooCommerce
12 3 (0.72%) Aruba