IT Analyst Jobs

IT Analyst
UK

The median IT Analyst salary in the UK is £34,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 July 2025.

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

6 months to
18 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 284 258 296
Rank change year-on-year -26 +38 +93
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Analyst 623 1,093 980
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.04% 1.09% 1.16%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.16% 1.15% 1.27%
Number of salaries quoted 541 856 835
10th Percentile £23,500 £23,937 £23,250
25th Percentile £26,500 £26,750 £27,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,000 £35,000 £36,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% -4.11% +1.39%
75th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £50,000
90th Percentile £53,750 £54,938 £60,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £30,000 £32,500 £31,000
% change year-on-year -7.69% +4.84% +3.33%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title 53,808 94,839 77,253
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.50% 94.85% 91.59%
Number of salaries quoted 29,775 65,861 52,945
10th Percentile £27,250 £29,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £39,500 £44,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £73,205 £70,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £52,700
% change year-on-year - -5.12% +2.63%

IT Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Analyst in the UK

IT Analyst
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Analyst.

Salary trend for IT Analyst in the UK

IT Analyst
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Analyst over the 6 months to 18 July 2025.

Salary histogram for IT Analyst in the UK

IT Analyst
Top 18 Job Locations

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 over the 6 months to 18 July 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
England -24 589 £35,000 - 161
UK excluding London -13 461 £30,000 -7.69% 125
North of England +2 178 £28,000 -8.20% 30
Work from Home +14 171 £34,000 -9.33% 49
London +12 145 £47,500 +5.56% 53
South East -24 101 £32,500 -2.26% 37
Midlands +22 92 £28,500 -0.87% 22
Yorkshire +50 87 £28,500 -5.00% 15
North West -14 72 £25,500 -15.00% 14
West Midlands +36 55 £30,000 -3.23% 10
South West +28 55 £40,000 +19.40% 11
East Midlands +17 37 £26,000 -3.70% 12
North East +11 19 £30,000 -20.00% 3
East of England -32 19 £35,000 +16.67% 14
Scotland +53 9 £38,000 +11.76% 12
Wales +33 4 £30,000 -6.25%
Channel Islands 0 2 £34,000 -45.16%
Isle of Man +10 1 £34,500 -

IT Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 18 July 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 featuring IT Analyst in the job title.

1 299 (47.99%) Windows
2 297 (47.67%) Microsoft
3 269 (43.18%) Social Skills
4 267 (42.86%) Microsoft 365
5 216 (34.67%) Active Directory
6 172 (27.61%) ITIL
7 153 (24.56%) Problem-Solving
8 129 (20.71%) Law
9 124 (19.90%) Customer Service
10 112 (17.98%) Windows Server
11 111 (17.82%) Azure
12 104 (16.69%) Windows 10
13 98 (15.73%) Microsoft Office
14 91 (14.61%) ITSM
15 90 (14.45%) SharePoint
16 84 (13.48%) Cybersecurity
17 83 (13.32%) Finance
18 82 (13.16%) SQL
18 82 (13.16%) Degree
19 75 (12.04%) Firewall
20 68 (10.91%) SLA
21 67 (10.75%) Agile
22 58 (9.31%) Microsoft Exchange
23 57 (9.15%) Microsoft Intune
24 53 (8.51%) Telecoms
25 50 (8.03%) A+ Certification
25 50 (8.03%) Microsoft Excel
26 48 (7.70%) Service Delivery
27 47 (7.54%) ERP
27 47 (7.54%) VPN

IT Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 90 (14.45%) SharePoint
2 58 (9.31%) Microsoft Exchange
3 32 (5.14%) Confluence
4 10 (1.61%) IIS
5 1 (0.16%) Alfresco
5 1 (0.16%) Documentum
5 1 (0.16%) Exchange Server 2013
5 1 (0.16%) IBM Notes
Applications
1 98 (15.73%) Microsoft Office
2 50 (8.03%) Microsoft Excel
3 31 (4.98%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.32%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 2 (0.32%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.16%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 16 (2.57%) OpenText VIM for SAP
1 16 (2.57%) SAP FI
2 10 (1.61%) Dynamics NAV
3 6 (0.96%) SAP ERP
4 5 (0.80%) NetSuite
4 5 (0.80%) SAP Business One
5 4 (0.64%) Sage 1000
6 2 (0.32%) Carpe Diem
6 2 (0.32%) Visualfiles
7 1 (0.16%) SAP GRC
7 1 (0.16%) SAP S/4HANA
7 1 (0.16%) Temenos T24
Cloud Services
1 267 (42.86%) Microsoft 365
2 111 (17.82%) Azure
3 32 (5.14%) Entra ID
3 32 (5.14%) Power Platform
4 20 (3.21%) OneDrive
5 19 (3.05%) Power Automate
6 12 (1.93%) Microsoft Copilot
7 10 (1.61%) Dynamics 365
7 10 (1.61%) Google Workspace
8 9 (1.44%) PowerApps
8 9 (1.44%) SaaS
9 7 (1.12%) Mimecast
10 6 (0.96%) AWS
11 5 (0.80%) Cloud Computing
12 4 (0.64%) Microsoft Purview
13 3 (0.48%) Azure Sentinel
13 3 (0.48%) Slack
14 2 (0.32%) GCP
14 2 (0.32%) IaaS
14 2 (0.32%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 75 (12.04%) Firewall
2 47 (7.54%) VPN
3 46 (7.38%) DHCP
3 46 (7.38%) VoIP
4 42 (6.74%) DNS
5 30 (4.82%) LAN
6 29 (4.65%) WAN
7 25 (4.01%) TCP/IP
8 23 (3.69%) VLAN
9 15 (2.41%) Cisco IOS
10 13 (2.09%) Wi-Fi
11 12 (1.93%) Wireless
12 11 (1.77%) ADSL
12 11 (1.77%) Network Security
13 7 (1.12%) Remote Desktop
14 6 (0.96%) SAN
14 6 (0.96%) WPA
15 3 (0.48%) Intranet
15 3 (0.48%) WebEx
16 2 (0.32%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (4.65%) SQL Server
2 28 (4.49%) Power BI
3 15 (2.41%) Amazon RDS
4 8 (1.28%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 8 (1.28%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 4 (0.64%) FileMaker
6 2 (0.32%) Tableau
7 1 (0.16%) MySQL
7 1 (0.16%) Oracle Reports
7 1 (0.16%) Power Query
7 1 (0.16%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 39 (6.26%) JIRA
2 1 (0.16%) InstallShield
2 1 (0.16%) MSI
2 1 (0.16%) Selenium
General
1 269 (43.18%) Social Skills
2 129 (20.71%) Law
3 83 (13.32%) Finance
4 53 (8.51%) Telecoms
5 47 (7.54%) Analytical Skills
6 39 (6.26%) Legal
7 37 (5.94%) Manufacturing
8 34 (5.46%) Retail
9 33 (5.30%) Pharmaceutical
10 32 (5.14%) Organisational Skills
11 14 (2.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 11 (1.77%) Advertising
13 10 (1.61%) Public Sector
14 8 (1.28%) Influencing Skills
15 6 (0.96%) Documentation Skills
15 6 (0.96%) Tech for Good
16 4 (0.64%) German Language
16 4 (0.64%) Italian Language
16 4 (0.64%) Social Housing
16 4 (0.64%) Swedish Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (1.77%) .NET
2 6 (0.96%) HTML
3 5 (0.80%) CSS
3 5 (0.80%) EDI
3 5 (0.80%) LDAP
4 4 (0.64%) ASP.NET
5 3 (0.48%) REST
5 3 (0.48%) SOAP
6 1 (0.16%) EDIFACT
6 1 (0.16%) FIX Protocol
6 1 (0.16%) HTML5
6 1 (0.16%) IDoc
6 1 (0.16%) jQuery
6 1 (0.16%) JSON
6 1 (0.16%) Lightning Web Components
6 1 (0.16%) Playwright
6 1 (0.16%) SAP Basis
6 1 (0.16%) Web Services
6 1 (0.16%) XML
6 1 (0.16%) X-Windows
Miscellaneous
1 38 (6.10%) Driving Licence
2 34 (5.46%) Video Conferencing
3 28 (4.49%) Management Information System
4 18 (2.89%) EPoS
5 17 (2.73%) Self-Motivation
6 14 (2.25%) Onboarding
7 10 (1.61%) FMCG
7 10 (1.61%) Security Posture
8 9 (1.44%) iPhone
9 7 (1.12%) Security Operations Centre
9 7 (1.12%) Smartphone
10 6 (0.96%) CCTV
11 5 (0.80%) CMDB
11 5 (0.80%) Data Centre
11 5 (0.80%) iPad
12 4 (0.64%) Biopharmaceutical
12 4 (0.64%) Life Science
12 4 (0.64%) Podcast
13 3 (0.48%) Analytical Mindset
13 3 (0.48%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 299 (47.99%) Windows
2 112 (17.98%) Windows Server
3 104 (16.69%) Windows 10
4 33 (5.30%) Linux
5 23 (3.69%) Windows Server 2019
6 18 (2.89%) Apple iOS
7 16 (2.57%) Mac OS X
8 15 (2.41%) Mac OS
9 11 (1.77%) Windows Server 2016
10 10 (1.61%) Android
11 4 (0.64%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 172 (27.61%) ITIL
2 153 (24.56%) Problem-Solving
3 124 (19.90%) Customer Service
4 91 (14.61%) ITSM
5 84 (13.48%) Cybersecurity
6 67 (10.75%) Agile
7 48 (7.70%) Service Delivery
8 47 (7.54%) ERP
9 44 (7.06%) Continuous Improvement
10 43 (6.90%) Service Management
11 42 (6.74%) Incident Management
12 38 (6.10%) Time Management
13 35 (5.62%) Disaster Recovery
14 32 (5.14%) Change Management
14 32 (5.14%) Root Cause Analysis
15 31 (4.98%) Document Management
15 31 (4.98%) Project Management
16 26 (4.17%) Business Intelligence
17 25 (4.01%) Process Improvement
17 25 (4.01%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 82 (13.16%) SQL
2 30 (4.82%) PowerShell
3 17 (2.73%) JavaScript
4 14 (2.25%) C#
5 12 (1.93%) Python
6 10 (1.61%) VB.NET
7 8 (1.28%) T-SQL
8 4 (0.64%) VBA
9 1 (0.16%) Apex Code
9 1 (0.16%) Bash
9 1 (0.16%) Java
9 1 (0.16%) SOQL
Qualifications
1 82 (13.16%) Degree
2 50 (8.03%) A+ Certification
3 27 (4.33%) Microsoft Certification
4 14 (2.25%) ITIL Certification
5 13 (2.09%) Network+ Certification
6 10 (1.61%) Cisco Certification
7 9 (1.44%) Computer Science Degree
7 9 (1.44%) MCSA
8 8 (1.28%) DBS Check
9 7 (1.12%) CCNP
9 7 (1.12%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 7 (1.12%) MCP
9 7 (1.12%) SC Cleared
9 7 (1.12%) Security Cleared
10 6 (0.96%) CompTIA Security+
11 3 (0.48%) Azure Certification
11 3 (0.48%) CCNA
11 3 (0.48%) CISSP
11 3 (0.48%) CRISC
12 2 (0.32%) CompTIA CySA+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 68 (10.91%) SLA
2 20 (3.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 11 (1.77%) Cyber Essentials
3 11 (1.77%) NIST
4 9 (1.44%) COBIT
5 8 (1.28%) GRC
6 5 (0.80%) PMO
7 4 (0.64%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 3 (0.48%) QA
8 3 (0.48%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 2 (0.32%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.16%) 21 CFR Part 11
10 1 (0.16%) Data Quality
10 1 (0.16%) GDPR
10 1 (0.16%) GxP
10 1 (0.16%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 216 (34.67%) Active Directory
2 22 (3.53%) VMware Infrastructure
3 11 (1.77%) Hyper-V
4 10 (1.61%) Virtual Servers
5 4 (0.64%) Virtual Desktop
6 3 (0.48%) BitLocker
6 3 (0.48%) Firmware
7 2 (0.32%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 2 (0.32%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.16%) Docker
8 1 (0.16%) Microsoft App-V
8 1 (0.16%) Xen
8 1 (0.16%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 57 (9.15%) Microsoft Intune
2 26 (4.17%) SCCM
3 5 (0.80%) Jamf Pro
4 2 (0.32%) Kubernetes
4 2 (0.32%) ZENworks
5 1 (0.16%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 1 (0.16%) Ansible
5 1 (0.16%) Nessus
5 1 (0.16%) OpenVAS
5 1 (0.16%) QRadar
5 1 (0.16%) Terraform
5 1 (0.16%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 297 (47.67%) Microsoft
2 40 (6.42%) SAP
3 37 (5.94%) ServiceNow
4 29 (4.65%) VMware
5 24 (3.85%) Cisco
6 18 (2.89%) Apple
6 18 (2.89%) Google
7 15 (2.41%) Sage
8 14 (2.25%) Veeam
9 12 (1.93%) Salesforce
10 11 (1.77%) iManage
11 10 (1.61%) HP
11 10 (1.61%) MobileIron
12 8 (1.28%) Citrix
13 7 (1.12%) Meraki
14 6 (0.96%) Adobe
14 6 (0.96%) Aruba
14 6 (0.96%) Riverbed
14 6 (0.96%) Sun
14 6 (0.96%) Trend Micro