IT Analyst
UK

The median IT Analyst salary in the UK is £36,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 5 December 2023.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 Dec 2023
Same period 2022 Same period 2021
Rank 254 327 333
Rank change year-on-year +73 +6 -15
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Analyst 719 1,383 1,414
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.35% 1.11% 1.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.41% 1.17% 1.17%
Number of salaries quoted 643 1,177 1,157
10th Percentile £23,750 £23,250 £22,000
25th Percentile £27,500 £26,600 £25,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,500 £35,000 £34,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.29% +1.45% +6.15%
75th Percentile £47,563 £48,750 £47,500
90th Percentile £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £32,500 £30,000 £30,000
% change year-on-year +8.33% - -7.69%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 50,985 118,425 121,174
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.43% 95.37% 95.14%
Number of salaries quoted 37,346 74,222 83,417
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,750 £32,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £98,750 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +5.00% +5.26%

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 5 December 2023.

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 5 December 2023. 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 +70 645 £35,000 - 194
UK excluding London +47 455 £32,500 +8.33% 163
London +73 255 £40,000 -5.88% 55
Work from Home +77 224 £37,500 -6.25% 72
North of England +90 135 £29,000 +3.57% 45
South East +90 126 £32,500 - 40
Yorkshire +114 76 £27,750 -0.89% 16
North West +53 54 £30,000 +9.09% 26
Midlands +35 52 £32,500 +8.33% 25
Scotland +20 47 £37,500 +25.00% 20
South West +55 46 £31,750 +19.81% 21
West Midlands +42 32 £32,500 +16.07% 17
East of England +62 29 £28,000 +1.82% 15
East Midlands +23 17 £32,500 +3.48% 8
Wales +20 15 £45,000 +51.26% 5
North East +47 5 £28,500 +9.62% 3
Northern Ireland +32 4 £33,000 -17.50%
Channel Islands +10 1 £45,000 -10.00%

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

For the 6 months to 5 December 2023, 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.

1 367 (51.04%) Windows
2 333 (46.31%) Microsoft 365
3 300 (41.72%) Microsoft
4 273 (37.97%) Social Skills
5 269 (37.41%) Active Directory
6 197 (27.40%) ITIL
7 191 (26.56%) Customer Service
8 174 (24.20%) Finance
9 171 (23.78%) Microsoft Office
9 171 (23.78%) Azure
10 162 (22.53%) Windows 10
11 122 (16.97%) Problem-Solving
12 112 (15.58%) Analytical Skills
13 105 (14.60%) VPN
14 89 (12.38%) Service Management
14 89 (12.38%) Degree
15 84 (11.68%) Windows Server
16 80 (11.13%) Law
17 77 (10.71%) Change Management
18 75 (10.43%) SharePoint
19 72 (10.01%) Agile
20 71 (9.87%) Firewall
21 67 (9.32%) Project Management
22 66 (9.18%) ITSM
23 62 (8.62%) Legal
24 61 (8.48%) Entra ID
25 56 (7.79%) SLA
26 55 (7.65%) Business Analysis
27 54 (7.51%) SCCM
27 54 (7.51%) Information Security

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 75 (10.43%) SharePoint
2 21 (2.92%) MS Exchange
3 11 (1.53%) IIS
4 6 (0.83%) CMS
5 2 (0.28%) Confluence
5 2 (0.28%) Skype for Business
6 1 (0.14%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
6 1 (0.14%) Moodle
6 1 (0.14%) Oracle Workflow
6 1 (0.14%) SharePoint 2013
6 1 (0.14%) Tomcat
Applications
1 171 (23.78%) Microsoft Office
2 21 (2.92%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (1.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (0.97%) MS Visio
5 5 (0.70%) SOLIDWORKS
6 1 (0.14%) Acrobat
6 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.14%) S-PLUS
6 1 (0.14%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 13 (1.81%) Salesforce CRM
2 5 (0.70%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (0.56%) Elite 3E
3 4 (0.56%) NetSuite
4 3 (0.42%) Carpe Diem
5 2 (0.28%) Primavera
6 1 (0.14%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.14%) Loan IQ
6 1 (0.14%) Magento
6 1 (0.14%) Sage X3
6 1 (0.14%) SAP CRM
6 1 (0.14%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 333 (46.31%) Microsoft 365
2 171 (23.78%) Azure
3 61 (8.48%) Entra ID
4 14 (1.95%) AWS
4 14 (1.95%) SaaS
5 13 (1.81%) WhatsApp
6 12 (1.67%) Power Platform
7 7 (0.97%) Mimecast
8 6 (0.83%) Azure Stack
8 6 (0.83%) Dynamics 365
8 6 (0.83%) PowerApps
9 5 (0.70%) IaaS
9 5 (0.70%) OneDrive
10 4 (0.56%) Power Automate
11 3 (0.42%) Azure Sentinel
11 3 (0.42%) PaaS
12 2 (0.28%) Azure DevOps
12 2 (0.28%) Azure Logic Apps
12 2 (0.28%) Azure Monitor
13 1 (0.14%) Oracle Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 105 (14.60%) VPN
2 71 (9.87%) Firewall
3 47 (6.54%) DNS
4 41 (5.70%) DHCP
5 38 (5.29%) TCP/IP
5 38 (5.29%) WAN
6 36 (5.01%) LAN
7 32 (4.45%) Wireless
8 30 (4.17%) VoIP
9 27 (3.76%) Network Security
10 18 (2.50%) Internet
10 18 (2.50%) Wi-Fi
11 17 (2.36%) Intranet
12 15 (2.09%) IP Telephony
13 12 (1.67%) Remote Desktop
13 12 (1.67%) VLAN
14 11 (1.53%) SAN
15 8 (1.11%) ADSL
16 7 (0.97%) Broadband
17 4 (0.56%) Skype
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (2.92%) SQL Server
2 8 (1.11%) Oracle Database
2 8 (1.11%) Power BI
2 8 (1.11%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 5 (0.70%) MySQL
4 3 (0.42%) Looker
5 2 (0.28%) Amazon RDS
5 2 (0.28%) Crystal Reports
6 1 (0.14%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.14%) Qlik Sense
6 1 (0.14%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 11 (1.53%) JIRA
2 3 (0.42%) Git
2 3 (0.42%) Subversion
3 2 (0.28%) IBM UrbanCode
3 2 (0.28%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 1 (0.14%) Oracle Forms
4 1 (0.14%) Selenium
General
1 273 (37.97%) Social Skills
2 174 (24.20%) Finance
3 112 (15.58%) Analytical Skills
4 80 (11.13%) Law
5 62 (8.62%) Legal
6 45 (6.26%) Manufacturing
7 25 (3.48%) Banking
7 25 (3.48%) Retail
8 21 (2.92%) Public Sector
9 18 (2.50%) Telecoms
10 17 (2.36%) Organisational Skills
11 12 (1.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 9 (1.25%) Documentation Skills
12 9 (1.25%) Presentation Skills
13 5 (0.70%) Front Office
14 4 (0.56%) Aviation
14 4 (0.56%) Influencing Skills
15 3 (0.42%) Automotive
15 3 (0.42%) Marketing
16 2 (0.28%) Advertising
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (0.70%) 802.1X
1 5 (0.70%) XML
2 4 (0.56%) HTML
3 2 (0.28%) XSLT
4 1 (0.14%) CSS
4 1 (0.14%) EDI
4 1 (0.14%) JSON
4 1 (0.14%) Middleware
4 1 (0.14%) OLE
4 1 (0.14%) REST
4 1 (0.14%) SOAP
4 1 (0.14%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 31 (4.31%) Video Conferencing
2 27 (3.76%) Management Information System
3 26 (3.62%) Driving Licence
4 19 (2.64%) Self-Motivation
5 16 (2.23%) Onboarding
6 14 (1.95%) Security Posture
7 13 (1.81%) Analytical Mindset
8 12 (1.67%) Smartphone
9 9 (1.25%) CMDB
10 8 (1.11%) iPad
11 7 (0.97%) iPhone
11 7 (0.97%) Life Science
11 7 (0.97%) Product Ownership
12 6 (0.83%) Operational Technology
13 5 (0.70%) Data Centre
13 5 (0.70%) e-Learning
13 5 (0.70%) Enterprise Software
13 5 (0.70%) Virtual Team
14 4 (0.56%) Hybrid Cloud
14 4 (0.56%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 367 (51.04%) Windows
2 162 (22.53%) Windows 10
3 84 (11.68%) Windows Server
4 40 (5.56%) Apple iOS
5 37 (5.15%) Linux
6 26 (3.62%) Android
7 25 (3.48%) Windows Server 2016
8 20 (2.78%) Windows Server 2019
9 15 (2.09%) Windows Server 2012
10 14 (1.95%) Mac OS
11 12 (1.67%) Windows 8
12 11 (1.53%) Windows 7
13 9 (1.25%) Mac OS X
13 9 (1.25%) Windows Mobile
14 6 (0.83%) Windows Server 2008
15 3 (0.42%) VMS
15 3 (0.42%) Windows Server 2003
16 2 (0.28%) Unix
16 2 (0.28%) Windows XP
17 1 (0.14%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 197 (27.40%) ITIL
2 191 (26.56%) Customer Service
3 122 (16.97%) Problem-Solving
4 89 (12.38%) Service Management
5 77 (10.71%) Change Management
6 72 (10.01%) Agile
7 67 (9.32%) Project Management
8 66 (9.18%) ITSM
9 55 (7.65%) Business Analysis
10 54 (7.51%) Information Security
11 50 (6.95%) Cybersecurity
12 45 (6.26%) Stakeholder Management
13 43 (5.98%) Business Case
13 43 (5.98%) Problem Management
14 38 (5.29%) Service Delivery
15 37 (5.15%) Change Control
16 33 (4.59%) Waterfall
17 32 (4.45%) Application Virtualisation
18 31 (4.31%) Project Delivery
18 31 (4.31%) Requirements Gathering
Programming Languages
1 42 (5.84%) SQL
2 22 (3.06%) PowerShell
3 6 (0.83%) PL/SQL
4 5 (0.70%) JavaScript
5 3 (0.42%) C#
5 3 (0.42%) PHP
6 2 (0.28%) Bash
6 2 (0.28%) C
6 2 (0.28%) Java
6 2 (0.28%) Perl
6 2 (0.28%) Python
7 1 (0.14%) COBOL
7 1 (0.14%) VB
Qualifications
1 89 (12.38%) Degree
2 23 (3.20%) Microsoft Certification
3 17 (2.36%) Security Cleared
4 15 (2.09%) CEH
4 15 (2.09%) OSCP
5 14 (1.95%) GCFA
5 14 (1.95%) GCIA
5 14 (1.95%) GCIH
5 14 (1.95%) MCSE
6 13 (1.81%) GREM
7 10 (1.39%) A+ Certification
7 10 (1.39%) Network+ Certification
8 8 (1.11%) SC Cleared
9 7 (0.97%) CISSP
9 7 (0.97%) ISEB
10 6 (0.83%) CCNA
10 6 (0.83%) Cisco Certification
10 6 (0.83%) HNC
10 6 (0.83%) ITIL Certification
10 6 (0.83%) MCITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 56 (7.79%) SLA
2 37 (5.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 18 (2.50%) NIST
4 14 (1.95%) GDPR
4 14 (1.95%) QA
5 13 (1.81%) PCI DSS
6 12 (1.67%) Cyber Essentials
7 11 (1.53%) GRC
8 6 (0.83%) ITGC
9 4 (0.56%) COBIT
9 4 (0.56%) PMO
10 3 (0.42%) Accessibility
11 2 (0.28%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 2 (0.28%) IASME
11 2 (0.28%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 2 (0.28%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 1 (0.14%) Data Quality
12 1 (0.14%) HIPAA
12 1 (0.14%) ISO 22301
12 1 (0.14%) ISO 31000
System Software
1 269 (37.41%) Active Directory
2 14 (1.95%) Hyper-V
2 14 (1.95%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (0.70%) XenApp
4 4 (0.56%) VMware ESXi
5 3 (0.42%) XenDesktop
6 2 (0.28%) NFS
6 2 (0.28%) Virtual Servers
6 2 (0.28%) vSphere
7 1 (0.14%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.14%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 54 (7.51%) SCCM
2 53 (7.37%) Microsoft Intune
3 7 (0.97%) CASB
4 5 (0.70%) Nessus
5 2 (0.28%) AirWatch
5 2 (0.28%) Jamf Pro
6 1 (0.14%) Avamar
6 1 (0.14%) Norton AntiVirus
6 1 (0.14%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.14%) SysTrack
6 1 (0.14%) VxRail
6 1 (0.14%) WSUS
Vendors
1 300 (41.72%) Microsoft
2 52 (7.23%) Citrix
3 40 (5.56%) HP
4 36 (5.01%) Apple
4 36 (5.01%) Dell
5 35 (4.87%) ServiceNow
6 34 (4.73%) VMware
7 31 (4.31%) Bloomberg
8 30 (4.17%) Cisco
9 22 (3.06%) iManage
9 22 (3.06%) Oracle
9 22 (3.06%) Salesforce
10 12 (1.67%) Aderant
11 11 (1.53%) Intapp
12 10 (1.39%) Meraki
12 10 (1.39%) Snow
13 9 (1.25%) Veeam
14 5 (0.70%) Sophos
15 4 (0.56%) Adobe
15 4 (0.56%) SAP