Senior System Analyst
UK
The median Senior System Analyst salary in the UK is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 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 31 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 665 | 870 | 800 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +205 | -70 | +404 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Systems Analyst | 37 | 37 | 168 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.066% | 0.036% | 0.18% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.073% | 0.038% | 0.19% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27 | 30 | 67 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,250 | - | £38,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,250 | £47,500 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £62,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.00% | +13.64% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £69,688 | £58,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £87,500 | £73,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £60,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.50% | +9.09% | +17.02% |
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 | 50,444 | 98,297 | 87,491 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.33% | 94.81% | 91.34% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,384 | 69,991 | 55,965 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,748 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,000 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.00% | -6.54% | +6.49% |
Senior Systems Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Senior Systems Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Senior Systems Analyst
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Systems Analyst.
Senior Systems Analyst
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Systems Analyst over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.
Senior Systems Analyst
Top 12 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Systems Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 31 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 |
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| England | +171 | 36 | £70,000 | +12.00% | 13 |
| London | +116 | 21 | £75,000 | +7.14% | 7 |
| Work from Home | +131 | 17 | £67,500 | +17.39% | 12 |
| UK excluding London | +173 | 16 | £52,500 | -12.50% | 8 |
| Midlands | +60 | 6 | £62,500 | -3.85% | 1 |
| South East | +74 | 5 | £45,000 | -10.00% | 2 |
| East Midlands | +37 | 5 | £62,500 | -3.85% | |
| North of England | +38 | 3 | £52,500 | -12.50% | 2 |
| North West | +2 | 3 | £52,500 | -12.50% | |
| South West | +110 | 1 | £47,500 | - | 1 |
| West Midlands | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | - | - |
Senior Systems Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 31 May 2025, Senior Systems 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 Senior Systems Analyst in the job title.
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Senior Systems 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: