Software Analyst
UK

The median Software Analyst salary in the UK is £37,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 13 May 2024.

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

6 months to
13 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 801 792 1000
Rank change year-on-year -9 +208 -260
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Analyst 77 182 237
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.078% 0.18% 0.15%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.082% 0.20% 0.16%
Number of salaries quoted 64 94 209
10th Percentile £23,500 £26,250 £25,400
25th Percentile £27,813 £33,500 £26,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £38,750 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.23% -8.82% +12.58%
75th Percentile £47,813 £61,250 £52,500
90th Percentile £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £35,000 £36,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year -4.11% -2.67% +4.17%

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 93,699 92,665 152,640
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.62% 91.54% 96.10%
Number of salaries quoted 67,079 58,510 84,912
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,611
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £80,719 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,173
% change year-on-year -5.66% +5.64% +5.63%

Software Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Software Analyst in the UK

Software Analyst
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Software Analyst in the UK

Software Analyst
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Analyst over the 6 months to 13 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Software Analyst in the UK

Software Analyst
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 13 May 2024. 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 +3 72 £37,500 -16.67% 16
UK excluding London -97 63 £35,000 -4.11% 14
Work from Home +39 34 £37,500 -25.00% 3
South East -12 21 £42,500 +16.44% 4
North of England +2 19 £30,000 -47.83% 2
North West -31 18 £30,000 -47.83% 1
London +100 13 £70,000 +7.69% 3
Midlands -5 12 £37,500 +7.14% 1
East Midlands -7 7 £47,500 +33.28% 1
East of England +17 6 £45,000 - 6
West Midlands +14 5 £24,000 -31.43%
Wales +14 2 - -
Scotland -56 2 £38,500 - 1
Yorkshire +71 1 £37,500 +7.14% 1
South West -28 1 £85,000 +209.09% 2

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

For the 6 months to 13 May 2024, Software 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 Software Analyst in the job title.

1 25 (32.47%) Finance
2 24 (31.17%) Social Skills
3 21 (27.27%) Problem-Solving
4 20 (25.97%) Asset Management
4 20 (25.97%) Microsoft
5 17 (22.08%) Microsoft Office
6 15 (19.48%) Software Testing
7 14 (18.18%) Software Asset Management
7 14 (18.18%) Software Licensing
7 14 (18.18%) Coaching
7 14 (18.18%) Oracle
8 13 (16.88%) SaaS
8 13 (16.88%) Business Analysis
9 11 (14.29%) Process Improvement
9 11 (14.29%) SQL
9 11 (14.29%) Microsoft Excel
10 10 (12.99%) ITSM
10 10 (12.99%) Project Management
10 10 (12.99%) IBM
10 10 (12.99%) Analytics
10 10 (12.99%) Analytical Skills
10 10 (12.99%) Public Sector
11 9 (11.69%) Degree
11 9 (11.69%) Service Delivery
11 9 (11.69%) Stakeholder Management
12 8 (10.39%) Business Intelligence
12 8 (10.39%) ITIL
12 8 (10.39%) Data Analytics
12 8 (10.39%) SDLC
12 8 (10.39%) Requirements Gathering

Software 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 6 (7.79%) IBM Notes
1 6 (7.79%) SharePoint
2 3 (3.90%) IIS
Applications
1 17 (22.08%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (14.29%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (2.60%) Salesforce CRM
2 1 (1.30%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (1.30%) Sage 200
2 1 (1.30%) Sage 50
Cloud Services
1 13 (16.88%) SaaS
2 6 (7.79%) AWS
3 3 (3.90%) Power Platform
4 2 (2.60%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (1.30%) Dynamics 365
5 1 (1.30%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 3 (3.90%) Internet
1 3 (3.90%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (5.19%) SQL Server
2 3 (3.90%) Oracle Database
2 3 (3.90%) Power BI
2 3 (3.90%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 1 (1.30%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 3 (3.90%) JIRA
General
1 25 (32.47%) Finance
2 24 (31.17%) Social Skills
3 10 (12.99%) Analytical Skills
3 10 (12.99%) Public Sector
4 7 (9.09%) Documentation Skills
5 6 (7.79%) Banking
5 6 (7.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 6 (7.79%) Investment Banking
5 6 (7.79%) Private Banking
6 5 (6.49%) Retail
7 4 (5.19%) Legal
7 4 (5.19%) Organisational Skills
8 3 (3.90%) Billing
9 2 (2.60%) Automotive
9 2 (2.60%) Social Housing
10 1 (1.30%) Tech for Good
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (9.09%) .NET
2 6 (7.79%) Middleware
3 1 (1.30%) .NET Framework
3 1 (1.30%) EDI
3 1 (1.30%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 7 (9.09%) Enterprise Software
1 7 (9.09%) Self-Motivation
2 6 (7.79%) Culture of Ownership
3 5 (6.49%) Product Ownership
3 5 (6.49%) Reinsurance
4 3 (3.90%) Microsoft Licensing
5 2 (2.60%) Driving Licence
5 2 (2.60%) Low-Code
5 2 (2.60%) PropTech
6 1 (1.30%) Management Information System
6 1 (1.30%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 4 (5.19%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (27.27%) Problem-Solving
2 20 (25.97%) Asset Management
3 15 (19.48%) Software Testing
4 14 (18.18%) Coaching
4 14 (18.18%) Software Asset Management
4 14 (18.18%) Software Licensing
5 13 (16.88%) Business Analysis
6 11 (14.29%) Process Improvement
7 10 (12.99%) Analytics
7 10 (12.99%) ITSM
7 10 (12.99%) Project Management
8 9 (11.69%) Service Delivery
8 9 (11.69%) Stakeholder Management
9 8 (10.39%) Business Intelligence
9 8 (10.39%) Data Analytics
9 8 (10.39%) ITIL
9 8 (10.39%) Requirements Gathering
9 8 (10.39%) SDLC
10 7 (9.09%) Agile
10 7 (9.09%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 11 (14.29%) SQL
2 1 (1.30%) T-SQL
2 1 (1.30%) VB
2 1 (1.30%) VBA
Qualifications
1 9 (11.69%) Degree
2 4 (5.19%) ISTQB
3 1 (1.30%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (1.30%) DV Cleared
3 1 (1.30%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (5.19%) QA
1 4 (5.19%) SLA
2 3 (3.90%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 5 (6.49%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (2.60%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 20 (25.97%) Microsoft
2 14 (18.18%) Oracle
3 10 (12.99%) IBM
4 7 (9.09%) VMware
5 6 (7.79%) YouTube
6 5 (6.49%) SAP
7 3 (3.90%) Adobe
7 3 (3.90%) Apple
8 2 (2.60%) Salesforce
9 1 (1.30%) Sage