Software Analyst
UK

The median Software Analyst salary in the UK is £38,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 6 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
6 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 827 782 997
Rank change year-on-year -45 +215 -256
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Analyst 83 199 241
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.084% 0.19% 0.15%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.089% 0.21% 0.16%
Number of salaries quoted 70 102 213
10th Percentile £23,450 £25,688 £25,600
25th Percentile £28,000 £32,750 £26,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,000 £37,000 £41,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.70% -10.84% +10.67%
75th Percentile £48,750 £61,250 £52,500
90th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £62,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £33,750 £36,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year -7.53% -2.67% +7.14%

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 93,479 94,643 151,222
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.63% 91.52% 96.08%
Number of salaries quoted 67,031 59,595 85,375
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,611
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,508 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.49% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%

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 6 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 6 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 -7 78 £37,500 - 18
UK excluding London -111 65 £33,750 -7.53% 13
Work from Home +20 34 £37,500 -25.00% 7
South East -9 22 £42,500 +16.44% 4
North of England +2 19 £30,000 -47.83% 2
North West -19 18 £30,000 -47.83% 1
London +116 17 £70,000 +7.69% 6
Midlands +10 13 £32,750 -6.43% 1
East Midlands -15 7 £47,500 +35.71% 1
West Midlands +23 6 £24,000 -31.43%
East of England +17 6 £45,000 - 5
Wales +14 2 - -
Scotland -67 2 £38,500 -23.00% 1
Yorkshire +81 1 £37,500 +7.14% 1
South West -47 1 £85,000 +142.86% 2

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

For the 6 months to 6 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 31 (37.35%) Finance
2 28 (33.73%) Social Skills
3 25 (30.12%) Problem-Solving
4 22 (26.51%) Microsoft
5 21 (25.30%) Asset Management
6 19 (22.89%) Microsoft Office
7 16 (19.28%) Business Analysis
8 15 (18.07%) Software Testing
8 15 (18.07%) Oracle
9 14 (16.87%) SQL
9 14 (16.87%) SaaS
9 14 (16.87%) Coaching
10 13 (15.66%) Software Asset Management
10 13 (15.66%) Software Licensing
11 12 (14.46%) Process Improvement
12 11 (13.25%) Microsoft Excel
12 11 (13.25%) Service Delivery
12 11 (13.25%) SDLC
12 11 (13.25%) Public Sector
13 10 (12.05%) Self-Motivation
13 10 (12.05%) Documentation Skills
13 10 (12.05%) Analytical Skills
13 10 (12.05%) ITSM
13 10 (12.05%) Stakeholder Management
13 10 (12.05%) Project Management
13 10 (12.05%) IBM
13 10 (12.05%) Analytics
14 9 (10.84%) Degree
14 9 (10.84%) Requirements Gathering
15 8 (9.64%) Knowledge Transfer

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 (7.23%) IBM Notes
1 6 (7.23%) SharePoint
2 4 (4.82%) IIS
Applications
1 19 (22.89%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (13.25%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (2.41%) Salesforce CRM
2 1 (1.20%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (1.20%) Sage 200
2 1 (1.20%) Sage 50
Cloud Services
1 14 (16.87%) SaaS
2 7 (8.43%) AWS
3 3 (3.61%) Power Platform
4 2 (2.41%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (1.20%) Dynamics 365
5 1 (1.20%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 4 (4.82%) Internet
1 4 (4.82%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (6.02%) SQL Server
2 4 (4.82%) Oracle Database
2 4 (4.82%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 3 (3.61%) Power BI
4 1 (1.20%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 3 (3.61%) JIRA
General
1 31 (37.35%) Finance
2 28 (33.73%) Social Skills
3 11 (13.25%) Public Sector
4 10 (12.05%) Analytical Skills
4 10 (12.05%) Documentation Skills
5 7 (8.43%) Banking
5 7 (8.43%) Investment Banking
5 7 (8.43%) Private Banking
6 6 (7.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 5 (6.02%) Retail
8 4 (4.82%) Legal
8 4 (4.82%) Organisational Skills
9 3 (3.61%) Billing
10 2 (2.41%) Automotive
10 2 (2.41%) Law
10 2 (2.41%) Social Housing
11 1 (1.20%) Tech for Good
11 1 (1.20%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (9.64%) .NET
2 7 (8.43%) Middleware
3 1 (1.20%) .NET Framework
3 1 (1.20%) EDI
3 1 (1.20%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 10 (12.05%) Self-Motivation
2 8 (9.64%) Reinsurance
3 7 (8.43%) Enterprise Software
4 6 (7.23%) Culture of Ownership
5 5 (6.02%) Product Ownership
6 3 (3.61%) Microsoft Licensing
7 2 (2.41%) Driving Licence
7 2 (2.41%) Low-Code
7 2 (2.41%) PropTech
8 1 (1.20%) Management Information System
8 1 (1.20%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 6 (7.23%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (30.12%) Problem-Solving
2 21 (25.30%) Asset Management
3 16 (19.28%) Business Analysis
4 15 (18.07%) Software Testing
5 14 (16.87%) Coaching
6 13 (15.66%) Software Asset Management
6 13 (15.66%) Software Licensing
7 12 (14.46%) Process Improvement
8 11 (13.25%) SDLC
8 11 (13.25%) Service Delivery
9 10 (12.05%) Analytics
9 10 (12.05%) ITSM
9 10 (12.05%) Project Management
9 10 (12.05%) Stakeholder Management
10 9 (10.84%) Requirements Gathering
11 8 (9.64%) Agile
11 8 (9.64%) Business Intelligence
11 8 (9.64%) Data Analytics
11 8 (9.64%) ITIL
11 8 (9.64%) Knowledge Transfer
Programming Languages
1 14 (16.87%) SQL
2 1 (1.20%) C#
2 1 (1.20%) T-SQL
2 1 (1.20%) VB
2 1 (1.20%) VBA
Qualifications
1 9 (10.84%) Degree
2 4 (4.82%) ISTQB
3 1 (1.20%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (1.20%) DV Cleared
3 1 (1.20%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (7.23%) SLA
2 4 (4.82%) QA
3 3 (3.61%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 6 (7.23%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (2.41%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 22 (26.51%) Microsoft
2 15 (18.07%) Oracle
3 10 (12.05%) IBM
4 7 (8.43%) VMware
5 6 (7.23%) YouTube
6 5 (6.02%) SAP
7 3 (3.61%) Adobe
7 3 (3.61%) Apple
8 2 (2.41%) Salesforce
9 1 (1.20%) Sage