System Analyst
UK
The median System Analyst salary in the UK is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 24 June 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 24 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 489 | 398 | 455 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -91 | +57 | +207 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Analyst | 243 | 652 | 564 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.43% | 0.59% | 0.62% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.48% | 0.62% | 0.68% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 186 | 531 | 354 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,500 | £30,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £35,000 | £38,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £45,000 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -5.26% | +2.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £62,500 | £62,500 | £57,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,500 | £77,500 | £66,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £47,500 | £40,000 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.75% | -11.11% | +5.88% |
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 | 50,762 | 104,573 | 82,689 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.72% | 94.81% | 91.12% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,971 | 73,911 | 54,230 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £38,734 | £44,750 |
| 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 | £50,055 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.11% | -6.54% | +6.47% |
Systems Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Systems Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Systems Analyst
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Systems Analyst.
Systems Analyst
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Systems Analyst over the 6 months to 24 June 2025.
Systems Analyst
Top 17 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 24 June 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 | -65 | 232 | £50,000 | +5.26% | 350 |
| UK excluding London | -37 | 154 | £47,500 | +18.75% | 184 |
| London | +15 | 74 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 178 |
| Work from Home | -9 | 73 | £52,500 | +16.67% | 189 |
| Midlands | +66 | 44 | £46,250 | +8.82% | 31 |
| North of England | -51 | 43 | £52,500 | +31.25% | 38 |
| South East | +61 | 37 | £43,750 | +4.17% | 61 |
| North West | -52 | 34 | £53,000 | +32.50% | 30 |
| West Midlands | +74 | 26 | £45,000 | +9.09% | 16 |
| East Midlands | +38 | 18 | £48,000 | -4.00% | 15 |
| East of England | -17 | 18 | £31,250 | -21.88% | 17 |
| South West | +86 | 7 | £52,500 | +40.00% | 21 |
| Yorkshire | +19 | 6 | £47,500 | +18.75% | 7 |
| North East | +41 | 3 | £42,123 | +5.31% | 1 |
| Wales | +40 | 2 | £57,500 | +46.93% | 4 |
| Northern Ireland | +38 | 2 | £50,000 | +42.86% | 1 |
| Scotland | +70 | 1 | £48,500 | +38.57% | 12 |
Systems Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 24 June 2025, 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 Systems Analyst in the job title.
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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:
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