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 30 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 30 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 479 | 415 | 474 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -64 | +59 | +164 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Analyst | 238 | 615 | 608 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.43% | 0.60% | 0.63% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.48% | 0.63% | 0.68% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 171 | 517 | 364 |
| 10th Percentile | £33,000 | £30,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £36,250 | £38,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £47,500 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.26% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £62,500 | £65,000 | £57,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,500 | £80,000 | £66,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £47,500 | £40,000 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.75% | -11.11% | +1.12% |
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 | 50,066 | 97,923 | 88,829 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.36% | 94.81% | 91.43% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,124 | 69,761 | 56,179 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,750 | £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% | +6.63% |
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 30 May 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 30 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 | -66 | 227 | £50,000 | +5.26% | 284 |
| UK excluding London | -18 | 145 | £47,500 | +18.75% | 282 |
| London | +18 | 80 | £60,000 | -14.29% | 40 |
| Work from Home | -23 | 62 | £52,500 | +10.53% | 153 |
| North of England | -35 | 44 | £52,500 | +31.25% | 66 |
| Midlands | +73 | 41 | £47,500 | +5.56% | 57 |
| North West | -48 | 35 | £54,000 | +35.00% | 36 |
| South East | +57 | 32 | £42,500 | - | 77 |
| West Midlands | +55 | 23 | £45,000 | +2.86% | 35 |
| East Midlands | +36 | 18 | £48,000 | -4.00% | 19 |
| East of England | -17 | 16 | £41,750 | -1.76% | 41 |
| South West | +82 | 7 | £52,500 | +40.00% | 24 |
| Yorkshire | +34 | 5 | £47,500 | +18.75% | 26 |
| North East | +39 | 4 | £43,562 | +8.90% | 5 |
| Wales | +43 | 2 | £57,500 | +46.93% | 6 |
| Northern Ireland | +42 | 2 | £50,000 | +42.86% | 2 |
| Scotland | +85 | 1 | £48,500 | +43.70% | 18 |
Systems Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 May 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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