Systems Analyst Job Trends

System Analyst
UK

The median System Analyst salary in the UK is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 April 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 425 433 395
Rank change year-on-year +8 -38 +112
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Analyst 313 206 605
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.38% 0.50% 0.66%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.41% 0.56% 0.69%
Number of salaries quoted 212 156 506
10th Percentile £34,550 £38,250 £29,875
25th Percentile £40,000 £43,438 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £54,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +13.68% -
75th Percentile £54,063 £68,585 £65,000
90th Percentile £67,250 £85,000 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year -14.29% +31.25% -11.11%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 77,009 36,647 87,118
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.42% 89.57% 94.53%
Number of salaries quoted 49,567 23,302 65,285
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £38,734
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +11.11% -10.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £71,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%

Systems Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Systems Analyst' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Systems Analyst job vacancy trend in the UK

Systems Analyst
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Systems Analyst job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Systems Analyst job vacancies in the UK

Systems Analyst
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Systems Analyst over the 6 months to 10 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Systems Analyst in the UK

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 10 April 2026. 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 +15 287 £45,000 -18.18% 82
UK excluding London +25 240 £45,000 -14.29% 76
North of England -28 75 £45,000 -14.29% 9
London -17 69 £57,500 -8.00% 24
Midlands -20 61 £40,000 -27.27% 16
Work from Home -4 46 £44,551 -19.00% 36
North West -5 46 £42,500 -19.05% 5
West Midlands +14 39 £40,000 -28.89% 8
South East -15 38 £45,000 +5.88% 22
East of England -25 29 £40,000 -50.00% 13
Yorkshire -35 25 £45,000 -5.26% 3
East Midlands -55 20 £37,500 -31.82% 8
Scotland -1 16 £45,000 +28.57% 11
South West -35 15 £40,000 -39.73% 7
Northern Ireland -34 4 - -
North East -35 4 £50,000 +11.11% 1
Wales -30 2 £42,500 -26.09%

Systems Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 10 April 2026, Systems Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Systems Analyst in the job title.

1 66 (21.09%) SQL
2 62 (19.81%) ERP
3 59 (18.85%) Problem-Solving
4 58 (18.53%) Microsoft
5 57 (18.21%) Business Intelligence
6 55 (17.57%) Continuous Improvement
7 52 (16.61%) Power Platform
8 51 (16.29%) Power BI
9 43 (13.74%) Microsoft Excel
10 31 (9.90%) Decision-Making
11 29 (9.27%) Azure
12 28 (8.95%) Analytics
12 28 (8.95%) Process Improvement
13 27 (8.63%) Data Management
14 25 (7.99%) Data Analysis
14 25 (7.99%) Workday
15 24 (7.67%) Power Automate
16 23 (7.35%) Business Analysis
17 22 (7.03%) Degree
17 22 (7.03%) Stakeholder Management
18 21 (6.71%) SQL Server
19 20 (6.39%) DBS Check
20 19 (6.07%) Logistics
20 19 (6.07%) User Acceptance Testing
20 19 (6.07%) Workflow
21 18 (5.75%) Agile
21 18 (5.75%) System Testing
22 17 (5.43%) Dashboard Development
22 17 (5.43%) Data Quality
23 16 (5.11%) Customer Service

Systems Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 3 (0.96%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.32%) CMS
2 1 (0.32%) Confluence
Applications
1 43 (13.74%) Microsoft Excel
2 14 (4.47%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (1.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.96%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.64%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.32%) Trello
Business Applications
1 7 (2.24%) Workday HCM
2 6 (1.92%) Dynamics AX
2 6 (1.92%) NetSuite
3 4 (1.28%) NEC Housing
3 4 (1.28%) Unit4 Business World
4 3 (0.96%) IBM Planning Analytics
4 3 (0.96%) SAP Business ByDesign
5 2 (0.64%) Elite 3E
5 2 (0.64%) SAP CO
5 2 (0.64%) SAP FI
5 2 (0.64%) SAP FI/CO
6 1 (0.32%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 52 (16.61%) Power Platform
2 29 (9.27%) Azure
3 24 (7.67%) Power Automate
4 15 (4.79%) Dynamics 365
5 13 (4.15%) SaaS
6 12 (3.83%) dbt
7 8 (2.56%) Azure DevOps
7 8 (2.56%) Microsoft 365
7 8 (2.56%) PowerApps
8 4 (1.28%) Boomi
8 4 (1.28%) iPaaS
8 4 (1.28%) Workato
9 3 (0.96%) Entra ID
10 2 (0.64%) Figma
11 1 (0.32%) Blackbaud
11 1 (0.32%) OCI
11 1 (0.32%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 5 (1.60%) FTP
2 1 (0.32%) 4G
2 1 (0.32%) LAN
2 1 (0.32%) Remote Desktop
2 1 (0.32%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 51 (16.29%) Power BI
2 21 (6.71%) SQL Server
3 15 (4.79%) Metabase
4 12 (3.83%) Data Warehouse
5 10 (3.19%) Power Query
6 5 (1.60%) BusinessObjects
6 5 (1.60%) Crystal Reports
6 5 (1.60%) MySQL
7 4 (1.28%) Relational Database
8 2 (0.64%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 1 (0.32%) Azure SQL Database
9 1 (0.32%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 15 (4.79%) Visual Studio
2 7 (2.24%) JIRA
3 1 (0.32%) Oracle APEX
General
1 111 (35.46%) Finance
2 85 (27.16%) Analytical Skills
3 68 (21.73%) Social Skills
4 17 (5.43%) Manufacturing
5 15 (4.79%) Documentation Skills
6 13 (4.15%) Retail
7 12 (3.83%) Marketing
8 11 (3.51%) Legal
8 11 (3.51%) Public Sector
9 9 (2.88%) Organisational Skills
10 7 (2.24%) Advertising
10 7 (2.24%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 5 (1.60%) Presentation Skills
11 5 (1.60%) Social Housing
12 4 (1.28%) General Ledger
13 3 (0.96%) Local Government
14 2 (0.64%) Billing
14 2 (0.64%) Law
15 1 (0.32%) Aerospace
15 1 (0.32%) Pharmaceutical
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (3.19%) EDI
2 9 (2.88%) Web Services
3 8 (2.56%) HTML
4 5 (1.60%) JSON
4 5 (1.60%) REST
4 5 (1.60%) SOAP
4 5 (1.60%) XML
5 3 (0.96%) CSS
6 2 (0.64%) .NET
6 2 (0.64%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 20 (6.39%) Analytical Mindset
2 18 (5.75%) Management Information System
3 9 (2.88%) Product Ownership
4 6 (1.92%) Onboarding
4 6 (1.92%) Self-Motivation
5 5 (1.60%) Driving Licence
6 4 (1.28%) Virtual Team
7 3 (0.96%) CCTV
7 3 (0.96%) FMCG
8 2 (0.64%) Data Structures
8 2 (0.64%) Legacy Systems
9 1 (0.32%) Enterprise Software
9 1 (0.32%) Greenfield Project
9 1 (0.32%) Housing Association
9 1 (0.32%) Reference Data
9 1 (0.32%) Smartphone
9 1 (0.32%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 4 (1.28%) Windows
2 2 (0.64%) Windows Server
3 1 (0.32%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 62 (19.81%) ERP
2 59 (18.85%) Problem-Solving
3 57 (18.21%) Business Intelligence
4 55 (17.57%) Continuous Improvement
5 31 (9.90%) Decision-Making
6 28 (8.95%) Analytics
6 28 (8.95%) Process Improvement
7 27 (8.63%) Data Management
8 25 (7.99%) Data Analysis
9 23 (7.35%) Business Analysis
10 22 (7.03%) Stakeholder Management
11 19 (6.07%) Logistics
11 19 (6.07%) User Acceptance Testing
11 19 (6.07%) Workflow
12 18 (5.75%) Agile
12 18 (5.75%) System Testing
13 17 (5.43%) Dashboard Development
14 16 (5.11%) Customer Service
14 16 (5.11%) Migration
14 16 (5.11%) Requirements Gathering
Programming Languages
1 66 (21.09%) SQL
2 8 (2.56%) VBA
3 4 (1.28%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 4 (1.28%) Python
3 4 (1.28%) T-SQL
4 3 (0.96%) Apex Code
5 1 (0.32%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 22 (7.03%) Degree
2 20 (6.39%) DBS Check
3 8 (2.56%) ACCA
4 6 (1.92%) CIMA
5 5 (1.60%) Microsoft Certification
6 4 (1.28%) HNC
6 4 (1.28%) HND
7 1 (0.32%) CCAB
7 1 (0.32%) CIPFA
7 1 (0.32%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (0.32%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 1 (0.32%) PMI Certification
7 1 (0.32%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (5.43%) Data Quality
2 7 (2.24%) Cyber Essentials
3 6 (1.92%) QA
4 4 (1.28%) Actionable Recommendations
5 3 (0.96%) SLA
6 1 (0.32%) GDPR
6 1 (0.32%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 5 (1.60%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (0.64%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 58 (18.53%) Microsoft
2 25 (7.99%) Workday
3 12 (3.83%) Oracle
4 11 (3.51%) Salesforce
5 6 (1.92%) Epicor
5 6 (1.92%) SAP
6 5 (1.60%) Guidewire
7 4 (1.28%) Adobe
7 4 (1.28%) HubSpot
7 4 (1.28%) NEC
8 3 (0.96%) Cognos
8 3 (0.96%) IBM
8 3 (0.96%) Intapp
9 2 (0.64%) Atlassian
9 2 (0.64%) IFS
9 2 (0.64%) ServiceNow
10 1 (0.32%) Alteryx
10 1 (0.32%) Apple
10 1 (0.32%) VMware
10 1 (0.32%) Wyse