Systems Analyst Jobs

System Analyst
UK

The median System Analyst salary in the UK is £45,856 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 July 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 430 504 666
Rank change year-on-year +74 +162 -20
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Analyst 484 434 737
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.54% 0.54% 0.42%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.56% 0.59% 0.44%
Number of salaries quoted 387 313 588
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,041 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,856 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.46% +5.56% +5.88%
75th Percentile £61,250 £58,750 £56,063
90th Percentile £77,500 £67,500 £63,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -5.88% - +2.41%

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 85,709 74,085 167,386
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.83% 91.81% 95.50%
Number of salaries quoted 58,134 51,472 87,435
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £43,800 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £52,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +1.92% +9.47%

Systems Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Systems Analyst in the UK

Systems Analyst
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Systems Analyst in the UK

Systems Analyst
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Systems Analyst over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

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 26 July 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 +46 423 £45,250 -4.74% 52
UK excluding London +10 313 £40,000 -5.88% 50
Work from Home +16 149 £45,000 - 31
London +62 137 £65,000 +18.18% 16
North of England +6 95 £40,000 -11.11% 14
North West +27 68 £40,000 - 11
East of England +29 64 £41,686 +11.16% 7
Midlands -8 49 £45,428 +3.84% 5
South East +15 44 £40,750 +8.67% 8
South West -12 30 £34,500 +2.99% 6
East Midlands -14 25 £50,000 -9.09% 3
Yorkshire +22 24 £37,500 -28.57% 1
West Midlands -5 24 £40,000 -5.88% 2
Scotland -35 20 £37,500 -16.67% 4
Wales +32 8 £39,134 +3.37% 2
Northern Ireland +22 3 £35,000 -6.67% 7
North East -15 3 £47,500 +10.47% 2

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

For the 6 months to 26 July 2024, 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.

1 187 (38.64%) Finance
2 135 (27.89%) SQL
3 104 (21.49%) Social Skills
4 98 (20.25%) Analytical Skills
5 84 (17.36%) Problem-Solving
6 77 (15.91%) Microsoft
7 71 (14.67%) Degree
8 68 (14.05%) Law
9 61 (12.60%) ERP
9 61 (12.60%) Power Platform
10 57 (11.78%) Microsoft Excel
11 54 (11.16%) Business Intelligence
12 53 (10.95%) Legal
13 51 (10.54%) Power BI
14 47 (9.71%) Continuous Improvement
15 45 (9.30%) Agile
16 42 (8.68%) SAP
17 40 (8.26%) ITIL
18 39 (8.06%) Business Analysis
19 37 (7.64%) Microsoft Office
20 36 (7.44%) SQL Server
20 36 (7.44%) Customer Service
21 34 (7.02%) SQL Server Reporting Services
22 33 (6.82%) Decision-Making
23 32 (6.61%) Requirements Gathering
24 30 (6.20%) Roadmaps
25 29 (5.99%) Manufacturing
25 29 (5.99%) Management Information System
25 29 (5.99%) Systems Analysis
26 28 (5.79%) Process Improvement

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:

Application Platforms
1 20 (4.13%) SharePoint
2 6 (1.24%) Confluence
2 6 (1.24%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (1.24%) Oracle Workflow
3 2 (0.41%) CMS
4 1 (0.21%) Liferay
4 1 (0.21%) MQSeries
4 1 (0.21%) WebSphere
4 1 (0.21%) WordPress
Applications
1 57 (11.78%) Microsoft Excel
2 37 (7.64%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (1.86%) Spreadsheet
4 3 (0.62%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 20 (4.13%) Elite 3E
2 15 (3.10%) iTrent
3 10 (2.07%) Dynamics CRM
3 10 (2.07%) Infor SunSystems
4 7 (1.45%) NetSuite
4 7 (1.45%) SAP S/4HANA
5 6 (1.24%) Aladdin
5 6 (1.24%) Oracle Applications
5 6 (1.24%) thinkFolio
6 5 (1.03%) IBM Planning Analytics
7 4 (0.83%) Dynamics AX
7 4 (0.83%) SAP MM
8 3 (0.62%) Dynamics NAV
8 3 (0.62%) SAP CO
8 3 (0.62%) SAP FI
8 3 (0.62%) SAP FI/CO
9 2 (0.41%) BambooHR
9 2 (0.41%) Oracle EBS
9 2 (0.41%) Oracle ERP
9 2 (0.41%) Oracle Financials
Cloud Services
1 61 (12.60%) Power Platform
2 24 (4.96%) Dynamics 365
3 19 (3.93%) Microsoft 365
4 17 (3.51%) Azure
5 9 (1.86%) SaaS
6 8 (1.65%) SuccessFactors
7 5 (1.03%) Power Automate
8 4 (0.83%) Azure DevOps
8 4 (0.83%) WhatsApp
9 3 (0.62%) AWS
9 3 (0.62%) ClickUp
9 3 (0.62%) GCP
9 3 (0.62%) Mavenlink
9 3 (0.62%) PaaS
9 3 (0.62%) Zapier
10 2 (0.41%) PowerApps
11 1 (0.21%) Boomi
11 1 (0.21%) Entra ID
11 1 (0.21%) Google Sheets
11 1 (0.21%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 8 (1.65%) VSAN
2 5 (1.03%) SAN
2 5 (1.03%) VLAN
3 4 (0.83%) DHCP
3 4 (0.83%) DNS
3 4 (0.83%) Firewall
3 4 (0.83%) Internet
3 4 (0.83%) Intranet
3 4 (0.83%) NAS
3 4 (0.83%) SSL
3 4 (0.83%) TCP/IP
3 4 (0.83%) VPN
4 2 (0.41%) IP Telephony
4 2 (0.41%) Skype
4 2 (0.41%) WebEx
4 2 (0.41%) Wireless
5 1 (0.21%) LAN
5 1 (0.21%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 51 (10.54%) Power BI
2 36 (7.44%) SQL Server
3 34 (7.02%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 10 (2.07%) BusinessObjects
4 10 (2.07%) Data Warehouse
4 10 (2.07%) Oracle Reports
5 9 (1.86%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 8 (1.65%) Relational Database
7 7 (1.45%) MS Access
8 6 (1.24%) Oracle Database
8 6 (1.24%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 5 (1.03%) Tableau
10 4 (0.83%) Azure SQL Database
10 4 (0.83%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
10 4 (0.83%) MySQL
10 4 (0.83%) SAP HANA
11 3 (0.62%) PostgreSQL
12 2 (0.41%) Informix
12 2 (0.41%) Power Query
13 1 (0.21%) Crystal Reports
Development Applications
1 21 (4.34%) JIRA
2 8 (1.65%) Visual Studio
3 6 (1.24%) Oracle Forms
4 2 (0.41%) Android Studio
4 2 (0.41%) Atlassian Bamboo
4 2 (0.41%) Team Foundation Server
5 1 (0.21%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.21%) Eclipse
5 1 (0.21%) Git
5 1 (0.21%) Postman
5 1 (0.21%) Selenium
5 1 (0.21%) SoapUI
5 1 (0.21%) Subversion
General
1 187 (38.64%) Finance
2 104 (21.49%) Social Skills
3 98 (20.25%) Analytical Skills
4 68 (14.05%) Law
5 53 (10.95%) Legal
6 29 (5.99%) Manufacturing
7 24 (4.96%) Retail
8 22 (4.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 8 (1.65%) Banking
9 8 (1.65%) Public Sector
10 7 (1.45%) French Language
10 7 (1.45%) Organisational Skills
11 6 (1.24%) Billing
11 6 (1.24%) Games
12 5 (1.03%) Marketing
12 5 (1.03%) Pharmaceutical
13 4 (0.83%) Presentation Skills
14 3 (0.62%) Back Office
14 3 (0.62%) Police
15 2 (0.41%) Influencing Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (2.69%) EDI
2 11 (2.27%) XML
3 8 (1.65%) .NET
3 8 (1.65%) HTML
4 7 (1.45%) Oracle Fusion
4 7 (1.45%) REST
4 7 (1.45%) SOAP
5 6 (1.24%) JSON
6 3 (0.62%) ADO
6 3 (0.62%) ASP.NET
6 3 (0.62%) RESTful
7 2 (0.41%) ASP.NET Web Forms
7 2 (0.41%) CSS
7 2 (0.41%) Middleware
8 1 (0.21%) jQuery
8 1 (0.21%) SailPoint
8 1 (0.21%) Swagger
8 1 (0.21%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 29 (5.99%) Management Information System
2 21 (4.34%) Self-Motivation
3 13 (2.69%) Operational Technology
4 10 (2.07%) Enterprise Software
5 9 (1.86%) Low-Code
6 8 (1.65%) Clustering
7 7 (1.45%) Onboarding
7 7 (1.45%) Product Ownership
8 6 (1.24%) Fixed Income
8 6 (1.24%) Pricing Data
8 6 (1.24%) Video Conferencing
9 5 (1.03%) Data Centre
9 5 (1.03%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
9 5 (1.03%) Smart Energy
9 5 (1.03%) Smart Meter
10 4 (0.83%) Credit Risk
10 4 (0.83%) Data Structures
10 4 (0.83%) Driving Licence
10 4 (0.83%) Replication
11 3 (0.62%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 27 (5.58%) Windows
2 20 (4.13%) Windows Server
3 15 (3.10%) Windows 10
4 7 (1.45%) Linux
5 5 (1.03%) Unix
6 4 (0.83%) Android
7 3 (0.62%) Windows Server 2016
8 2 (0.41%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.41%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.21%) AIX
9 1 (0.21%) Windows Server 2008
9 1 (0.21%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 84 (17.36%) Problem-Solving
2 61 (12.60%) ERP
3 54 (11.16%) Business Intelligence
4 47 (9.71%) Continuous Improvement
5 45 (9.30%) Agile
6 40 (8.26%) ITIL
7 39 (8.06%) Business Analysis
8 36 (7.44%) Customer Service
9 33 (6.82%) Decision-Making
10 32 (6.61%) Requirements Gathering
11 30 (6.20%) Roadmaps
12 29 (5.99%) Systems Analysis
13 28 (5.79%) Process Improvement
14 27 (5.58%) Migration
15 22 (4.55%) Project Management
16 19 (3.93%) Stakeholder Management
17 18 (3.72%) Change Management
18 16 (3.31%) CRM
18 16 (3.31%) Data Management
18 16 (3.31%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 135 (27.89%) SQL
2 20 (4.13%) T-SQL
3 10 (2.07%) VB
4 9 (1.86%) PowerShell
5 8 (1.65%) C#
5 8 (1.65%) VBA
6 7 (1.45%) Python
7 3 (0.62%) JavaScript
7 3 (0.62%) VB.NET
8 2 (0.41%) RPG
8 2 (0.41%) VBScript
9 1 (0.21%) ABAP
9 1 (0.21%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 1 (0.21%) Java
9 1 (0.21%) PHP
9 1 (0.21%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.21%) RPG IV
Qualifications
1 71 (14.67%) Degree
2 8 (1.65%) A+ Certification
2 8 (1.65%) Computer Science Degree
3 6 (1.24%) SC Cleared
3 6 (1.24%) Security Cleared
4 5 (1.03%) MCP
4 5 (1.03%) Microsoft Certification
5 4 (0.83%) CBAP
5 4 (0.83%) CCNA
5 4 (0.83%) Cisco Certification
5 4 (0.83%) DBS Check
5 4 (0.83%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 4 (0.83%) MCSA
5 4 (0.83%) MCSE
6 3 (0.62%) BPSS Clearance
7 2 (0.41%) ITIL Certification
8 1 (0.21%) AAT
8 1 (0.21%) ACCA
8 1 (0.21%) CIMA
8 1 (0.21%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (3.51%) GDPR
2 14 (2.89%) QA
3 12 (2.48%) Data Quality
4 10 (2.07%) SLA
5 4 (0.83%) Cyber Essentials
5 4 (0.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 4 (0.83%) PMO
6 2 (0.41%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 2 (0.41%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 22 (4.55%) Active Directory
2 17 (3.51%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (1.65%) Hyper-V
3 8 (1.65%) VMware ESXi
4 7 (1.45%) vSphere
5 3 (0.62%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.41%) Firmware
7 1 (0.21%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 8 (1.65%) Failover Clustering
1 8 (1.65%) SCCM
2 4 (0.83%) WSUS
3 3 (0.62%) Terraform
4 2 (0.41%) Jamf Pro
4 2 (0.41%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
4 2 (0.41%) SCDPM
5 1 (0.21%) cPanel
Vendors
1 77 (15.91%) Microsoft
2 42 (8.68%) SAP
3 27 (5.58%) Oracle
4 17 (3.51%) VMware
5 14 (2.89%) Aderant
5 14 (2.89%) Concur
6 13 (2.69%) Salesforce
7 11 (2.27%) Infor
7 11 (2.27%) Intapp
8 9 (1.86%) Cognos
9 8 (1.65%) Workday
10 6 (1.24%) Bloomberg
10 6 (1.24%) Charles River
11 5 (1.03%) Epicor
12 4 (0.83%) Nintex
12 4 (0.83%) PeopleSoft
12 4 (0.83%) Sage
12 4 (0.83%) Veeam
13 3 (0.62%) HubSpot
14 2 (0.41%) Meraki