Systems Analyst Jobs

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
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.

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 24 June 2025.

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 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
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.

1 121 (49.79%) Finance
2 84 (34.57%) Problem-Solving
2 84 (34.57%) Social Skills
3 83 (34.16%) SQL
4 67 (27.57%) Analytical Skills
5 60 (24.69%) Process Improvement
6 46 (18.93%) Decision-Making
6 46 (18.93%) Business Intelligence
7 45 (18.52%) ERP
7 45 (18.52%) Agile
7 45 (18.52%) Power Platform
8 42 (17.28%) Power BI
8 42 (17.28%) Microsoft
9 37 (15.23%) Degree
10 36 (14.81%) SAP
11 35 (14.40%) Requirements Gathering
12 34 (13.99%) Microsoft Excel
12 34 (13.99%) Stakeholder Management
12 34 (13.99%) Data Analysis
13 33 (13.58%) Continuous Improvement
14 31 (12.76%) Law
15 29 (11.93%) Project Management
16 28 (11.52%) Management Information System
17 27 (11.11%) Analytics
18 26 (10.70%) User Stories
19 25 (10.29%) Legal
19 25 (10.29%) Change Management
19 25 (10.29%) Oracle
19 25 (10.29%) Systems Analysis
20 24 (9.88%) CRM

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 22 (9.05%) SharePoint
2 6 (2.47%) Confluence
3 4 (1.65%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.41%) OpenEdge
4 1 (0.41%) SharePoint 2013
Applications
1 34 (13.99%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (4.94%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (2.06%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 5 (2.06%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 17 (7.00%) SAP S/4HANA
2 13 (5.35%) NetSuite
3 8 (3.29%) PeopleSoft Financials
4 6 (2.47%) iTrent
5 4 (1.65%) SAP BPC
6 3 (1.23%) Dynamics AX
7 2 (0.82%) Oracle General Ledger
7 2 (0.82%) Oracle Payables
7 2 (0.82%) Oracle Receivables
7 2 (0.82%) Oracle SCM
8 1 (0.41%) Aladdin
8 1 (0.41%) Bloomberg AIM
8 1 (0.41%) Dynamics CRM
8 1 (0.41%) Elite 3E
8 1 (0.41%) Eloqua
8 1 (0.41%) Infor CloudSuite
8 1 (0.41%) Infor M3
8 1 (0.41%) MFGPRO
8 1 (0.41%) SAP Business One
8 1 (0.41%) Siebel CRM
Cloud Services
1 45 (18.52%) Power Platform
2 19 (7.82%) Azure
3 18 (7.41%) Microsoft 365
4 7 (2.88%) SuccessFactors
5 5 (2.06%) Dynamics 365
6 4 (1.65%) Power Automate
7 3 (1.23%) Asana
7 3 (1.23%) Azure Data Factory
7 3 (1.23%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 3 (1.23%) PowerApps
8 2 (0.82%) Cloud Computing
8 2 (0.82%) Entra ID
8 2 (0.82%) Microsoft Copilot
8 2 (0.82%) OCI
8 2 (0.82%) OneDrive
8 2 (0.82%) SaaS
9 1 (0.41%) AWS
9 1 (0.41%) Lucidchart
9 1 (0.41%) Mimecast
9 1 (0.41%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 6 (2.47%) Intranet
2 2 (0.82%) FTP
2 2 (0.82%) Internet
2 2 (0.82%) LAN
2 2 (0.82%) WAN
3 1 (0.41%) 2G
3 1 (0.41%) Firewall
3 1 (0.41%) Kerberos
3 1 (0.41%) VoIP
3 1 (0.41%) VPN
3 1 (0.41%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 42 (17.28%) Power BI
2 16 (6.58%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 9 (3.70%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 8 (3.29%) SQL Server
5 7 (2.88%) Relational Database
6 6 (2.47%) Crystal Reports
7 5 (2.06%) BusinessObjects
7 5 (2.06%) Oracle Reports
8 4 (1.65%) Data Warehouse
8 4 (1.65%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 4 (1.65%) Oracle Database
9 3 (1.23%) Big Data
9 3 (1.23%) MS Access
10 2 (0.82%) MySQL
11 1 (0.41%) DB2
11 1 (0.41%) QlikView
11 1 (0.41%) RDBMS
11 1 (0.41%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 1 (0.41%) Star Schema
11 1 (0.41%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 13 (5.35%) JIRA
2 6 (2.47%) Eclipse
3 3 (1.23%) Visual Studio
4 2 (0.82%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.41%) InstallShield
5 1 (0.41%) MSI
5 1 (0.41%) Oracle APEX
5 1 (0.41%) WebSpeed
General
1 121 (49.79%) Finance
2 84 (34.57%) Social Skills
3 67 (27.57%) Analytical Skills
4 31 (12.76%) Law
5 25 (10.29%) Legal
6 19 (7.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 18 (7.41%) Billing
8 11 (4.53%) Retail
9 10 (4.12%) Manufacturing
10 6 (2.47%) Banking
10 6 (2.47%) Documentation Skills
10 6 (2.47%) Organisational Skills
11 5 (2.06%) Influencing Skills
12 4 (1.65%) Games
12 4 (1.65%) General Ledger
12 4 (1.65%) Marketing
12 4 (1.65%) Pharmaceutical
12 4 (1.65%) Telecoms
13 3 (1.23%) Presentation Skills
14 2 (0.82%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (2.88%) Oracle Fusion
2 5 (2.06%) RESTful
3 4 (1.65%) JSON
3 4 (1.65%) XML
4 3 (1.23%) EDI
4 3 (1.23%) HTML
4 3 (1.23%) REST
4 3 (1.23%) SOAP
5 2 (0.82%) MDX
5 2 (0.82%) Node.js
5 2 (0.82%) Web Services
6 1 (0.41%) .NET
6 1 (0.41%) OAuth
6 1 (0.41%) OpenID
6 1 (0.41%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 28 (11.52%) Management Information System
2 12 (4.94%) Legacy Systems
2 12 (4.94%) Taxonomies
3 11 (4.53%) Data Structures
4 6 (2.47%) Housing Association
5 5 (2.06%) Onboarding
5 5 (2.06%) Product Ownership
6 4 (1.65%) Enterprise Software
7 3 (1.23%) Analytical Mindset
7 3 (1.23%) Mobile App
7 3 (1.23%) NHS
7 3 (1.23%) Reinsurance
7 3 (1.23%) Self-Motivation
8 2 (0.82%) IoT
8 2 (0.82%) Public Cloud
8 2 (0.82%) Smart City
8 2 (0.82%) Video Conferencing
8 2 (0.82%) Virtual Team
9 1 (0.41%) FMCG
9 1 (0.41%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 12 (4.94%) Windows
2 6 (2.47%) Windows 10
3 4 (1.65%) Windows Server 2019
4 3 (1.23%) Linux
4 3 (1.23%) Windows Server
4 3 (1.23%) Windows Server 2012
5 1 (0.41%) AIX
5 1 (0.41%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 84 (34.57%) Problem-Solving
2 60 (24.69%) Process Improvement
3 46 (18.93%) Business Intelligence
3 46 (18.93%) Decision-Making
4 45 (18.52%) Agile
4 45 (18.52%) ERP
5 35 (14.40%) Requirements Gathering
6 34 (13.99%) Data Analysis
6 34 (13.99%) Stakeholder Management
7 33 (13.58%) Continuous Improvement
8 29 (11.93%) Project Management
9 27 (11.11%) Analytics
10 26 (10.70%) User Stories
11 25 (10.29%) Change Management
11 25 (10.29%) Systems Analysis
12 24 (9.88%) CRM
13 23 (9.47%) Workflow
14 22 (9.05%) Roadmaps
15 21 (8.64%) Business Transformation
16 20 (8.23%) Data Management
Programming Languages
1 83 (34.16%) SQL
2 14 (5.76%) T-SQL
3 9 (3.70%) Python
4 2 (0.82%) TypeScript
4 2 (0.82%) X++
5 1 (0.41%) JavaScript
5 1 (0.41%) Julia
5 1 (0.41%) PL/SQL
5 1 (0.41%) PowerShell
5 1 (0.41%) R
5 1 (0.41%) RPG
5 1 (0.41%) RPG IV
5 1 (0.41%) VB
5 1 (0.41%) VBA
Qualifications
1 37 (15.23%) Degree
2 21 (8.64%) BPSS Clearance
3 20 (8.23%) ACCA
3 20 (8.23%) CIMA
4 11 (4.53%) DBS Check
5 6 (2.47%) CCAB
6 5 (2.06%) Security Cleared
7 4 (1.65%) GISP
7 4 (1.65%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 2 (0.82%) Computer Science Degree
8 2 (0.82%) SC Cleared
9 1 (0.41%) CBAP
9 1 (0.41%) CIPD
9 1 (0.41%) PMI Certification
9 1 (0.41%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (9.47%) Data Quality
2 12 (4.94%) GDPR
3 5 (2.06%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 4 (1.65%) SLA
5 2 (0.82%) COBIT
5 2 (0.82%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (0.82%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 2 (0.82%) QA
6 1 (0.41%) Accessibility
System Software
1 7 (2.88%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.41%) Hyper-V
2 1 (0.41%) Microsoft App-V
2 1 (0.41%) Virtual Desktop
2 1 (0.41%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (0.41%) SCCM
1 1 (0.41%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 42 (17.28%) Microsoft
2 36 (14.81%) SAP
3 25 (10.29%) Oracle
4 17 (7.00%) ServiceNow
5 15 (6.17%) Salesforce
6 13 (5.35%) Aderant
7 12 (4.94%) Workday
8 10 (4.12%) PeopleSoft
9 9 (3.70%) Intapp
10 7 (2.88%) Concur
11 6 (2.47%) IBM
12 4 (1.65%) Hyperion
12 4 (1.65%) Progress
13 3 (1.23%) Guidewire
14 2 (0.82%) Atlassian
14 2 (0.82%) Fiserv
14 2 (0.82%) JD Edwards
14 2 (0.82%) TSYS
14 2 (0.82%) VMware
14 2 (0.82%) Yardi