System Analyst
UK
The median System Analyst salary in the UK is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 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 21 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 491 | 413 | 491 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -78 | +78 | +139 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Analyst | 238 | 613 | 594 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.43% | 0.61% | 0.60% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.47% | 0.65% | 0.65% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 175 | 521 | 365 |
| 10th Percentile | £34,250 | £30,000 | £32,600 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £36,250 | £38,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £47,500 | £48,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.53% | -2.06% | +2.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £65,000 | £57,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £79,500 | £80,000 | £66,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £48,500 | £40,000 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +21.25% | -11.11% | +3.33% |
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 | 50,627 | 94,635 | 91,055 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.61% | 94.71% | 91.54% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,942 | 67,569 | 57,579 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,444 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £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 | £70,750 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,564 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.13% | -5.66% | +6.00% |
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 21 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 21 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 | -68 | 226 | £52,500 | +10.53% | 173 |
| UK excluding London | -37 | 144 | £48,500 | +21.25% | 135 |
| London | +29 | 81 | £60,000 | -14.29% | 58 |
| Work from Home | -26 | 61 | £52,500 | +10.53% | 107 |
| North of England | -43 | 48 | £52,500 | +31.25% | 21 |
| North West | -56 | 37 | £52,500 | +31.25% | 13 |
| South East | +62 | 35 | £42,500 | -2.30% | 37 |
| Midlands | +48 | 35 | £47,500 | +5.56% | 33 |
| East Midlands | +33 | 18 | £50,000 | -20.00% | 8 |
| West Midlands | +48 | 17 | £45,000 | +2.86% | 23 |
| East of England | -23 | 15 | £47,500 | +11.76% | 24 |
| North East | +31 | 6 | £47,500 | +18.75% | |
| South West | +97 | 5 | £57,500 | +53.33% | 10 |
| Yorkshire | +39 | 5 | £47,500 | +18.75% | 8 |
| Scotland | +89 | 2 | £41,750 | +23.70% | 8 |
| Wales | +41 | 2 | £57,500 | +46.93% | 2 |
| Northern Ireland | +39 | 2 | £50,000 | +42.86% | 2 |
Systems Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 21 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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