Analyst Job Trends in Wales

Analyst
UK > Wales

The median Analyst salary in Wales is £38,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 May 2026.

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

6 months to
15 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 5 41 15
Rank change year-on-year +36 -26 -10
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 214 20 145
As % of all permanent jobs in Wales 12.78% 3.80% 7.96%
As % of the Job Titles category 13.70% 4.31% 8.66%
Number of salaries quoted 73 15 98
10th Percentile £24,190 £28,863 £24,750
25th Percentile £26,250 £37,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,500 £50,000 £36,476
Median % change year-on-year -23.00% +37.08% +4.22%
75th Percentile £45,000 £55,000 £43,750
90th Percentile £64,000 £59,750 £50,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -5.26% +5.56% -2.17%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Wales. 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 Wales with a recognized job title 1,562 464 1,675
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.31% 88.21% 91.93%
Number of salaries quoted 1,043 286 1,285
10th Percentile £29,750 £26,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,124 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.22% +11.39% -
75th Percentile £60,000 £67,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £70,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,508
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.51% -12.49%

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

Analyst job vacancy trend in Wales

Analyst
Salary Trend in Wales

Salary distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Wales.

Salary distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Wales

Analyst
Salary Histogram in Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Analyst in Wales over the 6 months to 15 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Analyst in Wales

Analyst
Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Analyst within the Wales region over the 6 months to 15 May 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
South Wales +29 139 £40,000 -20.62% 42
West Wales +11 57 £35,000 -17.65% 6
North Wales -1 17 £24,000 -7.25% 10
Analyst
UK

Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales

For the 6 months to 15 May 2026, 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 across the Wales region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 135 (63.08%) Microsoft
2 127 (59.35%) Azure
3 126 (58.88%) Azure Certification
4 71 (33.18%) SQL
5 68 (31.78%) Business Intelligence
5 68 (31.78%) Power BI
5 68 (31.78%) Power Platform
6 66 (30.84%) Cybersecurity
6 66 (30.84%) Mentoring
6 66 (30.84%) Microsoft Excel
6 66 (30.84%) Python
7 65 (30.37%) Tableau
8 63 (29.44%) AI
8 63 (29.44%) Azure AI
8 63 (29.44%) CompTIA CySA+
8 63 (29.44%) CompTIA Security+
8 63 (29.44%) ForeScout
9 12 (5.61%) Agile
9 12 (5.61%) Business Analysis
10 9 (4.21%) Problem-Solving
11 8 (3.74%) Degree
11 8 (3.74%) Security Cleared
12 7 (3.27%) GRC
13 5 (2.34%) Analytics
13 5 (2.34%) Cyber Resilience
13 5 (2.34%) ITSM
13 5 (2.34%) User Stories
13 5 (2.34%) Windows
14 4 (1.87%) Acceptance Criteria
14 4 (1.87%) Actionable Insight

Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales 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 4 (1.87%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.47%) IIS
2 1 (0.47%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 66 (30.84%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (0.93%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.47%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (1.87%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 127 (59.35%) Azure
2 68 (31.78%) Power Platform
3 63 (29.44%) Azure AI
4 4 (1.87%) Microsoft 365
4 4 (1.87%) PowerApps
5 1 (0.47%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 3 (1.40%) DHCP
2 2 (0.93%) TCP/IP
2 2 (0.93%) Wireless
3 1 (0.47%) DNS
3 1 (0.47%) Firewall
3 1 (0.47%) FTP
3 1 (0.47%) HTTP
3 1 (0.47%) Internet
3 1 (0.47%) LAN
3 1 (0.47%) SMTP
3 1 (0.47%) TETRA
3 1 (0.47%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 68 (31.78%) Power BI
2 65 (30.37%) Tableau
3 2 (0.93%) Data Mining
General
1 138 (64.49%) Social Skills
2 11 (5.14%) Analytical Skills
3 10 (4.67%) Finance
4 5 (2.34%) Pharmaceutical
5 4 (1.87%) Aerospace
6 3 (1.40%) Presentation Skills
7 2 (0.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 2 (0.93%) Organisational Skills
7 2 (0.93%) Public Sector
8 1 (0.47%) Influencing Skills
8 1 (0.47%) Law
8 1 (0.47%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.93%) CSS
1 2 (0.93%) HTML
2 1 (0.47%) EDI
2 1 (0.47%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 3 (1.40%) Analytical Mindset
1 3 (1.40%) PMI
2 2 (0.93%) Onboarding
2 2 (0.93%) Product Ownership
2 2 (0.93%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (0.47%) Cyber Defence
3 1 (0.47%) Cyber Kill Chain
3 1 (0.47%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 5 (2.34%) Windows
2 2 (0.93%) Android
3 1 (0.47%) Windows 10
3 1 (0.47%) Windows 7
3 1 (0.47%) Windows Server
3 1 (0.47%) Windows Server 2008
3 1 (0.47%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 68 (31.78%) Business Intelligence
2 66 (30.84%) Cybersecurity
2 66 (30.84%) Mentoring
3 63 (29.44%) AI
4 12 (5.61%) Agile
4 12 (5.61%) Business Analysis
5 9 (4.21%) Problem-Solving
6 5 (2.34%) Analytics
6 5 (2.34%) Cyber Resilience
6 5 (2.34%) ITSM
6 5 (2.34%) User Stories
7 4 (1.87%) Acceptance Criteria
7 4 (1.87%) Actionable Insight
7 4 (1.87%) Collaborative Working
7 4 (1.87%) Data Analytics
7 4 (1.87%) Information Security
7 4 (1.87%) Process Improvement
7 4 (1.87%) Scrum
7 4 (1.87%) Service Management
8 3 (1.40%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 71 (33.18%) SQL
2 66 (30.84%) Python
3 2 (0.93%) C#
4 1 (0.47%) R
Qualifications
1 126 (58.88%) Azure Certification
2 63 (29.44%) CompTIA CySA+
2 63 (29.44%) CompTIA Security+
3 8 (3.74%) Degree
3 8 (3.74%) Security Cleared
4 3 (1.40%) PMI Certification
5 2 (0.93%) DBS Check
5 2 (0.93%) SC Cleared
6 1 (0.47%) CBAP
6 1 (0.47%) CIPD
6 1 (0.47%) IIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (3.27%) GRC
2 2 (0.93%) COBIT
2 2 (0.93%) GMP
2 2 (0.93%) ISO 9001
2 2 (0.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (0.93%) NIST
3 1 (0.47%) PMO
3 1 (0.47%) QA
3 1 (0.47%) SLA
System Software
1 3 (1.40%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.47%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (0.47%) QRadar
Vendors
1 135 (63.08%) Microsoft
2 63 (29.44%) ForeScout
3 4 (1.87%) BMC
3 4 (1.87%) Remedy
4 1 (0.47%) ArcSight
4 1 (0.47%) SolarWinds
4 1 (0.47%) Splunk
4 1 (0.47%) VMware