Analyst Jobs in Wales

Analyst
UK > Wales

The median Analyst salary in Wales is £46,361 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 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
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 62 18 9
Rank change year-on-year -44 -9 +5
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 19 177 262
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 1.56% 8.04% 15.57%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.86% 8.64% 18.12%
Number of salaries quoted 14 99 182
10th Percentile £25,438 £24,000 £25,000
25th Percentile £27,578 £31,250 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,361 £36,476 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year +27.10% +4.22% -12.50%
75th Percentile £55,000 £42,750 £43,579
90th Percentile £60,125 £47,500 £50,000
UK median annual salary £47,000 £45,000 £45,222
% change year-on-year +4.44% -0.49% +0.49%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 1,019 2,048 1,446
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 83.52% 93.05% 85.92%
Number of salaries quoted 573 1,401 806
10th Percentile £23,504 £26,250 £26,391
25th Percentile £25,087 £32,500 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% - -5.59%
75th Percentile £65,000 £57,500 £61,250
90th Percentile £72,900 £70,000 £72,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

Job vacancy trend for Analyst in Wales

Analyst
Salary Trend in Wales

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

Salary trend for Analyst in Wales

Analyst
Salary Histogram in Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Analyst in Wales over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

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 31 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
South Wales -41 10 £55,000 +50.79% 30
North Wales -3 8 £25,875 -33.88% 3
West Wales +2 1 £42,500 +21.43%
Analyst
UK

Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales

For the 6 months to 31 May 2025, 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 across the Wales region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 6 (31.58%) Problem-Solving
1 6 (31.58%) Social Skills
2 5 (26.32%) Customer Service
2 5 (26.32%) Requirements Gathering
2 5 (26.32%) Broadband
2 5 (26.32%) TCP/IP
2 5 (26.32%) Microsoft
2 5 (26.32%) DNS
2 5 (26.32%) Firewall
2 5 (26.32%) Degree
3 4 (21.05%) Time Management
3 4 (21.05%) IP Telephony
3 4 (21.05%) Telecoms
3 4 (21.05%) VPN
3 4 (21.05%) VoIP
3 4 (21.05%) SQL
3 4 (21.05%) Incident Response
3 4 (21.05%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (15.79%) User Stories
4 3 (15.79%) Cybersecurity
4 3 (15.79%) SDLC
4 3 (15.79%) Cyber Threat
4 3 (15.79%) Public Sector
4 3 (15.79%) Cyber Resilience
4 3 (15.79%) Decision-Making
4 3 (15.79%) Windows
4 3 (15.79%) Microsoft Excel
4 3 (15.79%) Data Analysis
4 3 (15.79%) Business Analysis
4 3 (15.79%) SC Cleared

Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales 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 2 (10.53%) Confluence
2 1 (5.26%) IIS
2 1 (5.26%) SAS
Applications
1 3 (15.79%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (5.26%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (5.26%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (5.26%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 5 (26.32%) Broadband
1 5 (26.32%) DNS
1 5 (26.32%) Firewall
1 5 (26.32%) TCP/IP
2 4 (21.05%) IP Telephony
2 4 (21.05%) VoIP
2 4 (21.05%) VPN
3 1 (5.26%) DHCP
3 1 (5.26%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (5.26%) Looker
Development Applications
1 3 (15.79%) JIRA
General
1 6 (31.58%) Social Skills
2 4 (21.05%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (21.05%) Telecoms
3 3 (15.79%) Public Sector
4 2 (10.53%) Finance
4 2 (10.53%) Games
5 1 (5.26%) Influencing Skills
5 1 (5.26%) Legal
5 1 (5.26%) Retail
5 1 (5.26%) Welsh Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (10.53%) Regular Expression
Miscellaneous
1 3 (15.79%) Cyber Threat
2 2 (10.53%) Security Operations Centre
3 1 (5.26%) Cyber Defence
3 1 (5.26%) Data Structures
3 1 (5.26%) PMI
3 1 (5.26%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (5.26%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 3 (15.79%) Windows
2 2 (10.53%) Windows 10
3 1 (5.26%) Windows 7
3 1 (5.26%) Windows Server
3 1 (5.26%) Windows Server 2008
3 1 (5.26%) Windows Server 2012
3 1 (5.26%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (31.58%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (26.32%) Customer Service
2 5 (26.32%) Requirements Gathering
3 4 (21.05%) Incident Response
3 4 (21.05%) Time Management
4 3 (15.79%) Business Analysis
4 3 (15.79%) Cyber Resilience
4 3 (15.79%) Cybersecurity
4 3 (15.79%) Data Analysis
4 3 (15.79%) Decision-Making
4 3 (15.79%) SDLC
4 3 (15.79%) User Stories
5 2 (10.53%) Business Process Modelling
5 2 (10.53%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
5 2 (10.53%) Mathematics
5 2 (10.53%) Project Delivery
5 2 (10.53%) Security Operations
5 2 (10.53%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 2 (10.53%) Statistics
5 2 (10.53%) Threat Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 4 (21.05%) SQL
2 2 (10.53%) C++
2 2 (10.53%) Groovy
3 1 (5.26%) R
Qualifications
1 5 (26.32%) Degree
2 3 (15.79%) SC Cleared
2 3 (15.79%) Security Cleared
3 2 (10.53%) GCIH
3 2 (10.53%) GIAC
3 2 (10.53%) Master's Degree
3 2 (10.53%) Numerate Degree
4 1 (5.26%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.26%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (5.26%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 1 (5.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (5.26%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (5.26%) Active Directory
1 1 (5.26%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 5 (26.32%) Microsoft
2 2 (10.53%) Atlassian
3 1 (5.26%) JDA
3 1 (5.26%) RedPrairie
3 1 (5.26%) ServiceNow
3 1 (5.26%) SolarWinds
3 1 (5.26%) VMware