Systems Analyst Job Trends in Wales

System Analyst
UK > Wales

The median System Analyst salary in Wales is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 May 2026.

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

6 months to
12 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 81 60 112
Rank change year-on-year -21 +52 0
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Analyst 7 2 6
As % of all permanent jobs in Wales 0.42% 0.38% 0.33%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.45% 0.43% 0.36%
Number of salaries quoted 7 2 6
10th Percentile £36,750 - £35,000
25th Percentile £38,375 £53,750 £36,034
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £57,500 £39,134
Median % change year-on-year -21.74% +46.93% -31.94%
75th Percentile - £61,250 -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -14.29% +10.53% -0.49%

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 1,544 470 1,677
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.18% 88.68% 91.89%
Number of salaries quoted 1,039 291 1,286
10th Percentile £28,900 £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 £57,670 £52,550
% change year-on-year -4.63% +9.74% -12.42%

Systems Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

Systems Analyst job vacancy trend in Wales

Systems Analyst
Salary Trend in Wales

Salary distribution trend for Systems Analyst job vacancies in Wales.

Salary distribution trend for Systems Analyst job vacancies in Wales

Systems 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 Systems Analyst within the Wales region over the 6 months to 12 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 -25 7 £45,000 -21.74% 5
Systems Analyst
UK

Systems Analyst Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales

For the 6 months to 12 May 2026, Systems 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 Systems Analyst in the job title.

1 4 (57.14%) BMC
1 4 (57.14%) ITSM
1 4 (57.14%) Remedy
1 4 (57.14%) Remedy ITSM
1 4 (57.14%) Service Management
2 2 (28.57%) C#
2 2 (28.57%) CSS
2 2 (28.57%) HTML
2 2 (28.57%) Process Improvement
2 2 (28.57%) SQL

Systems 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:

Business Applications
1 4 (57.14%) Remedy ITSM
General
1 4 (57.14%) Aerospace
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (28.57%) CSS
1 2 (28.57%) HTML
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (57.14%) ITSM
1 4 (57.14%) Service Management
2 2 (28.57%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 2 (28.57%) C#
1 2 (28.57%) SQL
Vendors
1 4 (57.14%) BMC
1 4 (57.14%) Remedy