Analyst Jobs in Watford

Analyst
Hertfordshire > Watford

The median Analyst salary in Watford is £43,000 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 4 3 20
Rank change year-on-year -1 +17 -8
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 50 55 44
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Watford 36.23% 18.46% 12.36%
As % of the Job Titles category 39.06% 20.07% 13.97%
Number of salaries quoted 21 40 42
10th Percentile £26,250 £26,250 £34,000
25th Percentile £27,500 £29,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,000 £40,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.50% -27.27% +74.60%
75th Percentile £48,000 £43,750 £66,250
90th Percentile £64,500 £48,875 £82,500
Hertfordshire median annual salary £43,500 £40,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year +8.75% - -5.88%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Watford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Watford. 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 Watford with a recognized job title 128 274 315
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.75% 91.95% 88.48%
Number of salaries quoted 77 220 206
10th Percentile £31,250 £26,169 £33,375
25th Percentile £38,750 £30,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,000 £45,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.22% -28.00% +13.64%
75th Percentile £57,500 £61,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £77,500 £85,625
Hertfordshire median annual salary £52,000 £50,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.00% -13.04% +9.00%

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Watford

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

Job vacancy trend for Analyst in Watford

Analyst
Salary Trend in Watford

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

Salary trend for Analyst in Watford

Analyst
Salary Histogram in Watford

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

Salary histogram for Analyst in Watford

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

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 Watford region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 41 (82.00%) Social Skills
2 38 (76.00%) Analytical Skills
3 31 (62.00%) Decision-Making
4 29 (58.00%) Degree
4 29 (58.00%) Risk Management
4 29 (58.00%) Finance
5 28 (56.00%) Fixed Income
5 28 (56.00%) Risk Assessment
5 28 (56.00%) Banking
5 28 (56.00%) Asset Management
5 28 (56.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 28 (56.00%) Bloomberg
5 28 (56.00%) Financial Institution
5 28 (56.00%) CFA
5 28 (56.00%) French Language
5 28 (56.00%) German Language
5 28 (56.00%) Credit Risk
5 28 (56.00%) Financial Modelling
5 28 (56.00%) Portfolio Management
5 28 (56.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 28 (56.00%) Master's Degree
5 28 (56.00%) Credit Risk Analysis
5 28 (56.00%) Business Strategy
6 10 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
6 10 (20.00%) Azure
7 9 (18.00%) SQL
8 6 (12.00%) ITSM
8 6 (12.00%) Microsoft
8 6 (12.00%) JIRA
8 6 (12.00%) Microsoft 365

Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Watford 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 (4.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (2.00%) Alfresco
2 1 (2.00%) Documentum
2 1 (2.00%) Jupyter
Applications
1 28 (56.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 3 (6.00%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (4.00%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (2.00%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 10 (20.00%) Azure
2 6 (12.00%) Entra ID
2 6 (12.00%) Microsoft 365
3 5 (10.00%) AWS
4 4 (8.00%) Power Platform
5 3 (6.00%) Power Automate
6 2 (4.00%) Google Workspace
6 2 (4.00%) IaaS
6 2 (4.00%) PaaS
7 1 (2.00%) Cloud Computing
7 1 (2.00%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 2 (4.00%) DHCP
1 2 (4.00%) DNS
1 2 (4.00%) Firewall
1 2 (4.00%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (8.00%) Power BI
2 3 (6.00%) BusinessObjects
3 1 (2.00%) Amazon QuickSight
3 1 (2.00%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (2.00%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 6 (12.00%) JIRA
General
1 41 (82.00%) Social Skills
2 38 (76.00%) Analytical Skills
3 29 (58.00%) Finance
4 28 (56.00%) Banking
4 28 (56.00%) Financial Institution
4 28 (56.00%) French Language
4 28 (56.00%) German Language
4 28 (56.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 3 (6.00%) Legal
6 2 (4.00%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (2.00%) Advertising
7 1 (2.00%) Games
7 1 (2.00%) General Ledger
7 1 (2.00%) Marketing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.00%) .NET
1 1 (2.00%) CSS
1 1 (2.00%) HTML
1 1 (2.00%) IDoc
Miscellaneous
1 28 (56.00%) Credit Risk
1 28 (56.00%) Fixed Income
2 4 (8.00%) Mobile App
3 2 (4.00%) Management Information System
4 1 (2.00%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (2.00%) Online Games
Operating Systems
1 4 (8.00%) Windows
2 2 (4.00%) Linux
2 2 (4.00%) Mac OS
2 2 (4.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (62.00%) Decision-Making
2 29 (58.00%) Risk Management
3 28 (56.00%) Asset Management
3 28 (56.00%) Business Strategy
3 28 (56.00%) Credit Risk Analysis
3 28 (56.00%) Financial Modelling
3 28 (56.00%) Portfolio Management
3 28 (56.00%) Risk Assessment
4 10 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
5 6 (12.00%) ITSM
6 5 (10.00%) Agile
6 5 (10.00%) Continuous Improvement
6 5 (10.00%) Project Management
6 5 (10.00%) SDLC
6 5 (10.00%) User Experience
7 4 (8.00%) Business Intelligence
7 4 (8.00%) Issue Tracking
7 4 (8.00%) Service Management
8 3 (6.00%) Analytics
8 3 (6.00%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 9 (18.00%) SQL
2 5 (10.00%) Python
3 2 (4.00%) PowerShell
4 1 (2.00%) JavaScript
4 1 (2.00%) R
Qualifications
1 29 (58.00%) Degree
2 28 (56.00%) CFA
2 28 (56.00%) Master's Degree
3 4 (8.00%) Azure Certification
3 4 (8.00%) Microsoft Certification
4 2 (4.00%) CBAP
4 2 (4.00%) SC Cleared
4 2 (4.00%) Security Cleared
5 1 (2.00%) IIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.00%) GDPR
System Software
1 2 (4.00%) Active Directory
1 2 (4.00%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 2 (4.00%) Jamf Pro
1 2 (4.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 2 (4.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 28 (56.00%) Bloomberg
2 6 (12.00%) Microsoft
2 6 (12.00%) ServiceNow
3 4 (8.00%) Oracle
4 2 (4.00%) Google
4 2 (4.00%) Okta
5 1 (2.00%) SAP