Analyst Jobs in the West Midlands

Analyst
England > West Midlands

The median Analyst salary in the West Midlands is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 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
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 24 10 12
Rank change year-on-year -14 +2 -3
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 329 811 944
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 7.37% 11.20% 14.20%
As % of the Job Titles category 8.24% 11.91% 15.78%
Number of salaries quoted 205 541 658
10th Percentile £27,750 £24,000 £27,000
25th Percentile £33,250 £26,750 £31,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £37,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -6.25% -2.44%
75th Percentile £55,000 £50,250 £50,000
90th Percentile £62,500 £58,750 £57,500
England median annual salary £47,500 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +5.56% -5.26% +5.56%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
West Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the West Midlands. 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 West Midlands with a recognized job title 3,992 6,812 5,981
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.37% 94.09% 89.97%
Number of salaries quoted 1,797 5,151 3,348
10th Percentile £28,822 £26,250 £29,750
25th Percentile £36,250 £35,000 £38,966
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £78,000 £77,500 £78,750
England median annual salary £57,500 £53,773 £60,567
% change year-on-year +6.93% -11.22% +0.95%

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Analyst in the West Midlands

Analyst
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Analyst in the West Midlands.

Salary trend for Analyst in the West Midlands

Analyst
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Analyst in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Analyst in the West Midlands

Analyst
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Analyst within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 1 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
Birmingham +7 129 £47,500 +6.97% 59
Warwickshire -27 64 £32,000 -0.38% 29
Staffordshire -20 37 £36,995 +5.70% 43
Solihull -6 26 £55,000 +42.86% 5
Shropshire +10 20 £37,500 +15.38% 13
Coventry -18 12 £27,000 -18.18% 12
Dudley -3 7 £30,000 +20.00% 2
Worcestershire -17 7 £44,810 -7.61% 5
Wolverhampton 0 3 £45,500 +31.88% 4
Walsall -11 3 £55,000 +22.22% 6
Herefordshire +10 1 £61,000 +74.29%
Wednesbury +2 1 £45,000 +81.82% 2
Analyst
England

Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 1 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 West Midlands region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 107 (32.52%) Degree
2 105 (31.91%) Social Skills
3 96 (29.18%) Project Management
4 71 (21.58%) Risk Management
5 68 (20.67%) Cybersecurity
6 65 (19.76%) Analytical Skills
7 64 (19.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 63 (19.15%) NIST
9 62 (18.84%) Information Security
10 61 (18.54%) CISM
10 61 (18.54%) Microsoft
11 60 (18.24%) BPSS Clearance
12 59 (17.93%) CESG Certified Professional
12 59 (17.93%) Security Testing
12 59 (17.93%) RMADS
12 59 (17.93%) JSP 440
12 59 (17.93%) CISSP
12 59 (17.93%) Cyber Resilience
13 54 (16.41%) Finance
13 54 (16.41%) Azure
14 51 (15.50%) SAP
14 51 (15.50%) Problem-Solving
15 45 (13.68%) SQL
15 45 (13.68%) Business Intelligence
15 45 (13.68%) Microsoft 365
16 42 (12.77%) Stakeholder Management
17 41 (12.46%) Requirements Gathering
18 40 (12.16%) Power Platform
19 37 (11.25%) Agile
19 37 (11.25%) Change Management

Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 23 (6.99%) SharePoint
2 12 (3.65%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.61%) IIS
3 2 (0.61%) SAS
4 1 (0.30%) Exchange Server 2010
4 1 (0.30%) Exchange Server 2013
4 1 (0.30%) IBM Notes
4 1 (0.30%) Mule
4 1 (0.30%) WordPress
Applications
1 29 (8.81%) Microsoft Office
2 18 (5.47%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.22%) Chatbot
3 4 (1.22%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.61%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.61%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 16 (4.86%) SAP HCM
2 13 (3.95%) SAP S/4HANA
3 12 (3.65%) SAP HR
3 12 (3.65%) SAP Payroll
4 7 (2.13%) NetSuite
5 5 (1.52%) Dynamics NAV
5 5 (1.52%) SAP ERP
6 4 (1.22%) Oracle EBS
6 4 (1.22%) Salesforce CRM
7 3 (0.91%) Remedy ITSM
8 2 (0.61%) iTrent
8 2 (0.61%) Oracle Applications
8 2 (0.61%) Oracle ERP
8 2 (0.61%) Oracle SCM
8 2 (0.61%) SAP CO
8 2 (0.61%) SAP FI
8 2 (0.61%) SAP FI/CO
9 1 (0.30%) SAP CRM
9 1 (0.30%) SAP MM
9 1 (0.30%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 54 (16.41%) Azure
2 45 (13.68%) Microsoft 365
3 40 (12.16%) Power Platform
4 15 (4.56%) AWS
5 11 (3.34%) SaaS
5 11 (3.34%) SuccessFactors
6 10 (3.04%) Dynamics 365
7 9 (2.74%) Entra ID
8 8 (2.43%) Power Automate
9 7 (2.13%) Azure DevOps
10 6 (1.82%) Google Analytics
10 6 (1.82%) PowerApps
11 5 (1.52%) Google Tag Manager
12 4 (1.22%) Boomi
12 4 (1.22%) Snowflake
13 3 (0.91%) Firebase
13 3 (0.91%) OneDrive
14 2 (0.61%) Azure Data Factory
15 1 (0.30%) Google Sheets
15 1 (0.30%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 13 (3.95%) DHCP
2 11 (3.34%) Firewall
3 10 (3.04%) TCP/IP
4 8 (2.43%) DNS
5 7 (2.13%) Wi-Fi
6 6 (1.82%) LAN
6 6 (1.82%) VPN
6 6 (1.82%) WAN
7 2 (0.61%) Remote Desktop
8 1 (0.30%) Internet
8 1 (0.30%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 34 (10.33%) Power BI
2 15 (4.56%) Data Warehouse
3 10 (3.04%) Tableau
4 9 (2.74%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 8 (2.43%) SQL Server
5 8 (2.43%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 8 (2.43%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 6 (1.82%) BusinessObjects
7 5 (1.52%) Microsoft Analysis Services
8 4 (1.22%) Looker
8 4 (1.22%) SAP BW
9 3 (0.91%) Amazon Redshift
9 3 (0.91%) Azure SQL Database
9 3 (0.91%) Metadata
9 3 (0.91%) Metadata Repository
10 2 (0.61%) MS Access
10 2 (0.61%) Oracle Reports
10 2 (0.61%) Power Query
11 1 (0.30%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
11 1 (0.30%) Data Vault
Development Applications
1 14 (4.26%) JIRA
2 8 (2.43%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 3 (0.91%) Selenium
4 1 (0.30%) Appium
4 1 (0.30%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.30%) NUnit
4 1 (0.30%) Postman
4 1 (0.30%) SpecFlow
4 1 (0.30%) TestRail
4 1 (0.30%) WebDriver
General
1 105 (31.91%) Social Skills
2 65 (19.76%) Analytical Skills
3 54 (16.41%) Finance
4 15 (4.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 12 (3.65%) Law
5 12 (3.65%) Public Sector
6 11 (3.34%) Retail
7 10 (3.04%) Banking
7 10 (3.04%) Documentation Skills
8 8 (2.43%) Influencing Skills
9 6 (1.82%) Legal
9 6 (1.82%) Manufacturing
9 6 (1.82%) Marketing
9 6 (1.82%) Police
10 5 (1.52%) Billing
10 5 (1.52%) Presentation Skills
10 5 (1.52%) Telecoms
11 4 (1.22%) Local Government
11 4 (1.22%) Organisational Skills
12 2 (0.61%) Automotive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (3.34%) SAP Fiori
2 8 (2.43%) Middleware
2 8 (2.43%) Web Services
3 3 (0.91%) .NET
3 3 (0.91%) CSS
3 3 (0.91%) HTML
3 3 (0.91%) Oracle Fusion
4 2 (0.61%) Playwright
5 1 (0.30%) JSON
5 1 (0.30%) ODBC
5 1 (0.30%) PySpark
5 1 (0.30%) REST
5 1 (0.30%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 12 (3.65%) Legacy Systems
2 9 (2.74%) Management Information System
3 8 (2.43%) Data Protection Act
4 7 (2.13%) Enterprise Software
4 7 (2.13%) Mobile App
4 7 (2.13%) Self-Motivation
5 6 (1.82%) Analytical Mindset
5 6 (1.82%) Driving Licence
5 6 (1.82%) Product Ownership
5 6 (1.82%) Taxonomies
6 5 (1.52%) Cyber Threat
7 3 (0.91%) Credit Risk
7 3 (0.91%) Legacy Applications
7 3 (0.91%) Onboarding
8 2 (0.61%) CMDB
8 2 (0.61%) Cyber Defence
8 2 (0.61%) FMCG
8 2 (0.61%) Virtual Team
9 1 (0.30%) Renewable Energy
9 1 (0.30%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 32 (9.73%) Windows
2 11 (3.34%) Windows Server
3 6 (1.82%) Apple iOS
4 5 (1.52%) Mac OS
5 3 (0.91%) Linux
6 2 (0.61%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.30%) Android
7 1 (0.30%) Windows 7
7 1 (0.30%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 96 (29.18%) Project Management
2 71 (21.58%) Risk Management
3 68 (20.67%) Cybersecurity
4 62 (18.84%) Information Security
5 59 (17.93%) Cyber Resilience
5 59 (17.93%) Security Testing
6 51 (15.50%) Problem-Solving
7 45 (13.68%) Business Intelligence
8 42 (12.77%) Stakeholder Management
9 41 (12.46%) Requirements Gathering
10 37 (11.25%) Agile
10 37 (11.25%) Change Management
11 33 (10.03%) Analytics
11 33 (10.03%) Decision-Making
12 32 (9.73%) Customer Service
12 32 (9.73%) Data Analysis
13 28 (8.51%) Business Analysis
14 25 (7.60%) Collaborative Working
15 24 (7.29%) Project Delivery
15 24 (7.29%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 45 (13.68%) SQL
2 11 (3.34%) ABAP
3 6 (1.82%) Python
4 5 (1.52%) C#
4 5 (1.52%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 3 (0.91%) JavaScript
5 3 (0.91%) T-SQL
6 2 (0.61%) PL/SQL
6 2 (0.61%) VB
6 2 (0.61%) VBA
7 1 (0.30%) PowerShell
7 1 (0.30%) R
Qualifications
1 107 (32.52%) Degree
2 61 (18.54%) CISM
3 60 (18.24%) BPSS Clearance
4 59 (17.93%) CESG Certified Professional
4 59 (17.93%) CISSP
5 18 (5.47%) Security Cleared
6 9 (2.74%) CBAP
7 7 (2.13%) ISTQB
7 7 (2.13%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
8 6 (1.82%) IIBA
8 6 (1.82%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 5 (1.52%) ITIL Certification
9 5 (1.52%) MCSA
9 5 (1.52%) MCSE
9 5 (1.52%) Microsoft Certification
10 4 (1.22%) Master's Degree
10 4 (1.22%) PhD
11 3 (0.91%) CISA
11 3 (0.91%) DBS Check
11 3 (0.91%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 64 (19.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 63 (19.15%) NIST
3 59 (17.93%) JSP 440
3 59 (17.93%) RMADS
4 16 (4.86%) GDPR
4 16 (4.86%) QA
5 11 (3.34%) PMO
6 8 (2.43%) Data Quality
6 8 (2.43%) SLA
7 3 (0.91%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 2 (0.61%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 2 (0.61%) NCSC
8 2 (0.61%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.30%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.30%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.30%) GRC
9 1 (0.30%) P3O
System Software
1 29 (8.81%) Active Directory
2 4 (1.22%) Firmware
3 3 (0.91%) BitLocker
4 1 (0.30%) Embedded Firmware
4 1 (0.30%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.30%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.30%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 10 (3.04%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (0.91%) SCCM
3 1 (0.30%) CSIRT
3 1 (0.30%) Norton AntiVirus
Vendors
1 61 (18.54%) Microsoft
2 51 (15.50%) SAP
3 11 (3.34%) Salesforce
4 9 (2.74%) Databricks
5 8 (2.43%) Apple
5 8 (2.43%) Google
5 8 (2.43%) Oracle
5 8 (2.43%) ServiceNow
6 6 (1.82%) VMware
7 4 (1.22%) Dell
7 4 (1.22%) DocuSign
7 4 (1.22%) PayPal
8 3 (0.91%) Guidewire
8 3 (0.91%) HP
8 3 (0.91%) JD Edwards
8 3 (0.91%) McAfee
8 3 (0.91%) MobileIron
8 3 (0.91%) Optimizely
8 3 (0.91%) QAD
8 3 (0.91%) Remedy