Senior Analyst Job Trends in the West Midlands

Senior Analyst
England > West Midlands

The median Senior Analyst salary in the West Midlands is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 January 2026.

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

6 months to
4 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 135 150 131
Rank change year-on-year +15 -19 +12
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Analyst 36 51 45
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 0.68% 1.20% 1.31%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.76% 1.28% 1.39%
Number of salaries quoted 31 28 41
10th Percentile - £37,125 £39,268
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £54,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.85% +2.86% +5.00%
75th Percentile £66,250 £56,841 £58,750
90th Percentile £82,500 £85,875 £61,250
England median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% +1.69%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 4,711 3,980 3,231
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.51% 93.30% 93.71%
Number of salaries quoted 2,707 1,911 2,729
10th Percentile £28,500 £31,250 £26,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £34,643
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £49,990
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.02% -4.78%
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £80,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.78%

Senior Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

Senior Analyst job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

Senior Analyst
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

Salary distribution trend for Senior Analyst job vacancies in the West Midlands.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Analyst job vacancies in the West Midlands

Senior Analyst
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Analyst in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 4 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Senior Analyst in the West Midlands

Senior 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 Senior Analyst within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 4 January 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
Birmingham +2 15 £55,000 +1.85% 8
Worcestershire -6 8 £42,500 -
Warwickshire +28 5 £75,000 - 2
Staffordshire -7 4 £71,250 +99.30% 1
Shropshire -16 2 £46,250 -40.32%
Wednesbury - 1 £55,000 -
Wolverhampton - 1 £80,000 - 2
Senior Analyst
England

Senior Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 4 January 2026, Senior 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 West Midlands region featuring Senior Analyst in the job title.

1 14 (38.89%) Problem-Solving
2 12 (33.33%) SQL
3 10 (27.78%) User Acceptance Testing
4 8 (22.22%) B2B
5 7 (19.44%) Business Intelligence
5 7 (19.44%) Product Roadmap
5 7 (19.44%) Roadmaps
5 7 (19.44%) SaaS
5 7 (19.44%) Software Testing
5 7 (19.44%) T-SQL
6 6 (16.67%) Power BI
6 6 (16.67%) Power Platform
7 5 (13.89%) Actionable Insight
7 5 (13.89%) Continuous Improvement
7 5 (13.89%) Data Analysis
7 5 (13.89%) Logistics
8 4 (11.11%) Agile
8 4 (11.11%) Analytics
8 4 (11.11%) Decision-Making
8 4 (11.11%) Microsoft
8 4 (11.11%) Migration
8 4 (11.11%) Stakeholder Management
9 3 (8.33%) Cybersecurity
9 3 (8.33%) Data Modelling
9 3 (8.33%) Incident Management
9 3 (8.33%) Microsoft Excel
9 3 (8.33%) Tableau
9 3 (8.33%) Test Automation
9 3 (8.33%) User Stories
9 3 (8.33%) Vulnerability Assessment

Senior Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 2 (5.56%) Confluence
2 1 (2.78%) Appian
Applications
1 3 (8.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (2.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (2.78%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (5.56%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 7 (19.44%) SaaS
2 6 (16.67%) Power Platform
3 2 (5.56%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (5.56%) Slack
4 1 (2.78%) AWS
4 1 (2.78%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.78%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (16.67%) Power BI
2 3 (8.33%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 2 (5.56%) JIRA
General
1 6 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (11.11%) Banking
2 4 (11.11%) Finance
2 4 (11.11%) Retail
3 3 (8.33%) Legal
3 3 (8.33%) Manufacturing
4 2 (5.56%) Documentation Skills
4 2 (5.56%) Marketing
4 2 (5.56%) Social Skills
4 2 (5.56%) Spanish Language
5 1 (2.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (2.78%) Law
5 1 (2.78%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (2.78%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 2 (5.56%) Mobile App
1 2 (5.56%) Operational Technology
1 2 (5.56%) Security Posture
2 1 (2.78%) Cyber Defence
2 1 (2.78%) Data Structures
2 1 (2.78%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (2.78%) Management Information System
2 1 (2.78%) Product Ownership
2 1 (2.78%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.78%) Apple iOS
1 1 (2.78%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (38.89%) Problem-Solving
2 10 (27.78%) User Acceptance Testing
3 8 (22.22%) B2B
4 7 (19.44%) Business Intelligence
4 7 (19.44%) Product Roadmap
4 7 (19.44%) Roadmaps
4 7 (19.44%) Software Testing
5 5 (13.89%) Actionable Insight
5 5 (13.89%) Continuous Improvement
5 5 (13.89%) Data Analysis
5 5 (13.89%) Logistics
6 4 (11.11%) Agile
6 4 (11.11%) Analytics
6 4 (11.11%) Decision-Making
6 4 (11.11%) Migration
6 4 (11.11%) Stakeholder Management
7 3 (8.33%) Data Modelling
7 3 (8.33%) User Stories
7 3 (8.33%) Vulnerability Assessment
7 3 (8.33%) Vulnerability Remediation
Programming Languages
1 12 (33.33%) SQL
2 7 (19.44%) T-SQL
3 2 (5.56%) Python
3 2 (5.56%) VBA
Qualifications
1 2 (5.56%) SC Cleared
1 2 (5.56%) Security Cleared
2 1 (2.78%) ACCA
2 1 (2.78%) CIMA
2 1 (2.78%) CSPO
2 1 (2.78%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (5.56%) Data Quality
1 2 (5.56%) GDPR
1 2 (5.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (5.56%) PMO
1 2 (5.56%) QA
2 1 (2.78%) Actionable Recommendations
Systems Management
1 1 (2.78%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 4 (11.11%) Microsoft
2 2 (5.56%) Blue Prism
2 2 (5.56%) Pega
2 2 (5.56%) SAP
3 1 (2.78%) Aruba
3 1 (2.78%) Fortinet
3 1 (2.78%) HP