Software Analyst Jobs in the West Midlands

Software Analyst
England > West Midlands

The median Software Analyst salary in the West Midlands is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 24 August 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 193 227 202
Rank change year-on-year +34 -25 +72
DemandTrendPermanent jobs requiring a Software Analyst 4 3 6
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 0.098% 0.046% 0.14%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.048% 0.15%
Number of salaries quoted 4 2 6
10th Percentile - - £25,125
25th Percentile £51,250 £23,500 £33,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £24,000 £48,750
Median % change year-on-year +118.75% -50.77% +1.77%
75th Percentile £54,688 £24,500 £52,500
90th Percentile £56,375 - -
England median annual salary £28,000 £41,750 £57,500
% change year-on-year -32.93% -27.39% +35.29%

All DemandTrendPermanent 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.

DemandTrendPermanent vacancies in the West Midlands with a recognized job title 3,708 6,196 3,958
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.29% 94.90% 90.16%
Number of salaries quoted 2,082 3,977 2,975
10th Percentile £27,750 £28,119 £27,750
25th Percentile £32,656 £36,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £66,250 £65,000 £65,125
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% -

Software Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Software Analyst in the West Midlands

Software Analyst
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

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

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

Software 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 Software Analyst within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 24 August 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
DemandTrendPermanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Birmingham +30 4 £52,500 -
Software Analyst
England

Software Analyst Skill Set
Top 19 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 24 August 2025, Software 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 Software Analyst in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Finance
1 4 (100.00%) Legal
1 4 (100.00%) Agile
1 4 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 4 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 4 (100.00%) Business Case
2 3 (75.00%) Business Transformation
2 3 (75.00%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (75.00%) Analytical Thinking
2 3 (75.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (25.00%) Business Analysis
3 1 (25.00%) Change Management
3 1 (25.00%) Decision-Making
3 1 (25.00%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (25.00%) Business Change Management
3 1 (25.00%) SDLC
3 1 (25.00%) Influencing Skills
3 1 (25.00%) Requirements Gathering
3 1 (25.00%) CRM

Software 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:

General
1 4 (100.00%) Finance
1 4 (100.00%) Legal
2 3 (75.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (25.00%) Influencing Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Agile
1 4 (100.00%) Business Case
1 4 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 4 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
2 3 (75.00%) Analytical Thinking
2 3 (75.00%) Business Transformation
2 3 (75.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (25.00%) Business Analysis
3 1 (25.00%) Business Change Management
3 1 (25.00%) Change Management
3 1 (25.00%) CRM
3 1 (25.00%) Decision-Making
3 1 (25.00%) Requirements Gathering
3 1 (25.00%) SDLC