Analyst Jobs in the West Midlands

Analyst
England > West Midlands

The median Analyst salary in the West Midlands is £37,306 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 10 11 9
Rank change year-on-year +1 -2 0
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 815 952 991
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 11.26% 14.09% 13.70%
As % of the Job Titles category 11.97% 15.66% 14.47%
Number of salaries quoted 545 660 794
10th Percentile £24,000 £27,000 £25,500
25th Percentile £26,750 £31,750 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,306 £40,000 £41,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.74% -2.44% +2.50%
75th Percentile £50,250 £50,000 £52,412
90th Percentile £58,250 £56,550 £60,000
England median annual salary £45,000 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -5.26% +5.56% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
West Midlands

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised 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 6,806 6,079 6,847
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.04% 89.99% 94.68%
Number of salaries quoted 5,153 3,364 4,759
10th Percentile £26,250 £29,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,912 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.82%
75th Percentile £63,500 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £78,750 £78,750
England median annual salary £54,000 £60,567 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.84% +0.95% +9.09%

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 25 April 2024.

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 25 April 2024. 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 -20 177 £45,000 +5.88% 36
Staffordshire +6 164 £35,000 -3.45% 7
Worcestershire +10 81 £48,500 +21.25% 3
Warwickshire +15 78 £32,121 -19.70% 23
Solihull +1 44 £38,500 +10.00% 11
Shropshire +10 34 £32,500 -45.83% 3
Coventry -6 33 £33,000 -13.16% 10
Wolverhampton +5 19 £34,500 -24.59%
Sutton Coldfield - 17 £35,000 -
Walsall +29 14 £45,000 -4.26% 5
Dudley - 12 £25,000 - 2
Tipton -1 11 £25,000 -23.08% 1
Wednesbury - 8 £24,750 -
Halesowen - 6 - - 1
Brierley Hill - 6 £29,250 -
Smethwick - 5 £42,500 -
Rowley Regis 0 4 - -
West Bromwich 0 4 - - 1
Willenhall - 4 - -
Bilston - 4 - -
Herefordshire -18 1 £35,000 -22.22% 1
Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 25 April 2024, 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.

1 344 (42.21%) Social Skills
2 275 (33.74%) Problem-Solving
3 263 (32.27%) Analytical Skills
4 244 (29.94%) Degree
5 220 (26.99%) Microsoft
6 216 (26.50%) Customer Service
7 197 (24.17%) Continuous Improvement
8 182 (22.33%) Microsoft Office
9 158 (19.39%) Finance
10 150 (18.40%) Mathematics
11 140 (17.18%) SQL
11 140 (17.18%) Organisational Skills
12 118 (14.48%) Influencing Skills
13 116 (14.23%) Power Platform
13 116 (14.23%) Customer Requirements
14 110 (13.50%) Power BI
14 110 (13.50%) Business Intelligence
15 105 (12.88%) Microsoft Excel
16 96 (11.78%) Analytics
17 90 (11.04%) Azure
18 84 (10.31%) Windows
19 83 (10.18%) Agile
20 81 (9.94%) Microsoft 365
21 78 (9.57%) Retail
22 77 (9.45%) Business Analysis
23 76 (9.33%) ERP
24 75 (9.20%) Decision-Making
25 72 (8.83%) ITIL
26 71 (8.71%) Active Directory
27 68 (8.34%) Data Analysis

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 27 (3.31%) Microsoft Exchange
2 25 (3.07%) SharePoint
3 8 (0.98%) Confluence
4 5 (0.61%) WebSphere
5 4 (0.49%) SAS
6 3 (0.37%) IBM Notes
7 2 (0.25%) ArcGIS
7 2 (0.25%) Exchange Server 2003
7 2 (0.25%) Exchange Server 2007
7 2 (0.25%) Exchange Server 2010
7 2 (0.25%) Exchange Server 2013
8 1 (0.12%) CMS
8 1 (0.12%) IIS
8 1 (0.12%) Moodle
Applications
1 182 (22.33%) Microsoft Office
2 105 (12.88%) Microsoft Excel
3 11 (1.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (0.61%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.25%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 11 (1.35%) Dynamics CRM
2 9 (1.10%) Salesforce CRM
3 6 (0.74%) Dynamics NAV
4 3 (0.37%) Sage 200
4 3 (0.37%) Sage 300 ERP
4 3 (0.37%) SAP S/4HANA
5 2 (0.25%) Misys Midas
5 2 (0.25%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.12%) Odoo
6 1 (0.12%) Remedy ITSM
6 1 (0.12%) Sage X3
Cloud Services
1 116 (14.23%) Power Platform
2 90 (11.04%) Azure
3 81 (9.94%) Microsoft 365
4 43 (5.28%) SaaS
5 25 (3.07%) Dynamics 365
6 17 (2.09%) Azure DevOps
7 11 (1.35%) Azure Data Factory
8 10 (1.23%) Entra ID
8 10 (1.23%) Power Automate
8 10 (1.23%) Salesforce Service Cloud
9 9 (1.10%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 9 (1.10%) GCP
10 8 (0.98%) PowerApps
11 7 (0.86%) Google Analytics
12 6 (0.74%) AWS
13 4 (0.49%) Azure Sentinel
14 3 (0.37%) Adobe Analytics
14 3 (0.37%) Snowflake
14 3 (0.37%) SuccessFactors
14 3 (0.37%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 61 (7.48%) LAN
2 49 (6.01%) WAN
3 44 (5.40%) WLAN
4 43 (5.28%) SD-WAN
5 33 (4.05%) BGP
5 33 (4.05%) MPLS
5 33 (4.05%) OSPF
6 32 (3.93%) Firewall
7 29 (3.56%) DNS
8 26 (3.19%) Wi-Fi
9 20 (2.45%) VoIP
10 18 (2.21%) DHCP
11 17 (2.09%) VPN
12 15 (1.84%) TCP/IP
13 9 (1.10%) Network Security
13 9 (1.10%) SAN
14 8 (0.98%) Remote Desktop
14 8 (0.98%) Wireless
15 7 (0.86%) EIGRP
15 7 (0.86%) VRRP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 110 (13.50%) Power BI
2 41 (5.03%) SQL Server
3 35 (4.29%) Tableau
4 17 (2.09%) Data Warehouse
5 14 (1.72%) Power Query
6 12 (1.47%) BigQuery
7 11 (1.35%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 11 (1.35%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 11 (1.35%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 9 (1.10%) Relational Database
9 6 (0.74%) Looker
10 3 (0.37%) Amazon RDS
11 2 (0.25%) Amazon QuickSight
11 2 (0.25%) BusinessObjects
11 2 (0.25%) Crystal Reports
11 2 (0.25%) Data Lake
11 2 (0.25%) Data Mining
11 2 (0.25%) Geospatial Data
11 2 (0.25%) GIS
11 2 (0.25%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 27 (3.31%) JIRA
2 6 (0.74%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 2 (0.25%) Android Studio
3 2 (0.25%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.12%) NUnit
4 1 (0.12%) Postman
4 1 (0.12%) TestRail
General
1 344 (42.21%) Social Skills
2 263 (32.27%) Analytical Skills
3 158 (19.39%) Finance
4 140 (17.18%) Organisational Skills
5 118 (14.48%) Influencing Skills
6 78 (9.57%) Retail
7 43 (5.28%) Manufacturing
8 37 (4.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 25 (3.07%) Legal
10 21 (2.58%) Law
11 19 (2.33%) Games
12 17 (2.09%) Marketing
13 16 (1.96%) Local Government
14 14 (1.72%) Banking
15 13 (1.60%) Back Office
15 13 (1.60%) Police
16 12 (1.47%) Public Sector
17 11 (1.35%) Documentation Skills
18 7 (0.86%) Pharmaceutical
18 7 (0.86%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (1.96%) .NET
2 12 (1.47%) EDI
3 8 (0.98%) cXML
3 8 (0.98%) EDIFACT
4 4 (0.49%) XML
5 3 (0.37%) HTML
5 3 (0.37%) REST
6 2 (0.25%) ASP.NET
6 2 (0.25%) ASP.NET Web Forms
6 2 (0.25%) JSON
7 1 (0.12%) .NET Framework
7 1 (0.12%) 802.1X
7 1 (0.12%) Oracle Fusion
7 1 (0.12%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 26 (3.19%) Self-Motivation
2 23 (2.82%) Management Information System
3 16 (1.96%) Team-Oriented Environment
4 15 (1.84%) Onboarding
5 14 (1.72%) Analytical Mindset
6 13 (1.60%) Security Operations Centre
7 12 (1.47%) Smartcard
8 10 (1.23%) Fat Client
8 10 (1.23%) FMCG
8 10 (1.23%) Thin Client
9 9 (1.10%) Driving Licence
10 8 (0.98%) TRADACOMS
11 7 (0.86%) Enterprise Software
12 6 (0.74%) Video\Live Streaming
12 6 (0.74%) Virtual Reality
13 5 (0.61%) Data Protection Act
13 5 (0.61%) Data Structures
14 4 (0.49%) Clustering
14 4 (0.49%) Product Ownership
14 4 (0.49%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 84 (10.31%) Windows
2 40 (4.91%) Windows 10
3 37 (4.54%) Windows Server
4 21 (2.58%) Linux
5 18 (2.21%) Windows Server 2012
6 13 (1.60%) Windows 8
7 12 (1.47%) Windows 7
7 12 (1.47%) Windows Server 2016
7 12 (1.47%) Windows Server 2019
8 6 (0.74%) Apple iOS
9 5 (0.61%) SUSE
9 5 (0.61%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
9 5 (0.61%) Windows Server 2008
10 3 (0.37%) Android
11 2 (0.25%) Mac OS
11 2 (0.25%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 275 (33.74%) Problem-Solving
2 216 (26.50%) Customer Service
3 197 (24.17%) Continuous Improvement
4 150 (18.40%) Mathematics
5 116 (14.23%) Customer Requirements
6 110 (13.50%) Business Intelligence
7 96 (11.78%) Analytics
8 83 (10.18%) Agile
9 77 (9.45%) Business Analysis
10 76 (9.33%) ERP
11 75 (9.20%) Decision-Making
12 72 (8.83%) ITIL
13 68 (8.34%) Data Analysis
14 58 (7.12%) Actionable Insight
15 56 (6.87%) Visualisation
16 55 (6.75%) Cybersecurity
17 51 (6.26%) CRM
18 45 (5.52%) Time Management
19 44 (5.40%) Asset Management
20 42 (5.15%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 140 (17.18%) SQL
2 51 (6.26%) Python
3 16 (1.96%) PowerShell
4 10 (1.23%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 9 (1.10%) JavaScript
6 8 (0.98%) ActionScript
6 8 (0.98%) ActionScript 2.0
6 8 (0.98%) C#
7 6 (0.74%) R
8 5 (0.61%) T-SQL
9 3 (0.37%) Java
9 3 (0.37%) VBA
10 2 (0.25%) RPG
10 2 (0.25%) VB
11 1 (0.12%) C
11 1 (0.12%) C++
11 1 (0.12%) Perl
11 1 (0.12%) PHP
11 1 (0.12%) PL/SQL
11 1 (0.12%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 244 (29.94%) Degree
2 37 (4.54%) Cisco Certification
3 33 (4.05%) CCDP
3 33 (4.05%) CCIE
3 33 (4.05%) CCNP
4 30 (3.68%) CCNA
5 19 (2.33%) Security Cleared
6 13 (1.60%) Microsoft Certification
7 9 (1.10%) Computer Science Degree
7 9 (1.10%) DBS Check
8 8 (0.98%) MCP
9 7 (0.86%) CCIE Routing and Switching
9 7 (0.86%) Numerate Degree
10 6 (0.74%) ACCA
10 6 (0.74%) CIMA
11 5 (0.61%) A+ Certification
11 5 (0.61%) Azure Certification
11 5 (0.61%) ITIL Certification
12 4 (0.49%) ISTQB
12 4 (0.49%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (4.17%) GDPR
2 32 (3.93%) SLA
3 21 (2.58%) ISO 9001
3 21 (2.58%) ISO/IEC 17025
4 20 (2.45%) QA
5 17 (2.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 10 (1.23%) NIST
7 8 (0.98%) Actionable Recommendations
8 6 (0.74%) Cyber Essentials
8 6 (0.74%) Data Quality
8 6 (0.74%) GRC
9 3 (0.37%) Accessibility
9 3 (0.37%) PMO
10 2 (0.25%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 71 (8.71%) Active Directory
2 10 (1.23%) Hyper-V
3 8 (0.98%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (0.86%) Firmware
5 2 (0.25%) Citrix Hypervisor
5 2 (0.25%) XenApp
5 2 (0.25%) XenDesktop
6 1 (0.12%) Terminal Services
6 1 (0.12%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 17 (2.09%) EnCase
2 13 (1.60%) SCCM
3 8 (0.98%) Microsoft Intune
4 5 (0.61%) Tivoli Storage Manager
5 3 (0.37%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.12%) Failover Clustering
6 1 (0.12%) Terraform
Vendors
1 220 (26.99%) Microsoft
2 20 (2.45%) Sage
3 19 (2.33%) Databricks
4 18 (2.21%) Salesforce
5 17 (2.09%) Apple
6 16 (1.96%) Cisco
7 13 (1.60%) Alteryx
7 13 (1.60%) VMware
8 9 (1.10%) Adobe
8 9 (1.10%) Cellebrite
8 9 (1.10%) Google
8 9 (1.10%) SAP
8 9 (1.10%) ServiceNow
9 7 (0.86%) Ekahau
9 7 (0.86%) Oracle
10 6 (0.74%) Citrix
10 6 (0.74%) IBM
11 4 (0.49%) Meraki
11 4 (0.49%) YouTube
12 3 (0.37%) UiPath