Systems Analyst Job Trends in Bristol

System Analyst
South West > Bristol

The median System Analyst salary in Bristol is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 February 2026.

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

6 months to
6 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 96 104 147
Rank change year-on-year +8 +43 +18
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Analyst 1 2 4
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 0.044% 0.15% 0.17%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.047% 0.16% 0.17%
Number of salaries quoted 1 2 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £42,500 £64,621 £75,219
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £66,367 £83,577
Median % change year-on-year -32.20% -20.59% +59.51%
75th Percentile £47,500 £68,114 £91,934
90th Percentile - - -
South West median annual salary £40,000 £47,500 £38,750
% change year-on-year -15.79% +22.58% -8.82%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Bristol

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bristol. 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 Bristol with a recognized job title 2,130 1,252 2,298
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.04% 95.87% 96.11%
Number of salaries quoted 1,560 714 1,888
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £32,675
25th Percentile £39,409 £46,063 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £70,000 £73,886 £72,433
90th Percentile £80,000 £87,500 £86,250
South West median annual salary £50,000 £52,600 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.94% +5.20% -

Systems Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Systems Analyst job vacancy trend in Bristol

Systems Analyst
Salary Trend in Bristol

Salary distribution trend for Systems Analyst job vacancies in Bristol.

Salary distribution trend for Systems Analyst job vacancies in Bristol

Systems Analyst Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 6 February 2026, Systems 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 Bristol region featuring Systems Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Boomi
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) iPaaS
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Unit4 Business World
1 1 (100.00%) Web Services
1 1 (100.00%) Workato
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow

Systems Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Boomi
1 1 (100.00%) iPaaS
1 1 (100.00%) Workato
General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) Web Services
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) SQL