Analyst Jobs in the West Midlands

Analyst
England > West Midlands

The median Analyst salary in the West Midlands is £37,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 9 June 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
9 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 11 9 10
Rank change year-on-year -2 +1 -1
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 850 842 1,033
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 10.07% 14.55% 13.29%
As % of the Job Titles category 10.73% 16.19% 14.02%
Number of salaries quoted 538 619 782
10th Percentile £24,000 £27,500 £25,039
25th Percentile £27,813 £32,000 £31,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £40,000 £41,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% -3.61% -2.35%
75th Percentile £50,000 £50,000 £52,500
90th Percentile £60,000 £57,500 £61,195
England median annual salary £45,000 £47,500 £46,085
% change year-on-year -5.26% +3.07% +2.41%

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 7,925 5,201 7,370
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.84% 89.90% 94.79%
Number of salaries quoted 5,725 3,210 4,866
10th Percentile £26,500 £30,000 £29,503
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £37,762
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £63,750 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £78,750
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,331 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.98% +0.55% +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 9 June 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 9 June 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 -16 195 £45,000 +4.65% 30
Staffordshire +8 156 £35,000 - 17
Warwickshire -5 98 £32,500 -18.75% 14
Worcestershire 0 78 £45,750 +14.38% 3
Solihull 0 43 £38,500 +10.00% 4
Shropshire +10 36 £32,500 -18.75% 3
Coventry -7 36 £33,000 -13.16% 5
Wolverhampton +3 24 £34,500 -25.81% 4
Walsall +20 17 £38,750 -22.50%
Sutton Coldfield -1 12 £35,000 -
Dudley - 12 £25,000 - 3
Tipton -2 11 £25,000 -23.08% 1
West Bromwich +2 7 £34,000 -16.64% 3
Wednesbury +3 6 £29,500 -54.62%
Halesowen - 6 - -
Brierley Hill - 6 £29,250 -
Smethwick - 5 £42,500 -
Bilston - 4 - -
Rowley Regis - 4 - -
Willenhall - 4 - -
Herefordshire -16 1 £35,000 -22.22%
Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 9 June 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.

1 358 (42.12%) Social Skills
2 285 (33.53%) Problem-Solving
3 274 (32.24%) Analytical Skills
4 263 (30.94%) Degree
5 225 (26.47%) Microsoft
6 220 (25.88%) Customer Service
7 201 (23.65%) Continuous Improvement
8 177 (20.82%) Microsoft Office
9 164 (19.29%) Finance
10 154 (18.12%) Mathematics
11 148 (17.41%) SQL
12 139 (16.35%) Organisational Skills
13 119 (14.00%) Influencing Skills
14 118 (13.88%) Customer Requirements
15 115 (13.53%) Power Platform
16 114 (13.41%) Business Intelligence
17 109 (12.82%) Power BI
18 106 (12.47%) Microsoft Excel
19 99 (11.65%) Analytics
20 98 (11.53%) Retail
21 96 (11.29%) ITIL
22 95 (11.18%) Windows
23 91 (10.71%) Azure
24 88 (10.35%) Business Analysis
25 86 (10.12%) Microsoft 365
26 85 (10.00%) Decision-Making
27 76 (8.94%) Active Directory
27 76 (8.94%) Agile
28 75 (8.82%) Data Analysis
29 65 (7.65%) ERP

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 25 (2.94%) SharePoint
2 23 (2.71%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (0.94%) Confluence
4 5 (0.59%) WebSphere
5 4 (0.47%) SAS
6 3 (0.35%) IBM Notes
7 2 (0.24%) ArcGIS
7 2 (0.24%) Exchange Server 2003
7 2 (0.24%) Exchange Server 2007
7 2 (0.24%) Exchange Server 2010
7 2 (0.24%) Exchange Server 2013
8 1 (0.12%) IIS
8 1 (0.12%) Moodle
8 1 (0.12%) WordPress
Applications
1 177 (20.82%) Microsoft Office
2 106 (12.47%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (0.94%) MS Visio
4 5 (0.59%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (0.47%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 12 (1.41%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (0.71%) Dynamics NAV
3 4 (0.47%) Salesforce CRM
4 3 (0.35%) Sage 200
4 3 (0.35%) Sage 300 ERP
4 3 (0.35%) SAP S/4HANA
5 2 (0.24%) Misys Midas
5 2 (0.24%) NetSuite
5 2 (0.24%) ResourceLink
5 2 (0.24%) SAP WM
6 1 (0.12%) Dynamics AX
6 1 (0.12%) Odoo
6 1 (0.12%) Remedy ITSM
6 1 (0.12%) SAP CO
6 1 (0.12%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.12%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 115 (13.53%) Power Platform
2 91 (10.71%) Azure
3 86 (10.12%) Microsoft 365
4 41 (4.82%) SaaS
5 29 (3.41%) Dynamics 365
6 17 (2.00%) Azure DevOps
7 15 (1.76%) Entra ID
8 12 (1.41%) Power Automate
9 10 (1.18%) Azure Data Factory
10 9 (1.06%) GCP
11 8 (0.94%) Google Analytics
11 8 (0.94%) PowerApps
12 7 (0.82%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 6 (0.71%) AWS
14 5 (0.59%) Salesforce Service Cloud
15 4 (0.47%) Mimecast
15 4 (0.47%) SuccessFactors
16 3 (0.35%) Adobe Analytics
16 3 (0.35%) WhatsApp
17 2 (0.24%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 55 (6.47%) LAN
2 45 (5.29%) WAN
3 36 (4.24%) WLAN
4 35 (4.12%) SD-WAN
5 29 (3.41%) Firewall
6 28 (3.29%) Wi-Fi
7 26 (3.06%) DNS
8 25 (2.94%) BGP
8 25 (2.94%) MPLS
8 25 (2.94%) OSPF
9 20 (2.35%) DHCP
9 20 (2.35%) VoIP
10 18 (2.12%) TCP/IP
11 16 (1.88%) VPN
12 12 (1.41%) Network Security
13 9 (1.06%) Wireless
14 8 (0.94%) SAN
15 7 (0.82%) EIGRP
15 7 (0.82%) VRRP
15 7 (0.82%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 109 (12.82%) Power BI
2 48 (5.65%) SQL Server
3 31 (3.65%) Tableau
4 17 (2.00%) Data Warehouse
5 14 (1.65%) Power Query
6 13 (1.53%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 12 (1.41%) BigQuery
7 12 (1.41%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 11 (1.29%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 9 (1.06%) Relational Database
10 6 (0.71%) Looker
11 4 (0.47%) MySQL
12 3 (0.35%) Amazon RDS
13 2 (0.24%) Amazon QuickSight
13 2 (0.24%) BusinessObjects
13 2 (0.24%) Data Lake
13 2 (0.24%) Data Mining
13 2 (0.24%) Geospatial Data
13 2 (0.24%) GIS
13 2 (0.24%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 24 (2.82%) JIRA
2 7 (0.82%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 2 (0.24%) Android Studio
3 2 (0.24%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.12%) NUnit
General
1 358 (42.12%) Social Skills
2 274 (32.24%) Analytical Skills
3 164 (19.29%) Finance
4 139 (16.35%) Organisational Skills
5 119 (14.00%) Influencing Skills
6 98 (11.53%) Retail
7 49 (5.76%) Legal
7 49 (5.76%) Manufacturing
8 38 (4.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 23 (2.71%) Banking
10 18 (2.12%) Law
11 17 (2.00%) Games
11 17 (2.00%) Marketing
12 15 (1.76%) Back Office
12 15 (1.76%) Local Government
13 12 (1.41%) Police
14 11 (1.29%) Documentation Skills
15 9 (1.06%) Presentation Skills
15 9 (1.06%) Public Sector
16 7 (0.82%) Pharmaceutical
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (1.88%) .NET
2 12 (1.41%) EDI
3 8 (0.94%) cXML
3 8 (0.94%) EDIFACT
4 7 (0.82%) HTML
5 4 (0.47%) REST
6 3 (0.35%) XML
7 2 (0.24%) ADO
7 2 (0.24%) ASP.NET
7 2 (0.24%) ASP.NET Web Forms
7 2 (0.24%) Oracle Fusion
8 1 (0.12%) .NET Framework
8 1 (0.12%) 802.1X
8 1 (0.12%) CSS
8 1 (0.12%) JSON
8 1 (0.12%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 30 (3.53%) Management Information System
2 24 (2.82%) Self-Motivation
3 15 (1.76%) Onboarding
4 13 (1.53%) Analytical Mindset
5 12 (1.41%) FMCG
5 12 (1.41%) Smartcard
5 12 (1.41%) Team-Oriented Environment
6 11 (1.29%) Security Operations Centre
7 10 (1.18%) Fat Client
7 10 (1.18%) Thin Client
8 8 (0.94%) Driving Licence
8 8 (0.94%) TRADACOMS
9 7 (0.82%) Enterprise Software
10 6 (0.71%) Video\Live Streaming
10 6 (0.71%) Virtual Reality
11 5 (0.59%) Data Structures
11 5 (0.59%) EPoS
12 4 (0.47%) PMI
12 4 (0.47%) Public Cloud
12 4 (0.47%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 95 (11.18%) Windows
2 47 (5.53%) Windows 10
3 44 (5.18%) Windows Server
4 25 (2.94%) Linux
5 24 (2.82%) Windows Server 2019
6 18 (2.12%) Windows Server 2016
7 17 (2.00%) Windows Server 2012
8 13 (1.53%) Windows 8
9 12 (1.41%) Windows 7
10 8 (0.94%) Apple iOS
11 5 (0.59%) SUSE
11 5 (0.59%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
11 5 (0.59%) Windows Server 2008
12 3 (0.35%) Android
13 2 (0.24%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 285 (33.53%) Problem-Solving
2 220 (25.88%) Customer Service
3 201 (23.65%) Continuous Improvement
4 154 (18.12%) Mathematics
5 118 (13.88%) Customer Requirements
6 114 (13.41%) Business Intelligence
7 99 (11.65%) Analytics
8 96 (11.29%) ITIL
9 88 (10.35%) Business Analysis
10 85 (10.00%) Decision-Making
11 76 (8.94%) Agile
12 75 (8.82%) Data Analysis
13 65 (7.65%) ERP
14 62 (7.29%) Cybersecurity
15 60 (7.06%) Visualisation
16 59 (6.94%) Actionable Insight
17 50 (5.88%) Process Improvement
18 46 (5.41%) CRM
18 46 (5.41%) Logistics
19 45 (5.29%) Asset Management
Programming Languages
1 148 (17.41%) SQL
2 50 (5.88%) Python
3 19 (2.24%) PowerShell
4 10 (1.18%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 10 (1.18%) JavaScript
5 9 (1.06%) C#
6 8 (0.94%) ActionScript
6 8 (0.94%) ActionScript 2.0
7 6 (0.71%) R
8 5 (0.59%) PHP
8 5 (0.59%) T-SQL
9 3 (0.35%) Java
9 3 (0.35%) VBA
10 2 (0.24%) RPG
10 2 (0.24%) VB
11 1 (0.12%) C
11 1 (0.12%) C++
11 1 (0.12%) Perl
11 1 (0.12%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 263 (30.94%) Degree
2 29 (3.41%) Cisco Certification
3 25 (2.94%) CCDP
3 25 (2.94%) CCIE
3 25 (2.94%) CCNP
4 22 (2.59%) CCNA
4 22 (2.59%) Security Cleared
5 13 (1.53%) Microsoft Certification
6 10 (1.18%) Computer Science Degree
7 9 (1.06%) DBS Check
7 9 (1.06%) DV Cleared
8 8 (0.94%) MCP
9 7 (0.82%) CCIE Routing and Switching
9 7 (0.82%) ITIL Certification
10 6 (0.71%) ACCA
10 6 (0.71%) CIMA
10 6 (0.71%) Numerate Degree
11 5 (0.59%) CISM
12 4 (0.47%) CISSP
12 4 (0.47%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (4.71%) SLA
2 36 (4.24%) GDPR
2 36 (4.24%) QA
3 18 (2.12%) ISO 9001
4 17 (2.00%) ISO/IEC 17025
4 17 (2.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 11 (1.29%) NIST
6 8 (0.94%) Data Quality
7 7 (0.82%) Actionable Recommendations
8 6 (0.71%) PCI DSS
9 5 (0.59%) GRC
10 4 (0.47%) PMO
11 3 (0.35%) Cyber Essentials
12 2 (0.24%) Accessibility
System Software
1 76 (8.94%) Active Directory
2 10 (1.18%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (1.06%) Hyper-V
4 7 (0.82%) Firmware
4 7 (0.82%) XenApp
4 7 (0.82%) XenDesktop
5 5 (0.59%) RACF
6 2 (0.24%) Citrix Hypervisor
6 2 (0.24%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.12%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 14 (1.65%) SCCM
2 13 (1.53%) EnCase
3 7 (0.82%) Microsoft Intune
4 6 (0.71%) Terraform
5 5 (0.59%) Tivoli Storage Manager
6 3 (0.35%) FortiGate
7 2 (0.24%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 2 (0.24%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.24%) WSUS
8 1 (0.12%) Failover Clustering
Vendors
1 225 (26.47%) Microsoft
2 21 (2.47%) VMware
3 19 (2.24%) Sage
4 18 (2.12%) Databricks
5 16 (1.88%) Apple
6 15 (1.76%) Cisco
7 13 (1.53%) Salesforce
8 11 (1.29%) Alteryx
8 11 (1.29%) Citrix
8 11 (1.29%) ServiceNow
9 10 (1.18%) Google
9 10 (1.18%) SAP
10 8 (0.94%) Cellebrite
11 7 (0.82%) Ekahau
12 6 (0.71%) Adobe
12 6 (0.71%) Oracle
13 5 (0.59%) CyberArk
13 5 (0.59%) IBM
13 5 (0.59%) Zscaler
14 4 (0.47%) Meraki