IT Analyst Jobs

IT Analyst
UK

The median IT Analyst salary in the UK is £35,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 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
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 264 307 376
Rank change year-on-year +43 +69 -60
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Analyst 1,126 1,032 1,672
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.07% 1.09% 0.99%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.13% 1.19% 1.03%
Number of salaries quoted 932 861 1,473
10th Percentile £23,763 £23,000 £22,500
25th Percentile £26,250 £26,500 £26,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
75th Percentile £45,000 £48,750 £53,750
90th Percentile £55,000 £57,500 £62,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £32,000 £30,000 £30,000
% change year-on-year +6.67% - -7.69%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title 99,552 86,380 162,088
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.85% 91.27% 96.05%
Number of salaries quoted 70,786 55,655 84,889
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,500 £50,244
% change year-on-year -6.54% +6.48% +5.78%

IT Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Analyst in the UK

IT Analyst
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Analyst.

Salary trend for IT Analyst in the UK

IT Analyst
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Analyst over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for IT Analyst in the UK

IT Analyst
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 1 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
England +63 1,034 £35,000 -2.78% 147
UK excluding London +57 810 £32,000 +6.67% 129
Work from Home +9 306 £38,000 -5.00% 38
London +41 280 £44,000 -2.22% 25
South East +39 203 £34,000 +19.30% 27
North of England +61 196 £30,000 - 39
Midlands +37 151 £30,000 -7.69% 24
East of England +42 102 £30,000 +6.19% 6
South West -3 102 £35,500 +18.33% 23
North West +8 101 £31,500 +17.76% 21
Yorkshire +86 81 £30,000 -13.04% 16
West Midlands -5 79 £30,000 -11.76% 16
East Midlands +22 71 £29,000 +5.45% 8
Scotland -70 45 £34,500 +15.00% 8
North East -11 14 £24,500 -23.44% 3
Wales -9 8 £32,500 -7.14% 5
Isle of Man -10 4 - -

IT Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 1 June 2024, IT 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 featuring IT Analyst in the job title.

1 478 (42.45%) Microsoft
2 448 (39.79%) Windows
3 416 (36.94%) Microsoft 365
4 383 (34.01%) Active Directory
5 328 (29.13%) Social Skills
6 241 (21.40%) Customer Service
6 241 (21.40%) Problem-Solving
7 232 (20.60%) Azure
8 226 (20.07%) ITIL
9 215 (19.09%) Windows 10
10 187 (16.61%) Microsoft Office
11 166 (14.74%) Finance
12 138 (12.26%) Analytical Skills
13 137 (12.17%) Microsoft Exchange
14 133 (11.81%) Windows Server
15 129 (11.46%) Degree
16 115 (10.21%) Cybersecurity
17 104 (9.24%) Agile
18 102 (9.06%) VMware
19 101 (8.97%) Firewall
20 98 (8.70%) Law
21 97 (8.61%) ITSM
22 82 (7.28%) LAN
23 81 (7.19%) Project Management
24 80 (7.10%) Change Management
25 78 (6.93%) Entra ID
26 77 (6.84%) DNS
26 77 (6.84%) Incident Management
27 74 (6.57%) SCCM
27 74 (6.57%) Service Delivery

IT Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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
1 137 (12.17%) Microsoft Exchange
2 70 (6.22%) SharePoint
3 14 (1.24%) IIS
4 5 (0.44%) IBM Notes
5 4 (0.36%) Exchange Server 2013
6 3 (0.27%) Confluence
7 2 (0.18%) Skype for Business
8 1 (0.089%) CMS
8 1 (0.089%) IBM Domino
8 1 (0.089%) SharePoint 2013
8 1 (0.089%) WordPress
Applications
1 187 (16.61%) Microsoft Office
2 34 (3.02%) Microsoft Excel
3 11 (0.98%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.18%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.18%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 12 (1.07%) Maximo
2 10 (0.89%) Misys Midas
3 8 (0.71%) Dynamics CRM
4 6 (0.53%) Epicor Tropos
5 5 (0.44%) Carpe Diem
5 5 (0.44%) Dynamics GP
6 3 (0.27%) Elite 3E
7 2 (0.18%) Farmplan
7 2 (0.18%) KEYPrime
7 2 (0.18%) Oracle Applications
7 2 (0.18%) Oracle ERP
7 2 (0.18%) Remedy ITSM
8 1 (0.089%) Dynamics AX
8 1 (0.089%) Endur
8 1 (0.089%) iTrent
8 1 (0.089%) Shopify
8 1 (0.089%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 416 (36.94%) Microsoft 365
2 232 (20.60%) Azure
3 78 (6.93%) Entra ID
4 39 (3.46%) Power Platform
5 36 (3.20%) AWS
6 23 (2.04%) OneDrive
7 22 (1.95%) Dynamics 365
8 19 (1.69%) WhatsApp
9 18 (1.60%) Mimecast
10 12 (1.07%) Google Workspace
11 10 (0.89%) Azure DevOps
12 7 (0.62%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 7 (0.62%) SaaS
13 5 (0.44%) GCP
13 5 (0.44%) PaaS
13 5 (0.44%) Power Automate
14 3 (0.27%) PowerApps
15 2 (0.18%) Azure App Service
15 2 (0.18%) Serverless
15 2 (0.18%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 101 (8.97%) Firewall
2 82 (7.28%) LAN
3 77 (6.84%) DNS
4 71 (6.31%) WAN
5 62 (5.51%) VPN
6 59 (5.24%) TCP/IP
7 52 (4.62%) DHCP
8 43 (3.82%) Internet
9 34 (3.02%) VoIP
10 29 (2.58%) Wi-Fi
11 23 (2.04%) Network Security
12 19 (1.69%) VLAN
13 17 (1.51%) Broadband
14 16 (1.42%) WLAN
15 14 (1.24%) Wireless
16 11 (0.98%) Cisco IOS
16 11 (0.98%) Structured Cabling
17 10 (0.89%) Remote Desktop
18 8 (0.71%) VSAN
19 7 (0.62%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (3.37%) SQL Server
2 34 (3.02%) Power BI
3 18 (1.60%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 6 (0.53%) Oracle Reports
5 4 (0.36%) Crystal Reports
5 4 (0.36%) MySQL
6 3 (0.27%) Data Warehouse
6 3 (0.27%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 3 (0.27%) Tableau
7 2 (0.18%) BusinessObjects
7 2 (0.18%) Data Mining
7 2 (0.18%) GIS
7 2 (0.18%) Qlik Sense
7 2 (0.18%) QlikView
7 2 (0.18%) Spatial Data
8 1 (0.089%) Oracle Database
8 1 (0.089%) Spotfire
8 1 (0.089%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 7 (0.62%) JIRA
2 6 (0.53%) Visual Studio
3 5 (0.44%) Git
4 1 (0.089%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 328 (29.13%) Social Skills
2 166 (14.74%) Finance
3 138 (12.26%) Analytical Skills
4 98 (8.70%) Law
5 69 (6.13%) Legal
6 67 (5.95%) Retail
7 41 (3.64%) Manufacturing
7 41 (3.64%) Telecoms
8 35 (3.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 31 (2.75%) Organisational Skills
10 23 (2.04%) Documentation Skills
11 20 (1.78%) Banking
12 14 (1.24%) Presentation Skills
12 14 (1.24%) Public Sector
13 10 (0.89%) Advertising
13 10 (0.89%) Automotive
13 10 (0.89%) Pharmaceutical
14 8 (0.71%) German Language
14 8 (0.71%) Marketing
15 7 (0.62%) Influencing Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (2.22%) .NET
2 14 (1.24%) HTML
3 6 (0.53%) CSS
3 6 (0.53%) OLE
3 6 (0.53%) Oracle Fusion
3 6 (0.53%) REST
4 5 (0.44%) .NET Core
4 5 (0.44%) Blazor
4 5 (0.44%) Entity Framework
4 5 (0.44%) JSON
5 3 (0.27%) Software Packaging
6 2 (0.18%) ASP.NET Web API
6 2 (0.18%) SPFx
6 2 (0.18%) XML
6 2 (0.18%) XSLT
7 1 (0.089%) .NET Framework
7 1 (0.089%) ASP.NET
7 1 (0.089%) EDI
7 1 (0.089%) SAML
7 1 (0.089%) Twitter Bootstrap
Miscellaneous
1 57 (5.06%) Self-Motivation
2 34 (3.02%) Driving Licence
3 29 (2.58%) Management Information System
4 24 (2.13%) Fat Client
4 24 (2.13%) Thin Client
5 19 (1.69%) Product Ownership
5 19 (1.69%) Smartphone
5 19 (1.69%) Video Conferencing
6 18 (1.60%) Onboarding
7 16 (1.42%) iPad
8 15 (1.33%) Cyberattack
9 14 (1.24%) iPhone
10 12 (1.07%) Life Science
10 12 (1.07%) Security Operations Centre
11 11 (0.98%) Analytical Mindset
11 11 (0.98%) Cyber Threat
11 11 (0.98%) Data Centre
12 9 (0.80%) Data Protection Act
12 9 (0.80%) Operational Technology
13 8 (0.71%) Clustering
Operating Systems
1 448 (39.79%) Windows
2 215 (19.09%) Windows 10
3 133 (11.81%) Windows Server
4 46 (4.09%) Android
4 46 (4.09%) Apple iOS
5 33 (2.93%) Linux
6 27 (2.40%) Windows Server 2019
7 25 (2.22%) Mac OS
8 16 (1.42%) Windows 7
9 10 (0.89%) Windows Server 2012
10 8 (0.71%) Windows Server 2016
11 6 (0.53%) Mac OS X
12 4 (0.36%) Unix
13 2 (0.18%) Windows 8
14 1 (0.089%) HPUX
14 1 (0.089%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 1 (0.089%) VMS
14 1 (0.089%) Windows Mobile
Processes & Methodologies
1 241 (21.40%) Customer Service
1 241 (21.40%) Problem-Solving
2 226 (20.07%) ITIL
3 115 (10.21%) Cybersecurity
4 104 (9.24%) Agile
5 97 (8.61%) ITSM
6 81 (7.19%) Project Management
7 80 (7.10%) Change Management
8 77 (6.84%) Incident Management
9 74 (6.57%) Service Delivery
10 71 (6.31%) Service Management
11 68 (6.04%) Information Security
12 66 (5.86%) Continuous Improvement
13 54 (4.80%) Asset Management
14 53 (4.71%) Requirements Gathering
15 50 (4.44%) SIEM
16 47 (4.17%) Incident Response
16 47 (4.17%) Security Operations
17 43 (3.82%) Time Management
18 38 (3.37%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 69 (6.13%) SQL
2 34 (3.02%) PowerShell
3 21 (1.87%) C#
4 8 (0.71%) Bash
4 8 (0.71%) Python
5 6 (0.53%) Java
6 5 (0.44%) C++
6 5 (0.44%) JavaScript
6 5 (0.44%) T-SQL
6 5 (0.44%) VB.NET
7 4 (0.36%) PHP
7 4 (0.36%) VBA
8 1 (0.089%) C
8 1 (0.089%) COBOL
8 1 (0.089%) VB
Qualifications
1 129 (11.46%) Degree
2 39 (3.46%) CISSP
3 37 (3.29%) A+ Certification
4 34 (3.02%) Microsoft Certification
5 28 (2.49%) Security Cleared
6 18 (1.60%) SC Cleared
7 15 (1.33%) Computer Science Degree
8 12 (1.07%) AWS Certification
8 12 (1.07%) ITIL Certification
8 12 (1.07%) Master's Degree
8 12 (1.07%) MCP
9 11 (0.98%) Cisco Certification
9 11 (0.98%) DBS Check
10 10 (0.89%) CompTIA CySA+
11 9 (0.80%) Azure Certification
12 8 (0.71%) CCNA
12 8 (0.71%) CRISC
12 8 (0.71%) DV Cleared
13 7 (0.62%) CISA
13 7 (0.62%) NVQ Level 3
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 54 (4.80%) SLA
2 35 (3.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 27 (2.40%) GDPR
4 20 (1.78%) NIST
5 19 (1.69%) Cyber Essentials
6 15 (1.33%) PCI DSS
7 11 (0.98%) GRC
8 8 (0.71%) COBIT
8 8 (0.71%) QA
9 6 (0.53%) NCSC
10 5 (0.44%) PMO
10 5 (0.44%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 3 (0.27%) ISO 14001
11 3 (0.27%) ISO 9001
11 3 (0.27%) ITGC
12 2 (0.18%) Accessibility
12 2 (0.18%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 1 (0.089%) EMIR
13 1 (0.089%) MiFID
System Software
1 383 (34.01%) Active Directory
2 59 (5.24%) VMware Infrastructure
3 35 (3.11%) Virtual Desktop
4 25 (2.22%) Hyper-V
5 11 (0.98%) XenApp
5 11 (0.98%) XenDesktop
6 10 (0.89%) VMware ESXi
7 6 (0.53%) Virtual Servers
8 5 (0.44%) Virtual Machines
8 5 (0.44%) vSphere
9 1 (0.089%) BitLocker
9 1 (0.089%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 74 (6.57%) SCCM
2 68 (6.04%) Microsoft Intune
3 20 (1.78%) Jamf Pro
4 12 (1.07%) CASB
5 9 (0.80%) CSIRT
6 8 (0.71%) Failover Clustering
7 7 (0.62%) Nagios
8 6 (0.53%) FortiGate
8 6 (0.53%) PaperCut
9 5 (0.44%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
10 4 (0.36%) WhatsUp Gold
11 3 (0.27%) AirWatch
12 2 (0.18%) Cisco Prime
12 2 (0.18%) Progress Chef
12 2 (0.18%) Single Sign-On
13 1 (0.089%) MobiControl
13 1 (0.089%) WSUS
Vendors
1 478 (42.45%) Microsoft
2 102 (9.06%) VMware
3 65 (5.77%) Citrix
4 62 (5.51%) Cisco
5 41 (3.64%) ServiceNow
6 30 (2.66%) iManage
7 27 (2.40%) Apple
8 18 (1.60%) Meraki
9 16 (1.42%) Oracle
10 12 (1.07%) Adobe
10 12 (1.07%) Avaya
11 11 (0.98%) CrowdStrike
11 11 (0.98%) Dell
11 11 (0.98%) Veeam
11 11 (0.98%) Virgin Media
12 10 (0.89%) Bloomberg
12 10 (0.89%) CheckPoint
12 10 (0.89%) HP
12 10 (0.89%) Palo Alto
13 9 (0.80%) Canon