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 9 May 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 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 264 316 352
Rank change year-on-year +52 +36 -44
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Analyst 1,116 1,108 1,671
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.13% 1.09% 1.06%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.19% 1.20% 1.11%
Number of salaries quoted 944 917 1,478
10th Percentile £23,875 £23,250 £22,500
25th Percentile £26,500 £26,750 £26,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -5.41%
75th Percentile £45,000 £48,750 £52,500
90th Percentile £56,597 £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 93,776 92,678 150,788
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.62% 91.45% 96.10%
Number of salaries quoted 67,209 58,362 84,200
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%

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 9 May 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 9 May 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 +76 1,025 £35,000 -4.11% 127
UK excluding London +50 793 £32,000 +6.67% 94
Work from Home +21 310 £37,750 -5.63% 41
London +33 288 £45,000 - 39
South East +33 206 £32,500 +4.84% 20
North of England +71 200 £30,000 +3.45% 23
Midlands +17 140 £29,000 -7.94% 23
East of England +51 99 £30,000 +2.56% 9
North West +10 97 £31,500 +21.15% 12
South West -7 91 £36,000 +20.00% 13
Yorkshire +119 88 £30,000 -14.29% 9
East Midlands +21 70 £30,000 +9.09% 8
West Midlands 0 69 £28,500 -14.93% 15
Scotland -74 47 £35,000 +16.67% 4
North East -7 15 £24,500 -22.53% 2
Wales -15 7 £32,500 -7.14% 4
Isle of Man -12 4 - -

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

For the 6 months to 9 May 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.

1 470 (42.11%) Microsoft
2 439 (39.34%) Windows
3 422 (37.81%) Microsoft 365
4 381 (34.14%) Active Directory
5 340 (30.47%) Social Skills
6 238 (21.33%) Problem-Solving
7 235 (21.06%) Customer Service
7 235 (21.06%) ITIL
7 235 (21.06%) Azure
8 202 (18.10%) Windows 10
9 191 (17.11%) Microsoft Office
10 170 (15.23%) Finance
11 142 (12.72%) Microsoft Exchange
12 136 (12.19%) Analytical Skills
13 130 (11.65%) Windows Server
14 127 (11.38%) Degree
15 110 (9.86%) Agile
16 108 (9.68%) Cybersecurity
17 105 (9.41%) Law
17 105 (9.41%) ITSM
18 97 (8.69%) VMware
19 96 (8.60%) Firewall
20 85 (7.62%) Service Delivery
21 84 (7.53%) Change Management
22 82 (7.35%) Project Management
23 78 (6.99%) LAN
23 78 (6.99%) Service Management
23 78 (6.99%) SCCM
24 77 (6.90%) Entra ID
25 76 (6.81%) DNS

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
1 142 (12.72%) Microsoft Exchange
2 68 (6.09%) SharePoint
3 16 (1.43%) IIS
4 5 (0.45%) IBM Notes
5 4 (0.36%) Exchange Server 2013
6 3 (0.27%) Confluence
7 2 (0.18%) Skype for Business
8 1 (0.090%) CMS
8 1 (0.090%) SharePoint 2013
8 1 (0.090%) WordPress
Applications
1 191 (17.11%) Microsoft Office
2 29 (2.60%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (0.81%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.18%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.18%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.090%) S-PLUS
Business Applications
1 10 (0.90%) Misys Midas
2 8 (0.72%) Maximo
3 7 (0.63%) Carpe Diem
3 7 (0.63%) Dynamics CRM
4 6 (0.54%) Epicor Tropos
5 5 (0.45%) 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 (0.090%) Dynamics AX
8 1 (0.090%) Endur
8 1 (0.090%) iTrent
8 1 (0.090%) Loan IQ
8 1 (0.090%) Sage X3
8 1 (0.090%) SAP CRM
8 1 (0.090%) Shopify
8 1 (0.090%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 422 (37.81%) Microsoft 365
2 235 (21.06%) Azure
3 77 (6.90%) Entra ID
4 40 (3.58%) Power Platform
5 33 (2.96%) AWS
6 23 (2.06%) WhatsApp
7 22 (1.97%) Dynamics 365
7 22 (1.97%) OneDrive
8 19 (1.70%) Mimecast
9 11 (0.99%) Google Workspace
10 10 (0.90%) Azure DevOps
11 7 (0.63%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 6 (0.54%) SaaS
13 5 (0.45%) GCP
13 5 (0.45%) Power Automate
14 4 (0.36%) PaaS
14 4 (0.36%) PowerApps
15 2 (0.18%) Azure Stack
15 2 (0.18%) Serverless
15 2 (0.18%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 96 (8.60%) Firewall
2 78 (6.99%) LAN
3 76 (6.81%) DNS
4 71 (6.36%) WAN
5 67 (6.00%) VPN
6 58 (5.20%) TCP/IP
7 51 (4.57%) DHCP
8 40 (3.58%) Internet
9 37 (3.32%) VoIP
10 27 (2.42%) Wi-Fi
11 20 (1.79%) Network Security
11 20 (1.79%) VLAN
12 18 (1.61%) Broadband
13 17 (1.52%) Wireless
14 16 (1.43%) WLAN
15 12 (1.08%) Remote Desktop
16 11 (0.99%) Cisco IOS
16 11 (0.99%) Structured Cabling
17 9 (0.81%) Intranet
18 8 (0.72%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (3.14%) Power BI
2 32 (2.87%) SQL Server
3 15 (1.34%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 6 (0.54%) Oracle Reports
5 5 (0.45%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 4 (0.36%) Crystal Reports
7 3 (0.27%) Data Warehouse
7 3 (0.27%) Oracle Database
7 3 (0.27%) Tableau
8 2 (0.18%) BusinessObjects
8 2 (0.18%) Data Mining
8 2 (0.18%) Qlik Sense
8 2 (0.18%) QlikView
9 1 (0.090%) Spotfire
9 1 (0.090%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 9 (0.81%) JIRA
2 6 (0.54%) Visual Studio
3 5 (0.45%) Git
4 1 (0.090%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 340 (30.47%) Social Skills
2 170 (15.23%) Finance
3 136 (12.19%) Analytical Skills
4 105 (9.41%) Law
5 71 (6.36%) Legal
6 69 (6.18%) Retail
7 40 (3.58%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 39 (3.49%) Manufacturing
9 33 (2.96%) Telecoms
10 31 (2.78%) Organisational Skills
11 26 (2.33%) Documentation Skills
12 21 (1.88%) Banking
13 18 (1.61%) Public Sector
14 14 (1.25%) Presentation Skills
15 10 (0.90%) Advertising
15 10 (0.90%) Pharmaceutical
16 8 (0.72%) German Language
17 7 (0.63%) Influencing Skills
17 7 (0.63%) Marketing
18 5 (0.45%) Agriculture
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (2.24%) .NET
2 10 (0.90%) HTML
3 6 (0.54%) CSS
3 6 (0.54%) OLE
3 6 (0.54%) Oracle Fusion
3 6 (0.54%) REST
4 5 (0.45%) .NET Core
4 5 (0.45%) Blazor
4 5 (0.45%) Entity Framework
4 5 (0.45%) JSON
5 3 (0.27%) Software Packaging
6 2 (0.18%) ASP.NET Web API
6 2 (0.18%) SPFx
7 1 (0.090%) .NET Framework
7 1 (0.090%) ASP.NET
7 1 (0.090%) EDI
7 1 (0.090%) SAML
7 1 (0.090%) Twitter Bootstrap
7 1 (0.090%) XML
7 1 (0.090%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 59 (5.29%) Self-Motivation
2 35 (3.14%) Driving Licence
3 28 (2.51%) Management Information System
4 24 (2.15%) Fat Client
4 24 (2.15%) Thin Client
5 22 (1.97%) Onboarding
6 20 (1.79%) iPad
6 20 (1.79%) Product Ownership
7 19 (1.70%) Smartphone
8 18 (1.61%) Video Conferencing
9 15 (1.34%) Cyberattack
9 15 (1.34%) iPhone
10 14 (1.25%) Life Science
11 11 (0.99%) Cyber Threat
11 11 (0.99%) Data Centre
11 11 (0.99%) Security Operations Centre
12 10 (0.90%) Analytical Mindset
13 9 (0.81%) Data Protection Act
13 9 (0.81%) Operational Technology
14 8 (0.72%) Clustering
Operating Systems
1 439 (39.34%) Windows
2 202 (18.10%) Windows 10
3 130 (11.65%) Windows Server
4 44 (3.94%) Android
4 44 (3.94%) Apple iOS
5 29 (2.60%) Linux
6 22 (1.97%) Mac OS
7 17 (1.52%) Windows Server 2019
8 14 (1.25%) Windows 7
9 8 (0.72%) Windows Server 2012
10 7 (0.63%) Windows Server 2016
11 6 (0.54%) Mac OS X
11 6 (0.54%) Unix
12 3 (0.27%) Windows 8
13 1 (0.090%) HPUX
13 1 (0.090%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 1 (0.090%) VMS
13 1 (0.090%) Windows Mobile
13 1 (0.090%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 238 (21.33%) Problem-Solving
2 235 (21.06%) Customer Service
2 235 (21.06%) ITIL
3 110 (9.86%) Agile
4 108 (9.68%) Cybersecurity
5 105 (9.41%) ITSM
6 85 (7.62%) Service Delivery
7 84 (7.53%) Change Management
8 82 (7.35%) Project Management
9 78 (6.99%) Service Management
10 73 (6.54%) Incident Management
11 70 (6.27%) Information Security
12 67 (6.00%) Continuous Improvement
13 50 (4.48%) Requirements Gathering
14 49 (4.39%) Asset Management
14 49 (4.39%) SIEM
15 46 (4.12%) Security Operations
16 45 (4.03%) Incident Response
16 45 (4.03%) Time Management
17 44 (3.94%) Business Analysis
Programming Languages
1 74 (6.63%) SQL
2 37 (3.32%) PowerShell
3 23 (2.06%) C#
4 8 (0.72%) Bash
4 8 (0.72%) Python
5 6 (0.54%) Java
6 5 (0.45%) C++
6 5 (0.45%) JavaScript
6 5 (0.45%) T-SQL
6 5 (0.45%) VB.NET
7 3 (0.27%) C
7 3 (0.27%) VBA
8 2 (0.18%) COBOL
9 1 (0.090%) VB
Qualifications
1 127 (11.38%) Degree
2 38 (3.41%) CISSP
3 33 (2.96%) A+ Certification
3 33 (2.96%) Microsoft Certification
4 24 (2.15%) Security Cleared
5 15 (1.34%) SC Cleared
6 14 (1.25%) Computer Science Degree
7 12 (1.08%) AWS Certification
7 12 (1.08%) Cisco Certification
7 12 (1.08%) MCP
8 11 (0.99%) CompTIA CySA+
8 11 (0.99%) DBS Check
8 11 (0.99%) Master's Degree
9 10 (0.90%) ITIL Certification
10 9 (0.81%) Azure Certification
10 9 (0.81%) CCNA
10 9 (0.81%) CRISC
11 8 (0.72%) CISA
11 8 (0.72%) DV Cleared
12 7 (0.63%) NVQ Level 3
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 56 (5.02%) SLA
2 35 (3.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 28 (2.51%) GDPR
4 21 (1.88%) NIST
5 18 (1.61%) Cyber Essentials
6 15 (1.34%) PCI DSS
7 11 (0.99%) GRC
8 8 (0.72%) COBIT
8 8 (0.72%) QA
9 6 (0.54%) NCSC
10 5 (0.45%) PMO
10 5 (0.45%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 3 (0.27%) ISO 14001
11 3 (0.27%) ISO 9001
11 3 (0.27%) ITGC
12 2 (0.18%) Accessibility
13 1 (0.090%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 1 (0.090%) Data Quality
13 1 (0.090%) EMIR
13 1 (0.090%) MiFID
System Software
1 381 (34.14%) Active Directory
2 60 (5.38%) VMware Infrastructure
3 35 (3.14%) Virtual Desktop
4 28 (2.51%) Hyper-V
5 11 (0.99%) XenApp
6 10 (0.90%) XenDesktop
7 9 (0.81%) VMware ESXi
8 6 (0.54%) Virtual Servers
9 5 (0.45%) Virtual Machines
9 5 (0.45%) vSphere
10 1 (0.090%) BitLocker
10 1 (0.090%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 78 (6.99%) SCCM
2 68 (6.09%) Microsoft Intune
3 20 (1.79%) Jamf Pro
4 12 (1.08%) CASB
5 9 (0.81%) CSIRT
6 8 (0.72%) Failover Clustering
7 7 (0.63%) Nagios
8 5 (0.45%) FortiGate
8 5 (0.45%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 4 (0.36%) AirWatch
9 4 (0.36%) PaperCut
9 4 (0.36%) WhatsUp Gold
10 2 (0.18%) Cisco Prime
10 2 (0.18%) Progress Chef
10 2 (0.18%) Single Sign-On
11 1 (0.090%) MobiControl
Vendors
1 470 (42.11%) Microsoft
2 97 (8.69%) VMware
3 65 (5.82%) Citrix
4 57 (5.11%) Cisco
5 45 (4.03%) ServiceNow
6 31 (2.78%) Apple
7 27 (2.42%) iManage
8 21 (1.88%) Meraki
9 17 (1.52%) Oracle
10 15 (1.34%) Dell
11 13 (1.16%) HP
12 12 (1.08%) Adobe
12 12 (1.08%) Bloomberg
13 11 (0.99%) Avaya
13 11 (0.99%) CrowdStrike
13 11 (0.99%) Palo Alto
13 11 (0.99%) Veeam
13 11 (0.99%) Virgin Media
14 10 (0.90%) CheckPoint
15 9 (0.81%) Sage