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 20 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
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 254 320 362
Rank change year-on-year +66 +42 -48
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Analyst 1,105 1,083 1,694
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.11% 1.09% 1.04%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.17% 1.19% 1.08%
Number of salaries quoted 933 904 1,500
10th Percentile £23,875 £23,250 £22,500
25th Percentile £26,500 £26,750 £26,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £36,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% -
75th Percentile £45,000 £48,750 £52,500
90th Percentile £56,746 £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 94,627 91,047 156,403
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.71% 91.54% 96.08%
Number of salaries quoted 67,562 57,571 85,106
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 £70,750 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
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 20 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 20 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 +68 1,017 £35,000 -4.11% 138
UK excluding London +43 787 £32,000 +6.67% 119
Work from Home +27 308 £37,500 -6.25% 34
London +30 283 £44,500 -1.11% 33
South East +50 203 £33,250 +10.83% 30
North of England +54 194 £30,000 +1.69% 25
Midlands +23 141 £30,000 -7.69% 24
East of England +49 100 £30,000 +5.26% 8
North West -2 95 £31,500 +18.87% 12
South West -4 95 £36,000 +20.00% 24
Yorkshire +107 84 £30,000 -14.29% 11
West Midlands +9 72 £30,000 -11.76% 15
East Midlands +20 68 £30,000 +9.09% 9
Scotland -76 44 £34,750 +15.83% 5
North East -3 15 £24,500 -23.44% 2
Wales -10 7 £32,500 -7.14% 6
Isle of Man -12 4 - -

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

For the 6 months to 20 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.

1 467 (42.26%) Microsoft
2 439 (39.73%) Windows
3 413 (37.38%) Microsoft 365
4 377 (34.12%) Active Directory
5 329 (29.77%) Social Skills
6 238 (21.54%) Problem-Solving
7 234 (21.18%) Customer Service
8 229 (20.72%) Azure
9 224 (20.27%) ITIL
10 208 (18.82%) Windows 10
11 185 (16.74%) Microsoft Office
12 168 (15.20%) Finance
13 136 (12.31%) Microsoft Exchange
13 136 (12.31%) Analytical Skills
14 129 (11.67%) Windows Server
15 124 (11.22%) Degree
16 111 (10.05%) Cybersecurity
17 109 (9.86%) Agile
18 103 (9.32%) Law
19 99 (8.96%) ITSM
20 98 (8.87%) VMware
21 97 (8.78%) Firewall
22 82 (7.42%) Change Management
22 82 (7.42%) Project Management
23 81 (7.33%) LAN
24 80 (7.24%) Service Delivery
25 77 (6.97%) Entra ID
26 75 (6.79%) DNS
26 75 (6.79%) SCCM
27 74 (6.70%) Service Management

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
1 136 (12.31%) Microsoft Exchange
2 68 (6.15%) SharePoint
3 15 (1.36%) 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
1 185 (16.74%) Microsoft Office
2 30 (2.71%) 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 11 (1.00%) Maximo
2 10 (0.90%) Misys Midas
3 8 (0.72%) Dynamics CRM
4 7 (0.63%) Carpe Diem
5 6 (0.54%) Epicor Tropos
6 5 (0.45%) Dynamics GP
7 3 (0.27%) Elite 3E
8 2 (0.18%) Farmplan
8 2 (0.18%) KEYPrime
8 2 (0.18%) Oracle Applications
8 2 (0.18%) Oracle ERP
8 2 (0.18%) Remedy ITSM
9 1 (0.090%) Dynamics AX
9 1 (0.090%) Endur
9 1 (0.090%) iTrent
9 1 (0.090%) SAP CRM
9 1 (0.090%) Shopify
9 1 (0.090%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 413 (37.38%) Microsoft 365
2 229 (20.72%) Azure
3 77 (6.97%) Entra ID
4 40 (3.62%) Power Platform
5 35 (3.17%) AWS
6 22 (1.99%) OneDrive
7 21 (1.90%) Dynamics 365
8 19 (1.72%) Mimecast
8 19 (1.72%) WhatsApp
9 11 (1.00%) Google Workspace
10 10 (0.90%) Azure DevOps
11 7 (0.63%) Amazon CloudWatch
11 7 (0.63%) SaaS
12 5 (0.45%) GCP
12 5 (0.45%) PaaS
12 5 (0.45%) Power Automate
13 3 (0.27%) PowerApps
14 2 (0.18%) Azure App Service
14 2 (0.18%) Serverless
14 2 (0.18%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 97 (8.78%) Firewall
2 81 (7.33%) LAN
3 75 (6.79%) DNS
4 72 (6.52%) WAN
5 65 (5.88%) VPN
6 59 (5.34%) TCP/IP
7 50 (4.52%) DHCP
8 42 (3.80%) Internet
9 35 (3.17%) VoIP
10 29 (2.62%) Wi-Fi
11 20 (1.81%) Network Security
12 19 (1.72%) VLAN
13 17 (1.54%) Broadband
14 16 (1.45%) WLAN
15 15 (1.36%) Wireless
16 12 (1.09%) Remote Desktop
17 11 (1.00%) Cisco IOS
17 11 (1.00%) Structured Cabling
18 8 (0.72%) Intranet
18 8 (0.72%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (3.17%) Power BI
1 35 (3.17%) SQL Server
2 17 (1.54%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 6 (0.54%) Oracle Reports
4 4 (0.36%) Crystal Reports
4 4 (0.36%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 3 (0.27%) Data Warehouse
5 3 (0.27%) Tableau
6 2 (0.18%) BusinessObjects
6 2 (0.18%) Data Mining
6 2 (0.18%) MySQL
6 2 (0.18%) Oracle Database
6 2 (0.18%) Qlik Sense
6 2 (0.18%) QlikView
7 1 (0.090%) Spotfire
7 1 (0.090%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 8 (0.72%) JIRA
2 6 (0.54%) Visual Studio
3 5 (0.45%) Git
4 1 (0.090%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 329 (29.77%) Social Skills
2 168 (15.20%) Finance
3 136 (12.31%) Analytical Skills
4 103 (9.32%) Law
5 69 (6.24%) Legal
6 67 (6.06%) Retail
7 39 (3.53%) Manufacturing
8 38 (3.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 35 (3.17%) Telecoms
10 30 (2.71%) Organisational Skills
11 25 (2.26%) Documentation Skills
12 21 (1.90%) Banking
13 16 (1.45%) Public Sector
14 14 (1.27%) Presentation Skills
15 10 (0.90%) Advertising
15 10 (0.90%) Pharmaceutical
16 8 (0.72%) German Language
17 7 (0.63%) Automotive
17 7 (0.63%) Influencing Skills
17 7 (0.63%) Marketing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (2.26%) .NET
2 12 (1.09%) 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
6 2 (0.18%) XML
6 2 (0.18%) XSLT
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
Miscellaneous
1 57 (5.16%) Self-Motivation
2 35 (3.17%) Driving Licence
3 27 (2.44%) Management Information System
4 24 (2.17%) Fat Client
4 24 (2.17%) Thin Client
5 21 (1.90%) Onboarding
6 20 (1.81%) Product Ownership
7 19 (1.72%) Smartphone
8 18 (1.63%) iPad
8 18 (1.63%) Video Conferencing
9 15 (1.36%) Cyberattack
9 15 (1.36%) iPhone
10 13 (1.18%) Life Science
11 12 (1.09%) Security Operations Centre
12 11 (1.00%) Analytical Mindset
12 11 (1.00%) Cyber Threat
12 11 (1.00%) Data Centre
13 9 (0.81%) Data Protection Act
13 9 (0.81%) Operational Technology
14 8 (0.72%) Clustering
Operating Systems
1 439 (39.73%) Windows
2 208 (18.82%) Windows 10
3 129 (11.67%) Windows Server
4 45 (4.07%) Apple iOS
5 44 (3.98%) Android
6 33 (2.99%) Linux
7 22 (1.99%) Mac OS
8 21 (1.90%) Windows Server 2019
9 14 (1.27%) Windows 7
10 8 (0.72%) Windows Server 2012
11 6 (0.54%) Mac OS X
11 6 (0.54%) Unix
11 6 (0.54%) Windows Server 2016
12 2 (0.18%) 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
Processes & Methodologies
1 238 (21.54%) Problem-Solving
2 234 (21.18%) Customer Service
3 224 (20.27%) ITIL
4 111 (10.05%) Cybersecurity
5 109 (9.86%) Agile
6 99 (8.96%) ITSM
7 82 (7.42%) Change Management
7 82 (7.42%) Project Management
8 80 (7.24%) Service Delivery
9 74 (6.70%) Service Management
10 73 (6.61%) Incident Management
11 69 (6.24%) Information Security
12 66 (5.97%) Continuous Improvement
13 55 (4.98%) Requirements Gathering
14 51 (4.62%) Asset Management
15 49 (4.43%) SIEM
16 47 (4.25%) Security Operations
17 46 (4.16%) Incident Response
17 46 (4.16%) Time Management
18 41 (3.71%) Business Analysis
Programming Languages
1 73 (6.61%) SQL
2 37 (3.35%) PowerShell
3 23 (2.08%) 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 4 (0.36%) VBA
8 3 (0.27%) C
9 2 (0.18%) COBOL
9 2 (0.18%) PHP
10 1 (0.090%) VB
Qualifications
1 124 (11.22%) Degree
2 39 (3.53%) CISSP
3 34 (3.08%) A+ Certification
4 32 (2.90%) Microsoft Certification
5 27 (2.44%) Security Cleared
6 18 (1.63%) SC Cleared
7 14 (1.27%) Computer Science Degree
8 12 (1.09%) AWS Certification
8 12 (1.09%) MCP
9 11 (1.00%) Cisco Certification
9 11 (1.00%) DBS Check
9 11 (1.00%) Master's Degree
10 10 (0.90%) CompTIA CySA+
10 10 (0.90%) ITIL Certification
11 9 (0.81%) Azure Certification
11 9 (0.81%) CRISC
12 8 (0.72%) CCNA
12 8 (0.72%) CISA
12 8 (0.72%) DV Cleared
13 7 (0.63%) NVQ Level 3
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 54 (4.89%) SLA
2 35 (3.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 27 (2.44%) GDPR
4 21 (1.90%) NIST
5 18 (1.63%) Cyber Essentials
6 15 (1.36%) PCI DSS
7 11 (1.00%) 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%) EMIR
13 1 (0.090%) MiFID
System Software
1 377 (34.12%) Active Directory
2 58 (5.25%) VMware Infrastructure
3 35 (3.17%) Virtual Desktop
4 26 (2.35%) Hyper-V
5 10 (0.90%) XenApp
5 10 (0.90%) XenDesktop
6 9 (0.81%) VMware ESXi
7 6 (0.54%) Virtual Servers
8 5 (0.45%) Virtual Machines
8 5 (0.45%) vSphere
9 1 (0.090%) BitLocker
9 1 (0.090%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 75 (6.79%) SCCM
2 67 (6.06%) Microsoft Intune
3 20 (1.81%) Jamf Pro
4 12 (1.09%) CASB
5 9 (0.81%) CSIRT
6 8 (0.72%) Failover Clustering
7 7 (0.63%) Nagios
8 6 (0.54%) FortiGate
9 5 (0.45%) PaperCut
9 5 (0.45%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
10 4 (0.36%) AirWatch
10 4 (0.36%) WhatsUp Gold
11 2 (0.18%) Cisco Prime
11 2 (0.18%) Progress Chef
11 2 (0.18%) Single Sign-On
12 1 (0.090%) MobiControl
Vendors
1 467 (42.26%) Microsoft
2 98 (8.87%) VMware
3 64 (5.79%) Citrix
4 58 (5.25%) Cisco
5 42 (3.80%) ServiceNow
6 29 (2.62%) iManage
7 28 (2.53%) Apple
8 20 (1.81%) Meraki
9 17 (1.54%) Oracle
10 13 (1.18%) Dell
11 12 (1.09%) Adobe
11 12 (1.09%) Bloomberg
11 12 (1.09%) Veeam
12 11 (1.00%) Avaya
12 11 (1.00%) CrowdStrike
12 11 (1.00%) HP
12 11 (1.00%) Virgin Media
13 10 (0.90%) CheckPoint
13 10 (0.90%) Palo Alto
14 9 (0.81%) SAP