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 6 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
6 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 11 9 9
Rank change year-on-year -2 0 0
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 852 844 1,035
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 10.40% 14.58% 13.46%
As % of the Job Titles category 10.98% 16.22% 14.19%
Number of salaries quoted 543 619 786
10th Percentile £24,000 £27,500 £25,000
25th Percentile £27,500 £32,000 £31,250
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 £61,250
England median annual salary £45,000 £47,500 £46,000
% change year-on-year -5.26% +3.26% +2.22%

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 7,759 5,203 7,296
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.69% 89.91% 94.88%
Number of salaries quoted 5,678 3,206 4,844
10th Percentile £26,500 £30,000 £29,404
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £37,759
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 £60,255 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.87% +0.43% +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 6 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 6 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 -17 195 £45,000 +5.88% 32
Staffordshire +9 158 £35,000 -2.78% 18
Warwickshire -5 97 £32,310 -19.22% 16
Worcestershire -1 79 £48,500 +21.25% 3
Solihull +2 44 £38,500 +10.00% 4
Shropshire +10 36 £32,500 -18.75% 3
Coventry -6 36 £33,000 -13.16% 5
Wolverhampton +5 23 £34,500 -25.81% 2
Walsall +19 17 £38,750 -20.51%
Sutton Coldfield - 13 £35,000 -
Dudley - 12 £25,000 - 4
Tipton -2 11 £25,000 -23.08% 1
Wednesbury +4 7 £26,500 -59.23%
West Bromwich +3 6 £32,000 -37.95% 3
Halesowen - 6 - -
Brierley Hill - 6 £29,250 -
Smethwick - 5 £42,500 -
Bilston - 4 - -
Rowley Regis - 4 - -
Willenhall - 4 - -
Herefordshire -17 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 6 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.

1 354 (41.55%) Social Skills
2 285 (33.45%) Problem-Solving
3 271 (31.81%) Analytical Skills
4 263 (30.87%) Degree
5 225 (26.41%) Microsoft
6 220 (25.82%) Customer Service
7 202 (23.71%) Continuous Improvement
8 177 (20.77%) Microsoft Office
9 165 (19.37%) Finance
10 154 (18.08%) Mathematics
11 147 (17.25%) SQL
12 139 (16.31%) Organisational Skills
13 118 (13.85%) Influencing Skills
13 118 (13.85%) Customer Requirements
14 114 (13.38%) Power Platform
15 113 (13.26%) Business Intelligence
16 108 (12.68%) Power BI
17 106 (12.44%) Microsoft Excel
18 98 (11.50%) Retail
18 98 (11.50%) Windows
18 98 (11.50%) Analytics
19 94 (11.03%) ITIL
20 93 (10.92%) Azure
21 89 (10.45%) Business Analysis
22 87 (10.21%) Microsoft 365
23 84 (9.86%) Decision-Making
24 79 (9.27%) Active Directory
25 77 (9.04%) Agile
26 74 (8.69%) Data Analysis
27 67 (7.86%) 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 26 (3.05%) Microsoft Exchange
2 25 (2.93%) SharePoint
3 8 (0.94%) Confluence
4 5 (0.59%) WebSphere
5 4 (0.47%) SAS
6 3 (0.35%) IBM Notes
7 2 (0.23%) ArcGIS
7 2 (0.23%) Exchange Server 2003
7 2 (0.23%) Exchange Server 2007
7 2 (0.23%) Exchange Server 2010
7 2 (0.23%) Exchange Server 2013
8 1 (0.12%) IIS
8 1 (0.12%) Moodle
8 1 (0.12%) WordPress
Applications
1 177 (20.77%) Microsoft Office
2 106 (12.44%) 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 (0.70%) Dynamics NAV
3 5 (0.59%) Salesforce CRM
4 3 (0.35%) Sage 200
4 3 (0.35%) Sage 300 ERP
4 3 (0.35%) SAP S/4HANA
5 2 (0.23%) Misys Midas
5 2 (0.23%) NetSuite
5 2 (0.23%) ResourceLink
5 2 (0.23%) 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
1 114 (13.38%) Power Platform
2 93 (10.92%) Azure
3 87 (10.21%) Microsoft 365
4 40 (4.69%) SaaS
5 28 (3.29%) Dynamics 365
6 17 (2.00%) Azure DevOps
7 16 (1.88%) Entra ID
8 12 (1.41%) Power Automate
9 10 (1.17%) 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 (0.70%) AWS
13 6 (0.70%) Salesforce Service Cloud
14 4 (0.47%) SuccessFactors
15 3 (0.35%) Adobe Analytics
15 3 (0.35%) Mimecast
15 3 (0.35%) WhatsApp
16 2 (0.23%) Azure Cosmos DB
Communications & Networking
1 59 (6.92%) LAN
2 48 (5.63%) WAN
3 38 (4.46%) WLAN
4 37 (4.34%) SD-WAN
5 31 (3.64%) Firewall
6 30 (3.52%) DNS
7 28 (3.29%) Wi-Fi
8 27 (3.17%) BGP
8 27 (3.17%) MPLS
8 27 (3.17%) OSPF
9 22 (2.58%) DHCP
10 20 (2.35%) VoIP
11 18 (2.11%) TCP/IP
12 17 (2.00%) VPN
13 12 (1.41%) Network Security
14 9 (1.06%) Wireless
15 8 (0.94%) SAN
16 7 (0.82%) EIGRP
16 7 (0.82%) VLAN
16 7 (0.82%) VRRP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 108 (12.68%) Power BI
2 48 (5.63%) SQL Server
3 31 (3.64%) Tableau
4 17 (2.00%) Data Warehouse
5 14 (1.64%) 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 (0.70%) Looker
11 4 (0.47%) MySQL
12 3 (0.35%) Amazon RDS
13 2 (0.23%) Amazon QuickSight
13 2 (0.23%) BusinessObjects
13 2 (0.23%) Data Lake
13 2 (0.23%) Data Mining
13 2 (0.23%) Geospatial Data
13 2 (0.23%) GIS
13 2 (0.23%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 24 (2.82%) JIRA
2 7 (0.82%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 2 (0.23%) Android Studio
3 2 (0.23%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.12%) NUnit
General
1 354 (41.55%) Social Skills
2 271 (31.81%) Analytical Skills
3 165 (19.37%) Finance
4 139 (16.31%) Organisational Skills
5 118 (13.85%) Influencing Skills
6 98 (11.50%) Retail
7 49 (5.75%) Legal
7 49 (5.75%) Manufacturing
8 39 (4.58%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 23 (2.70%) Banking
10 18 (2.11%) 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 (0.23%) ADO
7 2 (0.23%) ASP.NET
7 2 (0.23%) ASP.NET Web Forms
7 2 (0.23%) 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 (3.52%) Management Information System
2 24 (2.82%) Self-Motivation
3 15 (1.76%) Onboarding
4 13 (1.53%) Team-Oriented Environment
5 12 (1.41%) Analytical Mindset
5 12 (1.41%) FMCG
5 12 (1.41%) Smartcard
6 11 (1.29%) Security Operations Centre
7 10 (1.17%) Fat Client
7 10 (1.17%) Thin Client
8 8 (0.94%) Driving Licence
8 8 (0.94%) TRADACOMS
9 7 (0.82%) Enterprise Software
10 6 (0.70%) Video\Live Streaming
10 6 (0.70%) Virtual Reality
11 5 (0.59%) Data Structures
11 5 (0.59%) EPoS
12 4 (0.47%) Public Cloud
12 4 (0.47%) Virtual Team
12 4 (0.47%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 98 (11.50%) Windows
2 48 (5.63%) Windows 10
3 45 (5.28%) Windows Server
4 25 (2.93%) Linux
5 23 (2.70%) Windows Server 2019
6 18 (2.11%) Windows Server 2012
6 18 (2.11%) Windows Server 2016
7 13 (1.53%) Windows 8
8 12 (1.41%) Windows 7
9 8 (0.94%) Apple iOS
10 5 (0.59%) SUSE
10 5 (0.59%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
10 5 (0.59%) Windows Server 2008
11 3 (0.35%) Android
12 2 (0.23%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 285 (33.45%) Problem-Solving
2 220 (25.82%) Customer Service
3 202 (23.71%) Continuous Improvement
4 154 (18.08%) Mathematics
5 118 (13.85%) Customer Requirements
6 113 (13.26%) Business Intelligence
7 98 (11.50%) Analytics
8 94 (11.03%) ITIL
9 89 (10.45%) Business Analysis
10 84 (9.86%) Decision-Making
11 77 (9.04%) Agile
12 74 (8.69%) Data Analysis
13 67 (7.86%) ERP
14 60 (7.04%) Cybersecurity
14 60 (7.04%) Visualisation
15 58 (6.81%) Actionable Insight
16 51 (5.99%) Process Improvement
17 47 (5.52%) CRM
17 47 (5.52%) Logistics
18 44 (5.16%) Asset Management
Programming Languages
1 147 (17.25%) SQL
2 50 (5.87%) Python
3 21 (2.46%) PowerShell
4 10 (1.17%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 10 (1.17%) JavaScript
5 9 (1.06%) C#
6 8 (0.94%) ActionScript
6 8 (0.94%) ActionScript 2.0
7 6 (0.70%) R
8 5 (0.59%) PHP
8 5 (0.59%) T-SQL
9 3 (0.35%) Java
9 3 (0.35%) VBA
10 2 (0.23%) RPG
10 2 (0.23%) 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 (30.87%) Degree
2 31 (3.64%) Cisco Certification
3 27 (3.17%) CCDP
3 27 (3.17%) CCIE
3 27 (3.17%) CCNP
4 24 (2.82%) CCNA
5 21 (2.46%) Security Cleared
6 14 (1.64%) Microsoft Certification
7 10 (1.17%) Computer Science Degree
8 9 (1.06%) DBS Check
8 9 (1.06%) DV Cleared
9 8 (0.94%) MCP
10 7 (0.82%) CCIE Routing and Switching
11 6 (0.70%) ACCA
11 6 (0.70%) CIMA
11 6 (0.70%) ITIL Certification
11 6 (0.70%) Numerate Degree
12 5 (0.59%) CISM
13 4 (0.47%) CISSP
13 4 (0.47%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (4.46%) SLA
2 36 (4.23%) GDPR
2 36 (4.23%) QA
3 18 (2.11%) 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 (0.70%) PCI DSS
9 5 (0.59%) GRC
10 4 (0.47%) PMO
11 3 (0.35%) Cyber Essentials
12 2 (0.23%) Accessibility
System Software
1 79 (9.27%) Active Directory
2 10 (1.17%) Hyper-V
2 10 (1.17%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (0.82%) Firmware
3 7 (0.82%) XenApp
3 7 (0.82%) XenDesktop
4 5 (0.59%) RACF
5 2 (0.23%) Citrix Hypervisor
5 2 (0.23%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.12%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 15 (1.76%) SCCM
2 13 (1.53%) EnCase
3 9 (1.06%) Microsoft Intune
4 6 (0.70%) Terraform
5 5 (0.59%) Tivoli Storage Manager
6 3 (0.35%) FortiGate
7 2 (0.23%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 2 (0.23%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.12%) Failover Clustering
8 1 (0.12%) WSUS
Vendors
1 225 (26.41%) Microsoft
2 21 (2.46%) VMware
3 19 (2.23%) Sage
4 18 (2.11%) Databricks
5 16 (1.88%) Apple
5 16 (1.88%) Cisco
6 14 (1.64%) Salesforce
7 11 (1.29%) Alteryx
7 11 (1.29%) Citrix
7 11 (1.29%) ServiceNow
8 10 (1.17%) Google
8 10 (1.17%) SAP
9 8 (0.94%) Cellebrite
10 7 (0.82%) Ekahau
11 6 (0.70%) Adobe
11 6 (0.70%) Oracle
12 5 (0.59%) CyberArk
12 5 (0.59%) IBM
12 5 (0.59%) Zscaler
13 4 (0.47%) Meraki