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UK salary report · 2026

Data Analyst Salary in London

Official ONS earnings for London, covering 20,000 jobs.

ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Where this comes from →

Median salary — London

£42,850

gross, per year

Mean

£52,893

Jobs measured

20,000

What most data analysts actually earn

Half of data analysts in London earn between £33,879 and £56,427. Earning above £56,427 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.

ONS suppresses the detailed spread for this occupation at regional level, so this range describes the wider “Business Associate Professionals” group in London.

The full pay range

Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of data analysts earn less than this.

10th
£26,453
20th
£31,267
25th
£33,879
30th
£35,764
40th
£38,792
50th
£42,114
60th
£46,058
70th
£52,686
75th
£56,427
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How London ranks for data analyst pay

2nd

of 10 GB regions with a published figure

West Midlands tops the table on £44,172 and East Midlands sits at the bottom on £30,950. London is £1,322 short of the top.

Ranking compares published regional medians for the same occupation. It says nothing about cost of living — a higher median doesn't survive contact with rent. The cost of living calculator is the honest next step.

Where this figure comes from

ONS occupation group
Data analysts
SOC 2020 code
3544
Measure
Gross annual pay, all employees
Edition
ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional

Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are estimates from a survey of PAYE jobs and are not financial advice.

Data Analyst salary FAQs

What is the average Data Analyst salary in London?

The median is £42,850 a year and the mean is £52,893, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

What is a good Data Analyst salary?

Half of data analysts earn between £33,879 and £56,427. Anything above £56,427 is in the top quarter for the role.

Is this figure official?

Yes. It comes from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, an accredited official statistic based on employer PAYE records, covering 20,000 jobs in this occupation.

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