Analytical Skills Jobs

Analytical Skills
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Analytical Skills in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Analytical Skills over the 6 months leading up to 3 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 10 16 21
Rank change year-on-year +6 +5 +5
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 5,428 8,347 10,540
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 10.74% 8.99% 9.59%
As % of the General category 15.88% 14.94% 13.87%
Number of salaries quoted 2,520 5,345 5,176
10th Percentile £31,750 £28,500 £30,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £36,250 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £72,500 £68,196 £72,500
90th Percentile £92,050 £87,500 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,967 £45,000 £46,500
% change year-on-year +13.26% -3.23% -2.11%

All General Skills
UK

Analytical Skills falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 34,187 55,853 75,983
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 67.63% 60.14% 69.13%
Number of salaries quoted 17,619 38,659 40,520
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £36,250 £43,897
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.52% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £77,500 £72,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £102,500 £92,500 £101,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,393 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +6.09% -9.52% +5.00%

Analytical Skills
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Analytical Skills as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Analytical Skills in the UK

Analytical Skills
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Analytical Skills.

Salary trend for Analytical Skills in the UK

Analytical Skills
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Analytical Skills over the 6 months to 3 April 2025.

Salary histogram for Analytical Skills in the UK

Analytical Skills
Top 19 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Analytical Skills within the UK over the 6 months to 3 April 2025. 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 +4 4,767 £55,000 +10.00% 8,191
UK excluding London +5 3,114 £50,967 +13.26% 3,681
London +3 2,003 £65,000 -2.99% 5,134
Work from Home +7 1,535 £55,000 +4.76% 3,547
North of England +10 997 £50,000 +5.26% 927
North West +5 713 £50,055 +5.38% 568
South East -8 567 £50,967 +4.01% 1,079
Midlands -9 478 £48,500 +14.12% 553
East of England 0 365 £50,967 +13.26% 371
Scotland +61 353 £55,000 +22.22% 288
West Midlands -6 330 £50,000 +17.65% 348
South West +6 285 £52,500 +16.67% 370
Yorkshire -5 195 £45,000 -5.26% 265
East Midlands -4 148 £45,000 +5.88% 202
North East +8 87 £38,500 -3.75% 99
Wales -23 35 £50,124 +5.52% 94
Northern Ireland +23 34 £55,000 -24.14% 71
Isle of Man -2 4 £37,000 -17.78% 2
Channel Islands - 3 £78,750 - 1

Analytical Skills
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
1 155 (2.86%) SharePoint
2 75 (1.38%) Oracle Application Server
3 67 (1.23%) Microsoft Exchange
4 58 (1.07%) Confluence
5 47 (0.87%) SAS
6 43 (0.79%) Apache Spark
7 41 (0.76%) CMS
8 26 (0.48%) Apache Airflow
9 24 (0.44%) Apache
10 17 (0.31%) IBM Domino
10 17 (0.31%) IIS
11 14 (0.26%) nginx
12 9 (0.17%) WordPress
13 8 (0.15%) Luigi
13 8 (0.15%) Sitecore CMS
13 8 (0.15%) Tomcat
14 7 (0.13%) Kinematics
15 5 (0.092%) Alfresco
15 5 (0.092%) Documentum
16 4 (0.074%) Mule
Applications
1 561 (10.34%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 428 (7.89%) Microsoft Excel
3 238 (4.38%) Microsoft Office
4 182 (3.35%) Abaqus
5 150 (2.76%) Mathcad
6 44 (0.81%) MS Visio
7 40 (0.74%) Photoshop
8 36 (0.66%) Microsoft Project
9 35 (0.64%) Adobe Illustrator
10 23 (0.42%) Maya
11 18 (0.33%) SPSS
12 17 (0.31%) AutoCAD
13 16 (0.29%) Trello
14 13 (0.24%) Spreadsheet
15 8 (0.15%) Adobe XD
16 7 (0.13%) Sketch
17 6 (0.11%) Adobe Creative Suite
18 5 (0.092%) Chatbot
18 5 (0.092%) InDesign
18 5 (0.092%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 100 (1.84%) NetSuite
2 57 (1.05%) Shopify
3 42 (0.77%) SAP BPC
4 40 (0.74%) Infor LN
5 35 (0.64%) SAP S/4HANA
6 29 (0.53%) Dynamics CRM
7 18 (0.33%) Dynamics NAV
8 17 (0.31%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
9 16 (0.29%) Oracle EBS
10 11 (0.20%) Salesforce CRM
11 9 (0.17%) Raiser’s Edge
12 7 (0.13%) Adobe Campaign
12 7 (0.13%) Infor M3
13 6 (0.11%) Oracle Applications
14 5 (0.092%) Maximo
14 5 (0.092%) Remedy ITSM
14 5 (0.092%) SAP IBP
15 4 (0.074%) IBM Planning Analytics
15 4 (0.074%) Magento
16 3 (0.055%) HFM
Cloud Services
1 704 (12.97%) Azure
2 493 (9.08%) AWS
3 433 (7.98%) Power Platform
4 274 (5.05%) Microsoft 365
5 222 (4.09%) SaaS
6 207 (3.81%) GCP
7 106 (1.95%) Google Analytics
8 104 (1.92%) Dynamics 365
9 82 (1.51%) GitHub
10 79 (1.46%) Snowflake
11 74 (1.36%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 73 (1.34%) Cloud Computing
13 72 (1.33%) Azure Data Factory
14 70 (1.29%) Entra ID
15 69 (1.27%) Google Ads
16 67 (1.23%) Azure DevOps
17 56 (1.03%) PaaS
18 54 (0.99%) Serverless
19 41 (0.76%) Power Automate
20 40 (0.74%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 156 (2.87%) Intrusion Detection
2 143 (2.63%) Firewall
3 79 (1.46%) WAN
4 75 (1.38%) VPN
5 72 (1.33%) DNS
6 65 (1.20%) TCP/IP
7 54 (0.99%) LAN
7 54 (0.99%) Network Security
8 52 (0.96%) Broadband
9 43 (0.79%) DHCP
9 43 (0.79%) Wireless
10 41 (0.76%) VLAN
11 36 (0.66%) Wi-Fi
12 33 (0.61%) SD-WAN
12 33 (0.61%) VoIP
13 26 (0.48%) HTTP
13 26 (0.48%) SAN
14 24 (0.44%) Internet
15 23 (0.42%) BGP
16 20 (0.37%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 383 (7.06%) Power BI
2 257 (4.73%) Tableau
3 243 (4.48%) Data Warehouse
4 182 (3.35%) SQL Server
5 110 (2.03%) Relational Database
6 105 (1.93%) Big Data
7 98 (1.81%) Data Lake
8 93 (1.71%) Oracle Reports
9 85 (1.57%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
10 62 (1.14%) Data Mining
11 59 (1.09%) Metadata
12 57 (1.05%) NoSQL
13 52 (0.96%) MySQL
14 45 (0.83%) SQL Server Reporting Services
15 42 (0.77%) PostgreSQL
15 42 (0.77%) SQL Server Integration Services
16 41 (0.76%) BigQuery
17 35 (0.64%) Hadoop
18 34 (0.63%) Amazon Redshift
19 31 (0.57%) Amazon QuickSight
Development Applications
1 166 (3.06%) Git
2 159 (2.93%) JIRA
3 85 (1.57%) Jenkins
4 48 (0.88%) Oracle Forms
5 31 (0.57%) Dreamweaver
6 30 (0.55%) Selenium
7 26 (0.48%) Visual Studio
8 23 (0.42%) JMeter
9 22 (0.41%) Postman
10 19 (0.35%) GitLab
11 16 (0.29%) Artifactory
11 16 (0.29%) Cucumber
12 13 (0.24%) Cypress.io
12 13 (0.24%) Maven
13 12 (0.22%) Burp Suite
13 12 (0.22%) JUnit
14 9 (0.17%) Gradle
14 9 (0.17%) Subversion
15 8 (0.15%) git-flow
15 8 (0.15%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 3,217 (59.27%) Social Skills
2 2,109 (38.85%) Finance
3 780 (14.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 736 (13.56%) Banking
5 582 (10.72%) Marketing
6 518 (9.54%) Financial Institution
7 461 (8.49%) French Language
8 448 (8.25%) German Language
9 438 (8.07%) Manufacturing
10 380 (7.00%) Organisational Skills
11 359 (6.61%) Law
12 308 (5.67%) Retail
13 292 (5.38%) Presentation Skills
14 237 (4.37%) Influencing Skills
15 203 (3.74%) Telecoms
16 201 (3.70%) Legal
17 150 (2.76%) Public Sector
18 146 (2.69%) Advertising
19 125 (2.30%) Electronics
20 121 (2.23%) Games
Job Titles
1 1,499 (27.62%) Analyst
2 932 (17.17%) Senior
3 452 (8.33%) Credit Analyst
4 435 (8.01%) Research Analyst
5 420 (7.74%) Lead
6 300 (5.53%) Architect
7 276 (5.08%) Developer
8 207 (3.81%) Business Analyst
9 187 (3.45%) Senior Analyst
10 178 (3.28%) Consultant
11 160 (2.95%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
12 156 (2.87%) Product Manager
13 150 (2.76%) Engineering Specialist
14 142 (2.62%) Data Analyst
15 136 (2.51%) Development Manager
16 125 (2.30%) Security Architect
17 122 (2.25%) Project Manager
17 122 (2.25%) Senior Manager
18 113 (2.08%) Data Engineer
19 101 (1.86%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 242 (4.46%) HTML
2 122 (2.25%) React
3 104 (1.92%) .NET
4 90 (1.66%) CSS
5 88 (1.62%) REST
6 59 (1.09%) AngularJS
7 51 (0.94%) Node.js
8 48 (0.88%) JSON
9 47 (0.87%) RESTful
10 45 (0.83%) Middleware
10 45 (0.83%) Web Services
11 44 (0.81%) SOAP
12 41 (0.76%) Kafka
13 36 (0.66%) Spring Boot
14 32 (0.59%) XML
15 31 (0.57%) PySpark
16 27 (0.50%) .NET Framework
16 27 (0.50%) Spring
17 25 (0.46%) Oracle Fusion
18 23 (0.42%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 524 (9.65%) Credit Risk
2 442 (8.14%) Fixed Income
3 396 (7.30%) Management Information System
4 287 (5.29%) Analytical Mindset
5 213 (3.92%) Self-Motivation
6 165 (3.04%) Product Ownership
7 161 (2.97%) Social Media
8 134 (2.47%) FMCG
9 132 (2.43%) Algorithms
10 112 (2.06%) Cyberattack
11 81 (1.49%) Onboarding
12 70 (1.29%) Security Posture
13 69 (1.27%) Data Structures
14 67 (1.23%) Enterprise Software
14 67 (1.23%) IoT
14 67 (1.23%) Legacy Systems
15 62 (1.14%) Marketing Technology
16 60 (1.11%) Digital Media
17 50 (0.92%) Cloud Native
17 50 (0.92%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 366 (6.74%) Windows
2 186 (3.43%) Linux
3 92 (1.69%) Windows Server
4 66 (1.22%) Unix
5 61 (1.12%) Windows Vista
6 54 (0.99%) Windows 10
7 31 (0.57%) Android
8 20 (0.37%) Apple iOS
9 18 (0.33%) Mac OS
10 16 (0.29%) Windows 7
11 12 (0.22%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 12 (0.22%) Windows Server 2012
12 8 (0.15%) Kali Linux
12 8 (0.15%) Windows Server 2019
13 6 (0.11%) Mac OS X
13 6 (0.11%) Windows Server 2008
14 5 (0.092%) Embedded Linux
14 5 (0.092%) Windows 8
14 5 (0.092%) zOS
15 4 (0.074%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 2,637 (48.58%) Problem-Solving
2 1,076 (19.82%) Decision-Making
3 985 (18.15%) Agile
4 973 (17.93%) Analytics
5 947 (17.45%) Risk Management
6 837 (15.42%) Project Management
7 697 (12.84%) Continuous Improvement
8 629 (11.59%) Business Strategy
9 556 (10.24%) Stakeholder Management
10 550 (10.13%) Business Intelligence
11 542 (9.99%) Asset Management
12 517 (9.52%) Mentoring
13 491 (9.05%) Collaborative Working
14 488 (8.99%) Financial Modelling
15 486 (8.95%) Artificial Intelligence
16 473 (8.71%) Risk Assessment
17 458 (8.44%) Portfolio Management
18 441 (8.12%) Data Analysis
19 436 (8.03%) Credit Risk Analysis
20 435 (8.01%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 871 (16.05%) SQL
2 650 (11.97%) Python
3 261 (4.81%) JavaScript
4 197 (3.63%) Java
5 181 (3.33%) C#
6 101 (1.86%) R
7 94 (1.73%) PowerShell
8 89 (1.64%) C++
9 62 (1.14%) T-SQL
9 62 (1.14%) VB
10 61 (1.12%) C
11 60 (1.11%) TypeScript
12 43 (0.79%) MATLAB
13 38 (0.70%) PHP
14 37 (0.68%) Bash
14 37 (0.68%) PL/SQL
15 36 (0.66%) Data Analysis Expressions
16 29 (0.53%) VBA
17 28 (0.52%) Shell Script
18 22 (0.41%) Scala
Qualifications
1 2,015 (37.12%) Degree
2 880 (16.21%) Master's Degree
3 465 (8.57%) CFA
4 303 (5.58%) Security Cleared
5 240 (4.42%) BPSS Clearance
6 215 (3.96%) DBS Check
7 202 (3.72%) Computer Science Degree
8 191 (3.52%) HND
9 182 (3.35%) Chartered Engineer
10 153 (2.82%) DV Cleared
11 137 (2.52%) PMI Certification
12 123 (2.27%) CBAP
13 122 (2.25%) SC Cleared
14 118 (2.17%) CISSP
15 111 (2.04%) ACCA
16 104 (1.92%) CIMA
17 103 (1.90%) PMP
18 87 (1.60%) CISM
19 81 (1.49%) PhD
20 71 (1.31%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 374 (6.89%) QA
2 204 (3.76%) Data Quality
3 153 (2.82%) GDPR
4 137 (2.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 114 (2.10%) NIST
6 99 (1.82%) SLA
7 91 (1.68%) Accessibility
8 61 (1.12%) PCI DSS
8 61 (1.12%) PMO
9 50 (0.92%) Cyber Essentials
10 48 (0.88%) IFRS
11 47 (0.87%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 41 (0.76%) GAAP
13 39 (0.72%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 32 (0.59%) GRC
15 23 (0.42%) Actionable Recommendations
16 11 (0.20%) California Consumer Privacy Act
16 11 (0.20%) ISO 9001
17 10 (0.18%) COBIT
17 10 (0.18%) GMP
System Software
1 183 (3.37%) Active Directory
2 93 (1.71%) Docker
3 40 (0.74%) VMware Infrastructure
4 28 (0.52%) Firmware
5 27 (0.50%) Hyper-V
6 16 (0.29%) vSphere
7 15 (0.28%) Embedded Firmware
8 12 (0.22%) Virtual Desktop
8 12 (0.22%) Virtual Machines
9 11 (0.20%) HDFS
10 9 (0.17%) Virtual Servers
11 8 (0.15%) VMware ESXi
12 4 (0.074%) VMware NSX
13 3 (0.055%) EMC RecoverPoint
13 3 (0.055%) KVM
13 3 (0.055%) RACF
13 3 (0.055%) XenApp
13 3 (0.055%) XenDesktop
14 2 (0.037%) Postfix
14 2 (0.037%) Sendmail
Systems Management
1 101 (1.86%) Kubernetes
2 67 (1.23%) Terraform
3 46 (0.85%) Microsoft Intune
4 39 (0.72%) Ansible
5 38 (0.70%) SCCM
6 23 (0.42%) Grafana
7 16 (0.29%) Nessus
8 14 (0.26%) Prometheus
9 8 (0.15%) CASB
9 8 (0.15%) Dell DRAC
9 8 (0.15%) Nmap
9 8 (0.15%) SCOM
10 7 (0.13%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 7 (0.13%) Microsoft Clustering
11 6 (0.11%) Oracle RMAN
11 6 (0.11%) vCenter Server
12 5 (0.092%) CA Endevor
12 5 (0.092%) Progress Chef
12 5 (0.092%) Single Sign-On
12 5 (0.092%) WMI
Vendors
1 922 (16.99%) Microsoft
2 439 (8.09%) Bloomberg
3 299 (5.51%) Google
4 276 (5.08%) Oracle
5 232 (4.27%) SAP
6 168 (3.10%) Salesforce
7 139 (2.56%) Databricks
8 86 (1.58%) ServiceNow
9 72 (1.33%) VMware
10 70 (1.29%) Cisco
11 65 (1.20%) Adobe
12 60 (1.11%) Citrix
13 54 (0.99%) Infor
14 45 (0.83%) Cognos
15 42 (0.77%) TikTok
16 34 (0.63%) Facebook
17 32 (0.59%) Dell
18 31 (0.57%) Pinterest
19 29 (0.53%) Avaloq
20 27 (0.50%) YouTube