Data Analyst Job Trends in Barnsley

Data Analyst
South Yorkshire > Barnsley

The median Data Analyst salary in Barnsley is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 August 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 15 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Analyst 11 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Barnsley 8.21% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 8.73% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 - -
South Yorkshire median annual salary £56,250 £40,000 £28,750
% change year-on-year +40.63% +39.13% -30.30%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Barnsley

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Barnsley. 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 Barnsley with a recognized job title 126 20 8
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.03% 95.24% 61.54%
Number of salaries quoted 67 17 5
10th Percentile £39,600 - £39,592
25th Percentile £40,000 £24,000 £40,855
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £30,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +50.00% -45.45% +46.67%
75th Percentile £56,250 £35,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £61,250 £57,500 -
South Yorkshire median annual salary £50,000 £46,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +8.70% -8.00% +11.11%

Data Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Barnsley

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Data Analyst' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Barnsley.

Data Analyst job vacancy trend in Barnsley

Data Analyst
Salary Trend in Barnsley

Salary distribution trend for Data Analyst job vacancies in Barnsley.

Salary distribution trend for Data Analyst job vacancies in Barnsley

Data Analyst Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Barnsley

For the 6 months to 31 August 2026, Data Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Barnsley region featuring Data Analyst in the job title.

1 11 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 11 (100.00%) Power BI
1 11 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 10 (90.91%) AI
2 10 (90.91%) Azure
2 10 (90.91%) Azure AI
2 10 (90.91%) Azure Certification
2 10 (90.91%) Microsoft
2 10 (90.91%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (90.91%) Python
2 10 (90.91%) SQL
2 10 (90.91%) Tableau

Data Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Barnsley by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 10 (90.91%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 11 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 10 (90.91%) Azure
2 10 (90.91%) Azure AI
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (100.00%) Power BI
2 10 (90.91%) Tableau
General
1 10 (90.91%) Social Skills
2 1 (9.09%) Manufacturing
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
2 10 (90.91%) AI
Programming Languages
1 10 (90.91%) Python
1 10 (90.91%) SQL
Qualifications
1 10 (90.91%) Azure Certification
Vendors
1 10 (90.91%) Microsoft