Analytical Skills Job Trends in Bedfordshire

Analytical Skills
East of England > Bedfordshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Analytical Skills in permanent job vacancies in Bedfordshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Analytical Skills over the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 4 21 7
Rank change year-on-year +17 -14 +19
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 39 50 24
As % of all permanent jobs in Bedfordshire 13.49% 12.38% 12.77%
As % of the General category 28.89% 15.58% 21.62%
Number of salaries quoted 17 33 18
10th Percentile £27,250 £37,700 £30,500
25th Percentile - £40,000 £41,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,000 £50,967 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -33.29% -15.06% +9.09%
75th Percentile £45,000 £72,500 £111,250
90th Percentile £66,450 £74,750 £127,500
East of England median annual salary £40,000 £50,967 £55,000
% change year-on-year -21.52% -7.33% +10.00%

All General Skills
Bedfordshire

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 general skills in Bedfordshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 135 321 111
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bedfordshire 46.71% 79.46% 59.04%
Number of salaries quoted 84 128 91
10th Percentile £27,250 £38,200 £25,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £43,750 £30,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £50,000 £49,575
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +0.86% -13.78%
75th Percentile £61,500 £53,750 £62,375
90th Percentile £78,000 £75,000 £97,500
East of England median annual salary £45,000 £50,967 £50,000
% change year-on-year -11.71% +1.93% -4.76%

Analytical Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Bedfordshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Analytical Skills relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Bedfordshire.

Analytical Skills job vacancy trend in Bedfordshire

Analytical Skills
Salary Trend in Bedfordshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bedfordshire citing Analytical Skills.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bedfordshire citing Analytical Skills

Analytical Skills
Salary Histogram in Bedfordshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Analytical Skills in Bedfordshire over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Analytical Skills in Bedfordshire

Analytical Skills
Job Locations in Bedfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Analytical Skills within the Bedfordshire region over the 6 months to 1 January 2026. 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
Leighton Buzzard +3 16 - -
Luton -5 7 £59,500 -2.86% 3
Bedford +12 5 £34,000 -15.00% 5
Biggleswade +3 4 £27,500 -46.04%
Analytical Skills
East of England

Analytical Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bedfordshire 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (2.56%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (2.56%) SharePoint
1 1 (2.56%) WordPress
Applications
1 17 (43.59%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (38.46%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (12.82%) Chatbot
4 4 (10.26%) Photoshop
4 4 (10.26%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (5.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (10.26%) Shopify
2 1 (2.56%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 10 (25.64%) Dynamics 365
2 6 (15.38%) Azure
3 5 (12.82%) Google Analytics
3 5 (12.82%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (2.56%) Cloud Computing
4 1 (2.56%) Entra ID
4 1 (2.56%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.56%) DHCP
1 1 (2.56%) DNS
1 1 (2.56%) Firewall
1 1 (2.56%) Network Security
1 1 (2.56%) NGFW
1 1 (2.56%) Profibus
1 1 (2.56%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (15.38%) GIS
2 3 (7.69%) Data Mining
2 3 (7.69%) Tableau
3 1 (2.56%) Looker
General
1 13 (33.33%) Finance
1 13 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 10 (25.64%) Marketing
3 7 (17.95%) Organisational Skills
4 6 (15.38%) Retail
5 3 (7.69%) Advertising
6 2 (5.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (5.13%) Legal
6 2 (5.13%) Presentation Skills
7 1 (2.56%) Agriculture
Job Titles
1 18 (46.15%) Analyst
2 9 (23.08%) Financial Analyst
3 6 (15.38%) Supply Chain Analyst
4 5 (12.82%) 2nd Line Support
4 5 (12.82%) IT Support
4 5 (12.82%) Trainer
5 4 (10.26%) E-Commerce Specialist
5 4 (10.26%) Junior
6 3 (7.69%) Data Analyst
6 3 (7.69%) Marketing Analyst
6 3 (7.69%) Trainee
6 3 (7.69%) Trainee Analyst
6 3 (7.69%) Trainee Data Analyst
7 2 (5.13%) Operations Manager
7 2 (5.13%) Sales Manager
7 2 (5.13%) Sales Operations Manager
8 1 (2.56%) IT Architect
8 1 (2.56%) Security Engineer
8 1 (2.56%) Solutions Architect
8 1 (2.56%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (10.26%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 6 (15.38%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (2.56%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (2.56%) Blog
2 1 (2.56%) Cyber Threat
2 1 (2.56%) FMCG
2 1 (2.56%) Management Information System
2 1 (2.56%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 6 (15.38%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (25.64%) Data Analysis
1 10 (25.64%) ERP
2 9 (23.08%) Decision-Making
2 9 (23.08%) Financial Analysis
2 9 (23.08%) Logistics
3 8 (20.51%) Analytics
4 6 (15.38%) AI
4 6 (15.38%) Customer Service
4 6 (15.38%) Inventory Management
5 5 (12.82%) Chemistry
5 5 (12.82%) Conversational UI
5 5 (12.82%) Digital Marketing
5 5 (12.82%) ITIL
5 5 (12.82%) Mentoring
5 5 (12.82%) Performance Tuning
5 5 (12.82%) Problem Management
5 5 (12.82%) SEO
6 4 (10.26%) Storytelling
6 4 (10.26%) User Experience
6 4 (10.26%) Web Analytics
Programming Languages
1 3 (7.69%) Python
1 3 (7.69%) SQL
2 1 (2.56%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 13 (33.33%) Degree
2 9 (23.08%) ACCA
2 9 (23.08%) CIMA
3 5 (12.82%) Azure Certification
3 5 (12.82%) Master's Degree
3 5 (12.82%) PhD
4 1 (2.56%) A+ Certification
4 1 (2.56%) CEH
4 1 (2.56%) CISA
4 1 (2.56%) CISM
4 1 (2.56%) CompTIA Security+
4 1 (2.56%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (2.56%) HNC
4 1 (2.56%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (2.56%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.56%) GDPR
1 1 (2.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (2.56%) NIST
System Software
1 1 (2.56%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (2.56%) CSIRT
Vendors
1 25 (64.10%) Microsoft
2 5 (12.82%) Google
2 5 (12.82%) PayPal
2 5 (12.82%) SolarWinds
3 1 (2.56%) Ahrefs
3 1 (2.56%) Screaming Frog
3 1 (2.56%) Sitebulb