Analytical Skills Job Trends in Birmingham

Analytical Skills
West Midlands > Birmingham

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Analytical Skills in permanent job vacancies in Birmingham. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Analytical Skills over the 6 months leading up to 16 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 9 19
Rank change year-on-year -12 +10 +12
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 153 161 223
As % of all permanent jobs in Birmingham 5.16% 13.32% 8.08%
As % of the General category 11.86% 20.05% 15.13%
Number of salaries quoted 104 96 150
10th Percentile £32,500 £32,125 £32,500
25th Percentile £43,247 £38,438 £39,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,300 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.60% - -
75th Percentile £65,160 £62,813 £64,375
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £84,964
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £47,750 £43,500
% change year-on-year +4.71% +9.77% -13.00%

All General Skills
Birmingham

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 Birmingham.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 1,290 803 1,474
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham 43.52% 66.42% 53.39%
Number of salaries quoted 852 459 1,183
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,500 £42,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £54,650
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +5.22% -0.64%
75th Percentile £70,000 £72,061 £67,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £87,500 £84,964
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +10.53% -9.52%

Analytical Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

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

Analytical Skills job vacancy trend in Birmingham

Analytical Skills
Salary Trend in Birmingham

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing Analytical Skills.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing Analytical Skills

Analytical Skills
Salary Histogram in Birmingham

Salary distribution for jobs citing Analytical Skills in Birmingham over the 6 months to 16 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Analytical Skills in Birmingham

Analytical Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham 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 7 (4.58%) SharePoint
2 6 (3.92%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.65%) Appian
Applications
1 19 (12.42%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (3.27%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (1.96%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (1.96%) MS Visio
4 2 (1.31%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 9 (5.88%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (1.96%) SAP CO
2 3 (1.96%) SAP FI
2 3 (1.96%) SAP FI/CO
2 3 (1.96%) SAP FSCM
3 1 (0.65%) Integrated Workplace Management System
3 1 (0.65%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 23 (15.03%) Azure
2 19 (12.42%) Power Platform
3 9 (5.88%) Microsoft 365
4 7 (4.58%) AWS
5 6 (3.92%) SaaS
6 5 (3.27%) Anthropic Claude
7 4 (2.61%) Azure Data Factory
7 4 (2.61%) Entra ID
8 3 (1.96%) Azure Logic Apps
8 3 (1.96%) Microsoft Purview
9 2 (1.31%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 2 (1.31%) Microsoft Copilot
10 1 (0.65%) Azure DevOps
10 1 (0.65%) Azure Machine Learning
10 1 (0.65%) Azure Sentinel
10 1 (0.65%) Copilot Studio
10 1 (0.65%) dbt
10 1 (0.65%) Dynamics 365
10 1 (0.65%) Google Docs
10 1 (0.65%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 4 (2.61%) Firewall
2 3 (1.96%) SD-WAN
2 3 (1.96%) VLAN
2 3 (1.96%) VPN
2 3 (1.96%) WAN
3 2 (1.31%) SAN
4 1 (0.65%) Cisco ISE
4 1 (0.65%) Intrusion Detection
4 1 (0.65%) NAS
4 1 (0.65%) PuTTY
4 1 (0.65%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.65%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (11.76%) Power BI
2 16 (10.46%) Tableau
3 10 (6.54%) Data Mining
4 5 (3.27%) Oracle Reports
4 5 (3.27%) Redis
4 5 (3.27%) SQL Server
5 4 (2.61%) Azure SQL Database
5 4 (2.61%) Data Warehouse
6 3 (1.96%) Power Query
6 3 (1.96%) SAP HANA
7 2 (1.31%) Data Lake
7 2 (1.31%) Semantic Layer
7 2 (1.31%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 1 (0.65%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
8 1 (0.65%) PostgreSQL
8 1 (0.65%) RDBMS
8 1 (0.65%) Relational Database
8 1 (0.65%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 1 (0.65%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 1 (0.65%) Git
1 1 (0.65%) Jenkins
1 1 (0.65%) JIRA
1 1 (0.65%) Maven
1 1 (0.65%) MLflow
1 1 (0.65%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 58 (37.91%) Finance
2 50 (32.68%) Social Skills
3 19 (12.42%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 11 (7.19%) Legal
5 9 (5.88%) Public Sector
6 8 (5.23%) Law
7 7 (4.58%) Manufacturing
8 6 (3.92%) Retail
9 4 (2.61%) Marketing
10 3 (1.96%) Organisational Skills
10 3 (1.96%) Presentation Skills
10 3 (1.96%) Spanish Language
11 2 (1.31%) Social Housing
12 1 (0.65%) Banking
12 1 (0.65%) Financial Institution
12 1 (0.65%) Games
12 1 (0.65%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 48 (31.37%) Analyst
2 29 (18.95%) Senior
3 18 (11.76%) Data Analyst
4 14 (9.15%) Senior Analyst
5 11 (7.19%) Accountant
5 11 (7.19%) Systems Accountant
6 10 (6.54%) Digital Analyst
6 10 (6.54%) Trainee
6 10 (6.54%) Trainee Analyst
6 10 (6.54%) Trainee Data Analyst
7 9 (5.88%) Alliance Manager
8 8 (5.23%) Development Manager
8 8 (5.23%) Support Analyst
9 7 (4.58%) Business Development Manager
9 7 (4.58%) Business Manager
9 7 (4.58%) Junior
9 7 (4.58%) Junior Analyst
9 7 (4.58%) Senior Digital Analyst
10 6 (3.92%) Architect
10 6 (3.92%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (3.27%) FastAPI
1 5 (3.27%) RESTful
1 5 (3.27%) SQLAlchemy
2 3 (1.96%) REST
2 3 (1.96%) SOAP
3 2 (1.31%) BAPI
3 2 (1.31%) IBM Integration Bus
3 2 (1.31%) JMS
3 2 (1.31%) Middleware
3 2 (1.31%) OAuth
3 2 (1.31%) SAML
4 1 (0.65%) .NET
4 1 (0.65%) ActiveMQ
4 1 (0.65%) CSS
4 1 (0.65%) EDI
4 1 (0.65%) HTML
4 1 (0.65%) PyTorch
4 1 (0.65%) RAML
4 1 (0.65%) scikit-learn
4 1 (0.65%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 16 (10.46%) Analytical Mindset
2 9 (5.88%) Public Cloud
3 8 (5.23%) Management Information System
3 8 (5.23%) Product Ownership
4 7 (4.58%) Cyber Defence
5 6 (3.92%) Onboarding
6 5 (3.27%) Data Centre
6 5 (3.27%) Enterprise Software
7 4 (2.61%) Driving Licence
7 4 (2.61%) Legacy Systems
8 3 (1.96%) Private Cloud
8 3 (1.96%) SWIFT Messaging Network
8 3 (1.96%) Virtual Team
9 2 (1.31%) AI Agents
9 2 (1.31%) CCTV
9 2 (1.31%) CMDB
9 2 (1.31%) Cyberattack
9 2 (1.31%) Low-Code
9 2 (1.31%) Self-Motivation
10 1 (0.65%) PDA
Operating Systems
1 3 (1.96%) Linux
2 2 (1.31%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (35.29%) Problem-Solving
2 50 (32.68%) Analytics
3 38 (24.84%) AI
4 28 (18.30%) Continuous Improvement
5 26 (16.99%) Actionable Insight
6 24 (15.69%) Agile
7 22 (14.38%) Business Intelligence
7 22 (14.38%) Project Management
8 20 (13.07%) Decision-Making
8 20 (13.07%) ERP
9 19 (12.42%) Data Analytics
9 19 (12.42%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 16 (10.46%) Business Analysis
10 16 (10.46%) Mentoring
11 15 (9.80%) Business Strategy
11 15 (9.80%) Coaching
11 15 (9.80%) Cybersecurity
11 15 (9.80%) Data Analysis
11 15 (9.80%) Data Modelling
12 13 (8.50%) Budgeting
Programming Languages
1 34 (22.22%) SQL
2 23 (15.03%) Python
3 6 (3.92%) PowerShell
4 5 (3.27%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 4 (2.61%) Java
6 1 (0.65%) C#
6 1 (0.65%) C++
6 1 (0.65%) R
6 1 (0.65%) VBA
Qualifications
1 16 (10.46%) Degree
2 15 (9.80%) ACCA
2 15 (9.80%) CIMA
3 13 (8.50%) CompTIA Security+
4 9 (5.88%) Security Cleared
5 8 (5.23%) CISA
5 8 (5.23%) CISSP
6 7 (4.58%) SSCP
7 6 (3.92%) IRCA
7 6 (3.92%) PMI Certification
7 6 (3.92%) PMP
8 5 (3.27%) SC Cleared
9 4 (2.61%) Cisco Certification
10 3 (1.96%) CCNA
10 3 (1.96%) CTC Cleared
11 2 (1.31%) Computer Science Degree
11 2 (1.31%) IIBA
11 2 (1.31%) Master's Degree
11 2 (1.31%) Microsoft Certification
11 2 (1.31%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (9.15%) GDPR
2 12 (7.84%) NIST
3 10 (6.54%) Data Quality
4 8 (5.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 7 (4.58%) QA
6 6 (3.92%) ISO 9001
7 5 (3.27%) Accessibility
7 5 (3.27%) GRC
7 5 (3.27%) PCI DSS
8 3 (1.96%) ISO 20022
8 3 (1.96%) SLA
9 2 (1.31%) Cyber Essentials
10 1 (0.65%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.65%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 1 (0.65%) COBIT
10 1 (0.65%) HIPAA
10 1 (0.65%) ISO 22301
10 1 (0.65%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.65%) SOC 2
10 1 (0.65%) WCAG
System Software
1 3 (1.96%) Active Directory
2 2 (1.31%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.65%) Docker
3 1 (0.65%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 4 (2.61%) Terraform
2 2 (1.31%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.65%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.65%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 29 (18.95%) Microsoft
2 10 (6.54%) SAP
3 7 (4.58%) Oracle
4 6 (3.92%) OpenAI
5 5 (3.27%) ServiceNow
6 3 (1.96%) Palo Alto
7 2 (1.31%) Databricks
7 2 (1.31%) IBM
7 2 (1.31%) Salesforce
8 1 (0.65%) Anaplan
8 1 (0.65%) Cisco
8 1 (0.65%) Dell
8 1 (0.65%) Genesys
8 1 (0.65%) Google
8 1 (0.65%) HubSpot
8 1 (0.65%) Meraki
8 1 (0.65%) MuleSoft
8 1 (0.65%) Tanium
8 1 (0.65%) Verint
8 1 (0.65%) Zscaler