Data Analyst Job Trends in Blackburn

Data Analyst
Lancashire > Blackburn

The median Data Analyst salary in Blackburn is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 May 2026.

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

6 months to
1 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 11 21 -
Rank change year-on-year +10 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Analyst 23 2 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Blackburn 13.37% 2.67% -
As % of the Job Titles category 13.37% 2.67% -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 - -
Lancashire median annual salary £42,500 £39,750 £32,000
% change year-on-year +6.92% +24.22% -5.66%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Blackburn

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Blackburn. 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 Blackburn with a recognized job title 172 75 73
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 100.00% 79.35%
Number of salaries quoted 77 57 73
10th Percentile £27,000 £41,250 £22,489
25th Percentile £35,000 £46,250 £23,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £50,055 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -20.09% +54.01% -35.00%
75th Percentile £55,000 £58,943 £45,000
90th Percentile £65,499 £87,500 £65,000
Lancashire median annual salary £45,497 £50,055 £45,000
% change year-on-year -9.11% +11.23% -4.26%

Data Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Blackburn

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 Blackburn.

Data Analyst job vacancy trend in Blackburn

Data Analyst
Salary Trend in Blackburn

Salary distribution trend for Data Analyst job vacancies in Blackburn.

Salary distribution trend for Data Analyst job vacancies in Blackburn

Data Analyst Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Blackburn

For the 6 months to 1 May 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 Blackburn region featuring Data Analyst in the job title.

1 21 (91.30%) AI
1 21 (91.30%) Azure
1 21 (91.30%) Azure AI
1 21 (91.30%) Azure Certification
1 21 (91.30%) Business Intelligence
1 21 (91.30%) Microsoft
1 21 (91.30%) Microsoft Excel
1 21 (91.30%) Power BI
1 21 (91.30%) Power Platform
1 21 (91.30%) Python
1 21 (91.30%) SQL
1 21 (91.30%) Tableau
2 2 (8.70%) Analytics

Data Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Blackburn 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 21 (91.30%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 21 (91.30%) Azure
1 21 (91.30%) Azure AI
1 21 (91.30%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (91.30%) Power BI
1 21 (91.30%) Tableau
General
1 21 (91.30%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (91.30%) AI
1 21 (91.30%) Business Intelligence
2 2 (8.70%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 21 (91.30%) Python
1 21 (91.30%) SQL
Qualifications
1 21 (91.30%) Azure Certification
Vendors
1 21 (91.30%) Microsoft