Data Analyst Jobs in Cardiff

Data Analyst
South Wales > Cardiff

The median Data Analyst salary in Cardiff is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 28 58 62
Rank change year-on-year +30 +4 +22
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Analyst 1 5 5
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cardiff 0.54% 0.76% 0.87%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.55% 0.81% 0.95%
Number of salaries quoted 1 5 4
10th Percentile - - £32,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £40,000 £33,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,500 £36,324
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% +17.00% -1.83%
75th Percentile £42,500 £48,411 £38,868
90th Percentile - - -
South Wales median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £27,946
% change year-on-year -5.88% +52.08% -27.41%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cardiff

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cardiff. 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 Cardiff with a recognized job title 181 620 527
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.31% 93.80% 91.18%
Number of salaries quoted 128 539 403
10th Percentile £25,087 £27,157 £31,250
25th Percentile £33,719 £36,750 £39,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £51,000
Median % change year-on-year - -1.96% -2.86%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,766 £67,070
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £77,250
South Wales median annual salary £51,449 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +14.33% - -10.00%

Data Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff

Job postings that featured Data Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.

Job vacancy trend for Data Analyst in Cardiff

Data Analyst
Salary Trend in Cardiff

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Analyst in Cardiff.

Salary trend for Data Analyst in Cardiff

Data Analyst Skill Set
Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff

For the 6 months to 6 May 2025, Data Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Cardiff region featuring Data Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) SAS
1 1 (100.00%) R
1 1 (100.00%) Statistical Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Looker
1 1 (100.00%) Pricing Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Snowflake

Data Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff 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 1 (100.00%) SAS
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Snowflake
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Looker
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Pricing Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Statistical Modelling
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) R
1 1 (100.00%) SQL