Data Analyst Job Trends in Central London

Data Analyst
London > Central London

The median Data Analyst salary in Central London is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 February 2026.

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

6 months to
20 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 122 144 137
Rank change year-on-year +22 -7 -8
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Analyst 31 39 48
As % of all permanent jobs in Central London 1.02% 1.28% 1.39%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.08% 1.42% 1.47%
Number of salaries quoted 25 26 40
10th Percentile £35,703 £39,250 £36,900
25th Percentile £42,250 £47,500 £42,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £58,750
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -2.13% -2.08%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £78,125
90th Percentile £80,000 £87,500 £91,375
London median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% - +4.35%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Central London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Central London. 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 Central London with a recognized job title 2,858 2,756 3,273
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.92% 90.78% 94.95%
Number of salaries quoted 2,116 1,710 2,873
10th Percentile £42,125 £41,613 £39,085
25th Percentile £57,500 £55,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £72,500 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.90% - -3.33%
75th Percentile £98,750 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £105,000 £117,500 £112,500
London median annual salary £72,500 £75,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year -3.33% +3.45% -0.81%

Data Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

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 Central London.

Data Analyst job vacancy trend in Central London

Data Analyst
Salary Trend in Central London

Salary distribution trend for Data Analyst job vacancies in Central London.

Salary distribution trend for Data Analyst job vacancies in Central London

Data Analyst
Salary Histogram in Central London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Analyst in Central London over the 6 months to 20 February 2026.

Salary histogram for Data Analyst in Central London

Data Analyst
Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Analyst within the Central London region over the 6 months to 20 February 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
City of London +22 29 £60,000 +4.35% 11
West End of London +5 1 £32,838 -
Data Analyst
London

Data Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London

For the 6 months to 20 February 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 Central London region featuring Data Analyst in the job title.

1 19 (61.29%) Power BI
1 19 (61.29%) Power Platform
2 18 (58.06%) Business Intelligence
3 16 (51.61%) Analytics
4 15 (48.39%) SQL
5 13 (41.94%) Data Quality
6 11 (35.48%) Data Governance
7 10 (32.26%) Data Modelling
7 10 (32.26%) Decision-Making
8 9 (29.03%) Actionable Insight
8 9 (29.03%) Continuous Improvement
8 9 (29.03%) Python
9 8 (25.81%) Data Analysis
9 8 (25.81%) Data Analytics
9 8 (25.81%) Microsoft Excel
10 7 (22.58%) Business Analysis
10 7 (22.58%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 7 (22.58%) Data Management
10 7 (22.58%) Microsoft
11 6 (19.35%) Azure
11 6 (19.35%) Data Pipeline
11 6 (19.35%) ETL
11 6 (19.35%) Migration
11 6 (19.35%) Validation
12 5 (16.13%) Power Query
12 5 (16.13%) Problem-Solving
12 5 (16.13%) Stakeholder Management
13 4 (12.90%) Collaborative Working
13 4 (12.90%) CRM
13 4 (12.90%) Data Warehouse

Data Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London 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 (3.23%) SAS
1 1 (3.23%) SharePoint
Applications
1 8 (25.81%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (9.68%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (6.45%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (3.23%) Aladdin
Cloud Services
1 19 (61.29%) Power Platform
2 6 (19.35%) Azure
3 4 (12.90%) Power Automate
4 2 (6.45%) AWS
4 2 (6.45%) Azure Data Factory
4 2 (6.45%) Dynamics 365
4 2 (6.45%) GCP
4 2 (6.45%) PowerApps
5 1 (3.23%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (3.23%) Collibra
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (61.29%) Power BI
2 5 (16.13%) Power Query
3 4 (12.90%) Data Warehouse
4 3 (9.68%) Tableau
5 1 (3.23%) Metadata
5 1 (3.23%) Qlik Sense
5 1 (3.23%) SAS EBI
5 1 (3.23%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 1 (3.23%) Git
General
1 14 (45.16%) Analytical Skills
1 14 (45.16%) Social Skills
2 11 (35.48%) Finance
3 9 (29.03%) Organisational Skills
4 4 (12.90%) Influencing Skills
5 3 (9.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 3 (9.68%) Marketing
6 2 (6.45%) Banking
7 1 (3.23%) Back Office
7 1 (3.23%) Front Office
7 1 (3.23%) iGaming
7 1 (3.23%) Investment Banking
7 1 (3.23%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.23%) JSON
1 1 (3.23%) PySpark
1 1 (3.23%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 2 (6.45%) Data Structures
2 1 (3.23%) Mobile App
2 1 (3.23%) Onboarding
2 1 (3.23%) Reference Data
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (58.06%) Business Intelligence
2 16 (51.61%) Analytics
3 11 (35.48%) Data Governance
4 10 (32.26%) Data Modelling
4 10 (32.26%) Decision-Making
5 9 (29.03%) Actionable Insight
5 9 (29.03%) Continuous Improvement
6 8 (25.81%) Data Analysis
6 8 (25.81%) Data Analytics
7 7 (22.58%) Business Analysis
7 7 (22.58%) Data Management
8 6 (19.35%) Data Pipeline
8 6 (19.35%) ETL
8 6 (19.35%) Migration
8 6 (19.35%) Validation
9 5 (16.13%) Problem-Solving
9 5 (16.13%) Stakeholder Management
10 4 (12.90%) Collaborative Working
10 4 (12.90%) CRM
10 4 (12.90%) DataOps
Programming Languages
1 15 (48.39%) SQL
2 9 (29.03%) Python
3 7 (22.58%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 3 (9.68%) Microsoft Certification
2 2 (6.45%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (41.94%) Data Quality
2 2 (6.45%) GDPR
Vendors
1 7 (22.58%) Microsoft
2 1 (3.23%) Alteryx
2 1 (3.23%) Databricks
2 1 (3.23%) Informatica
2 1 (3.23%) Talend