Data Analyst Job Trends in Central London

Data Analyst
London > Central London

The median Data Analyst salary in Central London is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 March 2026.

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

6 months to
4 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 125 131 131
Rank change year-on-year +6 0 -5
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Analyst 32 43 52
As % of all permanent jobs in Central London 1.00% 1.49% 1.52%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.07% 1.65% 1.60%
Number of salaries quoted 22 26 44
10th Percentile £33,555 £36,500 £37,125
25th Percentile £42,250 £45,625 £41,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £56,250 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.22% +2.27% -8.33%
75th Percentile £68,125 £66,563 £77,500
90th Percentile £79,000 £85,625 £91,250
London median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% - +9.09%

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 3,000 2,609 3,257
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.13% 90.50% 95.04%
Number of salaries quoted 2,192 1,673 2,838
10th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £40,000
25th Percentile £56,875 £53,750 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £72,500 £73,750
Median % change year-on-year +6.90% -1.69% -1.67%
75th Percentile £97,500 £95,000 £95,750
90th Percentile £101,475 £117,500 £113,750
London median annual salary £74,000 £75,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year -1.33% +3.45% -

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 4 March 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 4 March 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 -1 30 £55,000 -4.35% 30
West End of London +6 1 £32,838 -
Data Analyst
London

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

For the 6 months to 4 March 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 (59.38%) Business Intelligence
1 19 (59.38%) Power BI
1 19 (59.38%) Power Platform
2 16 (50.00%) Analytics
3 15 (46.88%) SQL
4 12 (37.50%) Data Governance
5 11 (34.38%) Data Modelling
5 11 (34.38%) Data Quality
5 11 (34.38%) Decision-Making
6 9 (28.13%) Actionable Insight
6 9 (28.13%) Python
7 8 (25.00%) Data Analysis
7 8 (25.00%) Data Analytics
7 8 (25.00%) Microsoft
7 8 (25.00%) Microsoft Excel
8 7 (21.88%) Continuous Improvement
8 7 (21.88%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 7 (21.88%) ETL
8 7 (21.88%) Stakeholder Management
9 6 (18.75%) Azure
9 6 (18.75%) Data Pipeline
10 5 (15.63%) Data Management
10 5 (15.63%) Power Query
10 5 (15.63%) Problem-Solving
11 4 (12.50%) Business Analysis
11 4 (12.50%) CRM
11 4 (12.50%) Data Protection
11 4 (12.50%) Mentoring
11 4 (12.50%) Migration
11 4 (12.50%) Power Automate

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 2 (6.25%) SharePoint
2 1 (3.13%) SAS
Applications
1 8 (25.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (9.38%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (6.25%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (3.13%) Aladdin
Cloud Services
1 19 (59.38%) Power Platform
2 6 (18.75%) Azure
3 4 (12.50%) Power Automate
4 2 (6.25%) AWS
4 2 (6.25%) Azure Data Factory
4 2 (6.25%) Dynamics 365
4 2 (6.25%) GCP
4 2 (6.25%) PowerApps
5 1 (3.13%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (3.13%) Collibra
5 1 (3.13%) Microsoft 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (59.38%) Power BI
2 5 (15.63%) Power Query
3 3 (9.38%) Data Warehouse
3 3 (9.38%) Tableau
4 1 (3.13%) Metadata
4 1 (3.13%) Qlik Sense
4 1 (3.13%) SAS EBI
4 1 (3.13%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 1 (3.13%) Git
General
1 12 (37.50%) Analytical Skills
2 11 (34.38%) Social Skills
3 9 (28.13%) Finance
4 7 (21.88%) Organisational Skills
5 3 (9.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 3 (9.38%) Marketing
6 2 (6.25%) Banking
6 2 (6.25%) Influencing Skills
6 2 (6.25%) Presentation Skills
7 1 (3.13%) Back Office
7 1 (3.13%) Front Office
7 1 (3.13%) iGaming
7 1 (3.13%) Investment Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.13%) JSON
1 1 (3.13%) PySpark
1 1 (3.13%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 2 (6.25%) Data Structures
2 1 (3.13%) Mobile App
2 1 (3.13%) Onboarding
2 1 (3.13%) Reference Data
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (59.38%) Business Intelligence
2 16 (50.00%) Analytics
3 12 (37.50%) Data Governance
4 11 (34.38%) Data Modelling
4 11 (34.38%) Decision-Making
5 9 (28.13%) Actionable Insight
6 8 (25.00%) Data Analysis
6 8 (25.00%) Data Analytics
7 7 (21.88%) Continuous Improvement
7 7 (21.88%) ETL
7 7 (21.88%) Stakeholder Management
8 6 (18.75%) Data Pipeline
9 5 (15.63%) Data Management
9 5 (15.63%) Problem-Solving
10 4 (12.50%) Business Analysis
10 4 (12.50%) CRM
10 4 (12.50%) Data Protection
10 4 (12.50%) Mentoring
10 4 (12.50%) Migration
10 4 (12.50%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 15 (46.88%) SQL
2 9 (28.13%) Python
3 7 (21.88%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 3 (9.38%) Microsoft Certification
2 2 (6.25%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (34.38%) Data Quality
2 2 (6.25%) GDPR
Vendors
1 8 (25.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (3.13%) Alteryx
2 1 (3.13%) Databricks
2 1 (3.13%) Informatica
2 1 (3.13%) Talend