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 17 February 2026.

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

6 months to
17 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 121 149 135
Rank change year-on-year +28 -14 -9
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Analyst 34 36 47
As % of all permanent jobs in Central London 1.14% 1.18% 1.36%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.21% 1.30% 1.43%
Number of salaries quoted 29 22 39
10th Percentile £32,673 £37,250 £36,800
25th Percentile £40,000 £47,500 £42,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £56,250 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.22% -6.25% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £66,563 £78,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £88,500 £91,500
London median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - +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 2,814 2,763 3,295
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.08% 90.89% 95.01%
Number of salaries quoted 2,084 1,694 2,902
10th Percentile £42,500 £41,825 £39,085
25th Percentile £57,500 £55,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £75,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.33% +3.45% -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 17 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 17 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 +20 31 £57,500 - 12
West End of London +7 2 £32,424 -
Data Analyst
London

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

For the 6 months to 17 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 22 (64.71%) Business Intelligence
1 22 (64.71%) Power BI
1 22 (64.71%) Power Platform
2 16 (47.06%) Analytics
3 15 (44.12%) SQL
4 14 (41.18%) Decision-Making
5 13 (38.24%) Actionable Insight
5 13 (38.24%) Data Quality
6 12 (35.29%) Continuous Improvement
7 11 (32.35%) Data Governance
7 11 (32.35%) Microsoft Excel
8 10 (29.41%) Data Modelling
9 9 (26.47%) Data Analysis
9 9 (26.47%) Python
10 8 (23.53%) Business Analysis
10 8 (23.53%) Data Analytics
11 7 (20.59%) Azure
11 7 (20.59%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 7 (20.59%) Data Management
11 7 (20.59%) Microsoft
12 6 (17.65%) Data Pipeline
12 6 (17.65%) Data Protection
12 6 (17.65%) ETL
12 6 (17.65%) Migration
12 6 (17.65%) Validation
12 6 (17.65%) Visualisation
13 5 (14.71%) Data Warehouse
13 5 (14.71%) Power Query
13 5 (14.71%) Problem-Solving
13 5 (14.71%) Stakeholder Management

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 (2.94%) SAS
1 1 (2.94%) SharePoint
Applications
1 11 (32.35%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (8.82%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (5.88%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (2.94%) Aladdin
Cloud Services
1 22 (64.71%) Power Platform
2 7 (20.59%) Azure
3 4 (11.76%) Power Automate
4 2 (5.88%) AWS
4 2 (5.88%) Azure Data Factory
4 2 (5.88%) Azure DevOps
4 2 (5.88%) Dynamics 365
4 2 (5.88%) GCP
4 2 (5.88%) PowerApps
5 1 (2.94%) Collibra
5 1 (2.94%) Snowflake
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (64.71%) Power BI
2 5 (14.71%) Data Warehouse
2 5 (14.71%) Power Query
3 3 (8.82%) Tableau
4 1 (2.94%) Metadata
4 1 (2.94%) Qlik Sense
4 1 (2.94%) SAS EBI
4 1 (2.94%) Semantic Layer
4 1 (2.94%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 1 (2.94%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 1 (2.94%) Git
General
1 18 (52.94%) Social Skills
2 17 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
3 12 (35.29%) Finance
3 12 (35.29%) Organisational Skills
4 6 (17.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 4 (11.76%) Influencing Skills
6 3 (8.82%) Legal
6 3 (8.82%) Marketing
7 2 (5.88%) Banking
8 1 (2.94%) Back Office
8 1 (2.94%) Front Office
8 1 (2.94%) iGaming
8 1 (2.94%) Investment Banking
8 1 (2.94%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.94%) JSON
1 1 (2.94%) PySpark
1 1 (2.94%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 2 (5.88%) Data Structures
2 1 (2.94%) Mobile App
2 1 (2.94%) Onboarding
2 1 (2.94%) Reference Data
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (64.71%) Business Intelligence
2 16 (47.06%) Analytics
3 14 (41.18%) Decision-Making
4 13 (38.24%) Actionable Insight
5 12 (35.29%) Continuous Improvement
6 11 (32.35%) Data Governance
7 10 (29.41%) Data Modelling
8 9 (26.47%) Data Analysis
9 8 (23.53%) Business Analysis
9 8 (23.53%) Data Analytics
10 7 (20.59%) Data Management
11 6 (17.65%) Data Pipeline
11 6 (17.65%) Data Protection
11 6 (17.65%) ETL
11 6 (17.65%) Migration
11 6 (17.65%) Validation
11 6 (17.65%) Visualisation
12 5 (14.71%) Problem-Solving
12 5 (14.71%) Stakeholder Management
13 4 (11.76%) Collaborative Working
Programming Languages
1 15 (44.12%) SQL
2 9 (26.47%) Python
3 7 (20.59%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 3 (8.82%) Microsoft Certification
2 2 (5.88%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (38.24%) Data Quality
2 3 (8.82%) QA
3 2 (5.88%) GDPR
Vendors
1 7 (20.59%) Microsoft
2 1 (2.94%) Alteryx
2 1 (2.94%) Databricks
2 1 (2.94%) Informatica
2 1 (2.94%) Talend