Data Analyst Job Trends in Chester

Data Analyst
Cheshire > Chester

The median Data Analyst salary in Chester is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 August 2026.

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

 6 months to
28 Aug 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 22 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Analyst 6 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Chester 2.41% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.52% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £47,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 - -
75th Percentile £52,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Cheshire median annual salary £65,000 £52,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +23.81% +10.53% +18.75%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Chester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Chester. 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 Chester with a recognized job title 238 98 186
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.58% 97.03% 89.42%
Number of salaries quoted 183 49 148
10th Percentile £26,000 £27,650 £25,850
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £47,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% +17.02% -17.18%
75th Percentile £58,750 £60,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £66,250 £100,000 £65,750
Cheshire median annual salary £50,000 £42,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +17.65% -5.56% -5.26%

Data Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Chester

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 Chester.

Data Analyst job vacancy trend in Chester

Data Analyst
Salary Trend in Chester

Salary distribution trend for Data Analyst job vacancies in Chester.

Salary distribution trend for Data Analyst job vacancies in Chester

Data Analyst Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chester

For the 6 months to 28 August 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 Chester region featuring Data Analyst in the job title.

1 4 (66.67%) Accessibility
1 4 (66.67%) Actionable Insight
1 4 (66.67%) Agile
1 4 (66.67%) Business Intelligence
1 4 (66.67%) Data-Driven Decision Making
1 4 (66.67%) Decision-Making
1 4 (66.67%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (66.67%) Power BI
1 4 (66.67%) Power Platform
2 2 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (33.33%) Data Protection
2 2 (33.33%) GRC
2 2 (33.33%) Information Governance
2 2 (33.33%) Information Security
2 2 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 2 (33.33%) Microsoft Purview
2 2 (33.33%) Regulatory Compliance
2 2 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 2 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management

Data Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chester 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 4 (66.67%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 4 (66.67%) Power Platform
2 2 (33.33%) Microsoft Purview
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (66.67%) Power BI
General
1 6 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (33.33%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 2 (33.33%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) Actionable Insight
1 4 (66.67%) Agile
1 4 (66.67%) Business Intelligence
1 4 (66.67%) Data-Driven Decision Making
1 4 (66.67%) Decision-Making
2 2 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (33.33%) Data Protection
2 2 (33.33%) Information Governance
2 2 (33.33%) Information Security
2 2 (33.33%) Regulatory Compliance
2 2 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 2 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (66.67%) Accessibility
2 2 (33.33%) GRC
Vendors
1 2 (33.33%) Microsoft
Data Analyst jobs