Analytics Job Trends in Dorset

Analytics
South West > Dorset

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Dorset requiring Analytics skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 32 30 34
Rank change year-on-year -2 +4 +15
Permanent jobs citing Analytics 25 25 49
As % of all permanent jobs in Dorset 2.91% 6.31% 5.59%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.13% 7.53% 6.54%
Number of salaries quoted 21 6 17
10th Percentile £38,500 £24,750 £52,150
25th Percentile £45,000 £27,313 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £35,000 £54,439
Median % change year-on-year +142.86% -35.71% +49.15%
75th Percentile £100,000 £48,125 £61,250
90th Percentile £161,250 £55,000 £62,500
South West median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year - -4.00% +4.94%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Dorset

Analytics falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Dorset.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 606 332 749
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset 70.63% 83.84% 85.50%
Number of salaries quoted 378 190 339
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £28,750 £40,408
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £40,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% -20.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £59,688 £60,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £80,000 £65,500
South West median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +15.79% -13.64% -

Analytics
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Analytics relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Dorset.

Analytics job vacancy trend in Dorset

Analytics
Salary Trend in Dorset

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Analytics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Analytics

Analytics
Salary Histogram in Dorset

Salary distribution for jobs citing Analytics in Dorset over the 6 months to 29 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Analytics in Dorset

Analytics
Job Locations in Dorset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Analytics within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 29 September 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
Bournemouth -13 12 £70,000 +33.33% 28
Poole - 9 £45,000 - 4
Analytics
South West

Analytics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset 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 (8.00%) WordPress
Applications
1 5 (20.00%) Spreadsheet
2 1 (4.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 5 (20.00%) Azure
1 5 (20.00%) Azure Databricks
2 3 (12.00%) Google Analytics
3 1 (4.00%) Google Tag Manager
3 1 (4.00%) Power Platform
3 1 (4.00%) Smartsheet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (20.00%) SQL Server
2 2 (8.00%) Metadata
3 1 (4.00%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (4.00%) JIRA
General
1 13 (52.00%) Finance
2 7 (28.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 6 (24.00%) Law
4 5 (20.00%) Marketing
4 5 (20.00%) Social Skills
5 4 (16.00%) Aerospace
5 4 (16.00%) Automotive
5 4 (16.00%) Manufacturing
6 2 (8.00%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (8.00%) Financial Institution
6 2 (8.00%) Games
6 2 (8.00%) Legal
7 1 (4.00%) Banking
7 1 (4.00%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (20.00%) Architect
1 5 (20.00%) Data Architect
1 5 (20.00%) Software Engineer
2 4 (16.00%) IT Director
3 3 (12.00%) Databricks Engineer
3 3 (12.00%) Databricks Software Engineer
3 3 (12.00%) HR Advisor
3 3 (12.00%) Sales Manager
4 2 (8.00%) Account Manager
4 2 (8.00%) Analyst
4 2 (8.00%) Marketing Manager
4 2 (8.00%) Principal Engineer
4 2 (8.00%) Principal Software Engineer
4 2 (8.00%) Sales Account Manager
5 1 (4.00%) CRM Manager
5 1 (4.00%) Data Analytics Manager
5 1 (4.00%) Digital Analyst
5 1 (4.00%) Project Manager
5 1 (4.00%) Trainee
5 1 (4.00%) Trainee Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 9 (36.00%) Legacy Systems
2 2 (8.00%) Distributed Systems
2 2 (8.00%) Onboarding
3 1 (4.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (40.00%) Data Analytics
2 8 (32.00%) Data Pipeline
3 7 (28.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 5 (20.00%) AI
4 5 (20.00%) Business Strategy
4 5 (20.00%) Coaching
4 5 (20.00%) Data Architecture
4 5 (20.00%) Migration
4 5 (20.00%) Software Engineering
4 5 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 4 (16.00%) Customer Experience
5 4 (16.00%) Cybersecurity
5 4 (16.00%) Data Integration
5 4 (16.00%) Digital Innovation
5 4 (16.00%) Performance Management
5 4 (16.00%) PLM
5 4 (16.00%) Risk Management
5 4 (16.00%) Service Management
5 4 (16.00%) Technology Strategy
5 4 (16.00%) Technology Transformation
Programming Languages
1 3 (12.00%) Python
2 2 (8.00%) C++
2 2 (8.00%) Go
2 2 (8.00%) Java
2 2 (8.00%) Scala
3 1 (4.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (4.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (8.00%) GDPR
2 1 (4.00%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 8 (32.00%) Databricks
2 5 (20.00%) Microsoft
3 3 (12.00%) Google
4 2 (8.00%) HubSpot