Data Analysis Job Trends in the East of England

Data Analysis
England > East of England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the East of England citing Data Analysis skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 28 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

	6 months to 28 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	153	67	121
Rank change year-on-year	-86	+54	-38
Permanent jobs citing Data Analysis	64	125	61
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England	0.73%	3.84%	1.46%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category	1.03%	4.54%	1.89%
Number of salaries quoted	44	82	24
10^th Percentile	£31,000	-	£30,000
25^th Percentile	£32,275	£26,250	£38,543
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£44,500	£27,500	£43,250
Median % change year-on-year	+61.82%	-36.42%	+8.13%
75^th Percentile	£53,125	£45,000	£60,313
90^th Percentile	£76,000	£73,250	£88,350
England median annual salary	£53,500	£50,000	£57,500
% change year-on-year	+7.00%	-13.04%	+5.50%

All Process & Methodology Skills
East of England

Data Analysis falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies citing process or methodology skills in the East of England.

	6 months to 28 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies citing process or methodology skills	6,199	2,752	3,228
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England	70.85%	84.62%	77.26%
Number of salaries quoted	4,488	1,619	1,441
10^th Percentile	£30,000	£27,000	£30,250
25^th Percentile	£37,525	£31,250	£43,750
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£51,878	£45,000	£55,000
Median % change year-on-year	+15.28%	-18.18%	+1.85%
75^th Percentile	£70,000	£60,000	£73,750
90^th Percentile	£85,000	£75,000	£85,000
England median annual salary	£60,000	£55,000	£60,000
% change year-on-year	+9.09%	-8.33%	-

Data Analysis Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Data Analysis relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Data Analysis Salary Trend in the East of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Data Analysis.

Data Analysis Salary Histogram in the East of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Analysis in the East of England over the 6 months to 28 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Data Analysis in the East of England

Data Analysis Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Analysis within the East of England region over the 6 months to 28 October 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	Job Ads Past 6 Months	Median Salary Past 6 Months	Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Jobs
Cambridgeshire	-54	28	£34,000	+23.64%	10
Bedfordshire	-7	13	£44,500	+11.25%	3
Hertfordshire	-40	8	£52,500	+90.91%	3
Suffolk	-2	6	£37,500	-16.67%	2
Essex	-31	6	£36,000	-52.63%	5
Norfolk	-30	3	£57,500	-	2
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Data Analysis Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England

For the 6 months to 28 October 2026, job vacancies citing Data Analysis also mentioned 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 East of England region citing Data Analysis.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Continuous Improvement	50.0%	32
2	Problem-Solving	45.3%	29
3	Python	26.6%	17
4	Business Intelligence	25.0%	16
4	Power Platform	25.0%	16
6	Microsoft	23.4%	15
6	Microsoft Excel	23.4%	15
6	Power BI	23.4%	15
9	MATLAB	21.9%	14
9	Process Improvement	21.9%	14
11	Decision-Making	20.3%	13
11	Degree	20.3%	13
11	Validation	20.3%	13
14	Agile	18.8%	12
15	AI	17.2%	11
16	Collaborative Working	15.6%	10
16	Security Cleared	15.6%	10
16	Workflow	15.6%	10
19	Analytics	14.1%	9
19	Stakeholder Engagement	14.1%	9
19	System Testing	14.1%	9
22	Mathematics	12.5%	8
22	Project Management	12.5%	8
22	SQL	12.5%	8
22	Stakeholder Management	12.5%	8
22	User Experience	12.5%	8
27	Business Transformation	10.9%	7
27	CRM	10.9%	7
27	Customer Experience	10.9%	7
27	ERP	10.9%	7

Data Analysis Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Processes & Methodologies

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Continuous Improvement	50.0%	32
2	Problem-Solving	45.3%	29
3	Business Intelligence	25.0%	16
4	Process Improvement	21.9%	14
5	Decision-Making	20.3%	13
5	Validation	20.3%	13
7	Agile	18.8%	12
8	AI	17.2%	11
9	Collaborative Working	15.6%	10
9	Workflow	15.6%	10
11	Analytics	14.1%	9
11	Stakeholder Engagement	14.1%	9
11	System Testing	14.1%	9
14	Mathematics	12.5%	8
14	Project Management	12.5%	8
14	Stakeholder Management	12.5%	8
14	User Experience	12.5%	8
18	Business Transformation	10.9%	7
18	CRM	10.9%	7
18	Customer Experience	10.9%	7