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 requiring Data Analysis skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 148 66 117
Rank change year-on-year -82 +51 -28
Permanent jobs citing Data Analysis 56 120 63
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 0.66% 3.62% 1.50%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.94% 4.21% 1.97%
Number of salaries quoted 36 80 27
10th Percentile £31,000 - £30,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £26,250 £38,195
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,000 £27,500 £46,500
Median % change year-on-year +60.00% -40.86% +16.25%
75th Percentile £53,750 £45,000 £58,750
90th Percentile £72,500 £75,400 £79,950
England median annual salary £55,000 £50,213 £57,000
% change year-on-year +9.53% -11.91% +4.42%

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 requiring process or methodology skills in the East of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 5,949 2,851 3,204
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 70.59% 86.03% 76.14%
Number of salaries quoted 4,351 1,549 1,479
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £31,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,000 £45,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.56% -18.18% +0.92%
75th Percentile £70,000 £60,000 £72,500
90th 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% -1.32%

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 job vacancy trend 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.

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 14 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 14 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
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Cambridgeshire -66 23 £34,000 +23.64% 25
Bedfordshire -15 11 £44,000 +10.00% 4
Suffolk 0 7 £37,500 -16.67% 4
Essex -30 6 £36,000 -52.63% 8
Hertfordshire -38 6 £52,500 +90.91% 12
Norfolk -32 3 £57,500 - 4
Data Analysis
England

Data Analysis
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England 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 (1.79%) SAS
Applications
1 14 (25.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (12.50%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (5.36%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 2 (3.57%) Academy Housing
1 2 (3.57%) Dynamics NAV
2 1 (1.79%) Magento
2 1 (1.79%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 15 (26.79%) Power Platform
2 4 (7.14%) Azure
3 3 (5.36%) SaaS
4 2 (3.57%) AWS
4 2 (3.57%) ChatGPT
4 2 (3.57%) GCP
4 2 (3.57%) GitHub
4 2 (3.57%) Google Gemini
4 2 (3.57%) Google Sheets
4 2 (3.57%) Google Workspace
4 2 (3.57%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (3.57%) Microsoft Copilot
5 1 (1.79%) Entra ID
5 1 (1.79%) Google Analytics
5 1 (1.79%) OCI
5 1 (1.79%) Snowflake
5 1 (1.79%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 4 (7.14%) LTE
1 4 (7.14%) Wireless
2 2 (3.57%) Ethernet
3 1 (1.79%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (25.00%) Power BI
2 3 (5.36%) Spotfire
3 1 (1.79%) Big Data
3 1 (1.79%) Oracle BI Publisher
3 1 (1.79%) Oracle Reports
3 1 (1.79%) SAS EBI
3 1 (1.79%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 3 (5.36%) JIRA
1 3 (5.36%) Rational DOORS
2 2 (3.57%) Git
3 1 (1.79%) LabVIEW
General
1 30 (53.57%) Analytical Skills
2 25 (44.64%) Social Skills
3 15 (26.79%) Finance
4 9 (16.07%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 9 (16.07%) Manufacturing
5 8 (14.29%) Retail
6 6 (10.71%) Marketing
6 6 (10.71%) Organisational Skills
7 5 (8.93%) Electronics
7 5 (8.93%) Law
8 4 (7.14%) Social Housing
9 3 (5.36%) Aerospace
10 2 (3.57%) Banking
10 2 (3.57%) Legal
10 2 (3.57%) Legal Technology
10 2 (3.57%) Public Sector
11 1 (1.79%) Brand Awareness
11 1 (1.79%) Presentation Skills
11 1 (1.79%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 14 (25.00%) Analyst
2 8 (14.29%) Data Analyst
3 6 (10.71%) Business Analyst
3 6 (10.71%) IT Analyst
4 5 (8.93%) Service Analyst
5 3 (5.36%) Business IT Analyst
5 3 (5.36%) Customer Experience Manager
5 3 (5.36%) DSP Engineer
5 3 (5.36%) IT Business Analyst
5 3 (5.36%) IT Support
5 3 (5.36%) IT Support Analyst
5 3 (5.36%) Principal Engineer
5 3 (5.36%) Senior
5 3 (5.36%) Support Officer
5 3 (5.36%) Systems Engineer
6 2 (3.57%) Accountant
6 2 (3.57%) Analytics Manager
6 2 (3.57%) Lead
6 2 (3.57%) Legal Technology Specialist
6 2 (3.57%) Technology Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.57%) EDI
2 1 (1.79%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 7 (12.50%) Algorithms
2 5 (8.93%) Acoustics
2 5 (8.93%) Housing Association
2 5 (8.93%) Onboarding
2 5 (8.93%) Self-Motivation
3 3 (5.36%) Data Structures
3 3 (5.36%) Enterprise Software
3 3 (5.36%) Management Information System
3 3 (5.36%) Product Ownership
4 2 (3.57%) Linux Command Line
4 2 (3.57%) Manufacturing Execution System
5 1 (1.79%) EPoS
5 1 (1.79%) FMCG
5 1 (1.79%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 2 (3.57%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (51.79%) Continuous Improvement
2 23 (41.07%) Problem-Solving
3 15 (26.79%) Business Intelligence
4 14 (25.00%) Process Improvement
5 11 (19.64%) Agile
5 11 (19.64%) Decision-Making
5 11 (19.64%) Validation
6 10 (17.86%) AI
6 10 (17.86%) Workflow
7 9 (16.07%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 9 (16.07%) System Testing
8 8 (14.29%) Project Management
9 7 (12.50%) Business Transformation
9 7 (12.50%) Collaborative Working
9 7 (12.50%) ERP
9 7 (12.50%) Project Delivery
9 7 (12.50%) User Acceptance Testing
10 6 (10.71%) Analytics
10 6 (10.71%) Systems Engineering
10 6 (10.71%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 12 (21.43%) Python
2 11 (19.64%) MATLAB
2 11 (19.64%) SQL
3 2 (3.57%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 9 (16.07%) Degree
1 9 (16.07%) Security Cleared
2 7 (12.50%) SC Cleared
3 3 (5.36%) BPSS Clearance
3 3 (5.36%) DV Cleared
3 3 (5.36%) HND
4 2 (3.57%) ACCA
4 2 (3.57%) CIMA
4 2 (3.57%) HNC
5 1 (1.79%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (7.14%) Data Quality
2 3 (5.36%) Accessibility
3 2 (3.57%) GDPR
3 2 (3.57%) QA
System Software
1 3 (5.36%) Firmware
Vendors
1 14 (25.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (5.36%) Google
3 2 (3.57%) Salesforce
4 1 (1.79%) Databricks
4 1 (1.79%) dotdigital
4 1 (1.79%) MicroStrategy
4 1 (1.79%) Oracle
4 1 (1.79%) Samsung
4 1 (1.79%) TikTok
4 1 (1.79%) TippingPoint