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 2 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 153 81 95
Rank change year-on-year -72 +14 +7
Permanent jobs citing Data Analysis 45 117 82
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 0.59% 3.36% 1.78%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.84% 3.87% 2.42%
Number of salaries quoted 31 77 45
10th Percentile £30,000 - £30,000
25th Percentile £32,050 £26,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £27,500 £46,500
Median % change year-on-year +36.36% -40.86% -8.15%
75th Percentile £52,500 £45,000 £54,000
90th Percentile £57,500 £76,600 £65,450
England median annual salary £52,500 £51,500 £56,000
% change year-on-year +1.94% -8.04% +1.82%

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 5,386 3,027 3,388
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 70.22% 86.98% 73.65%
Number of salaries quoted 3,952 1,640 2,055
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £32,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% -10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £62,500 £68,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £75,000 £85,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -8.00%

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 2 September 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 2 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
Cambridgeshire -64 16 £33,250 +20.91% 40
Bedfordshire -6 9 £50,000 +25.00% 8
Essex -28 9 £40,000 -47.37% 29
Suffolk -3 4 £37,500 -25.00% 11
Hertfordshire -30 4 £52,500 +90.91% 29
Norfolk -28 3 £57,500 - 9
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:

Applications
1 14 (31.11%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (15.56%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (6.67%) Simulink
3 3 (6.67%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (4.44%) Academy Housing
1 2 (4.44%) Dynamics NAV
2 1 (2.22%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 7 (15.56%) Power Platform
2 3 (6.67%) Azure
3 2 (4.44%) AWS
3 2 (4.44%) ChatGPT
3 2 (4.44%) GCP
3 2 (4.44%) GitHub
3 2 (4.44%) Google Analytics
3 2 (4.44%) Google Gemini
3 2 (4.44%) Google Sheets
3 2 (4.44%) Google Workspace
3 2 (4.44%) Microsoft Copilot
3 2 (4.44%) SaaS
4 1 (2.22%) Entra ID
4 1 (2.22%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.22%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (13.33%) Power BI
2 3 (6.67%) Spotfire
3 1 (2.22%) Data Mining
3 1 (2.22%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 3 (6.67%) JIRA
1 3 (6.67%) Rational DOORS
2 2 (4.44%) Git
3 1 (2.22%) Visual Studio
General
1 25 (55.56%) Analytical Skills
2 16 (35.56%) Finance
2 16 (35.56%) Social Skills
3 8 (17.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 7 (15.56%) Retail
5 6 (13.33%) Manufacturing
6 5 (11.11%) Electronics
6 5 (11.11%) Organisational Skills
7 4 (8.89%) Aerospace
8 3 (6.67%) Law
9 2 (4.44%) Marketing
10 1 (2.22%) Automotive
10 1 (2.22%) Brand Awareness
10 1 (2.22%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (2.22%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 21 (46.67%) Analyst
2 9 (20.00%) Data Analyst
3 6 (13.33%) Business Analyst
3 6 (13.33%) IT Analyst
4 5 (11.11%) Service Analyst
5 3 (6.67%) Business IT Analyst
5 3 (6.67%) Commercial Analyst
5 3 (6.67%) Customer Experience Manager
5 3 (6.67%) IT Business Analyst
5 3 (6.67%) IT Support
5 3 (6.67%) IT Support Analyst
5 3 (6.67%) Junior
5 3 (6.67%) PMO Analyst
5 3 (6.67%) Pricing Analyst
5 3 (6.67%) Systems Engineer
6 2 (4.44%) Accountant
6 2 (4.44%) Analytics Manager
6 2 (4.44%) E-Commerce Manager
6 2 (4.44%) Operations Manager
6 2 (4.44%) Systems Accountant
Miscellaneous
1 5 (11.11%) Housing Association
2 3 (6.67%) Algorithms
2 3 (6.67%) Data Structures
2 3 (6.67%) Enterprise Software
2 3 (6.67%) Onboarding
2 3 (6.67%) Product Ownership
2 3 (6.67%) Self-Motivation
2 3 (6.67%) Team-Oriented Environment
3 1 (2.22%) Embedded Systems
3 1 (2.22%) Manufacturing Execution System
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.22%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (46.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 17 (37.78%) Problem-Solving
3 11 (24.44%) Decision-Making
3 11 (24.44%) Process Improvement
4 10 (22.22%) Project Management
5 9 (20.00%) Agile
6 8 (17.78%) Workflow
7 7 (15.56%) Analytics
7 7 (15.56%) B2B
8 6 (13.33%) Business Intelligence
8 6 (13.33%) Business Transformation
8 6 (13.33%) ERP
8 6 (13.33%) Mathematics
8 6 (13.33%) Mentoring
8 6 (13.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 6 (13.33%) Systems Engineering
8 6 (13.33%) User Experience
8 6 (13.33%) Validation
9 5 (11.11%) AI
9 5 (11.11%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 12 (26.67%) SQL
2 7 (15.56%) MATLAB
2 7 (15.56%) Python
3 3 (6.67%) VBA
4 2 (4.44%) JavaScript
5 1 (2.22%) C++
Qualifications
1 9 (20.00%) Degree
2 8 (17.78%) Security Cleared
3 6 (13.33%) SC Cleared
4 3 (6.67%) BPSS Clearance
4 3 (6.67%) DV Cleared
5 2 (4.44%) ACCA
5 2 (4.44%) CIMA
5 2 (4.44%) HNC
5 2 (4.44%) HND
6 1 (2.22%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (6.67%) Accessibility
1 3 (6.67%) PMO
2 2 (4.44%) QA
3 1 (2.22%) ISO 9001
3 1 (2.22%) ISO/IEC 17025
System Software
1 4 (8.89%) Firmware
Vendors
1 14 (31.11%) Microsoft
2 4 (8.89%) Google
3 1 (2.22%) dotdigital
3 1 (2.22%) Salesforce
3 1 (2.22%) SAP
3 1 (2.22%) TippingPoint