Data Analyst Job Trends in the East of England

Data Analyst
England > East of England

The median Data Analyst salary in the East of England is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 November 2025.

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

6 months to
28 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 128 172 103
Rank change year-on-year +44 -69 +92
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Analyst 27 16 27
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 0.73% 0.38% 1.33%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.81% 0.42% 1.39%
Number of salaries quoted 14 7 20
10th Percentile - £32,250 £35,075
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £38,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.90% -9.41% -5.56%
75th Percentile £49,500 £47,875 £50,000
90th Percentile £58,125 £55,500 £59,000
England median annual salary £42,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -19.05% +5.00% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
East of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the East of England. 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 the East of England with a recognized job title 3,332 3,838 1,938
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.50% 90.65% 95.42%
Number of salaries quoted 2,050 1,949 1,368
10th Percentile £27,225 £28,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,750 £53,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.79% -1.85% +2.86%
75th Percentile £61,250 £70,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £85,000 £85,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £57,560 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.45% -4.07% -

Data Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

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 the East of England.

Data Analyst job vacancy trend in the East of England

Data Analyst
Salary Trend in the East of England

Salary distribution trend for Data Analyst job vacancies in the East of England.

Salary distribution trend for Data Analyst job vacancies in the East of England

Data Analyst
Salary Histogram in the East of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Analyst in the East of England over the 6 months to 28 November 2025.

Salary histogram for Data Analyst in the East of England

Data Analyst
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 Analyst within the East of England region over the 6 months to 28 November 2025. 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 - 9 £40,000 - 6
Essex -2 6 £41,250 -0.60% 20
Bedfordshire - 6 £40,000 - 7
Suffolk -11 3 £50,000 +14.29% 3
Norfolk +16 2 - - 8
Hertfordshire +3 1 £37,500 -2.60% 14
Data Analyst
England

Data Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England

For the 6 months to 28 November 2025, 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 East of England region featuring Data Analyst in the job title.

1 23 (85.19%) Microsoft Excel
2 22 (81.48%) SQL
3 20 (74.07%) Microsoft
4 16 (59.26%) Python
4 16 (59.26%) Tableau
5 12 (44.44%) Business Intelligence
5 12 (44.44%) Power BI
5 12 (44.44%) Power Platform
6 10 (37.04%) Data Analysis
7 9 (33.33%) Data Mining
8 8 (29.63%) AI
8 8 (29.63%) Analytics
8 8 (29.63%) Azure
8 8 (29.63%) Azure AI
8 8 (29.63%) Azure Certification
8 8 (29.63%) Business Analysis
8 8 (29.63%) Data Analytics
8 8 (29.63%) Project Management
9 4 (14.81%) Decision-Making
10 3 (11.11%) Data-Driven Decision Making
11 2 (7.41%) Analytical Thinking
11 2 (7.41%) Customer-Centricity
11 2 (7.41%) Data Cleansing
11 2 (7.41%) Data Quality
11 2 (7.41%) Databricks
11 2 (7.41%) Microsoft 365
11 2 (7.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
11 2 (7.41%) SAP
11 2 (7.41%) Time Management
11 2 (7.41%) Validation

Data Analyst Skill Set
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 23 (85.19%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (7.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 12 (44.44%) Power Platform
2 8 (29.63%) Azure
2 8 (29.63%) Azure AI
3 2 (7.41%) Microsoft 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (59.26%) Tableau
2 12 (44.44%) Power BI
3 9 (33.33%) Data Mining
4 1 (3.70%) PowerPivot
4 1 (3.70%) SQL Server
4 1 (3.70%) SQL Server Reporting Services
General
1 13 (48.15%) Social Skills
2 11 (40.74%) Analytical Skills
3 9 (33.33%) Finance
4 1 (3.70%) Billing
4 1 (3.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
Miscellaneous
1 1 (3.70%) FMCG
1 1 (3.70%) LIMS
1 1 (3.70%) Reinsurance
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (44.44%) Business Intelligence
2 10 (37.04%) Data Analysis
3 8 (29.63%) AI
3 8 (29.63%) Analytics
3 8 (29.63%) Business Analysis
3 8 (29.63%) Data Analytics
3 8 (29.63%) Project Management
4 4 (14.81%) Decision-Making
5 3 (11.11%) Data-Driven Decision Making
6 2 (7.41%) Analytical Thinking
6 2 (7.41%) Customer-Centricity
6 2 (7.41%) Data Cleansing
6 2 (7.41%) Time Management
6 2 (7.41%) Validation
6 2 (7.41%) Visualisation
7 1 (3.70%) Economics
7 1 (3.70%) Information Management
7 1 (3.70%) Migration
7 1 (3.70%) Quality Management
7 1 (3.70%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 22 (81.48%) SQL
2 16 (59.26%) Python
3 1 (3.70%) VBA
Qualifications
1 8 (29.63%) Azure Certification
2 1 (3.70%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (7.41%) Data Quality
2 1 (3.70%) GRC
Vendors
1 20 (74.07%) Microsoft
2 2 (7.41%) Databricks
2 2 (7.41%) SAP