Data Analyst Job Trends in England

Data Analyst
UK > England

The median Data Analyst salary in England is £42,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 24 January 2026.

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

6 months to
24 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 153 311 244
Rank change year-on-year +158 -67 +28
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Analyst 861 440 724
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.57% 0.92% 1.25%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.72% 1.00% 1.31%
Number of salaries quoted 433 315 568
10th Percentile £31,400 £28,950 £27,313
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £35,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% - -
75th Percentile £58,750 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £82,500 £82,150
UK median annual salary £40,000 £48,750 £50,000
% change year-on-year -17.95% -2.50% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in 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 England with a recognized job title 50,021 44,012 55,228
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.94% 92.08% 95.08%
Number of salaries quoted 31,787 22,968 43,812
10th Percentile £29,000 £33,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,173
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +8.75% -11.72%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £75,419
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -8.41%

Data Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in 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 England.

Data Analyst job vacancy trend in England

Data Analyst
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Data Analyst job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Data Analyst job vacancies in England

Data Analyst
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Analyst in England over the 6 months to 24 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Data Analyst in England

Data Analyst
Job Locations in 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 England region over the 6 months to 24 January 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
London +61 244 £57,500 -5.18% 68
North of England +107 209 £40,000 +7.38% 65
South East +139 162 £42,500 -10.53% 89
Midlands +87 129 £40,000 -5.88% 58
Yorkshire +40 99 £40,000 +47.13% 23
North West +70 84 £40,000 +2.56% 33
South West +42 82 £40,000 +6.67% 37
East Midlands +35 67 £40,000 -5.88% 27
West Midlands +81 62 £40,000 -20.00% 31
East of England +47 39 £40,000 -12.57% 29
North East +20 26 £40,000 -42.86% 10
Data Analyst
UK

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

For the 6 months to 24 January 2026, 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 England region featuring Data Analyst in the job title.

1 611 (70.96%) SQL
2 548 (63.65%) Python
3 546 (63.41%) Microsoft Excel
4 543 (63.07%) Business Intelligence
5 508 (59.00%) Tableau
6 500 (58.07%) Power BI
6 500 (58.07%) Power Platform
7 443 (51.45%) Microsoft
8 356 (41.35%) AI
9 323 (37.51%) Azure
10 304 (35.31%) Analytics
11 282 (32.75%) Azure AI
11 282 (32.75%) Azure Certification
12 240 (27.87%) Data Analysis
13 169 (19.63%) Data Analytics
14 158 (18.35%) Decision-Making
15 132 (15.33%) Problem-Solving
16 130 (15.10%) Project Management
17 128 (14.87%) Business Analysis
18 121 (14.05%) Degree
19 115 (13.36%) Data Mining
20 112 (13.01%) Data Quality
21 109 (12.66%) Actionable Insight
22 99 (11.50%) Visualisation
23 84 (9.76%) Data Modelling
24 69 (8.01%) Data Governance
25 65 (7.55%) Data Visualisation
26 64 (7.43%) Data Science
27 62 (7.20%) Continuous Improvement
28 61 (7.08%) Business Strategy

Data Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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 7 (0.81%) SAS
2 5 (0.58%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.35%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (0.23%) Confluence
4 2 (0.23%) Jupyter
5 1 (0.12%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 546 (63.41%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (1.05%) Spreadsheet
3 8 (0.93%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (0.70%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.12%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 8 (0.93%) NetSuite
2 6 (0.70%) Workday HCM
3 5 (0.58%) Salesforce CRM
4 4 (0.46%) SAP S/4HANA
5 3 (0.35%) Aladdin
5 3 (0.35%) SAP PP
6 2 (0.23%) Dynamics CRM
6 2 (0.23%) NEC Housing
7 1 (0.12%) Pegasus Opera
7 1 (0.12%) SAP Business ByDesign
Cloud Services
1 500 (58.07%) Power Platform
2 323 (37.51%) Azure
3 282 (32.75%) Azure AI
4 18 (2.09%) GCP
5 15 (1.74%) AWS
5 15 (1.74%) Power Automate
6 14 (1.63%) Snowflake
7 8 (0.93%) Collibra
8 6 (0.70%) Google Analytics
8 6 (0.70%) SaaS
9 5 (0.58%) dbt
10 4 (0.46%) Azure Data Factory
10 4 (0.46%) Azure DevOps
10 4 (0.46%) Dynamics 365
10 4 (0.46%) Microsoft 365
10 4 (0.46%) Microsoft Purview
11 3 (0.35%) Dataform
11 3 (0.35%) Google Ads
12 2 (0.23%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 2 (0.23%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 10 (1.16%) Intranet
2 4 (0.46%) Ethernet
2 4 (0.46%) Wi-Fi
2 4 (0.46%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 508 (59.00%) Tableau
2 500 (58.07%) Power BI
3 115 (13.36%) Data Mining
4 23 (2.67%) Power Query
5 19 (2.21%) BigQuery
5 19 (2.21%) Metadata
6 18 (2.09%) Looker
7 17 (1.97%) Data Warehouse
8 14 (1.63%) Qlik Sense
9 13 (1.51%) PowerPivot
10 12 (1.39%) Relational Database
11 8 (0.93%) Amazon Redshift
11 8 (0.93%) SQL Server
12 7 (0.81%) Big Data
12 7 (0.81%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 4 (0.46%) GIS
14 3 (0.35%) BusinessObjects
14 3 (0.35%) Data Lake
14 3 (0.35%) PostgreSQL
14 3 (0.35%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 14 (1.63%) Postman
2 7 (0.81%) Git
3 4 (0.46%) JIRA
4 3 (0.35%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.12%) Oracle APEX
General
1 460 (53.43%) Social Skills
2 333 (38.68%) Analytical Skills
3 297 (34.49%) Finance
4 65 (7.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 58 (6.74%) Marketing
6 46 (5.34%) Banking
7 39 (4.53%) Organisational Skills
8 33 (3.83%) Financial Institution
8 33 (3.83%) Retail
9 27 (3.14%) Manufacturing
10 22 (2.56%) Legal
11 16 (1.86%) Influencing Skills
12 15 (1.74%) Public Sector
13 12 (1.39%) Law
14 9 (1.05%) Front Office
14 9 (1.05%) Presentation Skills
15 8 (0.93%) Publishing
16 7 (0.81%) Electronics
17 6 (0.70%) Games
17 6 (0.70%) iGaming
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (1.63%) OpenAPI
1 14 (1.63%) RESTful
1 14 (1.63%) Swagger
2 4 (0.46%) JSON
2 4 (0.46%) PySpark
3 3 (0.35%) SAP Fiori
3 3 (0.35%) XML
4 2 (0.23%) Altair
4 2 (0.23%) REST
4 2 (0.23%) Web Services
5 1 (0.12%) .NET
5 1 (0.12%) CSS
5 1 (0.12%) EDI
5 1 (0.12%) FastAPI
5 1 (0.12%) Flask
5 1 (0.12%) HTML
5 1 (0.12%) Middleware
5 1 (0.12%) Pandas
5 1 (0.12%) Streamlit
Miscellaneous
1 36 (4.18%) Self-Motivation
2 31 (3.60%) Data Structures
3 29 (3.37%) Analytical Mindset
4 21 (2.44%) FMCG
5 11 (1.28%) Management Information System
6 8 (0.93%) Greenfield Project
7 7 (0.81%) Mobile App
8 6 (0.70%) Reinsurance
9 5 (0.58%) Legacy Systems
9 5 (0.58%) Reference Data
10 4 (0.46%) Credit Risk
10 4 (0.46%) Cyber Defence
10 4 (0.46%) Data Protection Act
10 4 (0.46%) Onboarding
10 4 (0.46%) Renewable Energy
11 2 (0.23%) Contract for Difference
11 2 (0.23%) LIMS
11 2 (0.23%) Mashup
11 2 (0.23%) Sports Betting
11 2 (0.23%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 2 (0.23%) Windows
2 1 (0.12%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 543 (63.07%) Business Intelligence
2 356 (41.35%) AI
3 304 (35.31%) Analytics
4 240 (27.87%) Data Analysis
5 169 (19.63%) Data Analytics
6 158 (18.35%) Decision-Making
7 132 (15.33%) Problem-Solving
8 130 (15.10%) Project Management
9 128 (14.87%) Business Analysis
10 109 (12.66%) Actionable Insight
11 99 (11.50%) Visualisation
12 84 (9.76%) Data Modelling
13 69 (8.01%) Data Governance
14 65 (7.55%) Data Visualisation
15 64 (7.43%) Data Science
16 62 (7.20%) Continuous Improvement
17 61 (7.08%) Business Strategy
18 54 (6.27%) Statistics
19 50 (5.81%) Migration
20 49 (5.69%) Mathematics
Programming Languages
1 611 (70.96%) SQL
2 548 (63.65%) Python
3 25 (2.90%) VBA
4 16 (1.86%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 13 (1.51%) R
6 10 (1.16%) JavaScript
7 4 (0.46%) C
7 4 (0.46%) C++
8 1 (0.12%) Bash
8 1 (0.12%) C#
8 1 (0.12%) Julia
8 1 (0.12%) PowerShell
8 1 (0.12%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 282 (32.75%) Azure Certification
2 121 (14.05%) Degree
3 39 (4.53%) Numerate Degree
4 27 (3.14%) ACCA
4 27 (3.14%) CIMA
5 13 (1.51%) DBS Check
6 12 (1.39%) Security Cleared
7 10 (1.16%) Master's Degree
7 10 (1.16%) SC Cleared
8 7 (0.81%) Computer Science Degree
9 6 (0.70%) CISM
9 6 (0.70%) CISSP
10 5 (0.58%) CISA
10 5 (0.58%) CRISC
10 5 (0.58%) DV Cleared
11 4 (0.46%) Microsoft Certification
12 1 (0.12%) BPSS Clearance
12 1 (0.12%) CompTIA Security+
12 1 (0.12%) HNC
12 1 (0.12%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 112 (13.01%) Data Quality
2 20 (2.32%) QA
3 16 (1.86%) GDPR
4 13 (1.51%) Accessibility
5 7 (0.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 6 (0.70%) NIST
7 5 (0.58%) COBIT
7 5 (0.58%) GRC
7 5 (0.58%) ITGC
8 1 (0.12%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.12%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.12%) Disclosure Scotland
8 1 (0.12%) PMO
8 1 (0.12%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (0.12%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (0.58%) RSA Archer
2 1 (0.12%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 443 (51.45%) Microsoft
2 33 (3.83%) Alteryx
3 32 (3.72%) Bloomberg
4 31 (3.60%) Salesforce
5 27 (3.14%) SAP
6 20 (2.32%) Databricks
7 19 (2.21%) Google
8 10 (1.16%) Informatica
9 9 (1.05%) ServiceNow
10 8 (0.93%) Cisco
10 8 (0.93%) Oracle
11 6 (0.70%) Foundry
11 6 (0.70%) Workday
12 5 (0.58%) Progress
13 4 (0.46%) Anaplan
13 4 (0.46%) HubSpot
14 3 (0.35%) Palantir
15 2 (0.23%) Charles River
15 2 (0.23%) Northgate
15 2 (0.23%) Talend