Data Interpretation Job Trends in England

Data Interpretation
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring Data Interpretation skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 484 637 647
Rank change year-on-year +153 +10 +167
Permanent jobs citing Data Interpretation 114 34 49
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.22% 0.070% 0.099%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.27% 0.078% 0.11%
Number of salaries quoted 13 13 18
10th Percentile £38,250 £36,900 £42,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £45,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +38.89% -21.74% +30.68%
75th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £68,438
90th Percentile £78,750 £90,000 £128,500
UK median annual salary £62,500 £45,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +38.89% -21.74% +30.68%

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

Data Interpretation 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 England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 42,481 43,790 44,458
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 81.29% 90.69% 89.78%
Number of salaries quoted 25,455 21,528 34,408
10th Percentile £28,560 £35,000 £31,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,628 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £76,250 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £100,000 £98,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Data Interpretation
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Data Interpretation job vacancy trend in England

Data Interpretation
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Data Interpretation.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Data Interpretation

Data Interpretation
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Interpretation in England over the 6 months to 11 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Data Interpretation in England

Data Interpretation
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 Interpretation within the England region over the 6 months to 11 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
North of England +63 47 - - 3
Midlands +59 39 - -
Yorkshire +14 30 - -
West Midlands - 25 - -
London +50 20 £62,500 -3.85% 9
North West +36 14 - - 2
East Midlands +5 14 - -
South West - 12 £77,500 - 4
North East - 3 - - 1
East of England +14 2 £42,500 +6.25% 1
South East +26 1 £60,000 - 4
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UK

Data Interpretation
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:

Applications
1 85 (74.56%) Chatbot
2 5 (4.39%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (3.51%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.88%) Oracle Smart View
Business Applications
1 3 (2.63%) SAP APO
1 3 (2.63%) SAP IBP
2 1 (0.88%) Lawson
2 1 (0.88%) Oracle ERP
2 1 (0.88%) Oracle Payables
2 1 (0.88%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 16 (14.04%) Power Platform
2 1 (0.88%) AWS
2 1 (0.88%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.88%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (14.04%) Power BI
2 13 (11.40%) Tableau
3 1 (0.88%) Data Mining
3 1 (0.88%) Essbase
3 1 (0.88%) Looker
3 1 (0.88%) MS Access
3 1 (0.88%) Oracle BI Publisher
3 1 (0.88%) Oracle Reports
3 1 (0.88%) Power Query
General
1 17 (14.91%) Analytical Skills
1 17 (14.91%) Finance
2 5 (4.39%) Social Skills
3 4 (3.51%) Retail
4 2 (1.75%) Marketing
5 1 (0.88%) Advertising
5 1 (0.88%) Banking
5 1 (0.88%) Financial Institution
5 1 (0.88%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 85 (74.56%) Trainer
2 41 (35.96%) Research Scientist
3 22 (19.30%) Biostatistician
4 16 (14.04%) Analyst
5 15 (13.16%) Biologist
6 8 (7.02%) Data Analyst
7 7 (6.14%) Data Analytics Analyst
7 7 (6.14%) Report Analyst
8 4 (3.51%) QC Analyst
9 2 (1.75%) Business Manager
9 2 (1.75%) Business Operations Manager
9 2 (1.75%) Computer Scientist
9 2 (1.75%) Financial Analyst
9 2 (1.75%) Image Processing Scientist
9 2 (1.75%) Operations Manager
9 2 (1.75%) Senior
9 2 (1.75%) Senior Analyst
9 2 (1.75%) Senior Financial Analyst
10 1 (0.88%) Business Analyst
10 1 (0.88%) Instructor
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.75%) Keras
1 2 (1.75%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 85 (74.56%) Molecular Biology
2 4 (3.51%) FMCG
3 3 (2.63%) Analytical Mindset
3 3 (2.63%) Self-Motivation
4 2 (1.75%) 3D Graphics
4 2 (1.75%) Algorithms
4 2 (1.75%) Life Science
5 1 (0.88%) Data Structures
5 1 (0.88%) EPoS
5 1 (0.88%) Marketing Technology
5 1 (0.88%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 87 (76.32%) AI
2 85 (74.56%) Biochemistry
2 85 (74.56%) Biology
2 85 (74.56%) Biotechnology
2 85 (74.56%) Conversational UI
2 85 (74.56%) Experimental Design
3 22 (19.30%) Biostatistics
4 18 (15.79%) Business Intelligence
5 16 (14.04%) Analytics
6 11 (9.65%) Decision-Making
7 10 (8.77%) Data Analytics
8 9 (7.89%) Risk Management
9 8 (7.02%) Data Visualisation
9 8 (7.02%) Visualisation
10 7 (6.14%) Cybersecurity
10 7 (6.14%) Data Management
10 7 (6.14%) Data Modelling
10 7 (6.14%) IT Audit
10 7 (6.14%) Risk Analytics
10 7 (6.14%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (2.63%) Python
1 3 (2.63%) SQL
2 1 (0.88%) Data Analysis Expressions
2 1 (0.88%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 102 (89.47%) Degree
2 88 (77.19%) PhD
3 86 (75.44%) Master's Degree
4 7 (6.14%) CISA
4 7 (6.14%) CISM
4 7 (6.14%) CISSP
4 7 (6.14%) CRISC
5 1 (0.88%) MBA
5 1 (0.88%) Oracle Certification
5 1 (0.88%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (6.14%) COBIT
1 7 (6.14%) GRC
1 7 (6.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 7 (6.14%) ITGC
1 7 (6.14%) NIST
2 4 (3.51%) GMP
3 3 (2.63%) Data Quality
4 2 (1.75%) IFRS
4 2 (1.75%) IFRS 17
5 1 (0.88%) QA
Systems Management
1 5 (4.39%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 85 (74.56%) PayPal
2 7 (6.14%) Progress
3 5 (4.39%) Microsoft
3 5 (4.39%) ServiceNow
4 4 (3.51%) SAP
5 3 (2.63%) Oracle
6 1 (0.88%) ANSYS
6 1 (0.88%) Cognos
6 1 (0.88%) HubSpot
6 1 (0.88%) JD Edwards
6 1 (0.88%) Salesforce
6 1 (0.88%) YouTube