Head of Analytics Job Trends in England

Head of Analytics
UK > England

The median Head of Analytics salary in England is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 January 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 586 644 670
Rank change year-on-year +58 +26 +264
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Analytics 19 32 14
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.036% 0.067% 0.028%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.040% 0.072% 0.030%
Number of salaries quoted 17 24 6
10th Percentile £90,000 £74,375 £65,625
25th Percentile - £78,750 £75,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 £105,000 £100,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +8.70%
75th Percentile - £127,500 £118,750
90th Percentile £117,250 £150,000 £121,874
UK median annual salary £100,000 £105,000 £100,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.82%

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 47,747 44,477 47,148
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.85% 92.70% 95.14%
Number of salaries quoted 30,178 23,217 36,932
10th Percentile £28,750 £33,750 £31,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £41,670
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,800
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +3.81% -6.02%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £98,750 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

Head of Analytics
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Head of Analytics' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Head of Analytics job vacancy trend in England

Head of Analytics
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Head of Analytics job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Head of Analytics job vacancies in England

Head of Analytics
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of Analytics in England over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Head of Analytics in England

Head of Analytics
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Analytics within the England region over the 6 months to 13 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 +43 11 £100,000 +9.59% 5
Midlands +25 4 £90,000 -14.29%
West Midlands +23 4 £90,000 -14.29%
North West +30 3 £100,000 +8.11%
North of England +30 3 £100,000 +8.11%
East of England - 1 - -
Head of Analytics
UK

Head of Analytics Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 13 January 2026, Head of Analytics 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 Head of Analytics in the job title.

1 19 (100.00%) Analytics
2 8 (42.11%) AI
3 7 (36.84%) Data Strategy
4 5 (26.32%) Decision-Making
5 4 (21.05%) Customer Analytics
5 4 (21.05%) Data Governance
6 3 (15.79%) Data Analytics
6 3 (15.79%) Data Quality
7 2 (10.53%) Actionable Insight
7 2 (10.53%) Data Engineering
7 2 (10.53%) Data Management
7 2 (10.53%) Data Science
7 2 (10.53%) Machine Learning
7 2 (10.53%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 2 (10.53%) Stakeholder Management
8 1 (5.26%) Accessibility
8 1 (5.26%) Business Intelligence
8 1 (5.26%) Business Strategy
8 1 (5.26%) Business Transformation
8 1 (5.26%) Computer Science
8 1 (5.26%) Customer-Centricity
8 1 (5.26%) Data-Driven Decision Making
8 1 (5.26%) FIS Private Capital Suite
8 1 (5.26%) GDPR
8 1 (5.26%) Generative AI
8 1 (5.26%) Information Management
8 1 (5.26%) Microsoft
8 1 (5.26%) Portfolio Management
8 1 (5.26%) Power BI
8 1 (5.26%) Power Platform

Head of Analytics 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (5.26%) FIS Private Capital Suite
Cloud Services
1 1 (5.26%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (5.26%) Power BI
General
1 8 (42.11%) Finance
2 1 (5.26%) Back Office
2 1 (5.26%) Influencing Skills
2 1 (5.26%) Legal
2 1 (5.26%) Presentation Skills
2 1 (5.26%) Retail
2 1 (5.26%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (5.26%) FMCG
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (100.00%) Analytics
2 8 (42.11%) AI
3 7 (36.84%) Data Strategy
4 5 (26.32%) Decision-Making
5 4 (21.05%) Customer Analytics
5 4 (21.05%) Data Governance
6 3 (15.79%) Data Analytics
7 2 (10.53%) Actionable Insight
7 2 (10.53%) Data Engineering
7 2 (10.53%) Data Management
7 2 (10.53%) Data Science
7 2 (10.53%) Machine Learning
7 2 (10.53%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 2 (10.53%) Stakeholder Management
8 1 (5.26%) Business Intelligence
8 1 (5.26%) Computer Science
8 1 (5.26%) Information Management
8 1 (5.26%) Predictive Analytics
8 1 (5.26%) Regulatory Compliance
8 1 (5.26%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (5.26%) Python
1 1 (5.26%) R
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (15.79%) Data Quality
2 1 (5.26%) Accessibility
2 1 (5.26%) GDPR
2 1 (5.26%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (5.26%) Microsoft