Data Analysis Job Trends in Leeds

Data Analysis
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Leeds requiring Data Analysis skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 69 58 75
Rank change year-on-year -11 +17 +39
Permanent jobs citing Data Analysis 33 28 34
As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds 2.49% 2.61% 2.63%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.09% 2.97% 2.81%
Number of salaries quoted 23 14 18
10th Percentile - £29,625 £31,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £33,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £47,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.79% -17.39% -10.20%
75th Percentile £77,500 £62,342 £88,750
90th Percentile £79,500 £71,970 £92,253
West Yorkshire median annual salary £40,000 £47,500 £57,278
% change year-on-year -15.79% -17.07% -6.49%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Leeds

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 Leeds.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,068 943 1,211
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leeds 80.48% 87.80% 93.66%
Number of salaries quoted 704 543 883
10th Percentile £28,250 £30,625 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% +2.22%
75th Percentile £77,500 £71,250 £73,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £83,750 £87,500
West Yorkshire median annual salary £56,264 £53,000 £55,440
% change year-on-year +6.16% -4.40% +0.80%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

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

Data Analysis job vacancy trend in Leeds

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Salary Trend in Leeds

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Leeds citing Data Analysis.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Leeds citing Data Analysis

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Salary Histogram in Leeds

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Analysis in Leeds over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Data Analysis in Leeds

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds 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 1 (3.03%) SharePoint
Applications
1 17 (51.52%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (3.03%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (3.03%) MS Visio
2 1 (3.03%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 1 (3.03%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 13 (39.39%) AWS
1 13 (39.39%) Serverless
2 11 (33.33%) GitHub
3 5 (15.15%) Azure
4 3 (9.09%) Power Platform
5 2 (6.06%) Azure Data Factory
5 2 (6.06%) Azure Synapse Analytics
5 2 (6.06%) Microsoft 365
6 1 (3.03%) Azure DevOps
6 1 (3.03%) Google Ads
6 1 (3.03%) MailChimp
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (36.36%) Data Mining
1 12 (36.36%) Tableau
2 6 (18.18%) SQL Server
3 3 (9.09%) Power BI
4 2 (6.06%) Azure SQL Database
4 2 (6.06%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (3.03%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 1 (3.03%) JIRA
General
1 17 (51.52%) Analytical Skills
2 16 (48.48%) Finance
3 9 (27.27%) Social Skills
4 5 (15.15%) Public Sector
5 1 (3.03%) Billing
5 1 (3.03%) Marketing
5 1 (3.03%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (3.03%) Presentation Skills
5 1 (3.03%) Retail
Job Titles
1 15 (45.45%) Analyst
2 13 (39.39%) Data Analyst
2 13 (39.39%) Developer
2 13 (39.39%) Python Developer
3 12 (36.36%) Trainee
3 12 (36.36%) Trainee Analyst
3 12 (36.36%) Trainee Data Analyst
4 2 (6.06%) Lead
4 2 (6.06%) Lead Developer
4 2 (6.06%) Lead Python Developer
4 2 (6.06%) Principal Engineer
4 2 (6.06%) Senior
4 2 (6.06%) Senior Developer
4 2 (6.06%) Senior Python Developer
5 1 (3.03%) Administrator
5 1 (3.03%) Business Analyst
5 1 (3.03%) Full-Stack Python Developer
5 1 (3.03%) React Developer
5 1 (3.03%) Senior React Developer
5 1 (3.03%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (39.39%) CSS
1 13 (39.39%) Django
1 13 (39.39%) FastAPI
1 13 (39.39%) Flask
1 13 (39.39%) HTML
1 13 (39.39%) React
2 12 (36.36%) Vue
3 1 (3.03%) SQLAlchemy
Miscellaneous
1 12 (36.36%) Data Structures
2 2 (6.06%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (3.03%) Blog
3 1 (3.03%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (3.03%) FMCG
3 1 (3.03%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (6.06%) Linux
1 2 (6.06%) Mac OS
1 2 (6.06%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (48.48%) Agile
2 15 (45.45%) Analytics
3 13 (39.39%) Business Analysis
3 13 (39.39%) CI/CD
3 13 (39.39%) Data Analytics
3 13 (39.39%) Design Patterns
3 13 (39.39%) Infrastructure as Code
3 13 (39.39%) Problem-Solving
4 12 (36.36%) Mentoring
4 12 (36.36%) OOP
4 12 (36.36%) Project Management
5 11 (33.33%) API Testing
6 10 (30.30%) Continuous Improvement
6 10 (30.30%) Front End Development
7 8 (24.24%) Software Architecture
8 7 (21.21%) OO
9 5 (15.15%) Mathematics
9 5 (15.15%) Test Automation
9 5 (15.15%) Unit Testing
10 4 (12.12%) SQL Optimisation
Programming Languages
1 27 (81.82%) Python
2 23 (69.70%) SQL
3 11 (33.33%) JavaScript
4 2 (6.06%) Bash
4 2 (6.06%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 2 (6.06%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 3 (9.09%) Degree
2 1 (3.03%) SC Cleared
2 1 (3.03%) Security Cleared
2 1 (3.03%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.03%) Actionable Recommendations
1 1 (3.03%) Data Quality
System Software
1 13 (39.39%) Docker
Systems Management
1 13 (39.39%) Terraform
Vendors
1 16 (48.48%) Microsoft
2 2 (6.06%) Nexthink
2 2 (6.06%) ServiceNow
3 1 (3.03%) Google
3 1 (3.03%) HubSpot