Data Analytics Job Trends in London

Data Analytics
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in London requiring Data Analytics skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 23 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 173 139 175
Rank change year-on-year -34 +36 -51
Permanent jobs citing Data Analytics 281 326 424
As % of all permanent jobs in London 1.24% 2.64% 1.98%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.51% 2.80% 2.21%
Number of salaries quoted 179 126 239
10th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £42,500
25th Percentile £58,199 £58,063 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £72,250 £71,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.73% +1.05% -4.67%
75th Percentile £94,888 £100,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £122,500 £115,000 £115,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year -4.00% - -7.41%

All Process & Methodology Skills
London

Data Analytics 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 London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 18,571 11,661 19,221
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 82.20% 94.57% 89.56%
Number of salaries quoted 12,710 7,357 13,578
10th Percentile £40,500 £40,500 £38,750
25th Percentile £55,000 £55,000 £52,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year - +3.45% -3.33%
75th Percentile £97,500 £100,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £107,500 £122,500 £118,750
England median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -12.00%

Data Analytics
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Data Analytics job vacancy trend in London

Data Analytics
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Data Analytics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Data Analytics

Data Analytics
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Analytics in London over the 6 months to 23 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Data Analytics in London

Data Analytics
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Analytics within the London region over the 6 months to 23 July 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
Central London -53 35 £100,000 +31.15% 34
West London -4 17 £50,000 -23.08% 6
East London - 16 £101,250 - 6
South London +14 3 £30,000 -71.43% 4
Data Analytics
England

Data Analytics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 24 (8.54%) SAS
2 15 (5.34%) Apache Spark
3 13 (4.63%) Apache Airflow
4 9 (3.20%) Apache
5 2 (0.71%) Confluence
5 2 (0.71%) SharePoint
6 1 (0.36%) ArcGIS
6 1 (0.36%) Microsoft Exchange
6 1 (0.36%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 26 (9.25%) Microsoft Excel
2 19 (6.76%) SPSS
3 9 (3.20%) MS Visio
4 3 (1.07%) Microsoft Office
5 2 (0.71%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 5 (1.78%) Relativity
2 4 (1.42%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.36%) Maximo
3 1 (0.36%) SAP IBP
3 1 (0.36%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 57 (20.28%) Power Platform
2 38 (13.52%) Azure
3 30 (10.68%) AWS
4 18 (6.41%) GCP
5 14 (4.98%) Dropbox
5 14 (4.98%) GitHub
5 14 (4.98%) Snowflake
6 11 (3.91%) Amazon S3
7 9 (3.20%) Azure Machine Learning
7 9 (3.20%) Microsoft Purview
7 9 (3.20%) OpenShift
8 8 (2.85%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 8 (2.85%) dbt
9 7 (2.49%) GitHub Copilot
9 7 (2.49%) Serverless
10 6 (2.14%) Google Analytics
11 4 (1.42%) Azure Data Factory
11 4 (1.42%) Azure DevOps
11 4 (1.42%) Cloud Computing
11 4 (1.42%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 12 (4.27%) CHAP
2 7 (2.49%) Network Security
3 4 (1.42%) Internet
4 1 (0.36%) DSL
4 1 (0.36%) Firewall
4 1 (0.36%) GoToMeeting
4 1 (0.36%) NGFW
4 1 (0.36%) Skype
4 1 (0.36%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 55 (19.57%) Power BI
2 43 (15.30%) Tableau
3 30 (10.68%) Big Data
4 19 (6.76%) Data Warehouse
4 19 (6.76%) EDRMS
5 11 (3.91%) MongoDB
6 10 (3.56%) BigQuery
6 10 (3.56%) Oracle Database
7 9 (3.20%) Apache Hive
7 9 (3.20%) Azure SQL Database
7 9 (3.20%) Impala
7 9 (3.20%) Parquet
7 9 (3.20%) Spark SQL
8 8 (2.85%) Data Lake
9 7 (2.49%) Data Mining
10 6 (2.14%) Delta Lake
10 6 (2.14%) Metadata
10 6 (2.14%) Relational Database
11 5 (1.78%) Looker
11 5 (1.78%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 9 (3.20%) Git
1 9 (3.20%) IBM UrbanCode
2 5 (1.78%) MLflow
3 4 (1.42%) JIRA
4 3 (1.07%) Jenkins
General
1 141 (50.18%) Finance
2 98 (34.88%) Social Skills
3 77 (27.40%) Analytical Skills
4 43 (15.30%) Marketing
5 40 (14.23%) Banking
6 29 (10.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 28 (9.96%) Legal
8 27 (9.61%) Retail
9 20 (7.12%) Financial Institution
10 19 (6.76%) Law
10 19 (6.76%) Legal Technology
11 13 (4.63%) Investment Banking
12 11 (3.91%) Aerospace
13 10 (3.56%) Retail Banking
13 10 (3.56%) Telecoms
14 9 (3.20%) Presentation Skills
14 9 (3.20%) Public Sector
15 8 (2.85%) Organisational Skills
16 7 (2.49%) Influencing Skills
17 5 (1.78%) French Language
Job Titles
1 64 (22.78%) Analyst
2 56 (19.93%) Senior
3 37 (13.17%) Data Analyst
4 30 (10.68%) Architect
4 30 (10.68%) Lead
5 29 (10.32%) Auditor
6 17 (6.05%) Analytics Manager
7 16 (5.69%) Solutions Architect
8 14 (4.98%) Business Analyst
8 14 (4.98%) Data Analytics Manager
8 14 (4.98%) Data Engineer
8 14 (4.98%) Forensic Manager
8 14 (4.98%) Senior Manager
9 13 (4.63%) Data Manager
9 13 (4.63%) Senior Auditor
10 12 (4.27%) Audit Manager
10 12 (4.27%) Security Auditor
10 12 (4.27%) Senior Analyst
11 11 (3.91%) Consultant
11 11 (3.91%) Data Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (4.63%) PySpark
2 12 (4.27%) CSS
2 12 (4.27%) HTML
3 10 (3.56%) .NET
4 9 (3.20%) .NET Core
4 9 (3.20%) ASP.NET
4 9 (3.20%) ASP.NET Core
4 9 (3.20%) Pandas
5 7 (2.49%) AngularJS
5 7 (2.49%) SubSonic
5 7 (2.49%) Vue
6 4 (1.42%) Kafka
7 2 (0.71%) Entity Framework
7 2 (0.71%) Middleware
8 1 (0.36%) .NET Framework
8 1 (0.36%) AWS CDK
8 1 (0.36%) LangChain
8 1 (0.36%) Snowpark
8 1 (0.36%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 29 (10.32%) Management Information System
2 21 (7.47%) Onboarding
3 19 (6.76%) Cybercrime
4 9 (3.20%) Data Structures
4 9 (3.20%) Social Media
5 6 (2.14%) Blockchain
5 6 (2.14%) Cloud Native
5 6 (2.14%) Self-Motivation
6 5 (1.78%) Analytical Mindset
6 5 (1.78%) Product Ownership
6 5 (1.78%) Public Cloud
6 5 (1.78%) Virtual Team
7 4 (1.42%) Cyber Defence
7 4 (1.42%) Data Fabric
7 4 (1.42%) Data Protection Act
7 4 (1.42%) Digital Media
8 3 (1.07%) Blog
8 3 (1.07%) Credit Risk
8 3 (1.07%) Derivative
8 3 (1.07%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Operating Systems
1 3 (1.07%) Unix
1 3 (1.07%) Windows
2 2 (0.71%) AIX
3 1 (0.36%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 281 (100.00%) Analytics
2 105 (37.37%) AI
3 78 (27.76%) Business Intelligence
4 58 (20.64%) Agile
5 56 (19.93%) Data Governance
6 50 (17.79%) Decision-Making
7 45 (16.01%) Data Analysis
7 45 (16.01%) Information Security
7 45 (16.01%) Machine Learning
8 44 (15.66%) Problem-Solving
9 43 (15.30%) Risk Management
10 39 (13.88%) Data Modelling
11 37 (13.17%) Continuous Improvement
11 37 (13.17%) Internal Audit
11 37 (13.17%) Project Management
12 36 (12.81%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 35 (12.46%) Computer Science
13 35 (12.46%) Roadmaps
14 31 (11.03%) Stakeholder Management
15 29 (10.32%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 96 (34.16%) SQL
2 59 (21.00%) Python
3 11 (3.91%) C#
4 8 (2.85%) TypeScript
5 7 (2.49%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 7 (2.49%) JavaScript
6 6 (2.14%) VBA
7 3 (1.07%) R
8 1 (0.36%) Ada
8 1 (0.36%) C
8 1 (0.36%) C++
8 1 (0.36%) Java
8 1 (0.36%) Kusto Query Language
8 1 (0.36%) Scala
Qualifications
1 75 (26.69%) Degree
2 22 (7.83%) CISSP
3 20 (7.12%) CISA
3 20 (7.12%) CISM
4 14 (4.98%) Computer Science Degree
5 13 (4.63%) CGEIT
6 12 (4.27%) FFIEC
6 12 (4.27%) SANS
7 6 (2.14%) AWS Certification
7 6 (2.14%) Cisco Certification
7 6 (2.14%) Security Cleared
8 5 (1.78%) APMG
8 5 (1.78%) CCIE
8 5 (1.78%) CCNP
8 5 (1.78%) CCSE
9 4 (1.42%) Azure Certification
9 4 (1.42%) Master's Degree
10 3 (1.07%) Microsoft Certification
11 2 (0.71%) ACCA
11 2 (0.71%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (13.52%) Data Quality
2 21 (7.47%) GDPR
3 16 (5.69%) QA
4 14 (4.98%) COBIT
4 14 (4.98%) NIST
5 7 (2.49%) PERC
6 4 (1.42%) Accessibility
6 4 (1.42%) PMO
7 3 (1.07%) Actionable Recommendations
7 3 (1.07%) ITGC
8 2 (0.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 2 (0.71%) MiFID
9 1 (0.36%) COSO
9 1 (0.36%) EU AI Act
9 1 (0.36%) GRC
9 1 (0.36%) IFRS
9 1 (0.36%) IFRS 17
9 1 (0.36%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.36%) Solvency II
System Software
1 10 (3.56%) Docker
2 3 (1.07%) IAG
3 2 (0.71%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 14 (4.98%) EnCase
1 14 (4.98%) FTK
2 10 (3.56%) Kubernetes
2 10 (3.56%) Terraform
3 3 (1.07%) Ansible
4 2 (0.71%) Thomson Reuters DACS
5 1 (0.36%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 35 (12.46%) Microsoft
2 15 (5.34%) Databricks
2 15 (5.34%) Oracle
3 14 (4.98%) Cellebrite
4 10 (3.56%) Google
5 9 (3.20%) Red Hat
6 8 (2.85%) Cisco
6 8 (2.85%) Salesforce
7 6 (2.14%) Informatica
7 6 (2.14%) Palo Alto
8 5 (1.78%) Alteryx
8 5 (1.78%) Arista
8 5 (1.78%) CheckPoint
8 5 (1.78%) F5
8 5 (1.78%) Fortinet
8 5 (1.78%) Nuix
8 5 (1.78%) SAP
8 5 (1.78%) Talend
9 4 (1.42%) OpenAI
10 2 (0.71%) Refinitiv