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 26 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 180 131 171
Rank change year-on-year -49 +40 -47
Permanent jobs citing Data Analytics 289 331 408
As % of all permanent jobs in London 1.27% 2.69% 1.97%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.54% 2.85% 2.20%
Number of salaries quoted 181 132 223
10th Percentile £42,500 £42,750 £42,500
25th Percentile £58,199 £59,938 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £75,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% +7.14% -6.67%
75th Percentile £93,750 £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 18,788 11,631 18,536
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 82.28% 94.47% 89.48%
Number of salaries quoted 12,806 7,382 12,961
10th Percentile £40,000 £40,500 £39,500
25th Percentile £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year - +3.45% -1.36%
75th Percentile £97,500 £100,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £107,500 £122,500 £120,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -11.29%

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 26 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 26 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 -47 34 £100,000 +29.03% 16
West London -5 17 £50,000 -23.08% 8
East London - 16 £101,250 - 5
South London +5 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 26 (9.00%) SAS
2 16 (5.54%) Apache Spark
3 13 (4.50%) Apache Airflow
4 10 (3.46%) Apache
5 1 (0.35%) ArcGIS
5 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.35%) Oracle Workflow
5 1 (0.35%) SharePoint
Applications
1 26 (9.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (7.27%) SPSS
3 9 (3.11%) MS Visio
4 3 (1.04%) Microsoft Office
5 2 (0.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 6 (2.08%) Relativity
2 4 (1.38%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.35%) Maximo
3 1 (0.35%) SAP IBP
3 1 (0.35%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 57 (19.72%) Power Platform
2 41 (14.19%) Azure
3 32 (11.07%) AWS
4 19 (6.57%) GCP
5 15 (5.19%) Dropbox
5 15 (5.19%) Snowflake
6 14 (4.84%) GitHub
7 12 (4.15%) Amazon S3
8 10 (3.46%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 9 (3.11%) Azure Machine Learning
9 9 (3.11%) dbt
9 9 (3.11%) Microsoft Purview
9 9 (3.11%) OpenShift
10 8 (2.77%) Serverless
11 7 (2.42%) GitHub Copilot
11 7 (2.42%) Google Analytics
12 5 (1.73%) Azure Data Factory
13 4 (1.38%) Azure DevOps
13 4 (1.38%) Cloud Computing
13 4 (1.38%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 12 (4.15%) CHAP
2 8 (2.77%) Network Security
3 4 (1.38%) Internet
4 1 (0.35%) DSL
4 1 (0.35%) Firewall
4 1 (0.35%) GoToMeeting
4 1 (0.35%) NGFW
4 1 (0.35%) Skype
Database & Business Intelligence
1 55 (19.03%) Power BI
2 44 (15.22%) Tableau
3 32 (11.07%) Big Data
4 21 (7.27%) EDRMS
5 19 (6.57%) Data Warehouse
6 11 (3.81%) MongoDB
7 10 (3.46%) BigQuery
7 10 (3.46%) Oracle Database
8 9 (3.11%) Apache Hive
8 9 (3.11%) Azure SQL Database
8 9 (3.11%) Impala
8 9 (3.11%) Parquet
8 9 (3.11%) Spark SQL
9 8 (2.77%) Data Lake
10 7 (2.42%) Data Mining
10 7 (2.42%) Metadata
11 6 (2.08%) Delta Lake
11 6 (2.08%) Looker
11 6 (2.08%) Relational Database
11 6 (2.08%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 9 (3.11%) Git
1 9 (3.11%) IBM UrbanCode
2 5 (1.73%) MLflow
3 3 (1.04%) Jenkins
3 3 (1.04%) JIRA
General
1 148 (51.21%) Finance
2 99 (34.26%) Social Skills
3 75 (25.95%) Analytical Skills
4 45 (15.57%) Marketing
5 42 (14.53%) Banking
6 31 (10.73%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 30 (10.38%) Legal
8 28 (9.69%) Retail
9 22 (7.61%) Law
10 21 (7.27%) Legal Technology
11 20 (6.92%) Financial Institution
12 13 (4.50%) Investment Banking
13 11 (3.81%) Aerospace
13 11 (3.81%) Presentation Skills
13 11 (3.81%) Telecoms
14 10 (3.46%) Public Sector
14 10 (3.46%) Retail Banking
15 8 (2.77%) Organisational Skills
16 7 (2.42%) Influencing Skills
17 5 (1.73%) French Language
Job Titles
1 63 (21.80%) Analyst
2 59 (20.42%) Senior
3 37 (12.80%) Data Analyst
4 33 (11.42%) Lead
5 32 (11.07%) Architect
6 29 (10.03%) Auditor
7 18 (6.23%) Analytics Manager
8 17 (5.88%) Solutions Architect
9 16 (5.54%) Data Engineer
9 16 (5.54%) Senior Manager
10 15 (5.19%) Data Analytics Manager
10 15 (5.19%) Forensic Manager
11 14 (4.84%) Business Analyst
12 13 (4.50%) Data Manager
12 13 (4.50%) Senior Auditor
13 12 (4.15%) Audit Manager
13 12 (4.15%) Consultant
13 12 (4.15%) Data Architect
13 12 (4.15%) Security Auditor
13 12 (4.15%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (4.50%) PySpark
2 12 (4.15%) CSS
2 12 (4.15%) HTML
3 10 (3.46%) .NET
4 9 (3.11%) .NET Core
4 9 (3.11%) ASP.NET
4 9 (3.11%) ASP.NET Core
4 9 (3.11%) Pandas
5 7 (2.42%) AngularJS
5 7 (2.42%) SubSonic
5 7 (2.42%) Vue
6 5 (1.73%) Kafka
7 2 (0.69%) Entity Framework
7 2 (0.69%) Middleware
8 1 (0.35%) .NET Framework
8 1 (0.35%) AWS CDK
8 1 (0.35%) LangChain
8 1 (0.35%) Snowpark
8 1 (0.35%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 29 (10.03%) Management Information System
2 21 (7.27%) Cybercrime
2 21 (7.27%) Onboarding
3 9 (3.11%) Data Structures
3 9 (3.11%) Social Media
4 6 (2.08%) Blockchain
4 6 (2.08%) Cloud Native
4 6 (2.08%) Product Ownership
4 6 (2.08%) Public Cloud
4 6 (2.08%) Self-Motivation
5 5 (1.73%) Analytical Mindset
5 5 (1.73%) Virtual Team
6 4 (1.38%) Cyber Defence
6 4 (1.38%) Data Fabric
6 4 (1.38%) Data Protection Act
6 4 (1.38%) Digital Media
6 4 (1.38%) Educational Technology
7 3 (1.04%) Blog
7 3 (1.04%) Credit Risk
7 3 (1.04%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 3 (1.04%) Unix
1 3 (1.04%) Windows
2 2 (0.69%) AIX
3 1 (0.35%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 289 (100.00%) Analytics
2 107 (37.02%) AI
3 79 (27.34%) Business Intelligence
4 60 (20.76%) Agile
5 57 (19.72%) Data Governance
6 49 (16.96%) Decision-Making
7 47 (16.26%) Machine Learning
8 46 (15.92%) Data Analysis
8 46 (15.92%) Information Security
9 45 (15.57%) Problem-Solving
9 45 (15.57%) Risk Management
10 43 (14.88%) Data Modelling
11 37 (12.80%) Continuous Improvement
11 37 (12.80%) Internal Audit
11 37 (12.80%) Project Management
12 36 (12.46%) Roadmaps
12 36 (12.46%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 34 (11.76%) Computer Science
14 33 (11.42%) Stakeholder Management
15 31 (10.73%) Fintech
Programming Languages
1 97 (33.56%) SQL
2 60 (20.76%) Python
3 11 (3.81%) C#
4 8 (2.77%) TypeScript
5 7 (2.42%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 7 (2.42%) JavaScript
6 6 (2.08%) VBA
7 3 (1.04%) R
8 1 (0.35%) Ada
8 1 (0.35%) C
8 1 (0.35%) C++
8 1 (0.35%) Java
8 1 (0.35%) Kusto Query Language
8 1 (0.35%) Scala
Qualifications
1 78 (26.99%) Degree
2 23 (7.96%) CISSP
3 21 (7.27%) CISM
4 20 (6.92%) CISA
5 14 (4.84%) Computer Science Degree
6 13 (4.50%) CGEIT
7 12 (4.15%) FFIEC
7 12 (4.15%) SANS
8 7 (2.42%) Cisco Certification
8 7 (2.42%) Security Cleared
9 6 (2.08%) APMG
9 6 (2.08%) AWS Certification
9 6 (2.08%) CCIE
9 6 (2.08%) CCNP
9 6 (2.08%) CCSE
10 5 (1.73%) Azure Certification
11 4 (1.38%) Master's Degree
12 3 (1.04%) Microsoft Certification
13 2 (0.69%) ACCA
13 2 (0.69%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (14.19%) Data Quality
2 20 (6.92%) GDPR
3 16 (5.54%) QA
4 14 (4.84%) COBIT
4 14 (4.84%) NIST
5 7 (2.42%) PERC
6 5 (1.73%) Accessibility
7 4 (1.38%) Actionable Recommendations
7 4 (1.38%) PMO
8 3 (1.04%) ITGC
9 2 (0.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 2 (0.69%) MiFID
10 1 (0.35%) COSO
10 1 (0.35%) EU AI Act
10 1 (0.35%) GRC
10 1 (0.35%) IFRS
10 1 (0.35%) IFRS 17
10 1 (0.35%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.35%) Solvency II
System Software
1 10 (3.46%) Docker
2 3 (1.04%) IAG
3 2 (0.69%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 15 (5.19%) EnCase
1 15 (5.19%) FTK
2 10 (3.46%) Kubernetes
2 10 (3.46%) Terraform
3 3 (1.04%) Ansible
4 2 (0.69%) Thomson Reuters DACS
5 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 36 (12.46%) Microsoft
2 17 (5.88%) Databricks
3 15 (5.19%) Cellebrite
3 15 (5.19%) Oracle
4 11 (3.81%) Google
5 9 (3.11%) Cisco
5 9 (3.11%) Red Hat
5 9 (3.11%) Salesforce
6 7 (2.42%) Palo Alto
7 6 (2.08%) Arista
7 6 (2.08%) CheckPoint
7 6 (2.08%) F5
7 6 (2.08%) Fortinet
7 6 (2.08%) Informatica
7 6 (2.08%) Nuix
8 5 (1.73%) Alteryx
8 5 (1.73%) SAP
8 5 (1.73%) Talend
9 4 (1.38%) OpenAI
10 2 (0.69%) Refinitiv