Head of Analytics Job Trends in London

Head of Analytics
England > London

The median Head of Analytics salary in London is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 363 404 434
Rank change year-on-year +41 +30 +200
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Analytics 11 24 9
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.078% 0.15% 0.049%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.086% 0.17% 0.052%
Number of salaries quoted 10 18 2
10th Percentile £99,625 £72,500 £106,500
25th Percentile - £78,750 £108,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 £91,250 £115,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.59% -20.65% +25.68%
75th Percentile - £150,000 £118,750
90th Percentile £115,375 - £119,500
England median annual salary £100,000 £105,000 £100,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +8.70%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 12,862 14,378 17,329
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.20% 92.68% 95.19%
Number of salaries quoted 8,531 8,295 13,928
10th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £56,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% - +3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £96,250 £95,000
90th Percentile £113,750 £120,000 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -6.50%

Head of Analytics
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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 London.

Head of Analytics job vacancy trend in London

Head of Analytics
Salary Trend in London

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

Salary distribution trend for Head of Analytics job vacancies in London

Head of Analytics
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of Analytics in London over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Head of Analytics in London

Head of 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 Head of Analytics within the London region over the 6 months to 14 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
Central London +38 5 £100,000 -33.33%
Head of Analytics
England

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

For the 6 months to 14 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 London region featuring Head of Analytics in the job title.

1 11 (100.00%) Analytics
2 6 (54.55%) AI
3 4 (36.36%) Customer Analytics
4 3 (27.27%) Data Governance
4 3 (27.27%) Data Strategy
5 2 (18.18%) Data Analytics
5 2 (18.18%) Data Engineering
5 2 (18.18%) Data Quality
5 2 (18.18%) Decision-Making
5 2 (18.18%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 1 (9.09%) Actionable Insight
6 1 (9.09%) Business Intelligence
6 1 (9.09%) Business Strategy
6 1 (9.09%) Business Transformation
6 1 (9.09%) Data Management
6 1 (9.09%) Data Science
6 1 (9.09%) Data-Driven Decision Making
6 1 (9.09%) FIS Private Capital Suite
6 1 (9.09%) Information Management
6 1 (9.09%) Machine Learning
6 1 (9.09%) Microsoft
6 1 (9.09%) Portfolio Management
6 1 (9.09%) Power BI
6 1 (9.09%) Power Platform
6 1 (9.09%) Python
6 1 (9.09%) QA
6 1 (9.09%) R
6 1 (9.09%) Regulatory Compliance
6 1 (9.09%) Risk Management
6 1 (9.09%) Single Customer View

Head of Analytics Skill Set
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:

Business Applications
1 1 (9.09%) FIS Private Capital Suite
Cloud Services
1 1 (9.09%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (9.09%) Power BI
General
1 7 (63.64%) Finance
2 1 (9.09%) Back Office
2 1 (9.09%) Influencing Skills
2 1 (9.09%) Presentation Skills
2 1 (9.09%) Retail
2 1 (9.09%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (9.09%) FMCG
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (100.00%) Analytics
2 6 (54.55%) AI
3 4 (36.36%) Customer Analytics
4 3 (27.27%) Data Governance
4 3 (27.27%) Data Strategy
5 2 (18.18%) Data Analytics
5 2 (18.18%) Data Engineering
5 2 (18.18%) Decision-Making
5 2 (18.18%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 1 (9.09%) Actionable Insight
6 1 (9.09%) Business Transformation
6 1 (9.09%) Data Management
6 1 (9.09%) Data Science
6 1 (9.09%) Data-Driven Decision Making
6 1 (9.09%) Information Management
6 1 (9.09%) Machine Learning
6 1 (9.09%) Portfolio Management
6 1 (9.09%) Regulatory Compliance
6 1 (9.09%) Single Customer View
6 1 (9.09%) Strategic Thinking
Programming Languages
1 1 (9.09%) Python
1 1 (9.09%) R
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (18.18%) Data Quality
2 1 (9.09%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (9.09%) Microsoft