Analytical Skills Job Trends in the Midlands

Analytical Skills
England > Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Analytical Skills in permanent job vacancies in the Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Analytical Skills over the 6 months leading up to 7 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 20 12 11
Rank change year-on-year -8 -1 +1
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 687 603 1,090
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 4.54% 10.55% 10.61%
As % of the General category 10.44% 16.35% 20.08%
Number of salaries quoted 439 318 350
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,000 £25,693
25th Percentile £37,125 £32,125 £30,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% - -10.00%
75th Percentile £61,625 £61,250 £60,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £71,250
England median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year - - -4.55%

All General Skills
Midlands

Analytical Skills falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring general skills in the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 6,580 3,688 5,429
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 43.53% 64.51% 52.85%
Number of salaries quoted 4,218 2,096 2,608
10th Percentile £28,618 £26,250 £26,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,500 £45,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.78% -5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £62,683 £61,250 £62,313
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £73,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - -8.33%

Analytical Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Analytical Skills relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Analytical Skills job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Analytical Skills
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Analytical Skills.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Analytical Skills

Analytical Skills
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Analytical Skills in the Midlands over the 6 months to 7 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Analytical Skills in the Midlands

Analytical Skills
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Analytical Skills within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 7 September 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
West Midlands -16 354 £49,000 +8.89% 333
East Midlands -4 330 £45,483 +4.56% 239
Analytical Skills
England

Analytical Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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 (3.78%) SharePoint
2 10 (1.46%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (1.31%) IIS
4 5 (0.73%) SAS
5 2 (0.29%) CMS
5 2 (0.29%) WordPress
6 1 (0.15%) Apache
6 1 (0.15%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.15%) Appian
6 1 (0.15%) Jupyter
Applications
1 66 (9.61%) Microsoft Excel
2 32 (4.66%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (0.87%) Simulink
4 5 (0.73%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (0.58%) Spreadsheet
6 3 (0.44%) Photoshop
7 2 (0.29%) MS Visio
8 1 (0.15%) LaTeX
8 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 10 (1.46%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.02%) SAP Business One
3 5 (0.73%) Oracle ERP
3 5 (0.73%) Salesforce CRM
3 5 (0.73%) SAP S/4HANA
3 5 (0.73%) Shopify
4 4 (0.58%) Dynamics GP
4 4 (0.58%) Dynamics NAV
4 4 (0.58%) Infor M3
4 4 (0.58%) JDE EnterpriseOne
5 1 (0.15%) Dynamics SL
5 1 (0.15%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.15%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.15%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.15%) SAP CO
5 1 (0.15%) SAP FI
5 1 (0.15%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 120 (17.47%) Power Platform
2 113 (16.45%) Azure
3 43 (6.26%) Microsoft 365
4 35 (5.09%) SaaS
5 31 (4.51%) AWS
6 26 (3.78%) Dynamics 365
7 20 (2.91%) Azure DevOps
8 19 (2.77%) Entra ID
9 16 (2.33%) GCP
9 16 (2.33%) Power Automate
10 12 (1.75%) Microsoft Purview
10 12 (1.75%) PowerApps
11 11 (1.60%) Google Ads
12 10 (1.46%) GitHub
13 9 (1.31%) Azure Data Factory
14 8 (1.16%) OneDrive
15 7 (1.02%) GitHub Actions
15 7 (1.02%) Google Analytics
16 6 (0.87%) PaaS
17 5 (0.73%) Microsoft Advertising
Communications & Networking
1 26 (3.78%) TCP/IP
2 23 (3.35%) Firewall
3 17 (2.47%) DNS
3 17 (2.47%) VPN
4 12 (1.75%) VLAN
5 11 (1.60%) Wireless
6 9 (1.31%) DHCP
7 8 (1.16%) Network Security
8 7 (1.02%) WAN
8 7 (1.02%) Wireshark
9 6 (0.87%) Cisco IOS
9 6 (0.87%) LAN
10 4 (0.58%) Modbus
10 4 (0.58%) MQTT
11 3 (0.44%) SD-WAN
12 2 (0.29%) BGP
12 2 (0.29%) HTTP
12 2 (0.29%) J1939
12 2 (0.29%) SMS
12 2 (0.29%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 116 (16.89%) Power BI
2 30 (4.37%) SQL Server
3 26 (3.78%) Power Query
4 23 (3.35%) Relational Database
5 22 (3.20%) Data Warehouse
6 21 (3.06%) Tableau
7 15 (2.18%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 14 (2.04%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 7 (1.02%) Azure SQL Database
9 7 (1.02%) MySQL
10 6 (0.87%) QlikView
11 5 (0.73%) Crystal Reports
11 5 (0.73%) Data Lake
11 5 (0.73%) GIS
12 4 (0.58%) Amazon Redshift
12 4 (0.58%) DTS
12 4 (0.58%) MongoDB
12 4 (0.58%) Oracle Reports
12 4 (0.58%) RDBMS
12 4 (0.58%) Redis
Development Applications
1 11 (1.60%) Git
1 11 (1.60%) JIRA
2 8 (1.16%) Jenkins
3 6 (0.87%) Eclipse
4 4 (0.58%) Burp Suite
4 4 (0.58%) LabVIEW
4 4 (0.58%) Metasploit
5 2 (0.29%) JMeter
5 2 (0.29%) LoadRunner
5 2 (0.29%) Octopus Deploy
5 2 (0.29%) Postman
5 2 (0.29%) SoapUI
5 2 (0.29%) TeamCity
6 1 (0.15%) Bugzilla
6 1 (0.15%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.15%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.15%) REST Assured
6 1 (0.15%) Selenium
6 1 (0.15%) TestRail
6 1 (0.15%) Yeoman
General
1 327 (47.60%) Social Skills
2 197 (28.68%) Finance
3 88 (12.81%) Manufacturing
4 77 (11.21%) Marketing
5 62 (9.02%) Retail
6 53 (7.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 46 (6.70%) Organisational Skills
8 28 (4.08%) Influencing Skills
9 26 (3.78%) Legal
10 25 (3.64%) Presentation Skills
10 25 (3.64%) Public Sector
11 20 (2.91%) Telecoms
12 18 (2.62%) Electronics
13 16 (2.33%) Law
14 11 (1.60%) Documentation Skills
14 11 (1.60%) Fire and Rescue
15 10 (1.46%) Pharmaceutical
16 8 (1.16%) Social Housing
17 7 (1.02%) Advertising
18 6 (0.87%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 164 (23.87%) Analyst
2 68 (9.90%) Senior
3 53 (7.71%) Lead
4 48 (6.99%) Data Analyst
5 39 (5.68%) Accountant
6 30 (4.37%) Developer
6 30 (4.37%) Support Analyst
6 30 (4.37%) Support Engineer
7 29 (4.22%) Senior Analyst
8 26 (3.78%) Consultant
9 25 (3.64%) Business Manager
9 25 (3.64%) Systems Accountant
10 24 (3.49%) Business Analyst
11 22 (3.20%) IT Support
12 21 (3.06%) Delivery Manager
13 20 (2.91%) Applications Support
13 20 (2.91%) Business Intelligence Manager
13 20 (2.91%) IT Analyst
13 20 (2.91%) Security Analyst
14 18 (2.62%) Senior Data Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (2.33%) .NET
2 13 (1.89%) REST
3 10 (1.46%) CSS
3 10 (1.46%) HTML
4 9 (1.31%) RESTful
4 9 (1.31%) XML
5 8 (1.16%) EDI
5 8 (1.16%) scikit-learn
5 8 (1.16%) SOAP
6 7 (1.02%) ISPF
6 7 (1.02%) JSON
6 7 (1.02%) LDAP
6 7 (1.02%) Oracle Fusion
6 7 (1.02%) Pandas
6 7 (1.02%) PySpark
6 7 (1.02%) PyTorch
6 7 (1.02%) Spring
6 7 (1.02%) Spring Boot
6 7 (1.02%) Terraform
7 6 (0.87%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 61 (8.88%) Analytical Mindset
2 52 (7.57%) Self-Motivation
3 48 (6.99%) Management Information System
4 34 (4.95%) Driving Licence
5 32 (4.66%) Onboarding
6 16 (2.33%) Enterprise Software
6 16 (2.33%) Product Ownership
7 13 (1.89%) CMDB
7 13 (1.89%) Data Structures
7 13 (1.89%) Legacy Systems
7 13 (1.89%) SCADA
8 12 (1.75%) Security Posture
9 11 (1.60%) Data Protection Act
9 11 (1.60%) Legacy Applications
9 11 (1.60%) Robotics
10 10 (1.46%) IoT
11 8 (1.16%) CSOC
11 8 (1.16%) Mainframe
11 8 (1.16%) Mobile App
12 7 (1.02%) Client/Server
Operating Systems
1 51 (7.42%) Windows
2 28 (4.08%) Linux
3 19 (2.77%) Windows Server
4 7 (1.02%) Android
5 5 (0.73%) OpenVMS
5 5 (0.73%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 4 (0.58%) VMS
6 4 (0.58%) Windows 10
7 2 (0.29%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.15%) CentOS
8 1 (0.15%) Debian
8 1 (0.15%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.15%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 371 (54.00%) Problem-Solving
2 204 (29.69%) Continuous Improvement
3 167 (24.31%) Decision-Making
4 149 (21.69%) Analytics
5 135 (19.65%) Business Intelligence
6 115 (16.74%) Agile
7 87 (12.66%) ERP
8 81 (11.79%) AI
8 81 (11.79%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 80 (11.64%) Actionable Insight
9 80 (11.64%) Cybersecurity
10 71 (10.33%) Stakeholder Management
11 67 (9.75%) Roadmaps
12 58 (8.44%) CRM
13 57 (8.30%) Collaborative Working
14 56 (8.15%) Collaborative Culture
15 55 (8.01%) Validation
16 54 (7.86%) Customer Service
16 54 (7.86%) Data Analysis
17 52 (7.57%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 148 (21.54%) SQL
2 75 (10.92%) Python
3 29 (4.22%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 23 (3.35%) Java
5 22 (3.20%) JavaScript
6 17 (2.47%) PowerShell
7 13 (1.89%) C#
8 8 (1.16%) C
9 7 (1.02%) C++
9 7 (1.02%) COBOL
9 7 (1.02%) JCL
10 6 (0.87%) Bash
10 6 (0.87%) Embedded C
10 6 (0.87%) MATLAB
11 5 (0.73%) Kusto Query Language
11 5 (0.73%) PHP
12 4 (0.58%) TypeScript
12 4 (0.58%) VBA
13 3 (0.44%) R
13 3 (0.44%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 143 (20.82%) Degree
2 65 (9.46%) Security Cleared
3 47 (6.84%) SC Cleared
4 38 (5.53%) ACCA
4 38 (5.53%) CIMA
5 19 (2.77%) CompTIA Security+
6 18 (2.62%) Cisco Certification
7 14 (2.04%) HNC
7 14 (2.04%) HND
8 13 (1.89%) DBS Check
9 12 (1.75%) PMI Certification
10 11 (1.60%) CCNA
10 11 (1.60%) CISSP
10 11 (1.60%) NVQ Level 4
11 10 (1.46%) Microsoft Certification
12 9 (1.31%) PMP
12 9 (1.31%) SSCP
13 8 (1.16%) SANS
14 6 (0.87%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 6 (0.87%) CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 65 (9.46%) Data Quality
2 46 (6.70%) GDPR
3 27 (3.93%) QA
4 22 (3.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 18 (2.62%) ISO 9001
6 17 (2.47%) NIST
7 15 (2.18%) GRC
8 10 (1.46%) Cyber Essentials
9 9 (1.31%) SLA
10 7 (1.02%) Accessibility
11 6 (0.87%) PMO
12 5 (0.73%) ISO 14001
12 5 (0.73%) PCI DSS
13 4 (0.58%) Actionable Recommendations
13 4 (0.58%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 4 (0.58%) ISO/IEC 17025
14 3 (0.44%) AQAP
14 3 (0.44%) HIPAA
14 3 (0.44%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 3 (0.44%) SOC 2
System Software
1 29 (4.22%) Active Directory
2 16 (2.33%) Firmware
3 8 (1.16%) Virtual Machines
4 7 (1.02%) Hyper-V
5 6 (0.87%) Docker
5 6 (0.87%) Embedded Firmware
5 6 (0.87%) VMware Infrastructure
6 2 (0.29%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 5 (0.73%) Kubernetes
2 4 (0.58%) Functional Safety
2 4 (0.58%) Nmap
2 4 (0.58%) Single Sign-On
3 3 (0.44%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (0.29%) Ansible
4 2 (0.29%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.15%) Grafana
5 1 (0.15%) Progress Chef
5 1 (0.15%) Puppet
5 1 (0.15%) SCCM
Vendors
1 157 (22.85%) Microsoft
2 24 (3.49%) Google
3 22 (3.20%) SAP
4 20 (2.91%) ServiceNow
5 19 (2.77%) Databricks
5 19 (2.77%) Oracle
6 18 (2.62%) Cisco
7 13 (1.89%) Salesforce
8 11 (1.60%) Allen-Bradley
9 9 (1.31%) HubSpot
10 8 (1.16%) SYSPRO
11 7 (1.02%) Broadcom
12 6 (0.87%) Palo Alto
12 6 (0.87%) Red Hat
12 6 (0.87%) VMware
12 6 (0.87%) YouTube
13 5 (0.73%) Fortinet
14 4 (0.58%) Hotjar
14 4 (0.58%) Infor
14 4 (0.58%) JD Edwards