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 5 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 39 11 13
Rank change year-on-year -28 +2 +3
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 556 515 1,127
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 4.31% 10.16% 9.77%
As % of the General category 8.86% 16.18% 17.15%
Number of salaries quoted 396 291 649
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,000 £25,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £47,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year - +11.76% -15.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £58,750 £58,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £72,500 £69,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +10.00% -9.09%

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 6,276 3,183 6,573
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 48.68% 62.79% 56.99%
Number of salaries quoted 3,044 1,796 4,706
10th Percentile £28,000 £26,250 £25,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,972 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.10% +5.56% -14.29%
75th Percentile £63,750 £62,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £72,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £58,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -5.98% +11.43% -12.50%

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 5 May 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 5 May 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 -27 335 £50,000 +5.26% 198
East Midlands -5 219 £45,000 - 128
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 10 (1.80%) Microsoft Exchange
2 9 (1.62%) SharePoint
3 7 (1.26%) CMS
4 5 (0.90%) IIS
5 4 (0.72%) Confluence
6 1 (0.18%) Appian
6 1 (0.18%) WordPress
Applications
1 79 (14.21%) Microsoft Excel
2 23 (4.14%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (1.80%) MS Visio
4 8 (1.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 6 (1.08%) Microsoft Project
5 6 (1.08%) Spreadsheet
6 3 (0.54%) Chatbot
6 3 (0.54%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.18%) Sketch
7 1 (0.18%) Trello
Business Applications
1 11 (1.98%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (0.90%) Q-Pulse
3 3 (0.54%) SAP CO
3 3 (0.54%) SAP FI
3 3 (0.54%) SAP FI/CO
3 3 (0.54%) SAP FSCM
4 2 (0.36%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.36%) Oracle EBS
4 2 (0.36%) SAP Business One
5 1 (0.18%) Integrated Workplace Management System
5 1 (0.18%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.18%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.18%) Primavera
5 1 (0.18%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.18%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 89 (16.01%) Power Platform
2 83 (14.93%) Azure
3 52 (9.35%) Microsoft 365
4 39 (7.01%) AWS
5 21 (3.78%) SaaS
6 13 (2.34%) GCP
7 12 (2.16%) Amazon S3
7 12 (2.16%) AWS Lambda
7 12 (2.16%) Azure DevOps
7 12 (2.16%) Serverless
8 11 (1.98%) Microsoft Purview
8 11 (1.98%) Power Automate
9 10 (1.80%) Dynamics 365
10 8 (1.44%) Azure Data Factory
10 8 (1.44%) Entra ID
10 8 (1.44%) PowerApps
11 5 (0.90%) Azure Sentinel
12 4 (0.72%) Anthropic Claude
12 4 (0.72%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 4 (0.72%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 18 (3.24%) VPN
2 15 (2.70%) WAN
3 12 (2.16%) Firewall
4 11 (1.98%) Wireless
5 10 (1.80%) SD-WAN
6 9 (1.62%) DNS
7 7 (1.26%) Wi-Fi
8 6 (1.08%) BGP
8 6 (1.08%) Cisco ASA
8 6 (1.08%) EIGRP
8 6 (1.08%) OSPF
8 6 (1.08%) TCP/IP
8 6 (1.08%) Wireshark
9 5 (0.90%) DHCP
9 5 (0.90%) LAN
9 5 (0.90%) VLAN
10 3 (0.54%) Broadband
10 3 (0.54%) MQTT
10 3 (0.54%) Remote Desktop
11 2 (0.36%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 86 (15.47%) Power BI
2 35 (6.29%) Tableau
3 17 (3.06%) Data Mining
3 17 (3.06%) SQL Server
4 16 (2.88%) Power Query
5 13 (2.34%) Amazon Redshift
6 12 (2.16%) Oracle Reports
7 10 (1.80%) Azure SQL Database
8 9 (1.62%) Data Warehouse
8 9 (1.62%) Looker
8 9 (1.62%) Relational Database
9 8 (1.44%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 7 (1.26%) Metadata
11 6 (1.08%) Data Lake
12 5 (0.90%) MySQL
13 4 (0.72%) Redis
13 4 (0.72%) SQL Server Reporting Services
14 3 (0.54%) MongoDB
14 3 (0.54%) SAP HANA
15 2 (0.36%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 20 (3.60%) JIRA
2 5 (0.90%) Subversion
3 4 (0.72%) Git
4 3 (0.54%) Postman
4 3 (0.54%) Selenium
5 2 (0.36%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.36%) JMeter
5 2 (0.36%) LoadRunner
5 2 (0.36%) SoapUI
5 2 (0.36%) TestRail
5 2 (0.36%) XCUITest
6 1 (0.18%) Balsamiq
6 1 (0.18%) Bugzilla
6 1 (0.18%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.18%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.18%) Maven
6 1 (0.18%) Sonatype Nexus
6 1 (0.18%) TeamCity
6 1 (0.18%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.18%) Yeoman
General
1 236 (42.45%) Social Skills
2 157 (28.24%) Finance
3 53 (9.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 39 (7.01%) Retail
5 38 (6.83%) Marketing
6 37 (6.65%) Manufacturing
7 31 (5.58%) Law
8 28 (5.04%) Legal
9 27 (4.86%) Organisational Skills
10 18 (3.24%) Presentation Skills
11 17 (3.06%) Public Sector
12 12 (2.16%) Influencing Skills
12 12 (2.16%) Pharmaceutical
13 10 (1.80%) Documentation Skills
14 8 (1.44%) Electronics
15 7 (1.26%) Games
16 6 (1.08%) Financial Institution
17 5 (0.90%) German Language
17 5 (0.90%) Japanese Language
18 4 (0.72%) Banking
Job Titles
1 188 (33.81%) Analyst
2 72 (12.95%) Senior
3 45 (8.09%) Data Analyst
4 37 (6.65%) Lead
5 35 (6.29%) Developer
6 31 (5.58%) Senior Analyst
6 31 (5.58%) Support Analyst
7 27 (4.86%) Business Analyst
8 26 (4.68%) IT Support
9 24 (4.32%) Support Engineer
10 22 (3.96%) IT Analyst
10 22 (3.96%) Junior
11 21 (3.78%) Accountant
11 21 (3.78%) Business Intelligence Analyst
11 21 (3.78%) IT Manager
12 20 (3.60%) Junior Analyst
12 20 (3.60%) Security Analyst
13 18 (3.24%) Systems Accountant
14 17 (3.06%) Full-Stack Developer
14 17 (3.06%) Trainee
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (4.14%) CSS
1 23 (4.14%) HTML
2 18 (3.24%) React
3 17 (3.06%) Node.js
4 9 (1.62%) PyTorch
5 7 (1.26%) Pandas
5 7 (1.26%) scikit-learn
6 6 (1.08%) .NET
6 6 (1.08%) PySpark
6 6 (1.08%) RESTful
7 5 (0.90%) Flash
7 5 (0.90%) JSON
8 4 (0.72%) FastAPI
8 4 (0.72%) Playwright
8 4 (0.72%) REST
8 4 (0.72%) SOAP
8 4 (0.72%) SQLAlchemy
9 3 (0.54%) ASP.NET
9 3 (0.54%) ASP.NET Core
9 3 (0.54%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 58 (10.43%) Analytical Mindset
2 31 (5.58%) Onboarding
3 23 (4.14%) Driving Licence
4 21 (3.78%) Product Ownership
5 20 (3.60%) Self-Motivation
6 16 (2.88%) Management Information System
7 11 (1.98%) Legacy Systems
8 10 (1.80%) CSOC
8 10 (1.80%) FMCG
9 9 (1.62%) Cyber Defence
9 9 (1.62%) Public Cloud
10 8 (1.44%) Enterprise Software
11 7 (1.26%) IoT
11 7 (1.26%) Security Posture
12 6 (1.08%) Virtual Team
13 5 (0.90%) Data Centre
13 5 (0.90%) Data Protection Act
13 5 (0.90%) Embedded Systems
13 5 (0.90%) Mobile App
13 5 (0.90%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 18 (3.24%) Windows
2 11 (1.98%) Linux
3 9 (1.62%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.54%) VMS
5 2 (0.36%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.36%) CentOS
5 2 (0.36%) Debian
5 2 (0.36%) Ubuntu
5 2 (0.36%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 269 (48.38%) Problem-Solving
2 148 (26.62%) Continuous Improvement
3 128 (23.02%) Analytics
4 93 (16.73%) Business Intelligence
5 90 (16.19%) Agile
6 84 (15.11%) Decision-Making
7 67 (12.05%) ERP
8 66 (11.87%) AI
9 58 (10.43%) Actionable Insight
10 55 (9.89%) Project Management
11 51 (9.17%) Mentoring
12 49 (8.81%) Cybersecurity
12 49 (8.81%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 48 (8.63%) Analytical Thinking
13 48 (8.63%) Coaching
14 46 (8.27%) CRM
15 44 (7.91%) Data Analysis
16 43 (7.73%) Stakeholder Management
17 41 (7.37%) Process Improvement
18 39 (7.01%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 140 (25.18%) SQL
2 84 (15.11%) Python
3 24 (4.32%) JavaScript
4 23 (4.14%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 12 (2.16%) PowerShell
6 11 (1.98%) VBA
7 10 (1.80%) C#
7 10 (1.80%) T-SQL
8 8 (1.44%) Java
9 6 (1.08%) Kusto Query Language
9 6 (1.08%) R
10 5 (0.90%) Bash
10 5 (0.90%) PHP
11 3 (0.54%) C++
12 2 (0.36%) Bicep
12 2 (0.36%) Shell Script
12 2 (0.36%) Swift
13 1 (0.18%) RPG
13 1 (0.18%) Scala
Qualifications
1 87 (15.65%) Degree
2 38 (6.83%) Security Cleared
3 31 (5.58%) ACCA
3 31 (5.58%) CIMA
4 28 (5.04%) SC Cleared
5 18 (3.24%) CompTIA Security+
6 17 (3.06%) Computer Science Degree
7 13 (2.34%) PMI Certification
8 12 (2.16%) CISSP
8 12 (2.16%) PMP
9 11 (1.98%) SSCP
10 10 (1.80%) Cisco Certification
10 10 (1.80%) DBS Check
10 10 (1.80%) Master's Degree
11 8 (1.44%) CISA
12 6 (1.08%) CCNP
12 6 (1.08%) CompTIA CySA+
12 6 (1.08%) IRCA
12 6 (1.08%) SANS
13 5 (0.90%) AAT
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 44 (7.91%) Data Quality
2 39 (7.01%) GDPR
3 34 (6.12%) QA
4 22 (3.96%) NIST
5 20 (3.60%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 14 (2.52%) SLA
7 10 (1.80%) PMO
8 9 (1.62%) Accessibility
9 8 (1.44%) GRC
10 7 (1.26%) ISO 9001
11 6 (1.08%) Actionable Recommendations
11 6 (1.08%) PCI DSS
12 5 (0.90%) COSHH
12 5 (0.90%) GMP
13 4 (0.72%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 4 (0.72%) HIPAA
13 4 (0.72%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 4 (0.72%) SOC 2
14 3 (0.54%) ISO 20022
15 2 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 17 (3.06%) Active Directory
2 5 (0.90%) Docker
3 3 (0.54%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (0.54%) vSphere
4 2 (0.36%) Hyper-V
4 2 (0.36%) Virtual Desktop
4 2 (0.36%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.18%) Firmware
5 1 (0.18%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 10 (1.80%) Terraform
2 5 (0.90%) Kubernetes
3 3 (0.54%) Ansible
3 3 (0.54%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (0.36%) Grafana
4 2 (0.36%) Progress Chef
4 2 (0.36%) Puppet
5 1 (0.18%) Functional Safety
5 1 (0.18%) SCCM
5 1 (0.18%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 124 (22.30%) Microsoft
2 22 (3.96%) SAP
3 21 (3.78%) Oracle
4 20 (3.60%) Databricks
5 13 (2.34%) Google
6 9 (1.62%) Cisco
7 7 (1.26%) HubSpot
7 7 (1.26%) Meraki
7 7 (1.26%) ServiceNow
7 7 (1.26%) Zoho
8 5 (0.90%) OpenAI
9 4 (0.72%) JD Edwards
10 3 (0.54%) Adobe
10 3 (0.54%) Botify
10 3 (0.54%) IBM
10 3 (0.54%) PayPal
10 3 (0.54%) QAD
10 3 (0.54%) VMware
10 3 (0.54%) Workday
10 3 (0.54%) Zscaler