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 6 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 23 14 13
Rank change year-on-year -9 -1 -1
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 572 531 1,327
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 4.40% 9.81% 9.75%
As % of the General category 9.98% 15.21% 17.84%
Number of salaries quoted 400 285 638
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,750 £25,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £36,250 £29,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,750 £47,500 £42,501
Median % change year-on-year +0.53% +11.76% -15.00%
75th Percentile £63,225 £61,250 £57,500
90th Percentile £77,050 £75,000 £69,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +10.00% -8.90%

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 5,729 3,490 7,437
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 44.11% 64.49% 54.64%
Number of salaries quoted 3,566 1,902 4,657
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,250 £25,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,065 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.03% - -14.29%
75th Percentile £63,750 £62,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £76,250 £71,991
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -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 6 July 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 6 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
West Midlands -17 315 £50,000 +5.26% 170
East Midlands -5 256 £45,872 -3.93% 142
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 14 (2.45%) SharePoint
2 10 (1.75%) IIS
3 7 (1.22%) Microsoft Exchange
4 6 (1.05%) CMS
5 3 (0.52%) Confluence
6 1 (0.17%) Appian
6 1 (0.17%) SAS
Applications
1 58 (10.14%) Microsoft Excel
2 18 (3.15%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (1.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (1.05%) Spreadsheet
5 4 (0.70%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.52%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.17%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 8 (1.40%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (0.87%) Q-Pulse
3 4 (0.70%) JDE EnterpriseOne
4 3 (0.52%) Dynamics GP
4 3 (0.52%) SAP CO
4 3 (0.52%) SAP FI
4 3 (0.52%) SAP FI/CO
4 3 (0.52%) SAP FSCM
5 2 (0.35%) Dynamics CRM
5 2 (0.35%) SAP Business One
6 1 (0.17%) Integrated Workplace Management System
6 1 (0.17%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.17%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.17%) Oracle Receivables
6 1 (0.17%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 98 (17.13%) Power Platform
2 86 (15.03%) Azure
3 45 (7.87%) Microsoft 365
4 36 (6.29%) AWS
5 32 (5.59%) SaaS
6 15 (2.62%) GCP
7 13 (2.27%) Entra ID
8 11 (1.92%) Power Automate
9 10 (1.75%) Amazon S3
9 10 (1.75%) Azure DevOps
9 10 (1.75%) Dynamics 365
9 10 (1.75%) Microsoft Purview
10 9 (1.57%) PowerApps
11 8 (1.40%) AWS Lambda
11 8 (1.40%) Serverless
12 7 (1.22%) Azure Data Factory
13 5 (0.87%) Anthropic Claude
14 4 (0.70%) Google Ads
14 4 (0.70%) Google Sheets
14 4 (0.70%) Microsoft Advertising
Communications & Networking
1 16 (2.80%) VPN
2 14 (2.45%) Firewall
3 13 (2.27%) TCP/IP
4 12 (2.10%) WAN
5 11 (1.92%) DNS
6 10 (1.75%) Wireless
7 8 (1.40%) SD-WAN
8 6 (1.05%) DHCP
8 6 (1.05%) LAN
8 6 (1.05%) Wi-Fi
9 5 (0.87%) BGP
9 5 (0.87%) Wireshark
10 4 (0.70%) Cisco ASA
10 4 (0.70%) Cisco IOS
10 4 (0.70%) EIGRP
10 4 (0.70%) MQTT
10 4 (0.70%) Network Security
10 4 (0.70%) OSPF
11 3 (0.52%) VLAN
12 2 (0.35%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 94 (16.43%) Power BI
2 27 (4.72%) SQL Server
3 25 (4.37%) Tableau
4 23 (4.02%) Power Query
5 14 (2.45%) Data Warehouse
6 11 (1.92%) Amazon Redshift
7 10 (1.75%) Azure SQL Database
8 9 (1.57%) Relational Database
9 7 (1.22%) MySQL
10 6 (1.05%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 5 (0.87%) Data Mining
11 5 (0.87%) Redis
12 4 (0.70%) MongoDB
13 3 (0.52%) Data Lake
13 3 (0.52%) DTS
13 3 (0.52%) Metadata
13 3 (0.52%) PostgreSQL
13 3 (0.52%) QlikView
13 3 (0.52%) SAP HANA
14 2 (0.35%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 13 (2.27%) JIRA
2 4 (0.70%) Burp Suite
2 4 (0.70%) Git
2 4 (0.70%) Metasploit
3 2 (0.35%) JMeter
3 2 (0.35%) LoadRunner
3 2 (0.35%) Postman
3 2 (0.35%) SoapUI
3 2 (0.35%) TeamCity
3 2 (0.35%) TestRail
4 1 (0.17%) Appium
4 1 (0.17%) Bugzilla
4 1 (0.17%) Cucumber
4 1 (0.17%) Cypress.io
4 1 (0.17%) Eclipse
4 1 (0.17%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.17%) REST Assured
4 1 (0.17%) Selenium
4 1 (0.17%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.17%) Yeoman
General
1 253 (44.23%) Social Skills
2 171 (29.90%) Finance
3 55 (9.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 52 (9.09%) Retail
5 49 (8.57%) Manufacturing
6 37 (6.47%) Marketing
7 32 (5.59%) Organisational Skills
8 29 (5.07%) Legal
9 26 (4.55%) Influencing Skills
10 19 (3.32%) Law
11 18 (3.15%) Public Sector
12 14 (2.45%) Pharmaceutical
12 14 (2.45%) Presentation Skills
13 11 (1.92%) Telecoms
14 9 (1.57%) Documentation Skills
15 7 (1.22%) Financial Institution
15 7 (1.22%) Games
16 6 (1.05%) Japanese Language
17 5 (0.87%) Banking
17 5 (0.87%) German Language
Job Titles
1 171 (29.90%) Analyst
2 80 (13.99%) Senior
3 49 (8.57%) Data Analyst
4 37 (6.47%) Senior Analyst
5 35 (6.12%) Accountant
6 34 (5.94%) Lead
7 33 (5.77%) Support Engineer
8 31 (5.42%) Business Analyst
9 26 (4.55%) Developer
10 24 (4.20%) Systems Accountant
11 22 (3.85%) Delivery Manager
11 22 (3.85%) IT Analyst
11 22 (3.85%) Security Analyst
12 20 (3.50%) IT Support
13 19 (3.32%) Senior Data Analyst
14 18 (3.15%) Cybersecurity Analyst
15 17 (2.97%) Data Scientist
15 17 (2.97%) IT Manager
15 17 (2.97%) Technical Engineer
15 17 (2.97%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (2.45%) CSS
1 14 (2.45%) HTML
2 10 (1.75%) Node.js
2 10 (1.75%) React
3 9 (1.57%) PyTorch
4 8 (1.40%) Pandas
4 8 (1.40%) RESTful
4 8 (1.40%) scikit-learn
5 6 (1.05%) .NET
6 5 (0.87%) FastAPI
6 5 (0.87%) JSON
6 5 (0.87%) REST
6 5 (0.87%) SQLAlchemy
7 4 (0.70%) COM
7 4 (0.70%) DCOM
7 4 (0.70%) EDI
7 4 (0.70%) LDAP
7 4 (0.70%) Middleware
7 4 (0.70%) PySpark
8 3 (0.52%) ASP.NET
Miscellaneous
1 66 (11.54%) Analytical Mindset
2 26 (4.55%) Self-Motivation
3 24 (4.20%) Driving Licence
4 23 (4.02%) Onboarding
5 19 (3.32%) Management Information System
6 18 (3.15%) Product Ownership
7 14 (2.45%) Security Posture
8 11 (1.92%) CSOC
8 11 (1.92%) IoT
9 10 (1.75%) Public Cloud
10 9 (1.57%) Cyber Defence
10 9 (1.57%) Legacy Systems
10 9 (1.57%) Mobile App
11 7 (1.22%) Enterprise Software
12 6 (1.05%) Security Operations Centre
13 5 (0.87%) Cloud Native
13 5 (0.87%) CMDB
13 5 (0.87%) Data Structures
13 5 (0.87%) Manufacturing Execution System
14 4 (0.70%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 28 (4.90%) Windows
2 19 (3.32%) Linux
3 10 (1.75%) Windows Server
4 5 (0.87%) Android
4 5 (0.87%) OpenVMS
4 5 (0.87%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 4 (0.70%) VMS
6 2 (0.35%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.35%) CentOS
6 2 (0.35%) Debian
6 2 (0.35%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 303 (52.97%) Problem-Solving
2 155 (27.10%) Continuous Improvement
3 133 (23.25%) Analytics
4 123 (21.50%) Decision-Making
5 105 (18.36%) Business Intelligence
6 88 (15.38%) Agile
7 82 (14.34%) Actionable Insight
8 75 (13.11%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 67 (11.71%) Cybersecurity
10 66 (11.54%) AI
11 65 (11.36%) ERP
12 62 (10.84%) Roadmaps
13 56 (9.79%) Coaching
14 53 (9.27%) Analytical Thinking
14 53 (9.27%) Mentoring
15 52 (9.09%) Data Analysis
16 51 (8.92%) Collaborative Working
17 47 (8.22%) Data Modelling
18 45 (7.87%) Computer Science
19 42 (7.34%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 140 (24.48%) SQL
2 86 (15.03%) Python
3 27 (4.72%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 15 (2.62%) JavaScript
5 14 (2.45%) PowerShell
6 10 (1.75%) Java
7 9 (1.57%) VBA
8 8 (1.40%) C#
9 7 (1.22%) Kusto Query Language
9 7 (1.22%) R
9 7 (1.22%) T-SQL
10 5 (0.87%) Bash
10 5 (0.87%) PHP
11 3 (0.52%) C++
12 2 (0.35%) RPG
12 2 (0.35%) Shell Script
13 1 (0.17%) C
13 1 (0.17%) Embedded C
13 1 (0.17%) MATLAB
13 1 (0.17%) Pascal
Qualifications
1 98 (17.13%) Degree
2 54 (9.44%) Security Cleared
3 36 (6.29%) ACCA
3 36 (6.29%) CIMA
4 35 (6.12%) SC Cleared
5 22 (3.85%) CompTIA Security+
6 15 (2.62%) Cisco Certification
6 15 (2.62%) CISSP
7 12 (2.10%) DBS Check
7 12 (2.10%) SSCP
8 11 (1.92%) Computer Science Degree
9 8 (1.40%) CISA
9 8 (1.40%) PMI Certification
10 7 (1.22%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 7 (1.22%) CompTIA CySA+
10 7 (1.22%) PMP
10 7 (1.22%) SANS
11 6 (1.05%) CCSP
11 6 (1.05%) IRCA
11 6 (1.05%) MOS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (6.99%) GDPR
2 39 (6.82%) Data Quality
3 26 (4.55%) QA
4 24 (4.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 22 (3.85%) NIST
6 16 (2.80%) GRC
7 15 (2.62%) ISO 9001
8 11 (1.92%) SLA
9 8 (1.40%) Accessibility
9 8 (1.40%) Cyber Essentials
10 7 (1.22%) Actionable Recommendations
11 6 (1.05%) PCI DSS
12 5 (0.87%) COSHH
12 5 (0.87%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 5 (0.87%) GMP
12 5 (0.87%) ISO 14001
12 5 (0.87%) PMO
13 3 (0.52%) ISO 20022
13 3 (0.52%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 3 (0.52%) SOC 2
System Software
1 14 (2.45%) Active Directory
2 6 (1.05%) Docker
3 5 (0.87%) Virtual Machines
4 3 (0.52%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.35%) Firmware
5 2 (0.35%) VMware Infrastructure
6 1 (0.17%) Embedded Firmware
6 1 (0.17%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 7 (1.22%) Terraform
2 5 (0.87%) Kubernetes
3 4 (0.70%) Functional Safety
3 4 (0.70%) Nmap
4 3 (0.52%) Ansible
5 2 (0.35%) FortiGate
5 2 (0.35%) Grafana
5 2 (0.35%) Progress Chef
5 2 (0.35%) Puppet
6 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.17%) SCCM
6 1 (0.17%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 116 (20.28%) Microsoft
2 18 (3.15%) Databricks
2 18 (3.15%) Google
3 16 (2.80%) SAP
4 12 (2.10%) Cisco
5 10 (1.75%) HubSpot
6 9 (1.57%) ServiceNow
7 7 (1.22%) Red Hat
8 6 (1.05%) Meraki
8 6 (1.05%) Salesforce
9 5 (0.87%) OpenAI
10 4 (0.70%) Botify
10 4 (0.70%) Hotjar
10 4 (0.70%) JD Edwards
10 4 (0.70%) SYSPRO
11 3 (0.52%) Adobe
11 3 (0.52%) Oracle
11 3 (0.52%) Palo Alto
12 2 (0.35%) Dynatrace
12 2 (0.35%) Workday