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 9 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 23 13 17
Rank change year-on-year -10 +4 -3
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 607 670 455
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 7.74% 10.44% 8.28%
As % of the General category 13.17% 16.72% 14.30%
Number of salaries quoted 351 249 349
10th Percentile £27,000 £29,750 £26,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £37,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £48,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.37% +2.11% -5.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £62,500 £60,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £74,014 £69,000
England median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% -4.35% +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 4,610 4,007 3,182
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 58.78% 62.42% 57.92%
Number of salaries quoted 2,297 1,755 2,583
10th Percentile £27,750 £30,850 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,500 £38,641 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £51,251 £49,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.20% +4.59% -6.67%
75th Percentile £62,500 £65,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £76,567 £75,000
England median annual salary £53,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.67% - -4.00%

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 9 January 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 9 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
West Midlands -13 360 £50,750 +1.50% 171
East Midlands +4 245 £37,500 -11.76% 174
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 8 (1.32%) Confluence
2 7 (1.15%) SharePoint
3 6 (0.99%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (0.66%) CMS
5 3 (0.49%) WordPress
6 1 (0.16%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.16%) ArcGIS
6 1 (0.16%) HCL Notes
6 1 (0.16%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 1 (0.16%) SAS
Applications
1 79 (13.01%) Microsoft Excel
2 61 (10.05%) Chatbot
3 34 (5.60%) Microsoft Office
4 9 (1.48%) MS Visio
5 7 (1.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 5 (0.82%) Microsoft Project
6 5 (0.82%) Spreadsheet
7 4 (0.66%) CATIA
8 2 (0.33%) AutoCAD
8 2 (0.33%) SOLIDWORKS
8 2 (0.33%) Trello
9 1 (0.16%) Camtasia
9 1 (0.16%) Sketch
9 1 (0.16%) SmartSuite
Business Applications
1 15 (2.47%) SAP S/4HANA
2 9 (1.48%) Dynamics CRM
3 8 (1.32%) NetSuite
4 3 (0.49%) Oracle Payables
5 2 (0.33%) NEC Housing
5 2 (0.33%) Oracle Cash Management
5 2 (0.33%) Primavera
5 2 (0.33%) SAP Business One
5 2 (0.33%) SAP ERP
5 2 (0.33%) Shopify
6 1 (0.16%) Cognos Controller
6 1 (0.16%) Dynamics GP
6 1 (0.16%) HFM
6 1 (0.16%) Oracle BPM
6 1 (0.16%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.16%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 1 (0.16%) Oracle Receivables
6 1 (0.16%) Pegasus Opera
6 1 (0.16%) Sage X3
6 1 (0.16%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 68 (11.20%) Azure
2 58 (9.56%) Power Platform
3 56 (9.23%) SaaS
4 31 (5.11%) AWS
5 23 (3.79%) Microsoft 365
6 14 (2.31%) Dynamics 365
7 9 (1.48%) OCI
8 8 (1.32%) Azure Data Factory
8 8 (1.32%) Power Automate
8 8 (1.32%) PowerApps
9 7 (1.15%) Cloud Computing
9 7 (1.15%) Serverless
10 6 (0.99%) Amazon S3
10 6 (0.99%) AWS Lambda
10 6 (0.99%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 6 (0.99%) Entra ID
11 5 (0.82%) Azure DevOps
11 5 (0.82%) PaaS
12 4 (0.66%) Azure Sentinel
12 4 (0.66%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 39 (6.43%) Remote Desktop
2 11 (1.81%) Firewall
3 10 (1.65%) VPN
4 8 (1.32%) VLAN
4 8 (1.32%) WAN
5 5 (0.82%) SD-WAN
6 4 (0.66%) SMS
6 4 (0.66%) Wireless
7 3 (0.49%) BGP
7 3 (0.49%) LAN
7 3 (0.49%) OSPF
8 2 (0.33%) Bluetooth
8 2 (0.33%) Cisco ASA
8 2 (0.33%) EIGRP
8 2 (0.33%) Intrusion Detection
8 2 (0.33%) Network Security
8 2 (0.33%) Wi-Fi
8 2 (0.33%) Wireshark
9 1 (0.16%) NAS
9 1 (0.16%) ZigBee
Database & Business Intelligence
1 53 (8.73%) Power BI
2 31 (5.11%) Tableau
3 25 (4.12%) Data Mining
4 20 (3.29%) Looker
5 16 (2.64%) Oracle Reports
5 16 (2.64%) SQL Server
6 13 (2.14%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 11 (1.81%) Azure SQL Database
8 10 (1.65%) Data Lake
9 9 (1.48%) Metadata
9 9 (1.48%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 8 (1.32%) Relational Database
11 6 (0.99%) Amazon Redshift
11 6 (0.99%) Data Warehouse
12 4 (0.66%) Crystal Reports
12 4 (0.66%) MySQL
13 3 (0.49%) BusinessObjects
13 3 (0.49%) Oracle Database
13 3 (0.49%) SQL Server Analysis Services
14 2 (0.33%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 20 (3.29%) JIRA
2 6 (0.99%) Selenium
3 5 (0.82%) Subversion
4 2 (0.33%) Git
4 2 (0.33%) Postman
4 2 (0.33%) Sonatype Nexus
4 2 (0.33%) TestRail
5 1 (0.16%) Balsamiq
5 1 (0.16%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.16%) JMeter
5 1 (0.16%) Katalon Studio
5 1 (0.16%) Maven
5 1 (0.16%) MLflow
5 1 (0.16%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.16%) WebDriver
5 1 (0.16%) XCUITest
General
1 262 (43.16%) Social Skills
2 135 (22.24%) Finance
3 96 (15.82%) Retail
4 90 (14.83%) Marketing
5 39 (6.43%) Law
6 37 (6.10%) Manufacturing
7 26 (4.28%) Organisational Skills
8 25 (4.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 25 (4.12%) Public Sector
9 20 (3.29%) Legal
9 20 (3.29%) Presentation Skills
10 16 (2.64%) Documentation Skills
11 11 (1.81%) Electronics
12 9 (1.48%) Aerospace
12 9 (1.48%) Banking
13 4 (0.66%) Social Housing
14 3 (0.49%) Advertising
14 3 (0.49%) Influencing Skills
14 3 (0.49%) Local Government
14 3 (0.49%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 150 (24.71%) Analyst
2 69 (11.37%) Lead
3 61 (10.05%) Trainer
4 60 (9.88%) Senior
5 47 (7.74%) 2nd Line Support
6 42 (6.92%) Developer
7 40 (6.59%) Support Analyst
8 33 (5.44%) Architect
9 32 (5.27%) Data Analyst
10 27 (4.45%) 1st/2nd Line Support
11 25 (4.12%) Senior Analyst
12 23 (3.79%) Support Technician
13 21 (3.46%) Support Engineer
14 19 (3.13%) ERP Support
14 19 (3.13%) Junior
14 19 (3.13%) Software Analyst
14 19 (3.13%) Technical Support
15 18 (2.97%) ERP Analyst
15 18 (2.97%) Financial Analyst
15 18 (2.97%) Trainee
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (2.97%) REST
2 17 (2.80%) HTML
3 16 (2.64%) SOAP
4 15 (2.47%) CSS
4 15 (2.47%) Middleware
5 12 (1.98%) BAPI
5 12 (1.98%) IBM Integration Bus
5 12 (1.98%) JMS
5 12 (1.98%) OAuth
5 12 (1.98%) Oracle Fusion
5 12 (1.98%) SAML
6 11 (1.81%) Flash
6 11 (1.81%) React
7 9 (1.48%) Node.js
8 7 (1.15%) EDI
9 6 (0.99%) .NET
10 5 (0.82%) Playwright
11 4 (0.66%) JSON
12 3 (0.49%) AngularJS
12 3 (0.49%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 112 (18.45%) Onboarding
2 58 (9.56%) Analytical Mindset
3 38 (6.26%) Management Information System
4 26 (4.28%) FMCG
5 25 (4.12%) Self-Motivation
6 24 (3.95%) Driving Licence
7 14 (2.31%) Enterprise Software
8 10 (1.65%) e-Learning
9 9 (1.48%) Product Ownership
10 8 (1.32%) Data Structures
10 8 (1.32%) IoT
11 7 (1.15%) Legacy Systems
12 6 (0.99%) Data Centre
12 6 (0.99%) Data Protection Act
12 6 (0.99%) Embedded Systems
12 6 (0.99%) Security Posture
13 5 (0.82%) Credit Risk
14 4 (0.66%) Reference Data
14 4 (0.66%) Social Media
14 4 (0.66%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 20 (3.29%) Windows
2 16 (2.64%) Linux
3 4 (0.66%) Mac OS X
4 3 (0.49%) Unix
5 2 (0.33%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.33%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.33%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.33%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (0.16%) Android
6 1 (0.16%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.16%) OpenVMS
6 1 (0.16%) Oracle Linux
6 1 (0.16%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 281 (46.29%) Problem-Solving
2 201 (33.11%) Continuous Improvement
3 137 (22.57%) CRM
4 133 (21.91%) Analytics
5 112 (18.45%) ERP
6 99 (16.31%) Decision-Making
7 95 (15.65%) E-Commerce
8 87 (14.33%) AI
9 80 (13.18%) Stakeholder Management
10 77 (12.69%) Customer Service
11 75 (12.36%) Project Management
12 71 (11.70%) Analytical Thinking
12 71 (11.70%) Business Intelligence
12 71 (11.70%) Mentoring
13 63 (10.38%) Agile
13 63 (10.38%) Collaborative Working
14 62 (10.21%) Chemistry
14 62 (10.21%) Coaching
15 61 (10.05%) Conversational UI
16 59 (9.72%) Customer Experience
Programming Languages
1 154 (25.37%) SQL
2 51 (8.40%) Python
3 45 (7.41%) C#
4 17 (2.80%) JavaScript
5 13 (2.14%) T-SQL
6 10 (1.65%) PowerShell
7 9 (1.48%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 5 (0.82%) ABAP
8 5 (0.82%) Java
8 5 (0.82%) R
9 4 (0.66%) VBA
10 2 (0.33%) Bash
10 2 (0.33%) C++
11 1 (0.16%) Groovy
11 1 (0.16%) PL/SQL
11 1 (0.16%) Scala
11 1 (0.16%) Shell Script
11 1 (0.16%) Swift
11 1 (0.16%) TypeScript
11 1 (0.16%) VB
Qualifications
1 217 (35.75%) Degree
2 71 (11.70%) Master's Degree
3 62 (10.21%) PhD
4 35 (5.77%) Security Cleared
5 25 (4.12%) Computer Science Degree
6 23 (3.79%) SC Cleared
7 16 (2.64%) ACCA
8 14 (2.31%) CIMA
8 14 (2.31%) DBS Check
9 13 (2.14%) AAT
10 9 (1.48%) CISSP
10 9 (1.48%) Microsoft Certification
11 8 (1.32%) Cisco Certification
11 8 (1.32%) CISM
12 6 (0.99%) ITIL Certification
12 6 (0.99%) PMI Certification
13 5 (0.82%) PMP
14 4 (0.66%) CCNP
14 4 (0.66%) MCP
14 4 (0.66%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 49 (8.07%) QA
2 31 (5.11%) Data Quality
3 25 (4.12%) GDPR
4 19 (3.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 11 (1.81%) NIST
6 10 (1.65%) SLA
7 8 (1.32%) PMO
8 3 (0.49%) Actionable Recommendations
9 2 (0.33%) COBIT
9 2 (0.33%) IEC 61131
9 2 (0.33%) ISO 20022
9 2 (0.33%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 2 (0.33%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.16%) HIPAA
10 1 (0.16%) HL7
10 1 (0.16%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 1 (0.16%) IFRS
10 1 (0.16%) ISO 9001
10 1 (0.16%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 1 (0.16%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 31 (5.11%) Active Directory
2 11 (1.81%) Firmware
3 6 (0.99%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (0.99%) vSphere
4 4 (0.66%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.33%) Docker
5 2 (0.33%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (0.33%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.16%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 8 (1.32%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (0.82%) Terraform
3 2 (0.33%) Ansible
3 2 (0.33%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.16%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.16%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 119 (19.60%) Microsoft
2 67 (11.04%) SAP
3 61 (10.05%) PayPal
4 37 (6.10%) Oracle
5 24 (3.95%) Salesforce
6 14 (2.31%) Cisco
7 13 (2.14%) IBM
8 9 (1.48%) Databricks
8 9 (1.48%) Zoho
9 8 (1.32%) Google
10 7 (1.15%) ServiceNow
11 6 (0.99%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
11 6 (0.99%) VMware
12 5 (0.82%) Epicor
12 5 (0.82%) Infor
12 5 (0.82%) JD Edwards
13 4 (0.66%) Sage
13 4 (0.66%) SonicWALL
14 3 (0.49%) Meraki
14 3 (0.49%) QAD