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 10 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 20 13 14
Rank change year-on-year -7 +1 -3
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 638 811 497
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 8.95% 10.28% 10.28%
As % of the General category 14.64% 17.16% 15.87%
Number of salaries quoted 348 266 385
10th Percentile £27,000 £29,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £36,250 £34,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,772 £49,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.63% -2.00% +4.38%
75th Percentile £63,750 £62,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £72,875 £71,250
England median annual salary £50,915 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -7.43% -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 common skills in the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 4,358 4,727 3,131
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 61.14% 59.91% 64.76%
Number of salaries quoted 2,309 2,023 2,486
10th Percentile £26,750 £30,550 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £37,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,125 £50,309 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.29% +0.62% -
75th Percentile £62,500 £65,000 £62,875
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £75,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - -0.83%

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 10 December 2025.

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 10 December 2025. 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 -8 379 £50,750 +1.50% 264
East Midlands +5 256 £37,500 -11.76% 169
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 9 (1.41%) Confluence
2 8 (1.25%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.63%) CMS
4 3 (0.47%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.47%) WordPress
5 2 (0.31%) Apache Spark
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 77 (12.07%) Chatbot
2 75 (11.76%) Microsoft Excel
3 39 (6.11%) Microsoft Office
4 7 (1.10%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 6 (0.94%) Spreadsheet
6 4 (0.63%) CATIA
6 4 (0.63%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.31%) AutoCAD
7 2 (0.31%) Microsoft Project
7 2 (0.31%) SOLIDWORKS
7 2 (0.31%) Trello
8 1 (0.16%) Camtasia
8 1 (0.16%) SmartSuite
Business Applications
1 17 (2.66%) SAP S/4HANA
2 11 (1.72%) Dynamics CRM
3 10 (1.57%) Sprinklr
4 8 (1.25%) NetSuite
5 3 (0.47%) Oracle Payables
5 3 (0.47%) Shopify
6 2 (0.31%) NEC Housing
6 2 (0.31%) Oracle Cash Management
6 2 (0.31%) Primavera
6 2 (0.31%) SAP Business One
6 2 (0.31%) SAP CO
6 2 (0.31%) SAP ERP
6 2 (0.31%) SAP FI
6 2 (0.31%) SAP FI/CO
7 1 (0.16%) Dynamics NAV
7 1 (0.16%) HFM
7 1 (0.16%) Magento
7 1 (0.16%) Oracle EBS
7 1 (0.16%) Pegasus Opera
7 1 (0.16%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 67 (10.50%) Azure
2 57 (8.93%) SaaS
3 50 (7.84%) Power Platform
4 22 (3.45%) AWS
5 17 (2.66%) Microsoft 365
6 14 (2.19%) Dynamics 365
7 10 (1.57%) OCI
8 8 (1.25%) Cloud Computing
8 8 (1.25%) Entra ID
9 7 (1.10%) Azure Data Factory
9 7 (1.10%) Google Analytics
10 6 (0.94%) Google Ads
11 5 (0.78%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 5 (0.78%) PaaS
11 5 (0.78%) Power Automate
11 5 (0.78%) PowerApps
11 5 (0.78%) Snowflake
12 4 (0.63%) Azure DevOps
12 4 (0.63%) Azure Logic Apps
12 4 (0.63%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 39 (6.11%) Remote Desktop
2 9 (1.41%) Firewall
2 9 (1.41%) VPN
3 6 (0.94%) VLAN
4 5 (0.78%) WAN
5 4 (0.63%) Network Security
5 4 (0.63%) SMS
6 3 (0.47%) SD-WAN
7 2 (0.31%) HTTP
7 2 (0.31%) Intrusion Detection
7 2 (0.31%) LAN
7 2 (0.31%) SAN
7 2 (0.31%) Wireless
8 1 (0.16%) BGP
8 1 (0.16%) DNS
8 1 (0.16%) IPv4
8 1 (0.16%) IPv6
8 1 (0.16%) MPLS
8 1 (0.16%) OSPF
8 1 (0.16%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 44 (6.90%) Power BI
2 26 (4.08%) Tableau
3 21 (3.29%) Data Mining
4 20 (3.13%) Looker
5 16 (2.51%) SQL Server
6 13 (2.04%) Metadata
7 11 (1.72%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 10 (1.57%) Oracle Reports
9 9 (1.41%) Azure SQL Database
9 9 (1.41%) Relational Database
10 8 (1.25%) Data Lake
11 7 (1.10%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 5 (0.78%) Data Warehouse
13 4 (0.63%) Crystal Reports
13 4 (0.63%) MySQL
14 3 (0.47%) BusinessObjects
14 3 (0.47%) Oracle Database
15 2 (0.31%) Electronic Patient Records
15 2 (0.31%) MongoDB
15 2 (0.31%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 20 (3.13%) JIRA
2 6 (0.94%) Selenium
3 3 (0.47%) Subversion
4 2 (0.31%) Git
4 2 (0.31%) Postman
4 2 (0.31%) Sonatype Nexus
4 2 (0.31%) TestRail
5 1 (0.16%) ERwin
5 1 (0.16%) GitLab
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
General
1 275 (43.10%) Social Skills
2 135 (21.16%) Finance
3 107 (16.77%) Marketing
4 106 (16.61%) Retail
5 38 (5.96%) Manufacturing
6 36 (5.64%) Law
7 26 (4.08%) Public Sector
8 24 (3.76%) Legal
8 24 (3.76%) Organisational Skills
9 19 (2.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 19 (2.98%) Presentation Skills
10 16 (2.51%) Documentation Skills
11 11 (1.72%) Banking
12 6 (0.94%) Aerospace
12 6 (0.94%) Electronics
13 5 (0.78%) Advertising
13 5 (0.78%) Influencing Skills
14 4 (0.63%) Social Housing
15 3 (0.47%) Local Government
15 3 (0.47%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 142 (22.26%) Analyst
2 77 (12.07%) Trainer
3 70 (10.97%) Lead
4 57 (8.93%) Senior
5 47 (7.37%) 2nd Line Support
6 36 (5.64%) Architect
7 35 (5.49%) Developer
7 35 (5.49%) Support Analyst
8 27 (4.23%) 1st/2nd Line Support
8 27 (4.23%) Data Analyst
9 24 (3.76%) Senior Analyst
9 24 (3.76%) Software Analyst
10 23 (3.61%) Support Technician
11 21 (3.29%) Consultant
11 21 (3.29%) Technical Support
12 20 (3.13%) Support Engineer
13 19 (2.98%) ERP Support
14 18 (2.82%) ERP Analyst
15 17 (2.66%) 2nd Line Support Technician
16 16 (2.51%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (3.29%) HTML
2 19 (2.98%) CSS
3 18 (2.82%) REST
4 15 (2.35%) SOAP
5 14 (2.19%) Middleware
6 13 (2.04%) Oracle Fusion
7 11 (1.72%) BAPI
7 11 (1.72%) Flash
7 11 (1.72%) IBM Integration Bus
7 11 (1.72%) JMS
7 11 (1.72%) OAuth
7 11 (1.72%) SAML
8 8 (1.25%) React
9 6 (0.94%) .NET
10 5 (0.78%) EDI
10 5 (0.78%) Playwright
11 4 (0.63%) AngularJS
11 4 (0.63%) JSON
12 3 (0.47%) Web Services
12 3 (0.47%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 127 (19.91%) Onboarding
2 72 (11.29%) Analytical Mindset
3 35 (5.49%) Management Information System
4 28 (4.39%) Self-Motivation
5 27 (4.23%) Driving Licence
6 24 (3.76%) FMCG
7 13 (2.04%) Enterprise Software
8 10 (1.57%) e-Learning
9 9 (1.41%) Data Structures
9 9 (1.41%) IoT
9 9 (1.41%) Security Posture
10 7 (1.10%) Product Ownership
10 7 (1.10%) Social Media
11 6 (0.94%) Data Protection Act
11 6 (0.94%) Legacy Systems
12 5 (0.78%) Credit Risk
12 5 (0.78%) Cyber Defence
13 4 (0.63%) Embedded Systems
13 4 (0.63%) Reference Data
13 4 (0.63%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 19 (2.98%) Windows
2 15 (2.35%) Linux
3 5 (0.78%) Mac OS X
4 3 (0.47%) Unix
5 2 (0.31%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.16%) Android
6 1 (0.16%) Apple iOS
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
1 272 (42.63%) Problem-Solving
2 203 (31.82%) Continuous Improvement
3 165 (25.86%) CRM
4 141 (22.10%) Analytics
5 115 (18.03%) ERP
6 108 (16.93%) E-Commerce
7 103 (16.14%) Decision-Making
8 102 (15.99%) AI
9 96 (15.05%) Stakeholder Management
10 91 (14.26%) Customer Service
11 82 (12.85%) Project Management
12 78 (12.23%) Chemistry
13 77 (12.07%) Analytical Thinking
13 77 (12.07%) Conversational UI
14 76 (11.91%) Collaborative Working
15 74 (11.60%) Coaching
15 74 (11.60%) Digital Marketing
15 74 (11.60%) Mentoring
16 71 (11.13%) Customer Experience
16 71 (11.13%) Dashboard Development
Programming Languages
1 147 (23.04%) SQL
2 45 (7.05%) C#
3 42 (6.58%) Python
4 23 (3.61%) JavaScript
5 13 (2.04%) T-SQL
6 10 (1.57%) PowerShell
7 8 (1.25%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 8 (1.25%) R
8 6 (0.94%) Java
9 5 (0.78%) ABAP
10 3 (0.47%) Bash
11 2 (0.31%) C++
11 2 (0.31%) PL/SQL
12 1 (0.16%) Bicep
12 1 (0.16%) Groovy
12 1 (0.16%) Perl
12 1 (0.16%) Scala
12 1 (0.16%) Shell Script
12 1 (0.16%) TypeScript
12 1 (0.16%) VB
Qualifications
1 245 (38.40%) Degree
2 87 (13.64%) Master's Degree
3 80 (12.54%) PhD
4 37 (5.80%) Security Cleared
5 25 (3.92%) SC Cleared
6 24 (3.76%) Computer Science Degree
7 14 (2.19%) ACCA
7 14 (2.19%) DBS Check
8 13 (2.04%) AAT
9 12 (1.88%) CIMA
10 11 (1.72%) CISSP
11 10 (1.57%) Microsoft Certification
12 8 (1.25%) CISM
13 7 (1.10%) Cisco Certification
14 6 (0.94%) ITIL Certification
15 5 (0.78%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 5 (0.78%) MCP
15 5 (0.78%) MCSA
15 5 (0.78%) MCSE
16 4 (0.63%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (7.37%) QA
2 35 (5.49%) Data Quality
3 21 (3.29%) GDPR
4 19 (2.98%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 11 (1.72%) PMO
5 11 (1.72%) SLA
6 10 (1.57%) NIST
7 3 (0.47%) Actionable Recommendations
8 2 (0.31%) COBIT
8 2 (0.31%) IEC 61131
8 2 (0.31%) IFRS
8 2 (0.31%) ISO 20022
8 2 (0.31%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 2 (0.31%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.16%) Government Security Classifications
9 1 (0.16%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.16%) HL7
9 1 (0.16%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 1 (0.16%) ISO 9001
9 1 (0.16%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 28 (4.39%) Active Directory
2 11 (1.72%) Firmware
3 5 (0.78%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.63%) Hyper-V
4 4 (0.63%) vSphere
5 2 (0.31%) Docker
6 1 (0.16%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 7 (1.10%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (0.63%) Terraform
3 3 (0.47%) Kubernetes
4 2 (0.31%) Ansible
5 1 (0.16%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.16%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (0.16%) Kibana
Vendors
1 112 (17.55%) Microsoft
2 77 (12.07%) PayPal
3 66 (10.34%) SAP
4 29 (4.55%) Oracle
5 25 (3.92%) Salesforce
6 15 (2.35%) Databricks
7 12 (1.88%) Cisco
7 12 (1.88%) Google
7 12 (1.88%) IBM
8 10 (1.57%) Adobe
8 10 (1.57%) Zoho
9 7 (1.10%) ServiceNow
10 6 (0.94%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
10 6 (0.94%) VMware
11 5 (0.78%) Epicor
11 5 (0.78%) Infor
12 4 (0.63%) Sage
12 4 (0.63%) SonicWALL
13 3 (0.47%) Facebook
13 3 (0.47%) JD Edwards