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 24 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 20 12 11
Rank change year-on-year -8 -1 +2
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 659 605 1,132
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 4.49% 10.39% 10.52%
As % of the General category 10.28% 16.08% 19.79%
Number of salaries quoted 426 322 421
10th Percentile £31,250 £27,000 £25,750
25th Percentile £37,500 £32,500 £30,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% - -10.00%
75th Percentile £60,938 £60,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £70,000
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 6,412 3,763 5,720
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 43.67% 64.62% 53.14%
Number of salaries quoted 4,098 2,145 2,987
10th Percentile £28,618 £26,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £33,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £45,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -5.26% -8.79%
75th Percentile £62,500 £62,500 £61,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £72,500
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 24 August 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 24 August 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 -16 341 £50,000 +11.11% 198
East Midlands -4 315 £46,113 +2.47% 146
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 20 (3.03%) SharePoint
2 9 (1.37%) IIS
3 8 (1.21%) Microsoft Exchange
4 6 (0.91%) CMS
5 2 (0.30%) SAS
5 2 (0.30%) WordPress
6 1 (0.15%) Apache
6 1 (0.15%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.15%) Appian
6 1 (0.15%) Jupyter
Applications
1 68 (10.32%) Microsoft Excel
2 23 (3.49%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (1.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.61%) Simulink
4 4 (0.61%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.46%) Photoshop
6 2 (0.30%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.15%) LaTeX
7 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 9 (1.37%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (1.21%) SAP Business One
3 6 (0.91%) SAP S/4HANA
4 5 (0.76%) Oracle ERP
4 5 (0.76%) Salesforce CRM
5 4 (0.61%) Dynamics GP
5 4 (0.61%) Dynamics NAV
5 4 (0.61%) JDE EnterpriseOne
5 4 (0.61%) Shopify
6 2 (0.30%) Infor M3
6 2 (0.30%) SAP CO
6 2 (0.30%) SAP FI
6 2 (0.30%) SAP FI/CO
7 1 (0.15%) Dynamics SL
7 1 (0.15%) Oracle EBS
7 1 (0.15%) Oracle Payables
7 1 (0.15%) Oracle Receivables
7 1 (0.15%) SAP FSCM
Cloud Services
1 119 (18.06%) Power Platform
2 103 (15.63%) Azure
3 38 (5.77%) Microsoft 365
4 36 (5.46%) SaaS
5 26 (3.95%) AWS
6 25 (3.79%) Dynamics 365
7 17 (2.58%) Entra ID
8 16 (2.43%) Power Automate
9 15 (2.28%) Azure DevOps
9 15 (2.28%) GCP
10 12 (1.82%) PowerApps
11 10 (1.52%) Google Ads
12 9 (1.37%) Microsoft Purview
13 8 (1.21%) Azure Data Factory
14 7 (1.06%) Google Analytics
15 6 (0.91%) GitHub
16 5 (0.76%) Anthropic Claude
16 5 (0.76%) GitHub Actions
16 5 (0.76%) Microsoft Advertising
16 5 (0.76%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 22 (3.34%) TCP/IP
2 21 (3.19%) Firewall
3 16 (2.43%) DNS
3 16 (2.43%) VPN
4 10 (1.52%) Wireless
5 9 (1.37%) VLAN
6 8 (1.21%) DHCP
6 8 (1.21%) Network Security
6 8 (1.21%) WAN
7 6 (0.91%) Cisco IOS
7 6 (0.91%) LAN
8 5 (0.76%) Wireshark
9 4 (0.61%) MQTT
9 4 (0.61%) SD-WAN
10 2 (0.30%) BGP
10 2 (0.30%) HTTP
10 2 (0.30%) J1939
10 2 (0.30%) Modbus
10 2 (0.30%) SMS
11 1 (0.15%) EIGRP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 115 (17.45%) Power BI
2 30 (4.55%) SQL Server
3 26 (3.95%) Power Query
4 22 (3.34%) Data Warehouse
5 21 (3.19%) Tableau
6 20 (3.03%) Relational Database
7 14 (2.12%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 13 (1.97%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 7 (1.06%) Azure SQL Database
9 7 (1.06%) MySQL
10 6 (0.91%) QlikView
11 5 (0.76%) Crystal Reports
11 5 (0.76%) GIS
11 5 (0.76%) Redis
12 4 (0.61%) Amazon Redshift
12 4 (0.61%) Data Lake
12 4 (0.61%) DTS
12 4 (0.61%) MongoDB
12 4 (0.61%) Oracle Reports
13 3 (0.46%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 11 (1.67%) JIRA
2 9 (1.37%) Git
3 6 (0.91%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.61%) Burp Suite
4 4 (0.61%) Eclipse
4 4 (0.61%) Metasploit
5 2 (0.30%) JMeter
5 2 (0.30%) LabVIEW
5 2 (0.30%) LoadRunner
5 2 (0.30%) Postman
5 2 (0.30%) SoapUI
5 2 (0.30%) TeamCity
6 1 (0.15%) Appium
6 1 (0.15%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.15%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.15%) GitLab
6 1 (0.15%) Selenium
6 1 (0.15%) TestRail
6 1 (0.15%) XCUITest
6 1 (0.15%) Yeoman
General
1 306 (46.43%) Social Skills
2 202 (30.65%) Finance
3 81 (12.29%) Manufacturing
4 79 (11.99%) Marketing
5 64 (9.71%) Retail
6 53 (8.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 44 (6.68%) Organisational Skills
8 31 (4.70%) Legal
9 27 (4.10%) Influencing Skills
10 22 (3.34%) Presentation Skills
11 19 (2.88%) Public Sector
12 17 (2.58%) Telecoms
13 15 (2.28%) Law
14 11 (1.67%) Electronics
15 10 (1.52%) Documentation Skills
15 10 (1.52%) Fire and Rescue
15 10 (1.52%) Pharmaceutical
16 8 (1.21%) Social Housing
17 7 (1.06%) Advertising
18 6 (0.91%) Games
Job Titles
1 164 (24.89%) Analyst
2 73 (11.08%) Senior
3 46 (6.98%) Data Analyst
4 45 (6.83%) Lead
5 39 (5.92%) Accountant
6 34 (5.16%) Senior Analyst
7 32 (4.86%) Support Engineer
8 29 (4.40%) Developer
9 25 (3.79%) Support Analyst
9 25 (3.79%) Systems Accountant
10 24 (3.64%) Business Analyst
10 24 (3.64%) Business Manager
11 23 (3.49%) Consultant
12 21 (3.19%) Delivery Manager
12 21 (3.19%) Security Analyst
13 19 (2.88%) Business Intelligence Manager
13 19 (2.88%) IT Analyst
13 19 (2.88%) IT Support
13 19 (2.88%) Senior Data Analyst
14 17 (2.58%) Cybersecurity Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (1.97%) REST
2 12 (1.82%) .NET
3 10 (1.52%) CSS
3 10 (1.52%) HTML
3 10 (1.52%) RESTful
4 8 (1.21%) EDI
4 8 (1.21%) JSON
4 8 (1.21%) scikit-learn
4 8 (1.21%) SOAP
5 7 (1.06%) LDAP
5 7 (1.06%) Pandas
5 7 (1.06%) PyTorch
5 7 (1.06%) Terraform
6 6 (0.91%) Oracle Fusion
7 5 (0.76%) FastAPI
7 5 (0.76%) ISPF
7 5 (0.76%) Middleware
7 5 (0.76%) Spring Boot
7 5 (0.76%) SQLAlchemy
7 5 (0.76%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 62 (9.41%) Analytical Mindset
2 50 (7.59%) Self-Motivation
3 40 (6.07%) Management Information System
4 30 (4.55%) Driving Licence
5 27 (4.10%) Onboarding
6 16 (2.43%) Product Ownership
7 15 (2.28%) Enterprise Software
8 14 (2.12%) Legacy Systems
9 13 (1.97%) CMDB
9 13 (1.97%) Security Posture
10 11 (1.67%) Data Structures
10 11 (1.67%) IoT
11 10 (1.52%) CSOC
11 10 (1.52%) Data Protection Act
12 9 (1.37%) Legacy Applications
13 8 (1.21%) Cyber Defence
13 8 (1.21%) Mobile App
13 8 (1.21%) Public Cloud
13 8 (1.21%) SCADA
14 7 (1.06%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 45 (6.83%) Windows
2 26 (3.95%) Linux
3 17 (2.58%) Windows Server
4 7 (1.06%) Android
5 5 (0.76%) OpenVMS
5 5 (0.76%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 4 (0.61%) VMS
7 2 (0.30%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.30%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.15%) CentOS
8 1 (0.15%) Debian
8 1 (0.15%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.15%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 356 (54.02%) Problem-Solving
2 188 (28.53%) Continuous Improvement
3 159 (24.13%) Decision-Making
4 144 (21.85%) Analytics
5 132 (20.03%) Business Intelligence
6 109 (16.54%) Agile
7 81 (12.29%) Actionable Insight
7 81 (12.29%) AI
7 81 (12.29%) ERP
8 80 (12.14%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 78 (11.84%) Cybersecurity
10 64 (9.71%) Roadmaps
11 63 (9.56%) Stakeholder Management
12 59 (8.95%) Collaborative Working
13 53 (8.04%) Collaborative Culture
14 52 (7.89%) CRM
14 52 (7.89%) Data Analysis
15 50 (7.59%) Analytical Thinking
16 49 (7.44%) Coaching
17 48 (7.28%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 140 (21.24%) SQL
2 71 (10.77%) Python
3 29 (4.40%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 19 (2.88%) JavaScript
5 16 (2.43%) Java
5 16 (2.43%) PowerShell
6 11 (1.67%) C#
7 6 (0.91%) Bash
7 6 (0.91%) C
7 6 (0.91%) Kusto Query Language
8 5 (0.76%) C++
8 5 (0.76%) COBOL
8 5 (0.76%) JCL
8 5 (0.76%) PHP
9 4 (0.61%) Embedded C
9 4 (0.61%) MATLAB
9 4 (0.61%) T-SQL
9 4 (0.61%) TypeScript
9 4 (0.61%) VBA
10 2 (0.30%) R
Qualifications
1 131 (19.88%) Degree
2 61 (9.26%) Security Cleared
3 42 (6.37%) SC Cleared
4 39 (5.92%) ACCA
4 39 (5.92%) CIMA
5 23 (3.49%) CompTIA Security+
6 18 (2.73%) Cisco Certification
7 14 (2.12%) CISSP
7 14 (2.12%) DBS Check
8 12 (1.82%) SSCP
9 11 (1.67%) CCNA
10 10 (1.52%) Microsoft Certification
10 10 (1.52%) PMI Certification
11 8 (1.21%) HNC
11 8 (1.21%) HND
11 8 (1.21%) SANS
12 7 (1.06%) CISA
12 7 (1.06%) PMP
13 6 (0.91%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 6 (0.91%) CompTIA CySA+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 54 (8.19%) Data Quality
2 44 (6.68%) GDPR
3 25 (3.79%) QA
4 22 (3.34%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 20 (3.03%) NIST
6 19 (2.88%) ISO 9001
7 15 (2.28%) GRC
8 11 (1.67%) SLA
9 8 (1.21%) Cyber Essentials
10 7 (1.06%) Accessibility
11 6 (0.91%) PMO
12 5 (0.76%) ISO 14001
12 5 (0.76%) PCI DSS
13 4 (0.61%) Actionable Recommendations
13 4 (0.61%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 4 (0.61%) ISO/IEC 17025
14 3 (0.46%) AQAP
14 3 (0.46%) California Consumer Privacy Act
14 3 (0.46%) HIPAA
14 3 (0.46%) SOC 2
System Software
1 23 (3.49%) Active Directory
2 14 (2.12%) Firmware
3 6 (0.91%) Docker
4 5 (0.76%) Hyper-V
4 5 (0.76%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (0.61%) Embedded Firmware
5 4 (0.61%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (0.76%) Kubernetes
2 4 (0.61%) Functional Safety
2 4 (0.61%) Nmap
3 3 (0.46%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (0.30%) Ansible
4 2 (0.30%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.15%) Grafana
5 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.15%) Progress Chef
5 1 (0.15%) Puppet
5 1 (0.15%) SCCM
Vendors
1 142 (21.55%) Microsoft
2 26 (3.95%) Google
3 22 (3.34%) SAP
4 20 (3.03%) ServiceNow
5 17 (2.58%) Databricks
5 17 (2.58%) Oracle
6 16 (2.43%) Cisco
7 13 (1.97%) Salesforce
8 9 (1.37%) HubSpot
9 8 (1.21%) SYSPRO
10 6 (0.91%) Palo Alto
10 6 (0.91%) Red Hat
11 5 (0.76%) Allen-Bradley
11 5 (0.76%) Broadcom
11 5 (0.76%) Fortinet
11 5 (0.76%) OpenAI
12 4 (0.61%) Botify
12 4 (0.61%) JD Edwards
12 4 (0.61%) VMware
12 4 (0.61%) YouTube