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

6 months to
13 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 24 14 12
Rank change year-on-year -10 -2 +1
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 577 555 1,333
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 4.35% 9.89% 10.11%
As % of the General category 9.85% 15.44% 18.32%
Number of salaries quoted 398 297 617
10th Percentile £30,691 £28,500 £25,000
25th Percentile £36,750 £36,250 £29,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £47,500 £42,503
Median % change year-on-year - +11.76% -15.00%
75th Percentile £62,913 £61,250 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,340 £75,000 £69,400
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 5,860 3,594 7,278
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 44.22% 64.05% 55.18%
Number of salaries quoted 3,664 1,986 4,467
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,250 £25,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,972 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.83% - -14.29%
75th Percentile £63,750 £62,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £72,500
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 13 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 13 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 -20 315 £50,000 +5.26% 155
East Midlands -6 261 £45,000 -5.26% 115
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 (2.43%) SharePoint
2 10 (1.73%) IIS
3 7 (1.21%) Microsoft Exchange
4 6 (1.04%) CMS
5 3 (0.52%) Confluence
6 1 (0.17%) Apache
6 1 (0.17%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.17%) Appian
6 1 (0.17%) SAS
Applications
1 60 (10.40%) Microsoft Excel
2 20 (3.47%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (1.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (1.21%) Spreadsheet
5 4 (0.69%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.52%) Photoshop
7 2 (0.35%) Microsoft Project
8 1 (0.17%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 9 (1.56%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (0.87%) Q-Pulse
3 4 (0.69%) JDE EnterpriseOne
3 4 (0.69%) SAP CO
3 4 (0.69%) SAP FI
3 4 (0.69%) SAP FI/CO
4 3 (0.52%) Dynamics GP
4 3 (0.52%) SAP Business One
4 3 (0.52%) SAP FSCM
5 2 (0.35%) Dynamics CRM
6 1 (0.17%) Dynamics NAV
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 96 (16.64%) Power Platform
2 86 (14.90%) Azure
3 42 (7.28%) Microsoft 365
4 35 (6.07%) AWS
5 33 (5.72%) SaaS
6 16 (2.77%) GCP
7 13 (2.25%) Entra ID
8 12 (2.08%) Dynamics 365
9 11 (1.91%) Microsoft Purview
10 9 (1.56%) Azure DevOps
10 9 (1.56%) Power Automate
11 8 (1.39%) Amazon S3
11 8 (1.39%) Azure Data Factory
12 7 (1.21%) PowerApps
13 6 (1.04%) AWS Lambda
13 6 (1.04%) Serverless
14 5 (0.87%) Anthropic Claude
15 4 (0.69%) Google Data Studio
15 4 (0.69%) Microsoft Advertising
15 4 (0.69%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 16 (2.77%) VPN
2 15 (2.60%) TCP/IP
3 14 (2.43%) Firewall
4 12 (2.08%) WAN
5 11 (1.91%) DNS
6 10 (1.73%) Wireless
7 8 (1.39%) SD-WAN
8 6 (1.04%) DHCP
8 6 (1.04%) LAN
8 6 (1.04%) Wi-Fi
9 5 (0.87%) BGP
9 5 (0.87%) Cisco IOS
9 5 (0.87%) Wireshark
10 4 (0.69%) Cisco ASA
10 4 (0.69%) EIGRP
10 4 (0.69%) MQTT
10 4 (0.69%) Network Security
10 4 (0.69%) OSPF
11 3 (0.52%) VLAN
12 2 (0.35%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 92 (15.94%) Power BI
2 28 (4.85%) SQL Server
3 26 (4.51%) Tableau
4 24 (4.16%) Power Query
5 16 (2.77%) Data Warehouse
6 10 (1.73%) Amazon Redshift
7 9 (1.56%) Azure SQL Database
7 9 (1.56%) Relational Database
8 7 (1.21%) MySQL
8 7 (1.21%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 5 (0.87%) Data Mining
9 5 (0.87%) Redis
10 4 (0.69%) Metadata
10 4 (0.69%) MongoDB
10 4 (0.69%) QlikView
11 3 (0.52%) Data Lake
11 3 (0.52%) DTS
11 3 (0.52%) PostgreSQL
11 3 (0.52%) SAP HANA
11 3 (0.52%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 13 (2.25%) JIRA
2 5 (0.87%) Git
3 4 (0.69%) Burp Suite
3 4 (0.69%) Metasploit
4 2 (0.35%) JMeter
4 2 (0.35%) LoadRunner
4 2 (0.35%) Postman
4 2 (0.35%) SoapUI
4 2 (0.35%) TeamCity
5 1 (0.17%) Appium
5 1 (0.17%) Bugzilla
5 1 (0.17%) Cucumber
5 1 (0.17%) Cypress.io
5 1 (0.17%) Eclipse
5 1 (0.17%) GitLab
5 1 (0.17%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.17%) Selenium
5 1 (0.17%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.17%) XCUITest
5 1 (0.17%) Yeoman
General
1 267 (46.27%) Social Skills
2 173 (29.98%) Finance
3 56 (9.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 55 (9.53%) Retail
5 53 (9.19%) Manufacturing
6 39 (6.76%) Marketing
7 34 (5.89%) Organisational Skills
8 30 (5.20%) Legal
9 26 (4.51%) Influencing Skills
10 19 (3.29%) Law
10 19 (3.29%) Public Sector
11 15 (2.60%) Pharmaceutical
12 14 (2.43%) Presentation Skills
13 13 (2.25%) Telecoms
14 9 (1.56%) Documentation Skills
15 7 (1.21%) Financial Institution
15 7 (1.21%) Games
16 6 (1.04%) Japanese Language
17 5 (0.87%) German Language
17 5 (0.87%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 168 (29.12%) Analyst
2 79 (13.69%) Senior
3 48 (8.32%) Data Analyst
4 37 (6.41%) Accountant
4 37 (6.41%) Lead
5 36 (6.24%) Senior Analyst
6 33 (5.72%) Support Engineer
7 30 (5.20%) Business Analyst
8 24 (4.16%) Systems Accountant
9 23 (3.99%) Developer
10 22 (3.81%) Delivery Manager
10 22 (3.81%) Security Analyst
11 21 (3.64%) IT Analyst
12 20 (3.47%) IT Support
13 19 (3.29%) Senior Data Analyst
13 19 (3.29%) Support Analyst
13 19 (3.29%) Technical Support
14 18 (3.12%) Data Scientist
14 18 (3.12%) Technical Engineer
14 18 (3.12%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (2.08%) CSS
1 12 (2.08%) HTML
2 9 (1.56%) PyTorch
3 8 (1.39%) Node.js
3 8 (1.39%) Pandas
3 8 (1.39%) React
3 8 (1.39%) REST
3 8 (1.39%) RESTful
3 8 (1.39%) scikit-learn
4 6 (1.04%) .NET
5 5 (0.87%) FastAPI
5 5 (0.87%) JSON
5 5 (0.87%) SQLAlchemy
6 4 (0.69%) COM
6 4 (0.69%) DCOM
6 4 (0.69%) EDI
6 4 (0.69%) LDAP
6 4 (0.69%) Middleware
6 4 (0.69%) SOAP
6 4 (0.69%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 67 (11.61%) Analytical Mindset
2 28 (4.85%) Self-Motivation
3 24 (4.16%) Driving Licence
4 23 (3.99%) Onboarding
5 21 (3.64%) Management Information System
6 19 (3.29%) Product Ownership
7 14 (2.43%) Security Posture
8 12 (2.08%) IoT
9 11 (1.91%) CSOC
10 10 (1.73%) Public Cloud
11 9 (1.56%) Cyber Defence
11 9 (1.56%) Legacy Systems
11 9 (1.56%) Mobile App
12 8 (1.39%) CMDB
12 8 (1.39%) Enterprise Software
13 6 (1.04%) Security Operations Centre
14 5 (0.87%) Cloud Native
14 5 (0.87%) Data Protection Act
14 5 (0.87%) Data Structures
14 5 (0.87%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 31 (5.37%) Windows
2 21 (3.64%) Linux
3 10 (1.73%) Windows Server
4 6 (1.04%) Android
5 5 (0.87%) OpenVMS
5 5 (0.87%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 4 (0.69%) VMS
7 2 (0.35%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.35%) CentOS
7 2 (0.35%) Debian
7 2 (0.35%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 311 (53.90%) Problem-Solving
2 157 (27.21%) Continuous Improvement
3 138 (23.92%) Analytics
4 128 (22.18%) Decision-Making
5 104 (18.02%) Business Intelligence
6 89 (15.42%) Agile
7 82 (14.21%) Actionable Insight
8 75 (13.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 71 (12.31%) ERP
10 69 (11.96%) AI
11 68 (11.79%) Cybersecurity
12 64 (11.09%) Roadmaps
13 57 (9.88%) Coaching
14 54 (9.36%) Mentoring
15 53 (9.19%) Analytical Thinking
15 53 (9.19%) Data Analysis
16 51 (8.84%) Collaborative Working
17 48 (8.32%) Data Modelling
18 46 (7.97%) Computer Science
19 42 (7.28%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 138 (23.92%) SQL
2 86 (14.90%) Python
3 27 (4.68%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 16 (2.77%) JavaScript
5 14 (2.43%) PowerShell
6 10 (1.73%) Java
7 8 (1.39%) C#
8 7 (1.21%) Kusto Query Language
8 7 (1.21%) R
8 7 (1.21%) T-SQL
8 7 (1.21%) VBA
9 5 (0.87%) Bash
9 5 (0.87%) PHP
10 3 (0.52%) C++
11 2 (0.35%) RPG
11 2 (0.35%) Shell Script
12 1 (0.17%) Delphi
12 1 (0.17%) Embedded C
12 1 (0.17%) MATLAB
12 1 (0.17%) Pascal
Qualifications
1 103 (17.85%) Degree
2 54 (9.36%) Security Cleared
3 36 (6.24%) ACCA
3 36 (6.24%) CIMA
4 35 (6.07%) SC Cleared
5 23 (3.99%) CompTIA Security+
6 15 (2.60%) Cisco Certification
6 15 (2.60%) CISSP
7 12 (2.08%) DBS Check
7 12 (2.08%) SSCP
8 9 (1.56%) PMI Certification
9 8 (1.39%) CISA
9 8 (1.39%) Computer Science Degree
10 7 (1.21%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 7 (1.21%) CompTIA CySA+
10 7 (1.21%) PMP
10 7 (1.21%) SANS
11 6 (1.04%) CCSP
11 6 (1.04%) IRCA
11 6 (1.04%) MOS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 43 (7.45%) Data Quality
2 40 (6.93%) GDPR
3 25 (4.33%) QA
4 23 (3.99%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 20 (3.47%) NIST
6 16 (2.77%) GRC
6 16 (2.77%) ISO 9001
7 12 (2.08%) SLA
8 9 (1.56%) Cyber Essentials
9 8 (1.39%) Accessibility
10 7 (1.21%) Actionable Recommendations
11 6 (1.04%) 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%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 3 (0.52%) ISO 20022
13 3 (0.52%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 13 (2.25%) Active Directory
2 6 (1.04%) Docker
3 5 (0.87%) Virtual Machines
4 3 (0.52%) Firmware
4 3 (0.52%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.35%) VMware Infrastructure
6 1 (0.17%) Embedded Firmware
6 1 (0.17%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 8 (1.39%) Terraform
2 5 (0.87%) Kubernetes
3 4 (0.69%) Functional Safety
3 4 (0.69%) 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
1 119 (20.62%) Microsoft
2 20 (3.47%) Google
3 19 (3.29%) SAP
4 17 (2.95%) Databricks
5 13 (2.25%) Cisco
5 13 (2.25%) ServiceNow
6 10 (1.73%) HubSpot
7 7 (1.21%) Red Hat
7 7 (1.21%) Salesforce
8 6 (1.04%) Meraki
8 6 (1.04%) SYSPRO
9 5 (0.87%) OpenAI
10 4 (0.69%) Botify
10 4 (0.69%) Hotjar
10 4 (0.69%) JD Edwards
11 3 (0.52%) Adobe
11 3 (0.52%) Oracle
11 3 (0.52%) Palo Alto
12 2 (0.35%) CrowdStrike
12 2 (0.35%) Workday