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

6 months to
5 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 24 13 15
Rank change year-on-year -11 +2 0
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 605 690 458
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 7.75% 10.58% 8.74%
As % of the General category 13.08% 16.97% 14.52%
Number of salaries quoted 346 252 352
10th Percentile £27,000 £29,775 £26,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £37,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,920 £49,250 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.85% +3.68% -5.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £62,500 £60,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £73,988 £68,750
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 4,627 4,065 3,154
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 59.27% 62.36% 60.19%
Number of salaries quoted 2,290 1,775 2,566
10th Percentile £27,725 £31,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,500 £38,750 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £51,498 £49,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.62% +5.10% -6.67%
75th Percentile £62,500 £65,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,145 £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 5 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 5 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 -14 359 £52,500 +5.00% 219
East Midlands +4 244 £37,500 -11.76% 153
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 (1.16%) SharePoint
3 6 (0.99%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (0.66%) CMS
5 3 (0.50%) WordPress
6 1 (0.17%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.17%) ArcGIS
6 1 (0.17%) HCL Notes
6 1 (0.17%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 1 (0.17%) SAS
Applications
1 77 (12.73%) Microsoft Excel
2 63 (10.41%) Chatbot
3 33 (5.45%) Microsoft Office
4 9 (1.49%) MS Visio
5 7 (1.16%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 5 (0.83%) Microsoft Project
6 5 (0.83%) Spreadsheet
7 4 (0.66%) CATIA
8 2 (0.33%) AutoCAD
8 2 (0.33%) SOLIDWORKS
8 2 (0.33%) Trello
9 1 (0.17%) Camtasia
9 1 (0.17%) Sketch
9 1 (0.17%) SmartSuite
Business Applications
1 16 (2.64%) SAP S/4HANA
2 9 (1.49%) Dynamics CRM
3 8 (1.32%) NetSuite
4 3 (0.50%) 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 (0.17%) Cognos Controller
6 1 (0.17%) Dynamics GP
6 1 (0.17%) HFM
6 1 (0.17%) Oracle BPM
6 1 (0.17%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.17%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 1 (0.17%) Oracle Receivables
6 1 (0.17%) Pegasus Opera
6 1 (0.17%) Sage X3
6 1 (0.17%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 68 (11.24%) Azure
2 56 (9.26%) SaaS
3 55 (9.09%) Power Platform
4 29 (4.79%) AWS
5 23 (3.80%) Microsoft 365
6 14 (2.31%) Dynamics 365
7 9 (1.49%) OCI
8 8 (1.32%) Azure Data Factory
9 7 (1.16%) Cloud Computing
10 6 (0.99%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 6 (0.99%) Entra ID
10 6 (0.99%) Power Automate
10 6 (0.99%) PowerApps
11 5 (0.83%) Azure DevOps
11 5 (0.83%) PaaS
11 5 (0.83%) Serverless
12 4 (0.66%) Amazon S3
12 4 (0.66%) Azure Logic Apps
12 4 (0.66%) Azure Sentinel
12 4 (0.66%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 39 (6.45%) Remote Desktop
2 11 (1.82%) Firewall
3 10 (1.65%) VPN
4 8 (1.32%) VLAN
4 8 (1.32%) WAN
5 5 (0.83%) SD-WAN
6 4 (0.66%) SMS
6 4 (0.66%) Wireless
7 3 (0.50%) BGP
7 3 (0.50%) LAN
7 3 (0.50%) 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 (0.17%) NAS
9 1 (0.17%) ZigBee
Database & Business Intelligence
1 50 (8.26%) Power BI
2 31 (5.12%) Tableau
3 25 (4.13%) Data Mining
4 20 (3.31%) Looker
5 16 (2.64%) Oracle Reports
5 16 (2.64%) SQL Server
6 13 (2.15%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 11 (1.82%) Azure SQL Database
8 10 (1.65%) Data Lake
9 9 (1.49%) Metadata
9 9 (1.49%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 8 (1.32%) Relational Database
11 6 (0.99%) Data Warehouse
12 4 (0.66%) Amazon Redshift
12 4 (0.66%) Crystal Reports
12 4 (0.66%) MySQL
13 3 (0.50%) BusinessObjects
13 3 (0.50%) Oracle Database
13 3 (0.50%) SQL Server Analysis Services
14 2 (0.33%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 20 (3.31%) JIRA
2 6 (0.99%) Selenium
3 5 (0.83%) Subversion
4 2 (0.33%) Git
4 2 (0.33%) Postman
4 2 (0.33%) Sonatype Nexus
4 2 (0.33%) TestRail
5 1 (0.17%) Balsamiq
5 1 (0.17%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.17%) JMeter
5 1 (0.17%) Katalon Studio
5 1 (0.17%) Maven
5 1 (0.17%) MLflow
5 1 (0.17%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.17%) WebDriver
5 1 (0.17%) XCUITest
General
1 263 (43.47%) Social Skills
2 133 (21.98%) Finance
3 96 (15.87%) Retail
4 90 (14.88%) Marketing
5 39 (6.45%) Law
6 37 (6.12%) Manufacturing
7 27 (4.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 26 (4.30%) Organisational Skills
9 25 (4.13%) Public Sector
10 20 (3.31%) Legal
11 19 (3.14%) Presentation Skills
12 17 (2.81%) Documentation Skills
13 11 (1.82%) Electronics
14 9 (1.49%) Aerospace
14 9 (1.49%) Banking
15 4 (0.66%) Social Housing
16 3 (0.50%) Advertising
16 3 (0.50%) Influencing Skills
16 3 (0.50%) Local Government
16 3 (0.50%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 145 (23.97%) Analyst
2 68 (11.24%) Lead
3 63 (10.41%) Trainer
4 59 (9.75%) Senior
5 47 (7.77%) 2nd Line Support
6 41 (6.78%) Developer
7 39 (6.45%) Support Analyst
8 34 (5.62%) Architect
9 32 (5.29%) Data Analyst
10 27 (4.46%) 1st/2nd Line Support
11 25 (4.13%) Senior Analyst
12 23 (3.80%) Support Technician
13 21 (3.47%) Support Engineer
14 19 (3.14%) ERP Support
14 19 (3.14%) Junior
14 19 (3.14%) Software Analyst
14 19 (3.14%) Technical Support
15 18 (2.98%) ERP Analyst
15 18 (2.98%) IT Support
15 18 (2.98%) Trainee
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (3.14%) REST
2 17 (2.81%) SOAP
3 16 (2.64%) Middleware
4 15 (2.48%) HTML
5 13 (2.15%) BAPI
5 13 (2.15%) CSS
5 13 (2.15%) IBM Integration Bus
5 13 (2.15%) JMS
5 13 (2.15%) OAuth
5 13 (2.15%) SAML
6 12 (1.98%) Oracle Fusion
7 11 (1.82%) Flash
8 9 (1.49%) React
9 7 (1.16%) EDI
9 7 (1.16%) Node.js
10 6 (0.99%) .NET
11 5 (0.83%) Playwright
12 4 (0.66%) JSON
13 3 (0.50%) AngularJS
13 3 (0.50%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 112 (18.51%) Onboarding
2 58 (9.59%) Analytical Mindset
3 38 (6.28%) Management Information System
4 26 (4.30%) FMCG
5 25 (4.13%) Self-Motivation
6 24 (3.97%) Driving Licence
7 15 (2.48%) Enterprise Software
8 10 (1.65%) e-Learning
9 9 (1.49%) Product Ownership
10 8 (1.32%) Data Structures
10 8 (1.32%) IoT
11 7 (1.16%) 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 (0.83%) Credit Risk
14 4 (0.66%) Reference Data
14 4 (0.66%) Social Media
14 4 (0.66%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 20 (3.31%) Windows
2 16 (2.64%) Linux
3 4 (0.66%) Mac OS X
4 3 (0.50%) 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 (0.17%) Android
6 1 (0.17%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.17%) OpenVMS
6 1 (0.17%) Oracle Linux
6 1 (0.17%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 277 (45.79%) Problem-Solving
2 198 (32.73%) Continuous Improvement
3 138 (22.81%) CRM
4 131 (21.65%) Analytics
5 112 (18.51%) ERP
6 98 (16.20%) Decision-Making
7 95 (15.70%) E-Commerce
8 92 (15.21%) AI
9 80 (13.22%) Stakeholder Management
10 76 (12.56%) Customer Service
11 75 (12.40%) Project Management
12 71 (11.74%) Mentoring
13 70 (11.57%) Analytical Thinking
14 68 (11.24%) Business Intelligence
15 64 (10.58%) Chemistry
16 63 (10.41%) Agile
16 63 (10.41%) Collaborative Working
16 63 (10.41%) Conversational UI
17 62 (10.25%) Coaching
18 59 (9.75%) Digital Marketing
Programming Languages
1 150 (24.79%) SQL
2 50 (8.26%) Python
3 45 (7.44%) C#
4 15 (2.48%) JavaScript
5 13 (2.15%) T-SQL
6 10 (1.65%) PowerShell
7 9 (1.49%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 5 (0.83%) ABAP
8 5 (0.83%) Java
8 5 (0.83%) R
9 3 (0.50%) Bash
10 2 (0.33%) C++
10 2 (0.33%) VBA
11 1 (0.17%) Groovy
11 1 (0.17%) Perl
11 1 (0.17%) PL/SQL
11 1 (0.17%) Scala
11 1 (0.17%) Shell Script
11 1 (0.17%) TypeScript
11 1 (0.17%) VB
Qualifications
1 217 (35.87%) Degree
2 73 (12.07%) Master's Degree
3 64 (10.58%) PhD
4 36 (5.95%) Security Cleared
5 24 (3.97%) SC Cleared
6 23 (3.80%) Computer Science Degree
7 15 (2.48%) ACCA
8 14 (2.31%) DBS Check
9 13 (2.15%) AAT
9 13 (2.15%) CIMA
10 9 (1.49%) CISSP
10 9 (1.49%) 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 (0.83%) PMP
14 4 (0.66%) CCNP
14 4 (0.66%) MCP
14 4 (0.66%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 49 (8.10%) QA
2 31 (5.12%) Data Quality
3 25 (4.13%) GDPR
4 19 (3.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 11 (1.82%) NIST
6 10 (1.65%) SLA
7 8 (1.32%) PMO
8 3 (0.50%) 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 (0.17%) Government Security Classifications
10 1 (0.17%) HIPAA
10 1 (0.17%) HL7
10 1 (0.17%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 1 (0.17%) ISO 9001
10 1 (0.17%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 1 (0.17%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 31 (5.12%) Active Directory
2 11 (1.82%) 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 (0.17%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 8 (1.32%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (0.83%) Terraform
3 2 (0.33%) Ansible
3 2 (0.33%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.17%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.17%) Jamf Pro
4 1 (0.17%) Kibana
Vendors
1 119 (19.67%) Microsoft
2 68 (11.24%) SAP
3 63 (10.41%) PayPal
4 37 (6.12%) Oracle
5 24 (3.97%) Salesforce
6 14 (2.31%) Cisco
6 14 (2.31%) IBM
7 9 (1.49%) Databricks
7 9 (1.49%) Zoho
8 8 (1.32%) Google
9 7 (1.16%) ServiceNow
10 6 (0.99%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
10 6 (0.99%) VMware
11 5 (0.83%) Epicor
11 5 (0.83%) Infor
11 5 (0.83%) JD Edwards
12 4 (0.66%) Sage
12 4 (0.66%) SonicWALL
13 3 (0.50%) Meraki
13 3 (0.50%) QAD