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

6 months to
17 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 20 11 11
Rank change year-on-year -9 0 +1
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 649 598 1,106
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 4.47% 10.28% 10.40%
As % of the General category 10.16% 15.95% 19.56%
Number of salaries quoted 428 319 425
10th Percentile £31,250 £27,000 £25,750
25th Percentile £37,500 £32,500 £30,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,750 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.11% - -10.00%
75th Percentile £61,438 £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 6,386 3,749 5,653
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 43.97% 64.46% 53.13%
Number of salaries quoted 4,065 2,147 3,047
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £45,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -5.26% -9.52%
75th Percentile £62,500 £62,500 £61,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £72,564
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 17 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 17 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 -15 337 £50,000 +11.11% 208
East Midlands -1 310 £45,483 +1.07% 139
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 18 (2.77%) SharePoint
2 9 (1.39%) IIS
2 9 (1.39%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.08%) CMS
4 2 (0.31%) SAS
4 2 (0.31%) WordPress
5 1 (0.15%) Apache
5 1 (0.15%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.15%) Appian
5 1 (0.15%) Jupyter
Applications
1 72 (11.09%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (3.24%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (1.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (0.77%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.46%) Photoshop
5 3 (0.46%) Simulink
6 2 (0.31%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.15%) LaTeX
7 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 8 (1.23%) Dynamics CRM
1 8 (1.23%) SAP Business One
1 8 (1.23%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (0.77%) Oracle ERP
2 5 (0.77%) Salesforce CRM
3 4 (0.62%) Dynamics GP
3 4 (0.62%) Dynamics NAV
3 4 (0.62%) JDE EnterpriseOne
3 4 (0.62%) Shopify
4 3 (0.46%) SAP CO
4 3 (0.46%) SAP FI
4 3 (0.46%) SAP FI/CO
5 2 (0.31%) Q-Pulse
5 2 (0.31%) SAP FSCM
6 1 (0.15%) Dynamics SL
6 1 (0.15%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.15%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.15%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 118 (18.18%) Power Platform
2 103 (15.87%) Azure
3 39 (6.01%) SaaS
4 38 (5.86%) Microsoft 365
5 29 (4.47%) AWS
6 22 (3.39%) Dynamics 365
7 18 (2.77%) Entra ID
8 16 (2.47%) GCP
8 16 (2.47%) Power Automate
9 14 (2.16%) Azure DevOps
10 12 (1.85%) PowerApps
11 10 (1.54%) Microsoft Purview
12 9 (1.39%) Google Ads
13 8 (1.23%) Azure Data Factory
14 7 (1.08%) Google Analytics
15 5 (0.77%) Anthropic Claude
15 5 (0.77%) GitHub
15 5 (0.77%) PaaS
16 4 (0.62%) Microsoft Advertising
16 4 (0.62%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 23 (3.54%) TCP/IP
2 22 (3.39%) Firewall
3 17 (2.62%) DNS
3 17 (2.62%) VPN
4 11 (1.69%) Wireless
5 9 (1.39%) DHCP
6 8 (1.23%) Network Security
6 8 (1.23%) VLAN
6 8 (1.23%) WAN
7 6 (0.92%) Cisco IOS
7 6 (0.92%) LAN
8 5 (0.77%) Wireshark
9 4 (0.62%) MQTT
9 4 (0.62%) SD-WAN
10 3 (0.46%) BGP
11 2 (0.31%) Cisco ASA
11 2 (0.31%) EIGRP
11 2 (0.31%) HTTP
11 2 (0.31%) Modbus
11 2 (0.31%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 114 (17.57%) Power BI
2 30 (4.62%) SQL Server
3 28 (4.31%) Power Query
4 24 (3.70%) Tableau
5 22 (3.39%) Data Warehouse
6 17 (2.62%) Relational Database
7 13 (2.00%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 13 (2.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 7 (1.08%) Azure SQL Database
8 7 (1.08%) MySQL
9 6 (0.92%) QlikView
10 5 (0.77%) Amazon Redshift
10 5 (0.77%) Redis
11 4 (0.62%) Crystal Reports
11 4 (0.62%) Data Lake
11 4 (0.62%) DTS
11 4 (0.62%) GIS
11 4 (0.62%) MongoDB
12 3 (0.46%) Oracle Reports
12 3 (0.46%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 10 (1.54%) JIRA
2 9 (1.39%) Git
3 5 (0.77%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.62%) Burp Suite
4 4 (0.62%) Metasploit
5 3 (0.46%) Eclipse
6 2 (0.31%) JMeter
6 2 (0.31%) LabVIEW
6 2 (0.31%) LoadRunner
6 2 (0.31%) Postman
6 2 (0.31%) SoapUI
6 2 (0.31%) TeamCity
7 1 (0.15%) Appium
7 1 (0.15%) Cucumber
7 1 (0.15%) Cypress.io
7 1 (0.15%) GitLab
7 1 (0.15%) REST Assured
7 1 (0.15%) TestRail
7 1 (0.15%) XCUITest
7 1 (0.15%) Yeoman
General
1 297 (45.76%) Social Skills
2 199 (30.66%) Finance
3 77 (11.86%) Manufacturing
4 73 (11.25%) Marketing
5 65 (10.02%) Retail
6 55 (8.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 44 (6.78%) Organisational Skills
8 34 (5.24%) Legal
9 27 (4.16%) Influencing Skills
10 21 (3.24%) Presentation Skills
11 20 (3.08%) Public Sector
12 17 (2.62%) Telecoms
13 15 (2.31%) Law
14 12 (1.85%) Pharmaceutical
15 10 (1.54%) Documentation Skills
15 10 (1.54%) Electronics
15 10 (1.54%) Fire and Rescue
16 7 (1.08%) Financial Institution
16 7 (1.08%) Games
16 7 (1.08%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 167 (25.73%) Analyst
2 76 (11.71%) Senior
3 49 (7.55%) Data Analyst
4 43 (6.63%) Lead
5 39 (6.01%) Accountant
6 35 (5.39%) Senior Analyst
6 35 (5.39%) Support Engineer
7 26 (4.01%) Developer
8 25 (3.85%) Systems Accountant
9 24 (3.70%) Business Analyst
9 24 (3.70%) Support Analyst
10 23 (3.54%) Business Manager
11 22 (3.39%) Consultant
11 22 (3.39%) Security Analyst
12 21 (3.24%) Delivery Manager
13 20 (3.08%) IT Analyst
13 20 (3.08%) IT Support
14 19 (2.93%) Senior Data Analyst
14 19 (2.93%) Technical Support
15 18 (2.77%) Cybersecurity Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (2.00%) REST
2 11 (1.69%) .NET
3 10 (1.54%) RESTful
4 9 (1.39%) CSS
4 9 (1.39%) HTML
5 8 (1.23%) JSON
5 8 (1.23%) scikit-learn
5 8 (1.23%) SOAP
6 7 (1.08%) EDI
6 7 (1.08%) Pandas
6 7 (1.08%) PyTorch
7 5 (0.77%) FastAPI
7 5 (0.77%) LDAP
7 5 (0.77%) Middleware
7 5 (0.77%) Oracle Fusion
7 5 (0.77%) SQLAlchemy
7 5 (0.77%) XML
8 4 (0.62%) ASP.NET Core
8 4 (0.62%) ISPF
8 4 (0.62%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 63 (9.71%) Analytical Mindset
2 47 (7.24%) Self-Motivation
3 36 (5.55%) Management Information System
4 31 (4.78%) Driving Licence
5 26 (4.01%) Onboarding
6 15 (2.31%) Product Ownership
7 14 (2.16%) Legacy Systems
8 13 (2.00%) Security Posture
9 12 (1.85%) Enterprise Software
10 11 (1.69%) CMDB
10 11 (1.69%) CSOC
10 11 (1.69%) IoT
11 10 (1.54%) Data Protection Act
12 9 (1.39%) Cyber Defence
12 9 (1.39%) Data Structures
12 9 (1.39%) Public Cloud
13 8 (1.23%) Legacy Applications
13 8 (1.23%) Mobile App
13 8 (1.23%) SCADA
14 7 (1.08%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 44 (6.78%) Windows
2 27 (4.16%) Linux
3 18 (2.77%) Windows Server
4 7 (1.08%) Android
5 5 (0.77%) OpenVMS
5 5 (0.77%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 4 (0.62%) VMS
7 2 (0.31%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.31%) CentOS
7 2 (0.31%) Debian
7 2 (0.31%) Ubuntu
7 2 (0.31%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.15%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 350 (53.93%) Problem-Solving
2 187 (28.81%) Continuous Improvement
3 155 (23.88%) Decision-Making
4 150 (23.11%) Analytics
5 131 (20.18%) Business Intelligence
6 100 (15.41%) Agile
7 83 (12.79%) AI
8 82 (12.63%) Actionable Insight
9 78 (12.02%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 77 (11.86%) Cybersecurity
10 77 (11.86%) ERP
11 64 (9.86%) Roadmaps
12 60 (9.24%) Collaborative Working
13 58 (8.94%) Stakeholder Management
14 54 (8.32%) Data Analysis
15 51 (7.86%) Coaching
15 51 (7.86%) CRM
16 50 (7.70%) Analytical Thinking
17 49 (7.55%) Collaborative Culture
17 49 (7.55%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 142 (21.88%) SQL
2 74 (11.40%) Python
3 30 (4.62%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 18 (2.77%) JavaScript
5 16 (2.47%) PowerShell
6 14 (2.16%) Java
7 11 (1.69%) C#
8 7 (1.08%) Bash
8 7 (1.08%) Kusto Query Language
9 5 (0.77%) PHP
9 5 (0.77%) T-SQL
9 5 (0.77%) VBA
10 4 (0.62%) C
10 4 (0.62%) C++
10 4 (0.62%) COBOL
10 4 (0.62%) JCL
11 3 (0.46%) Embedded C
11 3 (0.46%) MATLAB
11 3 (0.46%) TypeScript
12 2 (0.31%) RPG
Qualifications
1 123 (18.95%) Degree
2 57 (8.78%) Security Cleared
3 39 (6.01%) ACCA
3 39 (6.01%) CIMA
3 39 (6.01%) SC Cleared
4 24 (3.70%) CompTIA Security+
5 19 (2.93%) Cisco Certification
6 15 (2.31%) CISSP
7 14 (2.16%) DBS Check
8 12 (1.85%) SSCP
9 10 (1.54%) CCNA
10 9 (1.39%) Microsoft Certification
11 8 (1.23%) CISA
11 8 (1.23%) HNC
11 8 (1.23%) HND
12 7 (1.08%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 7 (1.08%) CompTIA CySA+
12 7 (1.08%) PMI Certification
12 7 (1.08%) SANS
13 6 (0.92%) CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 53 (8.17%) Data Quality
2 47 (7.24%) GDPR
3 24 (3.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 24 (3.70%) QA
4 21 (3.24%) NIST
5 18 (2.77%) ISO 9001
6 15 (2.31%) GRC
7 13 (2.00%) SLA
8 9 (1.39%) Cyber Essentials
9 7 (1.08%) Accessibility
10 6 (0.92%) PCI DSS
10 6 (0.92%) PMO
11 5 (0.77%) Actionable Recommendations
11 5 (0.77%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 5 (0.77%) ISO 14001
12 4 (0.62%) ISO/IEC 17025
13 3 (0.46%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 3 (0.46%) COSHH
13 3 (0.46%) HIPAA
13 3 (0.46%) SOC 2
System Software
1 21 (3.24%) Active Directory
2 12 (1.85%) Firmware
3 7 (1.08%) Docker
4 6 (0.92%) Hyper-V
5 5 (0.77%) Virtual Machines
5 5 (0.77%) VMware Infrastructure
6 3 (0.46%) Embedded Firmware
7 1 (0.15%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 9 (1.39%) Terraform
2 6 (0.92%) Kubernetes
3 4 (0.62%) Functional Safety
3 4 (0.62%) Nmap
4 3 (0.46%) Ansible
5 2 (0.31%) FortiGate
5 2 (0.31%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (0.31%) Progress Chef
5 2 (0.31%) Puppet
6 1 (0.15%) Grafana
6 1 (0.15%) SCCM
6 1 (0.15%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 141 (21.73%) Microsoft
2 25 (3.85%) Google
3 24 (3.70%) SAP
4 17 (2.62%) Databricks
4 17 (2.62%) ServiceNow
5 15 (2.31%) Cisco
5 15 (2.31%) Oracle
6 12 (1.85%) Salesforce
7 9 (1.39%) HubSpot
8 8 (1.23%) SYSPRO
9 7 (1.08%) Red Hat
10 6 (0.92%) Palo Alto
11 5 (0.77%) Allen-Bradley
11 5 (0.77%) Fortinet
11 5 (0.77%) OpenAI
11 5 (0.77%) VMware
12 4 (0.62%) Botify
12 4 (0.62%) Broadcom
12 4 (0.62%) JD Edwards
12 4 (0.62%) YouTube