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

6 months to
5 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 20 11 10
Rank change year-on-year -9 -1 +3
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 767 646 1,032
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 4.87% 11.44% 10.72%
As % of the General category 11.05% 17.27% 19.36%
Number of salaries quoted 465 313 258
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,000 £26,175
25th Percentile £35,000 £30,000 £32,525
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £44,000 £48,250
Median % change year-on-year +2.27% -8.81% -3.50%
75th Percentile £58,750 £60,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £77,300 £75,000 £73,250
England median annual salary £51,356 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +2.71% -9.09% -3.51%

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 6,943 3,741 5,330
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 44.11% 66.26% 55.36%
Number of salaries quoted 4,479 2,078 2,183
10th Percentile £28,624 £26,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £44,543 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.64% -10.91% -
75th Percentile £62,000 £61,250 £63,750
90th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £57,560
% change year-on-year - -4.45% -4.07%

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 October 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 October 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 -18 389 £47,500 +5.56% 508
East Midlands -5 376 £42,500 +6.47% 343
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 27 (3.52%) SharePoint
2 9 (1.17%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (0.91%) IIS
4 6 (0.78%) CMS
5 5 (0.65%) SAS
5 5 (0.65%) WordPress
6 2 (0.26%) Confluence
7 1 (0.13%) Apache
7 1 (0.13%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.13%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.13%) Appian
7 1 (0.13%) Jupyter
Applications
1 84 (10.95%) Microsoft Excel
2 54 (7.04%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (1.17%) Simulink
4 8 (1.04%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 5 (0.65%) Notion
5 5 (0.65%) Spreadsheet
6 4 (0.52%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 4 (0.52%) Photoshop
7 2 (0.26%) Adobe Illustrator
7 2 (0.26%) InDesign
7 2 (0.26%) MS Visio
8 1 (0.13%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.13%) Autodesk Inventor
8 1 (0.13%) EPLAN
8 1 (0.13%) Fusion 360
8 1 (0.13%) LaTeX
8 1 (0.13%) Microsoft Project
8 1 (0.13%) Revit
8 1 (0.13%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 10 (1.30%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (0.91%) Infor M3
3 6 (0.78%) SAP Business One
4 5 (0.65%) Oracle ERP
4 5 (0.65%) Salesforce CRM
4 5 (0.65%) Shopify
5 4 (0.52%) Dynamics GP
5 4 (0.52%) Dynamics NAV
5 4 (0.52%) JDE EnterpriseOne
6 2 (0.26%) Magento
7 1 (0.13%) Dynamics AX
7 1 (0.13%) Dynamics SL
7 1 (0.13%) SAP CO
7 1 (0.13%) SAP FI
7 1 (0.13%) SAP FI/CO
7 1 (0.13%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 129 (16.82%) Power Platform
2 125 (16.30%) Azure
3 52 (6.78%) Microsoft 365
4 40 (5.22%) SaaS
5 33 (4.30%) AWS
6 32 (4.17%) Dynamics 365
7 24 (3.13%) Azure DevOps
8 22 (2.87%) Entra ID
9 20 (2.61%) GCP
10 15 (1.96%) GitHub
11 14 (1.83%) Google Ads
11 14 (1.83%) Power Automate
12 13 (1.69%) Google Analytics
12 13 (1.69%) PowerApps
13 11 (1.43%) Microsoft Purview
14 10 (1.30%) Azure Data Factory
14 10 (1.30%) Cloud Computing
14 10 (1.30%) GitHub Actions
15 9 (1.17%) OneDrive
16 8 (1.04%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 26 (3.39%) TCP/IP
2 23 (3.00%) Firewall
3 18 (2.35%) VPN
4 16 (2.09%) DNS
5 13 (1.69%) Internet
5 13 (1.69%) VLAN
6 12 (1.56%) Wireless
7 10 (1.30%) Network Security
7 10 (1.30%) Wireshark
8 9 (1.17%) DHCP
8 9 (1.17%) WAN
9 8 (1.04%) LAN
9 8 (1.04%) Modbus
10 6 (0.78%) Cisco IOS
11 4 (0.52%) MQTT
11 4 (0.52%) SD-WAN
12 2 (0.26%) HTTP
12 2 (0.26%) J1939
12 2 (0.26%) SMS
12 2 (0.26%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 125 (16.30%) Power BI
2 30 (3.91%) Relational Database
2 30 (3.91%) SQL Server
3 28 (3.65%) Data Warehouse
3 28 (3.65%) Power Query
4 22 (2.87%) Tableau
5 20 (2.61%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 14 (1.83%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 9 (1.17%) Metadata
8 8 (1.04%) Azure SQL Database
8 8 (1.04%) Data Lake
9 7 (0.91%) Delta Lake
9 7 (0.91%) Looker
9 7 (0.91%) Oracle Reports
9 7 (0.91%) RDBMS
10 6 (0.78%) GIS
10 6 (0.78%) QlikView
10 6 (0.78%) Star Schema
11 5 (0.65%) Crystal Reports
11 5 (0.65%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 23 (3.00%) Git
2 11 (1.43%) JIRA
3 10 (1.30%) Jenkins
4 9 (1.17%) Eclipse
5 8 (1.04%) LabVIEW
6 4 (0.52%) Burp Suite
6 4 (0.52%) Metasploit
6 4 (0.52%) Octopus Deploy
7 3 (0.39%) Visual Studio
8 2 (0.26%) GitLab
8 2 (0.26%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 1 (0.13%) Appium
9 1 (0.13%) Bugzilla
9 1 (0.13%) Ranorex
9 1 (0.13%) Robot Framework
9 1 (0.13%) Selenium
9 1 (0.13%) TeamCity
9 1 (0.13%) TestRail
9 1 (0.13%) Visual Studio Code
9 1 (0.13%) Yeoman
General
1 393 (51.24%) Social Skills
2 210 (27.38%) Finance
3 104 (13.56%) Manufacturing
4 97 (12.65%) Marketing
5 70 (9.13%) Retail
6 62 (8.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 62 (8.08%) Organisational Skills
7 37 (4.82%) Presentation Skills
8 33 (4.30%) Legal
8 33 (4.30%) Telecoms
9 32 (4.17%) Public Sector
10 29 (3.78%) Influencing Skills
11 27 (3.52%) Electronics
12 17 (2.22%) Law
13 11 (1.43%) Documentation Skills
13 11 (1.43%) Fire and Rescue
14 9 (1.17%) Social Housing
15 8 (1.04%) Advertising
16 7 (0.91%) Banking
16 7 (0.91%) Billing
Job Titles
1 170 (22.16%) Analyst
2 69 (9.00%) Senior
3 60 (7.82%) Lead
4 51 (6.65%) Data Analyst
5 38 (4.95%) Developer
6 35 (4.56%) Support Analyst
7 28 (3.65%) Consultant
8 27 (3.52%) Business Analyst
8 27 (3.52%) Support Engineer
9 26 (3.39%) Accountant
10 24 (3.13%) Business Manager
10 24 (3.13%) Data Engineer
11 23 (3.00%) IT Support
12 22 (2.87%) Senior Analyst
13 20 (2.61%) IT Analyst
14 19 (2.48%) Applications Support
15 18 (2.35%) Security Analyst
16 17 (2.22%) 2nd Line Support
16 17 (2.22%) Architect
16 17 (2.22%) Coordinator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (2.61%) .NET
2 18 (2.35%) REST
3 12 (1.56%) PySpark
3 12 (1.56%) SOAP
4 10 (1.30%) ISPF
4 10 (1.30%) Spring
4 10 (1.30%) Spring Boot
4 10 (1.30%) XML
5 9 (1.17%) Oracle Fusion
6 8 (1.04%) CSS
6 8 (1.04%) EDI
6 8 (1.04%) HTML
6 8 (1.04%) LDAP
6 8 (1.04%) RESTful
7 6 (0.78%) JSON
7 6 (0.78%) Middleware
8 4 (0.52%) .NET Core
8 4 (0.52%) ASP.NET
8 4 (0.52%) COM
8 4 (0.52%) DCOM
Miscellaneous
1 68 (8.87%) Management Information System
2 59 (7.69%) Analytical Mindset
2 59 (7.69%) Self-Motivation
3 50 (6.52%) Driving Licence
4 38 (4.95%) Onboarding
5 21 (2.74%) Enterprise Software
6 17 (2.22%) Data Structures
6 17 (2.22%) SCADA
7 15 (1.96%) CMDB
8 14 (1.83%) Product Ownership
8 14 (1.83%) Robotics
9 13 (1.69%) Security Posture
10 12 (1.56%) Data Protection Act
10 12 (1.56%) Legacy Applications
10 12 (1.56%) Legacy Systems
11 11 (1.43%) Mainframe
12 10 (1.30%) Linux Command Line
12 10 (1.30%) Social Media
13 9 (1.17%) IoT
14 8 (1.04%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 55 (7.17%) Windows
2 37 (4.82%) Linux
3 18 (2.35%) Windows Server
4 7 (0.91%) Android
5 6 (0.78%) Windows 10
6 5 (0.65%) OpenVMS
6 5 (0.65%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 4 (0.52%) VMS
8 1 (0.13%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.13%) CentOS
8 1 (0.13%) Debian
8 1 (0.13%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.13%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.13%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 420 (54.76%) Problem-Solving
2 228 (29.73%) Continuous Improvement
3 197 (25.68%) Decision-Making
4 169 (22.03%) Analytics
5 153 (19.95%) Business Intelligence
6 119 (15.51%) Agile
7 100 (13.04%) Stakeholder Management
8 93 (12.13%) ERP
9 87 (11.34%) AI
10 83 (10.82%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 82 (10.69%) CRM
11 82 (10.69%) Cybersecurity
12 78 (10.17%) Validation
13 74 (9.65%) Customer Service
14 72 (9.39%) Actionable Insight
14 72 (9.39%) Roadmaps
15 70 (9.13%) Analytical Thinking
16 69 (9.00%) Collaborative Working
17 67 (8.74%) Data Governance
17 67 (8.74%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 164 (21.38%) SQL
2 76 (9.91%) Python
3 32 (4.17%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 26 (3.39%) Java
5 22 (2.87%) JavaScript
6 14 (1.83%) PowerShell
7 13 (1.69%) C#
8 11 (1.43%) C
8 11 (1.43%) Shell Script
9 10 (1.30%) COBOL
9 10 (1.30%) JCL
10 9 (1.17%) Embedded C
10 9 (1.17%) MATLAB
11 6 (0.78%) C++
12 5 (0.65%) Bash
12 5 (0.65%) Kusto Query Language
12 5 (0.65%) R
13 4 (0.52%) TypeScript
14 3 (0.39%) T-SQL
14 3 (0.39%) VBA
Qualifications
1 166 (21.64%) Degree
2 64 (8.34%) Security Cleared
3 49 (6.39%) SC Cleared
4 30 (3.91%) ACCA
5 29 (3.78%) CIMA
6 20 (2.61%) Cisco Certification
7 18 (2.35%) HNC
7 18 (2.35%) HND
8 14 (1.83%) CompTIA Security+
9 13 (1.69%) CCNA
10 12 (1.56%) PMI Certification
11 11 (1.43%) DBS Check
11 11 (1.43%) NVQ Level 4
12 9 (1.17%) Computer Science Degree
12 9 (1.17%) Microsoft Certification
12 9 (1.17%) PMP
13 8 (1.04%) SANS
14 7 (0.91%) CISSP
15 6 (0.78%) A+ Certification
15 6 (0.78%) CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 86 (11.21%) Data Quality
2 45 (5.87%) GDPR
3 31 (4.04%) QA
4 15 (1.96%) GRC
4 15 (1.96%) ISO 9001
4 15 (1.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 11 (1.43%) SLA
6 10 (1.30%) Accessibility
6 10 (1.30%) Cyber Essentials
7 7 (0.91%) NIST
7 7 (0.91%) PCI DSS
8 6 (0.78%) PMO
9 5 (0.65%) ISO 14001
10 4 (0.52%) Actionable Recommendations
10 4 (0.52%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 4 (0.52%) ISO/IEC 17025
11 3 (0.39%) AQAP
12 2 (0.26%) COSHH
12 2 (0.26%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 1 (0.13%) HIPAA
System Software
1 35 (4.56%) Active Directory
2 20 (2.61%) Firmware
3 15 (1.96%) Docker
4 9 (1.17%) Embedded Firmware
5 7 (0.91%) Hyper-V
5 7 (0.91%) Virtual Machines
6 6 (0.78%) VMware Infrastructure
7 2 (0.26%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 5 (0.65%) Functional Safety
1 5 (0.65%) Single Sign-On
2 4 (0.52%) Kubernetes
2 4 (0.52%) Nmap
3 3 (0.39%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (0.26%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.13%) Ansible
5 1 (0.13%) Progress Chef
5 1 (0.13%) Puppet
Vendors
1 207 (26.99%) Microsoft
2 38 (4.95%) Google
3 27 (3.52%) Oracle
4 24 (3.13%) SAP
5 22 (2.87%) ServiceNow
6 21 (2.74%) Cisco
7 19 (2.48%) Salesforce
8 17 (2.22%) Databricks
9 11 (1.43%) Allen-Bradley
9 11 (1.43%) HubSpot
10 10 (1.30%) Broadcom
11 8 (1.04%) Adobe
11 8 (1.04%) SYSPRO
12 7 (0.91%) Infor
13 6 (0.78%) Fortinet
13 6 (0.78%) Palo Alto
13 6 (0.78%) Red Hat
13 6 (0.78%) VMware
13 6 (0.78%) YouTube
14 4 (0.52%) Hotjar