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

6 months to
17 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 25 13 17
Rank change year-on-year -12 +4 -3
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 591 635 526
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 7.45% 10.09% 8.51%
As % of the General category 12.88% 16.08% 14.53%
Number of salaries quoted 356 254 401
10th Percentile £27,000 £29,750 £26,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £37,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,118 £48,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.17% +6.67% -10.00%
75th Percentile £62,813 £63,063 £60,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £74,014 £68,750
England median annual salary £50,458 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.26% - -

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 4,587 3,949 3,619
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 57.82% 62.75% 58.58%
Number of salaries quoted 2,275 1,758 2,940
10th Percentile £27,750 £31,000 £25,822
25th Percentile £31,500 £38,750 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £51,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.62% +8.42% -9.52%
75th Percentile £63,750 £65,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £78,500 £77,500 £72,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -8.00%

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 17 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 17 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 -15 347 £52,500 +5.00% 170
East Midlands +6 242 £37,500 -11.76% 189
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 (1.35%) Confluence
2 7 (1.18%) SharePoint
3 6 (1.02%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (0.68%) CMS
5 3 (0.51%) 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 (13.03%) Microsoft Excel
2 61 (10.32%) Chatbot
3 33 (5.58%) Microsoft Office
4 10 (1.69%) MS Visio
5 7 (1.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 6 (1.02%) Spreadsheet
7 5 (0.85%) Microsoft Project
8 4 (0.68%) CATIA
9 2 (0.34%) AutoCAD
9 2 (0.34%) SOLIDWORKS
9 2 (0.34%) Trello
10 1 (0.17%) Camtasia
10 1 (0.17%) Sketch
10 1 (0.17%) SmartSuite
Business Applications
1 14 (2.37%) SAP S/4HANA
2 8 (1.35%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (1.35%) NetSuite
3 3 (0.51%) Oracle Payables
4 2 (0.34%) NEC Housing
4 2 (0.34%) Oracle Cash Management
4 2 (0.34%) Primavera
4 2 (0.34%) SAP Business One
4 2 (0.34%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.17%) Cognos Controller
5 1 (0.17%) Dynamics GP
5 1 (0.17%) HFM
5 1 (0.17%) Oracle BPM
5 1 (0.17%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.17%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 1 (0.17%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.17%) Pegasus Opera
5 1 (0.17%) Sage X3
5 1 (0.17%) SAP PP
5 1 (0.17%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 69 (11.68%) Azure
2 61 (10.32%) Power Platform
3 54 (9.14%) SaaS
4 31 (5.25%) AWS
5 27 (4.57%) Microsoft 365
6 13 (2.20%) Dynamics 365
7 9 (1.52%) Azure Data Factory
7 9 (1.52%) Serverless
8 8 (1.35%) Amazon S3
8 8 (1.35%) AWS Lambda
8 8 (1.35%) OCI
9 7 (1.18%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 7 (1.18%) Cloud Computing
9 7 (1.18%) Power Automate
9 7 (1.18%) PowerApps
10 6 (1.02%) Entra ID
11 5 (0.85%) Azure DevOps
11 5 (0.85%) Azure Sentinel
11 5 (0.85%) PaaS
12 4 (0.68%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 37 (6.26%) Remote Desktop
2 11 (1.86%) Firewall
3 10 (1.69%) VPN
3 10 (1.69%) WAN
4 9 (1.52%) VLAN
5 6 (1.02%) SD-WAN
6 5 (0.85%) Wireless
7 4 (0.68%) BGP
7 4 (0.68%) LAN
7 4 (0.68%) OSPF
7 4 (0.68%) SMS
8 3 (0.51%) Cisco ASA
8 3 (0.51%) EIGRP
8 3 (0.51%) Wi-Fi
8 3 (0.51%) Wireshark
9 2 (0.34%) Bluetooth
9 2 (0.34%) Intrusion Detection
9 2 (0.34%) Network Security
10 1 (0.17%) Broadband
10 1 (0.17%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 57 (9.64%) Power BI
2 31 (5.25%) Tableau
3 25 (4.23%) Data Mining
4 20 (3.38%) Looker
5 16 (2.71%) SQL Server
6 15 (2.54%) Oracle Reports
7 13 (2.20%) Azure SQL Database
7 13 (2.20%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 11 (1.86%) Data Lake
9 9 (1.52%) Metadata
9 9 (1.52%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 8 (1.35%) Amazon Redshift
11 7 (1.18%) Data Warehouse
11 7 (1.18%) Relational Database
12 4 (0.68%) Crystal Reports
13 3 (0.51%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
13 3 (0.51%) MySQL
13 3 (0.51%) Oracle Database
13 3 (0.51%) Power Query
13 3 (0.51%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 21 (3.55%) JIRA
2 5 (0.85%) Selenium
2 5 (0.85%) Subversion
3 3 (0.51%) TestRail
4 2 (0.34%) Git
4 2 (0.34%) Postman
4 2 (0.34%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.17%) Balsamiq
5 1 (0.17%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.17%) Katalon Studio
5 1 (0.17%) Maven
5 1 (0.17%) MLflow
5 1 (0.17%) XCUITest
General
1 257 (43.49%) Social Skills
2 136 (23.01%) Finance
3 94 (15.91%) Retail
4 70 (11.84%) Marketing
5 39 (6.60%) Law
6 35 (5.92%) Manufacturing
7 27 (4.57%) Organisational Skills
8 25 (4.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 25 (4.23%) Public Sector
9 20 (3.38%) Presentation Skills
10 19 (3.21%) Legal
11 15 (2.54%) Documentation Skills
12 11 (1.86%) Electronics
13 9 (1.52%) Aerospace
14 8 (1.35%) Banking
15 4 (0.68%) Social Housing
16 3 (0.51%) Advertising
16 3 (0.51%) Influencing Skills
16 3 (0.51%) Publishing
16 3 (0.51%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 152 (25.72%) Analyst
2 66 (11.17%) Senior
3 62 (10.49%) Lead
4 61 (10.32%) Trainer
5 45 (7.61%) 2nd Line Support
6 44 (7.45%) Developer
7 40 (6.77%) Support Analyst
8 32 (5.41%) Data Analyst
9 29 (4.91%) Architect
10 27 (4.57%) 1st/2nd Line Support
11 26 (4.40%) Senior Analyst
12 21 (3.55%) Support Technician
13 20 (3.38%) Support Engineer
14 19 (3.21%) ERP Support
14 19 (3.21%) IT Support
14 19 (3.21%) Junior
15 18 (3.05%) ERP Analyst
15 18 (3.05%) Financial Analyst
15 18 (3.05%) Software Analyst
15 18 (3.05%) Trainee
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (3.05%) HTML
2 17 (2.88%) CSS
2 17 (2.88%) REST
3 15 (2.54%) SOAP
4 14 (2.37%) Middleware
5 13 (2.20%) React
6 11 (1.86%) BAPI
6 11 (1.86%) Flash
6 11 (1.86%) IBM Integration Bus
6 11 (1.86%) JMS
6 11 (1.86%) Node.js
6 11 (1.86%) OAuth
6 11 (1.86%) Oracle Fusion
6 11 (1.86%) SAML
7 5 (0.85%) .NET
7 5 (0.85%) EDI
7 5 (0.85%) Playwright
8 4 (0.68%) JSON
9 3 (0.51%) AngularJS
9 3 (0.51%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 94 (15.91%) Onboarding
2 59 (9.98%) Analytical Mindset
3 37 (6.26%) Management Information System
4 27 (4.57%) FMCG
5 23 (3.89%) Driving Licence
5 23 (3.89%) Self-Motivation
6 13 (2.20%) Enterprise Software
7 10 (1.69%) e-Learning
8 9 (1.52%) Product Ownership
9 8 (1.35%) Data Structures
9 8 (1.35%) IoT
9 8 (1.35%) Legacy Systems
10 6 (1.02%) Embedded Systems
11 5 (0.85%) Credit Risk
11 5 (0.85%) Data Centre
11 5 (0.85%) Data Protection Act
11 5 (0.85%) Security Posture
12 4 (0.68%) Reference Data
12 4 (0.68%) Social Media
12 4 (0.68%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 19 (3.21%) Windows
2 14 (2.37%) Linux
3 3 (0.51%) Mac OS X
3 3 (0.51%) Unix
4 2 (0.34%) Apple iOS
4 2 (0.34%) Windows 10
4 2 (0.34%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.34%) Windows Server 2012
5 1 (0.17%) Android
5 1 (0.17%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.17%) Oracle Linux
5 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 278 (47.04%) Problem-Solving
2 184 (31.13%) Continuous Improvement
3 137 (23.18%) Analytics
4 117 (19.80%) CRM
5 110 (18.61%) ERP
6 98 (16.58%) Decision-Making
7 86 (14.55%) AI
8 77 (13.03%) E-Commerce
9 76 (12.86%) Project Management
10 75 (12.69%) Business Intelligence
10 75 (12.69%) Customer Service
11 70 (11.84%) Mentoring
12 69 (11.68%) Analytical Thinking
13 63 (10.66%) Agile
13 63 (10.66%) Stakeholder Management
14 62 (10.49%) Chemistry
15 61 (10.32%) Conversational UI
16 50 (8.46%) Logistics
17 49 (8.29%) Data Analysis
17 49 (8.29%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 157 (26.57%) SQL
2 55 (9.31%) Python
3 42 (7.11%) C#
4 18 (3.05%) JavaScript
5 13 (2.20%) T-SQL
6 10 (1.69%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 10 (1.69%) PowerShell
7 5 (0.85%) R
8 4 (0.68%) ABAP
8 4 (0.68%) Java
8 4 (0.68%) VBA
9 1 (0.17%) Bash
9 1 (0.17%) Bicep
9 1 (0.17%) C++
9 1 (0.17%) Groovy
9 1 (0.17%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.17%) Scala
9 1 (0.17%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.17%) Swift
Qualifications
1 198 (33.50%) Degree
2 71 (12.01%) Master's Degree
3 62 (10.49%) PhD
4 33 (5.58%) Security Cleared
5 25 (4.23%) Computer Science Degree
6 22 (3.72%) SC Cleared
7 16 (2.71%) ACCA
8 14 (2.37%) CIMA
8 14 (2.37%) DBS Check
9 13 (2.20%) AAT
10 9 (1.52%) Cisco Certification
11 8 (1.35%) CISSP
11 8 (1.35%) Microsoft Certification
12 7 (1.18%) CISM
13 6 (1.02%) PMI Certification
14 5 (0.85%) Azure Certification
14 5 (0.85%) CCNP
14 5 (0.85%) ITIL Certification
14 5 (0.85%) PMP
15 4 (0.68%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (8.12%) QA
2 32 (5.41%) Data Quality
3 25 (4.23%) GDPR
4 19 (3.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 11 (1.86%) NIST
6 8 (1.35%) PMO
6 8 (1.35%) SLA
7 2 (0.34%) Actionable Recommendations
7 2 (0.34%) IEC 61131
7 2 (0.34%) ISO 20022
7 2 (0.34%) ISO/IEC 20000
7 2 (0.34%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 2 (0.34%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.17%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.17%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 1 (0.17%) COBIT
8 1 (0.17%) Government Security Classifications
8 1 (0.17%) HIPAA
8 1 (0.17%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 1 (0.17%) SOC 2
System Software
1 33 (5.58%) Active Directory
2 11 (1.86%) Firmware
3 6 (1.02%) vSphere
4 5 (0.85%) VMware Infrastructure
5 4 (0.68%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.34%) Docker
6 2 (0.34%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.34%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.17%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 8 (1.35%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (0.85%) Terraform
3 2 (0.34%) Ansible
3 2 (0.34%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.17%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.17%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 120 (20.30%) Microsoft
2 66 (11.17%) SAP
3 61 (10.32%) PayPal
4 34 (5.75%) Oracle
5 24 (4.06%) Salesforce
6 16 (2.71%) Cisco
7 12 (2.03%) IBM
8 11 (1.86%) Databricks
9 8 (1.35%) Zoho
10 7 (1.18%) ServiceNow
11 6 (1.02%) Google
11 6 (1.02%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
12 5 (0.85%) Epicor
12 5 (0.85%) Infor
12 5 (0.85%) JD Edwards
12 5 (0.85%) VMware
13 4 (0.68%) Meraki
13 4 (0.68%) Sage
13 4 (0.68%) SonicWALL
14 3 (0.51%) Zscaler