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

6 months to
15 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 26 14 16
Rank change year-on-year -12 +2 +1
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 585 592 716
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 6.67% 9.93% 8.55%
As % of the General category 12.15% 15.64% 14.44%
Number of salaries quoted 358 234 529
10th Percentile £28,500 £29,825 £25,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £37,500 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,272 £48,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.77% +12.94% -15.00%
75th Percentile £63,938 £62,500 £58,750
90th Percentile £78,250 £74,014 £68,750
England median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% -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 4,814 3,784 4,960
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 54.90% 63.46% 59.25%
Number of salaries quoted 2,365 1,672 3,951
10th Percentile £27,000 £30,750 £25,750
25th Percentile £31,250 £38,750 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,000 £45,001
Median % change year-on-year -13.46% +15.55% -14.28%
75th Percentile £62,500 £65,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £78,500 £76,475 £72,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -12.00%

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 15 February 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 15 February 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 -18 341 £52,500 +5.00% 190
East Midlands +6 242 £39,500 -7.06% 109
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 11 (1.88%) Confluence
2 7 (1.20%) Microsoft Exchange
2 7 (1.20%) SharePoint
3 5 (0.85%) CMS
4 3 (0.51%) WordPress
5 1 (0.17%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.17%) ArcGIS
5 1 (0.17%) IIS
5 1 (0.17%) SAS
Applications
1 78 (13.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 56 (9.57%) Chatbot
3 37 (6.32%) Microsoft Office
4 11 (1.88%) MS Visio
5 8 (1.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 6 (1.03%) Microsoft Project
7 5 (0.85%) Spreadsheet
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 10 (1.71%) SAP S/4HANA
2 8 (1.37%) NetSuite
3 7 (1.20%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.51%) Oracle Payables
4 3 (0.51%) Q-Pulse
5 2 (0.34%) Oracle Cash Management
5 2 (0.34%) Primavera
5 2 (0.34%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.17%) Cognos Controller
6 1 (0.17%) HFM
6 1 (0.17%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.17%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 1 (0.17%) Oracle Receivables
6 1 (0.17%) Sage X3
6 1 (0.17%) SAP Business One
6 1 (0.17%) SAP CO
6 1 (0.17%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.17%) SAP FI/CO
6 1 (0.17%) SAP FSCM
6 1 (0.17%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 71 (12.14%) Azure
2 68 (11.62%) Power Platform
3 49 (8.38%) SaaS
4 32 (5.47%) AWS
5 31 (5.30%) Microsoft 365
6 13 (2.22%) Dynamics 365
7 12 (2.05%) Serverless
8 11 (1.88%) Amazon S3
8 11 (1.88%) AWS Lambda
8 11 (1.88%) Azure Data Factory
9 8 (1.37%) Azure DevOps
9 8 (1.37%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 8 (1.37%) PowerApps
10 7 (1.20%) OCI
10 7 (1.20%) Power Automate
11 6 (1.03%) Entra ID
12 5 (0.85%) Azure Sentinel
13 4 (0.68%) Azure Logic Apps
13 4 (0.68%) Cloud Computing
14 3 (0.51%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 33 (5.64%) Remote Desktop
2 11 (1.88%) WAN
3 10 (1.71%) Firewall
3 10 (1.71%) VPN
4 8 (1.37%) SD-WAN
4 8 (1.37%) VLAN
4 8 (1.37%) Wireless
5 6 (1.03%) Wi-Fi
6 5 (0.85%) BGP
6 5 (0.85%) OSPF
7 4 (0.68%) Cisco ASA
7 4 (0.68%) EIGRP
7 4 (0.68%) Wireshark
8 3 (0.51%) LAN
9 2 (0.34%) Bluetooth
9 2 (0.34%) Broadband
9 2 (0.34%) DHCP
9 2 (0.34%) DNS
9 2 (0.34%) Internet
9 2 (0.34%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 64 (10.94%) Power BI
2 36 (6.15%) Tableau
3 24 (4.10%) Data Mining
4 20 (3.42%) Looker
4 20 (3.42%) SQL Server
5 15 (2.56%) Oracle Reports
6 14 (2.39%) Azure SQL Database
7 13 (2.22%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 12 (2.05%) Data Lake
9 11 (1.88%) Amazon Redshift
10 10 (1.71%) Metadata
10 10 (1.71%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 9 (1.54%) Data Warehouse
12 7 (1.20%) Relational Database
13 4 (0.68%) Crystal Reports
13 4 (0.68%) Power Query
14 3 (0.51%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
14 3 (0.51%) MySQL
14 3 (0.51%) Oracle Database
14 3 (0.51%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 25 (4.27%) JIRA
2 5 (0.85%) Subversion
3 3 (0.51%) Selenium
4 2 (0.34%) Git
4 2 (0.34%) Postman
4 2 (0.34%) Sonatype Nexus
4 2 (0.34%) TestRail
5 1 (0.17%) Balsamiq
5 1 (0.17%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.17%) Maven
5 1 (0.17%) MLflow
5 1 (0.17%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.17%) XCUITest
General
1 249 (42.56%) Social Skills
2 143 (24.44%) Finance
3 89 (15.21%) Retail
4 56 (9.57%) Marketing
5 39 (6.67%) Law
6 32 (5.47%) Manufacturing
7 27 (4.62%) Organisational Skills
8 26 (4.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 24 (4.10%) Public Sector
10 21 (3.59%) Presentation Skills
11 20 (3.42%) Legal
12 12 (2.05%) Documentation Skills
13 11 (1.88%) Electronics
14 9 (1.54%) Aerospace
14 9 (1.54%) Banking
15 6 (1.03%) Influencing Skills
16 3 (0.51%) Advertising
16 3 (0.51%) Social Housing
16 3 (0.51%) Spanish Language
16 3 (0.51%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 158 (27.01%) Analyst
2 65 (11.11%) Senior
3 64 (10.94%) Lead
4 56 (9.57%) Trainer
5 43 (7.35%) Developer
6 40 (6.84%) 2nd Line Support
6 40 (6.84%) Support Analyst
7 35 (5.98%) Data Analyst
8 27 (4.62%) 1st/2nd Line Support
9 26 (4.44%) Senior Analyst
10 25 (4.27%) Architect
10 25 (4.27%) Business Analyst
11 21 (3.59%) IT Support
11 21 (3.59%) Junior
11 21 (3.59%) Trainee
12 19 (3.25%) ERP Support
13 18 (3.08%) ERP Analyst
13 18 (3.08%) Financial Analyst
13 18 (3.08%) Trainee Analyst
13 18 (3.08%) Trainee Data Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (3.42%) CSS
2 19 (3.25%) HTML
3 17 (2.91%) React
4 15 (2.56%) Node.js
5 12 (2.05%) REST
6 11 (1.88%) Flash
7 10 (1.71%) SOAP
8 9 (1.54%) Oracle Fusion
9 7 (1.20%) Middleware
10 6 (1.03%) .NET
10 6 (1.03%) BAPI
10 6 (1.03%) IBM Integration Bus
10 6 (1.03%) JMS
10 6 (1.03%) OAuth
10 6 (1.03%) PySpark
10 6 (1.03%) SAML
11 4 (0.68%) JSON
11 4 (0.68%) Playwright
12 3 (0.51%) EDI
12 3 (0.51%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 78 (13.33%) Onboarding
2 57 (9.74%) Analytical Mindset
3 39 (6.67%) Management Information System
4 28 (4.79%) FMCG
5 20 (3.42%) Driving Licence
5 20 (3.42%) Self-Motivation
6 13 (2.22%) Product Ownership
7 9 (1.54%) Enterprise Software
7 9 (1.54%) IoT
7 9 (1.54%) Legacy Systems
8 7 (1.20%) Data Structures
8 7 (1.20%) e-Learning
9 6 (1.03%) Credit Risk
9 6 (1.03%) Embedded Systems
10 4 (0.68%) Data Centre
10 4 (0.68%) Reference Data
10 4 (0.68%) Security Posture
10 4 (0.68%) Social Media
10 4 (0.68%) Virtual Team
11 3 (0.51%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 18 (3.08%) Windows
2 12 (2.05%) Linux
3 3 (0.51%) Unix
4 2 (0.34%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.34%) Windows Server 2012
5 1 (0.17%) Android
5 1 (0.17%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.17%) Oracle Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 279 (47.69%) Problem-Solving
2 183 (31.28%) Continuous Improvement
3 138 (23.59%) Analytics
4 110 (18.80%) ERP
5 103 (17.61%) CRM
6 98 (16.75%) Decision-Making
7 86 (14.70%) AI
8 85 (14.53%) Business Intelligence
9 83 (14.19%) Project Management
10 69 (11.79%) Agile
11 68 (11.62%) Customer Service
12 67 (11.45%) Analytical Thinking
12 67 (11.45%) Mentoring
13 64 (10.94%) E-Commerce
14 59 (10.09%) Stakeholder Management
15 57 (9.74%) Chemistry
16 56 (9.57%) Conversational UI
17 48 (8.21%) Data Analysis
18 45 (7.69%) Migration
18 45 (7.69%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 160 (27.35%) SQL
2 66 (11.28%) Python
3 39 (6.67%) C#
4 21 (3.59%) JavaScript
5 12 (2.05%) T-SQL
6 10 (1.71%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 9 (1.54%) PowerShell
8 6 (1.03%) R
9 5 (0.85%) VBA
10 4 (0.68%) Java
11 2 (0.34%) Bash
12 1 (0.17%) ABAP
12 1 (0.17%) Bicep
12 1 (0.17%) C++
12 1 (0.17%) PL/SQL
12 1 (0.17%) Scala
12 1 (0.17%) Shell Script
12 1 (0.17%) Swift
Qualifications
1 185 (31.62%) Degree
2 67 (11.45%) Master's Degree
3 56 (9.57%) PhD
4 33 (5.64%) Security Cleared
5 24 (4.10%) SC Cleared
6 22 (3.76%) Computer Science Degree
7 16 (2.74%) ACCA
8 14 (2.39%) CIMA
9 12 (2.05%) AAT
10 9 (1.54%) Cisco Certification
10 9 (1.54%) PMI Certification
11 8 (1.37%) DBS Check
11 8 (1.37%) PMP
12 7 (1.20%) CISSP
13 6 (1.03%) CISM
14 5 (0.85%) Azure Certification
14 5 (0.85%) CCNP
14 5 (0.85%) Microsoft Certification
15 4 (0.68%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 4 (0.68%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 51 (8.72%) QA
2 34 (5.81%) Data Quality
3 25 (4.27%) GDPR
4 15 (2.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 10 (1.71%) NIST
6 7 (1.20%) PMO
6 7 (1.20%) SLA
7 4 (0.68%) Actionable Recommendations
8 3 (0.51%) COSHH
8 3 (0.51%) GMP
8 3 (0.51%) ISO 20022
9 2 (0.34%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.34%) IEC 61131
9 2 (0.34%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 2 (0.34%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 2 (0.34%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.17%) Government Security Classifications
10 1 (0.17%) GRC
10 1 (0.17%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 1 (0.17%) SOC 2
System Software
1 28 (4.79%) Active Directory
2 8 (1.37%) Firmware
3 6 (1.03%) vSphere
4 4 (0.68%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.51%) Docker
6 2 (0.34%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.34%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.34%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 6 (1.03%) Terraform
2 4 (0.68%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (0.51%) Kubernetes
4 2 (0.34%) Ansible
5 1 (0.17%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.17%) Grafana
5 1 (0.17%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 123 (21.03%) Microsoft
2 57 (9.74%) SAP
3 56 (9.57%) PayPal
4 31 (5.30%) Oracle
5 21 (3.59%) Salesforce
6 13 (2.22%) Cisco
7 9 (1.54%) Databricks
8 8 (1.37%) Zoho
9 7 (1.20%) IBM
10 6 (1.03%) Google
10 6 (1.03%) ServiceNow
11 5 (0.85%) Epicor
11 5 (0.85%) Infor
11 5 (0.85%) JD Edwards
11 5 (0.85%) Meraki
12 4 (0.68%) Sage
12 4 (0.68%) SonicWALL
12 4 (0.68%) Workday
13 3 (0.51%) QAD
13 3 (0.51%) Zscaler