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

6 months to
10 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 37 11 14
Rank change year-on-year -26 +3 +5
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 538 515 1,124
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 4.15% 10.08% 9.60%
As % of the General category 8.56% 15.51% 16.90%
Number of salaries quoted 390 287 645
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,000 £25,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,125 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,000 £47,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.05% +11.76% -15.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £58,750 £58,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £72,500 £68,900
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +10.00% -9.09%

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 6,283 3,320 6,650
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 48.52% 64.96% 56.81%
Number of salaries quoted 3,069 1,793 4,714
10th Percentile £28,000 £26,250 £25,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% +5.56% -14.29%
75th Percentile £63,750 £62,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £71,991
England median annual salary £55,000 £57,670 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.63% +9.85% -12.50%

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 10 May 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 10 May 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 -27 325 £50,000 +5.26% 177
East Midlands +2 211 £45,000 -5.26% 96
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 (2.04%) SharePoint
2 10 (1.86%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (1.12%) CMS
4 5 (0.93%) IIS
5 3 (0.56%) Confluence
6 1 (0.19%) Appian
Applications
1 74 (13.75%) Microsoft Excel
2 20 (3.72%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (1.86%) MS Visio
4 8 (1.49%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 6 (1.12%) Spreadsheet
6 5 (0.93%) Microsoft Project
7 3 (0.56%) Chatbot
7 3 (0.56%) Photoshop
8 1 (0.19%) Sketch
8 1 (0.19%) Trello
Business Applications
1 11 (2.04%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (0.93%) Q-Pulse
3 3 (0.56%) SAP CO
3 3 (0.56%) SAP FI
3 3 (0.56%) SAP FI/CO
3 3 (0.56%) SAP FSCM
4 2 (0.37%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.37%) Oracle EBS
4 2 (0.37%) SAP Business One
5 1 (0.19%) Integrated Workplace Management System
5 1 (0.19%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.19%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.19%) Primavera
5 1 (0.19%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.19%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 90 (16.73%) Power Platform
2 81 (15.06%) Azure
3 54 (10.04%) Microsoft 365
4 38 (7.06%) AWS
5 18 (3.35%) SaaS
6 13 (2.42%) GCP
7 12 (2.23%) Amazon S3
7 12 (2.23%) AWS Lambda
7 12 (2.23%) Azure DevOps
7 12 (2.23%) Power Automate
7 12 (2.23%) Serverless
8 10 (1.86%) Dynamics 365
8 10 (1.86%) Microsoft Purview
9 9 (1.67%) PowerApps
10 8 (1.49%) Azure Data Factory
10 8 (1.49%) Entra ID
11 5 (0.93%) Anthropic Claude
12 4 (0.74%) Azure Sentinel
12 4 (0.74%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 4 (0.74%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 18 (3.35%) VPN
2 15 (2.79%) WAN
3 12 (2.23%) Firewall
4 11 (2.04%) Wireless
5 10 (1.86%) SD-WAN
6 9 (1.67%) DNS
7 7 (1.30%) Wi-Fi
8 6 (1.12%) BGP
8 6 (1.12%) Cisco ASA
8 6 (1.12%) EIGRP
8 6 (1.12%) OSPF
8 6 (1.12%) TCP/IP
8 6 (1.12%) Wireshark
9 5 (0.93%) DHCP
9 5 (0.93%) LAN
9 5 (0.93%) VLAN
10 3 (0.56%) Broadband
10 3 (0.56%) MQTT
11 2 (0.37%) Internet
11 2 (0.37%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 87 (16.17%) Power BI
2 34 (6.32%) Tableau
3 17 (3.16%) Power Query
3 17 (3.16%) SQL Server
4 16 (2.97%) Data Mining
5 13 (2.42%) Amazon Redshift
6 11 (2.04%) Oracle Reports
7 10 (1.86%) Azure SQL Database
8 9 (1.67%) Data Warehouse
9 8 (1.49%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 7 (1.30%) Relational Database
11 6 (1.12%) Data Lake
12 5 (0.93%) Metadata
12 5 (0.93%) MySQL
12 5 (0.93%) Redis
13 4 (0.74%) SQL Server Reporting Services
14 3 (0.56%) Looker
14 3 (0.56%) MongoDB
14 3 (0.56%) SAP HANA
15 2 (0.37%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 18 (3.35%) JIRA
2 5 (0.93%) Subversion
3 4 (0.74%) Git
4 2 (0.37%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.37%) JMeter
4 2 (0.37%) LoadRunner
4 2 (0.37%) Postman
4 2 (0.37%) Selenium
4 2 (0.37%) SoapUI
4 2 (0.37%) TeamCity
4 2 (0.37%) TestRail
4 2 (0.37%) XCUITest
5 1 (0.19%) Bugzilla
5 1 (0.19%) Cucumber
5 1 (0.19%) GitLab
5 1 (0.19%) MLflow
5 1 (0.19%) REST Assured
5 1 (0.19%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.19%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.19%) Yeoman
General
1 226 (42.01%) Social Skills
2 153 (28.44%) Finance
3 56 (10.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 36 (6.69%) Manufacturing
4 36 (6.69%) Retail
5 31 (5.76%) Law
5 31 (5.76%) Marketing
6 27 (5.02%) Legal
7 26 (4.83%) Organisational Skills
8 16 (2.97%) Presentation Skills
8 16 (2.97%) Public Sector
9 13 (2.42%) Pharmaceutical
10 12 (2.23%) Influencing Skills
11 10 (1.86%) Documentation Skills
12 8 (1.49%) Electronics
12 8 (1.49%) Games
13 7 (1.30%) Financial Institution
14 6 (1.12%) Japanese Language
15 5 (0.93%) German Language
16 4 (0.74%) Banking
Job Titles
1 173 (32.16%) Analyst
2 70 (13.01%) Senior
3 44 (8.18%) Data Analyst
4 35 (6.51%) Developer
5 31 (5.76%) Lead
6 30 (5.58%) Senior Analyst
7 26 (4.83%) IT Support
8 25 (4.65%) Support Analyst
9 24 (4.46%) Business Analyst
9 24 (4.46%) Support Engineer
10 23 (4.28%) Accountant
11 21 (3.90%) IT Analyst
11 21 (3.90%) Junior
12 20 (3.72%) Business Intelligence Analyst
12 20 (3.72%) IT Manager
12 20 (3.72%) Systems Accountant
13 19 (3.53%) Junior Analyst
13 19 (3.53%) Security Analyst
14 16 (2.97%) Full-Stack Developer
14 16 (2.97%) Trainee
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (4.09%) CSS
1 22 (4.09%) HTML
2 17 (3.16%) Node.js
2 17 (3.16%) React
3 9 (1.67%) PyTorch
4 7 (1.30%) Pandas
4 7 (1.30%) RESTful
4 7 (1.30%) scikit-learn
5 6 (1.12%) PySpark
6 5 (0.93%) .NET
6 5 (0.93%) FastAPI
6 5 (0.93%) JSON
6 5 (0.93%) SQLAlchemy
7 4 (0.74%) Flash
7 4 (0.74%) REST
7 4 (0.74%) SOAP
8 3 (0.56%) ASP.NET
8 3 (0.56%) ASP.NET Core
8 3 (0.56%) Playwright
8 3 (0.56%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 57 (10.59%) Analytical Mindset
2 23 (4.28%) Driving Licence
3 22 (4.09%) Product Ownership
4 21 (3.90%) Onboarding
5 17 (3.16%) Management Information System
5 17 (3.16%) Self-Motivation
6 11 (2.04%) Legacy Systems
7 10 (1.86%) CSOC
7 10 (1.86%) FMCG
7 10 (1.86%) Public Cloud
8 9 (1.67%) Cyber Defence
9 8 (1.49%) Enterprise Software
10 7 (1.30%) IoT
10 7 (1.30%) Security Posture
11 5 (0.93%) Data Centre
11 5 (0.93%) Embedded Systems
11 5 (0.93%) Mobile App
11 5 (0.93%) Security Operations Centre
11 5 (0.93%) Virtual Team
12 4 (0.74%) Credit Risk
Operating Systems
1 19 (3.53%) Windows
2 12 (2.23%) Linux
3 9 (1.67%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.56%) VMS
5 2 (0.37%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.37%) CentOS
5 2 (0.37%) Debian
5 2 (0.37%) Ubuntu
5 2 (0.37%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 259 (48.14%) Problem-Solving
2 134 (24.91%) Continuous Improvement
3 118 (21.93%) Analytics
4 95 (17.66%) Business Intelligence
5 86 (15.99%) Agile
6 82 (15.24%) Decision-Making
7 70 (13.01%) AI
8 62 (11.52%) ERP
9 59 (10.97%) Actionable Insight
10 52 (9.67%) Project Management
11 49 (9.11%) Cybersecurity
12 47 (8.74%) Mentoring
13 43 (7.99%) Analytical Thinking
13 43 (7.99%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 42 (7.81%) Coaching
15 41 (7.62%) Data Analysis
16 39 (7.25%) Process Improvement
16 39 (7.25%) Roadmaps
17 38 (7.06%) Data Modelling
17 38 (7.06%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 133 (24.72%) SQL
2 84 (15.61%) Python
3 23 (4.28%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 22 (4.09%) JavaScript
5 12 (2.23%) PowerShell
6 11 (2.04%) VBA
7 10 (1.86%) T-SQL
8 8 (1.49%) Java
9 7 (1.30%) C#
10 6 (1.12%) Kusto Query Language
10 6 (1.12%) R
11 5 (0.93%) Bash
11 5 (0.93%) PHP
12 4 (0.74%) C++
13 2 (0.37%) Bicep
13 2 (0.37%) Shell Script
13 2 (0.37%) Swift
14 1 (0.19%) RPG
14 1 (0.19%) Scala
Qualifications
1 81 (15.06%) Degree
2 39 (7.25%) Security Cleared
3 32 (5.95%) ACCA
3 32 (5.95%) CIMA
4 29 (5.39%) SC Cleared
5 19 (3.53%) CompTIA Security+
6 17 (3.16%) Computer Science Degree
7 13 (2.42%) PMI Certification
8 12 (2.23%) PMP
9 11 (2.04%) Cisco Certification
9 11 (2.04%) CISSP
9 11 (2.04%) SSCP
10 10 (1.86%) DBS Check
10 10 (1.86%) Master's Degree
11 8 (1.49%) CISA
12 6 (1.12%) CCNP
12 6 (1.12%) CompTIA CySA+
12 6 (1.12%) IRCA
12 6 (1.12%) MOS
12 6 (1.12%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (7.81%) Data Quality
2 39 (7.25%) GDPR
3 32 (5.95%) QA
4 21 (3.90%) NIST
5 19 (3.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 13 (2.42%) SLA
7 9 (1.67%) Accessibility
7 9 (1.67%) PMO
8 8 (1.49%) GRC
9 7 (1.30%) ISO 9001
10 6 (1.12%) PCI DSS
11 5 (0.93%) Actionable Recommendations
11 5 (0.93%) COSHH
11 5 (0.93%) GMP
12 3 (0.56%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 3 (0.56%) Cyber Essentials
12 3 (0.56%) HIPAA
12 3 (0.56%) ISO 20022
12 3 (0.56%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 3 (0.56%) SOC 2
System Software
1 18 (3.35%) Active Directory
2 5 (0.93%) Docker
3 3 (0.56%) Hyper-V
3 3 (0.56%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (0.56%) vSphere
4 2 (0.37%) Virtual Desktop
4 2 (0.37%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.19%) Firmware
5 1 (0.19%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 10 (1.86%) Terraform
2 5 (0.93%) Kubernetes
3 3 (0.56%) Ansible
3 3 (0.56%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (0.37%) Grafana
4 2 (0.37%) Progress Chef
4 2 (0.37%) Puppet
5 1 (0.19%) Functional Safety
5 1 (0.19%) SCCM
5 1 (0.19%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 121 (22.49%) Microsoft
2 22 (4.09%) SAP
3 20 (3.72%) Databricks
3 20 (3.72%) Oracle
4 14 (2.60%) Google
5 9 (1.67%) Cisco
6 8 (1.49%) HubSpot
7 7 (1.30%) Meraki
7 7 (1.30%) ServiceNow
8 6 (1.12%) OpenAI
8 6 (1.12%) Zoho
9 3 (0.56%) Adobe
9 3 (0.56%) Botify
9 3 (0.56%) IBM
9 3 (0.56%) JD Edwards
9 3 (0.56%) Palo Alto
9 3 (0.56%) PayPal
9 3 (0.56%) QAD
9 3 (0.56%) Workday
9 3 (0.56%) Zscaler