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

6 months to
21 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 11 10
Rank change year-on-year -10 -1 +3
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 738 614 1,075
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 4.72% 10.98% 10.71%
As % of the General category 10.64% 16.77% 19.85%
Number of salaries quoted 461 315 307
10th Percentile £29,750 £27,000 £25,750
25th Percentile £36,250 £30,875 £31,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £45,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £59,750 £60,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £73,750 £71,250
England median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £54,793
% change year-on-year - -4.18% -3.70%

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 6,934 3,661 5,415
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 44.31% 65.47% 53.95%
Number of salaries quoted 4,419 2,089 2,367
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -10.00% -
75th Percentile £62,500 £60,960 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year - -4.35% -4.17%

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 21 September 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 21 September 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 -18 380 £47,744 +6.10% 483
East Midlands -4 355 £45,000 +12.50% 302
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 (3.66%) SharePoint
2 9 (1.22%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (1.08%) IIS
4 5 (0.68%) SAS
5 2 (0.27%) CMS
5 2 (0.27%) Confluence
5 2 (0.27%) WordPress
6 1 (0.14%) Apache
6 1 (0.14%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.14%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.14%) Appian
6 1 (0.14%) Jupyter
Applications
1 79 (10.70%) Microsoft Excel
2 45 (6.10%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (1.22%) Simulink
4 6 (0.81%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (0.81%) Spreadsheet
5 4 (0.54%) Photoshop
6 3 (0.41%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.14%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.14%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.14%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.14%) Autodesk Inventor
7 1 (0.14%) Fusion 360
7 1 (0.14%) InDesign
7 1 (0.14%) LaTeX
7 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.14%) Revit
7 1 (0.14%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 10 (1.36%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (0.95%) SAP Business One
3 6 (0.81%) Infor M3
4 5 (0.68%) Oracle ERP
4 5 (0.68%) Salesforce CRM
4 5 (0.68%) Shopify
5 4 (0.54%) Dynamics GP
5 4 (0.54%) Dynamics NAV
5 4 (0.54%) JDE EnterpriseOne
6 3 (0.41%) SAP S/4HANA
7 1 (0.14%) Dynamics AX
7 1 (0.14%) Dynamics SL
7 1 (0.14%) Oracle EBS
7 1 (0.14%) Oracle Payables
7 1 (0.14%) Oracle Receivables
7 1 (0.14%) SAP CO
7 1 (0.14%) SAP FI
7 1 (0.14%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 130 (17.62%) Power Platform
2 125 (16.94%) Azure
3 48 (6.50%) Microsoft 365
4 36 (4.88%) SaaS
5 35 (4.74%) AWS
6 29 (3.93%) Dynamics 365
7 22 (2.98%) Azure DevOps
7 22 (2.98%) GCP
8 18 (2.44%) Entra ID
9 16 (2.17%) Power Automate
10 13 (1.76%) GitHub
10 13 (1.76%) PowerApps
11 12 (1.63%) Google Ads
11 12 (1.63%) Microsoft Purview
12 11 (1.49%) Azure Data Factory
13 10 (1.36%) Google Analytics
14 9 (1.22%) OneDrive
15 8 (1.08%) GitHub Actions
16 7 (0.95%) Cloud Computing
17 6 (0.81%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 26 (3.52%) TCP/IP
2 24 (3.25%) Firewall
3 18 (2.44%) VPN
4 17 (2.30%) DNS
5 13 (1.76%) VLAN
6 12 (1.63%) Wireless
7 10 (1.36%) Network Security
7 10 (1.36%) Wireshark
8 9 (1.22%) DHCP
8 9 (1.22%) Internet
8 9 (1.22%) WAN
9 8 (1.08%) LAN
10 7 (0.95%) Modbus
11 6 (0.81%) Cisco IOS
12 4 (0.54%) MQTT
12 4 (0.54%) SD-WAN
13 2 (0.27%) BGP
13 2 (0.27%) J1939
13 2 (0.27%) SMS
13 2 (0.27%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 126 (17.07%) Power BI
2 31 (4.20%) SQL Server
3 29 (3.93%) Power Query
4 25 (3.39%) Data Warehouse
5 24 (3.25%) Relational Database
5 24 (3.25%) Tableau
6 17 (2.30%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 15 (2.03%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 9 (1.22%) Azure SQL Database
9 8 (1.08%) Data Lake
10 7 (0.95%) Delta Lake
11 6 (0.81%) GIS
11 6 (0.81%) Looker
11 6 (0.81%) Metadata
11 6 (0.81%) MySQL
11 6 (0.81%) QlikView
11 6 (0.81%) RDBMS
12 5 (0.68%) Crystal Reports
12 5 (0.68%) Oracle Reports
13 4 (0.54%) DTS
Development Applications
1 19 (2.57%) Git
2 11 (1.49%) JIRA
3 9 (1.22%) Eclipse
4 8 (1.08%) Jenkins
5 7 (0.95%) LabVIEW
6 4 (0.54%) Burp Suite
6 4 (0.54%) Metasploit
6 4 (0.54%) Octopus Deploy
7 2 (0.27%) TeamCity
7 2 (0.27%) Visual Studio
8 1 (0.14%) Appium
8 1 (0.14%) Bugzilla
8 1 (0.14%) GitLab
8 1 (0.14%) Ranorex
8 1 (0.14%) Robot Framework
8 1 (0.14%) Selenium
8 1 (0.14%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 1 (0.14%) TestRail
8 1 (0.14%) Visual Studio Code
8 1 (0.14%) Yeoman
General
1 364 (49.32%) Social Skills
2 203 (27.51%) Finance
3 100 (13.55%) Manufacturing
4 83 (11.25%) Marketing
5 63 (8.54%) Retail
6 55 (7.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 54 (7.32%) Organisational Skills
8 31 (4.20%) Presentation Skills
8 31 (4.20%) Public Sector
9 29 (3.93%) Influencing Skills
10 26 (3.52%) Telecoms
11 25 (3.39%) Electronics
11 25 (3.39%) Legal
12 16 (2.17%) Law
13 11 (1.49%) Documentation Skills
13 11 (1.49%) Fire and Rescue
14 10 (1.36%) Pharmaceutical
15 9 (1.22%) Social Housing
16 7 (0.95%) Advertising
16 7 (0.95%) Banking
Job Titles
1 172 (23.31%) Analyst
2 67 (9.08%) Senior
3 57 (7.72%) Lead
4 51 (6.91%) Data Analyst
5 34 (4.61%) Accountant
6 33 (4.47%) Support Analyst
7 31 (4.20%) Developer
8 28 (3.79%) Business Analyst
8 28 (3.79%) Consultant
8 28 (3.79%) Support Engineer
9 25 (3.39%) Business Manager
10 24 (3.25%) IT Support
10 24 (3.25%) Senior Analyst
11 21 (2.85%) Data Engineer
11 21 (2.85%) IT Analyst
12 20 (2.71%) Applications Support
13 19 (2.57%) Business Intelligence Manager
13 19 (2.57%) Delivery Manager
13 19 (2.57%) Security Analyst
13 19 (2.57%) Systems Accountant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (2.44%) .NET
2 16 (2.17%) REST
3 12 (1.63%) PySpark
4 10 (1.36%) RESTful
4 10 (1.36%) SOAP
4 10 (1.36%) XML
5 9 (1.22%) CSS
5 9 (1.22%) HTML
6 8 (1.08%) EDI
6 8 (1.08%) ISPF
6 8 (1.08%) JSON
6 8 (1.08%) LDAP
6 8 (1.08%) Oracle Fusion
6 8 (1.08%) Spring
6 8 (1.08%) Spring Boot
7 7 (0.95%) scikit-learn
8 6 (0.81%) Middleware
8 6 (0.81%) Pandas
8 6 (0.81%) PyTorch
9 5 (0.68%) Terraform
Miscellaneous
1 64 (8.67%) Analytical Mindset
2 56 (7.59%) Management Information System
2 56 (7.59%) Self-Motivation
3 39 (5.28%) Driving Licence
4 35 (4.74%) Onboarding
5 16 (2.17%) Data Structures
5 16 (2.17%) Enterprise Software
6 15 (2.03%) Product Ownership
6 15 (2.03%) SCADA
7 13 (1.76%) CMDB
8 12 (1.63%) Security Posture
9 11 (1.49%) Data Protection Act
9 11 (1.49%) Legacy Systems
9 11 (1.49%) Robotics
10 10 (1.36%) IoT
10 10 (1.36%) Legacy Applications
10 10 (1.36%) Social Media
11 9 (1.22%) Mainframe
12 8 (1.08%) CSOC
12 8 (1.08%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 54 (7.32%) Windows
2 34 (4.61%) Linux
3 19 (2.57%) Windows Server
4 7 (0.95%) Android
5 6 (0.81%) Windows 10
6 5 (0.68%) OpenVMS
6 5 (0.68%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 4 (0.54%) VMS
8 2 (0.27%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.14%) CentOS
9 1 (0.14%) Debian
9 1 (0.14%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.14%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.14%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 403 (54.61%) Problem-Solving
2 217 (29.40%) Continuous Improvement
3 187 (25.34%) Decision-Making
4 160 (21.68%) Analytics
5 148 (20.05%) Business Intelligence
6 116 (15.72%) Agile
7 94 (12.74%) ERP
8 85 (11.52%) AI
9 83 (11.25%) Stakeholder Management
10 80 (10.84%) Cybersecurity
10 80 (10.84%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 76 (10.30%) Actionable Insight
12 71 (9.62%) Roadmaps
13 70 (9.49%) Validation
14 67 (9.08%) CRM
15 64 (8.67%) Customer Service
16 59 (7.99%) Analytical Thinking
16 59 (7.99%) Collaborative Culture
16 59 (7.99%) Data Analysis
16 59 (7.99%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 163 (22.09%) SQL
2 77 (10.43%) Python
3 31 (4.20%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 24 (3.25%) Java
5 21 (2.85%) JavaScript
6 15 (2.03%) PowerShell
7 14 (1.90%) C#
8 11 (1.49%) C
9 9 (1.22%) Embedded C
9 9 (1.22%) MATLAB
10 8 (1.08%) COBOL
10 8 (1.08%) JCL
10 8 (1.08%) Shell Script
11 7 (0.95%) C++
12 6 (0.81%) Bash
13 5 (0.68%) Kusto Query Language
14 4 (0.54%) T-SQL
14 4 (0.54%) TypeScript
14 4 (0.54%) VBA
15 3 (0.41%) PHP
Qualifications
1 157 (21.27%) Degree
2 65 (8.81%) Security Cleared
3 49 (6.64%) SC Cleared
4 36 (4.88%) ACCA
5 35 (4.74%) CIMA
6 20 (2.71%) Cisco Certification
7 18 (2.44%) HNC
7 18 (2.44%) HND
8 15 (2.03%) CompTIA Security+
9 14 (1.90%) DBS Check
10 13 (1.76%) CCNA
10 13 (1.76%) PMI Certification
11 11 (1.49%) NVQ Level 4
12 10 (1.36%) PMP
13 9 (1.22%) Microsoft Certification
14 8 (1.08%) SANS
15 7 (0.95%) CISSP
16 6 (0.81%) (ISC)2 CCSP
16 6 (0.81%) A+ Certification
16 6 (0.81%) CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 78 (10.57%) Data Quality
2 43 (5.83%) GDPR
3 28 (3.79%) QA
4 17 (2.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 16 (2.17%) ISO 9001
6 15 (2.03%) GRC
7 10 (1.36%) Cyber Essentials
7 10 (1.36%) SLA
8 8 (1.08%) NIST
9 7 (0.95%) Accessibility
9 7 (0.95%) PMO
10 6 (0.81%) PCI DSS
11 5 (0.68%) ISO 14001
12 4 (0.54%) Actionable Recommendations
12 4 (0.54%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 4 (0.54%) ISO/IEC 17025
13 3 (0.41%) AQAP
14 2 (0.27%) COSHH
14 2 (0.27%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 1 (0.14%) HIPAA
System Software
1 31 (4.20%) Active Directory
2 20 (2.71%) Firmware
3 12 (1.63%) Docker
4 9 (1.22%) Embedded Firmware
5 7 (0.95%) Hyper-V
5 7 (0.95%) Virtual Machines
6 6 (0.81%) VMware Infrastructure
7 2 (0.27%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 4 (0.54%) Functional Safety
1 4 (0.54%) Kubernetes
1 4 (0.54%) Nmap
1 4 (0.54%) Single Sign-On
2 3 (0.41%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (0.27%) Ansible
3 2 (0.27%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.14%) Progress Chef
4 1 (0.14%) Puppet
Vendors
1 188 (25.47%) Microsoft
2 34 (4.61%) Google
3 25 (3.39%) SAP
4 22 (2.98%) Oracle
5 21 (2.85%) Cisco
5 21 (2.85%) Databricks
6 20 (2.71%) ServiceNow
7 13 (1.76%) Salesforce
8 11 (1.49%) Allen-Bradley
9 10 (1.36%) HubSpot
10 8 (1.08%) Broadcom
10 8 (1.08%) SYSPRO
11 6 (0.81%) Fortinet
11 6 (0.81%) Infor
11 6 (0.81%) Palo Alto
11 6 (0.81%) Red Hat
11 6 (0.81%) VMware
11 6 (0.81%) YouTube
12 5 (0.68%) Adobe
13 4 (0.54%) JD Edwards