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

6 months to
3 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 22 12 11
Rank change year-on-year -10 -1 +1
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 631 571 1,129
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 4.48% 9.97% 10.51%
As % of the General category 10.16% 15.47% 19.64%
Number of salaries quoted 427 303 447
10th Percentile £31,250 £27,750 £25,450
25th Percentile £37,375 £33,125 £30,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% - -10.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £60,000 £59,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £71,250
England median annual salary £53,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -3.64% +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 6,208 3,692 5,748
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 44.04% 64.49% 53.49%
Number of salaries quoted 3,942 2,115 3,160
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,250 £45,000 £47,450
Median % change year-on-year +7.22% -5.16% -9.62%
75th Percentile £63,625 £62,500 £61,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £72,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - -8.33%

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 3 August 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 3 August 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 -17 332 £50,149 +11.44% 208
East Midlands -1 297 £45,000 -0.86% 152
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 14 (2.22%) SharePoint
2 9 (1.43%) IIS
3 7 (1.11%) CMS
3 7 (1.11%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.16%) Apache
4 1 (0.16%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.16%) Appian
4 1 (0.16%) Jupyter
4 1 (0.16%) SAS
4 1 (0.16%) WordPress
Applications
1 74 (11.73%) Microsoft Excel
2 16 (2.54%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (1.58%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (0.95%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.48%) Photoshop
6 2 (0.32%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.16%) LaTeX
7 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.16%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 9 (1.43%) SAP S/4HANA
2 7 (1.11%) SAP Business One
3 4 (0.63%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (0.63%) JDE EnterpriseOne
3 4 (0.63%) SAP CO
3 4 (0.63%) SAP FI
3 4 (0.63%) SAP FI/CO
4 3 (0.48%) Dynamics GP
4 3 (0.48%) Dynamics NAV
4 3 (0.48%) Q-Pulse
4 3 (0.48%) SAP FSCM
5 1 (0.16%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.16%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.16%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.16%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 116 (18.38%) Power Platform
2 92 (14.58%) Azure
3 40 (6.34%) SaaS
4 37 (5.86%) Microsoft 365
5 30 (4.75%) AWS
6 18 (2.85%) Dynamics 365
7 16 (2.54%) Entra ID
8 15 (2.38%) GCP
9 12 (1.90%) Power Automate
10 10 (1.58%) Azure DevOps
10 10 (1.58%) Microsoft Purview
11 9 (1.43%) PowerApps
12 6 (0.95%) Azure Data Factory
12 6 (0.95%) Google Ads
13 5 (0.79%) Anthropic Claude
14 4 (0.63%) Google Data Studio
14 4 (0.63%) Google Sheets
14 4 (0.63%) Microsoft Advertising
14 4 (0.63%) OneDrive
14 4 (0.63%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 21 (3.33%) TCP/IP
2 19 (3.01%) Firewall
3 18 (2.85%) VPN
4 16 (2.54%) DNS
5 11 (1.74%) Wireless
6 10 (1.58%) WAN
7 8 (1.27%) DHCP
8 6 (0.95%) Cisco IOS
8 6 (0.95%) LAN
8 6 (0.95%) SD-WAN
9 5 (0.79%) Network Security
9 5 (0.79%) VLAN
10 4 (0.63%) BGP
10 4 (0.63%) MQTT
10 4 (0.63%) Wi-Fi
10 4 (0.63%) Wireshark
11 3 (0.48%) Cisco ASA
11 3 (0.48%) EIGRP
11 3 (0.48%) OSPF
12 2 (0.32%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 112 (17.75%) Power BI
2 31 (4.91%) Power Query
3 27 (4.28%) SQL Server
3 27 (4.28%) Tableau
4 21 (3.33%) Data Warehouse
5 13 (2.06%) Relational Database
6 12 (1.90%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 10 (1.58%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 7 (1.11%) Azure SQL Database
8 7 (1.11%) MySQL
9 6 (0.95%) Amazon Redshift
9 6 (0.95%) QlikView
10 5 (0.79%) Redis
11 4 (0.63%) Data Mining
11 4 (0.63%) DTS
11 4 (0.63%) Metadata
11 4 (0.63%) MongoDB
12 3 (0.48%) Data Lake
12 3 (0.48%) PostgreSQL
12 3 (0.48%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 10 (1.58%) JIRA
2 7 (1.11%) Git
3 4 (0.63%) Burp Suite
3 4 (0.63%) Metasploit
4 3 (0.48%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.32%) JMeter
5 2 (0.32%) LoadRunner
5 2 (0.32%) Postman
5 2 (0.32%) SoapUI
5 2 (0.32%) TeamCity
6 1 (0.16%) Appium
6 1 (0.16%) Bugzilla
6 1 (0.16%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.16%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.16%) Eclipse
6 1 (0.16%) GitLab
6 1 (0.16%) REST Assured
6 1 (0.16%) Selenium
6 1 (0.16%) TestRail
6 1 (0.16%) Yeoman
General
1 284 (45.01%) Social Skills
2 195 (30.90%) Finance
3 68 (10.78%) Manufacturing
4 59 (9.35%) Retail
5 57 (9.03%) Marketing
6 55 (8.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 40 (6.34%) Organisational Skills
8 33 (5.23%) Legal
9 28 (4.44%) Influencing Skills
10 21 (3.33%) Public Sector
11 19 (3.01%) Law
12 16 (2.54%) Presentation Skills
13 15 (2.38%) Telecoms
14 13 (2.06%) Pharmaceutical
15 10 (1.58%) Documentation Skills
15 10 (1.58%) Fire and Rescue
16 8 (1.27%) Financial Institution
17 7 (1.11%) Games
18 6 (0.95%) Social Housing
19 5 (0.79%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 172 (27.26%) Analyst
2 75 (11.89%) Senior
3 50 (7.92%) Data Analyst
4 40 (6.34%) Lead
5 39 (6.18%) Accountant
6 35 (5.55%) Senior Analyst
7 34 (5.39%) Support Engineer
8 25 (3.96%) Business Analyst
8 25 (3.96%) Systems Accountant
9 23 (3.65%) Support Analyst
10 22 (3.49%) Delivery Manager
10 22 (3.49%) Security Analyst
11 21 (3.33%) Business Manager
11 21 (3.33%) Developer
12 20 (3.17%) IT Support
13 19 (3.01%) Consultant
13 19 (3.01%) IT Analyst
13 19 (3.01%) Senior Data Analyst
13 19 (3.01%) Technical Support
14 18 (2.85%) Cybersecurity Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (2.06%) REST
2 9 (1.43%) CSS
2 9 (1.43%) HTML
2 9 (1.43%) RESTful
3 8 (1.27%) .NET
3 8 (1.27%) Pandas
3 8 (1.27%) PyTorch
3 8 (1.27%) scikit-learn
3 8 (1.27%) SOAP
4 7 (1.11%) JSON
5 5 (0.79%) EDI
5 5 (0.79%) FastAPI
5 5 (0.79%) SQLAlchemy
5 5 (0.79%) XML
6 4 (0.63%) COM
6 4 (0.63%) DCOM
6 4 (0.63%) LDAP
6 4 (0.63%) Middleware
7 3 (0.48%) ASP.NET
7 3 (0.48%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 64 (10.14%) Analytical Mindset
2 38 (6.02%) Self-Motivation
3 32 (5.07%) Management Information System
4 27 (4.28%) Driving Licence
4 27 (4.28%) Onboarding
5 16 (2.54%) Product Ownership
6 14 (2.22%) Security Posture
7 12 (1.90%) IoT
8 11 (1.74%) CSOC
8 11 (1.74%) Legacy Systems
9 10 (1.58%) CMDB
9 10 (1.58%) Data Protection Act
9 10 (1.58%) Public Cloud
10 9 (1.43%) Cyber Defence
10 9 (1.43%) Enterprise Software
11 8 (1.27%) Data Structures
11 8 (1.27%) Mobile App
12 6 (0.95%) Security Operations Centre
13 5 (0.79%) Greenfield Project
13 5 (0.79%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 40 (6.34%) Windows
2 24 (3.80%) Linux
3 15 (2.38%) Windows Server
4 7 (1.11%) Android
5 5 (0.79%) OpenVMS
5 5 (0.79%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 4 (0.63%) VMS
7 2 (0.32%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.32%) CentOS
7 2 (0.32%) Debian
7 2 (0.32%) Ubuntu
7 2 (0.32%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 333 (52.77%) Problem-Solving
2 184 (29.16%) Continuous Improvement
3 152 (24.09%) Decision-Making
4 150 (23.77%) Analytics
5 128 (20.29%) Business Intelligence
6 90 (14.26%) Agile
7 83 (13.15%) Actionable Insight
8 81 (12.84%) AI
9 79 (12.52%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 76 (12.04%) ERP
11 71 (11.25%) Cybersecurity
12 67 (10.62%) Roadmaps
13 60 (9.51%) Collaborative Working
14 59 (9.35%) Data Analysis
15 56 (8.87%) Coaching
16 54 (8.56%) Stakeholder Management
17 52 (8.24%) Analytical Thinking
18 51 (8.08%) Mentoring
19 49 (7.77%) Data Modelling
19 49 (7.77%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 143 (22.66%) SQL
2 82 (13.00%) Python
3 31 (4.91%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 17 (2.69%) JavaScript
5 15 (2.38%) PowerShell
6 11 (1.74%) Java
7 9 (1.43%) C#
8 7 (1.11%) Kusto Query Language
8 7 (1.11%) T-SQL
8 7 (1.11%) VBA
9 6 (0.95%) Bash
10 5 (0.79%) PHP
11 4 (0.63%) C++
11 4 (0.63%) R
12 2 (0.32%) C
12 2 (0.32%) COBOL
12 2 (0.32%) JCL
12 2 (0.32%) RPG
12 2 (0.32%) Shell Script
13 1 (0.16%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 111 (17.59%) Degree
2 52 (8.24%) Security Cleared
3 39 (6.18%) ACCA
3 39 (6.18%) CIMA
4 34 (5.39%) SC Cleared
5 23 (3.65%) CompTIA Security+
6 17 (2.69%) Cisco Certification
7 15 (2.38%) CISSP
8 14 (2.22%) DBS Check
9 12 (1.90%) SSCP
10 8 (1.27%) CISA
11 7 (1.11%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 7 (1.11%) CCNA
11 7 (1.11%) CompTIA CySA+
11 7 (1.11%) HNC
11 7 (1.11%) HND
11 7 (1.11%) Microsoft Certification
11 7 (1.11%) SANS
12 6 (0.95%) CCSP
12 6 (0.95%) IRCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 53 (8.40%) Data Quality
2 47 (7.45%) GDPR
3 24 (3.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 22 (3.49%) QA
5 21 (3.33%) NIST
6 16 (2.54%) ISO 9001
7 15 (2.38%) GRC
8 14 (2.22%) SLA
9 9 (1.43%) Cyber Essentials
10 7 (1.11%) Accessibility
10 7 (1.11%) Actionable Recommendations
11 6 (0.95%) PCI DSS
11 6 (0.95%) PMO
12 5 (0.79%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 5 (0.79%) ISO 14001
13 3 (0.48%) COSHH
13 3 (0.48%) ISO 20022
13 3 (0.48%) ISO/IEC 17025
13 3 (0.48%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 3 (0.48%) SOC 2
System Software
1 16 (2.54%) Active Directory
2 7 (1.11%) Firmware
3 6 (0.95%) Docker
4 5 (0.79%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (0.63%) Hyper-V
6 3 (0.48%) VMware Infrastructure
7 1 (0.16%) Embedded Firmware
7 1 (0.16%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 8 (1.27%) Terraform
2 5 (0.79%) Kubernetes
3 4 (0.63%) Functional Safety
3 4 (0.63%) Nmap
4 3 (0.48%) Ansible
5 2 (0.32%) FortiGate
5 2 (0.32%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (0.32%) Progress Chef
5 2 (0.32%) Puppet
6 1 (0.16%) Grafana
6 1 (0.16%) SCCM
Vendors
1 128 (20.29%) Microsoft
2 25 (3.96%) SAP
3 21 (3.33%) Google
4 16 (2.54%) Databricks
4 16 (2.54%) ServiceNow
5 14 (2.22%) Cisco
6 10 (1.58%) HubSpot
7 8 (1.27%) SYSPRO
8 7 (1.11%) Red Hat
9 6 (0.95%) Salesforce
10 5 (0.79%) Allen-Bradley
10 5 (0.79%) Meraki
10 5 (0.79%) OpenAI
11 4 (0.63%) Botify
11 4 (0.63%) Hotjar
11 4 (0.63%) JD Edwards
11 4 (0.63%) Oracle
11 4 (0.63%) Palo Alto
12 3 (0.48%) Adobe
12 3 (0.48%) VMware