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

6 months to
29 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 24 15 14
Rank change year-on-year -9 -1 0
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 568 517 1,339
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 4.44% 9.97% 9.70%
As % of the General category 10.14% 15.27% 17.67%
Number of salaries quoted 402 279 645
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,750 £25,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £36,250 £29,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,750 £47,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.53% +11.76% -15.00%
75th Percentile £63,051 £61,250 £57,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £69,000
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 5,601 3,386 7,576
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 43.83% 65.28% 54.87%
Number of salaries quoted 3,463 1,835 4,777
10th Percentile £28,329 £26,250 £25,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% - -14.29%
75th Percentile £63,750 £62,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £76,069 £71,440
England median annual salary £55,000 £56,745 £52,500
% change year-on-year -3.08% +8.09% -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 29 June 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 29 June 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 -17 315 £49,500 +4.21% 151
East Midlands -2 252 £46,743 -2.62% 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 14 (2.46%) SharePoint
2 10 (1.76%) IIS
3 8 (1.41%) Microsoft Exchange
4 6 (1.06%) CMS
5 3 (0.53%) Confluence
6 1 (0.18%) Appian
6 1 (0.18%) SAS
Applications
1 60 (10.56%) Microsoft Excel
2 17 (2.99%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (1.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (1.06%) MS Visio
4 6 (1.06%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.53%) Photoshop
6 2 (0.35%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.18%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 9 (1.58%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (0.88%) Q-Pulse
3 3 (0.53%) JDE EnterpriseOne
3 3 (0.53%) SAP CO
3 3 (0.53%) SAP FI
3 3 (0.53%) SAP FI/CO
3 3 (0.53%) SAP FSCM
4 2 (0.35%) Dynamics GP
4 2 (0.35%) SAP Business One
5 1 (0.18%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.18%) Integrated Workplace Management System
5 1 (0.18%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.18%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.18%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.18%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 97 (17.08%) Power Platform
2 87 (15.32%) Azure
3 49 (8.63%) Microsoft 365
4 39 (6.87%) AWS
5 31 (5.46%) SaaS
6 15 (2.64%) GCP
7 13 (2.29%) Entra ID
7 13 (2.29%) Power Automate
8 12 (2.11%) Amazon S3
9 11 (1.94%) PowerApps
10 10 (1.76%) AWS Lambda
10 10 (1.76%) Dynamics 365
10 10 (1.76%) Microsoft Purview
10 10 (1.76%) Serverless
11 9 (1.58%) Azure DevOps
12 7 (1.23%) Azure Data Factory
13 5 (0.88%) Anthropic Claude
14 4 (0.70%) Google Sheets
14 4 (0.70%) OneDrive
15 3 (0.53%) Google Data Studio
Communications & Networking
1 16 (2.82%) VPN
2 15 (2.64%) Firewall
3 13 (2.29%) WAN
4 12 (2.11%) TCP/IP
5 11 (1.94%) DNS
6 10 (1.76%) Wireless
7 9 (1.58%) SD-WAN
8 6 (1.06%) DHCP
8 6 (1.06%) LAN
8 6 (1.06%) Wi-Fi
9 5 (0.88%) BGP
9 5 (0.88%) Wireshark
10 4 (0.70%) Cisco ASA
10 4 (0.70%) EIGRP
10 4 (0.70%) MQTT
10 4 (0.70%) Network Security
10 4 (0.70%) OSPF
10 4 (0.70%) VLAN
11 3 (0.53%) Cisco IOS
12 2 (0.35%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 94 (16.55%) Power BI
2 26 (4.58%) SQL Server
3 24 (4.23%) Tableau
4 22 (3.87%) Power Query
5 14 (2.46%) Data Warehouse
6 13 (2.29%) Amazon Redshift
7 10 (1.76%) Azure SQL Database
8 9 (1.58%) Relational Database
9 7 (1.23%) MySQL
10 6 (1.06%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 5 (0.88%) Data Mining
11 5 (0.88%) Redis
12 4 (0.70%) MongoDB
13 3 (0.53%) Data Lake
13 3 (0.53%) Metadata
13 3 (0.53%) PostgreSQL
13 3 (0.53%) SAP HANA
14 2 (0.35%) Amazon Athena
14 2 (0.35%) MariaDB
14 2 (0.35%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 12 (2.11%) JIRA
2 4 (0.70%) Burp Suite
2 4 (0.70%) Git
2 4 (0.70%) Metasploit
3 2 (0.35%) JMeter
3 2 (0.35%) LoadRunner
3 2 (0.35%) Postman
3 2 (0.35%) SoapUI
3 2 (0.35%) TeamCity
3 2 (0.35%) TestRail
4 1 (0.18%) Appium
4 1 (0.18%) Bugzilla
4 1 (0.18%) Cucumber
4 1 (0.18%) Cypress.io
4 1 (0.18%) Eclipse
4 1 (0.18%) GitLab
4 1 (0.18%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.18%) Selenium
4 1 (0.18%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.18%) Yeoman
General
1 244 (42.96%) Social Skills
2 168 (29.58%) Finance
3 55 (9.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 51 (8.98%) Retail
5 47 (8.27%) Manufacturing
6 35 (6.16%) Marketing
7 31 (5.46%) Organisational Skills
8 28 (4.93%) Legal
9 26 (4.58%) Influencing Skills
10 20 (3.52%) Law
11 18 (3.17%) Public Sector
12 14 (2.46%) Pharmaceutical
13 13 (2.29%) Presentation Skills
14 10 (1.76%) Telecoms
15 9 (1.58%) Documentation Skills
16 7 (1.23%) Financial Institution
16 7 (1.23%) Games
17 6 (1.06%) Japanese Language
18 5 (0.88%) Banking
18 5 (0.88%) German Language
Job Titles
1 171 (30.11%) Analyst
2 78 (13.73%) Senior
3 49 (8.63%) Data Analyst
4 35 (6.16%) Senior Analyst
5 34 (5.99%) Lead
5 34 (5.99%) Support Engineer
6 33 (5.81%) Accountant
7 30 (5.28%) Business Analyst
8 28 (4.93%) Developer
9 23 (4.05%) Systems Accountant
10 22 (3.87%) Delivery Manager
10 22 (3.87%) IT Analyst
10 22 (3.87%) IT Support
10 22 (3.87%) Security Analyst
11 19 (3.35%) Senior Data Analyst
12 18 (3.17%) Business Intelligence Analyst
12 18 (3.17%) Cybersecurity Analyst
12 18 (3.17%) IT Manager
13 17 (2.99%) Data Scientist
14 16 (2.82%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (2.82%) CSS
1 16 (2.82%) HTML
2 12 (2.11%) Node.js
2 12 (2.11%) React
3 9 (1.58%) PyTorch
4 8 (1.41%) Pandas
4 8 (1.41%) RESTful
4 8 (1.41%) scikit-learn
5 5 (0.88%) .NET
5 5 (0.88%) FastAPI
5 5 (0.88%) JSON
5 5 (0.88%) Middleware
5 5 (0.88%) REST
5 5 (0.88%) SQLAlchemy
6 4 (0.70%) COM
6 4 (0.70%) DCOM
6 4 (0.70%) EDI
6 4 (0.70%) LDAP
6 4 (0.70%) PySpark
7 3 (0.53%) ASP.NET
Miscellaneous
1 64 (11.27%) Analytical Mindset
2 25 (4.40%) Self-Motivation
3 23 (4.05%) Driving Licence
3 23 (4.05%) Onboarding
4 19 (3.35%) Management Information System
5 18 (3.17%) Product Ownership
6 14 (2.46%) Security Posture
7 11 (1.94%) CSOC
8 10 (1.76%) IoT
8 10 (1.76%) Public Cloud
9 9 (1.58%) Cyber Defence
9 9 (1.58%) Legacy Systems
9 9 (1.58%) Mobile App
10 7 (1.23%) Enterprise Software
11 6 (1.06%) Security Operations Centre
12 5 (0.88%) Cloud Native
12 5 (0.88%) Data Structures
12 5 (0.88%) Manufacturing Execution System
13 4 (0.70%) CMDB
13 4 (0.70%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 28 (4.93%) Windows
2 19 (3.35%) Linux
3 11 (1.94%) Windows Server
4 5 (0.88%) OpenVMS
4 5 (0.88%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 4 (0.70%) Android
5 4 (0.70%) VMS
6 2 (0.35%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.35%) CentOS
6 2 (0.35%) Debian
6 2 (0.35%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 305 (53.70%) Problem-Solving
2 155 (27.29%) Continuous Improvement
3 131 (23.06%) Analytics
4 121 (21.30%) Decision-Making
5 105 (18.49%) Business Intelligence
6 88 (15.49%) Agile
7 81 (14.26%) Actionable Insight
8 73 (12.85%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 67 (11.80%) Cybersecurity
10 65 (11.44%) AI
10 65 (11.44%) ERP
11 61 (10.74%) Roadmaps
12 56 (9.86%) Coaching
13 53 (9.33%) Data Analysis
14 51 (8.98%) Analytical Thinking
15 50 (8.80%) Mentoring
16 49 (8.63%) Collaborative Working
17 45 (7.92%) Computer Science
17 45 (7.92%) Data Modelling
18 42 (7.39%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 144 (25.35%) SQL
2 88 (15.49%) Python
3 26 (4.58%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 16 (2.82%) JavaScript
5 14 (2.46%) PowerShell
6 11 (1.94%) VBA
7 9 (1.58%) Java
8 7 (1.23%) C#
8 7 (1.23%) Kusto Query Language
8 7 (1.23%) R
8 7 (1.23%) T-SQL
9 5 (0.88%) Bash
9 5 (0.88%) PHP
10 3 (0.53%) C++
11 2 (0.35%) RPG
11 2 (0.35%) Shell Script
12 1 (0.18%) Bicep
12 1 (0.18%) Embedded C
12 1 (0.18%) MATLAB
12 1 (0.18%) Swift
Qualifications
1 96 (16.90%) Degree
2 55 (9.68%) Security Cleared
3 36 (6.34%) ACCA
3 36 (6.34%) CIMA
4 35 (6.16%) SC Cleared
5 22 (3.87%) CompTIA Security+
6 15 (2.64%) Cisco Certification
6 15 (2.64%) CISSP
7 13 (2.29%) Computer Science Degree
8 12 (2.11%) DBS Check
8 12 (2.11%) SSCP
9 9 (1.58%) PMI Certification
10 8 (1.41%) CISA
10 8 (1.41%) PMP
11 7 (1.23%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 7 (1.23%) CompTIA CySA+
11 7 (1.23%) SANS
12 6 (1.06%) CCSP
12 6 (1.06%) IRCA
12 6 (1.06%) MOS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (7.22%) GDPR
2 37 (6.51%) Data Quality
3 25 (4.40%) QA
4 24 (4.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 22 (3.87%) NIST
6 16 (2.82%) GRC
7 14 (2.46%) ISO 9001
8 11 (1.94%) SLA
9 8 (1.41%) Accessibility
9 8 (1.41%) Cyber Essentials
10 7 (1.23%) Actionable Recommendations
11 6 (1.06%) PCI DSS
12 5 (0.88%) COSHH
12 5 (0.88%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 5 (0.88%) GMP
12 5 (0.88%) ISO 14001
12 5 (0.88%) PMO
13 3 (0.53%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 3 (0.53%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 3 (0.53%) SOC 2
System Software
1 17 (2.99%) Active Directory
2 6 (1.06%) Docker
3 5 (0.88%) Virtual Machines
4 3 (0.53%) Hyper-V
4 3 (0.53%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.35%) Firmware
5 2 (0.35%) vSphere
6 1 (0.18%) Embedded Firmware
6 1 (0.18%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.18%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 7 (1.23%) Terraform
2 5 (0.88%) Kubernetes
3 4 (0.70%) Functional Safety
3 4 (0.70%) Nmap
4 3 (0.53%) Ansible
5 2 (0.35%) FortiGate
5 2 (0.35%) Grafana
5 2 (0.35%) Progress Chef
5 2 (0.35%) Puppet
6 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.18%) SCCM
6 1 (0.18%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 116 (20.42%) Microsoft
2 18 (3.17%) Databricks
2 18 (3.17%) SAP
3 17 (2.99%) Google
4 12 (2.11%) Cisco
5 10 (1.76%) HubSpot
6 8 (1.41%) ServiceNow
7 7 (1.23%) Red Hat
8 6 (1.06%) Meraki
8 6 (1.06%) Oracle
8 6 (1.06%) Salesforce
9 5 (0.88%) OpenAI
10 3 (0.53%) Adobe
10 3 (0.53%) Botify
10 3 (0.53%) Hotjar
10 3 (0.53%) JD Edwards
10 3 (0.53%) Palo Alto
10 3 (0.53%) SYSPRO
10 3 (0.53%) VMware
11 2 (0.35%) Dell