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 23 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 26 13 17
Rank change year-on-year -13 +4 -3
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 587 633 584
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 7.28% 10.07% 8.46%
As % of the General category 12.80% 15.99% 14.37%
Number of salaries quoted 350 257 447
10th Percentile £27,000 £29,750 £25,150
25th Percentile £31,250 £37,500 £30,604
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,000 £50,000 £43,664
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +14.51% -12.76%
75th Percentile £63,750 £63,250 £58,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £74,409 £67,500
England median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -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 4,585 3,958 4,064
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 56.89% 62.97% 58.86%
Number of salaries quoted 2,258 1,751 3,283
10th Percentile £27,750 £31,250 £25,750
25th Percentile £31,250 £38,750 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.46% +9.47% -9.52%
75th Percentile £63,750 £65,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £78,500 £77,500 £72,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £56,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +7.14% -10.40%

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 23 January 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 23 January 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 -13 350 £52,500 +5.00% 194
East Midlands +6 235 £37,500 -11.76% 204
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 10 (1.70%) Confluence
2 8 (1.36%) SharePoint
3 5 (0.85%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (0.68%) CMS
5 3 (0.51%) WordPress
6 1 (0.17%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.17%) ArcGIS
6 1 (0.17%) HCL Notes
6 1 (0.17%) SAS
Applications
1 75 (12.78%) Microsoft Excel
2 61 (10.39%) Chatbot
3 33 (5.62%) Microsoft Office
4 11 (1.87%) MS Visio
5 7 (1.19%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 6 (1.02%) 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 14 (2.39%) SAP S/4HANA
2 8 (1.36%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (1.36%) NetSuite
3 3 (0.51%) Oracle Payables
4 2 (0.34%) NEC Housing
4 2 (0.34%) Oracle Cash Management
4 2 (0.34%) Primavera
4 2 (0.34%) SAP Business One
4 2 (0.34%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.17%) Cognos Controller
5 1 (0.17%) Dynamics GP
5 1 (0.17%) HFM
5 1 (0.17%) Integrated Workplace Management System
5 1 (0.17%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.17%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 1 (0.17%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.17%) Pegasus Opera
5 1 (0.17%) Sage X3
5 1 (0.17%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.17%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 71 (12.10%) Azure
2 59 (10.05%) Power Platform
3 52 (8.86%) SaaS
4 31 (5.28%) AWS
5 28 (4.77%) Microsoft 365
6 12 (2.04%) Dynamics 365
7 10 (1.70%) Serverless
8 9 (1.53%) Amazon S3
8 9 (1.53%) AWS Lambda
8 9 (1.53%) Azure Data Factory
9 7 (1.19%) Azure DevOps
9 7 (1.19%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 7 (1.19%) Cloud Computing
9 7 (1.19%) Entra ID
9 7 (1.19%) OCI
9 7 (1.19%) Power Automate
9 7 (1.19%) PowerApps
10 5 (0.85%) Azure Sentinel
11 4 (0.68%) Azure Logic Apps
12 3 (0.51%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 36 (6.13%) Remote Desktop
2 11 (1.87%) Firewall
3 9 (1.53%) VLAN
3 9 (1.53%) WAN
4 8 (1.36%) VPN
5 6 (1.02%) SD-WAN
6 5 (0.85%) Wireless
7 4 (0.68%) BGP
7 4 (0.68%) OSPF
7 4 (0.68%) SMS
8 3 (0.51%) Cisco ASA
8 3 (0.51%) EIGRP
8 3 (0.51%) LAN
8 3 (0.51%) Wi-Fi
8 3 (0.51%) Wireshark
9 2 (0.34%) Bluetooth
9 2 (0.34%) Intrusion Detection
9 2 (0.34%) Network Security
10 1 (0.17%) Broadband
10 1 (0.17%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 56 (9.54%) Power BI
2 30 (5.11%) Tableau
3 24 (4.09%) Data Mining
4 20 (3.41%) Looker
5 17 (2.90%) SQL Server
6 15 (2.56%) Oracle Reports
7 13 (2.21%) Azure SQL Database
7 13 (2.21%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 11 (1.87%) Data Lake
9 9 (1.53%) Amazon Redshift
9 9 (1.53%) Metadata
9 9 (1.53%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 7 (1.19%) Data Warehouse
10 7 (1.19%) Relational Database
11 4 (0.68%) Crystal Reports
12 3 (0.51%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
12 3 (0.51%) MySQL
12 3 (0.51%) Oracle Database
12 3 (0.51%) Power Query
12 3 (0.51%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 24 (4.09%) JIRA
2 5 (0.85%) Subversion
3 4 (0.68%) 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%) Katalon Studio
5 1 (0.17%) Maven
5 1 (0.17%) MLflow
5 1 (0.17%) XCUITest
General
1 252 (42.93%) Social Skills
2 135 (23.00%) Finance
3 92 (15.67%) Retail
4 68 (11.58%) Marketing
5 39 (6.64%) Law
6 34 (5.79%) Manufacturing
7 27 (4.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 27 (4.60%) Organisational Skills
8 26 (4.43%) Public Sector
9 20 (3.41%) Presentation Skills
10 18 (3.07%) Legal
11 14 (2.39%) Documentation Skills
12 11 (1.87%) Electronics
13 9 (1.53%) Aerospace
13 9 (1.53%) Banking
14 4 (0.68%) Influencing Skills
15 3 (0.51%) Advertising
15 3 (0.51%) Publishing
15 3 (0.51%) Social Housing
15 3 (0.51%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 150 (25.55%) Analyst
2 66 (11.24%) Senior
3 65 (11.07%) Lead
4 61 (10.39%) Trainer
5 45 (7.67%) Developer
6 44 (7.50%) 2nd Line Support
7 40 (6.81%) Support Analyst
8 32 (5.45%) Data Analyst
9 27 (4.60%) 1st/2nd Line Support
10 26 (4.43%) Architect
10 26 (4.43%) Senior Analyst
11 21 (3.58%) IT Support
12 20 (3.41%) Support Technician
13 19 (3.24%) ERP Support
14 18 (3.07%) Business Analyst
14 18 (3.07%) ERP Analyst
14 18 (3.07%) Financial Analyst
14 18 (3.07%) Junior
14 18 (3.07%) Support Engineer
14 18 (3.07%) Trainee
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (3.24%) HTML
2 18 (3.07%) CSS
3 17 (2.90%) REST
4 15 (2.56%) SOAP
5 14 (2.39%) React
6 13 (2.21%) Middleware
7 12 (2.04%) Node.js
8 11 (1.87%) BAPI
8 11 (1.87%) Flash
8 11 (1.87%) IBM Integration Bus
8 11 (1.87%) JMS
8 11 (1.87%) OAuth
8 11 (1.87%) SAML
9 9 (1.53%) Oracle Fusion
10 5 (0.85%) .NET
10 5 (0.85%) EDI
11 4 (0.68%) JSON
11 4 (0.68%) Playwright
11 4 (0.68%) PySpark
12 3 (0.51%) AngularJS
Miscellaneous
1 93 (15.84%) Onboarding
2 59 (10.05%) Analytical Mindset
3 37 (6.30%) Management Information System
4 28 (4.77%) FMCG
5 23 (3.92%) Driving Licence
6 22 (3.75%) Self-Motivation
7 13 (2.21%) Enterprise Software
8 11 (1.87%) Product Ownership
9 10 (1.70%) e-Learning
10 8 (1.36%) Data Structures
10 8 (1.36%) IoT
10 8 (1.36%) Legacy Systems
11 6 (1.02%) Embedded Systems
12 5 (0.85%) Credit Risk
12 5 (0.85%) Data Centre
12 5 (0.85%) Data Protection Act
12 5 (0.85%) Security Posture
13 4 (0.68%) Reference Data
13 4 (0.68%) Social Media
13 4 (0.68%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 17 (2.90%) Windows
2 13 (2.21%) Linux
3 3 (0.51%) Unix
4 2 (0.34%) Mac OS X
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
5 1 (0.17%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 277 (47.19%) Problem-Solving
2 185 (31.52%) Continuous Improvement
3 135 (23.00%) Analytics
4 117 (19.93%) CRM
5 108 (18.40%) ERP
6 95 (16.18%) Decision-Making
7 86 (14.65%) AI
8 78 (13.29%) Project Management
9 76 (12.95%) E-Commerce
10 74 (12.61%) Business Intelligence
10 74 (12.61%) Customer Service
11 71 (12.10%) Mentoring
12 66 (11.24%) Analytical Thinking
13 64 (10.90%) Agile
14 63 (10.73%) Stakeholder Management
15 62 (10.56%) Chemistry
16 61 (10.39%) Conversational UI
17 48 (8.18%) Coaching
17 48 (8.18%) Logistics
18 47 (8.01%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 155 (26.41%) SQL
2 53 (9.03%) Python
3 41 (6.98%) C#
4 19 (3.24%) JavaScript
5 12 (2.04%) T-SQL
6 10 (1.70%) PowerShell
7 8 (1.36%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 4 (0.68%) ABAP
8 4 (0.68%) Java
8 4 (0.68%) VBA
9 2 (0.34%) R
10 1 (0.17%) Bash
10 1 (0.17%) Bicep
10 1 (0.17%) C++
10 1 (0.17%) Groovy
10 1 (0.17%) PL/SQL
10 1 (0.17%) Scala
10 1 (0.17%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.17%) Swift
Qualifications
1 196 (33.39%) Degree
2 71 (12.10%) Master's Degree
3 61 (10.39%) PhD
4 33 (5.62%) Security Cleared
5 24 (4.09%) Computer Science Degree
6 23 (3.92%) SC Cleared
7 16 (2.73%) ACCA
8 14 (2.39%) CIMA
8 14 (2.39%) DBS Check
9 13 (2.21%) AAT
10 9 (1.53%) Cisco Certification
11 8 (1.36%) CISSP
12 7 (1.19%) CISM
12 7 (1.19%) Microsoft Certification
12 7 (1.19%) PMI Certification
13 6 (1.02%) PMP
14 5 (0.85%) Azure Certification
14 5 (0.85%) CCNP
15 4 (0.68%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 4 (0.68%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (8.18%) QA
2 30 (5.11%) Data Quality
3 26 (4.43%) GDPR
4 19 (3.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 11 (1.87%) NIST
6 8 (1.36%) PMO
6 8 (1.36%) SLA
7 2 (0.34%) Accessibility
7 2 (0.34%) Actionable Recommendations
7 2 (0.34%) IEC 61131
7 2 (0.34%) ISO 20022
7 2 (0.34%) ISO/IEC 20000
7 2 (0.34%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 2 (0.34%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.17%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 1 (0.17%) Government Security Classifications
8 1 (0.17%) GRC
8 1 (0.17%) HIPAA
8 1 (0.17%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 1 (0.17%) SOC 2
System Software
1 33 (5.62%) Active Directory
2 11 (1.87%) Firmware
3 6 (1.02%) vSphere
4 4 (0.68%) Hyper-V
4 4 (0.68%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.34%) Docker
5 2 (0.34%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (0.34%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 7 (1.19%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (0.85%) Terraform
3 2 (0.34%) Ansible
3 2 (0.34%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.17%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 118 (20.10%) Microsoft
2 66 (11.24%) SAP
3 61 (10.39%) PayPal
4 32 (5.45%) Oracle
5 24 (4.09%) Salesforce
6 16 (2.73%) Cisco
7 12 (2.04%) IBM
8 9 (1.53%) Databricks
9 8 (1.36%) ServiceNow
9 8 (1.36%) Zoho
10 6 (1.02%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
11 5 (0.85%) Epicor
11 5 (0.85%) Google
11 5 (0.85%) Infor
11 5 (0.85%) JD Edwards
12 4 (0.68%) Meraki
12 4 (0.68%) Sage
12 4 (0.68%) SonicWALL
12 4 (0.68%) VMware
13 3 (0.51%) Zscaler