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 12 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 19 10 11
Rank change year-on-year -9 +1 +2
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 792 644 987
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 5.06% 11.62% 10.55%
As % of the General category 11.47% 17.44% 18.94%
Number of salaries quoted 473 306 241
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,000 £26,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £29,000 £33,613
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £43,303 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.92% -13.40% -
75th Percentile £58,750 £60,375 £61,875
90th Percentile £75,907 £75,000 £73,250
England median annual salary £51,375 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +2.75% -9.09% -3.28%

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 6,904 3,693 5,212
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 44.15% 66.61% 55.69%
Number of salaries quoted 4,519 2,062 2,116
10th Percentile £28,624 £26,275 £28,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £43,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.20% -13.00% -
75th Percentile £62,000 £61,198 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £53,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +2.80% -10.83% -

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 12 October 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 12 October 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 -16 407 £47,500 +5.56% 216
East Midlands -5 383 £42,500 +11.11% 129
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 28 (3.54%) SharePoint
2 9 (1.14%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (0.88%) IIS
4 6 (0.76%) CMS
4 6 (0.76%) SAS
4 6 (0.76%) WordPress
5 2 (0.25%) Confluence
6 1 (0.13%) Apache
6 1 (0.13%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.13%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.13%) Jupyter
Applications
1 91 (11.49%) Microsoft Excel
2 57 (7.20%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (1.14%) Simulink
4 8 (1.01%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 7 (0.88%) Notion
6 5 (0.63%) Spreadsheet
7 4 (0.51%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 4 (0.51%) Photoshop
8 2 (0.25%) Adobe Illustrator
8 2 (0.25%) EPLAN
8 2 (0.25%) InDesign
8 2 (0.25%) MS Visio
9 1 (0.13%) AutoCAD
9 1 (0.13%) Autodesk Inventor
9 1 (0.13%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.13%) Fusion 360
9 1 (0.13%) LaTeX
9 1 (0.13%) Microsoft Project
9 1 (0.13%) Revit
9 1 (0.13%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 10 (1.26%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (0.88%) Infor M3
3 6 (0.76%) SAP Business One
4 5 (0.63%) Oracle ERP
4 5 (0.63%) Salesforce CRM
4 5 (0.63%) Shopify
5 4 (0.51%) Dynamics GP
5 4 (0.51%) Dynamics NAV
5 4 (0.51%) JDE EnterpriseOne
6 2 (0.25%) Magento
7 1 (0.13%) Dynamics AX
7 1 (0.13%) Dynamics SL
7 1 (0.13%) SAP CO
7 1 (0.13%) SAP FI
7 1 (0.13%) SAP FI/CO
7 1 (0.13%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 131 (16.54%) Power Platform
2 126 (15.91%) Azure
3 51 (6.44%) Microsoft 365
4 42 (5.30%) SaaS
5 35 (4.42%) Dynamics 365
6 32 (4.04%) AWS
7 25 (3.16%) Azure DevOps
8 24 (3.03%) Entra ID
9 20 (2.53%) GCP
10 18 (2.27%) GitHub
11 16 (2.02%) Google Ads
12 13 (1.64%) Google Analytics
12 13 (1.64%) Power Automate
12 13 (1.64%) PowerApps
13 11 (1.39%) GitHub Actions
14 10 (1.26%) Azure Data Factory
14 10 (1.26%) Cloud Computing
15 9 (1.14%) Microsoft Purview
15 9 (1.14%) OneDrive
16 8 (1.01%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 28 (3.54%) TCP/IP
2 23 (2.90%) Firewall
3 18 (2.27%) VPN
4 16 (2.02%) DNS
4 16 (2.02%) Internet
5 13 (1.64%) VLAN
6 12 (1.52%) Wireless
7 11 (1.39%) Network Security
8 10 (1.26%) Modbus
8 10 (1.26%) WAN
8 10 (1.26%) Wireshark
9 9 (1.14%) DHCP
9 9 (1.14%) LAN
10 6 (0.76%) Cisco IOS
11 4 (0.51%) MQTT
11 4 (0.51%) SD-WAN
11 4 (0.51%) VoIP
12 2 (0.25%) Broadband
12 2 (0.25%) HTTP
12 2 (0.25%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 126 (15.91%) Power BI
2 38 (4.80%) Relational Database
3 29 (3.66%) Data Warehouse
3 29 (3.66%) SQL Server
4 28 (3.54%) Power Query
5 21 (2.65%) Tableau
6 20 (2.53%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 13 (1.64%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 10 (1.26%) Metadata
9 8 (1.01%) Azure SQL Database
9 8 (1.01%) Data Lake
10 7 (0.88%) Delta Lake
10 7 (0.88%) GIS
10 7 (0.88%) Looker
10 7 (0.88%) Oracle Reports
10 7 (0.88%) RDBMS
11 6 (0.76%) QlikView
11 6 (0.76%) Star Schema
12 5 (0.63%) Crystal Reports
12 5 (0.63%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 30 (3.79%) Git
2 12 (1.52%) JIRA
3 11 (1.39%) Jenkins
4 10 (1.26%) LabVIEW
5 9 (1.14%) Eclipse
6 4 (0.51%) Burp Suite
6 4 (0.51%) Metasploit
6 4 (0.51%) Octopus Deploy
7 3 (0.38%) Selenium
7 3 (0.38%) Visual Studio
8 2 (0.25%) GitLab
8 2 (0.25%) Postman
8 2 (0.25%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 1 (0.13%) Appium
9 1 (0.13%) Browser DevTools
9 1 (0.13%) Bugzilla
9 1 (0.13%) Robot Framework
9 1 (0.13%) TeamCity
9 1 (0.13%) TestRail
9 1 (0.13%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 406 (51.26%) Social Skills
2 216 (27.27%) Finance
3 105 (13.26%) Manufacturing
4 103 (13.01%) Marketing
5 71 (8.96%) Retail
6 65 (8.21%) Organisational Skills
7 63 (7.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 42 (5.30%) Presentation Skills
9 38 (4.80%) Telecoms
10 33 (4.17%) Public Sector
11 32 (4.04%) Legal
12 31 (3.91%) Electronics
12 31 (3.91%) Influencing Skills
13 18 (2.27%) Law
14 11 (1.39%) Documentation Skills
14 11 (1.39%) Fire and Rescue
15 9 (1.14%) Social Housing
16 8 (1.01%) Advertising
17 7 (0.88%) Automotive
17 7 (0.88%) Banking
Job Titles
1 166 (20.96%) Analyst
2 72 (9.09%) Senior
3 64 (8.08%) Lead
4 51 (6.44%) Data Analyst
5 40 (5.05%) Developer
6 34 (4.29%) Support Analyst
7 30 (3.79%) Data Engineer
8 29 (3.66%) Consultant
9 28 (3.54%) Business Analyst
9 28 (3.54%) Support Engineer
10 24 (3.03%) Accountant
11 23 (2.90%) IT Support
12 22 (2.78%) Business Manager
13 21 (2.65%) Senior Analyst
14 19 (2.40%) Systems Analyst
15 18 (2.27%) Applications Support
15 18 (2.27%) Architect
16 17 (2.15%) 2nd Line Support
16 17 (2.15%) Coordinator
16 17 (2.15%) Senior Data Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (2.53%) .NET
2 18 (2.27%) REST
3 12 (1.52%) PySpark
3 12 (1.52%) SOAP
3 12 (1.52%) XML
4 11 (1.39%) ISPF
4 11 (1.39%) Spring
4 11 (1.39%) Spring Boot
5 9 (1.14%) CSS
5 9 (1.14%) HTML
5 9 (1.14%) Oracle Fusion
5 9 (1.14%) RESTful
6 8 (1.01%) EDI
6 8 (1.01%) LDAP
7 6 (0.76%) JSON
7 6 (0.76%) Middleware
8 5 (0.63%) Terraform
9 4 (0.51%) .NET Core
9 4 (0.51%) ASP.NET
9 4 (0.51%) React
Miscellaneous
1 70 (8.84%) Management Information System
2 66 (8.33%) Self-Motivation
3 59 (7.45%) Analytical Mindset
4 54 (6.82%) Driving Licence
5 39 (4.92%) Onboarding
6 23 (2.90%) Enterprise Software
7 21 (2.65%) SCADA
8 17 (2.15%) Data Structures
9 16 (2.02%) Robotics
10 15 (1.89%) CMDB
11 13 (1.64%) Legacy Applications
11 13 (1.64%) Legacy Systems
11 13 (1.64%) Product Ownership
11 13 (1.64%) Social Media
12 12 (1.52%) Data Protection Act
12 12 (1.52%) Mainframe
13 11 (1.39%) Security Posture
14 10 (1.26%) Linux Command Line
15 9 (1.14%) FMCG
15 9 (1.14%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 56 (7.07%) Windows
2 37 (4.67%) Linux
3 18 (2.27%) Windows Server
4 7 (0.88%) Android
5 6 (0.76%) Windows 10
6 5 (0.63%) OpenVMS
6 5 (0.63%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 4 (0.51%) VMS
8 1 (0.13%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.13%) CentOS
8 1 (0.13%) Debian
8 1 (0.13%) macOS
8 1 (0.13%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.13%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 438 (55.30%) Problem-Solving
2 236 (29.80%) Continuous Improvement
3 212 (26.77%) Decision-Making
4 184 (23.23%) Analytics
5 154 (19.44%) Business Intelligence
6 120 (15.15%) Agile
7 112 (14.14%) Stakeholder Management
8 97 (12.25%) AI
9 92 (11.62%) ERP
10 89 (11.24%) CRM
11 87 (10.98%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 84 (10.61%) Validation
13 81 (10.23%) Actionable Insight
14 77 (9.72%) Cybersecurity
15 76 (9.60%) Customer Service
16 74 (9.34%) Collaborative Working
16 74 (9.34%) Roadmaps
17 73 (9.22%) Data Modelling
18 71 (8.96%) Data Governance
19 70 (8.84%) Analytical Thinking
Programming Languages
1 174 (21.97%) SQL
2 78 (9.85%) Python
3 32 (4.04%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 29 (3.66%) Java
5 24 (3.03%) JavaScript
6 14 (1.77%) PowerShell
7 12 (1.52%) C#
8 11 (1.39%) C
8 11 (1.39%) COBOL
8 11 (1.39%) JCL
8 11 (1.39%) Shell Script
9 9 (1.14%) Embedded C
9 9 (1.14%) MATLAB
10 6 (0.76%) C++
10 6 (0.76%) R
11 5 (0.63%) Bash
11 5 (0.63%) TypeScript
12 3 (0.38%) Kusto Query Language
12 3 (0.38%) PHP
12 3 (0.38%) VBA
Qualifications
1 167 (21.09%) Degree
2 62 (7.83%) Security Cleared
3 47 (5.93%) SC Cleared
4 31 (3.91%) ACCA
5 30 (3.79%) CIMA
6 20 (2.53%) Cisco Certification
7 18 (2.27%) HNC
7 18 (2.27%) HND
8 14 (1.77%) CCNA
9 12 (1.52%) PMI Certification
10 11 (1.39%) CompTIA Security+
10 11 (1.39%) DBS Check
10 11 (1.39%) NVQ Level 4
11 10 (1.26%) PMP
12 9 (1.14%) Computer Science Degree
12 9 (1.14%) Microsoft Certification
13 7 (0.88%) BPSS Clearance
14 6 (0.76%) A+ Certification
14 6 (0.76%) CCNP
14 6 (0.76%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 98 (12.37%) Data Quality
2 45 (5.68%) GDPR
3 38 (4.80%) QA
4 15 (1.89%) Accessibility
4 15 (1.89%) ISO 9001
5 13 (1.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 12 (1.52%) GRC
7 11 (1.39%) SLA
8 10 (1.26%) Cyber Essentials
9 8 (1.01%) PMO
10 7 (0.88%) PCI DSS
11 6 (0.76%) Actionable Recommendations
12 5 (0.63%) ISO 14001
12 5 (0.63%) NIST
13 4 (0.51%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 4 (0.51%) ISO/IEC 17025
14 3 (0.38%) AQAP
14 3 (0.38%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 2 (0.25%) COSHH
16 1 (0.13%) SOC 2
System Software
1 37 (4.67%) Active Directory
2 20 (2.53%) Firmware
3 16 (2.02%) Docker
4 9 (1.14%) Embedded Firmware
5 7 (0.88%) Hyper-V
5 7 (0.88%) Virtual Machines
6 6 (0.76%) VMware Infrastructure
7 2 (0.25%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 6 (0.76%) Functional Safety
2 5 (0.63%) Kubernetes
2 5 (0.63%) Single Sign-On
3 4 (0.51%) Nmap
4 3 (0.38%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (0.25%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.13%) Ansible
6 1 (0.13%) Progress Chef
6 1 (0.13%) Puppet
Vendors
1 215 (27.15%) Microsoft
2 44 (5.56%) Google
3 30 (3.79%) Oracle
4 27 (3.41%) SAP
5 24 (3.03%) Salesforce
6 22 (2.78%) Cisco
6 22 (2.78%) ServiceNow
7 17 (2.15%) Databricks
8 11 (1.39%) Allen-Bradley
8 11 (1.39%) Broadcom
9 10 (1.26%) HubSpot
10 9 (1.14%) Adobe
11 8 (1.01%) SYSPRO
12 7 (0.88%) Infor
12 7 (0.88%) YouTube
13 6 (0.76%) Adaptive Insights
13 6 (0.76%) Fortinet
13 6 (0.76%) Samsung
13 6 (0.76%) TikTok
13 6 (0.76%) VMware