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

6 months to
21 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 568 514 1,330
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 4.52% 10.17% 9.31%
As % of the General category 10.38% 15.34% 17.35%
Number of salaries quoted 402 277 650
10th Percentile £30,099 £27,750 £25,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £36,250 £29,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,000 £47,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.05% +11.76% -15.00%
75th Percentile £63,575 £60,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £74,409 £68,775
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 5,470 3,351 7,665
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 43.56% 66.30% 53.66%
Number of salaries quoted 3,368 1,787 4,915
10th Percentile £28,250 £26,250 £25,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,335 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.89% +1.11% -14.29%
75th Percentile £63,750 £63,750 £60,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £71,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -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 21 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 21 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 -14 316 £50,000 +5.26% 128
East Midlands 0 251 £45,000 -5.26% 107
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 9 (1.58%) IIS
2 9 (1.58%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (1.06%) CMS
4 3 (0.53%) Confluence
5 1 (0.18%) Appian
5 1 (0.18%) SAS
Applications
1 62 (10.92%) Microsoft Excel
2 16 (2.82%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (1.58%) MS Visio
4 7 (1.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 6 (1.06%) Spreadsheet
6 4 (0.70%) Microsoft Project
7 3 (0.53%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 10 (1.76%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (0.88%) Q-Pulse
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%) JDE EnterpriseOne
4 2 (0.35%) SAP Business One
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 88 (15.49%) Azure
3 52 (9.15%) Microsoft 365
4 42 (7.39%) AWS
5 31 (5.46%) SaaS
6 15 (2.64%) GCP
7 14 (2.46%) Amazon S3
8 13 (2.29%) Power Automate
9 12 (2.11%) AWS Lambda
9 12 (2.11%) Entra ID
9 12 (2.11%) Serverless
10 11 (1.94%) PowerApps
11 10 (1.76%) Microsoft Purview
12 9 (1.58%) Azure DevOps
13 8 (1.41%) Dynamics 365
14 7 (1.23%) Azure Data Factory
15 5 (0.88%) Anthropic Claude
16 4 (0.70%) Google Sheets
16 4 (0.70%) OneDrive
17 3 (0.53%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 16 (2.82%) VPN
2 14 (2.46%) Firewall
3 12 (2.11%) WAN
4 11 (1.94%) DNS
5 10 (1.76%) TCP/IP
6 9 (1.58%) Wireless
7 8 (1.41%) SD-WAN
8 6 (1.06%) DHCP
8 6 (1.06%) Wi-Fi
9 5 (0.88%) LAN
10 4 (0.70%) BGP
10 4 (0.70%) Cisco ASA
10 4 (0.70%) EIGRP
10 4 (0.70%) MQTT
10 4 (0.70%) OSPF
10 4 (0.70%) VLAN
10 4 (0.70%) Wireshark
11 3 (0.53%) Network Security
12 2 (0.35%) Cisco IOS
12 2 (0.35%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 94 (16.55%) Power BI
2 25 (4.40%) SQL Server
3 24 (4.23%) Tableau
4 21 (3.70%) Power Query
5 15 (2.64%) Amazon Redshift
6 13 (2.29%) Data Warehouse
7 10 (1.76%) Azure SQL Database
8 9 (1.58%) Relational Database
9 7 (1.23%) MySQL
10 6 (1.06%) Data Mining
10 6 (1.06%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 5 (0.88%) Redis
12 4 (0.70%) MongoDB
12 4 (0.70%) Oracle Reports
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%) Looker
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%) Cypress.io
4 1 (0.18%) GitLab
4 1 (0.18%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.18%) REST Assured
4 1 (0.18%) Selenium
4 1 (0.18%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.18%) XCUITest
4 1 (0.18%) Yeoman
General
1 240 (42.25%) Social Skills
2 167 (29.40%) Finance
3 57 (10.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 49 (8.63%) Retail
5 44 (7.75%) Manufacturing
6 33 (5.81%) Marketing
7 31 (5.46%) Organisational Skills
8 28 (4.93%) Legal
9 26 (4.58%) Influencing Skills
10 22 (3.87%) Law
11 17 (2.99%) Public Sector
12 14 (2.46%) Pharmaceutical
13 12 (2.11%) 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%) German Language
18 5 (0.88%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 174 (30.63%) Analyst
2 78 (13.73%) Senior
3 50 (8.80%) Data Analyst
4 35 (6.16%) Senior Analyst
5 34 (5.99%) Lead
6 33 (5.81%) Accountant
7 32 (5.63%) Support Engineer
8 31 (5.46%) Business Analyst
8 31 (5.46%) Developer
9 23 (4.05%) IT Support
9 23 (4.05%) Systems Accountant
10 22 (3.87%) Delivery Manager
10 22 (3.87%) IT Analyst
11 21 (3.70%) Security Analyst
12 20 (3.52%) IT Manager
13 19 (3.35%) Senior Data Analyst
14 18 (3.17%) Business Intelligence Analyst
14 18 (3.17%) Cybersecurity Analyst
15 17 (2.99%) Support Analyst
16 16 (2.82%) Data Scientist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (3.17%) CSS
1 18 (3.17%) HTML
2 14 (2.46%) Node.js
2 14 (2.46%) React
3 9 (1.58%) PyTorch
4 8 (1.41%) Pandas
4 8 (1.41%) RESTful
4 8 (1.41%) scikit-learn
5 6 (1.06%) REST
6 5 (0.88%) .NET
6 5 (0.88%) FastAPI
6 5 (0.88%) JSON
6 5 (0.88%) Middleware
6 5 (0.88%) SQLAlchemy
7 4 (0.70%) EDI
7 4 (0.70%) PySpark
8 3 (0.53%) ASP.NET
8 3 (0.53%) ASP.NET Core
8 3 (0.53%) LDAP
8 3 (0.53%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 62 (10.92%) Analytical Mindset
2 23 (4.05%) Driving Licence
2 23 (4.05%) Onboarding
2 23 (4.05%) Self-Motivation
3 21 (3.70%) Management Information System
4 18 (3.17%) Product Ownership
5 13 (2.29%) Security Posture
6 11 (1.94%) CSOC
7 10 (1.76%) Public Cloud
8 9 (1.58%) Cyber Defence
8 9 (1.58%) IoT
8 9 (1.58%) Legacy Systems
9 8 (1.41%) Enterprise Software
9 8 (1.41%) Mobile App
10 5 (0.88%) Cloud Native
10 5 (0.88%) Data Structures
10 5 (0.88%) FMCG
10 5 (0.88%) Security Operations Centre
11 4 (0.70%) Insider Threat
11 4 (0.70%) Manufacturing Execution System
Operating Systems
1 28 (4.93%) Windows
2 18 (3.17%) Linux
3 12 (2.11%) Windows Server
4 4 (0.70%) OpenVMS
4 4 (0.70%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 4 (0.70%) VMS
5 3 (0.53%) Android
6 2 (0.35%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.35%) CentOS
6 2 (0.35%) Debian
6 2 (0.35%) Ubuntu
6 2 (0.35%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 304 (53.52%) Problem-Solving
2 154 (27.11%) Continuous Improvement
3 128 (22.54%) Analytics
4 120 (21.13%) Decision-Making
5 105 (18.49%) Business Intelligence
6 89 (15.67%) Agile
7 78 (13.73%) Actionable Insight
8 71 (12.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 65 (11.44%) AI
9 65 (11.44%) Cybersecurity
10 64 (11.27%) ERP
11 61 (10.74%) Roadmaps
12 56 (9.86%) Coaching
13 55 (9.68%) Data Analysis
14 51 (8.98%) Analytical Thinking
15 50 (8.80%) Mentoring
16 49 (8.63%) Collaborative Working
17 44 (7.75%) Computer Science
18 42 (7.39%) Data Modelling
19 41 (7.22%) Business Strategy
Programming Languages
1 145 (25.53%) SQL
2 91 (16.02%) Python
3 25 (4.40%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 18 (3.17%) JavaScript
5 14 (2.46%) PowerShell
6 11 (1.94%) VBA
7 8 (1.41%) 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%) Delphi
12 1 (0.18%) Pascal
12 1 (0.18%) Swift
Qualifications
1 93 (16.37%) Degree
2 53 (9.33%) Security Cleared
3 37 (6.51%) ACCA
3 37 (6.51%) CIMA
4 35 (6.16%) SC Cleared
5 21 (3.70%) CompTIA Security+
6 15 (2.64%) Computer Science Degree
7 14 (2.46%) CISSP
8 13 (2.29%) Cisco Certification
9 12 (2.11%) DBS Check
9 12 (2.11%) SSCP
10 11 (1.94%) PMI Certification
11 10 (1.76%) PMP
12 8 (1.41%) CISA
13 7 (1.23%) CompTIA CySA+
13 7 (1.23%) SANS
14 6 (1.06%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 6 (1.06%) IRCA
14 6 (1.06%) MOS
15 5 (0.88%) CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 43 (7.57%) GDPR
2 35 (6.16%) 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 13 (2.29%) 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 18 (3.17%) Active Directory
2 6 (1.06%) Docker
3 4 (0.70%) Virtual Machines
3 4 (0.70%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.53%) Hyper-V
4 3 (0.53%) vSphere
5 2 (0.35%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (0.35%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.18%) Firmware
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%) Grafana
5 2 (0.35%) Progress Chef
5 2 (0.35%) Puppet
6 1 (0.18%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.18%) SCCM
6 1 (0.18%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 114 (20.07%) Microsoft
2 21 (3.70%) SAP
3 18 (3.17%) Databricks
4 16 (2.82%) Google
5 10 (1.76%) Cisco
5 10 (1.76%) HubSpot
5 10 (1.76%) Oracle
6 7 (1.23%) ServiceNow
7 6 (1.06%) Red Hat
8 5 (0.88%) Meraki
8 5 (0.88%) OpenAI
8 5 (0.88%) Salesforce
9 4 (0.70%) VMware
10 3 (0.53%) Adobe
10 3 (0.53%) Botify
10 3 (0.53%) QAD
11 2 (0.35%) Avaya
11 2 (0.35%) CrowdStrike
11 2 (0.35%) Dell
11 2 (0.35%) Zscaler