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

6 months to
14 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 38 10 13
Rank change year-on-year -28 +3 +5
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 534 504 1,135
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 4.11% 10.10% 9.70%
As % of the General category 8.52% 15.43% 17.03%
Number of salaries quoted 386 280 651
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,000 £25,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,750 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,000 £47,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.05% +11.76% -15.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £58,750 £58,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £72,500 £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 6,264 3,267 6,664
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 48.24% 65.46% 56.95%
Number of salaries quoted 3,061 1,748 4,704
10th Percentile £28,000 £26,250 £25,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% +5.56% -14.29%
75th Percentile £63,750 £62,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £72,500
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 14 May 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 14 May 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 -29 321 £50,000 +5.26% 169
East Midlands -1 211 £45,000 -5.26% 89
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 12 (2.25%) SharePoint
2 10 (1.87%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (1.12%) CMS
4 5 (0.94%) IIS
5 3 (0.56%) Confluence
6 1 (0.19%) Appian
Applications
1 72 (13.48%) Microsoft Excel
2 18 (3.37%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (1.87%) MS Visio
4 8 (1.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 6 (1.12%) Spreadsheet
6 5 (0.94%) Microsoft Project
7 3 (0.56%) Photoshop
8 1 (0.19%) Sketch
8 1 (0.19%) Trello
Business Applications
1 10 (1.87%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (0.94%) Q-Pulse
3 3 (0.56%) SAP CO
3 3 (0.56%) SAP FI
3 3 (0.56%) SAP FI/CO
3 3 (0.56%) SAP FSCM
4 2 (0.37%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.37%) Oracle EBS
4 2 (0.37%) SAP Business One
5 1 (0.19%) Integrated Workplace Management System
5 1 (0.19%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.19%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.19%) Primavera
5 1 (0.19%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.19%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 92 (17.23%) Power Platform
2 81 (15.17%) Azure
3 54 (10.11%) Microsoft 365
4 37 (6.93%) AWS
5 18 (3.37%) SaaS
6 13 (2.43%) GCP
6 13 (2.43%) Power Automate
7 12 (2.25%) Amazon S3
7 12 (2.25%) AWS Lambda
7 12 (2.25%) Azure DevOps
7 12 (2.25%) Serverless
8 10 (1.87%) Dynamics 365
8 10 (1.87%) Microsoft Purview
8 10 (1.87%) PowerApps
9 8 (1.50%) Azure Data Factory
9 8 (1.50%) Entra ID
10 5 (0.94%) Anthropic Claude
11 4 (0.75%) Azure Sentinel
11 4 (0.75%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 4 (0.75%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 19 (3.56%) VPN
2 14 (2.62%) WAN
3 13 (2.43%) Firewall
4 11 (2.06%) Wireless
5 10 (1.87%) DNS
6 9 (1.69%) SD-WAN
7 7 (1.31%) Wi-Fi
8 6 (1.12%) BGP
8 6 (1.12%) Cisco ASA
8 6 (1.12%) EIGRP
8 6 (1.12%) OSPF
8 6 (1.12%) TCP/IP
8 6 (1.12%) Wireshark
9 5 (0.94%) DHCP
9 5 (0.94%) LAN
9 5 (0.94%) VLAN
10 4 (0.75%) MQTT
11 2 (0.37%) Broadband
11 2 (0.37%) Network Security
11 2 (0.37%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 89 (16.67%) Power BI
2 34 (6.37%) Tableau
3 18 (3.37%) Power Query
3 18 (3.37%) SQL Server
4 15 (2.81%) Data Mining
5 13 (2.43%) Amazon Redshift
6 11 (2.06%) Azure SQL Database
7 10 (1.87%) Oracle Reports
8 9 (1.69%) Data Warehouse
9 8 (1.50%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 6 (1.12%) Data Lake
10 6 (1.12%) Relational Database
11 5 (0.94%) Metadata
11 5 (0.94%) MySQL
11 5 (0.94%) Redis
12 4 (0.75%) MongoDB
12 4 (0.75%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 3 (0.56%) Looker
13 3 (0.56%) SAP HANA
14 2 (0.37%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 18 (3.37%) JIRA
2 5 (0.94%) Subversion
3 4 (0.75%) Git
4 2 (0.37%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.37%) JMeter
4 2 (0.37%) LoadRunner
4 2 (0.37%) Postman
4 2 (0.37%) Selenium
4 2 (0.37%) SoapUI
4 2 (0.37%) TeamCity
4 2 (0.37%) TestRail
4 2 (0.37%) XCUITest
5 1 (0.19%) Bugzilla
5 1 (0.19%) GitLab
5 1 (0.19%) Maven
5 1 (0.19%) MLflow
5 1 (0.19%) REST Assured
5 1 (0.19%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.19%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.19%) Yeoman
General
1 222 (41.57%) Social Skills
2 156 (29.21%) Finance
3 58 (10.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 37 (6.93%) Retail
5 35 (6.55%) Manufacturing
6 31 (5.81%) Law
7 28 (5.24%) Marketing
8 27 (5.06%) Legal
9 25 (4.68%) Organisational Skills
10 16 (3.00%) Presentation Skills
11 15 (2.81%) Public Sector
12 13 (2.43%) Pharmaceutical
13 12 (2.25%) Influencing Skills
14 10 (1.87%) Documentation Skills
15 8 (1.50%) Electronics
15 8 (1.50%) Games
16 7 (1.31%) Financial Institution
17 6 (1.12%) Japanese Language
18 5 (0.94%) German Language
19 4 (0.75%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 176 (32.96%) Analyst
2 72 (13.48%) Senior
3 46 (8.61%) Data Analyst
4 33 (6.18%) Developer
5 32 (5.99%) Senior Analyst
6 30 (5.62%) Lead
7 26 (4.87%) Business Analyst
7 26 (4.87%) Support Engineer
8 25 (4.68%) IT Support
9 23 (4.31%) Accountant
9 23 (4.31%) Support Analyst
10 21 (3.93%) IT Analyst
10 21 (3.93%) Junior
11 20 (3.75%) Business Intelligence Analyst
11 20 (3.75%) IT Manager
11 20 (3.75%) Systems Accountant
12 19 (3.56%) Junior Analyst
12 19 (3.56%) Security Analyst
13 16 (3.00%) Cybersecurity Analyst
14 15 (2.81%) Trainee
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (3.75%) CSS
1 20 (3.75%) HTML
2 16 (3.00%) Node.js
2 16 (3.00%) React
3 9 (1.69%) PyTorch
4 7 (1.31%) Pandas
4 7 (1.31%) RESTful
4 7 (1.31%) scikit-learn
5 6 (1.12%) PySpark
6 5 (0.94%) .NET
6 5 (0.94%) FastAPI
6 5 (0.94%) JSON
6 5 (0.94%) SQLAlchemy
7 4 (0.75%) Flash
8 3 (0.56%) ASP.NET
8 3 (0.56%) EDI
8 3 (0.56%) Playwright
8 3 (0.56%) REST
8 3 (0.56%) SOAP
8 3 (0.56%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 57 (10.67%) Analytical Mindset
2 23 (4.31%) Driving Licence
3 22 (4.12%) Product Ownership
4 21 (3.93%) Onboarding
5 17 (3.18%) Management Information System
5 17 (3.18%) Self-Motivation
6 11 (2.06%) Legacy Systems
7 10 (1.87%) CSOC
7 10 (1.87%) Public Cloud
8 9 (1.69%) Cyber Defence
9 8 (1.50%) FMCG
10 7 (1.31%) Enterprise Software
10 7 (1.31%) IoT
10 7 (1.31%) Security Posture
11 5 (0.94%) Data Centre
11 5 (0.94%) Embedded Systems
11 5 (0.94%) Mobile App
11 5 (0.94%) Security Operations Centre
11 5 (0.94%) Virtual Team
12 4 (0.75%) Credit Risk
Operating Systems
1 20 (3.75%) Windows
2 13 (2.43%) Linux
3 10 (1.87%) Windows Server
4 4 (0.75%) VMS
5 2 (0.37%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.37%) CentOS
5 2 (0.37%) Debian
5 2 (0.37%) Ubuntu
5 2 (0.37%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 260 (48.69%) Problem-Solving
2 133 (24.91%) Continuous Improvement
3 119 (22.28%) Analytics
4 97 (18.16%) Business Intelligence
5 85 (15.92%) Agile
5 85 (15.92%) Decision-Making
6 68 (12.73%) AI
7 61 (11.42%) Actionable Insight
8 60 (11.24%) ERP
9 51 (9.55%) Project Management
10 50 (9.36%) Cybersecurity
11 47 (8.80%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 46 (8.61%) Mentoring
13 42 (7.87%) Data Analysis
14 41 (7.68%) Analytical Thinking
14 41 (7.68%) Coaching
15 39 (7.30%) Data Modelling
15 39 (7.30%) Process Improvement
15 39 (7.30%) Roadmaps
16 36 (6.74%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 133 (24.91%) SQL
2 86 (16.10%) Python
3 24 (4.49%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 20 (3.75%) JavaScript
5 13 (2.43%) PowerShell
6 11 (2.06%) VBA
7 10 (1.87%) T-SQL
8 8 (1.50%) Java
9 7 (1.31%) C#
10 6 (1.12%) Kusto Query Language
10 6 (1.12%) R
11 5 (0.94%) Bash
11 5 (0.94%) PHP
12 4 (0.75%) C++
13 2 (0.37%) Bicep
13 2 (0.37%) Shell Script
13 2 (0.37%) Swift
14 1 (0.19%) RPG
14 1 (0.19%) Scala
Qualifications
1 78 (14.61%) Degree
2 40 (7.49%) Security Cleared
3 32 (5.99%) ACCA
3 32 (5.99%) CIMA
4 29 (5.43%) SC Cleared
5 19 (3.56%) CompTIA Security+
6 17 (3.18%) Computer Science Degree
7 13 (2.43%) PMI Certification
8 12 (2.25%) PMP
9 11 (2.06%) Cisco Certification
9 11 (2.06%) CISSP
9 11 (2.06%) DBS Check
9 11 (2.06%) SSCP
10 8 (1.50%) CISA
11 7 (1.31%) Master's Degree
12 6 (1.12%) CCNP
12 6 (1.12%) CompTIA CySA+
12 6 (1.12%) IRCA
12 6 (1.12%) MOS
12 6 (1.12%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (7.68%) Data Quality
2 39 (7.30%) GDPR
3 32 (5.99%) QA
4 21 (3.93%) NIST
5 19 (3.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 13 (2.43%) SLA
7 9 (1.69%) Accessibility
8 8 (1.50%) GRC
8 8 (1.50%) ISO 9001
8 8 (1.50%) PMO
9 6 (1.12%) PCI DSS
10 5 (0.94%) Actionable Recommendations
10 5 (0.94%) COSHH
10 5 (0.94%) GMP
11 3 (0.56%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 3 (0.56%) Cyber Essentials
11 3 (0.56%) HIPAA
11 3 (0.56%) ISO 20022
11 3 (0.56%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 3 (0.56%) SOC 2
System Software
1 16 (3.00%) Active Directory
2 5 (0.94%) Docker
3 3 (0.56%) Hyper-V
3 3 (0.56%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (0.56%) vSphere
4 2 (0.37%) Virtual Desktop
4 2 (0.37%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.19%) Firmware
5 1 (0.19%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 10 (1.87%) Terraform
2 5 (0.94%) Kubernetes
3 3 (0.56%) Ansible
3 3 (0.56%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (0.37%) Functional Safety
4 2 (0.37%) Grafana
4 2 (0.37%) Progress Chef
4 2 (0.37%) Puppet
5 1 (0.19%) SCCM
5 1 (0.19%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 119 (22.28%) Microsoft
2 21 (3.93%) SAP
3 20 (3.75%) Databricks
4 19 (3.56%) Oracle
5 14 (2.62%) Google
6 9 (1.69%) Cisco
7 8 (1.50%) HubSpot
8 7 (1.31%) Meraki
8 7 (1.31%) ServiceNow
9 6 (1.12%) OpenAI
10 4 (0.75%) Zoho
11 3 (0.56%) Adobe
11 3 (0.56%) Botify
11 3 (0.56%) JD Edwards
11 3 (0.56%) Palo Alto
11 3 (0.56%) QAD
11 3 (0.56%) VMware
11 3 (0.56%) Workday
11 3 (0.56%) Zscaler
12 2 (0.37%) CrowdStrike