Data Analyst Job Trends in the Midlands

Data Analyst
England > Midlands

The median Data Analyst salary in the Midlands is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 111 185 151
Rank change year-on-year +74 -34 +74
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Analyst 121 59 77
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 1.55% 0.91% 1.47%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.71% 0.96% 1.56%
Number of salaries quoted 54 27 74
10th Percentile - £36,100 £26,400
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £28,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% +6.25% +4.92%
75th Percentile £47,271 £47,500 £48,750
90th Percentile £59,250 £54,250 £60,000
England median annual salary £42,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -15.00% - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the Midlands. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the Midlands with a recognized job title 7,079 6,134 4,945
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.55% 94.25% 94.32%
Number of salaries quoted 4,291 2,867 4,083
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £26,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,700 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -2.04%

Data Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Data Analyst' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Data Analyst job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Data Analyst
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for Data Analyst job vacancies in the Midlands.

Salary distribution trend for Data Analyst job vacancies in the Midlands

Data Analyst
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Analyst in the Midlands over the 6 months to 6 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Data Analyst in the Midlands

Data Analyst
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 Data Analyst within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 6 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
East Midlands +18 65 £42,500 - 13
West Midlands +65 56 £40,000 -8.05% 25
Data Analyst
England

Data Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 6 January 2026, Data Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Midlands region featuring Data Analyst in the job title.

1 105 (86.78%) SQL
2 91 (75.21%) Python
3 90 (74.38%) Tableau
4 84 (69.42%) Microsoft Excel
5 74 (61.16%) Business Intelligence
5 74 (61.16%) Power BI
5 74 (61.16%) Power Platform
6 70 (57.85%) Microsoft
7 55 (45.45%) AI
7 55 (45.45%) Azure
7 55 (45.45%) Azure AI
7 55 (45.45%) Azure Certification
8 40 (33.06%) Analytics
9 27 (22.31%) Data Analysis
10 24 (19.83%) Data Analytics
11 23 (19.01%) Decision-Making
12 19 (15.70%) Visualisation
13 18 (14.88%) Data Visualisation
14 17 (14.05%) Data Mining
15 16 (13.22%) Business Analysis
15 16 (13.22%) CRM
15 16 (13.22%) Data Quality
15 16 (13.22%) Project Management
16 15 (12.40%) Actionable Insight
17 13 (10.74%) Degree
18 12 (9.92%) Continuous Improvement
19 11 (9.09%) Data Science
19 11 (9.09%) Economics
19 11 (9.09%) Statistical Analysis
19 11 (9.09%) Statistics

Data Analyst Skill Set
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 1 (0.83%) SAS
Applications
1 84 (69.42%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.83%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (1.65%) NEC Housing
1 2 (1.65%) SAP PP
1 2 (1.65%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.83%) Pegasus Opera
Cloud Services
1 74 (61.16%) Power Platform
2 55 (45.45%) Azure
2 55 (45.45%) Azure AI
3 1 (0.83%) Google Analytics
3 1 (0.83%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 90 (74.38%) Tableau
2 74 (61.16%) Power BI
3 17 (14.05%) Data Mining
4 7 (5.79%) BigQuery
5 2 (1.65%) Looker
General
1 65 (53.72%) Social Skills
2 32 (26.45%) Analytical Skills
3 30 (24.79%) Finance
4 14 (11.57%) Marketing
5 9 (7.44%) Documentation Skills
6 6 (4.96%) Manufacturing
7 3 (2.48%) Public Sector
7 3 (2.48%) Retail
7 3 (2.48%) Spanish Language
8 2 (1.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 2 (1.65%) Local Government
8 2 (1.65%) Social Housing
9 1 (0.83%) Banking
9 1 (0.83%) Legal
9 1 (0.83%) Police
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.65%) PySpark
1 2 (1.65%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 2 (1.65%) Analytical Mindset
1 2 (1.65%) Credit Risk
1 2 (1.65%) Mashup
2 1 (0.83%) Data Structures
2 1 (0.83%) Onboarding
2 1 (0.83%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.83%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 74 (61.16%) Business Intelligence
2 55 (45.45%) AI
3 40 (33.06%) Analytics
4 27 (22.31%) Data Analysis
5 24 (19.83%) Data Analytics
6 23 (19.01%) Decision-Making
7 19 (15.70%) Visualisation
8 18 (14.88%) Data Visualisation
9 16 (13.22%) Business Analysis
9 16 (13.22%) CRM
9 16 (13.22%) Project Management
10 15 (12.40%) Actionable Insight
11 12 (9.92%) Continuous Improvement
12 11 (9.09%) Data Science
12 11 (9.09%) Economics
12 11 (9.09%) Statistical Analysis
12 11 (9.09%) Statistics
13 9 (7.44%) A/B Testing
13 9 (7.44%) Data Validation
13 9 (7.44%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 105 (86.78%) SQL
2 91 (75.21%) Python
Qualifications
1 55 (45.45%) Azure Certification
2 13 (10.74%) Degree
3 8 (6.61%) Numerate Degree
4 4 (3.31%) DBS Check
5 1 (0.83%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (13.22%) Data Quality
2 3 (2.48%) GDPR
2 3 (2.48%) QA
3 1 (0.83%) Actionable Recommendations
3 1 (0.83%) PMO
Vendors
1 70 (57.85%) Microsoft
2 8 (6.61%) Salesforce
3 4 (3.31%) Databricks
4 2 (1.65%) Civica
4 2 (1.65%) Northgate
4 2 (1.65%) Oracle
4 2 (1.65%) SAP
5 1 (0.83%) Google
5 1 (0.83%) Pegasus
5 1 (0.83%) Sage