Data Analytics Job Trends in the Midlands

Data Analytics
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Midlands requiring Data Analytics skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 160 165 146
Rank change year-on-year +5 -19 -74
Permanent jobs citing Data Analytics 68 73 135
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.78% 1.22% 1.62%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.99% 1.33% 1.89%
Number of salaries quoted 49 30 123
10th Percentile - £41,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £45,000 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,543 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -19.01% +10.00% -16.67%
75th Percentile £61,041 £63,750 £60,000
90th Percentile £86,500 £68,500 £66,250
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,743 £60,000
% change year-on-year -1.22% +1.24% -11.11%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Midlands

Data Analytics falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 6,864 5,484 7,127
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 79.19% 91.80% 85.77%
Number of salaries quoted 3,854 2,451 5,817
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £39,000 £34,571
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £49,990
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.02% -4.78%
75th Percentile £65,000 £66,967 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +13.64% -12.00%

Data Analytics
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Data Analytics relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Data Analytics job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Data Analytics
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Data Analytics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Data Analytics

Data Analytics
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Analytics in the Midlands over the 6 months to 13 February 2026.

Salary histogram for Data Analytics in the Midlands

Data Analytics
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 Analytics within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 13 February 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 +10 53 £40,000 -27.27% 19
East Midlands -8 18 £50,195 -13.46% 15
Data Analytics
England

Data Analytics
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 6 (8.82%) ArcGIS
2 1 (1.47%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (1.47%) SAS
2 1 (1.47%) SharePoint
Applications
1 25 (36.76%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (10.29%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (2.94%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 6 (8.82%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (1.47%) Integrated Workplace Management System
2 1 (1.47%) Maximo
2 1 (1.47%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 15 (22.06%) Azure
2 12 (17.65%) Power Platform
3 11 (16.18%) SaaS
4 4 (5.88%) Dynamics 365
4 4 (5.88%) Microsoft 365
5 2 (2.94%) AWS
5 2 (2.94%) Azure Data Factory
5 2 (2.94%) Azure Logic Apps
5 2 (2.94%) Azure Synapse Analytics
5 2 (2.94%) Entra ID
5 2 (2.94%) Power Automate
5 2 (2.94%) PowerApps
6 1 (1.47%) Azure Cognitive Services
6 1 (1.47%) Copilot Studio
6 1 (1.47%) Google Docs
6 1 (1.47%) Google Drive
6 1 (1.47%) Google Workspace
6 1 (1.47%) Microsoft Copilot
6 1 (1.47%) Microsoft Purview
6 1 (1.47%) OneDrive
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (29.41%) Data Mining
1 20 (29.41%) Tableau
2 9 (13.24%) Power BI
3 6 (8.82%) Geospatial Data
3 6 (8.82%) GIS
4 2 (2.94%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (2.94%) Looker
5 1 (1.47%) Amazon Redshift
5 1 (1.47%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (1.47%) IBM InfoSphere
5 1 (1.47%) Metadata
5 1 (1.47%) SQL Server
5 1 (1.47%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (1.47%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 2 (2.94%) JIRA
General
1 33 (48.53%) Analytical Skills
2 29 (42.65%) Finance
3 22 (32.35%) Social Skills
4 11 (16.18%) Public Sector
5 9 (13.24%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 6 (8.82%) Local Government
7 3 (4.41%) Manufacturing
7 3 (4.41%) Organisational Skills
8 2 (2.94%) Retail
8 2 (2.94%) Social Housing
8 2 (2.94%) Telecoms
9 1 (1.47%) Banking
9 1 (1.47%) Billing
9 1 (1.47%) Legal
9 1 (1.47%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 33 (48.53%) Analyst
2 26 (38.24%) Data Analyst
3 18 (26.47%) Trainee
3 18 (26.47%) Trainee Analyst
3 18 (26.47%) Trainee Data Analyst
4 9 (13.24%) Senior
5 6 (8.82%) Architect
5 6 (8.82%) GIS Technician
5 6 (8.82%) Python Engineer
5 6 (8.82%) Python Software Engineer
5 6 (8.82%) Software Engineer
5 6 (8.82%) Solutions Architect
6 4 (5.88%) Senior Analyst
7 3 (4.41%) Development Engineer
7 3 (4.41%) PHP Software Engineer
7 3 (4.41%) Senior Architect
7 3 (4.41%) Senior Data Analyst
7 3 (4.41%) Senior Solutions Architect
7 3 (4.41%) Software Development Engineer
8 2 (2.94%) Data Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (8.82%) PySpark
2 1 (1.47%) .NET
2 1 (1.47%) EDI
2 1 (1.47%) ODBC
Miscellaneous
1 8 (11.76%) Management Information System
2 6 (8.82%) Mobile App
3 3 (4.41%) Analytical Mindset
4 2 (2.94%) AI Agents
4 2 (2.94%) Credit Risk
4 2 (2.94%) Cyber Security Posture
4 2 (2.94%) Low-Code
4 2 (2.94%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (1.47%) Algorithms
5 1 (1.47%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 1 (1.47%) IoT
5 1 (1.47%) Legacy Systems
5 1 (1.47%) Product Ownership
5 1 (1.47%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 68 (100.00%) Analytics
2 29 (42.65%) Data Analysis
3 20 (29.41%) Business Analysis
3 20 (29.41%) Project Management
4 16 (23.53%) Decision-Making
5 13 (19.12%) Business Intelligence
6 11 (16.18%) AI
7 10 (14.71%) Agile
7 10 (14.71%) Roadmaps
8 9 (13.24%) CRM
8 9 (13.24%) Problem-Solving
9 8 (11.76%) Data Management
10 7 (10.29%) Actionable Insight
10 7 (10.29%) Business Development
10 7 (10.29%) ETL
10 7 (10.29%) IT Strategy
10 7 (10.29%) Project Delivery
10 7 (10.29%) Risk Management
11 6 (8.82%) Dashboard Development
11 6 (8.82%) Spatial Analysis
Programming Languages
1 40 (58.82%) SQL
2 34 (50.00%) Python
3 4 (5.88%) R
4 3 (4.41%) PHP
4 3 (4.41%) VBA
5 1 (1.47%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 1 (1.47%) PowerShell
5 1 (1.47%) Scala
Qualifications
1 16 (23.53%) Degree
2 8 (11.76%) SC Cleared
2 8 (11.76%) Security Cleared
3 4 (5.88%) BPSS Clearance
3 4 (5.88%) DBS Check
4 3 (4.41%) Computer Science Degree
4 3 (4.41%) Microsoft Certification
5 2 (2.94%) Azure Certification
5 2 (2.94%) Master's Degree
6 1 (1.47%) CBAP
6 1 (1.47%) CITP
6 1 (1.47%) PMI Certification
6 1 (1.47%) PMP
6 1 (1.47%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (14.71%) Data Quality
2 6 (8.82%) GDPR
3 2 (2.94%) ITGC
3 2 (2.94%) PCI DSS
3 2 (2.94%) QA
4 1 (1.47%) Accessibility
4 1 (1.47%) PMO
System Software
1 2 (2.94%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (1.47%) Single Sign-On
1 1 (1.47%) Terraform
Vendors
1 34 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 6 (8.82%) ESRI
3 4 (5.88%) Databricks
3 4 (5.88%) Google
4 2 (2.94%) Civica
4 2 (2.94%) Northgate
4 2 (2.94%) Orchard
4 2 (2.94%) Salesforce
4 2 (2.94%) ServiceNow
5 1 (1.47%) OpenAI
5 1 (1.47%) Planon