Actionable Insight Job Trends in the North of England

Actionable Insights (or Actionable Intelligence, Actionable Recommendations)
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring Actionable Insight skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 28 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 139 178 220
Rank change year-on-year +39 +42 -21
Permanent jobs citing Actionable Insight 178 64 154
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 1.17% 1.01% 0.99%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.57% 1.06% 1.18%
Number of salaries quoted 76 52 80
10th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £26,500
25th Percentile £40,526 £40,938 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,240 £50,000 £56,250
Median % change year-on-year -3.52% -11.11% +8.17%
75th Percentile £65,640 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £86,250 £79,875 £77,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £62,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.00% +19.05% -6.25%

All Process & Methodology Skills
North of England

Actionable Insight 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 North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 11,327 6,023 13,079
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 74.71% 94.81% 84.42%
Number of salaries quoted 6,746 3,640 10,467
10th Percentile £28,250 £28,500 £27,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £68,750 £70,396 £65,546
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,040 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.27% +9.09% -12.00%

Actionable Insight
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Actionable Insight relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Actionable Insight job vacancy trend in the North of England

Actionable Insight
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Actionable Insight.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Actionable Insight

Actionable Insight
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Actionable Insight in the North of England over the 6 months to 28 March 2026.

Salary histogram for Actionable Insight in the North of England

Actionable Insight
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Actionable Insight within the North of England region over the 6 months to 28 March 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
North West +26 83 £45,794 +5.27% 59
Yorkshire -36 51 £63,076 +3.84% 27
North East +16 44 £52,500 +5.00% 10
Actionable Insight
England

Actionable Insight
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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 5 (2.81%) SharePoint
2 3 (1.69%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.56%) ArcGIS
Applications
1 39 (21.91%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (3.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (2.25%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (1.12%) Adobe XD
4 2 (1.12%) Sketch
5 1 (0.56%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 6 (3.37%) Salesforce CRM
2 5 (2.81%) SAP PM
3 2 (1.12%) IBM Planning Analytics
3 2 (1.12%) Magento
4 1 (0.56%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 52 (29.21%) Power Platform
2 19 (10.67%) Azure
3 12 (6.74%) SaaS
4 11 (6.18%) Azure Data Factory
5 10 (5.62%) Azure Synapse Analytics
5 10 (5.62%) Microsoft 365
6 5 (2.81%) Power Automate
6 5 (2.81%) PowerApps
7 4 (2.25%) Google Analytics
8 3 (1.69%) Cloud Computing
8 3 (1.69%) Entra ID
9 2 (1.12%) AWS
9 2 (1.12%) Azure Logic Apps
9 2 (1.12%) Figma
9 2 (1.12%) GCP
9 2 (1.12%) Google Sheets
9 2 (1.12%) Google Tag Manager
9 2 (1.12%) IaaS
9 2 (1.12%) Microsoft Copilot
9 2 (1.12%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.12%) Firewall
1 2 (1.12%) Network Security
2 1 (0.56%) Broadband
2 1 (0.56%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 52 (29.21%) Power BI
2 14 (7.87%) SQL Server
2 14 (7.87%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 11 (6.18%) Tableau
4 10 (5.62%) Azure SQL Database
5 6 (3.37%) Power Query
6 4 (2.25%) Looker
7 2 (1.12%) BigQuery
7 2 (1.12%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (1.12%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 2 (1.12%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 1 (0.56%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
8 1 (0.56%) GIS
8 1 (0.56%) OLAP
8 1 (0.56%) Semantic Layer
8 1 (0.56%) Snowflake Schema
8 1 (0.56%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 2 (1.12%) Cypress.io
1 2 (1.12%) JIRA
2 1 (0.56%) Cucumber
2 1 (0.56%) Git
2 1 (0.56%) GitLab
2 1 (0.56%) Jenkins
2 1 (0.56%) JMeter
2 1 (0.56%) LoadRunner
General
1 97 (54.49%) Analytical Skills
2 90 (50.56%) Finance
3 86 (48.31%) Social Skills
4 26 (14.61%) Manufacturing
5 16 (8.99%) Marketing
6 7 (3.93%) Billing
6 7 (3.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 7 (3.93%) Public Sector
6 7 (3.93%) Retail
7 6 (3.37%) Law
7 6 (3.37%) Presentation Skills
7 6 (3.37%) Telecoms
8 5 (2.81%) Legal
8 5 (2.81%) Military
9 4 (2.25%) Advertising
9 4 (2.25%) General Ledger
10 3 (1.69%) Influencing Skills
10 3 (1.69%) Social Housing
10 3 (1.69%) Tech for Good
11 1 (0.56%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 41 (23.03%) Analyst
2 30 (16.85%) Head of QA
3 20 (11.24%) Development Manager
4 17 (9.55%) Senior
5 16 (8.99%) Data Analyst
6 10 (5.62%) Change Manager
6 10 (5.62%) Project Change Manager
6 10 (5.62%) Project Manager
7 9 (5.06%) Commercial Analyst
8 8 (4.49%) Senior Analyst
9 7 (3.93%) CRM Executive
9 7 (3.93%) Data Manager
9 7 (3.93%) Insight Manager
9 7 (3.93%) User Researcher
10 6 (3.37%) Developer
10 6 (3.37%) Insight Analyst
10 6 (3.37%) Salesforce Executive
11 5 (2.81%) Business Manager
11 5 (2.81%) Data Analytics Manager
11 5 (2.81%) HR Data Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.12%) CSS
1 2 (1.12%) Framer.js
1 2 (1.12%) Jest
1 2 (1.12%) Next.js
1 2 (1.12%) React
2 1 (0.56%) .NET
2 1 (0.56%) LangChain
2 1 (0.56%) LangGraph
Miscellaneous
1 45 (25.28%) Analytical Mindset
2 20 (11.24%) Learning Management System
3 16 (8.99%) Management Information System
4 5 (2.81%) Self-Motivation
5 3 (1.69%) Cyber Threat
5 3 (1.69%) Driving Licence
5 3 (1.69%) Social Media
6 2 (1.12%) Animation
6 2 (1.12%) Housing Association
6 2 (1.12%) Low-Code
6 2 (1.12%) Reinsurance
6 2 (1.12%) Security Posture
7 1 (0.56%) AI Agents
7 1 (0.56%) Algorithms
7 1 (0.56%) Cloud Native
7 1 (0.56%) Cyber Defence
7 1 (0.56%) Data Protection Act
7 1 (0.56%) Data Structures
7 1 (0.56%) Legacy Systems
7 1 (0.56%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 4 (2.25%) Windows
2 1 (0.56%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 87 (48.88%) Decision-Making
2 82 (46.07%) Analytics
3 69 (38.76%) Continuous Improvement
4 56 (31.46%) Business Intelligence
5 48 (26.97%) Change Management
6 45 (25.28%) PRINCE2
7 44 (24.72%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 42 (23.60%) Process Improvement
9 35 (19.66%) Customer Experience
10 34 (19.10%) Root Cause Analysis
11 33 (18.54%) Visualisation
12 32 (17.98%) Service Delivery
13 30 (16.85%) Anti-Money Laundering
13 30 (16.85%) Problem-Solving
13 30 (16.85%) Quality Management
14 28 (15.73%) Agile
14 28 (15.73%) Data Analysis
14 28 (15.73%) Data Governance
15 23 (12.92%) Project Management
16 22 (12.36%) Budgeting
Programming Languages
1 37 (20.79%) SQL
2 13 (7.30%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 7 (3.93%) Python
4 3 (1.69%) T-SQL
5 2 (1.12%) TypeScript
5 2 (1.12%) VBA
6 1 (0.56%) Bash
6 1 (0.56%) Java
Qualifications
1 30 (16.85%) IRCA
2 20 (11.24%) CIPD
2 20 (11.24%) Degree
3 10 (5.62%) PMI Certification
3 10 (5.62%) PMP
4 7 (3.93%) ACCA
4 7 (3.93%) CIMA
5 5 (2.81%) DBS Check
5 5 (2.81%) Six Sigma Green Belt
6 3 (1.69%) CISM
6 3 (1.69%) CISSP
6 3 (1.69%) HNC
6 3 (1.69%) NVQ Level 4
6 3 (1.69%) Security Cleared
7 2 (1.12%) BPSS Clearance
7 2 (1.12%) CCNP
7 2 (1.12%) CEH
7 2 (1.12%) Cisco Certification
7 2 (1.12%) DV Cleared
7 2 (1.12%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 44 (24.72%) GDPR
2 39 (21.91%) QA
3 30 (16.85%) Data Quality
3 30 (16.85%) ISO 9001
4 26 (14.61%) Actionable Recommendations
5 13 (7.30%) Accessibility
6 3 (1.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 3 (1.69%) PMO
7 2 (1.12%) Cyber Essentials
7 2 (1.12%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 2 (1.12%) NIST
7 2 (1.12%) SLA
8 1 (0.56%) Disclosure Scotland
8 1 (0.56%) GRC
8 1 (0.56%) NCSC
System Software
1 3 (1.69%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.56%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (1.12%) Terraform
2 1 (0.56%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 20 (11.24%) Microsoft
2 10 (5.62%) Salesforce
3 6 (3.37%) Google
3 6 (3.37%) SAP
4 5 (2.81%) HubSpot
5 3 (1.69%) Databricks
5 3 (1.69%) EXASOL
6 2 (1.12%) Adobe
6 2 (1.12%) Cognos
6 2 (1.12%) IBM
6 2 (1.12%) Planon
6 2 (1.12%) Xero
7 1 (0.56%) Alteryx
7 1 (0.56%) Civica
7 1 (0.56%) Northgate
7 1 (0.56%) OpenAI
7 1 (0.56%) Orchard
7 1 (0.56%) Qualtrics