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 11 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 161 199 257
Rank change year-on-year +38 +58 -98
Permanent jobs citing Actionable Insight 216 109 76
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.92% 1.16% 0.53%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.31% 1.32% 0.68%
Number of salaries quoted 148 77 34
10th Percentile £31,425 £35,150 £35,125
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £53,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -25.00% +20.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £60,000 £76,125
90th Percentile £85,750 £68,500 £84,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £50,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +15.00% -16.67% +4.35%

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 16,528 8,231 11,101
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 70.46% 87.51% 78.07%
Number of salaries quoted 12,384 4,135 6,278
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,004 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £39,267
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £48,136 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.26% -3.73% -9.09%
75th Percentile £74,987 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £80,000 £79,233
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -8.00%

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 11 September 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 11 September 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 +32 131 £47,500 -5.00% 62
Yorkshire -9 68 £51,250 +23.12% 35
North East -48 17 £52,500 +0.96% 8
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 11 (5.09%) SharePoint
2 2 (0.93%) ArcGIS
2 2 (0.93%) CMS
2 2 (0.93%) IIS
3 1 (0.46%) Apache
3 1 (0.46%) Apache Superset
3 1 (0.46%) Confluence
3 1 (0.46%) Jupyter
3 1 (0.46%) Palantir Foundry
3 1 (0.46%) Umbraco
3 1 (0.46%) WordPress
Applications
1 37 (17.13%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (2.78%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (2.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.46%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 6 (2.78%) Magento
2 5 (2.31%) SAP PM
3 2 (0.93%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 76 (35.19%) Power Platform
2 22 (10.19%) Google Analytics
3 15 (6.94%) Microsoft 365
4 12 (5.56%) Azure
5 11 (5.09%) Dynamics 365
5 11 (5.09%) Power Automate
5 11 (5.09%) PowerApps
5 11 (5.09%) SaaS
6 10 (4.63%) GCP
6 10 (4.63%) OneDrive
7 7 (3.24%) Google Sheets
8 5 (2.31%) iPaaS
8 5 (2.31%) Snowflake
9 4 (1.85%) AWS
9 4 (1.85%) Azure Data Factory
9 4 (1.85%) Cloud Computing
9 4 (1.85%) Meta Ads
10 3 (1.39%) Azure Sentinel
10 3 (1.39%) Google Ads
10 3 (1.39%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 7 (3.24%) Network Security
2 3 (1.39%) Firewall
2 3 (1.39%) Internet
3 2 (0.93%) WPA
4 1 (0.46%) Cisco Nexus
4 1 (0.46%) DNS
4 1 (0.46%) SD-WAN
4 1 (0.46%) SNMP
4 1 (0.46%) WAN
4 1 (0.46%) Wireless
4 1 (0.46%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 76 (35.19%) Power BI
2 18 (8.33%) Looker
3 14 (6.48%) Data Warehouse
4 9 (4.17%) BigQuery
5 8 (3.70%) Tableau
6 6 (2.78%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 6 (2.78%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 4 (1.85%) Power Query
8 2 (0.93%) Data Lake
8 2 (0.93%) SQL Server
8 2 (0.93%) Star Schema
9 1 (0.46%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
9 1 (0.46%) Data Hub
9 1 (0.46%) GIS
9 1 (0.46%) Metabase
9 1 (0.46%) OLAP
9 1 (0.46%) OLAP Cube
9 1 (0.46%) OLTP
9 1 (0.46%) PostgreSQL
9 1 (0.46%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 7 (3.24%) JIRA
2 2 (0.93%) Git
3 1 (0.46%) Cucumber
3 1 (0.46%) JMeter
3 1 (0.46%) LoadRunner
General
1 112 (51.85%) Social Skills
2 102 (47.22%) Analytical Skills
3 79 (36.57%) Finance
4 33 (15.28%) Public Sector
5 30 (13.89%) Marketing
6 22 (10.19%) Legal
6 22 (10.19%) Retail
7 20 (9.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 15 (6.94%) Influencing Skills
9 13 (6.02%) Law
9 13 (6.02%) Organisational Skills
10 10 (4.63%) Manufacturing
11 8 (3.70%) Advertising
12 7 (3.24%) Telecoms
13 6 (2.78%) Military
14 5 (2.31%) Banking
14 5 (2.31%) Local Government
15 4 (1.85%) Aerospace
16 3 (1.39%) Billing
16 3 (1.39%) Police
Job Titles
1 71 (32.87%) Analyst
2 27 (12.50%) Data Analyst
3 25 (11.57%) Lead
4 17 (7.87%) Senior
5 11 (5.09%) Analytics Manager
6 10 (4.63%) Head of QA
7 9 (4.17%) Architect
7 9 (4.17%) Business Manager
7 9 (4.17%) Performance Analyst
7 9 (4.17%) Senior Analyst
8 8 (3.70%) Data Scientist
8 8 (3.70%) Digital Analyst
8 8 (3.70%) Financial Analyst
9 7 (3.24%) Applications Support
9 7 (3.24%) Applications Support Analyst
9 7 (3.24%) Business Intelligence Analyst
9 7 (3.24%) Data Manager
9 7 (3.24%) Product Manager
9 7 (3.24%) Support Analyst
9 7 (3.24%) User Researcher
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.46%) FHIR
1 1 (0.46%) NumPy
1 1 (0.46%) Pandas
1 1 (0.46%) pgvector
1 1 (0.46%) PostGIS
1 1 (0.46%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 16 (7.41%) Management Information System
2 14 (6.48%) Analytical Mindset
3 7 (3.24%) Self-Motivation
4 5 (2.31%) Onboarding
5 4 (1.85%) Data Structures
6 3 (1.39%) Cyber Threat
6 3 (1.39%) Cybercrime
6 3 (1.39%) FMCG
6 3 (1.39%) Security Posture
6 3 (1.39%) Social Media
7 2 (0.93%) Algorithms
7 2 (0.93%) Housing Association
7 2 (0.93%) PropTech
7 2 (0.93%) Public Cloud
8 1 (0.46%) Cloud Native
8 1 (0.46%) Digital Media
8 1 (0.46%) Driving Licence
8 1 (0.46%) Marketing Technology
8 1 (0.46%) Mobile App
8 1 (0.46%) SystemC
Operating Systems
1 2 (0.93%) Windows
1 2 (0.93%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 107 (49.54%) Decision-Making
2 105 (48.61%) Analytics
3 82 (37.96%) Business Intelligence
4 67 (31.02%) Continuous Improvement
5 51 (23.61%) Problem-Solving
6 46 (21.30%) Visualisation
7 44 (20.37%) AI
8 43 (19.91%) Mentoring
9 37 (17.13%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 34 (15.74%) Coaching
10 34 (15.74%) Data Analysis
11 32 (14.81%) Dashboard Development
12 29 (13.43%) Data-Driven Decision Making
12 29 (13.43%) Performance Analysis
12 29 (13.43%) Stakeholder Management
13 26 (12.04%) Data Modelling
14 25 (11.57%) Agile
14 25 (11.57%) CRM
15 24 (11.11%) Customer Experience
15 24 (11.11%) Data Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 55 (25.46%) SQL
2 31 (14.35%) Python
3 10 (4.63%) R
4 6 (2.78%) JavaScript
5 5 (2.31%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 3 (1.39%) T-SQL
7 2 (0.93%) Kusto Query Language
7 2 (0.93%) VBA
8 1 (0.46%) Go
8 1 (0.46%) Java
Qualifications
1 20 (9.26%) Degree
2 17 (7.87%) Security Cleared
3 10 (4.63%) ACCA
3 10 (4.63%) IRCA
3 10 (4.63%) SC Cleared
4 9 (4.17%) CIMA
5 6 (2.78%) Cisco Certification
5 6 (2.78%) CISSP
5 6 (2.78%) DBS Check
5 6 (2.78%) DV Cleared
6 4 (1.85%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 4 (1.85%) BPSS Clearance
6 4 (1.85%) CCSP
6 4 (1.85%) Computer Science Degree
7 2 (0.93%) CCNP
7 2 (0.93%) CEH
7 2 (0.93%) CISM
7 2 (0.93%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
7 2 (0.93%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
7 2 (0.93%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (15.74%) Actionable Recommendations
2 32 (14.81%) Data Quality
3 22 (10.19%) Accessibility
4 21 (9.72%) QA
5 11 (5.09%) GDPR
5 11 (5.09%) ISO 9001
6 7 (3.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 7 (3.24%) NIST
7 2 (0.93%) Cyber Essentials
7 2 (0.93%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 2 (0.93%) PMO
7 2 (0.93%) WCAG
8 1 (0.46%) AQAP
8 1 (0.46%) IFRS
8 1 (0.46%) IFRS 9
8 1 (0.46%) NCSC
8 1 (0.46%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 1 (0.46%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 2 (0.93%) Microsoft Clustering
2 1 (0.46%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 39 (18.06%) Microsoft
2 29 (13.43%) Google
3 10 (4.63%) YouTube
4 8 (3.70%) HubSpot
5 7 (3.24%) Salesforce
6 6 (2.78%) SAP
7 5 (2.31%) Adobe
8 4 (1.85%) Pinterest
8 4 (1.85%) Snapchat
8 4 (1.85%) TikTok
9 3 (1.39%) Databricks
9 3 (1.39%) Intel
9 3 (1.39%) Xero
10 2 (0.93%) Foundry
11 1 (0.46%) Adaptive Insights
11 1 (0.46%) Cisco
11 1 (0.46%) IBM
11 1 (0.46%) NetScout
11 1 (0.46%) Trend Micro
11 1 (0.46%) VMware