Analytical Skills Job Trends in the North of England

Analytical Skills
England > North of England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Analytical Skills in permanent job vacancies in the North of England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Analytical Skills over the 6 months leading up to 15 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 24 16 17
Rank change year-on-year -8 +1 +6
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 810 957 642
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 7.77% 9.59% 9.41%
As % of the General category 12.22% 14.76% 14.42%
Number of salaries quoted 370 436 478
10th Percentile £29,210 £32,476 £26,808
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £38,856
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% - +5.26%
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £72,433
England median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% -4.35% +4.55%

All General Skills
North of England

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 common skills in the North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 6,628 6,482 4,453
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 63.54% 64.95% 65.25%
Number of salaries quoted 2,976 2,721 3,397
10th Percentile £26,500 £30,625 £27,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £38,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -4.76% -
75th Percentile £63,750 £65,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £84,056
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - -2.44%

Analytical Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Analytical Skills job vacancy trend in the North of England

Analytical Skills
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Analytical Skills.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Analytical Skills

Analytical Skills
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Analytical Skills in the North of England over the 6 months to 15 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Analytical Skills in the North of England

Analytical Skills
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 Analytical Skills within the North of England region over the 6 months to 15 December 2025. 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 -14 406 £45,000 -14.29% 812
Yorkshire -1 290 £40,000 -20.00% 605
North East +13 114 £42,000 +5.00% 140
Analytical Skills
England

Analytical Skills
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 26 (3.21%) SharePoint
2 19 (2.35%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (1.48%) Confluence
4 10 (1.23%) Apache Spark
5 7 (0.86%) Apache
6 4 (0.49%) Apache Airflow
6 4 (0.49%) Camunda
6 4 (0.49%) CMS
7 2 (0.25%) FactoryTalk
7 2 (0.25%) HCL Notes
7 2 (0.25%) IIS
7 2 (0.25%) nginx
7 2 (0.25%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 2 (0.25%) SAS
7 2 (0.25%) WinCC
8 1 (0.12%) ArcGIS
8 1 (0.12%) Jupyter
8 1 (0.12%) OpenStack
8 1 (0.12%) WordPress
Applications
1 211 (26.05%) Chatbot
2 146 (18.02%) Microsoft Excel
3 38 (4.69%) Microsoft Office
4 25 (3.09%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 12 (1.48%) MS Visio
6 11 (1.36%) AutoCAD
7 10 (1.23%) Microsoft Project
8 6 (0.74%) SOLIDWORKS
9 4 (0.49%) Spreadsheet
10 2 (0.25%) Revit
11 1 (0.12%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 9 (1.11%) Shopify
2 7 (0.86%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (0.74%) NetSuite
4 4 (0.49%) SAP WM
5 3 (0.37%) ResourceLink
5 3 (0.37%) SAP S/4HANA
6 2 (0.25%) Dynamics NAV
6 2 (0.25%) Oracle Assets
6 2 (0.25%) Oracle BPM
6 2 (0.25%) Oracle General Ledger
6 2 (0.25%) Oracle Payables
6 2 (0.25%) Oracle Receivables
7 1 (0.12%) Oracle Applications
7 1 (0.12%) Oracle EBS
7 1 (0.12%) Primavera
7 1 (0.12%) SAP CO
7 1 (0.12%) SAP ERP
7 1 (0.12%) SAP FI
7 1 (0.12%) SAP FI/CO
7 1 (0.12%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 96 (11.85%) Power Platform
2 71 (8.77%) Azure
3 50 (6.17%) AWS
4 37 (4.57%) Microsoft 365
5 29 (3.58%) Entra ID
6 26 (3.21%) SaaS
7 19 (2.35%) Microsoft Copilot
8 15 (1.85%) Microsoft Purview
9 13 (1.60%) GCP
10 12 (1.48%) Azure Data Factory
10 12 (1.48%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 10 (1.23%) Azure DevOps
12 7 (0.86%) dbt
12 7 (0.86%) Serverless
12 7 (0.86%) Snowflake
13 6 (0.74%) Adobe Analytics
13 6 (0.74%) Figma
13 6 (0.74%) GitHub
13 6 (0.74%) OneDrive
13 6 (0.74%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 24 (2.96%) Firewall
2 13 (1.60%) Network Security
3 11 (1.36%) WAN
4 10 (1.23%) LAN
5 8 (0.99%) Wi-Fi
6 6 (0.74%) Asterisk PBX
6 6 (0.74%) PSTN
6 6 (0.74%) VoIP
7 5 (0.62%) Internet
8 4 (0.49%) DHCP
8 4 (0.49%) DNS
8 4 (0.49%) SMS
8 4 (0.49%) VPN
9 3 (0.37%) Broadband
9 3 (0.37%) VLAN
9 3 (0.37%) WPA
10 2 (0.25%) Cisco ASA
10 2 (0.25%) Intrusion Detection
10 2 (0.25%) Wireless
10 2 (0.25%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 89 (10.99%) Power BI
2 78 (9.63%) Tableau
3 55 (6.79%) Data Mining
4 32 (3.95%) SQL Server
5 15 (1.85%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 12 (1.48%) Amazon Redshift
6 12 (1.48%) Azure SQL Database
7 10 (1.23%) Data Warehouse
8 9 (1.11%) Data Lake
8 9 (1.11%) Metadata
9 8 (0.99%) GIS
9 8 (0.99%) Looker
10 6 (0.74%) BigQuery
11 5 (0.62%) Geospatial Data
11 5 (0.62%) Relational Database
12 4 (0.49%) BusinessObjects
12 4 (0.49%) Data Vault
12 4 (0.49%) Spatial Data
13 3 (0.37%) Amazon Aurora
13 3 (0.37%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 15 (1.85%) JIRA
2 7 (0.86%) Jenkins
3 6 (0.74%) GitLab
4 5 (0.62%) Bitbucket
4 5 (0.62%) Git
4 5 (0.62%) SonarQube
4 5 (0.62%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.12%) Appium
5 1 (0.12%) Cypress.io
5 1 (0.12%) Gatling
5 1 (0.12%) JMeter
5 1 (0.12%) JUnit
5 1 (0.12%) LoadRunner
5 1 (0.12%) Postman
5 1 (0.12%) REST Assured
5 1 (0.12%) Selenium
5 1 (0.12%) TestRail
General
1 330 (40.74%) Social Skills
2 231 (28.52%) Finance
3 48 (5.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 45 (5.56%) Organisational Skills
5 38 (4.69%) Presentation Skills
6 35 (4.32%) Legal
7 27 (3.33%) Marketing
8 26 (3.21%) Law
9 25 (3.09%) Manufacturing
9 25 (3.09%) Public Sector
10 23 (2.84%) Telecoms
11 20 (2.47%) Banking
11 20 (2.47%) Retail
12 15 (1.85%) Influencing Skills
13 13 (1.60%) Electronics
14 12 (1.48%) Games
15 11 (1.36%) Advertising
16 9 (1.11%) General Ledger
17 7 (0.86%) Pharmaceutical
18 6 (0.74%) Military
Job Titles
1 211 (26.05%) Trainer
2 194 (23.95%) Analyst
3 82 (10.12%) Senior
4 75 (9.26%) Data Analyst
5 49 (6.05%) Trainee
6 47 (5.80%) Trainee Analyst
6 47 (5.80%) Trainee Data Analyst
7 30 (3.70%) Support Engineer
8 28 (3.46%) Architect
9 27 (3.33%) Lead
10 26 (3.21%) Business Analyst
11 21 (2.59%) Developer
12 20 (2.47%) Applications Support
12 20 (2.47%) Senior Analyst
12 20 (2.47%) Support Analyst
13 19 (2.35%) IT Support
14 18 (2.22%) PLC Engineer
15 16 (1.98%) Solutions Architect
16 14 (1.73%) 1st Line Support
16 14 (1.73%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (1.60%) CSS
2 10 (1.23%) React
3 9 (1.11%) REST
4 8 (0.99%) HTML
5 6 (0.74%) .NET
5 6 (0.74%) FreeSWITCH
5 6 (0.74%) Software Packaging
5 6 (0.74%) XML
6 5 (0.62%) Flutter
6 5 (0.62%) JSON
7 4 (0.49%) Oracle Fusion
7 4 (0.49%) Pandas
8 2 (0.25%) ASP.NET MVC
8 2 (0.25%) FastAPI
8 2 (0.25%) Flask
8 2 (0.25%) Laravel
8 2 (0.25%) PySpark
8 2 (0.25%) SAP Fiori
8 2 (0.25%) Spring Boot
8 2 (0.25%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 72 (8.89%) Analytical Mindset
2 43 (5.31%) Self-Motivation
3 36 (4.44%) Onboarding
4 35 (4.32%) Management Information System
5 22 (2.72%) Renewable Energy
6 20 (2.47%) Cyberattack
7 19 (2.35%) Driving Licence
8 17 (2.10%) Social Media
9 13 (1.60%) Virtual Team
10 10 (1.23%) Data Structures
10 10 (1.23%) NHS
10 10 (1.23%) Operational Technology
11 9 (1.11%) Data Protection Act
12 8 (0.99%) Cloud Native
12 8 (0.99%) Enterprise Software
12 8 (0.99%) Product Ownership
12 8 (0.99%) SCADA
13 7 (0.86%) Mobile App
14 6 (0.74%) Life Science
15 5 (0.62%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 32 (3.95%) Windows
2 7 (0.86%) Windows Server
3 4 (0.49%) Android
3 4 (0.49%) Linux
3 4 (0.49%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 290 (35.80%) Problem-Solving
2 282 (34.81%) AI
3 213 (26.30%) Chemistry
4 211 (26.05%) Conversational UI
5 146 (18.02%) Decision-Making
6 133 (16.42%) Continuous Improvement
7 132 (16.30%) Project Management
8 113 (13.95%) Analytics
9 103 (12.72%) Business Intelligence
10 102 (12.59%) Agile
11 93 (11.48%) Data Analysis
12 87 (10.74%) Business Analysis
13 75 (9.26%) Stakeholder Management
14 62 (7.65%) Data Analytics
15 59 (7.28%) Customer Service
16 54 (6.67%) Actionable Insight
17 53 (6.54%) Cybersecurity
18 52 (6.42%) Process Improvement
19 50 (6.17%) Project Delivery
20 46 (5.68%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 145 (17.90%) SQL
2 92 (11.36%) Python
3 16 (1.98%) Java
4 14 (1.73%) PowerShell
5 12 (1.48%) T-SQL
6 10 (1.23%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 8 (0.99%) JavaScript
8 6 (0.74%) Bash
8 6 (0.74%) C#
8 6 (0.74%) R
8 6 (0.74%) VBA
9 5 (0.62%) Scala
10 4 (0.49%) Go
10 4 (0.49%) Kotlin
11 2 (0.25%) Bicep
11 2 (0.25%) C++
11 2 (0.25%) PHP
12 1 (0.12%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 356 (43.95%) Degree
2 239 (29.51%) Master's Degree
3 212 (26.17%) PhD
4 24 (2.96%) DBS Check
5 19 (2.35%) HND
5 19 (2.35%) PMI Certification
6 18 (2.22%) ACCA
6 18 (2.22%) CIMA
7 17 (2.10%) PMP
8 15 (1.85%) BPSS Clearance
9 13 (1.60%) Computer Science Degree
10 10 (1.23%) Cisco Certification
11 8 (0.99%) CCNP
11 8 (0.99%) CompTIA Security+
12 6 (0.74%) CIPD
12 6 (0.74%) Network+ Certification
13 5 (0.62%) CISSP
13 5 (0.62%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 5 (0.62%) Security Cleared
13 5 (0.62%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (3.21%) QA
2 21 (2.59%) Data Quality
2 21 (2.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 18 (2.22%) GDPR
4 17 (2.10%) PMO
5 16 (1.98%) Accessibility
6 10 (1.23%) NIST
7 8 (0.99%) Cyber Essentials
8 7 (0.86%) SLA
9 6 (0.74%) IEC 61131
10 5 (0.62%) Actionable Recommendations
10 5 (0.62%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 5 (0.62%) GLBA
11 4 (0.49%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 4 (0.49%) GMP
11 4 (0.49%) PCI DSS
11 4 (0.49%) SEPA
11 4 (0.49%) TARGET2
12 3 (0.37%) COBIT
13 2 (0.25%) GAAP
System Software
1 30 (3.70%) Active Directory
2 9 (1.11%) Docker
3 6 (0.74%) Hyper-V
4 2 (0.25%) ProxySG
4 2 (0.25%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.12%) Firmware
5 1 (0.12%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.12%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.12%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 14 (1.73%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (1.36%) Terraform
3 5 (0.62%) Single Sign-On
4 3 (0.37%) Kubernetes
5 2 (0.25%) AssetCenter
5 2 (0.25%) SCCM
6 1 (0.12%) Fluentd
6 1 (0.12%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.12%) Grafana
6 1 (0.12%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 211 (26.05%) PayPal
2 182 (22.47%) Microsoft
3 21 (2.59%) Google
3 21 (2.59%) SAP
4 20 (2.47%) ServiceNow
5 14 (1.73%) Oracle
6 12 (1.48%) Cisco
7 10 (1.23%) Anaplan
7 10 (1.23%) Genesys
8 9 (1.11%) Salesforce
8 9 (1.11%) Verint
9 8 (0.99%) Adobe
10 7 (0.86%) HubSpot
10 7 (0.86%) Splunk
10 7 (0.86%) Workday
11 6 (0.74%) HP
11 6 (0.74%) iManage
11 6 (0.74%) Qualtrics
12 5 (0.62%) ESRI
12 5 (0.62%) JDA