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 23 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 24 6 16
Rank change year-on-year -18 +10 +8
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 1,160 1,495 1,021
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 4.85% 16.01% 7.47%
As % of the General category 11.81% 24.71% 13.45%
Number of salaries quoted 796 334 519
10th Percentile £30,750 £26,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £33,125 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -10.00% +4.82%
75th Percentile £61,313 £60,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £73,063 £78,750
England median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year - -4.55% -0.45%

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 general skills in the North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 9,826 6,049 7,590
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 41.05% 64.79% 55.56%
Number of salaries quoted 6,383 2,636 3,604
10th Percentile £29,750 £25,750 £28,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £31,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -1.96%
75th Percentile £70,000 £61,250 £63,113
90th Percentile £87,500 £78,750 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year - -4.35% -4.17%

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 23 September 2026.

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 23 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 -15 701 £46,500 +3.33% 653
Yorkshire -8 318 £47,000 +17.50% 374
North East -20 144 £52,500 +31.25% 114
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 52 (4.48%) Microsoft Exchange
2 50 (4.31%) SharePoint
3 19 (1.64%) Confluence
4 14 (1.21%) Apache Spark
5 12 (1.03%) Apache
6 11 (0.95%) Apache Airflow
7 10 (0.86%) Jupyter
8 6 (0.52%) CMS
9 5 (0.43%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 3 (0.26%) OpenStack
11 1 (0.086%) Apache Superset
11 1 (0.086%) CICS
11 1 (0.086%) IIS
11 1 (0.086%) JBoss
11 1 (0.086%) nginx
11 1 (0.086%) SAS
11 1 (0.086%) Umbraco
11 1 (0.086%) WebLogic
11 1 (0.086%) WebSphere
11 1 (0.086%) WordPress
Applications
1 163 (14.05%) Microsoft Excel
2 87 (7.50%) Microsoft Office
3 31 (2.67%) MS Visio
4 29 (2.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 14 (1.21%) Spreadsheet
6 9 (0.78%) Microsoft Project
7 3 (0.26%) AutoCAD
7 3 (0.26%) SOLIDWORKS
8 2 (0.17%) CATIA
8 2 (0.17%) Chatbot
8 2 (0.17%) LaTeX
8 2 (0.17%) Siemens NX
9 1 (0.086%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 23 (1.98%) SAP S/4HANA
2 11 (0.95%) Dynamics CRM
3 9 (0.78%) SAP PM
4 8 (0.69%) SAP ERP
5 7 (0.60%) Salesforce CRM
6 6 (0.52%) Exchequer
6 6 (0.52%) Magento
6 6 (0.52%) Shopify
7 5 (0.43%) Odoo
8 4 (0.34%) SAP PP
8 4 (0.34%) Workday HCM
9 3 (0.26%) Oracle ERP
9 3 (0.26%) Payment Gateway
9 3 (0.26%) SAP QM
10 2 (0.17%) Elite 3E
10 2 (0.17%) Sage 200
10 2 (0.17%) SAP CRM
11 1 (0.086%) iTrent
11 1 (0.086%) Oracle EBS
11 1 (0.086%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 165 (14.22%) Azure
2 160 (13.79%) Power Platform
3 141 (12.16%) AWS
4 84 (7.24%) Microsoft 365
5 65 (5.60%) GCP
6 43 (3.71%) Serverless
7 41 (3.53%) SaaS
8 38 (3.28%) Amazon S3
9 36 (3.10%) Entra ID
10 34 (2.93%) AWS Lambda
11 32 (2.76%) Dynamics 365
12 30 (2.59%) Amazon EC2
12 30 (2.59%) Azure DevOps
12 30 (2.59%) PowerApps
13 25 (2.16%) GitHub
13 25 (2.16%) Google Analytics
14 22 (1.90%) Amazon CloudWatch
14 22 (1.90%) Microsoft Purview
15 20 (1.72%) Amazon ECS
16 19 (1.64%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 30 (2.59%) DNS
2 29 (2.50%) DHCP
3 21 (1.81%) Firewall
3 21 (1.81%) Internet
4 19 (1.64%) Wireless
5 17 (1.47%) VPN
6 14 (1.21%) TCP/IP
7 13 (1.12%) WAN
8 8 (0.69%) LAN
9 7 (0.60%) Wi-Fi
10 6 (0.52%) SD-WAN
10 6 (0.52%) SNMP
11 5 (0.43%) Cisco Nexus
11 5 (0.43%) HTTP
11 5 (0.43%) Network Security
12 4 (0.34%) ATM
12 4 (0.34%) Cisco ASA
12 4 (0.34%) SMS
12 4 (0.34%) Unified Communications
12 4 (0.34%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 133 (11.47%) Power BI
2 47 (4.05%) Data Warehouse
3 43 (3.71%) Tableau
4 27 (2.33%) BigQuery
4 27 (2.33%) Metadata
4 27 (2.33%) SQL Server
5 26 (2.24%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 22 (1.90%) Big Data
7 17 (1.47%) Amazon RDS
7 17 (1.47%) Amazon Redshift
8 15 (1.29%) Looker
9 13 (1.12%) Power Query
9 13 (1.12%) Relational Database
10 12 (1.03%) Amazon Athena
10 12 (1.03%) PostgreSQL
11 11 (0.95%) MySQL
12 10 (0.86%) Spark SQL
13 9 (0.78%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 8 (0.69%) MongoDB
14 8 (0.69%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 56 (4.83%) JIRA
2 44 (3.79%) Git
3 13 (1.12%) GitLab
4 8 (0.69%) Jenkins
5 4 (0.34%) Selenium
6 3 (0.26%) Appium
6 3 (0.26%) Bitbucket
6 3 (0.26%) JMeter
6 3 (0.26%) Postman
6 3 (0.26%) RStudio
6 3 (0.26%) Visual Studio Code
7 2 (0.17%) Cucumber
7 2 (0.17%) Cypress.io
7 2 (0.17%) Maven
7 2 (0.17%) Ranorex
7 2 (0.17%) TeamCity
8 1 (0.086%) Artifactory
8 1 (0.086%) LoadRunner
8 1 (0.086%) SonarQube
8 1 (0.086%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 520 (44.83%) Social Skills
2 320 (27.59%) Finance
3 112 (9.66%) Law
3 112 (9.66%) Marketing
4 103 (8.88%) Organisational Skills
5 99 (8.53%) Public Sector
6 84 (7.24%) Legal
7 81 (6.98%) Retail
8 72 (6.21%) Manufacturing
9 60 (5.17%) Influencing Skills
10 56 (4.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 42 (3.62%) Telecoms
12 30 (2.59%) Military
13 27 (2.33%) Banking
13 27 (2.33%) Presentation Skills
14 24 (2.07%) Back Office
15 19 (1.64%) Automotive
16 17 (1.47%) Documentation Skills
16 17 (1.47%) Games
16 17 (1.47%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 329 (28.36%) Analyst
2 126 (10.86%) Senior
3 82 (7.07%) Business Analyst
4 75 (6.47%) Data Analyst
5 74 (6.38%) Lead
6 71 (6.12%) Developer
7 54 (4.66%) Architect
8 51 (4.40%) Data Engineer
9 43 (3.71%) Systems Analyst
10 38 (3.28%) Senior Analyst
11 32 (2.76%) Senior Manager
12 30 (2.59%) Junior
13 29 (2.50%) Support Analyst
13 29 (2.50%) Technical Analyst
14 28 (2.41%) Support Engineer
15 27 (2.33%) IT Support
16 24 (2.07%) Consultant
16 24 (2.07%) HR Analyst
16 24 (2.07%) HR Data Analyst
17 23 (1.98%) Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 37 (3.19%) REST
2 30 (2.59%) Terraform
3 29 (2.50%) .NET
4 27 (2.33%) Middleware
5 25 (2.16%) HTML
6 22 (1.90%) CSS
7 20 (1.72%) EDI
7 20 (1.72%) PySpark
7 20 (1.72%) SOAP
8 19 (1.64%) JSON
8 19 (1.64%) Node.js
8 19 (1.64%) XML
9 8 (0.69%) Web Services
10 7 (0.60%) AngularJS
10 7 (0.60%) Kafka
10 7 (0.60%) React
11 6 (0.52%) Pandas
12 5 (0.43%) ASP.NET
12 5 (0.43%) scikit-learn
13 4 (0.34%) XSD
Miscellaneous
1 71 (6.12%) Analytical Mindset
2 60 (5.17%) Onboarding
3 58 (5.00%) Management Information System
4 50 (4.31%) Product Ownership
5 26 (2.24%) Self-Motivation
6 25 (2.16%) Driving Licence
7 24 (2.07%) Social Media
8 23 (1.98%) Hybrid Cloud
9 22 (1.90%) Linux Command Line
10 19 (1.64%) Cloud Native
11 17 (1.47%) Data Structures
12 14 (1.21%) Enterprise Cloud
13 13 (1.12%) Data Centre
13 13 (1.12%) Distributed Systems
14 11 (0.95%) Credit Risk
14 11 (0.95%) Cyber Threat
15 10 (0.86%) Marketing Technology
15 10 (0.86%) NHS
15 10 (0.86%) Virtual Team
16 9 (0.78%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 73 (6.29%) Windows
2 43 (3.71%) Windows Server
3 27 (2.33%) Linux
4 19 (1.64%) Windows Server 2019
5 14 (1.21%) Windows Server 2016
6 7 (0.60%) Windows 10
7 6 (0.52%) Mac OS
8 4 (0.34%) Apple iOS
8 4 (0.34%) Unix
9 3 (0.26%) CentOS
9 3 (0.26%) CoreOS
9 3 (0.26%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 1 (0.086%) Android
10 1 (0.086%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 521 (44.91%) Problem-Solving
2 385 (33.19%) Continuous Improvement
3 294 (25.34%) Decision-Making
4 251 (21.64%) Stakeholder Management
5 238 (20.52%) Analytics
6 199 (17.16%) Agile
7 192 (16.55%) AI
8 152 (13.10%) Business Intelligence
9 146 (12.59%) Mentoring
10 132 (11.38%) ERP
11 124 (10.69%) CRM
12 121 (10.43%) Validation
13 109 (9.40%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 106 (9.14%) Data Modelling
15 103 (8.88%) Actionable Insight
15 103 (8.88%) CI/CD
16 102 (8.79%) Customer Service
17 101 (8.71%) Data Governance
18 98 (8.45%) Coaching
19 96 (8.28%) Data Analysis
Programming Languages
1 230 (19.83%) SQL
2 157 (13.53%) Python
3 49 (4.22%) JavaScript
4 43 (3.71%) Java
5 36 (3.10%) C#
6 28 (2.41%) PowerShell
7 23 (1.98%) Bash
8 16 (1.38%) C++
8 16 (1.38%) R
9 13 (1.12%) Shell Script
10 11 (0.95%) Scala
11 10 (0.86%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 9 (0.78%) TypeScript
13 7 (0.60%) T-SQL
14 6 (0.52%) C
14 6 (0.52%) PHP
15 4 (0.34%) Apex Code
15 4 (0.34%) COBOL
15 4 (0.34%) XPath
16 3 (0.26%) Go
Qualifications
1 167 (14.40%) Degree
2 87 (7.50%) Security Cleared
3 63 (5.43%) SC Cleared
4 50 (4.31%) ACCA
5 44 (3.79%) DBS Check
6 43 (3.71%) CIMA
7 21 (1.81%) Microsoft Certification
8 15 (1.29%) BPSS Clearance
8 15 (1.29%) Computer Science Degree
9 12 (1.03%) Master's Degree
10 11 (0.95%) HNC
11 10 (0.86%) CCNA
11 10 (0.86%) Cisco Certification
12 9 (0.78%) DV Cleared
13 7 (0.60%) Azure Certification
13 7 (0.60%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 6 (0.52%) IRCA
14 6 (0.52%) ITIL Certification
14 6 (0.52%) PMI Certification
14 6 (0.52%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 175 (15.09%) Data Quality
2 78 (6.72%) QA
3 59 (5.09%) GDPR
4 30 (2.59%) Accessibility
5 18 (1.55%) SLA
6 17 (1.47%) TickIT
7 16 (1.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 14 (1.21%) Actionable Recommendations
8 14 (1.21%) PMO
9 13 (1.12%) Cyber Essentials
10 11 (0.95%) ISO 9001
11 9 (0.78%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 5 (0.43%) GRC
12 5 (0.43%) PCI DSS
13 4 (0.34%) ISO/IEC 14443
13 4 (0.34%) ISO/IEC 7816
13 4 (0.34%) NIST
13 4 (0.34%) SOC 2
14 3 (0.26%) COSO
14 3 (0.26%) ISO 8583
System Software
1 67 (5.78%) Active Directory
2 44 (3.79%) Docker
3 8 (0.69%) Virtual Desktop
4 3 (0.26%) Ceph
4 3 (0.26%) DFS Replication
4 3 (0.26%) Hyper-V
4 3 (0.26%) Virtual Machines
4 3 (0.26%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.17%) Firmware
6 1 (0.086%) NFS
6 1 (0.086%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 18 (1.55%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (0.86%) Kubernetes
3 5 (0.43%) Ansible
4 4 (0.34%) Grafana
4 4 (0.34%) Prometheus
4 4 (0.34%) Single Sign-On
5 3 (0.26%) Argo
5 3 (0.26%) Check_MK
5 3 (0.26%) Istio
5 3 (0.26%) McAfee ePO
5 3 (0.26%) Podman
5 3 (0.26%) SCVMM
6 2 (0.17%) Nessus
7 1 (0.086%) Cisco CUCM
7 1 (0.086%) HP Fortify
7 1 (0.086%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
Vendors
1 297 (25.60%) Microsoft
2 66 (5.69%) Google
3 49 (4.22%) SAP
4 31 (2.67%) Salesforce
4 31 (2.67%) Workday
5 30 (2.59%) YouTube
6 19 (1.64%) Databricks
6 19 (1.64%) Oracle
7 17 (1.47%) VMware
8 16 (1.38%) iManage
9 14 (1.21%) Cisco
10 13 (1.12%) ServiceNow
11 12 (1.03%) Adobe
12 10 (0.86%) Aderant
13 8 (0.69%) HP
13 8 (0.69%) HubSpot
13 8 (0.69%) Intapp
14 7 (0.60%) Red Hat
14 7 (0.60%) Sage
14 7 (0.60%) Veeam