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 25 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 9 21
Rank change year-on-year -18 +12 -3
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 844 888 1,066
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 6.46% 11.76% 8.44%
As % of the General category 11.00% 16.86% 14.32%
Number of salaries quoted 475 390 795
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,500 £26,915
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,155 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +10.53% +6.35%
75th Percentile £57,239 £67,500 £61,123
90th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £68,250
England median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% -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 general skills in the North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 7,675 5,266 7,444
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 58.71% 69.71% 58.94%
Number of salaries quoted 3,864 2,368 5,888
10th Percentile £27,530 £29,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £38,973 £33,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.65% +9.47% -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £81,250 £85,000 £78,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -12.00%

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 25 February 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 25 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
North West -18 425 £42,500 -19.05% 205
Yorkshire +1 306 £45,000 -10.00% 104
North East -5 113 £40,000 +3.40% 40
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 18 (2.13%) SharePoint
2 12 (1.42%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (1.30%) Apache Spark
4 9 (1.07%) Confluence
5 6 (0.71%) Apache
6 5 (0.59%) Apache Airflow
7 4 (0.47%) CMS
8 3 (0.36%) WordPress
9 2 (0.24%) FactoryTalk
9 2 (0.24%) JBoss
9 2 (0.24%) nginx
9 2 (0.24%) SAS
9 2 (0.24%) WinCC
10 1 (0.12%) Jupyter
10 1 (0.12%) OpenStack
Applications
1 178 (21.09%) Microsoft Excel
2 146 (17.30%) Chatbot
3 23 (2.73%) Microsoft Office
4 17 (2.01%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 17 (2.01%) MS Visio
5 10 (1.18%) AutoCAD
6 5 (0.59%) SOLIDWORKS
7 4 (0.47%) Microsoft Project
8 2 (0.24%) Revit
9 1 (0.12%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 20 (2.37%) Salesforce CRM
2 8 (0.95%) SAP S/4HANA
3 7 (0.83%) Workday HCM
4 6 (0.71%) NetSuite
4 6 (0.71%) Shopify
5 4 (0.47%) Dynamics CRM
5 4 (0.47%) Oracle EBS
6 3 (0.36%) ResourceLink
6 3 (0.36%) SAP ERP
7 2 (0.24%) Oracle Assets
7 2 (0.24%) Oracle General Ledger
7 2 (0.24%) Oracle Payables
7 2 (0.24%) Oracle Receivables
8 1 (0.12%) Dynamics GP
8 1 (0.12%) Dynamics NAV
8 1 (0.12%) Magento
8 1 (0.12%) Oracle Applications
8 1 (0.12%) Primavera
8 1 (0.12%) SAP PP
8 1 (0.12%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 99 (11.73%) Power Platform
2 86 (10.19%) Azure
3 71 (8.41%) AWS
4 38 (4.50%) Entra ID
5 31 (3.67%) SaaS
6 30 (3.55%) Microsoft 365
7 29 (3.44%) Microsoft Purview
8 17 (2.01%) GCP
9 16 (1.90%) OCI
10 13 (1.54%) Azure Data Factory
10 13 (1.54%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 12 (1.42%) Azure DevOps
12 11 (1.30%) Power Automate
13 10 (1.18%) Microsoft Copilot
13 10 (1.18%) PowerApps
14 9 (1.07%) OneDrive
14 9 (1.07%) Snowflake
15 8 (0.95%) Adobe Analytics
15 8 (0.95%) Azure Monitor
15 8 (0.95%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 57 (6.75%) Firewall
2 16 (1.90%) Network Security
2 16 (1.90%) Wi-Fi
3 12 (1.42%) NGFW
3 12 (1.42%) VXLAN
3 12 (1.42%) Wireshark
4 10 (1.18%) WAN
5 9 (1.07%) LAN
6 8 (0.95%) VPN
7 7 (0.83%) VLAN
8 6 (0.71%) Asterisk PBX
8 6 (0.71%) BGP
8 6 (0.71%) Cisco ASA
8 6 (0.71%) Cisco Nexus
8 6 (0.71%) Cisco Wireless
8 6 (0.71%) OSPF
8 6 (0.71%) SNMP
8 6 (0.71%) WAAS
8 6 (0.71%) Wireless
8 6 (0.71%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 117 (13.86%) Tableau
2 91 (10.78%) Power BI
3 90 (10.66%) Data Mining
4 37 (4.38%) SQL Server
5 16 (1.90%) Metadata
6 15 (1.78%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 12 (1.42%) Amazon Redshift
7 12 (1.42%) Azure SQL Database
8 9 (1.07%) Data Warehouse
8 9 (1.07%) DynamoDB
9 7 (0.83%) BigQuery
9 7 (0.83%) Data Lake
9 7 (0.83%) Looker
9 7 (0.83%) NoSQL
10 6 (0.71%) GIS
11 5 (0.59%) Geospatial Data
11 5 (0.59%) Power Query
12 3 (0.36%) Data Vault
12 3 (0.36%) Relational Database
12 3 (0.36%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 11 (1.30%) JIRA
2 6 (0.71%) Git
2 6 (0.71%) Jenkins
3 3 (0.36%) GitLab
4 2 (0.24%) Cucumber
4 2 (0.24%) Cypress.io
4 2 (0.24%) Maven
4 2 (0.24%) Selenium
4 2 (0.24%) SonarQube
5 1 (0.12%) JUnit
5 1 (0.12%) MLflow
5 1 (0.12%) TestRail
General
1 348 (41.23%) Social Skills
2 265 (31.40%) Finance
3 58 (6.87%) Marketing
4 49 (5.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 49 (5.81%) Public Sector
5 45 (5.33%) Organisational Skills
6 40 (4.74%) Presentation Skills
7 36 (4.27%) Legal
8 27 (3.20%) Retail
9 23 (2.73%) Law
9 23 (2.73%) Manufacturing
10 22 (2.61%) Telecoms
11 21 (2.49%) Banking
12 15 (1.78%) Advertising
13 14 (1.66%) Games
14 11 (1.30%) Electronics
15 10 (1.18%) Influencing Skills
16 7 (0.83%) French Language
17 6 (0.71%) Automotive
17 6 (0.71%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 233 (27.61%) Analyst
2 146 (17.30%) Trainer
3 119 (14.10%) Data Analyst
4 92 (10.90%) Senior
5 86 (10.19%) Trainee
6 84 (9.95%) Trainee Analyst
6 84 (9.95%) Trainee Data Analyst
7 50 (5.92%) Lead
8 34 (4.03%) Architect
9 27 (3.20%) CRM Executive
9 27 (3.20%) Support Engineer
10 25 (2.96%) Business Analyst
10 25 (2.96%) Systems Analyst
11 23 (2.73%) IT Support
12 20 (2.37%) Consultant
12 20 (2.37%) Salesforce Executive
12 20 (2.37%) Senior Manager
13 19 (2.25%) Data Manager
13 19 (2.25%) Senior Analyst
13 19 (2.25%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (2.13%) CSS
2 14 (1.66%) React
3 13 (1.54%) HTML
4 9 (1.07%) .NET
5 7 (0.83%) Flutter
5 7 (0.83%) XML
6 6 (0.71%) FreeSWITCH
7 5 (0.59%) JSON
7 5 (0.59%) Node.js
7 5 (0.59%) REST
8 4 (0.47%) Oracle Fusion
8 4 (0.47%) SAP Fiori
9 3 (0.36%) Pandas
9 3 (0.36%) Spring Boot
10 2 (0.24%) Gherkin
10 2 (0.24%) Laravel
10 2 (0.24%) PyTorch
10 2 (0.24%) scikit-learn
10 2 (0.24%) TensorFlow
10 2 (0.24%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 75 (8.89%) Analytical Mindset
2 49 (5.81%) Management Information System
3 45 (5.33%) Self-Motivation
4 25 (2.96%) Data Protection Act
4 25 (2.96%) Onboarding
5 22 (2.61%) Data Centre
6 20 (2.37%) Social Media
7 18 (2.13%) Driving Licence
8 14 (1.66%) Data Structures
9 13 (1.54%) Cloud Native
9 13 (1.54%) Product Ownership
10 12 (1.42%) PKI
10 12 (1.42%) Virtual Team
11 9 (1.07%) Enterprise Software
12 8 (0.95%) Algorithms
12 8 (0.95%) Operational Technology
13 6 (0.71%) Life Science
13 6 (0.71%) Mobile App
13 6 (0.71%) SCADA
14 5 (0.59%) Credit Risk
Operating Systems
1 37 (4.38%) Windows
2 9 (1.07%) Windows Server
3 8 (0.95%) Android
4 6 (0.71%) Linux
5 4 (0.47%) Mac OS
6 3 (0.36%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 300 (35.55%) Problem-Solving
2 226 (26.78%) AI
3 185 (21.92%) Continuous Improvement
4 184 (21.80%) Analytics
5 182 (21.56%) Decision-Making
6 162 (19.19%) Project Management
7 148 (17.54%) Chemistry
8 146 (17.30%) Conversational UI
9 134 (15.88%) Data Analysis
9 134 (15.88%) Stakeholder Management
10 117 (13.86%) Business Analysis
11 107 (12.68%) Agile
12 106 (12.56%) Data Analytics
13 105 (12.44%) Business Intelligence
14 73 (8.65%) Actionable Insight
15 61 (7.23%) CRM
15 61 (7.23%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 57 (6.75%) Change Management
17 55 (6.52%) Process Improvement
17 55 (6.52%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 184 (21.80%) SQL
2 156 (18.48%) Python
3 17 (2.01%) JavaScript
4 15 (1.78%) Java
4 15 (1.78%) T-SQL
5 14 (1.66%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 10 (1.18%) C#
7 9 (1.07%) R
8 8 (0.95%) Bash
9 7 (0.83%) Go
10 5 (0.59%) PowerShell
10 5 (0.59%) VBA
11 4 (0.47%) Kotlin
11 4 (0.47%) Scala
12 2 (0.24%) Bicep
12 2 (0.24%) Groovy
12 2 (0.24%) PHP
12 2 (0.24%) TypeScript
13 1 (0.12%) ABAP
13 1 (0.12%) C
Qualifications
1 291 (34.48%) Degree
2 167 (19.79%) Master's Degree
3 147 (17.42%) PhD
4 34 (4.03%) DBS Check
5 24 (2.84%) ACCA
5 24 (2.84%) CIMA
6 18 (2.13%) Computer Science Degree
7 16 (1.90%) BPSS Clearance
8 14 (1.66%) Cisco Certification
8 14 (1.66%) PMI Certification
9 13 (1.54%) PMP
10 12 (1.42%) CCNP
11 10 (1.18%) IRCA
12 8 (0.95%) CompTIA Security+
13 7 (0.83%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 6 (0.71%) CCIE
14 6 (0.71%) CIPD
14 6 (0.71%) HNC
14 6 (0.71%) Network+ Certification
14 6 (0.71%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 53 (6.28%) GDPR
2 50 (5.92%) Data Quality
3 40 (4.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 33 (3.91%) Cyber Essentials
4 33 (3.91%) QA
5 32 (3.79%) NIST
6 21 (2.49%) PMO
7 16 (1.90%) Actionable Recommendations
8 14 (1.66%) Accessibility
9 10 (1.18%) ISO 9001
10 8 (0.95%) GMP
11 5 (0.59%) IEC 61131
11 5 (0.59%) PCI DSS
12 4 (0.47%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 4 (0.47%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 4 (0.47%) GAAP
12 4 (0.47%) GLBA
12 4 (0.47%) IFRS
12 4 (0.47%) SEPA
12 4 (0.47%) TARGET2
System Software
1 26 (3.08%) Active Directory
2 10 (1.18%) Docker
3 6 (0.71%) ProxySG
4 3 (0.36%) Hyper-V
4 3 (0.36%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 3 (0.36%) Virtual Servers
5 2 (0.24%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.12%) Firmware
6 1 (0.12%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.12%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 29 (3.44%) Terraform
2 14 (1.66%) Microsoft Intune
3 12 (1.42%) Ansible
4 8 (0.95%) Single Sign-On
5 7 (0.83%) Kubernetes
6 2 (0.24%) AssetCenter
6 2 (0.24%) HP Fortify
6 2 (0.24%) SCCM
7 1 (0.12%) Fluentd
7 1 (0.12%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 216 (25.59%) Microsoft
2 146 (17.30%) PayPal
3 39 (4.62%) Salesforce
4 20 (2.37%) Google
5 19 (2.25%) ServiceNow
6 17 (2.01%) SAP
7 16 (1.90%) Oracle
8 15 (1.78%) Cisco
8 15 (1.78%) Workday
9 12 (1.42%) Arista
9 12 (1.42%) Aruba
9 12 (1.42%) HubSpot
9 12 (1.42%) NetScout
10 11 (1.30%) Anaplan
11 10 (1.18%) Adobe
11 10 (1.18%) Genesys
12 9 (1.07%) Splunk
12 9 (1.07%) Verint
13 8 (0.95%) New Relic
14 7 (0.83%) Qualtrics