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 22 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 26 13 18
Rank change year-on-year -13 +5 +5
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 796 962 633
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 7.55% 9.98% 9.46%
As % of the General category 12.10% 15.08% 14.47%
Number of salaries quoted 378 422 473
10th Percentile £29,250 £32,500 £26,530
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £38,591
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.19% +5.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £59,688 £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 6,577 6,380 4,374
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 62.41% 66.20% 65.34%
Number of salaries quoted 3,047 2,629 3,345
10th Percentile £26,500 £31,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £39,000 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £51,528
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -2.97% -1.85%
75th Percentile £64,362 £65,603 £68,750
90th Percentile £81,250 £80,000 £84,056
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - -4.00%

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 22 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 22 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 -12 415 £45,000 -14.29% 648
Yorkshire +1 273 £40,000 -20.00% 545
North East +12 108 £41,500 +3.75% 125
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 28 (3.52%) SharePoint
2 19 (2.39%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (1.51%) Confluence
4 11 (1.38%) Apache Spark
5 7 (0.88%) Apache
6 4 (0.50%) Apache Airflow
6 4 (0.50%) Camunda
6 4 (0.50%) 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 (0.13%) ArcGIS
8 1 (0.13%) Jupyter
8 1 (0.13%) OpenStack
8 1 (0.13%) WordPress
Applications
1 201 (25.25%) Chatbot
2 151 (18.97%) Microsoft Excel
3 35 (4.40%) Microsoft Office
4 25 (3.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 12 (1.51%) MS Visio
6 11 (1.38%) AutoCAD
7 10 (1.26%) Microsoft Project
8 6 (0.75%) SOLIDWORKS
9 4 (0.50%) Spreadsheet
10 2 (0.25%) Revit
11 1 (0.13%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 9 (1.13%) Shopify
2 7 (0.88%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (0.75%) NetSuite
4 3 (0.38%) ResourceLink
4 3 (0.38%) Salesforce CRM
4 3 (0.38%) SAP S/4HANA
4 3 (0.38%) SAP WM
5 2 (0.25%) Dynamics NAV
5 2 (0.25%) Oracle Assets
5 2 (0.25%) Oracle BPM
5 2 (0.25%) Oracle General Ledger
5 2 (0.25%) Oracle Payables
5 2 (0.25%) Oracle Receivables
6 1 (0.13%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.13%) Primavera
6 1 (0.13%) SAP CO
6 1 (0.13%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.13%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.13%) SAP FI/CO
6 1 (0.13%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 99 (12.44%) Power Platform
2 74 (9.30%) Azure
3 52 (6.53%) AWS
4 38 (4.77%) Microsoft 365
5 30 (3.77%) Entra ID
6 29 (3.64%) SaaS
7 20 (2.51%) Microsoft Copilot
8 17 (2.14%) Microsoft Purview
9 16 (2.01%) GCP
10 12 (1.51%) Azure Data Factory
10 12 (1.51%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 11 (1.38%) Azure DevOps
12 8 (1.01%) OneDrive
13 7 (0.88%) Azure Monitor
13 7 (0.88%) dbt
13 7 (0.88%) GitHub
13 7 (0.88%) Power Automate
13 7 (0.88%) Serverless
13 7 (0.88%) Snowflake
14 6 (0.75%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 22 (2.76%) Firewall
2 13 (1.63%) Network Security
3 10 (1.26%) WAN
4 9 (1.13%) LAN
5 7 (0.88%) Wi-Fi
6 6 (0.75%) Asterisk PBX
6 6 (0.75%) PSTN
6 6 (0.75%) VoIP
7 5 (0.63%) Internet
8 4 (0.50%) DHCP
8 4 (0.50%) DNS
8 4 (0.50%) SMS
8 4 (0.50%) VPN
9 3 (0.38%) Broadband
9 3 (0.38%) VLAN
9 3 (0.38%) WPA
10 2 (0.25%) Cisco ASA
10 2 (0.25%) Ethernet
10 2 (0.25%) Wireless
10 2 (0.25%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 90 (11.31%) Power BI
2 83 (10.43%) Tableau
3 60 (7.54%) Data Mining
4 33 (4.15%) SQL Server
5 16 (2.01%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 12 (1.51%) Amazon Redshift
6 12 (1.51%) Azure SQL Database
7 10 (1.26%) Data Warehouse
8 9 (1.13%) Metadata
9 8 (1.01%) Data Lake
9 8 (1.01%) GIS
9 8 (1.01%) Looker
10 6 (0.75%) BigQuery
11 5 (0.63%) Geospatial Data
11 5 (0.63%) Relational Database
12 4 (0.50%) BusinessObjects
12 4 (0.50%) Data Vault
12 4 (0.50%) Power Query
12 4 (0.50%) Spatial Data
13 3 (0.38%) Amazon Aurora
Development Applications
1 15 (1.88%) JIRA
2 8 (1.01%) Jenkins
3 6 (0.75%) GitLab
4 5 (0.63%) Bitbucket
4 5 (0.63%) Git
4 5 (0.63%) SonarQube
4 5 (0.63%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.13%) Appium
5 1 (0.13%) Cypress.io
5 1 (0.13%) Gatling
5 1 (0.13%) JMeter
5 1 (0.13%) JUnit
5 1 (0.13%) LoadRunner
5 1 (0.13%) Postman
5 1 (0.13%) REST Assured
5 1 (0.13%) Selenium
5 1 (0.13%) TestRail
General
1 309 (38.82%) Social Skills
2 236 (29.65%) Finance
3 52 (6.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 44 (5.53%) Organisational Skills
5 38 (4.77%) Presentation Skills
6 35 (4.40%) Legal
7 32 (4.02%) Marketing
8 26 (3.27%) Law
9 24 (3.02%) Manufacturing
9 24 (3.02%) Public Sector
10 23 (2.89%) Telecoms
11 20 (2.51%) Banking
11 20 (2.51%) Retail
12 15 (1.88%) Influencing Skills
13 13 (1.63%) Electronics
14 12 (1.51%) Games
15 11 (1.38%) Advertising
16 9 (1.13%) General Ledger
17 7 (0.88%) Pharmaceutical
18 6 (0.75%) Military
Job Titles
1 201 (25.25%) Trainer
2 199 (25.00%) Analyst
3 81 (10.18%) Data Analyst
3 81 (10.18%) Senior
4 54 (6.78%) Trainee
5 52 (6.53%) Trainee Analyst
5 52 (6.53%) Trainee Data Analyst
6 29 (3.64%) Support Engineer
7 28 (3.52%) Architect
8 27 (3.39%) Lead
9 26 (3.27%) Business Analyst
10 22 (2.76%) Developer
11 20 (2.51%) Applications Support
11 20 (2.51%) Senior Analyst
11 20 (2.51%) Support Analyst
12 19 (2.39%) IT Support
13 16 (2.01%) Solutions Architect
14 15 (1.88%) Consultant
15 14 (1.76%) Project Manager
15 14 (1.76%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (1.63%) CSS
2 12 (1.51%) React
3 9 (1.13%) REST
4 8 (1.01%) HTML
5 6 (0.75%) .NET
5 6 (0.75%) Flutter
5 6 (0.75%) FreeSWITCH
5 6 (0.75%) XML
6 5 (0.63%) JSON
6 5 (0.63%) Software Packaging
7 4 (0.50%) Oracle Fusion
7 4 (0.50%) Pandas
8 2 (0.25%) FastAPI
8 2 (0.25%) Flask
8 2 (0.25%) Laravel
8 2 (0.25%) Node.js
8 2 (0.25%) PySpark
8 2 (0.25%) SAP Fiori
8 2 (0.25%) Spring Boot
8 2 (0.25%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 73 (9.17%) Analytical Mindset
2 42 (5.28%) Self-Motivation
3 36 (4.52%) Onboarding
4 35 (4.40%) Management Information System
5 18 (2.26%) Driving Licence
6 17 (2.14%) Social Media
7 13 (1.63%) Virtual Team
8 10 (1.26%) Data Structures
8 10 (1.26%) Enterprise Software
9 9 (1.13%) Data Protection Act
9 9 (1.13%) NHS
9 9 (1.13%) Operational Technology
10 8 (1.01%) Cloud Native
10 8 (1.01%) Product Ownership
11 7 (0.88%) Mobile App
12 6 (0.75%) Life Science
12 6 (0.75%) SCADA
13 4 (0.50%) FMCG
13 4 (0.50%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
13 4 (0.50%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 31 (3.89%) Windows
2 7 (0.88%) Windows Server
3 4 (0.50%) Android
3 4 (0.50%) Linux
3 4 (0.50%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 280 (35.18%) AI
2 269 (33.79%) Problem-Solving
3 203 (25.50%) Chemistry
4 201 (25.25%) Conversational UI
5 145 (18.22%) Decision-Making
6 137 (17.21%) Project Management
7 131 (16.46%) Continuous Improvement
8 118 (14.82%) Analytics
9 106 (13.32%) Agile
10 103 (12.94%) Business Intelligence
11 98 (12.31%) Data Analysis
12 91 (11.43%) Business Analysis
13 77 (9.67%) Stakeholder Management
14 67 (8.42%) Data Analytics
15 56 (7.04%) Customer Service
16 54 (6.78%) Actionable Insight
17 52 (6.53%) Process Improvement
18 50 (6.28%) Stakeholder Engagement
19 48 (6.03%) DevOps
20 47 (5.90%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 151 (18.97%) SQL
2 100 (12.56%) Python
3 18 (2.26%) Java
4 14 (1.76%) PowerShell
5 13 (1.63%) T-SQL
6 11 (1.38%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 10 (1.26%) JavaScript
8 7 (0.88%) C#
9 6 (0.75%) Bash
9 6 (0.75%) Go
9 6 (0.75%) Scala
9 6 (0.75%) VBA
10 5 (0.63%) R
11 4 (0.50%) Kotlin
12 2 (0.25%) Bicep
12 2 (0.25%) C++
12 2 (0.25%) PHP
13 1 (0.13%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 345 (43.34%) Degree
2 227 (28.52%) Master's Degree
3 202 (25.38%) PhD
4 24 (3.02%) DBS Check
5 18 (2.26%) ACCA
5 18 (2.26%) CIMA
5 18 (2.26%) PMI Certification
6 16 (2.01%) PMP
7 15 (1.88%) BPSS Clearance
8 14 (1.76%) Computer Science Degree
9 10 (1.26%) Cisco Certification
10 8 (1.01%) CCNP
10 8 (1.01%) CompTIA Security+
11 6 (0.75%) CIPD
11 6 (0.75%) Network+ Certification
12 5 (0.63%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 5 (0.63%) Security Cleared
12 5 (0.63%) Six Sigma Green Belt
13 4 (0.50%) NVQ Level 4
13 4 (0.50%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (3.39%) QA
2 22 (2.76%) Data Quality
3 21 (2.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 18 (2.26%) GDPR
5 17 (2.14%) PMO
6 16 (2.01%) Accessibility
7 11 (1.38%) NIST
8 9 (1.13%) Cyber Essentials
9 7 (0.88%) SLA
10 6 (0.75%) IEC 61131
11 5 (0.63%) Actionable Recommendations
11 5 (0.63%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 5 (0.63%) GLBA
12 4 (0.50%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 4 (0.50%) GMP
12 4 (0.50%) PCI DSS
12 4 (0.50%) SEPA
12 4 (0.50%) TARGET2
13 3 (0.38%) COBIT
14 2 (0.25%) GAAP
System Software
1 30 (3.77%) Active Directory
2 9 (1.13%) Docker
3 5 (0.63%) Hyper-V
4 2 (0.25%) ProxySG
4 2 (0.25%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.13%) Firmware
5 1 (0.13%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.13%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.13%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 15 (1.88%) Microsoft Intune
2 14 (1.76%) Terraform
3 7 (0.88%) Single Sign-On
4 4 (0.50%) Kubernetes
5 2 (0.25%) AssetCenter
5 2 (0.25%) SCCM
6 1 (0.13%) Fluentd
6 1 (0.13%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.13%) Grafana
6 1 (0.13%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 201 (25.25%) PayPal
2 186 (23.37%) Microsoft
3 21 (2.64%) Google
4 20 (2.51%) SAP
4 20 (2.51%) ServiceNow
5 14 (1.76%) Oracle
5 14 (1.76%) Salesforce
6 12 (1.51%) Cisco
7 10 (1.26%) Anaplan
7 10 (1.26%) Genesys
8 9 (1.13%) Splunk
8 9 (1.13%) Verint
9 8 (1.01%) Adobe
10 7 (0.88%) HubSpot
10 7 (0.88%) New Relic
10 7 (0.88%) Workday
11 6 (0.75%) iManage
11 6 (0.75%) Qualtrics
12 5 (0.63%) Databricks
12 5 (0.63%) Guidewire