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 6 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 23 5 18
Rank change year-on-year -18 +13 +2
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 1,171 1,591 1,008
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 4.86% 16.58% 7.52%
As % of the General category 11.89% 25.77% 13.23%
Number of salaries quoted 773 344 468
10th Percentile £30,750 £26,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £37,000 £33,031 £37,555
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -10.00% +2.04%
75th Percentile £61,250 £60,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £71,459 £72,519
England median annual salary £51,375 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +2.75% -9.09% -3.51%

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 9,847 6,173 7,617
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 40.83% 64.34% 56.80%
Number of salaries quoted 6,387 2,645 3,377
10th Percentile £29,750 £25,750 £28,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £30,500 £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 £68,750 £61,250 £63,110
90th Percentile £86,250 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £54,793 £57,945
% change year-on-year +0.38% -5.44% -3.43%

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 6 October 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 6 October 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 -16 704 £46,000 +1.13% 702
Yorkshire -7 316 £47,000 +17.50% 459
North East -20 160 £51,962 +29.91% 142
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 49 (4.18%) SharePoint
2 47 (4.01%) Microsoft Exchange
3 19 (1.62%) Confluence
4 17 (1.45%) Apache Spark
5 15 (1.28%) Apache
6 13 (1.11%) Jupyter
7 12 (1.02%) Apache Airflow
8 5 (0.43%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 5 (0.43%) CMS
9 4 (0.34%) Palantir Foundry
10 3 (0.26%) nginx
10 3 (0.26%) OpenStack
11 1 (0.085%) Apache Superset
11 1 (0.085%) CICS
11 1 (0.085%) IIS
11 1 (0.085%) SAS
11 1 (0.085%) WebLogic
11 1 (0.085%) WebSphere
Applications
1 168 (14.35%) Microsoft Excel
2 90 (7.69%) Microsoft Office
3 27 (2.31%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 27 (2.31%) MS Visio
4 15 (1.28%) Spreadsheet
5 10 (0.85%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.26%) AutoCAD
6 3 (0.26%) SOLIDWORKS
7 2 (0.17%) CATIA
7 2 (0.17%) Chatbot
7 2 (0.17%) LaTeX
7 2 (0.17%) Siemens NX
8 1 (0.085%) OrCAD
8 1 (0.085%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 21 (1.79%) SAP S/4HANA
2 8 (0.68%) SAP ERP
3 7 (0.60%) Dynamics CRM
4 6 (0.51%) Exchequer
4 6 (0.51%) Odoo
4 6 (0.51%) Shopify
5 5 (0.43%) Magento
5 5 (0.43%) Salesforce CRM
6 4 (0.34%) SAP PM
6 4 (0.34%) Workday HCM
7 3 (0.26%) Oracle ERP
7 3 (0.26%) Payment Gateway
7 3 (0.26%) SAP CRM
7 3 (0.26%) SAP PP
7 3 (0.26%) SAP QM
8 2 (0.17%) Elite 3E
8 2 (0.17%) iTrent
8 2 (0.17%) Sage 200
9 1 (0.085%) Oracle Receivables
9 1 (0.085%) SAP ECC
Cloud Services
1 167 (14.26%) Azure
2 140 (11.96%) AWS
2 140 (11.96%) Power Platform
3 82 (7.00%) Microsoft 365
4 66 (5.64%) GCP
5 42 (3.59%) SaaS
6 39 (3.33%) Entra ID
6 39 (3.33%) Serverless
7 38 (3.25%) Amazon S3
8 33 (2.82%) Amazon EC2
9 31 (2.65%) AWS Lambda
10 27 (2.31%) Azure DevOps
11 25 (2.13%) PowerApps
12 24 (2.05%) Dynamics 365
12 24 (2.05%) Google Analytics
13 23 (1.96%) Amazon CloudWatch
14 22 (1.88%) Amazon ECS
14 22 (1.88%) Microsoft Purview
15 20 (1.71%) GitHub
16 17 (1.45%) Amazon EMR
Communications & Networking
1 33 (2.82%) DNS
2 32 (2.73%) DHCP
3 24 (2.05%) Internet
4 22 (1.88%) Firewall
5 19 (1.62%) Wireless
6 17 (1.45%) VPN
7 16 (1.37%) TCP/IP
8 15 (1.28%) WAN
9 10 (0.85%) Wi-Fi
10 9 (0.77%) LAN
11 7 (0.60%) Network Security
12 6 (0.51%) SD-WAN
12 6 (0.51%) SNMP
13 5 (0.43%) Cisco Nexus
13 5 (0.43%) HTTP
13 5 (0.43%) SSL
13 5 (0.43%) VLAN
14 4 (0.34%) Cisco ASA
14 4 (0.34%) SMS
14 4 (0.34%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 114 (9.74%) Power BI
2 43 (3.67%) Data Warehouse
3 34 (2.90%) Tableau
4 31 (2.65%) Metadata
5 27 (2.31%) BigQuery
5 27 (2.31%) SQL Server
6 21 (1.79%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 19 (1.62%) Big Data
8 17 (1.45%) Amazon RDS
8 17 (1.45%) Amazon Redshift
9 15 (1.28%) Power Query
9 15 (1.28%) Relational Database
10 13 (1.11%) Looker
11 12 (1.02%) PostgreSQL
12 11 (0.94%) Amazon Athena
12 11 (0.94%) MySQL
12 11 (0.94%) Spark SQL
13 10 (0.85%) Data Lake
14 9 (0.77%) Star Schema
15 8 (0.68%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 51 (4.36%) Git
1 51 (4.36%) JIRA
2 20 (1.71%) GitLab
3 7 (0.60%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.34%) Postman
5 3 (0.26%) Appium
5 3 (0.26%) Bitbucket
5 3 (0.26%) RStudio
5 3 (0.26%) Selenium
5 3 (0.26%) Visual Studio Code
6 2 (0.17%) JMeter
6 2 (0.17%) Ranorex
6 2 (0.17%) TeamCity
7 1 (0.085%) Artifactory
7 1 (0.085%) Cypress.io
7 1 (0.085%) Maven
7 1 (0.085%) Visual Studio
General
1 520 (44.41%) Social Skills
2 317 (27.07%) Finance
3 110 (9.39%) Marketing
3 110 (9.39%) Organisational Skills
4 108 (9.22%) Law
5 104 (8.88%) Public Sector
6 97 (8.28%) Legal
7 82 (7.00%) Manufacturing
8 80 (6.83%) Retail
9 62 (5.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 61 (5.21%) Influencing Skills
11 38 (3.25%) Presentation Skills
12 34 (2.90%) Telecoms
13 26 (2.22%) Banking
14 23 (1.96%) Automotive
15 22 (1.88%) Military
16 19 (1.62%) Documentation Skills
17 18 (1.54%) Back Office
18 17 (1.45%) Electronics
18 17 (1.45%) Games
Job Titles
1 315 (26.90%) Analyst
2 125 (10.67%) Senior
3 72 (6.15%) Business Analyst
4 69 (5.89%) Developer
5 68 (5.81%) Data Analyst
5 68 (5.81%) Lead
6 53 (4.53%) Architect
6 53 (4.53%) Data Engineer
7 38 (3.25%) Senior Analyst
8 37 (3.16%) Systems Analyst
9 32 (2.73%) Junior
10 30 (2.56%) Senior Manager
10 30 (2.56%) Support Analyst
11 29 (2.48%) Support Engineer
12 28 (2.39%) IT Support
13 27 (2.31%) Technical Analyst
14 24 (2.05%) Consultant
15 22 (1.88%) Data Architect
15 22 (1.88%) Development Manager
15 22 (1.88%) Operations Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 37 (3.16%) Terraform
2 29 (2.48%) REST
3 28 (2.39%) .NET
4 27 (2.31%) HTML
5 24 (2.05%) CSS
6 23 (1.96%) PySpark
7 20 (1.71%) Node.js
8 17 (1.45%) Middleware
9 16 (1.37%) EDI
9 16 (1.37%) SOAP
10 15 (1.28%) JSON
11 13 (1.11%) XML
12 9 (0.77%) Kafka
13 7 (0.60%) React
13 7 (0.60%) Web Services
14 6 (0.51%) AngularJS
15 4 (0.34%) Entity Framework
15 4 (0.34%) Pandas
15 4 (0.34%) Visualforce
15 4 (0.34%) XSD
Miscellaneous
1 69 (5.89%) Management Information System
2 66 (5.64%) Onboarding
3 62 (5.29%) Analytical Mindset
4 50 (4.27%) Product Ownership
5 28 (2.39%) Self-Motivation
6 26 (2.22%) Driving Licence
7 25 (2.13%) Linux Command Line
8 24 (2.05%) Social Media
9 22 (1.88%) Hybrid Cloud
10 20 (1.71%) Cloud Native
11 18 (1.54%) Data Structures
12 16 (1.37%) Data Centre
13 14 (1.20%) Distributed Systems
14 11 (0.94%) Credit Risk
14 11 (0.94%) Cyber Threat
15 10 (0.85%) Algorithms
15 10 (0.85%) Marketing Technology
15 10 (0.85%) NHS
15 10 (0.85%) Virtual Team
16 9 (0.77%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 71 (6.06%) Windows
2 43 (3.67%) Windows Server
3 31 (2.65%) Linux
4 20 (1.71%) Windows Server 2019
5 15 (1.28%) Windows Server 2016
6 8 (0.68%) Windows 10
7 7 (0.60%) Mac OS
8 4 (0.34%) Unix
9 3 (0.26%) CentOS
9 3 (0.26%) CoreOS
9 3 (0.26%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 2 (0.17%) Apple iOS
11 1 (0.085%) Android
11 1 (0.085%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 547 (46.71%) Problem-Solving
2 395 (33.73%) Continuous Improvement
3 286 (24.42%) Decision-Making
4 255 (21.78%) Stakeholder Management
5 232 (19.81%) Analytics
6 206 (17.59%) AI
7 198 (16.91%) Agile
8 147 (12.55%) Mentoring
9 140 (11.96%) Business Intelligence
10 128 (10.93%) ERP
11 124 (10.59%) CRM
12 121 (10.33%) Validation
13 118 (10.08%) CI/CD
14 108 (9.22%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 106 (9.05%) Data Modelling
16 105 (8.97%) Coaching
16 105 (8.97%) Customer Service
17 100 (8.54%) Project Delivery
18 99 (8.45%) DevOps
19 98 (8.37%) Data Analysis
Programming Languages
1 220 (18.79%) SQL
2 160 (13.66%) Python
3 51 (4.36%) JavaScript
4 40 (3.42%) Java
5 35 (2.99%) C#
6 29 (2.48%) PowerShell
7 25 (2.13%) Bash
8 17 (1.45%) R
9 16 (1.37%) C++
9 16 (1.37%) Shell Script
10 11 (0.94%) Scala
11 9 (0.77%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 8 (0.68%) TypeScript
13 7 (0.60%) T-SQL
14 6 (0.51%) C
14 6 (0.51%) PHP
15 4 (0.34%) Apex Code
15 4 (0.34%) COBOL
15 4 (0.34%) XPath
16 3 (0.26%) Go
Qualifications
1 184 (15.71%) Degree
2 99 (8.45%) Security Cleared
3 76 (6.49%) SC Cleared
4 45 (3.84%) ACCA
5 42 (3.59%) DBS Check
6 40 (3.42%) CIMA
7 22 (1.88%) Microsoft Certification
8 18 (1.54%) Computer Science Degree
8 18 (1.54%) Master's Degree
9 15 (1.28%) BPSS Clearance
10 14 (1.20%) HNC
11 10 (0.85%) CCNA
11 10 (0.85%) Cisco Certification
12 9 (0.77%) DV Cleared
13 7 (0.60%) Azure Certification
13 7 (0.60%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 7 (0.60%) Postgraduate
14 6 (0.51%) HND
14 6 (0.51%) ITIL Certification
14 6 (0.51%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 172 (14.69%) Data Quality
2 66 (5.64%) QA
3 56 (4.78%) GDPR
4 28 (2.39%) Accessibility
5 17 (1.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 17 (1.45%) SLA
6 13 (1.11%) Cyber Essentials
6 13 (1.11%) PMO
7 12 (1.02%) Actionable Recommendations
8 9 (0.77%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 9 (0.77%) TickIT
9 7 (0.60%) ISO 9001
10 5 (0.43%) GRC
10 5 (0.43%) PCI DSS
11 4 (0.34%) ISO/IEC 14443
11 4 (0.34%) ISO/IEC 7816
11 4 (0.34%) NEBOSH
11 4 (0.34%) NIST
11 4 (0.34%) SOC 2
12 3 (0.26%) COSO
System Software
1 66 (5.64%) Active Directory
2 49 (4.18%) Docker
3 8 (0.68%) Virtual Desktop
4 3 (0.26%) Ceph
4 3 (0.26%) DFS Replication
4 3 (0.26%) Firmware
4 3 (0.26%) Hyper-V
4 3 (0.26%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.17%) VMware Infrastructure
6 1 (0.085%) NFS
6 1 (0.085%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 18 (1.54%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (0.85%) Kubernetes
3 7 (0.60%) Ansible
4 6 (0.51%) Grafana
4 6 (0.51%) Prometheus
5 4 (0.34%) Single Sign-On
6 3 (0.26%) Argo
6 3 (0.26%) Check_MK
6 3 (0.26%) Istio
6 3 (0.26%) McAfee ePO
6 3 (0.26%) Podman
6 3 (0.26%) SCVMM
7 2 (0.17%) Nessus
8 1 (0.085%) Autotask
8 1 (0.085%) Cisco CUCM
8 1 (0.085%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
8 1 (0.085%) SCCM
Vendors
1 293 (25.02%) Microsoft
2 66 (5.64%) Google
3 41 (3.50%) SAP
4 36 (3.07%) YouTube
5 28 (2.39%) Salesforce
6 25 (2.13%) Workday
7 19 (1.62%) Databricks
7 19 (1.62%) Oracle
8 18 (1.54%) VMware
9 15 (1.28%) ServiceNow
10 14 (1.20%) Cisco
11 12 (1.02%) iManage
12 11 (0.94%) Adobe
12 11 (0.94%) TikTok
13 8 (0.68%) HP
13 8 (0.68%) HubSpot
14 7 (0.60%) Red Hat
14 7 (0.60%) Sage
14 7 (0.60%) Veeam
15 6 (0.51%) Aderant