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

6 months to
2 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 28 11 21
Rank change year-on-year -17 +10 -2
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 794 947 977
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 6.74% 11.10% 8.14%
As % of the General category 11.39% 16.34% 13.76%
Number of salaries quoted 413 392 762
10th Percentile £29,800 £32,800 £27,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,000 £52,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -18.10% +10.53% +2.78%
75th Percentile £57,239 £67,500 £61,250
90th Percentile £67,500 £77,500 £71,225
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 6,972 5,796 7,099
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 59.23% 67.92% 59.13%
Number of salaries quoted 3,398 2,400 5,687
10th Percentile £27,000 £30,613 £26,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £40,000 £33,179
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,500 £52,000 £48,293
Median % change year-on-year -10.58% +7.68% -8.01%
75th Percentile £63,750 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £83,525 £80,000
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 2 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 2 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 -16 409 £42,500 -19.05% 205
Yorkshire 0 284 £45,000 -10.00% 106
North East -1 101 £40,500 +1.25% 36
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 17 (2.14%) SharePoint
2 12 (1.51%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (1.39%) Apache Spark
4 10 (1.26%) Confluence
5 6 (0.76%) Apache
6 4 (0.50%) Apache Airflow
6 4 (0.50%) CMS
7 3 (0.38%) WordPress
8 2 (0.25%) FactoryTalk
8 2 (0.25%) nginx
8 2 (0.25%) SAS
8 2 (0.25%) WinCC
9 1 (0.13%) Jupyter
9 1 (0.13%) OpenStack
Applications
1 171 (21.54%) Chatbot
2 158 (19.90%) Microsoft Excel
3 21 (2.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 18 (2.27%) Microsoft Office
5 15 (1.89%) MS Visio
6 11 (1.39%) AutoCAD
7 8 (1.01%) Microsoft Project
8 6 (0.76%) SOLIDWORKS
9 2 (0.25%) Revit
10 1 (0.13%) Siemens NX
10 1 (0.13%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 16 (2.02%) Salesforce CRM
2 10 (1.26%) Shopify
3 8 (1.01%) Dynamics CRM
4 7 (0.88%) Workday HCM
5 6 (0.76%) NetSuite
6 5 (0.63%) SAP S/4HANA
7 4 (0.50%) Oracle EBS
8 3 (0.38%) ResourceLink
9 2 (0.25%) Oracle Assets
9 2 (0.25%) Oracle General Ledger
9 2 (0.25%) Oracle Payables
9 2 (0.25%) Oracle Receivables
10 1 (0.13%) C-CURE
10 1 (0.13%) Dynamics GP
10 1 (0.13%) Dynamics NAV
10 1 (0.13%) Magento
10 1 (0.13%) Oracle Applications
10 1 (0.13%) SAP ERP
10 1 (0.13%) Siebel CRM
10 1 (0.13%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 103 (12.97%) Power Platform
2 82 (10.33%) Azure
3 67 (8.44%) AWS
4 39 (4.91%) Entra ID
5 29 (3.65%) Microsoft 365
5 29 (3.65%) Microsoft Purview
5 29 (3.65%) SaaS
6 16 (2.02%) OCI
7 13 (1.64%) GCP
7 13 (1.64%) Microsoft Copilot
8 12 (1.51%) Azure Data Factory
8 12 (1.51%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 10 (1.26%) Power Automate
10 9 (1.13%) Azure DevOps
10 9 (1.13%) OneDrive
10 9 (1.13%) PowerApps
11 8 (1.01%) Adobe Analytics
11 8 (1.01%) Azure Monitor
11 8 (1.01%) Snowflake
12 7 (0.88%) dbt
Communications & Networking
1 57 (7.18%) Firewall
2 15 (1.89%) Wi-Fi
3 14 (1.76%) Network Security
4 12 (1.51%) NGFW
4 12 (1.51%) VXLAN
4 12 (1.51%) Wireshark
5 8 (1.01%) WAN
6 7 (0.88%) LAN
7 6 (0.76%) Asterisk PBX
7 6 (0.76%) PSTN
7 6 (0.76%) VoIP
7 6 (0.76%) VPN
8 5 (0.63%) Internet
8 5 (0.63%) VLAN
9 4 (0.50%) BGP
9 4 (0.50%) DHCP
9 4 (0.50%) DNS
9 4 (0.50%) EIGRP
9 4 (0.50%) OSPF
9 4 (0.50%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 95 (11.96%) Power BI
2 93 (11.71%) Tableau
3 71 (8.94%) Data Mining
4 37 (4.66%) SQL Server
5 16 (2.02%) Metadata
6 15 (1.89%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 12 (1.51%) Azure SQL Database
8 11 (1.39%) Amazon Redshift
9 9 (1.13%) Data Warehouse
10 7 (0.88%) Data Lake
10 7 (0.88%) DynamoDB
10 7 (0.88%) GIS
10 7 (0.88%) Looker
10 7 (0.88%) NoSQL
11 6 (0.76%) BigQuery
12 5 (0.63%) Geospatial Data
12 5 (0.63%) Power Query
13 4 (0.50%) BusinessObjects
13 4 (0.50%) Relational Database
14 3 (0.38%) Hadoop
Development Applications
1 12 (1.51%) JIRA
2 5 (0.63%) Git
3 2 (0.25%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.13%) Gatling
4 1 (0.13%) GitLab
4 1 (0.13%) JMeter
4 1 (0.13%) JUnit
4 1 (0.13%) LoadRunner
4 1 (0.13%) TestRail
General
1 317 (39.92%) Social Skills
2 232 (29.22%) Finance
3 49 (6.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 47 (5.92%) Marketing
5 42 (5.29%) Organisational Skills
5 42 (5.29%) Public Sector
6 38 (4.79%) Presentation Skills
7 35 (4.41%) Legal
8 22 (2.77%) Law
8 22 (2.77%) Manufacturing
8 22 (2.77%) Retail
8 22 (2.77%) Telecoms
9 20 (2.52%) Banking
10 14 (1.76%) Games
11 12 (1.51%) Advertising
11 12 (1.51%) Electronics
12 9 (1.13%) Influencing Skills
13 5 (0.63%) Billing
13 5 (0.63%) French Language
14 4 (0.50%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 207 (26.07%) Analyst
2 171 (21.54%) Trainer
3 93 (11.71%) Data Analyst
4 81 (10.20%) Senior
5 64 (8.06%) Trainee
6 62 (7.81%) Trainee Analyst
6 62 (7.81%) Trainee Data Analyst
7 44 (5.54%) Lead
8 33 (4.16%) Architect
9 27 (3.40%) Support Engineer
10 25 (3.15%) Business Analyst
11 23 (2.90%) CRM Executive
11 23 (2.90%) IT Support
12 22 (2.77%) Systems Analyst
13 20 (2.52%) Senior Manager
14 19 (2.39%) Senior Analyst
15 18 (2.27%) Applications Support
15 18 (2.27%) Support Analyst
16 16 (2.02%) Developer
16 16 (2.02%) Salesforce Executive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (2.27%) CSS
2 12 (1.51%) HTML
2 12 (1.51%) React
3 7 (0.88%) .NET
4 6 (0.76%) Flutter
4 6 (0.76%) FreeSWITCH
5 5 (0.63%) JSON
5 5 (0.63%) REST
5 5 (0.63%) XML
6 4 (0.50%) Oracle Fusion
6 4 (0.50%) SAP Fiori
7 3 (0.38%) Pandas
8 2 (0.25%) FastAPI
8 2 (0.25%) Flask
8 2 (0.25%) jQuery
8 2 (0.25%) Laravel
8 2 (0.25%) Node.js
8 2 (0.25%) PySpark
8 2 (0.25%) Spring Boot
8 2 (0.25%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 63 (7.93%) Analytical Mindset
2 46 (5.79%) Self-Motivation
3 39 (4.91%) Management Information System
4 26 (3.27%) Data Protection Act
5 24 (3.02%) Onboarding
6 20 (2.52%) Data Centre
6 20 (2.52%) Driving Licence
7 18 (2.27%) Social Media
8 17 (2.14%) Data Structures
9 12 (1.51%) PKI
9 12 (1.51%) Virtual Team
10 11 (1.39%) Cloud Native
11 10 (1.26%) Product Ownership
12 9 (1.13%) Enterprise Software
12 9 (1.13%) Operational Technology
13 7 (0.88%) Algorithms
13 7 (0.88%) Life Science
14 6 (0.76%) Mobile App
14 6 (0.76%) SCADA
15 5 (0.63%) Credit Risk
Operating Systems
1 36 (4.53%) Windows
2 8 (1.01%) Android
2 8 (1.01%) Windows Server
3 5 (0.63%) Linux
4 4 (0.50%) Mac OS
5 3 (0.38%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 280 (35.26%) Problem-Solving
2 249 (31.36%) AI
3 173 (21.79%) Chemistry
4 171 (21.54%) Conversational UI
5 166 (20.91%) Decision-Making
6 153 (19.27%) Continuous Improvement
7 144 (18.14%) Analytics
8 141 (17.76%) Project Management
9 110 (13.85%) Stakeholder Management
10 109 (13.73%) Data Analysis
11 108 (13.60%) Business Intelligence
12 103 (12.97%) Agile
13 95 (11.96%) Business Analysis
14 82 (10.33%) Data Analytics
15 59 (7.43%) Actionable Insight
16 54 (6.80%) Visualisation
17 53 (6.68%) Coaching
17 53 (6.68%) CRM
17 53 (6.68%) Cybersecurity
17 53 (6.68%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 159 (20.03%) SQL
2 123 (15.49%) Python
3 14 (1.76%) Java
3 14 (1.76%) T-SQL
4 13 (1.64%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 12 (1.51%) JavaScript
6 8 (1.01%) VBA
7 7 (0.88%) Scala
8 6 (0.76%) Bash
8 6 (0.76%) Go
9 5 (0.63%) C#
9 5 (0.63%) PowerShell
9 5 (0.63%) R
10 4 (0.50%) Kotlin
11 2 (0.25%) Bicep
11 2 (0.25%) PHP
12 1 (0.13%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 307 (38.66%) Degree
2 193 (24.31%) Master's Degree
3 172 (21.66%) PhD
4 30 (3.78%) DBS Check
5 21 (2.64%) ACCA
5 21 (2.64%) CIMA
6 19 (2.39%) Computer Science Degree
7 15 (1.89%) BPSS Clearance
8 14 (1.76%) PMI Certification
9 13 (1.64%) PMP
10 12 (1.51%) Cisco Certification
11 10 (1.26%) CCNP
12 8 (1.01%) CompTIA Security+
13 7 (0.88%) Security Cleared
14 6 (0.76%) CIPD
14 6 (0.76%) Network+ Certification
14 6 (0.76%) SC Cleared
15 5 (0.63%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
15 5 (0.63%) Six Sigma Green Belt
16 4 (0.50%) NVQ Level 4
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 43 (5.42%) Data Quality
1 43 (5.42%) GDPR
2 41 (5.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 32 (4.03%) Cyber Essentials
3 32 (4.03%) NIST
4 25 (3.15%) QA
5 19 (2.39%) PMO
6 17 (2.14%) Accessibility
7 13 (1.64%) Actionable Recommendations
8 6 (0.76%) IEC 61131
9 5 (0.63%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 5 (0.63%) GLBA
10 4 (0.50%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 4 (0.50%) GAAP
10 4 (0.50%) GMP
10 4 (0.50%) IFRS
10 4 (0.50%) PCI DSS
10 4 (0.50%) SEPA
10 4 (0.50%) SLA
10 4 (0.50%) TARGET2
System Software
1 28 (3.53%) Active Directory
2 8 (1.01%) Docker
3 5 (0.63%) Hyper-V
4 4 (0.50%) ProxySG
5 3 (0.38%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 3 (0.38%) Virtual Servers
6 2 (0.25%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.13%) Firmware
7 1 (0.13%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.13%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 25 (3.15%) Terraform
2 16 (2.02%) Microsoft Intune
3 12 (1.51%) Ansible
4 8 (1.01%) Single Sign-On
5 5 (0.63%) Kubernetes
6 2 (0.25%) AssetCenter
6 2 (0.25%) SCCM
7 1 (0.13%) Fluentd
7 1 (0.13%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 193 (24.31%) Microsoft
2 171 (21.54%) PayPal
3 32 (4.03%) Salesforce
4 17 (2.14%) Google
4 17 (2.14%) ServiceNow
5 16 (2.02%) Oracle
6 15 (1.89%) SAP
7 13 (1.64%) Cisco
8 12 (1.51%) Arista
8 12 (1.51%) Aruba
8 12 (1.51%) NetScout
9 11 (1.39%) Anaplan
10 10 (1.26%) Adobe
10 10 (1.26%) Genesys
10 10 (1.26%) HubSpot
10 10 (1.26%) Splunk
11 9 (1.13%) Verint
11 9 (1.13%) Workday
12 8 (1.01%) New Relic
13 7 (0.88%) Qualtrics