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

6 months to
25 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 23 5 16
Rank change year-on-year -18 +11 +8
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 1,172 1,538 1,052
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 4.87% 16.21% 7.55%
As % of the General category 11.87% 25.09% 13.53%
Number of salaries quoted 800 344 527
10th Percentile £30,750 £26,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £32,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £44,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.74% -11.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £61,250 £60,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £71,459 £78,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year - -4.55% -1.79%

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 9,876 6,129 7,775
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 41.08% 64.59% 55.83%
Number of salaries quoted 6,428 2,669 3,644
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 £63,250
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 25 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 25 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 -14 711 £46,500 +3.33% 627
Yorkshire -10 318 £47,000 +17.50% 348
North East -20 149 £55,000 +37.50% 109
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 (4.44%) Microsoft Exchange
2 49 (4.18%) SharePoint
3 19 (1.62%) Confluence
4 15 (1.28%) Apache Spark
5 13 (1.11%) Apache
6 12 (1.02%) Apache Airflow
7 11 (0.94%) Jupyter
8 6 (0.51%) CMS
9 5 (0.43%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 3 (0.26%) OpenStack
11 2 (0.17%) nginx
12 1 (0.085%) Apache Superset
12 1 (0.085%) CICS
12 1 (0.085%) IIS
12 1 (0.085%) Palantir Foundry
12 1 (0.085%) SAS
12 1 (0.085%) Umbraco
12 1 (0.085%) WebLogic
12 1 (0.085%) WebSphere
12 1 (0.085%) WordPress
Applications
1 169 (14.42%) Microsoft Excel
2 88 (7.51%) Microsoft Office
3 31 (2.65%) MS Visio
4 29 (2.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 14 (1.19%) Spreadsheet
6 10 (0.85%) 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 (0.085%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 24 (2.05%) SAP S/4HANA
2 11 (0.94%) Dynamics CRM
3 9 (0.77%) SAP PM
4 8 (0.68%) SAP ERP
5 7 (0.60%) Salesforce CRM
6 6 (0.51%) Exchequer
6 6 (0.51%) Magento
6 6 (0.51%) 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 CRM
9 3 (0.26%) SAP QM
10 2 (0.17%) Elite 3E
10 2 (0.17%) Sage 200
11 1 (0.085%) Dynamics NAV
11 1 (0.085%) NetSuite
11 1 (0.085%) SAP ECC
Cloud Services
1 168 (14.33%) Azure
2 163 (13.91%) Power Platform
3 143 (12.20%) AWS
4 84 (7.17%) Microsoft 365
5 66 (5.63%) GCP
6 42 (3.58%) Serverless
7 39 (3.33%) Amazon S3
7 39 (3.33%) SaaS
8 36 (3.07%) Entra ID
9 34 (2.90%) AWS Lambda
10 32 (2.73%) Dynamics 365
11 31 (2.65%) Amazon EC2
12 30 (2.56%) Azure DevOps
12 30 (2.56%) PowerApps
13 25 (2.13%) GitHub
13 25 (2.13%) Google Analytics
14 22 (1.88%) Amazon CloudWatch
14 22 (1.88%) Microsoft Purview
15 21 (1.79%) Amazon ECS
16 19 (1.62%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 30 (2.56%) DNS
2 29 (2.47%) DHCP
3 24 (2.05%) Internet
4 21 (1.79%) Firewall
5 18 (1.54%) Wireless
6 16 (1.37%) VPN
7 14 (1.19%) TCP/IP
8 13 (1.11%) WAN
9 8 (0.68%) LAN
10 7 (0.60%) Wi-Fi
11 6 (0.51%) SD-WAN
11 6 (0.51%) SNMP
12 5 (0.43%) Cisco Nexus
12 5 (0.43%) HTTP
12 5 (0.43%) Network Security
13 4 (0.34%) ATM
13 4 (0.34%) SMS
13 4 (0.34%) SSL
13 4 (0.34%) VLAN
13 4 (0.34%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 136 (11.60%) Power BI
2 47 (4.01%) Data Warehouse
3 44 (3.75%) Tableau
4 27 (2.30%) Metadata
4 27 (2.30%) SQL Server
5 26 (2.22%) BigQuery
6 25 (2.13%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 21 (1.79%) Big Data
8 17 (1.45%) Amazon RDS
8 17 (1.45%) Amazon Redshift
9 15 (1.28%) Looker
10 13 (1.11%) Power Query
10 13 (1.11%) Relational Database
11 12 (1.02%) Amazon Athena
11 12 (1.02%) PostgreSQL
12 11 (0.94%) MySQL
13 10 (0.85%) Spark SQL
14 9 (0.77%) Data Lake
14 9 (0.77%) SQL Server Integration Services
15 8 (0.68%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 56 (4.78%) JIRA
2 48 (4.10%) Git
3 16 (1.37%) GitLab
4 8 (0.68%) Jenkins
5 4 (0.34%) Postman
5 4 (0.34%) Selenium
6 3 (0.26%) Appium
6 3 (0.26%) Bitbucket
6 3 (0.26%) RStudio
6 3 (0.26%) Visual Studio Code
7 2 (0.17%) Cypress.io
7 2 (0.17%) JMeter
7 2 (0.17%) Maven
7 2 (0.17%) Ranorex
7 2 (0.17%) TeamCity
8 1 (0.085%) Artifactory
8 1 (0.085%) Cucumber
8 1 (0.085%) SonarQube
8 1 (0.085%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 1 (0.085%) Visual Studio
General
1 525 (44.80%) Social Skills
2 317 (27.05%) Finance
3 115 (9.81%) Law
4 114 (9.73%) Marketing
5 108 (9.22%) Organisational Skills
6 103 (8.79%) Public Sector
7 88 (7.51%) Legal
8 83 (7.08%) Retail
9 74 (6.31%) Manufacturing
10 61 (5.20%) Influencing Skills
11 57 (4.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 44 (3.75%) Telecoms
13 32 (2.73%) Military
13 32 (2.73%) Presentation Skills
14 27 (2.30%) Banking
15 24 (2.05%) Back Office
16 19 (1.62%) Automotive
17 17 (1.45%) Documentation Skills
17 17 (1.45%) Games
17 17 (1.45%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 333 (28.41%) Analyst
2 129 (11.01%) Senior
3 81 (6.91%) Business Analyst
4 77 (6.57%) Data Analyst
5 75 (6.40%) Lead
6 74 (6.31%) Developer
7 54 (4.61%) Architect
8 49 (4.18%) Data Engineer
9 43 (3.67%) Systems Analyst
10 38 (3.24%) Senior Analyst
11 32 (2.73%) Senior Manager
12 30 (2.56%) Junior
12 30 (2.56%) Technical Analyst
13 29 (2.47%) Support Analyst
14 28 (2.39%) Support Engineer
15 27 (2.30%) IT Support
16 25 (2.13%) Consultant
17 24 (2.05%) HR Analyst
17 24 (2.05%) HR Data Analyst
18 23 (1.96%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 38 (3.24%) REST
2 33 (2.82%) Terraform
3 29 (2.47%) .NET
4 27 (2.30%) Middleware
5 26 (2.22%) HTML
6 23 (1.96%) CSS
7 20 (1.71%) EDI
7 20 (1.71%) Node.js
7 20 (1.71%) PySpark
7 20 (1.71%) SOAP
8 19 (1.62%) JSON
9 18 (1.54%) XML
10 8 (0.68%) Kafka
10 8 (0.68%) React
11 7 (0.60%) AngularJS
11 7 (0.60%) Web Services
12 6 (0.51%) Pandas
13 5 (0.43%) scikit-learn
14 4 (0.34%) .NET Core
14 4 (0.34%) SAP Core Interface
Miscellaneous
1 65 (5.55%) Analytical Mindset
2 63 (5.38%) Management Information System
3 62 (5.29%) Onboarding
4 49 (4.18%) Product Ownership
5 27 (2.30%) Self-Motivation
6 25 (2.13%) Driving Licence
6 25 (2.13%) Linux Command Line
7 24 (2.05%) Social Media
8 23 (1.96%) Hybrid Cloud
9 19 (1.62%) Cloud Native
10 17 (1.45%) Data Structures
11 14 (1.19%) Enterprise Cloud
12 13 (1.11%) Data Centre
12 13 (1.11%) Distributed Systems
13 11 (0.94%) Credit Risk
13 11 (0.94%) Cyber Threat
14 10 (0.85%) Marketing Technology
14 10 (0.85%) NHS
14 10 (0.85%) Virtual Team
15 9 (0.77%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 71 (6.06%) Windows
2 42 (3.58%) Windows Server
3 30 (2.56%) Linux
4 19 (1.62%) Windows Server 2019
5 14 (1.19%) Windows Server 2016
6 7 (0.60%) Windows 10
7 6 (0.51%) Mac OS
8 4 (0.34%) Unix
9 3 (0.26%) Apple iOS
9 3 (0.26%) CentOS
9 3 (0.26%) CoreOS
9 3 (0.26%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 1 (0.085%) Android
10 1 (0.085%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 534 (45.56%) Problem-Solving
2 389 (33.19%) Continuous Improvement
3 297 (25.34%) Decision-Making
4 264 (22.53%) Stakeholder Management
5 236 (20.14%) Analytics
6 201 (17.15%) Agile
7 193 (16.47%) AI
8 155 (13.23%) Business Intelligence
9 152 (12.97%) Mentoring
10 131 (11.18%) ERP
11 127 (10.84%) CRM
12 122 (10.41%) Validation
13 111 (9.47%) CI/CD
14 110 (9.39%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 106 (9.04%) Data Modelling
16 103 (8.79%) Customer Service
17 101 (8.62%) Coaching
17 101 (8.62%) Data Governance
18 99 (8.45%) Actionable Insight
18 99 (8.45%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 232 (19.80%) SQL
2 159 (13.57%) Python
3 51 (4.35%) JavaScript
4 42 (3.58%) Java
5 36 (3.07%) C#
6 28 (2.39%) PowerShell
7 24 (2.05%) Bash
8 16 (1.37%) C++
8 16 (1.37%) R
8 16 (1.37%) Shell Script
9 11 (0.94%) Scala
10 10 (0.85%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 9 (0.77%) TypeScript
12 7 (0.60%) T-SQL
13 6 (0.51%) C
13 6 (0.51%) PHP
14 4 (0.34%) Apex Code
14 4 (0.34%) COBOL
14 4 (0.34%) XPath
15 3 (0.26%) SOQL
Qualifications
1 172 (14.68%) Degree
2 92 (7.85%) Security Cleared
3 68 (5.80%) SC Cleared
4 47 (4.01%) ACCA
5 44 (3.75%) DBS Check
6 41 (3.50%) CIMA
7 21 (1.79%) Microsoft Certification
8 16 (1.37%) Computer Science Degree
9 15 (1.28%) BPSS Clearance
10 12 (1.02%) Master's Degree
11 11 (0.94%) HNC
12 10 (0.85%) CCNA
12 10 (0.85%) Cisco Certification
13 9 (0.77%) DV Cleared
14 7 (0.60%) Azure Certification
14 7 (0.60%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
15 6 (0.51%) AWS Certification
15 6 (0.51%) ITIL Certification
15 6 (0.51%) PMI Certification
15 6 (0.51%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 175 (14.93%) Data Quality
2 74 (6.31%) QA
3 56 (4.78%) GDPR
4 31 (2.65%) Accessibility
5 17 (1.45%) PMO
5 17 (1.45%) SLA
5 17 (1.45%) TickIT
6 16 (1.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 13 (1.11%) Actionable Recommendations
7 13 (1.11%) Cyber Essentials
8 9 (0.77%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 6 (0.51%) 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 (5.63%) Active Directory
2 48 (4.10%) 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
4 3 (0.26%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.085%) NFS
5 1 (0.085%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 18 (1.54%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (0.85%) Kubernetes
3 6 (0.51%) Ansible
4 5 (0.43%) Grafana
4 5 (0.43%) 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%) Cisco CUCM
8 1 (0.085%) HP Fortify
8 1 (0.085%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
Vendors
1 302 (25.77%) Microsoft
2 67 (5.72%) Google
3 50 (4.27%) SAP
4 31 (2.65%) Salesforce
4 31 (2.65%) Workday
5 30 (2.56%) YouTube
6 20 (1.71%) Databricks
7 19 (1.62%) Oracle
8 17 (1.45%) VMware
9 16 (1.37%) iManage
10 14 (1.19%) Cisco
11 13 (1.11%) ServiceNow
12 12 (1.02%) Adobe
13 10 (0.85%) Aderant
14 8 (0.68%) HP
14 8 (0.68%) HubSpot
14 8 (0.68%) Intapp
15 7 (0.60%) Red Hat
15 7 (0.60%) Sage
15 7 (0.60%) Veeam