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

6 months to
2 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 28 10 22
Rank change year-on-year -18 +12 -4
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 832 871 1,125
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 6.25% 11.81% 8.45%
As % of the General category 10.76% 16.66% 14.39%
Number of salaries quoted 480 389 838
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,000 £27,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £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 £68,750 £61,123
90th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £70,000
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 7,729 5,229 7,817
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 58.04% 70.87% 58.69%
Number of salaries quoted 3,907 2,371 6,163
10th Percentile £27,750 £28,875 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £38,563 £33,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.94% +6.32% -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £84,750 £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 2 March 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 March 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 -16 428 £42,750 -18.57% 266
Yorkshire +5 292 £45,000 -5.26% 173
North East 0 112 £40,000 +2.30% 54
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 19 (2.28%) SharePoint
2 12 (1.44%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (1.32%) Apache Spark
4 10 (1.20%) Confluence
5 6 (0.72%) Apache
6 5 (0.60%) Apache Airflow
7 4 (0.48%) WordPress
8 3 (0.36%) CMS
9 2 (0.24%) JBoss
9 2 (0.24%) SAS
10 1 (0.12%) Jupyter
10 1 (0.12%) nginx
10 1 (0.12%) OpenStack
Applications
1 170 (20.43%) Microsoft Excel
2 136 (16.35%) Chatbot
3 24 (2.88%) Microsoft Office
4 17 (2.04%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 15 (1.80%) MS Visio
6 8 (0.96%) AutoCAD
7 3 (0.36%) SOLIDWORKS
8 2 (0.24%) Microsoft Project
8 2 (0.24%) Revit
9 1 (0.12%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 22 (2.64%) Salesforce CRM
2 9 (1.08%) SAP S/4HANA
3 7 (0.84%) Workday HCM
4 6 (0.72%) NetSuite
5 5 (0.60%) SAP PM
6 4 (0.48%) Oracle EBS
6 4 (0.48%) SAP ERP
7 3 (0.36%) ResourceLink
8 2 (0.24%) Dynamics CRM
8 2 (0.24%) Oracle Assets
8 2 (0.24%) Oracle General Ledger
8 2 (0.24%) Oracle Payables
8 2 (0.24%) Oracle Receivables
8 2 (0.24%) Shopify
9 1 (0.12%) Dynamics GP
9 1 (0.12%) Dynamics NAV
9 1 (0.12%) Oracle Applications
9 1 (0.12%) Primavera
9 1 (0.12%) SAP PP
9 1 (0.12%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 98 (11.78%) Power Platform
2 85 (10.22%) Azure
3 65 (7.81%) AWS
4 38 (4.57%) Entra ID
5 31 (3.73%) Microsoft 365
6 30 (3.61%) SaaS
7 29 (3.49%) Microsoft Purview
8 16 (1.92%) GCP
8 16 (1.92%) OCI
9 13 (1.56%) Azure Data Factory
9 13 (1.56%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 12 (1.44%) Azure DevOps
10 12 (1.44%) Power Automate
11 10 (1.20%) OneDrive
11 10 (1.20%) PowerApps
12 9 (1.08%) Snowflake
13 8 (0.96%) Azure Monitor
13 8 (0.96%) dbt
13 8 (0.96%) Microsoft Copilot
13 8 (0.96%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 55 (6.61%) Firewall
2 16 (1.92%) Network Security
2 16 (1.92%) Wi-Fi
3 13 (1.56%) Wireshark
4 12 (1.44%) NGFW
4 12 (1.44%) VXLAN
5 11 (1.32%) WAN
6 10 (1.20%) LAN
7 8 (0.96%) VPN
8 7 (0.84%) VLAN
9 6 (0.72%) BGP
9 6 (0.72%) Cisco ASA
9 6 (0.72%) Cisco Nexus
9 6 (0.72%) Cisco Wireless
9 6 (0.72%) EIGRP
9 6 (0.72%) OSPF
9 6 (0.72%) SNMP
9 6 (0.72%) WAAS
9 6 (0.72%) Wireless
9 6 (0.72%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 115 (13.82%) Tableau
2 90 (10.82%) Power BI
3 85 (10.22%) Data Mining
4 36 (4.33%) SQL Server
5 16 (1.92%) Metadata
6 15 (1.80%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 12 (1.44%) Azure SQL Database
8 11 (1.32%) Amazon Redshift
9 9 (1.08%) Data Warehouse
9 9 (1.08%) DynamoDB
10 7 (0.84%) Data Lake
10 7 (0.84%) NoSQL
11 6 (0.72%) BigQuery
11 6 (0.72%) GIS
11 6 (0.72%) Looker
12 5 (0.60%) Geospatial Data
12 5 (0.60%) Power Query
13 4 (0.48%) Relational Database
14 3 (0.36%) Data Vault
14 3 (0.36%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 12 (1.44%) JIRA
2 6 (0.72%) Jenkins
3 5 (0.60%) Git
4 3 (0.36%) GitLab
5 2 (0.24%) Cucumber
5 2 (0.24%) Cypress.io
5 2 (0.24%) Maven
5 2 (0.24%) Selenium
5 2 (0.24%) SonarQube
6 1 (0.12%) JUnit
6 1 (0.12%) MLflow
6 1 (0.12%) TestRail
General
1 349 (41.95%) Social Skills
2 257 (30.89%) Finance
3 58 (6.97%) Marketing
4 50 (6.01%) Public Sector
5 48 (5.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 46 (5.53%) Organisational Skills
7 40 (4.81%) Presentation Skills
8 37 (4.45%) Legal
9 29 (3.49%) Law
10 27 (3.25%) Telecoms
11 25 (3.00%) Retail
12 20 (2.40%) Banking
12 20 (2.40%) Manufacturing
13 15 (1.80%) Advertising
14 14 (1.68%) Games
15 10 (1.20%) Electronics
15 10 (1.20%) Influencing Skills
16 9 (1.08%) Military
17 7 (0.84%) French Language
18 6 (0.72%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 229 (27.52%) Analyst
2 136 (16.35%) Trainer
3 116 (13.94%) Data Analyst
4 92 (11.06%) Senior
5 81 (9.74%) Trainee
6 80 (9.62%) Trainee Analyst
6 80 (9.62%) Trainee Data Analyst
7 49 (5.89%) Lead
8 34 (4.09%) Architect
9 29 (3.49%) CRM Executive
10 27 (3.25%) Systems Analyst
11 26 (3.13%) Business Analyst
11 26 (3.13%) Support Engineer
12 25 (3.00%) Data Manager
13 23 (2.76%) IT Support
14 22 (2.64%) Salesforce Executive
15 20 (2.40%) Consultant
15 20 (2.40%) Senior Analyst
15 20 (2.40%) Senior Manager
16 18 (2.16%) Applications Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (1.80%) CSS
2 12 (1.44%) HTML
2 12 (1.44%) React
3 10 (1.20%) .NET
4 7 (0.84%) XML
5 6 (0.72%) Flutter
6 5 (0.60%) FreeSWITCH
6 5 (0.60%) JSON
6 5 (0.60%) Node.js
7 4 (0.48%) Oracle Fusion
7 4 (0.48%) REST
7 4 (0.48%) SAP Fiori
8 3 (0.36%) Pandas
8 3 (0.36%) Spring Boot
9 2 (0.24%) FastAPI
9 2 (0.24%) Jest
9 2 (0.24%) MACH
9 2 (0.24%) Model Context Protocol
9 2 (0.24%) PyTorch
9 2 (0.24%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 72 (8.65%) Analytical Mindset
2 51 (6.13%) Management Information System
3 42 (5.05%) Self-Motivation
4 24 (2.88%) Data Protection Act
5 22 (2.64%) Data Centre
5 22 (2.64%) Onboarding
6 18 (2.16%) Driving Licence
6 18 (2.16%) Social Media
7 14 (1.68%) Data Structures
8 13 (1.56%) Product Ownership
9 12 (1.44%) Cloud Native
9 12 (1.44%) PKI
9 12 (1.44%) Virtual Team
10 9 (1.08%) Enterprise Software
11 8 (0.96%) Algorithms
12 6 (0.72%) Operational Technology
13 5 (0.60%) FMCG
13 5 (0.60%) Legacy Systems
13 5 (0.60%) Mobile App
13 5 (0.60%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 34 (4.09%) Windows
2 9 (1.08%) Android
2 9 (1.08%) Windows Server
3 6 (0.72%) Linux
4 4 (0.48%) Mac OS
5 3 (0.36%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 300 (36.06%) Problem-Solving
2 213 (25.60%) AI
3 193 (23.20%) Continuous Improvement
4 187 (22.48%) Decision-Making
5 177 (21.27%) Analytics
6 154 (18.51%) Project Management
7 145 (17.43%) Stakeholder Management
8 138 (16.59%) Chemistry
9 136 (16.35%) Conversational UI
10 130 (15.63%) Data Analysis
11 113 (13.58%) Business Analysis
12 107 (12.86%) Agile
13 104 (12.50%) Business Intelligence
14 102 (12.26%) Data Analytics
15 72 (8.65%) Actionable Insight
16 62 (7.45%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 60 (7.21%) CRM
18 59 (7.09%) Change Management
18 59 (7.09%) Visualisation
19 57 (6.85%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 174 (20.91%) SQL
2 149 (17.91%) Python
3 16 (1.92%) JavaScript
4 15 (1.80%) T-SQL
5 14 (1.68%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 13 (1.56%) Java
7 11 (1.32%) C#
8 9 (1.08%) R
9 7 (0.84%) Bash
10 6 (0.72%) PowerShell
11 5 (0.60%) Go
11 5 (0.60%) VBA
12 2 (0.24%) Bicep
12 2 (0.24%) Groovy
12 2 (0.24%) Kotlin
12 2 (0.24%) Scala
12 2 (0.24%) TypeScript
13 1 (0.12%) ABAP
13 1 (0.12%) MATLAB
13 1 (0.12%) PHP
Qualifications
1 275 (33.05%) Degree
2 155 (18.63%) Master's Degree
3 137 (16.47%) PhD
4 39 (4.69%) DBS Check
5 24 (2.88%) ACCA
5 24 (2.88%) CIMA
6 16 (1.92%) BPSS Clearance
6 16 (1.92%) Computer Science Degree
7 15 (1.80%) PMI Certification
8 14 (1.68%) PMP
9 13 (1.56%) Cisco Certification
10 11 (1.32%) CCNP
11 10 (1.20%) IRCA
12 7 (0.84%) CompTIA Security+
12 7 (0.84%) HNC
12 7 (0.84%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 7 (0.84%) Security Cleared
13 6 (0.72%) CCIE
13 6 (0.72%) CIPD
14 5 (0.60%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 57 (6.85%) Data Quality
2 53 (6.37%) GDPR
3 39 (4.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 34 (4.09%) Cyber Essentials
5 32 (3.85%) NIST
6 31 (3.73%) QA
7 21 (2.52%) PMO
8 16 (1.92%) Actionable Recommendations
9 12 (1.44%) Accessibility
10 10 (1.20%) GMP
10 10 (1.20%) ISO 9001
11 5 (0.60%) PCI DSS
12 4 (0.48%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 4 (0.48%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 4 (0.48%) GAAP
12 4 (0.48%) GLBA
12 4 (0.48%) IFRS
12 4 (0.48%) SEPA
12 4 (0.48%) TARGET2
13 3 (0.36%) IEC 61131
System Software
1 23 (2.76%) Active Directory
2 9 (1.08%) Docker
3 6 (0.72%) ProxySG
4 3 (0.36%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 3 (0.36%) Virtual Servers
5 2 (0.24%) Firmware
5 2 (0.24%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.12%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.12%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 29 (3.49%) Terraform
2 13 (1.56%) Microsoft Intune
3 12 (1.44%) Ansible
4 8 (0.96%) Single Sign-On
5 7 (0.84%) Kubernetes
6 2 (0.24%) HP Fortify
7 1 (0.12%) Fluentd
7 1 (0.12%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 209 (25.12%) Microsoft
2 136 (16.35%) PayPal
3 40 (4.81%) Salesforce
4 23 (2.76%) SAP
5 21 (2.52%) Workday
6 17 (2.04%) ServiceNow
7 16 (1.92%) Google
7 16 (1.92%) Oracle
8 12 (1.44%) Arista
8 12 (1.44%) Aruba
8 12 (1.44%) Cisco
8 12 (1.44%) NetScout
9 11 (1.32%) Anaplan
10 10 (1.20%) Adobe
10 10 (1.20%) Genesys
10 10 (1.20%) HubSpot
11 9 (1.08%) Splunk
11 9 (1.08%) Verint
12 8 (0.96%) New Relic
13 7 (0.84%) Qualtrics