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

6 months to
4 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 12 20
Rank change year-on-year -15 +8 +5
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 775 957 676
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 7.38% 10.30% 8.62%
As % of the General category 11.92% 15.40% 13.98%
Number of salaries quoted 365 408 482
10th Percentile £29,250 £32,750 £27,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -19.05% +5.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £57,500 £65,000 £65,000
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 general skills in the North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 6,500 6,216 4,837
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 61.89% 66.93% 61.70%
Number of salaries quoted 3,062 2,523 3,700
10th Percentile £26,500 £31,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £39,000 £36,286
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% - -4.76%
75th Percentile £63,750 £66,158 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,384 £80,080 £84,000
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 4 January 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 4 January 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 -13 410 £44,000 -16.19% 222
Yorkshire +1 266 £40,000 -20.00% 179
North East +8 99 £41,500 -5.68% 37
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 27 (3.48%) SharePoint
2 17 (2.19%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (1.55%) Apache Spark
4 10 (1.29%) Confluence
5 7 (0.90%) Apache
6 4 (0.52%) Apache Airflow
6 4 (0.52%) Camunda
7 3 (0.39%) CMS
8 2 (0.26%) FactoryTalk
8 2 (0.26%) HCL Notes
8 2 (0.26%) IIS
8 2 (0.26%) nginx
8 2 (0.26%) Oracle SOA Suite
8 2 (0.26%) SAS
8 2 (0.26%) WinCC
9 1 (0.13%) Jupyter
9 1 (0.13%) OpenStack
9 1 (0.13%) WordPress
Applications
1 187 (24.13%) Chatbot
2 151 (19.48%) Microsoft Excel
3 30 (3.87%) Microsoft Office
4 25 (3.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 12 (1.55%) MS Visio
6 11 (1.42%) AutoCAD
7 10 (1.29%) Microsoft Project
8 6 (0.77%) SOLIDWORKS
9 4 (0.52%) Spreadsheet
10 2 (0.26%) Revit
11 1 (0.13%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 9 (1.16%) Salesforce CRM
1 9 (1.16%) Shopify
2 7 (0.90%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (0.77%) NetSuite
4 3 (0.39%) ResourceLink
5 2 (0.26%) Dynamics NAV
5 2 (0.26%) Oracle Assets
5 2 (0.26%) Oracle BPM
5 2 (0.26%) Oracle General Ledger
5 2 (0.26%) Oracle Payables
5 2 (0.26%) Oracle Receivables
5 2 (0.26%) SAP S/4HANA
6 1 (0.13%) C-CURE
6 1 (0.13%) Oracle Applications
6 1 (0.13%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.13%) Primavera
6 1 (0.13%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.13%) SAP WM
6 1 (0.13%) Siebel CRM
6 1 (0.13%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 98 (12.65%) Power Platform
2 68 (8.77%) Azure
3 55 (7.10%) AWS
4 35 (4.52%) Microsoft 365
5 29 (3.74%) SaaS
6 27 (3.48%) Entra ID
7 19 (2.45%) Microsoft Copilot
8 16 (2.06%) Microsoft Purview
9 14 (1.81%) GCP
10 12 (1.55%) Azure Data Factory
10 12 (1.55%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 11 (1.42%) Azure DevOps
12 9 (1.16%) OneDrive
12 9 (1.16%) Power Automate
13 8 (1.03%) Azure Monitor
13 8 (1.03%) dbt
13 8 (1.03%) PowerApps
13 8 (1.03%) Snowflake
14 7 (0.90%) GitHub
14 7 (0.90%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 22 (2.84%) Firewall
2 13 (1.68%) Network Security
3 9 (1.16%) WAN
4 8 (1.03%) LAN
5 6 (0.77%) Asterisk PBX
5 6 (0.77%) PSTN
5 6 (0.77%) VoIP
5 6 (0.77%) Wi-Fi
6 5 (0.65%) Internet
7 4 (0.52%) DHCP
7 4 (0.52%) DNS
7 4 (0.52%) SMS
7 4 (0.52%) VPN
8 3 (0.39%) Broadband
8 3 (0.39%) VLAN
8 3 (0.39%) WPA
9 2 (0.26%) Cisco ASA
9 2 (0.26%) WAAS
9 2 (0.26%) Wireless
9 2 (0.26%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 90 (11.61%) Power BI
2 86 (11.10%) Tableau
3 63 (8.13%) Data Mining
4 35 (4.52%) SQL Server
5 17 (2.19%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 16 (2.06%) Metadata
7 12 (1.55%) Amazon Redshift
7 12 (1.55%) Azure SQL Database
8 10 (1.29%) Data Warehouse
9 8 (1.03%) Data Lake
10 7 (0.90%) DynamoDB
10 7 (0.90%) GIS
10 7 (0.90%) Looker
10 7 (0.90%) NoSQL
11 6 (0.77%) BigQuery
12 5 (0.65%) Geospatial Data
12 5 (0.65%) Power Query
13 4 (0.52%) BusinessObjects
13 4 (0.52%) Data Vault
13 4 (0.52%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 12 (1.55%) JIRA
2 8 (1.03%) Jenkins
3 6 (0.77%) GitLab
4 5 (0.65%) Bitbucket
4 5 (0.65%) Git
4 5 (0.65%) SonarQube
4 5 (0.65%) 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
1 301 (38.84%) Social Skills
2 234 (30.19%) Finance
3 52 (6.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 44 (5.68%) Organisational Skills
5 38 (4.90%) Presentation Skills
6 37 (4.77%) Marketing
7 34 (4.39%) Legal
8 24 (3.10%) Manufacturing
8 24 (3.10%) Public Sector
9 23 (2.97%) Law
9 23 (2.97%) Telecoms
10 21 (2.71%) Banking
11 19 (2.45%) Retail
12 13 (1.68%) Electronics
13 12 (1.55%) Games
14 11 (1.42%) Influencing Skills
15 10 (1.29%) Advertising
16 7 (0.90%) General Ledger
16 7 (0.90%) Pharmaceutical
17 6 (0.77%) Military
Job Titles
1 194 (25.03%) Analyst
2 187 (24.13%) Trainer
3 82 (10.58%) Data Analyst
4 78 (10.06%) Senior
5 57 (7.35%) Trainee
6 55 (7.10%) Trainee Analyst
6 55 (7.10%) Trainee Data Analyst
7 34 (4.39%) Architect
8 27 (3.48%) Support Engineer
9 24 (3.10%) Business Analyst
9 24 (3.10%) Lead
10 21 (2.71%) Developer
11 19 (2.45%) IT Support
11 19 (2.45%) Senior Analyst
12 18 (2.32%) Applications Support
12 18 (2.32%) Support Analyst
13 17 (2.19%) CRM Executive
14 16 (2.06%) Consultant
15 14 (1.81%) 1st Line Support
15 14 (1.81%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (1.68%) CSS
2 12 (1.55%) React
3 9 (1.16%) REST
4 7 (0.90%) HTML
5 6 (0.77%) .NET
5 6 (0.77%) Flutter
5 6 (0.77%) FreeSWITCH
6 5 (0.65%) JSON
6 5 (0.65%) XML
7 4 (0.52%) Oracle Fusion
7 4 (0.52%) Pandas
7 4 (0.52%) Software Packaging
8 2 (0.26%) FastAPI
8 2 (0.26%) Flask
8 2 (0.26%) Laravel
8 2 (0.26%) Node.js
8 2 (0.26%) PySpark
8 2 (0.26%) SAP Fiori
8 2 (0.26%) Spring Boot
8 2 (0.26%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 68 (8.77%) Analytical Mindset
2 42 (5.42%) Self-Motivation
3 37 (4.77%) Management Information System
4 34 (4.39%) Onboarding
5 17 (2.19%) Data Structures
5 17 (2.19%) Driving Licence
6 15 (1.94%) Social Media
7 13 (1.68%) Virtual Team
8 10 (1.29%) Enterprise Software
8 10 (1.29%) Product Ownership
9 9 (1.16%) Operational Technology
10 8 (1.03%) Cloud Native
10 8 (1.03%) NHS
11 7 (0.90%) Data Protection Act
11 7 (0.90%) Mobile App
12 6 (0.77%) Life Science
13 5 (0.65%) SCADA
14 4 (0.52%) FMCG
14 4 (0.52%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
14 4 (0.52%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 29 (3.74%) Windows
2 7 (0.90%) Windows Server
3 4 (0.52%) Android
3 4 (0.52%) Linux
3 4 (0.52%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 267 (34.45%) AI
2 265 (34.19%) Problem-Solving
3 189 (24.39%) Chemistry
4 187 (24.13%) Conversational UI
5 144 (18.58%) Decision-Making
6 136 (17.55%) Project Management
7 129 (16.65%) Continuous Improvement
8 120 (15.48%) Analytics
9 109 (14.06%) Agile
10 102 (13.16%) Business Intelligence
11 100 (12.90%) Data Analysis
12 90 (11.61%) Business Analysis
13 83 (10.71%) Stakeholder Management
14 69 (8.90%) Data Analytics
15 54 (6.97%) Actionable Insight
16 51 (6.58%) Customer Service
16 51 (6.58%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 49 (6.32%) Process Improvement
17 49 (6.32%) Visualisation
18 47 (6.06%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 152 (19.61%) SQL
2 102 (13.16%) Python
3 20 (2.58%) Java
4 14 (1.81%) T-SQL
5 12 (1.55%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 11 (1.42%) PowerShell
7 10 (1.29%) JavaScript
8 7 (0.90%) C#
8 7 (0.90%) Scala
8 7 (0.90%) VBA
9 6 (0.77%) Bash
9 6 (0.77%) Go
10 5 (0.65%) R
11 4 (0.52%) Kotlin
12 2 (0.26%) Bicep
12 2 (0.26%) C++
12 2 (0.26%) PHP
13 1 (0.13%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 331 (42.71%) Degree
2 212 (27.35%) Master's Degree
3 188 (24.26%) PhD
4 23 (2.97%) DBS Check
5 19 (2.45%) ACCA
5 19 (2.45%) CIMA
6 17 (2.19%) Computer Science Degree
7 15 (1.94%) BPSS Clearance
7 15 (1.94%) PMI Certification
8 14 (1.81%) PMP
9 10 (1.29%) Cisco Certification
10 8 (1.03%) CCNP
10 8 (1.03%) CompTIA Security+
11 7 (0.90%) Security Cleared
12 6 (0.77%) CIPD
12 6 (0.77%) Network+ Certification
12 6 (0.77%) SC Cleared
13 5 (0.65%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 5 (0.65%) Six Sigma Green Belt
14 4 (0.52%) NVQ Level 4
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (4.26%) Data Quality
2 27 (3.48%) QA
3 21 (2.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 20 (2.58%) GDPR
5 16 (2.06%) Accessibility
5 16 (2.06%) PMO
6 11 (1.42%) Cyber Essentials
6 11 (1.42%) NIST
7 7 (0.90%) Actionable Recommendations
7 7 (0.90%) SLA
8 6 (0.77%) IEC 61131
9 5 (0.65%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 5 (0.65%) GLBA
9 5 (0.65%) PCI DSS
10 4 (0.52%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 4 (0.52%) GAAP
10 4 (0.52%) GMP
10 4 (0.52%) IFRS
10 4 (0.52%) SEPA
10 4 (0.52%) TARGET2
System Software
1 29 (3.74%) Active Directory
2 9 (1.16%) Docker
3 5 (0.65%) Hyper-V
4 2 (0.26%) ProxySG
4 2 (0.26%) 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 16 (2.06%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (1.68%) Terraform
3 8 (1.03%) Single Sign-On
4 5 (0.65%) Kubernetes
5 2 (0.26%) AssetCenter
5 2 (0.26%) SCCM
6 1 (0.13%) Fluentd
6 1 (0.13%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 187 (24.13%) PayPal
2 182 (23.48%) Microsoft
3 22 (2.84%) Salesforce
4 20 (2.58%) ServiceNow
5 17 (2.19%) Google
5 17 (2.19%) SAP
6 15 (1.94%) Oracle
7 12 (1.55%) Cisco
8 10 (1.29%) Anaplan
8 10 (1.29%) Genesys
8 10 (1.29%) Splunk
9 9 (1.16%) Verint
10 8 (1.03%) Adobe
10 8 (1.03%) New Relic
11 7 (0.90%) HubSpot
11 7 (0.90%) Workday
12 6 (0.77%) iManage
12 6 (0.77%) Qualtrics
13 5 (0.65%) Databricks
13 5 (0.65%) Guidewire