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

6 months to
19 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 25 6 18
Rank change year-on-year -19 +12 +12
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 1,054 1,497 1,119
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 4.70% 15.60% 7.38%
As % of the General category 11.39% 23.22% 13.53%
Number of salaries quoted 778 362 706
10th Percentile £31,044 £26,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,563 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -10.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £61,250 £60,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £73,872 £78,750
England median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year - - -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 9,252 6,447 8,272
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 41.29% 67.19% 54.53%
Number of salaries quoted 6,174 2,866 4,867
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,313 £27,500
25th Percentile £37,000 £31,250 £35,046
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £49,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -9.09% -5.71%
75th Percentile £70,000 £62,500 £63,250
90th Percentile £87,500 £80,000 £76,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - -8.33%

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 19 August 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 19 August 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 -14 643 £47,000 +4.44% 456
Yorkshire -9 291 £47,000 +17.50% 240
North East -16 120 £55,000 +34.15% 94
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 47 (4.46%) Microsoft Exchange
2 44 (4.17%) SharePoint
3 18 (1.71%) Confluence
4 14 (1.33%) Apache Spark
5 11 (1.04%) Apache Airflow
6 10 (0.95%) Apache
7 8 (0.76%) Jupyter
8 5 (0.47%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 3 (0.28%) CMS
9 3 (0.28%) OpenStack
10 2 (0.19%) JBoss
10 2 (0.19%) WordPress
11 1 (0.095%) IIS
11 1 (0.095%) Palantir Foundry
11 1 (0.095%) Umbraco
11 1 (0.095%) WebLogic
11 1 (0.095%) WebSphere
Applications
1 131 (12.43%) Microsoft Excel
2 70 (6.64%) Microsoft Office
3 32 (3.04%) MS Visio
4 21 (1.99%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 8 (0.76%) Microsoft Project
6 6 (0.57%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.19%) Chatbot
7 2 (0.19%) LaTeX
8 1 (0.095%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.095%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 29 (2.75%) SAP S/4HANA
2 19 (1.80%) SAP PM
3 13 (1.23%) Salesforce CRM
3 13 (1.23%) SAP ERP
4 12 (1.14%) Dynamics CRM
5 5 (0.47%) Magento
5 5 (0.47%) SAP PP
6 3 (0.28%) Oracle ERP
6 3 (0.28%) SAP QM
6 3 (0.28%) Workday HCM
7 2 (0.19%) Sage 200
8 1 (0.095%) Dynamics NAV
8 1 (0.095%) Odoo
8 1 (0.095%) Oracle EBS
8 1 (0.095%) Payment Gateway
8 1 (0.095%) SAP CRM
8 1 (0.095%) SAP ECC
8 1 (0.095%) SAP MDM
8 1 (0.095%) SAP SD
8 1 (0.095%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 144 (13.66%) Azure
2 138 (13.09%) Power Platform
3 119 (11.29%) AWS
4 74 (7.02%) Microsoft 365
5 58 (5.50%) GCP
6 39 (3.70%) SaaS
7 37 (3.51%) Amazon S3
8 30 (2.85%) Serverless
9 27 (2.56%) Azure DevOps
10 26 (2.47%) Dynamics 365
10 26 (2.47%) PowerApps
11 25 (2.37%) Entra ID
11 25 (2.37%) GitHub
12 24 (2.28%) AWS Lambda
12 24 (2.28%) Google Analytics
13 20 (1.90%) Amazon CloudWatch
13 20 (1.90%) Amazon EC2
13 20 (1.90%) Snowflake
14 18 (1.71%) Amazon ECS
14 18 (1.71%) Boomi
Communications & Networking
1 25 (2.37%) DNS
2 24 (2.28%) DHCP
3 22 (2.09%) Firewall
4 20 (1.90%) VPN
4 20 (1.90%) Wireless
5 14 (1.33%) TCP/IP
5 14 (1.33%) WAN
6 11 (1.04%) Internet
6 11 (1.04%) LAN
7 7 (0.66%) Cisco Nexus
7 7 (0.66%) Network Security
8 6 (0.57%) Cisco ASA
8 6 (0.57%) IP Telephony
8 6 (0.57%) SNMP
8 6 (0.57%) Wi-Fi
9 5 (0.47%) HTTP
9 5 (0.47%) SMS
9 5 (0.47%) VLAN
10 4 (0.38%) ATM
10 4 (0.38%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 110 (10.44%) Power BI
2 65 (6.17%) Tableau
3 44 (4.17%) Data Warehouse
4 25 (2.37%) BigQuery
4 25 (2.37%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 21 (1.99%) Big Data
5 21 (1.99%) SQL Server
6 18 (1.71%) Metadata
7 17 (1.61%) Looker
8 16 (1.52%) Amazon Redshift
9 15 (1.42%) Amazon RDS
10 13 (1.23%) Data Mining
11 9 (0.85%) Amazon Athena
11 9 (0.85%) PostgreSQL
11 9 (0.85%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 8 (0.76%) DynamoDB
12 8 (0.76%) MongoDB
12 8 (0.76%) MySQL
12 8 (0.76%) Relational Database
13 7 (0.66%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 54 (5.12%) JIRA
2 31 (2.94%) Git
3 10 (0.95%) GitLab
4 9 (0.85%) Jenkins
5 4 (0.38%) Cypress.io
5 4 (0.38%) Selenium
6 3 (0.28%) Bitbucket
6 3 (0.28%) Cucumber
6 3 (0.28%) Postman
6 3 (0.28%) Visual Studio Code
7 2 (0.19%) Maven
7 2 (0.19%) MLflow
7 2 (0.19%) RStudio
7 2 (0.19%) SonarQube
7 2 (0.19%) TeamCity
8 1 (0.095%) JMeter
8 1 (0.095%) LoadRunner
8 1 (0.095%) REST Assured
8 1 (0.095%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 1 (0.095%) Visual Studio
General
1 459 (43.55%) Social Skills
2 290 (27.51%) Finance
3 103 (9.77%) Law
4 93 (8.82%) Marketing
5 83 (7.87%) Public Sector
6 63 (5.98%) Legal
7 58 (5.50%) Organisational Skills
8 56 (5.31%) Retail
9 52 (4.93%) Influencing Skills
9 52 (4.93%) Manufacturing
10 49 (4.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 47 (4.46%) Telecoms
12 37 (3.51%) Military
13 34 (3.23%) Back Office
14 22 (2.09%) Banking
15 16 (1.52%) Documentation Skills
15 16 (1.52%) Presentation Skills
16 14 (1.33%) Games
16 14 (1.33%) Local Government
17 10 (0.95%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 305 (28.94%) Analyst
2 110 (10.44%) Senior
3 89 (8.44%) Data Analyst
4 75 (7.12%) Lead
5 73 (6.93%) Business Analyst
6 60 (5.69%) Developer
7 45 (4.27%) Architect
8 44 (4.17%) Systems Analyst
9 40 (3.80%) Data Manager
9 40 (3.80%) Systems Manager
10 39 (3.70%) Data Engineer
11 31 (2.94%) Senior Analyst
12 30 (2.85%) HR Manager
13 28 (2.66%) IT Support
14 26 (2.47%) Senior Manager
15 25 (2.37%) Head of QA
16 24 (2.28%) HR Analyst
16 24 (2.28%) HR Data Analyst
16 24 (2.28%) Support Engineer
16 24 (2.28%) Technical Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 30 (2.85%) REST
2 27 (2.56%) Middleware
3 23 (2.18%) .NET
3 23 (2.18%) HTML
4 19 (1.80%) CSS
4 19 (1.80%) EDI
4 19 (1.80%) Node.js
5 18 (1.71%) XML
6 17 (1.61%) SOAP
7 14 (1.33%) JSON
8 9 (0.85%) React
9 8 (0.76%) AngularJS
9 8 (0.76%) Flutter
10 7 (0.66%) PySpark
10 7 (0.66%) scikit-learn
10 7 (0.66%) Web Services
11 6 (0.57%) Kafka
12 5 (0.47%) ASP.NET
12 5 (0.47%) Pandas
13 4 (0.38%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 95 (9.01%) Analytical Mindset
2 48 (4.55%) Product Ownership
3 40 (3.80%) Management Information System
3 40 (3.80%) Onboarding
4 20 (1.90%) Driving Licence
5 19 (1.80%) Cloud Native
5 19 (1.80%) Self-Motivation
6 16 (1.52%) Social Media
7 14 (1.33%) Data Centre
7 14 (1.33%) Data Structures
7 14 (1.33%) Enterprise Cloud
8 13 (1.23%) Hybrid Cloud
9 12 (1.14%) Distributed Systems
10 11 (1.04%) Linux Command Line
11 10 (0.95%) Marketing Technology
11 10 (0.95%) Virtual Team
12 9 (0.85%) Credit Risk
12 9 (0.85%) Legacy Systems
13 8 (0.76%) Algorithms
13 8 (0.76%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 71 (6.74%) Windows
2 43 (4.08%) Windows Server
3 17 (1.61%) Linux
3 17 (1.61%) Windows Server 2019
4 12 (1.14%) Windows Server 2016
5 7 (0.66%) Windows 10
6 6 (0.57%) Apple iOS
7 5 (0.47%) Mac OS
8 3 (0.28%) CentOS
8 3 (0.28%) CoreOS
8 3 (0.28%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 2 (0.19%) Unix
10 1 (0.095%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 437 (41.46%) Problem-Solving
2 343 (32.54%) Continuous Improvement
3 278 (26.38%) Decision-Making
4 238 (22.58%) Stakeholder Management
5 226 (21.44%) Analytics
6 174 (16.51%) Agile
7 147 (13.95%) AI
8 114 (10.82%) Business Intelligence
9 111 (10.53%) ERP
10 108 (10.25%) Actionable Insight
11 105 (9.96%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 103 (9.77%) Data Governance
13 102 (9.68%) Data Modelling
13 102 (9.68%) Mentoring
14 100 (9.49%) CRM
14 100 (9.49%) Validation
15 98 (9.30%) Roadmaps
16 91 (8.63%) Data-Driven Decision Making
17 89 (8.44%) Data Analysis
18 80 (7.59%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 208 (19.73%) SQL
2 161 (15.28%) Python
3 38 (3.61%) JavaScript
4 34 (3.23%) Java
5 32 (3.04%) C#
6 22 (2.09%) PowerShell
7 21 (1.99%) Bash
8 12 (1.14%) R
9 11 (1.04%) Scala
10 9 (0.85%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 8 (0.76%) C++
12 7 (0.66%) T-SQL
12 7 (0.66%) TypeScript
13 6 (0.57%) C
13 6 (0.57%) Go
13 6 (0.57%) PHP
14 4 (0.38%) Apex Code
15 3 (0.28%) COBOL
15 3 (0.28%) SOQL
15 3 (0.28%) SOSL
Qualifications
1 117 (11.10%) Degree
2 72 (6.83%) DBS Check
2 72 (6.83%) Security Cleared
3 49 (4.65%) SC Cleared
4 35 (3.32%) ACCA
5 31 (2.94%) CIMA
6 26 (2.47%) IRCA
7 21 (1.99%) Microsoft Certification
8 16 (1.52%) BPSS Clearance
9 14 (1.33%) Computer Science Degree
10 12 (1.14%) Cisco Certification
10 12 (1.14%) HNC
11 10 (0.95%) CCNA
12 9 (0.85%) DV Cleared
13 8 (0.76%) ITIL Certification
13 8 (0.76%) Master's Degree
13 8 (0.76%) PMI Certification
14 7 (0.66%) Azure Certification
14 7 (0.66%) CCNP
15 6 (0.57%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 167 (15.84%) Data Quality
2 91 (8.63%) QA
3 69 (6.55%) GDPR
4 30 (2.85%) ISO 9001
5 24 (2.28%) SLA
6 18 (1.71%) Accessibility
7 17 (1.61%) TickIT
8 15 (1.42%) Cyber Essentials
9 13 (1.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 12 (1.14%) PMO
11 9 (0.85%) Actionable Recommendations
11 9 (0.85%) GMP
12 5 (0.47%) PCI DSS
12 5 (0.47%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 4 (0.38%) GRC
13 4 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 14443
13 4 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 7816
13 4 (0.38%) SOC 2
14 3 (0.28%) ISO 19650
14 3 (0.28%) NIST
System Software
1 64 (6.07%) Active Directory
2 33 (3.13%) Docker
3 9 (0.85%) Virtual Desktop
4 4 (0.38%) VMware Infrastructure
5 3 (0.28%) Ceph
5 3 (0.28%) DFS Replication
5 3 (0.28%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.28%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.19%) Firmware
6 2 (0.19%) ProxySG
6 2 (0.19%) vSphere
7 1 (0.095%) NFS
7 1 (0.095%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 27 (2.56%) Terraform
2 17 (1.61%) Microsoft Intune
3 10 (0.95%) Kubernetes
4 5 (0.47%) Ansible
5 3 (0.28%) Argo
5 3 (0.28%) Check_MK
5 3 (0.28%) Grafana
5 3 (0.28%) Istio
5 3 (0.28%) McAfee ePO
5 3 (0.28%) Podman
5 3 (0.28%) Prometheus
5 3 (0.28%) SCVMM
6 2 (0.19%) HP Fortify
6 2 (0.19%) Nessus
7 1 (0.095%) Autotask
7 1 (0.095%) Cisco CUCM
7 1 (0.095%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
7 1 (0.095%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 246 (23.34%) Microsoft
2 60 (5.69%) SAP
2 60 (5.69%) Workday
3 47 (4.46%) Google
4 31 (2.94%) Salesforce
5 16 (1.52%) Cisco
5 16 (1.52%) Databricks
5 16 (1.52%) iManage
5 16 (1.52%) Oracle
6 15 (1.42%) ServiceNow
7 14 (1.33%) Adobe
7 14 (1.33%) VMware
8 10 (0.95%) YouTube
9 8 (0.76%) Aderant
9 8 (0.76%) HP
9 8 (0.76%) Intapp
10 7 (0.66%) Red Hat
10 7 (0.66%) Veeam
11 6 (0.57%) Sage
11 6 (0.57%) SolarWinds