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

6 months to
26 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 28 9 21
Rank change year-on-year -19 +12 -3
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 846 896 1,064
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 6.45% 11.79% 8.44%
As % of the General category 11.01% 16.86% 14.32%
Number of salaries quoted 482 395 793
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,500 £26,775
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,620 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +10.53% +5.95%
75th Percentile £57,239 £68,125 £61,123
90th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £67,500
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 7,682 5,315 7,431
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 58.57% 69.96% 58.95%
Number of salaries quoted 3,878 2,388 5,877
10th Percentile £27,705 £29,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £38,973 £33,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.65% +9.47% -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £81,250 £85,000 £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 26 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 26 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 -18 431 £42,500 -19.05% 211
Yorkshire -1 302 £45,000 -10.00% 107
North East -3 113 £40,000 +3.40% 43
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 (2.25%) SharePoint
2 12 (1.42%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (1.30%) Apache Spark
4 9 (1.06%) Confluence
5 6 (0.71%) Apache
6 5 (0.59%) Apache Airflow
7 4 (0.47%) CMS
7 4 (0.47%) WordPress
8 2 (0.24%) FactoryTalk
8 2 (0.24%) JBoss
8 2 (0.24%) SAS
8 2 (0.24%) WinCC
9 1 (0.12%) Jupyter
9 1 (0.12%) nginx
9 1 (0.12%) OpenStack
Applications
1 178 (21.04%) Microsoft Excel
2 146 (17.26%) Chatbot
3 22 (2.60%) Microsoft Office
4 17 (2.01%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 15 (1.77%) MS Visio
6 8 (0.95%) AutoCAD
7 4 (0.47%) Microsoft Project
8 3 (0.35%) SOLIDWORKS
9 2 (0.24%) Revit
10 1 (0.12%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 21 (2.48%) Salesforce CRM
2 9 (1.06%) SAP S/4HANA
3 7 (0.83%) Workday HCM
4 6 (0.71%) NetSuite
4 6 (0.71%) Shopify
5 5 (0.59%) SAP PM
6 4 (0.47%) Dynamics CRM
6 4 (0.47%) Oracle EBS
6 4 (0.47%) SAP ERP
7 3 (0.35%) ResourceLink
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
9 1 (0.12%) C-CURE
9 1 (0.12%) Dynamics GP
9 1 (0.12%) Dynamics NAV
9 1 (0.12%) Magento
9 1 (0.12%) Oracle Applications
9 1 (0.12%) Siebel CRM
Cloud Services
1 100 (11.82%) Power Platform
2 85 (10.05%) Azure
3 68 (8.04%) AWS
4 37 (4.37%) Entra ID
5 31 (3.66%) SaaS
6 30 (3.55%) Microsoft 365
7 29 (3.43%) Microsoft Purview
8 17 (2.01%) GCP
9 16 (1.89%) OCI
10 13 (1.54%) Azure Data Factory
10 13 (1.54%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 12 (1.42%) Azure DevOps
11 12 (1.42%) Power Automate
12 10 (1.18%) Microsoft Copilot
12 10 (1.18%) OneDrive
12 10 (1.18%) PowerApps
13 9 (1.06%) Snowflake
14 8 (0.95%) Adobe Analytics
14 8 (0.95%) Azure Monitor
14 8 (0.95%) dbt
Communications & Networking
1 56 (6.62%) Firewall
2 16 (1.89%) Network Security
2 16 (1.89%) Wi-Fi
3 12 (1.42%) NGFW
3 12 (1.42%) VXLAN
3 12 (1.42%) Wireshark
4 10 (1.18%) WAN
5 9 (1.06%) LAN
6 8 (0.95%) VPN
7 7 (0.83%) VLAN
8 6 (0.71%) Asterisk PBX
8 6 (0.71%) BGP
8 6 (0.71%) Cisco ASA
8 6 (0.71%) EIGRP
8 6 (0.71%) OSPF
8 6 (0.71%) PSTN
8 6 (0.71%) SNMP
8 6 (0.71%) VoIP
8 6 (0.71%) Wireless
8 6 (0.71%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 120 (14.18%) Tableau
2 92 (10.87%) Power BI
3 89 (10.52%) Data Mining
4 37 (4.37%) SQL Server
5 16 (1.89%) Metadata
6 15 (1.77%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 12 (1.42%) Amazon Redshift
7 12 (1.42%) Azure SQL Database
8 9 (1.06%) Data Warehouse
8 9 (1.06%) DynamoDB
9 7 (0.83%) BigQuery
9 7 (0.83%) Data Lake
9 7 (0.83%) Looker
9 7 (0.83%) NoSQL
10 6 (0.71%) GIS
11 5 (0.59%) Geospatial Data
11 5 (0.59%) Power Query
12 3 (0.35%) Data Vault
12 3 (0.35%) Relational Database
12 3 (0.35%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 11 (1.30%) JIRA
2 6 (0.71%) Jenkins
3 5 (0.59%) Git
4 3 (0.35%) 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
1 351 (41.49%) Social Skills
2 264 (31.21%) Finance
3 59 (6.97%) Marketing
4 50 (5.91%) Public Sector
5 49 (5.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 45 (5.32%) Organisational Skills
7 40 (4.73%) Presentation Skills
8 36 (4.26%) Legal
9 28 (3.31%) Law
10 27 (3.19%) Retail
10 27 (3.19%) Telecoms
11 24 (2.84%) Manufacturing
12 21 (2.48%) Banking
13 16 (1.89%) Advertising
14 14 (1.65%) Games
15 11 (1.30%) Electronics
16 10 (1.18%) Influencing Skills
17 9 (1.06%) Military
18 7 (0.83%) French Language
19 6 (0.71%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 235 (27.78%) Analyst
2 146 (17.26%) Trainer
3 120 (14.18%) Data Analyst
4 92 (10.87%) Senior
5 85 (10.05%) Trainee
6 84 (9.93%) Trainee Analyst
6 84 (9.93%) Trainee Data Analyst
7 49 (5.79%) Lead
8 34 (4.02%) Architect
9 28 (3.31%) CRM Executive
10 26 (3.07%) Business Analyst
10 26 (3.07%) Support Engineer
11 25 (2.96%) Systems Analyst
12 23 (2.72%) IT Support
13 21 (2.48%) Salesforce Executive
14 20 (2.36%) Consultant
14 20 (2.36%) Senior Analyst
14 20 (2.36%) Senior Manager
15 19 (2.25%) Data Manager
15 19 (2.25%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (1.77%) CSS
2 12 (1.42%) HTML
3 11 (1.30%) React
4 9 (1.06%) .NET
5 7 (0.83%) XML
6 6 (0.71%) FreeSWITCH
7 5 (0.59%) Flutter
7 5 (0.59%) JSON
7 5 (0.59%) Node.js
8 4 (0.47%) Oracle Fusion
8 4 (0.47%) REST
8 4 (0.47%) SAP Fiori
9 3 (0.35%) Pandas
9 3 (0.35%) Spring Boot
10 2 (0.24%) AngularJS
10 2 (0.24%) Flask
10 2 (0.24%) Gherkin
10 2 (0.24%) scikit-learn
10 2 (0.24%) TensorFlow
10 2 (0.24%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 74 (8.75%) Analytical Mindset
2 51 (6.03%) Management Information System
3 44 (5.20%) Self-Motivation
4 24 (2.84%) Data Protection Act
5 23 (2.72%) Onboarding
6 22 (2.60%) Data Centre
7 20 (2.36%) Social Media
8 17 (2.01%) Driving Licence
9 14 (1.65%) Data Structures
10 13 (1.54%) Product Ownership
11 12 (1.42%) Cloud Native
11 12 (1.42%) PKI
11 12 (1.42%) Virtual Team
12 9 (1.06%) Enterprise Software
13 8 (0.95%) Algorithms
13 8 (0.95%) Operational Technology
14 6 (0.71%) Life Science
14 6 (0.71%) Mobile App
14 6 (0.71%) SCADA
15 5 (0.59%) Credit Risk
Operating Systems
1 37 (4.37%) Windows
2 9 (1.06%) Windows Server
3 8 (0.95%) Android
4 6 (0.71%) Linux
5 4 (0.47%) Mac OS
6 3 (0.35%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 302 (35.70%) Problem-Solving
2 225 (26.60%) AI
3 184 (21.75%) Analytics
4 183 (21.63%) Continuous Improvement
5 182 (21.51%) Decision-Making
6 161 (19.03%) Project Management
7 148 (17.49%) Chemistry
8 146 (17.26%) Conversational UI
9 135 (15.96%) Data Analysis
9 135 (15.96%) Stakeholder Management
10 117 (13.83%) Business Analysis
11 106 (12.53%) Agile
11 106 (12.53%) Business Intelligence
11 106 (12.53%) Data Analytics
12 73 (8.63%) Actionable Insight
13 62 (7.33%) CRM
13 62 (7.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 59 (6.97%) Visualisation
15 58 (6.86%) Change Management
16 56 (6.62%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 181 (21.39%) SQL
2 155 (18.32%) Python
3 16 (1.89%) JavaScript
4 15 (1.77%) T-SQL
5 14 (1.65%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 13 (1.54%) Java
7 10 (1.18%) C#
8 9 (1.06%) R
9 8 (0.95%) Bash
10 5 (0.59%) Go
10 5 (0.59%) PowerShell
10 5 (0.59%) VBA
11 2 (0.24%) Bicep
11 2 (0.24%) Groovy
11 2 (0.24%) Kotlin
11 2 (0.24%) Scala
11 2 (0.24%) TypeScript
12 1 (0.12%) ABAP
12 1 (0.12%) C
12 1 (0.12%) PHP
Qualifications
1 289 (34.16%) Degree
2 167 (19.74%) Master's Degree
3 147 (17.38%) PhD
4 34 (4.02%) DBS Check
5 24 (2.84%) ACCA
5 24 (2.84%) CIMA
6 17 (2.01%) BPSS Clearance
7 16 (1.89%) Computer Science Degree
8 14 (1.65%) Cisco Certification
8 14 (1.65%) PMI Certification
9 13 (1.54%) PMP
10 12 (1.42%) CCNP
11 10 (1.18%) IRCA
12 8 (0.95%) CompTIA Security+
13 7 (0.83%) HNC
13 7 (0.83%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 7 (0.83%) Security Cleared
14 6 (0.71%) CCIE
14 6 (0.71%) CIPD
14 6 (0.71%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 53 (6.26%) GDPR
2 51 (6.03%) Data Quality
3 39 (4.61%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 33 (3.90%) Cyber Essentials
4 33 (3.90%) QA
5 32 (3.78%) NIST
6 21 (2.48%) PMO
7 16 (1.89%) Actionable Recommendations
8 14 (1.65%) Accessibility
9 10 (1.18%) ISO 9001
10 9 (1.06%) GMP
11 5 (0.59%) PCI DSS
12 4 (0.47%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 4 (0.47%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 4 (0.47%) GAAP
12 4 (0.47%) GLBA
12 4 (0.47%) IFRS
12 4 (0.47%) SEPA
12 4 (0.47%) TARGET2
13 3 (0.35%) IEC 61131
System Software
1 25 (2.96%) Active Directory
2 9 (1.06%) Docker
3 6 (0.71%) ProxySG
4 3 (0.35%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 3 (0.35%) Virtual Servers
5 2 (0.24%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.24%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.12%) Firmware
6 1 (0.12%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.12%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 29 (3.43%) Terraform
2 13 (1.54%) Microsoft Intune
3 12 (1.42%) Ansible
4 8 (0.95%) Single Sign-On
5 7 (0.83%) Kubernetes
6 2 (0.24%) AssetCenter
6 2 (0.24%) HP Fortify
6 2 (0.24%) SCCM
7 1 (0.12%) Fluentd
7 1 (0.12%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 214 (25.30%) Microsoft
2 146 (17.26%) PayPal
3 40 (4.73%) Salesforce
4 23 (2.72%) SAP
5 20 (2.36%) Google
6 19 (2.25%) ServiceNow
7 16 (1.89%) Oracle
8 15 (1.77%) Cisco
8 15 (1.77%) Workday
9 12 (1.42%) Arista
9 12 (1.42%) Aruba
9 12 (1.42%) HubSpot
9 12 (1.42%) NetScout
10 11 (1.30%) Anaplan
11 10 (1.18%) Adobe
11 10 (1.18%) Genesys
12 9 (1.06%) Splunk
12 9 (1.06%) Verint
13 8 (0.95%) New Relic
14 7 (0.83%) Qualtrics