Data Analyst Job Trends in the North of England

Data Analyst
England > North of England

The median Data Analyst salary in the North of England is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 24 November 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 138 237 196
Rank change year-on-year +99 -41 +79
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Analyst 139 67 92
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 1.47% 0.55% 1.24%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.67% 0.58% 1.28%
Number of salaries quoted 94 53 54
10th Percentile £32,025 - £24,650
25th Percentile £35,000 £24,960 £29,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £30,000 £36,000
Median % change year-on-year +33.33% -16.67% -10.00%
75th Percentile £45,000 £43,750 £43,750
90th Percentile £57,500 £49,750 £57,750
England median annual salary £42,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -19.05% +5.00% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North of England. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the North of England with a recognized job title 8,322 11,622 7,174
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.03% 94.59% 96.71%
Number of salaries quoted 5,038 6,135 5,460
10th Percentile £26,463 £30,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £40,000 £39,283
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -4.76% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £82,548
England median annual salary £54,987 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.37% -4.17% -

Data Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Data Analyst' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Data Analyst job vacancy trend in the North of England

Data Analyst
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for Data Analyst job vacancies in the North of England.

Salary distribution trend for Data Analyst job vacancies in the North of England

Data Analyst
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Analyst in the North of England over the 6 months to 24 November 2025.

Salary histogram for Data Analyst in the North of England

Data Analyst
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 Data Analyst within the North of England region over the 6 months to 24 November 2025. 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
Yorkshire +57 62 £40,000 +10.34% 38
North West +85 60 £40,000 +1.27% 71
North East +11 17 £40,000 +60.26% 22
Data Analyst
England

Data Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 24 November 2025, Data Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the North of England region featuring Data Analyst in the job title.

1 117 (84.17%) SQL
2 92 (66.19%) Python
3 91 (65.47%) Tableau
4 84 (60.43%) Microsoft Excel
5 73 (52.52%) Microsoft
6 64 (46.04%) Business Intelligence
7 62 (44.60%) Power BI
7 62 (44.60%) Power Platform
8 60 (43.17%) Analytics
9 56 (40.29%) Data Analysis
10 47 (33.81%) Data Analytics
11 41 (29.50%) Business Analysis
12 40 (28.78%) Project Management
13 39 (28.06%) AI
14 38 (27.34%) Data Mining
15 32 (23.02%) Azure
16 30 (21.58%) Azure AI
16 30 (21.58%) Azure Certification
17 28 (20.14%) Decision-Making
18 27 (19.42%) Visualisation
19 20 (14.39%) Data Quality
20 19 (13.67%) Data Visualisation
20 19 (13.67%) Problem-Solving
21 17 (12.23%) Actionable Insight
22 14 (10.07%) Degree
23 13 (9.35%) Data Governance
23 13 (9.35%) Validation
24 12 (8.63%) Data Management
24 12 (8.63%) Migration
25 11 (7.91%) Dashboard Development

Data Analyst Skill Set
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 1 (0.72%) SAS
1 1 (0.72%) SharePoint
Applications
1 84 (60.43%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (0.72%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 62 (44.60%) Power Platform
2 32 (23.02%) Azure
3 30 (21.58%) Azure AI
4 4 (2.88%) AWS
4 4 (2.88%) GCP
4 4 (2.88%) Snowflake
5 2 (1.44%) Collibra
5 2 (1.44%) Microsoft 365
6 1 (0.72%) Alation
6 1 (0.72%) Google Ads
6 1 (0.72%) Google Drive
6 1 (0.72%) Google Sheets
6 1 (0.72%) Microsoft Purview
6 1 (0.72%) SaaS
6 1 (0.72%) SuccessFactors
Database & Business Intelligence
1 91 (65.47%) Tableau
2 62 (44.60%) Power BI
3 38 (27.34%) Data Mining
4 10 (7.19%) BigQuery
5 5 (3.60%) Looker
6 4 (2.88%) Amazon Redshift
7 3 (2.16%) Metadata
7 3 (2.16%) Power Query
8 1 (0.72%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 2 (1.44%) JIRA
2 1 (0.72%) RStudio
General
1 69 (49.64%) Analytical Skills
2 59 (42.45%) Social Skills
3 57 (41.01%) Finance
4 9 (6.47%) Documentation Skills
5 6 (4.32%) Manufacturing
5 6 (4.32%) Retail
6 5 (3.60%) Law
6 5 (3.60%) Marketing
7 2 (1.44%) Banking
8 1 (0.72%) Advertising
8 1 (0.72%) Electronics
8 1 (0.72%) Legal
8 1 (0.72%) Local Government
8 1 (0.72%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (0.72%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.16%) Pandas
Miscellaneous
1 6 (4.32%) Analytical Mindset
2 5 (3.60%) Data Protection Act
3 3 (2.16%) Management Information System
3 3 (2.16%) Smart Meter
4 2 (1.44%) Reinsurance
5 1 (0.72%) Data Structures
5 1 (0.72%) Driving Licence
5 1 (0.72%) Hedge funds
5 1 (0.72%) Legacy Systems
5 1 (0.72%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (0.72%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 64 (46.04%) Business Intelligence
2 60 (43.17%) Analytics
3 56 (40.29%) Data Analysis
4 47 (33.81%) Data Analytics
5 41 (29.50%) Business Analysis
6 40 (28.78%) Project Management
7 39 (28.06%) AI
8 28 (20.14%) Decision-Making
9 27 (19.42%) Visualisation
10 19 (13.67%) Data Visualisation
10 19 (13.67%) Problem-Solving
11 17 (12.23%) Actionable Insight
12 13 (9.35%) Data Governance
12 13 (9.35%) Validation
13 12 (8.63%) Data Management
13 12 (8.63%) Migration
14 11 (7.91%) Dashboard Development
14 11 (7.91%) Data Cleansing
15 10 (7.19%) Data Science
15 10 (7.19%) Statistics
Programming Languages
1 117 (84.17%) SQL
2 92 (66.19%) Python
3 2 (1.44%) R
4 1 (0.72%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 1 (0.72%) VBA
Qualifications
1 30 (21.58%) Azure Certification
2 14 (10.07%) Degree
3 8 (5.76%) Master's Degree
4 1 (0.72%) DBS Check
4 1 (0.72%) Numerate Degree
4 1 (0.72%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (14.39%) Data Quality
2 3 (2.16%) QA
3 2 (1.44%) GDPR
4 1 (0.72%) Accessibility
4 1 (0.72%) Disclosure Scotland
Vendors
1 73 (52.52%) Microsoft
2 6 (4.32%) Google
3 4 (2.88%) Databricks
3 4 (2.88%) HubSpot
3 4 (2.88%) Informatica
4 2 (1.44%) Alteryx
5 1 (0.72%) Epicor
5 1 (0.72%) Oracle
5 1 (0.72%) SAP