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 £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 October 2026.

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

6 months to
20 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 120 210 233
Rank change year-on-year +90 +23 -31
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Analyst 302 84 75
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 1.25% 0.93% 0.59%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.36% 1.06% 0.62%
Number of salaries quoted 196 69 54
10th Percentile £32,250 £30,250 -
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,000 £24,960
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £41,750 £30,500
Median % change year-on-year +31.74% +36.89% -12.86%
75th Percentile £65,000 £54,500 £43,563
90th Percentile - £59,000 £50,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £45,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +16.67% -18.18% +10.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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.

6 months to
20 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies in the North of England with a recognized job title 22,234 7,909 12,088
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.16% 87.64% 94.99%
Number of salaries quoted 16,182 4,363 6,499
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £31,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £78,750 £80,000
England median annual salary £59,853 £53,688 £57,500
% change year-on-year +11.48% -6.63% -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 20 October 2026.

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 20 October 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 +56 159 £55,000 +29.41% 47
Yorkshire +33 114 £65,000 +54.30% 33
North East -51 29 £40,000 - 12
Data Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 20 October 2026, 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.

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Data Analysis35.1%106
2Business Intelligence24.5%74
3Power BI22.8%69
3Power Platform22.8%69
5SQL19.9%60
6Microsoft Excel16.2%49
7Analytics15.9%48
8Decision-Making15.6%47
9Microsoft13.6%41
10Python11.6%35
11AI10.9%33
12Visualisation10.3%31
13Data Quality9.6%29
14Actionable Insight8.9%27
14Tableau8.9%27
16Azure8.6%26
17Data Modelling8.3%25
18Problem-Solving7.3%22
19Dashboard Development7.0%21
20Continuous Improvement6.6%20
20Stakeholder Management6.6%20
22Azure Certification5.6%17
23Azure AI5.3%16
23Data Visualisation5.3%16
25Data Analytics4.0%12
25Disruptive Innovation4.0%12
27Data Engineering3.6%11
27Data-Driven Decision Making3.6%11
27SAP3.6%11
27Validation3.6%11

Data Analyst Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Job Titles

RankJob TitleShareJob Ads
1HR Data Analyst9.3%28
2Senior Analyst8.3%25
3Senior Data Analyst7.6%23
4Junior Data Analyst5.0%15
5Systems Analyst3.3%10
6Customer Analyst3.0%9
7Lead Data Analyst2.6%8
7Marketing Data Analyst2.6%8
9Business Data Analyst1.7%5
9Governance Analyst1.7%5
9Information Analyst1.7%5
9Project Analyst1.7%5
9Report Analyst1.7%5
14Commercial Data Analyst1.3%4
14Data Compliance Analyst1.3%4
14E-Commerce Analyst1.3%4
14Financial Analyst1.3%4
14SAP Data Analyst1.3%4
14Technical Analyst1.3%4
20Business Information Analyst1.0%3
92 Data Analyst jobs in the North of England