GAP Analysis Job Trends in the North of England

GAP Analysis
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring GAP Analysis skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 247 242 255
Rank change year-on-year -5 +13 +119
Permanent jobs citing GAP Analysis 15 32 34
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.14% 0.35% 0.40%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.18% 0.39% 0.45%
Number of salaries quoted 8 13 26
10th Percentile £39,925 - £36,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £39,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,500 £52,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.24% +16.67% -5.26%
75th Percentile £47,500 £65,000 £58,750
90th Percentile £54,250 £91,250 £81,250
England median annual salary £67,500 £55,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +22.73% -21.43% +12.00%

All Process & Methodology Skills
North of England

GAP Analysis falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 8,531 8,241 7,566
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 80.17% 90.66% 88.34%
Number of salaries quoted 4,542 3,667 5,961
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £29,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £40,000 £38,856
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% -0.95% -0.94%
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £82,040 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

GAP Analysis
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing GAP Analysis relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

GAP Analysis job vacancy trend in the North of England

GAP Analysis
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing GAP Analysis.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing GAP Analysis

GAP Analysis
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing GAP Analysis in the North of England over the 6 months to 12 January 2026.

Salary histogram for GAP Analysis in the North of England

GAP Analysis
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 GAP Analysis within the North of England region over the 6 months to 12 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
Yorkshire -13 9 £42,750 - 4
North West +20 6 £45,000 -14.29% 5
GAP Analysis
England

GAP Analysis
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 3 (20.00%) Confluence
Communications & Networking
1 1 (6.67%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (6.67%) GIS
Development Applications
1 3 (20.00%) JIRA
General
1 6 (40.00%) Finance
2 4 (26.67%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (26.67%) Banking
2 4 (26.67%) Billing
2 4 (26.67%) Financial Institution
3 3 (20.00%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (6.67%) Documentation Skills
4 1 (6.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (6.67%) Law
Job Titles
1 8 (53.33%) Analyst
1 8 (53.33%) Business Analyst
2 4 (26.67%) Architect
2 4 (26.67%) Payments Architect
3 2 (13.33%) MIS Manager
4 1 (6.67%) GIS Analyst
4 1 (6.67%) GIS Business Analyst
4 1 (6.67%) SOC Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 4 (26.67%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
1 4 (26.67%) SWIFT Messaging Network
2 2 (13.33%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (66.67%) Agile
2 7 (46.67%) Business Analysis
2 7 (46.67%) Migration
2 7 (46.67%) Validation
3 4 (26.67%) Fintech
3 4 (26.67%) Requirements Gathering
3 4 (26.67%) Technical Leadership
4 3 (20.00%) Artificial Intelligence Engineering
4 3 (20.00%) Business Process Modelling
4 3 (20.00%) Business Strategy
4 3 (20.00%) Creative Thinking
4 3 (20.00%) Customer Service
4 3 (20.00%) Data Modelling
4 3 (20.00%) Model Validation
4 3 (20.00%) Process Improvement
4 3 (20.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
4 3 (20.00%) Six Sigma
4 3 (20.00%) Software Engineering
4 3 (20.00%) Waterfall
4 3 (20.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 1 (6.67%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (26.67%) ISO 20022
1 4 (26.67%) SEPA
1 4 (26.67%) TARGET2
2 2 (13.33%) Data Quality
2 2 (13.33%) GDPR
2 2 (13.33%) PMO
Vendors
1 1 (6.67%) ESRI