Data Analytics Job Trends in Preston

Data Analytics
Lancashire > Preston

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Preston requiring Data Analytics skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 17 9 18
Rank change year-on-year -8 +9 +23
Permanent jobs citing Data Analytics 2 19 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Preston 2.50% 14.39% 1.00%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.13% 14.39% 1.15%
Number of salaries quoted 0 4 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £33,750 -
Lancashire median annual salary £22,000 £37,250 £45,000
% change year-on-year -40.94% -17.22% +25.00%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Preston

Data Analytics 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 Preston.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 64 132 87
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Preston 80.00% 100.00% 87.00%
Number of salaries quoted 43 82 65
10th Percentile £30,700 £35,250 £22,788
25th Percentile £40,000 £39,000 £30,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,750 £46,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.98% +16.85% +9.27%
75th Percentile £57,000 £66,313 £57,500
90th Percentile £63,120 £70,000 £67,500
Lancashire median annual salary £47,372 £50,055 £47,500
% change year-on-year -5.36% +5.38% +5.56%

Data Analytics
Job Vacancy Trend in Preston

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Data Analytics relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Preston.

Data Analytics job vacancy trend in Preston

Data Analytics
Salary Trend in Preston

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing Data Analytics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing Data Analytics

Data Analytics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Tableau
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Senior
1 2 (100.00%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Analytics
1 2 (100.00%) Cyber Assurance
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Remediation Plan
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 2 (100.00%) CISM
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 2 (100.00%) Def Stans
1 2 (100.00%) NIST
1 2 (100.00%) NIST 800