Data Analyst Job Trends in Reading

Data Analyst
Berkshire > Reading

The median Data Analyst salary in Reading is £42,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 July 2026.

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

6 months to
8 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 47 - 100
Rank change year-on-year - - +6
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Analyst 32 0 12
As % of all permanent jobs in Reading 2.49% - 0.70%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.67% - 0.74%
Number of salaries quoted 8 0 7
10th Percentile - - £29,750
25th Percentile £35,000 - £40,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 - £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +5.88%
75th Percentile £45,000 - £51,000
90th Percentile - - -
Berkshire median annual salary £45,000 - £45,000
% change year-on-year - - -10.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Reading

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Reading. 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 Reading with a recognized job title 1,198 470 1,623
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.16% 86.72% 94.47%
Number of salaries quoted 812 256 1,088
10th Percentile £32,150 £28,500 £29,175
25th Percentile £42,500 £39,000 £38,880
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £56,533 £52,550
Median % change year-on-year +6.13% +7.58% -12.42%
75th Percentile £72,500 £75,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £87,500 £80,000
Berkshire median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -6.91%

Data Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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 Reading.

Data Analyst job vacancy trend in Reading

Data Analyst
Salary Trend in Reading

Salary distribution trend for Data Analyst job vacancies in Reading.

Salary distribution trend for Data Analyst job vacancies in Reading

Data Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading

For the 6 months to 8 July 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 Reading region featuring Data Analyst in the job title.

1 20 (62.50%) SQL
2 19 (59.38%) Microsoft Excel
2 19 (59.38%) Python
2 19 (59.38%) Tableau
3 18 (56.25%) Business Intelligence
3 18 (56.25%) Power BI
3 18 (56.25%) Power Platform
4 17 (53.13%) Microsoft
5 16 (50.00%) AI
5 16 (50.00%) Azure
5 16 (50.00%) Azure AI
5 16 (50.00%) Azure Certification
6 10 (31.25%) Data Analysis
7 7 (21.88%) Master Data Management
7 7 (21.88%) SAP
8 6 (18.75%) Decision-Making
9 5 (15.63%) CA Agile Central
10 4 (12.50%) Data Governance
10 4 (12.50%) Data Quality
11 3 (9.38%) Asset Management
11 3 (9.38%) Business Analysis
11 3 (9.38%) Continuous Improvement
11 3 (9.38%) EAM
12 2 (6.25%) Data Cleansing
12 2 (6.25%) Mathematics
12 2 (6.25%) Problem-Solving
12 2 (6.25%) Process Improvement
12 2 (6.25%) WeChat
13 1 (3.13%) Analytics
13 1 (3.13%) CRM

Data Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading 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:

Applications
1 19 (59.38%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 18 (56.25%) Power Platform
2 16 (50.00%) Azure
2 16 (50.00%) Azure AI
3 2 (6.25%) WeChat
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (59.38%) Tableau
2 18 (56.25%) Power BI
3 1 (3.13%) Data Mining
3 1 (3.13%) Power Query
3 1 (3.13%) Relational Database
General
1 19 (59.38%) Social Skills
2 6 (18.75%) Finance
3 2 (6.25%) Mandarin Language
4 1 (3.13%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (3.13%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 1 (3.13%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (56.25%) Business Intelligence
2 16 (50.00%) AI
3 10 (31.25%) Data Analysis
4 7 (21.88%) Master Data Management
5 6 (18.75%) Decision-Making
6 4 (12.50%) Data Governance
7 3 (9.38%) Asset Management
7 3 (9.38%) Business Analysis
7 3 (9.38%) Continuous Improvement
7 3 (9.38%) EAM
8 2 (6.25%) Data Cleansing
8 2 (6.25%) Mathematics
8 2 (6.25%) Problem-Solving
8 2 (6.25%) Process Improvement
9 1 (3.13%) Analytics
9 1 (3.13%) Customer Service
9 1 (3.13%) Data Analytics
9 1 (3.13%) Data Interpretation
9 1 (3.13%) Data Transformation
9 1 (3.13%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 20 (62.50%) SQL
2 19 (59.38%) Python
Qualifications
1 16 (50.00%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (12.50%) Data Quality
2 1 (3.13%) GDPR
Vendors
1 17 (53.13%) Microsoft
2 7 (21.88%) SAP
3 5 (15.63%) CA Agile Central