Data Analyst Job Trends in Reading

Data Analyst
Berkshire > Reading

The median Data Analyst salary in Reading is £64,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 24 October 2025.

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

6 months to
24 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 52 82 91
Rank change year-on-year +30 +9 +15
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Analyst 2 8 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Reading 0.40% 0.68% 0.19%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.43% 0.72% 0.21%
Number of salaries quoted 1 6 0
10th Percentile - £28,125 -
25th Percentile £59,000 £36,813 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £64,000 £39,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +64.10% - -
75th Percentile £69,000 £43,625 -
90th Percentile - £49,375 -
Berkshire median annual salary £64,000 £39,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +64.10% -22.00% -7.41%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 464 1,113 970
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.06% 94.24% 93.09%
Number of salaries quoted 275 559 606
10th Percentile £28,000 £30,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,631 £39,085
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,803 £56,525 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.12% +2.77% -8.33%
75th Percentile £67,500 £75,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £86,500 £85,000 £83,750
Berkshire median annual salary £47,500 £60,000 £54,763
% change year-on-year -20.83% +9.56% -4.76%

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 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading

For the 6 months to 24 October 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 Reading region featuring Data Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (50.00%) Agile
1 1 (50.00%) Azure
1 1 (50.00%) Azure Synapse Analytics
1 1 (50.00%) Big Data
1 1 (50.00%) Data Cleansing
1 1 (50.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (50.00%) Databricks
1 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Purview
1 1 (50.00%) Oracle
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery

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 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Azure
1 1 (50.00%) Azure Synapse Analytics
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Purview
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) Big Data
General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (50.00%) Agile
1 1 (50.00%) Data Cleansing
1 1 (50.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Databricks
1 1 (50.00%) Oracle