Data Analyst Job Trends in Reading

Data Analyst
Berkshire > Reading

The median Data Analyst salary in Reading is £37,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 September 2026.

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

6 months to
6 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 65 67 95
Rank change year-on-year +2 +28 +9
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Analyst 21 1 5
As % of all permanent jobs in Reading 1.34% 0.18% 0.36%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.42% 0.21% 0.38%
Number of salaries quoted 6 1 4
10th Percentile - - £24,875
25th Percentile £35,000 £59,000 £32,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £64,000 £38,250
Median % change year-on-year -41.41% +67.32% -10.00%
75th Percentile £47,438 £69,000 £40,875
90th Percentile £48,250 - £43,350
Berkshire median annual salary £37,500 £64,000 £38,250
% change year-on-year -41.41% +67.32% -23.50%

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 1,480 477 1,312
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.51% 87.68% 93.98%
Number of salaries quoted 1,095 291 751
10th Percentile £35,000 £28,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £39,000 £40,013
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -2.70%
75th Percentile £77,500 £70,000 £70,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £88,750 £82,500
Berkshire median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £56,252
% change year-on-year +10.00% -11.11% +2.28%

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 6 September 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 17 (80.95%) Business Intelligence
1 17 (80.95%) Power BI
1 17 (80.95%) Power Platform
2 16 (76.19%) SQL
3 15 (71.43%) Microsoft Excel
4 14 (66.67%) Tableau
5 13 (61.90%) Python
6 10 (47.62%) Microsoft
7 9 (42.86%) AI
7 9 (42.86%) Azure
7 9 (42.86%) Azure AI
7 9 (42.86%) Azure Certification
8 7 (33.33%) Data Analysis
8 7 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
9 6 (28.57%) Analytics
10 5 (23.81%) Business Analysis
10 5 (23.81%) Data Quality
10 5 (23.81%) Data Visualisation
10 5 (23.81%) Process Improvement
10 5 (23.81%) Visualisation
11 4 (19.05%) CA Agile Central
11 4 (19.05%) Data Modelling
12 3 (14.29%) Data Cleansing
12 3 (14.29%) Decision-Making
12 3 (14.29%) Validation
12 3 (14.29%) WeChat
13 2 (9.52%) Business Case
13 2 (9.52%) Continuous Improvement
13 2 (9.52%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 2 (9.52%) Data Mapping

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 15 (71.43%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 17 (80.95%) Power Platform
2 9 (42.86%) Azure
2 9 (42.86%) Azure AI
3 3 (14.29%) WeChat
4 2 (9.52%) SuccessFactors
5 1 (4.76%) Amazon S3
5 1 (4.76%) AWS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (80.95%) Power BI
2 14 (66.67%) Tableau
3 1 (4.76%) Amazon Athena
3 1 (4.76%) Data Mining
3 1 (4.76%) DynamoDB
General
1 14 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 6 (28.57%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (19.05%) Finance
4 3 (14.29%) Mandarin Language
5 1 (4.76%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 2 (9.52%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (80.95%) Business Intelligence
2 9 (42.86%) AI
3 7 (33.33%) Data Analysis
3 7 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
4 6 (28.57%) Analytics
5 5 (23.81%) Business Analysis
5 5 (23.81%) Data Visualisation
5 5 (23.81%) Process Improvement
5 5 (23.81%) Visualisation
6 4 (19.05%) Data Modelling
7 3 (14.29%) Data Cleansing
7 3 (14.29%) Decision-Making
7 3 (14.29%) Validation
8 2 (9.52%) Business Case
8 2 (9.52%) Data Mapping
8 2 (9.52%) Mathematics
8 2 (9.52%) Migration
8 2 (9.52%) People Analytics
8 2 (9.52%) Performance Improvement
8 2 (9.52%) Trend Analysis
Programming Languages
1 16 (76.19%) SQL
2 13 (61.90%) Python
3 2 (9.52%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 9 (42.86%) Azure Certification
2 1 (4.76%) SC Cleared
2 1 (4.76%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (23.81%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 10 (47.62%) Microsoft
2 4 (19.05%) CA Agile Central
3 2 (9.52%) SAP