Analytical Skills Job Trends in the South East

Analytical Skills
England > South East

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Analytical Skills in permanent job vacancies in the South East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Analytical Skills over the 6 months leading up to 9 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 12 16 24
Rank change year-on-year +4 +8 -3
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 869 960 626
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 8.87% 9.23% 8.48%
As % of the General category 15.35% 16.05% 13.98%
Number of salaries quoted 382 365 412
10th Percentile £29,025 £30,950 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £38,750 £38,107
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.00% - -7.41%
75th Percentile £67,500 £65,000 £63,027
90th Percentile £79,875 £77,500 £78,625
England median annual salary £50,915 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -7.43% -4.35% +4.55%

All General Skills
South East

Analytical Skills falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring common skills in the South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 5,662 5,981 4,479
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 57.82% 57.52% 60.71%
Number of salaries quoted 3,116 2,609 2,876
10th Percentile £27,000 £30,500 £28,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £41,250 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £52,147
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% +5.47% -5.19%
75th Percentile £63,750 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £82,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - -0.83%

Analytical Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Analytical Skills relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Analytical Skills job vacancy trend in the South East

Analytical Skills
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Analytical Skills.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Analytical Skills

Analytical Skills
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Analytical Skills in the South East over the 6 months to 9 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Analytical Skills in the South East

Analytical Skills
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Analytical Skills within the South East region over the 6 months to 9 December 2025. 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
Thames Valley +4 468 £51,500 +3.00% 822
Berkshire +16 272 £57,500 +17.95% 393
Hampshire +1 173 £51,000 +2.00% 503
Buckinghamshire +12 140 £47,500 -20.83% 286
Kent -6 74 £37,500 -13.79% 280
Surrey -33 59 £45,250 +0.56% 322
Oxfordshire -6 56 £65,000 +36.84% 147
Middlesex +18 32 £45,000 - 17
East Sussex +14 28 £44,500 -11.00% 135
West Sussex +5 27 £57,500 -2.13% 158
Isle of Wight -15 4 £43,500 - 115
Sussex +5 1 £75,000 - 10
Analytical Skills
England

Analytical Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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 19 (2.19%) CMS
2 13 (1.50%) Confluence
3 8 (0.92%) SharePoint
4 5 (0.58%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (0.58%) SAS
4 5 (0.58%) WordPress
5 3 (0.35%) IIS
5 3 (0.35%) Skype for Business
6 1 (0.12%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.12%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.12%) Kinematics
6 1 (0.12%) OpenStack
Applications
1 168 (19.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 77 (8.86%) Microsoft Office
3 54 (6.21%) Chatbot
4 33 (3.80%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 18 (2.07%) Spreadsheet
6 6 (0.69%) MS Visio
7 4 (0.46%) Microsoft Project
8 2 (0.23%) Adobe XD
9 1 (0.12%) AutoCAD
9 1 (0.12%) OrCAD
Business Applications
1 70 (8.06%) SAP S/4HANA
2 64 (7.36%) SAP MDG
3 37 (4.26%) OpenText VIM for SAP
4 21 (2.42%) NetSuite
5 14 (1.61%) Oracle Payables
6 6 (0.69%) JDE EnterpriseOne
6 6 (0.69%) Oracle Assets
6 6 (0.69%) Oracle Receivables
7 5 (0.58%) SAP Hybris
8 4 (0.46%) Sage X3
9 3 (0.35%) Salesforce CRM
9 3 (0.35%) SAP GRC
9 3 (0.35%) Shopify
10 2 (0.23%) Dynamics CRM
10 2 (0.23%) iTrent
10 2 (0.23%) Unit4 Business World
11 1 (0.12%) SAP EWM
11 1 (0.12%) SAP FI
11 1 (0.12%) SAP HR
11 1 (0.12%) SAP IBP
Cloud Services
1 138 (15.88%) Power Platform
2 111 (12.77%) Azure
3 45 (5.18%) SaaS
4 38 (4.37%) AWS
5 33 (3.80%) Azure DevOps
6 26 (2.99%) Dynamics 365
7 24 (2.76%) Microsoft 365
8 17 (1.96%) Google Analytics
9 15 (1.73%) Vertex AI
10 12 (1.38%) GCP
10 12 (1.38%) PaaS
11 8 (0.92%) Google Ads
12 7 (0.81%) Figma
12 7 (0.81%) IaaS
12 7 (0.81%) iPaaS
12 7 (0.81%) OCI
13 6 (0.69%) Smartsheet
14 5 (0.58%) Adobe Analytics
14 5 (0.58%) GitHub
14 5 (0.58%) SAP Commerce Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 24 (2.76%) DNS
2 19 (2.19%) Firewall
3 13 (1.50%) TCP/IP
3 13 (1.50%) VPN
3 13 (1.50%) Wireless
4 12 (1.38%) SMS
5 11 (1.27%) DHCP
6 9 (1.04%) LAN
6 9 (1.04%) WAN
7 8 (0.92%) Intranet
7 8 (0.92%) VLAN
8 5 (0.58%) LTE
8 5 (0.58%) Wireshark
9 4 (0.46%) Broadband
9 4 (0.46%) Internet
9 4 (0.46%) SAN
9 4 (0.46%) VoIP
10 3 (0.35%) Ethernet
10 3 (0.35%) STUN
10 3 (0.35%) VoLTE
Database & Business Intelligence
1 126 (14.50%) Power BI
2 36 (4.14%) Relational Database
3 32 (3.68%) Data Lake
4 28 (3.22%) SAP BW
4 28 (3.22%) Tableau
5 26 (2.99%) SQL Server
6 21 (2.42%) Data Mining
7 18 (2.07%) Data Warehouse
8 14 (1.61%) OLTP
9 12 (1.38%) Metadata
10 10 (1.15%) GIS
10 10 (1.15%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 9 (1.04%) Oracle Reports
12 6 (0.69%) BusinessObjects
13 5 (0.58%) PostgreSQL
13 5 (0.58%) Qlik Sense
13 5 (0.58%) SQL Server Reporting Services
14 3 (0.35%) Amazon QuickSight
14 3 (0.35%) NoSQL
14 3 (0.35%) SAP Data Services
Development Applications
1 44 (5.06%) JIRA
2 22 (2.53%) Git
3 18 (2.07%) Selenium
4 14 (1.61%) Robot Framework
5 12 (1.38%) Snyk
6 5 (0.58%) Jenkins
7 4 (0.46%) Postman
7 4 (0.46%) WebDriver
8 3 (0.35%) Cypress.io
9 2 (0.23%) Axure RP
9 2 (0.23%) Balsamiq
9 2 (0.23%) GitLab
9 2 (0.23%) JUnit
9 2 (0.23%) TestRail
10 1 (0.12%) Appium
10 1 (0.12%) Cucumber
10 1 (0.12%) Katalon Studio
10 1 (0.12%) Octopus Deploy
10 1 (0.12%) REST Assured
10 1 (0.12%) SpecFlow
General
1 497 (57.19%) Social Skills
2 218 (25.09%) Finance
3 88 (10.13%) Marketing
4 58 (6.67%) Retail
5 46 (5.29%) Organisational Skills
6 42 (4.83%) Law
7 36 (4.14%) Manufacturing
8 35 (4.03%) Legal
9 33 (3.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 32 (3.68%) Influencing Skills
11 27 (3.11%) Aeronautics
12 23 (2.65%) Aviation
13 22 (2.53%) Telecoms
14 18 (2.07%) Automotive
14 18 (2.07%) Presentation Skills
15 17 (1.96%) Public Sector
16 15 (1.73%) Banking
16 15 (1.73%) Documentation Skills
17 14 (1.61%) Advertising
18 10 (1.15%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 226 (26.01%) Analyst
2 126 (14.50%) Lead
3 115 (13.23%) Senior
4 67 (7.71%) Architect
5 57 (6.56%) Support Analyst
6 56 (6.44%) Business Manager
7 54 (6.21%) Trainer
8 50 (5.75%) Business Systems Manager
8 50 (5.75%) Systems Manager
9 45 (5.18%) Data Analyst
10 41 (4.72%) Developer
10 41 (4.72%) Report Analyst
11 40 (4.60%) Solutions Architect
12 31 (3.57%) Technical Support
13 28 (3.22%) IT Analyst
13 28 (3.22%) Sustainability Analyst
14 26 (2.99%) IT Support
15 23 (2.65%) Technical Analyst
16 21 (2.42%) Applications Support
17 19 (2.19%) Financial Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (2.99%) HTML
2 24 (2.76%) JSON
3 12 (1.38%) CSS
4 10 (1.15%) XML
5 9 (1.04%) React
6 8 (0.92%) REST
6 8 (0.92%) Web Services
7 7 (0.81%) Node.js
8 6 (0.69%) .NET
8 6 (0.69%) EDI
9 5 (0.58%) OAuth
9 5 (0.58%) SAML
9 5 (0.58%) SOAP
10 4 (0.46%) Bootstrap
10 4 (0.46%) DCOM
10 4 (0.46%) Playwright
10 4 (0.46%) React Native
10 4 (0.46%) RESTful
11 3 (0.35%) Elastic Stack
11 3 (0.35%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 101 (11.62%) Analytical Mindset
2 60 (6.90%) Onboarding
3 52 (5.98%) Robotics
3 52 (5.98%) Self-Motivation
4 34 (3.91%) Management Information System
5 32 (3.68%) Data Centre
6 29 (3.34%) Product Ownership
7 21 (2.42%) Algorithms
8 19 (2.19%) FMCG
9 17 (1.96%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 15 (1.73%) Enterprise Software
11 9 (1.04%) Security Operations Centre
11 9 (1.04%) Security Posture
12 8 (0.92%) Greenfield Project
13 7 (0.81%) Social Media
14 6 (0.69%) Blog
14 6 (0.69%) Cyber Defence
14 6 (0.69%) Private Cloud
14 6 (0.69%) Public Cloud
15 5 (0.58%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 55 (6.33%) Windows
2 19 (2.19%) Linux
3 11 (1.27%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.35%) Unix
5 2 (0.23%) Android
5 2 (0.23%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.23%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.12%) Robot Operating System
6 1 (0.12%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 351 (40.39%) Problem-Solving
2 202 (23.25%) Project Management
3 184 (21.17%) AI
3 184 (21.17%) Continuous Improvement
4 183 (21.06%) Analytics
5 150 (17.26%) Agile
6 146 (16.80%) Risk Management
7 134 (15.42%) Business Intelligence
8 128 (14.73%) Decision-Making
9 120 (13.81%) Business Strategy
10 101 (11.62%) Process Improvement
11 96 (11.05%) ERP
12 92 (10.59%) Source to Pay
13 87 (10.01%) Roadmaps
14 82 (9.44%) Stakeholder Management
15 75 (8.63%) Data Analysis
15 75 (8.63%) Visualisation
16 71 (8.17%) Mentoring
17 69 (7.94%) Actionable Insight
17 69 (7.94%) Budget Management
Programming Languages
1 157 (18.07%) SQL
2 74 (8.52%) Python
3 26 (2.99%) Java
3 26 (2.99%) JavaScript
4 21 (2.42%) PowerShell
5 17 (1.96%) VBA
6 15 (1.73%) C#
7 14 (1.61%) PL/SQL
8 11 (1.27%) R
9 10 (1.15%) Kusto Query Language
10 8 (0.92%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 6 (0.69%) Bash
11 6 (0.69%) T-SQL
12 3 (0.35%) TypeScript
13 2 (0.23%) ABAP
13 2 (0.23%) MATLAB
14 1 (0.12%) Apex Code
14 1 (0.12%) C++
14 1 (0.12%) Scala
Qualifications
1 237 (27.27%) Degree
2 105 (12.08%) Security Cleared
3 79 (9.09%) SC Cleared
4 70 (8.06%) Master's Degree
5 56 (6.44%) PhD
6 46 (5.29%) ACCA
7 38 (4.37%) CIMA
8 20 (2.30%) DV Cleared
9 18 (2.07%) CISSP
9 18 (2.07%) DBS Check
10 17 (1.96%) CISM
11 15 (1.73%) Computer Science Degree
12 12 (1.38%) Cisco Certification
13 10 (1.15%) Microsoft Certification
14 9 (1.04%) CRISC
15 7 (0.81%) BPSS Clearance
15 7 (0.81%) CCNA
15 7 (0.81%) CEH
15 7 (0.81%) CISA
16 6 (0.69%) Six Sigma Black Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 63 (7.25%) Data Quality
2 41 (4.72%) QA
3 35 (4.03%) GDPR
4 28 (3.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 24 (2.76%) PMO
6 18 (2.07%) Accessibility
7 17 (1.96%) NIST
8 8 (0.92%) ISO 9001
8 8 (0.92%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 8 (0.92%) SLA
9 7 (0.81%) Cyber Essentials
9 7 (0.81%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 7 (0.81%) GRC
10 5 (0.58%) ISO 13485
11 4 (0.46%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 4 (0.46%) WCAG
12 3 (0.35%) HIPAA
12 3 (0.35%) NCSC
12 3 (0.35%) PCI DSS
12 3 (0.35%) SOC 2
System Software
1 18 (2.07%) Active Directory
2 8 (0.92%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (0.69%) Virtual Machines
4 5 (0.58%) Hyper-V
5 4 (0.46%) Docker
6 3 (0.35%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 18 (2.07%) Terraform
2 17 (1.96%) Ansible
3 5 (0.58%) Single Sign-On
4 4 (0.46%) Kubernetes
5 3 (0.35%) Nessus
5 3 (0.35%) QRadar
6 2 (0.23%) Grafana
6 2 (0.23%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.12%) AirWatch
7 1 (0.12%) Argo
7 1 (0.12%) Control-M
7 1 (0.12%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.12%) Kibana
7 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Intune
7 1 (0.12%) SCCM
7 1 (0.12%) SCOM
Vendors
1 171 (19.68%) Microsoft
2 137 (15.77%) SAP
3 54 (6.21%) PayPal
4 44 (5.06%) Google
5 43 (4.95%) Oracle
6 37 (4.26%) OpenText
7 27 (3.11%) Ariba
8 24 (2.76%) Salesforce
9 16 (1.84%) OpenAI
10 15 (1.73%) ServiceNow
10 15 (1.73%) Workday
11 12 (1.38%) Black Duck
11 12 (1.38%) Coverity
11 12 (1.38%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
12 11 (1.27%) Xero
13 9 (1.04%) Adaptive Insights
14 8 (0.92%) Cisco
14 8 (0.92%) VMware
15 7 (0.81%) Adobe
16 6 (0.69%) JD Edwards