Data Analyst Job Trends in South Wales

Data Analyst
Wales > South Wales

The median Data Analyst salary in South Wales is £31,450 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 February 2026.

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

6 months to
8 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 43 59 74
Rank change year-on-year +16 +15 +12
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Analyst 22 2 8
As % of all permanent jobs in South Wales 2.82% 0.36% 0.90%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.07% 0.37% 0.95%
Number of salaries quoted 4 1 4
10th Percentile - - £24,325
25th Percentile £24,950 £37,500 £25,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,450 £40,000 £31,250
Median % change year-on-year -21.38% +28.00% +3.46%
75th Percentile £39,563 £42,500 £37,188
90th Percentile £42,825 - £41,125
Wales median annual salary £35,000 £40,000 £31,250
% change year-on-year -12.50% +28.00% +3.46%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
South Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in South Wales. 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 South Wales with a recognized job title 716 544 845
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.91% 98.19% 95.48%
Number of salaries quoted 498 258 678
10th Percentile £27,000 £31,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £34,625 £36,250 £35,871
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% +2.15%
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,000 £61,459
90th Percentile £80,000 £79,600 £70,225
Wales median annual salary £48,122 £49,625 £45,000
% change year-on-year -3.03% +10.28% -

Data Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

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 South Wales.

Data Analyst job vacancy trend in South Wales

Data Analyst
Salary Trend in South Wales

Salary distribution trend for Data Analyst job vacancies in South Wales.

Salary distribution trend for Data Analyst job vacancies in South Wales

Data Analyst
Salary Histogram in South Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Analyst in South Wales over the 6 months to 8 February 2026.

Salary histogram for Data Analyst in South Wales

Data Analyst
Job Locations in South Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Analyst within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 8 February 2026. 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
Cardiff +16 13 £25,400 -36.50% 3
Newport - 8 - - 2
Caerphilly - 1 £37,500 -
Data Analyst
Wales

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

For the 6 months to 8 February 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 South Wales region featuring Data Analyst in the job title.

1 20 (90.91%) SQL
2 19 (86.36%) Microsoft
2 19 (86.36%) Microsoft Excel
2 19 (86.36%) Power BI
2 19 (86.36%) Power Platform
3 18 (81.82%) Python
3 18 (81.82%) Tableau
4 17 (77.27%) Business Intelligence
5 16 (72.73%) AI
5 16 (72.73%) Azure
5 16 (72.73%) Azure AI
5 16 (72.73%) Azure Certification
6 5 (22.73%) Analytics
7 3 (13.64%) Data Analysis
7 3 (13.64%) Data Analytics
7 3 (13.64%) DBS Check
7 3 (13.64%) Mathematics
8 2 (9.09%) Actionable Insight
8 2 (9.09%) Data Protection
8 2 (9.09%) GMP
8 2 (9.09%) Information Security
8 2 (9.09%) ISO 9001
8 2 (9.09%) PMI Certification
8 2 (9.09%) Problem-Solving
8 2 (9.09%) Quality Management
8 2 (9.09%) Statistical Modelling
8 2 (9.09%) Workflow
9 1 (4.55%) Business Analysis
9 1 (4.55%) Continuous Improvement
9 1 (4.55%) CRM

Data Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales 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 (86.36%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (4.55%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (4.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 19 (86.36%) Power Platform
2 16 (72.73%) Azure
2 16 (72.73%) Azure AI
3 1 (4.55%) Google Analytics
3 1 (4.55%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (4.55%) PowerApps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (86.36%) Power BI
2 18 (81.82%) Tableau
3 1 (4.55%) Data Mining
3 1 (4.55%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (4.55%) RDBMS
3 1 (4.55%) Relational Database
3 1 (4.55%) Spotfire
3 1 (4.55%) SQL Server
3 1 (4.55%) SQL Server Analysis Services
3 1 (4.55%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 1 (4.55%) SQL Server Reporting Services
General
1 20 (90.91%) Social Skills
2 3 (13.64%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (9.09%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (4.55%) Finance
4 1 (4.55%) Law
4 1 (4.55%) Legal
4 1 (4.55%) Manufacturing
4 1 (4.55%) Police
Miscellaneous
1 2 (9.09%) Onboarding
1 2 (9.09%) PMI
1 2 (9.09%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (4.55%) Algorithms
2 1 (4.55%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (77.27%) Business Intelligence
2 16 (72.73%) AI
3 5 (22.73%) Analytics
4 3 (13.64%) Data Analysis
4 3 (13.64%) Data Analytics
4 3 (13.64%) Mathematics
5 2 (9.09%) Actionable Insight
5 2 (9.09%) Data Protection
5 2 (9.09%) Information Security
5 2 (9.09%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (9.09%) Quality Management
5 2 (9.09%) Statistical Modelling
5 2 (9.09%) Workflow
6 1 (4.55%) Customer Experience
6 1 (4.55%) Customer Service
6 1 (4.55%) Data Science
6 1 (4.55%) Data-Driven Decision Making
6 1 (4.55%) Decision-Making
6 1 (4.55%) Prescriptive Analytics
6 1 (4.55%) Supply Chain Planning
Programming Languages
1 20 (90.91%) SQL
2 18 (81.82%) Python
3 1 (4.55%) R
Qualifications
1 16 (72.73%) Azure Certification
2 3 (13.64%) DBS Check
3 2 (9.09%) PMI Certification
4 1 (4.55%) Degree
4 1 (4.55%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (9.09%) GMP
1 2 (9.09%) ISO 9001
2 1 (4.55%) GDPR
Vendors
1 19 (86.36%) Microsoft
2 1 (4.55%) Google
2 1 (4.55%) Oracle
2 1 (4.55%) TIBCO