Analytical Skills Job Trends in the South West

Analytical Skills
England > South West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Analytical Skills in permanent job vacancies in the South West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Analytical Skills over the 6 months leading up to 18 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 22 10 14
Rank change year-on-year -12 +4 +13
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 523 352 651
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 5.73% 10.12% 8.15%
As % of the General category 13.14% 16.31% 17.15%
Number of salaries quoted 295 194 287
10th Percentile £29,500 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £32,625 £36,250 £37,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -10.00% -
75th Percentile £60,000 £53,625 £66,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £76,000 £74,100
England median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year - - -4.55%

All General Skills
South West

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 general skills in the South West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 3,981 2,158 3,796
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 43.61% 62.06% 47.50%
Number of salaries quoted 2,411 1,311 2,364
10th Percentile £28,250 £26,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £35,188 £30,750 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £61,250 £65,000
90th Percentile £81,250 £80,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - -8.33%

Analytical Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Analytical Skills job vacancy trend in the South West

Analytical Skills
Salary Trend in the South West

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

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

Analytical Skills
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Analytical Skills in the South West over the 6 months to 18 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Analytical Skills in the South West

Analytical Skills
Job Locations in the South West

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 West region over the 6 months to 18 August 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
Bristol -19 137 £53,500 +7.00% 69
Somerset +9 92 £35,000 -26.32% 52
Gloucestershire -18 91 £50,000 +33.33% 56
Wiltshire -2 82 £51,375 +37.00% 23
Devon -1 58 £52,500 +10.53% 36
Dorset -12 35 £42,500 +6.25% 18
Cornwall +11 12 £32,500 -23.53% 8
Analytical Skills
England

Analytical Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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 83 (15.87%) Microsoft Exchange
2 13 (2.49%) Apache
3 12 (2.29%) Confluence
4 5 (0.96%) Apache Spark
4 5 (0.96%) OpenStack
4 5 (0.96%) SharePoint
4 5 (0.96%) WordPress
5 3 (0.57%) IIS
6 2 (0.38%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.38%) Oracle Application Server
6 2 (0.38%) SAS
Applications
1 52 (9.94%) Microsoft Excel
2 31 (5.93%) Microsoft Office
3 21 (4.02%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (1.34%) MS Visio
5 4 (0.76%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 3 (0.57%) Trello
7 2 (0.38%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.19%) EPLAN
8 1 (0.19%) Siemens NX
8 1 (0.19%) Simulink
8 1 (0.19%) SOLIDWORKS
8 1 (0.19%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (0.76%) NetSuite
2 3 (0.57%) Dynamics AX
2 3 (0.57%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.19%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 134 (25.62%) Azure
2 96 (18.36%) Microsoft 365
3 59 (11.28%) Power Platform
4 56 (10.71%) AWS
5 19 (3.63%) GCP
6 13 (2.49%) Dynamics 365
7 12 (2.29%) PowerApps
8 11 (2.10%) Azure DevOps
8 11 (2.10%) Entra ID
9 10 (1.91%) SaaS
10 9 (1.72%) Intacct
11 8 (1.53%) Google Analytics
12 7 (1.34%) PaaS
12 7 (1.34%) Power Automate
13 6 (1.15%) OpenShift
13 6 (1.15%) Snowflake
14 5 (0.96%) Figma
15 4 (0.76%) Canva
15 4 (0.76%) ChatGPT
15 4 (0.76%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 81 (15.49%) DNS
2 76 (14.53%) DHCP
3 19 (3.63%) VPN
4 14 (2.68%) Wi-Fi
5 9 (1.72%) Firewall
6 8 (1.53%) SAN
7 7 (1.34%) BGP
8 6 (1.15%) TCP/IP
9 5 (0.96%) Unified Communications
10 4 (0.76%) Broadband
10 4 (0.76%) Ethernet
10 4 (0.76%) LAN
10 4 (0.76%) OSPF
10 4 (0.76%) RS-232
10 4 (0.76%) WAN
11 3 (0.57%) VoIP
11 3 (0.57%) Wireless
12 2 (0.38%) Network Security
12 2 (0.38%) SMS
12 2 (0.38%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 75 (14.34%) Amazon RDS
2 51 (9.75%) Power BI
3 17 (3.25%) Tableau
4 14 (2.68%) SQL Server
4 14 (2.68%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 13 (2.49%) Data Lake
5 13 (2.49%) Data Warehouse
6 12 (2.29%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 9 (1.72%) Power Query
8 8 (1.53%) Big Data
9 6 (1.15%) Star Schema
10 5 (0.96%) Elasticsearch
10 5 (0.96%) Hadoop
10 5 (0.96%) NoSQL
11 4 (0.76%) Data Vault
11 4 (0.76%) OLAP
11 4 (0.76%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 3 (0.57%) ClickHouse
12 3 (0.57%) Metadata
12 3 (0.57%) PowerPivot
Development Applications
1 31 (5.93%) Git
2 21 (4.02%) JIRA
3 10 (1.91%) Jenkins
4 7 (1.34%) Burp Suite
4 7 (1.34%) Cucumber
4 7 (1.34%) Eclipse
4 7 (1.34%) Metasploit
5 6 (1.15%) Cypress.io
5 6 (1.15%) SonarQube
5 6 (1.15%) Subversion
6 5 (0.96%) GitLab
6 5 (0.96%) Postman
7 4 (0.76%) JMeter
7 4 (0.76%) Selenium
8 3 (0.57%) MLflow
8 3 (0.57%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 2 (0.38%) Gradle
9 2 (0.38%) REST Assured
9 2 (0.38%) TestRail
9 2 (0.38%) Zephyr
General
1 292 (55.83%) Social Skills
2 103 (19.69%) Finance
3 48 (9.18%) Organisational Skills
4 47 (8.99%) Influencing Skills
5 46 (8.80%) Retail
6 30 (5.74%) Manufacturing
7 28 (5.35%) Marketing
8 23 (4.40%) Legal
8 23 (4.40%) Public Sector
9 21 (4.02%) Aerospace
10 19 (3.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 15 (2.87%) Advertising
11 15 (2.87%) Documentation Skills
12 12 (2.29%) Military
13 10 (1.91%) Electronics
14 9 (1.72%) General Ledger
14 9 (1.72%) Presentation Skills
14 9 (1.72%) Telecoms
15 8 (1.53%) Law
16 6 (1.15%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 83 (15.87%) Analyst
2 74 (14.15%) Systems Engineer
3 38 (7.27%) Lead
4 29 (5.54%) Developer
5 24 (4.59%) Service Manager
6 22 (4.21%) Delivery Manager
7 21 (4.02%) Data Engineer
7 21 (4.02%) Senior
7 21 (4.02%) Service Delivery Manager
8 20 (3.82%) Field Engineer
9 19 (3.63%) Financial Analyst
9 19 (3.63%) IT Engineer
9 19 (3.63%) Support Engineer
10 18 (3.44%) Architect
11 17 (3.25%) Systems Analyst
12 16 (3.06%) Administrator
13 15 (2.87%) Junior
14 14 (2.68%) Accountant
14 14 (2.68%) Business Intelligence Analyst
14 14 (2.68%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (2.29%) React
2 11 (2.10%) RESTful
2 11 (2.10%) Web Services
3 10 (1.91%) .NET
4 9 (1.72%) JSON
5 8 (1.53%) Apache NiFi
5 8 (1.53%) PySpark
6 7 (1.34%) Middleware
6 7 (1.34%) PyTorch
7 6 (1.15%) AngularJS
7 6 (1.15%) EDI
7 6 (1.15%) Jakarta EE
7 6 (1.15%) Struts
7 6 (1.15%) TensorFlow
7 6 (1.15%) XML
8 5 (0.96%) Elastic Stack
8 5 (0.96%) Flutter
8 5 (0.96%) GraphQL
8 5 (0.96%) React Native
8 5 (0.96%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 71 (13.58%) Analytical Mindset
1 71 (13.58%) Legacy Systems
2 34 (6.50%) Management Information System
3 30 (5.74%) Self-Motivation
4 26 (4.97%) Driving Licence
5 23 (4.40%) Onboarding
5 23 (4.40%) Virtual Team
6 21 (4.02%) Data Centre
7 17 (3.25%) Security Posture
8 12 (2.29%) Social Media
9 11 (2.10%) Product Ownership
10 10 (1.91%) Cloud Native
11 8 (1.53%) Enterprise Software
12 7 (1.34%) Cyber Threat
13 6 (1.15%) NHS
14 5 (0.96%) Cyber Kill Chain
14 5 (0.96%) Mobile App
14 5 (0.96%) Web Conferencing
15 4 (0.76%) Algorithms
15 4 (0.76%) Video Editing
Operating Systems
1 96 (18.36%) Windows
2 90 (17.21%) Linux
3 73 (13.96%) Windows Server
3 73 (13.96%) Windows Server 2016
4 13 (2.49%) Mac OS
5 10 (1.91%) Unix
6 5 (0.96%) Android
6 5 (0.96%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.38%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.19%) CentOS
8 1 (0.19%) CoreOS
8 1 (0.19%) FreeRTOS
8 1 (0.19%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.19%) Solaris
8 1 (0.19%) ThreadX
8 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 287 (54.88%) Problem-Solving
2 151 (28.87%) Continuous Improvement
3 122 (23.33%) Customer Experience
4 93 (17.78%) Customer Service
5 87 (16.63%) Migration
6 83 (15.87%) Decision-Making
7 78 (14.91%) Stakeholder Management
8 76 (14.53%) Vulnerability Scanning
9 75 (14.34%) Vulnerability Remediation
10 74 (14.15%) Agile
11 71 (13.58%) Kalman Filter
12 70 (13.38%) Email Filtering
12 70 (13.38%) Web Filtering
13 57 (10.90%) Business Intelligence
14 55 (10.52%) Analytics
15 54 (10.33%) AI
16 51 (9.75%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 50 (9.56%) Actionable Insight
17 50 (9.56%) Project Management
18 47 (8.99%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 103 (19.69%) SQL
2 67 (12.81%) Python
3 30 (5.74%) JavaScript
4 27 (5.16%) Java
5 22 (4.21%) C#
6 21 (4.02%) C++
7 14 (2.68%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 10 (1.91%) T-SQL
9 9 (1.72%) Bash
10 8 (1.53%) PowerShell
10 8 (1.53%) TypeScript
11 6 (1.15%) Go
11 6 (1.15%) Perl
11 6 (1.15%) R
12 5 (0.96%) Kusto Query Language
12 5 (0.96%) Rust
12 5 (0.96%) Scala
13 3 (0.57%) PL/SQL
13 3 (0.57%) VB
13 3 (0.57%) VBA
Qualifications
1 142 (27.15%) Security Cleared
2 102 (19.50%) SC Cleared
3 78 (14.91%) Degree
4 26 (4.97%) DV Cleared
5 21 (4.02%) Computer Science Degree
6 15 (2.87%) BPSS Clearance
6 15 (2.87%) Cisco Certification
7 13 (2.49%) ACCA
7 13 (2.49%) CIMA
8 11 (2.10%) Microsoft Certification
9 10 (1.91%) HND
9 10 (1.91%) MCSE
10 9 (1.72%) CISM
10 9 (1.72%) CISSP
11 8 (1.53%) A+ Certification
11 8 (1.53%) CCNA
11 8 (1.53%) HNC
11 8 (1.53%) Network+ Certification
12 7 (1.34%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
13 6 (1.15%) AAT
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 86 (16.44%) Cyber Essentials
2 81 (15.49%) PCI DSS
3 41 (7.84%) QA
4 40 (7.65%) GDPR
5 39 (7.46%) Data Quality
6 33 (6.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 21 (4.02%) ISO 9001
8 14 (2.68%) Accessibility
9 13 (2.49%) NIST
10 7 (1.34%) Def Stans
11 6 (1.15%) ISO 19650
11 6 (1.15%) JSP 440
12 5 (0.96%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 5 (0.96%) GRC
13 4 (0.76%) Automotive SPICE
13 4 (0.76%) DO-160
13 4 (0.76%) ISO 26262
13 4 (0.76%) NCSC
13 4 (0.76%) NIST 800
14 3 (0.57%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 88 (16.83%) Active Directory
2 72 (13.77%) Hyper-V
3 70 (13.38%) Terminal Server
4 20 (3.82%) Docker
5 6 (1.15%) VMware Infrastructure
6 4 (0.76%) Ceph
7 3 (0.57%) Firmware
7 3 (0.57%) VMware NSX
8 1 (0.19%) Embedded Firmware
8 1 (0.19%) KVM
8 1 (0.19%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.19%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 17 (3.25%) Kubernetes
2 15 (2.87%) Ansible
3 14 (2.68%) Microsoft Intune
4 12 (2.29%) Terraform
5 7 (1.34%) Kibana
5 7 (1.34%) logstash
5 7 (1.34%) Nmap
6 6 (1.15%) Grafana
7 5 (0.96%) Kubeflow
8 4 (0.76%) Argo
8 4 (0.76%) Check_MK
8 4 (0.76%) Istio
8 4 (0.76%) Podman
8 4 (0.76%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.19%) Functional Safety
9 1 (0.19%) McAfee ePO
9 1 (0.19%) Proxmox
9 1 (0.19%) SCVMM
9 1 (0.19%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 174 (33.27%) Microsoft
2 76 (14.53%) VMware
3 73 (13.96%) SolarWinds
4 70 (13.38%) Brocade
4 70 (13.38%) Nimble Storage
4 70 (13.38%) Splunk
4 70 (13.38%) Tanium
4 70 (13.38%) Veeam
5 15 (2.87%) Dell
6 11 (2.10%) Google
6 11 (2.10%) Ubiquiti
7 10 (1.91%) Sage
8 8 (1.53%) HubSpot
9 7 (1.34%) Databricks
9 7 (1.34%) Oracle
10 6 (1.15%) Adobe
10 6 (1.15%) Cisco
11 5 (0.96%) F5
11 5 (0.96%) Red Hat
11 5 (0.96%) Salesforce