Data Analyst Job Trends in the South West

Data Analyst
England > South West

The median Data Analyst salary in the South West is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 January 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 109 142 176
Rank change year-on-year +33 +34 +25
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Analyst 72 49 46
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 1.42% 1.18% 0.96%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.52% 1.26% 1.01%
Number of salaries quoted 34 38 32
10th Percentile £28,650 £25,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £32,188 £28,453 £35,211
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £37,500 £39,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -3.85% +4.00%
75th Percentile £45,000 £44,125 £56,599
90th Percentile £53,500 £57,375 £61,665
England median annual salary £40,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -20.00% - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
South West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South West. 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 the South West with a recognized job title 4,727 3,890 4,571
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.38% 93.60% 95.87%
Number of salaries quoted 3,286 2,099 3,534
10th Percentile £28,000 £30,000 £29,539
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £39,748
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,000 £50,702
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +2.56% +1.40%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £67,070
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,800
% change year-on-year -8.33% +3.81% -6.02%

Data Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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 the South West.

Data Analyst job vacancy trend in the South West

Data Analyst
Salary Trend in the South West

Salary distribution trend for Data Analyst job vacancies in the South West.

Salary distribution trend for Data Analyst job vacancies in the South West

Data Analyst
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Analyst in the South West over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Data Analyst in the South West

Data Analyst
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 Data Analyst within the South West region over the 6 months to 13 January 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
Devon +16 18 £32,313 -26.14% 1
Bristol -5 15 £40,000 +56.10% 1
Somerset -3 14 £35,000 -6.67% 2
Dorset +11 10 £45,000 -14.29% 2
Wiltshire +7 9 £31,330 -21.68% 2
Gloucestershire - 6 £55,000 - 2
Data Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 13 January 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 West region featuring Data Analyst in the job title.

1 49 (68.06%) Microsoft Excel
1 49 (68.06%) Python
2 47 (65.28%) SQL
3 45 (62.50%) Microsoft
3 45 (62.50%) Tableau
4 44 (61.11%) Business Intelligence
4 44 (61.11%) Power BI
4 44 (61.11%) Power Platform
5 36 (50.00%) Azure
6 35 (48.61%) AI
6 35 (48.61%) Azure AI
6 35 (48.61%) Azure Certification
7 15 (20.83%) Data Analysis
8 13 (18.06%) Analytics
9 10 (13.89%) Data Analytics
10 8 (11.11%) Business Analysis
10 8 (11.11%) Data Mining
10 8 (11.11%) Project Management
11 5 (6.94%) Dashboard Development
12 4 (5.56%) C
12 4 (5.56%) C++
12 4 (5.56%) Decision-Making
12 4 (5.56%) Degree
12 4 (5.56%) DV Cleared
12 4 (5.56%) Ethernet
12 4 (5.56%) Fuzz Testing
12 4 (5.56%) GIS
12 4 (5.56%) Penetration Testing
12 4 (5.56%) SC Cleared
12 4 (5.56%) Security Cleared

Data Analyst Skill Set
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 1 (1.39%) SAS
Applications
1 49 (68.06%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 44 (61.11%) Power Platform
2 36 (50.00%) Azure
3 35 (48.61%) Azure AI
4 2 (2.78%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 4 (5.56%) Ethernet
1 4 (5.56%) Wi-Fi
1 4 (5.56%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 45 (62.50%) Tableau
2 44 (61.11%) Power BI
3 8 (11.11%) Data Mining
4 4 (5.56%) GIS
5 2 (2.78%) Power Query
5 2 (2.78%) PowerPivot
5 2 (2.78%) Qlik Sense
5 2 (2.78%) SQL Server
6 1 (1.39%) Data Lake
6 1 (1.39%) Oracle Database
6 1 (1.39%) Oracle Reports
General
1 40 (55.56%) Social Skills
2 15 (20.83%) Analytical Skills
3 11 (15.28%) Finance
4 4 (5.56%) Electronics
5 2 (2.78%) Agriculture
5 2 (2.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 2 (2.78%) Legal
6 1 (1.39%) Banking
6 1 (1.39%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 4 (5.56%) Analytical Mindset
1 4 (5.56%) Cyber Defence
2 2 (2.78%) Driving Licence
2 2 (2.78%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 44 (61.11%) Business Intelligence
2 35 (48.61%) AI
3 15 (20.83%) Data Analysis
4 13 (18.06%) Analytics
5 10 (13.89%) Data Analytics
6 8 (11.11%) Business Analysis
6 8 (11.11%) Project Management
7 5 (6.94%) Dashboard Development
8 4 (5.56%) Decision-Making
8 4 (5.56%) Fuzz Testing
8 4 (5.56%) Penetration Testing
8 4 (5.56%) Systems Engineering
8 4 (5.56%) Systems Thinking
8 4 (5.56%) Technical Analysis
9 3 (4.17%) Actionable Insight
10 2 (2.78%) Budget Management
10 2 (2.78%) Business Strategy
10 2 (2.78%) Customer-Centricity
10 2 (2.78%) Data Science
10 2 (2.78%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 49 (68.06%) Python
2 47 (65.28%) SQL
3 4 (5.56%) C
3 4 (5.56%) C++
4 2 (2.78%) R
5 1 (1.39%) Julia
Qualifications
1 35 (48.61%) Azure Certification
2 4 (5.56%) Degree
2 4 (5.56%) DV Cleared
2 4 (5.56%) SC Cleared
2 4 (5.56%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 45 (62.50%) Microsoft
2 1 (1.39%) Databricks
2 1 (1.39%) Oracle