Analytics Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Analytics
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley requiring Analytics skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 40 5 84
Rank change year-on-year -35 +79 -49
Permanent jobs citing Analytics 268 568 128
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 3.55% 14.85% 2.77%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.00% 16.46% 3.32%
Number of salaries quoted 173 73 53
10th Percentile £37,500 £38,950 £40,200
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £43,911
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £47,500 £54,500
Median % change year-on-year +31.58% -12.84% -3.58%
75th Percentile £75,000 £67,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £87,500 £83,750 £89,000
South East median annual salary £60,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +20.00% -9.09% -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

Analytics falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 5,364 3,451 3,861
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 71.14% 90.25% 83.59%
Number of salaries quoted 3,809 1,474 1,867
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £34,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -13.64% -
75th Percentile £72,500 £67,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £83,375 £83,750
South East median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +15.79% -13.64% -

Analytics
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Analytics relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Analytics job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Analytics
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Analytics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Analytics

Analytics
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Analytics in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 10 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Analytics in the Thames Valley

Analytics
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Analytics within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 10 October 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
Buckinghamshire +19 97 £50,000 +5.26% 119
Berkshire -50 86 £65,000 - 233
Oxfordshire -24 85 £62,500 +21.95% 93
Analytics
South East

Analytics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 11 (4.10%) SharePoint
2 6 (2.24%) CMS
3 3 (1.12%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.75%) Confluence
5 1 (0.37%) WordPress
Applications
1 13 (4.85%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (1.12%) Spreadsheet
3 2 (0.75%) Adobe Premiere
3 2 (0.75%) CapCut
3 2 (0.75%) UserZoom
4 1 (0.37%) Adobe XD
4 1 (0.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 7 (2.61%) Shopify
2 3 (1.12%) FastStats
2 3 (1.12%) FastStats PeopleStage
3 2 (0.75%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.37%) Adobe Campaign
4 1 (0.37%) Dynamics GP
4 1 (0.37%) Sage X3
Cloud Services
1 61 (22.76%) Power Platform
2 51 (19.03%) Azure
3 25 (9.33%) Google Analytics
4 22 (8.21%) AWS
5 19 (7.09%) SaaS
6 17 (6.34%) Azure Data Factory
7 14 (5.22%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 12 (4.48%) Azure Cosmos DB
8 12 (4.48%) GCP
8 12 (4.48%) Google Ads
9 11 (4.10%) Azure Sentinel
10 10 (3.73%) Azure DevOps
11 9 (3.36%) Entra ID
11 9 (3.36%) Google Tag Manager
12 8 (2.99%) dbt
12 8 (2.99%) Microsoft 365
12 8 (2.99%) Snowflake
13 6 (2.24%) Cloudflare
13 6 (2.24%) Fivetran
14 5 (1.87%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 9 (3.36%) DNS
2 8 (2.99%) SSL
3 7 (2.61%) Network Security
4 5 (1.87%) 5G
5 4 (1.49%) Firewall
5 4 (1.49%) VPN
6 3 (1.12%) Cisco Firepower
6 3 (1.12%) Cisco ISE
7 2 (0.75%) 4G
8 1 (0.37%) 2G
8 1 (0.37%) 3G
8 1 (0.37%) 3GPP
8 1 (0.37%) Broadband
8 1 (0.37%) DHCP
8 1 (0.37%) Diameter Protocol
8 1 (0.37%) Ethernet
8 1 (0.37%) Intranet
8 1 (0.37%) Radio Access Network
8 1 (0.37%) SSH
8 1 (0.37%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 52 (19.40%) Power BI
2 20 (7.46%) Data Warehouse
3 16 (5.97%) SQL Server
4 13 (4.85%) Metadata
5 12 (4.48%) NoSQL
5 12 (4.48%) Star Schema
6 10 (3.73%) DynamoDB
7 9 (3.36%) Amazon QuickSight
7 9 (3.36%) Azure SQL Database
7 9 (3.36%) MongoDB
7 9 (3.36%) Snowflake Schema
8 8 (2.99%) PostgreSQL
9 6 (2.24%) Airbyte
9 6 (2.24%) Tableau
10 5 (1.87%) Qlik Sense
11 3 (1.12%) Data Lake
11 3 (1.12%) MySQL
11 3 (1.12%) Power Query
11 3 (1.12%) Relational Database
12 1 (0.37%) Data Vault
Development Applications
1 22 (8.21%) Git
2 5 (1.87%) GitLab
3 3 (1.12%) JIRA
3 3 (1.12%) MLflow
4 2 (0.75%) JUnit
5 1 (0.37%) Axure RP
5 1 (0.37%) Balsamiq
5 1 (0.37%) Claude Code
5 1 (0.37%) Subversion
General
1 84 (31.34%) Social Skills
2 71 (26.49%) Analytical Skills
3 58 (21.64%) Retail
4 42 (15.67%) Marketing
5 41 (15.30%) Finance
6 23 (8.58%) Manufacturing
7 14 (5.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 14 (5.22%) Presentation Skills
8 9 (3.36%) Public Sector
9 8 (2.99%) Influencing Skills
9 8 (2.99%) Legal
10 7 (2.61%) Law
11 6 (2.24%) Telecoms
12 4 (1.49%) Aerospace
12 4 (1.49%) Documentation Skills
12 4 (1.49%) Organisational Skills
13 3 (1.12%) Automotive
14 2 (0.75%) Advertising
14 2 (0.75%) Aviation
15 1 (0.37%) Agriculture
Job Titles
1 51 (19.03%) Senior
2 41 (15.30%) Data Engineer
3 37 (13.81%) Analyst
4 31 (11.57%) Insight Manager
5 21 (7.84%) Developer
6 16 (5.97%) Senior Data Engineer
7 14 (5.22%) Microsoft Engineer
8 13 (4.85%) Data Analyst
9 12 (4.48%) Analytics Manager
9 12 (4.48%) Platform Engineer
10 10 (3.73%) Azure Engineer
10 10 (3.73%) Lead
10 10 (3.73%) Security Analyst
11 9 (3.36%) Business Developer
11 9 (3.36%) Graduate
11 9 (3.36%) Systems Developer
12 8 (2.99%) Cybersecurity Analyst
12 8 (2.99%) SOC Analyst
13 6 (2.24%) Incident Analyst
13 6 (2.24%) Paid Search Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (3.36%) PySpark
2 6 (2.24%) Terraform
3 5 (1.87%) Node.js
3 5 (1.87%) React
3 5 (1.87%) Redux
4 4 (1.49%) REST
5 3 (1.12%) CSS
5 3 (1.12%) FastAPI
5 3 (1.12%) HTML
5 3 (1.12%) JSON
5 3 (1.12%) PyTorch
5 3 (1.12%) SOAP
5 3 (1.12%) XML
6 2 (0.75%) .NET
6 2 (0.75%) Hugging Face
6 2 (0.75%) NumPy
6 2 (0.75%) ONNX
6 2 (0.75%) OpenCV
6 2 (0.75%) Pandas
6 2 (0.75%) Smarty
Miscellaneous
1 22 (8.21%) Product Ownership
2 17 (6.34%) Management Information System
3 13 (4.85%) Legacy Systems
4 10 (3.73%) Genomics
5 9 (3.36%) Cloud Native
5 9 (3.36%) Enterprise Software
6 8 (2.99%) Security Operations Centre
7 7 (2.61%) Analytical Mindset
8 6 (2.24%) Cyber Defence
9 5 (1.87%) Industry 4.0
10 4 (1.49%) Graphic Design
10 4 (1.49%) Hybrid Cloud
10 4 (1.49%) Life Science
10 4 (1.49%) Self-Motivation
11 3 (1.12%) Algorithms
11 3 (1.12%) Cyber Threat
11 3 (1.12%) Onboarding
11 3 (1.12%) Virtual Team
12 2 (0.75%) Synthetic Data
12 2 (0.75%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 21 (7.84%) Windows
2 15 (5.60%) Linux
3 1 (0.37%) Mac OS
3 1 (0.37%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 116 (43.28%) AI
2 65 (24.25%) Business Intelligence
3 57 (21.27%) Continuous Improvement
4 55 (20.52%) Problem-Solving
5 51 (19.03%) Decision-Making
6 48 (17.91%) Agile
7 46 (17.16%) Data Modelling
8 44 (16.42%) Data Analytics
9 39 (14.55%) Data Pipeline
10 35 (13.06%) ETL
11 33 (12.31%) CI/CD
12 31 (11.57%) Machine Learning
13 29 (10.82%) Actionable Insight
13 29 (10.82%) Predictive Analytics
13 29 (10.82%) Roadmaps
14 28 (10.45%) Data Engineering
15 27 (10.07%) CRM
15 27 (10.07%) Mentoring
16 26 (9.70%) Data Governance
17 25 (9.33%) Digital Marketing
Programming Languages
1 75 (27.99%) SQL
2 48 (17.91%) Python
3 13 (4.85%) C#
4 11 (4.10%) PowerShell
5 7 (2.61%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 5 (1.87%) TypeScript
7 4 (1.49%) C
8 3 (1.12%) JavaScript
9 2 (0.75%) Bash
9 2 (0.75%) Go
9 2 (0.75%) Kusto Query Language
10 1 (0.37%) Bicep
10 1 (0.37%) Rust
Qualifications
1 42 (15.67%) Degree
2 21 (7.84%) Security Cleared
3 20 (7.46%) SC Cleared
4 11 (4.10%) Computer Science Degree
5 9 (3.36%) DBS Check
6 8 (2.99%) CompTIA Security+
7 6 (2.24%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 4 (1.49%) Cisco Certification
8 4 (1.49%) ICAEW
9 3 (1.12%) CCNP
9 3 (1.12%) CISSP
9 3 (1.12%) Master's Degree
10 2 (0.75%) Microsoft Certification
10 2 (0.75%) PhD
10 2 (0.75%) PMP
10 2 (0.75%) SANS
11 1 (0.37%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 1 (0.37%) APMG
11 1 (0.37%) BPSS Clearance
11 1 (0.37%) CREST Certified
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 46 (17.16%) Data Quality
2 13 (4.85%) Accessibility
3 10 (3.73%) GDPR
4 9 (3.36%) California Consumer Privacy Act
4 9 (3.36%) ISO 9001
5 8 (2.99%) QA
6 7 (2.61%) Actionable Recommendations
6 7 (2.61%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 3 (1.12%) Cyber Essentials
7 3 (1.12%) NIST
7 3 (1.12%) WCAG
8 2 (0.75%) ISO 22301
9 1 (0.37%) COBIT
9 1 (0.37%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.37%) IASME
9 1 (0.37%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 1 (0.37%) PERC
9 1 (0.37%) SOC 2
9 1 (0.37%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 7 (2.61%) Active Directory
2 3 (1.12%) Docker
Systems Management
1 6 (2.24%) Graylog
2 3 (1.12%) FortiGate
2 3 (1.12%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (1.12%) Stealthwatch
3 1 (0.37%) Ansible
3 1 (0.37%) SCCM
Vendors
1 77 (28.73%) Microsoft
2 36 (13.43%) Google
3 14 (5.22%) Databricks
4 10 (3.73%) YouTube
5 9 (3.36%) Informatica
5 9 (3.36%) Talend
6 6 (2.24%) CA Agile Central
7 5 (1.87%) Adobe
7 5 (1.87%) Instagram
8 3 (1.12%) Ahrefs
8 3 (1.12%) Apteco
8 3 (1.12%) Cisco
8 3 (1.12%) CrowdStrike
8 3 (1.12%) Facebook
8 3 (1.12%) Fortinet
8 3 (1.12%) SAP
8 3 (1.12%) TikTok
9 2 (0.75%) HubSpot
9 2 (0.75%) Marketo
9 2 (0.75%) Thales