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 citing Analytics skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 23 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

	6 months to 23 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	39	5	86
Rank change year-on-year	-34	+81	-45
Permanent jobs citing Analytics	279	562	118
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley	3.61%	14.71%	2.69%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category	5.02%	16.33%	3.21%
Number of salaries quoted	175	77	52
10^th Percentile	£38,100	£38,750	£40,100
25^th Percentile	£45,375	£41,250	£43,911
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£62,500	£47,500	£54,500
Median % change year-on-year	+31.58%	-12.84%	-3.58%
75^th Percentile	£75,000	£67,500	£68,125
90^th Percentile	£96,550	£83,750	£89,500
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 citing process or methodology skills in the Thames Valley.

	6 months to 23 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies citing process or methodology skills	5,556	3,442	3,673
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley	71.82%	90.08%	83.69%
Number of salaries quoted	3,934	1,509	1,787
10^th Percentile	£30,000	£28,000	£32,750
25^th Percentile	£40,000	£34,000	£42,500
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£55,000	£47,000	£55,000
Median % change year-on-year	+17.02%	-14.55%	-
75^th Percentile	£72,500	£67,500	£72,500
90^th Percentile	£90,000	£82,500	£85,000
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 Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

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 23 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 23 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	Job Ads Past 6 Months	Median Salary Past 6 Months	Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Jobs
Buckinghamshire	+12	101	£50,500	+6.32%	51
Berkshire	-52	93	£65,000	+16.07%	118
Oxfordshire	-25	85	£62,500	+25.00%	53
Analytics South East

Analytics Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 23 October 2026, job vacancies citing Analytics also mentioned 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 Thames Valley region citing Analytics.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	AI	44.8%	125
2	SQL	28.7%	80
3	Microsoft	28.0%	78
4	Business Intelligence	24.7%	69
5	Power Platform	21.9%	61
6	Continuous Improvement	21.1%	59
6	Decision-Making	21.1%	59
8	Problem-Solving	20.8%	58
9	Azure	19.7%	55
10	Python	19.0%	53
11	Data Modelling	18.6%	52
11	Data Quality	18.6%	52
11	Power BI	18.6%	52
14	Agile	17.6%	49
15	Data Analytics	17.2%	48
16	Degree	15.1%	42
17	ETL	14.7%	41
18	Data Pipeline	14.0%	39
19	Roadmaps	13.3%	37
20	Mentoring	12.2%	34
21	Translating Business Requirements	11.5%	32
22	CI/CD	11.1%	31
22	Data Engineering	11.1%	31
22	Google	11.1%	31
22	Machine Learning	11.1%	31
26	Data Governance	10.4%	29
27	Actionable Insight	10.0%	28
27	Stakeholder Management	10.0%	28
29	CRM	9.7%	27
29	Data Architecture	9.7%	27

Analytics Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Processes & Methodologies

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	AI	44.8%	125
2	Business Intelligence	24.7%	69
3	Continuous Improvement	21.1%	59
3	Decision-Making	21.1%	59
5	Problem-Solving	20.8%	58
6	Data Modelling	18.6%	52
7	Agile	17.6%	49
8	Data Analytics	17.2%	48
9	ETL	14.7%	41
10	Data Pipeline	14.0%	39
11	Roadmaps	13.3%	37
12	Mentoring	12.2%	34
13	Translating Business Requirements	11.5%	32
14	CI/CD	11.1%	31
14	Data Engineering	11.1%	31
14	Machine Learning	11.1%	31
17	Data Governance	10.4%	29
18	Actionable Insight	10.0%	28
18	Stakeholder Management	10.0%	28
20	CRM	9.7%	27