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 14 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 40 5 79
Rank change year-on-year -35 +74 -42
Permanent jobs citing Analytics 272 563 125
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 3.58% 14.86% 2.78%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.02% 16.47% 3.34%
Number of salaries quoted 175 73 50
10th Percentile £37,500 £38,950 £39,850
25th Percentile £44,875 £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 £90,950 £83,500 £90,750
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 5,416 3,418 3,745
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 71.38% 90.23% 83.35%
Number of salaries quoted 3,853 1,486 1,811
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £31,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £34,000 £41,263
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 £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 job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

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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 14 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Analytics in the Thames Valley

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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 14 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 +17 98 £50,000 +5.26% 59
Berkshire -51 88 £65,000 +16.07% 128
Oxfordshire -24 86 £62,500 +21.95% 42
Analytics
South East

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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 (4.04%) SharePoint
2 6 (2.21%) CMS
3 3 (1.10%) Apache Spark
3 3 (1.10%) Confluence
4 1 (0.37%) WordPress
Applications
1 12 (4.41%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (1.10%) Spreadsheet
3 2 (0.74%) Adobe Premiere
3 2 (0.74%) CapCut
3 2 (0.74%) UserZoom
4 1 (0.37%) Adobe XD
4 1 (0.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 7 (2.57%) Shopify
2 3 (1.10%) FastStats
2 3 (1.10%) FastStats PeopleStage
3 2 (0.74%) Adobe Campaign
3 2 (0.74%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.37%) Dynamics GP
4 1 (0.37%) Sage X3
Cloud Services
1 62 (22.79%) Power Platform
2 53 (19.49%) Azure
3 23 (8.46%) Google Analytics
4 21 (7.72%) AWS
5 18 (6.62%) SaaS
6 17 (6.25%) Azure Data Factory
7 14 (5.15%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 12 (4.41%) Azure Cosmos DB
8 12 (4.41%) Azure Sentinel
8 12 (4.41%) GCP
8 12 (4.41%) Google Ads
9 10 (3.68%) Azure DevOps
9 10 (3.68%) Entra ID
10 9 (3.31%) Google Tag Manager
11 8 (2.94%) dbt
11 8 (2.94%) Microsoft 365
11 8 (2.94%) Snowflake
12 6 (2.21%) Cloudflare
12 6 (2.21%) Fivetran
13 5 (1.84%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 10 (3.68%) DNS
2 8 (2.94%) SSL
3 7 (2.57%) Network Security
4 5 (1.84%) 5G
4 5 (1.84%) Firewall
4 5 (1.84%) VPN
5 3 (1.10%) Cisco Firepower
5 3 (1.10%) Cisco ISE
6 2 (0.74%) 4G
6 2 (0.74%) DHCP
6 2 (0.74%) TCP/IP
7 1 (0.37%) 2G
7 1 (0.37%) 3G
7 1 (0.37%) 3GPP
7 1 (0.37%) Broadband
7 1 (0.37%) Diameter Protocol
7 1 (0.37%) Ethernet
7 1 (0.37%) Intranet
7 1 (0.37%) Radio Access Network
7 1 (0.37%) SSH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 53 (19.49%) Power BI
2 20 (7.35%) Data Warehouse
3 16 (5.88%) SQL Server
4 13 (4.78%) Metadata
5 12 (4.41%) NoSQL
5 12 (4.41%) Star Schema
6 10 (3.68%) DynamoDB
7 9 (3.31%) Amazon QuickSight
7 9 (3.31%) Azure SQL Database
7 9 (3.31%) MongoDB
7 9 (3.31%) Snowflake Schema
8 7 (2.57%) PostgreSQL
8 7 (2.57%) Qlik Sense
8 7 (2.57%) Tableau
9 6 (2.21%) Airbyte
10 3 (1.10%) Data Lake
10 3 (1.10%) MySQL
10 3 (1.10%) Power Query
10 3 (1.10%) Relational Database
11 1 (0.37%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 22 (8.09%) Git
2 5 (1.84%) GitLab
3 4 (1.47%) JIRA
4 3 (1.10%) MLflow
5 2 (0.74%) JUnit
6 1 (0.37%) Axure RP
6 1 (0.37%) Balsamiq
6 1 (0.37%) Claude Code
6 1 (0.37%) Subversion
General
1 86 (31.62%) Social Skills
2 74 (27.21%) Analytical Skills
3 54 (19.85%) Retail
4 43 (15.81%) Marketing
5 42 (15.44%) Finance
6 25 (9.19%) Manufacturing
7 15 (5.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 14 (5.15%) Presentation Skills
9 10 (3.68%) Public Sector
10 8 (2.94%) Influencing Skills
10 8 (2.94%) Law
10 8 (2.94%) Legal
11 6 (2.21%) Telecoms
12 5 (1.84%) Organisational Skills
13 4 (1.47%) Aerospace
14 3 (1.10%) Automotive
14 3 (1.10%) Documentation Skills
15 2 (0.74%) Advertising
15 2 (0.74%) Aviation
16 1 (0.37%) Military
Job Titles
1 53 (19.49%) Senior
2 41 (15.07%) Data Engineer
3 36 (13.24%) Analyst
4 30 (11.03%) Insight Manager
5 22 (8.09%) Developer
6 16 (5.88%) Senior Data Engineer
7 14 (5.15%) Microsoft Engineer
8 13 (4.78%) Data Analyst
9 12 (4.41%) Analytics Manager
9 12 (4.41%) Platform Engineer
10 10 (3.68%) Azure Engineer
10 10 (3.68%) Business Developer
10 10 (3.68%) Lead
10 10 (3.68%) Security Analyst
11 9 (3.31%) Graduate
11 9 (3.31%) Systems Developer
12 8 (2.94%) Cybersecurity Analyst
12 8 (2.94%) SOC Analyst
13 7 (2.57%) Commercial Manager
14 6 (2.21%) Incident Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (3.31%) PySpark
2 7 (2.57%) Terraform
3 4 (1.47%) Node.js
3 4 (1.47%) React
3 4 (1.47%) Redux
3 4 (1.47%) REST
4 3 (1.10%) CSS
4 3 (1.10%) FastAPI
4 3 (1.10%) HTML
4 3 (1.10%) JSON
4 3 (1.10%) PyTorch
4 3 (1.10%) SOAP
4 3 (1.10%) XML
5 2 (0.74%) .NET
5 2 (0.74%) ARM Templates
5 2 (0.74%) Hugging Face
5 2 (0.74%) NumPy
5 2 (0.74%) ONNX
5 2 (0.74%) Pandas
5 2 (0.74%) Smarty
Miscellaneous
1 22 (8.09%) Product Ownership
2 17 (6.25%) Management Information System
3 13 (4.78%) Legacy Systems
4 12 (4.41%) Genomics
5 9 (3.31%) Cloud Native
5 9 (3.31%) Enterprise Software
6 8 (2.94%) Analytical Mindset
6 8 (2.94%) Security Operations Centre
7 6 (2.21%) Cyber Defence
8 5 (1.84%) Industry 4.0
9 4 (1.47%) Graphic Design
9 4 (1.47%) Hybrid Cloud
9 4 (1.47%) Life Science
9 4 (1.47%) Onboarding
9 4 (1.47%) Self-Motivation
10 3 (1.10%) Algorithms
10 3 (1.10%) Cyber Threat
10 3 (1.10%) Marketing Technology
10 3 (1.10%) Virtual Team
11 2 (0.74%) Cyber Kill Chain
Operating Systems
1 22 (8.09%) Windows
2 16 (5.88%) Linux
3 2 (0.74%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.37%) macOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 120 (44.12%) AI
2 67 (24.63%) Business Intelligence
3 56 (20.59%) Continuous Improvement
4 55 (20.22%) Problem-Solving
5 53 (19.49%) Decision-Making
6 48 (17.65%) Data Modelling
7 47 (17.28%) Agile
8 46 (16.91%) Data Analytics
9 39 (14.34%) Data Pipeline
10 37 (13.60%) ETL
11 33 (12.13%) CI/CD
12 32 (11.76%) Machine Learning
13 31 (11.40%) Roadmaps
14 29 (10.66%) Actionable Insight
14 29 (10.66%) Data Engineering
14 29 (10.66%) Mentoring
15 28 (10.29%) Predictive Analytics
16 27 (9.93%) CRM
16 27 (9.93%) Data Governance
17 26 (9.56%) Digital Marketing
Programming Languages
1 75 (27.57%) SQL
2 50 (18.38%) Python
3 13 (4.78%) C#
4 12 (4.41%) PowerShell
5 7 (2.57%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 4 (1.47%) C
6 4 (1.47%) TypeScript
7 3 (1.10%) Bash
7 3 (1.10%) JavaScript
8 2 (0.74%) Bicep
8 2 (0.74%) Go
8 2 (0.74%) Kusto Query Language
9 1 (0.37%) R
9 1 (0.37%) Rust
Qualifications
1 42 (15.44%) Degree
2 22 (8.09%) Security Cleared
3 20 (7.35%) SC Cleared
4 11 (4.04%) Computer Science Degree
5 10 (3.68%) DBS Check
6 8 (2.94%) CompTIA Security+
7 6 (2.21%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 4 (1.47%) Cisco Certification
8 4 (1.47%) ICAEW
9 3 (1.10%) CCNP
9 3 (1.10%) CISSP
9 3 (1.10%) Master's Degree
9 3 (1.10%) Microsoft Certification
10 2 (0.74%) DV Cleared
10 2 (0.74%) PhD
10 2 (0.74%) PMP
10 2 (0.74%) SANS
11 1 (0.37%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 1 (0.37%) BPSS Clearance
11 1 (0.37%) CREST Certified
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (17.28%) Data Quality
2 15 (5.51%) Accessibility
3 10 (3.68%) GDPR
4 9 (3.31%) California Consumer Privacy Act
4 9 (3.31%) ISO 9001
4 9 (3.31%) QA
5 8 (2.94%) Actionable Recommendations
6 7 (2.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 3 (1.10%) Cyber Essentials
7 3 (1.10%) NIST
7 3 (1.10%) WCAG
8 2 (0.74%) 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 8 (2.94%) Active Directory
2 3 (1.10%) Docker
Systems Management
1 6 (2.21%) Graylog
2 4 (1.47%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (1.10%) FortiGate
3 3 (1.10%) Stealthwatch
4 2 (0.74%) Ansible
4 2 (0.74%) SCCM
Vendors
1 78 (28.68%) Microsoft
2 34 (12.50%) Google
3 13 (4.78%) Databricks
4 10 (3.68%) YouTube
5 9 (3.31%) Informatica
5 9 (3.31%) Talend
6 6 (2.21%) Adobe
6 6 (2.21%) CA Agile Central
7 5 (1.84%) Instagram
8 4 (1.47%) CrowdStrike
9 3 (1.10%) Ahrefs
9 3 (1.10%) Apteco
9 3 (1.10%) Cisco
9 3 (1.10%) Facebook
9 3 (1.10%) Fortinet
9 3 (1.10%) SAP
9 3 (1.10%) TikTok
10 2 (0.74%) Marketo
10 2 (0.74%) Minitab
10 2 (0.74%) Salesforce