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 18 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 41 5 76
Rank change year-on-year -36 +71 -39
Permanent jobs citing Analytics 255 625 148
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 3.51% 16.23% 3.04%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.93% 18.03% 3.70%
Number of salaries quoted 162 73 59
10th Percentile £35,125 £38,750 £39,700
25th Percentile £44,534 £41,250 £43,911
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £49,000 £54,500
Median % change year-on-year +12.24% -10.09% -3.58%
75th Percentile £65,625 £67,500 £65,625
90th Percentile £76,250 £83,750 £80,000
South East median annual salary £58,750 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +17.50% -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 5,170 3,466 4,004
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 71.08% 90.00% 82.13%
Number of salaries quoted 3,662 1,470 2,083
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,397 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £48,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.58% -12.73% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £83,750 £82,500
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -

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 18 September 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 18 September 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 +29 98 £50,000 +5.26% 70
Berkshire -48 89 £65,000 - 251
Oxfordshire -29 68 £62,500 +19.05% 94
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 (4.31%) SharePoint
2 7 (2.75%) CMS
3 3 (1.18%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.78%) Confluence
5 1 (0.39%) WordPress
Applications
1 15 (5.88%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (0.78%) Adobe Premiere
2 2 (0.78%) CapCut
2 2 (0.78%) UserZoom
3 1 (0.39%) Adobe XD
3 1 (0.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.39%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 7 (2.75%) Shopify
2 2 (0.78%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.39%) Adobe Campaign
3 1 (0.39%) Dynamics GP
3 1 (0.39%) Sage X3
Cloud Services
1 57 (22.35%) Power Platform
2 49 (19.22%) Azure
3 27 (10.59%) Google Analytics
4 22 (8.63%) Azure Data Factory
5 21 (8.24%) AWS
6 19 (7.45%) SaaS
7 12 (4.71%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 11 (4.31%) GCP
9 10 (3.92%) Azure DevOps
9 10 (3.92%) Google Tag Manager
10 9 (3.53%) Azure Cosmos DB
10 9 (3.53%) Azure Sentinel
10 9 (3.53%) Google Ads
11 8 (3.14%) Microsoft 365
12 7 (2.75%) dbt
12 7 (2.75%) Entra ID
12 7 (2.75%) Snowflake
13 6 (2.35%) Cloudflare
13 6 (2.35%) Fivetran
14 4 (1.57%) Azure Machine Learning
Communications & Networking
1 8 (3.14%) DNS
1 8 (3.14%) SSL
2 7 (2.75%) Network Security
3 5 (1.96%) 5G
4 3 (1.18%) Cisco Firepower
4 3 (1.18%) Cisco ISE
4 3 (1.18%) Firewall
4 3 (1.18%) VPN
5 2 (0.78%) 4G
6 1 (0.39%) 2G
6 1 (0.39%) 3G
6 1 (0.39%) 3GPP
6 1 (0.39%) Broadband
6 1 (0.39%) Diameter Protocol
6 1 (0.39%) Intranet
6 1 (0.39%) Radio Access Network
Database & Business Intelligence
1 48 (18.82%) Power BI
2 19 (7.45%) Data Warehouse
3 15 (5.88%) SQL Server
4 14 (5.49%) Metadata
5 11 (4.31%) Star Schema
6 10 (3.92%) Azure SQL Database
6 10 (3.92%) DynamoDB
6 10 (3.92%) Snowflake Schema
7 9 (3.53%) Amazon QuickSight
7 9 (3.53%) MongoDB
7 9 (3.53%) NoSQL
8 6 (2.35%) Airbyte
8 6 (2.35%) PostgreSQL
9 4 (1.57%) Data Lake
10 3 (1.18%) Relational Database
10 3 (1.18%) Tableau
11 2 (0.78%) Power Query
11 2 (0.78%) Qlik Sense
12 1 (0.39%) Amazon Athena
12 1 (0.39%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 19 (7.45%) Git
2 4 (1.57%) JIRA
3 3 (1.18%) GitLab
3 3 (1.18%) MLflow
4 2 (0.78%) JUnit
5 1 (0.39%) Axure RP
5 1 (0.39%) Balsamiq
5 1 (0.39%) Claude Code
General
1 76 (29.80%) Social Skills
2 70 (27.45%) Analytical Skills
3 58 (22.75%) Retail
4 39 (15.29%) Finance
4 39 (15.29%) Marketing
5 16 (6.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 16 (6.27%) Manufacturing
5 16 (6.27%) Presentation Skills
6 12 (4.71%) Law
7 11 (4.31%) Public Sector
8 8 (3.14%) Legal
9 7 (2.75%) Telecoms
10 6 (2.35%) Influencing Skills
10 6 (2.35%) Organisational Skills
11 4 (1.57%) Aerospace
12 3 (1.18%) Automotive
12 3 (1.18%) Documentation Skills
13 2 (0.78%) Advertising
13 2 (0.78%) Aviation
14 1 (0.39%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 43 (16.86%) Data Engineer
2 40 (15.69%) Senior
3 36 (14.12%) Analyst
4 31 (12.16%) Insight Manager
5 19 (7.45%) Developer
5 19 (7.45%) Microsoft Engineer
6 16 (6.27%) Senior Data Engineer
7 15 (5.88%) Platform Engineer
8 13 (5.10%) Analytics Manager
8 13 (5.10%) Azure Engineer
9 12 (4.71%) Data Analyst
10 9 (3.53%) Business Developer
10 9 (3.53%) Graduate
10 9 (3.53%) Security Analyst
10 9 (3.53%) Systems Developer
11 8 (3.14%) Cybersecurity Analyst
11 8 (3.14%) SOC Analyst
12 7 (2.75%) Architect
12 7 (2.75%) Lead
13 6 (2.35%) Azure Data Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (2.35%) Node.js
1 6 (2.35%) PySpark
1 6 (2.35%) React
1 6 (2.35%) Redux
1 6 (2.35%) Terraform
2 3 (1.18%) CSS
2 3 (1.18%) FastAPI
2 3 (1.18%) HTML
2 3 (1.18%) PyTorch
3 2 (0.78%) .NET
3 2 (0.78%) .NET Core
3 2 (0.78%) gRPC
3 2 (0.78%) Hugging Face
3 2 (0.78%) NumPy
3 2 (0.78%) ONNX
3 2 (0.78%) OpenCV
3 2 (0.78%) Pandas
3 2 (0.78%) scikit-learn
3 2 (0.78%) Smarty
3 2 (0.78%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 19 (7.45%) Product Ownership
2 15 (5.88%) Management Information System
3 12 (4.71%) Legacy Systems
4 9 (3.53%) Enterprise Software
5 7 (2.75%) Cloud Native
5 7 (2.75%) Security Operations Centre
6 6 (2.35%) Cyber Defence
7 5 (1.96%) Analytical Mindset
8 4 (1.57%) Blog
8 4 (1.57%) Graphic Design
8 4 (1.57%) Life Science
9 3 (1.18%) Cyber Threat
9 3 (1.18%) Enterprise Cloud
9 3 (1.18%) Hybrid Cloud
9 3 (1.18%) Virtual Team
10 2 (0.78%) Algorithms
10 2 (0.78%) Data Structures
10 2 (0.78%) Marketing Technology
10 2 (0.78%) Public Cloud
10 2 (0.78%) Video Editing
Operating Systems
1 20 (7.84%) Windows
2 14 (5.49%) Linux
3 1 (0.39%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 104 (40.78%) AI
2 60 (23.53%) Business Intelligence
3 57 (22.35%) Problem-Solving
4 54 (21.18%) Decision-Making
5 53 (20.78%) Continuous Improvement
6 49 (19.22%) Agile
7 43 (16.86%) Data Modelling
8 36 (14.12%) Data Pipeline
8 36 (14.12%) Predictive Analytics
9 35 (13.73%) Data Analytics
10 31 (12.16%) CI/CD
10 31 (12.16%) Machine Learning
11 30 (11.76%) ETL
12 29 (11.37%) Actionable Insight
12 29 (11.37%) CRM
13 27 (10.59%) Data Analysis
13 27 (10.59%) Digital Marketing
14 26 (10.20%) Computer Science
14 26 (10.20%) Roadmaps
15 24 (9.41%) Data Architecture
Programming Languages
1 71 (27.84%) SQL
2 45 (17.65%) Python
3 13 (5.10%) C#
4 9 (3.53%) PowerShell
5 7 (2.75%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 6 (2.35%) TypeScript
7 4 (1.57%) C
8 3 (1.18%) JavaScript
9 2 (0.78%) Go
10 1 (0.39%) Bash
10 1 (0.39%) Kusto Query Language
10 1 (0.39%) Rust
10 1 (0.39%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 48 (18.82%) Degree
2 23 (9.02%) SC Cleared
2 23 (9.02%) Security Cleared
3 11 (4.31%) Computer Science Degree
4 9 (3.53%) DBS Check
5 8 (3.14%) CompTIA Security+
6 6 (2.35%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 4 (1.57%) Cisco Certification
7 4 (1.57%) ICAEW
7 4 (1.57%) Master's Degree
8 3 (1.18%) ACCA
8 3 (1.18%) CCNP
8 3 (1.18%) CIMA
9 2 (0.78%) CISSP
9 2 (0.78%) PhD
10 1 (0.39%) CCSP
10 1 (0.39%) CIPD
10 1 (0.39%) Microsoft Certification
10 1 (0.39%) PMI Certification
10 1 (0.39%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (15.69%) Data Quality
2 13 (5.10%) Accessibility
3 11 (4.31%) GDPR
4 9 (3.53%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 7 (2.75%) QA
6 5 (1.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 4 (1.57%) ISO 9001
8 3 (1.18%) Actionable Recommendations
8 3 (1.18%) WCAG
9 2 (0.78%) ISO 22301
9 2 (0.78%) NIST
10 1 (0.39%) COBIT
10 1 (0.39%) Cyber Essentials
10 1 (0.39%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 1 (0.39%) PERC
10 1 (0.39%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.39%) SOC 2
10 1 (0.39%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 6 (2.35%) Active Directory
2 3 (1.18%) Docker
Systems Management
1 6 (2.35%) Graylog
2 3 (1.18%) FortiGate
2 3 (1.18%) Stealthwatch
3 1 (0.39%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 81 (31.76%) Microsoft
2 38 (14.90%) Google
3 10 (3.92%) Databricks
3 10 (3.92%) Informatica
4 9 (3.53%) Talend
5 8 (3.14%) YouTube
6 6 (2.35%) CA Agile Central
7 5 (1.96%) Adobe
8 4 (1.57%) Ahrefs
8 4 (1.57%) SAP
8 4 (1.57%) Screaming Frog
9 3 (1.18%) Cisco
9 3 (1.18%) Fortinet
9 3 (1.18%) HubSpot
9 3 (1.18%) Instagram
10 2 (0.78%) Marketo
10 2 (0.78%) Oracle
10 2 (0.78%) Salesforce
10 2 (0.78%) Thales
10 2 (0.78%) WooCommerce