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 23 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 16 77 56
Rank change year-on-year +61 -21 -19
Permanent jobs citing Analytics 325 98 228
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 7.33% 3.14% 4.16%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.48% 3.36% 4.79%
Number of salaries quoted 94 52 131
10th Percentile £35,375 £41,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £43,750 £44,688 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,250 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.98% -3.91% -4.17%
75th Percentile £67,750 £62,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £77,500 £72,500
South East median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £59,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +1.69% -1.67%

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 3,430 2,919 4,762
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 77.37% 93.50% 86.96%
Number of salaries quoted 2,003 1,230 3,493
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,750 £29,175
25th Percentile £36,250 £43,750 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +14.29% -4.55%
75th Percentile £68,750 £76,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £82,250 £92,000 £82,500
South East median annual salary £50,000 £57,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -13.04% +15.00% -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 23 February 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 February 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
Berkshire +78 154 £50,000 -5.66% 40
Buckinghamshire +37 149 £52,500 -11.02% 34
Oxfordshire -6 23 £47,500 - 15
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 6 (1.85%) CMS
2 2 (0.62%) Confluence
2 2 (0.62%) WordPress
3 1 (0.31%) Apache Airflow
3 1 (0.31%) Apache Spark
3 1 (0.31%) Camunda
3 1 (0.31%) Sitecore CMS
3 1 (0.31%) SugarCRM
Applications
1 44 (13.54%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (1.54%) Adobe XD
3 4 (1.23%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (0.92%) InDesign
4 3 (0.92%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.31%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 1 (0.31%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 10 (3.08%) SAP CO
2 4 (1.23%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.92%) JDE EnterpriseOne
4 1 (0.31%) SAP EWM
4 1 (0.31%) SAP FI
4 1 (0.31%) SAP FI/CO
4 1 (0.31%) SAP IBP
4 1 (0.31%) SAP MM
4 1 (0.31%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.31%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 66 (20.31%) Power Platform
2 65 (20.00%) Azure
3 28 (8.62%) Snowflake
4 12 (3.69%) SaaS
5 9 (2.77%) Asana
5 9 (2.77%) AWS
5 9 (2.77%) Azure Data Factory
5 9 (2.77%) Sprout Social
6 8 (2.46%) Google Analytics
7 6 (1.85%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 6 (1.85%) GCP
8 5 (1.54%) Figma
8 5 (1.54%) Microsoft 365
9 4 (1.23%) dbt
9 4 (1.23%) Dynamics 365
9 4 (1.23%) Miro
10 3 (0.92%) Collibra
10 3 (0.92%) Microsoft Copilot
10 3 (0.92%) Power Automate
11 2 (0.62%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 3 (0.92%) Broadband
1 3 (0.92%) MQTT
1 3 (0.92%) TCP/IP
1 3 (0.92%) Unified Communications
2 1 (0.31%) Radio Access Network
Database & Business Intelligence
1 64 (19.69%) Power BI
2 44 (13.54%) Data Warehouse
3 34 (10.46%) Data Lake
4 27 (8.31%) Metadata
5 26 (8.00%) SAP BW
6 9 (2.77%) Data Mining
6 9 (2.77%) Tableau
7 5 (1.54%) Relational Database
7 5 (1.54%) SQL Server
8 4 (1.23%) Qlik Sense
9 3 (0.92%) Metadata Repository
9 3 (0.92%) PostgreSQL
9 3 (0.92%) SAP HANA
9 3 (0.92%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 2 (0.62%) Airbyte
10 2 (0.62%) BigQuery
10 2 (0.62%) BusinessObjects
10 2 (0.62%) Oracle Database
10 2 (0.62%) Snowflake Schema
11 1 (0.31%) QGIS
Development Applications
1 5 (1.54%) Axure RP
1 5 (1.54%) Balsamiq
1 5 (1.54%) Git
2 3 (0.92%) ERwin
2 3 (0.92%) JIRA
2 3 (0.92%) PowerDesigner
3 1 (0.31%) Cypress.io
3 1 (0.31%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.31%) Selenium
General
1 137 (42.15%) Social Skills
2 117 (36.00%) Finance
3 92 (28.31%) Analytical Skills
4 53 (16.31%) Marketing
5 33 (10.15%) Pharmaceutical
6 20 (6.15%) Manufacturing
7 17 (5.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 8 (2.46%) Legal
9 7 (2.15%) Documentation Skills
10 6 (1.85%) Law
11 5 (1.54%) Public Sector
12 3 (0.92%) Advertising
12 3 (0.92%) Games
12 3 (0.92%) General Ledger
12 3 (0.92%) Organisational Skills
12 3 (0.92%) Publishing
12 3 (0.92%) Retail
12 3 (0.92%) Telecoms
13 2 (0.62%) French Language
13 2 (0.62%) Mandarin Language
Job Titles
1 78 (24.00%) Lead
2 75 (23.08%) Senior
3 41 (12.62%) Analyst
4 29 (8.92%) Architect
5 26 (8.00%) Data Architect
6 18 (5.54%) Data Analyst
6 18 (5.54%) Data Engineer
6 18 (5.54%) Designer
7 14 (4.31%) Senior Manager
8 13 (4.00%) Product Designer
8 13 (4.00%) Senior Designer
8 13 (4.00%) Senior Product Designer
9 12 (3.69%) Commercial Analyst
9 12 (3.69%) Commercial Data Analyst
9 12 (3.69%) Developer
9 12 (3.69%) Procurement Analyst
9 12 (3.69%) Report Analyst
10 11 (3.38%) Business Intelligence Developer
11 10 (3.08%) Business Developer
11 10 (3.08%) Power BI Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (2.77%) SAP CO-PA
2 7 (2.15%) CSS
2 7 (2.15%) FHIR
2 7 (2.15%) HTML
3 3 (0.92%) Middleware
3 3 (0.92%) REST
3 3 (0.92%) SOAP
4 2 (0.62%) React
4 2 (0.62%) Snowpark
5 1 (0.31%) GeoPandas
5 1 (0.31%) GStreamer
5 1 (0.31%) Kafka
5 1 (0.31%) Laravel
5 1 (0.31%) MapLibre
5 1 (0.31%) NetworkX
5 1 (0.31%) Node.js
5 1 (0.31%) Playwright
5 1 (0.31%) PostGIS
5 1 (0.31%) SAP Fiori
5 1 (0.31%) Streamlit
Miscellaneous
1 56 (17.23%) Life Science
2 46 (14.15%) Analytical Mindset
3 30 (9.23%) Product Ownership
4 27 (8.31%) Data Centre
5 17 (5.23%) Social Media
6 15 (4.62%) FMCG
7 13 (4.00%) Mobile App
8 11 (3.38%) Video Editing
9 10 (3.08%) Onboarding
10 9 (2.77%) Management Information System
11 8 (2.46%) Algorithms
11 8 (2.46%) Low-Code
12 7 (2.15%) Cloud Native
12 7 (2.15%) Omics
13 6 (1.85%) Hackathon
13 6 (1.85%) Web Conferencing
14 4 (1.23%) LIMS
15 3 (0.92%) Legacy Applications
15 3 (0.92%) Operational Technology
16 2 (0.62%) Blog
Operating Systems
1 3 (0.92%) Unix
2 1 (0.31%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 97 (29.85%) AI
2 87 (26.77%) Computer Science
3 84 (25.85%) Problem-Solving
4 83 (25.54%) Agile
5 75 (23.08%) Business Intelligence
6 73 (22.46%) Use Case
7 72 (22.15%) Machine Learning
8 70 (21.54%) Data Modelling
9 64 (19.69%) Data Science
10 61 (18.77%) Continuous Improvement
11 57 (17.54%) Decision-Making
12 53 (16.31%) Hematology
12 53 (16.31%) Immunology
13 49 (15.08%) Roadmaps
14 44 (13.54%) Data Integration
15 43 (13.23%) Generative AI
16 42 (12.92%) Business Strategy
16 42 (12.92%) Data Analytics
16 42 (12.92%) Data Architecture
16 42 (12.92%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 47 (14.46%) SQL
2 32 (9.85%) Python
3 10 (3.08%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 4 (1.23%) R
5 3 (0.92%) JavaScript
6 2 (0.62%) VBA
7 1 (0.31%) C++
7 1 (0.31%) Ruby
7 1 (0.31%) Scala
7 1 (0.31%) Shell Script
7 1 (0.31%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 125 (38.46%) Degree
2 46 (14.15%) Master's Degree
3 36 (11.08%) PhD
4 13 (4.00%) Computer Science Degree
5 7 (2.15%) Security Cleared
6 5 (1.54%) SC Cleared
7 3 (0.92%) CISSP
7 3 (0.92%) PMI Certification
7 3 (0.92%) PMP
7 3 (0.92%) SAP Certification
8 2 (0.62%) MCSE
8 2 (0.62%) Microsoft Certification
8 2 (0.62%) OCP
8 2 (0.62%) Oracle Certification
9 1 (0.31%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 1 (0.31%) CISM
9 1 (0.31%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 55 (16.92%) Accessibility
2 42 (12.92%) Data Quality
3 39 (12.00%) GxP
4 11 (3.38%) GDPR
5 7 (2.15%) CDISC
5 7 (2.15%) HL7
5 7 (2.15%) WCAG
6 6 (1.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 5 (1.54%) GRC
7 5 (1.54%) QA
8 3 (0.92%) 21 CFR Part 11
8 3 (0.92%) Actionable Recommendations
8 3 (0.92%) ISO 9001
9 1 (0.31%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 1 (0.31%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.31%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.31%) NIST
9 1 (0.31%) PMO
System Software
1 3 (0.92%) Docker
2 1 (0.31%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 4 (1.23%) Terraform
2 2 (0.62%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.31%) Argo
Vendors
1 41 (12.62%) Microsoft
1 41 (12.62%) SAP
2 22 (6.77%) Nexthink
3 20 (6.15%) Adobe
4 12 (3.69%) Google
5 11 (3.38%) Hootsuite
5 11 (3.38%) Instagram
6 9 (2.77%) Oracle
6 9 (2.77%) Wrike
7 4 (1.23%) Databricks
7 4 (1.23%) Zoho
8 3 (0.92%) Agilent
8 3 (0.92%) Cisco
8 3 (0.92%) JD Edwards
8 3 (0.92%) Salesforce
9 2 (0.62%) Sitecore
9 2 (0.62%) YouTube
10 1 (0.31%) Automation Anywhere
10 1 (0.31%) NVIDIA
10 1 (0.31%) UiPath