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 3 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 32 6 53
Rank change year-on-year -26 +47 -13
Permanent jobs citing Analytics 244 521 273
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 4.03% 14.75% 3.84%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.61% 16.10% 4.67%
Number of salaries quoted 130 49 136
10th Percentile £31,125 £37,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,188 £43,750 £42,532
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +11.11% -4.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £59,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £100,750 £68,125
South East median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -8.33%

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 4,347 3,237 5,842
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 71.78% 91.62% 82.10%
Number of salaries quoted 3,009 1,342 3,901
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,888 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £69,840 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £83,750 £80,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% 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 3 July 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 3 July 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 +43 133 £50,000 +2.56% 24
Berkshire -44 77 £57,500 -11.54% 41
Oxfordshire -46 34 £60,000 +9.09% 37
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 7 (2.87%) CMS
2 2 (0.82%) WordPress
3 1 (0.41%) Apache Spark
3 1 (0.41%) Camunda
3 1 (0.41%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.41%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 14 (5.74%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (0.82%) UserZoom
3 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 5 (2.05%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (1.64%) SAP CO
3 1 (0.41%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 36 (14.75%) Power Platform
2 33 (13.52%) Azure
3 23 (9.43%) AWS
4 15 (6.15%) SaaS
5 13 (5.33%) Azure Data Factory
5 13 (5.33%) GCP
5 13 (5.33%) Google Analytics
6 11 (4.51%) Asana
6 11 (4.51%) Sprout Social
7 7 (2.87%) Azure Sentinel
7 7 (2.87%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 6 (2.46%) dbt
8 6 (2.46%) Fivetran
8 6 (2.46%) Microsoft 365
8 6 (2.46%) Snowflake
9 5 (2.05%) Adobe Analytics
9 5 (2.05%) Cloudflare
9 5 (2.05%) Dynamics 365
9 5 (2.05%) Entra ID
10 4 (1.64%) Google Tag Manager
Communications & Networking
1 7 (2.87%) DNS
1 7 (2.87%) SSL
2 6 (2.46%) Broadband
3 3 (1.23%) Network Security
4 1 (0.41%) Intranet
4 1 (0.41%) Modbus
4 1 (0.41%) Radio Access Network
4 1 (0.41%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (14.75%) Power BI
2 12 (4.92%) SQL Server
3 11 (4.51%) Data Lake
3 11 (4.51%) Data Warehouse
4 8 (3.28%) PostgreSQL
5 6 (2.46%) Airbyte
6 5 (2.05%) Metadata
6 5 (2.05%) Relational Database
7 4 (1.64%) Tableau
8 3 (1.23%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 2 (0.82%) Data Mining
9 2 (0.82%) NoSQL
9 2 (0.82%) Oracle Database
9 2 (0.82%) Qlik Sense
9 2 (0.82%) SAP BW
10 1 (0.41%) Azure SQL Database
10 1 (0.41%) Looker
10 1 (0.41%) Snowflake Schema
10 1 (0.41%) Star Schema
10 1 (0.41%) TimescaleDB
Development Applications
1 8 (3.28%) Git
2 2 (0.82%) JUnit
3 1 (0.41%) Claude Code
3 1 (0.41%) Cypress.io
3 1 (0.41%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.41%) JIRA
3 1 (0.41%) Selenium
General
1 71 (29.10%) Social Skills
2 53 (21.72%) Analytical Skills
3 38 (15.57%) Marketing
4 35 (14.34%) Retail
5 31 (12.70%) Finance
6 19 (7.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 9 (3.69%) Law
7 9 (3.69%) Manufacturing
7 9 (3.69%) Organisational Skills
8 6 (2.46%) Legal
8 6 (2.46%) Public Sector
9 5 (2.05%) Games
9 5 (2.05%) Presentation Skills
10 4 (1.64%) Pharmaceutical
11 3 (1.23%) Documentation Skills
11 3 (1.23%) Influencing Skills
12 2 (0.82%) Automotive
12 2 (0.82%) Telecoms
13 1 (0.41%) Advertising
13 1 (0.41%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 48 (19.67%) Data Engineer
2 40 (16.39%) Senior
3 31 (12.70%) Analyst
4 27 (11.07%) Microsoft Engineer
5 20 (8.20%) Platform Engineer
6 16 (6.56%) Lead
7 15 (6.15%) Designer
8 14 (5.74%) Developer
9 13 (5.33%) Insight Manager
9 13 (5.33%) Product Designer
9 13 (5.33%) Senior Designer
9 13 (5.33%) Senior Product Designer
10 12 (4.92%) Analytics Manager
11 11 (4.51%) Senior Data Engineer
11 11 (4.51%) Social Media Executive
12 10 (4.10%) Web Manager
12 10 (4.10%) Website Manager
13 9 (3.69%) Associate Director
14 8 (3.28%) Data Analyst
14 8 (3.28%) Web Analytics Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (3.28%) React
2 7 (2.87%) Node.js
2 7 (2.87%) Redux
3 4 (1.64%) SAP CO-PA
4 3 (1.23%) .NET
4 3 (1.23%) .NET Core
5 2 (0.82%) CSS
5 2 (0.82%) HTML
5 2 (0.82%) REST
6 1 (0.41%) ASP.NET
6 1 (0.41%) ASP.NET Core
6 1 (0.41%) gRPC
6 1 (0.41%) GStreamer
6 1 (0.41%) Kafka
6 1 (0.41%) Laravel
6 1 (0.41%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 18 (7.38%) Social Media
2 17 (6.97%) Cloud Native
3 16 (6.56%) Life Science
4 15 (6.15%) Product Ownership
5 13 (5.33%) Mobile App
6 11 (4.51%) Video Editing
7 10 (4.10%) Low-Code
8 8 (3.28%) Hackathon
9 6 (2.46%) Enterprise Cloud
9 6 (2.46%) Management Information System
10 5 (2.05%) Blog
10 5 (2.05%) Cyber Defence
10 5 (2.05%) Security Operations Centre
11 4 (1.64%) Analytical Mindset
12 3 (1.23%) Hybrid Cloud
13 2 (0.82%) Cyber Threat
13 2 (0.82%) Learning Management System
13 2 (0.82%) Public Cloud
14 1 (0.41%) Legacy Systems
14 1 (0.41%) Sports Betting
Operating Systems
1 12 (4.92%) Linux
2 9 (3.69%) Windows
3 1 (0.41%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 93 (38.11%) AI
2 63 (25.82%) Agile
3 61 (25.00%) Decision-Making
4 53 (21.72%) Problem-Solving
5 43 (17.62%) Business Intelligence
5 43 (17.62%) Continuous Improvement
6 42 (17.21%) Data Pipeline
7 38 (15.57%) Data Analytics
7 38 (15.57%) Machine Learning
8 34 (13.93%) Data Modelling
9 29 (11.89%) B2B
9 29 (11.89%) CI/CD
10 26 (10.66%) Actionable Insight
10 26 (10.66%) Data Analysis
10 26 (10.66%) Data Governance
10 26 (10.66%) ETL
11 23 (9.43%) Roadmaps
12 22 (9.02%) CRM
12 22 (9.02%) DevOps
13 21 (8.61%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 57 (23.36%) SQL
2 43 (17.62%) Python
3 7 (2.87%) PowerShell
3 7 (2.87%) TypeScript
4 5 (2.05%) C#
4 5 (2.05%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 2 (0.82%) Go
5 2 (0.82%) R
6 1 (0.41%) C++
6 1 (0.41%) Shell Script
6 1 (0.41%) T-SQL
6 1 (0.41%) VBA
Qualifications
1 42 (17.21%) Degree
2 15 (6.15%) Master's Degree
3 14 (5.74%) SC Cleared
3 14 (5.74%) Security Cleared
4 7 (2.87%) CompTIA Security+
5 5 (2.05%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 4 (1.64%) PhD
7 3 (1.23%) ACCA
7 3 (1.23%) CIMA
7 3 (1.23%) DBS Check
8 2 (0.82%) ICAEW
9 1 (0.41%) APMG
9 1 (0.41%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 1 (0.41%) Azure Certification
9 1 (0.41%) BPSS Clearance
9 1 (0.41%) CIPD
9 1 (0.41%) PMI Certification
9 1 (0.41%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (9.84%) Data Quality
2 23 (9.43%) Accessibility
3 4 (1.64%) Actionable Recommendations
3 4 (1.64%) GDPR
3 4 (1.64%) GxP
4 2 (0.82%) ISO 22301
4 2 (0.82%) ISO 9001
4 2 (0.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (0.82%) QA
4 2 (0.82%) WCAG
5 1 (0.41%) GRC
5 1 (0.41%) PERC
5 1 (0.41%) PMO
5 1 (0.41%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 5 (2.05%) Active Directory
2 3 (1.23%) Docker
Systems Management
1 9 (3.69%) Terraform
2 5 (2.05%) Graylog
3 1 (0.41%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 61 (25.00%) Microsoft
2 25 (10.25%) Google
3 16 (6.56%) Adobe
4 12 (4.92%) SAP
5 11 (4.51%) Hootsuite
5 11 (4.51%) Instagram
5 11 (4.51%) Oracle
5 11 (4.51%) Wrike
6 7 (2.87%) Nexthink
6 7 (2.87%) Salesforce
7 5 (2.05%) Databricks
8 4 (1.64%) Ahrefs
8 4 (1.64%) Screaming Frog
9 2 (0.82%) HubSpot
10 1 (0.41%) Callidus
10 1 (0.41%) iManage
10 1 (0.41%) Informatica
10 1 (0.41%) NVIDIA
10 1 (0.41%) Pardot
10 1 (0.41%) Pega