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 vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 5 76 37
Rank change year-on-year +71 -39 -6
Permanent jobs citing Analytics 625 148 230
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 16.23% 3.04% 6.18%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 18.03% 3.70% 6.52%
Number of salaries quoted 73 59 157
10th Percentile £38,750 £39,700 -
25th Percentile £41,250 £43,911 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,000 £54,500 £56,525
Median % change year-on-year -10.09% -3.58% -13.04%
75th Percentile £67,500 £65,625 £74,250
90th Percentile £83,750 £80,000 £82,500
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - -8.33%

All Process and 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 3,466 4,004 3,528
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 90.00% 82.13% 94.86%
Number of salaries quoted 1,470 2,083 2,445
10th Percentile £26,750 £31,250 £32,000
25th Percentile £35,397 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.73% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £67,500 £70,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £82,500 £85,000
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - -

Analytics
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings citing Analytics as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for Analytics 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 19 September 2025.

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 19 September 2025. 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 +77 444 £65,000 +7.00% 200
Oxfordshire +61 135 £52,500 +16.67% 23
Buckinghamshire -18 48 £47,500 - 32
Analytics
South East

Analytics
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 19 (3.04%) SharePoint
2 10 (1.60%) SugarCRM
3 8 (1.28%) Apache Spark
4 4 (0.64%) WordPress
5 2 (0.32%) Apache
6 1 (0.16%) Confluence
6 1 (0.16%) IIS
6 1 (0.16%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 89 (14.24%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (1.12%) MadCap Flare
3 2 (0.32%) Adobe Premiere
3 2 (0.32%) Final Cut Pro
4 1 (0.16%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 10 (1.60%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (0.80%) JDE EnterpriseOne
3 3 (0.48%) SAP MDG
3 3 (0.48%) Shopify
4 2 (0.32%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.32%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.16%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.16%) SAP CO
5 1 (0.16%) SAP EWM
5 1 (0.16%) SAP FI
5 1 (0.16%) SAP FI/CO
5 1 (0.16%) SAP IBP
5 1 (0.16%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 184 (29.44%) Azure
2 130 (20.80%) Power Platform
3 56 (8.96%) GCP
4 36 (5.76%) AWS
5 24 (3.84%) Vertex AI
6 23 (3.68%) Power Automate
7 22 (3.52%) Google Analytics
8 21 (3.36%) Snowflake
9 19 (3.04%) PowerApps
10 17 (2.72%) SaaS
11 14 (2.24%) Salsify
12 12 (1.92%) Azure Data Factory
12 12 (1.92%) GitHub
13 10 (1.60%) Google Ads
14 7 (1.12%) Azure DevOps
14 7 (1.12%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 7 (1.12%) Google Docs
15 5 (0.80%) Collibra
15 5 (0.80%) Microsoft Purview
16 4 (0.64%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 6 (0.96%) SMS
2 3 (0.48%) DNS
2 3 (0.48%) Firewall
3 2 (0.32%) SD-WAN
3 2 (0.32%) VoIP
3 2 (0.32%) VPN
3 2 (0.32%) WAN
4 1 (0.16%) Ethernet
4 1 (0.16%) Modbus
4 1 (0.16%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 159 (25.44%) Data Lake
2 129 (20.64%) Power BI
3 63 (10.08%) SAP BW
4 41 (6.56%) Metadata
5 32 (5.12%) Data Warehouse
6 25 (4.00%) Big Data
6 25 (4.00%) BigQuery
7 24 (3.84%) Data Mining
7 24 (3.84%) Tableau
8 8 (1.28%) Hadoop
9 7 (1.12%) NoSQL
10 6 (0.96%) SQL Server
11 5 (0.80%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 4 (0.64%) Qlik Sense
12 4 (0.64%) Relational Database
12 4 (0.64%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 2 (0.32%) Amazon Redshift
13 2 (0.32%) Looker
13 2 (0.32%) MySQL
13 2 (0.32%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 8 (1.28%) JIRA
2 4 (0.64%) Git
3 2 (0.32%) MLflow
General
1 420 (67.20%) Social Skills
2 272 (43.52%) Finance
3 219 (35.04%) Law
4 191 (30.56%) Analytical Skills
5 100 (16.00%) Marketing
6 53 (8.48%) Retail
7 49 (7.84%) Influencing Skills
8 32 (5.12%) Legal
9 28 (4.48%) Manufacturing
10 13 (2.08%) Presentation Skills
11 11 (1.76%) Pharmaceutical
12 8 (1.28%) Automotive
13 4 (0.64%) Health Technology
13 4 (0.64%) Telecoms
14 3 (0.48%) Games
14 3 (0.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 3 (0.48%) Public Sector
15 2 (0.32%) Advertising
15 2 (0.32%) Billing
15 2 (0.32%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 200 (32.00%) Lead
2 164 (26.24%) Systems Manager
3 162 (25.92%) Resource Manager
4 154 (24.64%) Senior
5 58 (9.28%) Analyst
6 34 (5.44%) Report Analyst
7 30 (4.80%) Business Intelligence Lead
8 28 (4.48%) Sustainability Analyst
9 26 (4.16%) Architect
10 22 (3.52%) Cloud Architect
11 21 (3.36%) Senior Manager
12 20 (3.20%) GCP Architect
12 20 (3.20%) Platform Architect
13 15 (2.40%) Data Analyst
13 15 (2.40%) Data Analytics Director
14 14 (2.24%) Product Manager
15 13 (2.08%) Commercial Analyst
16 12 (1.92%) Commercial Data Analyst
16 12 (1.92%) Marketing Manager
16 12 (1.92%) Procurement Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (1.28%) FHIR
1 8 (1.28%) Kafka
2 3 (0.48%) JSON
2 3 (0.48%) Loki
2 3 (0.48%) NumPy
2 3 (0.48%) Pandas
2 3 (0.48%) scikit-learn
2 3 (0.48%) XML
3 2 (0.32%) Hugging Face
3 2 (0.32%) REST
3 2 (0.32%) SOAP
4 1 (0.16%) Azure Blueprints
4 1 (0.16%) FastAPI
4 1 (0.16%) pydantic
4 1 (0.16%) pytest
4 1 (0.16%) PyTorch
4 1 (0.16%) SAP Fiori
4 1 (0.16%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 82 (13.12%) Analytical Mindset
2 42 (6.72%) Management Information System
3 32 (5.12%) Cloud Native
4 30 (4.80%) Algorithms
4 30 (4.80%) Data Centre
5 21 (3.36%) Enterprise Software
5 21 (3.36%) FMCG
6 16 (2.56%) Life Science
6 16 (2.56%) Product Ownership
7 14 (2.24%) Onboarding
7 14 (2.24%) Taxonomies
8 13 (2.08%) Social Media
9 7 (1.12%) Self-Motivation
10 5 (0.80%) Legacy Applications
10 5 (0.80%) Omics
10 5 (0.80%) SCADA
11 4 (0.64%) Industry 4.0
11 4 (0.64%) Manufacturing Execution System
11 4 (0.64%) Video Editing
12 3 (0.48%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 2 (0.32%) Unix
2 1 (0.16%) Windows
2 1 (0.16%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 275 (44.00%) Data Management
2 251 (40.16%) Continuous Improvement
3 238 (38.08%) ERP
4 198 (31.68%) Problem-Solving
5 159 (25.44%) Business Intelligence
6 142 (22.72%) Data Science
7 137 (21.92%) Roadmaps
8 134 (21.44%) Agile
9 131 (20.96%) Data Modelling
10 123 (19.68%) Data Governance
11 122 (19.52%) Machine Learning
12 108 (17.28%) Actionable Insight
13 107 (17.12%) Artificial Intelligence
14 95 (15.20%) Stakeholder Management
15 91 (14.56%) Decision-Making
16 86 (13.76%) Computer Science
17 85 (13.60%) Use Case
18 78 (12.48%) Strategic Roadmap
19 75 (12.00%) Data Engineering
20 64 (10.24%) Product Management
Programming Languages
1 63 (10.08%) Python
2 59 (9.44%) SQL
3 23 (3.68%) Go
4 21 (3.36%) Java
5 8 (1.28%) JavaScript
6 6 (0.96%) PowerShell
7 5 (0.80%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 2 (0.32%) Bicep
8 2 (0.32%) C++
8 2 (0.32%) R
9 1 (0.16%) C#
Qualifications
1 234 (37.44%) Degree
2 42 (6.72%) Master's Degree
3 17 (2.72%) PhD
4 16 (2.56%) Computer Science Degree
5 10 (1.60%) Azure Certification
5 10 (1.60%) HNC
6 9 (1.44%) DBS Check
7 7 (1.12%) AWS Certification
8 5 (0.80%) MBA
9 3 (0.48%) Security Cleared
9 3 (0.48%) Six Sigma Black Belt
9 3 (0.48%) Six Sigma Green Belt
9 3 (0.48%) Six Sigma Master Black Belt
10 2 (0.32%) Microsoft Certification
11 1 (0.16%) MCSE
11 1 (0.16%) OCP
11 1 (0.16%) Oracle Certification
11 1 (0.16%) PMI Certification
11 1 (0.16%) PMP
11 1 (0.16%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 128 (20.48%) Data Quality
2 35 (5.60%) Accessibility
3 24 (3.84%) QA
4 19 (3.04%) GDPR
5 16 (2.56%) GxP
6 7 (1.12%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 5 (0.80%) CDISC
7 5 (0.80%) HL7
8 3 (0.48%) 21 CFR Part 11
8 3 (0.48%) Actionable Recommendations
8 3 (0.48%) Good Clinical Practice
9 2 (0.32%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.16%) GAAP
10 1 (0.16%) GRC
10 1 (0.16%) IFRS
10 1 (0.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 1 (0.16%) WCAG
System Software
1 2 (0.32%) Docker
1 2 (0.32%) Virtual Machines
2 1 (0.16%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.16%) HDFS
2 1 (0.16%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 27 (4.32%) Kubernetes
2 6 (0.96%) Terraform
3 3 (0.48%) Ansible
3 3 (0.48%) Grafana
3 3 (0.48%) Prometheus
3 3 (0.48%) Puppet
3 3 (0.48%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.16%) Kubeflow
4 1 (0.16%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 85 (13.60%) SAP
2 81 (12.96%) Google
3 62 (9.92%) Microsoft
4 26 (4.16%) OpenAI
5 19 (3.04%) ServiceNow
6 10 (1.60%) Salesforce
7 9 (1.44%) Databricks
7 9 (1.44%) HubSpot
8 8 (1.28%) Oracle
9 6 (0.96%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
10 5 (0.80%) Allen-Bradley
10 5 (0.80%) Informatica
10 5 (0.80%) Instagram
10 5 (0.80%) JD Edwards
10 5 (0.80%) Siemens
11 4 (0.64%) YouTube
12 3 (0.48%) Adobe
12 3 (0.48%) Facebook
12 3 (0.48%) Talend
12 3 (0.48%) Zoho