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

6 months to
25 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 41 5 79
Rank change year-on-year -36 +74 -44
Permanent jobs citing Analytics 255 580 138
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 3.44% 15.45% 2.83%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.86% 17.22% 3.43%
Number of salaries quoted 162 71 54
10th Percentile £35,125 £38,750 £41,300
25th Percentile £44,750 £41,250 £43,911
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,750 £49,000 £54,500
Median % change year-on-year +19.90% -10.09% -3.58%
75th Percentile £67,031 £67,500 £65,938
90th Percentile £84,250 £83,750 £83,125
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 5,251 3,368 4,029
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 70.83% 89.74% 82.73%
Number of salaries quoted 3,724 1,459 2,006
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,520 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.74% -13.60% -
75th Percentile £71,250 £67,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £82,750 £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 25 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 25 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 +27 94 £50,000 +5.26% 84
Berkshire -45 87 £65,000 - 198
Oxfordshire -28 74 £62,500 +19.05% 75
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 8 (3.14%) CMS
3 3 (1.18%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.78%) Confluence
4 2 (0.78%) WordPress
Applications
1 14 (5.49%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (0.78%) Adobe Premiere
2 2 (0.78%) CapCut
2 2 (0.78%) Spreadsheet
2 2 (0.78%) UserZoom
3 1 (0.39%) Adobe XD
3 1 (0.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
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 59 (23.14%) Power Platform
2 50 (19.61%) Azure
3 28 (10.98%) Google Analytics
4 22 (8.63%) AWS
5 18 (7.06%) Azure Data Factory
5 18 (7.06%) SaaS
6 13 (5.10%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 12 (4.71%) GCP
8 11 (4.31%) Azure Cosmos DB
8 11 (4.31%) Google Ads
9 10 (3.92%) Azure DevOps
9 10 (3.92%) Azure Sentinel
9 10 (3.92%) Google Tag Manager
10 9 (3.53%) Microsoft 365
11 8 (3.14%) dbt
11 8 (3.14%) Entra ID
11 8 (3.14%) Snowflake
12 6 (2.35%) Cloudflare
12 6 (2.35%) Fivetran
13 5 (1.96%) Power Automate
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%) Ethernet
6 1 (0.39%) Intranet
6 1 (0.39%) Radio Access Network
Database & Business Intelligence
1 50 (19.61%) Power BI
2 20 (7.84%) Data Warehouse
3 16 (6.27%) SQL Server
4 13 (5.10%) Metadata
5 12 (4.71%) Star Schema
6 11 (4.31%) NoSQL
7 10 (3.92%) Azure SQL Database
7 10 (3.92%) DynamoDB
7 10 (3.92%) Snowflake Schema
8 9 (3.53%) Amazon QuickSight
8 9 (3.53%) MongoDB
9 7 (2.75%) PostgreSQL
10 6 (2.35%) Airbyte
11 4 (1.57%) Qlik Sense
11 4 (1.57%) Tableau
12 3 (1.18%) Data Lake
12 3 (1.18%) Power Query
13 2 (0.78%) MySQL
13 2 (0.78%) Relational Database
13 2 (0.78%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 22 (8.63%) 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
5 1 (0.39%) Subversion
General
1 76 (29.80%) Social Skills
2 68 (26.67%) Analytical Skills
3 55 (21.57%) Retail
4 41 (16.08%) Finance
5 39 (15.29%) Marketing
6 21 (8.24%) Manufacturing
7 17 (6.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 15 (5.88%) Presentation Skills
9 11 (4.31%) Law
9 11 (4.31%) Public Sector
10 8 (3.14%) Legal
11 7 (2.75%) Telecoms
12 6 (2.35%) Influencing Skills
13 5 (1.96%) Organisational Skills
14 4 (1.57%) Aerospace
14 4 (1.57%) Documentation Skills
15 3 (1.18%) Automotive
16 2 (0.78%) Advertising
16 2 (0.78%) Aviation
17 1 (0.39%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 43 (16.86%) Senior
2 40 (15.69%) Data Engineer
3 36 (14.12%) Analyst
4 29 (11.37%) Insight Manager
5 21 (8.24%) Developer
6 16 (6.27%) Senior Data Engineer
7 15 (5.88%) Microsoft Engineer
8 13 (5.10%) Analytics Manager
8 13 (5.10%) Platform Engineer
9 12 (4.71%) Data Analyst
10 11 (4.31%) Azure Engineer
11 10 (3.92%) Security Analyst
12 9 (3.53%) Business Developer
12 9 (3.53%) Graduate
12 9 (3.53%) Systems Developer
13 8 (3.14%) Cybersecurity Analyst
13 8 (3.14%) Lead
13 8 (3.14%) SOC Analyst
14 6 (2.35%) Paid Search Manager
14 6 (2.35%) Security Incident Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (3.14%) PySpark
2 5 (1.96%) Node.js
2 5 (1.96%) React
2 5 (1.96%) Redux
2 5 (1.96%) Terraform
3 3 (1.18%) CSS
3 3 (1.18%) FastAPI
3 3 (1.18%) HTML
3 3 (1.18%) PyTorch
3 3 (1.18%) REST
4 2 (0.78%) .NET
4 2 (0.78%) Hugging Face
4 2 (0.78%) JSON
4 2 (0.78%) NumPy
4 2 (0.78%) ONNX
4 2 (0.78%) scikit-learn
4 2 (0.78%) Smarty
4 2 (0.78%) SOAP
4 2 (0.78%) TensorFlow
4 2 (0.78%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 19 (7.45%) Product Ownership
2 16 (6.27%) Management Information System
3 12 (4.71%) Legacy Systems
4 9 (3.53%) Enterprise Software
5 8 (3.14%) Cloud Native
5 8 (3.14%) Security Operations Centre
6 6 (2.35%) Analytical Mindset
6 6 (2.35%) Cyber Defence
7 4 (1.57%) Graphic Design
7 4 (1.57%) Life Science
8 3 (1.18%) Algorithms
8 3 (1.18%) Blog
8 3 (1.18%) Cyber Threat
8 3 (1.18%) Hybrid Cloud
8 3 (1.18%) Industry 4.0
8 3 (1.18%) Virtual Team
9 2 (0.78%) Cyber Kill Chain
9 2 (0.78%) Data Structures
9 2 (0.78%) Synthetic Data
9 2 (0.78%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 20 (7.84%) Windows
2 14 (5.49%) Linux
3 1 (0.39%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 105 (41.18%) AI
2 63 (24.71%) Business Intelligence
3 54 (21.18%) Problem-Solving
4 53 (20.78%) Continuous Improvement
5 52 (20.39%) Decision-Making
6 46 (18.04%) Agile
7 44 (17.25%) Data Modelling
8 38 (14.90%) Data Analytics
9 36 (14.12%) Data Pipeline
10 33 (12.94%) ETL
10 33 (12.94%) Predictive Analytics
11 31 (12.16%) CI/CD
12 30 (11.76%) Machine Learning
13 29 (11.37%) Actionable Insight
14 28 (10.98%) CRM
15 27 (10.59%) Digital Marketing
15 27 (10.59%) Roadmaps
16 26 (10.20%) Data Engineering
16 26 (10.20%) Mentoring
17 25 (9.80%) Data Analysis
Programming Languages
1 75 (29.41%) SQL
2 46 (18.04%) Python
3 13 (5.10%) C#
4 10 (3.92%) PowerShell
5 8 (3.14%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 5 (1.96%) TypeScript
7 4 (1.57%) C
8 3 (1.18%) JavaScript
9 2 (0.78%) Go
9 2 (0.78%) Kusto Query Language
10 1 (0.39%) Bash
10 1 (0.39%) Rust
10 1 (0.39%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 46 (18.04%) 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
8 3 (1.18%) CCNP
8 3 (1.18%) CISSP
8 3 (1.18%) Master's Degree
9 2 (0.78%) ACCA
9 2 (0.78%) CIMA
9 2 (0.78%) Microsoft Certification
9 2 (0.78%) PhD
9 2 (0.78%) PMP
9 2 (0.78%) SANS
10 1 (0.39%) CCSP
10 1 (0.39%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (16.08%) Data Quality
2 12 (4.71%) Accessibility
3 10 (3.92%) GDPR
4 9 (3.53%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 8 (3.14%) QA
6 7 (2.75%) ISO 9001
6 7 (2.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 3 (1.18%) Actionable Recommendations
7 3 (1.18%) Cyber Essentials
7 3 (1.18%) NIST
7 3 (1.18%) WCAG
8 2 (0.78%) ISO 22301
9 1 (0.39%) COBIT
9 1 (0.39%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.39%) IASME
9 1 (0.39%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 1 (0.39%) PERC
9 1 (0.39%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 1 (0.39%) SOC 2
9 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 2 (0.78%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 80 (31.37%) Microsoft
2 40 (15.69%) Google
3 12 (4.71%) Databricks
4 10 (3.92%) Informatica
5 9 (3.53%) Talend
5 9 (3.53%) YouTube
6 6 (2.35%) CA Agile Central
7 5 (1.96%) Adobe
8 4 (1.57%) Ahrefs
8 4 (1.57%) Instagram
8 4 (1.57%) SAP
9 3 (1.18%) Cisco
9 3 (1.18%) Fortinet
9 3 (1.18%) Salesforce
9 3 (1.18%) Screaming Frog
10 2 (0.78%) CrowdStrike
10 2 (0.78%) Darktrace
10 2 (0.78%) Facebook
10 2 (0.78%) TikTok
10 2 (0.78%) WooCommerce