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 11 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 37 7 59
Rank change year-on-year -30 +52 -14
Permanent jobs citing Analytics 244 572 187
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 3.64% 15.77% 3.59%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.15% 17.51% 4.41%
Number of salaries quoted 142 71 98
10th Percentile £35,125 £38,250 £41,700
25th Percentile £44,813 £41,250 £42,532
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% +5.26% -11.63%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £59,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £83,750 £72,375
South East median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £54,500
% change year-on-year - +0.92% -0.91%

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 4,737 3,266 4,242
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 70.69% 90.02% 81.45%
Number of salaries quoted 3,299 1,447 2,642
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,000 £40,976
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £83,750 £81,250
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% -4.55%

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 11 August 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 11 August 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 +31 114 £47,500 - 35
Berkshire -45 84 £62,500 -3.85% 70
Oxfordshire -38 46 £60,000 +9.09% 39
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 10 (4.10%) SharePoint
2 7 (2.87%) CMS
3 1 (0.41%) Apache Spark
3 1 (0.41%) WordPress
Applications
1 13 (5.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (0.82%) Adobe Premiere
2 2 (0.82%) CapCut
3 1 (0.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.41%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 5 (2.05%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (1.64%) Shopify
3 1 (0.41%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 41 (16.80%) Power Platform
2 37 (15.16%) Azure
3 22 (9.02%) AWS
4 18 (7.38%) Google Analytics
4 18 (7.38%) SaaS
5 14 (5.74%) Azure Data Factory
6 12 (4.92%) GCP
7 8 (3.28%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 7 (2.87%) Azure Sentinel
8 7 (2.87%) Google Tag Manager
8 7 (2.87%) Microsoft 365
9 6 (2.46%) Asana
9 6 (2.46%) dbt
9 6 (2.46%) Fivetran
9 6 (2.46%) Snowflake
9 6 (2.46%) Sprout Social
10 5 (2.05%) Cloudflare
10 5 (2.05%) Dynamics 365
10 5 (2.05%) Entra ID
11 4 (1.64%) Google Ads
Communications & Networking
1 7 (2.87%) DNS
1 7 (2.87%) SSL
2 5 (2.05%) Network Security
3 3 (1.23%) Broadband
4 2 (0.82%) Cisco Firepower
4 2 (0.82%) Cisco ISE
4 2 (0.82%) Firewall
4 2 (0.82%) VPN
5 1 (0.41%) Intranet
5 1 (0.41%) Modbus
5 1 (0.41%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (13.52%) Power BI
2 12 (4.92%) Data Warehouse
2 12 (4.92%) SQL Server
3 10 (4.10%) Data Lake
4 8 (3.28%) PostgreSQL
5 7 (2.87%) Metadata
6 6 (2.46%) Airbyte
7 4 (1.64%) Relational Database
8 3 (1.23%) NoSQL
8 3 (1.23%) Star Schema
8 3 (1.23%) Tableau
9 2 (0.82%) Azure SQL Database
9 2 (0.82%) DynamoDB
9 2 (0.82%) Oracle Database
9 2 (0.82%) Qlik Sense
9 2 (0.82%) Snowflake Schema
9 2 (0.82%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 1 (0.41%) Amazon QuickSight
10 1 (0.41%) Looker
10 1 (0.41%) TimescaleDB
Development Applications
1 10 (4.10%) Git
2 2 (0.82%) JIRA
2 2 (0.82%) JUnit
3 1 (0.41%) Claude Code
3 1 (0.41%) GitLab
3 1 (0.41%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.41%) MLflow
General
1 75 (30.74%) Social Skills
2 61 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
3 52 (21.31%) Retail
4 37 (15.16%) Marketing
5 29 (11.89%) Finance
6 15 (6.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 14 (5.74%) Presentation Skills
8 13 (5.33%) Manufacturing
9 10 (4.10%) Law
10 9 (3.69%) Organisational Skills
11 8 (3.28%) Public Sector
12 6 (2.46%) Legal
13 3 (1.23%) Automotive
13 3 (1.23%) Documentation Skills
13 3 (1.23%) Games
13 3 (1.23%) Influencing Skills
14 2 (0.82%) Aerospace
14 2 (0.82%) Telecoms
15 1 (0.41%) Advertising
15 1 (0.41%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 49 (20.08%) Data Engineer
2 30 (12.30%) Analyst
3 29 (11.89%) Senior
4 28 (11.48%) Microsoft Engineer
5 26 (10.66%) Insight Manager
6 20 (8.20%) Platform Engineer
7 19 (7.79%) Developer
8 15 (6.15%) Analytics Manager
9 12 (4.92%) Senior Data Engineer
10 11 (4.51%) Lead
11 9 (3.69%) Data Analyst
11 9 (3.69%) Graduate
11 9 (3.69%) Web Manager
11 9 (3.69%) Website Manager
12 8 (3.28%) Architect
12 8 (3.28%) Azure Engineer
12 8 (3.28%) Business Developer
12 8 (3.28%) Systems Developer
12 8 (3.28%) Web Analytics Manager
13 7 (2.87%) SOC Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (3.28%) React
2 7 (2.87%) Node.js
2 7 (2.87%) Redux
3 3 (1.23%) .NET
3 3 (1.23%) .NET Core
3 3 (1.23%) PySpark
4 2 (0.82%) REST
5 1 (0.41%) ASP.NET
5 1 (0.41%) ASP.NET Core
5 1 (0.41%) FastAPI
5 1 (0.41%) Flask
5 1 (0.41%) Gradio
5 1 (0.41%) gRPC
5 1 (0.41%) GStreamer
5 1 (0.41%) Kafka
5 1 (0.41%) Laravel
5 1 (0.41%) PyTorch
5 1 (0.41%) Streamlit
Miscellaneous
1 13 (5.33%) Cloud Native
1 13 (5.33%) Management Information System
2 11 (4.51%) Social Media
3 10 (4.10%) Life Science
4 8 (3.28%) Video Editing
5 6 (2.46%) Enterprise Cloud
5 6 (2.46%) Hackathon
5 6 (2.46%) Low-Code
5 6 (2.46%) Product Ownership
6 5 (2.05%) Cyber Defence
6 5 (2.05%) Security Operations Centre
7 4 (1.64%) Blog
7 4 (1.64%) Graphic Design
8 3 (1.23%) Analytical Mindset
8 3 (1.23%) Hybrid Cloud
9 2 (0.82%) Cyber Threat
9 2 (0.82%) Legacy Systems
9 2 (0.82%) Mobile App
9 2 (0.82%) Public Cloud
9 2 (0.82%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 13 (5.33%) Linux
2 10 (4.10%) Windows
3 1 (0.41%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 104 (42.62%) AI
2 60 (24.59%) Decision-Making
3 57 (23.36%) Problem-Solving
4 49 (20.08%) Agile
5 48 (19.67%) Business Intelligence
6 47 (19.26%) Continuous Improvement
7 44 (18.03%) Data Pipeline
8 40 (16.39%) Data Analytics
9 37 (15.16%) Data Modelling
10 35 (14.34%) Machine Learning
11 34 (13.93%) CRM
12 33 (13.52%) Data Analysis
13 31 (12.70%) Predictive Analytics
14 30 (12.30%) CI/CD
15 27 (11.07%) Actionable Insight
15 27 (11.07%) Data Governance
16 25 (10.25%) ETL
17 24 (9.84%) Digital Marketing
18 23 (9.43%) DevOps
19 22 (9.02%) Data Engineering
Programming Languages
1 56 (22.95%) SQL
2 44 (18.03%) Python
3 7 (2.87%) PowerShell
3 7 (2.87%) TypeScript
4 6 (2.46%) C#
5 4 (1.64%) C
6 3 (1.23%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 2 (0.82%) Go
8 1 (0.41%) C++
8 1 (0.41%) R
8 1 (0.41%) Shell Script
8 1 (0.41%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 42 (17.21%) Degree
2 16 (6.56%) SC Cleared
2 16 (6.56%) Security Cleared
3 10 (4.10%) Computer Science Degree
4 8 (3.28%) Master's Degree
5 7 (2.87%) CompTIA Security+
6 5 (2.05%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 4 (1.64%) ICAEW
8 3 (1.23%) ACCA
8 3 (1.23%) CIMA
8 3 (1.23%) DBS Check
9 2 (0.82%) CCNP
9 2 (0.82%) Cisco Certification
10 1 (0.41%) APMG
10 1 (0.41%) Azure Certification
10 1 (0.41%) BPSS Clearance
10 1 (0.41%) CIPD
10 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Certification
10 1 (0.41%) PMI Certification
10 1 (0.41%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (10.66%) Data Quality
2 13 (5.33%) Accessibility
3 4 (1.64%) Actionable Recommendations
3 4 (1.64%) GDPR
3 4 (1.64%) QA
4 3 (1.23%) ISO 9001
4 3 (1.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (0.82%) ISO 22301
6 1 (0.41%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 1 (0.41%) ISO/IEC 20000
6 1 (0.41%) PERC
6 1 (0.41%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 1 (0.41%) Software Quality Assurance
6 1 (0.41%) WCAG
System Software
1 5 (2.05%) Active Directory
2 4 (1.64%) Docker
Systems Management
1 9 (3.69%) Terraform
2 5 (2.05%) Graylog
3 2 (0.82%) FortiGate
3 2 (0.82%) Stealthwatch
4 1 (0.41%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 74 (30.33%) Microsoft
2 29 (11.89%) Google
3 11 (4.51%) Adobe
3 11 (4.51%) Oracle
4 8 (3.28%) Databricks
4 8 (3.28%) Instagram
5 7 (2.87%) SAP
6 6 (2.46%) Hootsuite
6 6 (2.46%) Salesforce
6 6 (2.46%) Wrike
7 4 (1.64%) Ahrefs
7 4 (1.64%) Screaming Frog
8 3 (1.23%) HubSpot
8 3 (1.23%) YouTube
9 2 (0.82%) Cisco
9 2 (0.82%) Fortinet
9 2 (0.82%) Informatica
9 2 (0.82%) Marketo
10 1 (0.41%) Splunk
10 1 (0.41%) Talend