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 16 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

	6 months to 16 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	35	5	81
Rank change year-on-year	-30	+76	-42
Permanent jobs citing Analytics	272	566	124
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley	3.57%	14.94%	2.79%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category	4.99%	16.54%	3.35%
Number of salaries quoted	175	76	50
10^th Percentile	£37,500	£39,250	£39,850
25^th Percentile	£45,375	£41,250	£43,911
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£62,500	£47,500	£54,500
Median % change year-on-year	+31.58%	-12.84%	-3.58%
75^th Percentile	£75,000	£67,500	£66,250
90^th Percentile	£90,950	£83,750	£90,750
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.

	6 months to 16 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills	5,453	3,421	3,705
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley	71.52%	90.31%	83.37%
Number of salaries quoted	3,883	1,488	1,802
10^th Percentile	£30,000	£27,800	£32,050
25^th Percentile	£40,000	£34,000	£41,736
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£55,000	£47,500	£55,000
Median % change year-on-year	+15.79%	-13.64%	-
75^th Percentile	£72,500	£67,500	£72,500
90^th Percentile	£90,000	£82,500	£85,000
South East median annual salary	£55,000	£47,500	£55,000
% change year-on-year	+15.79%	-13.64%	-

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 Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

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 16 October 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 16 October 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	+16	99	£50,000	+5.26%	53
Berkshire	-54	88	£65,000	+16.07%	119
Oxfordshire	-22	85	£62,500	+21.95%	49
Analytics South East

Analytics Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 16 October 2026, job vacancies citing Analytics also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Thames Valley region with a requirement for Analytics.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	AI	44.5%	121
2	Microsoft	28.3%	77
3	SQL	27.2%	74
4	Business Intelligence	24.3%	66
5	Power Platform	22.1%	60
6	Continuous Improvement	20.2%	55
6	Decision-Making	20.2%	55
6	Problem-Solving	20.2%	55
9	Azure	19.5%	53
10	Power BI	18.8%	51
11	Python	18.4%	50
12	Agile	17.6%	48
13	Data Modelling	17.3%	47
13	Data Quality	17.3%	47
15	Data Analytics	16.9%	46
16	Degree	15.8%	43
17	Data Pipeline	14.3%	39
18	ETL	13.2%	36
19	Google	12.1%	33
20	CI/CD	11.8%	32
20	Machine Learning	11.8%	32
20	Roadmaps	11.8%	32
23	Mentoring	10.7%	29
24	Actionable Insight	10.3%	28
24	Data Engineering	10.3%	28
24	Predictive Analytics	10.3%	28
27	CRM	9.9%	27
27	Data Governance	9.9%	27
29	Computer Science	9.2%	25
29	Digital Marketing	9.2%	25

Analytics Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Processes & Methodologies

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	AI	44.5%	121
2	Business Intelligence	24.3%	66
3	Continuous Improvement	20.2%	55
3	Decision-Making	20.2%	55
3	Problem-Solving	20.2%	55
6	Agile	17.6%	48
7	Data Modelling	17.3%	47
8	Data Analytics	16.9%	46
9	Data Pipeline	14.3%	39
10	ETL	13.2%	36
11	CI/CD	11.8%	32
11	Machine Learning	11.8%	32
11	Roadmaps	11.8%	32
14	Mentoring	10.7%	29
15	Actionable Insight	10.3%	28
15	Data Engineering	10.3%	28
15	Predictive Analytics	10.3%	28
18	CRM	9.9%	27
18	Data Governance	9.9%	27
20	Computer Science	9.2%	25