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

6 months to
1 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 39 5 82
Rank change year-on-year -34 +77 -46
Permanent jobs citing Analytics 269 574 132
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 3.59% 15.05% 2.78%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.05% 16.67% 3.35%
Number of salaries quoted 174 69 54
10th Percentile £36,625 £38,750 £41,300
25th Percentile £44,750 £41,250 £43,911
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £49,000 £54,500
Median % change year-on-year +22.45% -10.09% -3.58%
75th Percentile £70,563 £67,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £87,500 £83,750 £88,500
South East median annual salary £60,000 £51,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +17.65% -7.27% -

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 5,330 3,443 3,940
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 71.05% 90.25% 83.09%
Number of salaries quoted 3,791 1,457 1,927
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,150 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -13.64% -
75th Percentile £72,500 £67,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £90,000 £83,000 £83,750
South East median annual salary £55,000 £49,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +12.24% -10.91% -

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 1 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 1 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 +25 96 £50,000 +5.26% 127
Berkshire -49 87 £65,000 - 235
Oxfordshire -22 86 £62,500 +19.05% 87
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 (4.09%) SharePoint
2 8 (2.97%) CMS
3 3 (1.12%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.74%) Confluence
4 2 (0.74%) WordPress
Applications
1 15 (5.58%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (1.12%) Spreadsheet
3 2 (0.74%) Adobe Premiere
3 2 (0.74%) CapCut
3 2 (0.74%) UserZoom
4 1 (0.37%) Adobe XD
4 1 (0.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 7 (2.60%) Shopify
2 2 (0.74%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.74%) FastStats
2 2 (0.74%) FastStats PeopleStage
3 1 (0.37%) Adobe Campaign
3 1 (0.37%) Dynamics GP
3 1 (0.37%) Sage X3
Cloud Services
1 62 (23.05%) Power Platform
2 50 (18.59%) Azure
3 28 (10.41%) Google Analytics
4 22 (8.18%) AWS
5 18 (6.69%) SaaS
6 17 (6.32%) Azure Data Factory
7 13 (4.83%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 12 (4.46%) GCP
8 12 (4.46%) Google Ads
9 11 (4.09%) Azure Cosmos DB
10 10 (3.72%) Azure DevOps
10 10 (3.72%) Azure Sentinel
10 10 (3.72%) Google Tag Manager
11 9 (3.35%) Microsoft 365
12 8 (2.97%) dbt
12 8 (2.97%) Entra ID
12 8 (2.97%) Snowflake
13 6 (2.23%) Cloudflare
13 6 (2.23%) Fivetran
14 5 (1.86%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 8 (2.97%) DNS
1 8 (2.97%) SSL
2 7 (2.60%) Network Security
3 5 (1.86%) 5G
4 3 (1.12%) Cisco Firepower
4 3 (1.12%) Cisco ISE
4 3 (1.12%) Firewall
4 3 (1.12%) VPN
5 2 (0.74%) 4G
6 1 (0.37%) 2G
6 1 (0.37%) 3G
6 1 (0.37%) 3GPP
6 1 (0.37%) Broadband
6 1 (0.37%) Diameter Protocol
6 1 (0.37%) Ethernet
6 1 (0.37%) Intranet
6 1 (0.37%) Radio Access Network
Database & Business Intelligence
1 53 (19.70%) Power BI
2 20 (7.43%) Data Warehouse
3 15 (5.58%) SQL Server
4 14 (5.20%) Metadata
5 12 (4.46%) Star Schema
6 11 (4.09%) NoSQL
7 10 (3.72%) DynamoDB
8 9 (3.35%) Amazon QuickSight
8 9 (3.35%) Azure SQL Database
8 9 (3.35%) MongoDB
8 9 (3.35%) Snowflake Schema
9 7 (2.60%) PostgreSQL
10 6 (2.23%) Airbyte
10 6 (2.23%) Tableau
11 5 (1.86%) Qlik Sense
12 3 (1.12%) Data Lake
12 3 (1.12%) Power Query
12 3 (1.12%) Relational Database
13 2 (0.74%) MySQL
14 1 (0.37%) Looker
Development Applications
1 22 (8.18%) Git
2 4 (1.49%) GitLab
2 4 (1.49%) JIRA
3 3 (1.12%) MLflow
4 2 (0.74%) JUnit
5 1 (0.37%) Axure RP
5 1 (0.37%) Balsamiq
5 1 (0.37%) Claude Code
5 1 (0.37%) Subversion
General
1 83 (30.86%) Social Skills
2 70 (26.02%) Analytical Skills
3 59 (21.93%) Retail
4 44 (16.36%) Marketing
5 42 (15.61%) Finance
6 23 (8.55%) Manufacturing
7 16 (5.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 15 (5.58%) Presentation Skills
9 10 (3.72%) Public Sector
10 9 (3.35%) Law
11 8 (2.97%) Legal
12 7 (2.60%) Telecoms
13 6 (2.23%) Influencing Skills
14 5 (1.86%) Organisational Skills
15 4 (1.49%) Aerospace
15 4 (1.49%) Documentation Skills
16 3 (1.12%) Automotive
17 2 (0.74%) Advertising
17 2 (0.74%) Aviation
18 1 (0.37%) Agriculture
Job Titles
1 48 (17.84%) Senior
2 41 (15.24%) Data Engineer
3 37 (13.75%) Analyst
4 32 (11.90%) Insight Manager
5 20 (7.43%) Developer
6 16 (5.95%) Senior Data Engineer
7 14 (5.20%) Microsoft Engineer
8 13 (4.83%) Data Analyst
9 12 (4.46%) Platform Engineer
10 11 (4.09%) Analytics Manager
10 11 (4.09%) Azure Engineer
11 10 (3.72%) Security Analyst
12 9 (3.35%) Business Developer
12 9 (3.35%) Graduate
12 9 (3.35%) Lead
12 9 (3.35%) Systems Developer
13 8 (2.97%) Cybersecurity Analyst
13 8 (2.97%) SOC Analyst
14 6 (2.23%) Incident Analyst
14 6 (2.23%) Search Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (3.35%) PySpark
2 5 (1.86%) Node.js
2 5 (1.86%) React
2 5 (1.86%) Redux
2 5 (1.86%) Terraform
3 3 (1.12%) CSS
3 3 (1.12%) FastAPI
3 3 (1.12%) HTML
3 3 (1.12%) PyTorch
3 3 (1.12%) REST
4 2 (0.74%) .NET
4 2 (0.74%) Hugging Face
4 2 (0.74%) JSON
4 2 (0.74%) NumPy
4 2 (0.74%) ONNX
4 2 (0.74%) OpenCV
4 2 (0.74%) Pandas
4 2 (0.74%) Smarty
4 2 (0.74%) SOAP
4 2 (0.74%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 20 (7.43%) Product Ownership
2 16 (5.95%) Management Information System
3 12 (4.46%) Legacy Systems
4 9 (3.35%) Enterprise Software
5 8 (2.97%) Cloud Native
5 8 (2.97%) Genomics
5 8 (2.97%) Security Operations Centre
6 7 (2.60%) Analytical Mindset
7 6 (2.23%) Cyber Defence
8 5 (1.86%) Industry 4.0
9 4 (1.49%) Graphic Design
9 4 (1.49%) Life Science
10 3 (1.12%) Algorithms
10 3 (1.12%) Blog
10 3 (1.12%) Cyber Threat
10 3 (1.12%) Hybrid Cloud
10 3 (1.12%) Virtual Team
11 2 (0.74%) Cyber Kill Chain
11 2 (0.74%) Enterprise Cloud
11 2 (0.74%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 20 (7.43%) Windows
2 14 (5.20%) Linux
3 1 (0.37%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 115 (42.75%) AI
2 66 (24.54%) Business Intelligence
3 57 (21.19%) Continuous Improvement
4 55 (20.45%) Problem-Solving
5 53 (19.70%) Decision-Making
6 47 (17.47%) Data Modelling
7 46 (17.10%) Agile
8 40 (14.87%) Data Analytics
9 38 (14.13%) Data Pipeline
10 34 (12.64%) ETL
11 32 (11.90%) Actionable Insight
11 32 (11.90%) CI/CD
11 32 (11.90%) Predictive Analytics
12 30 (11.15%) Machine Learning
13 29 (10.78%) Roadmaps
14 28 (10.41%) Data Engineering
14 28 (10.41%) Digital Marketing
14 28 (10.41%) Mentoring
15 27 (10.04%) CRM
16 26 (9.67%) Data Governance
Programming Languages
1 75 (27.88%) SQL
2 47 (17.47%) Python
3 13 (4.83%) C#
4 10 (3.72%) PowerShell
5 7 (2.60%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 5 (1.86%) TypeScript
7 4 (1.49%) C
8 3 (1.12%) JavaScript
9 2 (0.74%) Go
9 2 (0.74%) Kusto Query Language
10 1 (0.37%) Bash
10 1 (0.37%) Rust
Qualifications
1 45 (16.73%) Degree
2 22 (8.18%) SC Cleared
2 22 (8.18%) Security Cleared
3 11 (4.09%) Computer Science Degree
4 9 (3.35%) DBS Check
5 8 (2.97%) CompTIA Security+
6 6 (2.23%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 4 (1.49%) Cisco Certification
7 4 (1.49%) ICAEW
8 3 (1.12%) CCNP
8 3 (1.12%) CISSP
8 3 (1.12%) Master's Degree
9 2 (0.74%) ACCA
9 2 (0.74%) CIMA
9 2 (0.74%) Microsoft Certification
9 2 (0.74%) PhD
9 2 (0.74%) PMP
9 2 (0.74%) SANS
10 1 (0.37%) APMG
10 1 (0.37%) CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 46 (17.10%) Data Quality
2 13 (4.83%) Accessibility
3 10 (3.72%) GDPR
4 9 (3.35%) California Consumer Privacy Act
4 9 (3.35%) ISO 9001
4 9 (3.35%) QA
5 7 (2.60%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 6 (2.23%) Actionable Recommendations
7 3 (1.12%) Cyber Essentials
7 3 (1.12%) NIST
7 3 (1.12%) WCAG
8 2 (0.74%) ISO 22301
9 1 (0.37%) COBIT
9 1 (0.37%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.37%) IASME
9 1 (0.37%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 1 (0.37%) PERC
9 1 (0.37%) SOC 2
9 1 (0.37%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 6 (2.23%) Active Directory
2 3 (1.12%) Docker
Systems Management
1 6 (2.23%) Graylog
2 3 (1.12%) FortiGate
2 3 (1.12%) Stealthwatch
3 2 (0.74%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 79 (29.37%) Microsoft
2 40 (14.87%) Google
3 14 (5.20%) Databricks
4 10 (3.72%) YouTube
5 9 (3.35%) Informatica
5 9 (3.35%) Talend
6 6 (2.23%) CA Agile Central
7 5 (1.86%) Adobe
7 5 (1.86%) Instagram
8 4 (1.49%) Ahrefs
9 3 (1.12%) Cisco
9 3 (1.12%) Facebook
9 3 (1.12%) Fortinet
9 3 (1.12%) SAP
9 3 (1.12%) Screaming Frog
9 3 (1.12%) TikTok
10 2 (0.74%) Apteco
10 2 (0.74%) CrowdStrike
10 2 (0.74%) Minitab
10 2 (0.74%) Salesforce