Analytical Skills Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Analytical Skills
UK > UK excluding London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Analytical Skills in permanent job vacancies in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Analytical Skills over the 6 months leading up to 1 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 34 12 18
Rank change year-on-year -22 +6 +2
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 2,941 2,787 5,406
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 5.15% 10.76% 8.56%
As % of the General category 10.23% 15.85% 14.56%
Number of salaries quoted 1,804 1,409 3,493
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,500 £26,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £33,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,445 £50,967 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.95% +13.26% -3.23%
75th Percentile £62,500 £64,875 £60,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £79,718 £72,433
UK median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.55% +10.00% -9.09%

All General Skills
UK excluding London

Analytical Skills falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring general skills in the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 28,751 17,580 37,140
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 50.34% 67.89% 58.78%
Number of salaries quoted 15,100 9,184 25,513
10th Percentile £27,500 £26,929 £26,045
25th Percentile £32,000 £36,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,085 £51,058 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.78% +7.49% -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,784 £75,772
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +14.29% -12.50%

Analytical Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Analytical Skills relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Analytical Skills job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Analytical Skills
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Analytical Skills.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Analytical Skills

Analytical Skills
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Analytical Skills in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 1 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Analytical Skills in the UK excluding London

Analytical Skills
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Analytical Skills within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 1 April 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
South East 0 793 £50,000 -1.90% 595
North of England -23 766 £45,497 -9.01% 400
Midlands -18 564 £47,500 -2.06% 298
North West -21 419 £42,500 -16.49% 220
West Midlands -20 348 £51,300 +2.60% 175
South West -24 264 £45,000 -13.46% 178
East of England -29 257 £45,000 -11.71% 161
Yorkshire -7 254 £50,500 +12.22% 136
East Midlands -4 214 £42,500 -4.49% 123
Scotland -18 181 £40,000 -23.81% 92
North East -15 93 £48,445 +25.83% 50
Wales +7 78 £40,000 -20.20% 59
Northern Ireland -21 50 £46,250 -15.91% 22
Isle of Man -2 1 £62,500 +68.92%
Channel Islands -6 1 - -
Analytical Skills
UK

Analytical Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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
1 131 (4.45%) Microsoft Exchange
2 55 (1.87%) SharePoint
3 46 (1.56%) Confluence
4 30 (1.02%) CMS
5 28 (0.95%) Apache Airflow
5 28 (0.95%) Apache Spark
6 14 (0.48%) IIS
7 13 (0.44%) Apache
8 10 (0.34%) SAS
9 9 (0.31%) WordPress
10 4 (0.14%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 4 (0.14%) nginx
11 3 (0.10%) Anypoint
11 3 (0.10%) govService
11 3 (0.10%) JBoss
12 1 (0.034%) Apache Synapse
12 1 (0.034%) ArcGIS
12 1 (0.034%) Jupyter
12 1 (0.034%) Kinematics
12 1 (0.034%) OpenStack
Applications
1 510 (17.34%) Microsoft Excel
2 202 (6.87%) Microsoft Office
3 77 (2.62%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 59 (2.01%) MS Visio
5 22 (0.75%) Microsoft Project
5 22 (0.75%) Spreadsheet
6 16 (0.54%) Chatbot
7 10 (0.34%) CATIA
8 5 (0.17%) Trello
9 4 (0.14%) AutoCAD
10 2 (0.068%) Adobe XD
10 2 (0.068%) Revit
10 2 (0.068%) Simulink
11 1 (0.034%) OrCAD
11 1 (0.034%) Sketch
11 1 (0.034%) SmartSuite
11 1 (0.034%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 38 (1.29%) SAP S/4HANA
2 30 (1.02%) NetSuite
3 29 (0.99%) Salesforce CRM
4 22 (0.75%) Dynamics CRM
5 16 (0.54%) SAP CO
6 15 (0.51%) SAP PM
7 10 (0.34%) Oracle Payables
7 10 (0.34%) Sage X3
7 10 (0.34%) SAP ERP
8 9 (0.31%) Workday HCM
9 7 (0.24%) SAP FI
9 7 (0.24%) SAP FI/CO
10 5 (0.17%) Dynamics GP
10 5 (0.17%) Magento
10 5 (0.17%) Q-Pulse
11 4 (0.14%) Markit EDM
11 4 (0.14%) Oracle EBS
11 4 (0.14%) Shopify
12 3 (0.10%) SAP GRC
12 3 (0.10%) SAP GTS
Cloud Services
1 497 (16.90%) Azure
2 387 (13.16%) Power Platform
3 230 (7.82%) AWS
3 230 (7.82%) Microsoft 365
4 131 (4.45%) SaaS
5 118 (4.01%) Azure DevOps
6 80 (2.72%) Dynamics 365
7 68 (2.31%) GCP
8 66 (2.24%) Entra ID
9 61 (2.07%) GitHub
10 58 (1.97%) Azure Data Factory
11 45 (1.53%) dbt
11 45 (1.53%) Power Automate
12 44 (1.50%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 43 (1.46%) Snowflake
14 39 (1.33%) Microsoft Purview
15 36 (1.22%) Amazon S3
15 36 (1.22%) Google Analytics
16 34 (1.16%) Serverless
17 30 (1.02%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 128 (4.35%) DNS
2 107 (3.64%) Firewall
3 104 (3.54%) DHCP
4 61 (2.07%) VPN
5 54 (1.84%) WAN
6 50 (1.70%) Wireless
7 46 (1.56%) LAN
8 44 (1.50%) Wi-Fi
9 38 (1.29%) TCP/IP
10 34 (1.16%) Network Security
11 32 (1.09%) VLAN
12 31 (1.05%) Wireshark
13 24 (0.82%) SD-WAN
14 23 (0.78%) Broadband
15 22 (0.75%) BGP
15 22 (0.75%) VoIP
16 20 (0.68%) Remote Desktop
17 19 (0.65%) Cisco ASA
17 19 (0.65%) SAN
18 18 (0.61%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 356 (12.10%) Power BI
2 271 (9.21%) Tableau
3 167 (5.68%) Data Mining
4 121 (4.11%) SQL Server
5 82 (2.79%) Amazon RDS
6 74 (2.52%) Data Warehouse
7 57 (1.94%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 47 (1.60%) Looker
9 46 (1.56%) Relational Database
10 45 (1.53%) Metadata
11 39 (1.33%) MySQL
12 38 (1.29%) Amazon Redshift
13 36 (1.22%) Azure SQL Database
14 31 (1.05%) Power Query
15 30 (1.02%) Data Lake
16 29 (0.99%) PostgreSQL
17 28 (0.95%) SQL Server Integration Services
18 24 (0.82%) GIS
19 22 (0.75%) NoSQL
20 17 (0.58%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 117 (3.98%) JIRA
2 75 (2.55%) Git
3 27 (0.92%) GitLab
3 27 (0.92%) Selenium
4 17 (0.58%) Jenkins
5 15 (0.51%) Robot Framework
6 13 (0.44%) Rational DOORS
6 13 (0.44%) Snyk
7 11 (0.37%) MLflow
8 8 (0.27%) Cypress.io
8 8 (0.27%) LabVIEW
9 7 (0.24%) Cucumber
10 6 (0.20%) Postman
10 6 (0.20%) Subversion
10 6 (0.20%) TestRail
11 5 (0.17%) ERwin
11 5 (0.17%) LoadRunner
11 5 (0.17%) Oracle APEX
12 4 (0.14%) ER Studio
12 4 (0.14%) Maven
General
1 1,492 (50.73%) Social Skills
2 935 (31.79%) Finance
3 235 (7.99%) Marketing
4 153 (5.20%) Retail
5 146 (4.96%) Organisational Skills
6 140 (4.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 138 (4.69%) Public Sector
8 134 (4.56%) Legal
9 129 (4.39%) Manufacturing
10 125 (4.25%) Law
11 108 (3.67%) Presentation Skills
12 89 (3.03%) Influencing Skills
13 72 (2.45%) Telecoms
14 64 (2.18%) Banking
15 53 (1.80%) Documentation Skills
16 50 (1.70%) Electronics
17 36 (1.22%) Aerospace
18 34 (1.16%) Automotive
18 34 (1.16%) Games
19 33 (1.12%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 825 (28.05%) Analyst
2 321 (10.91%) Senior
3 255 (8.67%) Data Analyst
4 185 (6.29%) Lead
5 149 (5.07%) Developer
6 146 (4.96%) Trainee
7 139 (4.73%) Trainee Analyst
7 139 (4.73%) Trainee Data Analyst
8 131 (4.45%) Business Analyst
9 121 (4.11%) Support Analyst
10 116 (3.94%) Systems Engineer
11 106 (3.60%) IT Support
12 103 (3.50%) Architect
13 81 (2.75%) Senior Analyst
14 80 (2.72%) Support Engineer
15 74 (2.52%) Financial Analyst
16 69 (2.35%) Senior Manager
16 69 (2.35%) Systems Manager
17 66 (2.24%) Consultant
17 66 (2.24%) Head of QA
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 82 (2.79%) HTML
2 71 (2.41%) CSS
3 60 (2.04%) React
4 53 (1.80%) .NET
5 38 (1.29%) JSON
6 36 (1.22%) Node.js
6 36 (1.22%) REST
7 30 (1.02%) XML
8 24 (0.82%) PyTorch
9 22 (0.75%) Middleware
10 21 (0.71%) SOAP
11 20 (0.68%) TensorFlow
12 19 (0.65%) scikit-learn
13 17 (0.58%) PySpark
14 16 (0.54%) Bootstrap
14 16 (0.54%) Pandas
14 16 (0.54%) React Native
15 14 (0.48%) OAuth
16 12 (0.41%) Flash
16 12 (0.41%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 345 (11.73%) Analytical Mindset
2 189 (6.43%) Self-Motivation
3 142 (4.83%) Onboarding
4 141 (4.79%) Management Information System
5 105 (3.57%) Product Ownership
6 98 (3.33%) Legacy Systems
7 60 (2.04%) Data Centre
8 54 (1.84%) Driving Licence
9 49 (1.67%) Cloud Native
10 38 (1.29%) Enterprise Software
11 37 (1.26%) Algorithms
12 34 (1.16%) Data Structures
13 33 (1.12%) Social Media
14 32 (1.09%) Data Protection Act
14 32 (1.09%) Low-Code
15 30 (1.02%) Robotics
16 29 (0.99%) Security Posture
16 29 (0.99%) Virtual Team
17 27 (0.92%) FMCG
18 26 (0.88%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Operating Systems
1 255 (8.67%) Windows
2 152 (5.17%) Linux
3 136 (4.62%) Windows Server
4 76 (2.58%) Windows Server 2016
5 21 (0.71%) Unix
6 16 (0.54%) Android
7 13 (0.44%) Mac OS
8 12 (0.41%) Apple iOS
9 8 (0.27%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 5 (0.17%) Ubuntu
11 4 (0.14%) CentOS
11 4 (0.14%) VMS
11 4 (0.14%) Windows 10
12 3 (0.10%) Windows Server 2012
13 2 (0.068%) Oracle Linux
14 1 (0.034%) Debian
14 1 (0.034%) FreeBSD
14 1 (0.034%) OpenBSD
14 1 (0.034%) Robot Operating System
14 1 (0.034%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,355 (46.07%) Problem-Solving
2 819 (27.85%) Continuous Improvement
3 676 (22.99%) Analytics
4 615 (20.91%) Decision-Making
5 456 (15.50%) Agile
6 434 (14.76%) Business Intelligence
7 417 (14.18%) Project Management
8 385 (13.09%) AI
9 357 (12.14%) Data Analysis
9 357 (12.14%) Stakeholder Management
10 280 (9.52%) Actionable Insight
11 274 (9.32%) Customer Experience
12 269 (9.15%) Customer Service
13 260 (8.84%) ERP
14 244 (8.30%) Business Analysis
15 243 (8.26%) Process Improvement
16 239 (8.13%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 225 (7.65%) Analytical Thinking
18 223 (7.58%) Data Analytics
19 220 (7.48%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 664 (22.58%) SQL
2 499 (16.97%) Python
3 101 (3.43%) JavaScript
4 88 (2.99%) PowerShell
5 79 (2.69%) C#
6 76 (2.58%) Java
7 70 (2.38%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 42 (1.43%) T-SQL
9 41 (1.39%) R
10 37 (1.26%) VBA
11 28 (0.95%) Bash
12 26 (0.88%) C++
13 22 (0.75%) MATLAB
14 14 (0.48%) C
15 10 (0.34%) Go
15 10 (0.34%) TypeScript
16 9 (0.31%) PL/SQL
16 9 (0.31%) Scala
17 8 (0.27%) PHP
17 8 (0.27%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 583 (19.82%) Degree
2 262 (8.91%) Security Cleared
3 188 (6.39%) SC Cleared
4 162 (5.51%) ACCA
5 149 (5.07%) CIMA
6 101 (3.43%) DBS Check
7 66 (2.24%) IRCA
8 63 (2.14%) PMI Certification
9 60 (2.04%) BPSS Clearance
10 59 (2.01%) Master's Degree
11 58 (1.97%) Computer Science Degree
12 53 (1.80%) PMP
13 52 (1.77%) DV Cleared
14 51 (1.73%) Cisco Certification
15 49 (1.67%) CISSP
16 40 (1.36%) Microsoft Certification
17 35 (1.19%) CISM
18 27 (0.92%) AAT
19 26 (0.88%) CCNA
20 25 (0.85%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 238 (8.09%) Data Quality
2 204 (6.94%) GDPR
3 168 (5.71%) QA
4 127 (4.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 122 (4.15%) Cyber Essentials
6 100 (3.40%) NIST
7 99 (3.37%) PCI DSS
8 80 (2.72%) ISO 9001
9 56 (1.90%) PMO
10 40 (1.36%) Actionable Recommendations
11 38 (1.29%) Accessibility
12 37 (1.26%) SLA
13 24 (0.82%) GRC
14 18 (0.61%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 17 (0.58%) GMP
15 17 (0.58%) SOC 2
16 15 (0.51%) Sarbanes-Oxley
17 13 (0.44%) California Consumer Privacy Act
18 12 (0.41%) NCSC
19 10 (0.34%) COBIT
System Software
1 197 (6.70%) Active Directory
2 86 (2.92%) Hyper-V
3 72 (2.45%) Terminal Server
4 39 (1.33%) Docker
5 29 (0.99%) VMware Infrastructure
6 10 (0.34%) vSphere
7 8 (0.27%) ProxySG
8 7 (0.24%) Virtual Machines
8 7 (0.24%) VMware NSX
9 4 (0.14%) Firmware
9 4 (0.14%) Virtual Desktop
9 4 (0.14%) XenApp
10 3 (0.10%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 3 (0.10%) Virtual Servers
11 2 (0.068%) VMware ESXi
12 1 (0.034%) KVM
12 1 (0.034%) VirtualBox
Systems Management
1 83 (2.82%) Terraform
2 46 (1.56%) Ansible
3 38 (1.29%) Kubernetes
4 23 (0.78%) Microsoft Intune
5 16 (0.54%) Grafana
6 10 (0.34%) Prometheus
6 10 (0.34%) Single Sign-On
7 6 (0.20%) Nagios
7 6 (0.20%) SCCM
8 5 (0.17%) Control-M
9 4 (0.14%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 4 (0.14%) Backup Exec
9 4 (0.14%) CASB
9 4 (0.14%) Computer Incident Response Team
9 4 (0.14%) Kubeflow
9 4 (0.14%) QRadar
9 4 (0.14%) SolarWinds Orion
9 4 (0.14%) vCenter Server
10 3 (0.10%) HP Fortify
10 3 (0.10%) Nessus
Vendors
1 779 (26.49%) Microsoft
2 138 (4.69%) SAP
3 102 (3.47%) VMware
4 101 (3.43%) Oracle
5 98 (3.33%) SolarWinds
6 91 (3.09%) Splunk
7 80 (2.72%) Google
8 77 (2.62%) Veeam
9 73 (2.48%) Tanium
10 72 (2.45%) Brocade
10 72 (2.45%) Nimble Storage
11 67 (2.28%) Salesforce
12 58 (1.97%) ServiceNow
13 54 (1.84%) Databricks
14 49 (1.67%) Workday
15 47 (1.60%) Cisco
16 26 (0.88%) Dell
17 21 (0.71%) IBM
18 20 (0.68%) Red Hat
19 19 (0.65%) Genesys