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 25 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 32 12 18
Rank change year-on-year -20 +6 +2
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 3,031 2,814 5,297
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 5.49% 10.78% 8.64%
As % of the General category 10.86% 15.81% 14.61%
Number of salaries quoted 1,762 1,396 3,456
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,500 £26,813
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £33,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,967 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.80% +13.26% -4.26%
75th Percentile £62,500 £65,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £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 27,917 17,800 36,261
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 50.57% 68.22% 59.12%
Number of salaries quoted 14,612 9,113 25,182
10th Percentile £27,500 £27,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,500 £36,750 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £51,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.62% +8.42% -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,114 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £83,000 £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 25 March 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 25 March 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 +1 816 £50,000 -1.90% 586
North of England -22 802 £45,000 -10.00% 399
Midlands -17 581 £47,500 -1.04% 293
North West -19 431 £42,750 -18.57% 220
West Midlands -17 359 £51,300 +2.60% 170
Yorkshire 0 267 £49,222 +9.38% 136
South West -17 267 £45,000 -14.29% 181
East of England -28 263 £44,250 -13.18% 160
East Midlands -3 221 £42,500 -2.86% 123
Scotland -17 189 £40,000 -21.40% 90
North East -10 104 £45,497 +16.36% 49
Wales +13 77 £40,000 -20.20% 59
Northern Ireland -18 51 £52,500 -4.55% 21
Isle of Man -3 1 £62,500 +101.61%
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
1 128 (4.22%) Microsoft Exchange
2 55 (1.81%) SharePoint
3 44 (1.45%) Confluence
4 33 (1.09%) CMS
5 27 (0.89%) Apache Spark
6 26 (0.86%) Apache Airflow
7 13 (0.43%) Apache
7 13 (0.43%) IIS
8 10 (0.33%) SAS
8 10 (0.33%) WordPress
9 4 (0.13%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 4 (0.13%) nginx
10 3 (0.099%) govService
11 2 (0.066%) Anypoint
11 2 (0.066%) JBoss
12 1 (0.033%) Apache Synapse
12 1 (0.033%) ArcGIS
12 1 (0.033%) Jupyter
12 1 (0.033%) Kinematics
12 1 (0.033%) OpenStack
Applications
1 501 (16.53%) Microsoft Excel
2 209 (6.90%) Microsoft Office
3 132 (4.35%) Chatbot
4 76 (2.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 55 (1.81%) MS Visio
6 22 (0.73%) Spreadsheet
7 21 (0.69%) Microsoft Project
8 7 (0.23%) CATIA
9 5 (0.16%) Trello
10 4 (0.13%) AutoCAD
11 2 (0.066%) Adobe XD
11 2 (0.066%) Revit
11 2 (0.066%) Simulink
12 1 (0.033%) OrCAD
12 1 (0.033%) Sketch
12 1 (0.033%) SmartSuite
12 1 (0.033%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 51 (1.68%) SAP S/4HANA
2 29 (0.96%) NetSuite
3 28 (0.92%) Salesforce CRM
4 20 (0.66%) Dynamics CRM
5 16 (0.53%) SAP CO
6 15 (0.49%) SAP MDG
7 10 (0.33%) Oracle Payables
7 10 (0.33%) Sage X3
7 10 (0.33%) SAP ERP
7 10 (0.33%) SAP PM
7 10 (0.33%) Workday HCM
8 7 (0.23%) SAP FI
8 7 (0.23%) SAP FI/CO
9 5 (0.16%) Dynamics GP
9 5 (0.16%) Q-Pulse
10 4 (0.13%) Magento
10 4 (0.13%) Markit EDM
10 4 (0.13%) Oracle EBS
10 4 (0.13%) SAP Hybris
10 4 (0.13%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 493 (16.27%) Azure
2 374 (12.34%) Power Platform
3 226 (7.46%) Microsoft 365
4 223 (7.36%) AWS
5 133 (4.39%) SaaS
6 120 (3.96%) Azure DevOps
7 76 (2.51%) Dynamics 365
8 66 (2.18%) Entra ID
9 65 (2.14%) GCP
10 61 (2.01%) GitHub
11 55 (1.81%) Azure Data Factory
12 44 (1.45%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 43 (1.42%) dbt
14 42 (1.39%) Snowflake
15 40 (1.32%) Microsoft Purview
15 40 (1.32%) Power Automate
16 33 (1.09%) Amazon S3
17 32 (1.06%) Google Analytics
18 31 (1.02%) Serverless
19 27 (0.89%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 128 (4.22%) DNS
2 106 (3.50%) Firewall
3 103 (3.40%) DHCP
4 59 (1.95%) VPN
5 53 (1.75%) WAN
6 49 (1.62%) Wi-Fi
6 49 (1.62%) Wireless
7 48 (1.58%) LAN
8 39 (1.29%) TCP/IP
9 33 (1.09%) Network Security
10 32 (1.06%) VLAN
10 32 (1.06%) Wireshark
11 26 (0.86%) VoIP
12 24 (0.79%) SD-WAN
13 23 (0.76%) Broadband
13 23 (0.76%) Remote Desktop
14 21 (0.69%) BGP
15 19 (0.63%) Cisco ASA
15 19 (0.63%) SAN
16 18 (0.59%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 342 (11.28%) Power BI
2 266 (8.78%) Tableau
3 166 (5.48%) Data Mining
4 118 (3.89%) SQL Server
5 81 (2.67%) Amazon RDS
6 70 (2.31%) Data Warehouse
7 54 (1.78%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 46 (1.52%) Looker
8 46 (1.52%) Metadata
8 46 (1.52%) Relational Database
9 38 (1.25%) Amazon Redshift
9 38 (1.25%) MySQL
10 34 (1.12%) Azure SQL Database
11 30 (0.99%) Data Lake
12 29 (0.96%) PostgreSQL
12 29 (0.96%) Power Query
13 25 (0.82%) GIS
14 22 (0.73%) NoSQL
14 22 (0.73%) SQL Server Integration Services
15 17 (0.56%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 115 (3.79%) JIRA
2 73 (2.41%) Git
3 26 (0.86%) GitLab
3 26 (0.86%) Selenium
4 16 (0.53%) Jenkins
5 15 (0.49%) Robot Framework
6 13 (0.43%) Snyk
7 11 (0.36%) MLflow
8 8 (0.26%) LabVIEW
8 8 (0.26%) Rational DOORS
9 7 (0.23%) Cypress.io
10 6 (0.20%) Cucumber
10 6 (0.20%) ERwin
10 6 (0.20%) Postman
10 6 (0.20%) Subversion
10 6 (0.20%) TestRail
11 5 (0.16%) ER Studio
11 5 (0.16%) LoadRunner
11 5 (0.16%) Oracle APEX
12 4 (0.13%) IBM UrbanCode
General
1 1,495 (49.32%) Social Skills
2 927 (30.58%) Finance
3 230 (7.59%) Marketing
4 152 (5.01%) Retail
5 149 (4.92%) Organisational Skills
6 137 (4.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 134 (4.42%) Public Sector
8 132 (4.35%) Legal
9 121 (3.99%) Manufacturing
10 120 (3.96%) Law
11 109 (3.60%) Presentation Skills
12 86 (2.84%) Influencing Skills
13 68 (2.24%) Telecoms
14 64 (2.11%) Banking
15 54 (1.78%) Documentation Skills
16 48 (1.58%) Electronics
17 34 (1.12%) Games
18 33 (1.09%) Advertising
18 33 (1.09%) Automotive
19 31 (1.02%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 821 (27.09%) Analyst
2 315 (10.39%) Senior
3 253 (8.35%) Data Analyst
4 198 (6.53%) Lead
5 146 (4.82%) Trainee
6 145 (4.78%) Developer
7 139 (4.59%) Trainee Analyst
7 139 (4.59%) Trainee Data Analyst
8 132 (4.35%) Trainer
9 123 (4.06%) Business Analyst
10 121 (3.99%) Support Analyst
11 111 (3.66%) IT Support
12 104 (3.43%) Systems Engineer
13 101 (3.33%) Architect
14 83 (2.74%) Senior Analyst
15 81 (2.67%) Support Engineer
16 74 (2.44%) Financial Analyst
17 67 (2.21%) Systems Manager
18 66 (2.18%) Head of QA
18 66 (2.18%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 81 (2.67%) HTML
2 70 (2.31%) CSS
3 59 (1.95%) React
4 53 (1.75%) .NET
5 36 (1.19%) JSON
6 35 (1.15%) Node.js
7 32 (1.06%) REST
8 28 (0.92%) XML
9 22 (0.73%) PyTorch
10 20 (0.66%) TensorFlow
11 19 (0.63%) Middleware
11 19 (0.63%) SOAP
12 16 (0.53%) Bootstrap
12 16 (0.53%) PySpark
12 16 (0.53%) React Native
12 16 (0.53%) scikit-learn
13 13 (0.43%) OAuth
13 13 (0.43%) Pandas
14 12 (0.40%) Flash
14 12 (0.40%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 336 (11.09%) Analytical Mindset
2 200 (6.60%) Self-Motivation
3 151 (4.98%) Onboarding
4 140 (4.62%) Management Information System
5 104 (3.43%) Product Ownership
6 100 (3.30%) Legacy Systems
7 60 (1.98%) Data Centre
8 55 (1.81%) Driving Licence
9 50 (1.65%) Cloud Native
10 39 (1.29%) Enterprise Software
11 35 (1.15%) Data Structures
12 34 (1.12%) Algorithms
12 34 (1.12%) Data Protection Act
13 33 (1.09%) Social Media
14 31 (1.02%) Low-Code
15 30 (0.99%) Robotics
16 28 (0.92%) Security Posture
16 28 (0.92%) Virtual Team
17 26 (0.86%) FMCG
17 26 (0.86%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 254 (8.38%) Windows
2 152 (5.01%) Linux
3 135 (4.45%) Windows Server
4 76 (2.51%) Windows Server 2016
5 21 (0.69%) Unix
6 16 (0.53%) Android
7 13 (0.43%) Mac OS
8 10 (0.33%) Apple iOS
9 8 (0.26%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 5 (0.16%) Ubuntu
11 4 (0.13%) CentOS
11 4 (0.13%) VMS
11 4 (0.13%) Windows 10
12 3 (0.099%) Windows Server 2012
13 2 (0.066%) Oracle Linux
14 1 (0.033%) Debian
14 1 (0.033%) FreeBSD
14 1 (0.033%) OpenBSD
14 1 (0.033%) Robot Operating System
14 1 (0.033%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,342 (44.28%) Problem-Solving
2 816 (26.92%) Continuous Improvement
3 662 (21.84%) Analytics
4 598 (19.73%) Decision-Making
5 495 (16.33%) AI
6 463 (15.28%) Agile
7 426 (14.05%) Project Management
8 423 (13.96%) Business Intelligence
9 351 (11.58%) Stakeholder Management
10 349 (11.51%) Data Analysis
11 279 (9.20%) Customer Experience
12 277 (9.14%) Customer Service
13 272 (8.97%) Actionable Insight
14 252 (8.31%) ERP
15 239 (7.89%) Business Analysis
16 238 (7.85%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 235 (7.75%) Process Improvement
18 234 (7.72%) Analytical Thinking
19 231 (7.62%) Mentoring
20 219 (7.23%) Data Analytics
Programming Languages
1 649 (21.41%) SQL
2 488 (16.10%) Python
3 98 (3.23%) JavaScript
4 85 (2.80%) PowerShell
5 81 (2.67%) C#
6 74 (2.44%) Java
7 66 (2.18%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 41 (1.35%) R
9 38 (1.25%) T-SQL
9 38 (1.25%) VBA
10 28 (0.92%) Bash
11 26 (0.86%) C++
12 18 (0.59%) MATLAB
13 15 (0.49%) C
14 9 (0.30%) Go
14 9 (0.30%) PL/SQL
14 9 (0.30%) Scala
14 9 (0.30%) TypeScript
15 8 (0.26%) PHP
15 8 (0.26%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 704 (23.23%) Degree
2 256 (8.45%) Security Cleared
3 183 (6.04%) SC Cleared
4 175 (5.77%) Master's Degree
5 154 (5.08%) ACCA
6 142 (4.68%) CIMA
7 137 (4.52%) PhD
8 101 (3.33%) DBS Check
9 66 (2.18%) IRCA
10 60 (1.98%) PMI Certification
11 57 (1.88%) Computer Science Degree
12 56 (1.85%) BPSS Clearance
13 52 (1.72%) DV Cleared
14 51 (1.68%) PMP
15 49 (1.62%) Cisco Certification
16 48 (1.58%) CISSP
17 40 (1.32%) Microsoft Certification
18 34 (1.12%) CISM
19 27 (0.89%) AAT
20 24 (0.79%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 230 (7.59%) Data Quality
2 204 (6.73%) GDPR
3 166 (5.48%) QA
4 125 (4.12%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 124 (4.09%) Cyber Essentials
6 99 (3.27%) PCI DSS
7 98 (3.23%) NIST
8 78 (2.57%) ISO 9001
9 58 (1.91%) PMO
10 40 (1.32%) Actionable Recommendations
11 37 (1.22%) Accessibility
11 37 (1.22%) SLA
12 23 (0.76%) GRC
13 19 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 17 (0.56%) GMP
14 17 (0.56%) SOC 2
15 14 (0.46%) California Consumer Privacy Act
15 14 (0.46%) Sarbanes-Oxley
16 12 (0.40%) NCSC
17 9 (0.30%) IFRS
System Software
1 191 (6.30%) Active Directory
2 85 (2.80%) Hyper-V
3 72 (2.38%) Terminal Server
4 38 (1.25%) Docker
5 27 (0.89%) VMware Infrastructure
6 10 (0.33%) vSphere
7 8 (0.26%) ProxySG
8 7 (0.23%) Virtual Machines
9 6 (0.20%) VMware NSX
10 5 (0.16%) Firmware
11 4 (0.13%) Virtual Desktop
11 4 (0.13%) XenApp
12 3 (0.099%) Microsoft Virtual Server
12 3 (0.099%) Virtual Servers
13 2 (0.066%) VMware ESXi
14 1 (0.033%) KVM
Systems Management
1 82 (2.71%) Terraform
2 45 (1.48%) Ansible
3 38 (1.25%) Kubernetes
4 22 (0.73%) Microsoft Intune
5 16 (0.53%) Grafana
6 10 (0.33%) Prometheus
6 10 (0.33%) Single Sign-On
7 6 (0.20%) Nagios
7 6 (0.20%) SCCM
8 5 (0.16%) Control-M
9 4 (0.13%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 4 (0.13%) Backup Exec
9 4 (0.13%) CASB
9 4 (0.13%) Computer Incident Response Team
9 4 (0.13%) Kubeflow
9 4 (0.13%) QRadar
9 4 (0.13%) SolarWinds Orion
9 4 (0.13%) vCenter Server
10 3 (0.099%) Nessus
11 2 (0.066%) Data Guard
Vendors
1 770 (25.40%) Microsoft
2 147 (4.85%) SAP
3 132 (4.35%) PayPal
4 105 (3.46%) Oracle
5 100 (3.30%) VMware
6 99 (3.27%) SolarWinds
7 90 (2.97%) Splunk
8 77 (2.54%) Veeam
9 73 (2.41%) Tanium
10 72 (2.38%) Brocade
10 72 (2.38%) Google
10 72 (2.38%) Nimble Storage
11 66 (2.18%) Salesforce
12 59 (1.95%) ServiceNow
13 50 (1.65%) Workday
14 49 (1.62%) Databricks
15 47 (1.55%) Cisco
16 26 (0.86%) Dell
17 22 (0.73%) Adobe
18 20 (0.66%) Red Hat