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 20 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 24 13 22
Rank change year-on-year -11 +9 -2
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 3,171 3,568 3,148
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 7.33% 10.06% 8.19%
As % of the General category 13.27% 15.71% 13.75%
Number of salaries quoted 1,540 1,477 2,165
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £26,750
25th Percentile £34,250 £39,000 £36,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,967 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.71% +7.30% -5.00%
75th Percentile £61,250 £66,250 £62,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £78,750 £72,433
UK median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -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 23,894 22,717 22,897
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 55.23% 64.07% 59.56%
Number of salaries quoted 12,310 9,277 16,405
10th Percentile £26,998 £30,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £40,000 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £63,750 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £78,053
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £57,291
% change year-on-year -12.50% +4.73% -8.34%

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 20 January 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 20 January 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 +5 860 £50,000 - 801
North of England -16 767 £42,500 -19.05% 426
Midlands -13 584 £44,000 -12.00% 335
North West -15 399 £42,500 -19.05% 212
South West +2 349 £45,000 -10.00% 278
West Midlands -14 345 £52,500 +5.00% 169
Yorkshire +3 268 £42,500 -15.00% 166
Scotland -6 262 £40,000 -38.46% 92
East of England -18 255 £40,000 -21.52% 307
East Midlands +6 237 £37,500 -11.76% 164
North East -1 100 £43,500 -1.14% 54
Wales +14 78 £42,500 -13.45% 89
Northern Ireland -3 44 £52,500 -11.66% 39
Isle of Man -2 1 £62,500 +150.00% 1
Channel Islands -7 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
1 132 (4.16%) Microsoft Exchange
2 57 (1.80%) Confluence
3 44 (1.39%) SharePoint
4 18 (0.57%) Apache Spark
5 16 (0.50%) IIS
6 15 (0.47%) CMS
7 13 (0.41%) Apache Airflow
8 12 (0.38%) Apache
8 12 (0.38%) SAS
8 12 (0.38%) WordPress
9 6 (0.19%) nginx
10 3 (0.095%) Camunda
10 3 (0.095%) govService
10 3 (0.095%) HCL Notes
10 3 (0.095%) Oracle SOA Suite
11 2 (0.063%) FactoryTalk
11 2 (0.063%) WinCC
12 1 (0.032%) Apache Superset
12 1 (0.032%) Kinematics
12 1 (0.032%) OpenStack
Applications
1 538 (16.97%) Microsoft Excel
2 334 (10.53%) Chatbot
3 228 (7.19%) Microsoft Office
4 80 (2.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 48 (1.51%) MS Visio
6 31 (0.98%) Spreadsheet
7 27 (0.85%) Microsoft Project
8 17 (0.54%) AutoCAD
9 8 (0.25%) SOLIDWORKS
10 5 (0.16%) CATIA
11 4 (0.13%) Oracle Smart View
12 2 (0.063%) Adobe XD
12 2 (0.063%) Revit
12 2 (0.063%) Trello
13 1 (0.032%) Camtasia
13 1 (0.032%) OrCAD
13 1 (0.032%) Photoshop
13 1 (0.032%) Siemens NX
13 1 (0.032%) Sketch
13 1 (0.032%) SmartSuite
Business Applications
1 92 (2.90%) SAP S/4HANA
2 64 (2.02%) SAP MDG
3 37 (1.17%) OpenText VIM for SAP
4 29 (0.91%) NetSuite
5 27 (0.85%) Oracle Payables
6 18 (0.57%) Dynamics CRM
7 17 (0.54%) Oracle Receivables
8 16 (0.50%) Oracle Assets
8 16 (0.50%) Salesforce CRM
9 15 (0.47%) Shopify
10 12 (0.38%) Sage X3
10 12 (0.38%) SAP CO
11 10 (0.32%) Oracle General Ledger
11 10 (0.32%) Workday HCM
12 8 (0.25%) Oracle ERP
12 8 (0.25%) Oracle Financials
13 6 (0.19%) JDE EnterpriseOne
13 6 (0.19%) SAP ERP
14 5 (0.16%) SAP FI
14 5 (0.16%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 470 (14.82%) Azure
2 385 (12.14%) Power Platform
3 204 (6.43%) Microsoft 365
4 166 (5.23%) AWS
5 144 (4.54%) SaaS
6 113 (3.56%) Azure DevOps
7 63 (1.99%) Snowflake
8 58 (1.83%) Dynamics 365
9 52 (1.64%) GitHub
10 49 (1.55%) Azure Data Factory
11 45 (1.42%) Entra ID
12 38 (1.20%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 36 (1.14%) dbt
14 33 (1.04%) GCP
15 31 (0.98%) Power Automate
16 28 (0.88%) Microsoft Purview
17 26 (0.82%) GitHub Copilot
17 26 (0.82%) Serverless
18 25 (0.79%) OCI
19 23 (0.73%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 139 (4.38%) DNS
2 118 (3.72%) DHCP
3 78 (2.46%) Firewall
4 40 (1.26%) Remote Desktop
4 40 (1.26%) WAN
5 39 (1.23%) LAN
5 39 (1.23%) VPN
6 37 (1.17%) Wi-Fi
7 34 (1.07%) Network Security
7 34 (1.07%) Wireless
8 27 (0.85%) TCP/IP
9 26 (0.82%) VoIP
10 25 (0.79%) SMS
10 25 (0.79%) VLAN
11 21 (0.66%) Wireshark
12 18 (0.57%) SD-WAN
13 15 (0.47%) 5G
14 13 (0.41%) OSPF
14 13 (0.41%) SAN
15 12 (0.38%) EIGRP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 356 (11.23%) Power BI
2 216 (6.81%) Tableau
3 142 (4.48%) Data Mining
4 104 (3.28%) SQL Server
5 102 (3.22%) Amazon RDS
6 76 (2.40%) Data Warehouse
7 53 (1.67%) Data Lake
8 51 (1.61%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 47 (1.48%) Relational Database
10 44 (1.39%) Metadata
11 37 (1.17%) GIS
12 36 (1.14%) Azure SQL Database
13 34 (1.07%) Amazon Redshift
14 32 (1.01%) Looker
14 32 (1.01%) MySQL
15 28 (0.88%) SAP BW
16 26 (0.82%) SQL Server Integration Services
17 21 (0.66%) Geospatial Data
17 21 (0.66%) Power Query
18 20 (0.63%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 134 (4.23%) JIRA
2 55 (1.73%) Git
3 26 (0.82%) Selenium
4 18 (0.57%) Oracle Forms
5 15 (0.47%) Robot Framework
6 14 (0.44%) Jenkins
7 13 (0.41%) ERwin
7 13 (0.41%) Snyk
8 12 (0.38%) ER Studio
8 12 (0.38%) GitLab
9 7 (0.22%) LabVIEW
9 7 (0.22%) Postman
9 7 (0.22%) TestRail
10 6 (0.19%) Cypress.io
10 6 (0.19%) Sonatype Nexus
11 5 (0.16%) SonarQube
11 5 (0.16%) Subversion
11 5 (0.16%) WebDriver
12 4 (0.13%) Bitbucket
12 4 (0.13%) LoadRunner
General
1 1,565 (49.35%) Social Skills
2 907 (28.60%) Finance
3 239 (7.54%) Marketing
4 174 (5.49%) Retail
5 134 (4.23%) Organisational Skills
6 131 (4.13%) Manufacturing
7 130 (4.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 127 (4.01%) Legal
9 113 (3.56%) Public Sector
10 109 (3.44%) Law
11 107 (3.37%) Presentation Skills
12 68 (2.14%) Influencing Skills
13 53 (1.67%) Documentation Skills
14 52 (1.64%) Banking
14 52 (1.64%) Electronics
15 51 (1.61%) Telecoms
16 46 (1.45%) Aerospace
17 38 (1.20%) Aviation
18 33 (1.04%) Advertising
19 29 (0.91%) German Language
Job Titles
1 776 (24.47%) Analyst
2 336 (10.60%) Senior
3 334 (10.53%) Trainer
4 223 (7.03%) Lead
5 209 (6.59%) Data Analyst
6 158 (4.98%) Architect
7 148 (4.67%) Developer
8 126 (3.97%) Support Analyst
9 118 (3.72%) IT Support
10 117 (3.69%) Systems Engineer
11 116 (3.66%) Business Analyst
11 116 (3.66%) Trainee
12 105 (3.31%) Trainee Analyst
12 105 (3.31%) Trainee Data Analyst
13 84 (2.65%) Senior Analyst
14 82 (2.59%) Business Manager
15 80 (2.52%) Support Engineer
16 77 (2.43%) Report Analyst
17 73 (2.30%) Solutions Architect
18 71 (2.24%) Financial Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 68 (2.14%) HTML
2 60 (1.89%) CSS
3 50 (1.58%) React
4 41 (1.29%) REST
5 36 (1.14%) .NET
6 32 (1.01%) JSON
7 30 (0.95%) SOAP
8 26 (0.82%) Middleware
9 21 (0.66%) Node.js
10 19 (0.60%) Oracle Fusion
11 18 (0.57%) XML
12 15 (0.47%) EDI
12 15 (0.47%) Flash
12 15 (0.47%) OAuth
12 15 (0.47%) SAML
13 12 (0.38%) Bootstrap
13 12 (0.38%) PySpark
13 12 (0.38%) React Native
14 11 (0.35%) IBM Integration Bus
14 11 (0.35%) JMS
Miscellaneous
1 341 (10.75%) Analytical Mindset
2 236 (7.44%) Self-Motivation
3 225 (7.10%) Onboarding
4 168 (5.30%) Management Information System
5 121 (3.82%) Legacy Systems
6 104 (3.28%) Product Ownership
7 69 (2.18%) Data Centre
8 61 (1.92%) Driving Licence
9 58 (1.83%) FMCG
10 52 (1.64%) Robotics
11 43 (1.36%) Enterprise Software
12 38 (1.20%) Cloud Native
13 31 (0.98%) Data Structures
14 29 (0.91%) Virtual Team
15 27 (0.85%) Data Protection Act
15 27 (0.85%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
16 25 (0.79%) Low-Code
16 25 (0.79%) Social Media
17 22 (0.69%) e-Learning
17 22 (0.69%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 259 (8.17%) Windows
2 166 (5.23%) Linux
3 144 (4.54%) Windows Server
4 97 (3.06%) Windows Server 2016
5 17 (0.54%) Unix
6 11 (0.35%) Android
6 11 (0.35%) Mac OS
7 6 (0.19%) Apple iOS
8 4 (0.13%) Windows 10
9 3 (0.095%) Windows Server 2012
10 2 (0.063%) Mac OS X
10 2 (0.063%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 1 (0.032%) OpenWrt
11 1 (0.032%) Oracle Linux
11 1 (0.032%) Robot Operating System
11 1 (0.032%) Ubuntu
11 1 (0.032%) VMS
11 1 (0.032%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,382 (43.58%) Problem-Solving
2 732 (23.08%) AI
3 726 (22.89%) Continuous Improvement
4 632 (19.93%) Analytics
5 574 (18.10%) Decision-Making
6 534 (16.84%) Project Management
7 461 (14.54%) Agile
8 433 (13.65%) Business Intelligence
9 347 (10.94%) Stakeholder Management
10 337 (10.63%) Chemistry
11 336 (10.60%) Customer Service
12 334 (10.53%) Conversational UI
13 325 (10.25%) Data Analysis
14 298 (9.40%) ERP
15 252 (7.95%) Customer Experience
16 249 (7.85%) Process Improvement
17 243 (7.66%) Analytical Thinking
17 243 (7.66%) CRM
18 231 (7.28%) Migration
19 229 (7.22%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 661 (20.85%) SQL
2 372 (11.73%) Python
3 75 (2.37%) C#
4 71 (2.24%) JavaScript
5 68 (2.14%) Java
6 62 (1.96%) PowerShell
7 51 (1.61%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 34 (1.07%) VBA
9 33 (1.04%) T-SQL
10 31 (0.98%) C++
11 23 (0.73%) R
12 15 (0.47%) Bash
12 15 (0.47%) C
12 15 (0.47%) PL/SQL
13 14 (0.44%) Scala
14 12 (0.38%) MATLAB
15 7 (0.22%) Go
15 7 (0.22%) TypeScript
16 6 (0.19%) ABAP
16 6 (0.19%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 1,011 (31.88%) Degree
2 389 (12.27%) Master's Degree
3 336 (10.60%) PhD
4 295 (9.30%) Security Cleared
5 237 (7.47%) SC Cleared
6 114 (3.60%) ACCA
7 104 (3.28%) CIMA
8 88 (2.78%) DBS Check
9 68 (2.14%) Computer Science Degree
10 56 (1.77%) PMI Certification
11 51 (1.61%) BPSS Clearance
12 48 (1.51%) DV Cleared
12 48 (1.51%) PMP
13 40 (1.26%) Cisco Certification
13 40 (1.26%) CISSP
14 31 (0.98%) CISM
15 28 (0.88%) Microsoft Certification
16 24 (0.76%) Network+ Certification
17 21 (0.66%) AAT
17 21 (0.66%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 180 (5.68%) Data Quality
2 136 (4.29%) QA
3 127 (4.01%) Cyber Essentials
4 118 (3.72%) PCI DSS
5 111 (3.50%) GDPR
6 95 (3.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 65 (2.05%) NIST
8 59 (1.86%) PMO
9 46 (1.45%) Accessibility
10 26 (0.82%) SLA
11 23 (0.73%) Actionable Recommendations
12 13 (0.41%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 13 (0.41%) GRC
13 11 (0.35%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 10 (0.32%) SOC 2
15 9 (0.28%) ISO 9001
16 8 (0.25%) IEC 61131
16 8 (0.25%) IFRS
17 7 (0.22%) California Consumer Privacy Act
17 7 (0.22%) NCSC
System Software
1 200 (6.31%) Active Directory
2 112 (3.53%) Hyper-V
3 96 (3.03%) Terminal Server
4 18 (0.57%) VMware Infrastructure
5 17 (0.54%) Docker
6 12 (0.38%) Firmware
7 7 (0.22%) vSphere
8 4 (0.13%) ProxySG
8 4 (0.13%) VMware ESXi
9 3 (0.095%) Virtual Desktop
10 2 (0.063%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 2 (0.063%) Virtual Machines
10 2 (0.063%) Virtual Servers
10 2 (0.063%) VMware NSX
11 1 (0.032%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 50 (1.58%) Terraform
2 27 (0.85%) Ansible
3 25 (0.79%) Microsoft Intune
4 22 (0.69%) Kubernetes
5 13 (0.41%) Single Sign-On
6 5 (0.16%) Control-M
7 4 (0.13%) Nessus
7 4 (0.13%) SCCM
8 3 (0.095%) CASB
8 3 (0.095%) Computer Incident Response Team
8 3 (0.095%) Grafana
8 3 (0.095%) QRadar
9 2 (0.063%) AssetCenter
9 2 (0.063%) Data Guard
9 2 (0.063%) FortiGate
9 2 (0.063%) Kibana
9 2 (0.063%) Nagios
9 2 (0.063%) Prometheus
10 1 (0.032%) Backup Exec
10 1 (0.032%) SolarWinds Orion
Vendors
1 751 (23.68%) Microsoft
2 334 (10.53%) PayPal
3 256 (8.07%) SAP
4 128 (4.04%) Oracle
5 117 (3.69%) VMware
6 116 (3.66%) SolarWinds
7 111 (3.50%) Splunk
8 98 (3.09%) Veeam
9 97 (3.06%) Tanium
10 96 (3.03%) Brocade
10 96 (3.03%) Nimble Storage
11 88 (2.78%) Salesforce
12 58 (1.83%) ServiceNow
13 54 (1.70%) Cisco
14 45 (1.42%) Google
15 37 (1.17%) Databricks
15 37 (1.17%) OpenText
16 30 (0.95%) Ariba
17 26 (0.82%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
18 25 (0.79%) Workday