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

6 months to
31 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 35 12 18
Rank change year-on-year -23 +6 +2
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 2,924 2,796 5,397
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 5.14% 10.78% 8.55%
As % of the General category 10.20% 15.87% 14.54%
Number of salaries quoted 1,790 1,416 3,492
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,500 £26,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £33,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,929 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.73% +13.17% -3.41%
75th Percentile £62,500 £64,906 £60,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £79,648 £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 28,670 17,616 37,121
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 50.43% 67.89% 58.78%
Number of salaries quoted 15,034 9,210 25,514
10th Percentile £27,500 £26,994 £26,045
25th Percentile £31,750 £36,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,039 £51,058 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.83% +7.49% -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,814 £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 31 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 31 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 -1 789 £50,000 -1.90% 595
North of England -22 757 £45,000 -10.00% 400
Midlands -20 562 £47,500 -1.04% 298
North West -21 415 £42,500 -16.49% 220
West Midlands -20 346 £51,300 +2.60% 175
South West -21 262 £45,000 -13.88% 178
East of England -30 256 £45,000 -11.71% 161
Yorkshire -9 250 £50,000 +11.11% 136
East Midlands -7 214 £42,500 -2.86% 123
Scotland -20 182 £40,000 -22.62% 92
North East -14 92 £48,445 +25.83% 50
Wales +7 78 £40,000 -20.20% 59
Northern Ireland -20 50 £46,250 -15.91% 22
Isle of Man -2 1 £62,500 +68.92%
Channel Islands -5 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
1 129 (4.41%) Microsoft Exchange
2 55 (1.88%) SharePoint
3 45 (1.54%) Confluence
4 30 (1.03%) CMS
5 28 (0.96%) Apache Airflow
5 28 (0.96%) 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
1 507 (17.34%) Microsoft Excel
2 203 (6.94%) Microsoft Office
3 79 (2.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 57 (1.95%) MS Visio
5 23 (0.79%) Spreadsheet
6 21 (0.72%) Microsoft Project
7 16 (0.55%) Chatbot
8 10 (0.34%) CATIA
9 5 (0.17%) Trello
10 4 (0.14%) AutoCAD
11 2 (0.068%) Adobe XD
11 2 (0.068%) Revit
11 2 (0.068%) Simulink
12 1 (0.034%) OrCAD
12 1 (0.034%) Sketch
12 1 (0.034%) SmartSuite
12 1 (0.034%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 39 (1.33%) SAP S/4HANA
2 30 (1.03%) NetSuite
3 29 (0.99%) Salesforce CRM
4 20 (0.68%) Dynamics CRM
5 16 (0.55%) 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
7 10 (0.34%) Workday HCM
8 7 (0.24%) SAP FI
8 7 (0.24%) SAP FI/CO
9 5 (0.17%) Dynamics GP
9 5 (0.17%) Magento
9 5 (0.17%) Q-Pulse
10 4 (0.14%) Markit EDM
10 4 (0.14%) Oracle EBS
10 4 (0.14%) Shopify
11 3 (0.10%) SAP FSCM
11 3 (0.10%) SAP GTS
Cloud Services
1 494 (16.89%) Azure
2 376 (12.86%) Power Platform
3 229 (7.83%) AWS
3 229 (7.83%) Microsoft 365
4 133 (4.55%) SaaS
5 118 (4.04%) Azure DevOps
6 77 (2.63%) Dynamics 365
7 67 (2.29%) GCP
8 66 (2.26%) Entra ID
9 61 (2.09%) GitHub
10 56 (1.92%) Azure Data Factory
11 46 (1.57%) dbt
12 45 (1.54%) Snowflake
13 44 (1.50%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 40 (1.37%) Power Automate
15 38 (1.30%) Microsoft Purview
16 36 (1.23%) Amazon S3
17 34 (1.16%) Google Analytics
17 34 (1.16%) Serverless
18 28 (0.96%) AWS Lambda
Communications & Networking
1 129 (4.41%) DNS
2 108 (3.69%) Firewall
3 104 (3.56%) DHCP
4 60 (2.05%) VPN
5 54 (1.85%) WAN
6 49 (1.68%) Wireless
7 46 (1.57%) LAN
8 44 (1.50%) Wi-Fi
9 39 (1.33%) TCP/IP
10 34 (1.16%) Network Security
11 32 (1.09%) VLAN
12 31 (1.06%) Wireshark
13 24 (0.82%) SD-WAN
14 23 (0.79%) Broadband
14 23 (0.79%) Remote Desktop
15 22 (0.75%) BGP
15 22 (0.75%) VoIP
16 19 (0.65%) Cisco ASA
16 19 (0.65%) SAN
17 18 (0.62%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 346 (11.83%) Power BI
2 269 (9.20%) Tableau
3 167 (5.71%) Data Mining
4 120 (4.10%) SQL Server
5 82 (2.80%) Amazon RDS
6 74 (2.53%) Data Warehouse
7 55 (1.88%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 50 (1.71%) Looker
9 45 (1.54%) Relational Database
10 44 (1.50%) Metadata
11 39 (1.33%) MySQL
12 38 (1.30%) Amazon Redshift
13 35 (1.20%) Azure SQL Database
14 30 (1.03%) Data Lake
15 29 (0.99%) PostgreSQL
15 29 (0.99%) Power Query
16 24 (0.82%) GIS
16 24 (0.82%) SQL Server Integration Services
17 22 (0.75%) NoSQL
18 17 (0.58%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 115 (3.93%) JIRA
2 74 (2.53%) 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%) Snyk
7 12 (0.41%) Rational DOORS
8 11 (0.38%) MLflow
9 8 (0.27%) Cypress.io
9 8 (0.27%) LabVIEW
10 7 (0.24%) Cucumber
11 6 (0.21%) ERwin
11 6 (0.21%) Postman
11 6 (0.21%) Subversion
11 6 (0.21%) TestRail
12 5 (0.17%) ER Studio
12 5 (0.17%) LoadRunner
12 5 (0.17%) Oracle APEX
13 4 (0.14%) IBM UrbanCode
General
1 1,488 (50.89%) Social Skills
2 926 (31.67%) Finance
3 232 (7.93%) Marketing
4 150 (5.13%) Retail
5 146 (4.99%) Organisational Skills
6 139 (4.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 137 (4.69%) Public Sector
8 131 (4.48%) Legal
9 126 (4.31%) Manufacturing
10 123 (4.21%) Law
11 111 (3.80%) Presentation Skills
12 86 (2.94%) Influencing Skills
13 72 (2.46%) Telecoms
14 63 (2.15%) Banking
15 52 (1.78%) Documentation Skills
16 49 (1.68%) Electronics
17 35 (1.20%) Aerospace
18 34 (1.16%) Games
19 33 (1.13%) Advertising
19 33 (1.13%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 817 (27.94%) Analyst
2 319 (10.91%) Senior
3 254 (8.69%) Data Analyst
4 187 (6.40%) Lead
5 149 (5.10%) Developer
6 146 (4.99%) Trainee
7 139 (4.75%) Trainee Analyst
7 139 (4.75%) Trainee Data Analyst
8 124 (4.24%) Business Analyst
9 121 (4.14%) Support Analyst
10 113 (3.86%) Systems Engineer
11 107 (3.66%) IT Support
12 102 (3.49%) Architect
13 81 (2.77%) Senior Analyst
13 81 (2.77%) Support Engineer
14 74 (2.53%) Financial Analyst
15 69 (2.36%) Senior Manager
16 68 (2.33%) Systems Manager
17 66 (2.26%) Head of QA
18 64 (2.19%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 80 (2.74%) HTML
2 69 (2.36%) CSS
3 60 (2.05%) React
4 53 (1.81%) .NET
5 36 (1.23%) JSON
5 36 (1.23%) Node.js
6 33 (1.13%) REST
7 29 (0.99%) XML
8 23 (0.79%) PyTorch
9 20 (0.68%) SOAP
9 20 (0.68%) TensorFlow
10 19 (0.65%) Middleware
11 18 (0.62%) scikit-learn
12 17 (0.58%) PySpark
13 16 (0.55%) Bootstrap
13 16 (0.55%) React Native
14 15 (0.51%) Pandas
15 14 (0.48%) OAuth
16 12 (0.41%) Flash
16 12 (0.41%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 338 (11.56%) Analytical Mindset
2 189 (6.46%) Self-Motivation
3 151 (5.16%) Onboarding
4 142 (4.86%) Management Information System
5 106 (3.63%) Product Ownership
6 98 (3.35%) Legacy Systems
7 60 (2.05%) Data Centre
8 54 (1.85%) Driving Licence
9 50 (1.71%) Cloud Native
10 38 (1.30%) Enterprise Software
11 36 (1.23%) Algorithms
12 34 (1.16%) Data Structures
13 33 (1.13%) Social Media
14 32 (1.09%) Data Protection Act
14 32 (1.09%) Low-Code
15 30 (1.03%) Robotics
16 29 (0.99%) Security Posture
16 29 (0.99%) Virtual Team
17 27 (0.92%) FMCG
18 26 (0.89%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Operating Systems
1 257 (8.79%) Windows
2 152 (5.20%) Linux
3 136 (4.65%) Windows Server
4 76 (2.60%) Windows Server 2016
5 21 (0.72%) Unix
6 16 (0.55%) Android
7 13 (0.44%) Mac OS
8 11 (0.38%) 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 1,349 (46.14%) Problem-Solving
2 820 (28.04%) Continuous Improvement
3 672 (22.98%) Analytics
4 611 (20.90%) Decision-Making
5 454 (15.53%) Agile
6 426 (14.57%) Business Intelligence
7 415 (14.19%) Project Management
8 383 (13.10%) AI
9 356 (12.18%) Data Analysis
10 354 (12.11%) Stakeholder Management
11 278 (9.51%) Actionable Insight
12 277 (9.47%) Customer Experience
13 273 (9.34%) Customer Service
14 256 (8.76%) ERP
15 242 (8.28%) Business Analysis
15 242 (8.28%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 241 (8.24%) Process Improvement
17 227 (7.76%) Analytical Thinking
18 222 (7.59%) Data Analytics
19 221 (7.56%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 660 (22.57%) SQL
2 499 (17.07%) Python
3 99 (3.39%) JavaScript
4 89 (3.04%) PowerShell
5 82 (2.80%) C#
6 76 (2.60%) Java
7 68 (2.33%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 42 (1.44%) R
9 39 (1.33%) T-SQL
10 38 (1.30%) VBA
11 28 (0.96%) Bash
12 26 (0.89%) C++
13 21 (0.72%) 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
1 581 (19.87%) Degree
2 262 (8.96%) Security Cleared
3 188 (6.43%) SC Cleared
4 158 (5.40%) ACCA
5 146 (4.99%) CIMA
6 100 (3.42%) DBS Check
7 66 (2.26%) IRCA
8 62 (2.12%) PMI Certification
9 59 (2.02%) BPSS Clearance
10 58 (1.98%) Computer Science Degree
10 58 (1.98%) Master's Degree
11 52 (1.78%) DV Cleared
11 52 (1.78%) PMP
12 51 (1.74%) Cisco Certification
13 49 (1.68%) CISSP
14 40 (1.37%) Microsoft Certification
15 35 (1.20%) CISM
16 27 (0.92%) AAT
17 26 (0.89%) CCNA
18 25 (0.85%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 233 (7.97%) Data Quality
2 203 (6.94%) GDPR
3 169 (5.78%) QA
4 126 (4.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 121 (4.14%) Cyber Essentials
6 100 (3.42%) NIST
7 99 (3.39%) PCI DSS
8 79 (2.70%) ISO 9001
9 54 (1.85%) PMO
10 40 (1.37%) Actionable Recommendations
11 36 (1.23%) Accessibility
11 36 (1.23%) SLA
12 24 (0.82%) GRC
13 17 (0.58%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 17 (0.58%) GMP
13 17 (0.58%) SOC 2
14 15 (0.51%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 13 (0.44%) California Consumer Privacy Act
16 12 (0.41%) NCSC
17 10 (0.34%) COBIT
System Software
1 195 (6.67%) Active Directory
2 86 (2.94%) Hyper-V
3 72 (2.46%) Terminal Server
4 39 (1.33%) Docker
5 30 (1.03%) 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 (2.84%) Terraform
2 46 (1.57%) Ansible
3 38 (1.30%) Kubernetes
4 23 (0.79%) Microsoft Intune
5 16 (0.55%) Grafana
6 10 (0.34%) Prometheus
6 10 (0.34%) Single Sign-On
7 6 (0.21%) Nagios
7 6 (0.21%) 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
1 773 (26.44%) Microsoft
2 140 (4.79%) SAP
3 103 (3.52%) Oracle
3 103 (3.52%) VMware
4 99 (3.39%) SolarWinds
5 91 (3.11%) Splunk
6 77 (2.63%) Veeam
7 76 (2.60%) Google
8 73 (2.50%) Tanium
9 72 (2.46%) Brocade
9 72 (2.46%) Nimble Storage
10 66 (2.26%) Salesforce
11 58 (1.98%) ServiceNow
12 51 (1.74%) Databricks
13 50 (1.71%) Workday
14 47 (1.61%) Cisco
15 26 (0.89%) Dell
16 20 (0.68%) IBM
16 20 (0.68%) Red Hat
17 19 (0.65%) Genesys