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 6 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 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 2,970 2,800 5,484
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 5.04% 10.81% 8.53%
As % of the General category 10.10% 15.92% 14.55%
Number of salaries quoted 1,830 1,423 3,525
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,250 £26,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £33,233
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,445 £50,124 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.35% +11.39% -3.23%
75th Percentile £62,500 £63,750 £60,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £72,500
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 29,415 17,591 37,681
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 49.89% 67.93% 58.64%
Number of salaries quoted 15,368 9,257 25,756
10th Percentile £27,500 £26,929 £26,045
25th Percentile £32,500 £36,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,967 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.80% +7.30% -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,751 £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 6 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 6 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
North of England -23 794 £46,000 -8.00% 400
South East 0 793 £50,000 -1.90% 595
Midlands -18 566 £47,500 -1.04% 298
North West -20 442 £44,000 -12.00% 220
West Midlands -20 349 £51,275 +2.55% 175
South West -21 266 £46,250 -9.69% 178
Yorkshire -7 261 £51,750 +15.00% 136
East of England -30 258 £45,000 -11.71% 161
East Midlands -10 215 £42,500 -3.41% 123
Scotland -17 176 £40,000 -23.81% 92
North East -18 91 £50,000 +29.87% 50
Wales +6 80 £40,000 -20.20% 59
Northern Ireland -22 49 £40,000 -27.27% 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
1 135 (4.55%) Microsoft Exchange
2 57 (1.92%) SharePoint
3 44 (1.48%) Confluence
4 32 (1.08%) CMS
5 28 (0.94%) Apache Airflow
5 28 (0.94%) Apache Spark
6 16 (0.54%) IIS
7 14 (0.47%) Apache
8 10 (0.34%) WordPress
9 9 (0.30%) SAS
10 4 (0.13%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 4 (0.13%) 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%) OpenStack
12 1 (0.034%) Palantir Foundry
12 1 (0.034%) Umbraco
Applications
1 503 (16.94%) Microsoft Excel
2 203 (6.84%) Microsoft Office
3 73 (2.46%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 63 (2.12%) MS Visio
5 22 (0.74%) Microsoft Project
5 22 (0.74%) Spreadsheet
6 16 (0.54%) Chatbot
7 9 (0.30%) CATIA
8 5 (0.17%) Trello
9 4 (0.13%) AutoCAD
10 2 (0.067%) Adobe XD
10 2 (0.067%) Revit
10 2 (0.067%) Simulink
11 1 (0.034%) Photoshop
11 1 (0.034%) Sketch
11 1 (0.034%) SmartSuite
11 1 (0.034%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 39 (1.31%) SAP S/4HANA
2 31 (1.04%) NetSuite
2 31 (1.04%) Salesforce CRM
3 23 (0.77%) Dynamics CRM
4 16 (0.54%) SAP CO
5 15 (0.51%) SAP PM
6 11 (0.37%) Oracle Payables
7 10 (0.34%) Sage X3
8 9 (0.30%) SAP ERP
8 9 (0.30%) Workday HCM
9 7 (0.24%) SAP FI
9 7 (0.24%) SAP FI/CO
10 6 (0.20%) Magento
11 5 (0.17%) Dynamics GP
11 5 (0.17%) Oracle EBS
11 5 (0.17%) Q-Pulse
12 4 (0.13%) Markit EDM
12 4 (0.13%) SAP GTS
13 3 (0.10%) SAP FSCM
13 3 (0.10%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 500 (16.84%) Azure
2 399 (13.43%) Power Platform
3 235 (7.91%) AWS
3 235 (7.91%) Microsoft 365
4 130 (4.38%) SaaS
5 118 (3.97%) Azure DevOps
6 85 (2.86%) Dynamics 365
7 71 (2.39%) GCP
8 65 (2.19%) Entra ID
9 64 (2.15%) GitHub
10 61 (2.05%) Azure Data Factory
11 49 (1.65%) Power Automate
12 48 (1.62%) dbt
12 48 (1.62%) Snowflake
13 45 (1.52%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 40 (1.35%) Microsoft Purview
15 39 (1.31%) Google Analytics
16 37 (1.25%) Amazon S3
17 35 (1.18%) Serverless
18 32 (1.08%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 126 (4.24%) DNS
2 109 (3.67%) Firewall
3 104 (3.50%) DHCP
4 62 (2.09%) VPN
5 55 (1.85%) WAN
6 50 (1.68%) Wireless
7 44 (1.48%) LAN
8 39 (1.31%) TCP/IP
8 39 (1.31%) Wi-Fi
9 34 (1.14%) Network Security
10 31 (1.04%) VLAN
11 30 (1.01%) Wireshark
12 23 (0.77%) Broadband
12 23 (0.77%) SD-WAN
13 22 (0.74%) BGP
14 21 (0.71%) SAN
15 19 (0.64%) Cisco ASA
16 18 (0.61%) EIGRP
16 18 (0.61%) OSPF
16 18 (0.61%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 368 (12.39%) Power BI
2 264 (8.89%) Tableau
3 156 (5.25%) Data Mining
4 123 (4.14%) SQL Server
5 83 (2.79%) Amazon RDS
6 77 (2.59%) Data Warehouse
7 61 (2.05%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 48 (1.62%) Looker
8 48 (1.62%) Relational Database
9 45 (1.52%) Metadata
10 40 (1.35%) MySQL
11 39 (1.31%) Amazon Redshift
12 37 (1.25%) Azure SQL Database
13 32 (1.08%) Power Query
14 31 (1.04%) Data Lake
15 30 (1.01%) SQL Server Integration Services
16 29 (0.98%) PostgreSQL
17 25 (0.84%) GIS
18 22 (0.74%) NoSQL
19 17 (0.57%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 119 (4.01%) JIRA
2 71 (2.39%) Git
3 28 (0.94%) GitLab
4 23 (0.77%) Selenium
5 17 (0.57%) Jenkins
6 16 (0.54%) Rational DOORS
7 12 (0.40%) Robot Framework
8 11 (0.37%) MLflow
9 10 (0.34%) Snyk
10 8 (0.27%) Cypress.io
10 8 (0.27%) LabVIEW
11 7 (0.24%) Cucumber
12 6 (0.20%) Postman
12 6 (0.20%) Subversion
12 6 (0.20%) TestRail
13 5 (0.17%) ERwin
13 5 (0.17%) LoadRunner
13 5 (0.17%) Oracle APEX
13 5 (0.17%) SonarQube
14 4 (0.13%) Maven
General
1 1,495 (50.34%) Social Skills
2 944 (31.78%) Finance
3 244 (8.22%) Marketing
4 160 (5.39%) Retail
5 144 (4.85%) Organisational Skills
6 142 (4.78%) Public Sector
7 141 (4.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 132 (4.44%) Legal
9 129 (4.34%) Manufacturing
10 127 (4.28%) Law
11 106 (3.57%) Presentation Skills
12 89 (3.00%) Influencing Skills
13 78 (2.63%) Telecoms
14 64 (2.15%) Banking
15 51 (1.72%) Documentation Skills
15 51 (1.72%) Electronics
16 39 (1.31%) Aerospace
17 34 (1.14%) Advertising
17 34 (1.14%) Automotive
18 33 (1.11%) Games
Job Titles
1 842 (28.35%) Analyst
2 326 (10.98%) Senior
3 255 (8.59%) Data Analyst
4 183 (6.16%) Lead
5 150 (5.05%) Developer
6 139 (4.68%) Business Analyst
7 135 (4.55%) Trainee
8 128 (4.31%) Trainee Analyst
8 128 (4.31%) Trainee Data Analyst
9 124 (4.18%) Support Analyst
10 120 (4.04%) Systems Engineer
11 104 (3.50%) Architect
12 101 (3.40%) IT Support
13 83 (2.79%) Senior Analyst
14 81 (2.73%) Support Engineer
15 77 (2.59%) Financial Analyst
16 71 (2.39%) Systems Manager
17 70 (2.36%) Senior Manager
18 68 (2.29%) Consultant
19 66 (2.22%) Head of QA
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 82 (2.76%) HTML
2 72 (2.42%) CSS
3 60 (2.02%) React
4 53 (1.78%) .NET
5 42 (1.41%) JSON
6 41 (1.38%) REST
7 36 (1.21%) Node.js
8 33 (1.11%) XML
9 31 (1.04%) Middleware
10 26 (0.88%) PyTorch
11 25 (0.84%) SOAP
12 22 (0.74%) scikit-learn
13 20 (0.67%) TensorFlow
14 19 (0.64%) Pandas
15 18 (0.61%) PySpark
16 16 (0.54%) Bootstrap
16 16 (0.54%) React Native
17 14 (0.47%) OAuth
18 12 (0.40%) Flash
18 12 (0.40%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 348 (11.72%) Analytical Mindset
2 180 (6.06%) Self-Motivation
3 143 (4.81%) Onboarding
4 142 (4.78%) Management Information System
5 103 (3.47%) Product Ownership
6 98 (3.30%) Legacy Systems
7 62 (2.09%) Data Centre
8 54 (1.82%) Driving Licence
9 49 (1.65%) Cloud Native
10 36 (1.21%) Algorithms
10 36 (1.21%) Enterprise Software
11 34 (1.14%) Data Structures
12 33 (1.11%) Low-Code
12 33 (1.11%) Social Media
13 31 (1.04%) Data Protection Act
14 30 (1.01%) Robotics
14 30 (1.01%) Security Posture
15 29 (0.98%) Virtual Team
16 27 (0.91%) FMCG
16 27 (0.91%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Operating Systems
1 257 (8.65%) Windows
2 150 (5.05%) Linux
3 138 (4.65%) Windows Server
4 77 (2.59%) Windows Server 2016
5 21 (0.71%) Unix
6 16 (0.54%) Android
7 12 (0.40%) Apple iOS
7 12 (0.40%) Mac OS
8 8 (0.27%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 5 (0.17%) Ubuntu
10 4 (0.13%) CentOS
10 4 (0.13%) VMS
10 4 (0.13%) Windows 10
11 3 (0.10%) Windows Server 2012
12 2 (0.067%) Oracle Linux
13 1 (0.034%) Debian
13 1 (0.034%) FreeBSD
13 1 (0.034%) OpenBSD
13 1 (0.034%) Robot Operating System
13 1 (0.034%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,366 (45.99%) Problem-Solving
2 831 (27.98%) Continuous Improvement
3 680 (22.90%) Analytics
4 635 (21.38%) Decision-Making
5 454 (15.29%) Agile
6 443 (14.92%) Business Intelligence
7 400 (13.47%) Project Management
8 391 (13.16%) AI
9 368 (12.39%) Stakeholder Management
10 353 (11.89%) Data Analysis
11 292 (9.83%) Actionable Insight
12 277 (9.33%) Customer Experience
13 265 (8.92%) Customer Service
14 264 (8.89%) ERP
15 248 (8.35%) Process Improvement
16 243 (8.18%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 237 (7.98%) Business Analysis
18 220 (7.41%) Analytical Thinking
18 220 (7.41%) Mentoring
19 219 (7.37%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 668 (22.49%) SQL
2 493 (16.60%) Python
3 102 (3.43%) JavaScript
4 88 (2.96%) PowerShell
5 78 (2.63%) Java
6 77 (2.59%) C#
7 73 (2.46%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 42 (1.41%) T-SQL
9 40 (1.35%) R
10 38 (1.28%) VBA
11 29 (0.98%) Bash
12 27 (0.91%) C++
13 22 (0.74%) MATLAB
14 14 (0.47%) C
15 11 (0.37%) Go
15 11 (0.37%) TypeScript
16 9 (0.30%) PHP
16 9 (0.30%) PL/SQL
16 9 (0.30%) Scala
17 8 (0.27%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 574 (19.33%) Degree
2 258 (8.69%) Security Cleared
3 184 (6.20%) SC Cleared
4 165 (5.56%) ACCA
5 152 (5.12%) CIMA
6 108 (3.64%) DBS Check
7 66 (2.22%) IRCA
8 65 (2.19%) BPSS Clearance
8 65 (2.19%) PMI Certification
9 59 (1.99%) Computer Science Degree
10 57 (1.92%) Master's Degree
11 54 (1.82%) PMP
12 52 (1.75%) Cisco Certification
13 50 (1.68%) DV Cleared
14 48 (1.62%) CISSP
15 40 (1.35%) Microsoft Certification
16 36 (1.21%) CISM
17 27 (0.91%) AAT
17 27 (0.91%) CCNA
18 25 (0.84%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 256 (8.62%) Data Quality
2 212 (7.14%) GDPR
3 167 (5.62%) QA
4 128 (4.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 122 (4.11%) Cyber Essentials
6 100 (3.37%) NIST
6 100 (3.37%) PCI DSS
7 82 (2.76%) ISO 9001
8 57 (1.92%) PMO
9 42 (1.41%) Actionable Recommendations
9 42 (1.41%) SLA
10 41 (1.38%) Accessibility
11 25 (0.84%) GRC
12 19 (0.64%) SOC 2
13 18 (0.61%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 17 (0.57%) GMP
15 14 (0.47%) Sarbanes-Oxley
16 12 (0.40%) California Consumer Privacy Act
16 12 (0.40%) NCSC
17 11 (0.37%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 199 (6.70%) Active Directory
2 85 (2.86%) Hyper-V
3 72 (2.42%) Terminal Server
4 38 (1.28%) Docker
5 30 (1.01%) VMware Infrastructure
6 9 (0.30%) vSphere
7 8 (0.27%) ProxySG
8 7 (0.24%) Virtual Machines
8 7 (0.24%) VMware NSX
9 4 (0.13%) Firmware
9 4 (0.13%) Virtual Desktop
9 4 (0.13%) XenApp
10 3 (0.10%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 3 (0.10%) Virtual Servers
11 2 (0.067%) VMware ESXi
12 1 (0.034%) KVM
12 1 (0.034%) VirtualBox
Systems Management
1 82 (2.76%) Terraform
2 44 (1.48%) Ansible
3 38 (1.28%) Kubernetes
4 24 (0.81%) Microsoft Intune
5 17 (0.57%) 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
8 5 (0.17%) QRadar
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%) SolarWinds Orion
9 4 (0.13%) vCenter Server
10 3 (0.10%) HP Fortify
10 3 (0.10%) Nessus
Vendors
1 781 (26.30%) Microsoft
2 138 (4.65%) SAP
3 103 (3.47%) Oracle
3 103 (3.47%) VMware
4 98 (3.30%) SolarWinds
5 92 (3.10%) Splunk
6 87 (2.93%) Google
7 77 (2.59%) Veeam
8 73 (2.46%) Tanium
9 72 (2.42%) Brocade
9 72 (2.42%) Nimble Storage
10 71 (2.39%) Salesforce
11 59 (1.99%) Databricks
12 57 (1.92%) ServiceNow
13 54 (1.82%) Workday
14 45 (1.52%) Cisco
15 27 (0.91%) Dell
16 24 (0.81%) IBM
17 21 (0.71%) Adobe
18 20 (0.67%) Red Hat