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

6 months to
19 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 31 12 17
Rank change year-on-year -19 +5 +3
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 3,028 2,898 5,154
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 5.63% 10.65% 8.68%
As % of the General category 11.10% 15.62% 14.62%
Number of salaries quoted 1,722 1,408 3,400
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,000 £27,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,894 £50,967 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.95% +13.26% -5.26%
75th Percentile £61,250 £65,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £78,750 £80,000 £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 27,287 18,550 35,244
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 50.75% 68.19% 59.35%
Number of salaries quoted 14,315 9,139 24,780
10th Percentile £27,500 £27,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,375 £37,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,387 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.10% +10.29% -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,388 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £76,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +12.15% -10.83%

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 19 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 19 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
North of England -21 815 £45,000 -10.00% 413
South East +4 802 £50,000 -1.90% 628
Midlands -14 586 £45,000 -6.25% 303
North West -17 430 £42,500 -19.05% 234
West Midlands -14 358 £51,300 +2.60% 183
Yorkshire +1 275 £48,445 +4.74% 135
South West -15 272 £45,000 -13.88% 185
East of England -24 259 £42,175 -17.25% 161
East Midlands -1 227 £41,000 -5.75% 121
Scotland -19 189 £40,000 -21.05% 109
North East -7 110 £45,000 +13.97% 51
Wales +11 74 £40,000 -20.20% 62
Northern Ireland -17 50 £52,500 -4.55% 18
Isle of Man -3 1 £62,500 +101.61% 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
1 126 (4.16%) Microsoft Exchange
2 51 (1.68%) SharePoint
3 48 (1.59%) Confluence
4 33 (1.09%) CMS
5 25 (0.83%) Apache Spark
6 24 (0.79%) Apache Airflow
7 14 (0.46%) Apache
8 13 (0.43%) IIS
9 10 (0.33%) SAS
9 10 (0.33%) WordPress
10 4 (0.13%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 4 (0.13%) nginx
11 3 (0.099%) govService
12 2 (0.066%) Anypoint
12 2 (0.066%) JBoss
13 1 (0.033%) Apache Synapse
13 1 (0.033%) ArcGIS
13 1 (0.033%) BizTalk Server
13 1 (0.033%) Kinematics
13 1 (0.033%) OpenStack
Applications
1 500 (16.51%) Microsoft Excel
2 211 (6.97%) Microsoft Office
3 185 (6.11%) Chatbot
4 77 (2.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 55 (1.82%) MS Visio
6 23 (0.76%) Spreadsheet
7 22 (0.73%) Microsoft Project
8 8 (0.26%) CATIA
9 5 (0.17%) AutoCAD
10 4 (0.13%) Trello
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 28 (0.92%) NetSuite
2 28 (0.92%) Salesforce CRM
3 20 (0.66%) Dynamics CRM
4 16 (0.53%) SAP CO
5 15 (0.50%) SAP MDG
6 11 (0.36%) Workday HCM
7 10 (0.33%) Oracle Payables
7 10 (0.33%) Sage X3
7 10 (0.33%) SAP ERP
7 10 (0.33%) SAP PM
8 7 (0.23%) SAP FI
8 7 (0.23%) SAP FI/CO
9 5 (0.17%) Dynamics GP
9 5 (0.17%) Q-Pulse
9 5 (0.17%) SAP Hybris
10 4 (0.13%) Markit EDM
10 4 (0.13%) Oracle EBS
10 4 (0.13%) Shopify
11 3 (0.099%) ResourceLink
Cloud Services
1 483 (15.95%) Azure
2 362 (11.96%) Power Platform
3 223 (7.36%) Microsoft 365
4 214 (7.07%) AWS
5 132 (4.36%) SaaS
6 123 (4.06%) Azure DevOps
7 72 (2.38%) Dynamics 365
8 66 (2.18%) Entra ID
9 61 (2.01%) GitHub
10 57 (1.88%) GCP
11 52 (1.72%) Azure Data Factory
12 41 (1.35%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 41 (1.35%) Snowflake
13 40 (1.32%) Microsoft Purview
14 39 (1.29%) dbt
15 38 (1.25%) Power Automate
16 33 (1.09%) Amazon S3
17 31 (1.02%) Google Analytics
18 30 (0.99%) Serverless
19 26 (0.86%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 126 (4.16%) DNS
2 105 (3.47%) Firewall
3 102 (3.37%) DHCP
4 56 (1.85%) VPN
5 53 (1.75%) WAN
6 48 (1.59%) Wi-Fi
7 47 (1.55%) LAN
7 47 (1.55%) Wireless
8 39 (1.29%) TCP/IP
9 33 (1.09%) Network Security
9 33 (1.09%) VLAN
10 32 (1.06%) Wireshark
11 27 (0.89%) Remote Desktop
12 25 (0.83%) VoIP
13 24 (0.79%) SD-WAN
14 23 (0.76%) Broadband
15 20 (0.66%) BGP
16 19 (0.63%) Cisco ASA
16 19 (0.63%) SAN
17 18 (0.59%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 330 (10.90%) Power BI
2 260 (8.59%) Tableau
3 166 (5.48%) Data Mining
4 117 (3.86%) SQL Server
5 81 (2.68%) Amazon RDS
6 69 (2.28%) Data Warehouse
7 54 (1.78%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 48 (1.59%) Metadata
9 44 (1.45%) Relational Database
10 42 (1.39%) Looker
11 38 (1.25%) MySQL
12 36 (1.19%) Amazon Redshift
13 35 (1.16%) Azure SQL Database
14 29 (0.96%) PostgreSQL
15 28 (0.92%) Data Lake
15 28 (0.92%) Power Query
16 26 (0.86%) GIS
17 23 (0.76%) SQL Server Integration Services
18 22 (0.73%) NoSQL
19 17 (0.56%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 119 (3.93%) JIRA
2 73 (2.41%) Git
3 26 (0.86%) GitLab
3 26 (0.86%) Selenium
4 16 (0.53%) Jenkins
5 15 (0.50%) Robot Framework
6 13 (0.43%) Snyk
7 8 (0.26%) LabVIEW
8 7 (0.23%) Cypress.io
8 7 (0.23%) ERwin
8 7 (0.23%) MLflow
8 7 (0.23%) Rational DOORS
9 6 (0.20%) ER Studio
9 6 (0.20%) Postman
9 6 (0.20%) Subversion
9 6 (0.20%) TestRail
10 5 (0.17%) Cucumber
10 5 (0.17%) Oracle APEX
11 4 (0.13%) LoadRunner
11 4 (0.13%) Oracle Forms
General
1 1,489 (49.17%) Social Skills
2 909 (30.02%) Finance
3 227 (7.50%) Marketing
4 154 (5.09%) Retail
5 152 (5.02%) Organisational Skills
6 136 (4.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 133 (4.39%) Legal
8 131 (4.33%) Public Sector
9 118 (3.90%) Law
9 118 (3.90%) Manufacturing
10 109 (3.60%) Presentation Skills
11 80 (2.64%) Influencing Skills
12 68 (2.25%) Telecoms
13 65 (2.15%) Banking
14 54 (1.78%) Documentation Skills
15 44 (1.45%) Electronics
16 34 (1.12%) Games
17 33 (1.09%) Advertising
17 33 (1.09%) Automotive
18 29 (0.96%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 807 (26.65%) Analyst
2 307 (10.14%) Senior
3 250 (8.26%) Data Analyst
4 198 (6.54%) Lead
5 185 (6.11%) Trainer
6 148 (4.89%) Developer
7 146 (4.82%) Trainee
8 139 (4.59%) Trainee Analyst
8 139 (4.59%) Trainee Data Analyst
9 119 (3.93%) Business Analyst
9 119 (3.93%) Support Analyst
10 113 (3.73%) IT Support
11 104 (3.43%) Architect
12 97 (3.20%) Systems Engineer
13 83 (2.74%) Support Engineer
14 82 (2.71%) Senior Analyst
15 73 (2.41%) Financial Analyst
16 64 (2.11%) Senior Manager
17 61 (2.01%) Consultant
17 61 (2.01%) Systems Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 80 (2.64%) HTML
2 70 (2.31%) CSS
3 60 (1.98%) React
4 51 (1.68%) .NET
5 37 (1.22%) JSON
6 35 (1.16%) Node.js
7 34 (1.12%) REST
8 28 (0.92%) XML
9 21 (0.69%) Middleware
9 21 (0.69%) SOAP
10 16 (0.53%) Bootstrap
10 16 (0.53%) PySpark
10 16 (0.53%) PyTorch
10 16 (0.53%) React Native
10 16 (0.53%) TensorFlow
11 14 (0.46%) OAuth
12 12 (0.40%) Flash
12 12 (0.40%) RabbitMQ
12 12 (0.40%) SAML
13 11 (0.36%) Pandas
Miscellaneous
1 320 (10.57%) Analytical Mindset
2 203 (6.70%) Self-Motivation
3 159 (5.25%) Onboarding
4 141 (4.66%) Management Information System
5 103 (3.40%) Product Ownership
6 102 (3.37%) Legacy Systems
7 59 (1.95%) Data Centre
8 55 (1.82%) Driving Licence
9 48 (1.59%) Cloud Native
10 40 (1.32%) Enterprise Software
11 36 (1.19%) Algorithms
11 36 (1.19%) Data Structures
12 35 (1.16%) Data Protection Act
13 33 (1.09%) Social Media
14 31 (1.02%) Low-Code
15 29 (0.96%) Robotics
16 28 (0.92%) FMCG
16 28 (0.92%) Virtual Team
17 27 (0.89%) Security Posture
18 26 (0.86%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Operating Systems
1 251 (8.29%) Windows
2 153 (5.05%) Linux
3 133 (4.39%) Windows Server
4 76 (2.51%) Windows Server 2016
5 21 (0.69%) Unix
6 17 (0.56%) Android
7 13 (0.43%) Mac OS
8 9 (0.30%) Apple iOS
9 8 (0.26%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 5 (0.17%) 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 1,331 (43.96%) Problem-Solving
2 791 (26.12%) Continuous Improvement
3 637 (21.04%) Analytics
4 586 (19.35%) Decision-Making
5 534 (17.64%) AI
6 466 (15.39%) Agile
7 427 (14.10%) Project Management
8 415 (13.71%) Business Intelligence
9 349 (11.53%) Data Analysis
10 345 (11.39%) Stakeholder Management
11 287 (9.48%) Customer Service
12 271 (8.95%) Customer Experience
13 258 (8.52%) Actionable Insight
14 249 (8.22%) ERP
15 240 (7.93%) Analytical Thinking
16 239 (7.89%) Mentoring
17 238 (7.86%) Business Analysis
18 229 (7.56%) Process Improvement
19 223 (7.36%) Stakeholder Engagement
20 222 (7.33%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 646 (21.33%) SQL
2 478 (15.79%) Python
3 98 (3.24%) JavaScript
4 83 (2.74%) C#
4 83 (2.74%) PowerShell
5 74 (2.44%) Java
6 63 (2.08%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 40 (1.32%) T-SQL
8 39 (1.29%) R
9 38 (1.25%) VBA
10 28 (0.92%) Bash
11 24 (0.79%) C++
12 18 (0.59%) MATLAB
13 14 (0.46%) C
14 10 (0.33%) PL/SQL
14 10 (0.33%) TypeScript
15 9 (0.30%) Go
15 9 (0.30%) Scala
16 8 (0.26%) Kusto Query Language
16 8 (0.26%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 751 (24.80%) Degree
2 248 (8.19%) Security Cleared
3 228 (7.53%) Master's Degree
4 190 (6.27%) PhD
5 177 (5.85%) SC Cleared
6 141 (4.66%) ACCA
7 131 (4.33%) CIMA
8 91 (3.01%) DBS Check
9 60 (1.98%) PMI Certification
10 55 (1.82%) Computer Science Degree
10 55 (1.82%) IRCA
11 54 (1.78%) BPSS Clearance
12 51 (1.68%) PMP
13 48 (1.59%) Cisco Certification
13 48 (1.59%) CISSP
13 48 (1.59%) DV Cleared
14 39 (1.29%) Microsoft Certification
15 33 (1.09%) CISM
16 27 (0.89%) AAT
17 25 (0.83%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 217 (7.17%) Data Quality
2 186 (6.14%) GDPR
3 160 (5.28%) QA
4 124 (4.10%) Cyber Essentials
5 121 (4.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 97 (3.20%) PCI DSS
7 94 (3.10%) NIST
8 64 (2.11%) ISO 9001
9 59 (1.95%) PMO
10 38 (1.25%) Actionable Recommendations
11 37 (1.22%) Accessibility
12 33 (1.09%) SLA
13 22 (0.73%) GRC
14 19 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 17 (0.56%) GMP
16 15 (0.50%) SOC 2
17 14 (0.46%) Sarbanes-Oxley
18 12 (0.40%) NCSC
19 10 (0.33%) California Consumer Privacy Act
20 9 (0.30%) IFRS
System Software
1 189 (6.24%) Active Directory
2 86 (2.84%) Hyper-V
3 72 (2.38%) Terminal Server
4 38 (1.25%) Docker
5 26 (0.86%) VMware Infrastructure
6 11 (0.36%) vSphere
7 8 (0.26%) ProxySG
8 7 (0.23%) Virtual Machines
9 6 (0.20%) Firmware
10 5 (0.17%) VMware NSX
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 80 (2.64%) Terraform
2 43 (1.42%) 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 (0.17%) 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%) QRadar
9 4 (0.13%) SolarWinds Orion
9 4 (0.13%) vCenter Server
10 3 (0.099%) Kubeflow
10 3 (0.099%) Nessus
11 2 (0.066%) Data Guard
Vendors
1 769 (25.40%) Microsoft
2 185 (6.11%) PayPal
3 149 (4.92%) SAP
4 107 (3.53%) Oracle
5 100 (3.30%) SolarWinds
6 99 (3.27%) VMware
7 90 (2.97%) Splunk
8 77 (2.54%) Veeam
9 73 (2.41%) Tanium
10 72 (2.38%) Brocade
10 72 (2.38%) Nimble Storage
11 69 (2.28%) Salesforce
12 67 (2.21%) Google
13 59 (1.95%) ServiceNow
14 48 (1.59%) Cisco
15 46 (1.52%) Workday
16 38 (1.25%) Databricks
17 23 (0.76%) Adobe
17 23 (0.76%) Dell
18 20 (0.66%) Red Hat