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

6 months to
2 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 35 12 19
Rank change year-on-year -23 +7 +1
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 2,950 2,785 5,441
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 5.14% 10.76% 8.57%
As % of the General category 10.22% 15.87% 14.59%
Number of salaries quoted 1,807 1,411 3,519
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,500 £26,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £33,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,445 £50,890 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.81% +13.09% -3.23%
75th Percentile £62,500 £64,938 £60,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £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 28,864 17,548 37,280
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 50.27% 67.80% 58.69%
Number of salaries quoted 15,183 9,165 25,608
10th Percentile £27,500 £26,929 £26,043
25th Percentile £32,000 £36,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £51,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.86% +7.37% -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 2 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 2 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
South East -1 795 £50,000 -1.90% 595
North of England -23 769 £46,000 -8.00% 400
Midlands -16 567 £47,500 -2.06% 298
North West -23 419 £42,500 -15.80% 220
West Midlands -20 349 £51,275 +2.55% 175
South West -22 267 £45,000 -13.46% 178
Yorkshire -5 258 £51,000 +13.33% 136
East of England -30 258 £45,000 -11.71% 161
East Midlands -5 216 £42,500 -4.49% 123
Scotland -18 177 £40,000 -23.81% 92
North East -13 92 £48,445 +25.83% 50
Wales +6 79 £40,000 -20.20% 59
Northern Ireland -22 50 £46,250 -15.91% 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
1 134 (4.54%) Microsoft Exchange
2 55 (1.86%) SharePoint
3 45 (1.53%) Confluence
4 30 (1.02%) CMS
5 28 (0.95%) Apache Airflow
5 28 (0.95%) Apache Spark
6 14 (0.47%) Apache
6 14 (0.47%) IIS
7 10 (0.34%) SAS
8 9 (0.31%) WordPress
9 4 (0.14%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 4 (0.14%) nginx
10 3 (0.10%) Anypoint
10 3 (0.10%) govService
10 3 (0.10%) JBoss
11 1 (0.034%) Apache Synapse
11 1 (0.034%) ArcGIS
11 1 (0.034%) Jupyter
11 1 (0.034%) Kinematics
11 1 (0.034%) OpenStack
Applications
1 509 (17.25%) Microsoft Excel
2 202 (6.85%) Microsoft Office
3 77 (2.61%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 60 (2.03%) MS Visio
5 22 (0.75%) Microsoft Project
5 22 (0.75%) Spreadsheet
6 16 (0.54%) Chatbot
7 9 (0.31%) CATIA
8 5 (0.17%) Trello
9 4 (0.14%) AutoCAD
10 2 (0.068%) Adobe XD
10 2 (0.068%) Revit
10 2 (0.068%) Simulink
11 1 (0.034%) OrCAD
11 1 (0.034%) Sketch
11 1 (0.034%) SmartSuite
11 1 (0.034%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 38 (1.29%) SAP S/4HANA
2 31 (1.05%) NetSuite
3 30 (1.02%) Salesforce CRM
4 23 (0.78%) Dynamics CRM
5 16 (0.54%) SAP CO
6 15 (0.51%) SAP PM
7 10 (0.34%) Oracle Payables
7 10 (0.34%) Sage X3
8 9 (0.31%) SAP ERP
8 9 (0.31%) Workday HCM
9 7 (0.24%) SAP FI
9 7 (0.24%) SAP FI/CO
10 5 (0.17%) Dynamics GP
10 5 (0.17%) Magento
10 5 (0.17%) Q-Pulse
11 4 (0.14%) Markit EDM
11 4 (0.14%) Oracle EBS
11 4 (0.14%) Shopify
12 3 (0.10%) SAP FSCM
12 3 (0.10%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 499 (16.92%) Azure
2 395 (13.39%) Power Platform
3 234 (7.93%) AWS
4 229 (7.76%) Microsoft 365
5 131 (4.44%) SaaS
6 120 (4.07%) Azure DevOps
7 83 (2.81%) Dynamics 365
8 70 (2.37%) GCP
9 66 (2.24%) Entra ID
10 63 (2.14%) GitHub
11 60 (2.03%) Azure Data Factory
12 46 (1.56%) dbt
12 46 (1.56%) Power Automate
12 46 (1.56%) Snowflake
13 45 (1.53%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 39 (1.32%) Microsoft Purview
15 36 (1.22%) Amazon S3
15 36 (1.22%) Google Analytics
16 34 (1.15%) Serverless
17 31 (1.05%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 128 (4.34%) DNS
2 107 (3.63%) Firewall
3 104 (3.53%) DHCP
4 61 (2.07%) VPN
5 55 (1.86%) WAN
6 50 (1.69%) Wireless
7 43 (1.46%) LAN
8 39 (1.32%) TCP/IP
8 39 (1.32%) Wi-Fi
9 34 (1.15%) Network Security
10 31 (1.05%) VLAN
11 30 (1.02%) Wireshark
12 24 (0.81%) SD-WAN
13 23 (0.78%) Broadband
14 22 (0.75%) BGP
15 20 (0.68%) Remote Desktop
16 19 (0.64%) Cisco ASA
16 19 (0.64%) SAN
17 18 (0.61%) EIGRP
17 18 (0.61%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 363 (12.31%) Power BI
2 270 (9.15%) Tableau
3 167 (5.66%) Data Mining
4 122 (4.14%) SQL Server
5 82 (2.78%) Amazon RDS
6 75 (2.54%) Data Warehouse
7 60 (2.03%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 47 (1.59%) Looker
9 46 (1.56%) Relational Database
10 44 (1.49%) Metadata
11 39 (1.32%) MySQL
12 38 (1.29%) Amazon Redshift
13 36 (1.22%) Azure SQL Database
14 31 (1.05%) Data Lake
14 31 (1.05%) Power Query
15 29 (0.98%) SQL Server Integration Services
16 28 (0.95%) PostgreSQL
17 24 (0.81%) GIS
18 22 (0.75%) NoSQL
19 17 (0.58%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 119 (4.03%) JIRA
2 74 (2.51%) Git
3 28 (0.95%) GitLab
4 26 (0.88%) Selenium
5 17 (0.58%) Jenkins
6 15 (0.51%) Robot Framework
7 13 (0.44%) Rational DOORS
7 13 (0.44%) Snyk
8 11 (0.37%) MLflow
9 8 (0.27%) Cypress.io
9 8 (0.27%) LabVIEW
10 7 (0.24%) Cucumber
11 6 (0.20%) Postman
11 6 (0.20%) Subversion
11 6 (0.20%) TestRail
12 5 (0.17%) ERwin
12 5 (0.17%) LoadRunner
12 5 (0.17%) Oracle APEX
12 5 (0.17%) SonarQube
13 4 (0.14%) ER Studio
General
1 1,489 (50.47%) Social Skills
2 941 (31.90%) Finance
3 239 (8.10%) Marketing
4 158 (5.36%) Retail
5 145 (4.92%) Organisational Skills
6 139 (4.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 139 (4.71%) Public Sector
7 131 (4.44%) Legal
8 130 (4.41%) Manufacturing
9 122 (4.14%) Law
10 108 (3.66%) Presentation Skills
11 91 (3.08%) Influencing Skills
12 73 (2.47%) Telecoms
13 64 (2.17%) Banking
14 53 (1.80%) Documentation Skills
15 48 (1.63%) Electronics
16 34 (1.15%) Aerospace
16 34 (1.15%) Automotive
16 34 (1.15%) Games
17 33 (1.12%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 829 (28.10%) Analyst
2 323 (10.95%) Senior
3 256 (8.68%) Data Analyst
4 187 (6.34%) Lead
5 151 (5.12%) Developer
6 146 (4.95%) Trainee
7 139 (4.71%) Trainee Analyst
7 139 (4.71%) Trainee Data Analyst
8 135 (4.58%) Business Analyst
9 121 (4.10%) Support Analyst
10 116 (3.93%) Systems Engineer
11 102 (3.46%) Architect
12 100 (3.39%) IT Support
13 81 (2.75%) Senior Analyst
14 78 (2.64%) Support Engineer
15 76 (2.58%) Financial Analyst
16 70 (2.37%) Senior Manager
16 70 (2.37%) Systems Manager
17 67 (2.27%) Consultant
18 66 (2.24%) Head of QA
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 82 (2.78%) HTML
2 71 (2.41%) CSS
3 60 (2.03%) React
4 53 (1.80%) .NET
5 40 (1.36%) JSON
6 39 (1.32%) REST
7 36 (1.22%) Node.js
8 31 (1.05%) XML
9 26 (0.88%) PyTorch
10 25 (0.85%) Middleware
11 23 (0.78%) SOAP
12 21 (0.71%) scikit-learn
13 20 (0.68%) TensorFlow
14 18 (0.61%) Pandas
15 17 (0.58%) PySpark
16 16 (0.54%) Bootstrap
16 16 (0.54%) React Native
17 14 (0.47%) OAuth
18 12 (0.41%) Flash
18 12 (0.41%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 346 (11.73%) Analytical Mindset
2 183 (6.20%) Self-Motivation
3 143 (4.85%) Onboarding
4 140 (4.75%) Management Information System
5 104 (3.53%) Product Ownership
6 97 (3.29%) Legacy Systems
7 61 (2.07%) Data Centre
8 53 (1.80%) Driving Licence
9 49 (1.66%) Cloud Native
10 38 (1.29%) Enterprise Software
11 37 (1.25%) Algorithms
12 34 (1.15%) Data Structures
13 33 (1.12%) Social Media
14 32 (1.08%) Data Protection Act
14 32 (1.08%) Low-Code
15 30 (1.02%) Robotics
16 29 (0.98%) Security Posture
16 29 (0.98%) Virtual Team
17 27 (0.92%) FMCG
17 27 (0.92%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Operating Systems
1 254 (8.61%) Windows
2 152 (5.15%) Linux
3 136 (4.61%) Windows Server
4 76 (2.58%) Windows Server 2016
5 21 (0.71%) Unix
6 16 (0.54%) Android
7 12 (0.41%) Apple iOS
7 12 (0.41%) Mac OS
8 8 (0.27%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 5 (0.17%) Ubuntu
10 4 (0.14%) CentOS
10 4 (0.14%) VMS
10 4 (0.14%) Windows 10
11 3 (0.10%) Windows Server 2012
12 2 (0.068%) 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 1,355 (45.93%) Problem-Solving
2 817 (27.69%) Continuous Improvement
3 683 (23.15%) Analytics
4 619 (20.98%) Decision-Making
5 457 (15.49%) Agile
6 438 (14.85%) Business Intelligence
7 415 (14.07%) Project Management
8 389 (13.19%) AI
9 359 (12.17%) Stakeholder Management
10 357 (12.10%) Data Analysis
11 285 (9.66%) Actionable Insight
12 274 (9.29%) Customer Experience
13 266 (9.02%) Customer Service
14 262 (8.88%) ERP
15 246 (8.34%) Business Analysis
16 245 (8.31%) Process Improvement
17 243 (8.24%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 225 (7.63%) Analytical Thinking
19 223 (7.56%) Data Analytics
19 223 (7.56%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 669 (22.68%) SQL
2 503 (17.05%) Python
3 102 (3.46%) JavaScript
4 86 (2.92%) PowerShell
5 79 (2.68%) C#
6 76 (2.58%) Java
7 71 (2.41%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 42 (1.42%) R
8 42 (1.42%) T-SQL
9 37 (1.25%) VBA
10 29 (0.98%) Bash
11 26 (0.88%) C++
12 22 (0.75%) MATLAB
13 13 (0.44%) C
14 11 (0.37%) Go
14 11 (0.37%) TypeScript
15 9 (0.31%) PL/SQL
15 9 (0.31%) Scala
16 8 (0.27%) PHP
16 8 (0.27%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 577 (19.56%) Degree
2 264 (8.95%) Security Cleared
3 188 (6.37%) SC Cleared
4 163 (5.53%) ACCA
5 150 (5.08%) CIMA
6 102 (3.46%) DBS Check
7 66 (2.24%) IRCA
8 63 (2.14%) PMI Certification
9 60 (2.03%) BPSS Clearance
10 59 (2.00%) Master's Degree
11 58 (1.97%) Computer Science Degree
12 53 (1.80%) PMP
13 51 (1.73%) Cisco Certification
13 51 (1.73%) DV Cleared
14 49 (1.66%) CISSP
15 40 (1.36%) Microsoft Certification
16 36 (1.22%) CISM
17 27 (0.92%) AAT
18 26 (0.88%) CCNA
19 25 (0.85%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 241 (8.17%) Data Quality
2 204 (6.92%) GDPR
3 166 (5.63%) QA
4 125 (4.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 123 (4.17%) Cyber Essentials
6 99 (3.36%) PCI DSS
7 98 (3.32%) NIST
8 81 (2.75%) ISO 9001
9 58 (1.97%) PMO
10 42 (1.42%) Actionable Recommendations
11 39 (1.32%) Accessibility
12 37 (1.25%) SLA
13 25 (0.85%) GRC
14 19 (0.64%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 17 (0.58%) GMP
15 17 (0.58%) SOC 2
16 15 (0.51%) Sarbanes-Oxley
17 12 (0.41%) California Consumer Privacy Act
17 12 (0.41%) NCSC
18 10 (0.34%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 196 (6.64%) Active Directory
2 85 (2.88%) Hyper-V
3 72 (2.44%) Terminal Server
4 39 (1.32%) Docker
5 29 (0.98%) VMware Infrastructure
6 9 (0.31%) 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 84 (2.85%) Terraform
2 47 (1.59%) Ansible
3 38 (1.29%) Kubernetes
4 23 (0.78%) Microsoft Intune
5 17 (0.58%) 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 (0.14%) 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%) SolarWinds Orion
9 4 (0.14%) vCenter Server
10 3 (0.10%) HP Fortify
10 3 (0.10%) Nessus
Vendors
1 779 (26.41%) Microsoft
2 138 (4.68%) SAP
3 102 (3.46%) VMware
4 100 (3.39%) Oracle
5 98 (3.32%) SolarWinds
6 92 (3.12%) Splunk
7 82 (2.78%) Google
8 77 (2.61%) Veeam
9 73 (2.47%) Tanium
10 72 (2.44%) Brocade
10 72 (2.44%) Nimble Storage
11 69 (2.34%) Salesforce
12 58 (1.97%) ServiceNow
13 57 (1.93%) Databricks
14 49 (1.66%) Workday
15 46 (1.56%) Cisco
16 26 (0.88%) Dell
17 21 (0.71%) IBM
18 20 (0.68%) Red Hat
19 19 (0.64%) Genesys