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 11 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 8 16
Rank change year-on-year -19 +8 +4
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 3,044 3,672 6,543
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 4.59% 12.47% 8.47%
As % of the General category 10.29% 17.45% 15.38%
Number of salaries quoted 2,051 1,315 3,621
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £36,500 £35,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,885 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.23% +11.11% -5.26%
75th Percentile £62,500 £63,750 £59,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £72,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +10.00% -8.90%

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 29,580 21,041 42,550
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 44.56% 71.45% 55.09%
Number of salaries quoted 17,938 9,411 27,440
10th Percentile £28,250 £25,750 £26,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% - -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £62,200
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £75,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £56,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -2.65% +7.62% -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 11 June 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 11 June 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 -17 941 £48,000 -0.63% 387
South East -5 766 £50,000 -8.78% 531
North West -18 555 £46,500 -7.00% 215
Midlands -10 554 £49,250 +3.68% 248
South West -25 318 £47,500 -5.00% 169
West Midlands -15 310 £51,300 +8.00% 149
Yorkshire -13 290 £50,000 +11.11% 122
East Midlands +4 243 £45,000 -5.26% 99
East of England -9 234 £45,000 - 146
Scotland -19 119 £40,000 -20.71% 63
North East -32 96 £51,000 +30.43% 57
Wales -4 82 £53,171 -3.33% 29
Northern Ireland -20 41 £40,000 -27.27% 39
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
1 145 (4.76%) Microsoft Exchange
2 84 (2.76%) SharePoint
3 32 (1.05%) Confluence
4 31 (1.02%) Apache Airflow
4 31 (1.02%) Apache Spark
5 28 (0.92%) CMS
6 23 (0.76%) Apache
7 21 (0.69%) IIS
8 9 (0.30%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 9 (0.30%) WordPress
9 7 (0.23%) SAS
10 5 (0.16%) Jupyter
11 3 (0.099%) Anypoint
11 3 (0.099%) govService
11 3 (0.099%) JBoss
11 3 (0.099%) WebLogic
11 3 (0.099%) WebSphere
12 1 (0.033%) nginx
12 1 (0.033%) Palantir Foundry
12 1 (0.033%) Umbraco
Applications
1 395 (12.98%) Microsoft Excel
2 142 (4.66%) Microsoft Office
3 62 (2.04%) MS Visio
4 55 (1.81%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 22 (0.72%) Spreadsheet
6 14 (0.46%) Microsoft Project
7 9 (0.30%) CATIA
8 4 (0.13%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 3 (0.099%) Chatbot
9 3 (0.099%) Photoshop
9 3 (0.099%) Trello
10 2 (0.066%) AutoCAD
10 2 (0.066%) Lectora
10 2 (0.066%) Simulink
10 2 (0.066%) SOLIDWORKS
11 1 (0.033%) Adobe Premiere
11 1 (0.033%) Adobe XD
Business Applications
1 43 (1.41%) SAP S/4HANA
2 32 (1.05%) Salesforce CRM
3 22 (0.72%) Dynamics CRM
4 19 (0.62%) NetSuite
5 15 (0.49%) SAP PM
6 14 (0.46%) SAP ERP
7 11 (0.36%) SAP CO
8 8 (0.26%) Dynamics GP
9 7 (0.23%) Magento
9 7 (0.23%) Workday HCM
10 5 (0.16%) Oracle EBS
10 5 (0.16%) Q-Pulse
10 5 (0.16%) SAP GTS
10 5 (0.16%) SAP PP
11 4 (0.13%) Infor M3
11 4 (0.13%) JDE OneWorld
11 4 (0.13%) JDE World
11 4 (0.13%) SAP FI
11 4 (0.13%) SAP FI/CO
12 3 (0.099%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 524 (17.21%) Azure
2 404 (13.27%) Power Platform
3 269 (8.84%) AWS
3 269 (8.84%) Microsoft 365
4 122 (4.01%) SaaS
5 99 (3.25%) GCP
6 84 (2.76%) Azure DevOps
7 80 (2.63%) Entra ID
8 77 (2.53%) Dynamics 365
9 54 (1.77%) GitHub
10 52 (1.71%) Google Analytics
11 51 (1.68%) Microsoft Purview
12 45 (1.48%) Power Automate
13 44 (1.45%) Amazon S3
13 44 (1.45%) PowerApps
14 37 (1.22%) Serverless
15 33 (1.08%) Azure Data Factory
16 32 (1.05%) dbt
17 31 (1.02%) Snowflake
18 29 (0.95%) AWS Lambda
Communications & Networking
1 133 (4.37%) Firewall
2 124 (4.07%) DNS
3 96 (3.15%) DHCP
4 74 (2.43%) VPN
5 62 (2.04%) WAN
6 48 (1.58%) LAN
7 45 (1.48%) TCP/IP
8 42 (1.38%) Broadband
9 40 (1.31%) Wireless
10 39 (1.28%) Wi-Fi
11 29 (0.95%) Network Security
12 24 (0.79%) BGP
12 24 (0.79%) SD-WAN
12 24 (0.79%) VLAN
13 22 (0.72%) Cisco ASA
13 22 (0.72%) SAN
13 22 (0.72%) Wireshark
14 19 (0.62%) HTTP
15 15 (0.49%) OSPF
16 14 (0.46%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 362 (11.89%) Power BI
2 206 (6.77%) Tableau
3 98 (3.22%) SQL Server
4 87 (2.86%) Amazon RDS
5 84 (2.76%) Data Mining
6 76 (2.50%) Data Warehouse
7 57 (1.87%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 44 (1.45%) Power Query
9 42 (1.38%) Metadata
10 36 (1.18%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 35 (1.15%) Looker
12 33 (1.08%) Amazon Redshift
12 33 (1.08%) PostgreSQL
13 32 (1.05%) MySQL
14 29 (0.95%) Big Data
14 29 (0.95%) Data Lake
14 29 (0.95%) Relational Database
15 22 (0.72%) NoSQL
16 17 (0.56%) BigQuery
16 17 (0.56%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 96 (3.15%) JIRA
2 66 (2.17%) Git
3 37 (1.22%) GitLab
4 32 (1.05%) Rational DOORS
5 16 (0.53%) Jenkins
6 12 (0.39%) Cypress.io
6 12 (0.39%) Selenium
7 11 (0.36%) Cucumber
7 11 (0.36%) MLflow
8 7 (0.23%) JMeter
8 7 (0.23%) Moq
8 7 (0.23%) SonarQube
9 6 (0.20%) LabVIEW
9 6 (0.20%) Postman
9 6 (0.20%) Subversion
9 6 (0.20%) Toad
10 5 (0.16%) Bitbucket
10 5 (0.16%) ERwin
10 5 (0.16%) Maven
11 4 (0.13%) Oracle APEX
General
1 1,413 (46.42%) Social Skills
2 914 (30.03%) Finance
3 268 (8.80%) Marketing
4 180 (5.91%) Public Sector
5 177 (5.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 154 (5.06%) Organisational Skills
7 151 (4.96%) Retail
8 147 (4.83%) Law
9 144 (4.73%) Legal
10 139 (4.57%) Manufacturing
11 114 (3.75%) Influencing Skills
12 96 (3.15%) Telecoms
13 73 (2.40%) Aerospace
14 70 (2.30%) Electronics
15 67 (2.20%) Documentation Skills
16 63 (2.07%) Presentation Skills
17 43 (1.41%) Banking
18 41 (1.35%) Military
19 37 (1.22%) Games
20 31 (1.02%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 847 (27.83%) Analyst
2 322 (10.58%) Senior
3 227 (7.46%) Data Analyst
4 209 (6.87%) Lead
5 170 (5.58%) Business Analyst
6 161 (5.29%) Developer
7 153 (5.03%) Systems Engineer
8 114 (3.75%) Architect
9 90 (2.96%) Support Analyst
10 86 (2.83%) Consultant
10 86 (2.83%) Senior Analyst
11 82 (2.69%) Systems Analyst
12 81 (2.66%) Support Engineer
13 77 (2.53%) IT Support
14 73 (2.40%) Trainee
14 73 (2.40%) Trainee Analyst
14 73 (2.40%) Trainee Data Analyst
15 72 (2.37%) Data Engineer
16 68 (2.23%) IT Manager
17 66 (2.17%) Head of QA
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 80 (2.63%) HTML
2 70 (2.30%) CSS
3 65 (2.14%) .NET
4 62 (2.04%) Middleware
4 62 (2.04%) REST
5 59 (1.94%) JSON
6 56 (1.84%) React
7 55 (1.81%) XML
8 39 (1.28%) Node.js
8 39 (1.28%) SOAP
9 30 (0.99%) PyTorch
10 24 (0.79%) TensorFlow
11 21 (0.69%) scikit-learn
12 19 (0.62%) EDI
12 19 (0.62%) PySpark
12 19 (0.62%) RESTful
13 17 (0.56%) OAuth
13 17 (0.56%) Pandas
14 14 (0.46%) Kafka
14 14 (0.46%) React Native
Miscellaneous
1 376 (12.35%) Analytical Mindset
2 145 (4.76%) Management Information System
3 115 (3.78%) Onboarding
4 114 (3.75%) Self-Motivation
5 107 (3.52%) Product Ownership
6 94 (3.09%) Legacy Systems
7 72 (2.37%) Data Centre
8 68 (2.23%) Driving Licence
9 43 (1.41%) Cloud Native
10 38 (1.25%) Cyber Threat
11 36 (1.18%) Algorithms
11 36 (1.18%) Data Structures
12 35 (1.15%) Social Media
13 32 (1.05%) FMCG
13 32 (1.05%) Security Posture
14 30 (0.99%) Low-Code
14 30 (0.99%) Virtual Team
15 29 (0.95%) Data Protection Act
16 28 (0.92%) Enterprise Software
17 25 (0.82%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 257 (8.44%) Windows
2 157 (5.16%) Windows Server
3 151 (4.96%) Linux
4 86 (2.83%) Windows Server 2016
5 20 (0.66%) Unix
6 16 (0.53%) Windows Server 2019
7 15 (0.49%) Apple iOS
8 14 (0.46%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 13 (0.43%) Android
10 11 (0.36%) Ubuntu
11 9 (0.30%) CentOS
11 9 (0.30%) Mac OS
11 9 (0.30%) Windows 10
12 8 (0.26%) VMS
13 4 (0.13%) Debian
14 3 (0.099%) Windows Server 2012
15 2 (0.066%) OpenVMS
16 1 (0.033%) AIX
16 1 (0.033%) FreeBSD
16 1 (0.033%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,423 (46.75%) Problem-Solving
2 828 (27.20%) Continuous Improvement
3 673 (22.11%) Decision-Making
4 624 (20.50%) Analytics
5 448 (14.72%) Agile
6 413 (13.57%) Business Intelligence
7 375 (12.32%) Stakeholder Management
8 325 (10.68%) AI
9 310 (10.18%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 309 (10.15%) Actionable Insight
11 287 (9.43%) Project Management
12 284 (9.33%) Data Analysis
13 278 (9.13%) Customer Service
14 266 (8.74%) ERP
15 253 (8.31%) Cybersecurity
16 250 (8.21%) Customer Experience
17 247 (8.11%) CRM
18 242 (7.95%) Mentoring
19 238 (7.82%) Data Modelling
20 231 (7.59%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 659 (21.65%) SQL
2 500 (16.43%) Python
3 108 (3.55%) JavaScript
4 101 (3.32%) Java
5 100 (3.29%) PowerShell
6 87 (2.86%) C#
7 60 (1.97%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 45 (1.48%) T-SQL
9 44 (1.45%) R
10 41 (1.35%) Bash
10 41 (1.35%) C++
11 34 (1.12%) VBA
12 28 (0.92%) MATLAB
13 18 (0.59%) PHP
13 18 (0.59%) TypeScript
14 16 (0.53%) PL/SQL
15 15 (0.49%) Go
16 14 (0.46%) Scala
17 12 (0.39%) C
18 9 (0.30%) Perl
Qualifications
1 510 (16.75%) Degree
2 282 (9.26%) Security Cleared
3 206 (6.77%) SC Cleared
4 149 (4.89%) ACCA
5 143 (4.70%) CIMA
6 130 (4.27%) DBS Check
7 78 (2.56%) BPSS Clearance
8 69 (2.27%) Computer Science Degree
9 66 (2.17%) Cisco Certification
9 66 (2.17%) IRCA
10 49 (1.61%) Microsoft Certification
11 46 (1.51%) CISSP
12 45 (1.48%) DV Cleared
13 41 (1.35%) PMI Certification
14 38 (1.25%) CompTIA Security+
15 34 (1.12%) CCNA
15 34 (1.12%) CISM
15 34 (1.12%) PMP
16 25 (0.82%) CCNP
16 25 (0.82%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 304 (9.99%) Data Quality
2 247 (8.11%) GDPR
3 190 (6.24%) QA
4 153 (5.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 138 (4.53%) Cyber Essentials
6 110 (3.61%) PCI DSS
7 105 (3.45%) NIST
8 104 (3.42%) ISO 9001
9 79 (2.60%) SLA
10 60 (1.97%) Accessibility
11 44 (1.45%) GRC
12 38 (1.25%) PMO
13 36 (1.18%) Actionable Recommendations
14 20 (0.66%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 18 (0.59%) ISO 14001
15 18 (0.59%) ISO/IEC 20000
16 17 (0.56%) GMP
16 17 (0.56%) SOC 2
16 17 (0.56%) TickIT
17 13 (0.43%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 202 (6.64%) Active Directory
2 83 (2.73%) Hyper-V
3 72 (2.37%) Terminal Server
4 53 (1.74%) Docker
5 32 (1.05%) VMware Infrastructure
6 11 (0.36%) Virtual Desktop
7 10 (0.33%) vSphere
8 9 (0.30%) VMware NSX
9 8 (0.26%) Virtual Machines
10 7 (0.23%) ProxySG
11 4 (0.13%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 4 (0.13%) Virtual Servers
11 4 (0.13%) XenApp
12 3 (0.099%) DFS Replication
12 3 (0.099%) Firmware
13 2 (0.066%) VMware ESXi
14 1 (0.033%) Embedded Firmware
14 1 (0.033%) KVM
14 1 (0.033%) Oracle RAC
14 1 (0.033%) VirtualBox
Systems Management
1 66 (2.17%) Terraform
2 42 (1.38%) Kubernetes
3 36 (1.18%) Ansible
4 28 (0.92%) Microsoft Intune
5 18 (0.59%) Grafana
6 12 (0.39%) Kibana
6 12 (0.39%) QRadar
7 8 (0.26%) Nagios
7 8 (0.26%) Prometheus
8 7 (0.23%) Kubeflow
9 6 (0.20%) Single Sign-On
10 5 (0.16%) Docker Swarm
10 5 (0.16%) Graylog
10 5 (0.16%) logstash
10 5 (0.16%) Podman
11 4 (0.13%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 4 (0.13%) Backup Exec
11 4 (0.13%) Control-M
11 4 (0.13%) Functional Safety
11 4 (0.13%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 733 (24.08%) Microsoft
2 125 (4.11%) SAP
3 118 (3.88%) Google
4 109 (3.58%) VMware
5 106 (3.48%) Splunk
6 99 (3.25%) Salesforce
7 95 (3.12%) SolarWinds
8 83 (2.73%) Oracle
8 83 (2.73%) Veeam
9 73 (2.40%) Nimble Storage
10 72 (2.37%) Brocade
10 72 (2.37%) Tanium
11 66 (2.17%) Workday
12 58 (1.91%) Databricks
13 48 (1.58%) Cisco
14 43 (1.41%) ServiceNow
15 36 (1.18%) IBM
16 29 (0.95%) Dell
17 28 (0.92%) Adobe
17 28 (0.92%) HubSpot