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

6 months to
26 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 31 12 18
Rank change year-on-year -19 +6 +2
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 3,012 2,798 5,297
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 5.42% 10.79% 8.57%
As % of the General category 10.72% 15.82% 14.54%
Number of salaries quoted 1,772 1,397 3,449
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,000 £27,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £33,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,967 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.80% +13.26% -4.26%
75th Percentile £62,500 £65,000 £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 28,100 17,691 36,439
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 50.57% 68.23% 58.94%
Number of salaries quoted 14,678 9,126 25,243
10th Percentile £27,500 £27,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,735 £36,750 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,499 £51,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.65% +8.42% -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,114 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,958 £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 26 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 26 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 0 815 £50,000 -1.90% 595
North of England -22 795 £45,000 -10.00% 400
Midlands -16 578 £47,500 -2.06% 298
North West -20 428 £42,500 -19.05% 220
West Midlands -19 356 £51,300 +2.60% 175
South West -17 266 £45,000 -14.29% 178
Yorkshire 0 264 £50,000 +11.11% 136
East of England -27 259 £45,000 -11.71% 161
East Midlands -3 220 £42,500 -3.41% 123
Scotland -17 183 £40,000 -22.62% 92
North East -11 103 £47,972 +22.69% 50
Wales +13 79 £40,000 -20.20% 59
Northern Ireland -20 51 £52,500 -4.55% 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
1 128 (4.25%) Microsoft Exchange
2 54 (1.79%) SharePoint
3 45 (1.49%) Confluence
4 33 (1.10%) CMS
5 28 (0.93%) Apache Spark
6 27 (0.90%) Apache Airflow
7 13 (0.43%) Apache
7 13 (0.43%) IIS
8 10 (0.33%) SAS
8 10 (0.33%) WordPress
9 4 (0.13%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 4 (0.13%) nginx
10 3 (0.100%) Anypoint
10 3 (0.100%) govService
10 3 (0.100%) JBoss
11 1 (0.033%) Apache Synapse
11 1 (0.033%) ArcGIS
11 1 (0.033%) Jupyter
11 1 (0.033%) Kinematics
11 1 (0.033%) OpenStack
Applications
1 507 (16.83%) Microsoft Excel
2 206 (6.84%) Microsoft Office
3 107 (3.55%) Chatbot
4 80 (2.66%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 55 (1.83%) MS Visio
6 23 (0.76%) Spreadsheet
7 21 (0.70%) Microsoft Project
8 10 (0.33%) CATIA
9 5 (0.17%) Trello
10 4 (0.13%) AutoCAD
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 (1.69%) SAP S/4HANA
2 29 (0.96%) NetSuite
2 29 (0.96%) Salesforce CRM
3 19 (0.63%) Dynamics CRM
4 16 (0.53%) SAP CO
5 15 (0.50%) SAP MDG
5 15 (0.50%) SAP PM
6 10 (0.33%) Oracle Payables
6 10 (0.33%) Sage X3
6 10 (0.33%) SAP ERP
6 10 (0.33%) Workday HCM
7 7 (0.23%) SAP FI
7 7 (0.23%) SAP FI/CO
8 5 (0.17%) Dynamics GP
8 5 (0.17%) Q-Pulse
9 4 (0.13%) Magento
9 4 (0.13%) Markit EDM
9 4 (0.13%) Oracle EBS
9 4 (0.13%) SAP Hybris
9 4 (0.13%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 494 (16.40%) Azure
2 379 (12.58%) Power Platform
3 231 (7.67%) Microsoft 365
4 227 (7.54%) AWS
5 133 (4.42%) SaaS
6 120 (3.98%) Azure DevOps
7 75 (2.49%) Dynamics 365
8 67 (2.22%) GCP
9 66 (2.19%) Entra ID
10 61 (2.03%) GitHub
11 55 (1.83%) Azure Data Factory
12 45 (1.49%) dbt
13 44 (1.46%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 44 (1.46%) Snowflake
14 40 (1.33%) Microsoft Purview
14 40 (1.33%) Power Automate
15 34 (1.13%) Amazon S3
16 32 (1.06%) Google Analytics
16 32 (1.06%) Serverless
17 27 (0.90%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 128 (4.25%) DNS
2 106 (3.52%) Firewall
3 103 (3.42%) DHCP
4 59 (1.96%) VPN
5 53 (1.76%) WAN
6 49 (1.63%) Wireless
7 44 (1.46%) LAN
7 44 (1.46%) Wi-Fi
8 39 (1.29%) TCP/IP
9 33 (1.10%) Network Security
10 32 (1.06%) VLAN
11 31 (1.03%) Wireshark
12 24 (0.80%) SD-WAN
13 23 (0.76%) Broadband
13 23 (0.76%) Remote Desktop
14 22 (0.73%) VoIP
15 21 (0.70%) BGP
16 19 (0.63%) Cisco ASA
16 19 (0.63%) SAN
17 18 (0.60%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 348 (11.55%) Power BI
2 267 (8.86%) Tableau
3 166 (5.51%) Data Mining
4 119 (3.95%) SQL Server
5 81 (2.69%) Amazon RDS
6 73 (2.42%) Data Warehouse
7 55 (1.83%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 47 (1.56%) Looker
8 47 (1.56%) Metadata
9 46 (1.53%) Relational Database
10 38 (1.26%) Amazon Redshift
10 38 (1.26%) MySQL
11 34 (1.13%) Azure SQL Database
12 30 (1.00%) Data Lake
13 29 (0.96%) PostgreSQL
13 29 (0.96%) Power Query
14 25 (0.83%) GIS
15 23 (0.76%) SQL Server Integration Services
16 22 (0.73%) NoSQL
17 17 (0.56%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 116 (3.85%) JIRA
2 73 (2.42%) Git
3 27 (0.90%) GitLab
3 27 (0.90%) Selenium
4 17 (0.56%) Jenkins
5 15 (0.50%) Robot Framework
6 13 (0.43%) Snyk
7 11 (0.37%) MLflow
7 11 (0.37%) Rational DOORS
8 8 (0.27%) Cypress.io
8 8 (0.27%) LabVIEW
9 7 (0.23%) Cucumber
10 6 (0.20%) ERwin
10 6 (0.20%) Postman
10 6 (0.20%) Subversion
10 6 (0.20%) TestRail
11 5 (0.17%) ER Studio
11 5 (0.17%) LoadRunner
11 5 (0.17%) Oracle APEX
12 4 (0.13%) Maven
General
1 1,496 (49.67%) Social Skills
2 927 (30.78%) Finance
3 231 (7.67%) Marketing
4 151 (5.01%) Retail
5 149 (4.95%) Organisational Skills
6 137 (4.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 137 (4.55%) Public Sector
7 133 (4.42%) Legal
8 124 (4.12%) Law
9 120 (3.98%) Manufacturing
10 108 (3.59%) Presentation Skills
11 83 (2.76%) Influencing Skills
12 73 (2.42%) Telecoms
13 62 (2.06%) Banking
14 53 (1.76%) Documentation Skills
15 47 (1.56%) Electronics
16 34 (1.13%) Games
17 33 (1.10%) Advertising
17 33 (1.10%) Aerospace
17 33 (1.10%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 818 (27.16%) Analyst
2 314 (10.42%) Senior
3 253 (8.40%) Data Analyst
4 199 (6.61%) Lead
5 146 (4.85%) Developer
5 146 (4.85%) Trainee
6 139 (4.61%) Trainee Analyst
6 139 (4.61%) Trainee Data Analyst
7 123 (4.08%) Business Analyst
8 121 (4.02%) Support Analyst
9 108 (3.59%) IT Support
9 108 (3.59%) Systems Engineer
10 107 (3.55%) Trainer
11 100 (3.32%) Architect
12 81 (2.69%) Senior Analyst
12 81 (2.69%) Support Engineer
13 74 (2.46%) Financial Analyst
14 68 (2.26%) Systems Manager
15 67 (2.22%) Senior Manager
16 66 (2.19%) Head of QA
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 81 (2.69%) HTML
2 70 (2.32%) CSS
3 59 (1.96%) React
4 53 (1.76%) .NET
5 36 (1.20%) JSON
5 36 (1.20%) Node.js
6 33 (1.10%) REST
7 29 (0.96%) XML
8 23 (0.76%) PyTorch
9 20 (0.66%) SOAP
9 20 (0.66%) TensorFlow
10 19 (0.63%) Middleware
11 17 (0.56%) scikit-learn
12 16 (0.53%) Bootstrap
12 16 (0.53%) PySpark
12 16 (0.53%) React Native
13 14 (0.46%) OAuth
13 14 (0.46%) Pandas
14 12 (0.40%) Flash
14 12 (0.40%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 334 (11.09%) Analytical Mindset
2 195 (6.47%) Self-Motivation
3 151 (5.01%) Onboarding
4 139 (4.61%) Management Information System
5 105 (3.49%) Product Ownership
6 100 (3.32%) Legacy Systems
7 59 (1.96%) Data Centre
8 54 (1.79%) Driving Licence
9 50 (1.66%) Cloud Native
10 39 (1.29%) Enterprise Software
11 36 (1.20%) Algorithms
12 35 (1.16%) Data Protection Act
13 34 (1.13%) Data Structures
14 33 (1.10%) Social Media
15 31 (1.03%) Low-Code
16 30 (1.00%) Robotics
17 28 (0.93%) Security Posture
17 28 (0.93%) Virtual Team
18 26 (0.86%) FMCG
18 26 (0.86%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 255 (8.47%) Windows
2 152 (5.05%) Linux
3 135 (4.48%) Windows Server
4 76 (2.52%) Windows Server 2016
5 21 (0.70%) Unix
6 16 (0.53%) Android
7 13 (0.43%) Mac OS
8 10 (0.33%) Apple iOS
9 8 (0.27%) 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 (0.100%) 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 1,340 (44.49%) Problem-Solving
2 818 (27.16%) Continuous Improvement
3 667 (22.14%) Analytics
4 605 (20.09%) Decision-Making
5 470 (15.60%) AI
6 462 (15.34%) Agile
7 429 (14.24%) Business Intelligence
7 429 (14.24%) Project Management
8 354 (11.75%) Data Analysis
9 351 (11.65%) Stakeholder Management
10 277 (9.20%) Customer Experience
11 275 (9.13%) Customer Service
12 272 (9.03%) Actionable Insight
13 251 (8.33%) ERP
14 239 (7.93%) Business Analysis
14 239 (7.93%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 237 (7.87%) Process Improvement
16 233 (7.74%) Analytical Thinking
17 231 (7.67%) Mentoring
18 224 (7.44%) Data Analytics
Programming Languages
1 654 (21.71%) SQL
2 493 (16.37%) Python
3 99 (3.29%) JavaScript
4 86 (2.86%) PowerShell
5 81 (2.69%) C#
6 75 (2.49%) Java
7 67 (2.22%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 42 (1.39%) R
9 38 (1.26%) T-SQL
9 38 (1.26%) VBA
10 29 (0.96%) Bash
11 26 (0.86%) C++
12 21 (0.70%) MATLAB
13 14 (0.46%) C
14 10 (0.33%) TypeScript
15 9 (0.30%) Go
15 9 (0.30%) PL/SQL
15 9 (0.30%) Scala
16 8 (0.27%) PHP
16 8 (0.27%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 674 (22.38%) Degree
2 259 (8.60%) Security Cleared
3 184 (6.11%) SC Cleared
4 156 (5.18%) ACCA
5 149 (4.95%) Master's Degree
6 144 (4.78%) CIMA
7 112 (3.72%) PhD
8 103 (3.42%) DBS Check
9 66 (2.19%) IRCA
10 60 (1.99%) PMI Certification
11 59 (1.96%) BPSS Clearance
12 57 (1.89%) Computer Science Degree
13 51 (1.69%) DV Cleared
13 51 (1.69%) PMP
14 49 (1.63%) Cisco Certification
14 49 (1.63%) CISSP
15 39 (1.29%) Microsoft Certification
16 35 (1.16%) CISM
17 27 (0.90%) AAT
18 24 (0.80%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 230 (7.64%) Data Quality
2 204 (6.77%) GDPR
3 170 (5.64%) QA
4 126 (4.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 124 (4.12%) Cyber Essentials
6 99 (3.29%) NIST
6 99 (3.29%) PCI DSS
7 78 (2.59%) ISO 9001
8 58 (1.93%) PMO
9 40 (1.33%) Actionable Recommendations
10 37 (1.23%) SLA
11 36 (1.20%) Accessibility
12 23 (0.76%) GRC
13 19 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 17 (0.56%) GMP
14 17 (0.56%) SOC 2
15 14 (0.46%) California Consumer Privacy Act
15 14 (0.46%) Sarbanes-Oxley
16 12 (0.40%) NCSC
17 9 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 15288
System Software
1 191 (6.34%) Active Directory
2 85 (2.82%) Hyper-V
3 72 (2.39%) Terminal Server
4 39 (1.29%) Docker
5 27 (0.90%) VMware Infrastructure
6 10 (0.33%) vSphere
7 8 (0.27%) ProxySG
8 7 (0.23%) Virtual Machines
9 6 (0.20%) VMware NSX
10 5 (0.17%) Firmware
11 4 (0.13%) Virtual Desktop
11 4 (0.13%) XenApp
12 3 (0.100%) Microsoft Virtual Server
12 3 (0.100%) Virtual Servers
13 2 (0.066%) VMware ESXi
14 1 (0.033%) KVM
Systems Management
1 83 (2.76%) Terraform
2 45 (1.49%) Ansible
3 38 (1.26%) 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%) Kubeflow
9 4 (0.13%) QRadar
9 4 (0.13%) SolarWinds Orion
9 4 (0.13%) vCenter Server
10 3 (0.100%) HP Fortify
10 3 (0.100%) Nessus
Vendors
1 772 (25.63%) Microsoft
2 153 (5.08%) SAP
3 107 (3.55%) PayPal
4 105 (3.49%) Oracle
5 100 (3.32%) VMware
6 99 (3.29%) SolarWinds
7 91 (3.02%) Splunk
8 77 (2.56%) Veeam
9 73 (2.42%) Google
9 73 (2.42%) Tanium
10 72 (2.39%) Brocade
10 72 (2.39%) Nimble Storage
11 67 (2.22%) Salesforce
12 59 (1.96%) ServiceNow
13 50 (1.66%) Databricks
13 50 (1.66%) Workday
14 47 (1.56%) Cisco
15 26 (0.86%) Dell
16 20 (0.66%) Adobe
16 20 (0.66%) IBM