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 20 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 22 13 21
Rank change year-on-year -9 +8 0
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 3,418 3,839 2,549
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 8.14% 10.05% 9.06%
As % of the General category 14.07% 16.07% 14.22%
Number of salaries quoted 1,614 1,610 1,799
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £33,250 £39,000 £37,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,967 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.71% +1.93% -
75th Percentile £60,000 £66,250 £63,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £73,150
UK median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £56,409
% change year-on-year -9.09% -2.50% +2.56%

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 common skills in the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 24,286 23,885 17,926
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 57.84% 62.52% 63.73%
Number of salaries quoted 12,469 10,206 12,930
10th Percentile £26,500 £30,625 £26,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £40,000 £36,101
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £62,500 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £82,050
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -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 20 December 2025.

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 20 December 2025. 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 +3 874 £50,000 - 853
North of England -9 802 £43,000 -18.10% 822
Midlands -10 626 £44,543 -10.91% 478
North West -11 415 £45,000 -14.29% 380
South West +3 396 £45,000 -14.29% 318
West Midlands -12 371 £52,500 +5.00% 267
Scotland +5 343 £34,750 -42.08% 43
East of England -18 289 £40,000 -21.52% 429
Yorkshire +2 275 £40,000 -20.00% 352
East Midlands +3 252 £37,500 -11.76% 211
North East +18 112 £41,500 +3.75% 96
Wales +8 77 £48,122 -2.00% 73
Northern Ireland -3 44 £52,500 +0.55% 10
Isle of Man -1 1 £62,500 +150.00% 1
Channel Islands -6 1 - - 2
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
1 125 (3.66%) Microsoft Exchange
2 59 (1.73%) Confluence
3 48 (1.40%) SharePoint
4 23 (0.67%) CMS
5 16 (0.47%) Apache Spark
6 15 (0.44%) IIS
6 15 (0.44%) WordPress
7 12 (0.35%) SAS
8 11 (0.32%) Apache
9 9 (0.26%) Apache Airflow
10 6 (0.18%) nginx
11 4 (0.12%) Camunda
12 3 (0.088%) HCL Notes
12 3 (0.088%) Oracle SOA Suite
12 3 (0.088%) Skype for Business
13 2 (0.059%) ArcGIS
13 2 (0.059%) FactoryTalk
13 2 (0.059%) WinCC
14 1 (0.029%) Apache Superset
14 1 (0.029%) Apache Synapse
Applications
1 554 (16.21%) Microsoft Excel
2 395 (11.56%) Chatbot
3 252 (7.37%) Microsoft Office
4 87 (2.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 39 (1.14%) MS Visio
6 32 (0.94%) Spreadsheet
7 27 (0.79%) Microsoft Project
8 17 (0.50%) AutoCAD
9 8 (0.23%) SOLIDWORKS
10 6 (0.18%) Simulink
11 5 (0.15%) CATIA
12 4 (0.12%) Oracle Smart View
12 4 (0.12%) Photoshop
13 3 (0.088%) Adobe XD
14 2 (0.059%) Revit
14 2 (0.059%) Sketch
14 2 (0.059%) Trello
15 1 (0.029%) InVision
15 1 (0.029%) OrCAD
15 1 (0.029%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 94 (2.75%) SAP S/4HANA
2 64 (1.87%) SAP MDG
3 37 (1.08%) OpenText VIM for SAP
4 36 (1.05%) NetSuite
5 29 (0.85%) Oracle Payables
6 23 (0.67%) Shopify
7 19 (0.56%) Dynamics CRM
7 19 (0.56%) Oracle Receivables
8 16 (0.47%) Oracle Assets
9 12 (0.35%) Sage X3
10 10 (0.29%) Oracle General Ledger
10 10 (0.29%) SAP CO
10 10 (0.29%) Workday HCM
11 8 (0.23%) Oracle ERP
11 8 (0.23%) Oracle Financials
12 7 (0.20%) Salesforce CRM
12 7 (0.20%) SAP FI
12 7 (0.20%) SAP FI/CO
13 6 (0.18%) SAP ERP
13 6 (0.18%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 455 (13.31%) Azure
2 383 (11.21%) Power Platform
3 197 (5.76%) Microsoft 365
4 148 (4.33%) SaaS
5 144 (4.21%) AWS
6 103 (3.01%) Azure DevOps
7 62 (1.81%) Snowflake
8 60 (1.76%) Dynamics 365
9 48 (1.40%) Azure Data Factory
9 48 (1.40%) GitHub
10 43 (1.26%) Entra ID
11 37 (1.08%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 37 (1.08%) GCP
12 36 (1.05%) Google Analytics
13 34 (0.99%) dbt
14 26 (0.76%) GitHub Copilot
15 25 (0.73%) Microsoft Copilot
15 25 (0.73%) Microsoft Purview
16 23 (0.67%) Power Automate
17 21 (0.61%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 135 (3.95%) DNS
2 115 (3.36%) DHCP
3 72 (2.11%) Firewall
4 58 (1.70%) Network Security
5 46 (1.35%) LAN
5 46 (1.35%) VPN
6 44 (1.29%) Remote Desktop
7 41 (1.20%) WAN
8 39 (1.14%) Wi-Fi
9 32 (0.94%) TCP/IP
10 31 (0.91%) Wireless
11 29 (0.85%) VoIP
12 26 (0.76%) VLAN
13 25 (0.73%) SMS
14 19 (0.56%) Wireshark
15 17 (0.50%) SD-WAN
16 14 (0.41%) Internet
17 12 (0.35%) Intrusion Detection
17 12 (0.35%) SAN
18 11 (0.32%) 5G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 354 (10.36%) Power BI
2 210 (6.14%) Tableau
3 133 (3.89%) Data Mining
4 98 (2.87%) SQL Server
5 90 (2.63%) Amazon RDS
6 79 (2.31%) Data Warehouse
7 53 (1.55%) Data Lake
7 53 (1.55%) Relational Database
8 51 (1.49%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 43 (1.26%) Metadata
10 40 (1.17%) MySQL
11 37 (1.08%) GIS
12 34 (0.99%) Azure SQL Database
13 33 (0.97%) Looker
14 30 (0.88%) SAP BW
15 25 (0.73%) SQL Server Integration Services
16 24 (0.70%) Amazon Redshift
16 24 (0.70%) Oracle Reports
17 23 (0.67%) Power Query
18 22 (0.64%) BusinessObjects
Development Applications
1 147 (4.30%) JIRA
2 51 (1.49%) Git
3 29 (0.85%) Selenium
4 19 (0.56%) Jenkins
5 18 (0.53%) Oracle Forms
6 15 (0.44%) GitLab
6 15 (0.44%) Robot Framework
7 13 (0.38%) ERwin
7 13 (0.38%) Snyk
8 12 (0.35%) ER Studio
9 8 (0.23%) Postman
10 7 (0.20%) Cypress.io
10 7 (0.20%) Sonatype Nexus
10 7 (0.20%) TestRail
11 6 (0.18%) Bitbucket
11 6 (0.18%) WebDriver
12 5 (0.15%) SonarQube
12 5 (0.15%) Subversion
13 4 (0.12%) IDA Disassembler
13 4 (0.12%) LoadRunner
General
1 1,669 (48.83%) Social Skills
2 948 (27.74%) Finance
3 316 (9.25%) Marketing
4 209 (6.11%) Retail
5 150 (4.39%) Manufacturing
6 140 (4.10%) Organisational Skills
7 134 (3.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 134 (3.92%) Legal
8 124 (3.63%) Public Sector
9 123 (3.60%) Law
10 109 (3.19%) Presentation Skills
11 82 (2.40%) Telecoms
12 71 (2.08%) Electronics
12 71 (2.08%) Influencing Skills
13 57 (1.67%) Banking
14 51 (1.49%) Aerospace
14 51 (1.49%) Documentation Skills
15 46 (1.35%) Aviation
16 39 (1.14%) Advertising
17 30 (0.88%) German Language
Job Titles
1 764 (22.35%) Analyst
2 395 (11.56%) Trainer
3 333 (9.74%) Senior
4 241 (7.05%) Lead
5 198 (5.79%) Data Analyst
6 159 (4.65%) Architect
7 131 (3.83%) Developer
8 127 (3.72%) Support Analyst
9 126 (3.69%) Trainee
10 121 (3.54%) Systems Engineer
11 114 (3.34%) IT Support
12 103 (3.01%) Business Analyst
13 96 (2.81%) Innovation Manager
14 94 (2.75%) Trainee Analyst
14 94 (2.75%) Trainee Data Analyst
15 88 (2.57%) Support Engineer
16 81 (2.37%) Business Manager
17 80 (2.34%) Senior Analyst
18 79 (2.31%) Solutions Architect
19 72 (2.11%) Financial Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 68 (1.99%) HTML
2 52 (1.52%) CSS
3 40 (1.17%) React
4 37 (1.08%) REST
5 33 (0.97%) JSON
6 30 (0.88%) .NET
7 25 (0.73%) SOAP
8 21 (0.61%) Middleware
8 21 (0.61%) Oracle Fusion
9 19 (0.56%) XML
10 18 (0.53%) Flash
11 17 (0.50%) EDI
12 16 (0.47%) OAuth
12 16 (0.47%) SAML
13 15 (0.44%) Node.js
14 11 (0.32%) BAPI
14 11 (0.32%) IBM Integration Bus
14 11 (0.32%) JMS
14 11 (0.32%) Playwright
14 11 (0.32%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 376 (11.00%) Analytical Mindset
2 273 (7.99%) Onboarding
3 238 (6.96%) Self-Motivation
4 178 (5.21%) Management Information System
5 112 (3.28%) Legacy Systems
6 100 (2.93%) Product Ownership
7 67 (1.96%) Driving Licence
8 60 (1.76%) Data Centre
9 52 (1.52%) FMCG
9 52 (1.52%) Robotics
10 44 (1.29%) Enterprise Software
11 38 (1.11%) Cloud Native
12 31 (0.91%) Social Media
13 29 (0.85%) e-Learning
13 29 (0.85%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
14 28 (0.82%) Security Posture
14 28 (0.82%) Virtual Team
15 25 (0.73%) Data Structures
16 24 (0.70%) Algorithms
17 22 (0.64%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 254 (7.43%) Windows
2 159 (4.65%) Linux
3 134 (3.92%) Windows Server
4 89 (2.60%) Windows Server 2016
5 11 (0.32%) Mac OS
5 11 (0.32%) Unix
6 9 (0.26%) Android
7 6 (0.18%) Apple iOS
8 5 (0.15%) Mac OS X
9 4 (0.12%) Windows 10
10 3 (0.088%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 1 (0.029%) OpenVMS
11 1 (0.029%) OpenWrt
11 1 (0.029%) Oracle Linux
11 1 (0.029%) Robot Operating System
11 1 (0.029%) Ubuntu
11 1 (0.029%) Windows Server 2008
11 1 (0.029%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,435 (41.98%) Problem-Solving
2 855 (25.01%) AI
3 792 (23.17%) Continuous Improvement
4 685 (20.04%) Analytics
5 638 (18.67%) Decision-Making
6 546 (15.97%) Project Management
7 461 (13.49%) Agile
8 453 (13.25%) Business Intelligence
9 413 (12.08%) Stakeholder Management
10 399 (11.67%) Chemistry
11 395 (11.56%) Conversational UI
12 354 (10.36%) Customer Service
13 334 (9.77%) Data Analysis
14 332 (9.71%) Customer Experience
15 319 (9.33%) ERP
16 267 (7.81%) CRM
17 265 (7.75%) Process Improvement
18 257 (7.52%) Analytical Thinking
19 252 (7.37%) Mentoring
20 251 (7.34%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 664 (19.43%) SQL
2 353 (10.33%) Python
3 74 (2.17%) C#
4 68 (1.99%) PowerShell
5 66 (1.93%) JavaScript
6 64 (1.87%) Java
7 45 (1.32%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 38 (1.11%) R
9 33 (0.97%) C++
9 33 (0.97%) T-SQL
10 27 (0.79%) VBA
11 18 (0.53%) Bash
11 18 (0.53%) C
12 17 (0.50%) PL/SQL
13 13 (0.38%) Scala
14 11 (0.32%) Kusto Query Language
14 11 (0.32%) MATLAB
15 8 (0.23%) TypeScript
16 7 (0.20%) ABAP
17 6 (0.18%) PHP
Qualifications
1 1,149 (33.62%) Degree
2 482 (14.10%) Master's Degree
3 399 (11.67%) PhD
4 317 (9.27%) Security Cleared
5 235 (6.88%) SC Cleared
6 118 (3.45%) ACCA
7 108 (3.16%) CIMA
8 83 (2.43%) DBS Check
9 65 (1.90%) CISSP
10 61 (1.78%) Computer Science Degree
11 56 (1.64%) DV Cleared
12 51 (1.49%) PMI Certification
13 47 (1.38%) Cisco Certification
14 46 (1.35%) CompTIA Security+
15 45 (1.32%) BPSS Clearance
16 44 (1.29%) CEH
16 44 (1.29%) PMP
17 36 (1.05%) CISM
18 31 (0.91%) Microsoft Certification
19 24 (0.70%) CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 156 (4.56%) Data Quality
2 141 (4.13%) QA
3 127 (3.72%) PCI DSS
4 111 (3.25%) Cyber Essentials
5 107 (3.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 100 (2.93%) GDPR
7 79 (2.31%) NIST
8 59 (1.73%) PMO
9 50 (1.46%) Accessibility
10 31 (0.91%) SLA
11 21 (0.61%) Actionable Recommendations
12 13 (0.38%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 13 (0.38%) GRC
13 11 (0.32%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 10 (0.29%) ISO 9001
15 9 (0.26%) SOC 2
16 8 (0.23%) IEC 61131
16 8 (0.23%) IFRS
17 7 (0.20%) California Consumer Privacy Act
18 6 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 190 (5.56%) Active Directory
2 104 (3.04%) Hyper-V
3 88 (2.57%) Terminal Server
4 19 (0.56%) VMware Infrastructure
5 18 (0.53%) Docker
6 15 (0.44%) Firmware
7 4 (0.12%) vSphere
8 2 (0.059%) ProxySG
8 2 (0.059%) Virtual Machines
8 2 (0.059%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.029%) BitLocker
9 1 (0.029%) Virtual Desktop
9 1 (0.029%) VMware NSX
9 1 (0.029%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 43 (1.26%) Terraform
2 25 (0.73%) Kubernetes
2 25 (0.73%) Microsoft Intune
3 20 (0.59%) Ansible
4 12 (0.35%) Single Sign-On
5 6 (0.18%) QRadar
6 4 (0.12%) Nessus
6 4 (0.12%) SCCM
7 3 (0.088%) Computer Incident Response Team
7 3 (0.088%) FortiGate
7 3 (0.088%) Grafana
7 3 (0.088%) Prometheus
8 2 (0.059%) AssetCenter
8 2 (0.059%) CASB
8 2 (0.059%) Control-M
8 2 (0.059%) Data Guard
8 2 (0.059%) Kibana
8 2 (0.059%) Nagios
9 1 (0.029%) Jamf Pro
9 1 (0.029%) SCOM
Vendors
1 776 (22.70%) Microsoft
2 395 (11.56%) PayPal
3 283 (8.28%) SAP
4 129 (3.77%) Oracle
5 111 (3.25%) VMware
6 106 (3.10%) Splunk
7 103 (3.01%) SolarWinds
8 89 (2.60%) Tanium
8 89 (2.60%) Veeam
9 88 (2.57%) Brocade
9 88 (2.57%) Nimble Storage
10 81 (2.37%) Google
11 76 (2.22%) Salesforce
12 62 (1.81%) ServiceNow
13 57 (1.67%) Cisco
14 38 (1.11%) Databricks
15 37 (1.08%) OpenText
16 36 (1.05%) Workday
17 30 (0.88%) Ariba
18 26 (0.76%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud