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

6 months to
24 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 32 12 17
Rank change year-on-year -20 +5 +3
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 3,052 2,828 5,289
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 5.54% 10.77% 8.62%
As % of the General category 10.98% 15.82% 14.58%
Number of salaries quoted 1,747 1,403 3,456
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,500 £26,813
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £33,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,000 £50,890 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.64% +13.09% -4.26%
75th Percentile £61,250 £65,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £78,750 £80,000 £72,433
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 27,806 17,881 36,278
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 50.48% 68.11% 59.13%
Number of salaries quoted 14,594 9,129 25,225
10th Percentile £27,500 £27,000 £26,045
25th Percentile £31,500 £36,995 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £51,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.62% +8.42% -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,250 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £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 24 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 24 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 +1 816 £50,000 -1.90% 601
North of England -21 815 £45,000 -10.00% 396
Midlands -16 584 £47,000 -2.08% 293
North West -20 435 £43,000 -17.31% 225
West Midlands -16 360 £51,275 +2.55% 170
Yorkshire +3 272 £48,445 +7.65% 132
South West -19 270 £45,000 -13.88% 186
East of England -26 264 £45,000 -11.71% 161
East Midlands -1 223 £42,500 -2.30% 123
Scotland -18 192 £40,000 -23.81% 98
North East -6 108 £45,249 +15.73% 45
Wales +15 76 £40,000 -20.20% 58
Northern Ireland -19 51 £52,500 -4.55% 20
Isle of Man -3 1 £62,500 +101.61%
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
1 128 (4.19%) Microsoft Exchange
2 55 (1.80%) SharePoint
3 46 (1.51%) Confluence
4 33 (1.08%) CMS
5 27 (0.88%) Apache Spark
6 26 (0.85%) 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 (0.098%) govService
11 2 (0.066%) Anypoint
11 2 (0.066%) JBoss
12 1 (0.033%) Apache Synapse
12 1 (0.033%) ArcGIS
12 1 (0.033%) Jupyter
12 1 (0.033%) Kinematics
12 1 (0.033%) OpenStack
Applications
1 502 (16.45%) Microsoft Excel
2 209 (6.85%) Microsoft Office
3 158 (5.18%) Chatbot
4 76 (2.49%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 56 (1.83%) MS Visio
6 22 (0.72%) Microsoft Project
6 22 (0.72%) Spreadsheet
7 8 (0.26%) CATIA
8 5 (0.16%) Trello
9 4 (0.13%) AutoCAD
10 2 (0.066%) Adobe XD
10 2 (0.066%) Revit
10 2 (0.066%) Simulink
11 1 (0.033%) OrCAD
11 1 (0.033%) Sketch
11 1 (0.033%) SmartSuite
11 1 (0.033%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 51 (1.67%) SAP S/4HANA
2 29 (0.95%) NetSuite
3 28 (0.92%) Salesforce CRM
4 20 (0.66%) Dynamics CRM
5 16 (0.52%) SAP CO
6 15 (0.49%) SAP MDG
7 11 (0.36%) Workday HCM
8 10 (0.33%) Oracle Payables
8 10 (0.33%) Sage X3
8 10 (0.33%) SAP ERP
8 10 (0.33%) SAP PM
9 7 (0.23%) SAP FI
9 7 (0.23%) SAP FI/CO
10 5 (0.16%) Dynamics GP
10 5 (0.16%) Q-Pulse
11 4 (0.13%) Magento
11 4 (0.13%) Markit EDM
11 4 (0.13%) Oracle EBS
11 4 (0.13%) SAP Hybris
11 4 (0.13%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 494 (16.19%) Azure
2 377 (12.35%) Power Platform
3 225 (7.37%) Microsoft 365
4 222 (7.27%) AWS
5 132 (4.33%) SaaS
6 123 (4.03%) Azure DevOps
7 76 (2.49%) Dynamics 365
8 66 (2.16%) Entra ID
9 65 (2.13%) GCP
10 61 (2.00%) GitHub
11 54 (1.77%) Azure Data Factory
12 44 (1.44%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 44 (1.44%) dbt
12 44 (1.44%) Snowflake
13 40 (1.31%) Microsoft Purview
13 40 (1.31%) Power Automate
14 33 (1.08%) Amazon S3
15 32 (1.05%) Google Analytics
16 30 (0.98%) Serverless
17 27 (0.88%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 127 (4.16%) DNS
2 106 (3.47%) Firewall
3 103 (3.37%) DHCP
4 58 (1.90%) VPN
5 53 (1.74%) WAN
6 49 (1.61%) Wi-Fi
7 48 (1.57%) LAN
7 48 (1.57%) Wireless
8 39 (1.28%) TCP/IP
9 33 (1.08%) Network Security
9 33 (1.08%) VLAN
10 32 (1.05%) Wireshark
11 26 (0.85%) VoIP
12 24 (0.79%) SD-WAN
13 23 (0.75%) Broadband
13 23 (0.75%) Remote Desktop
14 21 (0.69%) BGP
15 19 (0.62%) Cisco ASA
15 19 (0.62%) SAN
16 18 (0.59%) EIGRP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 345 (11.30%) Power BI
2 266 (8.72%) Tableau
3 166 (5.44%) Data Mining
4 117 (3.83%) SQL Server
5 81 (2.65%) Amazon RDS
6 71 (2.33%) Data Warehouse
7 54 (1.77%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 46 (1.51%) Looker
9 45 (1.47%) Metadata
9 45 (1.47%) Relational Database
10 38 (1.25%) Amazon Redshift
10 38 (1.25%) MySQL
11 34 (1.11%) Azure SQL Database
12 30 (0.98%) Data Lake
13 29 (0.95%) PostgreSQL
13 29 (0.95%) Power Query
14 25 (0.82%) GIS
15 22 (0.72%) NoSQL
15 22 (0.72%) SQL Server Integration Services
16 17 (0.56%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 118 (3.87%) JIRA
2 72 (2.36%) Git
3 26 (0.85%) GitLab
3 26 (0.85%) Selenium
4 16 (0.52%) Jenkins
5 15 (0.49%) Robot Framework
6 13 (0.43%) Snyk
7 11 (0.36%) MLflow
8 8 (0.26%) LabVIEW
8 8 (0.26%) Rational DOORS
9 7 (0.23%) Cypress.io
9 7 (0.23%) ERwin
10 6 (0.20%) Cucumber
10 6 (0.20%) ER Studio
10 6 (0.20%) Postman
10 6 (0.20%) Subversion
10 6 (0.20%) TestRail
11 5 (0.16%) LoadRunner
11 5 (0.16%) Oracle APEX
12 4 (0.13%) Oracle Forms
General
1 1,492 (48.89%) Social Skills
2 921 (30.18%) Finance
3 230 (7.54%) Marketing
4 153 (5.01%) Retail
5 150 (4.91%) Organisational Skills
6 136 (4.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 132 (4.33%) Legal
7 132 (4.33%) Public Sector
8 121 (3.96%) Manufacturing
9 119 (3.90%) Law
10 109 (3.57%) Presentation Skills
11 88 (2.88%) Influencing Skills
12 66 (2.16%) Telecoms
13 65 (2.13%) Banking
14 54 (1.77%) Documentation Skills
15 48 (1.57%) Electronics
16 34 (1.11%) Games
17 33 (1.08%) Automotive
18 32 (1.05%) Advertising
19 31 (1.02%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 823 (26.97%) Analyst
2 314 (10.29%) Senior
3 252 (8.26%) Data Analyst
4 199 (6.52%) Lead
5 158 (5.18%) Trainer
6 146 (4.78%) Developer
6 146 (4.78%) Trainee
7 139 (4.55%) Trainee Analyst
7 139 (4.55%) Trainee Data Analyst
8 122 (4.00%) Business Analyst
9 121 (3.96%) Support Analyst
10 112 (3.67%) IT Support
11 104 (3.41%) Systems Engineer
12 101 (3.31%) Architect
13 83 (2.72%) Senior Analyst
14 82 (2.69%) Support Engineer
15 73 (2.39%) Financial Analyst
16 67 (2.20%) Systems Manager
17 66 (2.16%) Head of QA
18 65 (2.13%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 81 (2.65%) HTML
2 70 (2.29%) CSS
3 59 (1.93%) React
4 53 (1.74%) .NET
5 37 (1.21%) JSON
6 35 (1.15%) Node.js
7 32 (1.05%) REST
8 29 (0.95%) XML
9 22 (0.72%) PyTorch
10 20 (0.66%) TensorFlow
11 19 (0.62%) Middleware
11 19 (0.62%) SOAP
12 16 (0.52%) Bootstrap
12 16 (0.52%) PySpark
12 16 (0.52%) React Native
12 16 (0.52%) scikit-learn
13 13 (0.43%) OAuth
13 13 (0.43%) Pandas
14 12 (0.39%) Flash
14 12 (0.39%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 334 (10.94%) Analytical Mindset
2 201 (6.59%) Self-Motivation
3 152 (4.98%) Onboarding
4 139 (4.55%) Management Information System
5 105 (3.44%) Product Ownership
6 100 (3.28%) Legacy Systems
7 60 (1.97%) Data Centre
8 56 (1.83%) Driving Licence
9 50 (1.64%) Cloud Native
10 39 (1.28%) Enterprise Software
11 35 (1.15%) Data Protection Act
12 34 (1.11%) Algorithms
12 34 (1.11%) Data Structures
13 33 (1.08%) Social Media
14 31 (1.02%) Low-Code
15 30 (0.98%) Robotics
16 28 (0.92%) Security Posture
16 28 (0.92%) Virtual Team
17 26 (0.85%) FMCG
17 26 (0.85%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 252 (8.26%) Windows
2 152 (4.98%) Linux
3 134 (4.39%) Windows Server
4 76 (2.49%) Windows Server 2016
5 21 (0.69%) Unix
6 17 (0.56%) Android
7 13 (0.43%) Mac OS
8 10 (0.33%) Apple iOS
9 8 (0.26%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 5 (0.16%) Ubuntu
11 4 (0.13%) CentOS
11 4 (0.13%) VMS
11 4 (0.13%) Windows 10
12 3 (0.098%) Windows Server 2012
13 2 (0.066%) Oracle Linux
14 1 (0.033%) Debian
14 1 (0.033%) OpenWrt
14 1 (0.033%) Robot Operating System
14 1 (0.033%) Windows Server 2008
14 1 (0.033%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,337 (43.81%) Problem-Solving
2 814 (26.67%) Continuous Improvement
3 663 (21.72%) Analytics
4 601 (19.69%) Decision-Making
5 517 (16.94%) AI
6 470 (15.40%) Agile
7 427 (13.99%) Project Management
8 425 (13.93%) Business Intelligence
9 353 (11.57%) Stakeholder Management
10 347 (11.37%) Data Analysis
11 281 (9.21%) Customer Experience
12 280 (9.17%) Customer Service
13 271 (8.88%) Actionable Insight
14 250 (8.19%) ERP
15 240 (7.86%) Business Analysis
16 237 (7.77%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 234 (7.67%) Analytical Thinking
17 234 (7.67%) Mentoring
18 231 (7.57%) Process Improvement
19 225 (7.37%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 649 (21.26%) SQL
2 488 (15.99%) Python
3 98 (3.21%) JavaScript
4 84 (2.75%) PowerShell
5 81 (2.65%) C#
6 74 (2.42%) Java
7 66 (2.16%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 41 (1.34%) R
9 39 (1.28%) T-SQL
10 38 (1.25%) VBA
11 27 (0.88%) Bash
12 26 (0.85%) C++
13 18 (0.59%) MATLAB
14 15 (0.49%) C
15 9 (0.29%) Go
15 9 (0.29%) PL/SQL
15 9 (0.29%) Scala
15 9 (0.29%) TypeScript
16 8 (0.26%) Kusto Query Language
16 8 (0.26%) PHP
Qualifications
1 729 (23.89%) Degree
2 254 (8.32%) Security Cleared
3 201 (6.59%) Master's Degree
4 181 (5.93%) SC Cleared
5 163 (5.34%) PhD
6 145 (4.75%) ACCA
7 135 (4.42%) CIMA
8 101 (3.31%) DBS Check
9 66 (2.16%) IRCA
10 61 (2.00%) PMI Certification
11 57 (1.87%) Computer Science Degree
12 56 (1.83%) BPSS Clearance
13 52 (1.70%) PMP
14 51 (1.67%) DV Cleared
15 50 (1.64%) CISSP
16 49 (1.61%) Cisco Certification
17 40 (1.31%) Microsoft Certification
18 35 (1.15%) CISM
19 27 (0.88%) AAT
20 24 (0.79%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 228 (7.47%) Data Quality
2 203 (6.65%) GDPR
3 168 (5.50%) QA
4 126 (4.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 124 (4.06%) Cyber Essentials
6 98 (3.21%) NIST
6 98 (3.21%) PCI DSS
7 77 (2.52%) ISO 9001
8 59 (1.93%) PMO
9 38 (1.25%) Actionable Recommendations
10 37 (1.21%) Accessibility
11 35 (1.15%) SLA
12 23 (0.75%) GRC
13 19 (0.62%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 17 (0.56%) GMP
15 16 (0.52%) SOC 2
16 15 (0.49%) Sarbanes-Oxley
17 14 (0.46%) California Consumer Privacy Act
18 12 (0.39%) NCSC
19 9 (0.29%) IFRS
System Software
1 191 (6.26%) Active Directory
2 86 (2.82%) Hyper-V
3 72 (2.36%) Terminal Server
4 38 (1.25%) Docker
5 27 (0.88%) VMware Infrastructure
6 11 (0.36%) vSphere
7 8 (0.26%) ProxySG
8 7 (0.23%) Virtual Machines
9 6 (0.20%) VMware NSX
10 5 (0.16%) Firmware
11 4 (0.13%) Virtual Desktop
11 4 (0.13%) XenApp
12 3 (0.098%) Microsoft Virtual Server
12 3 (0.098%) Virtual Servers
13 2 (0.066%) VMware ESXi
14 1 (0.033%) KVM
Systems Management
1 80 (2.62%) Terraform
2 44 (1.44%) Ansible
3 38 (1.25%) Kubernetes
4 22 (0.72%) Microsoft Intune
5 16 (0.52%) 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 (0.16%) 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 (0.098%) Nessus
11 2 (0.066%) Opsgenie
Vendors
1 771 (25.26%) Microsoft
2 158 (5.18%) PayPal
3 149 (4.88%) SAP
4 107 (3.51%) Oracle
5 100 (3.28%) VMware
6 99 (3.24%) SolarWinds
7 90 (2.95%) Splunk
8 77 (2.52%) Veeam
9 73 (2.39%) Tanium
10 72 (2.36%) Brocade
10 72 (2.36%) Nimble Storage
11 69 (2.26%) Google
12 67 (2.20%) Salesforce
13 60 (1.97%) ServiceNow
14 52 (1.70%) Workday
15 48 (1.57%) Cisco
16 47 (1.54%) Databricks
17 26 (0.85%) Dell
18 24 (0.79%) Adobe
19 20 (0.66%) Red Hat