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

6 months to
11 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 29 12 18
Rank change year-on-year -17 +6 +2
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 3,064 3,002 4,999
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 5.86% 10.66% 8.62%
As % of the General category 11.44% 15.69% 14.49%
Number of salaries quoted 1,685 1,396 3,355
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,000 £26,800
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,967 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.71% +13.26% -5.26%
75th Percentile £61,250 £65,000 £60,250
90th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £72,473
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 26,777 19,128 34,502
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 51.24% 67.93% 59.47%
Number of salaries quoted 13,949 9,034 24,572
10th Percentile £27,500 £27,750 £26,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £37,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +10.53% -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,568 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £76,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +11.11% -10.00%

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 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 11 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
North of England -18 828 £45,000 -10.00% 440
South East +9 804 £50,000 -1.90% 626
Midlands -14 594 £45,000 -6.25% 340
North West -17 426 £42,500 -19.05% 256
West Midlands -15 363 £51,900 +3.80% 204
Yorkshire +2 290 £47,000 +4.44% 146
South West -10 288 £45,000 -12.49% 195
East of England -21 260 £40,000 -21.52% 181
East Midlands +1 230 £40,000 -5.88% 135
Scotland -17 198 £40,000 -24.23% 111
North East -4 112 £43,000 +8.91% 42
Wales +14 71 £40,000 -20.20% 61
Northern Ireland -15 48 £52,500 -4.55% 18
Isle of Man -5 1 £62,500 +123.21% 4
Channel Islands -7 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
1 125 (4.08%) Microsoft Exchange
2 50 (1.63%) Confluence
3 48 (1.57%) SharePoint
4 29 (0.95%) CMS
5 24 (0.78%) Apache Spark
6 22 (0.72%) Apache Airflow
7 15 (0.49%) Apache
8 13 (0.42%) IIS
9 10 (0.33%) SAS
9 10 (0.33%) WordPress
10 4 (0.13%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 4 (0.13%) nginx
11 3 (0.098%) govService
12 2 (0.065%) JBoss
13 1 (0.033%) Apache Synapse
13 1 (0.033%) ArcGIS
13 1 (0.033%) BizTalk Server
13 1 (0.033%) Jupyter
13 1 (0.033%) Kinematics
13 1 (0.033%) OpenStack
Applications
1 508 (16.58%) Microsoft Excel
2 274 (8.94%) Chatbot
3 214 (6.98%) Microsoft Office
4 78 (2.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 54 (1.76%) MS Visio
6 25 (0.82%) Spreadsheet
7 20 (0.65%) Microsoft Project
8 9 (0.29%) CATIA
9 5 (0.16%) AutoCAD
10 3 (0.098%) Trello
11 2 (0.065%) Adobe XD
11 2 (0.065%) Revit
11 2 (0.065%) Simulink
12 1 (0.033%) OrCAD
12 1 (0.033%) Siemens NX
12 1 (0.033%) Sketch
12 1 (0.033%) SmartSuite
12 1 (0.033%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 50 (1.63%) SAP S/4HANA
2 26 (0.85%) NetSuite
3 25 (0.82%) Salesforce CRM
4 20 (0.65%) Dynamics CRM
5 17 (0.55%) SAP CO
6 15 (0.49%) SAP MDG
7 12 (0.39%) Workday HCM
8 11 (0.36%) Oracle Payables
8 11 (0.36%) SAP ERP
9 10 (0.33%) Sage X3
9 10 (0.33%) SAP PM
10 8 (0.26%) SAP FI
10 8 (0.26%) SAP FI/CO
11 5 (0.16%) Dynamics GP
11 5 (0.16%) Q-Pulse
11 5 (0.16%) SAP Hybris
12 4 (0.13%) Markit EDM
12 4 (0.13%) Oracle EBS
12 4 (0.13%) Shopify
13 3 (0.098%) ResourceLink
Cloud Services
1 465 (15.18%) Azure
2 363 (11.85%) Power Platform
3 213 (6.95%) Microsoft 365
4 197 (6.43%) AWS
5 128 (4.18%) SaaS
6 120 (3.92%) Azure DevOps
7 72 (2.35%) Dynamics 365
8 65 (2.12%) Entra ID
9 61 (1.99%) GitHub
10 52 (1.70%) Azure Data Factory
11 47 (1.53%) GCP
12 43 (1.40%) Snowflake
13 40 (1.31%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 38 (1.24%) Microsoft Purview
15 37 (1.21%) dbt
15 37 (1.21%) Power Automate
16 32 (1.04%) Amazon S3
17 30 (0.98%) Serverless
18 29 (0.95%) Google Analytics
19 26 (0.85%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 126 (4.11%) DNS
2 102 (3.33%) DHCP
2 102 (3.33%) Firewall
3 52 (1.70%) VPN
4 51 (1.66%) WAN
5 47 (1.53%) Wi-Fi
6 45 (1.47%) LAN
7 44 (1.44%) Wireless
8 39 (1.27%) TCP/IP
9 33 (1.08%) VLAN
10 32 (1.04%) Wireshark
11 31 (1.01%) Network Security
12 30 (0.98%) Remote Desktop
13 24 (0.78%) VoIP
14 23 (0.75%) SD-WAN
15 19 (0.62%) Broadband
16 18 (0.59%) BGP
16 18 (0.59%) SAN
17 17 (0.55%) EIGRP
17 17 (0.55%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 331 (10.80%) Power BI
2 261 (8.52%) Tableau
3 165 (5.39%) Data Mining
4 116 (3.79%) SQL Server
5 81 (2.64%) Amazon RDS
6 70 (2.28%) Data Warehouse
7 55 (1.80%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 50 (1.63%) Metadata
9 43 (1.40%) Relational Database
10 37 (1.21%) Amazon Redshift
11 36 (1.17%) Looker
11 36 (1.17%) MySQL
12 35 (1.14%) Azure SQL Database
13 29 (0.95%) PostgreSQL
14 28 (0.91%) Data Lake
14 28 (0.91%) Power Query
15 27 (0.88%) GIS
16 23 (0.75%) SQL Server Integration Services
17 21 (0.69%) NoSQL
18 16 (0.52%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 119 (3.88%) JIRA
2 70 (2.28%) Git
3 25 (0.82%) GitLab
3 25 (0.82%) Selenium
4 15 (0.49%) Jenkins
4 15 (0.49%) Robot Framework
5 13 (0.42%) Snyk
6 8 (0.26%) ERwin
6 8 (0.26%) LabVIEW
7 7 (0.23%) ER Studio
8 6 (0.20%) Cypress.io
8 6 (0.20%) Postman
8 6 (0.20%) Rational DOORS
8 6 (0.20%) Subversion
8 6 (0.20%) TestRail
9 5 (0.16%) Oracle APEX
9 5 (0.16%) Oracle Forms
10 4 (0.13%) Cucumber
10 4 (0.13%) IBM UrbanCode
10 4 (0.13%) Visual Studio
General
1 1,488 (48.56%) Social Skills
2 896 (29.24%) Finance
3 214 (6.98%) Marketing
4 161 (5.25%) Retail
5 151 (4.93%) Organisational Skills
6 132 (4.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 132 (4.31%) Legal
7 124 (4.05%) Public Sector
8 117 (3.82%) Law
9 113 (3.69%) Manufacturing
10 108 (3.52%) Presentation Skills
11 77 (2.51%) Influencing Skills
12 66 (2.15%) Telecoms
13 65 (2.12%) Banking
14 56 (1.83%) Documentation Skills
15 45 (1.47%) Electronics
16 35 (1.14%) Aerospace
16 35 (1.14%) Games
17 34 (1.11%) Automotive
18 32 (1.04%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 810 (26.44%) Analyst
2 299 (9.76%) Senior
3 274 (8.94%) Trainer
4 253 (8.26%) Data Analyst
5 196 (6.40%) Lead
6 146 (4.77%) Developer
6 146 (4.77%) Trainee
7 139 (4.54%) Trainee Analyst
7 139 (4.54%) Trainee Data Analyst
8 122 (3.98%) Business Analyst
9 120 (3.92%) Support Analyst
10 115 (3.75%) IT Support
11 103 (3.36%) Architect
12 91 (2.97%) Systems Engineer
13 84 (2.74%) Senior Analyst
14 82 (2.68%) Support Engineer
15 72 (2.35%) Financial Analyst
16 65 (2.12%) Business Manager
17 63 (2.06%) Senior Manager
18 61 (1.99%) Systems Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 79 (2.58%) HTML
2 69 (2.25%) CSS
3 59 (1.93%) React
4 48 (1.57%) .NET
5 36 (1.17%) JSON
6 33 (1.08%) Node.js
7 30 (0.98%) REST
8 26 (0.85%) XML
9 21 (0.69%) Middleware
10 19 (0.62%) SOAP
11 16 (0.52%) Bootstrap
11 16 (0.52%) PySpark
11 16 (0.52%) React Native
12 13 (0.42%) PyTorch
12 13 (0.42%) TensorFlow
13 12 (0.39%) Flash
13 12 (0.39%) OAuth
13 12 (0.39%) SAML
14 11 (0.36%) Oracle Fusion
14 11 (0.36%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 304 (9.92%) Analytical Mindset
2 202 (6.59%) Self-Motivation
3 163 (5.32%) Onboarding
4 145 (4.73%) Management Information System
5 103 (3.36%) Product Ownership
6 100 (3.26%) Legacy Systems
7 57 (1.86%) Data Centre
8 55 (1.80%) Driving Licence
9 44 (1.44%) Cloud Native
10 40 (1.31%) Enterprise Software
11 37 (1.21%) Algorithms
12 36 (1.17%) Data Structures
13 35 (1.14%) Robotics
14 34 (1.11%) Social Media
15 33 (1.08%) Data Protection Act
16 31 (1.01%) Low-Code
17 30 (0.98%) FMCG
18 29 (0.95%) Virtual Team
19 28 (0.91%) Security Posture
20 27 (0.88%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Operating Systems
1 250 (8.16%) Windows
2 151 (4.93%) Linux
3 131 (4.28%) Windows Server
4 76 (2.48%) Windows Server 2016
5 19 (0.62%) Unix
6 17 (0.55%) Android
7 13 (0.42%) Mac OS
8 8 (0.26%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 7 (0.23%) Apple iOS
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 (0.065%) 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 1,319 (43.05%) Problem-Solving
2 762 (24.87%) Continuous Improvement
3 620 (20.23%) AI
4 613 (20.01%) Analytics
5 570 (18.60%) Decision-Making
6 461 (15.05%) Agile
7 440 (14.36%) Project Management
8 414 (13.51%) Business Intelligence
9 357 (11.65%) Data Analysis
10 333 (10.87%) Stakeholder Management
11 291 (9.50%) Customer Service
12 277 (9.04%) Chemistry
13 274 (8.94%) Conversational UI
14 251 (8.19%) Customer Experience
15 246 (8.03%) ERP
16 245 (8.00%) Actionable Insight
17 240 (7.83%) Business Analysis
18 237 (7.73%) Mentoring
19 235 (7.67%) Analytical Thinking
20 234 (7.64%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 653 (21.31%) SQL
2 467 (15.24%) Python
3 94 (3.07%) JavaScript
4 82 (2.68%) C#
5 80 (2.61%) PowerShell
6 67 (2.19%) Java
7 64 (2.09%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 39 (1.27%) R
8 39 (1.27%) T-SQL
9 38 (1.24%) VBA
10 27 (0.88%) Bash
10 27 (0.88%) C++
11 18 (0.59%) MATLAB
12 15 (0.49%) C
13 11 (0.36%) TypeScript
14 10 (0.33%) PL/SQL
15 9 (0.29%) Scala
16 8 (0.26%) Go
16 8 (0.26%) Kusto Query Language
16 8 (0.26%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 858 (28.00%) Degree
2 324 (10.57%) Master's Degree
3 279 (9.11%) PhD
4 257 (8.39%) Security Cleared
5 187 (6.10%) SC Cleared
6 137 (4.47%) ACCA
7 127 (4.14%) CIMA
8 84 (2.74%) DBS Check
9 60 (1.96%) BPSS Clearance
10 57 (1.86%) Computer Science Degree
10 57 (1.86%) PMI Certification
11 48 (1.57%) PMP
12 46 (1.50%) DV Cleared
13 45 (1.47%) Cisco Certification
14 44 (1.44%) CISSP
14 44 (1.44%) IRCA
15 35 (1.14%) Microsoft Certification
16 28 (0.91%) CISM
17 27 (0.88%) AAT
18 26 (0.85%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 203 (6.63%) Data Quality
2 166 (5.42%) GDPR
3 153 (4.99%) QA
4 123 (4.01%) Cyber Essentials
5 115 (3.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 95 (3.10%) PCI DSS
7 87 (2.84%) NIST
8 57 (1.86%) PMO
9 53 (1.73%) ISO 9001
10 37 (1.21%) Actionable Recommendations
11 35 (1.14%) Accessibility
12 27 (0.88%) SLA
13 22 (0.72%) GRC
14 19 (0.62%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 17 (0.55%) GMP
16 13 (0.42%) SOC 2
17 12 (0.39%) Sarbanes-Oxley
18 11 (0.36%) NCSC
19 8 (0.26%) IFRS
20 7 (0.23%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 187 (6.10%) Active Directory
2 87 (2.84%) Hyper-V
3 72 (2.35%) Terminal Server
4 35 (1.14%) Docker
5 24 (0.78%) VMware Infrastructure
6 11 (0.36%) vSphere
7 7 (0.23%) Firmware
7 7 (0.23%) ProxySG
8 6 (0.20%) Virtual Machines
9 3 (0.098%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 3 (0.098%) Virtual Desktop
9 3 (0.098%) Virtual Servers
9 3 (0.098%) VMware NSX
9 3 (0.098%) XenApp
10 2 (0.065%) VMware ESXi
11 1 (0.033%) KVM
Systems Management
1 75 (2.45%) Terraform
2 40 (1.31%) Ansible
3 34 (1.11%) Kubernetes
4 22 (0.72%) Microsoft Intune
5 14 (0.46%) Grafana
6 11 (0.36%) Single Sign-On
7 9 (0.29%) Prometheus
8 6 (0.20%) Nagios
9 5 (0.16%) Control-M
9 5 (0.16%) SCCM
10 4 (0.13%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 4 (0.13%) Backup Exec
10 4 (0.13%) CASB
10 4 (0.13%) Computer Incident Response Team
10 4 (0.13%) Nessus
10 4 (0.13%) QRadar
10 4 (0.13%) SolarWinds Orion
10 4 (0.13%) vCenter Server
11 2 (0.065%) HP Fortify
11 2 (0.065%) Kibana
Vendors
1 769 (25.10%) Microsoft
2 274 (8.94%) PayPal
3 153 (4.99%) SAP
4 108 (3.52%) Oracle
5 100 (3.26%) SolarWinds
6 97 (3.17%) VMware
7 90 (2.94%) Splunk
8 77 (2.51%) Veeam
9 73 (2.38%) Tanium
10 72 (2.35%) Brocade
10 72 (2.35%) Nimble Storage
11 66 (2.15%) Salesforce
12 60 (1.96%) Google
13 58 (1.89%) ServiceNow
14 47 (1.53%) Cisco
15 42 (1.37%) Workday
16 33 (1.08%) Databricks
17 22 (0.72%) Adobe
18 20 (0.65%) Anaplan
18 20 (0.65%) Dell