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

6 months to
22 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 30 8 15
Rank change year-on-year -22 +7 +5
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 2,923 3,542 6,241
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 4.37% 12.42% 8.99%
As % of the General category 9.38% 17.25% 15.61%
Number of salaries quoted 1,953 1,311 3,596
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £36,875 £32,575
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,000 £50,393 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.76% +11.98% -4.26%
75th Percentile £62,500 £63,187 £59,875
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £72,500
UK median annual salary £54,150 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -1.55% +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 31,152 20,529 39,985
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 46.62% 71.99% 57.61%
Number of salaries quoted 17,076 9,020 26,431
10th Percentile £28,000 £26,000 £26,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £66,250 £62,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £81,250 £75,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -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 22 May 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 22 May 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 -30 897 £47,500 -5.00% 403
South East -2 752 £50,000 -9.09% 566
Midlands -25 538 £48,000 - 256
North West -31 521 £46,500 -7.00% 234
West Midlands -28 321 £50,298 +4.79% 161
Yorkshire -13 291 £52,500 +16.67% 120
South West -28 277 £47,500 -5.00% 177
East of England -22 238 £45,000 -11.71% 185
East Midlands -1 215 £45,000 -7.22% 93
Scotland -29 118 £40,000 -17.54% 84
North East -26 85 £48,445 +25.83% 59
Wales -7 78 £47,105 -10.28% 34
Northern Ireland -23 39 £52,500 -4.55% 79
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
1 120 (4.11%) Microsoft Exchange
2 74 (2.53%) SharePoint
3 28 (0.96%) Apache Airflow
3 28 (0.96%) Apache Spark
3 28 (0.96%) CMS
3 28 (0.96%) Confluence
4 18 (0.62%) IIS
5 16 (0.55%) Apache
6 9 (0.31%) WordPress
7 7 (0.24%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 6 (0.21%) SAS
9 4 (0.14%) nginx
10 3 (0.10%) Anypoint
10 3 (0.10%) govService
10 3 (0.10%) JBoss
11 2 (0.068%) Jupyter
12 1 (0.034%) Apache Synapse
12 1 (0.034%) Appian
12 1 (0.034%) Kinematics
12 1 (0.034%) OpenStack
Applications
1 409 (13.99%) Microsoft Excel
2 153 (5.23%) Microsoft Office
3 64 (2.19%) MS Visio
4 42 (1.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 22 (0.75%) Spreadsheet
6 13 (0.44%) Microsoft Project
7 10 (0.34%) CATIA
8 4 (0.14%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 3 (0.10%) Photoshop
9 3 (0.10%) Trello
10 2 (0.068%) Lectora
10 2 (0.068%) Simulink
11 1 (0.034%) Adobe Premiere
11 1 (0.034%) Adobe XD
11 1 (0.034%) AutoCAD
11 1 (0.034%) Sketch
11 1 (0.034%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 46 (1.57%) SAP S/4HANA
2 32 (1.09%) Salesforce CRM
3 22 (0.75%) Dynamics CRM
4 21 (0.72%) NetSuite
5 15 (0.51%) SAP PM
6 14 (0.48%) SAP CO
6 14 (0.48%) SAP ERP
7 7 (0.24%) Magento
7 7 (0.24%) Workday HCM
8 6 (0.21%) Dynamics GP
8 6 (0.21%) SAP PP
9 5 (0.17%) Oracle EBS
9 5 (0.17%) Q-Pulse
9 5 (0.17%) SAP FI
9 5 (0.17%) SAP FI/CO
9 5 (0.17%) SAP GTS
10 4 (0.14%) Infor M3
10 4 (0.14%) JDE OneWorld
10 4 (0.14%) JDE World
10 4 (0.14%) Markit EDM
Cloud Services
1 481 (16.46%) Azure
2 409 (13.99%) Power Platform
3 252 (8.62%) AWS
4 241 (8.24%) Microsoft 365
5 115 (3.93%) SaaS
6 92 (3.15%) Azure DevOps
7 84 (2.87%) GCP
8 75 (2.57%) Entra ID
9 74 (2.53%) Dynamics 365
10 59 (2.02%) GitHub
11 50 (1.71%) Power Automate
12 49 (1.68%) Microsoft Purview
13 48 (1.64%) Google Analytics
14 42 (1.44%) PowerApps
15 39 (1.33%) Snowflake
16 38 (1.30%) dbt
17 37 (1.27%) Amazon S3
17 37 (1.27%) Azure Data Factory
18 34 (1.16%) Serverless
19 27 (0.92%) AWS Lambda
Communications & Networking
1 123 (4.21%) Firewall
2 101 (3.46%) DNS
3 73 (2.50%) VPN
4 72 (2.46%) DHCP
5 59 (2.02%) WAN
6 42 (1.44%) LAN
7 41 (1.40%) Wireless
8 38 (1.30%) TCP/IP
9 34 (1.16%) Broadband
10 33 (1.13%) Wi-Fi
11 31 (1.06%) Network Security
12 28 (0.96%) SAN
13 26 (0.89%) VLAN
14 25 (0.86%) BGP
15 24 (0.82%) SD-WAN
15 24 (0.82%) Wireshark
16 23 (0.79%) Cisco ASA
17 16 (0.55%) EIGRP
17 16 (0.55%) HTTP
17 16 (0.55%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 367 (12.56%) Power BI
2 229 (7.83%) Tableau
3 109 (3.73%) Data Mining
4 95 (3.25%) SQL Server
5 70 (2.39%) Data Warehouse
6 60 (2.05%) Amazon RDS
7 58 (1.98%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 38 (1.30%) Metadata
8 38 (1.30%) Power Query
9 37 (1.27%) Looker
10 35 (1.20%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 34 (1.16%) Amazon Redshift
12 32 (1.09%) Relational Database
13 31 (1.06%) MySQL
14 30 (1.03%) Data Lake
14 30 (1.03%) PostgreSQL
15 25 (0.86%) NoSQL
16 19 (0.65%) Big Data
17 18 (0.62%) BigQuery
18 17 (0.58%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 97 (3.32%) JIRA
2 67 (2.29%) Git
3 29 (0.99%) GitLab
4 28 (0.96%) Rational DOORS
5 18 (0.62%) Jenkins
6 13 (0.44%) Selenium
7 11 (0.38%) MLflow
8 10 (0.34%) Cucumber
9 8 (0.27%) Cypress.io
9 8 (0.27%) LabVIEW
10 7 (0.24%) Moq
10 7 (0.24%) SonarQube
11 6 (0.21%) Maven
11 6 (0.21%) Subversion
12 5 (0.17%) ERwin
12 5 (0.17%) JMeter
12 5 (0.17%) Oracle APEX
12 5 (0.17%) Postman
12 5 (0.17%) Toad
13 4 (0.14%) ER Studio
General
1 1,334 (45.64%) Social Skills
2 898 (30.72%) Finance
3 250 (8.55%) Marketing
4 178 (6.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 167 (5.71%) Public Sector
6 144 (4.93%) Manufacturing
6 144 (4.93%) Organisational Skills
7 142 (4.86%) Retail
8 134 (4.58%) Law
9 133 (4.55%) Legal
10 98 (3.35%) Influencing Skills
11 87 (2.98%) Telecoms
12 72 (2.46%) Presentation Skills
13 68 (2.33%) Electronics
14 60 (2.05%) Aerospace
14 60 (2.05%) Documentation Skills
15 41 (1.40%) Banking
16 40 (1.37%) Games
16 40 (1.37%) Military
17 33 (1.13%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 827 (28.29%) Analyst
2 331 (11.32%) Senior
3 234 (8.01%) Data Analyst
4 189 (6.47%) Lead
5 163 (5.58%) Business Analyst
6 159 (5.44%) Developer
7 121 (4.14%) Systems Engineer
8 113 (3.87%) Architect
9 91 (3.11%) Trainee
10 89 (3.04%) Trainee Analyst
10 89 (3.04%) Trainee Data Analyst
11 87 (2.98%) Support Analyst
12 79 (2.70%) Consultant
12 79 (2.70%) Senior Analyst
12 79 (2.70%) Support Engineer
13 75 (2.57%) IT Support
14 73 (2.50%) Systems Analyst
15 67 (2.29%) Senior Manager
16 66 (2.26%) Head of QA
17 62 (2.12%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 78 (2.67%) HTML
2 69 (2.36%) CSS
3 63 (2.16%) .NET
4 61 (2.09%) REST
5 59 (2.02%) Middleware
6 56 (1.92%) JSON
7 53 (1.81%) XML
8 52 (1.78%) React
9 41 (1.40%) SOAP
10 34 (1.16%) Node.js
11 28 (0.96%) PyTorch
12 22 (0.75%) TensorFlow
13 20 (0.68%) scikit-learn
14 19 (0.65%) EDI
15 18 (0.62%) PySpark
16 17 (0.58%) OAuth
16 17 (0.58%) Pandas
16 17 (0.58%) React Native
17 16 (0.55%) RabbitMQ
18 14 (0.48%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 363 (12.42%) Analytical Mindset
2 140 (4.79%) Management Information System
3 114 (3.90%) Onboarding
4 113 (3.87%) Self-Motivation
5 112 (3.83%) Product Ownership
6 78 (2.67%) Data Centre
7 72 (2.46%) Legacy Systems
8 65 (2.22%) Driving Licence
9 41 (1.40%) Cloud Native
10 35 (1.20%) Algorithms
10 35 (1.20%) Low-Code
11 32 (1.09%) FMCG
12 31 (1.06%) Virtual Team
13 30 (1.03%) Cyber Threat
13 30 (1.03%) Data Protection Act
13 30 (1.03%) Data Structures
13 30 (1.03%) Security Posture
14 29 (0.99%) Social Media
15 26 (0.89%) Enterprise Software
15 26 (0.89%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 229 (7.83%) Windows
2 126 (4.31%) Windows Server
3 124 (4.24%) Linux
4 59 (2.02%) Windows Server 2016
5 19 (0.65%) Unix
6 15 (0.51%) Apple iOS
7 14 (0.48%) Android
8 11 (0.38%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 8 (0.27%) VMS
9 8 (0.27%) Windows Server 2019
10 7 (0.24%) CentOS
10 7 (0.24%) Mac OS
10 7 (0.24%) Ubuntu
11 4 (0.14%) Windows 10
12 3 (0.10%) Windows Server 2012
13 2 (0.068%) Debian
14 1 (0.034%) AIX
14 1 (0.034%) OpenBSD
14 1 (0.034%) Solaris
14 1 (0.034%) ThreadX
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,337 (45.74%) Problem-Solving
2 781 (26.72%) Continuous Improvement
3 616 (21.07%) Analytics
4 612 (20.94%) Decision-Making
5 434 (14.85%) Agile
6 419 (14.33%) Business Intelligence
7 360 (12.32%) Stakeholder Management
8 327 (11.19%) AI
9 308 (10.54%) Project Management
10 289 (9.89%) Actionable Insight
11 271 (9.27%) Data Analysis
12 270 (9.24%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 251 (8.59%) ERP
14 243 (8.31%) Cybersecurity
15 237 (8.11%) CRM
16 234 (8.01%) Customer Service
17 231 (7.90%) Mentoring
18 223 (7.63%) Data Modelling
19 215 (7.36%) Customer Experience
20 209 (7.15%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 635 (21.72%) SQL
2 484 (16.56%) Python
3 101 (3.46%) PowerShell
4 100 (3.42%) JavaScript
5 90 (3.08%) Java
6 86 (2.94%) C#
7 58 (1.98%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 43 (1.47%) R
9 42 (1.44%) T-SQL
10 40 (1.37%) C++
11 37 (1.27%) Bash
12 36 (1.23%) VBA
13 30 (1.03%) MATLAB
14 16 (0.55%) PHP
15 15 (0.51%) Go
15 15 (0.51%) PL/SQL
16 12 (0.41%) Scala
16 12 (0.41%) TypeScript
17 11 (0.38%) C
18 9 (0.31%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 509 (17.41%) Degree
2 230 (7.87%) Security Cleared
3 160 (5.47%) SC Cleared
4 140 (4.79%) ACCA
5 134 (4.58%) CIMA
6 130 (4.45%) DBS Check
7 73 (2.50%) BPSS Clearance
8 70 (2.39%) Computer Science Degree
9 67 (2.29%) Cisco Certification
10 66 (2.26%) IRCA
11 56 (1.92%) PMI Certification
12 52 (1.78%) Microsoft Certification
13 48 (1.64%) PMP
14 45 (1.54%) CISSP
15 44 (1.51%) DV Cleared
16 37 (1.27%) CCNA
17 36 (1.23%) CompTIA Security+
18 34 (1.16%) CISM
19 28 (0.96%) CCNP
19 28 (0.96%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 291 (9.96%) Data Quality
2 233 (7.97%) GDPR
3 173 (5.92%) QA
4 144 (4.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 105 (3.59%) Cyber Essentials
5 105 (3.59%) NIST
6 96 (3.28%) ISO 9001
7 87 (2.98%) PCI DSS
8 66 (2.26%) SLA
9 46 (1.57%) Accessibility
10 42 (1.44%) PMO
11 39 (1.33%) GRC
12 35 (1.20%) Actionable Recommendations
13 19 (0.65%) SOC 2
14 17 (0.58%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 17 (0.58%) GMP
14 17 (0.58%) TickIT
15 15 (0.51%) ISO/IEC 20000
16 14 (0.48%) Sarbanes-Oxley
17 13 (0.44%) ISO 14001
System Software
1 171 (5.85%) Active Directory
2 58 (1.98%) Hyper-V
3 48 (1.64%) Terminal Server
4 43 (1.47%) Docker
5 30 (1.03%) VMware Infrastructure
6 12 (0.41%) Virtual Desktop
7 10 (0.34%) vSphere
8 9 (0.31%) VMware NSX
9 8 (0.27%) ProxySG
10 7 (0.24%) Virtual Machines
11 4 (0.14%) Firmware
11 4 (0.14%) XenApp
12 3 (0.10%) Microsoft Virtual Server
12 3 (0.10%) Virtual Servers
13 2 (0.068%) DFS Replication
13 2 (0.068%) VMware ESXi
14 1 (0.034%) Embedded Firmware
14 1 (0.034%) KVM
14 1 (0.034%) Oracle RAC
14 1 (0.034%) VirtualBox
Systems Management
1 64 (2.19%) Terraform
2 41 (1.40%) Kubernetes
3 36 (1.23%) Ansible
4 29 (0.99%) Microsoft Intune
5 17 (0.58%) Grafana
6 10 (0.34%) Kibana
6 10 (0.34%) QRadar
7 8 (0.27%) Prometheus
7 8 (0.27%) Single Sign-On
8 7 (0.24%) Nagios
9 6 (0.21%) Kubeflow
10 5 (0.17%) Graylog
10 5 (0.17%) logstash
11 4 (0.14%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 4 (0.14%) Backup Exec
11 4 (0.14%) CASB
11 4 (0.14%) Control-M
11 4 (0.14%) SCCM
11 4 (0.14%) SolarWinds Orion
11 4 (0.14%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 723 (24.73%) Microsoft
2 131 (4.48%) SAP
3 110 (3.76%) Google
4 95 (3.25%) Salesforce
5 83 (2.84%) Oracle
6 82 (2.81%) VMware
7 77 (2.63%) Splunk
8 72 (2.46%) SolarWinds
9 66 (2.26%) Workday
10 59 (2.02%) Databricks
11 57 (1.95%) Veeam
12 52 (1.78%) ServiceNow
13 49 (1.68%) Tanium
14 48 (1.64%) Brocade
14 48 (1.64%) Nimble Storage
15 45 (1.54%) Cisco
16 34 (1.16%) IBM
17 33 (1.13%) Dell
18 27 (0.92%) HubSpot
19 24 (0.82%) Adobe