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

6 months to
9 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 22 13 22
Rank change year-on-year -9 +9 -2
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 3,269 3,682 2,713
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 7.72% 10.18% 8.09%
As % of the General category 13.74% 15.99% 13.62%
Number of salaries quoted 1,549 1,507 1,830
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £34,000 £39,000 £36,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,967 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.71% +1.93% -
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,921 £63,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £72,550
UK median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -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 23,790 23,033 19,913
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 56.20% 63.68% 59.40%
Number of salaries quoted 12,289 9,476 14,019
10th Percentile £26,750 £30,750 £26,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £40,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £62,575 £67,500 £65,552
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - -2.44%

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 9 January 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 9 January 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 +4 847 £50,000 - 780
North of England -15 774 £42,500 -19.05% 441
Midlands -10 607 £42,500 -12.37% 343
North West -13 410 £42,500 -19.05% 212
South West +1 369 £45,000 -12.49% 297
West Midlands -13 360 £50,750 +1.50% 175
Scotland +1 313 £40,000 -33.74% 73
East of England -19 269 £40,000 -21.52% 292
Yorkshire 0 265 £40,000 -20.00% 180
East Midlands +4 245 £37,500 -11.76% 166
North East +7 99 £41,000 -2.38% 58
Wales +16 78 £45,000 -8.36% 87
Northern Ireland -4 44 £52,500 -11.66% 47
Isle of Man -1 1 £62,500 +150.00%
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
1 135 (4.13%) Microsoft Exchange
2 56 (1.71%) Confluence
3 47 (1.44%) SharePoint
4 17 (0.52%) Apache Spark
4 17 (0.52%) CMS
5 16 (0.49%) IIS
6 13 (0.40%) WordPress
7 12 (0.37%) SAS
8 11 (0.34%) Apache
8 11 (0.34%) Apache Airflow
9 6 (0.18%) nginx
10 4 (0.12%) Camunda
11 3 (0.092%) govService
11 3 (0.092%) HCL Notes
11 3 (0.092%) Oracle SOA Suite
12 2 (0.061%) FactoryTalk
12 2 (0.061%) WinCC
13 1 (0.031%) Apache Superset
13 1 (0.031%) Kinematics
13 1 (0.031%) OpenStack
Applications
1 542 (16.58%) Microsoft Excel
2 349 (10.68%) Chatbot
3 236 (7.22%) Microsoft Office
4 82 (2.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 45 (1.38%) MS Visio
6 32 (0.98%) Spreadsheet
7 28 (0.86%) Microsoft Project
8 17 (0.52%) AutoCAD
9 8 (0.24%) SOLIDWORKS
10 5 (0.15%) CATIA
11 4 (0.12%) Oracle Smart View
12 3 (0.092%) Adobe XD
12 3 (0.092%) Photoshop
13 2 (0.061%) Revit
13 2 (0.061%) Simulink
13 2 (0.061%) Sketch
13 2 (0.061%) Trello
14 1 (0.031%) InVision
14 1 (0.031%) OrCAD
14 1 (0.031%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 92 (2.81%) SAP S/4HANA
2 64 (1.96%) SAP MDG
3 37 (1.13%) OpenText VIM for SAP
4 31 (0.95%) NetSuite
5 29 (0.89%) Oracle Payables
6 21 (0.64%) Shopify
7 20 (0.61%) Dynamics CRM
8 19 (0.58%) Oracle Receivables
9 16 (0.49%) Oracle Assets
10 13 (0.40%) Salesforce CRM
11 12 (0.37%) Sage X3
12 11 (0.34%) SAP CO
13 10 (0.31%) Oracle General Ledger
13 10 (0.31%) Workday HCM
14 8 (0.24%) Oracle ERP
14 8 (0.24%) Oracle Financials
15 6 (0.18%) JDE EnterpriseOne
15 6 (0.18%) SAP ERP
16 5 (0.15%) SAP FI
16 5 (0.15%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 455 (13.92%) Azure
2 378 (11.56%) Power Platform
3 204 (6.24%) Microsoft 365
4 159 (4.86%) AWS
5 147 (4.50%) SaaS
6 105 (3.21%) Azure DevOps
7 63 (1.93%) Snowflake
8 60 (1.84%) Dynamics 365
9 50 (1.53%) GitHub
10 47 (1.44%) Azure Data Factory
11 40 (1.22%) Entra ID
12 37 (1.13%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 35 (1.07%) dbt
14 32 (0.98%) GCP
14 32 (0.98%) Power Automate
15 27 (0.83%) Google Analytics
16 26 (0.80%) GitHub Copilot
17 25 (0.76%) Microsoft Purview
18 24 (0.73%) Microsoft Copilot
18 24 (0.73%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 137 (4.19%) DNS
2 117 (3.58%) DHCP
3 66 (2.02%) Firewall
4 46 (1.41%) Network Security
5 44 (1.35%) Remote Desktop
6 41 (1.25%) LAN
7 40 (1.22%) VPN
7 40 (1.22%) WAN
8 36 (1.10%) Wi-Fi
9 31 (0.95%) Wireless
10 26 (0.80%) TCP/IP
10 26 (0.80%) VoIP
11 24 (0.73%) SMS
12 22 (0.67%) VLAN
13 17 (0.52%) SD-WAN
14 14 (0.43%) 5G
14 14 (0.43%) Wireshark
15 12 (0.37%) Internet
15 12 (0.37%) Intrusion Detection
15 12 (0.37%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 351 (10.74%) Power BI
2 213 (6.52%) Tableau
3 137 (4.19%) Data Mining
4 103 (3.15%) SQL Server
5 100 (3.06%) Amazon RDS
6 76 (2.32%) Data Warehouse
7 52 (1.59%) Data Lake
8 51 (1.56%) Relational Database
8 51 (1.56%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 46 (1.41%) Metadata
10 36 (1.10%) GIS
10 36 (1.10%) MySQL
11 33 (1.01%) Azure SQL Database
12 32 (0.98%) Amazon Redshift
12 32 (0.98%) Looker
13 28 (0.86%) SAP BW
14 26 (0.80%) SQL Server Integration Services
15 22 (0.67%) Oracle Reports
16 21 (0.64%) Geospatial Data
16 21 (0.64%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 136 (4.16%) JIRA
2 54 (1.65%) Git
3 29 (0.89%) Selenium
4 18 (0.55%) Oracle Forms
5 16 (0.49%) Jenkins
6 15 (0.46%) Robot Framework
7 13 (0.40%) Snyk
8 12 (0.37%) ER Studio
8 12 (0.37%) ERwin
8 12 (0.37%) GitLab
9 8 (0.24%) Postman
10 7 (0.21%) Cypress.io
10 7 (0.21%) Sonatype Nexus
10 7 (0.21%) TestRail
11 6 (0.18%) Bitbucket
11 6 (0.18%) LabVIEW
11 6 (0.18%) WebDriver
12 5 (0.15%) SonarQube
12 5 (0.15%) Subversion
13 4 (0.12%) LoadRunner
General
1 1,621 (49.59%) Social Skills
2 920 (28.14%) Finance
3 278 (8.50%) Marketing
4 191 (5.84%) Retail
5 141 (4.31%) Manufacturing
6 138 (4.22%) Organisational Skills
7 130 (3.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 126 (3.85%) Legal
9 110 (3.36%) Law
10 109 (3.33%) Public Sector
11 108 (3.30%) Presentation Skills
12 70 (2.14%) Influencing Skills
13 64 (1.96%) Telecoms
14 61 (1.87%) Electronics
15 56 (1.71%) Banking
16 51 (1.56%) Documentation Skills
17 48 (1.47%) Aerospace
18 41 (1.25%) Aviation
19 36 (1.10%) Advertising
20 29 (0.89%) German Language
Job Titles
1 760 (23.25%) Analyst
2 349 (10.68%) Trainer
3 322 (9.85%) Senior
4 225 (6.88%) Lead
5 202 (6.18%) Data Analyst
6 163 (4.99%) Architect
7 141 (4.31%) Developer
8 128 (3.92%) Support Analyst
9 122 (3.73%) Systems Engineer
10 117 (3.58%) IT Support
11 111 (3.40%) Trainee
12 105 (3.21%) Business Analyst
13 100 (3.06%) Trainee Analyst
13 100 (3.06%) Trainee Data Analyst
14 96 (2.94%) Innovation Manager
15 90 (2.75%) Support Engineer
16 81 (2.48%) Business Manager
17 76 (2.32%) Senior Analyst
18 75 (2.29%) Report Analyst
18 75 (2.29%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 67 (2.05%) HTML
2 54 (1.65%) CSS
3 48 (1.47%) React
4 42 (1.28%) REST
5 34 (1.04%) JSON
6 32 (0.98%) .NET
7 30 (0.92%) SOAP
8 24 (0.73%) Middleware
9 20 (0.61%) Node.js
9 20 (0.61%) Oracle Fusion
9 20 (0.61%) XML
10 17 (0.52%) EDI
10 17 (0.52%) OAuth
10 17 (0.52%) SAML
11 15 (0.46%) Flash
12 12 (0.37%) BAPI
12 12 (0.37%) IBM Integration Bus
12 12 (0.37%) JMS
13 11 (0.34%) Playwright
13 11 (0.34%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 354 (10.83%) Analytical Mindset
2 251 (7.68%) Onboarding
3 237 (7.25%) Self-Motivation
4 175 (5.35%) Management Information System
5 120 (3.67%) Legacy Systems
6 101 (3.09%) Product Ownership
7 63 (1.93%) Driving Licence
8 59 (1.80%) Data Centre
9 54 (1.65%) FMCG
10 52 (1.59%) Robotics
11 45 (1.38%) Enterprise Software
12 37 (1.13%) Cloud Native
13 30 (0.92%) Data Structures
14 28 (0.86%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
14 28 (0.86%) Virtual Team
15 26 (0.80%) Social Media
16 25 (0.76%) e-Learning
17 23 (0.70%) Security Posture
18 21 (0.64%) Data Protection Act
18 21 (0.64%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 260 (7.95%) Windows
2 167 (5.11%) Linux
3 144 (4.41%) Windows Server
4 97 (2.97%) Windows Server 2016
5 16 (0.49%) Unix
6 12 (0.37%) Mac OS
7 10 (0.31%) Android
8 6 (0.18%) Apple iOS
9 5 (0.15%) Windows 10
10 4 (0.12%) Mac OS X
11 3 (0.092%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 3 (0.092%) Windows Server 2012
12 1 (0.031%) OpenVMS
12 1 (0.031%) OpenWrt
12 1 (0.031%) Oracle Linux
12 1 (0.031%) Robot Operating System
12 1 (0.031%) Ubuntu
12 1 (0.031%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,392 (42.58%) Problem-Solving
2 798 (24.41%) AI
3 780 (23.86%) Continuous Improvement
4 674 (20.62%) Analytics
5 623 (19.06%) Decision-Making
6 532 (16.27%) Project Management
7 464 (14.19%) Agile
8 436 (13.34%) Business Intelligence
9 403 (12.33%) Stakeholder Management
10 353 (10.80%) Chemistry
11 349 (10.68%) Conversational UI
12 347 (10.61%) Customer Service
13 326 (9.97%) Data Analysis
14 321 (9.82%) Customer Experience
15 305 (9.33%) ERP
16 259 (7.92%) CRM
16 259 (7.92%) Process Improvement
17 251 (7.68%) Analytical Thinking
18 234 (7.16%) Migration
19 230 (7.04%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 657 (20.10%) SQL
2 356 (10.89%) Python
3 75 (2.29%) C#
4 68 (2.08%) Java
5 66 (2.02%) JavaScript
6 64 (1.96%) PowerShell
7 48 (1.47%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 33 (1.01%) T-SQL
8 33 (1.01%) VBA
9 31 (0.95%) R
10 30 (0.92%) C++
11 16 (0.49%) PL/SQL
12 15 (0.46%) C
13 14 (0.43%) Bash
13 14 (0.43%) Scala
14 12 (0.37%) MATLAB
15 8 (0.24%) TypeScript
16 7 (0.21%) ABAP
16 7 (0.21%) Kusto Query Language
17 6 (0.18%) PHP
Qualifications
1 1,057 (32.33%) Degree
2 405 (12.39%) Master's Degree
3 351 (10.74%) PhD
4 310 (9.48%) Security Cleared
5 241 (7.37%) SC Cleared
6 117 (3.58%) ACCA
7 107 (3.27%) CIMA
8 85 (2.60%) DBS Check
9 69 (2.11%) Computer Science Degree
10 55 (1.68%) PMI Certification
11 52 (1.59%) CISSP
12 50 (1.53%) DV Cleared
13 48 (1.47%) BPSS Clearance
14 47 (1.44%) PMP
15 41 (1.25%) Cisco Certification
16 34 (1.04%) CISM
17 30 (0.92%) CompTIA Security+
18 28 (0.86%) CEH
19 27 (0.83%) Microsoft Certification
20 22 (0.67%) CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 168 (5.14%) Data Quality
2 138 (4.22%) QA
3 126 (3.85%) PCI DSS
4 119 (3.64%) Cyber Essentials
5 101 (3.09%) GDPR
6 95 (2.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 67 (2.05%) NIST
8 57 (1.74%) PMO
9 48 (1.47%) Accessibility
10 30 (0.92%) SLA
11 24 (0.73%) Actionable Recommendations
12 13 (0.40%) GRC
13 12 (0.37%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 11 (0.34%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 9 (0.28%) IFRS
15 9 (0.28%) ISO 9001
15 9 (0.28%) SOC 2
16 8 (0.24%) IEC 61131
17 7 (0.21%) California Consumer Privacy Act
18 6 (0.18%) NCSC
System Software
1 197 (6.03%) Active Directory
2 112 (3.43%) Hyper-V
3 96 (2.94%) Terminal Server
4 20 (0.61%) VMware Infrastructure
5 18 (0.55%) Docker
6 12 (0.37%) Firmware
7 6 (0.18%) vSphere
8 4 (0.12%) VMware ESXi
9 3 (0.092%) ProxySG
9 3 (0.092%) Virtual Desktop
10 1 (0.031%) BitLocker
10 1 (0.031%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 1 (0.031%) Virtual Machines
10 1 (0.031%) Virtual Servers
10 1 (0.031%) VMware NSX
10 1 (0.031%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 42 (1.28%) Terraform
2 26 (0.80%) Microsoft Intune
3 24 (0.73%) Kubernetes
4 20 (0.61%) Ansible
5 13 (0.40%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (0.12%) Control-M
6 4 (0.12%) Nessus
6 4 (0.12%) SCCM
7 3 (0.092%) Computer Incident Response Team
7 3 (0.092%) QRadar
8 2 (0.061%) AssetCenter
8 2 (0.061%) CASB
8 2 (0.061%) Data Guard
8 2 (0.061%) FortiGate
8 2 (0.061%) Grafana
8 2 (0.061%) Nagios
8 2 (0.061%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.031%) Argo
9 1 (0.031%) CSIRT
9 1 (0.031%) SCOM
Vendors
1 751 (22.97%) Microsoft
2 349 (10.68%) PayPal
3 268 (8.20%) SAP
4 133 (4.07%) Oracle
5 120 (3.67%) VMware
6 113 (3.46%) SolarWinds
7 111 (3.40%) Splunk
8 97 (2.97%) Tanium
8 97 (2.97%) Veeam
9 96 (2.94%) Brocade
9 96 (2.94%) Nimble Storage
10 86 (2.63%) Salesforce
11 59 (1.80%) ServiceNow
12 57 (1.74%) Google
13 50 (1.53%) Cisco
14 37 (1.13%) OpenText
15 34 (1.04%) Databricks
16 30 (0.92%) Ariba
17 29 (0.89%) Workday
18 26 (0.80%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud