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

6 months to
16 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 30 12 17
Rank change year-on-year -18 +5 +3
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 3,027 2,926 5,148
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 5.66% 10.59% 8.72%
As % of the General category 11.09% 15.55% 14.69%
Number of salaries quoted 1,737 1,418 3,398
10th Percentile £29,750 £31,000 £26,993
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 £60,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £72,500
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 27,292 18,819 35,034
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 51.06% 68.11% 59.33%
Number of salaries quoted 14,340 9,237 24,778
10th Percentile £27,500 £27,500 £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 £64,456 £68,525 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £76,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +12.15% -10.83%

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 16 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 16 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 -20 813 £45,000 -10.00% 358
South East +8 808 £50,000 -1.90% 607
Midlands -14 579 £45,000 -6.25% 300
North West -19 427 £42,500 -19.05% 218
West Midlands -16 352 £51,900 +3.80% 186
Yorkshire -1 278 £48,445 +7.65% 109
South West -16 275 £45,000 -12.49% 181
East of England -22 257 £40,000 -21.52% 152
East Midlands -1 226 £40,000 -8.05% 113
Scotland -17 192 £40,000 -23.81% 93
North East -9 108 £45,000 +15.09% 35
Wales +10 73 £40,000 -19.38% 47
Northern Ireland -18 49 £52,500 -4.55% 14
Isle of Man -3 1 £62,500 +101.61% 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
1 126 (4.16%) Microsoft Exchange
2 49 (1.62%) Confluence
2 49 (1.62%) SharePoint
3 33 (1.09%) CMS
4 25 (0.83%) Apache Spark
5 23 (0.76%) Apache Airflow
6 15 (0.50%) 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 (0.099%) govService
11 2 (0.066%) JBoss
12 1 (0.033%) Anypoint
12 1 (0.033%) Apache Synapse
12 1 (0.033%) BizTalk Server
12 1 (0.033%) Jupyter
12 1 (0.033%) Kinematics
12 1 (0.033%) OpenStack
Applications
1 515 (17.01%) Microsoft Excel
2 215 (7.10%) Microsoft Office
3 185 (6.11%) Chatbot
4 78 (2.58%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 55 (1.82%) MS Visio
6 24 (0.79%) Spreadsheet
7 21 (0.69%) Microsoft Project
8 9 (0.30%) CATIA
9 5 (0.17%) AutoCAD
10 4 (0.13%) Trello
11 2 (0.066%) Adobe XD
11 2 (0.066%) Revit
11 2 (0.066%) Simulink
12 1 (0.033%) OrCAD
12 1 (0.033%) Sketch
12 1 (0.033%) SmartSuite
12 1 (0.033%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 52 (1.72%) SAP S/4HANA
2 27 (0.89%) NetSuite
2 27 (0.89%) Salesforce CRM
3 20 (0.66%) Dynamics CRM
4 17 (0.56%) SAP CO
5 15 (0.50%) SAP MDG
6 12 (0.40%) Workday HCM
7 11 (0.36%) SAP ERP
8 10 (0.33%) Oracle Payables
8 10 (0.33%) Sage X3
8 10 (0.33%) SAP PM
9 8 (0.26%) SAP FI
9 8 (0.26%) SAP FI/CO
10 5 (0.17%) Dynamics GP
10 5 (0.17%) Q-Pulse
10 5 (0.17%) SAP Hybris
11 4 (0.13%) Markit EDM
11 4 (0.13%) Oracle EBS
11 4 (0.13%) Shopify
12 3 (0.099%) ResourceLink
Cloud Services
1 480 (15.86%) Azure
2 362 (11.96%) Power Platform
3 221 (7.30%) Microsoft 365
4 207 (6.84%) AWS
5 136 (4.49%) SaaS
6 122 (4.03%) Azure DevOps
7 72 (2.38%) Dynamics 365
8 65 (2.15%) Entra ID
9 62 (2.05%) GitHub
10 55 (1.82%) GCP
11 53 (1.75%) Azure Data Factory
12 43 (1.42%) Snowflake
13 41 (1.35%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 40 (1.32%) Microsoft Purview
15 39 (1.29%) dbt
16 37 (1.22%) Power Automate
17 32 (1.06%) Amazon S3
18 31 (1.02%) Google Analytics
19 30 (0.99%) Serverless
20 26 (0.86%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 127 (4.20%) DNS
2 104 (3.44%) Firewall
3 103 (3.40%) DHCP
4 55 (1.82%) VPN
5 52 (1.72%) WAN
6 48 (1.59%) Wi-Fi
7 46 (1.52%) LAN
7 46 (1.52%) Wireless
8 39 (1.29%) TCP/IP
9 33 (1.09%) VLAN
10 32 (1.06%) Wireshark
11 31 (1.02%) Network Security
12 30 (0.99%) Remote Desktop
13 25 (0.83%) VoIP
14 24 (0.79%) SD-WAN
15 23 (0.76%) Broadband
16 19 (0.63%) BGP
16 19 (0.63%) SAN
17 18 (0.59%) Cisco ASA
18 17 (0.56%) EIGRP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 330 (10.90%) Power BI
2 271 (8.95%) Tableau
3 175 (5.78%) Data Mining
4 119 (3.93%) SQL Server
5 81 (2.68%) Amazon RDS
6 72 (2.38%) Data Warehouse
7 55 (1.82%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 50 (1.65%) Metadata
9 44 (1.45%) Relational Database
10 41 (1.35%) Looker
11 37 (1.22%) Amazon Redshift
12 36 (1.19%) MySQL
13 35 (1.16%) Azure SQL Database
14 29 (0.96%) PostgreSQL
15 28 (0.93%) Data Lake
15 28 (0.93%) Power Query
16 27 (0.89%) GIS
17 24 (0.79%) SQL Server Integration Services
18 21 (0.69%) NoSQL
19 17 (0.56%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 120 (3.96%) JIRA
2 70 (2.31%) Git
3 26 (0.86%) Selenium
4 25 (0.83%) GitLab
5 16 (0.53%) Jenkins
6 15 (0.50%) Robot Framework
7 13 (0.43%) Snyk
8 8 (0.26%) ERwin
8 8 (0.26%) LabVIEW
9 7 (0.23%) Cypress.io
9 7 (0.23%) ER Studio
9 7 (0.23%) Postman
10 6 (0.20%) MLflow
10 6 (0.20%) Rational DOORS
10 6 (0.20%) Subversion
10 6 (0.20%) TestRail
11 5 (0.17%) Oracle APEX
11 5 (0.17%) Oracle Forms
12 4 (0.13%) IDA Disassembler
12 4 (0.13%) Visual Studio
General
1 1,490 (49.22%) Social Skills
2 909 (30.03%) Finance
3 224 (7.40%) Marketing
4 158 (5.22%) Retail
5 156 (5.15%) Organisational Skills
6 135 (4.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 134 (4.43%) Legal
8 131 (4.33%) Public Sector
9 118 (3.90%) Manufacturing
10 117 (3.87%) Law
11 107 (3.53%) Presentation Skills
12 80 (2.64%) Influencing Skills
13 68 (2.25%) Telecoms
14 65 (2.15%) Banking
15 57 (1.88%) Documentation Skills
16 45 (1.49%) Electronics
17 35 (1.16%) Games
18 34 (1.12%) Automotive
19 32 (1.06%) Advertising
20 29 (0.96%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 822 (27.16%) Analyst
2 303 (10.01%) Senior
3 261 (8.62%) Data Analyst
4 195 (6.44%) Lead
5 185 (6.11%) Trainer
6 156 (5.15%) Trainee
7 149 (4.92%) Trainee Analyst
7 149 (4.92%) Trainee Data Analyst
8 148 (4.89%) Developer
9 122 (4.03%) Support Analyst
10 121 (4.00%) Business Analyst
11 117 (3.87%) IT Support
12 104 (3.44%) Architect
13 95 (3.14%) Systems Engineer
14 82 (2.71%) Senior Analyst
14 82 (2.71%) Support Engineer
15 73 (2.41%) Financial Analyst
16 64 (2.11%) Senior Manager
17 61 (2.02%) Systems Manager
18 60 (1.98%) Report Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 78 (2.58%) HTML
2 68 (2.25%) CSS
3 58 (1.92%) React
4 49 (1.62%) .NET
5 38 (1.26%) JSON
6 34 (1.12%) Node.js
7 33 (1.09%) REST
8 28 (0.93%) XML
9 21 (0.69%) Middleware
10 20 (0.66%) SOAP
11 16 (0.53%) Bootstrap
11 16 (0.53%) PySpark
11 16 (0.53%) React Native
12 15 (0.50%) PyTorch
12 15 (0.50%) TensorFlow
13 13 (0.43%) OAuth
14 12 (0.40%) Flash
14 12 (0.40%) SAML
15 11 (0.36%) Oracle Fusion
15 11 (0.36%) Pandas
Miscellaneous
1 307 (10.14%) Analytical Mindset
2 203 (6.71%) Self-Motivation
3 165 (5.45%) Onboarding
4 145 (4.79%) Management Information System
5 104 (3.44%) Product Ownership
6 101 (3.34%) Legacy Systems
7 59 (1.95%) Data Centre
8 54 (1.78%) Driving Licence
9 45 (1.49%) Cloud Native
10 41 (1.35%) Enterprise Software
11 36 (1.19%) Algorithms
11 36 (1.19%) Data Structures
12 34 (1.12%) Data Protection Act
12 34 (1.12%) Social Media
13 31 (1.02%) Low-Code
14 29 (0.96%) Robotics
14 29 (0.96%) Virtual Team
15 28 (0.93%) Security Posture
16 27 (0.89%) FMCG
17 26 (0.86%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Operating Systems
1 252 (8.33%) Windows
2 151 (4.99%) Linux
3 133 (4.39%) Windows Server
4 76 (2.51%) Windows Server 2016
5 21 (0.69%) Unix
6 17 (0.56%) Android
7 13 (0.43%) Mac OS
8 9 (0.30%) Apple iOS
9 8 (0.26%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 5 (0.17%) Ubuntu
11 4 (0.13%) CentOS
11 4 (0.13%) VMS
11 4 (0.13%) Windows 10
12 3 (0.099%) Windows Server 2012
13 2 (0.066%) Oracle Linux
14 1 (0.033%) Debian
14 1 (0.033%) OpenBSD
14 1 (0.033%) Robot Operating System
14 1 (0.033%) Windows Server 2008
14 1 (0.033%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,334 (44.07%) Problem-Solving
2 775 (25.60%) Continuous Improvement
3 634 (20.94%) Analytics
4 587 (19.39%) Decision-Making
5 533 (17.61%) AI
6 468 (15.46%) Agile
7 444 (14.67%) Project Management
8 412 (13.61%) Business Intelligence
9 363 (11.99%) Data Analysis
10 345 (11.40%) Stakeholder Management
11 293 (9.68%) Customer Service
12 259 (8.56%) Customer Experience
13 250 (8.26%) Business Analysis
14 249 (8.23%) ERP
15 247 (8.16%) Actionable Insight
16 240 (7.93%) Mentoring
17 239 (7.90%) Analytical Thinking
18 231 (7.63%) Data Analytics
19 230 (7.60%) Process Improvement
20 224 (7.40%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 663 (21.90%) SQL
2 480 (15.86%) Python
3 96 (3.17%) JavaScript
4 84 (2.78%) C#
5 81 (2.68%) PowerShell
6 70 (2.31%) Java
7 64 (2.11%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 40 (1.32%) T-SQL
9 38 (1.26%) R
9 38 (1.26%) VBA
10 26 (0.86%) Bash
11 24 (0.79%) C++
12 18 (0.59%) MATLAB
13 14 (0.46%) C
14 10 (0.33%) PL/SQL
14 10 (0.33%) TypeScript
15 9 (0.30%) Scala
16 8 (0.26%) Go
16 8 (0.26%) Kusto Query Language
16 8 (0.26%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 758 (25.04%) Degree
2 246 (8.13%) Security Cleared
3 230 (7.60%) Master's Degree
4 190 (6.28%) PhD
5 175 (5.78%) SC Cleared
6 139 (4.59%) ACCA
7 129 (4.26%) CIMA
8 91 (3.01%) DBS Check
9 59 (1.95%) PMI Certification
10 56 (1.85%) Computer Science Degree
11 54 (1.78%) BPSS Clearance
12 50 (1.65%) PMP
13 48 (1.59%) DV Cleared
14 46 (1.52%) Cisco Certification
14 46 (1.52%) CISSP
15 44 (1.45%) IRCA
16 37 (1.22%) Microsoft Certification
17 31 (1.02%) CISM
18 27 (0.89%) AAT
19 25 (0.83%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 216 (7.14%) Data Quality
2 173 (5.72%) GDPR
3 154 (5.09%) QA
4 123 (4.06%) Cyber Essentials
5 119 (3.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 96 (3.17%) PCI DSS
7 91 (3.01%) NIST
8 58 (1.92%) PMO
9 55 (1.82%) ISO 9001
10 37 (1.22%) Accessibility
10 37 (1.22%) Actionable Recommendations
11 32 (1.06%) SLA
12 22 (0.73%) GRC
13 19 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 17 (0.56%) GMP
15 14 (0.46%) SOC 2
16 13 (0.43%) Sarbanes-Oxley
17 11 (0.36%) NCSC
18 9 (0.30%) IFRS
19 8 (0.26%) California Consumer Privacy Act
System Software
1 189 (6.24%) Active Directory
2 87 (2.87%) Hyper-V
3 72 (2.38%) Terminal Server
4 35 (1.16%) Docker
5 25 (0.83%) VMware Infrastructure
6 11 (0.36%) vSphere
7 7 (0.23%) ProxySG
8 6 (0.20%) Firmware
8 6 (0.20%) Virtual Machines
9 4 (0.13%) VMware NSX
9 4 (0.13%) XenApp
10 3 (0.099%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 3 (0.099%) Virtual Desktop
10 3 (0.099%) Virtual Servers
11 2 (0.066%) VMware ESXi
12 1 (0.033%) KVM
Systems Management
1 77 (2.54%) Terraform
2 41 (1.35%) Ansible
3 34 (1.12%) Kubernetes
4 22 (0.73%) Microsoft Intune
5 14 (0.46%) Grafana
6 11 (0.36%) Single Sign-On
7 9 (0.30%) Prometheus
8 6 (0.20%) Nagios
9 5 (0.17%) Control-M
9 5 (0.17%) 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 3 (0.099%) Kubeflow
12 2 (0.066%) Opsgenie
Vendors
1 786 (25.97%) Microsoft
2 185 (6.11%) PayPal
3 152 (5.02%) SAP
4 108 (3.57%) Oracle
5 100 (3.30%) SolarWinds
6 98 (3.24%) VMware
7 90 (2.97%) Splunk
8 77 (2.54%) Veeam
9 73 (2.41%) Tanium
10 72 (2.38%) Brocade
10 72 (2.38%) Nimble Storage
11 68 (2.25%) Google
12 67 (2.21%) Salesforce
13 57 (1.88%) ServiceNow
14 48 (1.59%) Cisco
14 48 (1.59%) Workday
15 36 (1.19%) Databricks
16 23 (0.76%) Adobe
17 22 (0.73%) Dell
18 19 (0.63%) Genesys