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

6 months to
7 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 25 13 19
Rank change year-on-year -12 +6 +2
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 3,234 3,458 4,108
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 7.00% 10.31% 8.28%
As % of the General category 12.98% 15.88% 13.93%
Number of salaries quoted 1,589 1,441 2,909
10th Percentile £29,000 £31,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £39,250 £33,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,967 £45,543
Median % change year-on-year -11.71% +11.91% -5.12%
75th Percentile £61,250 £67,500 £61,250
90th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £72,433
UK median annual salary £51,029 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -7.22% +4.76% -4.55%

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 24,914 21,771 29,499
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 53.96% 64.90% 59.48%
Number of salaries quoted 12,837 8,919 21,601
10th Percentile £27,000 £30,625 £26,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £40,000 £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 £63,750 £68,750 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £77,500
UK median annual salary £53,234 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -11.28% +9.09% -11.29%

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 7 February 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 7 February 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 +8 887 £50,000 - 565
North of England -18 819 £43,000 -18.10% 363
Midlands -13 588 £45,000 -8.63% 338
North West -16 418 £42,500 -19.05% 219
West Midlands -14 349 £52,500 +5.00% 229
South West -1 337 £45,000 -12.49% 209
Yorkshire -3 297 £45,000 -10.00% 112
Scotland -6 266 £40,000 -36.38% 82
East of England -18 254 £40,000 -21.52% 155
East Midlands +5 237 £40,000 -5.88% 109
North East 0 104 £40,000 - 35
Wales +19 71 £40,000 -18.54% 44
Northern Ireland -13 43 £52,500 -4.55% 15
Isle of Man -2 1 £62,500 +150.00% 1
Channel Islands -7 1 - - 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
1 157 (4.85%) Microsoft Exchange
2 58 (1.79%) Confluence
3 44 (1.36%) SharePoint
4 20 (0.62%) CMS
5 18 (0.56%) Apache Spark
6 14 (0.43%) Apache Airflow
6 14 (0.43%) IIS
7 11 (0.34%) SAS
8 10 (0.31%) Apache
8 10 (0.31%) WordPress
9 6 (0.19%) nginx
10 3 (0.093%) govService
11 2 (0.062%) Adobe Experience Manager
11 2 (0.062%) FactoryTalk
11 2 (0.062%) WinCC
12 1 (0.031%) Apache Synapse
12 1 (0.031%) Jupyter
12 1 (0.031%) Kinematics
12 1 (0.031%) OpenStack
12 1 (0.031%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 532 (16.45%) Microsoft Excel
2 334 (10.33%) Chatbot
3 220 (6.80%) Microsoft Office
4 80 (2.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 49 (1.52%) MS Visio
6 29 (0.90%) Spreadsheet
7 27 (0.83%) Microsoft Project
8 16 (0.49%) AutoCAD
9 8 (0.25%) SOLIDWORKS
10 7 (0.22%) CATIA
11 4 (0.12%) Oracle Smart View
12 2 (0.062%) Adobe XD
12 2 (0.062%) Revit
12 2 (0.062%) Trello
13 1 (0.031%) Camtasia
13 1 (0.031%) Photoshop
13 1 (0.031%) Siemens NX
13 1 (0.031%) Simulink
13 1 (0.031%) Sketch
13 1 (0.031%) SmartSuite
Business Applications
1 93 (2.88%) SAP S/4HANA
2 64 (1.98%) SAP MDG
3 37 (1.14%) OpenText VIM for SAP
4 27 (0.83%) Oracle Payables
5 25 (0.77%) NetSuite
6 22 (0.68%) Salesforce CRM
7 21 (0.65%) Dynamics CRM
8 17 (0.53%) Oracle Receivables
8 17 (0.53%) Workday HCM
9 16 (0.49%) Oracle Assets
10 15 (0.46%) SAP CO
11 14 (0.43%) Shopify
12 12 (0.37%) Sage X3
13 10 (0.31%) Oracle General Ledger
14 8 (0.25%) Oracle ERP
14 8 (0.25%) Oracle Financials
15 6 (0.19%) JDE EnterpriseOne
15 6 (0.19%) SAP ERP
15 6 (0.19%) SAP FI
15 6 (0.19%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 519 (16.05%) Azure
2 402 (12.43%) Power Platform
3 236 (7.30%) Microsoft 365
4 177 (5.47%) AWS
5 135 (4.17%) SaaS
6 123 (3.80%) Azure DevOps
7 66 (2.04%) Entra ID
8 63 (1.95%) Dynamics 365
9 59 (1.82%) Snowflake
10 56 (1.73%) GitHub
11 52 (1.61%) Azure Data Factory
12 39 (1.21%) GCP
13 38 (1.18%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 37 (1.14%) Microsoft Purview
15 36 (1.11%) dbt
16 32 (0.99%) Power Automate
17 30 (0.93%) OCI
18 27 (0.83%) Google Analytics
19 26 (0.80%) GitHub Copilot
19 26 (0.80%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 163 (5.04%) DNS
2 141 (4.36%) DHCP
3 104 (3.22%) Firewall
4 45 (1.39%) VPN
4 45 (1.39%) WAN
4 45 (1.39%) Wi-Fi
5 41 (1.27%) LAN
6 39 (1.21%) Wireless
7 36 (1.11%) Remote Desktop
8 34 (1.05%) TCP/IP
9 31 (0.96%) VLAN
10 30 (0.93%) Network Security
11 29 (0.90%) Wireshark
12 26 (0.80%) VoIP
13 21 (0.65%) SD-WAN
14 16 (0.49%) 5G
15 15 (0.46%) BGP
15 15 (0.46%) Broadband
15 15 (0.46%) SAN
16 14 (0.43%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 369 (11.41%) Power BI
2 230 (7.11%) Tableau
3 154 (4.76%) Data Mining
4 121 (3.74%) Amazon RDS
5 112 (3.46%) SQL Server
6 78 (2.41%) Data Warehouse
7 55 (1.70%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 53 (1.64%) Data Lake
9 47 (1.45%) Relational Database
10 46 (1.42%) Metadata
11 37 (1.14%) Azure SQL Database
12 35 (1.08%) Amazon Redshift
13 34 (1.05%) Looker
13 34 (1.05%) MySQL
14 33 (1.02%) GIS
15 29 (0.90%) SAP BW
16 25 (0.77%) PostgreSQL
17 23 (0.71%) Power Query
17 23 (0.71%) SQL Server Integration Services
18 20 (0.62%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 135 (4.17%) JIRA
2 54 (1.67%) Git
3 24 (0.74%) Selenium
4 18 (0.56%) Oracle Forms
5 15 (0.46%) Robot Framework
6 13 (0.40%) ERwin
6 13 (0.40%) Snyk
7 12 (0.37%) ER Studio
8 11 (0.34%) Jenkins
9 9 (0.28%) GitLab
10 8 (0.25%) LabVIEW
10 8 (0.25%) Postman
11 6 (0.19%) Subversion
11 6 (0.19%) TestRail
12 4 (0.12%) Cypress.io
12 4 (0.12%) IDA Disassembler
12 4 (0.12%) Visual Studio
12 4 (0.12%) WebDriver
13 3 (0.093%) Balsamiq
13 3 (0.093%) Rational DOORS
General
1 1,620 (50.09%) Social Skills
2 916 (28.32%) Finance
3 240 (7.42%) Marketing
4 178 (5.50%) Retail
5 138 (4.27%) Organisational Skills
6 133 (4.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 128 (3.96%) Legal
8 119 (3.68%) Manufacturing
9 116 (3.59%) Public Sector
10 112 (3.46%) Law
11 110 (3.40%) Presentation Skills
12 78 (2.41%) Influencing Skills
13 59 (1.82%) Documentation Skills
14 57 (1.76%) Banking
15 56 (1.73%) Telecoms
16 49 (1.52%) Electronics
17 43 (1.33%) Aerospace
18 38 (1.18%) Advertising
19 36 (1.11%) Aviation
20 33 (1.02%) German Language
Job Titles
1 808 (24.98%) Analyst
2 334 (10.33%) Trainer
3 314 (9.71%) Senior
4 241 (7.45%) Lead
5 232 (7.17%) Data Analyst
6 155 (4.79%) Architect
7 147 (4.55%) Developer
8 132 (4.08%) Trainee
9 126 (3.90%) Support Analyst
10 124 (3.83%) Systems Engineer
11 122 (3.77%) Business Analyst
11 122 (3.77%) IT Support
12 121 (3.74%) Trainee Analyst
12 121 (3.74%) Trainee Data Analyst
13 83 (2.57%) Senior Analyst
14 82 (2.54%) Report Analyst
15 81 (2.50%) Business Manager
16 80 (2.47%) Support Engineer
17 72 (2.23%) Financial Analyst
17 72 (2.23%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 73 (2.26%) HTML
2 69 (2.13%) CSS
3 53 (1.64%) React
4 40 (1.24%) .NET
5 35 (1.08%) JSON
5 35 (1.08%) REST
6 27 (0.83%) SOAP
7 26 (0.80%) Middleware
7 26 (0.80%) Node.js
8 23 (0.71%) XML
9 17 (0.53%) Oracle Fusion
10 14 (0.43%) Bootstrap
10 14 (0.43%) EDI
10 14 (0.43%) React Native
11 13 (0.40%) Flash
12 12 (0.37%) PySpark
13 10 (0.31%) OAuth
13 10 (0.31%) SAML
14 9 (0.28%) Playwright
14 9 (0.28%) SAP CO-PA
Miscellaneous
1 333 (10.30%) Analytical Mindset
2 225 (6.96%) Self-Motivation
3 200 (6.18%) Onboarding
4 161 (4.98%) Management Information System
5 138 (4.27%) Legacy Systems
6 106 (3.28%) Product Ownership
7 80 (2.47%) Data Centre
8 58 (1.79%) FMCG
9 56 (1.73%) Driving Licence
10 52 (1.61%) Robotics
11 43 (1.33%) Cloud Native
12 42 (1.30%) Enterprise Software
13 37 (1.14%) Data Protection Act
14 36 (1.11%) Data Structures
15 34 (1.05%) Social Media
16 30 (0.93%) Algorithms
16 30 (0.93%) Low-Code
17 29 (0.90%) Virtual Team
18 27 (0.83%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
19 23 (0.71%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 285 (8.81%) Windows
2 182 (5.63%) Linux
3 165 (5.10%) Windows Server
4 116 (3.59%) Windows Server 2016
5 17 (0.53%) Unix
6 14 (0.43%) Android
7 13 (0.40%) Mac OS
8 8 (0.25%) Apple iOS
9 4 (0.12%) VMS
9 4 (0.12%) Windows 10
10 3 (0.093%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 3 (0.093%) Windows Server 2012
11 2 (0.062%) Oracle Linux
12 1 (0.031%) OpenWrt
12 1 (0.031%) Robot Operating System
12 1 (0.031%) Ubuntu
12 1 (0.031%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,409 (43.57%) Problem-Solving
2 758 (23.44%) Continuous Improvement
3 746 (23.07%) AI
4 646 (19.98%) Analytics
5 590 (18.24%) Decision-Making
6 552 (17.07%) Project Management
7 466 (14.41%) Agile
8 450 (13.91%) Business Intelligence
9 372 (11.50%) Stakeholder Management
10 356 (11.01%) Customer Service
11 341 (10.54%) Data Analysis
12 337 (10.42%) Chemistry
13 334 (10.33%) Conversational UI
14 296 (9.15%) ERP
15 279 (8.63%) Customer Experience
16 256 (7.92%) Process Improvement
17 251 (7.76%) Migration
18 241 (7.45%) Analytical Thinking
19 238 (7.36%) Coaching
19 238 (7.36%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 673 (20.81%) SQL
2 421 (13.02%) Python
3 80 (2.47%) C#
4 78 (2.41%) JavaScript
5 70 (2.16%) PowerShell
6 63 (1.95%) Java
7 58 (1.79%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 36 (1.11%) T-SQL
9 33 (1.02%) VBA
10 31 (0.96%) C++
11 29 (0.90%) R
12 17 (0.53%) Bash
12 17 (0.53%) C
13 15 (0.46%) MATLAB
14 14 (0.43%) Scala
15 12 (0.37%) PL/SQL
16 10 (0.31%) Go
17 7 (0.22%) Shell Script
17 7 (0.22%) TypeScript
18 6 (0.19%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 1,006 (31.11%) Degree
2 392 (12.12%) Master's Degree
3 336 (10.39%) PhD
4 301 (9.31%) Security Cleared
5 246 (7.61%) SC Cleared
6 120 (3.71%) ACCA
7 110 (3.40%) CIMA
8 69 (2.13%) DBS Check
9 66 (2.04%) Computer Science Degree
10 56 (1.73%) PMI Certification
11 55 (1.70%) BPSS Clearance
12 47 (1.45%) PMP
13 43 (1.33%) Cisco Certification
14 40 (1.24%) DV Cleared
15 35 (1.08%) CISSP
16 31 (0.96%) Microsoft Certification
17 30 (0.93%) CISM
18 28 (0.87%) Network+ Certification
19 23 (0.71%) AAT
19 23 (0.71%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 183 (5.66%) Data Quality
2 157 (4.85%) Cyber Essentials
3 130 (4.02%) PCI DSS
4 129 (3.99%) QA
5 112 (3.46%) GDPR
6 111 (3.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 73 (2.26%) NIST
8 58 (1.79%) PMO
9 46 (1.42%) Accessibility
10 31 (0.96%) Actionable Recommendations
11 22 (0.68%) SLA
12 15 (0.46%) GRC
13 14 (0.43%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 12 (0.37%) SOC 2
15 11 (0.34%) Sarbanes-Oxley
16 9 (0.28%) NCSC
17 8 (0.25%) IEC 61131
17 8 (0.25%) IFRS
17 8 (0.25%) ISO 9001
18 7 (0.22%) California Consumer Privacy Act
System Software
1 228 (7.05%) Active Directory
2 131 (4.05%) Hyper-V
3 112 (3.46%) Terminal Server
4 20 (0.62%) VMware Infrastructure
5 16 (0.49%) Docker
6 10 (0.31%) Firmware
6 10 (0.31%) vSphere
7 6 (0.19%) Virtual Machines
8 4 (0.12%) ProxySG
8 4 (0.12%) VMware ESXi
9 3 (0.093%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 3 (0.093%) Virtual Desktop
9 3 (0.093%) Virtual Servers
10 2 (0.062%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 59 (1.82%) Terraform
2 34 (1.05%) Ansible
3 24 (0.74%) Microsoft Intune
4 21 (0.65%) Kubernetes
5 12 (0.37%) Single Sign-On
6 5 (0.15%) Control-M
6 5 (0.15%) Grafana
6 5 (0.15%) SCCM
7 4 (0.12%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 4 (0.12%) Backup Exec
7 4 (0.12%) CASB
7 4 (0.12%) Computer Incident Response Team
7 4 (0.12%) Nessus
7 4 (0.12%) QRadar
7 4 (0.12%) SolarWinds Orion
7 4 (0.12%) vCenter Server
8 3 (0.093%) Nagios
9 2 (0.062%) AssetCenter
9 2 (0.062%) Data Guard
9 2 (0.062%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 798 (24.68%) Microsoft
2 334 (10.33%) PayPal
3 246 (7.61%) SAP
4 136 (4.21%) SolarWinds
5 134 (4.14%) VMware
6 128 (3.96%) Splunk
7 121 (3.74%) Oracle
8 117 (3.62%) Veeam
9 113 (3.49%) Tanium
10 112 (3.46%) Brocade
10 112 (3.46%) Nimble Storage
11 75 (2.32%) Salesforce
12 56 (1.73%) Cisco
12 56 (1.73%) Google
12 56 (1.73%) ServiceNow
13 37 (1.14%) OpenText
14 32 (0.99%) Databricks
15 29 (0.90%) Ariba
15 29 (0.90%) Workday
16 20 (0.62%) Adobe