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 25 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 9 13 20
Rank change year-on-year +4 +7 0
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 3,564 4,181 2,693
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 9.62% 8.87% 9.06%
As % of the General category 16.36% 15.64% 14.29%
Number of salaries quoted 1,627 1,631 1,932
10th Percentile £28,000 £30,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £32,750 £38,750 £36,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% - +4.17%
75th Percentile £60,125 £66,067 £65,000
90th Percentile £73,850 £78,750 £73,750
UK median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £56,884
% change year-on-year -9.09% -3.31% +3.43%

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 common skills in the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 21,785 26,729 18,845
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 58.78% 56.71% 63.43%
Number of salaries quoted 12,367 11,613 13,692
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,000 £26,500
25th Percentile £31,000 £38,750 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £51,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.62% +3.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £62,500 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £82,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -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 25 November 2025.

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 25 November 2025. 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 +3 902 £47,500 -5.00% 978
North of England +4 865 £45,000 -10.00% 591
Midlands +5 637 £45,000 -6.25% 515
North West -9 436 £45,000 -14.29% 318
South West +7 399 £45,000 -16.67% 272
West Midlands +6 380 £52,500 +5.00% 299
Scotland +2 354 £33,500 -44.17% 108
East of England +4 319 £40,000 -27.27% 268
Yorkshire +7 313 £40,000 -23.81% 210
East Midlands +5 255 £37,500 -11.76% 210
North East +19 116 £45,000 +9.76% 69
Wales +18 80 £48,122 +6.94% 60
Northern Ireland -1 39 £52,500 -28.54% 47
Isle of Man -2 1 £62,500 +150.00% 2
Channel Islands -5 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
1 122 (3.42%) Microsoft Exchange
2 63 (1.77%) Confluence
3 48 (1.35%) SharePoint
4 36 (1.01%) CMS
5 16 (0.45%) Apache Spark
5 16 (0.45%) WordPress
6 10 (0.28%) Camunda
6 10 (0.28%) SAS
7 9 (0.25%) Apache
8 7 (0.20%) IIS
8 7 (0.20%) Oracle Workflow
9 6 (0.17%) Apache Airflow
10 4 (0.11%) Umbraco
11 3 (0.084%) HCL Notes
11 3 (0.084%) Kentico
11 3 (0.084%) Oracle SOA Suite
11 3 (0.084%) Skype for Business
12 2 (0.056%) ArcGIS
12 2 (0.056%) FactoryTalk
12 2 (0.056%) WinCC
Applications
1 539 (15.12%) Microsoft Excel
2 488 (13.69%) Chatbot
3 253 (7.10%) Microsoft Office
4 93 (2.61%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 33 (0.93%) Spreadsheet
6 32 (0.90%) Microsoft Project
7 31 (0.87%) MS Visio
8 19 (0.53%) AutoCAD
9 10 (0.28%) SOLIDWORKS
10 6 (0.17%) Simulink
11 4 (0.11%) CATIA
11 4 (0.11%) Oracle Smart View
11 4 (0.11%) Photoshop
12 3 (0.084%) Adobe XD
13 2 (0.056%) Revit
13 2 (0.056%) Trello
14 1 (0.028%) InVision
14 1 (0.028%) OrCAD
14 1 (0.028%) Siemens NX
14 1 (0.028%) SmartSuite
Business Applications
1 103 (2.89%) SAP S/4HANA
2 64 (1.80%) SAP MDG
3 37 (1.04%) OpenText VIM for SAP
4 34 (0.95%) NetSuite
5 28 (0.79%) Dynamics CRM
5 28 (0.79%) Oracle Payables
6 22 (0.62%) Shopify
7 19 (0.53%) Oracle Receivables
8 16 (0.45%) Oracle Assets
9 13 (0.36%) SAP CO
9 13 (0.36%) SAP FI
9 13 (0.36%) SAP FI/CO
10 12 (0.34%) Sage X3
10 12 (0.34%) Sprinklr
11 10 (0.28%) Oracle General Ledger
11 10 (0.28%) Workday HCM
12 9 (0.25%) Oracle ERP
13 8 (0.22%) Oracle Financials
14 6 (0.17%) JDE EnterpriseOne
14 6 (0.17%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 471 (13.22%) Azure
2 374 (10.49%) Power Platform
3 203 (5.70%) Microsoft 365
4 156 (4.38%) SaaS
5 151 (4.24%) AWS
6 89 (2.50%) Azure DevOps
7 57 (1.60%) Dynamics 365
8 52 (1.46%) Google Analytics
9 47 (1.32%) Snowflake
10 42 (1.18%) Entra ID
10 42 (1.18%) GCP
11 41 (1.15%) Azure Data Factory
12 37 (1.04%) GitHub
13 33 (0.93%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 30 (0.84%) Google Ads
15 27 (0.76%) OCI
16 25 (0.70%) dbt
17 23 (0.65%) GitHub Copilot
18 22 (0.62%) Microsoft Copilot
18 22 (0.62%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 136 (3.82%) DNS
2 118 (3.31%) DHCP
3 73 (2.05%) Firewall
4 52 (1.46%) Network Security
5 44 (1.23%) LAN
6 41 (1.15%) Remote Desktop
7 39 (1.09%) Wi-Fi
8 35 (0.98%) VPN
9 34 (0.95%) WAN
10 31 (0.87%) TCP/IP
11 29 (0.81%) VoIP
12 25 (0.70%) SMS
13 22 (0.62%) VLAN
14 19 (0.53%) Wireless
15 17 (0.48%) Internet
16 15 (0.42%) Wireshark
17 12 (0.34%) Broadband
17 12 (0.34%) Intranet
17 12 (0.34%) SAN
18 11 (0.31%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 347 (9.74%) Power BI
2 168 (4.71%) Tableau
3 109 (3.06%) SQL Server
4 108 (3.03%) Data Mining
5 92 (2.58%) Amazon RDS
6 74 (2.08%) Data Warehouse
7 65 (1.82%) Data Lake
8 53 (1.49%) Relational Database
9 49 (1.37%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 45 (1.26%) Metadata
11 44 (1.23%) MySQL
12 38 (1.07%) Looker
13 37 (1.04%) SAP BW
14 31 (0.87%) Azure SQL Database
15 29 (0.81%) GIS
16 27 (0.76%) Power Query
17 24 (0.67%) BusinessObjects
17 24 (0.67%) SQL Server Integration Services
18 22 (0.62%) Amazon Redshift
19 21 (0.59%) Geospatial Data
Development Applications
1 141 (3.96%) JIRA
2 53 (1.49%) Git
3 29 (0.81%) Selenium
4 27 (0.76%) Jenkins
5 20 (0.56%) GitLab
6 19 (0.53%) Oracle Forms
7 13 (0.36%) Robot Framework
8 12 (0.34%) Maven
9 11 (0.31%) Snyk
10 10 (0.28%) JUnit
11 9 (0.25%) ERwin
12 8 (0.22%) ER Studio
12 8 (0.22%) Postman
13 7 (0.20%) Cypress.io
14 6 (0.17%) Bitbucket
14 6 (0.17%) Sonatype Nexus
15 5 (0.14%) Locust
15 5 (0.14%) SonarQube
15 5 (0.14%) TestRail
15 5 (0.14%) WebDriver
General
1 1,779 (49.92%) Social Skills
2 953 (26.74%) Finance
3 362 (10.16%) Marketing
4 251 (7.04%) Retail
5 168 (4.71%) Law
6 167 (4.69%) Manufacturing
7 160 (4.49%) Legal
8 147 (4.12%) Organisational Skills
9 135 (3.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 127 (3.56%) Public Sector
11 105 (2.95%) Presentation Skills
12 87 (2.44%) Banking
13 85 (2.38%) Influencing Skills
14 83 (2.33%) Telecoms
15 68 (1.91%) Electronics
16 54 (1.52%) Aerospace
17 51 (1.43%) Aviation
18 48 (1.35%) Advertising
19 42 (1.18%) Documentation Skills
20 33 (0.93%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 753 (21.13%) Analyst
2 485 (13.61%) Trainer
3 328 (9.20%) Senior
4 265 (7.44%) Lead
5 169 (4.74%) Data Analyst
6 151 (4.24%) Architect
7 141 (3.96%) Developer
8 131 (3.68%) Support Analyst
9 123 (3.45%) Systems Engineer
10 112 (3.14%) IT Support
11 100 (2.81%) Trainee
12 96 (2.69%) Business Analyst
12 96 (2.69%) Innovation Manager
13 87 (2.44%) Solutions Architect
14 84 (2.36%) Support Engineer
15 81 (2.27%) Business Manager
16 76 (2.13%) Technical Support
17 72 (2.02%) Consultant
18 71 (1.99%) Financial Analyst
18 71 (1.99%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 82 (2.30%) HTML
2 60 (1.68%) CSS
3 48 (1.35%) REST
4 45 (1.26%) React
5 37 (1.04%) JSON
6 30 (0.84%) .NET
7 26 (0.73%) SOAP
7 26 (0.73%) Spring
8 22 (0.62%) XML
9 20 (0.56%) Middleware
9 20 (0.56%) Oracle Fusion
10 19 (0.53%) OAuth
10 19 (0.53%) SAML
11 18 (0.51%) Flash
12 16 (0.45%) EDI
12 16 (0.45%) JMS
13 15 (0.42%) Web Services
14 14 (0.39%) BAPI
14 14 (0.39%) IBM Integration Bus
14 14 (0.39%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 415 (11.64%) Analytical Mindset
2 276 (7.74%) Onboarding
3 243 (6.82%) Self-Motivation
4 182 (5.11%) Management Information System
5 117 (3.28%) Legacy Systems
6 84 (2.36%) Product Ownership
7 82 (2.30%) Driving Licence
8 54 (1.52%) Data Centre
9 52 (1.46%) Algorithms
10 51 (1.43%) Robotics
11 47 (1.32%) FMCG
12 42 (1.18%) Enterprise Software
13 40 (1.12%) Social Media
14 38 (1.07%) Renewable Energy
15 36 (1.01%) e-Learning
16 34 (0.95%) Cloud Native
16 34 (0.95%) Cyberattack
17 30 (0.84%) Data Structures
17 30 (0.84%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
18 28 (0.79%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 243 (6.82%) Windows
2 153 (4.29%) Linux
3 131 (3.68%) Windows Server
4 89 (2.50%) Windows Server 2016
5 11 (0.31%) Unix
6 10 (0.28%) Android
7 9 (0.25%) Mac OS
8 7 (0.20%) Apple iOS
9 5 (0.14%) Mac OS X
10 4 (0.11%) Windows Server 2012
11 3 (0.084%) Windows 10
11 3 (0.084%) Windows Server 2019
12 2 (0.056%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 1 (0.028%) OpenVMS
13 1 (0.028%) OpenWrt
13 1 (0.028%) Oracle Linux
13 1 (0.028%) Ubuntu
13 1 (0.028%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,524 (42.76%) Problem-Solving
2 939 (26.35%) AI
3 786 (22.05%) Continuous Improvement
4 696 (19.53%) Analytics
5 640 (17.96%) Decision-Making
6 546 (15.32%) Project Management
7 506 (14.20%) Agile
8 489 (13.72%) Chemistry
9 488 (13.69%) Conversational UI
10 453 (12.71%) Business Intelligence
11 407 (11.42%) Stakeholder Management
12 380 (10.66%) Customer Service
13 341 (9.57%) Customer Experience
14 339 (9.51%) ERP
15 306 (8.59%) Data Analysis
16 284 (7.97%) Mentoring
17 283 (7.94%) CRM
18 255 (7.15%) Analytical Thinking
18 255 (7.15%) Process Improvement
19 238 (6.68%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 640 (17.96%) SQL
2 318 (8.92%) Python
3 82 (2.30%) JavaScript
4 75 (2.10%) Java
5 72 (2.02%) C#
6 54 (1.52%) PowerShell
7 42 (1.18%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 42 (1.18%) R
8 34 (0.95%) T-SQL
9 31 (0.87%) C++
10 26 (0.73%) VBA
11 24 (0.67%) PL/SQL
12 22 (0.62%) C
13 17 (0.48%) Bash
14 10 (0.28%) Kusto Query Language
15 8 (0.22%) Scala
15 8 (0.22%) TypeScript
16 7 (0.20%) ABAP
17 6 (0.17%) MATLAB
18 5 (0.14%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 1,239 (34.76%) Degree
2 580 (16.27%) Master's Degree
3 493 (13.83%) PhD
4 323 (9.06%) Security Cleared
5 241 (6.76%) SC Cleared
6 107 (3.00%) ACCA
7 98 (2.75%) CIMA
8 79 (2.22%) DBS Check
9 69 (1.94%) Computer Science Degree
10 68 (1.91%) CISSP
11 64 (1.80%) DV Cleared
12 45 (1.26%) CEH
12 45 (1.26%) CompTIA Security+
13 44 (1.23%) BPSS Clearance
14 41 (1.15%) Cisco Certification
15 36 (1.01%) HND
16 34 (0.95%) CISM
16 34 (0.95%) Microsoft Certification
17 29 (0.81%) PMI Certification
18 24 (0.67%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 146 (4.10%) QA
2 140 (3.93%) Data Quality
3 121 (3.40%) PCI DSS
4 106 (2.97%) Cyber Essentials
5 104 (2.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 101 (2.83%) GDPR
7 68 (1.91%) PMO
8 67 (1.88%) NIST
9 53 (1.49%) Accessibility
10 32 (0.90%) SLA
11 18 (0.51%) Actionable Recommendations
12 13 (0.36%) ISO 9001
13 12 (0.34%) GRC
13 12 (0.34%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 10 (0.28%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 8 (0.22%) IEC 61131
15 8 (0.22%) IFRS
16 7 (0.20%) California Consumer Privacy Act
17 6 (0.17%) ISO 14001
17 6 (0.17%) SOC 2
System Software
1 195 (5.47%) Active Directory
2 110 (3.09%) Hyper-V
3 88 (2.47%) Terminal Server
4 20 (0.56%) VMware Infrastructure
5 18 (0.51%) Docker
6 15 (0.42%) Firmware
7 7 (0.20%) Virtual Machines
8 4 (0.11%) HDFS
8 4 (0.11%) vSphere
9 2 (0.056%) VMware ESXi
10 1 (0.028%) BitLocker
10 1 (0.028%) Embedded Firmware
10 1 (0.028%) RACF
10 1 (0.028%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 37 (1.04%) Terraform
2 34 (0.95%) Kubernetes
3 21 (0.59%) Microsoft Intune
4 17 (0.48%) Ansible
5 8 (0.22%) Single Sign-On
6 6 (0.17%) QRadar
7 5 (0.14%) Grafana
8 4 (0.11%) Nessus
8 4 (0.11%) Prometheus
8 4 (0.11%) SCCM
9 3 (0.084%) Computer Incident Response Team
10 2 (0.056%) AirWatch
10 2 (0.056%) AssetCenter
10 2 (0.056%) FortiGate
10 2 (0.056%) Kibana
11 1 (0.028%) Control-M
11 1 (0.028%) Fluentd
11 1 (0.028%) Jamf Pro
11 1 (0.028%) Nagios
11 1 (0.028%) SCOM
Vendors
1 770 (21.60%) Microsoft
2 485 (13.61%) PayPal
3 293 (8.22%) SAP
4 137 (3.84%) Oracle
5 121 (3.40%) Google
6 113 (3.17%) Splunk
6 113 (3.17%) VMware
7 98 (2.75%) SolarWinds
8 92 (2.58%) Veeam
9 88 (2.47%) Brocade
9 88 (2.47%) Nimble Storage
9 88 (2.47%) Tanium
10 79 (2.22%) Salesforce
11 49 (1.37%) Cisco
12 45 (1.26%) ServiceNow
13 42 (1.18%) Databricks
14 37 (1.04%) OpenText
15 35 (0.98%) Workday
16 30 (0.84%) Ariba
17 27 (0.76%) Adobe