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

6 months to
22 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 3,061 2,899 5,246
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 5.58% 10.73% 8.63%
As % of the General category 11.01% 15.78% 14.59%
Number of salaries quoted 1,746 1,411 3,426
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,000 £27,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,250 £50,967 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.26% +13.26% -5.26%
75th Percentile £61,250 £65,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £78,750 £80,000 £72,433
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 27,793 18,373 35,956
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 50.67% 68.00% 59.15%
Number of salaries quoted 14,568 9,174 25,055
10th Percentile £27,500 £27,405 £26,159
25th Percentile £31,250 £37,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.46% +9.47% -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,525 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £75,772
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £52,504
% change year-on-year -8.33% +14.28% -12.49%

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 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 22 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 -21 826 £45,000 -10.00% 412
South East +2 813 £50,000 -1.90% 624
Midlands -17 585 £45,000 -6.25% 300
North West -19 439 £42,750 -18.18% 223
West Midlands -15 358 £51,300 +2.60% 178
Yorkshire 0 276 £48,445 +7.65% 143
South West -15 276 £45,000 -14.29% 181
East of England -25 264 £42,838 -15.95% 168
East Midlands -1 226 £40,500 -6.90% 122
Scotland -18 191 £40,000 -21.40% 96
North East -6 111 £45,000 +15.09% 52
Wales +10 75 £40,000 -20.20% 62
Northern Ireland -21 50 £52,500 -4.55% 19
Isle of Man -3 1 £62,500 +101.61%
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 (4.12%) Microsoft Exchange
2 52 (1.70%) SharePoint
3 47 (1.54%) Confluence
4 34 (1.11%) CMS
5 26 (0.85%) Apache Spark
6 25 (0.82%) Apache Airflow
7 13 (0.42%) Apache
7 13 (0.42%) 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 (0.098%) govService
11 2 (0.065%) Anypoint
11 2 (0.065%) JBoss
12 1 (0.033%) Apache Synapse
12 1 (0.033%) ArcGIS
12 1 (0.033%) BizTalk Server
12 1 (0.033%) Kinematics
12 1 (0.033%) OpenStack
Applications
1 500 (16.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 211 (6.89%) Microsoft Office
3 185 (6.04%) Chatbot
4 77 (2.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 55 (1.80%) MS Visio
6 23 (0.75%) Spreadsheet
7 22 (0.72%) Microsoft Project
8 8 (0.26%) CATIA
9 5 (0.16%) AutoCAD
9 5 (0.16%) Trello
10 2 (0.065%) Adobe XD
10 2 (0.065%) Revit
10 2 (0.065%) Simulink
11 1 (0.033%) OrCAD
11 1 (0.033%) Sketch
11 1 (0.033%) SmartSuite
11 1 (0.033%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 51 (1.67%) SAP S/4HANA
2 29 (0.95%) NetSuite
3 28 (0.91%) Salesforce CRM
4 20 (0.65%) Dynamics CRM
5 16 (0.52%) SAP CO
6 15 (0.49%) SAP MDG
7 11 (0.36%) Workday HCM
8 10 (0.33%) Oracle Payables
8 10 (0.33%) Sage X3
8 10 (0.33%) SAP ERP
8 10 (0.33%) SAP PM
9 7 (0.23%) SAP FI
9 7 (0.23%) SAP FI/CO
10 5 (0.16%) Dynamics GP
10 5 (0.16%) Q-Pulse
10 5 (0.16%) SAP Hybris
11 4 (0.13%) Magento
11 4 (0.13%) Markit EDM
11 4 (0.13%) Oracle EBS
11 4 (0.13%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 487 (15.91%) Azure
2 368 (12.02%) Power Platform
3 224 (7.32%) Microsoft 365
4 217 (7.09%) AWS
5 133 (4.34%) SaaS
6 123 (4.02%) Azure DevOps
7 73 (2.38%) Dynamics 365
8 66 (2.16%) Entra ID
9 61 (1.99%) GitHub
10 60 (1.96%) GCP
11 52 (1.70%) Azure Data Factory
12 43 (1.40%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 43 (1.40%) Snowflake
13 41 (1.34%) dbt
14 40 (1.31%) Microsoft Purview
15 39 (1.27%) Power Automate
16 33 (1.08%) Amazon S3
16 33 (1.08%) Google Analytics
17 30 (0.98%) Serverless
18 27 (0.88%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 127 (4.15%) DNS
2 107 (3.50%) Firewall
3 103 (3.36%) DHCP
4 57 (1.86%) VPN
5 54 (1.76%) WAN
6 49 (1.60%) Wi-Fi
7 48 (1.57%) LAN
8 47 (1.54%) Wireless
9 39 (1.27%) TCP/IP
10 33 (1.08%) Network Security
10 33 (1.08%) VLAN
11 32 (1.05%) Wireshark
12 27 (0.88%) Remote Desktop
12 27 (0.88%) VoIP
13 25 (0.82%) SD-WAN
14 23 (0.75%) Broadband
15 21 (0.69%) BGP
16 19 (0.62%) Cisco ASA
16 19 (0.62%) SAN
17 18 (0.59%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 336 (10.98%) Power BI
2 262 (8.56%) Tableau
3 166 (5.42%) Data Mining
4 116 (3.79%) SQL Server
5 81 (2.65%) Amazon RDS
6 70 (2.29%) Data Warehouse
7 53 (1.73%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 47 (1.54%) Looker
8 47 (1.54%) Metadata
9 44 (1.44%) Relational Database
10 38 (1.24%) MySQL
11 37 (1.21%) Amazon Redshift
12 34 (1.11%) Azure SQL Database
13 29 (0.95%) PostgreSQL
14 28 (0.91%) Data Lake
14 28 (0.91%) Power Query
15 26 (0.85%) GIS
16 22 (0.72%) NoSQL
16 22 (0.72%) SQL Server Integration Services
17 17 (0.56%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 119 (3.89%) JIRA
2 73 (2.38%) Git
3 26 (0.85%) GitLab
3 26 (0.85%) Selenium
4 16 (0.52%) Jenkins
5 15 (0.49%) Robot Framework
6 13 (0.42%) Snyk
7 9 (0.29%) MLflow
8 8 (0.26%) LabVIEW
8 8 (0.26%) Rational DOORS
9 7 (0.23%) Cypress.io
9 7 (0.23%) ERwin
10 6 (0.20%) ER Studio
10 6 (0.20%) Postman
10 6 (0.20%) Subversion
10 6 (0.20%) TestRail
11 5 (0.16%) Cucumber
11 5 (0.16%) Oracle APEX
12 4 (0.13%) LoadRunner
12 4 (0.13%) Oracle Forms
General
1 1,493 (48.77%) Social Skills
2 911 (29.76%) Finance
3 233 (7.61%) Marketing
4 156 (5.10%) Retail
5 153 (5.00%) Organisational Skills
6 136 (4.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 132 (4.31%) Legal
8 131 (4.28%) Public Sector
9 120 (3.92%) Manufacturing
10 117 (3.82%) Law
11 111 (3.63%) Presentation Skills
12 85 (2.78%) Influencing Skills
13 68 (2.22%) Telecoms
14 65 (2.12%) Banking
15 54 (1.76%) Documentation Skills
16 47 (1.54%) Electronics
17 34 (1.11%) Games
18 33 (1.08%) Advertising
18 33 (1.08%) Automotive
19 32 (1.05%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 813 (26.56%) Analyst
2 312 (10.19%) Senior
3 250 (8.17%) Data Analyst
4 199 (6.50%) Lead
5 185 (6.04%) Trainer
6 148 (4.84%) Developer
7 146 (4.77%) Trainee
8 139 (4.54%) Trainee Analyst
8 139 (4.54%) Trainee Data Analyst
9 121 (3.95%) Business Analyst
10 119 (3.89%) Support Analyst
11 113 (3.69%) IT Support
12 102 (3.33%) Systems Engineer
13 101 (3.30%) Architect
14 83 (2.71%) Support Engineer
15 82 (2.68%) Senior Analyst
16 73 (2.38%) Financial Analyst
17 67 (2.19%) Systems Manager
18 65 (2.12%) Senior Manager
19 62 (2.03%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 81 (2.65%) HTML
2 71 (2.32%) CSS
3 60 (1.96%) React
4 52 (1.70%) .NET
5 37 (1.21%) JSON
6 35 (1.14%) Node.js
7 33 (1.08%) REST
8 28 (0.91%) XML
9 21 (0.69%) Middleware
10 20 (0.65%) SOAP
11 19 (0.62%) PyTorch
12 18 (0.59%) TensorFlow
13 16 (0.52%) Bootstrap
13 16 (0.52%) PySpark
13 16 (0.52%) React Native
14 14 (0.46%) OAuth
14 14 (0.46%) scikit-learn
15 12 (0.39%) Flash
15 12 (0.39%) Pandas
15 12 (0.39%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 322 (10.52%) Analytical Mindset
2 203 (6.63%) Self-Motivation
3 159 (5.19%) Onboarding
4 142 (4.64%) Management Information System
5 103 (3.36%) Product Ownership
6 100 (3.27%) Legacy Systems
7 60 (1.96%) Data Centre
8 56 (1.83%) Driving Licence
9 49 (1.60%) Cloud Native
10 40 (1.31%) Enterprise Software
11 36 (1.18%) Algorithms
12 34 (1.11%) Data Protection Act
12 34 (1.11%) Data Structures
13 33 (1.08%) Social Media
14 31 (1.01%) Low-Code
15 30 (0.98%) Robotics
16 28 (0.91%) FMCG
16 28 (0.91%) Security Posture
16 28 (0.91%) Virtual Team
17 26 (0.85%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Operating Systems
1 251 (8.20%) Windows
2 153 (5.00%) Linux
3 133 (4.34%) Windows Server
4 76 (2.48%) Windows Server 2016
5 21 (0.69%) Unix
6 17 (0.56%) Android
7 13 (0.42%) Mac OS
8 9 (0.29%) Apple iOS
9 8 (0.26%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 5 (0.16%) Ubuntu
11 4 (0.13%) CentOS
11 4 (0.13%) VMS
11 4 (0.13%) Windows 10
12 3 (0.098%) Windows Server 2012
13 2 (0.065%) Oracle Linux
14 1 (0.033%) Debian
14 1 (0.033%) FreeBSD
14 1 (0.033%) OpenBSD
14 1 (0.033%) Robot Operating System
14 1 (0.033%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,337 (43.68%) Problem-Solving
2 802 (26.20%) Continuous Improvement
3 643 (21.01%) Analytics
4 598 (19.54%) Decision-Making
5 540 (17.64%) AI
6 466 (15.22%) Agile
7 430 (14.05%) Project Management
8 418 (13.66%) Business Intelligence
9 352 (11.50%) Stakeholder Management
10 347 (11.34%) Data Analysis
11 290 (9.47%) Customer Service
12 272 (8.89%) Customer Experience
13 259 (8.46%) Actionable Insight
14 251 (8.20%) ERP
15 241 (7.87%) Analytical Thinking
16 240 (7.84%) Business Analysis
17 239 (7.81%) Mentoring
18 229 (7.48%) Process Improvement
19 224 (7.32%) Coaching
19 224 (7.32%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 646 (21.10%) SQL
2 484 (15.81%) Python
3 98 (3.20%) JavaScript
4 84 (2.74%) C#
4 84 (2.74%) PowerShell
5 73 (2.38%) Java
6 64 (2.09%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 40 (1.31%) R
8 39 (1.27%) T-SQL
9 38 (1.24%) VBA
10 28 (0.91%) Bash
11 25 (0.82%) C++
12 18 (0.59%) MATLAB
13 15 (0.49%) C
14 10 (0.33%) TypeScript
15 9 (0.29%) Go
15 9 (0.29%) PL/SQL
15 9 (0.29%) Scala
16 8 (0.26%) Kusto Query Language
16 8 (0.26%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 761 (24.86%) Degree
2 252 (8.23%) Security Cleared
3 228 (7.45%) Master's Degree
4 190 (6.21%) PhD
5 180 (5.88%) SC Cleared
6 145 (4.74%) ACCA
7 135 (4.41%) CIMA
8 99 (3.23%) DBS Check
9 60 (1.96%) PMI Certification
10 57 (1.86%) Computer Science Degree
11 56 (1.83%) BPSS Clearance
12 55 (1.80%) IRCA
13 51 (1.67%) PMP
14 50 (1.63%) Cisco Certification
14 50 (1.63%) CISSP
14 50 (1.63%) DV Cleared
15 39 (1.27%) Microsoft Certification
16 35 (1.14%) CISM
17 27 (0.88%) AAT
18 25 (0.82%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 223 (7.29%) Data Quality
2 190 (6.21%) GDPR
3 161 (5.26%) QA
4 126 (4.12%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 124 (4.05%) Cyber Essentials
6 98 (3.20%) NIST
6 98 (3.20%) PCI DSS
7 66 (2.16%) ISO 9001
8 59 (1.93%) PMO
9 38 (1.24%) Actionable Recommendations
10 37 (1.21%) Accessibility
11 34 (1.11%) SLA
12 23 (0.75%) GRC
13 19 (0.62%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 17 (0.56%) GMP
15 16 (0.52%) SOC 2
16 15 (0.49%) Sarbanes-Oxley
17 13 (0.42%) California Consumer Privacy Act
18 12 (0.39%) NCSC
19 10 (0.33%) IFRS
System Software
1 189 (6.17%) Active Directory
2 86 (2.81%) Hyper-V
3 72 (2.35%) Terminal Server
4 38 (1.24%) Docker
5 27 (0.88%) VMware Infrastructure
6 11 (0.36%) vSphere
7 8 (0.26%) ProxySG
8 7 (0.23%) Virtual Machines
9 6 (0.20%) Firmware
9 6 (0.20%) VMware NSX
10 4 (0.13%) Virtual Desktop
10 4 (0.13%) XenApp
11 3 (0.098%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 3 (0.098%) Virtual Servers
12 2 (0.065%) VMware ESXi
13 1 (0.033%) KVM
Systems Management
1 80 (2.61%) Terraform
2 44 (1.44%) Ansible
3 38 (1.24%) Kubernetes
4 22 (0.72%) Microsoft Intune
5 16 (0.52%) Grafana
6 10 (0.33%) Prometheus
6 10 (0.33%) Single Sign-On
7 6 (0.20%) Nagios
7 6 (0.20%) SCCM
8 5 (0.16%) Control-M
9 4 (0.13%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 4 (0.13%) Backup Exec
9 4 (0.13%) CASB
9 4 (0.13%) Computer Incident Response Team
9 4 (0.13%) QRadar
9 4 (0.13%) SolarWinds Orion
9 4 (0.13%) vCenter Server
10 3 (0.098%) Kubeflow
10 3 (0.098%) Nessus
11 2 (0.065%) Data Guard
Vendors
1 770 (25.16%) Microsoft
2 185 (6.04%) PayPal
3 149 (4.87%) SAP
4 105 (3.43%) Oracle
5 100 (3.27%) SolarWinds
5 100 (3.27%) VMware
6 90 (2.94%) Splunk
7 77 (2.52%) Veeam
8 73 (2.38%) Tanium
9 72 (2.35%) Brocade
9 72 (2.35%) Nimble Storage
10 71 (2.32%) Google
11 69 (2.25%) Salesforce
12 60 (1.96%) ServiceNow
13 52 (1.70%) Workday
14 49 (1.60%) Cisco
15 42 (1.37%) Databricks
16 25 (0.82%) Dell
17 24 (0.78%) Adobe
18 20 (0.65%) Red Hat