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

6 months to
3 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 28 8 13
Rank change year-on-year -20 +5 +8
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 3,129 3,809 6,544
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 4.48% 11.86% 8.54%
As % of the General category 10.05% 17.25% 15.59%
Number of salaries quoted 2,141 1,406 3,562
10th Percentile £30,750 £28,125 £26,750
25th Percentile £37,000 £34,313 £32,638
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,445 £50,000 £45,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.11% +9.89% -4.21%
75th Percentile £62,500 £63,750 £60,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £78,750 £72,500
UK median annual salary £54,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -0.91% +10.00% -8.90%

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 31,129 22,084 41,980
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 44.59% 68.75% 54.80%
Number of salaries quoted 19,131 10,293 26,928
10th Percentile £28,500 £25,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% - -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £80,000 £75,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -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 3 July 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 3 July 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 -19 962 £48,000 +1.05% 421
South East -8 798 £50,000 -9.09% 607
Midlands -9 567 £48,000 +1.05% 313
North West -18 566 £47,275 -5.45% 247
South West -25 346 £47,500 -2.06% 197
West Midlands -18 312 £50,000 +5.26% 170
Yorkshire -10 293 £50,000 +11.11% 129
East Midlands -2 254 £46,743 -2.11% 142
East of England -21 240 £45,000 - 171
Scotland -29 105 £40,000 -12.35% 100
North East -29 103 £55,000 +44.74% 54
Wales -9 82 £53,171 -3.33% 33
Northern Ireland -29 40 £41,250 -25.00% 45
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
1 149 (4.76%) Microsoft Exchange
2 89 (2.84%) SharePoint
3 38 (1.21%) Confluence
4 29 (0.93%) Apache Airflow
5 28 (0.89%) Apache Spark
5 28 (0.89%) CMS
6 25 (0.80%) Apache
7 20 (0.64%) IIS
8 9 (0.29%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 9 (0.29%) WordPress
9 8 (0.26%) SAS
9 8 (0.26%) WebLogic
9 8 (0.26%) WebSphere
10 5 (0.16%) Jupyter
11 3 (0.096%) Anypoint
11 3 (0.096%) JBoss
12 1 (0.032%) Appian
12 1 (0.032%) govService
12 1 (0.032%) Palantir Foundry
12 1 (0.032%) Tomcat
Applications
1 397 (12.69%) Microsoft Excel
2 149 (4.76%) Microsoft Office
3 59 (1.89%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 57 (1.82%) MS Visio
5 24 (0.77%) Spreadsheet
6 12 (0.38%) Microsoft Project
7 9 (0.29%) CATIA
8 4 (0.13%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 3 (0.096%) Chatbot
9 3 (0.096%) Photoshop
9 3 (0.096%) Simulink
9 3 (0.096%) Trello
10 2 (0.064%) AutoCAD
10 2 (0.064%) Lectora
10 2 (0.064%) Siemens NX
10 2 (0.064%) SOLIDWORKS
11 1 (0.032%) Adobe Premiere
11 1 (0.032%) Adobe XD
Business Applications
1 40 (1.28%) SAP S/4HANA
2 24 (0.77%) Salesforce CRM
3 23 (0.74%) Dynamics CRM
4 22 (0.70%) NetSuite
5 15 (0.48%) SAP PM
6 14 (0.45%) SAP ERP
7 9 (0.29%) Dynamics GP
8 8 (0.26%) SAP CO
9 7 (0.22%) Workday HCM
10 6 (0.19%) Magento
11 5 (0.16%) JDE EnterpriseOne
11 5 (0.16%) Oracle EBS
11 5 (0.16%) Q-Pulse
11 5 (0.16%) SAP GTS
11 5 (0.16%) SAP PP
12 4 (0.13%) Dynamics NAV
12 4 (0.13%) Infor M3
12 4 (0.13%) JDE World
12 4 (0.13%) SAP FI
12 4 (0.13%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 547 (17.48%) Azure
2 413 (13.20%) Power Platform
3 276 (8.82%) Microsoft 365
4 267 (8.53%) AWS
5 125 (3.99%) SaaS
6 115 (3.68%) GCP
7 86 (2.75%) Entra ID
8 85 (2.72%) Azure DevOps
9 78 (2.49%) Dynamics 365
10 55 (1.76%) Google Analytics
11 52 (1.66%) GitHub
12 49 (1.57%) Microsoft Purview
13 45 (1.44%) PowerApps
14 41 (1.31%) Power Automate
15 40 (1.28%) Amazon S3
16 32 (1.02%) Azure Data Factory
16 32 (1.02%) Serverless
17 30 (0.96%) dbt
18 24 (0.77%) AWS Lambda
18 24 (0.77%) Google Ads
Communications & Networking
1 139 (4.44%) Firewall
2 130 (4.15%) DNS
3 101 (3.23%) DHCP
4 76 (2.43%) VPN
5 65 (2.08%) WAN
6 55 (1.76%) TCP/IP
7 54 (1.73%) LAN
8 42 (1.34%) Broadband
8 42 (1.34%) Wi-Fi
9 41 (1.31%) Wireless
10 30 (0.96%) Network Security
11 24 (0.77%) BGP
11 24 (0.77%) HTTP
12 23 (0.74%) SD-WAN
13 22 (0.70%) Wireshark
14 21 (0.67%) VLAN
15 20 (0.64%) SAN
16 19 (0.61%) Cisco ASA
17 17 (0.54%) VoIP
18 14 (0.45%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 372 (11.89%) Power BI
2 186 (5.94%) Tableau
3 104 (3.32%) SQL Server
4 88 (2.81%) Data Warehouse
5 87 (2.78%) Amazon RDS
6 64 (2.05%) Data Mining
7 57 (1.82%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 45 (1.44%) Power Query
9 38 (1.21%) MySQL
9 38 (1.21%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 37 (1.18%) Looker
11 35 (1.12%) PostgreSQL
12 34 (1.09%) Metadata
13 33 (1.05%) Relational Database
14 30 (0.96%) Amazon Redshift
14 30 (0.96%) Data Lake
15 26 (0.83%) Big Data
16 20 (0.64%) BigQuery
17 18 (0.58%) Azure SQL Database
18 17 (0.54%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 104 (3.32%) JIRA
2 74 (2.36%) Git
3 39 (1.25%) GitLab
4 36 (1.15%) Rational DOORS
5 21 (0.67%) Jenkins
6 13 (0.42%) Cucumber
7 12 (0.38%) Cypress.io
7 12 (0.38%) Selenium
8 11 (0.35%) MLflow
9 10 (0.32%) Eclipse
10 9 (0.29%) JMeter
10 9 (0.29%) LabVIEW
10 9 (0.29%) SonarQube
11 8 (0.26%) Postman
12 7 (0.22%) Moq
12 7 (0.22%) Subversion
13 6 (0.19%) Burp Suite
13 6 (0.19%) Toad
14 5 (0.16%) Bitbucket
14 5 (0.16%) TeamCity
General
1 1,501 (47.97%) Social Skills
2 934 (29.85%) Finance
3 260 (8.31%) Marketing
4 197 (6.30%) Organisational Skills
5 192 (6.14%) Public Sector
6 173 (5.53%) Retail
7 169 (5.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 163 (5.21%) Manufacturing
9 156 (4.99%) Legal
10 142 (4.54%) Law
11 115 (3.68%) Influencing Skills
12 100 (3.20%) Telecoms
13 75 (2.40%) Aerospace
14 73 (2.33%) Electronics
15 64 (2.05%) Documentation Skills
16 61 (1.95%) Presentation Skills
17 45 (1.44%) Banking
18 42 (1.34%) Military
19 39 (1.25%) Advertising
20 35 (1.12%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 859 (27.45%) Analyst
2 323 (10.32%) Senior
3 228 (7.29%) Lead
4 224 (7.16%) Data Analyst
5 167 (5.34%) Business Analyst
6 164 (5.24%) Systems Engineer
7 157 (5.02%) Developer
8 103 (3.29%) Support Analyst
9 101 (3.23%) Support Engineer
10 99 (3.16%) Architect
11 94 (3.00%) Consultant
12 92 (2.94%) Senior Analyst
13 89 (2.84%) IT Support
14 82 (2.62%) Data Engineer
14 82 (2.62%) Systems Analyst
15 71 (2.27%) Accountant
16 66 (2.11%) Head of QA
16 66 (2.11%) IT Engineer
17 65 (2.08%) Applications Support
18 64 (2.05%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 72 (2.30%) HTML
2 68 (2.17%) .NET
3 66 (2.11%) Middleware
4 64 (2.05%) CSS
5 62 (1.98%) REST
6 59 (1.89%) XML
7 58 (1.85%) JSON
8 49 (1.57%) React
9 36 (1.15%) SOAP
10 34 (1.09%) Node.js
11 30 (0.96%) PyTorch
12 26 (0.83%) RESTful
13 24 (0.77%) TensorFlow
14 22 (0.70%) PySpark
15 21 (0.67%) EDI
15 21 (0.67%) scikit-learn
16 18 (0.58%) Kafka
17 17 (0.54%) Pandas
18 16 (0.51%) OAuth
19 15 (0.48%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 392 (12.53%) Analytical Mindset
2 153 (4.89%) Management Information System
3 124 (3.96%) Onboarding
4 116 (3.71%) Self-Motivation
5 114 (3.64%) Product Ownership
6 100 (3.20%) Legacy Systems
7 82 (2.62%) Driving Licence
8 69 (2.21%) Data Centre
9 51 (1.63%) Cloud Native
10 45 (1.44%) Cyber Threat
11 41 (1.31%) Security Posture
12 35 (1.12%) Algorithms
13 34 (1.09%) Social Media
14 32 (1.02%) Data Structures
14 32 (1.02%) Virtual Team
15 30 (0.96%) Data Protection Act
16 28 (0.89%) FMCG
17 27 (0.86%) PKI
17 27 (0.86%) Security Operations Centre
18 26 (0.83%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 273 (8.72%) Windows
2 163 (5.21%) Windows Server
3 159 (5.08%) Linux
4 86 (2.75%) Windows Server 2016
5 18 (0.58%) Unix
5 18 (0.58%) Windows Server 2019
6 17 (0.54%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 16 (0.51%) Android
8 14 (0.45%) Apple iOS
9 13 (0.42%) Windows 10
10 12 (0.38%) Mac OS
11 11 (0.35%) Ubuntu
12 9 (0.29%) CentOS
13 8 (0.26%) VMS
14 5 (0.16%) Debian
14 5 (0.16%) OpenVMS
15 1 (0.032%) FreeRTOS
15 1 (0.032%) OpenBSD
15 1 (0.032%) Oracle Linux
15 1 (0.032%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,472 (47.04%) Problem-Solving
2 875 (27.96%) Continuous Improvement
3 727 (23.23%) Decision-Making
4 635 (20.29%) Analytics
5 436 (13.93%) Agile
6 421 (13.45%) Business Intelligence
7 394 (12.59%) Stakeholder Management
8 339 (10.83%) AI
9 335 (10.71%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 321 (10.26%) Actionable Insight
11 285 (9.11%) Customer Service
12 281 (8.98%) Data Analysis
13 279 (8.92%) ERP
14 278 (8.88%) Cybersecurity
15 270 (8.63%) Project Management
16 257 (8.21%) Customer Experience
17 256 (8.18%) Mentoring
18 251 (8.02%) CRM
19 245 (7.83%) Data Modelling
20 244 (7.80%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 670 (21.41%) SQL
2 491 (15.69%) Python
3 111 (3.55%) JavaScript
4 99 (3.16%) Java
5 98 (3.13%) PowerShell
6 94 (3.00%) C#
7 60 (1.92%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 48 (1.53%) C++
9 46 (1.47%) T-SQL
10 44 (1.41%) Bash
11 40 (1.28%) R
12 34 (1.09%) MATLAB
13 28 (0.89%) VBA
14 22 (0.70%) TypeScript
15 20 (0.64%) PHP
16 17 (0.54%) Go
17 16 (0.51%) C
18 12 (0.38%) Perl
18 12 (0.38%) PL/SQL
19 11 (0.35%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 521 (16.65%) Degree
2 313 (10.00%) Security Cleared
3 222 (7.09%) SC Cleared
4 159 (5.08%) ACCA
5 153 (4.89%) CIMA
6 130 (4.15%) DBS Check
7 83 (2.65%) BPSS Clearance
8 66 (2.11%) Cisco Certification
8 66 (2.11%) Computer Science Degree
8 66 (2.11%) IRCA
9 52 (1.66%) CISSP
10 49 (1.57%) Microsoft Certification
11 47 (1.50%) DV Cleared
12 42 (1.34%) CompTIA Security+
13 37 (1.18%) CISM
14 34 (1.09%) CCNA
15 27 (0.86%) Master's Degree
16 26 (0.83%) Azure Certification
17 24 (0.77%) CCNP
17 24 (0.77%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 313 (10.00%) Data Quality
2 245 (7.83%) GDPR
3 208 (6.65%) QA
4 167 (5.34%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 150 (4.79%) Cyber Essentials
6 112 (3.58%) ISO 9001
6 112 (3.58%) PCI DSS
7 104 (3.32%) NIST
8 87 (2.78%) SLA
9 69 (2.21%) Accessibility
10 46 (1.47%) GRC
11 38 (1.21%) PMO
12 32 (1.02%) Actionable Recommendations
13 29 (0.93%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 23 (0.74%) ISO 14001
14 23 (0.74%) ISO/IEC 20000
15 18 (0.58%) GMP
16 17 (0.54%) TickIT
17 16 (0.51%) IFRS
17 16 (0.51%) SOC 2
System Software
1 213 (6.81%) Active Directory
2 84 (2.68%) Hyper-V
3 72 (2.30%) Terminal Server
4 62 (1.98%) Docker
5 33 (1.05%) VMware Infrastructure
6 11 (0.35%) Virtual Machines
7 9 (0.29%) Virtual Desktop
7 9 (0.29%) VMware NSX
7 9 (0.29%) vSphere
8 6 (0.19%) ProxySG
9 4 (0.13%) Firmware
9 4 (0.13%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 4 (0.13%) Virtual Servers
9 4 (0.13%) XenApp
10 3 (0.096%) DFS Replication
11 2 (0.064%) Embedded Firmware
12 1 (0.032%) KVM
12 1 (0.032%) Oracle RAC
12 1 (0.032%) VirtualBox
Systems Management
1 67 (2.14%) Terraform
2 47 (1.50%) Kubernetes
3 39 (1.25%) Ansible
4 27 (0.86%) Microsoft Intune
5 24 (0.77%) Grafana
6 14 (0.45%) Kibana
6 14 (0.45%) QRadar
7 10 (0.32%) Prometheus
8 8 (0.26%) Kubeflow
8 8 (0.26%) Nagios
9 7 (0.22%) logstash
10 6 (0.19%) Graylog
11 5 (0.16%) Docker Swarm
11 5 (0.16%) Podman
12 4 (0.13%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 4 (0.13%) Backup Exec
12 4 (0.13%) Functional Safety
12 4 (0.13%) Nmap
12 4 (0.13%) SolarWinds Orion
12 4 (0.13%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 756 (24.16%) Microsoft
2 133 (4.25%) Google
3 120 (3.84%) SAP
4 111 (3.55%) VMware
5 108 (3.45%) Splunk
6 93 (2.97%) SolarWinds
7 91 (2.91%) Salesforce
8 83 (2.65%) Veeam
9 73 (2.33%) Nimble Storage
10 72 (2.30%) Brocade
10 72 (2.30%) Tanium
11 71 (2.27%) Oracle
12 66 (2.11%) Workday
13 55 (1.76%) Databricks
14 52 (1.66%) Cisco
15 39 (1.25%) ServiceNow
16 37 (1.18%) IBM
17 30 (0.96%) Adobe
18 28 (0.89%) HubSpot
19 26 (0.83%) Dell