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

6 months to
20 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 31 12 17
Rank change year-on-year -19 +5 +3
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 3,040 2,891 5,179
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 5.63% 10.69% 8.67%
As % of the General category 11.10% 15.68% 14.61%
Number of salaries quoted 1,733 1,406 3,401
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,125 £27,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,751 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,000 £50,967 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.75% +13.26% -5.26%
75th Percentile £61,250 £65,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £79,750 £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 27,379 18,432 35,458
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 50.69% 68.18% 59.34%
Number of salaries quoted 14,386 9,146 24,840
10th Percentile £27,500 £27,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,375 £37,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,398 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.12% +10.31% -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £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 20 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 20 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 -21 824 £45,000 -10.00% 398
South East +3 807 £50,000 -1.90% 631
Midlands -14 582 £45,000 -6.25% 292
North West -19 438 £42,750 -18.57% 225
West Midlands -15 357 £51,300 +2.60% 178
Yorkshire +1 276 £48,445 +7.65% 129
South West -17 272 £45,000 -14.29% 178
East of England -24 260 £42,838 -15.95% 158
East Midlands -3 224 £40,500 -7.43% 114
Scotland -18 190 £40,000 -21.05% 105
North East -7 110 £45,000 +15.09% 51
Wales +9 74 £40,000 -20.20% 66
Northern Ireland -17 50 £52,500 -4.55% 17
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 (4.14%) Microsoft Exchange
2 52 (1.71%) SharePoint
3 47 (1.55%) Confluence
4 33 (1.09%) CMS
5 24 (0.79%) Apache Spark
6 23 (0.76%) Apache Airflow
7 13 (0.43%) 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%) Anypoint
11 2 (0.066%) 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
1 499 (16.41%) Microsoft Excel
2 211 (6.94%) Microsoft Office
3 185 (6.09%) Chatbot
4 77 (2.53%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 55 (1.81%) MS Visio
6 23 (0.76%) Spreadsheet
7 22 (0.72%) Microsoft Project
8 8 (0.26%) CATIA
9 5 (0.16%) 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 51 (1.68%) SAP S/4HANA
2 28 (0.92%) NetSuite
2 28 (0.92%) Salesforce CRM
3 20 (0.66%) Dynamics CRM
4 16 (0.53%) SAP CO
5 15 (0.49%) SAP MDG
6 11 (0.36%) Workday HCM
7 10 (0.33%) Oracle Payables
7 10 (0.33%) Sage X3
7 10 (0.33%) SAP ERP
7 10 (0.33%) SAP PM
8 7 (0.23%) SAP FI
8 7 (0.23%) SAP FI/CO
9 5 (0.16%) Dynamics GP
9 5 (0.16%) Q-Pulse
9 5 (0.16%) SAP Hybris
10 4 (0.13%) Markit EDM
10 4 (0.13%) Oracle EBS
10 4 (0.13%) Shopify
11 3 (0.099%) ResourceLink
Cloud Services
1 483 (15.89%) Azure
2 363 (11.94%) Power Platform
3 224 (7.37%) Microsoft 365
4 214 (7.04%) AWS
5 132 (4.34%) SaaS
6 123 (4.05%) Azure DevOps
7 72 (2.37%) Dynamics 365
8 66 (2.17%) Entra ID
9 61 (2.01%) GitHub
10 57 (1.88%) GCP
11 52 (1.71%) Azure Data Factory
12 41 (1.35%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 41 (1.35%) Snowflake
13 40 (1.32%) Microsoft Purview
14 39 (1.28%) dbt
14 39 (1.28%) Power Automate
15 33 (1.09%) Amazon S3
16 32 (1.05%) Google Analytics
17 30 (0.99%) Serverless
18 27 (0.89%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 126 (4.14%) DNS
2 106 (3.49%) Firewall
3 102 (3.36%) DHCP
4 56 (1.84%) VPN
5 53 (1.74%) WAN
6 48 (1.58%) Wi-Fi
7 47 (1.55%) LAN
7 47 (1.55%) Wireless
8 39 (1.28%) TCP/IP
9 33 (1.09%) Network Security
9 33 (1.09%) VLAN
10 32 (1.05%) Wireshark
11 27 (0.89%) Remote Desktop
12 25 (0.82%) VoIP
13 24 (0.79%) SD-WAN
14 23 (0.76%) Broadband
15 20 (0.66%) BGP
16 19 (0.63%) Cisco ASA
16 19 (0.63%) SAN
17 18 (0.59%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 331 (10.89%) Power BI
2 261 (8.59%) Tableau
3 166 (5.46%) Data Mining
4 116 (3.82%) SQL Server
5 81 (2.66%) Amazon RDS
6 68 (2.24%) Data Warehouse
7 53 (1.74%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 47 (1.55%) Metadata
9 44 (1.45%) Relational Database
10 43 (1.41%) Looker
11 38 (1.25%) MySQL
12 35 (1.15%) Amazon Redshift
13 34 (1.12%) Azure SQL Database
14 29 (0.95%) PostgreSQL
15 28 (0.92%) Power Query
16 26 (0.86%) Data Lake
16 26 (0.86%) GIS
17 22 (0.72%) NoSQL
17 22 (0.72%) SQL Server Integration Services
18 17 (0.56%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 118 (3.88%) JIRA
2 73 (2.40%) Git
3 26 (0.86%) GitLab
3 26 (0.86%) Selenium
4 16 (0.53%) Jenkins
5 15 (0.49%) Robot Framework
6 13 (0.43%) Snyk
7 8 (0.26%) LabVIEW
8 7 (0.23%) Cypress.io
8 7 (0.23%) ERwin
8 7 (0.23%) MLflow
8 7 (0.23%) Rational DOORS
9 6 (0.20%) ER Studio
9 6 (0.20%) Postman
9 6 (0.20%) Subversion
9 6 (0.20%) TestRail
10 5 (0.16%) Cucumber
10 5 (0.16%) Oracle APEX
11 4 (0.13%) LoadRunner
11 4 (0.13%) Oracle Forms
General
1 1,489 (48.98%) Social Skills
2 907 (29.84%) Finance
3 230 (7.57%) Marketing
4 154 (5.07%) Retail
5 152 (5.00%) Organisational Skills
6 136 (4.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 132 (4.34%) Legal
8 131 (4.31%) Public Sector
9 118 (3.88%) Manufacturing
10 117 (3.85%) Law
11 110 (3.62%) Presentation Skills
12 82 (2.70%) Influencing Skills
13 68 (2.24%) Telecoms
14 65 (2.14%) Banking
15 54 (1.78%) Documentation Skills
16 45 (1.48%) Electronics
17 34 (1.12%) Games
18 33 (1.09%) Advertising
18 33 (1.09%) Automotive
19 29 (0.95%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 810 (26.64%) Analyst
2 307 (10.10%) Senior
3 251 (8.26%) Data Analyst
4 199 (6.55%) Lead
5 185 (6.09%) Trainer
6 148 (4.87%) Developer
7 146 (4.80%) Trainee
8 139 (4.57%) Trainee Analyst
8 139 (4.57%) Trainee Data Analyst
9 120 (3.95%) Business Analyst
10 119 (3.91%) Support Analyst
11 113 (3.72%) IT Support
12 101 (3.32%) Architect
13 97 (3.19%) Systems Engineer
14 83 (2.73%) Support Engineer
15 82 (2.70%) Senior Analyst
16 73 (2.40%) Financial Analyst
17 67 (2.20%) Systems Manager
18 65 (2.14%) Senior Manager
19 62 (2.04%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 80 (2.63%) HTML
2 70 (2.30%) CSS
3 60 (1.97%) React
4 52 (1.71%) .NET
5 37 (1.22%) JSON
6 35 (1.15%) Node.js
7 33 (1.09%) REST
8 28 (0.92%) 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%) PyTorch
11 16 (0.53%) React Native
11 16 (0.53%) TensorFlow
12 14 (0.46%) OAuth
13 12 (0.39%) Flash
13 12 (0.39%) RabbitMQ
13 12 (0.39%) SAML
14 11 (0.36%) Pandas
Miscellaneous
1 320 (10.53%) Analytical Mindset
2 203 (6.68%) Self-Motivation
3 158 (5.20%) Onboarding
4 141 (4.64%) Management Information System
5 103 (3.39%) Product Ownership
6 100 (3.29%) Legacy Systems
7 59 (1.94%) Data Centre
8 55 (1.81%) Driving Licence
9 47 (1.55%) Cloud Native
10 40 (1.32%) Enterprise Software
11 36 (1.18%) Algorithms
12 35 (1.15%) Data Protection Act
13 34 (1.12%) Data Structures
14 33 (1.09%) Social Media
15 31 (1.02%) Low-Code
16 30 (0.99%) Robotics
17 28 (0.92%) FMCG
17 28 (0.92%) Virtual Team
18 27 (0.89%) Security Posture
19 26 (0.86%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Operating Systems
1 251 (8.26%) Windows
2 153 (5.03%) Linux
3 133 (4.38%) Windows Server
4 76 (2.50%) 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 (0.16%) 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%) FreeBSD
14 1 (0.033%) OpenBSD
14 1 (0.033%) Robot Operating System
14 1 (0.033%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,329 (43.72%) Problem-Solving
2 799 (26.28%) Continuous Improvement
3 637 (20.95%) Analytics
4 594 (19.54%) Decision-Making
5 536 (17.63%) AI
6 465 (15.30%) Agile
7 428 (14.08%) Project Management
8 414 (13.62%) Business Intelligence
9 351 (11.55%) Stakeholder Management
10 347 (11.41%) Data Analysis
11 289 (9.51%) Customer Service
12 271 (8.91%) Customer Experience
13 259 (8.52%) Actionable Insight
14 248 (8.16%) ERP
15 240 (7.89%) Analytical Thinking
16 239 (7.86%) Business Analysis
16 239 (7.86%) Mentoring
17 228 (7.50%) Process Improvement
18 222 (7.30%) Coaching
18 222 (7.30%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 643 (21.15%) SQL
2 479 (15.76%) Python
3 98 (3.22%) JavaScript
4 83 (2.73%) C#
4 83 (2.73%) PowerShell
5 73 (2.40%) Java
6 63 (2.07%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 40 (1.32%) R
8 39 (1.28%) T-SQL
9 38 (1.25%) VBA
10 28 (0.92%) Bash
11 25 (0.82%) C++
12 18 (0.59%) MATLAB
13 15 (0.49%) C
14 10 (0.33%) TypeScript
15 9 (0.30%) Go
15 9 (0.30%) PL/SQL
15 9 (0.30%) Scala
16 8 (0.26%) Kusto Query Language
16 8 (0.26%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 755 (24.84%) Degree
2 249 (8.19%) Security Cleared
3 228 (7.50%) Master's Degree
4 190 (6.25%) PhD
5 177 (5.82%) SC Cleared
6 142 (4.67%) ACCA
7 132 (4.34%) CIMA
8 98 (3.22%) DBS Check
9 60 (1.97%) PMI Certification
10 56 (1.84%) Computer Science Degree
11 55 (1.81%) IRCA
12 54 (1.78%) BPSS Clearance
13 51 (1.68%) PMP
14 50 (1.64%) CISSP
15 49 (1.61%) Cisco Certification
15 49 (1.61%) DV Cleared
16 39 (1.28%) Microsoft Certification
17 35 (1.15%) CISM
18 27 (0.89%) AAT
19 25 (0.82%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 222 (7.30%) Data Quality
2 186 (6.12%) GDPR
3 160 (5.26%) QA
4 124 (4.08%) Cyber Essentials
4 124 (4.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 98 (3.22%) PCI DSS
6 96 (3.16%) NIST
7 65 (2.14%) ISO 9001
8 58 (1.91%) PMO
9 38 (1.25%) Actionable Recommendations
10 37 (1.22%) Accessibility
11 33 (1.09%) SLA
12 23 (0.76%) GRC
13 19 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 17 (0.56%) GMP
15 15 (0.49%) SOC 2
16 14 (0.46%) Sarbanes-Oxley
17 12 (0.39%) NCSC
18 10 (0.33%) California Consumer Privacy Act
19 9 (0.30%) IFRS
System Software
1 189 (6.22%) Active Directory
2 86 (2.83%) Hyper-V
3 72 (2.37%) Terminal Server
4 38 (1.25%) Docker
5 26 (0.86%) VMware Infrastructure
6 11 (0.36%) vSphere
7 8 (0.26%) ProxySG
8 7 (0.23%) Virtual Machines
9 6 (0.20%) Firmware
10 5 (0.16%) VMware NSX
11 4 (0.13%) Virtual Desktop
11 4 (0.13%) XenApp
12 3 (0.099%) Microsoft Virtual Server
12 3 (0.099%) Virtual Servers
13 2 (0.066%) VMware ESXi
14 1 (0.033%) KVM
Systems Management
1 80 (2.63%) Terraform
2 43 (1.41%) Ansible
3 38 (1.25%) Kubernetes
4 22 (0.72%) Microsoft Intune
5 16 (0.53%) 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 (0.099%) Kubeflow
10 3 (0.099%) Nessus
11 2 (0.066%) Data Guard
Vendors
1 768 (25.26%) Microsoft
2 185 (6.09%) PayPal
3 149 (4.90%) SAP
4 105 (3.45%) Oracle
5 100 (3.29%) SolarWinds
6 99 (3.26%) VMware
7 90 (2.96%) Splunk
8 77 (2.53%) Veeam
9 73 (2.40%) Tanium
10 72 (2.37%) Brocade
10 72 (2.37%) Nimble Storage
11 69 (2.27%) Salesforce
12 68 (2.24%) Google
13 60 (1.97%) ServiceNow
14 52 (1.71%) Workday
15 48 (1.58%) Cisco
16 38 (1.25%) Databricks
17 23 (0.76%) Adobe
17 23 (0.76%) Dell
18 20 (0.66%) Red Hat