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 15 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 22 12 21
Rank change year-on-year -10 +9 -1
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 3,404 3,917 2,565
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 8.21% 9.95% 9.03%
As % of the General category 14.06% 16.19% 14.21%
Number of salaries quoted 1,587 1,631 1,815
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £33,250 £38,877 £37,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,967 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.71% +1.93% +3.09%
75th Percentile £60,000 £66,250 £63,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £73,750
UK median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £57,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% -3.51% +3.64%

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 24,210 24,187 18,057
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 58.38% 61.44% 63.54%
Number of salaries quoted 12,360 10,460 13,050
10th Percentile £26,500 £30,500 £26,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £39,922 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.46% +4.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £62,500 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £79,525 £82,500 £82,500
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 15 December 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 15 December 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 +3 867 £49,000 -2.00% 4,173
North of England -8 810 £45,000 -10.00% 6,674
Midlands -10 625 £44,000 -12.00% 3,090
North West -14 406 £45,000 -14.29% 3,206
South West +1 389 £45,000 -14.29% 2,382
West Midlands -13 366 £52,000 +4.00% 1,918
Scotland +2 332 £33,500 -44.17% 964
East of England -14 291 £40,000 -21.52% 3,115
Yorkshire -1 290 £40,000 -20.00% 2,305
East Midlands +2 256 £37,500 -11.76% 1,168
North East +13 114 £42,000 +5.00% 1,288
Wales +12 79 £48,122 -2.00% 930
Northern Ireland -1 44 £52,500 +0.55% 30
Isle of Man -1 1 £62,500 +150.00% 1
Channel Islands -6 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
1 123 (3.61%) Microsoft Exchange
2 58 (1.70%) Confluence
3 45 (1.32%) SharePoint
4 29 (0.85%) CMS
5 16 (0.47%) WordPress
6 15 (0.44%) Apache Spark
7 11 (0.32%) IIS
7 11 (0.32%) SAS
8 10 (0.29%) Apache
9 8 (0.24%) Apache Airflow
10 5 (0.15%) nginx
11 4 (0.12%) Camunda
12 3 (0.088%) HCL Notes
12 3 (0.088%) Oracle SOA Suite
12 3 (0.088%) Skype for Business
13 2 (0.059%) ArcGIS
13 2 (0.059%) FactoryTalk
13 2 (0.059%) WinCC
14 1 (0.029%) Apache Superset
14 1 (0.029%) OpenStack
Applications
1 545 (16.01%) Microsoft Excel
2 410 (12.04%) Chatbot
3 248 (7.29%) Microsoft Office
4 85 (2.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 37 (1.09%) MS Visio
6 32 (0.94%) Spreadsheet
7 27 (0.79%) Microsoft Project
8 17 (0.50%) AutoCAD
9 8 (0.24%) SOLIDWORKS
10 6 (0.18%) Simulink
11 5 (0.15%) CATIA
12 4 (0.12%) Oracle Smart View
12 4 (0.12%) Photoshop
13 3 (0.088%) Adobe XD
14 2 (0.059%) Revit
14 2 (0.059%) Sketch
14 2 (0.059%) Trello
15 1 (0.029%) OrCAD
15 1 (0.029%) Siemens NX
15 1 (0.029%) SmartSuite
Business Applications
1 94 (2.76%) SAP S/4HANA
2 64 (1.88%) SAP MDG
3 37 (1.09%) OpenText VIM for SAP
4 36 (1.06%) NetSuite
5 29 (0.85%) Oracle Payables
6 23 (0.68%) Shopify
7 21 (0.62%) Dynamics CRM
8 19 (0.56%) Oracle Receivables
9 16 (0.47%) Oracle Assets
10 12 (0.35%) Sage X3
11 10 (0.29%) Oracle General Ledger
11 10 (0.29%) SAP CO
11 10 (0.29%) Workday HCM
12 9 (0.26%) Sprinklr
13 8 (0.24%) Oracle ERP
13 8 (0.24%) Oracle Financials
13 8 (0.24%) SAP FI
13 8 (0.24%) SAP FI/CO
14 6 (0.18%) JDE EnterpriseOne
14 6 (0.18%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 454 (13.34%) Azure
2 379 (11.13%) Power Platform
3 195 (5.73%) Microsoft 365
4 152 (4.47%) SaaS
5 138 (4.05%) AWS
6 97 (2.85%) Azure DevOps
7 58 (1.70%) Snowflake
8 57 (1.67%) Dynamics 365
9 45 (1.32%) Azure Data Factory
9 45 (1.32%) GitHub
10 43 (1.26%) Entra ID
11 40 (1.18%) Google Analytics
12 38 (1.12%) GCP
13 35 (1.03%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 32 (0.94%) dbt
15 26 (0.76%) GitHub Copilot
16 25 (0.73%) OCI
17 24 (0.71%) Microsoft Copilot
17 24 (0.71%) Power Automate
18 23 (0.68%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 134 (3.94%) DNS
2 115 (3.38%) DHCP
3 68 (2.00%) Firewall
4 55 (1.62%) Network Security
5 45 (1.32%) LAN
6 43 (1.26%) Remote Desktop
7 40 (1.18%) VPN
8 39 (1.15%) WAN
9 38 (1.12%) Wi-Fi
10 31 (0.91%) TCP/IP
11 29 (0.85%) VoIP
12 27 (0.79%) Wireless
13 25 (0.73%) SMS
14 24 (0.71%) VLAN
15 17 (0.50%) Wireshark
16 15 (0.44%) SD-WAN
17 14 (0.41%) Internet
18 13 (0.38%) Intrusion Detection
19 11 (0.32%) Intranet
19 11 (0.32%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 351 (10.31%) Power BI
2 203 (5.96%) Tableau
3 130 (3.82%) Data Mining
4 94 (2.76%) SQL Server
5 89 (2.61%) Amazon RDS
6 76 (2.23%) Data Warehouse
7 53 (1.56%) Relational Database
8 52 (1.53%) Data Lake
9 47 (1.38%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 44 (1.29%) Metadata
11 40 (1.18%) MySQL
12 34 (1.00%) GIS
13 33 (0.97%) Azure SQL Database
13 33 (0.97%) Looker
14 31 (0.91%) SAP BW
15 23 (0.68%) Amazon Redshift
15 23 (0.68%) Oracle Reports
16 22 (0.65%) BusinessObjects
16 22 (0.65%) SQL Server Integration Services
17 21 (0.62%) Geospatial Data
Development Applications
1 145 (4.26%) JIRA
2 49 (1.44%) Git
3 28 (0.82%) Selenium
4 18 (0.53%) Jenkins
4 18 (0.53%) Oracle Forms
5 17 (0.50%) GitLab
6 15 (0.44%) Robot Framework
7 13 (0.38%) Snyk
8 12 (0.35%) ERwin
9 11 (0.32%) ER Studio
10 8 (0.24%) Postman
11 7 (0.21%) Sonatype Nexus
11 7 (0.21%) TestRail
12 6 (0.18%) Bitbucket
12 6 (0.18%) Cypress.io
13 5 (0.15%) SonarQube
13 5 (0.15%) WebDriver
14 4 (0.12%) IDA Disassembler
14 4 (0.12%) LoadRunner
14 4 (0.12%) Visual Studio
General
1 1,685 (49.50%) Social Skills
2 932 (27.38%) Finance
3 324 (9.52%) Marketing
4 221 (6.49%) Retail
5 152 (4.47%) Manufacturing
6 145 (4.26%) Organisational Skills
7 136 (4.00%) Legal
8 125 (3.67%) Law
9 120 (3.53%) Public Sector
10 119 (3.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 113 (3.32%) Presentation Skills
12 81 (2.38%) Telecoms
13 71 (2.09%) Electronics
14 68 (2.00%) Influencing Skills
15 58 (1.70%) Banking
16 51 (1.50%) Aerospace
17 47 (1.38%) Documentation Skills
18 46 (1.35%) Aviation
19 41 (1.20%) Advertising
20 28 (0.82%) Games
Job Titles
1 742 (21.80%) Analyst
2 410 (12.04%) Trainer
3 331 (9.72%) Senior
4 247 (7.26%) Lead
5 190 (5.58%) Data Analyst
6 163 (4.79%) Architect
7 125 (3.67%) Support Analyst
8 124 (3.64%) Developer
9 122 (3.58%) Systems Engineer
10 119 (3.50%) Trainee
11 114 (3.35%) IT Support
12 97 (2.85%) Business Analyst
13 96 (2.82%) Innovation Manager
14 87 (2.56%) Support Engineer
14 87 (2.56%) Trainee Analyst
14 87 (2.56%) Trainee Data Analyst
15 81 (2.38%) Business Manager
15 81 (2.38%) Solutions Architect
16 78 (2.29%) Senior Analyst
17 74 (2.17%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 72 (2.12%) HTML
2 56 (1.65%) CSS
3 38 (1.12%) React
4 37 (1.09%) REST
5 33 (0.97%) JSON
6 28 (0.82%) .NET
7 24 (0.71%) SOAP
8 21 (0.62%) Middleware
8 21 (0.62%) Oracle Fusion
9 19 (0.56%) XML
10 18 (0.53%) Flash
11 16 (0.47%) EDI
11 16 (0.47%) OAuth
11 16 (0.47%) SAML
12 12 (0.35%) Node.js
12 12 (0.35%) Web Services
13 11 (0.32%) BAPI
13 11 (0.32%) IBM Integration Bus
13 11 (0.32%) JMS
14 10 (0.29%) Django
Miscellaneous
1 376 (11.05%) Analytical Mindset
2 274 (8.05%) Onboarding
3 236 (6.93%) Self-Motivation
4 176 (5.17%) Management Information System
5 112 (3.29%) Legacy Systems
6 95 (2.79%) Product Ownership
7 67 (1.97%) Driving Licence
8 56 (1.65%) Data Centre
9 52 (1.53%) Robotics
10 51 (1.50%) FMCG
11 41 (1.20%) Enterprise Software
12 37 (1.09%) Cloud Native
13 33 (0.97%) Algorithms
14 32 (0.94%) Social Media
15 30 (0.88%) e-Learning
16 29 (0.85%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
17 28 (0.82%) Virtual Team
18 27 (0.79%) Security Posture
19 26 (0.76%) Data Structures
19 26 (0.76%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 249 (7.31%) Windows
2 157 (4.61%) Linux
3 132 (3.88%) Windows Server
4 89 (2.61%) Windows Server 2016
5 11 (0.32%) Mac OS
6 9 (0.26%) Android
6 9 (0.26%) Unix
7 5 (0.15%) Apple iOS
7 5 (0.15%) Mac OS X
8 4 (0.12%) Windows 10
9 3 (0.088%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 1 (0.029%) OpenVMS
10 1 (0.029%) OpenWrt
10 1 (0.029%) Oracle Linux
10 1 (0.029%) Robot Operating System
10 1 (0.029%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.029%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,435 (42.16%) Problem-Solving
2 861 (25.29%) AI
3 783 (23.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 686 (20.15%) Analytics
5 632 (18.57%) Decision-Making
6 539 (15.83%) Project Management
7 464 (13.63%) Agile
8 452 (13.28%) Business Intelligence
9 414 (12.16%) Chemistry
10 410 (12.04%) Conversational UI
11 408 (11.99%) Stakeholder Management
12 357 (10.49%) Customer Service
13 333 (9.78%) Customer Experience
14 323 (9.49%) Data Analysis
15 321 (9.43%) ERP
16 268 (7.87%) CRM
17 262 (7.70%) Process Improvement
18 254 (7.46%) Analytical Thinking
19 253 (7.43%) Mentoring
20 249 (7.31%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 647 (19.01%) SQL
2 338 (9.93%) Python
3 71 (2.09%) C#
4 67 (1.97%) JavaScript
5 64 (1.88%) PowerShell
6 58 (1.70%) Java
7 41 (1.20%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 38 (1.12%) R
9 34 (1.00%) C++
10 31 (0.91%) T-SQL
11 27 (0.79%) VBA
12 19 (0.56%) C
13 18 (0.53%) Bash
13 18 (0.53%) PL/SQL
14 10 (0.29%) Kusto Query Language
14 10 (0.29%) MATLAB
14 10 (0.29%) Scala
15 7 (0.21%) ABAP
15 7 (0.21%) TypeScript
16 5 (0.15%) PHP
Qualifications
1 1,153 (33.87%) Degree
2 496 (14.57%) Master's Degree
3 415 (12.19%) PhD
4 318 (9.34%) Security Cleared
5 236 (6.93%) SC Cleared
6 117 (3.44%) ACCA
7 107 (3.14%) CIMA
8 81 (2.38%) DBS Check
9 66 (1.94%) CISSP
10 59 (1.73%) Computer Science Degree
11 57 (1.67%) DV Cleared
12 49 (1.44%) PMI Certification
13 46 (1.35%) CompTIA Security+
14 45 (1.32%) CEH
15 44 (1.29%) BPSS Clearance
16 43 (1.26%) Cisco Certification
16 43 (1.26%) PMP
17 37 (1.09%) CISM
18 30 (0.88%) Microsoft Certification
19 26 (0.76%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 152 (4.47%) Data Quality
2 139 (4.08%) QA
3 126 (3.70%) PCI DSS
4 109 (3.20%) Cyber Essentials
5 103 (3.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 101 (2.97%) GDPR
7 76 (2.23%) NIST
8 60 (1.76%) PMO
9 49 (1.44%) Accessibility
10 31 (0.91%) SLA
11 19 (0.56%) Actionable Recommendations
12 12 (0.35%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 12 (0.35%) GRC
13 11 (0.32%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 10 (0.29%) ISO 9001
15 8 (0.24%) IEC 61131
15 8 (0.24%) IFRS
15 8 (0.24%) SOC 2
16 7 (0.21%) California Consumer Privacy Act
17 6 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 190 (5.58%) Active Directory
2 105 (3.08%) Hyper-V
3 88 (2.59%) Terminal Server
4 18 (0.53%) Docker
5 17 (0.50%) VMware Infrastructure
6 15 (0.44%) Firmware
7 6 (0.18%) Virtual Machines
8 4 (0.12%) vSphere
9 2 (0.059%) ProxySG
9 2 (0.059%) VMware ESXi
10 1 (0.029%) BitLocker
10 1 (0.029%) Virtual Desktop
10 1 (0.029%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 37 (1.09%) Terraform
2 24 (0.71%) Kubernetes
3 23 (0.68%) Microsoft Intune
4 20 (0.59%) Ansible
5 10 (0.29%) Single Sign-On
6 6 (0.18%) QRadar
7 4 (0.12%) Nessus
7 4 (0.12%) SCCM
8 3 (0.088%) Computer Incident Response Team
8 3 (0.088%) FortiGate
8 3 (0.088%) Grafana
8 3 (0.088%) Prometheus
9 2 (0.059%) AssetCenter
9 2 (0.059%) Data Guard
9 2 (0.059%) Kibana
9 2 (0.059%) Nagios
10 1 (0.029%) Control-M
10 1 (0.029%) Fluentd
10 1 (0.029%) Jamf Pro
10 1 (0.029%) SCOM
Vendors
1 770 (22.62%) Microsoft
2 410 (12.04%) PayPal
3 282 (8.28%) SAP
4 126 (3.70%) Oracle
5 109 (3.20%) VMware
6 103 (3.03%) SolarWinds
6 103 (3.03%) Splunk
7 94 (2.76%) Google
8 89 (2.61%) Tanium
8 89 (2.61%) Veeam
9 88 (2.59%) Brocade
9 88 (2.59%) Nimble Storage
10 74 (2.17%) Salesforce
11 58 (1.70%) ServiceNow
12 53 (1.56%) Cisco
13 37 (1.09%) OpenText
14 36 (1.06%) Databricks
14 36 (1.06%) Workday
15 30 (0.88%) Ariba
16 26 (0.76%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud