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

6 months to
6 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 22 13 20
Rank change year-on-year -9 +7 0
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 3,281 3,733 2,701
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 7.80% 10.22% 8.36%
As % of the General category 13.81% 16.09% 13.77%
Number of salaries quoted 1,542 1,523 1,822
10th Percentile £28,275 £31,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £34,000 £39,000 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,967 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.71% +1.93% -
75th Percentile £60,625 £66,158 £63,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £72,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,425
% change year-on-year -9.09% -0.77% +0.77%

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 23,752 23,201 19,608
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 56.44% 63.51% 60.67%
Number of salaries quoted 12,223 9,599 13,805
10th Percentile £26,750 £31,000 £26,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £40,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £62,500 £67,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - -2.44%

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 6 January 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 6 January 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
South East +5 851 £50,000 - 617
North of England -15 773 £42,500 -19.05% 383
Midlands -12 606 £43,105 -12.48% 276
North West -13 409 £43,000 -18.10% 195
South West +5 374 £45,000 -12.49% 253
West Midlands -14 360 £52,500 +5.00% 149
Scotland -2 314 £40,000 -33.74% 58
East of England -19 274 £40,000 -21.52% 217
Yorkshire +1 265 £40,000 -20.00% 148
East Midlands +4 244 £37,500 -11.76% 127
North East +5 99 £41,500 -5.68% 45
Wales +13 77 £47,500 -3.27% 65
Northern Ireland -2 44 £52,500 -11.66% 31
Isle of Man -1 1 £62,500 +150.00%
Channel Islands -6 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
1 136 (4.15%) Microsoft Exchange
2 55 (1.68%) Confluence
3 48 (1.46%) SharePoint
4 18 (0.55%) CMS
5 17 (0.52%) Apache Spark
6 16 (0.49%) IIS
7 13 (0.40%) WordPress
8 12 (0.37%) SAS
9 11 (0.34%) Apache
9 11 (0.34%) Apache Airflow
10 6 (0.18%) nginx
11 4 (0.12%) Camunda
12 3 (0.091%) govService
12 3 (0.091%) HCL Notes
12 3 (0.091%) Oracle SOA Suite
12 3 (0.091%) Skype for Business
13 2 (0.061%) FactoryTalk
13 2 (0.061%) WinCC
14 1 (0.030%) Apache Superset
14 1 (0.030%) OpenStack
Applications
1 543 (16.55%) Microsoft Excel
2 360 (10.97%) Chatbot
3 235 (7.16%) Microsoft Office
4 82 (2.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 43 (1.31%) MS Visio
6 32 (0.98%) Spreadsheet
7 30 (0.91%) Microsoft Project
8 17 (0.52%) AutoCAD
9 8 (0.24%) SOLIDWORKS
10 5 (0.15%) CATIA
11 4 (0.12%) Oracle Smart View
12 3 (0.091%) Adobe XD
12 3 (0.091%) Photoshop
13 2 (0.061%) Revit
13 2 (0.061%) Simulink
13 2 (0.061%) Sketch
13 2 (0.061%) Trello
14 1 (0.030%) Camtasia
14 1 (0.030%) OrCAD
14 1 (0.030%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 93 (2.83%) SAP S/4HANA
2 64 (1.95%) SAP MDG
3 37 (1.13%) OpenText VIM for SAP
4 33 (1.01%) NetSuite
5 29 (0.88%) Oracle Payables
6 21 (0.64%) Shopify
7 20 (0.61%) Dynamics CRM
8 19 (0.58%) Oracle Receivables
9 16 (0.49%) Oracle Assets
10 13 (0.40%) Salesforce CRM
11 12 (0.37%) Sage X3
12 11 (0.34%) SAP CO
13 10 (0.30%) Oracle General Ledger
13 10 (0.30%) Workday HCM
14 8 (0.24%) Oracle ERP
14 8 (0.24%) Oracle Financials
15 6 (0.18%) JDE EnterpriseOne
15 6 (0.18%) SAP ERP
16 5 (0.15%) SAP FI
16 5 (0.15%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 454 (13.84%) Azure
2 377 (11.49%) Power Platform
3 205 (6.25%) Microsoft 365
4 156 (4.75%) AWS
5 146 (4.45%) SaaS
6 105 (3.20%) Azure DevOps
7 63 (1.92%) Snowflake
8 59 (1.80%) Dynamics 365
9 49 (1.49%) GitHub
10 47 (1.43%) Azure Data Factory
11 39 (1.19%) Entra ID
12 37 (1.13%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 35 (1.07%) dbt
14 32 (0.98%) GCP
15 28 (0.85%) Google Analytics
15 28 (0.85%) Power Automate
16 26 (0.79%) GitHub Copilot
17 24 (0.73%) Microsoft Copilot
17 24 (0.73%) Microsoft Purview
18 22 (0.67%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 138 (4.21%) DNS
2 118 (3.60%) DHCP
3 65 (1.98%) Firewall
4 47 (1.43%) Network Security
5 44 (1.34%) Remote Desktop
6 39 (1.19%) LAN
7 38 (1.16%) VPN
8 37 (1.13%) WAN
9 36 (1.10%) Wi-Fi
10 29 (0.88%) Wireless
11 27 (0.82%) TCP/IP
11 27 (0.82%) VoIP
12 24 (0.73%) SMS
13 22 (0.67%) VLAN
14 18 (0.55%) SD-WAN
15 15 (0.46%) Wireshark
16 13 (0.40%) 5G
17 12 (0.37%) Internet
17 12 (0.37%) Intrusion Detection
17 12 (0.37%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 350 (10.67%) Power BI
2 216 (6.58%) Tableau
3 137 (4.18%) Data Mining
4 101 (3.08%) SQL Server
5 100 (3.05%) Amazon RDS
6 77 (2.35%) Data Warehouse
7 53 (1.62%) Data Lake
8 51 (1.55%) Relational Database
8 51 (1.55%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 46 (1.40%) Metadata
10 36 (1.10%) GIS
10 36 (1.10%) MySQL
11 33 (1.01%) Azure SQL Database
12 32 (0.98%) Looker
13 30 (0.91%) Amazon Redshift
14 28 (0.85%) SAP BW
15 26 (0.79%) SQL Server Integration Services
16 24 (0.73%) Oracle Reports
17 22 (0.67%) Power Query
18 21 (0.64%) Geospatial Data
Development Applications
1 136 (4.15%) JIRA
2 53 (1.62%) Git
3 29 (0.88%) Selenium
4 18 (0.55%) Oracle Forms
5 16 (0.49%) Jenkins
6 15 (0.46%) Robot Framework
7 13 (0.40%) Snyk
8 12 (0.37%) ER Studio
8 12 (0.37%) ERwin
8 12 (0.37%) GitLab
9 8 (0.24%) Postman
10 7 (0.21%) Cypress.io
10 7 (0.21%) Sonatype Nexus
10 7 (0.21%) TestRail
11 6 (0.18%) Bitbucket
11 6 (0.18%) WebDriver
12 5 (0.15%) LabVIEW
12 5 (0.15%) SonarQube
12 5 (0.15%) Subversion
13 4 (0.12%) LoadRunner
General
1 1,617 (49.28%) Social Skills
2 923 (28.13%) Finance
3 279 (8.50%) Marketing
4 192 (5.85%) Retail
5 146 (4.45%) Manufacturing
6 137 (4.18%) Organisational Skills
7 135 (4.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 127 (3.87%) Legal
9 112 (3.41%) Law
9 112 (3.41%) Public Sector
10 105 (3.20%) Presentation Skills
11 68 (2.07%) Influencing Skills
12 65 (1.98%) Telecoms
13 63 (1.92%) Electronics
14 57 (1.74%) Banking
15 52 (1.58%) Documentation Skills
16 48 (1.46%) Aerospace
17 41 (1.25%) Aviation
18 36 (1.10%) Advertising
19 31 (0.94%) German Language
Job Titles
1 748 (22.80%) Analyst
2 360 (10.97%) Trainer
3 321 (9.78%) Senior
4 225 (6.86%) Lead
5 200 (6.10%) Data Analyst
6 164 (5.00%) Architect
7 141 (4.30%) Developer
8 125 (3.81%) Support Analyst
9 123 (3.75%) Systems Engineer
10 114 (3.47%) IT Support
11 111 (3.38%) Trainee
12 102 (3.11%) Business Analyst
13 100 (3.05%) Trainee Analyst
13 100 (3.05%) Trainee Data Analyst
14 96 (2.93%) Innovation Manager
15 86 (2.62%) Support Engineer
16 81 (2.47%) Business Manager
17 76 (2.32%) Senior Analyst
18 75 (2.29%) Solutions Architect
19 71 (2.16%) Financial Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 66 (2.01%) HTML
2 52 (1.58%) CSS
3 46 (1.40%) React
4 43 (1.31%) REST
5 35 (1.07%) JSON
6 32 (0.98%) .NET
7 31 (0.94%) SOAP
8 25 (0.76%) Middleware
9 20 (0.61%) Oracle Fusion
9 20 (0.61%) XML
10 19 (0.58%) Node.js
11 18 (0.55%) OAuth
11 18 (0.55%) SAML
12 17 (0.52%) EDI
13 16 (0.49%) Flash
14 13 (0.40%) BAPI
14 13 (0.40%) IBM Integration Bus
14 13 (0.40%) JMS
15 11 (0.34%) Playwright
15 11 (0.34%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 352 (10.73%) Analytical Mindset
2 252 (7.68%) Onboarding
3 235 (7.16%) Self-Motivation
4 174 (5.30%) Management Information System
5 120 (3.66%) Legacy Systems
6 99 (3.02%) Product Ownership
7 62 (1.89%) Driving Licence
8 58 (1.77%) Data Centre
9 54 (1.65%) FMCG
10 52 (1.58%) Robotics
11 46 (1.40%) Enterprise Software
12 38 (1.16%) Cloud Native
13 30 (0.91%) Data Structures
14 28 (0.85%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
14 28 (0.85%) Virtual Team
15 26 (0.79%) e-Learning
15 26 (0.79%) Social Media
16 23 (0.70%) Security Posture
17 21 (0.64%) Low-Code
18 20 (0.61%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 257 (7.83%) Windows
2 168 (5.12%) Linux
3 144 (4.39%) Windows Server
4 97 (2.96%) Windows Server 2016
5 15 (0.46%) Unix
6 11 (0.34%) Mac OS
7 9 (0.27%) Android
8 6 (0.18%) Apple iOS
9 4 (0.12%) Mac OS X
9 4 (0.12%) Windows 10
10 3 (0.091%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 3 (0.091%) Windows Server 2012
11 1 (0.030%) OpenVMS
11 1 (0.030%) OpenWrt
11 1 (0.030%) Oracle Linux
11 1 (0.030%) Robot Operating System
11 1 (0.030%) Ubuntu
11 1 (0.030%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,392 (42.43%) Problem-Solving
2 817 (24.90%) AI
3 772 (23.53%) Continuous Improvement
4 673 (20.51%) Analytics
5 624 (19.02%) Decision-Making
6 537 (16.37%) Project Management
7 462 (14.08%) Agile
8 436 (13.29%) Business Intelligence
9 405 (12.34%) Stakeholder Management
10 364 (11.09%) Chemistry
11 360 (10.97%) Conversational UI
12 339 (10.33%) Customer Service
13 330 (10.06%) Data Analysis
14 321 (9.78%) Customer Experience
15 307 (9.36%) ERP
16 260 (7.92%) Process Improvement
17 258 (7.86%) CRM
18 250 (7.62%) Analytical Thinking
19 237 (7.22%) Migration
20 231 (7.04%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 655 (19.96%) SQL
2 355 (10.82%) Python
3 75 (2.29%) C#
4 69 (2.10%) Java
5 65 (1.98%) JavaScript
6 62 (1.89%) PowerShell
7 48 (1.46%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 33 (1.01%) R
8 33 (1.01%) T-SQL
9 30 (0.91%) C++
9 30 (0.91%) VBA
10 17 (0.52%) PL/SQL
11 15 (0.46%) Bash
11 15 (0.46%) C
12 14 (0.43%) Scala
13 11 (0.34%) MATLAB
14 8 (0.24%) TypeScript
15 7 (0.21%) ABAP
15 7 (0.21%) Kusto Query Language
16 6 (0.18%) PHP
Qualifications
1 1,068 (32.55%) Degree
2 418 (12.74%) Master's Degree
3 362 (11.03%) PhD
4 314 (9.57%) Security Cleared
5 243 (7.41%) SC Cleared
6 118 (3.60%) ACCA
7 108 (3.29%) CIMA
8 84 (2.56%) DBS Check
9 67 (2.04%) Computer Science Degree
10 55 (1.68%) CISSP
11 54 (1.65%) PMI Certification
12 51 (1.55%) DV Cleared
13 48 (1.46%) BPSS Clearance
14 46 (1.40%) PMP
15 43 (1.31%) Cisco Certification
16 35 (1.07%) CISM
17 33 (1.01%) CompTIA Security+
18 31 (0.94%) CEH
19 28 (0.85%) Microsoft Certification
20 24 (0.73%) CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 168 (5.12%) Data Quality
2 139 (4.24%) QA
3 129 (3.93%) PCI DSS
4 120 (3.66%) Cyber Essentials
5 102 (3.11%) GDPR
6 97 (2.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 69 (2.10%) NIST
8 56 (1.71%) PMO
9 51 (1.55%) Accessibility
10 30 (0.91%) SLA
11 24 (0.73%) Actionable Recommendations
12 13 (0.40%) GRC
13 12 (0.37%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 11 (0.34%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 10 (0.30%) ISO 9001
16 9 (0.27%) IFRS
16 9 (0.27%) SOC 2
17 8 (0.24%) IEC 61131
18 7 (0.21%) California Consumer Privacy Act
19 6 (0.18%) NCSC
System Software
1 197 (6.00%) Active Directory
2 112 (3.41%) Hyper-V
3 96 (2.93%) Terminal Server
4 20 (0.61%) VMware Infrastructure
5 18 (0.55%) Docker
6 13 (0.40%) Firmware
7 6 (0.18%) vSphere
8 4 (0.12%) VMware ESXi
9 3 (0.091%) Virtual Desktop
10 2 (0.061%) ProxySG
11 1 (0.030%) BitLocker
11 1 (0.030%) Virtual Machines
11 1 (0.030%) VMware NSX
11 1 (0.030%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 42 (1.28%) Terraform
2 26 (0.79%) Microsoft Intune
3 24 (0.73%) Kubernetes
4 20 (0.61%) Ansible
5 13 (0.40%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (0.12%) Control-M
6 4 (0.12%) Nessus
6 4 (0.12%) SCCM
7 3 (0.091%) Computer Incident Response Team
7 3 (0.091%) QRadar
8 2 (0.061%) AssetCenter
8 2 (0.061%) CASB
8 2 (0.061%) Data Guard
8 2 (0.061%) FortiGate
8 2 (0.061%) Grafana
8 2 (0.061%) Kibana
8 2 (0.061%) Nagios
8 2 (0.061%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.030%) CSIRT
9 1 (0.030%) SCOM
Vendors
1 758 (23.10%) Microsoft
2 360 (10.97%) PayPal
3 273 (8.32%) SAP
4 134 (4.08%) Oracle
5 120 (3.66%) VMware
6 112 (3.41%) SolarWinds
6 112 (3.41%) Splunk
7 97 (2.96%) Tanium
7 97 (2.96%) Veeam
8 96 (2.93%) Brocade
8 96 (2.93%) Nimble Storage
9 86 (2.62%) Salesforce
10 58 (1.77%) Google
10 58 (1.77%) ServiceNow
11 51 (1.55%) Cisco
12 37 (1.13%) OpenText
13 35 (1.07%) Databricks
14 31 (0.94%) Workday
15 30 (0.91%) Ariba
16 26 (0.79%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud