Analytical Skills Jobs

Analytical Skills
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Analytical Skills in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Analytical Skills over the 6 months leading up to 30 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 10 14 21
Rank change year-on-year +4 +7 +8
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 6,022 9,484 9,944
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 11.55% 9.64% 9.56%
As % of the General category 17.11% 16.11% 13.94%
Number of salaries quoted 2,592 5,452 4,974
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,125 £30,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £36,250 £39,294
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £54,882
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -8.90% -0.21%
75th Percentile £72,500 £68,750 £72,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £87,500 £90,525
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,967 £45,000 £46,680
% change year-on-year +13.26% -3.60% -1.73%

All General Skills
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 35,192 58,854 71,332
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 67.47% 59.84% 68.59%
Number of salaries quoted 18,374 39,596 38,382
10th Percentile £27,750 £27,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £76,250 £72,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £92,500 £101,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,055 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.38% -9.52% +5.00%

Analytical Skills
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Analytical Skills as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Analytical Skills in the UK

Analytical Skills
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Analytical Skills.

Salary trend for Analytical Skills in the UK

Analytical Skills
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Analytical Skills over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.

Salary histogram for Analytical Skills in the UK

Analytical Skills
Top 19 Job Locations

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 over the 6 months to 30 April 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
England +4 5,361 £55,000 +10.00% 5,738
UK excluding London +5 3,666 £50,967 +13.26% 2,867
London +3 2,007 £65,000 -3.70% 3,128
Work from Home +7 1,685 £55,000 +4.76% 2,734
North of England +13 1,431 £50,000 +5.26% 795
North West +14 1,095 £50,472 +7.96% 487
South East -15 618 £55,000 +12.24% 644
Midlands -10 523 £48,000 +12.94% 535
East of England +4 395 £50,967 +13.26% 292
West Midlands -6 345 £48,000 +10.34% 328
Scotland +66 313 £55,000 +22.22% 172
South West +1 300 £52,500 +16.67% 356
Yorkshire -3 239 £45,000 -5.26% 230
East Midlands -14 178 £47,500 +11.76% 199
North East +9 95 £38,000 -5.00% 86
Wales -19 42 £51,447 +14.33% 61
Northern Ireland +26 37 £55,000 -6.46% 71
Channel Islands - 6 £80,000 -
Isle of Man -2 4 £37,000 -17.78% 10

Analytical Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 143 (2.37%) SharePoint
2 75 (1.25%) Oracle Application Server
3 71 (1.18%) Microsoft Exchange
4 57 (0.95%) CMS
5 52 (0.86%) Confluence
6 43 (0.71%) Apache Spark
7 37 (0.61%) SAS
8 24 (0.40%) IBM Domino
9 23 (0.38%) Apache
10 21 (0.35%) nginx
11 16 (0.27%) Apache Airflow
12 13 (0.22%) Tomcat
13 12 (0.20%) IIS
14 8 (0.13%) Sitecore CMS
15 7 (0.12%) Kinematics
15 7 (0.12%) WordPress
16 6 (0.100%) Exchange Server 2010
16 6 (0.100%) Luigi
16 6 (0.100%) Skype for Business
17 5 (0.083%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 555 (9.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 415 (6.89%) Microsoft Excel
3 239 (3.97%) Microsoft Office
4 158 (2.62%) Abaqus
5 126 (2.09%) Chatbot
5 126 (2.09%) Mathcad
6 43 (0.71%) MS Visio
7 37 (0.61%) Microsoft Project
8 36 (0.60%) Maya
9 18 (0.30%) SPSS
10 16 (0.27%) Spreadsheet
10 16 (0.27%) Trello
11 14 (0.23%) AutoCAD
12 10 (0.17%) Adobe Creative Suite
13 9 (0.15%) Adobe XD
13 9 (0.15%) Photoshop
14 8 (0.13%) Adobe Illustrator
15 7 (0.12%) Sketch
16 6 (0.100%) InDesign
17 5 (0.083%) Adobe Premiere
Business Applications
1 113 (1.88%) NetSuite
2 55 (0.91%) SAP S/4HANA
2 55 (0.91%) Shopify
3 42 (0.70%) SAP BPC
4 40 (0.66%) Infor LN
5 36 (0.60%) Dynamics CRM
6 23 (0.38%) Dynamics NAV
7 21 (0.35%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
8 16 (0.27%) Oracle EBS
9 10 (0.17%) SAP IBP
10 9 (0.15%) Raiser’s Edge
10 9 (0.15%) Salesforce CRM
10 9 (0.15%) SAP ERP
11 7 (0.12%) Adobe Campaign
11 7 (0.12%) Infor M3
12 6 (0.100%) Magento
13 5 (0.083%) Maximo
13 5 (0.083%) Oracle Applications
14 4 (0.066%) Fidessa
14 4 (0.066%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 767 (12.74%) Azure
2 550 (9.13%) AWS
3 442 (7.34%) Power Platform
4 285 (4.73%) Microsoft 365
5 232 (3.85%) SaaS
6 216 (3.59%) GCP
7 127 (2.11%) Google Analytics
8 111 (1.84%) Dynamics 365
9 76 (1.26%) Azure Data Factory
10 74 (1.23%) GitHub
11 71 (1.18%) Entra ID
11 71 (1.18%) Google Ads
12 70 (1.16%) Azure DevOps
13 69 (1.15%) Snowflake
14 68 (1.13%) Azure Synapse Analytics
15 67 (1.11%) Cloud Computing
16 66 (1.10%) AWS CloudFormation
17 61 (1.01%) PaaS
18 52 (0.86%) Amazon EKS
19 51 (0.85%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 483 (8.02%) VPN
2 469 (7.79%) DNS
3 147 (2.44%) Firewall
4 83 (1.38%) WAN
5 76 (1.26%) TCP/IP
6 59 (0.98%) LAN
7 50 (0.83%) Intrusion Detection
8 47 (0.78%) DHCP
9 46 (0.76%) Network Security
10 45 (0.75%) VLAN
11 35 (0.58%) Wireless
12 34 (0.56%) SD-WAN
13 31 (0.51%) Wi-Fi
14 28 (0.46%) VoIP
15 24 (0.40%) BGP
15 24 (0.40%) HTTP
15 24 (0.40%) Internet
15 24 (0.40%) SAN
16 22 (0.37%) WPA
17 20 (0.33%) 5G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 390 (6.48%) Power BI
2 269 (4.47%) Tableau
3 242 (4.02%) Data Warehouse
4 188 (3.12%) SQL Server
5 105 (1.74%) Data Lake
6 104 (1.73%) Relational Database
7 103 (1.71%) Big Data
8 89 (1.48%) Oracle Reports
9 82 (1.36%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
10 67 (1.11%) Metadata
11 63 (1.05%) Elasticsearch
12 57 (0.95%) PostgreSQL
13 56 (0.93%) Data Mining
14 55 (0.91%) NoSQL
15 54 (0.90%) SQL Server Reporting Services
16 52 (0.86%) SQL Server Integration Services
17 44 (0.73%) MySQL
18 41 (0.68%) BigQuery
19 35 (0.58%) Azure SQL Database
20 33 (0.55%) Hadoop
Development Applications
1 163 (2.71%) JIRA
2 161 (2.67%) Git
3 91 (1.51%) Jenkins
4 48 (0.80%) Oracle Forms
5 39 (0.65%) Selenium
6 30 (0.50%) Postman
7 26 (0.43%) JMeter
8 24 (0.40%) JUnit
9 23 (0.38%) Cucumber
9 23 (0.38%) Visual Studio
10 20 (0.33%) GitLab
10 20 (0.33%) Maven
11 15 (0.25%) Artifactory
12 13 (0.22%) Bitbucket
12 13 (0.22%) Cypress.io
12 13 (0.22%) TestNG
13 11 (0.18%) Mockito
14 10 (0.17%) Subversion
15 9 (0.15%) Gradle
16 8 (0.13%) Bazaar
General
1 3,256 (54.07%) Social Skills
2 2,485 (41.27%) Finance
3 1,116 (18.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 747 (12.40%) Banking
5 663 (11.01%) Marketing
6 509 (8.45%) Financial Institution
7 452 (7.51%) French Language
8 435 (7.22%) German Language
9 419 (6.96%) Manufacturing
9 419 (6.96%) Organisational Skills
10 405 (6.73%) Law
11 346 (5.75%) Retail
12 289 (4.80%) Presentation Skills
13 232 (3.85%) Legal
14 225 (3.74%) Electronics
15 199 (3.30%) Influencing Skills
16 175 (2.91%) Advertising
17 166 (2.76%) Public Sector
18 116 (1.93%) Telecoms
19 92 (1.53%) Games
Job Titles
1 1,473 (24.46%) Analyst
2 977 (16.22%) Senior
3 705 (11.71%) Developer
4 456 (7.57%) Software Developer
5 451 (7.49%) Lead
6 435 (7.22%) Credit Analyst
7 423 (7.02%) Research Analyst
8 220 (3.65%) Architect
9 202 (3.35%) Consultant
10 181 (3.01%) Business Analyst
11 159 (2.64%) Product Manager
12 152 (2.52%) Data Analyst
13 148 (2.46%) Senior Analyst
14 139 (2.31%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
15 127 (2.11%) Engineering Specialist
16 125 (2.08%) Trainer
17 123 (2.04%) Development Manager
18 121 (2.01%) Senior Manager
19 114 (1.89%) IT Support
20 109 (1.81%) Financial Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 139 (2.31%) .NET
2 128 (2.13%) React
3 115 (1.91%) HTML
4 105 (1.74%) Node.js
5 91 (1.51%) REST
6 84 (1.39%) CSS
7 73 (1.21%) Pandas
8 63 (1.05%) AngularJS
9 59 (0.98%) RESTful
10 54 (0.90%) Kafka
11 51 (0.85%) JSON
12 50 (0.83%) Middleware
13 49 (0.81%) SOAP
14 46 (0.76%) Spring Boot
15 42 (0.70%) Web Services
16 35 (0.58%) Spring
17 34 (0.56%) XML
18 29 (0.48%) PySpark
19 24 (0.40%) Oracle Fusion
20 22 (0.37%) .NET Framework
Miscellaneous
1 512 (8.50%) Credit Risk
2 450 (7.47%) Cyberattack
3 427 (7.09%) Fixed Income
4 325 (5.40%) Analytical Mindset
5 282 (4.68%) Management Information System
6 223 (3.70%) Self-Motivation
7 163 (2.71%) Product Ownership
8 152 (2.52%) Social Media
9 143 (2.37%) Algorithms
10 134 (2.23%) FMCG
11 82 (1.36%) Onboarding
12 79 (1.31%) Enterprise Software
13 76 (1.26%) Legacy Systems
14 73 (1.21%) Data Structures
15 64 (1.06%) Security Posture
16 63 (1.05%) Digital Media
17 62 (1.03%) Marketing Technology
18 56 (0.93%) Mobile App
19 55 (0.91%) Cloud Native
20 52 (0.86%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 627 (10.41%) Linux
2 483 (8.02%) Android
3 386 (6.41%) Windows
4 98 (1.63%) Windows Server
5 76 (1.26%) Windows Vista
6 63 (1.05%) Unix
7 43 (0.71%) Windows 10
8 25 (0.42%) Apple iOS
9 21 (0.35%) Mac OS
10 19 (0.32%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 17 (0.28%) Windows 7
12 12 (0.20%) Windows Server 2012
13 9 (0.15%) Windows Server 2008
14 7 (0.12%) Windows Server 2016
15 6 (0.100%) Embedded Linux
15 6 (0.100%) Windows Server 2019
16 5 (0.083%) Mac OS X
16 5 (0.083%) zOS
17 4 (0.066%) VMS
17 4 (0.066%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 2,673 (44.39%) Problem-Solving
2 1,461 (24.26%) Agile
3 1,189 (19.74%) Decision-Making
4 1,056 (17.54%) Analytics
5 886 (14.71%) Project Management
6 861 (14.30%) Risk Management
7 717 (11.91%) Continuous Improvement
8 682 (11.33%) Mathematics
9 631 (10.48%) Business Strategy
10 575 (9.55%) Collaborative Working
11 564 (9.37%) Stakeholder Management
12 557 (9.25%) Artificial Intelligence
13 551 (9.15%) Business Intelligence
14 539 (8.95%) Line Management
15 537 (8.92%) Asset Management
16 489 (8.12%) OO
17 482 (8.00%) Design Patterns
18 481 (7.99%) OOP
19 473 (7.85%) Financial Modelling
20 459 (7.62%) Risk Assessment
Programming Languages
1 1,097 (18.22%) Python
2 866 (14.38%) SQL
3 650 (10.79%) Java
4 533 (8.85%) C++
5 456 (7.57%) Go
6 276 (4.58%) JavaScript
7 168 (2.79%) C#
8 93 (1.54%) PowerShell
8 93 (1.54%) R
9 67 (1.11%) T-SQL
10 59 (0.98%) C
10 59 (0.98%) TypeScript
11 49 (0.81%) Rust
12 40 (0.66%) Bash
13 39 (0.65%) PL/SQL
14 36 (0.60%) Data Analysis Expressions
15 35 (0.58%) MATLAB
16 32 (0.53%) Shell Script
17 30 (0.50%) VBA
18 29 (0.48%) PHP
Qualifications
1 2,206 (36.63%) Degree
2 1,073 (17.82%) Master's Degree
3 643 (10.68%) Security Cleared
4 501 (8.32%) DV Cleared
5 425 (7.06%) CFA
6 337 (5.60%) BPSS Clearance
7 239 (3.97%) DBS Check
8 207 (3.44%) PhD
9 201 (3.34%) Computer Science Degree
10 167 (2.77%) HND
11 160 (2.66%) Chartered Engineer
12 153 (2.54%) PMI Certification
13 123 (2.04%) CISSP
14 121 (2.01%) ACCA
14 121 (2.01%) CBAP
15 116 (1.93%) CIMA
16 112 (1.86%) PMP
17 109 (1.81%) SC Cleared
18 82 (1.36%) CISM
19 76 (1.26%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 380 (6.31%) QA
2 228 (3.79%) Data Quality
3 170 (2.82%) GDPR
4 136 (2.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 104 (1.73%) NIST
6 91 (1.51%) Accessibility
7 82 (1.36%) SLA
8 54 (0.90%) PMO
9 52 (0.86%) PCI DSS
10 48 (0.80%) GAAP
11 47 (0.78%) IFRS
12 46 (0.76%) Cyber Essentials
13 45 (0.75%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 38 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 34 (0.56%) Actionable Recommendations
16 33 (0.55%) GRC
17 15 (0.25%) GMP
18 13 (0.22%) California Consumer Privacy Act
19 12 (0.20%) SOC 2
20 11 (0.18%) GxP
System Software
1 542 (9.00%) Docker
2 189 (3.14%) Active Directory
3 44 (0.73%) VMware Infrastructure
4 27 (0.45%) Firmware
5 24 (0.40%) Hyper-V
6 14 (0.23%) Embedded Firmware
7 11 (0.18%) Virtual Machines
7 11 (0.18%) vSphere
8 10 (0.17%) HDFS
8 10 (0.17%) VMware ESXi
9 7 (0.12%) Virtual Desktop
10 5 (0.083%) Virtual Servers
11 3 (0.050%) EMC RecoverPoint
11 3 (0.050%) KVM
11 3 (0.050%) RACF
11 3 (0.050%) VMware NSX
12 2 (0.033%) BitLocker
12 2 (0.033%) Postfix
12 2 (0.033%) Sendmail
12 2 (0.033%) Veritas Cluster Server
Systems Management
1 494 (8.20%) Ansible
2 152 (2.52%) Kubernetes
3 114 (1.89%) Terraform
4 49 (0.81%) Microsoft Intune
5 32 (0.53%) SCCM
6 22 (0.37%) Grafana
7 13 (0.22%) Prometheus
7 13 (0.22%) SCOM
8 11 (0.18%) Single Sign-On
9 8 (0.13%) Kustomize
9 8 (0.13%) Nagios
9 8 (0.13%) Packer
10 7 (0.12%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 7 (0.12%) Microsoft Clustering
10 7 (0.12%) Progress Chef
10 7 (0.12%) vCenter Server
11 6 (0.100%) CASB
11 6 (0.100%) Dell DRAC
11 6 (0.100%) Oracle RMAN
11 6 (0.100%) SCOrch
Vendors
1 954 (15.84%) Microsoft
2 428 (7.11%) Bloomberg
3 334 (5.55%) Google
4 282 (4.68%) Oracle
5 265 (4.40%) SAP
6 177 (2.94%) Salesforce
7 130 (2.16%) Databricks
8 122 (2.03%) PayPal
9 97 (1.61%) ServiceNow
10 95 (1.58%) Adobe
11 78 (1.30%) VMware
12 76 (1.26%) Cisco
13 61 (1.01%) TikTok
14 53 (0.88%) Infor
15 49 (0.81%) Cognos
16 44 (0.73%) Facebook
17 41 (0.68%) Avaloq
18 39 (0.65%) YouTube
19 31 (0.51%) Dell
19 31 (0.51%) Pinterest