Competitor Analysis
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Competitor Analysis skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Competitor Analysis over the 6 months to 4 December 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 Dec 2023
Same period 2022 Same period 2021
Rank 534 991 1030
Rank change year-on-year +457 +39 -306
Permanent jobs citing Competitor Analysis 209 85 68
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.39% 0.069% 0.053%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.42% 0.072% 0.056%
Number of salaries quoted 76 54 47
10th Percentile £37,500 £29,318 £28,050
25th Percentile £46,250 £42,188 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,750 £52,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +21.43% +16.67% -9.67%
75th Percentile £92,500 £70,000 £61,250
90th Percentile - £85,000 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £59,556 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +19.11% +11.11% +4.72%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Competitor Analysis is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 50,088 118,671 122,416
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 94.09% 95.74% 95.45%
Number of salaries quoted 36,209 72,079 81,851
10th Percentile £32,500 £34,492 £32,500
25th Percentile £43,750 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +9.09%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £99,025 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £53,219 £50,000
% change year-on-year -1.35% +6.44% +4.17%

Competitor Analysis
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Competitor Analysis as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Competitor Analysis in the UK

Competitor Analysis
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Competitor Analysis.

Salary trend for Competitor Analysis in the UK

Competitor Analysis
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Competitor Analysis over the 6 months to 4 December 2023.

Salary histogram for Competitor Analysis in the UK

Competitor Analysis
Top 14 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Competitor Analysis within the UK over the 6 months to 4 December 2023. 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 +457 206 £63,750 +15.91% 55
London +377 159 £85,000 +21.43% 21
Work from Home +291 59 £85,000 +25.93% 25
UK excluding London +256 42 £59,556 +19.11% 37
North of England +166 16 £59,556 -8.38% 11
West Midlands +147 15 £43,750 +2.94% 1
Midlands +137 15 £43,750 +2.94% 5
Yorkshire - 12 £59,556 - 4
South West - 5 £59,556 - 6
South East +148 4 £90,000 +80.00% 10
North West +106 3 £59,556 -8.38% 5
East of England +122 1 £23,500 -39.35% 5
Scotland - 1 £80,000 - 2
North East - 1 £27,500 - 2

Competitor Analysis
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 2 (0.96%) Alfresco
1 2 (0.96%) CMS
1 2 (0.96%) Documentum
1 2 (0.96%) FileNet
1 2 (0.96%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.48%) SAS
Applications
1 125 (59.81%) Microsoft Office
2 120 (57.42%) Microsoft Excel
2 120 (57.42%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 9 (4.31%) Sketch
4 8 (3.83%) InVision
5 7 (3.35%) SPSS
6 5 (2.39%) Adobe XD
7 1 (0.48%) Adobe Creative Suite
Business Applications
1 16 (7.66%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 10 (4.78%) Figma
2 7 (3.35%) SaaS
3 3 (1.44%) AWS
3 3 (1.44%) Google Analytics
3 3 (1.44%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (1.44%) Power Platform
4 2 (0.96%) Azure
4 2 (0.96%) Cloud Computing
4 2 (0.96%) Dropbox
4 2 (0.96%) Microsoft Purview
4 2 (0.96%) OneDrive
5 1 (0.48%) Google Ads
5 1 (0.48%) Microsoft Advertising
5 1 (0.48%) Snowflake
5 1 (0.48%) WhatsApp
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (3.83%) Tableau
2 1 (0.48%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (0.48%) Power BI
2 1 (0.48%) Tableau Server
General
1 165 (78.95%) Finance
2 142 (67.94%) Banking
3 119 (56.94%) Investment Banking
4 36 (17.22%) Retail
5 27 (12.92%) Aerospace
6 25 (11.96%) Social Skills
7 24 (11.48%) Automotive
7 24 (11.48%) Aviation
7 24 (11.48%) Manufacturing
7 24 (11.48%) Marketing
7 24 (11.48%) Presentation Skills
7 24 (11.48%) Public Sector
8 22 (10.53%) Analytical Skills
9 12 (5.74%) Retail Banking
10 7 (3.35%) Games
10 7 (3.35%) Social Science
11 2 (0.96%) Advertising
11 2 (0.96%) Brand Awareness
11 2 (0.96%) Legal
12 1 (0.48%) Law
Job Titles
1 127 (60.77%) Analyst
2 119 (56.94%) Business Strategy Analyst
2 119 (56.94%) Strategy Analyst
3 16 (7.66%) Business Development Manager
3 16 (7.66%) Business Manager
3 16 (7.66%) Development Manager
4 12 (5.74%) Insight Manager
4 12 (5.74%) Lead
4 12 (5.74%) Performance Manager
5 10 (4.78%) Designer
6 9 (4.31%) Senior
7 8 (3.83%) Account Director
7 8 (3.83%) Services Director
7 8 (3.83%) UX Designer
8 7 (3.35%) Product Manager
9 5 (2.39%) Business Analyst
10 3 (1.44%) Data Analyst
10 3 (1.44%) Senior Business Analyst
10 3 (1.44%) Senior Manager
10 3 (1.44%) UI Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.44%) CSS
1 3 (1.44%) HTML
2 2 (0.96%) .NET
2 2 (0.96%) PyTorch
2 2 (0.96%) scikit-learn
2 2 (0.96%) TensorFlow
3 1 (0.48%) CSS3
3 1 (0.48%) HTML5
3 1 (0.48%) jQuery
3 1 (0.48%) Sass
3 1 (0.48%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 126 (60.29%) Self-Motivation
2 24 (11.48%) Low-Code
3 12 (5.74%) PMI
4 7 (3.35%) Mobile Games
5 6 (2.87%) Social Media
6 2 (0.96%) Analytical Mindset
6 2 (0.96%) FMCG
7 1 (0.48%) Algorithms
7 1 (0.48%) Digital Media
7 1 (0.48%) iPad
Processes & Methodologies
1 121 (57.89%) Creative Thinking
2 120 (57.42%) Benchmarking
2 120 (57.42%) Business Strategy
3 119 (56.94%) Asset Management
3 119 (56.94%) Business Forecasting
3 119 (56.94%) Planning and Forecasting
4 35 (16.75%) Analytics
5 29 (13.88%) Value Proposition
6 28 (13.40%) Artificial Intelligence
6 28 (13.40%) Presales
7 27 (12.92%) Business Development
8 24 (11.48%) Digital Transformation Programme
8 24 (11.48%) Logistics
9 21 (10.05%) Agile
10 20 (9.57%) Data Analysis
10 20 (9.57%) User Experience
11 18 (8.61%) Product Strategy
12 16 (7.66%) ERP
13 15 (7.18%) UX Design
14 13 (6.22%) Strategic Thinking
Programming Languages
1 10 (4.78%) Python
2 8 (3.83%) SQL
3 2 (0.96%) Java
3 2 (0.96%) JavaScript
3 2 (0.96%) R
Qualifications
1 23 (11.00%) Degree
2 12 (5.74%) PMI Certification
3 7 (3.35%) Postgraduate
4 5 (2.39%) Master's Degree
5 2 (0.96%) DV Cleared
5 2 (0.96%) SC Cleared
5 2 (0.96%) Security Cleared
6 1 (0.48%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (2.87%) Actionable Recommendations
2 2 (0.96%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.48%) QA
Vendors
1 126 (60.29%) Microsoft
2 16 (7.66%) SAP
3 11 (5.26%) Adobe
4 5 (2.39%) Dell
5 4 (1.91%) Google
6 2 (0.96%) EMC
6 2 (0.96%) Hyland
6 2 (0.96%) IBM
6 2 (0.96%) iManage
6 2 (0.96%) Laserfiche
6 2 (0.96%) OpenText
6 2 (0.96%) Oracle
6 2 (0.96%) Salesforce