Data Analyst
UK

The median Data Analyst salary in the UK is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 April 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 82 294 298
Rank change year-on-year +212 +4 -21
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Analyst 1,927 413 913
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 2.21% 0.99% 0.97%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.38% 1.11% 1.02%
Number of salaries quoted 608 260 700
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,313 £26,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £32,575
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.79% +5.56% -5.26%
75th Percentile £53,750 £61,496 £61,250
90th Percentile £65,000 £77,750 £75,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year -5.88% +6.25% +5.26%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 80,885 37,363 89,466
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.69% 89.33% 94.57%
Number of salaries quoted 51,875 23,453 66,238
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +13.21% -11.67%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £71,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%

Data Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Data Analyst' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Data Analyst job vacancy trend in the UK

Data Analyst
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Data Analyst job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Data Analyst job vacancies in the UK

Data Analyst
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Analyst over the 6 months to 20 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Data Analyst in the UK

Data Analyst
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 20 April 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
England +216 1,695 £41,250 -13.16% 343
UK excluding London +211 1,646 £40,000 -5.88% 302
North of England +113 503 £40,000 +1.27% 76
South East +142 332 £42,500 -10.53% 81
Midlands +120 313 £40,000 -5.88% 60
Yorkshire +73 264 £40,000 +56.10% 33
London +55 253 £47,500 -20.83% 121
South West +71 201 £40,500 +58.05% 19
North West +62 174 £40,000 +1.27% 35
West Midlands +91 161 £40,000 -15.79% 26
Work from Home -40 160 £45,000 +16.88% 107
East Midlands +36 152 £40,000 -5.88% 34
East of England +52 108 £52,750 +19.89% 37
Scotland +44 102 £40,000 +56.10% 15
Wales +29 73 £35,000 -12.50% 13
North East +11 65 £40,000 -40.74% 9
Northern Ireland -11 33 £40,000 - 5

Data Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 20 April 2026, Data Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Data Analyst in the job title.

1 1,518 (78.78%) SQL
2 1,401 (72.70%) Python
3 1,399 (72.60%) Microsoft Excel
4 1,374 (71.30%) Business Intelligence
5 1,337 (69.38%) Tableau
6 1,334 (69.23%) Power BI
6 1,334 (69.23%) Power Platform
7 1,328 (68.92%) Microsoft
8 1,158 (60.09%) AI
9 1,154 (59.89%) Azure
10 1,103 (57.24%) Azure Certification
11 1,101 (57.14%) Azure AI
12 353 (18.32%) Analytics
13 296 (15.36%) Data Analysis
14 198 (10.28%) Data Analytics
15 181 (9.39%) Decision-Making
16 162 (8.41%) Data Quality
17 160 (8.30%) Business Analysis
18 159 (8.25%) Project Management
19 151 (7.84%) Data Mining
20 144 (7.47%) Problem-Solving
21 121 (6.28%) Data Modelling
22 99 (5.14%) Actionable Insight
23 85 (4.41%) Degree
24 84 (4.36%) Data Governance
24 84 (4.36%) Visualisation
25 82 (4.26%) Continuous Improvement
26 58 (3.01%) ETL
26 58 (3.01%) Validation
27 55 (2.85%) Dashboard Development

Data Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 8 (0.42%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (0.31%) Palantir Foundry
2 6 (0.31%) SAS
3 4 (0.21%) Apache Airflow
3 4 (0.21%) Confluence
3 4 (0.21%) SharePoint
4 3 (0.16%) IIS
5 1 (0.052%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.052%) WordPress
Applications
1 1,399 (72.60%) Microsoft Excel
2 18 (0.93%) Microsoft Office
2 18 (0.93%) Spreadsheet
3 7 (0.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.16%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 12 (0.62%) NetSuite
2 6 (0.31%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (0.31%) Workday HCM
3 4 (0.21%) Salesforce CRM
4 3 (0.16%) Oracle EBS
4 3 (0.16%) SAP PP
5 2 (0.10%) Aladdin
5 2 (0.10%) iTrent
5 2 (0.10%) Oracle Applications
6 1 (0.052%) Dynamics CRM
6 1 (0.052%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.052%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 1 (0.052%) Oracle Receivables
6 1 (0.052%) SAP Business ByDesign
Cloud Services
1 1,334 (69.23%) Power Platform
2 1,154 (59.89%) Azure
3 1,101 (57.14%) Azure AI
4 17 (0.88%) Power Automate
4 17 (0.88%) Snowflake
5 16 (0.83%) SaaS
6 14 (0.73%) AWS
7 13 (0.67%) GCP
7 13 (0.67%) Microsoft 365
8 9 (0.47%) Google Analytics
9 8 (0.42%) dbt
9 8 (0.42%) Dynamics 365
9 8 (0.42%) Entra ID
10 4 (0.21%) Azure Data Factory
11 3 (0.16%) Azure DevOps
11 3 (0.16%) Collibra
11 3 (0.16%) Dataform
11 3 (0.16%) Microsoft Purview
11 3 (0.16%) Smartsheet
11 3 (0.16%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 10 (0.52%) Intranet
2 1 (0.052%) Broadband
2 1 (0.052%) TETRA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1,337 (69.38%) Tableau
2 1,334 (69.23%) Power BI
3 151 (7.84%) Data Mining
4 32 (1.66%) Power Query
5 22 (1.14%) Data Warehouse
6 20 (1.04%) Metadata
7 18 (0.93%) Relational Database
8 17 (0.88%) Looker
8 17 (0.88%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 16 (0.83%) BigQuery
9 16 (0.83%) PowerPivot
10 13 (0.67%) SQL Server
11 12 (0.62%) MySQL
12 11 (0.57%) PostgreSQL
13 8 (0.42%) Amazon Redshift
13 8 (0.42%) GIS
14 6 (0.31%) Big Data
14 6 (0.31%) Qlik Sense
15 4 (0.21%) Geospatial Data
15 4 (0.21%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 19 (0.99%) Postman
2 10 (0.52%) JIRA
3 5 (0.26%) Git
4 3 (0.16%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.052%) Oracle APEX
5 1 (0.052%) Toad
General
1 1,295 (67.20%) Social Skills
2 369 (19.15%) Analytical Skills
3 320 (16.61%) Finance
4 57 (2.96%) Retail
5 56 (2.91%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 51 (2.65%) Marketing
7 35 (1.82%) Legal
8 29 (1.50%) Banking
9 28 (1.45%) Manufacturing
10 26 (1.35%) Organisational Skills
11 25 (1.30%) Public Sector
12 22 (1.14%) Law
13 18 (0.93%) Financial Institution
14 16 (0.83%) Influencing Skills
15 10 (0.52%) Publishing
16 8 (0.42%) Agriculture
16 8 (0.42%) Presentation Skills
17 6 (0.31%) Games
17 6 (0.31%) iGaming
18 5 (0.26%) Investment Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (1.09%) JSON
2 19 (0.99%) OpenAPI
2 19 (0.99%) RESTful
2 19 (0.99%) Swagger
3 9 (0.47%) XML
4 7 (0.36%) REST
5 4 (0.21%) CSS
5 4 (0.21%) HTML
5 4 (0.21%) Oracle Fusion
6 3 (0.16%) Pandas
6 3 (0.16%) SAP Fiori
7 2 (0.10%) FpML
7 2 (0.10%) Matplotlib
7 2 (0.10%) NumPy
7 2 (0.10%) PySpark
7 2 (0.10%) Seaborn
7 2 (0.10%) Web Services
8 1 (0.052%) EDI
8 1 (0.052%) Flask
8 1 (0.052%) SciPy
Miscellaneous
1 56 (2.91%) Data Structures
2 24 (1.25%) Self-Motivation
3 22 (1.14%) Management Information System
4 17 (0.88%) Analytical Mindset
5 13 (0.67%) Onboarding
6 12 (0.62%) FMCG
7 10 (0.52%) Greenfield Project
8 8 (0.42%) Data Centre
8 8 (0.42%) Legacy Systems
8 8 (0.42%) Renewable Energy
9 7 (0.36%) Mobile App
9 7 (0.36%) Reference Data
10 5 (0.26%) Derivative
10 5 (0.26%) NHS
10 5 (0.26%) Social Media
11 4 (0.21%) Product Ownership
11 4 (0.21%) Reinsurance
12 3 (0.16%) Algorithms
12 3 (0.16%) Credit Risk
12 3 (0.16%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 4 (0.21%) Windows
2 3 (0.16%) Windows Server
3 2 (0.10%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,374 (71.30%) Business Intelligence
2 1,158 (60.09%) AI
3 353 (18.32%) Analytics
4 296 (15.36%) Data Analysis
5 198 (10.28%) Data Analytics
6 181 (9.39%) Decision-Making
7 160 (8.30%) Business Analysis
8 159 (8.25%) Project Management
9 144 (7.47%) Problem-Solving
10 121 (6.28%) Data Modelling
11 99 (5.14%) Actionable Insight
12 84 (4.36%) Data Governance
12 84 (4.36%) Visualisation
13 82 (4.26%) Continuous Improvement
14 58 (3.01%) ETL
14 58 (3.01%) Validation
15 55 (2.85%) Dashboard Development
16 54 (2.80%) Data Visualisation
17 52 (2.70%) Data Science
18 49 (2.54%) Agile
Programming Languages
1 1,518 (78.78%) SQL
2 1,401 (72.70%) Python
3 29 (1.50%) VBA
4 25 (1.30%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 14 (0.73%) R
5 14 (0.73%) T-SQL
6 10 (0.52%) PowerShell
7 7 (0.36%) JavaScript
8 3 (0.16%) PHP
9 1 (0.052%) Bash
9 1 (0.052%) C
9 1 (0.052%) C#
Qualifications
1 1,103 (57.24%) Azure Certification
2 85 (4.41%) Degree
3 34 (1.76%) DBS Check
4 27 (1.40%) ACCA
4 27 (1.40%) CIMA
5 21 (1.09%) Security Cleared
6 19 (0.99%) Numerate Degree
7 13 (0.67%) SC Cleared
8 11 (0.57%) Computer Science Degree
9 8 (0.42%) DV Cleared
10 6 (0.31%) CISM
10 6 (0.31%) CISSP
11 5 (0.26%) CompTIA Security+
11 5 (0.26%) Microsoft Certification
12 3 (0.16%) Master's Degree
12 3 (0.16%) PMI Certification
13 2 (0.10%) BPSS Clearance
13 2 (0.10%) CITP
14 1 (0.052%) AWS Certification
14 1 (0.052%) CBAP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 162 (8.41%) Data Quality
2 25 (1.30%) Accessibility
3 24 (1.25%) GDPR
4 15 (0.78%) QA
5 13 (0.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 10 (0.52%) GMP
7 5 (0.26%) Cyber Essentials
7 5 (0.26%) NIST
8 2 (0.10%) ISO 20022
8 2 (0.10%) ISO 9001
9 1 (0.052%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.052%) PMO
9 1 (0.052%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 1 (0.052%) SLA
9 1 (0.052%) Solvency II
System Software
1 8 (0.42%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.10%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 1 (0.052%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 1,328 (68.92%) Microsoft
2 51 (2.65%) SAP
3 30 (1.56%) Alteryx
3 30 (1.56%) Salesforce
4 24 (1.25%) Workday
5 21 (1.09%) Databricks
5 21 (1.09%) Oracle
6 17 (0.88%) Bloomberg
7 12 (0.62%) Google
8 11 (0.57%) Foundry
9 9 (0.47%) Hyperion
10 8 (0.42%) Cisco
11 7 (0.36%) CA Agile Central
11 7 (0.36%) Palantir
12 6 (0.31%) Adobe
13 5 (0.26%) Informatica
14 3 (0.16%) ServiceNow
14 3 (0.16%) TikTok
15 2 (0.10%) Dataiku
15 2 (0.10%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud