Data Analytics Consultant Job Trends

Data Analytics Consultant
UK

The median Data Analytics Consultant salary in the UK is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 January 2026.

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

6 months to
3 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 638 704 703
Rank change year-on-year +66 -1 +299
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Analytics Consultant 5 2 1
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.008% 0.004% 0.002%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.009% 0.004% 0.002%
Number of salaries quoted 3 1 1
10th Percentile £59,500 - -
25th Percentile £62,500 £67,500 £71,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year - +3.45% -3.33%
75th Percentile £101,250 £82,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £114,000 - -
UK excluding London median annual salary £95,000 £75,000 -
% change year-on-year +26.67% - -

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 53,599 50,905 49,610
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.53% 92.99% 95.24%
Number of salaries quoted 32,992 26,750 38,370
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,200 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £59,526
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +0.80% -0.79%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £93,750 £97,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%

Data Analytics Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Data Analytics Consultant job vacancy trend in the UK

Data Analytics Consultant
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Data Analytics Consultant job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Data Analytics Consultant job vacancies in the UK

Data Analytics Consultant
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Analytics Consultant over the 6 months to 3 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Data Analytics Consultant in the UK

Data Analytics Consultant
Top 5 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Analytics Consultant within the UK over the 6 months to 3 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
Work from Home - 4 £77,500 -
England +69 3 £75,000 - 2
London +72 2 £67,500 - 2
UK excluding London +64 1 £95,000 +26.67%
East of England - 1 £95,000 -

Data Analytics Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 3 January 2026, Data Analytics Consultant 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 Analytics Consultant in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Analytics
2 3 (60.00%) AI
2 3 (60.00%) Business Development
2 3 (60.00%) Business Intelligence
2 3 (60.00%) Power BI
2 3 (60.00%) Power Platform
3 2 (40.00%) Azure
3 2 (40.00%) Big Data
3 2 (40.00%) Business Transformation
3 2 (40.00%) Collaborative Culture
3 2 (40.00%) CRM
3 2 (40.00%) Data Analytics
3 2 (40.00%) Data Transformation
3 2 (40.00%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (40.00%) Dynamics 365
3 2 (40.00%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (40.00%) ERP
3 2 (40.00%) Intelligent Automation
3 2 (40.00%) Machine Learning
3 2 (40.00%) Microsoft
3 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Certification
3 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Copilot
3 2 (40.00%) Presales
3 2 (40.00%) Product Roadmap
3 2 (40.00%) Roadmaps
3 2 (40.00%) SAP
3 2 (40.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (40.00%) Thought Leadership
4 1 (20.00%) C#
4 1 (20.00%) C++

Data Analytics Consultant 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:

Applications
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (40.00%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 3 (60.00%) Power Platform
2 2 (40.00%) Azure
2 2 (40.00%) Dynamics 365
2 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Copilot
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (60.00%) Power BI
2 2 (40.00%) Big Data
2 2 (40.00%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (20.00%) Tableau
General
1 2 (40.00%) Finance
2 1 (20.00%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) Cloud Native
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Analytics
2 3 (60.00%) AI
2 3 (60.00%) Business Development
2 3 (60.00%) Business Intelligence
3 2 (40.00%) Business Transformation
3 2 (40.00%) Collaborative Culture
3 2 (40.00%) CRM
3 2 (40.00%) Data Analytics
3 2 (40.00%) Data Transformation
3 2 (40.00%) ERP
3 2 (40.00%) Intelligent Automation
3 2 (40.00%) Machine Learning
3 2 (40.00%) Presales
3 2 (40.00%) Product Roadmap
3 2 (40.00%) Roadmaps
3 2 (40.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (40.00%) Thought Leadership
4 1 (20.00%) Data Strategy
4 1 (20.00%) Programme Management
4 1 (20.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (20.00%) C#
1 1 (20.00%) C++
1 1 (20.00%) Python
1 1 (20.00%) SQL
1 1 (20.00%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (20.00%) DV Cleared
2 1 (20.00%) SC Cleared
2 1 (20.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (40.00%) SAP
2 1 (20.00%) Foundry
2 1 (20.00%) Palantir