Data Analytics Specialist Job Trends

Data Analytics Specialist
UK

As of 7 January 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Data Analytics Specialist salary in the UK.

6 months to
7 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 638 700 717
Rank change year-on-year +62 +17 +291
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Analytics Specialist 4 3 1
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.007% 0.006% 0.002%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.007% 0.006% 0.002%
Number of salaries quoted 0 3 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £68,718
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £45,000 £70,576
Median % change year-on-year - -36.24% +28.89%
75th Percentile - £61,250 £72,433
90th Percentile - £71,000 -
UK excluding London median annual salary - £45,000 £70,576
% change year-on-year - -36.24% +36.44%

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 54,122 50,451 51,182
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.59% 92.94% 95.25%
Number of salaries quoted 33,399 26,377 39,403
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,200 £31,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £42,200
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +3.45% -3.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £93,750 £97,500 £96,539
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%

Data Analytics Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Data Analytics Specialist job vacancy trend in the UK

Data Analytics Specialist
Salary Trend

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

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

Data Analytics Specialist
Top 4 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Analytics Specialist within the UK over the 6 months to 7 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 - 2 - - 1
England +85 1 - - 1
UK excluding London +56 1 - - 1
South East - 1 - -

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

For the 6 months to 7 January 2026, Data Analytics Specialist 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 Specialist in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 4 (100.00%) Analytics
1 4 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 4 (100.00%) Data Analytics
1 4 (100.00%) Power BI
1 4 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 3 (75.00%) Conversion Rate Optimisation
2 3 (75.00%) Data Privacy
2 3 (75.00%) Data Visualisation
2 3 (75.00%) Digital Analytics
2 3 (75.00%) Digital Marketing
2 3 (75.00%) Digital Strategy
2 3 (75.00%) Google
2 3 (75.00%) Google Ads
2 3 (75.00%) Google Tag Manager
2 3 (75.00%) Looker
2 3 (75.00%) Marketing Analytics
2 3 (75.00%) SEO
2 3 (75.00%) Sprout Social
2 3 (75.00%) Visualisation
3 2 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
3 2 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (50.00%) CSS
3 2 (50.00%) Data Analysis
3 2 (50.00%) Google Analytics
3 2 (50.00%) HTML
3 2 (50.00%) JavaScript
3 2 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (50.00%) Multivariate Testing
3 2 (50.00%) Organisational Learning

Data Analytics Specialist 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 2 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 4 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 3 (75.00%) Google Ads
2 3 (75.00%) Google Tag Manager
2 3 (75.00%) Sprout Social
3 2 (50.00%) Google Analytics
4 1 (25.00%) Azure
4 1 (25.00%) Azure Data Factory
4 1 (25.00%) Entra ID
4 1 (25.00%) Google Data Studio
4 1 (25.00%) Power Automate
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (100.00%) Power BI
2 3 (75.00%) Looker
3 1 (25.00%) Power Query
3 1 (25.00%) SQL Server Integration Services
General
1 3 (75.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 3 (75.00%) Marketing
1 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (50.00%) CSS
1 2 (50.00%) HTML
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 4 (100.00%) Analytics
1 4 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 4 (100.00%) Data Analytics
2 3 (75.00%) Conversion Rate Optimisation
2 3 (75.00%) Data Privacy
2 3 (75.00%) Data Visualisation
2 3 (75.00%) Digital Analytics
2 3 (75.00%) Digital Marketing
2 3 (75.00%) Digital Strategy
2 3 (75.00%) Marketing Analytics
2 3 (75.00%) SEO
2 3 (75.00%) Visualisation
3 2 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (50.00%) Data Analysis
3 2 (50.00%) Multivariate Testing
3 2 (50.00%) Organisational Learning
3 2 (50.00%) Pay per click
3 2 (50.00%) Statistical Analysis
3 2 (50.00%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 2 (50.00%) JavaScript
2 1 (25.00%) Data Analysis Expressions
2 1 (25.00%) SQL
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) Data Quality
Systems Management
1 1 (25.00%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 3 (75.00%) Google
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (25.00%) Talend