Data Analytics Job Trends

Data Analytics
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Data Analytics skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 194 222 184
Rank change year-on-year +28 -38 -45
Permanent jobs citing Data Analytics 759 803 990
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.49% 1.19% 1.85%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.72% 1.44% 1.97%
Number of salaries quoted 432 412 746
10th Percentile £27,050 £36,250 £38,438
25th Percentile £35,000 £49,614 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% - -6.23%
75th Percentile £82,500 £81,250 £85,000
90th Percentile £112,500 £97,250 £105,625
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -27.27% - -5.17%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Data Analytics falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 44,153 55,778 50,322
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 86.67% 82.84% 93.88%
Number of salaries quoted 26,474 29,039 38,573
10th Percentile £28,250 £34,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £35,500 £45,000 £43,867
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,750 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.42% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,000 £54,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -12.96% +2.86% -

Data Analytics
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Data Analytics relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Data Analytics job vacancy trend in the UK

Data Analytics
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Data Analytics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Data Analytics

Data Analytics
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Analytics over the 6 months to 9 November 2025.

Salary histogram for Data Analytics in the UK

Data Analytics
Top 18 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Analytics within the UK over the 6 months to 9 November 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 +35 687 £60,000 -7.69% 1,277
UK excluding London +37 362 £40,000 -27.27% 1,011
London +46 348 £70,000 -6.67% 528
Work from Home +27 199 £70,000 - 434
North of England +24 79 £40,000 -23.81% 203
Midlands +52 74 £51,000 -12.82% 115
South East +13 68 £65,000 +13.04% 459
South West +20 60 £55,000 +1.03% 71
East of England +55 53 £27,500 -59.26% 89
West Midlands +24 53 £53,450 -8.63% 78
North West +20 48 £40,000 -27.27% 131
Scotland -16 26 £40,000 -38.70% 29
East Midlands +38 24 £45,000 -14.29% 36
Yorkshire +7 21 £40,000 - 53
North East +10 10 £40,000 -20.00% 21
Wales +5 3 £71,250 +42.50% 35
Northern Ireland -14 3 - - 21
Isle of Man - 1 - -

Data Analytics
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 38 (5.01%) Apache Spark
2 18 (2.37%) SAS
3 11 (1.45%) Apache Airflow
4 10 (1.32%) SharePoint
5 6 (0.79%) Apache
6 4 (0.53%) Apache Synapse
7 3 (0.40%) ArcGIS
7 3 (0.40%) Confluence
8 2 (0.26%) CMS
9 1 (0.13%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 1 (0.13%) Jupyter
9 1 (0.13%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 195 (25.69%) Microsoft Excel
2 17 (2.24%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (1.05%) SPSS
4 6 (0.79%) Spreadsheet
5 5 (0.66%) Chatbot
5 5 (0.66%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 13 (1.71%) SAP S/4HANA
2 10 (1.32%) Dynamics CRM
3 8 (1.05%) NetSuite
4 4 (0.53%) Salesforce CRM
5 3 (0.40%) Aladdin
5 3 (0.40%) Bloomberg AIM
5 3 (0.40%) Unit4 Business World
6 2 (0.26%) Dynamics AX
6 2 (0.26%) Infor M3
6 2 (0.26%) Oracle Assets
6 2 (0.26%) Oracle EBS
6 2 (0.26%) Oracle General Ledger
6 2 (0.26%) Oracle Payables
6 2 (0.26%) Oracle Receivables
6 2 (0.26%) Relativity
7 1 (0.13%) FIS Private Capital Suite
7 1 (0.13%) Integrated Workplace Management System
7 1 (0.13%) Sage 200
7 1 (0.13%) Sage X3
7 1 (0.13%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 235 (30.96%) Power Platform
2 181 (23.85%) Azure
3 100 (13.18%) AWS
4 45 (5.93%) SaaS
5 44 (5.80%) GCP
6 38 (5.01%) Snowflake
7 32 (4.22%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 27 (3.56%) Azure Data Factory
9 21 (2.77%) Serverless
10 16 (2.11%) AWS Lambda
11 14 (1.84%) Amazon Kinesis
11 14 (1.84%) dbt
12 11 (1.45%) Amazon S3
12 11 (1.45%) Azure DevOps
12 11 (1.45%) Microsoft 365
13 10 (1.32%) GitHub
13 10 (1.32%) Google Analytics
14 9 (1.19%) Fivetran
14 9 (1.19%) Power Automate
15 8 (1.05%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 4 (0.53%) Broadband
1 4 (0.53%) VoIP
2 2 (0.26%) Internet
3 1 (0.13%) Ethernet
3 1 (0.13%) Firewall
3 1 (0.13%) FTP
3 1 (0.13%) LAN
3 1 (0.13%) Modbus
3 1 (0.13%) PPP
3 1 (0.13%) VPN
3 1 (0.13%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 231 (30.43%) Power BI
2 146 (19.24%) Tableau
3 79 (10.41%) Data Mining
4 75 (9.88%) Data Warehouse
5 66 (8.70%) Big Data
6 41 (5.40%) SQL Server
7 38 (5.01%) NoSQL
8 34 (4.48%) Amazon Redshift
9 28 (3.69%) Metadata
10 25 (3.29%) Hadoop
11 24 (3.16%) Data Lake
12 23 (3.03%) Power Query
13 20 (2.64%) Looker
14 19 (2.50%) SQL Server Reporting Services
15 17 (2.24%) Azure SQL Database
16 13 (1.71%) KDB
16 13 (1.71%) Relational Database
17 11 (1.45%) Qlik Sense
18 10 (1.32%) DynamoDB
18 10 (1.32%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 10 (1.32%) Git
2 7 (0.92%) JIRA
3 6 (0.79%) Jenkins
4 5 (0.66%) ER Studio
5 4 (0.53%) Vite
6 3 (0.40%) MLflow
7 2 (0.26%) Cypress.io
7 2 (0.26%) RStudio
7 2 (0.26%) Selenium
8 1 (0.13%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.13%) Subversion
8 1 (0.13%) TeamCity
General
1 366 (48.22%) Finance
2 262 (34.52%) Analytical Skills
3 257 (33.86%) Social Skills
4 133 (17.52%) Law
5 93 (12.25%) Marketing
6 76 (10.01%) Banking
7 71 (9.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 57 (7.51%) Legal
9 44 (5.80%) Manufacturing
10 33 (4.35%) Financial Institution
10 33 (4.35%) Retail
11 31 (4.08%) Games
12 29 (3.82%) Public Sector
13 27 (3.56%) Front Office
14 24 (3.16%) Presentation Skills
15 19 (2.50%) Investment Banking
16 17 (2.24%) Influencing Skills
17 16 (2.11%) Organisational Skills
18 14 (1.84%) Advertising
19 13 (1.71%) Billing
Job Titles
1 232 (30.57%) Analyst
2 143 (18.84%) Data Analyst
3 102 (13.44%) Senior
4 65 (8.56%) Trainee
4 65 (8.56%) Trainee Analyst
4 65 (8.56%) Trainee Data Analyst
5 59 (7.77%) Lead
6 45 (5.93%) Architect
7 39 (5.14%) Data Engineer
8 38 (5.01%) Software Engineer
9 34 (4.48%) Developer
10 29 (3.82%) Support Analyst
11 26 (3.43%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
11 26 (3.43%) Senior Manager
12 25 (3.29%) Commercial Analyst
12 25 (3.29%) Senior Analyst
13 24 (3.16%) Data Analytics Analyst
14 22 (2.90%) Consultant
15 20 (2.64%) Auditor
15 20 (2.64%) Business Intelligence Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 48 (6.32%) Kafka
2 14 (1.84%) React
3 8 (1.05%) Middleware
4 7 (0.92%) AngularJS
5 6 (0.79%) .NET
5 6 (0.79%) Spring
6 5 (0.66%) .NET Framework
6 5 (0.66%) CSS
6 5 (0.66%) FastAPI
6 5 (0.66%) HTML
6 5 (0.66%) LangChain
6 5 (0.66%) LangGraph
6 5 (0.66%) PyTorch
6 5 (0.66%) PyXLL
6 5 (0.66%) REST
6 5 (0.66%) TensorFlow
7 4 (0.53%) Jest
7 4 (0.53%) JSON Web Signature
7 4 (0.53%) JWT
7 4 (0.53%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 58 (7.64%) Algorithms
2 42 (5.53%) Self-Motivation
3 41 (5.40%) Management Information System
4 33 (4.35%) Analytical Mindset
4 33 (4.35%) FMCG
4 33 (4.35%) Product Ownership
5 27 (3.56%) Onboarding
6 23 (3.03%) Cloud Native
7 20 (2.64%) Public Cloud
8 18 (2.37%) Equities
9 14 (1.84%) Legacy Systems
10 10 (1.32%) Enterprise Software
11 9 (1.19%) Social Media
12 8 (1.05%) Augmented Reality
12 8 (1.05%) Cybercrime
12 8 (1.05%) Distributed Systems
12 8 (1.05%) IoT
12 8 (1.05%) Robotics
13 7 (0.92%) Credit Risk
13 7 (0.92%) Distributed Computing
Operating Systems
1 13 (1.71%) Linux
2 12 (1.58%) Unix
3 11 (1.45%) Windows
4 1 (0.13%) AIX
4 1 (0.13%) Robot Operating System
4 1 (0.13%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 759 (100.00%) Analytics
2 278 (36.63%) Business Intelligence
3 225 (29.64%) AI
4 214 (28.19%) Decision-Making
5 207 (27.27%) Data Analysis
6 185 (24.37%) Problem-Solving
7 144 (18.97%) Agile
7 144 (18.97%) Visualisation
8 125 (16.47%) Machine Learning
9 116 (15.28%) Data Modelling
10 115 (15.15%) Project Management
11 105 (13.83%) Data Governance
12 103 (13.57%) Stakeholder Management
13 98 (12.91%) Business Analysis
13 98 (12.91%) ETL
14 90 (11.86%) Actionable Insight
15 89 (11.73%) Computer Science
16 88 (11.59%) Continuous Improvement
17 87 (11.46%) Data Engineering
18 86 (11.33%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 307 (40.45%) SQL
2 278 (36.63%) Python
3 38 (5.01%) Java
4 36 (4.74%) R
5 35 (4.61%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 22 (2.90%) C++
7 15 (1.98%) C#
7 15 (1.98%) VBA
8 14 (1.84%) JavaScript
9 12 (1.58%) C
9 12 (1.58%) Scala
10 10 (1.32%) PL/SQL
11 8 (1.05%) T-SQL
12 6 (0.79%) Bash
12 6 (0.79%) PowerShell
12 6 (0.79%) TypeScript
13 5 (0.66%) Fortran
14 4 (0.53%) PHP
14 4 (0.53%) Rust
15 3 (0.40%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 226 (29.78%) Degree
2 60 (7.91%) Master's Degree
3 42 (5.53%) DBS Check
4 36 (4.74%) PhD
4 36 (4.74%) Security Cleared
5 35 (4.61%) CISA
6 31 (4.08%) CISSP
7 28 (3.69%) Computer Science Degree
8 27 (3.56%) SC Cleared
9 22 (2.90%) CISM
10 21 (2.77%) AWS Certification
11 17 (2.24%) BPSS Clearance
12 14 (1.84%) ACCA
12 14 (1.84%) CRISC
13 12 (1.58%) Azure Certification
14 7 (0.92%) CIMA
14 7 (0.92%) Microsoft Certification
15 5 (0.66%) ISACA
16 4 (0.53%) AWS Certified Developer
17 3 (0.40%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 113 (14.89%) Data Quality
2 36 (4.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 33 (4.35%) QA
4 30 (3.95%) GDPR
5 11 (1.45%) IFRS
6 10 (1.32%) COBIT
6 10 (1.32%) NIST
6 10 (1.32%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 9 (1.19%) GRC
8 8 (1.05%) Cyber Essentials
9 7 (0.92%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 7 (0.92%) ITGC
10 6 (0.79%) Actionable Recommendations
11 5 (0.66%) Accessibility
12 4 (0.53%) MiFID
12 4 (0.53%) PMO
13 3 (0.40%) SLA
13 3 (0.40%) SOC 2
14 2 (0.26%) HIPAA
14 2 (0.26%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 11 (1.45%) Docker
2 3 (0.40%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.26%) Firmware
4 1 (0.13%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.13%) Slurm Workload Manager
4 1 (0.13%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 30 (3.95%) Kubernetes
2 27 (3.56%) Terraform
3 6 (0.79%) EnCase
3 6 (0.79%) FTK
3 6 (0.79%) RSA Archer
4 5 (0.66%) Single Sign-On
5 3 (0.40%) Grafana
6 1 (0.13%) Ganglia
6 1 (0.13%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.13%) Nessus
Vendors
1 157 (20.69%) Microsoft
2 57 (7.51%) Databricks
3 39 (5.14%) Google
4 34 (4.48%) SAP
5 30 (3.95%) Oracle
6 21 (2.77%) Salesforce
7 14 (1.84%) Alteryx
8 7 (0.92%) OpenAI
8 7 (0.92%) Progress
8 7 (0.92%) ServiceNow
9 6 (0.79%) Cellebrite
10 5 (0.66%) Adobe
10 5 (0.66%) Allen-Bradley
10 5 (0.66%) Bloomberg
10 5 (0.66%) HubSpot
10 5 (0.66%) Informatica
10 5 (0.66%) Palo Alto
10 5 (0.66%) Siemens
11 4 (0.53%) Fortinet
11 4 (0.53%) VMware