Lead Data Analyst Job Trends

Lead Data Analyst
UK

The median Lead Data Analyst salary in the UK is £85,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 January 2026.

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

6 months to
20 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 645 697 718
Rank change year-on-year +52 +21 +264
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Data Analyst 5 2 19
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.008% 0.004% 0.031%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.009% 0.004% 0.033%
Number of salaries quoted 5 2 19
10th Percentile - £70,375 £51,457
25th Percentile £45,000 £72,813 £61,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £81,250 £85,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.62% -4.41% -5.56%
75th Percentile - £90,313 -
90th Percentile £89,500 £93,125 £86,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £72,500 £50,074
% change year-on-year -37.93% +44.79% -16.54%

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 55,541 49,002 57,717
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.82% 92.63% 95.20%
Number of salaries quoted 34,360 25,280 44,689
10th Percentile £28,697 £33,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £40,988
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £98,272 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% -5.04%

Lead Data Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Lead Data Analyst job vacancy trend in the UK

Lead Data Analyst
Salary Trend

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

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

Lead Data Analyst
Salary Histogram

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

Salary histogram for Lead Data Analyst in the UK

Lead Data Analyst
Top 4 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Data Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 20 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
England +71 3 £45,000 -50.00% 2
UK excluding London +54 2 £45,000 -37.93% 2
South West - 2 £45,000 - 1
London +53 1 £90,000 - 1

Lead Data Analyst Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 20 January 2026, Lead 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 Lead Data Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (20.00%) A/B Testing
1 1 (20.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (20.00%) Actionable Recommendations
1 1 (20.00%) Analytics
1 1 (20.00%) E-Commerce
1 1 (20.00%) Funnel Analysis
1 1 (20.00%) Looker
1 1 (20.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (20.00%) Power BI
1 1 (20.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (20.00%) Python
1 1 (20.00%) SQL
1 1 (20.00%) Tableau
1 1 (20.00%) Technical Leadership

Lead 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (20.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (20.00%) Looker
1 1 (20.00%) Power BI
1 1 (20.00%) Tableau
General
1 2 (40.00%) Legal
2 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Retail
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (20.00%) A/B Testing
1 1 (20.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (20.00%) Analytics
1 1 (20.00%) E-Commerce
1 1 (20.00%) Funnel Analysis
1 1 (20.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (20.00%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 1 (20.00%) Python
1 1 (20.00%) SQL
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) Actionable Recommendations