Analytics Job Trends in Wales

Analytics
UK > Wales

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Wales requiring Analytics skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 44 69 35
Rank change year-on-year +25 -34 +10
Permanent jobs citing Analytics 28 13 62
As % of all permanent jobs in Wales 2.68% 1.49% 6.46%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.55% 1.76% 7.18%
Number of salaries quoted 14 8 47
10th Percentile £27,965 £40,650 -
25th Percentile £36,875 £44,217 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,750 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.50% +11.11% +12.50%
75th Percentile £65,000 £55,877 £52,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £64,538 £67,500
UK median annual salary £63,500 £70,000 £64,827
% change year-on-year -9.29% +7.98% -3.96%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Wales

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 in Wales.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 789 737 863
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 75.50% 84.32% 89.90%
Number of salaries quoted 534 353 640
10th Percentile £25,087 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £36,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,122 £49,104 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.00% +3.38% -
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,000 £61,063
90th Percentile £78,068 £75,000 £72,433
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Analytics
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

Analytics job vacancy trend in Wales

Analytics
Salary Trend in Wales

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Analytics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Analytics

Analytics
Salary Histogram in Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Analytics in Wales over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Analytics in Wales

Analytics
Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Analytics within the Wales region over the 6 months to 14 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
South Wales +14 24 £45,750 -8.50% 97
North Wales - 4 - - 11
Analytics
UK

Analytics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales 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 1 (3.57%) CMS
Applications
1 9 (32.14%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (17.86%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (14.29%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (7.14%) Sage X3
2 1 (3.57%) Magento
2 1 (3.57%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 5 (17.86%) Microsoft 365
1 5 (17.86%) Power Platform
2 4 (14.29%) Azure
3 2 (7.14%) Azure Data Factory
3 2 (7.14%) Azure Synapse Analytics
4 1 (3.57%) Adobe Analytics
4 1 (3.57%) AWS
4 1 (3.57%) Azure Monitor
4 1 (3.57%) Google Analytics
4 1 (3.57%) PowerApps
4 1 (3.57%) SaaS
4 1 (3.57%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.57%) Broadband
1 1 (3.57%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (17.86%) Power BI
2 3 (10.71%) SQL Server
2 3 (10.71%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 3 (10.71%) Tableau
3 2 (7.14%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (3.57%) Data Mining
4 1 (3.57%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (3.57%) RDBMS
4 1 (3.57%) Relational Database
4 1 (3.57%) Spotfire
4 1 (3.57%) SQL Server Analysis Services
4 1 (3.57%) SQL Server Integration Services
General
1 21 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 10 (35.71%) Analytical Skills
3 7 (25.00%) Finance
4 4 (14.29%) Manufacturing
4 4 (14.29%) Pharmaceutical
5 3 (10.71%) Back Office
5 3 (10.71%) Presentation Skills
6 2 (7.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (7.14%) Marketing
6 2 (7.14%) Organisational Skills
6 2 (7.14%) Public Sector
7 1 (3.57%) Billing
7 1 (3.57%) Brand Awareness
7 1 (3.57%) Games
7 1 (3.57%) Law
7 1 (3.57%) Legal
7 1 (3.57%) Police
Job Titles
1 8 (28.57%) Analyst
2 6 (21.43%) Data Analyst
3 3 (10.71%) Desktop Engineer
3 3 (10.71%) Desktop Support
3 3 (10.71%) Desktop Support Engineer
3 3 (10.71%) Lead
3 3 (10.71%) Site Engineer
3 3 (10.71%) Support Engineer
4 2 (7.14%) Architect
4 2 (7.14%) Data Engineer
4 2 (7.14%) Lead Data Engineer
4 2 (7.14%) Solutions Architect
5 1 (3.57%) Business Intelligence Analyst
5 1 (3.57%) Business Manager
5 1 (3.57%) Designer
5 1 (3.57%) E-Commerce Manager
5 1 (3.57%) Integration Specialist
5 1 (3.57%) Lead Designer
5 1 (3.57%) Security Analyst
5 1 (3.57%) Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 9 (32.14%) Self-Motivation
2 3 (10.71%) Analytical Mindset
2 3 (10.71%) Management Information System
3 2 (7.14%) Onboarding
3 2 (7.14%) PMI
3 2 (7.14%) Social Media
3 2 (7.14%) Virtual Team
4 1 (3.57%) Algorithms
4 1 (3.57%) Blog
4 1 (3.57%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 4 (14.29%) Windows
2 3 (10.71%) Windows 10
3 1 (3.57%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 13 (46.43%) Decision-Making
3 11 (39.29%) Project Management
4 9 (32.14%) Continuous Improvement
5 7 (25.00%) Customer Experience
5 7 (25.00%) Data Analysis
5 7 (25.00%) Data Analytics
6 6 (21.43%) Business Intelligence
7 5 (17.86%) Actionable Insight
7 5 (17.86%) AI
7 5 (17.86%) Customer Service
7 5 (17.86%) Cybersecurity
7 5 (17.86%) Visualisation
8 4 (14.29%) Benchmarking
8 4 (14.29%) Compliance Management
8 4 (14.29%) Digital Transformation Strategy
8 4 (14.29%) Patch Management
8 4 (14.29%) Process Improvement
9 3 (10.71%) Logistics
9 3 (10.71%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (21.43%) SQL
2 2 (7.14%) Data Analysis Expressions
2 2 (7.14%) Python
3 1 (3.57%) C#
3 1 (3.57%) R
Qualifications
1 11 (39.29%) Degree
2 3 (10.71%) CTC Cleared
2 3 (10.71%) DBS Check
2 3 (10.71%) SC Cleared
2 3 (10.71%) Security Cleared
3 2 (7.14%) PMI Certification
4 1 (3.57%) Master's Degree
4 1 (3.57%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (10.71%) SLA
2 2 (7.14%) Data Quality
2 2 (7.14%) GMP
2 2 (7.14%) ISO 9001
3 1 (3.57%) Accessibility
3 1 (3.57%) Actionable Recommendations
3 1 (3.57%) GDPR
System Software
1 1 (3.57%) VMware Infrastructure
1 1 (3.57%) VMware NSX
Vendors
1 4 (14.29%) Microsoft
2 3 (10.71%) Cisco
2 3 (10.71%) Oracle
3 2 (7.14%) Sage
3 2 (7.14%) SAP
4 1 (3.57%) Adobe
4 1 (3.57%) CheckPoint
4 1 (3.57%) Databricks
4 1 (3.57%) Google
4 1 (3.57%) TIBCO
4 1 (3.57%) VMware
4 1 (3.57%) WooCommerce