Data Analytics Job Trends in Wales

Data Analytics
UK > Wales

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Wales requiring Data Analytics skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 76 - 98
Rank change year-on-year - - +4
Permanent jobs citing Data Analytics 7 0 19
As % of all permanent jobs in Wales 0.55% - 1.21%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.79% - 1.45%
Number of salaries quoted 6 0 16
10th Percentile £24,950 - -
25th Percentile £27,463 - £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 - £40,066
Median % change year-on-year - - -27.21%
75th Percentile £84,375 - £50,000
90th Percentile £97,500 - £52,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,743 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.45% +1.24% -7.69%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Wales

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 in Wales.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 886 488 1,313
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 70.15% 90.04% 83.68%
Number of salaries quoted 545 277 1,003
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £26,800
25th Percentile £34,000 £41,250 £34,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £51,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.62% +14.44% -
75th Percentile £60,000 £67,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £78,800 £78,750 £70,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -11.29%

Data Analytics
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

Data Analytics job vacancy trend in Wales

Data Analytics
Salary Trend in Wales

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Data Analytics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Data Analytics

Data Analytics
Salary Histogram in Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Analytics in Wales over the 6 months to 20 March 2026.

Salary histogram for Data Analytics in Wales

Data 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 Data Analytics within the Wales region over the 6 months to 20 March 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 - 7 £40,000 - 14
Data Analytics
UK

Data 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:

Applications
1 3 (42.86%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (28.57%) Sage X3
Cloud Services
1 1 (14.29%) Azure
1 1 (14.29%) Azure Data Factory
1 1 (14.29%) Azure Synapse Analytics
1 1 (14.29%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (28.57%) Data Mining
1 2 (28.57%) Tableau
2 1 (14.29%) Azure SQL Database
2 1 (14.29%) Power BI
2 1 (14.29%) SQL Server
2 1 (14.29%) SQL Server Reporting Services
General
1 5 (71.43%) Social Skills
2 3 (42.86%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (42.86%) Finance
3 2 (28.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 2 (28.57%) Manufacturing
3 2 (28.57%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (14.29%) Billing
Job Titles
1 5 (71.43%) Analyst
2 4 (57.14%) Data Analyst
3 2 (28.57%) Trainee
3 2 (28.57%) Trainee Analyst
3 2 (28.57%) Trainee Data Analyst
4 1 (14.29%) Commercial Analyst
4 1 (14.29%) Insight Analyst
4 1 (14.29%) Integration Specialist
4 1 (14.29%) Sage Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 3 (42.86%) Self-Motivation
2 2 (28.57%) Management Information System
2 2 (28.57%) Onboarding
2 2 (28.57%) PMI
3 1 (14.29%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (100.00%) Analytics
2 5 (71.43%) Data Analysis
3 4 (57.14%) Project Management
4 3 (42.86%) Business Intelligence
4 3 (42.86%) Decision-Making
4 3 (42.86%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (42.86%) Process Improvement
5 2 (28.57%) Business Analysis
5 2 (28.57%) Business Strategy
5 2 (28.57%) Computer Science
5 2 (28.57%) Conflict Resolution
5 2 (28.57%) Data Protection
5 2 (28.57%) ERP
5 2 (28.57%) Information Security
5 2 (28.57%) Logistics
5 2 (28.57%) Mathematics
5 2 (28.57%) Quality Management
5 2 (28.57%) Systems Analysis
5 2 (28.57%) Workflow
6 1 (14.29%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 3 (42.86%) SQL
2 2 (28.57%) Python
3 1 (14.29%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 3 (42.86%) Degree
2 2 (28.57%) DBS Check
2 2 (28.57%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (28.57%) GMP
1 2 (28.57%) ISO 9001
2 1 (14.29%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 2 (28.57%) Microsoft
1 2 (28.57%) Oracle
1 2 (28.57%) Sage
1 2 (28.57%) SAP