Analytical Skills Job Trends in the West Midlands

Analytical Skills
England > West Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Analytical Skills in permanent job vacancies in the West Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Analytical Skills over the 6 months leading up to 30 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 25 12 14
Rank change year-on-year -13 +2 -1
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 359 477 328
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 6.85% 10.97% 9.77%
As % of the General category 11.22% 17.15% 15.35%
Number of salaries quoted 189 188 270
10th Percentile £29,950 £30,700 £26,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £31,552
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% +5.26% -
75th Percentile £68,750 £63,750 £63,250
90th Percentile £88,000 £74,014 £70,125
England median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% -4.35% +4.55%

All General Skills
West Midlands

Analytical Skills falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring general skills in the West Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 3,200 2,782 2,137
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 61.07% 64.00% 63.66%
Number of salaries quoted 1,426 1,221 1,790
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £26,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,754 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £66,250 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - -4.00%

Analytical Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Analytical Skills relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Analytical Skills job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

Analytical Skills
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Analytical Skills.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Analytical Skills

Analytical Skills
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Analytical Skills in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 30 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Analytical Skills in the West Midlands

Analytical Skills
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Analytical Skills within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 30 December 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
Birmingham -1 142 £52,500 +11.11% 118
Staffordshire -10 72 £51,250 +46.43% 75
Warwickshire +12 43 £32,500 -38.10% 22
Solihull -3 22 £85,000 +33.33% 11
Coventry -9 17 £52,500 -12.50% 61
Worcestershire -12 16 £56,250 +50.00% 65
Walsall -1 10 £42,500 - 6
Shropshire -27 7 £57,500 - 127
Wolverhampton -17 6 £65,000 +8.33% 73
Wednesbury - 5 £42,500 -
Dudley - 3 £75,000 - 4
Halesowen - 3 - - 1
Sutton Coldfield - 2 £90,000 - 1
Analytical Skills
England

Analytical Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 4 (1.11%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (0.56%) Confluence
2 2 (0.56%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.28%) Apache Airflow
3 1 (0.28%) ArcGIS
3 1 (0.28%) HCL Notes
3 1 (0.28%) SAS
Applications
1 53 (14.76%) Microsoft Excel
2 46 (12.81%) Chatbot
3 27 (7.52%) Microsoft Office
4 4 (1.11%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.84%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.56%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.56%) Trello
7 1 (0.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.28%) Sketch
7 1 (0.28%) SmartSuite
Business Applications
1 12 (3.34%) SAP S/4HANA
2 8 (2.23%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (1.67%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.56%) Primavera
4 2 (0.56%) SAP Business One
5 1 (0.28%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.28%) Pegasus Opera
5 1 (0.28%) Sage X3
5 1 (0.28%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 44 (12.26%) Power Platform
2 37 (10.31%) Azure
3 13 (3.62%) Dynamics 365
3 13 (3.62%) Microsoft 365
4 12 (3.34%) AWS
5 10 (2.79%) SaaS
6 8 (2.23%) Azure Data Factory
7 6 (1.67%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 6 (1.67%) OCI
8 4 (1.11%) Azure DevOps
8 4 (1.11%) PowerApps
8 4 (1.11%) Snowflake
9 3 (0.84%) Azure Logic Apps
9 3 (0.84%) GCP
9 3 (0.84%) Power Automate
10 2 (0.56%) Asana
10 2 (0.56%) Google Analytics
10 2 (0.56%) Microsoft Copilot
10 2 (0.56%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
10 2 (0.56%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 6 (1.67%) WAN
2 5 (1.39%) VPN
3 4 (1.11%) Firewall
3 4 (1.11%) SD-WAN
3 4 (1.11%) Wireless
4 3 (0.84%) BGP
4 3 (0.84%) OSPF
5 2 (0.56%) Bluetooth
5 2 (0.56%) Cisco ASA
5 2 (0.56%) EIGRP
5 2 (0.56%) Intrusion Detection
5 2 (0.56%) LAN
5 2 (0.56%) VLAN
5 2 (0.56%) Wi-Fi
5 2 (0.56%) Wireshark
6 1 (0.28%) 4G
6 1 (0.28%) NAS
6 1 (0.28%) Network Security
6 1 (0.28%) PuTTY
6 1 (0.28%) ZigBee
Database & Business Intelligence
1 40 (11.14%) Power BI
2 26 (7.24%) Tableau
3 19 (5.29%) Data Mining
3 19 (5.29%) Looker
4 10 (2.79%) Oracle Reports
4 10 (2.79%) SQL Server
5 8 (2.23%) Metadata
5 8 (2.23%) Relational Database
6 7 (1.95%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 6 (1.67%) Data Warehouse
8 5 (1.39%) Azure SQL Database
8 5 (1.39%) Data Lake
9 4 (1.11%) Crystal Reports
9 4 (1.11%) MySQL
10 3 (0.84%) BusinessObjects
10 3 (0.84%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 3 (0.84%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 2 (0.56%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
11 2 (0.56%) MongoDB
11 2 (0.56%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 9 (2.51%) JIRA
2 3 (0.84%) Selenium
3 2 (0.56%) Git
3 2 (0.56%) Sonatype Nexus
3 2 (0.56%) TestRail
4 1 (0.28%) Balsamiq
4 1 (0.28%) ERwin
4 1 (0.28%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.28%) JMeter
4 1 (0.28%) Maven
4 1 (0.28%) MLflow
4 1 (0.28%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.28%) WebDriver
General
1 130 (36.21%) Social Skills
2 73 (20.33%) Marketing
3 66 (18.38%) Finance
4 27 (7.52%) Manufacturing
5 23 (6.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 23 (6.41%) Public Sector
6 18 (5.01%) Law
6 18 (5.01%) Legal
7 14 (3.90%) Presentation Skills
8 13 (3.62%) Organisational Skills
9 11 (3.06%) Retail
10 7 (1.95%) Banking
11 4 (1.11%) Aerospace
11 4 (1.11%) Documentation Skills
12 3 (0.84%) Advertising
12 3 (0.84%) Spanish Language
13 2 (0.56%) Influencing Skills
13 2 (0.56%) Social Housing
14 1 (0.28%) German Language
14 1 (0.28%) Public Speaking
Job Titles
1 75 (20.89%) Analyst
2 46 (12.81%) Trainer
3 41 (11.42%) Lead
4 28 (7.80%) Developer
5 25 (6.96%) Architect
6 23 (6.41%) Data Analyst
6 23 (6.41%) Senior
7 17 (4.74%) Support Analyst
8 14 (3.90%) Customer Experience Manager
8 14 (3.90%) Trainee
9 13 (3.62%) Digital Transformation
9 13 (3.62%) Junior
9 13 (3.62%) Trainee Analyst
9 13 (3.62%) Trainee Data Analyst
10 12 (3.34%) SAP Developer
11 10 (2.79%) Support Engineer
11 10 (2.79%) Technical Support
12 9 (2.51%) Alliance Manager
12 9 (2.51%) Business Analyst
12 9 (2.51%) Business Intelligence Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (4.74%) REST
2 15 (4.18%) SOAP
3 13 (3.62%) Middleware
4 12 (3.34%) BAPI
4 12 (3.34%) IBM Integration Bus
4 12 (3.34%) JMS
4 12 (3.34%) OAuth
4 12 (3.34%) SAML
5 7 (1.95%) EDI
6 6 (1.67%) Oracle Fusion
7 5 (1.39%) HTML
8 4 (1.11%) .NET
8 4 (1.11%) JSON
9 3 (0.84%) Playwright
9 3 (0.84%) XML
10 2 (0.56%) .NET Framework
10 2 (0.56%) Entity Framework
10 2 (0.56%) FastAPI
10 2 (0.56%) Flask
10 2 (0.56%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 54 (15.04%) Onboarding
2 23 (6.41%) Analytical Mindset
3 14 (3.90%) Enterprise Software
4 12 (3.34%) Management Information System
4 12 (3.34%) Self-Motivation
5 8 (2.23%) IoT
6 6 (1.67%) FMCG
6 6 (1.67%) Product Ownership
7 5 (1.39%) Data Centre
8 4 (1.11%) Data Protection Act
8 4 (1.11%) Reference Data
8 4 (1.11%) Security Posture
8 4 (1.11%) Virtual Team
9 3 (0.84%) Cyber Defence
9 3 (0.84%) Driving Licence
9 3 (0.84%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 3 (0.84%) NHS
10 2 (0.56%) Cyber Threat
10 2 (0.56%) Legacy Systems
10 2 (0.56%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 8 (2.23%) Windows
2 6 (1.67%) Linux
3 2 (0.56%) Windows 10
4 1 (0.28%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.28%) Mac OS
4 1 (0.28%) Unix
4 1 (0.28%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 131 (36.49%) Problem-Solving
2 106 (29.53%) Continuous Improvement
3 80 (22.28%) Analytics
4 70 (19.50%) AI
5 69 (19.22%) Stakeholder Management
6 67 (18.66%) CRM
7 60 (16.71%) Coaching
8 59 (16.43%) GTM Strategy
9 57 (15.88%) Customer Experience
10 56 (15.60%) B2B
10 56 (15.60%) Collaborative Working
11 55 (15.32%) E-Commerce
12 54 (15.04%) Dashboard Development
13 51 (14.21%) Decision-Making
13 51 (14.21%) Digital Marketing
14 50 (13.93%) Commercialisation
14 50 (13.93%) Digital Innovation
14 50 (13.93%) Performance Analysis
15 46 (12.81%) Chemistry
15 46 (12.81%) Conversational UI
Programming Languages
1 68 (18.94%) SQL
2 37 (10.31%) Python
3 9 (2.51%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 7 (1.95%) T-SQL
5 5 (1.39%) ABAP
5 5 (1.39%) PowerShell
6 4 (1.11%) C#
6 4 (1.11%) Java
6 4 (1.11%) R
7 3 (0.84%) Bash
7 3 (0.84%) JavaScript
8 2 (0.56%) C++
9 1 (0.28%) Bicep
9 1 (0.28%) Perl
9 1 (0.28%) Scala
9 1 (0.28%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.28%) TypeScript
9 1 (0.28%) VB
Qualifications
1 154 (42.90%) Degree
2 51 (14.21%) Master's Degree
3 46 (12.81%) PhD
4 26 (7.24%) Security Cleared
5 19 (5.29%) SC Cleared
6 13 (3.62%) Computer Science Degree
7 6 (1.67%) DBS Check
7 6 (1.67%) ITIL Certification
8 4 (1.11%) Azure Certification
8 4 (1.11%) BPSS Clearance
8 4 (1.11%) CIPD
8 4 (1.11%) Cisco Certification
8 4 (1.11%) CISSP
8 4 (1.11%) DV Cleared
8 4 (1.11%) Microsoft Certification
9 3 (0.84%) ACCA
9 3 (0.84%) CCNP
9 3 (0.84%) CISM
9 3 (0.84%) CITP
10 2 (0.56%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (4.18%) Data Quality
2 11 (3.06%) QA
3 10 (2.79%) GDPR
3 10 (2.79%) SLA
4 9 (2.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 8 (2.23%) NIST
5 8 (2.23%) PMO
6 3 (0.84%) Actionable Recommendations
7 2 (0.56%) COBIT
7 2 (0.56%) IFRS
8 1 (0.28%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.28%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 1 (0.28%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.28%) Government Security Classifications
8 1 (0.28%) HIPAA
8 1 (0.28%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 1 (0.28%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.28%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.28%) SOC 2
System Software
1 7 (1.95%) Active Directory
2 6 (1.67%) Firmware
3 2 (0.56%) Docker
4 1 (0.28%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 4 (1.11%) Terraform
2 3 (0.84%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (0.56%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.28%) Ansible
4 1 (0.28%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.28%) Jamf Pro
4 1 (0.28%) Kibana
Vendors
1 62 (17.27%) Microsoft
2 46 (12.81%) PayPal
3 28 (7.80%) SAP
4 19 (5.29%) Oracle
5 12 (3.34%) IBM
6 7 (1.95%) Databricks
6 7 (1.95%) ServiceNow
7 5 (1.39%) Epicor
7 5 (1.39%) Infor
8 4 (1.11%) Salesforce
9 3 (0.84%) Cisco
9 3 (0.84%) Google
9 3 (0.84%) Meraki
9 3 (0.84%) Sage
9 3 (0.84%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
10 2 (0.56%) Ariba
10 2 (0.56%) IFS
10 2 (0.56%) Workday
11 1 (0.28%) Blue Prism
11 1 (0.28%) Palo Alto