Data Analysis Job Trends in the West Midlands

Data Analysis
England > West Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the West Midlands requiring Data Analysis skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 95 30 93
Rank change year-on-year -65 +63 -37
Permanent jobs citing Data Analysis 90 289 83
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 1.71% 6.66% 2.48%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.07% 7.35% 2.80%
Number of salaries quoted 76 51 73
10th Percentile - - £31,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £49,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +2.04% +2.35%
75th Percentile £58,750 £62,500 £58,750
90th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £67,500
England median annual salary £47,500 £56,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -15.18% +1.82% -4.35%

All Process & Methodology Skills
West Midlands

Data Analysis 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 the West Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 4,343 3,932 2,967
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 82.57% 90.66% 88.78%
Number of salaries quoted 2,243 1,772 2,527
10th Percentile £29,000 £32,500 £26,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £41,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £67,500 £70,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £82,500 £82,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Data Analysis
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

Data Analysis job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

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Salary Trend in the West Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Data Analysis.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Data Analysis

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Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Analysis in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Data Analysis in the West Midlands

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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 Data Analysis within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 1 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
Birmingham +18 47 £47,500 +11.76% 10
Staffordshire -20 11 £52,750 +50.71% 3
Shropshire -13 9 £57,500 -3.36% 5
Warwickshire -32 8 £38,500 -30.94% 7
Walsall -2 4 £42,500 - 3
Coventry -21 4 £42,500 -26.09% 1
Worcestershire -17 2 £30,000 - 2
Herefordshire -11 1 £60,000 -1.64%
Dudley - 1 £40,000 - 3
Wednesbury - 1 £55,000 -
Data Analysis
England

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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 1 (1.11%) ArcGIS
1 1 (1.11%) Confluence
Applications
1 37 (41.11%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (11.11%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (7.78%) MS Visio
4 5 (5.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (4.44%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (2.22%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (1.11%) CATIA
Business Applications
1 4 (4.44%) SAP FI
2 1 (1.11%) Oracle EBS
2 1 (1.11%) Oracle EBS R12
2 1 (1.11%) Pegasus Opera
Cloud Services
1 24 (26.67%) Power Platform
2 7 (7.78%) Azure
3 6 (6.67%) Microsoft 365
4 4 (4.44%) Snowflake
5 3 (3.33%) Azure Data Factory
5 3 (3.33%) Azure Synapse Analytics
6 2 (2.22%) Dynamics 365
6 2 (2.22%) Google Analytics
7 1 (1.11%) AWS
7 1 (1.11%) GCP
7 1 (1.11%) Power Automate
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (26.67%) Power BI
2 18 (20.00%) Tableau
3 17 (18.89%) Data Mining
4 3 (3.33%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 2 (2.22%) Azure SQL Database
5 2 (2.22%) Looker
5 2 (2.22%) SQL Server
6 1 (1.11%) Geospatial Data
6 1 (1.11%) GIS
6 1 (1.11%) NoSQL
6 1 (1.11%) Oracle Database
6 1 (1.11%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (1.11%) Relational Database
6 1 (1.11%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 1 (1.11%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 4 (4.44%) JIRA
General
1 36 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
2 32 (35.56%) Finance
3 23 (25.56%) Social Skills
4 19 (21.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 12 (13.33%) Marketing
6 10 (11.11%) Retail
7 7 (7.78%) Manufacturing
8 3 (3.33%) Spanish Language
9 2 (2.22%) Documentation Skills
9 2 (2.22%) Games
9 2 (2.22%) Influencing Skills
9 2 (2.22%) Public Sector
10 1 (1.11%) Automotive
10 1 (1.11%) Billing
10 1 (1.11%) Law
10 1 (1.11%) Local Government
10 1 (1.11%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (1.11%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 44 (48.89%) Analyst
2 23 (25.56%) Data Analyst
3 22 (24.44%) Senior
4 14 (15.56%) Trainee
5 13 (14.44%) Trainee Analyst
5 13 (14.44%) Trainee Data Analyst
6 9 (10.00%) Business Intelligence Analyst
7 8 (8.89%) Business Analyst
8 5 (5.56%) Graduate
8 5 (5.56%) Senior Analyst
9 4 (4.44%) Accountant
9 4 (4.44%) Senior Data Analyst
9 4 (4.44%) Systems Accountant
10 3 (3.33%) Developer
10 3 (3.33%) Insight Analyst
10 3 (3.33%) Lead
10 3 (3.33%) SQL Analyst
10 3 (3.33%) Systems Analyst
11 2 (2.22%) Administrator
11 2 (2.22%) Lead Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.11%) ODBC
1 1 (1.11%) React
Miscellaneous
1 16 (17.78%) Driving Licence
2 4 (4.44%) Legacy Systems
3 2 (2.22%) Algorithms
3 2 (2.22%) Analytical Mindset
3 2 (2.22%) Product Ownership
3 2 (2.22%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (1.11%) Credit Risk
4 1 (1.11%) Data Structures
4 1 (1.11%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 1 (1.11%) Management Information System
4 1 (1.11%) Mobile App
4 1 (1.11%) NHS
4 1 (1.11%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.11%) Linux
1 1 (1.11%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 35 (38.89%) Problem-Solving
2 32 (35.56%) Analytics
3 26 (28.89%) Project Management
4 22 (24.44%) Decision-Making
5 21 (23.33%) Actionable Insight
5 21 (23.33%) Business Intelligence
5 21 (23.33%) Data Analytics
6 17 (18.89%) Business Analysis
6 17 (18.89%) Continuous Improvement
7 15 (16.67%) Data Modelling
8 13 (14.44%) ERP
9 11 (12.22%) Process Improvement
10 9 (10.00%) Collaborative Working
10 9 (10.00%) ETL
10 9 (10.00%) Visualisation
11 7 (7.78%) Migration
11 7 (7.78%) Validation
12 6 (6.67%) ITIL
12 6 (6.67%) Logistics
12 6 (6.67%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 40 (44.44%) SQL
2 25 (27.78%) Python
3 7 (7.78%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 3 (3.33%) R
4 3 (3.33%) T-SQL
5 2 (2.22%) JavaScript
5 2 (2.22%) TypeScript
6 1 (1.11%) Java
6 1 (1.11%) PL/SQL
6 1 (1.11%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 30 (33.33%) Degree
2 4 (4.44%) ACCA
2 4 (4.44%) CIMA
3 3 (3.33%) Azure Certification
4 2 (2.22%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (1.11%) City & Guilds
5 1 (1.11%) DV Cleared
5 1 (1.11%) Master's Degree
5 1 (1.11%) Security Cleared
5 1 (1.11%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (8.89%) Data Quality
2 3 (3.33%) Actionable Recommendations
3 2 (2.22%) QA
4 1 (1.11%) PMO
4 1 (1.11%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (1.11%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (1.11%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 34 (37.78%) Microsoft
2 4 (4.44%) Databricks
2 4 (4.44%) Oracle
2 4 (4.44%) SAP
3 2 (2.22%) Google
4 1 (1.11%) ESRI
4 1 (1.11%) Foundry
4 1 (1.11%) IFS
4 1 (1.11%) Palantir
4 1 (1.11%) Pegasus
4 1 (1.11%) ServiceNow