Data Analyst Jobs in the West Midlands

Data Analyst
England > West Midlands

The median Data Analyst salary in the West Midlands is £40,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 12 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
12 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 181 137 186
Rank change year-on-year -44 +49 -21
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Analyst 67 146 95
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 0.91% 2.28% 1.31%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.96% 2.52% 1.38%
Number of salaries quoted 61 94 70
10th Percentile £26,250 £28,775 £31,250
25th Percentile £32,600 £35,000 £33,786
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £38,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% +1.33% +15.38%
75th Percentile £60,000 £43,750 £47,650
90th Percentile £61,250 £53,554 £52,500
England median annual salary £45,000 £47,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -5.26% - +5.56%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
West Midlands

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands. 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 West Midlands with a recognized job title 6,947 5,785 6,902
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.16% 90.21% 94.86%
Number of salaries quoted 5,217 3,296 4,732
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £39,000 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £63,500 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £78,750 £78,750
England median annual salary £53,500 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.01% +1.33% +9.09%

Data Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings that featured Data Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Data Analyst in the West Midlands

Data Analyst
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Analyst in the West Midlands.

Salary trend for Data Analyst in the West Midlands

Data Analyst
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Analyst in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 12 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Data Analyst in the West Midlands

Data Analyst
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 Analyst within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 12 May 2024. 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
Worcestershire +3 25 £55,000 +101.83%
Birmingham -19 16 £49,500 +16.47% 11
Solihull +10 12 £38,500 +10.00%
Staffordshire -27 2 £37,500 +15.38% 1
Warwickshire +34 1 - - 1
Walsall - 1 £37,306 -
Wolverhampton - 1 £47,500 -
Herefordshire - 1 £35,000 -
Data Analyst
England

Data Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 12 May 2024, Data Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the West Midlands region featuring Data Analyst in the job title.

1 40 (59.70%) Analytics
1 40 (59.70%) Power BI
1 40 (59.70%) Power Platform
2 39 (58.21%) SQL
2 39 (58.21%) Business Intelligence
3 36 (53.73%) Microsoft Excel
4 28 (41.79%) Python
5 23 (34.33%) Microsoft
5 23 (34.33%) Actionable Insight
5 23 (34.33%) Analytical Skills
5 23 (34.33%) Machine Learning
6 21 (31.34%) Data Science
7 19 (28.36%) Social Skills
8 18 (26.87%) Degree
8 18 (26.87%) Statistical Modelling
9 17 (25.37%) Finance
9 17 (25.37%) Manufacturing
10 16 (23.88%) Problem-Solving
10 16 (23.88%) Data Collection
11 15 (22.39%) Tableau
12 13 (19.40%) Visualisation
12 13 (19.40%) Statistics
12 13 (19.40%) Organisational Skills
12 13 (19.40%) Decision-Making
13 12 (17.91%) Data-Driven Decision Making
13 12 (17.91%) Azure
14 11 (16.42%) Predictive Modelling
14 11 (16.42%) Data Analytics
14 11 (16.42%) Law
14 11 (16.42%) CRM

Data Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 1 (1.49%) SharePoint
Applications
1 36 (53.73%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (4.48%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (1.49%) ResourceLink
Cloud Services
1 40 (59.70%) Power Platform
2 12 (17.91%) Azure
3 9 (13.43%) Azure Synapse Analytics
4 3 (4.48%) SuccessFactors
5 2 (2.99%) Snowflake
6 1 (1.49%) Adobe Analytics
6 1 (1.49%) Azure Data Factory
6 1 (1.49%) Google Analytics
Database & Business Intelligence
1 40 (59.70%) Power BI
2 15 (22.39%) Tableau
3 8 (11.94%) Power Query
4 3 (4.48%) Data Warehouse
4 3 (4.48%) SQL Server
5 2 (2.99%) Amazon QuickSight
5 2 (2.99%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 1 (1.49%) QlikView
6 1 (1.49%) SQL Server Reporting Services
General
1 23 (34.33%) Analytical Skills
2 19 (28.36%) Social Skills
3 17 (25.37%) Finance
3 17 (25.37%) Manufacturing
4 13 (19.40%) Organisational Skills
5 11 (16.42%) Law
6 10 (14.93%) Games
7 7 (10.45%) Marketing
8 4 (5.97%) Retail
9 3 (4.48%) Legal
9 3 (4.48%) Presentation Skills
10 2 (2.99%) Advertising
10 2 (2.99%) Banking
10 2 (2.99%) Electronics
10 2 (2.99%) Police
10 2 (2.99%) Publishing
11 1 (1.49%) Documentation Skills
11 1 (1.49%) Social Housing
11 1 (1.49%) Telecoms
11 1 (1.49%) Welsh Language
Miscellaneous
1 9 (13.43%) Analytical Mindset
1 9 (13.43%) Self-Motivation
2 4 (5.97%) Management Information System
3 3 (4.48%) Data Protection Act
4 2 (2.99%) Enterprise Software
4 2 (2.99%) Robotics
5 1 (1.49%) Driving Licence
5 1 (1.49%) Freedom of Information
5 1 (1.49%) Freedom of Information Act
5 1 (1.49%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 40 (59.70%) Analytics
2 39 (58.21%) Business Intelligence
3 23 (34.33%) Actionable Insight
3 23 (34.33%) Machine Learning
4 21 (31.34%) Data Science
5 18 (26.87%) Statistical Modelling
6 16 (23.88%) Data Collection
6 16 (23.88%) Problem-Solving
7 13 (19.40%) Decision-Making
7 13 (19.40%) Statistics
7 13 (19.40%) Visualisation
8 12 (17.91%) Data-Driven Decision Making
9 11 (16.42%) CRM
9 11 (16.42%) Data Analytics
9 11 (16.42%) Predictive Modelling
10 10 (14.93%) Data Visualisation
10 10 (14.93%) ERP
11 9 (13.43%) Continuous Improvement
11 9 (13.43%) Data Analysis
11 9 (13.43%) Strategic Planning
Programming Languages
1 39 (58.21%) SQL
2 28 (41.79%) Python
3 8 (11.94%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 3 (4.48%) R
5 2 (2.99%) Java
6 1 (1.49%) JavaScript
6 1 (1.49%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 18 (26.87%) Degree
2 4 (5.97%) Numerate Degree
3 2 (2.99%) DBS Check
4 1 (1.49%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (1.49%) ITIL Certification
4 1 (1.49%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (8.96%) Data Quality
2 3 (4.48%) QA
3 2 (2.99%) GDPR
4 1 (1.49%) Accessibility
4 1 (1.49%) PMO
Vendors
1 23 (34.33%) Microsoft
2 9 (13.43%) Alteryx
2 9 (13.43%) Databricks
3 2 (2.99%) Salesforce
3 2 (2.99%) SAP
4 1 (1.49%) Adobe
4 1 (1.49%) Google
4 1 (1.49%) Kronos