Data Analyst Job Trends in West Yorkshire

Data Analyst
Yorkshire > West Yorkshire

The median Data Analyst salary in West Yorkshire is £39,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 June 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 56 81 135
Rank change year-on-year +25 +54 +5
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Analyst 91 27 17
As % of all permanent jobs in West Yorkshire 2.54% 2.00% 0.55%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.70% 2.24% 0.58%
Number of salaries quoted 33 25 12
10th Percentile £26,875 - £27,438
25th Percentile £31,735 £25,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,000 £25,625 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +52.20% -35.94% -
75th Percentile £45,000 £47,500 £43,750
90th Percentile £53,750 £57,500 £46,788
Yorkshire median annual salary £40,000 £31,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year +26.98% -10.00% -6.67%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
West Yorkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in West Yorkshire. 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 West Yorkshire with a recognized job title 3,368 1,206 2,951
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.00% 89.20% 95.72%
Number of salaries quoted 2,464 672 2,242
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £28,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £37,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,375 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.22% +14.75% -9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £75,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £88,750 £93,778 £82,500
Yorkshire median annual salary £50,000 £49,000 £48,620
% change year-on-year +2.04% +0.78% -7.39%

Data Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in West Yorkshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Data Analyst' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in West Yorkshire.

Data Analyst job vacancy trend in West Yorkshire

Data Analyst
Salary Trend in West Yorkshire

Salary distribution trend for Data Analyst job vacancies in West Yorkshire.

Salary distribution trend for Data Analyst job vacancies in West Yorkshire

Data Analyst
Salary Histogram in West Yorkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Analyst in West Yorkshire over the 6 months to 13 June 2026.

Salary histogram for Data Analyst in West Yorkshire

Data Analyst
Job Locations in West Yorkshire

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 Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 13 June 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
Leeds -17 46 £40,000 +56.10% 11
Bradford - 28 - - 2
Pontefract - 10 £31,735 -
Wakefield -2 6 £37,500 -9.64% 1
Keighley - 1 £28,250 -
Data Analyst
Yorkshire

Data Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Yorkshire

For the 6 months to 13 June 2026, Data Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the West Yorkshire region featuring Data Analyst in the job title.

1 53 (58.24%) Microsoft Excel
2 50 (54.95%) SQL
3 49 (53.85%) Microsoft
4 44 (48.35%) Business Intelligence
4 44 (48.35%) Tableau
5 43 (47.25%) Power BI
5 43 (47.25%) Power Platform
6 39 (42.86%) Python
7 32 (35.16%) AI
7 32 (35.16%) Azure
7 32 (35.16%) Azure AI
7 32 (35.16%) Azure Certification
8 23 (25.27%) Data Analysis
9 19 (20.88%) Continuous Improvement
10 18 (19.78%) Analytics
11 14 (15.38%) Problem-Solving
12 12 (13.19%) Decision-Making
13 9 (9.89%) Data Quality
13 9 (9.89%) Validation
14 8 (8.79%) Change Management
14 8 (8.79%) Coaching
14 8 (8.79%) Data Analytics
14 8 (8.79%) GMP
14 8 (8.79%) Microsoft Office
15 7 (7.69%) Actionable Insight
15 7 (7.69%) Business Analysis
15 7 (7.69%) Data Mining
15 7 (7.69%) Project Management
16 6 (6.59%) Data Governance
16 6 (6.59%) SQL Server Reporting Services

Data Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Yorkshire 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 (1.10%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 53 (58.24%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (8.79%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (1.10%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (4.40%) iTrent
1 4 (4.40%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 43 (47.25%) Power Platform
2 32 (35.16%) Azure
2 32 (35.16%) Azure AI
3 4 (4.40%) SuccessFactors
4 2 (2.20%) Azure Logic Apps
5 1 (1.10%) AWS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 44 (48.35%) Tableau
2 43 (47.25%) Power BI
3 7 (7.69%) Data Mining
4 6 (6.59%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 4 (4.40%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (2.20%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 1 (1.10%) JIRA
General
1 46 (50.55%) Social Skills
2 20 (21.98%) Analytical Skills
3 15 (16.48%) Finance
4 7 (7.69%) Legal
5 4 (4.40%) Marketing
6 3 (3.30%) Retail
7 1 (1.10%) Advertising
7 1 (1.10%) Manufacturing
7 1 (1.10%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (1.10%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.10%) FHIR
Miscellaneous
1 14 (15.38%) Management Information System
2 1 (1.10%) NHS
2 1 (1.10%) PMI
Processes & Methodologies
1 44 (48.35%) Business Intelligence
2 32 (35.16%) AI
3 23 (25.27%) Data Analysis
4 19 (20.88%) Continuous Improvement
5 18 (19.78%) Analytics
6 14 (15.38%) Problem-Solving
7 12 (13.19%) Decision-Making
8 9 (9.89%) Validation
9 8 (8.79%) Change Management
9 8 (8.79%) Coaching
9 8 (8.79%) Data Analytics
10 7 (7.69%) Actionable Insight
10 7 (7.69%) Business Analysis
10 7 (7.69%) Project Management
11 6 (6.59%) Data Governance
12 5 (5.49%) Data Visualisation
12 5 (5.49%) Visualisation
13 4 (4.40%) Computer Science
13 4 (4.40%) Predictive Analytics
13 4 (4.40%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 50 (54.95%) SQL
2 39 (42.86%) Python
Qualifications
1 32 (35.16%) Azure Certification
2 4 (4.40%) Degree
3 3 (3.30%) CISM
3 3 (3.30%) CISSP
3 3 (3.30%) CompTIA Security+
3 3 (3.30%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (1.10%) CBAP
4 1 (1.10%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (9.89%) Data Quality
2 8 (8.79%) GMP
3 4 (4.40%) Accessibility
3 4 (4.40%) GDPR
4 3 (3.30%) Cyber Essentials
4 3 (3.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (3.30%) NIST
Vendors
1 49 (53.85%) Microsoft
2 4 (4.40%) Oracle
2 4 (4.40%) SAP
3 2 (2.20%) Informatica
4 1 (1.10%) Alteryx
4 1 (1.10%) Databricks
4 1 (1.10%) Foundry
4 1 (1.10%) Palantir