Data Analyst Job Trends in Yorkshire

Data Analyst
England > Yorkshire

The median Data Analyst salary in Yorkshire is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 February 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 59 113 162
Rank change year-on-year +54 +49 +31
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Analyst 137 32 35
As % of all permanent jobs in Yorkshire 3.48% 1.29% 0.78%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.77% 1.35% 0.82%
Number of salaries quoted 43 26 25
10th Percentile - £25,000 -
25th Percentile £35,000 £25,078 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £27,188 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year +47.13% -16.35% -13.88%
75th Percentile £45,000 £47,500 £43,750
90th Percentile £47,400 £48,125 £50,350
England median annual salary £40,000 £47,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -15.79% - -5.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Yorkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in 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 Yorkshire with a recognized job title 3,632 2,371 4,294
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.25% 95.57% 96.17%
Number of salaries quoted 2,239 1,103 3,474
10th Percentile £28,000 £29,750 £27,000
25th Percentile £30,563 £40,625 £35,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,640 £73,750 £66,250
90th Percentile £82,500 £87,500 £82,548
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -11.29%

Data Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in 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 Yorkshire.

Data Analyst job vacancy trend in Yorkshire

Data Analyst
Salary Trend in Yorkshire

Salary distribution trend for Data Analyst job vacancies in Yorkshire.

Salary distribution trend for Data Analyst job vacancies in Yorkshire

Data Analyst
Salary Histogram in Yorkshire

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

Salary histogram for Data Analyst in Yorkshire

Data Analyst
Job Locations in 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 Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 13 February 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
West Yorkshire +2 52 £40,000 +56.10% 10
South Yorkshire +21 47 £40,000 -11.11% 4
North Yorkshire +15 20 £42,500 +37.10% 3
East Yorkshire - 18 - - 1
Data Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 13 February 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 Yorkshire region featuring Data Analyst in the job title.

1 120 (87.59%) Microsoft Excel
2 118 (86.13%) SQL
3 117 (85.40%) Tableau
4 114 (83.21%) Python
5 111 (81.02%) Microsoft
6 92 (67.15%) Business Intelligence
7 91 (66.42%) Power BI
7 91 (66.42%) Power Platform
8 81 (59.12%) AI
8 81 (59.12%) Azure
8 81 (59.12%) Azure AI
8 81 (59.12%) Azure Certification
9 38 (27.74%) Analytics
10 32 (23.36%) Data Analytics
11 31 (22.63%) Business Analysis
11 31 (22.63%) Data Analysis
12 30 (21.90%) Data Mining
12 30 (21.90%) Project Management
13 8 (5.84%) Decision-Making
13 8 (5.84%) Visualisation
14 7 (5.11%) GDPR
15 6 (4.38%) Actionable Insight
15 6 (4.38%) Data Governance
15 6 (4.38%) Degree
16 5 (3.65%) Data Visualisation
16 5 (3.65%) Storytelling
16 5 (3.65%) Validation
17 4 (2.92%) Accessibility
17 4 (2.92%) Computer Science
17 4 (2.92%) Continuous Improvement

Data Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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:

Applications
1 120 (87.59%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (0.73%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 91 (66.42%) Power Platform
2 81 (59.12%) Azure
2 81 (59.12%) Azure AI
3 1 (0.73%) Google Ads
Database & Business Intelligence
1 117 (85.40%) Tableau
2 91 (66.42%) Power BI
3 30 (21.90%) Data Mining
4 1 (0.73%) Relational Database
General
1 88 (64.23%) Social Skills
2 35 (25.55%) Analytical Skills
2 35 (25.55%) Finance
3 7 (5.11%) Legal
3 7 (5.11%) Marketing
4 5 (3.65%) Retail
5 2 (1.46%) Manufacturing
5 2 (1.46%) Organisational Skills
6 1 (0.73%) Advertising
6 1 (0.73%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 5 (3.65%) Management Information System
2 1 (0.73%) Data Structures
2 1 (0.73%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 92 (67.15%) Business Intelligence
2 81 (59.12%) AI
3 38 (27.74%) Analytics
4 32 (23.36%) Data Analytics
5 31 (22.63%) Business Analysis
5 31 (22.63%) Data Analysis
6 30 (21.90%) Project Management
7 8 (5.84%) Decision-Making
7 8 (5.84%) Visualisation
8 6 (4.38%) Actionable Insight
8 6 (4.38%) Data Governance
9 5 (3.65%) Data Visualisation
9 5 (3.65%) Storytelling
9 5 (3.65%) Validation
10 4 (2.92%) Computer Science
10 4 (2.92%) Continuous Improvement
10 4 (2.92%) Data Privacy
10 4 (2.92%) Predictive Analytics
10 4 (2.92%) Problem-Solving
11 3 (2.19%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 118 (86.13%) SQL
2 114 (83.21%) Python
3 2 (1.46%) R
4 1 (0.73%) C
4 1 (0.73%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 81 (59.12%) Azure Certification
2 6 (4.38%) Degree
3 3 (2.19%) CISM
3 3 (2.19%) CISSP
3 3 (2.19%) CompTIA Security+
3 3 (2.19%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (0.73%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (5.11%) GDPR
2 4 (2.92%) Accessibility
2 4 (2.92%) Data Quality
3 3 (2.19%) Cyber Essentials
3 3 (2.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (2.19%) NIST
Vendors
1 111 (81.02%) Microsoft
2 1 (0.73%) Alteryx
2 1 (0.73%) Google
2 1 (0.73%) Workday