Data Analyst Job Trends in Yorkshire

Data Analyst
England > Yorkshire

The median Data Analyst salary in Yorkshire is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 September 2026.

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

6 months to
19 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 68 128 148
Rank change year-on-year +60 +20 +15
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Analyst 157 31 24
As % of all permanent jobs in Yorkshire 2.03% 0.94% 0.49%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.18% 1.09% 0.51%
Number of salaries quoted 63 25 17
10th Percentile £26,750 £30,800 £25,300
25th Percentile £38,500 £35,000 £31,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £42,500 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% +13.33% +7.14%
75th Percentile £65,000 £54,500 £45,000
90th Percentile - £60,500 £54,250
England median annual salary £50,000 £45,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +11.11% -14.29% +10.53%

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 7,196 2,839 4,683
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.26% 85.72% 94.76%
Number of salaries quoted 5,091 1,587 2,587
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,000 £28,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £30,563 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,722 £46,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.44% -8.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £78,750 £78,750
England median annual salary £59,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +7.27% - -8.33%

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 19 September 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 19 September 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 +20 79 £45,000 +5.88% 22
South Yorkshire +2 46 £65,000 +62.50% 7
North Yorkshire +17 18 £45,000 +5.88% 8
East Yorkshire - 14 - - 1
Data Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 19 September 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 78 (49.68%) Microsoft Excel
2 75 (47.77%) Power BI
2 75 (47.77%) Power Platform
3 74 (47.13%) Business Intelligence
4 73 (46.50%) SQL
5 70 (44.59%) Microsoft
6 66 (42.04%) Tableau
7 65 (41.40%) Azure
8 64 (40.76%) AI
8 64 (40.76%) Azure AI
9 63 (40.13%) Azure Certification
9 63 (40.13%) Python
10 37 (23.57%) Data Analysis
11 17 (10.83%) Analytics
12 16 (10.19%) Decision-Making
13 13 (8.28%) Data Quality
14 11 (7.01%) Continuous Improvement
15 10 (6.37%) Stakeholder Management
16 9 (5.73%) Problem-Solving
17 7 (4.46%) Data Analytics
17 7 (4.46%) SAP
18 6 (3.82%) Dashboard Development
18 6 (3.82%) Data Science
18 6 (3.82%) Data Warehouse
18 6 (3.82%) SQL Server Reporting Services
18 6 (3.82%) Validation
19 5 (3.18%) Business Strategy
19 5 (3.18%) Data Management
20 4 (2.55%) Data Engineering
20 4 (2.55%) Data Matching

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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (0.64%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 78 (49.68%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (1.27%) Spreadsheet
3 1 (0.64%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (2.55%) iTrent
1 4 (2.55%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 75 (47.77%) Power Platform
2 65 (41.40%) Azure
3 64 (40.76%) Azure AI
4 4 (2.55%) SuccessFactors
5 2 (1.27%) Alation
5 2 (1.27%) Azure Logic Apps
5 2 (1.27%) dbt
5 2 (1.27%) GCP
5 2 (1.27%) Snowflake
6 1 (0.64%) AWS
6 1 (0.64%) Azure DevOps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 75 (47.77%) Power BI
2 66 (42.04%) Tableau
3 6 (3.82%) Data Warehouse
3 6 (3.82%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 2 (1.27%) SQL Server
4 2 (1.27%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (0.64%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 2 (1.27%) JIRA
General
1 72 (45.86%) Social Skills
2 15 (9.55%) Analytical Skills
3 11 (7.01%) Finance
3 11 (7.01%) Legal
4 5 (3.18%) Manufacturing
5 4 (2.55%) Banking
6 2 (1.27%) Public Sector
7 1 (0.64%) Advertising
7 1 (0.64%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (0.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (0.64%) Welsh Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.64%) FHIR
Miscellaneous
1 4 (2.55%) Algorithms
1 4 (2.55%) Management Information System
2 2 (1.27%) NHS
3 1 (0.64%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (0.64%) Low-Code
3 1 (0.64%) PMI
Processes & Methodologies
1 74 (47.13%) Business Intelligence
2 64 (40.76%) AI
3 37 (23.57%) Data Analysis
4 17 (10.83%) Analytics
5 16 (10.19%) Decision-Making
6 11 (7.01%) Continuous Improvement
7 10 (6.37%) Stakeholder Management
8 9 (5.73%) Problem-Solving
9 7 (4.46%) Data Analytics
10 6 (3.82%) Dashboard Development
10 6 (3.82%) Data Science
10 6 (3.82%) Validation
11 5 (3.18%) Business Strategy
11 5 (3.18%) Data Management
12 4 (2.55%) Data Migration
12 4 (2.55%) Data Modelling
12 4 (2.55%) Migration
12 4 (2.55%) System Testing
12 4 (2.55%) User Acceptance Testing
12 4 (2.55%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 73 (46.50%) SQL
2 63 (40.13%) Python
3 1 (0.64%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 1 (0.64%) VBA
Qualifications
1 63 (40.13%) Azure Certification
2 4 (2.55%) DBS Check
3 3 (1.91%) Degree
4 1 (0.64%) CBAP
4 1 (0.64%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (8.28%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 70 (44.59%) Microsoft
2 7 (4.46%) SAP
3 4 (2.55%) Oracle
3 4 (2.55%) Workday
4 3 (1.91%) Ariba
5 2 (1.27%) Dataiku
5 2 (1.27%) Foundry
5 2 (1.27%) Google
5 2 (1.27%) Informatica
6 1 (0.64%) Databricks
6 1 (0.64%) Palantir