Actionable Insight Jobs

Actionable Insights (or Actionable Intelligence, Actionable Recommendations)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Actionable Insight skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Actionable Insight over the 6 months leading up to 11 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 243 56 72
Rank change year-on-year -187 +16 +369
Permanent jobs citing Actionable Insight 709 4,227 4,327
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.30% 4.26% 4.28%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.38% 4.98% 4.48%
Number of salaries quoted 397 550 255
10th Percentile £37,500 £31,250 £34,723
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,500 £43,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,000 £51,500 £55,065
Median % change year-on-year +18.45% -6.47% +0.12%
75th Percentile £76,000 £66,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £80,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £47,500 £52,000
% change year-on-year +26.32% -8.65% +4.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Actionable Insight 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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 51,302 84,920 96,579
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 93.76% 85.59% 95.61%
Number of salaries quoted 27,015 59,883 56,845
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,008 £34,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £61,180
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -10.10% +1.97%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £98,474 £92,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% +4.76%

Actionable Insight
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Actionable Insight as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Actionable Insight in the UK

Actionable Insight
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Actionable Insight.

Salary trend for Actionable Insight in the UK

Actionable Insight
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Actionable Insight over the 6 months to 11 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Actionable Insight in the UK

Actionable Insight
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Actionable Insight within the UK over the 6 months to 11 May 2025. 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
England -181 617 £62,500 +19.05% 1,469
UK excluding London -217 391 £60,000 +26.32% 668
London -109 241 £75,000 +25.00% 1,043
Work from Home -219 207 £52,500 +5.00% 739
South East -138 107 £62,000 +37.78% 314
Midlands -93 78 £47,500 -17.39% 78
East of England +71 77 £76,000 +76.74% 45
North of England -208 61 £52,500 -4.55% 137
West Midlands +14 60 £50,000 -13.04% 56
South West -102 41 £60,000 - 51
North West -208 32 £50,000 -16.67% 90
Yorkshire -64 27 £60,743 +51.86% 41
Scotland -90 19 £83,738 +62.60% 35
East Midlands -85 17 £38,000 +8.57% 19
Northern Ireland -30 7 £30,000 -14.29% 7
North East +47 2 £51,000 +32.94% 6
Wales -73 1 £50,393 +18.57% 14

Actionable Insight
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 22 (3.10%) CMS
2 15 (2.12%) Apache Spark
3 12 (1.69%) WordPress
4 8 (1.13%) SAS
5 7 (0.99%) Sitecore CMS
6 6 (0.85%) SharePoint
7 5 (0.71%) Apache Airflow
8 4 (0.56%) Apache
8 4 (0.56%) Mule
9 3 (0.42%) IBM Domino
10 2 (0.28%) Confluence
11 1 (0.14%) Headless CMS
11 1 (0.14%) Jupyter
11 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 130 (18.34%) Microsoft Excel
2 18 (2.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 17 (2.40%) Microsoft Office
4 8 (1.13%) Microsoft Project
4 8 (1.13%) Photoshop
5 4 (0.56%) Adobe XD
6 3 (0.42%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.42%) Spreadsheet
6 3 (0.42%) Trello
7 2 (0.28%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 2 (0.28%) Sketch
8 1 (0.14%) Notion
8 1 (0.14%) Simulink
8 1 (0.14%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 5 (0.71%) Dynamics GP
2 4 (0.56%) NetSuite
3 3 (0.42%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.42%) Raiser’s Edge
4 1 (0.14%) Relativity
4 1 (0.14%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.14%) SAP BPC
4 1 (0.14%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 309 (43.58%) Power Platform
2 110 (15.51%) Azure
3 71 (10.01%) Google Analytics
4 61 (8.60%) AWS
5 33 (4.65%) Azure Synapse Analytics
5 33 (4.65%) GCP
6 29 (4.09%) Azure Data Factory
7 26 (3.67%) Google Ads
7 26 (3.67%) Snowflake
8 19 (2.68%) Microsoft 365
9 18 (2.54%) Dynamics 365
10 16 (2.26%) SaaS
11 15 (2.12%) dbt
12 13 (1.83%) Serverless
13 12 (1.69%) Amazon S3
14 11 (1.55%) Canva
15 10 (1.41%) GitHub
15 10 (1.41%) Google Sheets
16 8 (1.13%) AWS Lambda
16 8 (1.13%) Microsoft Advertising
Communications & Networking
1 6 (0.85%) Bluetooth
2 4 (0.56%) Firewall
2 4 (0.56%) HTTP
2 4 (0.56%) Wireless
3 3 (0.42%) Internet
3 3 (0.42%) TCP/IP
3 3 (0.42%) Wi-Fi
4 2 (0.28%) Intranet
4 2 (0.28%) Network Security
4 2 (0.28%) VoIP
5 1 (0.14%) SMS
5 1 (0.14%) VPN
5 1 (0.14%) ZigBee
Database & Business Intelligence
1 309 (43.58%) Power BI
2 106 (14.95%) Power Query
3 96 (13.54%) GIS
4 95 (13.40%) Geospatial Data
5 86 (12.13%) Tableau
6 47 (6.63%) Data Warehouse
7 27 (3.81%) Data Lake
7 27 (3.81%) Relational Database
8 24 (3.39%) BigQuery
9 19 (2.68%) Amazon Redshift
9 19 (2.68%) Looker
10 13 (1.83%) Big Data
10 13 (1.83%) Metadata
11 12 (1.69%) Hadoop
11 12 (1.69%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 10 (1.41%) SQL Server
12 10 (1.41%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 9 (1.27%) Data Hub
14 8 (1.13%) Data Mining
14 8 (1.13%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 23 (3.24%) Git
2 16 (2.26%) JIRA
3 4 (0.56%) Bazaar
4 3 (0.42%) Burp Suite
4 3 (0.42%) Jenkins
4 3 (0.42%) Metasploit
5 2 (0.28%) Axure RP
5 2 (0.28%) Balsamiq
5 2 (0.28%) GitLab
5 2 (0.28%) Visual Website Optimizer
6 1 (0.14%) ER Studio
6 1 (0.14%) ERwin
6 1 (0.14%) MLflow
General
1 307 (43.30%) Social Skills
2 286 (40.34%) Analytical Skills
3 195 (27.50%) Finance
4 153 (21.58%) Marketing
5 55 (7.76%) Retail
6 45 (6.35%) Law
7 39 (5.50%) Advertising
8 37 (5.22%) Banking
9 31 (4.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 31 (4.37%) Presentation Skills
10 26 (3.67%) Legal
11 24 (3.39%) Manufacturing
12 21 (2.96%) Public Sector
13 17 (2.40%) Influencing Skills
14 14 (1.97%) Billing
14 14 (1.97%) Organisational Skills
15 10 (1.41%) Brand Awareness
16 9 (1.27%) Games
17 8 (1.13%) Police
17 8 (1.13%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 186 (26.23%) Analyst
2 118 (16.64%) Senior
3 69 (9.73%) Lead
4 52 (7.33%) Data Analyst
5 46 (6.49%) Senior Analyst
6 36 (5.08%) Data Scientist
7 31 (4.37%) Data Engineer
8 30 (4.23%) Business Analyst
9 24 (3.39%) Developer
10 21 (2.96%) Insight Analyst
11 19 (2.68%) Business Intelligence Analyst
11 19 (2.68%) Senior Data Scientist
12 17 (2.40%) Insight Manager
13 16 (2.26%) Business Intelligence Developer
13 16 (2.26%) Data Manager
14 14 (1.97%) Financial Analyst
15 13 (1.83%) Senior Business Intelligence Analyst
16 12 (1.69%) IT Manager
16 12 (1.69%) SEO Specialist
17 11 (1.55%) Strategy Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (3.81%) HTML
2 26 (3.67%) CSS
3 16 (2.26%) scikit-learn
4 15 (2.12%) Pandas
4 15 (2.12%) PySpark
5 14 (1.97%) Kafka
5 14 (1.97%) TensorFlow
6 7 (0.99%) JSON
7 6 (0.85%) Django
7 6 (0.85%) NumPy
7 6 (0.85%) XML
8 5 (0.71%) PyTorch
8 5 (0.71%) React
8 5 (0.71%) WebSockets
9 4 (0.56%) .NET
9 4 (0.56%) Node.js
10 2 (0.28%) FastAPI
10 2 (0.28%) Next.js
10 2 (0.28%) REST
10 2 (0.28%) Spark Streaming
Miscellaneous
1 124 (17.49%) Algorithms
2 42 (5.92%) Analytical Mindset
3 33 (4.65%) Social Media
4 32 (4.51%) Management Information System
5 19 (2.68%) Self-Motivation
6 18 (2.54%) Product Ownership
7 17 (2.40%) Credit Risk
8 11 (1.55%) Cyber Threat
9 10 (1.41%) Digital Media
9 10 (1.41%) FMCG
9 10 (1.41%) Marketing Technology
10 9 (1.27%) Blog
10 9 (1.27%) Data Structures
10 9 (1.27%) Mobile App
11 8 (1.13%) BBC
11 8 (1.13%) Onboarding
11 8 (1.13%) Robotics
12 7 (0.99%) Derivative
12 7 (0.99%) IoT
12 7 (0.99%) OTC Derivatives
Operating Systems
1 7 (0.99%) Linux
2 5 (0.71%) Ubuntu
3 2 (0.28%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 336 (47.39%) Analytics
2 329 (46.40%) Business Intelligence
3 294 (41.47%) Problem-Solving
4 264 (37.24%) Decision-Making
5 177 (24.96%) Visualisation
6 154 (21.72%) Data Analysis
7 145 (20.45%) Data Management
8 132 (18.62%) Continuous Improvement
9 128 (18.05%) Data Science
10 122 (17.21%) Data Visualisation
11 110 (15.51%) Service Delivery
12 105 (14.81%) Strategic Planning
13 104 (14.67%) Machine Learning
14 100 (14.10%) Data-Driven Decision Making
15 98 (13.82%) Asset Management
16 93 (13.12%) Stakeholder Management
17 92 (12.98%) Agile
18 88 (12.41%) Data Modelling
19 83 (11.71%) Artificial Intelligence
20 81 (11.42%) Data Analytics
Programming Languages
1 300 (42.31%) SQL
2 157 (22.14%) Python
3 51 (7.19%) R
4 29 (4.09%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 17 (2.40%) C++
6 14 (1.97%) Java
7 12 (1.69%) JavaScript
8 9 (1.27%) C
8 9 (1.27%) T-SQL
9 5 (0.71%) Ladder Logic
9 5 (0.71%) TypeScript
9 5 (0.71%) VBA
10 4 (0.56%) Bash
10 4 (0.56%) PowerShell
11 3 (0.42%) C#
11 3 (0.42%) MATLAB
12 2 (0.28%) Go
13 1 (0.14%) Bicep
13 1 (0.14%) Perl
13 1 (0.14%) PHP
Qualifications
1 160 (22.57%) Degree
2 53 (7.48%) DBS Check
3 28 (3.95%) Master's Degree
4 23 (3.24%) Computer Science Degree
5 18 (2.54%) Security Cleared
6 12 (1.69%) ACCA
6 12 (1.69%) Azure Certification
7 11 (1.55%) CREST Certified
8 9 (1.27%) DV Cleared
8 9 (1.27%) SC Cleared
9 8 (1.13%) CBAP
9 8 (1.13%) CIMA
10 7 (0.99%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
10 7 (0.99%) Microsoft Certification
11 6 (0.85%) BPSS Clearance
11 6 (0.85%) IIBA
11 6 (0.85%) ITIL Certification
11 6 (0.85%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 6 (0.85%) Numerate Degree
12 5 (0.71%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 74 (10.44%) Actionable Recommendations
2 62 (8.74%) Data Quality
3 28 (3.95%) Accessibility
4 26 (3.67%) GDPR
5 16 (2.26%) QA
6 6 (0.85%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 5 (0.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 5 (0.71%) SLA
8 4 (0.56%) NIST
8 4 (0.56%) PMO
8 4 (0.56%) WCAG
9 2 (0.28%) GRC
9 2 (0.28%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.14%) COBIT
10 1 (0.14%) Cyber Essentials
10 1 (0.14%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 10 (1.41%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.28%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (0.56%) Terraform
2 3 (0.42%) Grafana
2 3 (0.42%) Kubernetes
2 3 (0.42%) Prometheus
3 2 (0.28%) Nessus
3 2 (0.28%) Nmap
3 2 (0.28%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 1 (0.14%) Ansible
4 1 (0.14%) Control-M
4 1 (0.14%) Kibana
4 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.14%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 155 (21.86%) Microsoft
2 105 (14.81%) Google
3 44 (6.21%) Salesforce
4 41 (5.78%) Databricks
5 21 (2.96%) Ahrefs
6 18 (2.54%) SAP
7 16 (2.26%) Adobe
8 14 (1.97%) TikTok
8 14 (1.97%) YouTube
9 12 (1.69%) Oracle
10 10 (1.41%) Instagram
11 9 (1.27%) JD Edwards
11 9 (1.27%) Screaming Frog
12 8 (1.13%) ServiceNow
13 7 (0.99%) Mercator
13 7 (0.99%) Sitecore
14 6 (0.85%) Yahoo!
15 5 (0.71%) Facebook
15 5 (0.71%) Intel
15 5 (0.71%) Siemens