Data Analyst Jobs in the West Midlands

Data Analyst
England > West Midlands

The median Data Analyst salary in the West Midlands is £38,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 June 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
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 191 122 188
Rank change year-on-year -69 +66 -26
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Analyst 70 141 97
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 0.87% 2.42% 1.28%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.92% 2.69% 1.35%
Number of salaries quoted 63 89 65
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,450 £30,350
25th Percentile £32,341 £35,000 £33,786
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,500 £38,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.32% +1.33% +15.38%
75th Percentile £60,000 £41,000 £47,500
90th Percentile £61,250 £50,500 £51,500
England median annual salary £45,000 £47,500 £48,000
% change year-on-year -5.26% -1.04% +6.67%

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 7,573 5,238 7,207
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.54% 89.94% 95.02%
Number of salaries quoted 5,594 3,217 4,815
10th Percentile £26,250 £29,750 £29,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £37,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £63,750 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £78,750
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,331 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.98% +0.55% +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 1 June 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 1 June 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 -6 23 £33,383 +23.64%
Birmingham -17 19 £50,000 +17.65% 7
Solihull +4 12 £38,500 -3.75% 1
Staffordshire -24 3 £37,500 +15.38% 2
Warwickshire +13 2 - - 3
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 1 June 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 41 (58.57%) Analytics
2 40 (57.14%) Business Intelligence
3 39 (55.71%) SQL
4 38 (54.29%) Power BI
4 38 (54.29%) Power Platform
5 36 (51.43%) Microsoft Excel
6 26 (37.14%) Python
7 25 (35.71%) Microsoft
8 24 (34.29%) Analytical Skills
9 21 (30.00%) Social Skills
9 21 (30.00%) Actionable Insight
9 21 (30.00%) Machine Learning
10 20 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
11 19 (27.14%) Data Science
12 17 (24.29%) Manufacturing
12 17 (24.29%) Finance
13 16 (22.86%) Degree
13 16 (22.86%) Statistical Modelling
13 16 (22.86%) Data Collection
14 15 (21.43%) Decision-Making
15 14 (20.00%) Statistics
15 14 (20.00%) Visualisation
15 14 (20.00%) Tableau
16 13 (18.57%) Organisational Skills
17 12 (17.14%) Continuous Improvement
17 12 (17.14%) Azure
17 12 (17.14%) Data Analytics
18 11 (15.71%) Data Analysis
18 11 (15.71%) CRM
18 11 (15.71%) Data-Driven Decision Making

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 (1.43%) SharePoint
Applications
1 36 (51.43%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (5.71%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (2.86%) ResourceLink
Cloud Services
1 38 (54.29%) Power Platform
2 12 (17.14%) Azure
3 8 (11.43%) Azure Synapse Analytics
4 4 (5.71%) SuccessFactors
5 2 (2.86%) Google Analytics
5 2 (2.86%) Snowflake
6 1 (1.43%) Adobe Analytics
6 1 (1.43%) Azure Data Factory
6 1 (1.43%) Azure Stack
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (54.29%) Power BI
2 14 (20.00%) Tableau
3 8 (11.43%) Power Query
4 3 (4.29%) Data Warehouse
4 3 (4.29%) SQL Server
5 2 (2.86%) Amazon QuickSight
5 2 (2.86%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 1 (1.43%) QlikView
6 1 (1.43%) SQL Server Reporting Services
General
1 24 (34.29%) Analytical Skills
2 21 (30.00%) Social Skills
3 17 (24.29%) Finance
3 17 (24.29%) Manufacturing
4 13 (18.57%) Organisational Skills
5 10 (14.29%) Law
6 9 (12.86%) Games
7 7 (10.00%) Marketing
8 5 (7.14%) Retail
9 4 (5.71%) Legal
10 3 (4.29%) Presentation Skills
11 2 (2.86%) Advertising
11 2 (2.86%) Banking
11 2 (2.86%) Electronics
11 2 (2.86%) Police
12 1 (1.43%) Documentation Skills
12 1 (1.43%) Publishing
12 1 (1.43%) Social Housing
12 1 (1.43%) Telecoms
12 1 (1.43%) Welsh Language
Miscellaneous
1 9 (12.86%) Analytical Mindset
2 8 (11.43%) Self-Motivation
3 4 (5.71%) Management Information System
4 3 (4.29%) Data Protection Act
5 2 (2.86%) Driving Licence
5 2 (2.86%) Enterprise Software
5 2 (2.86%) Robotics
6 1 (1.43%) Freedom of Information
6 1 (1.43%) Freedom of Information Act
6 1 (1.43%) Legacy Systems
6 1 (1.43%) Mobile App
6 1 (1.43%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 41 (58.57%) Analytics
2 40 (57.14%) Business Intelligence
3 21 (30.00%) Actionable Insight
3 21 (30.00%) Machine Learning
4 20 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
5 19 (27.14%) Data Science
6 16 (22.86%) Data Collection
6 16 (22.86%) Statistical Modelling
7 15 (21.43%) Decision-Making
8 14 (20.00%) Statistics
8 14 (20.00%) Visualisation
9 12 (17.14%) Continuous Improvement
9 12 (17.14%) Data Analytics
10 11 (15.71%) CRM
10 11 (15.71%) Data Analysis
10 11 (15.71%) Data-Driven Decision Making
11 10 (14.29%) Data Visualisation
11 10 (14.29%) ERP
11 10 (14.29%) Predictive Modelling
12 8 (11.43%) Data Munging
Programming Languages
1 39 (55.71%) SQL
2 26 (37.14%) Python
3 8 (11.43%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 3 (4.29%) R
5 2 (2.86%) Java
6 1 (1.43%) JavaScript
6 1 (1.43%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 16 (22.86%) Degree
2 3 (4.29%) Numerate Degree
3 2 (2.86%) DBS Check
4 1 (1.43%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (1.43%) ITIL Certification
4 1 (1.43%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (1.43%) SnowPro
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (11.43%) Data Quality
2 3 (4.29%) QA
3 2 (2.86%) GDPR
4 1 (1.43%) Accessibility
4 1 (1.43%) PMO
Vendors
1 25 (35.71%) Microsoft
2 9 (12.86%) Databricks
3 8 (11.43%) Alteryx
4 3 (4.29%) SAP
5 2 (2.86%) Google
5 2 (2.86%) Kronos
5 2 (2.86%) Salesforce
6 1 (1.43%) Adobe