The Datum Report

Occupation 3544 · Associate professional occupations

Data analysts

Data analysts gather and organise a variety of data and analyse it to understand what it means for their organisation or society.

How people enter it

Entrants usually possess a relevant degree, although vocational qualifications and apprenticeships are also available.

What the work involves

Also called

Data analyst · Data officer · Data quality analyst · Information management analyst · Organisation and methods analyst

What it pays

MeasureHoursBasisPeriodValueSource
3544 : Data analysts None None 2026-03 121,900.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
3544 : Data analysts None None 2026-03 128,800.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
3544 : Data analysts None None 2026-03 139,600.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
3544 : Data analysts None None 2026-03 1,300.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
3544 : Data analysts None None 2026-03 10,800.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
3544 : Data analysts None None 2026-03 140,900.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
3544 : Data analysts None None 2026-03 7,000.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)

Every regional figure

ONS does not publish occupational pay below region. Cells the survey could not support are shown as withheld, with its reason — adding a region split to a specific occupation leaves roughly a tenth of cells publishable.

RegionMeasureHoursValuePeriod
East 3544 : Data analysts None 12,300.00 2026-03
East Midlands 3544 : Data analysts None 8,700.00 2026-03
London 3544 : Data analysts None 34,900.00 2026-03
North East 3544 : Data analysts None 7,000.00 2026-03
North West 3544 : Data analysts None 12,900.00 2026-03
Northern Ireland 3544 : Data analysts None 1,300.00 2026-03
Scotland 3544 : Data analysts None 10,800.00 2026-03
South East 3544 : Data analysts None 17,800.00 2026-03
South West 3544 : Data analysts None 8,400.00 2026-03
Wales 3544 : Data analysts None 7,000.00 2026-03
West Midlands 3544 : Data analysts None 11,200.00 2026-03
Yorkshire and The Humber 3544 : Data analysts None 8,800.00 2026-03

Common questions

Does pay for data analysts vary by region?

ONS publishes regional pay for this occupation where the survey sample supports it — 12 of 12 cells on this page. The rest are withheld by ONS, and are shown as withheld with the reason, rather than left out.

Where do these pay figures come from?

The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, published by the Office for National Statistics. Figures are shown exactly as ONS publishes them — we do not adjust, model or fill them in, and every number on this page carries the series and period it came from.

Classified alongside this

Business associate professionals n.e.c. · Estimators, valuers and assessors · Importers and exporters · Project support officers