Analyst Jobs in the North West

Analyst
England > North West

The median Analyst salary in the North West is £40,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 28 May 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
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 14 16 14
Rank change year-on-year +2 -2 +2
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 942 841 1,170
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 9.17% 11.09% 12.19%
As % of the Job Titles category 9.68% 12.43% 12.69%
Number of salaries quoted 745 655 852
10th Percentile £23,620 £24,500 £23,500
25th Percentile £29,281 £31,250 £28,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% +6.25% +6.67%
75th Percentile £48,750 £53,750 £50,000
90th Percentile £56,250 £68,250 £60,000
England median annual salary £45,000 £47,500 £45,500
% change year-on-year -5.26% +4.40% +1.11%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North West

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the North West. 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 North West with a recognized job title 9,728 6,766 9,218
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.70% 89.26% 96.03%
Number of salaries quoted 7,455 4,001 5,425
10th Percentile £27,500 £30,000 £28,250
25th Percentile £36,396 £40,250 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £78,500 £81,250 £81,250
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -13.65% +1.33% +9.09%

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings that featured Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for Analyst in the North West

Analyst
Salary Trend in the North West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Analyst in the North West.

Salary trend for Analyst in the North West

Analyst
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Analyst in the North West over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Analyst in the North West

Analyst
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Analyst within the North West region over the 6 months to 28 May 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
Manchester -2 444 £45,000 +5.88% 103
Cheshire +10 196 £35,000 -6.67% 48
Merseyside +11 177 £35,000 -12.50% 24
Lancashire -7 99 £36,000 -15.29% 30
Cumbria -10 21 £30,500 -20.78% 5
Analyst
England

Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 28 May 2024, 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 North West region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 239 (25.37%) Social Skills
2 215 (22.82%) Finance
3 205 (21.76%) Microsoft
4 200 (21.23%) Analytical Skills
5 177 (18.79%) SQL
6 175 (18.58%) Problem-Solving
7 145 (15.39%) Decision-Making
8 135 (14.33%) Power Platform
9 133 (14.12%) Agile
10 125 (13.27%) Power BI
11 123 (13.06%) Microsoft Excel
12 119 (12.63%) Business Intelligence
13 116 (12.31%) Microsoft 365
14 113 (12.00%) Active Directory
14 113 (12.00%) Customer Service
15 112 (11.89%) Legal
16 101 (10.72%) Analytics
17 97 (10.30%) Degree
18 91 (9.66%) ITIL
19 89 (9.45%) Retail
20 86 (9.13%) Microsoft Office
21 85 (9.02%) Azure
22 80 (8.49%) Windows
23 78 (8.28%) Visualisation
23 78 (8.28%) Coaching
24 73 (7.75%) Continuous Improvement
24 73 (7.75%) Business Analysis
25 67 (7.11%) Law
26 65 (6.90%) Information Security
27 64 (6.79%) Roadmaps

Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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 17 (1.80%) Microsoft Exchange
2 15 (1.59%) Confluence
3 10 (1.06%) SharePoint
4 9 (0.96%) SAS
5 4 (0.42%) CMS
6 3 (0.32%) Moodle
7 1 (0.11%) IIS
Applications
1 123 (13.06%) Microsoft Excel
2 86 (9.13%) Microsoft Office
3 15 (1.59%) MS Visio
4 14 (1.49%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 7 (0.74%) Spreadsheet
6 4 (0.42%) Trello
7 1 (0.11%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.11%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 13 (1.38%) Infor SunSystems
1 13 (1.38%) iTrent
2 10 (1.06%) Dynamics CRM
3 8 (0.85%) Epicor Tropos
4 6 (0.64%) Oracle ERP
5 5 (0.53%) Oracle Financials
6 2 (0.21%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.11%) Carpe Diem
7 1 (0.11%) Dynamics GP
7 1 (0.11%) Dynamics NAV
7 1 (0.11%) Elite 3E
7 1 (0.11%) Primavera
7 1 (0.11%) SAP BPC
7 1 (0.11%) SAP CO
7 1 (0.11%) SAP FI
7 1 (0.11%) SAP FI/CO
7 1 (0.11%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 135 (14.33%) Power Platform
2 116 (12.31%) Microsoft 365
3 85 (9.02%) Azure
4 47 (4.99%) Dynamics 365
5 35 (3.72%) Entra ID
6 24 (2.55%) SaaS
7 21 (2.23%) AWS
8 8 (0.85%) Azure DevOps
9 7 (0.74%) Google Analytics
10 6 (0.64%) Google Workspace
11 5 (0.53%) BrowserStack
11 5 (0.53%) Google Data Studio
11 5 (0.53%) Google Sheets
11 5 (0.53%) OCI
12 4 (0.42%) Adobe Analytics
12 4 (0.42%) Canva
12 4 (0.42%) Miro
12 4 (0.42%) PaaS
12 4 (0.42%) Power Automate
13 3 (0.32%) iPaaS
Communications & Networking
1 24 (2.55%) Internet
2 22 (2.34%) DNS
3 18 (1.91%) Firewall
4 13 (1.38%) TCP/IP
5 11 (1.17%) Broadband
5 11 (1.17%) DKIM
5 11 (1.17%) DMARC
6 9 (0.96%) LAN
6 9 (0.96%) Network Security
6 9 (0.96%) WAN
7 8 (0.85%) DHCP
8 5 (0.53%) Wireless
9 4 (0.42%) SMS
9 4 (0.42%) Wi-Fi
10 3 (0.32%) Remote Desktop
10 3 (0.32%) VoIP
11 2 (0.21%) Intrusion Detection
11 2 (0.21%) SD-WAN
11 2 (0.21%) Skype
11 2 (0.21%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 125 (13.27%) Power BI
2 34 (3.61%) Tableau
3 27 (2.87%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 25 (2.65%) BigQuery
5 24 (2.55%) SQL Server
6 17 (1.80%) BusinessObjects
7 16 (1.70%) Data Mining
7 16 (1.70%) Data Warehouse
8 14 (1.49%) Power Query
9 10 (1.06%) Azure SQL Database
10 6 (0.64%) Looker
10 6 (0.64%) Relational Database
11 5 (0.53%) Qlik Sense
12 3 (0.32%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
12 3 (0.32%) Crystal Reports
12 3 (0.32%) Oracle Reports
12 3 (0.32%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 2 (0.21%) Amazon QuickSight
13 2 (0.21%) Big Data
13 2 (0.21%) GIS
Development Applications
1 32 (3.40%) JIRA
2 9 (0.96%) JMeter
3 7 (0.74%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 5 (0.53%) Eclipse
5 4 (0.42%) Postman
5 4 (0.42%) Selenium
6 3 (0.32%) SpecFlow
6 3 (0.32%) TeamCity
6 3 (0.32%) WebDriver
7 1 (0.11%) Git
7 1 (0.11%) JUnit
7 1 (0.11%) Redmine
7 1 (0.11%) Team Foundation Server
7 1 (0.11%) TestNG
General
1 239 (25.37%) Social Skills
2 215 (22.82%) Finance
3 200 (21.23%) Analytical Skills
4 112 (11.89%) Legal
5 89 (9.45%) Retail
6 67 (7.11%) Law
7 50 (5.31%) Marketing
8 39 (4.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 37 (3.93%) Banking
10 26 (2.76%) Public Sector
11 20 (2.12%) Organisational Skills
12 16 (1.70%) Manufacturing
13 14 (1.49%) Telecoms
14 12 (1.27%) Presentation Skills
15 10 (1.06%) Games
16 8 (0.85%) Influencing Skills
17 7 (0.74%) Health Technology
18 6 (0.64%) Documentation Skills
19 5 (0.53%) Retail Finance
19 5 (0.53%) Social Housing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (1.70%) OLE
2 11 (1.17%) XML
3 10 (1.06%) Oracle Fusion
4 9 (0.96%) .NET
5 8 (0.85%) HTML
5 8 (0.85%) JSON
5 8 (0.85%) REST
5 8 (0.85%) SOAP
6 7 (0.74%) Web Services
7 5 (0.53%) CSS
8 4 (0.42%) PySpark
8 4 (0.42%) RESTful
9 3 (0.32%) Gherkin
10 2 (0.21%) .NET Framework
10 2 (0.21%) Playwright
11 1 (0.11%) ADO
11 1 (0.11%) ASP.NET
11 1 (0.11%) ASP.NET Web Forms
11 1 (0.11%) EDI
11 1 (0.11%) Flash
Miscellaneous
1 36 (3.82%) Management Information System
2 29 (3.08%) Self-Motivation
3 27 (2.87%) Smartphone
4 17 (1.80%) Onboarding
5 15 (1.59%) Cyberattack
6 14 (1.49%) Product Ownership
7 11 (1.17%) Driving Licence
8 9 (0.96%) Analytical Mindset
8 9 (0.96%) Cyber Threat
8 9 (0.96%) Mobile App
9 7 (0.74%) Social Media
10 6 (0.64%) e-Learning
10 6 (0.64%) Greenfield Project
10 6 (0.64%) NHS
10 6 (0.64%) Pricing Data
11 5 (0.53%) Data Centre
11 5 (0.53%) Life Science
11 5 (0.53%) PMI
11 5 (0.53%) SCADA
12 4 (0.42%) CCTV
Operating Systems
1 80 (8.49%) Windows
2 23 (2.44%) Windows 10
3 18 (1.91%) Windows Server
4 14 (1.49%) Linux
5 13 (1.38%) Apple iOS
6 11 (1.17%) Android
7 10 (1.06%) Windows Vista
8 7 (0.74%) Windows Server 2019
9 5 (0.53%) Windows Server 2012
10 4 (0.42%) Unix
10 4 (0.42%) Windows Server 2016
11 2 (0.21%) VMS
12 1 (0.11%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 175 (18.58%) Problem-Solving
2 145 (15.39%) Decision-Making
3 133 (14.12%) Agile
4 119 (12.63%) Business Intelligence
5 113 (12.00%) Customer Service
6 101 (10.72%) Analytics
7 91 (9.66%) ITIL
8 78 (8.28%) Coaching
8 78 (8.28%) Visualisation
9 73 (7.75%) Business Analysis
9 73 (7.75%) Continuous Improvement
10 65 (6.90%) Information Security
11 64 (6.79%) Roadmaps
12 63 (6.69%) ERP
12 63 (6.69%) Requirements Gathering
13 60 (6.37%) Cybersecurity
14 58 (6.16%) Mentoring
15 52 (5.52%) Project Management
16 51 (5.41%) Data Analysis
17 50 (5.31%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 177 (18.79%) SQL
2 41 (4.35%) Python
3 29 (3.08%) T-SQL
4 27 (2.87%) C#
5 23 (2.44%) R
6 19 (2.02%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 17 (1.80%) PowerShell
8 8 (0.85%) JavaScript
9 5 (0.53%) Java
9 5 (0.53%) PL/SQL
10 4 (0.42%) RPG
11 3 (0.32%) VBA
12 2 (0.21%) Bash
12 2 (0.21%) VB.NET
13 1 (0.11%) ABAP
13 1 (0.11%) VB
Qualifications
1 97 (10.30%) Degree
2 24 (2.55%) Security Cleared
3 19 (2.02%) Microsoft Certification
4 18 (1.91%) CIMA
5 17 (1.80%) SC Cleared
6 14 (1.49%) A+ Certification
7 12 (1.27%) DBS Check
8 10 (1.06%) AAT
8 10 (1.06%) ACCA
8 10 (1.06%) CISSP
9 8 (0.85%) CompTIA Security+
10 7 (0.74%) Master's Degree
11 6 (0.64%) ITIL Certification
11 6 (0.64%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 5 (0.53%) CEH
12 5 (0.53%) CFA
12 5 (0.53%) Computer Science Degree
12 5 (0.53%) PMI Certification
13 4 (0.42%) CISM
13 4 (0.42%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (4.03%) SLA
2 35 (3.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 23 (2.44%) QA
4 22 (2.34%) GDPR
5 19 (2.02%) Cyber Essentials
6 12 (1.27%) Data Quality
6 12 (1.27%) GRC
6 12 (1.27%) PMO
7 11 (1.17%) NIST
8 8 (0.85%) PCI DSS
9 7 (0.74%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 5 (0.53%) ITGC
11 4 (0.42%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 4 (0.42%) NCSC
12 3 (0.32%) ISO 9001
13 2 (0.21%) EMIR
13 2 (0.21%) MiFID
13 2 (0.21%) TickIT
14 1 (0.11%) Accessibility
14 1 (0.11%) P3O
System Software
1 113 (12.00%) Active Directory
2 10 (1.06%) RACF
3 7 (0.74%) Virtual Machines
4 4 (0.42%) Hyper-V
4 4 (0.42%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.21%) vSphere
6 1 (0.11%) DFS Replication
6 1 (0.11%) Snort
6 1 (0.11%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.11%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 16 (1.70%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (0.96%) CASB
3 6 (0.64%) SCCM
4 5 (0.53%) Grafana
4 5 (0.53%) Kibana
4 5 (0.53%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 4 (0.42%) Jamf Pro
6 3 (0.32%) Progress Chef
7 2 (0.21%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.21%) WSUS
Vendors
1 205 (21.76%) Microsoft
2 36 (3.82%) SAP
3 22 (2.34%) ServiceNow
4 20 (2.12%) Oracle
5 18 (1.91%) Google
6 13 (1.38%) Infor
7 12 (1.27%) Adobe
8 11 (1.17%) Virgin Media
9 10 (1.06%) CyberArk
10 9 (0.96%) Citrix
10 9 (0.96%) F5
10 9 (0.96%) iManage
10 9 (0.96%) VMware
11 8 (0.85%) Epicor
11 8 (0.85%) YouTube
12 7 (0.74%) Apple
12 7 (0.74%) Rapid7
12 7 (0.74%) Veeam
13 6 (0.64%) Alteryx
13 6 (0.64%) Civica