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 27 April 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
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 14 20 15
Rank change year-on-year +6 -5 +3
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 917 868 1,133
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 9.46% 10.90% 12.04%
As % of the Job Titles category 9.98% 12.22% 12.54%
Number of salaries quoted 739 653 849
10th Percentile £23,800 £24,050 £24,000
25th Percentile £29,750 £30,500 £29,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,500 £41,374
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% +2.72% +10.33%
75th Percentile £48,750 £53,750 £50,000
90th Percentile £57,500 £66,250 £61,250
England median annual salary £45,000 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -5.26% +5.56% -

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 9,192 7,102 9,035
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.80% 89.19% 96.01%
Number of salaries quoted 7,069 4,115 5,476
10th Percentile £27,250 £30,000 £28,625
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £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 £68,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £78,750 £81,800 £82,500
England median annual salary £53,500 £60,732 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.91% +1.22% +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 27 April 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 27 April 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 +3 432 £45,000 +5.88% 102
Cheshire +10 188 £36,601 -4.93% 28
Merseyside +10 182 £35,000 -11.39% 24
Lancashire -5 90 £35,000 -28.57% 20
Cumbria -9 20 £30,500 -20.78% 1
Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 27 April 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.

1 255 (27.81%) Social Skills
2 195 (21.26%) Analytical Skills
3 191 (20.83%) Finance
4 190 (20.72%) Microsoft
5 174 (18.97%) SQL
6 171 (18.65%) Problem-Solving
7 144 (15.70%) Decision-Making
8 135 (14.72%) Power Platform
9 129 (14.07%) Agile
10 127 (13.85%) Microsoft 365
11 126 (13.74%) Power BI
12 118 (12.87%) Business Intelligence
13 113 (12.32%) Active Directory
14 112 (12.21%) Microsoft Excel
15 108 (11.78%) Customer Service
16 105 (11.45%) Analytics
17 104 (11.34%) Degree
18 99 (10.80%) ITIL
19 95 (10.36%) Azure
20 91 (9.92%) Legal
21 90 (9.81%) Windows
22 83 (9.05%) Retail
23 81 (8.83%) Business Analysis
24 78 (8.51%) Continuous Improvement
24 78 (8.51%) Microsoft Office
25 76 (8.29%) Visualisation
26 72 (7.85%) Coaching
27 68 (7.42%) Requirements Gathering
27 68 (7.42%) ERP
28 67 (7.31%) Law

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 19 (2.07%) Microsoft Exchange
2 14 (1.53%) Confluence
3 8 (0.87%) SAS
3 8 (0.87%) SharePoint
4 4 (0.44%) CMS
5 3 (0.33%) IIS
5 3 (0.33%) Moodle
Applications
1 112 (12.21%) Microsoft Excel
2 78 (8.51%) Microsoft Office
3 15 (1.64%) MS Visio
4 14 (1.53%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 7 (0.76%) Spreadsheet
6 4 (0.44%) Trello
7 1 (0.11%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 13 (1.42%) Epicor Tropos
1 13 (1.42%) Infor SunSystems
1 13 (1.42%) iTrent
2 9 (0.98%) Dynamics CRM
3 7 (0.76%) Oracle ERP
4 4 (0.44%) Oracle Financials
5 2 (0.22%) Salesforce CRM
5 2 (0.22%) SAP BPC
5 2 (0.22%) SAP CO
5 2 (0.22%) SAP FI
5 2 (0.22%) SAP FI/CO
6 1 (0.11%) Aareon QL
6 1 (0.11%) Carpe Diem
6 1 (0.11%) Dynamics GP
6 1 (0.11%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.11%) Elite 3E
6 1 (0.11%) MIS ActiveH
6 1 (0.11%) NEC Housing
6 1 (0.11%) OPENHousing
6 1 (0.11%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 135 (14.72%) Power Platform
2 127 (13.85%) Microsoft 365
3 95 (10.36%) Azure
4 42 (4.58%) Dynamics 365
5 30 (3.27%) SaaS
6 23 (2.51%) AWS
7 22 (2.40%) Entra ID
8 8 (0.87%) Azure DevOps
8 8 (0.87%) Google Analytics
9 6 (0.65%) Google Workspace
9 6 (0.65%) OCI
10 5 (0.55%) BrowserStack
10 5 (0.55%) Google Sheets
11 4 (0.44%) Canva
11 4 (0.44%) Google Data Studio
11 4 (0.44%) Miro
11 4 (0.44%) Power Automate
12 3 (0.33%) Adobe Analytics
12 3 (0.33%) GCP
12 3 (0.33%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 26 (2.84%) DNS
2 23 (2.51%) Internet
3 22 (2.40%) Firewall
4 14 (1.53%) TCP/IP
5 12 (1.31%) DKIM
5 12 (1.31%) DMARC
6 11 (1.20%) Broadband
7 10 (1.09%) DHCP
7 10 (1.09%) LAN
7 10 (1.09%) WAN
8 8 (0.87%) Network Security
9 6 (0.65%) VoIP
10 5 (0.55%) Wi-Fi
10 5 (0.55%) Wireless
11 4 (0.44%) SMS
12 3 (0.33%) Remote Desktop
12 3 (0.33%) VPN
13 2 (0.22%) Intrusion Detection
13 2 (0.22%) SAN
13 2 (0.22%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 126 (13.74%) Power BI
2 32 (3.49%) SQL Server
2 32 (3.49%) Tableau
3 31 (3.38%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 26 (2.84%) BigQuery
5 17 (1.85%) BusinessObjects
6 15 (1.64%) Data Mining
6 15 (1.64%) Data Warehouse
7 13 (1.42%) Power Query
8 10 (1.09%) Azure SQL Database
9 6 (0.65%) Relational Database
10 5 (0.55%) Looker
10 5 (0.55%) Qlik Sense
11 3 (0.33%) Crystal Reports
11 3 (0.33%) Oracle Reports
11 3 (0.33%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 3 (0.33%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 2 (0.22%) GIS
12 2 (0.22%) Hadoop
12 2 (0.22%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 31 (3.38%) JIRA
2 7 (0.76%) JMeter
2 7 (0.76%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 5 (0.55%) Eclipse
4 4 (0.44%) Postman
5 2 (0.22%) Selenium
5 2 (0.22%) SpecFlow
5 2 (0.22%) TeamCity
5 2 (0.22%) WebDriver
6 1 (0.11%) Git
6 1 (0.11%) Redmine
General
1 255 (27.81%) Social Skills
2 195 (21.26%) Analytical Skills
3 191 (20.83%) Finance
4 91 (9.92%) Legal
5 83 (9.05%) Retail
6 67 (7.31%) Law
7 45 (4.91%) Marketing
8 40 (4.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 30 (3.27%) Public Sector
10 24 (2.62%) Banking
11 20 (2.18%) Organisational Skills
12 18 (1.96%) Manufacturing
13 16 (1.74%) Telecoms
14 15 (1.64%) Presentation Skills
15 11 (1.20%) Influencing Skills
16 10 (1.09%) Games
17 8 (0.87%) Documentation Skills
18 7 (0.76%) Health Technology
19 5 (0.55%) Retail Finance
19 5 (0.55%) Social Housing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (1.74%) OLE
2 11 (1.20%) Oracle Fusion
2 11 (1.20%) XML
3 8 (0.87%) .NET
3 8 (0.87%) JSON
3 8 (0.87%) REST
3 8 (0.87%) SOAP
4 7 (0.76%) HTML
4 7 (0.76%) Web Services
5 4 (0.44%) CSS
5 4 (0.44%) PySpark
5 4 (0.44%) RESTful
6 2 (0.22%) .NET Framework
6 2 (0.22%) Gherkin
6 2 (0.22%) Playwright
7 1 (0.11%) ASP.NET
7 1 (0.11%) EDI
7 1 (0.11%) Flash
7 1 (0.11%) Middleware
7 1 (0.11%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 32 (3.49%) Management Information System
2 30 (3.27%) Self-Motivation
3 27 (2.94%) Smartphone
4 21 (2.29%) Onboarding
5 16 (1.74%) Cyberattack
6 14 (1.53%) Product Ownership
7 13 (1.42%) Cyber Threat
8 12 (1.31%) Driving Licence
9 9 (0.98%) Analytical Mindset
9 9 (0.98%) Mobile App
10 7 (0.76%) Greenfield Project
10 7 (0.76%) Life Science
11 6 (0.65%) CCTV
11 6 (0.65%) e-Learning
11 6 (0.65%) NHS
11 6 (0.65%) Pricing Data
11 6 (0.65%) Social Media
12 5 (0.55%) Data Centre
12 5 (0.55%) PMI
12 5 (0.55%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 90 (9.81%) Windows
2 22 (2.40%) Windows 10
2 22 (2.40%) Windows Server
3 16 (1.74%) Linux
4 11 (1.20%) Android
4 11 (1.20%) Apple iOS
5 9 (0.98%) Windows Vista
6 7 (0.76%) Windows Server 2012
6 7 (0.76%) Windows Server 2019
7 4 (0.44%) Unix
7 4 (0.44%) Windows Server 2016
8 2 (0.22%) Mac OS
8 2 (0.22%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 171 (18.65%) Problem-Solving
2 144 (15.70%) Decision-Making
3 129 (14.07%) Agile
4 118 (12.87%) Business Intelligence
5 108 (11.78%) Customer Service
6 105 (11.45%) Analytics
7 99 (10.80%) ITIL
8 81 (8.83%) Business Analysis
9 78 (8.51%) Continuous Improvement
10 76 (8.29%) Visualisation
11 72 (7.85%) Coaching
12 68 (7.42%) ERP
12 68 (7.42%) Requirements Gathering
13 65 (7.09%) Mentoring
14 59 (6.43%) Cybersecurity
14 59 (6.43%) Information Security
15 55 (6.00%) Roadmaps
15 55 (6.00%) Stakeholder Management
16 52 (5.67%) Project Management
16 52 (5.67%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 174 (18.97%) SQL
2 39 (4.25%) Python
3 35 (3.82%) T-SQL
4 26 (2.84%) C#
5 22 (2.40%) R
6 18 (1.96%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 6 (0.65%) JavaScript
7 6 (0.65%) PowerShell
8 5 (0.55%) PL/SQL
9 3 (0.33%) VBA
10 2 (0.22%) Bash
10 2 (0.22%) VB.NET
11 1 (0.11%) ABAP
11 1 (0.11%) Java
11 1 (0.11%) VB
Qualifications
1 104 (11.34%) Degree
2 27 (2.94%) Security Cleared
3 19 (2.07%) Microsoft Certification
4 17 (1.85%) SC Cleared
5 14 (1.53%) A+ Certification
6 12 (1.31%) DBS Check
7 9 (0.98%) ACCA
7 9 (0.98%) CIMA
7 9 (0.98%) CISSP
8 8 (0.87%) CompTIA Security+
9 7 (0.76%) ITIL Certification
9 7 (0.76%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 6 (0.65%) Computer Science Degree
10 6 (0.65%) DV Cleared
10 6 (0.65%) Master's Degree
11 5 (0.55%) CEH
11 5 (0.55%) CFA
11 5 (0.55%) HND
11 5 (0.55%) PMI Certification
12 4 (0.44%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (4.47%) SLA
2 36 (3.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 26 (2.84%) QA
4 23 (2.51%) Cyber Essentials
5 19 (2.07%) GDPR
6 16 (1.74%) Data Quality
7 14 (1.53%) NIST
8 12 (1.31%) GRC
9 10 (1.09%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 9 (0.98%) PCI DSS
10 9 (0.98%) PMO
11 5 (0.55%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 5 (0.55%) ITGC
12 4 (0.44%) ISO 9001
12 4 (0.44%) NCSC
13 2 (0.22%) EMIR
13 2 (0.22%) MiFID
13 2 (0.22%) TickIT
14 1 (0.11%) Accessibility
14 1 (0.11%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 113 (12.32%) Active Directory
2 7 (0.76%) Virtual Machines
2 7 (0.76%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (0.55%) Hyper-V
4 2 (0.22%) vSphere
5 1 (0.11%) DFS Replication
5 1 (0.11%) Snort
5 1 (0.11%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.11%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 14 (1.53%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (1.31%) CASB
3 6 (0.65%) SCCM
3 6 (0.65%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 5 (0.55%) Grafana
4 5 (0.55%) Kibana
5 4 (0.44%) Jamf Pro
6 3 (0.33%) Progress Chef
7 2 (0.22%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.22%) WSUS
8 1 (0.11%) CSIRT
Vendors
1 190 (20.72%) Microsoft
2 38 (4.14%) SAP
3 23 (2.51%) ServiceNow
4 22 (2.40%) Oracle
5 19 (2.07%) Google
6 13 (1.42%) Adobe
6 13 (1.42%) Epicor
6 13 (1.42%) Infor
7 12 (1.31%) VMware
8 11 (1.20%) Virgin Media
9 9 (0.98%) Apple
9 9 (0.98%) Citrix
9 9 (0.98%) F5
9 9 (0.98%) iManage
10 8 (0.87%) YouTube
11 7 (0.76%) Civica
11 7 (0.76%) Rapid7
11 7 (0.76%) Salesforce
11 7 (0.76%) Veeam
12 6 (0.65%) Alteryx