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 14 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
14 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 14 17 14
Rank change year-on-year +3 -3 +4
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 932 858 1,155
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 9.45% 10.99% 12.22%
As % of the Job Titles category 9.99% 12.30% 12.73%
Number of salaries quoted 741 660 861
10th Percentile £23,800 £24,250 £23,500
25th Percentile £29,750 £30,918 £28,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,250 £41,250
Median % change year-on-year -5.33% +2.42% +10.00%
75th Percentile £48,750 £53,750 £50,000
90th Percentile £56,250 £67,625 £60,000
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 9,331 6,977 9,071
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.62% 89.39% 95.95%
Number of salaries quoted 7,175 4,060 5,414
10th Percentile £27,250 £30,000 £28,500
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 £69,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £81,250
England median annual salary £53,500 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.01% +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 14 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 14 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 0 438 £45,000 +5.88% 83
Cheshire +9 192 £36,601 -4.93% 41
Merseyside +13 185 £35,000 -12.50% 19
Lancashire -6 91 £35,000 -22.22% 25
Cumbria -6 21 £30,500 -20.78%
Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 14 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.

1 251 (26.93%) Social Skills
2 201 (21.57%) Finance
3 198 (21.24%) Analytical Skills
4 194 (20.82%) Microsoft
5 175 (18.78%) SQL
6 173 (18.56%) Problem-Solving
7 145 (15.56%) Decision-Making
8 137 (14.70%) Power Platform
9 127 (13.63%) Power BI
10 125 (13.41%) Agile
11 124 (13.30%) Microsoft 365
12 123 (13.20%) Microsoft Excel
13 120 (12.88%) Business Intelligence
14 112 (12.02%) Customer Service
15 108 (11.59%) Active Directory
16 103 (11.05%) Degree
17 102 (10.94%) Analytics
17 102 (10.94%) Legal
18 96 (10.30%) ITIL
19 92 (9.87%) Retail
20 91 (9.76%) Azure
21 86 (9.23%) Microsoft Office
22 82 (8.80%) Windows
23 79 (8.48%) Business Analysis
24 78 (8.37%) Visualisation
25 74 (7.94%) Continuous Improvement
26 72 (7.73%) Law
27 70 (7.51%) ERP
27 70 (7.51%) Coaching
28 67 (7.19%) Requirements Gathering

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 18 (1.93%) Microsoft Exchange
2 15 (1.61%) Confluence
3 9 (0.97%) SAS
4 8 (0.86%) SharePoint
5 4 (0.43%) CMS
6 3 (0.32%) IIS
6 3 (0.32%) Moodle
Applications
1 123 (13.20%) Microsoft Excel
2 86 (9.23%) Microsoft Office
3 16 (1.72%) MS Visio
4 14 (1.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 7 (0.75%) Spreadsheet
6 4 (0.43%) Trello
7 1 (0.11%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.11%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 13 (1.39%) Epicor Tropos
1 13 (1.39%) Infor SunSystems
1 13 (1.39%) iTrent
2 10 (1.07%) Dynamics CRM
3 7 (0.75%) Oracle ERP
4 5 (0.54%) Oracle Financials
5 2 (0.21%) Salesforce CRM
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%) Primavera
6 1 (0.11%) SAP BPC
6 1 (0.11%) SAP CO
6 1 (0.11%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.11%) SAP FI/CO
6 1 (0.11%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 137 (14.70%) Power Platform
2 124 (13.30%) Microsoft 365
3 91 (9.76%) Azure
4 46 (4.94%) Dynamics 365
5 28 (3.00%) SaaS
6 24 (2.58%) AWS
7 22 (2.36%) Entra ID
8 8 (0.86%) Azure DevOps
8 8 (0.86%) Google Analytics
9 6 (0.64%) Google Workspace
9 6 (0.64%) OCI
10 5 (0.54%) BrowserStack
10 5 (0.54%) Google Sheets
11 4 (0.43%) Canva
11 4 (0.43%) Google Data Studio
11 4 (0.43%) Miro
11 4 (0.43%) PaaS
11 4 (0.43%) Power Automate
12 3 (0.32%) Adobe Analytics
12 3 (0.32%) iPaaS
Communications & Networking
1 25 (2.68%) DNS
2 23 (2.47%) Internet
3 18 (1.93%) Firewall
4 15 (1.61%) TCP/IP
5 12 (1.29%) DKIM
5 12 (1.29%) DMARC
6 11 (1.18%) Broadband
7 10 (1.07%) LAN
7 10 (1.07%) WAN
8 9 (0.97%) DHCP
8 9 (0.97%) Network Security
9 5 (0.54%) Wi-Fi
9 5 (0.54%) Wireless
10 4 (0.43%) SMS
10 4 (0.43%) VoIP
11 3 (0.32%) Remote Desktop
12 2 (0.21%) Intrusion Detection
12 2 (0.21%) SD-WAN
12 2 (0.21%) Skype
12 2 (0.21%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 127 (13.63%) Power BI
2 34 (3.65%) Tableau
3 32 (3.43%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 30 (3.22%) SQL Server
5 26 (2.79%) BigQuery
6 17 (1.82%) BusinessObjects
7 16 (1.72%) Data Mining
7 16 (1.72%) Data Warehouse
8 14 (1.50%) Power Query
9 10 (1.07%) Azure SQL Database
10 7 (0.75%) Looker
11 6 (0.64%) Relational Database
12 5 (0.54%) Qlik Sense
13 3 (0.32%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
13 3 (0.32%) Crystal Reports
13 3 (0.32%) Oracle Reports
13 3 (0.32%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 2 (0.21%) Amazon QuickSight
14 2 (0.21%) GIS
15 1 (0.11%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 32 (3.43%) JIRA
2 7 (0.75%) JMeter
2 7 (0.75%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 5 (0.54%) Eclipse
4 4 (0.43%) Postman
5 2 (0.21%) Selenium
5 2 (0.21%) SpecFlow
5 2 (0.21%) TeamCity
5 2 (0.21%) WebDriver
6 1 (0.11%) Git
6 1 (0.11%) Redmine
6 1 (0.11%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 251 (26.93%) Social Skills
2 201 (21.57%) Finance
3 198 (21.24%) Analytical Skills
4 102 (10.94%) Legal
5 92 (9.87%) Retail
6 72 (7.73%) Law
7 47 (5.04%) Marketing
8 40 (4.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 28 (3.00%) Banking
9 28 (3.00%) Public Sector
10 20 (2.15%) Organisational Skills
11 18 (1.93%) Manufacturing
12 14 (1.50%) Presentation Skills
12 14 (1.50%) Telecoms
13 11 (1.18%) Influencing Skills
14 10 (1.07%) Games
15 7 (0.75%) Documentation Skills
15 7 (0.75%) Health Technology
16 5 (0.54%) Retail Finance
16 5 (0.54%) Social Housing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (1.72%) OLE
2 11 (1.18%) Oracle Fusion
2 11 (1.18%) XML
3 9 (0.97%) .NET
4 8 (0.86%) JSON
4 8 (0.86%) REST
4 8 (0.86%) SOAP
5 7 (0.75%) HTML
5 7 (0.75%) Web Services
6 4 (0.43%) CSS
6 4 (0.43%) PySpark
6 4 (0.43%) RESTful
7 2 (0.21%) .NET Framework
7 2 (0.21%) Gherkin
7 2 (0.21%) Playwright
8 1 (0.11%) ASP.NET
8 1 (0.11%) ASP.NET Web Forms
8 1 (0.11%) EDI
8 1 (0.11%) Flash
8 1 (0.11%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 29 (3.11%) Self-Motivation
2 28 (3.00%) Management Information System
3 27 (2.90%) Smartphone
4 18 (1.93%) Onboarding
5 16 (1.72%) Cyberattack
6 14 (1.50%) Product Ownership
7 11 (1.18%) Driving Licence
8 10 (1.07%) Cyber Threat
9 9 (0.97%) Analytical Mindset
9 9 (0.97%) Mobile App
10 7 (0.75%) Greenfield Project
11 6 (0.64%) CCTV
11 6 (0.64%) e-Learning
11 6 (0.64%) Life Science
11 6 (0.64%) NHS
11 6 (0.64%) Pricing Data
11 6 (0.64%) Social Media
12 5 (0.54%) Data Centre
12 5 (0.54%) PMI
12 5 (0.54%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 82 (8.80%) Windows
2 20 (2.15%) Windows 10
2 20 (2.15%) Windows Server
3 14 (1.50%) Linux
4 10 (1.07%) Android
4 10 (1.07%) Apple iOS
5 9 (0.97%) Windows Vista
6 5 (0.54%) Windows Server 2012
6 5 (0.54%) Windows Server 2019
7 4 (0.43%) Unix
7 4 (0.43%) Windows Server 2016
8 2 (0.21%) Mac OS
8 2 (0.21%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 173 (18.56%) Problem-Solving
2 145 (15.56%) Decision-Making
3 125 (13.41%) Agile
4 120 (12.88%) Business Intelligence
5 112 (12.02%) Customer Service
6 102 (10.94%) Analytics
7 96 (10.30%) ITIL
8 79 (8.48%) Business Analysis
9 78 (8.37%) Visualisation
10 74 (7.94%) Continuous Improvement
11 70 (7.51%) Coaching
11 70 (7.51%) ERP
12 67 (7.19%) Requirements Gathering
13 61 (6.55%) Mentoring
14 58 (6.22%) Cybersecurity
14 58 (6.22%) Information Security
15 55 (5.90%) Roadmaps
16 53 (5.69%) Project Management
17 51 (5.47%) Data Analysis
17 51 (5.47%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 175 (18.78%) SQL
2 42 (4.51%) Python
3 33 (3.54%) T-SQL
4 28 (3.00%) C#
5 23 (2.47%) R
6 19 (2.04%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 6 (0.64%) JavaScript
7 6 (0.64%) PowerShell
8 5 (0.54%) PL/SQL
9 3 (0.32%) VBA
10 2 (0.21%) Bash
10 2 (0.21%) Java
10 2 (0.21%) RPG
10 2 (0.21%) VB.NET
11 1 (0.11%) ABAP
11 1 (0.11%) VB
Qualifications
1 103 (11.05%) Degree
2 24 (2.58%) Security Cleared
3 19 (2.04%) Microsoft Certification
4 17 (1.82%) CIMA
5 16 (1.72%) SC Cleared
6 14 (1.50%) A+ Certification
7 12 (1.29%) DBS Check
8 10 (1.07%) AAT
9 9 (0.97%) ACCA
9 9 (0.97%) CISSP
10 8 (0.86%) CompTIA Security+
11 7 (0.75%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 7 (0.75%) Master's Degree
12 6 (0.64%) ITIL Certification
13 5 (0.54%) CEH
13 5 (0.54%) CFA
13 5 (0.54%) HND
13 5 (0.54%) PMI Certification
14 4 (0.43%) CISM
14 4 (0.43%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (4.18%) SLA
2 35 (3.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 26 (2.79%) QA
4 23 (2.47%) GDPR
5 20 (2.15%) Cyber Essentials
6 15 (1.61%) Data Quality
7 12 (1.29%) GRC
7 12 (1.29%) NIST
7 12 (1.29%) PMO
8 8 (0.86%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 8 (0.86%) PCI DSS
9 5 (0.54%) ITGC
10 4 (0.43%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 4 (0.43%) NCSC
11 3 (0.32%) ISO 9001
12 2 (0.21%) EMIR
12 2 (0.21%) MiFID
12 2 (0.21%) TickIT
13 1 (0.11%) COBIT
13 1 (0.11%) GMP
System Software
1 108 (11.59%) Active Directory
2 7 (0.75%) Virtual Machines
3 5 (0.54%) Hyper-V
3 5 (0.54%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.21%) 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 (1.50%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (1.07%) CASB
3 6 (0.64%) SCCM
4 5 (0.54%) Grafana
4 5 (0.54%) Kibana
4 5 (0.54%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 4 (0.43%) Jamf Pro
6 3 (0.32%) Progress Chef
7 2 (0.21%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.21%) WSUS
Vendors
1 194 (20.82%) Microsoft
2 37 (3.97%) SAP
3 23 (2.47%) Oracle
3 23 (2.47%) ServiceNow
4 19 (2.04%) Google
5 13 (1.39%) Adobe
5 13 (1.39%) Epicor
5 13 (1.39%) Infor
6 11 (1.18%) Virgin Media
7 10 (1.07%) VMware
8 9 (0.97%) Apple
8 9 (0.97%) Citrix
8 9 (0.97%) F5
8 9 (0.97%) iManage
9 8 (0.86%) YouTube
10 7 (0.75%) Rapid7
10 7 (0.75%) Salesforce
10 7 (0.75%) Veeam
11 6 (0.64%) Alteryx
11 6 (0.64%) Civica