Analytical Skills Contract Job Trends in Bolton

Analytical Skills
Manchester > Bolton

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Analytical Skills in contract job vacancies in Bolton. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Analytical Skills over the 6 months leading up to 6 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 9 5 9
Rank change year-on-year -4 +4 -2
Contract jobs citing Analytical Skills 7 3 4
As % of all contract jobs in Bolton 14.89% 18.75% 10.53%
As % of the General category 20.00% 25.00% 15.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 2 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £480 -
Manchester median daily rate £447 £400 £500
% change year-on-year +11.75% -20.00% +21.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £34.50 - -
Median hourly rate £35.00 £37.00 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year -5.41% +23.33% -57.14%
75th Percentile £35.50 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Manchester median hourly rate £29.60 £37.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year -20.00% +23.33% -28.57%

All General Skills
Bolton

Analytical Skills falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in Bolton.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 35 12 26
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bolton 74.47% 75.00% 68.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 4 14
10th Percentile £506 £356 £400
25th Percentile £601 £420 £434
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £610 £469 £500
Median % change year-on-year +30.13% -6.25% +8.70%
75th Percentile £622 £491 -
90th Percentile £624 £498 -
Manchester median daily rate £450 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 5 4
10th Percentile £16.75 £26.85 -
25th Percentile £21.97 £30.75 £30.00
Median hourly rate £33.25 £33.00 £32.75
Median % change year-on-year +0.76% +0.76% -36.95%
75th Percentile £41.06 £37.00 £39.69
90th Percentile £64.38 £50.80 £45.88
Manchester median hourly rate £22.57 £32.50 £18.75
% change year-on-year -30.57% +73.33% -29.70%

Analytical Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Bolton

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Analytical Skills relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bolton.

Analytical Skills job vacancy trend in Bolton

Analytical Skills
Daily Rate Trend in Bolton

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bolton citing Analytical Skills.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bolton citing Analytical Skills

Analytical Skills
Hourly Rate Trend in Bolton

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bolton citing Analytical Skills.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bolton citing Analytical Skills

Analytical Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bolton by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 4 (57.14%) Resin
Applications
1 4 (57.14%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (57.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 4 (57.14%) PTC Creo
Business Applications
1 1 (14.29%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 2 (28.57%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (28.57%) Power BI
1 2 (28.57%) Tableau
General
1 7 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 4 (57.14%) Manufacturing
3 1 (14.29%) Law
Job Titles
1 2 (28.57%) Analyst
2 1 (14.29%) Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 4 (57.14%) 3D Printing
2 1 (14.29%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (14.29%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (57.14%) CAD
1 4 (57.14%) Process Improvement
1 4 (57.14%) Prototyping
1 4 (57.14%) Rapid Prototyping
2 3 (42.86%) Analytics
2 3 (42.86%) Customer Engagement
3 2 (28.57%) A/B Testing
3 2 (28.57%) Business Intelligence
3 2 (28.57%) E-Commerce
3 2 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (14.29%) Change Management
4 1 (14.29%) CRM
4 1 (14.29%) Customer Experience
4 1 (14.29%) Customer Service
4 1 (14.29%) Digital Transformation Programme
4 1 (14.29%) ITIL
4 1 (14.29%) Performance Metrics
4 1 (14.29%) PRINCE2
4 1 (14.29%) Service Management
4 1 (14.29%) Strategic Thinking
Qualifications
1 3 (42.86%) SC Cleared
1 3 (42.86%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (14.29%) Avaya
1 1 (14.29%) Genesys
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft
1 1 (14.29%) Salesforce