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 11 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 4 8 2
Rank change year-on-year +4 -6 +8
Contract jobs citing Analytical Skills 11 9 4
As % of all contract jobs in Bolton 33.33% 19.15% 30.77%
As % of the General category 36.67% 25.71% 44.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 3
10th Percentile - - £464
25th Percentile - - £465
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £485
75th Percentile - - £520
90th Percentile - - £531
Manchester median daily rate £435 £450 £425
% change year-on-year -3.33% +5.88% -15.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 3 1
10th Percentile £24.13 - -
25th Percentile £27.42 £34.50 -
Median hourly rate £40.00 £35.00 £37.00
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -5.41% +23.33%
75th Percentile £71.25 £35.50 -
90th Percentile £90.00 - -
Manchester median hourly rate £65.00 £29.60 £35.00
% change year-on-year +119.59% -15.43% +16.67%

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 general skills in Bolton.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 30 35 9
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bolton 90.91% 74.47% 69.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 6 5
10th Percentile - £506 £370
25th Percentile £155 £601 £456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £180 £610 £475
Median % change year-on-year -70.49% +28.42% -2.56%
75th Percentile £200 £622 £503
90th Percentile - £624 £524
Manchester median daily rate £500 £450 £486
% change year-on-year +11.11% -7.46% -2.75%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 16 2
10th Percentile £24.00 £16.75 £35.20
25th Percentile £28.25 £21.97 £35.50
Median hourly rate £30.00 £33.25 £36.00
Median % change year-on-year -9.77% -7.64% +20.00%
75th Percentile £48.75 £41.06 £36.50
90th Percentile £65.00 £64.38 £36.80
Manchester median hourly rate £40.53 £22.50 £32.50
% change year-on-year +80.12% -30.77% +79.46%

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
Hourly Rate Histogram in Bolton

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Analytical Skills in Bolton over the 6 months to 11 October 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Analytical Skills in Bolton

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:

Applications
1 1 (9.09%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (9.09%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (9.09%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (9.09%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (9.09%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (18.18%) SAP ERP
1 2 (18.18%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (9.09%) Primavera
2 1 (9.09%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 1 (9.09%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (9.09%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 4 (36.36%) JIRA
2 1 (9.09%) Rational DOORS
General
1 7 (63.64%) Manufacturing
2 2 (18.18%) Aerospace
2 2 (18.18%) Italian Language
2 2 (18.18%) Japanese Language
2 2 (18.18%) Law
3 1 (9.09%) Electronics
3 1 (9.09%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (36.36%) Administrator
1 4 (36.36%) Analyst
1 4 (36.36%) Technical Administrator
2 2 (18.18%) Business Analyst
2 2 (18.18%) Logistics Analyst
2 2 (18.18%) Senior
2 2 (18.18%) Senior Analyst
2 2 (18.18%) Senior Business Analyst
2 2 (18.18%) Service Analyst
3 1 (9.09%) Coordinator
3 1 (9.09%) Electronics Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) Electronics Test Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) Embedded Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) PMO Coordinator
3 1 (9.09%) Project Coordinator
3 1 (9.09%) Project Support Coordinator
3 1 (9.09%) SAP Support
3 1 (9.09%) Software Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) Test Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (9.09%) Analogue Electronics
1 1 (9.09%) Management Information System
1 1 (9.09%) RISC-V
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (81.82%) Problem-Solving
2 6 (54.55%) ERP
3 2 (18.18%) Agile
3 2 (18.18%) AI
3 2 (18.18%) Business Analysis
3 2 (18.18%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (18.18%) Data Cleansing
3 2 (18.18%) Data Governance
3 2 (18.18%) Data Mapping
3 2 (18.18%) Data Migration
3 2 (18.18%) GAP Analysis
3 2 (18.18%) Logistics
3 2 (18.18%) Migration
3 2 (18.18%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
3 2 (18.18%) Requirements Management
3 2 (18.18%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (18.18%) Test Automation
3 2 (18.18%) Test Scripting
3 2 (18.18%) User Stories
3 2 (18.18%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (9.09%) Ada
1 1 (9.09%) C
1 1 (9.09%) C++
Qualifications
1 3 (27.27%) SC Cleared
1 3 (27.27%) Security Cleared
2 1 (9.09%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (9.09%) Degree
2 1 (9.09%) HNC
2 1 (9.09%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (27.27%) Def Stans
2 2 (18.18%) PMO
3 1 (9.09%) DO-178B
3 1 (9.09%) MISRA
System Software
1 1 (9.09%) Firmware
Vendors
1 7 (63.64%) SAP
2 1 (9.09%) Microsoft