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

6 months to
11 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 3 9 7
Rank change year-on-year +6 -2 +2
Contract jobs citing Analytical Skills 8 5 1
As % of all contract jobs in Bolton 27.59% 15.15% 5.26%
As % of the General category 36.36% 17.86% 5.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £150 £525
Median % change year-on-year - -71.43% -
75th Percentile - - £538
90th Percentile - - -
Manchester median daily rate £425 £502 £450
% change year-on-year -15.34% +11.56% +4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £28.50 - -
Median hourly rate £29.00 - -
75th Percentile £29.75 - -
90th Percentile £29.90 - -
Manchester median hourly rate £72.50 £41.38 £16.11
% change year-on-year +75.21% +156.86% -75.59%

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 22 28 17
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bolton 75.86% 84.85% 89.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 9 8
10th Percentile - £160 £341
25th Percentile £375 £170 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £190 £500
Median % change year-on-year +110.53% -62.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £425 £200 -
90th Percentile - £250 £511
Manchester median daily rate £450 £470 £500
% change year-on-year -4.26% -6.00% +2.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 12 6
10th Percentile - £30.98 £24.15
25th Percentile £22.68 £33.00 £26.39
Median hourly rate £29.00 £60.00 £41.00
Median % change year-on-year -51.67% +46.34% -3.22%
75th Percentile £30.00 £63.75 £49.75
90th Percentile £73.75 £77.25 £55.00
Manchester median hourly rate £31.16 £24.59 £23.48
% change year-on-year +26.72% +4.73% -9.71%

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:

Applications
1 3 (37.50%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (37.50%) Microsoft Office
1 3 (37.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 3 (37.50%) Microsoft Project
1 3 (37.50%) MS Visio
2 1 (12.50%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 3 (37.50%) Primavera
1 3 (37.50%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 1 (12.50%) Power Platform
1 1 (12.50%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (12.50%) Data Warehouse
1 1 (12.50%) DTS
1 1 (12.50%) Power BI
1 1 (12.50%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 3 (37.50%) JIRA
General
1 6 (75.00%) Manufacturing
2 3 (37.50%) Law
Job Titles
1 3 (37.50%) Administrator
1 3 (37.50%) Technical Administrator
2 2 (25.00%) Analyst
2 2 (25.00%) Coordinator
2 2 (25.00%) Project Coordinator
3 1 (12.50%) Business Analyst
3 1 (12.50%) HR Analyst
3 1 (12.50%) Project Officer
3 1 (12.50%) Workday Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (12.50%) Web Services
1 1 (12.50%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 2 (25.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (62.50%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (37.50%) ERP
2 3 (37.50%) Project Management
3 2 (25.00%) Mathematics
3 2 (25.00%) Programme Delivery
4 1 (12.50%) Business Process Mapping
4 1 (12.50%) Business Strategy
4 1 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (12.50%) Conversational UI
4 1 (12.50%) Customer Service
4 1 (12.50%) Data Analysis
4 1 (12.50%) Decision-Making
4 1 (12.50%) Performance Tuning
4 1 (12.50%) Product Roadmap
4 1 (12.50%) Project Planning
4 1 (12.50%) Requirements Gathering
4 1 (12.50%) Roadmaps
4 1 (12.50%) Service Delivery
4 1 (12.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (12.50%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 1 (12.50%) Java
Qualifications
1 4 (50.00%) Degree
2 2 (25.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 2 (25.00%) SC Cleared
2 2 (25.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 6 (75.00%) SAP
2 3 (37.50%) Microsoft
3 1 (12.50%) Workday