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

6 months to
12 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 5 10 5
Rank change year-on-year +5 -5 +5
Contract jobs citing Analytical Skills 5 3 4
As % of all contract jobs in Bolton 17.24% 11.11% 17.39%
As % of the General category 23.81% 13.64% 19.05%
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 £438 £475 £475
% change year-on-year -7.89% - +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £28.50 - -
Median hourly rate £29.00 £37.00 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year -21.62% +23.33% -57.14%
75th Percentile £29.75 - -
90th Percentile £29.90 - -
Manchester median hourly rate £24.85 £37.00 £17.72
% change year-on-year -32.84% +108.80% -73.15%

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 21 22 21
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bolton 72.41% 81.48% 91.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 9 8
10th Percentile - £160 £389
25th Percentile £375 £170 £495
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £190 £500
Median % change year-on-year +110.53% -62.00% +29.03%
75th Percentile £425 £200 -
90th Percentile - £250 £511
Manchester median daily rate £450 £458 £475
% change year-on-year -1.64% -3.68% -2.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 10 8
10th Percentile - £30.10 £24.16
25th Percentile £22.68 £33.00 £28.55
Median hourly rate £29.50 £48.50 £31.50
Median % change year-on-year -39.18% +53.97% -25.65%
75th Percentile £64.06 £60.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £71.75 - £53.00
Manchester median hourly rate £29.00 £32.50 £20.00
% change year-on-year -10.77% +62.50% -25.51%

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 (60.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft Office
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft Project
1 3 (60.00%) MS Visio
2 1 (20.00%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 3 (60.00%) Primavera
1 3 (60.00%) SAP MM
2 1 (20.00%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 1 (20.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (20.00%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (20.00%) Data Warehouse
1 1 (20.00%) DTS
1 1 (20.00%) Power BI
1 1 (20.00%) Relational Database
General
1 3 (60.00%) Manufacturing
2 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (40.00%) Coordinator
1 2 (40.00%) Project Coordinator
2 1 (20.00%) Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Consultant
2 1 (20.00%) HR Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Project Officer
2 1 (20.00%) Workday Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (20.00%) Web Services
1 1 (20.00%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) Management Information System
2 1 (20.00%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (20.00%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Project Management
2 2 (40.00%) Customer Service
2 2 (40.00%) Mathematics
2 2 (40.00%) Programme Delivery
3 1 (20.00%) Agile
3 1 (20.00%) Analytics
3 1 (20.00%) Change Management
3 1 (20.00%) Conversational UI
3 1 (20.00%) Customer Engagement
3 1 (20.00%) Customer Experience
3 1 (20.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
3 1 (20.00%) Performance Metrics
3 1 (20.00%) Performance Tuning
3 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (20.00%) Product Roadmap
3 1 (20.00%) Roadmaps
3 1 (20.00%) Service Delivery
3 1 (20.00%) Service Management
3 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (20.00%) Strategic Thinking
Programming Languages
1 1 (20.00%) Java
Qualifications
1 3 (60.00%) Degree
2 2 (40.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 2 (40.00%) SC Cleared
2 2 (40.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 4 (80.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (60.00%) SAP
3 1 (20.00%) Avaya
3 1 (20.00%) Genesys
3 1 (20.00%) Salesforce
3 1 (20.00%) Workday