Banking Analyst Contract Job Trends in Manchester

Banking Analyst
North West > Manchester

The median Banking Analyst daily rate in Manchester is £440, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 February 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 96 78 98
Rank change year-on-year -18 +20 -
Contract jobs requiring a Banking Analyst 5 2 1
As % of all contract jobs in Manchester 0.37% 0.20% 0.063%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.41% 0.21% 0.067%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 1 1
10th Percentile £362 - -
25th Percentile £399 - £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £440 £383 £550
Median % change year-on-year +14.88% -30.36% -
75th Percentile £478 - £575
90th Percentile £479 - -
North West median daily rate £331 £383 £550
% change year-on-year -13.58% -30.36% +37.50%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Manchester with a recognized job title 1,230 953 1,492
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.20% 93.52% 94.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 810 613 1,070
10th Percentile £313 £307 £306
25th Percentile £388 £393 £394
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year - -5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £550 £575 £575
90th Percentile £638 £675 £663
North West median daily rate £450 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +2.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 108 32 83
10th Percentile £18.48 £15.92 £12.05
25th Percentile £22.50 £20.75 £13.41
Median hourly rate £45.00 £32.50 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year +38.46% +44.44% -45.12%
75th Percentile £61.81 £34.56 £61.88
90th Percentile £77.50 £60.00 £73.75
North West median hourly rate £42.69 £29.80 £26.39
% change year-on-year +43.24% +12.92% -12.03%

Banking Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Banking Analyst' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Banking Analyst job vacancy trend in Manchester

Banking Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Manchester

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Banking Analyst job vacancies in Manchester.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Banking Analyst job vacancies in Manchester

Banking Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in Manchester

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Banking Analyst in Manchester over the 6 months to 16 February 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Banking Analyst in Manchester

Banking Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Manchester

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Banking Analyst job vacancies in Manchester.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Banking Analyst job vacancies in Manchester

Banking Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 16 February 2026, Banking Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Manchester region featuring Banking Analyst in the job title.

1 3 (60.00%) Agile
1 3 (60.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (40.00%) Feasibility Study
2 2 (40.00%) Kanban
2 2 (40.00%) Scrum
2 2 (40.00%) SQL
3 1 (20.00%) Acceptance Criteria
3 1 (20.00%) Analytical Thinking
3 1 (20.00%) Anti-Money Laundering
3 1 (20.00%) Azure
3 1 (20.00%) Azure DevOps
3 1 (20.00%) Backlog Prioritisation
3 1 (20.00%) BDD
3 1 (20.00%) Business Analysis
3 1 (20.00%) Business Case
3 1 (20.00%) Change Management
3 1 (20.00%) Confluence
3 1 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (20.00%) Data Analysis
3 1 (20.00%) Data Modelling
3 1 (20.00%) Data Reconciliation
3 1 (20.00%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (20.00%) Decision-Making
3 1 (20.00%) Degree
3 1 (20.00%) DevOps
3 1 (20.00%) Digital Banking
3 1 (20.00%) Epics
3 1 (20.00%) Exploratory Testing
3 1 (20.00%) Figma
3 1 (20.00%) Fintech

Banking Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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 1 (20.00%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 1 (20.00%) Azure
1 1 (20.00%) Azure DevOps
1 1 (20.00%) Figma
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (20.00%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 1 (20.00%) JIRA
General
1 5 (100.00%) Banking
2 4 (80.00%) Social Skills
3 2 (40.00%) Finance
4 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) AS400
1 1 (20.00%) iSeries
1 1 (20.00%) Mobile Banking
1 1 (20.00%) Onboarding
1 1 (20.00%) Product Ownership
1 1 (20.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Agile
1 3 (60.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (40.00%) Feasibility Study
2 2 (40.00%) Kanban
2 2 (40.00%) Scrum
3 1 (20.00%) Change Management
3 1 (20.00%) Data Analysis
3 1 (20.00%) Data Modelling
3 1 (20.00%) GAP Analysis
3 1 (20.00%) Impact Analysis
3 1 (20.00%) Impact Assessments
3 1 (20.00%) Manual Testing
3 1 (20.00%) Migration
3 1 (20.00%) Process Management
3 1 (20.00%) Regression Testing
3 1 (20.00%) Risk Assessment
3 1 (20.00%) Risk Management
3 1 (20.00%) TDD
3 1 (20.00%) Test Automation
3 1 (20.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 2 (40.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) Degree
1 1 (20.00%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) GDPR
1 1 (20.00%) PSD2
1 1 (20.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) IBM
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft