Analytical Skills Contract Job Trends in the North West

Analytical Skills
England > North West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Analytical Skills in contract job vacancies in the North West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Analytical Skills over the 6 months leading up to 16 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 9 19
Rank change year-on-year -12 +10 +3
Contract jobs citing Analytical Skills 262 244 185
As % of all contract jobs in the North West 7.54% 12.22% 6.57%
As % of the General category 13.97% 20.63% 12.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 153 160 110
10th Percentile £301 £313 £375
25th Percentile £365 £363 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £443 £475 £493
Median % change year-on-year -6.74% -3.65% +4.62%
75th Percentile £538 £613 £550
90th Percentile £599 £703 £613
England median daily rate £500 £519 £525
% change year-on-year -3.57% -1.24% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 39 10 26
10th Percentile £23.24 £18.38 £11.77
25th Percentile £25.49 £25.76 £13.50
Median hourly rate £40.00 £59.30 £22.19
Median % change year-on-year -32.55% +167.24% -36.60%
75th Percentile £75.63 £63.40 £43.75
90th Percentile £178.75 £73.78 £54.00
England median hourly rate £35.25 £32.50 £19.50
% change year-on-year +8.46% +66.67% -51.55%

All General Skills
North West

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 the North West.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 1,875 1,183 1,484
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West 53.94% 59.24% 52.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,063 757 870
10th Percentile £265 £298 £298
25th Percentile £375 £375 £393
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £465 £465 £490
Median % change year-on-year - -5.10% -2.00%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £575
90th Percentile £650 £675 £656
England median daily rate £520 £520 £533
% change year-on-year - -2.35% -3.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 191 100 200
10th Percentile £16.50 £12.98 £12.50
25th Percentile £25.38 £13.90 £15.00
Median hourly rate £36.32 £29.01 £21.81
Median % change year-on-year +25.20% +33.04% -5.81%
75th Percentile £67.42 £59.48 £37.94
90th Percentile £85.00 £76.38 £51.88
England median hourly rate £32.50 £28.00 £31.97
% change year-on-year +16.07% -12.42% +6.57%

Analytical Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Analytical Skills job vacancy trend in the North West

Analytical Skills
Daily Rate Trend in the North West

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Analytical Skills.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Analytical Skills

Analytical Skills
Daily Rate Histogram in the North West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Analytical Skills in the North West over the 6 months to 16 June 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Analytical Skills in the North West

Analytical Skills
Hourly Rate Trend in the North West

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Analytical Skills.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Analytical Skills

Analytical Skills
Hourly Rate Histogram in the North West

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Analytical Skills in the North West over the 6 months to 16 June 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Analytical Skills in the North West

Analytical Skills
Contract Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Analytical Skills within the North West region over the 6 months to 16 June 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Manchester -16 122 £423 -13.33% 150
Cheshire -7 87 £446 -5.21% 48
Lancashire -4 22 £588 +30.64% 48
Merseyside -11 16 £365 -2.67% 17
Cumbria +8 15 £491 +6.79% 5
Analytical Skills
England

Analytical Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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 19 (7.25%) Confluence
2 4 (1.53%) SAS
2 4 (1.53%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.76%) JBoss
4 1 (0.38%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 1 (0.38%) Jupyter
4 1 (0.38%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.38%) Mule
4 1 (0.38%) Mule ESB
4 1 (0.38%) NetWeaver
4 1 (0.38%) Tomcat
4 1 (0.38%) WebLogic
Applications
1 24 (9.16%) Microsoft Office
2 20 (7.63%) Microsoft Excel
3 11 (4.20%) MS Visio
4 8 (3.05%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 7 (2.67%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.38%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.38%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 18 (6.87%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (2.29%) Remedy ITSM
3 4 (1.53%) Primavera
3 4 (1.53%) SAP MM
4 3 (1.15%) Payment Gateway
5 2 (0.76%) Elite 3E
5 2 (0.76%) Oracle Applications
5 2 (0.76%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.38%) FIS Private Capital Suite
6 1 (0.38%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.38%) ResourceLink
6 1 (0.38%) SAP HCM
6 1 (0.38%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 38 (14.50%) Azure
2 30 (11.45%) AWS
3 26 (9.92%) Microsoft 365
4 25 (9.54%) Power Platform
5 8 (3.05%) GCP
6 7 (2.67%) Azure DevOps
6 7 (2.67%) SaaS
7 6 (2.29%) Microsoft Copilot
8 5 (1.91%) Akamai
9 4 (1.53%) Apigee
9 4 (1.53%) Dynamics 365
9 4 (1.53%) Entra ID
10 3 (1.15%) GitHub
10 3 (1.15%) Kong
10 3 (1.15%) Nutanix
10 3 (1.15%) OneDrive
11 2 (0.76%) Azure AKS
11 2 (0.76%) Google Kubernetes Engine
11 2 (0.76%) OpenShift
11 2 (0.76%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 12 (4.58%) Firewall
1 12 (4.58%) TCP/IP
2 8 (3.05%) DNS
3 5 (1.91%) BGP
3 5 (1.91%) HTTP
4 4 (1.53%) SAN
4 4 (1.53%) VPN
5 3 (1.15%) DHCP
5 3 (1.15%) NetScaler
6 2 (0.76%) Cisco Nexus
6 2 (0.76%) LAN
6 2 (0.76%) MPLS
6 2 (0.76%) Network Security
6 2 (0.76%) OSPF
6 2 (0.76%) SSL
6 2 (0.76%) VLAN
6 2 (0.76%) WAN
6 2 (0.76%) Wi-Fi
6 2 (0.76%) Wireshark
7 1 (0.38%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (8.78%) Power BI
2 16 (6.11%) Data Warehouse
3 11 (4.20%) SQL Server
4 9 (3.44%) Metadata
5 8 (3.05%) Tableau
6 6 (2.29%) Relational Database
7 4 (1.53%) NoSQL
8 3 (1.15%) Data Mining
8 3 (1.15%) DataStage
8 3 (1.15%) Db2
8 3 (1.15%) Power Query
8 3 (1.15%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 2 (0.76%) BusinessObjects
9 2 (0.76%) Data Lake
9 2 (0.76%) Hadoop
9 2 (0.76%) MySQL
9 2 (0.76%) OLTP
10 1 (0.38%) Big Data
10 1 (0.38%) MongoDB
10 1 (0.38%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 31 (11.83%) JIRA
2 6 (2.29%) JUnit
3 5 (1.91%) GitLab
4 4 (1.53%) Cucumber
4 4 (1.53%) Git
5 3 (1.15%) Gradle
5 3 (1.15%) Jenkins
5 3 (1.15%) Mockito
5 3 (1.15%) Postman
5 3 (1.15%) Ranorex
5 3 (1.15%) Sonatype Nexus
5 3 (1.15%) SpecFlow
6 2 (0.76%) Burp Suite
6 2 (0.76%) Gatling
6 2 (0.76%) LoadRunner
6 2 (0.76%) REST Assured
6 2 (0.76%) SonarQube
6 2 (0.76%) Zephyr
7 1 (0.38%) Eclipse
7 1 (0.38%) Maven
General
1 126 (48.09%) Social Skills
2 97 (37.02%) Finance
3 32 (12.21%) Banking
4 23 (8.78%) Public Sector
5 19 (7.25%) Manufacturing
6 17 (6.49%) Influencing Skills
7 13 (4.96%) Telecoms
8 12 (4.58%) Organisational Skills
9 10 (3.82%) Legal
10 8 (3.05%) Local Government
11 7 (2.67%) Presentation Skills
11 7 (2.67%) Retail Banking
12 6 (2.29%) Documentation Skills
12 6 (2.29%) Marketing
13 5 (1.91%) Automotive
13 5 (1.91%) Law
14 3 (1.15%) Investment Banking
14 3 (1.15%) Publishing
15 2 (0.76%) Billing
15 2 (0.76%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 76 (29.01%) Analyst
2 29 (11.07%) Business Analyst
3 23 (8.78%) Lead
4 22 (8.40%) Senior
5 19 (7.25%) Developer
6 17 (6.49%) Project Manager
7 13 (4.96%) Finance Manager
7 13 (4.96%) Finance Project Manager
8 12 (4.58%) Administrator
9 11 (4.20%) IT Support
9 11 (4.20%) Security Engineer
9 11 (4.20%) Senior Analyst
9 11 (4.20%) Support Analyst
10 10 (3.82%) IT Analyst
11 9 (3.44%) Consultant
11 9 (3.44%) IT Support Analyst
12 8 (3.05%) Data Analyst
12 8 (3.05%) Product Manager
13 7 (2.67%) Technical Analyst
14 6 (2.29%) Technical Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (5.34%) REST
2 9 (3.44%) SOAP
2 9 (3.44%) Swagger
2 9 (3.44%) XML
3 8 (3.05%) JSON
4 6 (2.29%) OpenAPI
5 5 (1.91%) RESTful
6 4 (1.53%) Middleware
7 3 (1.15%) CSS
7 3 (1.15%) Gherkin
7 3 (1.15%) HTML
7 3 (1.15%) JWT
7 3 (1.15%) Lightning Web Components
7 3 (1.15%) Node.js
7 3 (1.15%) OAuth
7 3 (1.15%) Playwright
7 3 (1.15%) Spring
7 3 (1.15%) Spring Boot
7 3 (1.15%) Visualforce
7 3 (1.15%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 22 (8.40%) Analytical Mindset
2 18 (6.87%) Management Information System
3 16 (6.11%) Onboarding
3 16 (6.11%) Product Ownership
4 12 (4.58%) Cyber Threat
4 12 (4.58%) Self-Motivation
5 7 (2.67%) Data Centre
6 6 (2.29%) Legacy Systems
7 5 (1.91%) Data Protection Act
7 5 (1.91%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
8 4 (1.53%) Distributed Systems
8 4 (1.53%) Operational Technology
8 4 (1.53%) PKI
8 4 (1.53%) Replication
8 4 (1.53%) Virtual Team
9 3 (1.15%) Data Structures
9 3 (1.15%) Digital Wallet
9 3 (1.15%) Housing Association
9 3 (1.15%) Private Cloud
9 3 (1.15%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 33 (12.60%) Windows
2 14 (5.34%) Linux
3 12 (4.58%) Windows 10
4 7 (2.67%) Unix
4 7 (2.67%) Windows Server
5 5 (1.91%) Apple iOS
5 5 (1.91%) Mac OS
6 3 (1.15%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 3 (1.15%) Windows Server 2012
6 3 (1.15%) Windows Server 2019
7 2 (0.76%) AIX
7 2 (0.76%) HPUX
7 2 (0.76%) Oracle Linux
7 2 (0.76%) Solaris
7 2 (0.76%) SUSE
Processes & Methodologies
1 152 (58.02%) Problem-Solving
2 62 (23.66%) Stakeholder Management
3 52 (19.85%) Agile
4 42 (16.03%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 40 (15.27%) Change Management
5 40 (15.27%) Migration
6 39 (14.89%) Project Management
6 39 (14.89%) Validation
7 38 (14.50%) Workshop Facilitation
8 35 (13.36%) Continuous Improvement
9 33 (12.60%) ITIL
10 32 (12.21%) Decision-Making
11 30 (11.45%) ERP
12 29 (11.07%) Analytics
13 28 (10.69%) Data Modelling
14 26 (9.92%) CI/CD
15 24 (9.16%) Roadmaps
15 24 (9.16%) Use Case
16 23 (8.78%) Data Analysis
17 22 (8.40%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 42 (16.03%) SQL
2 36 (13.74%) Python
3 16 (6.11%) PowerShell
4 11 (4.20%) Java
5 7 (2.67%) Shell Script
6 6 (2.29%) PL/SQL
7 5 (1.91%) JavaScript
8 4 (1.53%) C#
9 3 (1.15%) Apex Code
9 3 (1.15%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 3 (1.15%) TypeScript
9 3 (1.15%) VBA
10 2 (0.76%) Bash
10 2 (0.76%) ProC
10 2 (0.76%) T-SQL
11 1 (0.38%) ABAP
11 1 (0.38%) Korn
11 1 (0.38%) MATLAB
11 1 (0.38%) R
11 1 (0.38%) SOQL
Qualifications
1 44 (16.79%) Degree
2 30 (11.45%) Security Cleared
3 25 (9.54%) SC Cleared
4 17 (6.49%) CISSP
5 16 (6.11%) Computer Science Degree
6 15 (5.73%) BPSS Clearance
7 14 (5.34%) Microsoft Certification
8 13 (4.96%) A+ Certification
8 13 (4.96%) Network+ Certification
9 10 (3.82%) CompTIA Security+
10 9 (3.44%) CISM
11 8 (3.05%) AWS Certification
12 7 (2.67%) Cisco Certification
13 4 (1.53%) CCNA
13 4 (1.53%) CEH
13 4 (1.53%) MCSE
14 3 (1.15%) CIMA
14 3 (1.15%) CISA
14 3 (1.15%) ITIL Certification
14 3 (1.15%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (9.54%) Data Quality
2 9 (3.44%) GRC
2 9 (3.44%) QA
3 8 (3.05%) SLA
4 6 (2.29%) GDPR
4 6 (2.29%) NIST
5 4 (1.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 4 (1.53%) PMO
5 4 (1.53%) PSD2
6 3 (1.15%) NCSC
6 3 (1.15%) PCI DSS
6 3 (1.15%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 2 (0.76%) Accessibility
7 2 (0.76%) ISO 8583
7 2 (0.76%) ISO/IEC 27005
8 1 (0.38%) GAAP
8 1 (0.38%) ISO 20022
System Software
1 24 (9.16%) Active Directory
2 6 (2.29%) Docker
3 3 (1.15%) Virtual Desktop
3 3 (1.15%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (1.15%) vSphere
4 2 (0.76%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 8 (3.05%) Kubernetes
2 6 (2.29%) Ansible
3 5 (1.91%) Microsoft Intune
3 5 (1.91%) SCCM
4 4 (1.53%) Terraform
5 3 (1.15%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 2 (0.76%) HP ALM
6 2 (0.76%) Istio
6 2 (0.76%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.38%) Grafana
7 1 (0.38%) McAfee ePO
7 1 (0.38%) Norton AntiVirus
Vendors
1 54 (20.61%) Microsoft
2 34 (12.98%) SAP
3 20 (7.63%) ServiceNow
4 14 (5.34%) Oracle
5 10 (3.82%) Splunk
6 6 (2.29%) BeyondTrust
6 6 (2.29%) Cisco
6 6 (2.29%) CrowdStrike
6 6 (2.29%) Dynatrace
6 6 (2.29%) HP
6 6 (2.29%) Remedy
6 6 (2.29%) Teradata
7 5 (1.91%) F5
8 4 (1.53%) Databricks
8 4 (1.53%) Dell
8 4 (1.53%) Salesforce
8 4 (1.53%) SolarWinds
9 3 (1.15%) Arista
9 3 (1.15%) MuleSoft
9 3 (1.15%) Tanium