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

6 months to
18 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 10 18
Rank change year-on-year -11 +8 +3
Contract jobs citing Analytical Skills 288 266 181
As % of all contract jobs in the North West 7.46% 12.14% 7.53%
As % of the General category 14.44% 19.78% 13.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 157 169 109
10th Percentile £282 £300 £371
25th Percentile £380 £363 £416
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £456 £458 £493
Median % change year-on-year -0.33% -7.20% +1.54%
75th Percentile £550 £600 £564
90th Percentile £610 £703 £638
England median daily rate £500 £500 £525
% change year-on-year - -4.76% -0.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 43 13 8
10th Percentile £24.30 £20.90 £15.92
25th Percentile £25.49 £30.00 £23.67
Median hourly rate £40.00 £35.00 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -21.35% -3.01%
75th Percentile £77.50 £63.40 £57.38
90th Percentile £178.75 £70.68 £75.15
England median hourly rate £36.00 £32.50 £22.50
% change year-on-year +10.77% +44.44% -48.70%

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 1,994 1,345 1,307
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West 51.63% 61.39% 54.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,134 852 783
10th Percentile £240 £268 £300
25th Percentile £400 £378 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £469 £500
Median % change year-on-year +6.61% -6.20% -
75th Percentile £588 £580 £588
90th Percentile £674 £678 £684
England median daily rate £525 £510 £538
% change year-on-year +2.94% -5.20% -2.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 252 110 101
10th Percentile £16.01 £12.82 £16.06
25th Percentile £24.93 £14.92 £16.78
Median hourly rate £35.00 £28.75 £32.90
Median % change year-on-year +21.74% -12.60% +20.94%
75th Percentile £57.33 £50.00 £43.75
90th Percentile £83.75 £70.39 £57.50
England median hourly rate £32.50 £25.15 £38.12
% change year-on-year +29.22% -34.02% +38.62%

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 18 August 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 18 August 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 18 August 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 -13 145 £440 -7.37% 332
Cheshire -6 95 £463 +3.35% 74
Merseyside -1 17 £458 -29.62% 53
Cumbria -8 17 £458 +1.67% 16
Lancashire -13 17 £550 +22.24% 75
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 13 (4.51%) Confluence
2 9 (3.13%) SharePoint
3 4 (1.39%) SAS
4 1 (0.35%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 1 (0.35%) Apache
4 1 (0.35%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.35%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.35%) JBoss
4 1 (0.35%) Jupyter
4 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.35%) Mule
4 1 (0.35%) Mule ESB
4 1 (0.35%) NetWeaver
4 1 (0.35%) WebLogic
Applications
1 27 (9.38%) Microsoft Office
2 25 (8.68%) Microsoft Excel
3 12 (4.17%) MS Visio
4 9 (3.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (1.39%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.35%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 11 (3.82%) Remedy ITSM
1 11 (3.82%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (1.39%) SAP ERP
3 3 (1.04%) Primavera
4 2 (0.69%) Elite 3E
4 2 (0.69%) SAP HCM
4 2 (0.69%) SAP MM
4 2 (0.69%) SAP Payroll
5 1 (0.35%) Cloudability
5 1 (0.35%) FIS Private Capital Suite
5 1 (0.35%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.35%) ResourceLink
5 1 (0.35%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 50 (17.36%) Azure
2 32 (11.11%) AWS
2 32 (11.11%) Microsoft 365
3 30 (10.42%) Power Platform
4 11 (3.82%) GCP
5 10 (3.47%) SaaS
6 9 (3.13%) Azure DevOps
7 7 (2.43%) Entra ID
8 6 (2.08%) Microsoft Copilot
9 5 (1.74%) Akamai
9 5 (1.74%) GitHub
10 4 (1.39%) Dynamics 365
10 4 (1.39%) OCI
10 4 (1.39%) Snowflake
11 3 (1.04%) Azure Sentinel
11 3 (1.04%) IBM Blueworks
11 3 (1.04%) OneDrive
12 2 (0.69%) Lucidchart
12 2 (0.69%) Miro
12 2 (0.69%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 18 (6.25%) Firewall
2 14 (4.86%) DNS
2 14 (4.86%) VPN
3 10 (3.47%) Network Security
3 10 (3.47%) WAN
4 9 (3.13%) LAN
5 7 (2.43%) BGP
5 7 (2.43%) TCP/IP
6 5 (1.74%) Cisco Nexus
6 5 (1.74%) HTTP
6 5 (1.74%) VLAN
7 4 (1.39%) OSPF
7 4 (1.39%) SAN
7 4 (1.39%) SD-WAN
8 3 (1.04%) BIG-IP
8 3 (1.04%) DHCP
8 3 (1.04%) DMZ
8 3 (1.04%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
8 3 (1.04%) MPLS
8 3 (1.04%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (9.72%) Power BI
2 16 (5.56%) Data Warehouse
3 15 (5.21%) SQL Server
4 8 (2.78%) Metadata
4 8 (2.78%) Tableau
5 6 (2.08%) Relational Database
6 5 (1.74%) NoSQL
7 4 (1.39%) DataStage
7 4 (1.39%) Db2
8 3 (1.04%) Data Mining
9 2 (0.69%) BigQuery
9 2 (0.69%) Data Lake
9 2 (0.69%) EDRMS
9 2 (0.69%) MongoDB
9 2 (0.69%) MySQL
9 2 (0.69%) PostgreSQL
9 2 (0.69%) Power Query
9 2 (0.69%) SAP HANA
10 1 (0.35%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
10 1 (0.35%) Delta Lake
Development Applications
1 20 (6.94%) JIRA
2 8 (2.78%) Jenkins
3 7 (2.43%) Git
4 6 (2.08%) GitLab
5 4 (1.39%) Cucumber
6 3 (1.04%) Ranorex
6 3 (1.04%) SonarQube
6 3 (1.04%) Sonatype Nexus
6 3 (1.04%) SpecFlow
7 2 (0.69%) Burp Suite
7 2 (0.69%) Gatling
7 2 (0.69%) Gradle
7 2 (0.69%) Hudson
7 2 (0.69%) JUnit
7 2 (0.69%) LoadRunner
7 2 (0.69%) REST Assured
7 2 (0.69%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 1 (0.35%) Cypress.io
8 1 (0.35%) Eclipse
8 1 (0.35%) Toad
General
1 142 (49.31%) Social Skills
2 96 (33.33%) Finance
3 32 (11.11%) Banking
4 21 (7.29%) Manufacturing
5 20 (6.94%) Public Sector
6 18 (6.25%) Organisational Skills
7 17 (5.90%) Legal
8 12 (4.17%) Influencing Skills
9 11 (3.82%) Telecoms
10 9 (3.13%) Documentation Skills
11 8 (2.78%) Presentation Skills
12 7 (2.43%) Marketing
13 6 (2.08%) Automotive
13 6 (2.08%) Law
13 6 (2.08%) Local Government
14 3 (1.04%) Aerospace
14 3 (1.04%) Billing
14 3 (1.04%) Investment Banking
14 3 (1.04%) Publishing
14 3 (1.04%) Retail
Job Titles
1 71 (24.65%) Analyst
2 27 (9.38%) Lead
3 21 (7.29%) Business Analyst
4 18 (6.25%) Senior
5 15 (5.21%) Architect
6 14 (4.86%) Developer
6 14 (4.86%) Security Engineer
7 13 (4.51%) Consultant
7 13 (4.51%) Data Analyst
7 13 (4.51%) Network Engineer
8 12 (4.17%) IT Support
8 12 (4.17%) Project Manager
9 10 (3.47%) Administrator
9 10 (3.47%) Service Analyst
9 10 (3.47%) Support Analyst
10 8 (2.78%) IT Analyst
10 8 (2.78%) Senior Manager
11 7 (2.43%) Data Engineer
11 7 (2.43%) IT Support Analyst
11 7 (2.43%) Technical Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (3.13%) REST
2 7 (2.43%) JSON
3 5 (1.74%) XML
4 4 (1.39%) PySpark
4 4 (1.39%) RESTful
5 3 (1.04%) Gherkin
5 3 (1.04%) Kafka
5 3 (1.04%) Node.js
5 3 (1.04%) Playwright
5 3 (1.04%) SailPoint
5 3 (1.04%) Spring
5 3 (1.04%) Spring Boot
6 2 (0.69%) HTML
6 2 (0.69%) OAuth
6 2 (0.69%) ODBC
6 2 (0.69%) PyTorch
6 2 (0.69%) Quarkus
6 2 (0.69%) React
7 1 (0.35%) Jest
7 1 (0.35%) Plotly
Miscellaneous
1 30 (10.42%) Analytical Mindset
2 20 (6.94%) Management Information System
3 18 (6.25%) Onboarding
4 11 (3.82%) Self-Motivation
5 10 (3.47%) Data Centre
6 9 (3.13%) Cyber Threat
6 9 (3.13%) Product Ownership
7 7 (2.43%) Data Protection Act
7 7 (2.43%) Enterprise Software
7 7 (2.43%) Legacy Systems
8 6 (2.08%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
8 6 (2.08%) Distributed Systems
9 5 (1.74%) Cloud Native
9 5 (1.74%) Data Structures
9 5 (1.74%) Security Posture
9 5 (1.74%) Virtual Team
10 4 (1.39%) Credit Risk
10 4 (1.39%) Operational Technology
10 4 (1.39%) PKI
11 3 (1.04%) Housing Association
Operating Systems
1 36 (12.50%) Windows
2 11 (3.82%) Linux
3 10 (3.47%) Windows 10
4 8 (2.78%) Mac OS
4 8 (2.78%) Unix
5 6 (2.08%) Windows Server
6 5 (1.74%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.69%) AIX
7 2 (0.69%) HPUX
7 2 (0.69%) Oracle Linux
7 2 (0.69%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 2 (0.69%) Solaris
7 2 (0.69%) SUSE
8 1 (0.35%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 143 (49.65%) Problem-Solving
2 74 (25.69%) Stakeholder Management
3 56 (19.44%) Continuous Improvement
4 48 (16.67%) Agile
5 45 (15.63%) ITIL
6 41 (14.24%) Change Management
7 38 (13.19%) Analytics
8 37 (12.85%) Migration
8 37 (12.85%) Project Management
9 36 (12.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 32 (11.11%) Decision-Making
11 31 (10.76%) Data Modelling
11 31 (10.76%) ERP
11 31 (10.76%) Validation
12 30 (10.42%) AI
12 30 (10.42%) CI/CD
12 30 (10.42%) Workshop Facilitation
13 28 (9.72%) Business Intelligence
14 27 (9.38%) Roadmaps
15 25 (8.68%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 47 (16.32%) SQL
2 44 (15.28%) Python
3 19 (6.60%) PowerShell
4 7 (2.43%) Java
5 5 (1.74%) PL/SQL
5 5 (1.74%) Shell Script
5 5 (1.74%) T-SQL
6 4 (1.39%) Bash
6 4 (1.39%) C#
6 4 (1.39%) Search Processing Language
7 3 (1.04%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 3 (1.04%) JavaScript
7 3 (1.04%) Kusto Query Language
8 2 (0.69%) ABAP
9 1 (0.35%) Ada
9 1 (0.35%) Assembly Language
9 1 (0.35%) C
9 1 (0.35%) C++
9 1 (0.35%) MATLAB
9 1 (0.35%) VBA
Qualifications
1 42 (14.58%) Degree
2 35 (12.15%) Security Cleared
3 29 (10.07%) SC Cleared
4 19 (6.60%) CISSP
5 14 (4.86%) Microsoft Certification
6 13 (4.51%) Cisco Certification
7 11 (3.82%) A+ Certification
7 11 (3.82%) Network+ Certification
8 10 (3.47%) AWS Certification
9 9 (3.13%) BPSS Clearance
9 9 (3.13%) Computer Science Degree
10 8 (2.78%) CCNP
11 7 (2.43%) CompTIA Security+
12 6 (2.08%) CCNA
12 6 (2.08%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 5 (1.74%) CCIE
13 5 (1.74%) CISM
13 5 (1.74%) GCIH
13 5 (1.74%) ITIL Certification
14 4 (1.39%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (11.46%) Data Quality
2 14 (4.86%) GRC
2 14 (4.86%) SLA
3 10 (3.47%) NIST
4 8 (2.78%) GDPR
4 8 (2.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 8 (2.78%) QA
5 6 (2.08%) PCI DSS
5 6 (2.08%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 4 (1.39%) PMO
7 3 (1.04%) NCSC
8 2 (0.69%) Actionable Recommendations
8 2 (0.69%) ISO/IEC 27005
9 1 (0.35%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.35%) Def Stans
9 1 (0.35%) DO-178B
9 1 (0.35%) GAAP
9 1 (0.35%) MISRA
System Software
1 25 (8.68%) Active Directory
2 6 (2.08%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (1.74%) Docker
3 5 (1.74%) VMware NSX
4 3 (1.04%) Firmware
5 2 (0.69%) Oracle RAC
5 2 (0.69%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.35%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 15 (5.21%) Ansible
2 8 (2.78%) Kubernetes
2 8 (2.78%) Terraform
3 5 (1.74%) Progress Chef
4 4 (1.39%) Single Sign-On
5 3 (1.04%) CASB
5 3 (1.04%) McAfee ePO
5 3 (1.04%) Microsoft Intune
5 3 (1.04%) SCCM
6 2 (0.69%) Data Guard
6 2 (0.69%) Grafana
6 2 (0.69%) Istio
6 2 (0.69%) WMI
7 1 (0.35%) Nagios
7 1 (0.35%) Puppet
Vendors
1 72 (25.00%) Microsoft
2 32 (11.11%) ServiceNow
3 30 (10.42%) SAP
4 18 (6.25%) Oracle
5 17 (5.90%) Splunk
6 11 (3.82%) Cisco
6 11 (3.82%) Remedy
7 7 (2.43%) Teradata
7 7 (2.43%) VMware
8 6 (2.08%) BeyondTrust
8 6 (2.08%) CrowdStrike
8 6 (2.08%) Databricks
8 6 (2.08%) F5
8 6 (2.08%) Google
9 5 (1.74%) Dynatrace
9 5 (1.74%) IBM
10 4 (1.39%) Dell
10 4 (1.39%) Fortinet
10 4 (1.39%) HP
10 4 (1.39%) Juniper