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

6 months to
12 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 22 14 25
Rank change year-on-year -8 +11 -2
Contract jobs citing Analytical Skills 248 193 166
As % of all contract jobs in the North West 7.71% 9.90% 6.20%
As % of the General category 13.82% 17.26% 11.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 151 121 100
10th Percentile £306 £313 £324
25th Percentile £357 £405 £392
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £424 £500 £488
Median % change year-on-year -15.25% +2.56% +10.17%
75th Percentile £520 £645 £550
90th Percentile £588 £715 £613
England median daily rate £500 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% +1.42%
Number of hourly rates quoted 34 12 27
10th Percentile £22.84 £19.03 £11.77
25th Percentile £25.49 £22.05 £13.50
Median hourly rate £40.97 £44.66 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year -8.25% +152.00% -49.37%
75th Percentile £77.50 £63.40 £43.75
90th Percentile £178.75 £71.59 £54.00
England median hourly rate £38.25 £28.15 £18.43
% change year-on-year +35.88% +52.78% -53.94%

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 1,794 1,118 1,429
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West 55.80% 57.36% 53.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,060 687 872
10th Percentile £213 £250 £300
25th Percentile £358 £378 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% -
75th Percentile £575 £575 £588
90th Percentile £639 £675 £687
England median daily rate £510 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -2.86% -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 153 103 191
10th Percentile £17.17 £13.00 £12.50
25th Percentile £22.68 £17.44 £14.50
Median hourly rate £35.00 £28.75 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year +21.74% +62.25% -33.38%
75th Percentile £63.75 £55.59 £37.18
90th Percentile £85.00 £76.00 £51.91
England median hourly rate £30.58 £27.50 £30.75
% change year-on-year +11.20% -10.57% -5.38%

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 12 May 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 12 May 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 12 May 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 -5 117 £420 -17.36% 121
Cheshire -5 84 £425 -13.09% 43
Lancashire 0 23 £370 -29.19% 43
Cumbria +13 12 £488 +5.98% 3
Merseyside -18 12 £330 -12.00% 22
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 17 (6.85%) Confluence
2 8 (3.23%) SAS
3 5 (2.02%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.81%) Apache
4 2 (0.81%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (0.81%) JBoss
4 2 (0.81%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.40%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 1 (0.40%) Jupyter
5 1 (0.40%) Mule
5 1 (0.40%) Mule ESB
5 1 (0.40%) Tomcat
5 1 (0.40%) WebLogic
Applications
1 19 (7.66%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (6.45%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (4.03%) MS Visio
4 7 (2.82%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 6 (2.42%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.40%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.40%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 16 (6.45%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (2.02%) Remedy ITSM
3 4 (1.61%) Payment Gateway
4 3 (1.21%) Primavera
4 3 (1.21%) SAP MM
5 2 (0.81%) Oracle Applications
6 1 (0.40%) Advent Geneva
6 1 (0.40%) Elite 3E
6 1 (0.40%) ResourceLink
6 1 (0.40%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.40%) SAP HCM
6 1 (0.40%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 34 (13.71%) AWS
2 31 (12.50%) Azure
3 27 (10.89%) Microsoft 365
4 26 (10.48%) Power Platform
5 10 (4.03%) GCP
6 5 (2.02%) Akamai
6 5 (2.02%) Apigee
6 5 (2.02%) Dynamics 365
6 5 (2.02%) Entra ID
6 5 (2.02%) Kong
6 5 (2.02%) Microsoft Copilot
6 5 (2.02%) SaaS
7 4 (1.61%) Azure DevOps
7 4 (1.61%) Nutanix
7 4 (1.61%) OneDrive
8 3 (1.21%) Amazon EKS
9 2 (0.81%) Azure AKS
9 2 (0.81%) Cloud Functions
9 2 (0.81%) Power Automate
9 2 (0.81%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 11 (4.44%) TCP/IP
2 10 (4.03%) DNS
3 9 (3.63%) Firewall
4 5 (2.02%) DHCP
4 5 (2.02%) HTTP
4 5 (2.02%) SAN
5 4 (1.61%) NetScaler
5 4 (1.61%) VPN
6 2 (0.81%) BGP
7 1 (0.40%) Kerberos
7 1 (0.40%) LAN
7 1 (0.40%) OSPF
7 1 (0.40%) SSL
7 1 (0.40%) Structured Cabling
7 1 (0.40%) WAN
7 1 (0.40%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (9.27%) Power BI
2 17 (6.85%) Data Warehouse
3 11 (4.44%) SQL Server
4 9 (3.63%) Metadata
5 8 (3.23%) Tableau
6 7 (2.82%) Relational Database
7 5 (2.02%) BigQuery
7 5 (2.02%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 4 (1.61%) NoSQL
8 4 (1.61%) Power Query
9 3 (1.21%) Data Lake
9 3 (1.21%) DB2
9 3 (1.21%) Looker
9 3 (1.21%) OLTP
10 2 (0.81%) BusinessObjects
10 2 (0.81%) Data Mining
10 2 (0.81%) DataStage
10 2 (0.81%) Hadoop
10 2 (0.81%) MySQL
10 2 (0.81%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 27 (10.89%) JIRA
2 6 (2.42%) GitLab
2 6 (2.42%) JUnit
3 4 (1.61%) Postman
4 3 (1.21%) Mockito
5 2 (0.81%) Cucumber
5 2 (0.81%) Git
5 2 (0.81%) Zephyr
6 1 (0.40%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.40%) Eclipse
6 1 (0.40%) Gradle
6 1 (0.40%) Hudson
6 1 (0.40%) Jasmine
6 1 (0.40%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.40%) Maven
6 1 (0.40%) ScriptRunner
6 1 (0.40%) Selenium
6 1 (0.40%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 116 (46.77%) Social Skills
2 89 (35.89%) Finance
3 29 (11.69%) Banking
4 25 (10.08%) Public Sector
5 14 (5.65%) Influencing Skills
5 14 (5.65%) Manufacturing
6 13 (5.24%) Telecoms
7 11 (4.44%) Organisational Skills
8 8 (3.23%) Local Government
9 7 (2.82%) Marketing
9 7 (2.82%) Retail Banking
10 6 (2.42%) Documentation Skills
10 6 (2.42%) Presentation Skills
11 5 (2.02%) Law
11 5 (2.02%) Legal
12 3 (1.21%) Automotive
12 3 (1.21%) Publishing
13 2 (0.81%) Environmental Health
13 2 (0.81%) Investment Banking
14 1 (0.40%) Billing
Job Titles
1 79 (31.85%) Analyst
2 33 (13.31%) Business Analyst
3 26 (10.48%) Developer
4 24 (9.68%) Senior
5 17 (6.85%) Lead
6 15 (6.05%) Project Manager
7 13 (5.24%) Finance Manager
7 13 (5.24%) Finance Project Manager
8 12 (4.84%) Senior Analyst
9 11 (4.44%) Administrator
9 11 (4.44%) IT Analyst
9 11 (4.44%) IT Support
10 10 (4.03%) Security Engineer
10 10 (4.03%) Support Analyst
11 9 (3.63%) Architect
11 9 (3.63%) Data Analyst
11 9 (3.63%) IT Support Analyst
11 9 (3.63%) Technical Analyst
12 8 (3.23%) Product Manager
13 7 (2.82%) Field Service Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (6.45%) REST
2 12 (4.84%) SOAP
2 12 (4.84%) Swagger
2 12 (4.84%) XML
3 10 (4.03%) JSON
4 8 (3.23%) OpenAPI
5 6 (2.42%) OAuth
5 6 (2.42%) RESTful
6 5 (2.02%) HTML
6 5 (2.02%) JWT
7 4 (1.61%) Middleware
8 3 (1.21%) CSS
8 3 (1.21%) Jest
8 3 (1.21%) Lightning Web Components
8 3 (1.21%) Spring
8 3 (1.21%) Spring Boot
8 3 (1.21%) Visualforce
8 3 (1.21%) YAML
9 2 (0.81%) HTML5 Canvas
9 2 (0.81%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 18 (7.26%) Analytical Mindset
2 17 (6.85%) Product Ownership
3 14 (5.65%) Management Information System
4 13 (5.24%) Onboarding
5 12 (4.84%) Self-Motivation
6 9 (3.63%) Cyber Threat
7 7 (2.82%) Data Centre
8 5 (2.02%) Clustering
8 5 (2.02%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
8 5 (2.02%) Legacy Systems
9 4 (1.61%) Credit Risk
9 4 (1.61%) Data Protection Act
9 4 (1.61%) Data Structures
9 4 (1.61%) Digital Wallet
9 4 (1.61%) Distributed Systems
9 4 (1.61%) Private Cloud
9 4 (1.61%) Public Cloud
9 4 (1.61%) Replication
10 3 (1.21%) Housing Association
10 3 (1.21%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 28 (11.29%) Windows
2 13 (5.24%) Windows 10
3 8 (3.23%) Linux
3 8 (3.23%) Windows Server
4 6 (2.42%) Unix
5 5 (2.02%) Apple iOS
5 5 (2.02%) Mac OS
6 4 (1.61%) Windows Server 2012
6 4 (1.61%) Windows Server 2019
7 3 (1.21%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 2 (0.81%) AIX
8 2 (0.81%) HPUX
8 2 (0.81%) Oracle Linux
8 2 (0.81%) Solaris
8 2 (0.81%) SUSE
Processes & Methodologies
1 144 (58.06%) Problem-Solving
2 57 (22.98%) Agile
3 52 (20.97%) Stakeholder Management
4 40 (16.13%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 39 (15.73%) Workshop Facilitation
6 37 (14.92%) Migration
7 36 (14.52%) Change Management
7 36 (14.52%) Validation
8 33 (13.31%) Project Management
9 31 (12.50%) Data Modelling
10 29 (11.69%) Analytics
11 28 (11.29%) Decision-Making
12 26 (10.48%) ERP
12 26 (10.48%) Use Case
13 25 (10.08%) CI/CD
13 25 (10.08%) Computer Science
13 25 (10.08%) Data Analysis
14 24 (9.68%) ITIL
15 23 (9.27%) Business Intelligence
15 23 (9.27%) Requirements Gathering
Programming Languages
1 50 (20.16%) SQL
2 32 (12.90%) Python
3 15 (6.05%) PowerShell
4 11 (4.44%) Java
5 7 (2.82%) Shell Script
6 6 (2.42%) PL/SQL
7 4 (1.61%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 4 (1.61%) JavaScript
7 4 (1.61%) TypeScript
8 3 (1.21%) Apex Code
8 3 (1.21%) ProC
8 3 (1.21%) R
8 3 (1.21%) VBA
9 2 (0.81%) CLIST
9 2 (0.81%) COBOL
9 2 (0.81%) JCL
9 2 (0.81%) REXX
9 2 (0.81%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.40%) SOQL
10 1 (0.40%) SOSL
Qualifications
1 39 (15.73%) Degree
2 24 (9.68%) Security Cleared
3 22 (8.87%) Computer Science Degree
4 18 (7.26%) SC Cleared
5 16 (6.45%) BPSS Clearance
6 14 (5.65%) A+ Certification
6 14 (5.65%) CISSP
6 14 (5.65%) Microsoft Certification
6 14 (5.65%) Network+ Certification
7 7 (2.82%) AWS Certification
7 7 (2.82%) CompTIA Security+
8 6 (2.42%) CCNA
8 6 (2.42%) Cisco Certification
8 6 (2.42%) CISM
9 5 (2.02%) MCSE
10 3 (1.21%) Azure Certification
10 3 (1.21%) CISA
10 3 (1.21%) CRISC
10 3 (1.21%) PMI Certification
10 3 (1.21%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (8.87%) Data Quality
2 9 (3.63%) GRC
3 6 (2.42%) GDPR
3 6 (2.42%) QA
3 6 (2.42%) SLA
4 5 (2.02%) PSD2
5 4 (1.61%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 4 (1.61%) NIST
5 4 (1.61%) PCI DSS
6 3 (1.21%) Accessibility
6 3 (1.21%) ISO 8583
6 3 (1.21%) PMO
7 2 (0.81%) CRD IV
7 2 (0.81%) FINREP
7 2 (0.81%) IFRS
7 2 (0.81%) ISO/IEC 27005
7 2 (0.81%) NCSC
7 2 (0.81%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.40%) HIPAA
8 1 (0.40%) ISO 20022
System Software
1 26 (10.48%) Active Directory
2 6 (2.42%) Docker
3 5 (2.02%) Virtual Desktop
4 4 (1.61%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (1.61%) vSphere
5 2 (0.81%) ACF2
5 2 (0.81%) RACF
5 2 (0.81%) Time Sharing Option
6 1 (0.40%) ISA Server
Systems Management
1 8 (3.23%) SCCM
2 7 (2.82%) Microsoft Intune
3 5 (2.02%) Kubernetes
4 4 (1.61%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 3 (1.21%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.81%) Ansible
6 2 (0.81%) CA Endevor
6 2 (0.81%) HP ALM
6 2 (0.81%) Tivoli
6 2 (0.81%) Tivoli Storage Manager
7 1 (0.40%) Norton AntiVirus
7 1 (0.40%) Terraform
Vendors
1 53 (21.37%) Microsoft
2 30 (12.10%) SAP
3 14 (5.65%) ServiceNow
4 13 (5.24%) Oracle
5 7 (2.82%) Splunk
6 5 (2.02%) BeyondTrust
6 5 (2.02%) CrowdStrike
6 5 (2.02%) Dell
6 5 (2.02%) MuleSoft
6 5 (2.02%) Remedy
6 5 (2.02%) Teradata
7 4 (1.61%) F5
7 4 (1.61%) HP
7 4 (1.61%) Veeam
7 4 (1.61%) VMware
8 3 (1.21%) Atlassian
8 3 (1.21%) Google
8 3 (1.21%) IBM
8 3 (1.21%) RedGate
8 3 (1.21%) SolarWinds