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 25 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 7 17
Rank change year-on-year -14 +10 +7
Contract jobs citing Analytical Skills 281 254 183
As % of all contract jobs in the North West 7.58% 11.68% 7.27%
As % of the General category 14.40% 19.77% 13.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 160 160 110
10th Percentile £297 £313 £375
25th Percentile £400 £399 £416
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £464 £493
Median % change year-on-year -2.96% -5.93% +1.44%
75th Percentile £550 £588 £551
90th Percentile £600 £703 £615
England median daily rate £500 £500 £525
% change year-on-year - -4.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 43 13 16
10th Percentile £24.43 £20.90 £13.38
25th Percentile £25.49 £30.00 £15.92
Median hourly rate £40.00 £35.00 £31.25
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% +12.00% -10.71%
75th Percentile £80.38 £63.40 £56.13
90th Percentile £178.75 £70.68 £68.19
England median hourly rate £38.72 £33.88 £21.50
% change year-on-year +14.29% +57.58% -39.01%

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 1,951 1,285 1,362
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West 52.63% 59.08% 54.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,116 814 820
10th Percentile £263 £270 £300
25th Percentile £400 £380 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £465 £500
Median % change year-on-year +4.84% -7.00% -
75th Percentile £588 £575 £585
90th Percentile £650 £688 £672
England median daily rate £525 £510 £538
% change year-on-year +2.94% -5.12% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 217 112 138
10th Percentile £16.50 £12.84 £13.44
25th Percentile £25.38 £14.73 £16.06
Median hourly rate £36.00 £28.75 £23.80
Median % change year-on-year +25.22% +20.80% +5.64%
75th Percentile £70.00 £49.06 £43.10
90th Percentile £85.00 £70.14 £54.00
England median hourly rate £34.00 £26.00 £38.12
% change year-on-year +30.77% -31.79% +27.07%

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 25 July 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 25 July 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 25 July 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 -12 149 £438 -12.50% 138
Cheshire -8 83 £463 +1.76% 44
Cumbria +2 18 £488 +8.33% 11
Lancashire -9 17 £519 +15.37% 45
Merseyside -1 15 £365 - 29
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 15 (5.34%) Confluence
2 4 (1.42%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.07%) SAS
4 1 (0.36%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 1 (0.36%) Apache
4 1 (0.36%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.36%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.36%) JBoss
4 1 (0.36%) Jupyter
4 1 (0.36%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.36%) Mule
4 1 (0.36%) Mule ESB
4 1 (0.36%) NetWeaver
4 1 (0.36%) WebLogic
Applications
1 24 (8.54%) Microsoft Excel
2 23 (8.19%) Microsoft Office
3 12 (4.27%) MS Visio
4 8 (2.85%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 5 (1.78%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.36%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 15 (5.34%) SAP S/4HANA
2 9 (3.20%) Remedy ITSM
3 4 (1.42%) Primavera
4 3 (1.07%) SAP ERP
4 3 (1.07%) SAP HCM
4 3 (1.07%) SAP MM
4 3 (1.07%) SAP Payroll
5 2 (0.71%) Elite 3E
6 1 (0.36%) FIS Private Capital Suite
6 1 (0.36%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.36%) Payment Gateway
6 1 (0.36%) ResourceLink
Cloud Services
1 44 (15.66%) Azure
2 30 (10.68%) Power Platform
3 24 (8.54%) AWS
3 24 (8.54%) Microsoft 365
4 9 (3.20%) GCP
5 8 (2.85%) Azure DevOps
6 7 (2.49%) Entra ID
7 6 (2.14%) Microsoft Copilot
7 6 (2.14%) SaaS
8 5 (1.78%) Akamai
8 5 (1.78%) GitHub
9 4 (1.42%) Dynamics 365
9 4 (1.42%) Snowflake
10 3 (1.07%) Azure AKS
10 3 (1.07%) OneDrive
11 2 (0.71%) Azure Monitor
11 2 (0.71%) dbt
11 2 (0.71%) Google Kubernetes Engine
11 2 (0.71%) Lucidchart
11 2 (0.71%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 13 (4.63%) Firewall
2 12 (4.27%) DNS
3 9 (3.20%) VPN
4 8 (2.85%) TCP/IP
5 7 (2.49%) BGP
5 7 (2.49%) WAN
6 6 (2.14%) LAN
7 5 (1.78%) Cisco Nexus
7 5 (1.78%) HTTP
8 4 (1.42%) Network Security
8 4 (1.42%) OSPF
8 4 (1.42%) SAN
8 4 (1.42%) VLAN
9 3 (1.07%) DHCP
9 3 (1.07%) MPLS
9 3 (1.07%) SD-WAN
9 3 (1.07%) Wireshark
10 2 (0.71%) SSL
10 2 (0.71%) Wi-Fi
11 1 (0.36%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 27 (9.61%) Power BI
2 15 (5.34%) Data Warehouse
2 15 (5.34%) SQL Server
3 11 (3.91%) Tableau
4 8 (2.85%) Metadata
5 5 (1.78%) Relational Database
6 4 (1.42%) DataStage
6 4 (1.42%) Db2
6 4 (1.42%) NoSQL
7 3 (1.07%) Data Mining
7 3 (1.07%) SAP HANA
7 3 (1.07%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 2 (0.71%) BigQuery
8 2 (0.71%) Hadoop
8 2 (0.71%) MongoDB
8 2 (0.71%) MySQL
8 2 (0.71%) Power Query
9 1 (0.36%) Delta Lake
9 1 (0.36%) Semantic Layer
9 1 (0.36%) Spark SQL
Development Applications
1 25 (8.90%) JIRA
2 5 (1.78%) Git
3 4 (1.42%) Cucumber
3 4 (1.42%) Jenkins
4 3 (1.07%) Ranorex
4 3 (1.07%) Sonatype Nexus
4 3 (1.07%) SpecFlow
5 2 (0.71%) Burp Suite
5 2 (0.71%) Gatling
5 2 (0.71%) GitLab
5 2 (0.71%) Gradle
5 2 (0.71%) JUnit
5 2 (0.71%) LoadRunner
5 2 (0.71%) REST Assured
5 2 (0.71%) SonarQube
6 1 (0.36%) Claude Code
6 1 (0.36%) Postman
6 1 (0.36%) ScriptRunner
6 1 (0.36%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 1 (0.36%) Zephyr
General
1 138 (49.11%) Social Skills
2 98 (34.88%) Finance
3 28 (9.96%) Banking
4 22 (7.83%) Manufacturing
5 21 (7.47%) Public Sector
6 17 (6.05%) Influencing Skills
6 17 (6.05%) Legal
7 14 (4.98%) Organisational Skills
8 10 (3.56%) Telecoms
9 8 (2.85%) Documentation Skills
9 8 (2.85%) Presentation Skills
10 6 (2.14%) Automotive
10 6 (2.14%) Local Government
10 6 (2.14%) Marketing
11 5 (1.78%) Law
12 3 (1.07%) Investment Banking
12 3 (1.07%) Publishing
13 2 (0.71%) Aerospace
13 2 (0.71%) Billing
13 2 (0.71%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 70 (24.91%) Analyst
2 25 (8.90%) Lead
3 24 (8.54%) Business Analyst
4 21 (7.47%) Senior
5 15 (5.34%) Developer
5 15 (5.34%) Project Manager
6 14 (4.98%) Architect
6 14 (4.98%) Data Analyst
7 13 (4.63%) Administrator
8 12 (4.27%) Consultant
9 11 (3.91%) Security Engineer
10 10 (3.56%) Network Engineer
11 9 (3.20%) Finance Manager
11 9 (3.20%) IT Support
11 9 (3.20%) Product Manager
12 8 (2.85%) Finance Project Manager
12 8 (2.85%) Service Analyst
12 8 (2.85%) Support Analyst
13 7 (2.49%) Senior Manager
13 7 (2.49%) Technical Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (3.20%) REST
2 7 (2.49%) JSON
3 5 (1.78%) XML
4 4 (1.42%) PySpark
5 3 (1.07%) Gherkin
5 3 (1.07%) Kafka
5 3 (1.07%) Node.js
5 3 (1.07%) Playwright
5 3 (1.07%) RESTful
5 3 (1.07%) SailPoint
6 2 (0.71%) LDAP
6 2 (0.71%) OAuth
6 2 (0.71%) Pandas
6 2 (0.71%) Quarkus
6 2 (0.71%) React
6 2 (0.71%) Spring
6 2 (0.71%) Spring Boot
7 1 (0.36%) ARM Templates
7 1 (0.36%) Plotly
7 1 (0.36%) PyTorch
Miscellaneous
1 29 (10.32%) Analytical Mindset
2 17 (6.05%) Onboarding
3 16 (5.69%) Management Information System
4 12 (4.27%) Self-Motivation
5 11 (3.91%) Product Ownership
6 9 (3.20%) Cyber Threat
6 9 (3.20%) Data Centre
7 7 (2.49%) Distributed Systems
7 7 (2.49%) Legacy Systems
8 5 (1.78%) Data Protection Act
8 5 (1.78%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
8 5 (1.78%) Virtual Team
9 4 (1.42%) Data Structures
9 4 (1.42%) Operational Technology
9 4 (1.42%) PKI
9 4 (1.42%) Replication
9 4 (1.42%) Security Posture
10 3 (1.07%) Cloud Native
10 3 (1.07%) Enterprise Software
10 3 (1.07%) Housing Association
Operating Systems
1 31 (11.03%) Windows
2 10 (3.56%) Linux
3 9 (3.20%) Windows 10
4 8 (2.85%) Unix
5 7 (2.49%) Mac OS
6 6 (2.14%) Windows Server
7 5 (1.78%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.71%) AIX
8 2 (0.71%) HPUX
8 2 (0.71%) Oracle Linux
8 2 (0.71%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 2 (0.71%) Solaris
8 2 (0.71%) SUSE
9 1 (0.36%) VMS
9 1 (0.36%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.36%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 155 (55.16%) Problem-Solving
2 71 (25.27%) Stakeholder Management
3 52 (18.51%) Agile
4 51 (18.15%) Continuous Improvement
5 42 (14.95%) Project Management
6 41 (14.59%) Change Management
6 41 (14.59%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 38 (13.52%) ITIL
7 38 (13.52%) Migration
8 37 (13.17%) Decision-Making
9 35 (12.46%) Analytics
10 34 (12.10%) Workshop Facilitation
11 31 (11.03%) Validation
12 30 (10.68%) Data Analysis
12 30 (10.68%) ERP
13 28 (9.96%) Roadmaps
14 26 (9.25%) Business Intelligence
14 26 (9.25%) Data Modelling
15 25 (8.90%) AI
16 24 (8.54%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 44 (15.66%) SQL
2 38 (13.52%) Python
3 19 (6.76%) PowerShell
4 5 (1.78%) Java
4 5 (1.78%) PL/SQL
4 5 (1.78%) Shell Script
5 4 (1.42%) C#
6 3 (1.07%) ABAP
6 3 (1.07%) Bash
6 3 (1.07%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 3 (1.07%) T-SQL
7 2 (0.71%) JavaScript
8 1 (0.36%) Ada
8 1 (0.36%) C
8 1 (0.36%) C++
8 1 (0.36%) Korn
8 1 (0.36%) MATLAB
8 1 (0.36%) R
8 1 (0.36%) TypeScript
8 1 (0.36%) VBA
Qualifications
1 39 (13.88%) Security Cleared
2 38 (13.52%) Degree
3 33 (11.74%) SC Cleared
4 14 (4.98%) CISSP
5 13 (4.63%) Microsoft Certification
6 11 (3.91%) BPSS Clearance
7 10 (3.56%) A+ Certification
7 10 (3.56%) Cisco Certification
7 10 (3.56%) Network+ Certification
8 8 (2.85%) AWS Certification
8 8 (2.85%) Computer Science Degree
9 7 (2.49%) CompTIA Security+
10 6 (2.14%) CCNA
10 6 (2.14%) CISM
11 5 (1.78%) CCNP
12 4 (1.42%) Azure Certification
12 4 (1.42%) CEH
12 4 (1.42%) MCSE
13 3 (1.07%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 3 (1.07%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (11.03%) Data Quality
2 11 (3.91%) GRC
3 10 (3.56%) SLA
4 9 (3.20%) QA
5 7 (2.49%) NIST
6 5 (1.78%) GDPR
6 5 (1.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 4 (1.42%) PMO
8 3 (1.07%) NCSC
8 3 (1.07%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 2 (0.71%) Actionable Recommendations
9 2 (0.71%) ISO/IEC 27005
10 1 (0.36%) Accessibility
10 1 (0.36%) Def Stans
10 1 (0.36%) DO-178B
10 1 (0.36%) GAAP
10 1 (0.36%) MISRA
10 1 (0.36%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.36%) PSD2
System Software
1 22 (7.83%) Active Directory
2 6 (2.14%) Docker
3 5 (1.78%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (1.07%) Firmware
4 3 (1.07%) VMware NSX
5 2 (0.71%) Oracle RAC
5 2 (0.71%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (0.71%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 11 (3.91%) Ansible
2 8 (2.85%) Kubernetes
2 8 (2.85%) Terraform
3 4 (1.42%) SCCM
3 4 (1.42%) Single Sign-On
4 3 (1.07%) McAfee ePO
4 3 (1.07%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (0.71%) Data Guard
5 2 (0.71%) Grafana
5 2 (0.71%) Istio
5 2 (0.71%) WMI
6 1 (0.36%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 1 (0.36%) HP ALM
6 1 (0.36%) Nagios
6 1 (0.36%) Progress Chef
6 1 (0.36%) Puppet
Vendors
1 59 (21.00%) Microsoft
2 34 (12.10%) SAP
3 28 (9.96%) ServiceNow
4 15 (5.34%) Oracle
5 12 (4.27%) Splunk
6 10 (3.56%) Cisco
7 9 (3.20%) Remedy
8 7 (2.49%) Databricks
9 6 (2.14%) BeyondTrust
9 6 (2.14%) CrowdStrike
9 6 (2.14%) Teradata
9 6 (2.14%) VMware
10 5 (1.78%) Atlassian
10 5 (1.78%) Dynatrace
10 5 (1.78%) F5
10 5 (1.78%) Google
10 5 (1.78%) HP
10 5 (1.78%) IBM
10 5 (1.78%) SolarWinds
11 4 (1.42%) CyberArk