Analyst Jobs in Bolton

Analyst
Manchester > Bolton

The median Analyst salary in Bolton is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 June 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 23 13 16
Rank change year-on-year -10 +3 0
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 17 22 21
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bolton 11.49% 15.17% 16.94%
As % of the Job Titles category 13.60% 15.49% 21.65%
Number of salaries quoted 13 19 17
10th Percentile - £25,900 £28,750
25th Percentile - £38,375 £31,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £60,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -33.33% +26.32% +90.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 - £52,500
90th Percentile - - £52,700
Manchester median annual salary £44,500 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -1.11% +5.88% +2.72%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Bolton

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

Permanent vacancies in Bolton with a recognized job title 125 142 97
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 84.46% 97.93% 78.23%
Number of salaries quoted 97 102 33
10th Percentile £25,480 £30,000 £28,750
25th Percentile £32,750 £43,813 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,000 £52,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.48% +10.53% +5.56%
75th Percentile £60,000 £60,000 £52,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £57,750
Manchester median annual salary £57,500 £52,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.52% -8.70% +4.55%

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Bolton

Job postings that featured Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bolton.

Job vacancy trend for Analyst in Bolton

Analyst
Salary Trend in Bolton

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Analyst in Bolton.

Salary trend for Analyst in Bolton

Analyst
Salary Histogram in Bolton

Salary distribution for jobs citing Analyst in Bolton over the 6 months to 13 June 2025.

Salary histogram for Analyst in Bolton

Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bolton

For the 6 months to 13 June 2025, Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Bolton region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 17 (100.00%) Finance
2 13 (76.47%) Degree
2 13 (76.47%) Social Media
2 13 (76.47%) DBS Check
3 11 (64.71%) Data Analysis
4 10 (58.82%) Microsoft Excel
4 10 (58.82%) Power BI
4 10 (58.82%) Power Platform
5 9 (52.94%) Windows
5 9 (52.94%) Windows Vista
6 8 (47.06%) Management Information System
7 7 (41.18%) Change Management
7 7 (41.18%) Legal
7 7 (41.18%) SLA
7 7 (41.18%) Use Case
7 7 (41.18%) Continuous Improvement
7 7 (41.18%) Requirements Gathering
7 7 (41.18%) Business Strategy
7 7 (41.18%) Business Process Analysis
7 7 (41.18%) Collaborative Working
8 6 (35.29%) Decision-Making
8 6 (35.29%) Scorecard
8 6 (35.29%) Budgeting and Forecasting
8 6 (35.29%) Budgeting
8 6 (35.29%) Social Skills
8 6 (35.29%) Presentation Skills
8 6 (35.29%) Analytical Skills
8 6 (35.29%) Financial Modelling
8 6 (35.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
8 6 (35.29%) Microsoft

Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bolton by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 10 (58.82%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (35.29%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (35.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 10 (58.82%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (58.82%) Power BI
2 4 (23.53%) Tableau
General
1 17 (100.00%) Finance
2 7 (41.18%) Legal
3 6 (35.29%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (35.29%) Presentation Skills
3 6 (35.29%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 13 (76.47%) Social Media
2 8 (47.06%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 9 (52.94%) Windows
1 9 (52.94%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (64.71%) Data Analysis
2 7 (41.18%) Business Process Analysis
2 7 (41.18%) Business Strategy
2 7 (41.18%) Change Management
2 7 (41.18%) Collaborative Working
2 7 (41.18%) Continuous Improvement
2 7 (41.18%) Requirements Gathering
2 7 (41.18%) Use Case
3 6 (35.29%) Budgeting
3 6 (35.29%) Budgeting and Forecasting
3 6 (35.29%) Business Intelligence
3 6 (35.29%) Decision-Making
3 6 (35.29%) Financial Modelling
3 6 (35.29%) Scorecard
4 4 (23.53%) Data Management
4 4 (23.53%) Economics
4 4 (23.53%) ERP
4 4 (23.53%) Indirect Procurement
4 4 (23.53%) Process Improvement
4 4 (23.53%) Visualisation
Qualifications
1 13 (76.47%) DBS Check
1 13 (76.47%) Degree
2 6 (35.29%) ACCA
2 6 (35.29%) CIMA
3 2 (11.76%) AAT
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (41.18%) SLA
2 4 (23.53%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 6 (35.29%) Microsoft
2 4 (23.53%) Cognos
2 4 (23.53%) SAP