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 17 May 2025.

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

6 months to
17 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 23 13 24
Rank change year-on-year -10 +11 -6
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 23 16 18
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bolton 14.65% 13.45% 11.92%
As % of the Job Titles category 17.83% 13.68% 14.63%
Number of salaries quoted 19 14 14
10th Percentile £37,900 £25,025 £29,500
25th Percentile - £31,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £60,000 £48,750
Median % change year-on-year -33.33% +23.08% +95.00%
75th Percentile - - £52,500
90th Percentile £60,000 - £52,850
Manchester median annual salary £42,875 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -4.72% +5.88% -

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 129 117 123
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 82.17% 98.32% 81.46%
Number of salaries quoted 106 83 28
10th Percentile £25,480 £27,915 £28,225
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £48,750
Median % change year-on-year - +2.56% +8.33%
75th Percentile £77,500 £61,875 £52,500
90th Percentile - £75,000 £55,250
Manchester median annual salary £59,000 £54,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.26% -6.09% +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 17 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Analyst in Bolton

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

For the 6 months to 17 May 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 21 (91.30%) Finance
2 17 (73.91%) Degree
2 17 (73.91%) Social Media
2 17 (73.91%) DBS Check
3 16 (69.57%) Windows
4 15 (65.22%) Windows Vista
5 14 (60.87%) Power BI
5 14 (60.87%) Microsoft Excel
5 14 (60.87%) Power Platform
6 11 (47.83%) Social Skills
6 11 (47.83%) Customer Service
6 11 (47.83%) Data Analysis
7 10 (43.48%) CIMA
7 10 (43.48%) Microsoft Office
7 10 (43.48%) Business Intelligence
7 10 (43.48%) Microsoft
7 10 (43.48%) ACCA
7 10 (43.48%) Budgeting and Forecasting
7 10 (43.48%) Scorecard
7 10 (43.48%) Decision-Making
7 10 (43.48%) Analytical Skills
7 10 (43.48%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 10 (43.48%) Financial Modelling
7 10 (43.48%) Presentation Skills
7 10 (43.48%) Budgeting
8 8 (34.78%) Change Management
8 8 (34.78%) Management Information System
9 7 (30.43%) Legal
9 7 (30.43%) SLA
9 7 (30.43%) Continuous Improvement

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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (8.70%) SharePoint
Applications
1 14 (60.87%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (43.48%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (43.48%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 14 (60.87%) Power Platform
2 2 (8.70%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (4.35%) PBX
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (60.87%) Power BI
2 4 (17.39%) Tableau
General
1 21 (91.30%) Finance
2 11 (47.83%) Social Skills
3 10 (43.48%) Analytical Skills
3 10 (43.48%) Presentation Skills
4 7 (30.43%) Legal
5 1 (4.35%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 17 (73.91%) Social Media
2 8 (34.78%) Management Information System
3 1 (4.35%) IVR
3 1 (4.35%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 16 (69.57%) Windows
2 15 (65.22%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (47.83%) Customer Service
1 11 (47.83%) Data Analysis
2 10 (43.48%) Budgeting
2 10 (43.48%) Budgeting and Forecasting
2 10 (43.48%) Business Intelligence
2 10 (43.48%) Decision-Making
2 10 (43.48%) Financial Modelling
2 10 (43.48%) Scorecard
3 8 (34.78%) Change Management
4 7 (30.43%) Business Process Analysis
4 7 (30.43%) Business Strategy
4 7 (30.43%) Collaborative Working
4 7 (30.43%) Continuous Improvement
4 7 (30.43%) Requirements Gathering
4 7 (30.43%) Use Case
5 6 (26.09%) Mathematics
6 5 (21.74%) Problem-Solving
7 4 (17.39%) Data Analytics
7 4 (17.39%) Indirect Procurement
7 4 (17.39%) Source to Pay
Programming Languages
1 1 (4.35%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 17 (73.91%) DBS Check
1 17 (73.91%) Degree
2 10 (43.48%) ACCA
2 10 (43.48%) CIMA
3 6 (26.09%) AAT
4 1 (4.35%) A+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (30.43%) SLA
2 4 (17.39%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 10 (43.48%) Microsoft
2 4 (17.39%) Cognos
2 4 (17.39%) SAP