Analytical Skills Job Trends in Manchester

Analytical Skills
North West > Manchester

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Analytical Skills in permanent job vacancies in Manchester. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Analytical Skills over the 6 months leading up to 29 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 10 15 30
Rank change year-on-year +5 +15 +9
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 302 346 190
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 12.99% 9.40% 7.68%
As % of the General category 20.17% 16.06% 12.57%
Number of salaries quoted 115 135 152
10th Percentile £32,500 £29,250 £36,375
25th Percentile £33,188 £38,875 £42,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £50,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% -13.04% +27.78%
75th Percentile £57,500 £60,000 £67,070
90th Percentile £70,873 £77,500 £72,500
North West median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £49,750
% change year-on-year -10.00% +0.50% +10.56%

All General Skills
Manchester

Analytical Skills falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring common skills in Manchester.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,497 2,154 1,512
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 64.39% 58.53% 61.14%
Number of salaries quoted 843 858 1,180
10th Percentile £27,000 £30,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £32,625 £40,991 £42,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £58,250
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% -9.87% +5.91%
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £85,250 £84,056
North West median annual salary £46,500 £50,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year -7.00% -5.66% +2.91%

Analytical Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Analytical Skills relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Analytical Skills job vacancy trend in Manchester

Analytical Skills
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Analytical Skills.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Analytical Skills

Analytical Skills
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Analytical Skills in Manchester over the 6 months to 29 October 2025.

Salary histogram for Analytical Skills in Manchester

Analytical Skills
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Analytical Skills within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 29 October 2025. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Salford +9 18 £39,750 -33.11% 11
Stockport +12 12 £57,875 +18.72% 5
Bury 0 6 - - 6
Oldham +2 5 £56,504 +151.13% 3
Bolton -7 5 £45,000 +5.88% 17
Cheadle -3 4 £200,000 - 4
Altrincham - 3 £50,000 - 2
Sale - 3 - - 3
Wigan +1 2 - - 5
Ashton-under-Lyne -1 2 - - 2
Dukinfield - 2 - -
Heywood - 2 - -
Stalybridge - 2 - -
Littleborough - 1 - -
Rochdale - 1 - - 3
Analytical Skills
North West

Analytical Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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 16 (5.30%) SharePoint
2 15 (4.97%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (2.98%) Confluence
4 2 (0.66%) CMS
4 2 (0.66%) nginx
5 1 (0.33%) Apache
5 1 (0.33%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.33%) FactoryTalk
5 1 (0.33%) SAS
5 1 (0.33%) WinCC
Applications
1 56 (18.54%) Chatbot
2 53 (17.55%) Microsoft Excel
3 29 (9.60%) Microsoft Office
4 13 (4.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.66%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.33%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.33%) Revit
6 1 (0.33%) Siemens NX
6 1 (0.33%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 8 (2.65%) NetSuite
2 1 (0.33%) Oracle Assets
2 1 (0.33%) Oracle General Ledger
2 1 (0.33%) Oracle Payables
2 1 (0.33%) Oracle Receivables
2 1 (0.33%) Salesforce CRM
2 1 (0.33%) SAP CO
2 1 (0.33%) SAP ERP
2 1 (0.33%) SAP FI
2 1 (0.33%) SAP FI/CO
2 1 (0.33%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.33%) Siebel CRM
2 1 (0.33%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 33 (10.93%) Azure
1 33 (10.93%) Power Platform
2 26 (8.61%) Microsoft 365
3 24 (7.95%) AWS
4 20 (6.62%) Entra ID
5 10 (3.31%) Microsoft Copilot
5 10 (3.31%) Microsoft Purview
6 8 (2.65%) SaaS
7 7 (2.32%) GCP
7 7 (2.32%) Google Analytics
8 6 (1.99%) Adobe Analytics
8 6 (1.99%) Figma
9 3 (0.99%) Google Sheets
9 3 (0.99%) Google Workspace
10 2 (0.66%) Azure Data Factory
10 2 (0.66%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 2 (0.66%) GitHub
10 2 (0.66%) Google Docs
10 2 (0.66%) iPaaS
11 1 (0.33%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 44 (14.57%) VPN
2 43 (14.24%) Cisco IOS
3 17 (5.63%) Firewall
4 6 (1.99%) DHCP
4 6 (1.99%) DNS
4 6 (1.99%) VLAN
5 3 (0.99%) Network Security
6 1 (0.33%) Ethernet
6 1 (0.33%) Intrusion Detection
6 1 (0.33%) LAN
6 1 (0.33%) SMS
6 1 (0.33%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.33%) WAN
6 1 (0.33%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (10.93%) Power BI
2 16 (5.30%) Tableau
3 9 (2.98%) Data Mining
4 8 (2.65%) SQL Server
5 6 (1.99%) Relational Database
6 5 (1.66%) BusinessObjects
6 5 (1.66%) Data Lake
6 5 (1.66%) Looker
7 4 (1.32%) Data Warehouse
7 4 (1.32%) MySQL
8 3 (0.99%) PostgreSQL
9 2 (0.66%) Azure SQL Database
9 2 (0.66%) MongoDB
9 2 (0.66%) NoSQL
9 2 (0.66%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 1 (0.33%) Amazon Redshift
10 1 (0.33%) Big Data
10 1 (0.33%) Elasticsearch
10 1 (0.33%) Power Query
10 1 (0.33%) Qlik Sense
Development Applications
1 10 (3.31%) JIRA
2 7 (2.32%) Git
3 3 (0.99%) WaveMaker
4 2 (0.66%) Cucumber
4 2 (0.66%) GitLab
4 2 (0.66%) Selenium
5 1 (0.33%) Cypress.io
5 1 (0.33%) Gatling
5 1 (0.33%) JMeter
5 1 (0.33%) LoadRunner
General
1 132 (43.71%) Social Skills
2 97 (32.12%) Finance
3 52 (17.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 23 (7.62%) Marketing
5 22 (7.28%) Retail
6 14 (4.64%) Banking
6 14 (4.64%) Influencing Skills
7 13 (4.30%) Presentation Skills
8 12 (3.97%) Legal
8 12 (3.97%) Public Sector
9 10 (3.31%) Law
10 9 (2.98%) Local Government
10 9 (2.98%) Manufacturing
10 9 (2.98%) Organisational Skills
11 6 (1.99%) Advertising
11 6 (1.99%) Telecoms
12 5 (1.66%) Police
13 4 (1.32%) Arabic Language
13 4 (1.32%) German Language
13 4 (1.32%) Italian Language
Job Titles
1 73 (24.17%) Analyst
2 56 (18.54%) Trainer
3 43 (14.24%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 19 (6.29%) Financial Analyst
4 19 (6.29%) Support Engineer
5 15 (4.97%) Data Analyst
5 15 (4.97%) Senior
6 12 (3.97%) Commercial Analyst
7 11 (3.64%) Applications Support
7 11 (3.64%) Lead
8 10 (3.31%) Architect
8 10 (3.31%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
8 10 (3.31%) Microsoft Engineer
9 9 (2.98%) Solutions Architect
9 9 (2.98%) Technical Engineer
9 9 (2.98%) Technical Support
9 9 (2.98%) Technical Support Engineer
10 8 (2.65%) Azure Architect
10 8 (2.65%) Developer
11 7 (2.32%) TOGAF Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 43 (14.24%) Elastic Stack
2 6 (1.99%) Software Packaging
2 6 (1.99%) Spring
2 6 (1.99%) Spring Boot
3 4 (1.32%) RESTful
3 4 (1.32%) Web Services
4 2 (0.66%) CSS
4 2 (0.66%) HTML
4 2 (0.66%) jQuery
4 2 (0.66%) Kafka
4 2 (0.66%) Laravel
4 2 (0.66%) PySpark
4 2 (0.66%) React
4 2 (0.66%) REST
5 1 (0.33%) Oracle Fusion
5 1 (0.33%) React Native
Miscellaneous
1 43 (14.24%) Cyberattack
2 42 (13.91%) Analytical Mindset
3 20 (6.62%) Self-Motivation
4 18 (5.96%) Social Media
5 14 (4.64%) Driving Licence
6 12 (3.97%) Onboarding
7 9 (2.98%) Cloud Native
7 9 (2.98%) Management Information System
8 7 (2.32%) Data Protection Act
9 5 (1.66%) Data Structures
9 5 (1.66%) EPoS
9 5 (1.66%) NHS
10 2 (0.66%) Algorithms
10 2 (0.66%) Derivative
10 2 (0.66%) Fixed Income
10 2 (0.66%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 2 (0.66%) Mobile App
10 2 (0.66%) SCADA
10 2 (0.66%) Virtual Team
10 2 (0.66%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 52 (17.22%) Windows
2 43 (14.24%) Android
2 43 (14.24%) Linux
3 5 (1.66%) Windows Server
3 5 (1.66%) Windows Server 2012
3 5 (1.66%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 146 (48.34%) Problem-Solving
2 80 (26.49%) AI
3 69 (22.85%) Decision-Making
4 56 (18.54%) Chemistry
4 56 (18.54%) Conversational UI
5 54 (17.88%) Task Automation
6 53 (17.55%) DevOps
7 52 (17.22%) Risk Management
8 49 (16.23%) Agile
9 46 (15.23%) Line Management
9 46 (15.23%) Mathematics
10 43 (14.24%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 43 (14.24%) Platform Engineering
10 43 (14.24%) Storage Management
11 37 (12.25%) Business Intelligence
12 36 (11.92%) Continuous Improvement
13 35 (11.59%) Actionable Insight
14 32 (10.60%) ERP
15 31 (10.26%) Analytics
16 26 (8.61%) Data Analysis
Programming Languages
1 55 (18.21%) PowerShell
2 54 (17.88%) Python
3 50 (16.56%) SQL
4 43 (14.24%) Bash
5 8 (2.65%) Java
6 7 (2.32%) VBA
7 2 (0.66%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 2 (0.66%) JavaScript
7 2 (0.66%) PHP
8 1 (0.33%) Scala
Qualifications
1 110 (36.42%) Degree
2 63 (20.86%) Master's Degree
3 56 (18.54%) PhD
4 19 (6.29%) DBS Check
5 13 (4.30%) ACCA
5 13 (4.30%) CIMA
6 7 (2.32%) Computer Science Degree
6 7 (2.32%) TOGAF Certification
7 3 (0.99%) AAT
7 3 (0.99%) Tableau Certification
8 2 (0.66%) Azure Certification
8 2 (0.66%) DV Cleared
8 2 (0.66%) Security Cleared
9 1 (0.33%) Chartered Engineer
9 1 (0.33%) CRISC
9 1 (0.33%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 1 (0.33%) MBA
9 1 (0.33%) Numerate Degree
9 1 (0.33%) SC Cleared
9 1 (0.33%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (3.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 8 (2.65%) Accessibility
2 8 (2.65%) GDPR
2 8 (2.65%) QA
3 6 (1.99%) California Consumer Privacy Act
4 5 (1.66%) GLBA
5 3 (0.99%) Data Quality
6 2 (0.66%) P3O
7 1 (0.33%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (0.33%) COBIT
7 1 (0.33%) ITGC
7 1 (0.33%) NIST
7 1 (0.33%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 52 (17.22%) Hyper-V
2 48 (15.89%) Docker
3 43 (14.24%) VMware NSX
3 43 (14.24%) vSphere
4 16 (5.30%) Active Directory
5 6 (1.99%) VMware Infrastructure
6 1 (0.33%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 43 (14.24%) Ansible
1 43 (14.24%) Terraform
2 9 (2.98%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (0.99%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.33%) AssetCenter
4 1 (0.33%) SCCM
Vendors
1 64 (21.19%) Microsoft
2 56 (18.54%) PayPal
3 47 (15.56%) Splunk
4 46 (15.23%) Cisco
5 44 (14.57%) Juniper
6 43 (14.24%) 3PAR
7 18 (5.96%) Google
8 13 (4.30%) SAP
9 7 (2.32%) VMware
10 6 (1.99%) Adobe
10 6 (1.99%) Facebook
10 6 (1.99%) Qualtrics
11 5 (1.66%) Bloomberg
11 5 (1.66%) iManage
11 5 (1.66%) MobileIron
11 5 (1.66%) Veeam
12 4 (1.32%) AppDynamics
12 4 (1.32%) IBM
12 4 (1.32%) Oracle
12 4 (1.32%) Salesforce