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

6 months to
12 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 23 10 18
Rank change year-on-year -13 +8 +13
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 434 334 353
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 5.68% 14.24% 9.09%
As % of the General category 14.13% 21.44% 15.67%
Number of salaries quoted 256 122 142
10th Percentile £31,020 £29,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £33,125 £40,247
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £42,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.76% -15.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £64,625 £59,375 £60,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £70,000 £79,750
North West median annual salary £46,500 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +3.33% -10.00% +5.26%

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 general skills in Manchester.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 3,072 1,558 2,253
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 40.17% 66.41% 58.01%
Number of salaries quoted 2,004 803 933
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £33,125 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £48,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +14.58% -8.57% -11.80%
75th Percentile £75,000 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £91,250 £82,500 £85,250
North West median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -4.76%

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 12 October 2026.

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 12 October 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Salford -8 25 £45,000 +13.21% 8
Stockport -3 10 £35,750 -38.23% 3
Bolton -3 10 £38,750 -16.22% 5
Wigan +2 5 £37,500 - 2
Altrincham +6 1 £47,500 -5.00% 2
Sale +2 1 £42,500 -
Rochdale -2 1 - - 2
Ashton-under-Lyne -2 1 £51,000 -
Oldham -3 1 £69,928 +23.76% 2
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 21 (4.84%) Microsoft Exchange
2 17 (3.92%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.15%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 3 (0.69%) Apache
4 3 (0.69%) Confluence
4 3 (0.69%) OpenStack
5 2 (0.46%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.23%) Apache Superset
6 1 (0.23%) IIS
6 1 (0.23%) Jupyter
6 1 (0.23%) SAS
6 1 (0.23%) WebSphere
Applications
1 49 (11.29%) Microsoft Excel
2 24 (5.53%) Microsoft Office
3 11 (2.53%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (1.15%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.46%) Chatbot
5 2 (0.46%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 7 (1.61%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (1.38%) SAP ERP
3 5 (1.15%) Shopify
4 4 (0.92%) SAP PM
4 4 (0.92%) Workday HCM
5 3 (0.69%) Magento
5 3 (0.69%) SAP QM
6 2 (0.46%) Elite 3E
6 2 (0.46%) Oracle ERP
6 2 (0.46%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.23%) Dynamics NAV
7 1 (0.23%) Odoo
7 1 (0.23%) Oracle Assets
7 1 (0.23%) Oracle Payables
7 1 (0.23%) Oracle Receivables
7 1 (0.23%) SAP ECC
Cloud Services
1 66 (15.21%) Azure
2 48 (11.06%) AWS
3 45 (10.37%) Power Platform
4 32 (7.37%) Microsoft 365
5 22 (5.07%) Entra ID
6 18 (4.15%) GCP
7 14 (3.23%) SaaS
8 11 (2.53%) Microsoft Copilot
8 11 (2.53%) Microsoft Purview
9 10 (2.30%) Azure DevOps
10 8 (1.84%) Serverless
10 8 (1.84%) Snowflake
11 7 (1.61%) GitHub
11 7 (1.61%) PowerApps
12 6 (1.38%) OpenShift
13 5 (1.15%) Amazon S3
13 5 (1.15%) Azure Functions
13 5 (1.15%) Google Ads
13 5 (1.15%) IaaS
13 5 (1.15%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 17 (3.92%) DHCP
1 17 (3.92%) DNS
2 14 (3.23%) Internet
3 10 (2.30%) TCP/IP
4 7 (1.61%) Firewall
4 7 (1.61%) VLAN
4 7 (1.61%) VPN
5 4 (0.92%) Cisco ASA
5 4 (0.92%) Cisco Firepower
5 4 (0.92%) Cisco Nexus
5 4 (0.92%) Network Security
5 4 (0.92%) Unified Communications
5 4 (0.92%) VoIP
5 4 (0.92%) Wireless
6 3 (0.69%) LAN
6 3 (0.69%) SSL
6 3 (0.69%) VSAN
6 3 (0.69%) WAN
7 2 (0.46%) Remote Desktop
7 2 (0.46%) Software-Defined Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
1 42 (9.68%) Power BI
2 15 (3.46%) Data Warehouse
2 15 (3.46%) Tableau
3 9 (2.07%) Power Query
3 9 (2.07%) SQL Server
4 7 (1.61%) Big Data
5 6 (1.38%) BigQuery
5 6 (1.38%) Metadata
6 5 (1.15%) Amazon Redshift
6 5 (1.15%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 3 (0.69%) Data Lake
7 3 (0.69%) MongoDB
7 3 (0.69%) MySQL
7 3 (0.69%) NoSQL
7 3 (0.69%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 2 (0.46%) Amazon Athena
8 2 (0.46%) Delta Lake
8 2 (0.46%) KNIME
8 2 (0.46%) Parquet
8 2 (0.46%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 24 (5.53%) Git
2 12 (2.76%) JIRA
3 4 (0.92%) Jenkins
4 3 (0.69%) Bitbucket
4 3 (0.69%) GitLab
4 3 (0.69%) RStudio
4 3 (0.69%) Visual Studio Code
5 1 (0.23%) Artifactory
5 1 (0.23%) Maven
5 1 (0.23%) Postman
5 1 (0.23%) Rational DOORS
General
1 196 (45.16%) Social Skills
2 130 (29.95%) Finance
3 56 (12.90%) Marketing
4 55 (12.67%) Law
5 45 (10.37%) Legal
6 41 (9.45%) Organisational Skills
7 28 (6.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 24 (5.53%) Retail
9 22 (5.07%) Influencing Skills
10 19 (4.38%) Presentation Skills
11 17 (3.92%) Telecoms
12 15 (3.46%) Military
13 12 (2.76%) Manufacturing
14 11 (2.53%) Documentation Skills
14 11 (2.53%) Public Sector
15 10 (2.30%) Back Office
16 9 (2.07%) Advertising
16 9 (2.07%) Local Government
17 8 (1.84%) Banking
18 7 (1.61%) Billing
Job Titles
1 104 (23.96%) Analyst
2 35 (8.06%) Senior
3 28 (6.45%) Lead
4 26 (5.99%) Data Analyst
5 19 (4.38%) Development Manager
6 17 (3.92%) Business Development Manager
6 17 (3.92%) Business Manager
6 17 (3.92%) Data Engineer
7 16 (3.69%) Architect
8 14 (3.23%) Developer
8 14 (3.23%) Junior
9 13 (3.00%) Administrator
9 13 (3.00%) Business Analyst
10 11 (2.53%) Senior Analyst
11 10 (2.30%) Microsoft Engineer
11 10 (2.30%) Support Engineer
12 9 (2.07%) Accountant
12 9 (2.07%) Change Analyst
12 9 (2.07%) Systems Accountant
12 9 (2.07%) Technical Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (2.76%) HTML
2 9 (2.07%) CSS
3 7 (1.61%) .NET
4 6 (1.38%) Kafka
4 6 (1.38%) REST
5 5 (1.15%) AngularJS
5 5 (1.15%) Node.js
6 4 (0.92%) Lightning Web Components
6 4 (0.92%) Middleware
6 4 (0.92%) SOAP
6 4 (0.92%) Visualforce
7 3 (0.69%) AWS CDK
7 3 (0.69%) LDAP
7 3 (0.69%) PySpark
7 3 (0.69%) Spring
7 3 (0.69%) Terraform
7 3 (0.69%) Web Services
8 2 (0.46%) Apache Avro
8 2 (0.46%) RabbitMQ
8 2 (0.46%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 45 (10.37%) Onboarding
2 31 (7.14%) Management Information System
3 20 (4.61%) Self-Motivation
4 19 (4.38%) Analytical Mindset
5 18 (4.15%) Product Ownership
6 14 (3.23%) Driving Licence
7 10 (2.30%) Social Media
8 9 (2.07%) Marketing Technology
9 7 (1.61%) Credit Risk
9 7 (1.61%) Data Centre
9 7 (1.61%) Enterprise Software
10 6 (1.38%) Cyber Threat
10 6 (1.38%) Data Structures
10 6 (1.38%) Public Cloud
11 5 (1.15%) Cloud Native
11 5 (1.15%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 5 (1.15%) NHS
11 5 (1.15%) Replication
12 4 (0.92%) Algorithms
12 4 (0.92%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 32 (7.37%) Windows
2 18 (4.15%) Windows Server
3 15 (3.46%) Linux
4 6 (1.38%) macOS
5 5 (1.15%) Windows Server 2016
5 5 (1.15%) Windows Server 2019
6 4 (0.92%) Unix
7 3 (0.69%) CentOS
7 3 (0.69%) CoreOS
7 3 (0.69%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 170 (39.17%) Problem-Solving
2 124 (28.57%) Continuous Improvement
3 119 (27.42%) AI
4 111 (25.58%) Decision-Making
5 91 (20.97%) Analytics
6 85 (19.59%) Stakeholder Management
7 61 (14.06%) Agile
7 61 (14.06%) Customer Service
8 57 (13.13%) Validation
9 49 (11.29%) Actionable Insight
10 48 (11.06%) Coaching
11 47 (10.83%) Business Intelligence
11 47 (10.83%) Collaborative Culture
12 45 (10.37%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 43 (9.91%) Data Analysis
14 40 (9.22%) Visualisation
15 36 (8.29%) Customer Experience
16 35 (8.06%) Mentoring
17 33 (7.60%) Data-Driven Decision Making
17 33 (7.60%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 80 (18.43%) SQL
2 64 (14.75%) Python
3 21 (4.84%) PowerShell
4 17 (3.92%) JavaScript
5 13 (3.00%) Java
6 12 (2.76%) R
7 7 (1.61%) C#
8 6 (1.38%) PHP
9 5 (1.15%) Bash
10 4 (0.92%) Apex Code
11 3 (0.69%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 3 (0.69%) Kusto Query Language
11 3 (0.69%) SOQL
11 3 (0.69%) SOSL
11 3 (0.69%) T-SQL
12 2 (0.46%) Go
12 2 (0.46%) Scala
12 2 (0.46%) Shell Script
12 2 (0.46%) TypeScript
13 1 (0.23%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 73 (16.82%) Degree
2 32 (7.37%) Security Cleared
3 19 (4.38%) SC Cleared
4 16 (3.69%) ACCA
5 13 (3.00%) Microsoft Certification
6 12 (2.76%) Master's Degree
7 11 (2.53%) CIMA
8 7 (1.61%) Computer Science Degree
9 6 (1.38%) DBS Check
9 6 (1.38%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 5 (1.15%) CIPD
10 5 (1.15%) HNC
10 5 (1.15%) ITIL Certification
11 4 (0.92%) BPSS Clearance
11 4 (0.92%) CCNA
11 4 (0.92%) CCNP
11 4 (0.92%) CISA
11 4 (0.92%) Cisco Certification
11 4 (0.92%) MBA
12 3 (0.69%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 56 (12.90%) Data Quality
2 20 (4.61%) QA
3 16 (3.69%) SLA
4 15 (3.46%) Accessibility
5 7 (1.61%) Actionable Recommendations
6 5 (1.15%) PMO
7 4 (0.92%) NEBOSH
7 4 (0.92%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 3 (0.69%) COSO
8 3 (0.69%) GDPR
8 3 (0.69%) IFRS
9 2 (0.46%) GRC
9 2 (0.46%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 2 (0.46%) PCI DSS
9 2 (0.46%) SOC 2
10 1 (0.23%) Def Stans
10 1 (0.23%) ISO 20022
10 1 (0.23%) ISO 9001
10 1 (0.23%) SEPA
10 1 (0.23%) TARGET2
System Software
1 28 (6.45%) Active Directory
2 8 (1.84%) Docker
2 8 (1.84%) Virtual Desktop
3 5 (1.15%) Hyper-V
3 5 (1.15%) Virtual Machines
4 3 (0.69%) Ceph
5 2 (0.46%) DFS Replication
5 2 (0.46%) Firmware
5 2 (0.46%) VMware Infrastructure
6 1 (0.23%) NFS
Systems Management
1 9 (2.07%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (1.38%) Single Sign-On
3 4 (0.92%) Ansible
3 4 (0.92%) Kubernetes
4 3 (0.69%) Argo
4 3 (0.69%) Autotask
4 3 (0.69%) Check_MK
4 3 (0.69%) Istio
4 3 (0.69%) McAfee ePO
4 3 (0.69%) Podman
4 3 (0.69%) Prometheus
4 3 (0.69%) SCVMM
5 2 (0.46%) FortiGate
5 2 (0.46%) Nessus
6 1 (0.23%) Grafana
Vendors
1 98 (22.58%) Microsoft
2 31 (7.14%) YouTube
3 23 (5.30%) Google
4 17 (3.92%) SAP
5 16 (3.69%) Salesforce
6 10 (2.30%) Adobe
7 8 (1.84%) Oracle
8 7 (1.61%) ServiceNow
8 7 (1.61%) VMware
9 6 (1.38%) Aruba
9 6 (1.38%) Databricks
9 6 (1.38%) Red Hat
9 6 (1.38%) TikTok
10 5 (1.15%) Cisco
10 5 (1.15%) HP
10 5 (1.15%) HubSpot
10 5 (1.15%) Sage
11 4 (0.92%) Alteryx
11 4 (0.92%) Samsung
11 4 (0.92%) Workday