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

6 months to
22 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 30 9 16
Rank change year-on-year -21 +7 +23
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 304 383 433
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 4.71% 15.35% 8.48%
As % of the General category 11.43% 22.20% 15.56%
Number of salaries quoted 221 173 304
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £35,920
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,350 £45,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.44% -5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £68,750 £60,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £79,750 £77,500
North West median annual salary £47,500 £47,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +1.06% -1.05% +5.56%

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 general skills in Manchester.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 2,659 1,725 2,783
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 41.21% 69.14% 54.50%
Number of salaries quoted 1,907 903 1,858
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,500 £38,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,500 £50,000 £50,845
Median % change year-on-year +13.00% -1.66% -11.57%
75th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £87,500 £81,250
North West median annual salary £50,000 £48,507 £49,000
% change year-on-year +3.08% -1.01% -6.67%

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 22 July 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 22 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Bolton -1 15 £40,000 -20.00% 11
Salford -1 15 £40,000 +0.63% 5
Stockport +1 9 £45,000 +17.65% 3
Wigan +2 7 £40,000 - 5
Altrincham +5 3 - - 3
Oldham +5 2 £74,082 +68.36%
Ashton-under-Lyne 0 1 £51,000 -
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 5 (1.64%) Adobe Experience Manager
2 4 (1.32%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.99%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.66%) Apache
4 2 (0.66%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.33%) WebSphere
Applications
1 41 (13.49%) Microsoft Excel
2 14 (4.61%) Microsoft Office
3 12 (3.95%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.66%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.33%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 19 (6.25%) SAP PM
2 16 (5.26%) SAP S/4HANA
3 13 (4.28%) SAP ERP
4 3 (0.99%) SAP QM
5 2 (0.66%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.33%) Dynamics CRM
6 1 (0.33%) Magento
6 1 (0.33%) SAP ECC
6 1 (0.33%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 36 (11.84%) Azure
2 32 (10.53%) AWS
2 32 (10.53%) Power Platform
3 18 (5.92%) Microsoft 365
4 12 (3.95%) GCP
5 9 (2.96%) Serverless
6 8 (2.63%) Amazon S3
7 7 (2.30%) GitHub
8 6 (1.97%) Snowflake
9 5 (1.64%) Azure DevOps
10 3 (0.99%) Amazon SageMaker
10 3 (0.99%) AWS Lambda
10 3 (0.99%) Dynamics 365
10 3 (0.99%) Microsoft Purview
10 3 (0.99%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
10 3 (0.99%) Salesforce Service Cloud
11 2 (0.66%) Amazon CloudWatch
11 2 (0.66%) Google Ads
11 2 (0.66%) Microsoft Copilot
11 2 (0.66%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 7 (2.30%) Internet
2 6 (1.97%) Firewall
3 4 (1.32%) Cisco ASA
3 4 (1.32%) Cisco Firepower
3 4 (1.32%) Cisco Nexus
3 4 (1.32%) Network Security
4 2 (0.66%) DHCP
4 2 (0.66%) DNS
4 2 (0.66%) SAN
5 1 (0.33%) Intrusion Detection
5 1 (0.33%) RTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 41 (13.49%) Tableau
2 31 (10.20%) Power BI
3 10 (3.29%) Data Warehouse
4 7 (2.30%) Data Mining
5 6 (1.97%) SQL Server
5 6 (1.97%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 5 (1.64%) Big Data
7 3 (0.99%) Amazon Athena
7 3 (0.99%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 2 (0.66%) Data Hub
8 2 (0.66%) Delta Lake
8 2 (0.66%) KNIME
8 2 (0.66%) MS Access
8 2 (0.66%) Oracle Reports
9 1 (0.33%) Amazon Redshift
9 1 (0.33%) BigQuery
9 1 (0.33%) MongoDB
9 1 (0.33%) NoSQL
9 1 (0.33%) Oracle BI Publisher
9 1 (0.33%) Spark SQL
Development Applications
1 12 (3.95%) Git
2 3 (0.99%) JIRA
3 2 (0.66%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.66%) Postman
4 1 (0.33%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.33%) Cypress.io
4 1 (0.33%) REST Assured
4 1 (0.33%) Selenium
4 1 (0.33%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 134 (44.08%) Social Skills
2 93 (30.59%) Finance
3 56 (18.42%) Law
4 38 (12.50%) Telecoms
5 34 (11.18%) Military
6 30 (9.87%) Back Office
7 19 (6.25%) Marketing
8 18 (5.92%) Public Sector
9 15 (4.93%) Influencing Skills
9 15 (4.93%) Manufacturing
10 14 (4.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 13 (4.28%) Organisational Skills
12 11 (3.62%) Legal
13 10 (3.29%) Banking
14 8 (2.63%) Presentation Skills
15 7 (2.30%) Documentation Skills
15 7 (2.30%) Local Government
16 6 (1.97%) Retail
17 3 (0.99%) Publishing
18 2 (0.66%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 69 (22.70%) Analyst
2 31 (10.20%) Senior
3 30 (9.87%) Lead
4 18 (5.92%) Developer
5 17 (5.59%) Data Analyst
6 16 (5.26%) Development Manager
7 15 (4.93%) Business Manager
7 15 (4.93%) Performance Analyst
8 14 (4.61%) Business Development Manager
8 14 (4.61%) Performance Manager
9 13 (4.28%) Planning Manager
10 12 (3.95%) Data Engineer
11 11 (3.62%) Architect
11 11 (3.62%) SAP Manager
12 9 (2.96%) Accountant
12 9 (2.96%) Systems Accountant
13 8 (2.63%) Consultant
13 8 (2.63%) Data Manager
14 7 (2.30%) Junior
14 7 (2.30%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (4.61%) HTML
2 10 (3.29%) CSS
3 8 (2.63%) .NET
4 6 (1.97%) Web Services
5 5 (1.64%) AngularJS
5 5 (1.64%) Node.js
5 5 (1.64%) scikit-learn
6 4 (1.32%) Kafka
6 4 (1.32%) Pandas
6 4 (1.32%) REST
7 3 (0.99%) ASP.NET
7 3 (0.99%) ASP.NET MVC
7 3 (0.99%) Lightning Web Components
7 3 (0.99%) Middleware
7 3 (0.99%) NumPy
7 3 (0.99%) SOAP
7 3 (0.99%) Visualforce
8 2 (0.66%) Spring
8 2 (0.66%) Symfony
8 2 (0.66%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 25 (8.22%) Analytical Mindset
2 17 (5.59%) Onboarding
2 17 (5.59%) Product Ownership
3 9 (2.96%) Credit Risk
3 9 (2.96%) Marketing Technology
4 6 (1.97%) Management Information System
4 6 (1.97%) Self-Motivation
5 5 (1.64%) Cloud Native
5 5 (1.64%) Cyber Threat
5 5 (1.64%) Data Centre
5 5 (1.64%) FMCG
6 4 (1.32%) Driving Licence
7 3 (0.99%) AI Agents
7 3 (0.99%) Cyberattack
7 3 (0.99%) Data Structures
7 3 (0.99%) NHS
8 2 (0.66%) Hybrid Cloud
8 2 (0.66%) Legacy Systems
8 2 (0.66%) Reference Data
8 2 (0.66%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 18 (5.92%) Windows
2 8 (2.63%) Windows Server
3 3 (0.99%) Linux
4 1 (0.33%) Android
4 1 (0.33%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.33%) Mac OS
4 1 (0.33%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 104 (34.21%) Problem-Solving
2 75 (24.67%) Decision-Making
3 70 (23.03%) Analytics
4 68 (22.37%) Continuous Improvement
5 50 (16.45%) AI
5 50 (16.45%) Stakeholder Management
6 49 (16.12%) Data-Driven Decision Making
6 49 (16.12%) Visualisation
7 48 (15.79%) Agile
8 47 (15.46%) Data Governance
9 36 (11.84%) Business Intelligence
10 34 (11.18%) Data Development
11 33 (10.86%) Validation
12 30 (9.87%) Data Modelling
12 30 (9.87%) ERP
13 29 (9.54%) Data Analysis
14 28 (9.21%) Roadmaps
15 27 (8.88%) Actionable Insight
16 26 (8.55%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 24 (7.89%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 69 (22.70%) SQL
2 61 (20.07%) Python
3 16 (5.26%) JavaScript
4 12 (3.95%) C#
5 10 (3.29%) Java
6 6 (1.97%) PHP
6 6 (1.97%) R
7 5 (1.64%) T-SQL
8 3 (0.99%) Apex Code
8 3 (0.99%) PowerShell
8 3 (0.99%) SOQL
8 3 (0.99%) SOSL
9 2 (0.66%) Bicep
9 2 (0.66%) Scala
10 1 (0.33%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.33%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 37 (12.17%) Degree
2 14 (4.61%) Security Cleared
3 11 (3.62%) ACCA
4 10 (3.29%) HNC
5 9 (2.96%) CIMA
6 8 (2.63%) Master's Degree
7 7 (2.30%) ITIL Certification
7 7 (2.30%) Microsoft Certification
8 6 (1.97%) IRCA
9 5 (1.64%) BPSS Clearance
9 5 (1.64%) Computer Science Degree
10 4 (1.32%) CCNA
10 4 (1.32%) CCNP
10 4 (1.32%) Cisco Certification
10 4 (1.32%) MBA
10 4 (1.32%) SC Cleared
11 2 (0.66%) CCA
11 2 (0.66%) DBS Check
12 1 (0.33%) APMG
12 1 (0.33%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (9.21%) Data Quality
2 18 (5.92%) QA
3 15 (4.93%) SLA
4 9 (2.96%) GDPR
5 6 (1.97%) Accessibility
5 6 (1.97%) ISO 9001
6 4 (1.32%) GRC
6 4 (1.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (1.32%) PCI DSS
6 4 (1.32%) SOC 2
7 1 (0.33%) IFRS
7 1 (0.33%) IFRS 9
7 1 (0.33%) PMO
7 1 (0.33%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 15 (4.93%) Active Directory
2 9 (2.96%) Virtual Desktop
3 3 (0.99%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.66%) Docker
5 1 (0.33%) VMware NSX
5 1 (0.33%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 2 (0.66%) Ansible
1 2 (0.66%) Terraform
2 1 (0.33%) Autotask
2 1 (0.33%) Grafana
2 1 (0.33%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.33%) Nessus
Vendors
1 57 (18.75%) Microsoft
2 39 (12.83%) SAP
3 11 (3.62%) Adobe
4 8 (2.63%) Databricks
5 5 (1.64%) Salesforce
6 4 (1.32%) Aruba
6 4 (1.32%) Cisco
6 4 (1.32%) CrowdStrike
6 4 (1.32%) HP
6 4 (1.32%) Oracle
6 4 (1.32%) Sage
7 3 (0.99%) iManage
7 3 (0.99%) ServiceNow
7 3 (0.99%) VMware
8 2 (0.66%) Alteryx
8 2 (0.66%) Google
8 2 (0.66%) IFS
8 2 (0.66%) OneLogin
9 1 (0.33%) Moogsoft
9 1 (0.33%) Qualtrics