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

6 months to
12 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 29 7 19
Rank change year-on-year -22 +12 +25
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 272 381 473
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 4.52% 16.78% 8.19%
As % of the General category 10.71% 22.92% 15.09%
Number of salaries quoted 197 164 347
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,500 £27,300
25th Percentile £40,000 £38,688 £32,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,250 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.82% -0.53% -5.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £59,125
90th Percentile £77,500 £88,375 £74,750
North West median annual salary £46,500 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -7.00% +5.26% +3.26%

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 2,539 1,662 3,134
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 42.23% 73.22% 54.25%
Number of salaries quoted 1,822 848 2,237
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,500 £26,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.82% +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £93,778 £80,000
North West median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year - +5.26% -9.52%

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 June 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 June 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 0 14 £40,000 -20.00% 9
Salford -1 11 £42,500 +23.19% 9
Wigan +1 6 £38,750 - 1
Stockport -1 4 £45,000 +17.65% 3
Altrincham +5 3 - - 3
Oldham +5 2 £74,082 +68.36% 3
Ashton-under-Lyne +2 1 £51,000 - 1
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 6 (2.21%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.84%) Adobe Experience Manager
3 4 (1.47%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.74%) Apache
4 2 (0.74%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 32 (11.76%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (2.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 7 (2.57%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.37%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.37%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 16 (5.88%) SAP S/4HANA
2 15 (5.51%) SAP PM
3 13 (4.78%) SAP ERP
4 3 (1.10%) SAP QM
5 2 (0.74%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.37%) Dynamics CRM
6 1 (0.37%) Magento
6 1 (0.37%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 35 (12.87%) Azure
1 35 (12.87%) Power Platform
2 28 (10.29%) AWS
3 20 (7.35%) Microsoft 365
4 9 (3.31%) GCP
4 9 (3.31%) Serverless
5 7 (2.57%) Amazon S3
5 7 (2.57%) GitHub
6 5 (1.84%) Azure DevOps
6 5 (1.84%) Microsoft Purview
7 4 (1.47%) OneDrive
7 4 (1.47%) SaaS
7 4 (1.47%) Snowflake
8 3 (1.10%) AWS Lambda
8 3 (1.10%) Azure Monitor
8 3 (1.10%) Cloud Computing
8 3 (1.10%) Dynamics 365
8 3 (1.10%) Entra ID
8 3 (1.10%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
8 3 (1.10%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 6 (2.21%) Firewall
2 4 (1.47%) Cisco ASA
2 4 (1.47%) Cisco Firepower
2 4 (1.47%) Cisco Nexus
2 4 (1.47%) Network Security
3 2 (0.74%) DHCP
3 2 (0.74%) DNS
3 2 (0.74%) SAN
4 1 (0.37%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 41 (15.07%) Tableau
2 31 (11.40%) Power BI
3 10 (3.68%) Data Mining
4 6 (2.21%) Data Warehouse
4 6 (2.21%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 5 (1.84%) Big Data
5 5 (1.84%) SQL Server
6 3 (1.10%) Amazon Athena
6 3 (1.10%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 2 (0.74%) Delta Lake
7 2 (0.74%) Hadoop
8 1 (0.37%) Azure SQL Database
8 1 (0.37%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
8 1 (0.37%) Db2
8 1 (0.37%) GIS
8 1 (0.37%) KNIME
8 1 (0.37%) MS Access
8 1 (0.37%) Oracle Reports
8 1 (0.37%) PostgreSQL
8 1 (0.37%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 10 (3.68%) Git
2 3 (1.10%) JIRA
3 1 (0.37%) Cypress.io
3 1 (0.37%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.37%) Postman
3 1 (0.37%) REST Assured
3 1 (0.37%) Selenium
General
1 122 (44.85%) Social Skills
2 76 (27.94%) Finance
3 49 (18.01%) Law
4 33 (12.13%) Telecoms
5 30 (11.03%) Military
6 25 (9.19%) Back Office
7 18 (6.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 15 (5.51%) Manufacturing
9 14 (5.15%) Marketing
10 13 (4.78%) Public Sector
11 11 (4.04%) Influencing Skills
12 10 (3.68%) Banking
13 9 (3.31%) Legal
13 9 (3.31%) Presentation Skills
14 8 (2.94%) Organisational Skills
15 7 (2.57%) Documentation Skills
16 6 (2.21%) Retail
17 4 (1.47%) Local Government
18 3 (1.10%) French Language
18 3 (1.10%) Italian Language
Job Titles
1 68 (25.00%) Analyst
2 29 (10.66%) Senior
3 28 (10.29%) Lead
4 17 (6.25%) Data Analyst
5 16 (5.88%) Developer
6 15 (5.51%) Performance Analyst
7 13 (4.78%) Planning Manager
8 12 (4.41%) Business Manager
8 12 (4.41%) SAP Manager
9 10 (3.68%) Business Development Manager
9 10 (3.68%) Consultant
9 10 (3.68%) Development Manager
9 10 (3.68%) Performance Manager
10 9 (3.31%) Architect
10 9 (3.31%) Data Manager
11 8 (2.94%) Data Engineer
11 8 (2.94%) Trainee
11 8 (2.94%) Trainee Analyst
11 8 (2.94%) Trainee Data Analyst
12 7 (2.57%) Accountant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (5.15%) HTML
2 12 (4.41%) CSS
3 8 (2.94%) .NET
4 5 (1.84%) AngularJS
4 5 (1.84%) Node.js
5 4 (1.47%) REST
5 4 (1.47%) scikit-learn
5 4 (1.47%) Web Services
6 3 (1.10%) ASP.NET
6 3 (1.10%) ASP.NET MVC
6 3 (1.10%) Lightning Web Components
6 3 (1.10%) Middleware
6 3 (1.10%) NumPy
6 3 (1.10%) Pandas
6 3 (1.10%) SOAP
6 3 (1.10%) Visualforce
7 2 (0.74%) RESTful
7 2 (0.74%) SAP Fiori
7 2 (0.74%) Symfony
7 2 (0.74%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 23 (8.46%) Analytical Mindset
2 17 (6.25%) Onboarding
3 13 (4.78%) Product Ownership
4 7 (2.57%) Credit Risk
4 7 (2.57%) Data Centre
5 6 (2.21%) FMCG
5 6 (2.21%) Marketing Technology
6 5 (1.84%) Cloud Native
6 5 (1.84%) Management Information System
6 5 (1.84%) Self-Motivation
7 4 (1.47%) Cyber Threat
7 4 (1.47%) Driving Licence
7 4 (1.47%) Enterprise Software
8 3 (1.10%) Algorithms
8 3 (1.10%) Legacy Systems
9 2 (0.74%) AI Agents
9 2 (0.74%) Cyberattack
9 2 (0.74%) Data Structures
9 2 (0.74%) Hybrid Cloud
9 2 (0.74%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 16 (5.88%) Windows
2 8 (2.94%) Windows Server
3 3 (1.10%) Android
3 3 (1.10%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.37%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 99 (36.40%) Problem-Solving
2 66 (24.26%) Decision-Making
3 62 (22.79%) Analytics
4 59 (21.69%) Continuous Improvement
5 48 (17.65%) AI
6 46 (16.91%) Visualisation
7 45 (16.54%) Stakeholder Management
8 43 (15.81%) Agile
9 40 (14.71%) Data Governance
10 39 (14.34%) Data-Driven Decision Making
11 35 (12.87%) Business Intelligence
12 30 (11.03%) Data Development
13 29 (10.66%) Data Analysis
13 29 (10.66%) Validation
14 28 (10.29%) ERP
15 27 (9.93%) Data Modelling
16 26 (9.56%) Project Management
17 25 (9.19%) Actionable Insight
17 25 (9.19%) Roadmaps
18 24 (8.82%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 66 (24.26%) SQL
2 58 (21.32%) Python
3 15 (5.51%) JavaScript
4 12 (4.41%) C#
5 10 (3.68%) Java
6 5 (1.84%) T-SQL
7 4 (1.47%) PHP
7 4 (1.47%) R
7 4 (1.47%) Scala
8 3 (1.10%) Apex Code
8 3 (1.10%) SOQL
8 3 (1.10%) SOSL
9 2 (0.74%) Bicep
9 2 (0.74%) PowerShell
10 1 (0.37%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.37%) VBA
Qualifications
1 34 (12.50%) Degree
2 11 (4.04%) Security Cleared
3 10 (3.68%) HNC
4 9 (3.31%) ACCA
5 7 (2.57%) CIMA
5 7 (2.57%) ITIL Certification
6 6 (2.21%) IRCA
6 6 (2.21%) Microsoft Certification
7 5 (1.84%) BPSS Clearance
7 5 (1.84%) DBS Check
8 4 (1.47%) CCNA
8 4 (1.47%) CCNP
8 4 (1.47%) Cisco Certification
8 4 (1.47%) SC Cleared
9 3 (1.10%) CCA
9 3 (1.10%) Computer Science Degree
9 3 (1.10%) Master's Degree
10 2 (0.74%) PMI Certification
10 2 (0.74%) PMP
11 1 (0.37%) CISA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (9.19%) Data Quality
2 17 (6.25%) QA
3 12 (4.41%) SLA
4 10 (3.68%) GDPR
5 6 (2.21%) ISO 9001
6 5 (1.84%) PCI DSS
7 4 (1.47%) Accessibility
7 4 (1.47%) GRC
7 4 (1.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 4 (1.47%) SOC 2
8 1 (0.37%) IFRS
8 1 (0.37%) IFRS 9
8 1 (0.37%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 16 (5.88%) Active Directory
2 9 (3.31%) Virtual Desktop
3 3 (1.10%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.37%) Docker
4 1 (0.37%) VMware NSX
4 1 (0.37%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 4 (1.47%) Terraform
2 3 (1.10%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (1.10%) Single Sign-On
3 2 (0.74%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.37%) Ansible
4 1 (0.37%) Autotask
Vendors
1 51 (18.75%) Microsoft
2 35 (12.87%) SAP
3 8 (2.94%) Adobe
4 7 (2.57%) Databricks
5 5 (1.84%) Salesforce
6 4 (1.47%) Aruba
6 4 (1.47%) Cisco
6 4 (1.47%) CrowdStrike
6 4 (1.47%) HP
6 4 (1.47%) Oracle
7 3 (1.10%) iManage
7 3 (1.10%) New Relic
7 3 (1.10%) ServiceNow
7 3 (1.10%) Splunk
7 3 (1.10%) VMware
8 2 (0.74%) IFS
8 2 (0.74%) OneLogin
8 2 (0.74%) OpenAI
8 2 (0.74%) Sage
9 1 (0.37%) Qualtrics