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

6 months to
11 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 10 17
Rank change year-on-year -17 +7 +16
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 403 346 347
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 5.49% 14.41% 8.50%
As % of the General category 13.49% 21.61% 15.48%
Number of salaries quoted 251 142 167
10th Percentile £31,020 £29,500 £27,300
25th Percentile £36,250 £33,125 £38,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £42,500 £51,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.76% -16.67% -
75th Percentile £66,625 £57,500 £63,375
90th Percentile £76,134 £68,625 £84,964
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 2,987 1,601 2,242
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 40.68% 66.68% 54.91%
Number of salaries quoted 2,032 825 1,074
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,400 £28,575
25th Percentile £40,000 £33,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% -11.02%
75th Percentile £75,000 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £93,750 £82,650 £85,000
North West median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -5.66%

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 11 September 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 11 September 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 20 £37,500 -5.66% 3
Stockport 0 12 £45,000 -22.25% 3
Bolton -4 11 £38,750 -22.50% 11
Wigan +2 8 £37,500 -
Altrincham +7 3 £47,500 -5.00% 2
Sale +1 1 £42,500 - 1
Ashton-under-Lyne -1 1 £51,000 - 3
Oldham -1 1 £69,928 +23.76% 4
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 18 (4.47%) SharePoint
2 16 (3.97%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (1.24%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 3 (0.74%) Apache
4 3 (0.74%) OpenStack
5 2 (0.50%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.25%) Apache Superset
6 1 (0.25%) Confluence
6 1 (0.25%) Jupyter
6 1 (0.25%) SAS
6 1 (0.25%) WebSphere
Applications
1 50 (12.41%) Microsoft Excel
2 22 (5.46%) Microsoft Office
3 14 (3.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (1.24%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.50%) Chatbot
5 2 (0.50%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 9 (2.23%) SAP PM
1 9 (2.23%) SAP S/4HANA
2 8 (1.99%) SAP ERP
3 4 (0.99%) Shopify
3 4 (0.99%) Workday HCM
4 3 (0.74%) Magento
4 3 (0.74%) SAP QM
5 2 (0.50%) Oracle ERP
5 2 (0.50%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.25%) Dynamics CRM
6 1 (0.25%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.25%) Elite 3E
6 1 (0.25%) Odoo
6 1 (0.25%) SAP ECC
Cloud Services
1 59 (14.64%) Azure
2 49 (12.16%) AWS
3 48 (11.91%) Power Platform
4 32 (7.94%) Microsoft 365
5 16 (3.97%) GCP
6 15 (3.72%) Entra ID
7 12 (2.98%) Serverless
8 10 (2.48%) Azure DevOps
8 10 (2.48%) Microsoft Copilot
8 10 (2.48%) Microsoft Purview
9 9 (2.23%) Amazon S3
9 9 (2.23%) GitHub
10 8 (1.99%) PowerApps
10 8 (1.99%) SaaS
10 8 (1.99%) Snowflake
11 6 (1.49%) Azure Logic Apps
11 6 (1.49%) OpenShift
12 5 (1.24%) Azure Functions
12 5 (1.24%) Dynamics 365
12 5 (1.24%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 14 (3.47%) DHCP
1 14 (3.47%) DNS
2 12 (2.98%) Internet
3 7 (1.74%) TCP/IP
4 6 (1.49%) Firewall
5 4 (0.99%) Cisco ASA
5 4 (0.99%) Cisco Firepower
5 4 (0.99%) Cisco Nexus
5 4 (0.99%) Network Security
5 4 (0.99%) Unified Communications
5 4 (0.99%) VLAN
5 4 (0.99%) VoIP
5 4 (0.99%) VPN
5 4 (0.99%) Wireless
6 3 (0.74%) LAN
6 3 (0.74%) SAN
6 3 (0.74%) VSAN
6 3 (0.74%) WAN
7 1 (0.25%) Intrusion Detection
7 1 (0.25%) RTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 46 (11.41%) Power BI
2 27 (6.70%) Tableau
3 14 (3.47%) Data Warehouse
4 10 (2.48%) SQL Server
5 8 (1.99%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 6 (1.49%) Big Data
6 6 (1.49%) Power Query
7 5 (1.24%) Amazon Athena
7 5 (1.24%) Amazon Redshift
7 5 (1.24%) Metadata
8 3 (0.74%) BigQuery
8 3 (0.74%) Data Lake
8 3 (0.74%) MongoDB
8 3 (0.74%) NoSQL
8 3 (0.74%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 2 (0.50%) Data Hub
9 2 (0.50%) Delta Lake
9 2 (0.50%) KNIME
9 2 (0.50%) Parquet
9 2 (0.50%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 25 (6.20%) Git
2 11 (2.73%) JIRA
3 5 (1.24%) Jenkins
4 3 (0.74%) Bitbucket
4 3 (0.74%) RStudio
4 3 (0.74%) Visual Studio Code
5 2 (0.50%) Postman
6 1 (0.25%) Artifactory
6 1 (0.25%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.25%) GitLab
6 1 (0.25%) Maven
6 1 (0.25%) REST Assured
6 1 (0.25%) Selenium
General
1 186 (46.15%) Social Skills
2 120 (29.78%) Finance
3 58 (14.39%) Law
4 45 (11.17%) Marketing
5 35 (8.68%) Organisational Skills
6 29 (7.20%) Telecoms
7 27 (6.70%) Military
8 25 (6.20%) Legal
9 23 (5.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 23 (5.71%) Influencing Skills
10 20 (4.96%) Back Office
11 19 (4.71%) Retail
12 15 (3.72%) Public Sector
13 12 (2.98%) Manufacturing
14 10 (2.48%) Banking
14 10 (2.48%) Presentation Skills
15 7 (1.74%) Documentation Skills
15 7 (1.74%) Local Government
16 6 (1.49%) Advertising
17 5 (1.24%) Games
Job Titles
1 95 (23.57%) Analyst
2 36 (8.93%) Senior
3 35 (8.68%) Lead
4 23 (5.71%) Data Analyst
5 19 (4.71%) Developer
5 19 (4.71%) Development Manager
6 17 (4.22%) Business Development Manager
6 17 (4.22%) Business Manager
7 16 (3.97%) Data Engineer
8 15 (3.72%) Architect
8 15 (3.72%) Performance Analyst
9 13 (3.23%) Administrator
9 13 (3.23%) Junior
10 10 (2.48%) Senior Analyst
11 9 (2.23%) Accountant
11 9 (2.23%) Systems Accountant
12 8 (1.99%) Change Analyst
12 8 (1.99%) Data Manager
12 8 (1.99%) Microsoft Engineer
12 8 (1.99%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (3.23%) HTML
2 9 (2.23%) CSS
3 8 (1.99%) .NET
4 6 (1.49%) REST
4 6 (1.49%) Web Services
5 5 (1.24%) AngularJS
5 5 (1.24%) Kafka
5 5 (1.24%) Node.js
5 5 (1.24%) Pandas
5 5 (1.24%) scikit-learn
6 4 (0.99%) ASP.NET
6 4 (0.99%) Lightning Web Components
6 4 (0.99%) Middleware
6 4 (0.99%) NumPy
6 4 (0.99%) SOAP
6 4 (0.99%) Visualforce
7 3 (0.74%) ASP.NET MVC
7 3 (0.74%) AWS CDK
7 3 (0.74%) LDAP
7 3 (0.74%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 35 (8.68%) Onboarding
2 26 (6.45%) Analytical Mindset
3 18 (4.47%) Product Ownership
4 17 (4.22%) Self-Motivation
5 16 (3.97%) Management Information System
6 11 (2.73%) Driving Licence
7 9 (2.23%) Marketing Technology
8 8 (1.99%) Cyber Threat
9 7 (1.74%) Credit Risk
9 7 (1.74%) Social Media
10 5 (1.24%) Cloud Native
10 5 (1.24%) Data Centre
10 5 (1.24%) Data Structures
10 5 (1.24%) Enterprise Software
10 5 (1.24%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 5 (1.24%) NHS
11 4 (0.99%) AI Agents
11 4 (0.99%) Cyberattack
11 4 (0.99%) Low-Code
11 4 (0.99%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 31 (7.69%) Windows
2 16 (3.97%) Windows Server
3 12 (2.98%) Linux
4 6 (1.49%) Mac OS
5 3 (0.74%) CentOS
5 3 (0.74%) CoreOS
5 3 (0.74%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 3 (0.74%) Unix
5 3 (0.74%) Windows Server 2016
5 3 (0.74%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 150 (37.22%) Problem-Solving
2 108 (26.80%) Continuous Improvement
2 108 (26.80%) Decision-Making
3 95 (23.57%) AI
4 91 (22.58%) Analytics
5 68 (16.87%) Stakeholder Management
6 61 (15.14%) Agile
7 54 (13.40%) Business Intelligence
7 54 (13.40%) Customer Service
7 54 (13.40%) Validation
7 54 (13.40%) Visualisation
8 44 (10.92%) Data-Driven Decision Making
9 42 (10.42%) Data Governance
10 41 (10.17%) Actionable Insight
11 40 (9.93%) Coaching
11 40 (9.93%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 39 (9.68%) Data Analysis
13 38 (9.43%) Collaborative Culture
14 36 (8.93%) Data Modelling
15 32 (7.94%) Customer Experience
Programming Languages
1 81 (20.10%) SQL
2 70 (17.37%) Python
3 19 (4.71%) JavaScript
4 16 (3.97%) PowerShell
5 14 (3.47%) Java
6 11 (2.73%) R
7 10 (2.48%) C#
8 7 (1.74%) PHP
9 5 (1.24%) T-SQL
10 4 (0.99%) Apex Code
11 3 (0.74%) Bash
11 3 (0.74%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 3 (0.74%) SOQL
11 3 (0.74%) SOSL
12 2 (0.50%) Bicep
12 2 (0.50%) Scala
12 2 (0.50%) TypeScript
13 1 (0.25%) Kusto Query Language
13 1 (0.25%) PL/SQL
13 1 (0.25%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 60 (14.89%) Degree
2 25 (6.20%) Security Cleared
3 16 (3.97%) ACCA
4 14 (3.47%) Microsoft Certification
5 13 (3.23%) SC Cleared
6 11 (2.73%) CIMA
7 8 (1.99%) Master's Degree
8 7 (1.74%) ITIL Certification
9 6 (1.49%) HNC
9 6 (1.49%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 5 (1.24%) Computer Science Degree
11 4 (0.99%) CCNA
11 4 (0.99%) CCNP
11 4 (0.99%) CISA
11 4 (0.99%) Cisco Certification
11 4 (0.99%) MBA
12 3 (0.74%) BPSS Clearance
12 3 (0.74%) CIPD
12 3 (0.74%) DV Cleared
12 3 (0.74%) IRCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 52 (12.90%) Data Quality
2 22 (5.46%) QA
3 15 (3.72%) SLA
4 14 (3.47%) Accessibility
5 5 (1.24%) GDPR
6 4 (0.99%) GRC
6 4 (0.99%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (0.99%) PCI DSS
6 4 (0.99%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 4 (0.99%) SOC 2
7 3 (0.74%) COSO
7 3 (0.74%) ISO 9001
8 2 (0.50%) Actionable Recommendations
8 2 (0.50%) PMO
9 1 (0.25%) IFRS
9 1 (0.25%) IFRS 9
9 1 (0.25%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 26 (6.45%) Active Directory
2 9 (2.23%) Virtual Desktop
3 8 (1.99%) Docker
4 3 (0.74%) Ceph
4 3 (0.74%) Hyper-V
4 3 (0.74%) Virtual Machines
4 3 (0.74%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.25%) Firmware
5 1 (0.25%) NFS
5 1 (0.25%) VMware NSX
5 1 (0.25%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 5 (1.24%) Ansible
1 5 (1.24%) Kubernetes
2 4 (0.99%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (0.99%) Single Sign-On
3 3 (0.74%) Argo
3 3 (0.74%) Check_MK
3 3 (0.74%) Istio
3 3 (0.74%) McAfee ePO
3 3 (0.74%) Podman
3 3 (0.74%) Prometheus
3 3 (0.74%) SCVMM
4 2 (0.50%) Nessus
5 1 (0.25%) Autotask
5 1 (0.25%) Grafana
Vendors
1 93 (23.08%) Microsoft
2 26 (6.45%) YouTube
3 24 (5.96%) SAP
4 13 (3.23%) Google
5 12 (2.98%) Salesforce
6 10 (2.48%) Adobe
7 8 (1.99%) Databricks
7 8 (1.99%) VMware
8 7 (1.74%) Oracle
9 6 (1.49%) Red Hat
10 5 (1.24%) Cisco
10 5 (1.24%) HP
10 5 (1.24%) ServiceNow
11 4 (0.99%) Alteryx
11 4 (0.99%) Aruba
11 4 (0.99%) CrowdStrike
11 4 (0.99%) HubSpot
11 4 (0.99%) OneTrust
11 4 (0.99%) Sage
11 4 (0.99%) Workday