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

6 months to
15 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 30 8 19
Rank change year-on-year -22 +11 +26
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 275 383 479
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 4.53% 16.88% 8.17%
As % of the General category 10.72% 23.13% 15.17%
Number of salaries quoted 198 164 351
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,500 £27,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £38,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.38% -1.05% -5.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £69,063 £58,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £88,375 £76,250
North West median annual salary £46,500 £50,000 £47,250
% change year-on-year -7.00% +5.82% -0.53%

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 2,566 1,656 3,158
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 42.26% 72.98% 53.86%
Number of salaries quoted 1,838 847 2,247
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,500 £26,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,250 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.27% +10.00% -9.16%
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 15 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 15 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% 10
Salford -3 11 £42,500 +23.19% 11
Wigan +1 6 £38,750 - 1
Stockport +1 5 £45,000 +17.65% 4
Altrincham +6 3 - - 3
Oldham +6 2 £74,082 +68.36% 2
Ashton-under-Lyne +2 1 £51,000 - 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 6 (2.18%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.82%) Adobe Experience Manager
3 4 (1.45%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.73%) Apache
4 2 (0.73%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 32 (11.64%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (3.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 7 (2.55%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.36%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.36%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 16 (5.82%) SAP S/4HANA
2 15 (5.45%) SAP PM
3 13 (4.73%) SAP ERP
4 3 (1.09%) SAP QM
5 2 (0.73%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.36%) Dynamics CRM
6 1 (0.36%) Magento
6 1 (0.36%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 36 (13.09%) Azure
2 34 (12.36%) Power Platform
3 29 (10.55%) AWS
4 20 (7.27%) Microsoft 365
5 10 (3.64%) GCP
6 9 (3.27%) Serverless
7 7 (2.55%) Amazon S3
7 7 (2.55%) GitHub
8 5 (1.82%) Azure DevOps
8 5 (1.82%) Microsoft Purview
9 4 (1.45%) OneDrive
9 4 (1.45%) SaaS
9 4 (1.45%) Snowflake
10 3 (1.09%) AWS Lambda
10 3 (1.09%) Azure Monitor
10 3 (1.09%) Cloud Computing
10 3 (1.09%) Dynamics 365
10 3 (1.09%) Entra ID
10 3 (1.09%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
10 3 (1.09%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 6 (2.18%) Firewall
2 4 (1.45%) Cisco ASA
2 4 (1.45%) Cisco Firepower
2 4 (1.45%) Cisco Nexus
2 4 (1.45%) Network Security
3 2 (0.73%) DHCP
3 2 (0.73%) DNS
3 2 (0.73%) SAN
4 1 (0.36%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 40 (14.55%) Tableau
2 30 (10.91%) Power BI
3 10 (3.64%) Data Mining
4 6 (2.18%) Data Warehouse
4 6 (2.18%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 5 (1.82%) Big Data
5 5 (1.82%) SQL Server
6 3 (1.09%) Amazon Athena
6 3 (1.09%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 2 (0.73%) Delta Lake
7 2 (0.73%) Hadoop
8 1 (0.36%) Azure SQL Database
8 1 (0.36%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
8 1 (0.36%) Db2
8 1 (0.36%) GIS
8 1 (0.36%) KNIME
8 1 (0.36%) MS Access
8 1 (0.36%) Oracle Reports
8 1 (0.36%) PostgreSQL
8 1 (0.36%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 10 (3.64%) Git
2 3 (1.09%) JIRA
3 2 (0.73%) Postman
4 1 (0.36%) Cypress.io
4 1 (0.36%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.36%) REST Assured
4 1 (0.36%) Selenium
General
1 123 (44.73%) Social Skills
2 78 (28.36%) Finance
3 50 (18.18%) Law
4 33 (12.00%) Telecoms
5 30 (10.91%) Military
6 25 (9.09%) Back Office
7 19 (6.91%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 15 (5.45%) Manufacturing
8 15 (5.45%) Marketing
9 13 (4.73%) Public Sector
10 11 (4.00%) Influencing Skills
11 10 (3.64%) Banking
12 9 (3.27%) Legal
12 9 (3.27%) Presentation Skills
13 8 (2.91%) Organisational Skills
14 7 (2.55%) Documentation Skills
15 6 (2.18%) Retail
16 4 (1.45%) Local Government
17 3 (1.09%) French Language
17 3 (1.09%) Italian Language
Job Titles
1 68 (24.73%) Analyst
2 28 (10.18%) Lead
2 28 (10.18%) Senior
3 17 (6.18%) Data Analyst
4 16 (5.82%) Developer
5 15 (5.45%) Performance Analyst
6 13 (4.73%) Planning Manager
7 12 (4.36%) Business Manager
7 12 (4.36%) SAP Manager
8 10 (3.64%) Business Development Manager
8 10 (3.64%) Consultant
8 10 (3.64%) Development Manager
8 10 (3.64%) Performance Manager
9 9 (3.27%) Data Manager
10 8 (2.91%) Accountant
10 8 (2.91%) Architect
10 8 (2.91%) Systems Accountant
10 8 (2.91%) Trainee
10 8 (2.91%) Trainee Analyst
10 8 (2.91%) Trainee Data Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (5.09%) HTML
2 12 (4.36%) CSS
3 7 (2.55%) .NET
4 5 (1.82%) AngularJS
4 5 (1.82%) Node.js
5 4 (1.45%) REST
5 4 (1.45%) scikit-learn
5 4 (1.45%) Web Services
6 3 (1.09%) ASP.NET
6 3 (1.09%) ASP.NET MVC
6 3 (1.09%) Lightning Web Components
6 3 (1.09%) Middleware
6 3 (1.09%) NumPy
6 3 (1.09%) Pandas
6 3 (1.09%) SOAP
6 3 (1.09%) Visualforce
7 2 (0.73%) RESTful
7 2 (0.73%) SAP Fiori
7 2 (0.73%) Symfony
7 2 (0.73%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 25 (9.09%) Analytical Mindset
2 18 (6.55%) Onboarding
3 14 (5.09%) Product Ownership
4 8 (2.91%) Credit Risk
5 7 (2.55%) Data Centre
6 6 (2.18%) FMCG
6 6 (2.18%) Marketing Technology
7 5 (1.82%) Cloud Native
7 5 (1.82%) Management Information System
8 4 (1.45%) Cyber Threat
8 4 (1.45%) Driving Licence
8 4 (1.45%) Enterprise Software
8 4 (1.45%) Self-Motivation
9 3 (1.09%) AI Agents
9 3 (1.09%) Algorithms
9 3 (1.09%) Legacy Systems
10 2 (0.73%) Cyberattack
10 2 (0.73%) Data Structures
10 2 (0.73%) Hybrid Cloud
10 2 (0.73%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 16 (5.82%) Windows
2 8 (2.91%) Windows Server
3 3 (1.09%) Android
3 3 (1.09%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.36%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 99 (36.00%) Problem-Solving
2 65 (23.64%) Decision-Making
3 62 (22.55%) Analytics
4 60 (21.82%) Continuous Improvement
5 50 (18.18%) AI
6 46 (16.73%) Visualisation
7 44 (16.00%) Agile
8 43 (15.64%) Stakeholder Management
9 40 (14.55%) Data Governance
10 38 (13.82%) Data-Driven Decision Making
11 33 (12.00%) Business Intelligence
12 31 (11.27%) Validation
13 30 (10.91%) Data Development
14 29 (10.55%) Data Analysis
14 29 (10.55%) ERP
15 26 (9.45%) Data Modelling
16 25 (9.09%) Actionable Insight
16 25 (9.09%) Process Improvement
16 25 (9.09%) Roadmaps
17 24 (8.73%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 65 (23.64%) SQL
2 57 (20.73%) Python
3 15 (5.45%) JavaScript
4 12 (4.36%) C#
5 10 (3.64%) Java
6 5 (1.82%) T-SQL
7 4 (1.45%) PHP
7 4 (1.45%) R
7 4 (1.45%) Scala
8 3 (1.09%) Apex Code
8 3 (1.09%) SOQL
8 3 (1.09%) SOSL
9 2 (0.73%) Bicep
9 2 (0.73%) PowerShell
10 1 (0.36%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 34 (12.36%) Degree
2 11 (4.00%) Security Cleared
3 10 (3.64%) ACCA
3 10 (3.64%) HNC
4 8 (2.91%) CIMA
5 7 (2.55%) ITIL Certification
6 6 (2.18%) IRCA
6 6 (2.18%) Microsoft Certification
7 5 (1.82%) BPSS Clearance
7 5 (1.82%) DBS Check
8 4 (1.45%) CCNA
8 4 (1.45%) CCNP
8 4 (1.45%) Cisco Certification
8 4 (1.45%) SC Cleared
9 3 (1.09%) CCA
9 3 (1.09%) Computer Science Degree
9 3 (1.09%) Master's Degree
10 1 (0.36%) APMG
10 1 (0.36%) CRISC
10 1 (0.36%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (9.09%) Data Quality
2 18 (6.55%) QA
3 13 (4.73%) SLA
4 10 (3.64%) GDPR
5 6 (2.18%) ISO 9001
6 5 (1.82%) PCI DSS
7 4 (1.45%) Accessibility
7 4 (1.45%) GRC
7 4 (1.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 4 (1.45%) SOC 2
8 1 (0.36%) IFRS
8 1 (0.36%) IFRS 9
8 1 (0.36%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 16 (5.82%) Active Directory
2 9 (3.27%) Virtual Desktop
3 3 (1.09%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.36%) Docker
4 1 (0.36%) VMware NSX
4 1 (0.36%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 4 (1.45%) Terraform
2 3 (1.09%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (1.09%) Single Sign-On
3 2 (0.73%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.36%) Ansible
4 1 (0.36%) Autotask
Vendors
1 53 (19.27%) Microsoft
2 35 (12.73%) SAP
3 8 (2.91%) Adobe
4 7 (2.55%) Databricks
5 5 (1.82%) Salesforce
6 4 (1.45%) Aruba
6 4 (1.45%) Cisco
6 4 (1.45%) CrowdStrike
6 4 (1.45%) HP
6 4 (1.45%) Oracle
7 3 (1.09%) iManage
7 3 (1.09%) New Relic
7 3 (1.09%) Splunk
7 3 (1.09%) VMware
8 2 (0.73%) Google
8 2 (0.73%) IFS
8 2 (0.73%) OneLogin
8 2 (0.73%) OpenAI
8 2 (0.73%) Sage
8 2 (0.73%) ServiceNow