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

6 months to
18 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 26 9 27
Rank change year-on-year -17 +18 +25
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 195 375 192
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 6.53% 14.02% 7.08%
As % of the General category 11.09% 20.20% 12.78%
Number of salaries quoted 82 154 131
10th Percentile £32,500 £36,625 £29,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,000 £41,107
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,750 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.50% -9.09% +15.55%
75th Percentile £63,438 £71,250 £65,000
90th Percentile £81,125 £77,500 £72,500
North West median annual salary £42,500 £52,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -19.05% +10.53% +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 1,758 1,856 1,502
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 58.87% 69.38% 55.42%
Number of salaries quoted 914 778 1,150
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £28,975
25th Percentile £33,219 £41,250 £40,996
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - -
75th Percentile £72,500 £73,886 £71,711
90th Percentile £90,000 £87,650 £84,056
North West median annual salary £48,000 £52,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -7.69% +4.00% -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 18 January 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 18 January 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 0 15 - - 11
Stockport +7 4 £77,500 +31.91% 12
Bury - 4 - - 1
Oldham -1 1 - - 2
Bolton -9 1 £47,500 +11.76% 10
Altrincham - 1 £27,500 -
Cheadle - 1 £200,000 - 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 16 (8.21%) SharePoint
2 8 (4.10%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (2.05%) Apache Spark
3 4 (2.05%) Confluence
4 2 (1.03%) nginx
5 1 (0.51%) Apache
5 1 (0.51%) FactoryTalk
5 1 (0.51%) Jupyter
5 1 (0.51%) SAS
5 1 (0.51%) WinCC
Applications
1 39 (20.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 35 (17.95%) Chatbot
3 7 (3.59%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (3.59%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (1.03%) AutoCAD
4 2 (1.03%) Revit
5 1 (0.51%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.51%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 5 (2.56%) NetSuite
2 3 (1.54%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (1.03%) Oracle Assets
3 2 (1.03%) Oracle General Ledger
3 2 (1.03%) Oracle Payables
3 2 (1.03%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.51%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.51%) Siebel CRM
4 1 (0.51%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 32 (16.41%) Power Platform
2 28 (14.36%) Azure
3 22 (11.28%) Microsoft 365
4 21 (10.77%) Entra ID
5 16 (8.21%) SaaS
6 15 (7.69%) AWS
7 14 (7.18%) Microsoft Purview
8 9 (4.62%) OneDrive
9 8 (4.10%) Azure Monitor
10 6 (3.08%) Adobe Analytics
10 6 (3.08%) Figma
10 6 (3.08%) Microsoft Copilot
11 2 (1.03%) Azure Data Factory
11 2 (1.03%) Azure DevOps
11 2 (1.03%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 2 (1.03%) Google Docs
11 2 (1.03%) Google Sheets
11 2 (1.03%) Google Workspace
11 2 (1.03%) iPaaS
11 2 (1.03%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 7 (3.59%) Firewall
2 2 (1.03%) Network Security
3 1 (0.51%) DHCP
3 1 (0.51%) DNS
3 1 (0.51%) Ethernet
3 1 (0.51%) Intrusion Detection
3 1 (0.51%) SD-WAN
3 1 (0.51%) SMS
3 1 (0.51%) TCAP
3 1 (0.51%) TCP/IP
3 1 (0.51%) VLAN
3 1 (0.51%) VPN
3 1 (0.51%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (12.31%) Power BI
2 21 (10.77%) Tableau
3 17 (8.72%) Data Mining
4 4 (2.05%) BusinessObjects
4 4 (2.05%) SQL Server
5 3 (1.54%) Azure SQL Database
5 3 (1.54%) Big Data
5 3 (1.54%) Hadoop
6 2 (1.03%) Data Lake
6 2 (1.03%) Looker
6 2 (1.03%) MySQL
6 2 (1.03%) Relational Database
6 2 (1.03%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 1 (0.51%) Amazon Athena
7 1 (0.51%) Amazon Redshift
7 1 (0.51%) Data Warehouse
7 1 (0.51%) DB2
7 1 (0.51%) Qlik Sense
Development Applications
1 4 (2.05%) JIRA
2 3 (1.54%) Git
3 1 (0.51%) Gatling
3 1 (0.51%) JMeter
3 1 (0.51%) LoadRunner
General
1 82 (42.05%) Social Skills
2 72 (36.92%) Finance
3 24 (12.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 13 (6.67%) Banking
4 13 (6.67%) Legal
5 10 (5.13%) Retail
6 9 (4.62%) Law
6 9 (4.62%) Presentation Skills
7 7 (3.59%) Influencing Skills
7 7 (3.59%) Marketing
8 5 (2.56%) Public Sector
9 4 (2.05%) Telecoms
10 3 (1.54%) Electronics
10 3 (1.54%) Games
10 3 (1.54%) Manufacturing
10 3 (1.54%) Organisational Skills
11 2 (1.03%) General Ledger
11 2 (1.03%) Local Government
12 1 (0.51%) Billing
12 1 (0.51%) Police
Job Titles
1 48 (24.62%) Analyst
2 35 (17.95%) Trainer
3 20 (10.26%) Data Analyst
4 12 (6.15%) Senior
4 12 (6.15%) Trainee
4 12 (6.15%) Trainee Analyst
4 12 (6.15%) Trainee Data Analyst
5 11 (5.64%) Support Engineer
6 10 (5.13%) Consultant
7 9 (4.62%) Alliance Manager
8 8 (4.10%) Architect
8 8 (4.10%) Financial Analyst
8 8 (4.10%) Platform Engineer
9 6 (3.08%) Commercial Analyst
9 6 (3.08%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
9 6 (3.08%) Microsoft Engineer
9 6 (3.08%) Report Analyst
9 6 (3.08%) Senior Manager
9 6 (3.08%) Strategy Manager
10 5 (2.56%) NetSuite Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.54%) REST
1 3 (1.54%) SAP Fiori
2 2 (1.03%) CSS
2 2 (1.03%) HTML
2 2 (1.03%) jQuery
2 2 (1.03%) Laravel
2 2 (1.03%) Oracle Fusion
2 2 (1.03%) PySpark
2 2 (1.03%) React
3 1 (0.51%) .NET
3 1 (0.51%) Pandas
3 1 (0.51%) RESTful
3 1 (0.51%) Software Packaging
3 1 (0.51%) Spring
3 1 (0.51%) Spring Boot
3 1 (0.51%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 35 (17.95%) Analytical Mindset
2 17 (8.72%) Self-Motivation
3 9 (4.62%) Enterprise Software
4 7 (3.59%) Driving Licence
4 7 (3.59%) Onboarding
4 7 (3.59%) Social Media
5 6 (3.08%) Data Protection Act
6 5 (2.56%) Cloud Native
6 5 (2.56%) Data Structures
7 3 (1.54%) FMCG
7 3 (1.54%) Management Information System
8 2 (1.03%) Algorithms
8 2 (1.03%) Credit Risk
8 2 (1.03%) Operational Technology
8 2 (1.03%) Product Ownership
8 2 (1.03%) SCADA
8 2 (1.03%) Virtual Team
9 1 (0.51%) Cybercrime
9 1 (0.51%) Data Centre
9 1 (0.51%) Market Risk
Operating Systems
1 9 (4.62%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 78 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
2 76 (38.97%) AI
3 38 (19.49%) Decision-Making
4 37 (18.97%) Agile
5 35 (17.95%) Chemistry
5 35 (17.95%) Conversational UI
6 32 (16.41%) Continuous Improvement
7 31 (15.90%) Analytics
8 28 (14.36%) Data Analysis
8 28 (14.36%) Project Management
8 28 (14.36%) Stakeholder Management
9 26 (13.33%) Business Intelligence
10 24 (12.31%) Business Analysis
11 17 (8.72%) Data Analytics
12 15 (7.69%) Change Management
12 15 (7.69%) Visualisation
13 14 (7.18%) Coaching
13 14 (7.18%) Data Management
13 14 (7.18%) DevOps
13 14 (7.18%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 40 (20.51%) SQL
2 21 (10.77%) Python
3 9 (4.62%) PowerShell
4 5 (2.56%) Java
4 5 (2.56%) VBA
5 3 (1.54%) Scala
6 2 (1.03%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 2 (1.03%) JavaScript
6 2 (1.03%) PHP
6 2 (1.03%) R
7 1 (0.51%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 74 (37.95%) Degree
2 39 (20.00%) Master's Degree
3 36 (18.46%) PhD
4 9 (4.62%) DBS Check
5 7 (3.59%) ACCA
5 7 (3.59%) CIMA
6 5 (2.56%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (1.54%) Azure Certification
7 3 (1.54%) PMI Certification
7 3 (1.54%) PMP
8 2 (1.03%) Chartered Engineer
8 2 (1.03%) CISA
8 2 (1.03%) DV Cleared
8 2 (1.03%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 2 (1.03%) MBA
8 2 (1.03%) Microsoft Certification
8 2 (1.03%) Security Cleared
9 1 (0.51%) CRISC
9 1 (0.51%) Numerate Degree
9 1 (0.51%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (3.59%) Accessibility
1 7 (3.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 6 (3.08%) GDPR
3 5 (2.56%) California Consumer Privacy Act
3 5 (2.56%) GLBA
3 5 (2.56%) QA
4 4 (2.05%) Data Quality
5 2 (1.03%) FINRA
6 1 (0.51%) Actionable Recommendations
6 1 (0.51%) COBIT
6 1 (0.51%) ITGC
6 1 (0.51%) NIST
6 1 (0.51%) P3O
6 1 (0.51%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.51%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 1 (0.51%) SOX 404
System Software
1 16 (8.21%) Active Directory
2 5 (2.56%) Hyper-V
3 3 (1.54%) Docker
4 1 (0.51%) Firmware
4 1 (0.51%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.51%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.51%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 16 (8.21%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (4.10%) Single Sign-On
2 8 (4.10%) Terraform
3 2 (1.03%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.51%) AssetCenter
4 1 (0.51%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.51%) SCCM
Vendors
1 48 (24.62%) Microsoft
2 35 (17.95%) PayPal
3 9 (4.62%) SAP
3 9 (4.62%) Splunk
4 8 (4.10%) New Relic
5 6 (3.08%) Adobe
5 6 (3.08%) Qualtrics
6 5 (2.56%) Guidewire
6 5 (2.56%) iManage
6 5 (2.56%) Oracle
7 4 (2.05%) Facebook
8 3 (1.54%) Anaplan
8 3 (1.54%) Genesys
8 3 (1.54%) Salesforce
8 3 (1.54%) ServiceNow
9 2 (1.03%) Cisco
9 2 (1.03%) Databricks
9 2 (1.03%) Siemens
9 2 (1.03%) UiPath
9 2 (1.03%) Workday