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

6 months to
19 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 29 9 16
Rank change year-on-year -20 +7 +21
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 305 381 455
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 4.74% 15.31% 8.58%
As % of the General category 11.45% 22.14% 15.78%
Number of salaries quoted 221 171 327
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £34,835
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 £76,134 £80,000 £77,500
North West median annual salary £47,500 £47,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year - - +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 2,663 1,721 2,883
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 41.42% 69.14% 54.39%
Number of salaries quoted 1,906 903 1,962
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £37,313 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,779 £51,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.37% +2.00% -13.04%
75th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £87,500 £81,250
North West median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £48,007
% change year-on-year - +4.15% -8.56%

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 19 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 19 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 0 15 £40,000 -20.00% 10
Salford -2 14 £40,000 +0.63% 5
Stockport +1 9 £45,000 +17.65% 1
Wigan +2 7 £40,000 - 5
Altrincham +5 3 - -
Oldham +6 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 (1.31%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.98%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.66%) Apache
4 2 (0.66%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.33%) WebSphere
Applications
1 40 (13.11%) Microsoft Excel
2 14 (4.59%) Microsoft Office
3 11 (3.61%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.66%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.33%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 19 (6.23%) SAP PM
2 16 (5.25%) SAP S/4HANA
3 13 (4.26%) SAP ERP
4 3 (0.98%) 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 (11.80%) Azure
2 32 (10.49%) Power Platform
3 30 (9.84%) AWS
4 17 (5.57%) Microsoft 365
5 11 (3.61%) GCP
6 9 (2.95%) Serverless
7 8 (2.62%) Amazon S3
8 7 (2.30%) GitHub
9 5 (1.64%) Azure DevOps
9 5 (1.64%) Snowflake
10 3 (0.98%) Amazon SageMaker
10 3 (0.98%) AWS Lambda
10 3 (0.98%) Cloud Computing
10 3 (0.98%) Dynamics 365
10 3 (0.98%) Microsoft Copilot
10 3 (0.98%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
10 3 (0.98%) Salesforce Service Cloud
11 2 (0.66%) Azure AI
11 2 (0.66%) Microsoft Purview
11 2 (0.66%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 7 (2.30%) Internet
2 6 (1.97%) Firewall
3 4 (1.31%) Cisco ASA
3 4 (1.31%) Cisco Firepower
3 4 (1.31%) Cisco Nexus
3 4 (1.31%) 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 (13.44%) Tableau
2 31 (10.16%) Power BI
3 9 (2.95%) Data Warehouse
4 7 (2.30%) Data Mining
5 6 (1.97%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 5 (1.64%) Big Data
6 5 (1.64%) SQL Server
7 3 (0.98%) Amazon Athena
7 3 (0.98%) 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%) Azure SQL Database
9 1 (0.33%) Data Lake
9 1 (0.33%) GIS
9 1 (0.33%) Oracle BI Publisher
9 1 (0.33%) PostgreSQL
9 1 (0.33%) Spark SQL
Development Applications
1 11 (3.61%) Git
2 3 (0.98%) JIRA
3 2 (0.66%) Postman
4 1 (0.33%) Cypress.io
4 1 (0.33%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.33%) REST Assured
4 1 (0.33%) Selenium
General
1 136 (44.59%) Social Skills
2 93 (30.49%) Finance
3 57 (18.69%) Law
4 38 (12.46%) Telecoms
5 34 (11.15%) Military
6 30 (9.84%) Back Office
7 19 (6.23%) Marketing
8 18 (5.90%) Public Sector
9 15 (4.92%) Influencing Skills
9 15 (4.92%) Manufacturing
10 13 (4.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 13 (4.26%) Organisational Skills
11 12 (3.93%) Legal
12 10 (3.28%) Banking
13 8 (2.62%) Presentation Skills
14 7 (2.30%) Documentation Skills
14 7 (2.30%) Local Government
15 6 (1.97%) Retail
16 3 (0.98%) French Language
16 3 (0.98%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 67 (21.97%) Analyst
2 31 (10.16%) Senior
3 30 (9.84%) Lead
4 18 (5.90%) Developer
5 17 (5.57%) Data Analyst
6 16 (5.25%) Development Manager
7 15 (4.92%) Business Manager
7 15 (4.92%) Performance Analyst
8 14 (4.59%) Business Development Manager
8 14 (4.59%) Performance Manager
9 13 (4.26%) Planning Manager
10 11 (3.61%) Architect
10 11 (3.61%) Data Engineer
10 11 (3.61%) SAP Manager
11 9 (2.95%) Accountant
11 9 (2.95%) Systems Accountant
12 8 (2.62%) Consultant
12 8 (2.62%) Data Manager
13 7 (2.30%) Senior Analyst
13 7 (2.30%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (5.25%) HTML
2 12 (3.93%) CSS
3 10 (3.28%) .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 (1.31%) Kafka
6 4 (1.31%) Pandas
6 4 (1.31%) REST
7 3 (0.98%) ASP.NET
7 3 (0.98%) ASP.NET MVC
7 3 (0.98%) Lightning Web Components
7 3 (0.98%) Middleware
7 3 (0.98%) NumPy
7 3 (0.98%) SOAP
7 3 (0.98%) Visualforce
8 2 (0.66%) Spring
8 2 (0.66%) Symfony
8 2 (0.66%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 25 (8.20%) Analytical Mindset
2 19 (6.23%) Onboarding
3 17 (5.57%) Product Ownership
4 9 (2.95%) Credit Risk
4 9 (2.95%) Marketing Technology
5 7 (2.30%) Cloud Native
5 7 (2.30%) Data Centre
6 6 (1.97%) Management Information System
7 5 (1.64%) FMCG
8 4 (1.31%) Cyber Threat
8 4 (1.31%) Driving Licence
8 4 (1.31%) Self-Motivation
9 3 (0.98%) AI Agents
9 3 (0.98%) Algorithms
9 3 (0.98%) Data Structures
9 3 (0.98%) NHS
10 2 (0.66%) Cyberattack
10 2 (0.66%) Hybrid Cloud
10 2 (0.66%) Legacy Systems
10 2 (0.66%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 18 (5.90%) Windows
2 8 (2.62%) Windows Server
3 3 (0.98%) Android
3 3 (0.98%) Apple iOS
4 2 (0.66%) Linux
5 1 (0.33%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 105 (34.43%) Problem-Solving
2 73 (23.93%) Decision-Making
3 71 (23.28%) Analytics
4 67 (21.97%) Continuous Improvement
5 53 (17.38%) AI
6 51 (16.72%) Stakeholder Management
6 51 (16.72%) Visualisation
7 48 (15.74%) Agile
8 47 (15.41%) Data Governance
8 47 (15.41%) Data-Driven Decision Making
9 36 (11.80%) Business Intelligence
10 34 (11.15%) Data Development
11 33 (10.82%) Validation
12 30 (9.84%) Data Analysis
12 30 (9.84%) ERP
13 29 (9.51%) Data Modelling
13 29 (9.51%) Roadmaps
14 27 (8.85%) Actionable Insight
15 25 (8.20%) Process Improvement
15 25 (8.20%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 70 (22.95%) SQL
2 62 (20.33%) Python
3 18 (5.90%) JavaScript
4 12 (3.93%) C#
5 10 (3.28%) Java
6 6 (1.97%) PHP
6 6 (1.97%) R
7 5 (1.64%) T-SQL
8 3 (0.98%) Apex Code
8 3 (0.98%) PowerShell
8 3 (0.98%) SOQL
8 3 (0.98%) 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 39 (12.79%) Degree
2 14 (4.59%) Security Cleared
3 11 (3.61%) ACCA
4 10 (3.28%) HNC
5 9 (2.95%) CIMA
6 8 (2.62%) 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
9 5 (1.64%) DBS Check
10 4 (1.31%) CCNA
10 4 (1.31%) CCNP
10 4 (1.31%) Cisco Certification
10 4 (1.31%) MBA
10 4 (1.31%) SC Cleared
11 3 (0.98%) CCA
12 1 (0.33%) CISA
12 1 (0.33%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (9.18%) Data Quality
2 18 (5.90%) QA
3 15 (4.92%) SLA
4 10 (3.28%) GDPR
5 6 (1.97%) ISO 9001
6 5 (1.64%) Accessibility
7 4 (1.31%) GRC
7 4 (1.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 4 (1.31%) PCI DSS
7 4 (1.31%) SOC 2
8 1 (0.33%) IFRS
8 1 (0.33%) IFRS 9
8 1 (0.33%) PMO
8 1 (0.33%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 15 (4.92%) Active Directory
2 9 (2.95%) Virtual Desktop
3 3 (0.98%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.33%) Docker
4 1 (0.33%) VMware NSX
4 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
Vendors
1 57 (18.69%) Microsoft
2 39 (12.79%) SAP
3 11 (3.61%) Adobe
4 8 (2.62%) Databricks
5 5 (1.64%) Salesforce
6 4 (1.31%) Aruba
6 4 (1.31%) Cisco
6 4 (1.31%) CrowdStrike
6 4 (1.31%) HP
6 4 (1.31%) Oracle
6 4 (1.31%) Sage
7 3 (0.98%) iManage
7 3 (0.98%) ServiceNow
7 3 (0.98%) VMware
8 2 (0.66%) Alteryx
8 2 (0.66%) Google
8 2 (0.66%) IFS
8 2 (0.66%) OneLogin
8 2 (0.66%) OpenAI
9 1 (0.33%) HighQ