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

6 months to
21 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 10 18
Rank change year-on-year -17 +8 +21
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 367 364 351
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 5.27% 14.67% 7.92%
As % of the General category 12.94% 21.76% 14.51%
Number of salaries quoted 251 160 217
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £33,125 £39,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £44,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.74% -15.24% +4.50%
75th Percentile £68,125 £57,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £76,250 £70,000 £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 2,837 1,673 2,419
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 40.71% 67.41% 54.59%
Number of salaries quoted 2,000 883 1,413
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £34,599 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% -8.70%
75th Percentile £75,000 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £96,375 £85,000 £83,750
North West median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -8.26%

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 21 August 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 21 August 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 -2 21 £38,750 -2.52% 8
Bolton 0 15 £40,000 -20.00% 8
Stockport +3 10 £45,000 +17.65% 5
Wigan +3 9 £37,500 - 2
Altrincham +7 4 £47,500 -5.00% 4
Sale +2 1 £42,500 - 1
Oldham 0 1 £69,928 +58.92% 1
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 14 (3.81%) SharePoint
2 12 (3.27%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (1.36%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 3 (0.82%) Apache
4 3 (0.82%) OpenStack
5 2 (0.54%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.27%) Apache Superset
6 1 (0.27%) Confluence
6 1 (0.27%) Jupyter
6 1 (0.27%) SAS
6 1 (0.27%) WebSphere
Applications
1 43 (11.72%) Microsoft Excel
2 20 (5.45%) Microsoft Office
3 13 (3.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.54%) Chatbot
4 2 (0.54%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.27%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 19 (5.18%) SAP PM
2 14 (3.81%) SAP S/4HANA
3 12 (3.27%) SAP ERP
4 4 (1.09%) Workday HCM
5 3 (0.82%) SAP QM
6 2 (0.54%) Oracle ERP
6 2 (0.54%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.27%) Dynamics CRM
7 1 (0.27%) Dynamics NAV
7 1 (0.27%) Elite 3E
7 1 (0.27%) Magento
7 1 (0.27%) Odoo
7 1 (0.27%) SAP ECC
7 1 (0.27%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 52 (14.17%) Azure
2 45 (12.26%) AWS
3 37 (10.08%) Power Platform
4 28 (7.63%) Microsoft 365
5 16 (4.36%) GCP
6 10 (2.72%) Entra ID
7 9 (2.45%) Azure DevOps
7 9 (2.45%) GitHub
7 9 (2.45%) Serverless
8 8 (2.18%) Amazon S3
8 8 (2.18%) Snowflake
9 7 (1.91%) Microsoft Copilot
9 7 (1.91%) Microsoft Purview
10 6 (1.63%) OpenShift
11 5 (1.36%) PowerApps
11 5 (1.36%) SaaS
12 4 (1.09%) Google Ads
12 4 (1.09%) Google Sheets
12 4 (1.09%) OneDrive
12 4 (1.09%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 12 (3.27%) DHCP
1 12 (3.27%) DNS
2 11 (3.00%) Internet
3 6 (1.63%) Firewall
3 6 (1.63%) TCP/IP
4 4 (1.09%) Cisco ASA
4 4 (1.09%) Cisco Firepower
4 4 (1.09%) Cisco Nexus
4 4 (1.09%) Network Security
5 3 (0.82%) LAN
5 3 (0.82%) SAN
5 3 (0.82%) Unified Communications
5 3 (0.82%) VLAN
5 3 (0.82%) VoIP
5 3 (0.82%) VPN
5 3 (0.82%) VSAN
5 3 (0.82%) WAN
5 3 (0.82%) Wireless
6 1 (0.27%) Intrusion Detection
6 1 (0.27%) RTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (10.08%) Tableau
2 35 (9.54%) Power BI
3 13 (3.54%) Data Warehouse
4 8 (2.18%) SQL Server
5 6 (1.63%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 5 (1.36%) Big Data
7 3 (0.82%) Amazon Athena
7 3 (0.82%) Amazon Redshift
7 3 (0.82%) BigQuery
7 3 (0.82%) MongoDB
7 3 (0.82%) NoSQL
7 3 (0.82%) Power Query
7 3 (0.82%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 2 (0.54%) Data Hub
8 2 (0.54%) Delta Lake
8 2 (0.54%) KNIME
8 2 (0.54%) Metadata
8 2 (0.54%) Oracle Reports
8 2 (0.54%) PostgreSQL
8 2 (0.54%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 24 (6.54%) Git
2 10 (2.72%) JIRA
3 4 (1.09%) Jenkins
4 3 (0.82%) Bitbucket
4 3 (0.82%) Visual Studio Code
5 2 (0.54%) Postman
5 2 (0.54%) RStudio
6 1 (0.27%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.27%) REST Assured
6 1 (0.27%) Selenium
General
1 168 (45.78%) Social Skills
2 104 (28.34%) Finance
3 60 (16.35%) Law
4 38 (10.35%) Telecoms
5 36 (9.81%) Military
6 34 (9.26%) Marketing
7 30 (8.17%) Back Office
8 22 (5.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 22 (5.99%) Organisational Skills
9 19 (5.18%) Influencing Skills
10 18 (4.90%) Legal
11 15 (4.09%) Manufacturing
11 15 (4.09%) Public Sector
12 12 (3.27%) Retail
13 9 (2.45%) Banking
14 7 (1.91%) Documentation Skills
14 7 (1.91%) Local Government
15 6 (1.63%) Advertising
15 6 (1.63%) Presentation Skills
16 5 (1.36%) Games
Job Titles
1 87 (23.71%) Analyst
2 32 (8.72%) Lead
3 31 (8.45%) Senior
4 22 (5.99%) Data Analyst
5 18 (4.90%) Developer
6 16 (4.36%) Development Manager
7 15 (4.09%) Performance Analyst
8 14 (3.81%) Business Development Manager
8 14 (3.81%) Business Manager
8 14 (3.81%) Data Engineer
8 14 (3.81%) Performance Manager
9 12 (3.27%) Architect
9 12 (3.27%) Planning Manager
10 11 (3.00%) Administrator
10 11 (3.00%) Junior
11 9 (2.45%) Accountant
11 9 (2.45%) SAP Manager
11 9 (2.45%) Systems Accountant
12 8 (2.18%) Data Manager
12 8 (2.18%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (3.54%) HTML
2 9 (2.45%) CSS
3 8 (2.18%) .NET
4 6 (1.63%) Web Services
5 5 (1.36%) AngularJS
5 5 (1.36%) Node.js
5 5 (1.36%) Pandas
5 5 (1.36%) REST
5 5 (1.36%) scikit-learn
6 4 (1.09%) ASP.NET
6 4 (1.09%) Kafka
6 4 (1.09%) Lightning Web Components
6 4 (1.09%) Middleware
6 4 (1.09%) NumPy
6 4 (1.09%) SOAP
6 4 (1.09%) Visualforce
7 3 (0.82%) ASP.NET MVC
7 3 (0.82%) AWS CDK
8 2 (0.54%) RESTful
8 2 (0.54%) Terraform
Miscellaneous
1 28 (7.63%) Analytical Mindset
2 26 (7.08%) Onboarding
3 16 (4.36%) Product Ownership
4 13 (3.54%) Self-Motivation
5 9 (2.45%) Driving Licence
5 9 (2.45%) Management Information System
5 9 (2.45%) Marketing Technology
6 7 (1.91%) Credit Risk
6 7 (1.91%) Social Media
7 6 (1.63%) Cyber Threat
8 5 (1.36%) Data Structures
8 5 (1.36%) NHS
9 4 (1.09%) Cloud Native
9 4 (1.09%) Cyberattack
9 4 (1.09%) Data Centre
9 4 (1.09%) Enterprise Software
9 4 (1.09%) FMCG
9 4 (1.09%) Video\Live Streaming
10 3 (0.82%) AI Agents
10 3 (0.82%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 29 (7.90%) Windows
2 15 (4.09%) Windows Server
3 11 (3.00%) Linux
4 5 (1.36%) Mac OS
5 3 (0.82%) CentOS
5 3 (0.82%) CoreOS
5 3 (0.82%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 3 (0.82%) Windows Server 2016
5 3 (0.82%) Windows Server 2019
6 2 (0.54%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 128 (34.88%) Problem-Solving
2 92 (25.07%) Decision-Making
3 85 (23.16%) Continuous Improvement
4 79 (21.53%) Analytics
5 70 (19.07%) AI
6 57 (15.53%) Agile
7 55 (14.99%) Data-Driven Decision Making
7 55 (14.99%) Stakeholder Management
8 50 (13.62%) Visualisation
9 49 (13.35%) Data Governance
10 46 (12.53%) Validation
11 43 (11.72%) Business Intelligence
12 36 (9.81%) Actionable Insight
13 35 (9.54%) Data Modelling
13 35 (9.54%) ERP
14 34 (9.26%) Data Development
15 33 (8.99%) Collaborative Culture
16 31 (8.45%) Customer Service
17 30 (8.17%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 29 (7.90%) Data Analysis
Programming Languages
1 74 (20.16%) SQL
2 68 (18.53%) Python
3 18 (4.90%) JavaScript
4 12 (3.27%) PowerShell
5 11 (3.00%) Java
6 10 (2.72%) C#
7 9 (2.45%) R
8 7 (1.91%) PHP
9 5 (1.36%) T-SQL
10 4 (1.09%) Apex Code
11 3 (0.82%) Bash
11 3 (0.82%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 3 (0.82%) SOQL
11 3 (0.82%) SOSL
12 2 (0.54%) Bicep
12 2 (0.54%) Scala
13 1 (0.27%) TypeScript
13 1 (0.27%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 44 (11.99%) Degree
2 23 (6.27%) Security Cleared
3 13 (3.54%) Microsoft Certification
4 12 (3.27%) ACCA
5 10 (2.72%) CIMA
5 10 (2.72%) HNC
5 10 (2.72%) SC Cleared
6 8 (2.18%) Master's Degree
7 7 (1.91%) ITIL Certification
8 6 (1.63%) IRCA
9 5 (1.36%) BPSS Clearance
9 5 (1.36%) Computer Science Degree
9 5 (1.36%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 4 (1.09%) CCNA
10 4 (1.09%) CCNP
10 4 (1.09%) Cisco Certification
10 4 (1.09%) MBA
11 3 (0.82%) DV Cleared
12 2 (0.54%) MCSE
12 2 (0.54%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (11.44%) Data Quality
2 24 (6.54%) QA
3 15 (4.09%) SLA
4 8 (2.18%) Accessibility
4 8 (2.18%) GDPR
5 6 (1.63%) ISO 9001
6 4 (1.09%) GRC
6 4 (1.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (1.09%) PCI DSS
6 4 (1.09%) SOC 2
7 1 (0.27%) IFRS
7 1 (0.27%) IFRS 9
7 1 (0.27%) PMO
7 1 (0.27%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 24 (6.54%) Active Directory
2 9 (2.45%) Virtual Desktop
3 7 (1.91%) Docker
4 3 (0.82%) Ceph
4 3 (0.82%) Hyper-V
4 3 (0.82%) Virtual Machines
4 3 (0.82%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.27%) Firmware
5 1 (0.27%) NFS
5 1 (0.27%) VMware NSX
5 1 (0.27%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 5 (1.36%) Ansible
2 4 (1.09%) Kubernetes
3 3 (0.82%) Argo
3 3 (0.82%) Check_MK
3 3 (0.82%) Istio
3 3 (0.82%) McAfee ePO
3 3 (0.82%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (0.82%) Podman
3 3 (0.82%) Prometheus
3 3 (0.82%) SCVMM
4 2 (0.54%) Nessus
4 2 (0.54%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.27%) Autotask
5 1 (0.27%) Grafana
Vendors
1 78 (21.25%) Microsoft
2 38 (10.35%) SAP
3 10 (2.72%) Adobe
3 10 (2.72%) YouTube
4 9 (2.45%) Google
4 9 (2.45%) Salesforce
5 8 (2.18%) Databricks
6 7 (1.91%) VMware
7 6 (1.63%) Oracle
7 6 (1.63%) Red Hat
8 5 (1.36%) Cisco
8 5 (1.36%) HP
8 5 (1.36%) ServiceNow
9 4 (1.09%) Aruba
9 4 (1.09%) CrowdStrike
9 4 (1.09%) Sage
9 4 (1.09%) Workday
10 3 (0.82%) Dell
10 3 (0.82%) iManage
10 3 (0.82%) McAfee