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

6 months to
18 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 31 9 21
Rank change year-on-year -22 +12 +27
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 189 376 316
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 5.40% 15.01% 8.70%
As % of the General category 9.70% 21.35% 15.67%
Number of salaries quoted 83 163 233
10th Percentile £33,125 £38,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,125 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% +15.79% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £77,500 £60,250
90th Percentile £78,750 £95,000 £66,003
North West median annual salary £42,500 £52,500 £46,066
% change year-on-year -19.05% +13.97% +2.37%

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 1,949 1,761 2,016
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 55.69% 70.30% 55.51%
Number of salaries quoted 1,056 791 1,608
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £26,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,250 £37,270
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £51,257
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +7.30% -6.81%
75th Percentile £74,625 £77,500 £67,968
90th Percentile £97,500 £92,500 £82,500
North West median annual salary £48,720 £52,500 £47,557
% change year-on-year -7.20% +10.39% -9.42%

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 February 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 February 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 -3 15 - - 12
Bury - 4 - - 2
Stockport +1 3 £77,500 +63.16% 3
Oldham - 2 £78,237 - 5
Bolton -12 1 £47,500 +11.76% 12
Altrincham - 1 £27,500 - 1
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 9 (4.76%) SharePoint
2 4 (2.12%) Apache Spark
3 3 (1.59%) Confluence
4 2 (1.06%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (1.06%) nginx
5 1 (0.53%) Apache
5 1 (0.53%) FactoryTalk
5 1 (0.53%) Jupyter
5 1 (0.53%) SAS
5 1 (0.53%) WinCC
Applications
1 37 (19.58%) Microsoft Excel
2 31 (16.40%) Chatbot
3 5 (2.65%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (1.59%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (1.06%) AutoCAD
5 2 (1.06%) Revit
6 1 (0.53%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 5 (2.65%) NetSuite
2 4 (2.12%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (1.06%) Oracle Assets
3 2 (1.06%) Oracle General Ledger
3 2 (1.06%) Oracle Payables
3 2 (1.06%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.53%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.53%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.53%) Siebel CRM
4 1 (0.53%) Teamcenter
4 1 (0.53%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 26 (13.76%) Azure
1 26 (13.76%) Power Platform
2 16 (8.47%) Microsoft 365
3 14 (7.41%) AWS
3 14 (7.41%) SaaS
4 13 (6.88%) Entra ID
5 9 (4.76%) OneDrive
6 8 (4.23%) Azure Monitor
6 8 (4.23%) Microsoft Purview
7 7 (3.70%) Adobe Analytics
7 7 (3.70%) Figma
8 4 (2.12%) Cloud Computing
9 2 (1.06%) Azure Data Factory
9 2 (1.06%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 2 (1.06%) GCP
9 2 (1.06%) Google Docs
9 2 (1.06%) Google Sheets
9 2 (1.06%) Google Workspace
9 2 (1.06%) iPaaS
9 2 (1.06%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 6 (3.17%) Firewall
2 2 (1.06%) Network Security
3 1 (0.53%) DHCP
3 1 (0.53%) DNS
3 1 (0.53%) Ethernet
3 1 (0.53%) Intrusion Detection
3 1 (0.53%) SD-WAN
3 1 (0.53%) TCAP
3 1 (0.53%) TCP/IP
3 1 (0.53%) VLAN
3 1 (0.53%) VPN
3 1 (0.53%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (12.17%) Tableau
2 18 (9.52%) Power BI
3 17 (8.99%) Data Mining
4 4 (2.12%) SQL Server
5 3 (1.59%) Azure SQL Database
5 3 (1.59%) Big Data
5 3 (1.59%) Hadoop
6 2 (1.06%) Looker
6 2 (1.06%) MySQL
6 2 (1.06%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 1 (0.53%) Amazon Athena
7 1 (0.53%) Amazon Redshift
7 1 (0.53%) BusinessObjects
7 1 (0.53%) Data Lake
7 1 (0.53%) DB2
7 1 (0.53%) Qlik Sense
7 1 (0.53%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 3 (1.59%) JIRA
2 2 (1.06%) Git
General
1 80 (42.33%) Social Skills
2 69 (36.51%) Finance
3 24 (12.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 14 (7.41%) Legal
5 13 (6.88%) Banking
6 11 (5.82%) Presentation Skills
7 10 (5.29%) Law
8 7 (3.70%) Influencing Skills
8 7 (3.70%) Retail
9 6 (3.17%) Public Sector
10 5 (2.65%) Organisational Skills
11 4 (2.12%) Marketing
12 3 (1.59%) French Language
12 3 (1.59%) Games
12 3 (1.59%) Italian Language
12 3 (1.59%) Manufacturing
12 3 (1.59%) Portuguese Language
12 3 (1.59%) Spanish Language
13 2 (1.06%) Electronics
13 2 (1.06%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 51 (26.98%) Analyst
2 31 (16.40%) Trainer
3 21 (11.11%) Data Analyst
4 15 (7.94%) Trainee
4 15 (7.94%) Trainee Analyst
4 15 (7.94%) Trainee Data Analyst
5 13 (6.88%) Consultant
6 11 (5.82%) Senior
7 9 (4.76%) Alliance Manager
8 8 (4.23%) Architect
8 8 (4.23%) Platform Engineer
9 7 (3.70%) Strategy Manager
10 6 (3.17%) Business Analyst
10 6 (3.17%) Financial Analyst
10 6 (3.17%) Senior Manager
10 6 (3.17%) Systems Analyst
11 5 (2.65%) Business Systems Analyst
11 5 (2.65%) Developer
11 5 (2.65%) Functional Consultant
11 5 (2.65%) Report Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (2.65%) CSS
1 5 (2.65%) HTML
2 4 (2.12%) .NET
2 4 (2.12%) SAP Fiori
3 3 (1.59%) REST
4 2 (1.06%) jQuery
4 2 (1.06%) Laravel
4 2 (1.06%) Oracle Fusion
4 2 (1.06%) PySpark
4 2 (1.06%) React
5 1 (0.53%) ADO
5 1 (0.53%) Pandas
Miscellaneous
1 30 (15.87%) Analytical Mindset
2 15 (7.94%) Self-Motivation
3 9 (4.76%) Enterprise Software
4 8 (4.23%) Social Media
5 7 (3.70%) Cloud Native
6 6 (3.17%) Driving Licence
6 6 (3.17%) Onboarding
7 5 (2.65%) Algorithms
8 4 (2.12%) Credit Risk
8 4 (2.12%) Data Centre
8 4 (2.12%) Data Protection Act
8 4 (2.12%) FMCG
8 4 (2.12%) Management Information System
9 2 (1.06%) Data Structures
9 2 (1.06%) Product Ownership
9 2 (1.06%) Virtual Team
10 1 (0.53%) Cyber Defence
10 1 (0.53%) Distributed Computing
10 1 (0.53%) Operational Technology
10 1 (0.53%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 11 (5.82%) Windows
2 3 (1.59%) Android
2 3 (1.59%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 82 (43.39%) Problem-Solving
2 76 (40.21%) AI
3 37 (19.58%) Analytics
3 37 (19.58%) Decision-Making
4 36 (19.05%) Stakeholder Management
5 35 (18.52%) Agile
5 35 (18.52%) Continuous Improvement
6 32 (16.93%) Project Management
7 31 (16.40%) Chemistry
7 31 (16.40%) Conversational UI
8 29 (15.34%) Business Analysis
9 27 (14.29%) Data Analysis
10 23 (12.17%) Data Analytics
11 19 (10.05%) Business Intelligence
12 17 (8.99%) Visualisation
13 16 (8.47%) User Experience
14 15 (7.94%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 14 (7.41%) Requirements Gathering
16 13 (6.88%) Business Strategy
16 13 (6.88%) Strategic Thinking
Programming Languages
1 43 (22.75%) SQL
2 27 (14.29%) Python
3 5 (2.65%) JavaScript
4 4 (2.12%) Java
5 3 (1.59%) C#
5 3 (1.59%) Scala
6 2 (1.06%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 2 (1.06%) PHP
6 2 (1.06%) PowerShell
6 2 (1.06%) R
6 2 (1.06%) VBA
7 1 (0.53%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 69 (36.51%) Degree
2 35 (18.52%) Master's Degree
3 32 (16.93%) PhD
4 12 (6.35%) DBS Check
5 6 (3.17%) ACCA
5 6 (3.17%) CIMA
6 3 (1.59%) Computer Science Degree
6 3 (1.59%) PMI Certification
6 3 (1.59%) PMP
7 2 (1.06%) Azure Certification
7 2 (1.06%) CCA
7 2 (1.06%) Chartered Engineer
7 2 (1.06%) MBA
8 1 (0.53%) CISA
8 1 (0.53%) CISSP
8 1 (0.53%) DV Cleared
8 1 (0.53%) HND
8 1 (0.53%) Microsoft Certification
8 1 (0.53%) Security Cleared
8 1 (0.53%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (4.23%) Accessibility
2 6 (3.17%) GDPR
2 6 (3.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (2.12%) California Consumer Privacy Act
3 4 (2.12%) Data Quality
3 4 (2.12%) GLBA
4 3 (1.59%) QA
5 2 (1.06%) FINRA
6 1 (0.53%) Actionable Recommendations
6 1 (0.53%) NIST
6 1 (0.53%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.53%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 1 (0.53%) SOX 404
System Software
1 14 (7.41%) Active Directory
2 4 (2.12%) Hyper-V
3 3 (1.59%) Docker
4 1 (0.53%) Firmware
4 1 (0.53%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.53%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.53%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 15 (7.94%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (4.23%) Single Sign-On
2 8 (4.23%) Terraform
3 2 (1.06%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.53%) AssetCenter
4 1 (0.53%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.53%) SCCM
Vendors
1 41 (21.69%) Microsoft
2 31 (16.40%) PayPal
3 9 (4.76%) SAP
4 8 (4.23%) New Relic
4 8 (4.23%) Splunk
5 7 (3.70%) Adobe
5 7 (3.70%) Qualtrics
6 5 (2.65%) Guidewire
6 5 (2.65%) Oracle
7 4 (2.12%) iManage
8 3 (1.59%) Anaplan
8 3 (1.59%) Genesys
8 3 (1.59%) ServiceNow
8 3 (1.59%) Workday
9 2 (1.06%) Apple
9 2 (1.06%) Cisco
9 2 (1.06%) Fortinet
9 2 (1.06%) Google
9 2 (1.06%) Salesforce
9 2 (1.06%) Siemens