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

6 months to
15 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 28 10 18
Rank change year-on-year -18 +8 +21
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 355 365 355
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 5.17% 14.70% 8.04%
As % of the General category 12.66% 21.74% 14.62%
Number of salaries quoted 247 161 230
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £33,250 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £45,000 £51,750
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -13.04% +3.01%
75th Percentile £68,750 £57,500 £62,875
90th Percentile £76,750 £71,456 £84,964
North West median annual salary £47,000 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.44% -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 2,805 1,679 2,429
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 40.85% 67.62% 55.00%
Number of salaries quoted 1,983 884 1,452
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,000 £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 £68,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £87,350 £83,500
North West median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -7.41%

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 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 15 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 -3 18 £40,000 +0.63% 6
Bolton 0 15 £40,000 -17.95% 5
Stockport +3 10 £45,000 +17.65% 7
Wigan +4 9 £37,500 - 2
Altrincham +7 3 - - 2
Oldham 0 2 £74,082 +68.36% 3
Sale +3 1 £42,500 -
Ashton-under-Lyne -2 1 £51,000 - 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 (2.54%) Microsoft Exchange
1 9 (2.54%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.41%) Adobe Experience Manager
3 3 (0.85%) OpenStack
4 2 (0.56%) Apache
4 2 (0.56%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.28%) Confluence
5 1 (0.28%) WebSphere
Applications
1 40 (11.27%) Microsoft Excel
2 20 (5.63%) Microsoft Office
3 13 (3.66%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.56%) Chatbot
4 2 (0.56%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.28%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 19 (5.35%) SAP PM
2 15 (4.23%) SAP S/4HANA
3 13 (3.66%) SAP ERP
4 3 (0.85%) SAP QM
4 3 (0.85%) Workday HCM
5 2 (0.56%) Oracle ERP
5 2 (0.56%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.28%) Dynamics CRM
6 1 (0.28%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.28%) Elite 3E
6 1 (0.28%) Magento
6 1 (0.28%) Odoo
6 1 (0.28%) SAP ECC
6 1 (0.28%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 51 (14.37%) Azure
2 44 (12.39%) AWS
3 35 (9.86%) Power Platform
4 24 (6.76%) Microsoft 365
5 16 (4.51%) GCP
6 9 (2.54%) Azure DevOps
6 9 (2.54%) GitHub
6 9 (2.54%) Serverless
7 8 (2.25%) Amazon S3
7 8 (2.25%) Snowflake
8 6 (1.69%) Entra ID
8 6 (1.69%) OpenShift
9 5 (1.41%) Microsoft Copilot
9 5 (1.41%) Microsoft Purview
10 4 (1.13%) Google Ads
10 4 (1.13%) Google Sheets
10 4 (1.13%) Meta Ads
11 3 (0.85%) AWS Lambda
11 3 (0.85%) Dynamics 365
11 3 (0.85%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 10 (2.82%) DHCP
1 10 (2.82%) DNS
1 10 (2.82%) Internet
2 6 (1.69%) Firewall
3 5 (1.41%) TCP/IP
4 4 (1.13%) Cisco ASA
4 4 (1.13%) Cisco Firepower
4 4 (1.13%) Cisco Nexus
4 4 (1.13%) Network Security
5 3 (0.85%) LAN
5 3 (0.85%) SAN
5 3 (0.85%) VSAN
5 3 (0.85%) WAN
6 2 (0.56%) Unified Communications
6 2 (0.56%) VLAN
6 2 (0.56%) VoIP
6 2 (0.56%) VPN
6 2 (0.56%) Wireless
7 1 (0.28%) Fibre Channel
7 1 (0.28%) iSCSI
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (10.99%) Tableau
2 33 (9.30%) Power BI
3 12 (3.38%) Data Warehouse
4 8 (2.25%) SQL Server
5 6 (1.69%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 5 (1.41%) Big Data
7 4 (1.13%) Data Mining
8 3 (0.85%) Amazon Athena
8 3 (0.85%) Amazon Redshift
8 3 (0.85%) BigQuery
8 3 (0.85%) MongoDB
8 3 (0.85%) NoSQL
8 3 (0.85%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 2 (0.56%) Data Hub
9 2 (0.56%) Delta Lake
9 2 (0.56%) KNIME
9 2 (0.56%) MS Access
9 2 (0.56%) Oracle Reports
9 2 (0.56%) Power Query
10 1 (0.28%) GIS
Development Applications
1 23 (6.48%) Git
2 8 (2.25%) JIRA
3 4 (1.13%) Jenkins
4 3 (0.85%) Bitbucket
4 3 (0.85%) Visual Studio Code
5 2 (0.56%) Postman
6 1 (0.28%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.28%) REST Assured
6 1 (0.28%) Selenium
General
1 157 (44.23%) Social Skills
2 104 (29.30%) Finance
3 59 (16.62%) Law
4 38 (10.70%) Telecoms
5 36 (10.14%) Military
6 33 (9.30%) Marketing
7 30 (8.45%) Back Office
8 22 (6.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 20 (5.63%) Organisational Skills
10 16 (4.51%) Manufacturing
11 15 (4.23%) Influencing Skills
11 15 (4.23%) Legal
11 15 (4.23%) Public Sector
12 12 (3.38%) Retail
13 9 (2.54%) Banking
14 7 (1.97%) Documentation Skills
14 7 (1.97%) Local Government
15 6 (1.69%) Advertising
15 6 (1.69%) Presentation Skills
16 5 (1.41%) Games
Job Titles
1 82 (23.10%) Analyst
2 30 (8.45%) Lead
2 30 (8.45%) Senior
3 22 (6.20%) Data Analyst
4 17 (4.79%) Developer
5 16 (4.51%) Development Manager
6 15 (4.23%) Performance Analyst
7 14 (3.94%) Business Development Manager
7 14 (3.94%) Business Manager
7 14 (3.94%) Data Engineer
7 14 (3.94%) Performance Manager
8 13 (3.66%) Planning Manager
9 11 (3.10%) Administrator
9 11 (3.10%) Architect
9 11 (3.10%) Junior
10 10 (2.82%) SAP Manager
11 9 (2.54%) Accountant
11 9 (2.54%) Systems Accountant
12 8 (2.25%) Change Analyst
12 8 (2.25%) Data Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (3.66%) HTML
2 9 (2.54%) CSS
3 7 (1.97%) .NET
4 6 (1.69%) Web Services
5 5 (1.41%) AngularJS
5 5 (1.41%) Node.js
5 5 (1.41%) REST
5 5 (1.41%) scikit-learn
6 4 (1.13%) Kafka
6 4 (1.13%) Lightning Web Components
6 4 (1.13%) Middleware
6 4 (1.13%) Pandas
6 4 (1.13%) SOAP
6 4 (1.13%) Visualforce
7 3 (0.85%) ASP.NET
7 3 (0.85%) ASP.NET MVC
7 3 (0.85%) AWS CDK
7 3 (0.85%) NumPy
8 2 (0.56%) RESTful
8 2 (0.56%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 28 (7.89%) Analytical Mindset
2 22 (6.20%) Onboarding
3 17 (4.79%) Product Ownership
4 13 (3.66%) Self-Motivation
5 9 (2.54%) Marketing Technology
6 8 (2.25%) Driving Licence
7 7 (1.97%) Credit Risk
7 7 (1.97%) Management Information System
7 7 (1.97%) Social Media
8 6 (1.69%) Cyber Threat
9 5 (1.41%) NHS
10 4 (1.13%) Cloud Native
10 4 (1.13%) Cyberattack
10 4 (1.13%) Data Centre
10 4 (1.13%) Data Structures
10 4 (1.13%) FMCG
11 3 (0.85%) AI Agents
11 3 (0.85%) Enterprise Software
11 3 (0.85%) Replication
11 3 (0.85%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 27 (7.61%) Windows
2 14 (3.94%) Windows Server
3 11 (3.10%) Linux
4 4 (1.13%) Mac OS
5 3 (0.85%) CentOS
5 3 (0.85%) CoreOS
5 3 (0.85%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 3 (0.85%) Windows Server 2016
5 3 (0.85%) Windows Server 2019
6 2 (0.56%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 122 (34.37%) Problem-Solving
2 89 (25.07%) Decision-Making
3 80 (22.54%) Continuous Improvement
4 76 (21.41%) Analytics
5 62 (17.46%) AI
6 55 (15.49%) Agile
7 54 (15.21%) Data-Driven Decision Making
7 54 (15.21%) Stakeholder Management
8 50 (14.08%) Visualisation
9 48 (13.52%) Data Governance
10 42 (11.83%) Validation
11 40 (11.27%) Business Intelligence
12 35 (9.86%) ERP
13 34 (9.58%) Actionable Insight
13 34 (9.58%) Data Development
13 34 (9.58%) Data Modelling
14 32 (9.01%) Collaborative Culture
15 30 (8.45%) Roadmaps
16 29 (8.17%) Data Analysis
17 28 (7.89%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 73 (20.56%) SQL
2 67 (18.87%) Python
3 17 (4.79%) JavaScript
4 10 (2.82%) Java
5 9 (2.54%) C#
5 9 (2.54%) PowerShell
6 6 (1.69%) PHP
6 6 (1.69%) R
7 5 (1.41%) T-SQL
8 4 (1.13%) Apex Code
9 3 (0.85%) Bash
9 3 (0.85%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 3 (0.85%) SOQL
9 3 (0.85%) SOSL
10 2 (0.56%) Bicep
10 2 (0.56%) Scala
11 1 (0.28%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 42 (11.83%) Degree
2 22 (6.20%) Security Cleared
3 12 (3.38%) ACCA
3 12 (3.38%) Microsoft Certification
4 11 (3.10%) HNC
5 10 (2.82%) CIMA
5 10 (2.82%) SC Cleared
6 8 (2.25%) Master's Degree
7 7 (1.97%) IRCA
7 7 (1.97%) ITIL Certification
8 6 (1.69%) BPSS Clearance
9 5 (1.41%) Computer Science Degree
10 4 (1.13%) CCNA
10 4 (1.13%) CCNP
10 4 (1.13%) Cisco Certification
10 4 (1.13%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 4 (1.13%) MBA
11 3 (0.85%) DV Cleared
12 2 (0.56%) CompTIA Security+
12 2 (0.56%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (10.14%) Data Quality
2 22 (6.20%) QA
3 15 (4.23%) SLA
4 9 (2.54%) GDPR
5 7 (1.97%) Accessibility
5 7 (1.97%) ISO 9001
6 4 (1.13%) GRC
6 4 (1.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (1.13%) PCI DSS
6 4 (1.13%) SOC 2
7 1 (0.28%) IFRS
7 1 (0.28%) IFRS 9
7 1 (0.28%) PMO
7 1 (0.28%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 22 (6.20%) Active Directory
2 9 (2.54%) Virtual Desktop
3 7 (1.97%) Docker
4 3 (0.85%) Ceph
4 3 (0.85%) Hyper-V
4 3 (0.85%) Virtual Machines
4 3 (0.85%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.28%) Firmware
5 1 (0.28%) NFS
5 1 (0.28%) VMware NSX
5 1 (0.28%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 5 (1.41%) Ansible
2 4 (1.13%) Kubernetes
3 3 (0.85%) Argo
3 3 (0.85%) Check_MK
3 3 (0.85%) Istio
3 3 (0.85%) McAfee ePO
3 3 (0.85%) Podman
3 3 (0.85%) Prometheus
3 3 (0.85%) SCVMM
4 2 (0.56%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (0.56%) Nessus
4 2 (0.56%) Terraform
5 1 (0.28%) Autotask
5 1 (0.28%) Grafana
5 1 (0.28%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 73 (20.56%) Microsoft
2 39 (10.99%) SAP
3 10 (2.82%) Adobe
4 9 (2.54%) Google
4 9 (2.54%) Salesforce
5 8 (2.25%) Databricks
6 6 (1.69%) Oracle
6 6 (1.69%) Red Hat
6 6 (1.69%) VMware
7 5 (1.41%) Cisco
7 5 (1.41%) HP
7 5 (1.41%) ServiceNow
8 4 (1.13%) Aruba
8 4 (1.13%) CrowdStrike
8 4 (1.13%) Sage
9 3 (0.85%) Dell
9 3 (0.85%) iManage
9 3 (0.85%) McAfee
9 3 (0.85%) Workday
9 3 (0.85%) YouTube