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

6 months to
18 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 10 20
Rank change year-on-year -17 +10 +16
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 361 365 348
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 5.21% 14.68% 7.89%
As % of the General category 12.73% 21.71% 14.43%
Number of salaries quoted 250 159 223
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £33,188 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £44,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.74% -15.24% +4.50%
75th Percentile £68,438 £57,002 £63,750
90th Percentile £76,375 £70,000 £84,964
North West median annual salary £46,750 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +3.89% -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 2,836 1,681 2,411
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 40.90% 67.59% 54.67%
Number of salaries quoted 2,007 884 1,430
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £34,750 £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 £68,114 £67,500
90th Percentile £96,250 £85,000 £83,750
North West median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -7.97%

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 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 18 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 0 20 £38,750 -2.52% 7
Bolton 0 15 £40,000 -20.00% 5
Stockport +3 10 £45,000 +17.65% 8
Wigan +3 9 £37,500 - 5
Altrincham +7 3 - - 3
Sale +2 1 £42,500 -
Oldham -1 1 £69,928 +58.92% 3
Ashton-under-Lyne -2 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 12 (3.32%) SharePoint
2 11 (3.05%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (1.39%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 3 (0.83%) OpenStack
5 2 (0.55%) Apache
5 2 (0.55%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.28%) Confluence
6 1 (0.28%) WebSphere
Applications
1 42 (11.63%) Microsoft Excel
2 20 (5.54%) Microsoft Office
3 13 (3.60%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.55%) Chatbot
4 2 (0.55%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.28%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 19 (5.26%) SAP PM
2 15 (4.16%) SAP S/4HANA
3 13 (3.60%) SAP ERP
4 3 (0.83%) SAP QM
4 3 (0.83%) Workday HCM
5 2 (0.55%) Oracle ERP
5 2 (0.55%) 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 50 (13.85%) Azure
2 44 (12.19%) AWS
3 35 (9.70%) Power Platform
4 26 (7.20%) Microsoft 365
5 16 (4.43%) GCP
6 9 (2.49%) Azure DevOps
6 9 (2.49%) GitHub
6 9 (2.49%) Serverless
7 8 (2.22%) Amazon S3
7 8 (2.22%) Entra ID
7 8 (2.22%) Snowflake
8 6 (1.66%) Microsoft Copilot
8 6 (1.66%) Microsoft Purview
8 6 (1.66%) OpenShift
9 4 (1.11%) Google Ads
9 4 (1.11%) Google Sheets
9 4 (1.11%) Meta Ads
9 4 (1.11%) OneDrive
10 3 (0.83%) Google Workspace
10 3 (0.83%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 11 (3.05%) DHCP
1 11 (3.05%) DNS
1 11 (3.05%) Internet
2 6 (1.66%) Firewall
2 6 (1.66%) TCP/IP
3 4 (1.11%) Cisco ASA
3 4 (1.11%) Cisco Firepower
3 4 (1.11%) Cisco Nexus
3 4 (1.11%) Network Security
4 3 (0.83%) LAN
4 3 (0.83%) SAN
4 3 (0.83%) Unified Communications
4 3 (0.83%) VLAN
4 3 (0.83%) VoIP
4 3 (0.83%) VPN
4 3 (0.83%) VSAN
4 3 (0.83%) WAN
4 3 (0.83%) Wireless
5 1 (0.28%) Intrusion Detection
5 1 (0.28%) RTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (10.80%) Tableau
2 33 (9.14%) Power BI
3 12 (3.32%) Data Warehouse
4 8 (2.22%) SQL Server
5 6 (1.66%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 5 (1.39%) Big Data
7 4 (1.11%) Data Mining
8 3 (0.83%) Amazon Athena
8 3 (0.83%) Amazon Redshift
8 3 (0.83%) BigQuery
8 3 (0.83%) MongoDB
8 3 (0.83%) NoSQL
8 3 (0.83%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 2 (0.55%) Data Hub
9 2 (0.55%) Delta Lake
9 2 (0.55%) KNIME
9 2 (0.55%) MS Access
9 2 (0.55%) Oracle Reports
9 2 (0.55%) Power Query
10 1 (0.28%) GIS
Development Applications
1 23 (6.37%) Git
2 9 (2.49%) JIRA
3 4 (1.11%) Jenkins
4 3 (0.83%) Bitbucket
4 3 (0.83%) Visual Studio Code
5 2 (0.55%) Postman
6 1 (0.28%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.28%) REST Assured
6 1 (0.28%) RStudio
6 1 (0.28%) Selenium
General
1 162 (44.88%) Social Skills
2 105 (29.09%) Finance
3 59 (16.34%) Law
4 38 (10.53%) Telecoms
5 36 (9.97%) Military
6 34 (9.42%) Marketing
7 30 (8.31%) Back Office
8 22 (6.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 21 (5.82%) Organisational Skills
10 17 (4.71%) Influencing Skills
11 16 (4.43%) Legal
11 16 (4.43%) Manufacturing
12 15 (4.16%) Public Sector
13 12 (3.32%) Retail
14 9 (2.49%) Banking
15 7 (1.94%) Documentation Skills
15 7 (1.94%) Local Government
16 6 (1.66%) Advertising
16 6 (1.66%) Presentation Skills
17 5 (1.39%) Games
Job Titles
1 83 (22.99%) Analyst
2 31 (8.59%) Lead
3 30 (8.31%) Senior
4 23 (6.37%) Data Analyst
5 17 (4.71%) Developer
6 16 (4.43%) Development Manager
7 15 (4.16%) Performance Analyst
8 14 (3.88%) Business Development Manager
8 14 (3.88%) Business Manager
8 14 (3.88%) Data Engineer
8 14 (3.88%) Performance Manager
9 13 (3.60%) Planning Manager
10 11 (3.05%) Administrator
10 11 (3.05%) Architect
10 11 (3.05%) Junior
11 10 (2.77%) SAP Manager
12 9 (2.49%) Accountant
12 9 (2.49%) Systems Accountant
13 8 (2.22%) Change Analyst
13 8 (2.22%) Data Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (3.60%) HTML
2 9 (2.49%) CSS
3 7 (1.94%) .NET
4 6 (1.66%) Web Services
5 5 (1.39%) AngularJS
5 5 (1.39%) Node.js
5 5 (1.39%) REST
5 5 (1.39%) scikit-learn
6 4 (1.11%) Kafka
6 4 (1.11%) Lightning Web Components
6 4 (1.11%) Middleware
6 4 (1.11%) Pandas
6 4 (1.11%) SOAP
6 4 (1.11%) Visualforce
7 3 (0.83%) ASP.NET
7 3 (0.83%) ASP.NET MVC
7 3 (0.83%) AWS CDK
7 3 (0.83%) NumPy
8 2 (0.55%) RESTful
8 2 (0.55%) Symfony
Miscellaneous
1 29 (8.03%) Analytical Mindset
2 24 (6.65%) Onboarding
3 16 (4.43%) Product Ownership
4 13 (3.60%) Self-Motivation
5 9 (2.49%) Driving Licence
5 9 (2.49%) Marketing Technology
6 8 (2.22%) Management Information System
7 7 (1.94%) Credit Risk
7 7 (1.94%) Social Media
8 6 (1.66%) Cyber Threat
9 5 (1.39%) NHS
10 4 (1.11%) Cloud Native
10 4 (1.11%) Cyberattack
10 4 (1.11%) Data Centre
10 4 (1.11%) Data Structures
10 4 (1.11%) Enterprise Software
10 4 (1.11%) FMCG
11 3 (0.83%) AI Agents
11 3 (0.83%) Replication
11 3 (0.83%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 28 (7.76%) Windows
2 14 (3.88%) Windows Server
3 11 (3.05%) Linux
4 5 (1.39%) Mac OS
5 3 (0.83%) CentOS
5 3 (0.83%) CoreOS
5 3 (0.83%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 3 (0.83%) Windows Server 2016
5 3 (0.83%) Windows Server 2019
6 2 (0.55%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 124 (34.35%) Problem-Solving
2 91 (25.21%) Decision-Making
3 81 (22.44%) Continuous Improvement
4 78 (21.61%) Analytics
5 65 (18.01%) AI
6 55 (15.24%) Agile
7 54 (14.96%) Data-Driven Decision Making
7 54 (14.96%) Stakeholder Management
8 50 (13.85%) Visualisation
9 48 (13.30%) Data Governance
10 43 (11.91%) Validation
11 40 (11.08%) Business Intelligence
12 35 (9.70%) Actionable Insight
12 35 (9.70%) ERP
13 34 (9.42%) Data Development
13 34 (9.42%) Data Modelling
14 32 (8.86%) Collaborative Culture
15 30 (8.31%) Data Analysis
16 29 (8.03%) Roadmaps
16 29 (8.03%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 73 (20.22%) SQL
2 67 (18.56%) Python
3 17 (4.71%) JavaScript
4 11 (3.05%) PowerShell
5 10 (2.77%) Java
6 9 (2.49%) C#
7 7 (1.94%) R
8 6 (1.66%) PHP
9 5 (1.39%) T-SQL
10 4 (1.11%) Apex Code
11 3 (0.83%) Bash
11 3 (0.83%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 3 (0.83%) SOQL
11 3 (0.83%) SOSL
12 2 (0.55%) Bicep
12 2 (0.55%) Scala
13 1 (0.28%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 43 (11.91%) Degree
2 23 (6.37%) Security Cleared
3 13 (3.60%) Microsoft Certification
4 12 (3.32%) ACCA
5 11 (3.05%) HNC
6 10 (2.77%) CIMA
6 10 (2.77%) SC Cleared
7 8 (2.22%) Master's Degree
8 7 (1.94%) IRCA
8 7 (1.94%) ITIL Certification
9 6 (1.66%) BPSS Clearance
10 5 (1.39%) Computer Science Degree
10 5 (1.39%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 4 (1.11%) CCNA
11 4 (1.11%) CCNP
11 4 (1.11%) Cisco Certification
11 4 (1.11%) MBA
12 3 (0.83%) DV Cleared
13 2 (0.55%) PMI Certification
13 2 (0.55%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (10.53%) Data Quality
2 23 (6.37%) QA
3 15 (4.16%) SLA
4 9 (2.49%) GDPR
5 7 (1.94%) Accessibility
5 7 (1.94%) ISO 9001
6 4 (1.11%) GRC
6 4 (1.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (1.11%) PCI DSS
6 4 (1.11%) 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 (6.09%) Active Directory
2 9 (2.49%) Virtual Desktop
3 7 (1.94%) Docker
4 3 (0.83%) Ceph
4 3 (0.83%) Hyper-V
4 3 (0.83%) Virtual Machines
4 3 (0.83%) 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 (1.39%) Ansible
2 4 (1.11%) Kubernetes
3 3 (0.83%) Argo
3 3 (0.83%) Check_MK
3 3 (0.83%) Istio
3 3 (0.83%) McAfee ePO
3 3 (0.83%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (0.83%) Podman
3 3 (0.83%) Prometheus
3 3 (0.83%) SCVMM
4 2 (0.55%) Nessus
4 2 (0.55%) Terraform
5 1 (0.28%) Autotask
5 1 (0.28%) Grafana
5 1 (0.28%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 75 (20.78%) Microsoft
2 39 (10.80%) SAP
3 10 (2.77%) Adobe
4 9 (2.49%) Google
4 9 (2.49%) Salesforce
5 8 (2.22%) Databricks
6 6 (1.66%) Oracle
6 6 (1.66%) Red Hat
6 6 (1.66%) VMware
6 6 (1.66%) YouTube
7 5 (1.39%) Cisco
7 5 (1.39%) HP
7 5 (1.39%) ServiceNow
8 4 (1.11%) Aruba
8 4 (1.11%) CrowdStrike
8 4 (1.11%) Sage
9 3 (0.83%) Dell
9 3 (0.83%) iManage
9 3 (0.83%) McAfee
9 3 (0.83%) Workday