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

6 months to
15 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 25 11 17
Rank change year-on-year -14 +6 +16
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 438 328 353
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 5.68% 14.04% 9.11%
As % of the General category 14.09% 21.16% 15.60%
Number of salaries quoted 259 119 141
10th Percentile £31,048 £29,900 £27,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £33,125 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £42,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.76% -15.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £64,750 £58,750 £60,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £70,291 £80,000
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 3,109 1,550 2,263
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 40.29% 66.35% 58.42%
Number of salaries quoted 2,023 806 927
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £33,125 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £48,068 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +14.42% -8.44% -11.80%
75th Percentile £75,000 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £91,250 £82,500 £85,650
North West median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -4.76%

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 October 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 October 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 -10 26 £45,000 +13.21% 3
Bolton +3 10 £38,750 -16.22% 3
Stockport -4 10 £35,750 -38.23% 4
Wigan -1 5 £37,500 - 2
Altrincham +5 1 £47,500 -5.00%
Sale +2 1 £42,500 -
Rochdale -2 1 - - 1
Ashton-under-Lyne -2 1 £51,000 -
Oldham -3 1 £69,928 +23.76% 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 21 (4.79%) Microsoft Exchange
2 17 (3.88%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.14%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 3 (0.68%) Apache
4 3 (0.68%) Confluence
4 3 (0.68%) OpenStack
5 2 (0.46%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.23%) Apache Superset
6 1 (0.23%) IIS
6 1 (0.23%) Jupyter
6 1 (0.23%) SAS
6 1 (0.23%) WebSphere
Applications
1 49 (11.19%) Microsoft Excel
2 24 (5.48%) Microsoft Office
3 11 (2.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (1.14%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.46%) Chatbot
5 2 (0.46%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 7 (1.60%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (1.37%) SAP ERP
3 5 (1.14%) Shopify
4 4 (0.91%) SAP PM
4 4 (0.91%) Workday HCM
5 3 (0.68%) Magento
5 3 (0.68%) SAP QM
6 2 (0.46%) Elite 3E
6 2 (0.46%) Oracle ERP
6 2 (0.46%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.23%) Dynamics NAV
7 1 (0.23%) Odoo
7 1 (0.23%) Oracle Assets
7 1 (0.23%) Oracle Payables
7 1 (0.23%) Oracle Receivables
7 1 (0.23%) SAP ECC
Cloud Services
1 66 (15.07%) Azure
2 47 (10.73%) AWS
3 46 (10.50%) Power Platform
4 32 (7.31%) Microsoft 365
5 22 (5.02%) Entra ID
6 18 (4.11%) GCP
7 14 (3.20%) SaaS
8 11 (2.51%) Microsoft Copilot
8 11 (2.51%) Microsoft Purview
9 10 (2.28%) Azure DevOps
10 9 (2.05%) Snowflake
11 7 (1.60%) GitHub
11 7 (1.60%) PowerApps
11 7 (1.60%) Serverless
12 6 (1.37%) OpenShift
13 5 (1.14%) Azure Functions
13 5 (1.14%) Azure Logic Apps
13 5 (1.14%) Google Ads
13 5 (1.14%) IaaS
13 5 (1.14%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 17 (3.88%) DHCP
1 17 (3.88%) DNS
2 14 (3.20%) Internet
3 10 (2.28%) TCP/IP
4 7 (1.60%) Firewall
4 7 (1.60%) VLAN
4 7 (1.60%) VPN
5 4 (0.91%) Cisco ASA
5 4 (0.91%) Cisco Firepower
5 4 (0.91%) Cisco Nexus
5 4 (0.91%) Network Security
5 4 (0.91%) Unified Communications
5 4 (0.91%) VoIP
5 4 (0.91%) Wireless
6 3 (0.68%) LAN
6 3 (0.68%) SSL
6 3 (0.68%) VSAN
6 3 (0.68%) WAN
7 2 (0.46%) RTP
7 2 (0.46%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 43 (9.82%) Power BI
2 16 (3.65%) Data Warehouse
2 16 (3.65%) Tableau
3 9 (2.05%) Power Query
3 9 (2.05%) SQL Server
4 7 (1.60%) Big Data
5 6 (1.37%) BigQuery
5 6 (1.37%) Metadata
6 5 (1.14%) Amazon Redshift
6 5 (1.14%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 3 (0.68%) Data Lake
7 3 (0.68%) MongoDB
7 3 (0.68%) MySQL
7 3 (0.68%) NoSQL
7 3 (0.68%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 2 (0.46%) Data Hub
8 2 (0.46%) KNIME
8 2 (0.46%) Looker
8 2 (0.46%) Parquet
8 2 (0.46%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 24 (5.48%) Git
2 12 (2.74%) JIRA
3 4 (0.91%) Jenkins
4 3 (0.68%) Bitbucket
4 3 (0.68%) GitLab
4 3 (0.68%) RStudio
4 3 (0.68%) Visual Studio Code
5 1 (0.23%) Artifactory
5 1 (0.23%) Maven
5 1 (0.23%) Postman
5 1 (0.23%) Rational DOORS
5 1 (0.23%) Visual Website Optimizer
General
1 198 (45.21%) Social Skills
2 128 (29.22%) Finance
3 57 (13.01%) Marketing
4 56 (12.79%) Law
5 46 (10.50%) Legal
6 40 (9.13%) Organisational Skills
7 29 (6.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 24 (5.48%) Retail
9 22 (5.02%) Influencing Skills
10 19 (4.34%) Presentation Skills
11 17 (3.88%) Telecoms
12 15 (3.42%) Military
13 13 (2.97%) Manufacturing
14 12 (2.74%) Public Sector
15 11 (2.51%) Documentation Skills
16 10 (2.28%) Back Office
17 9 (2.05%) Advertising
17 9 (2.05%) Local Government
18 8 (1.83%) Banking
18 8 (1.83%) Legal Technology
Job Titles
1 104 (23.74%) Analyst
2 36 (8.22%) Senior
3 28 (6.39%) Lead
4 27 (6.16%) Data Analyst
5 19 (4.34%) Development Manager
6 17 (3.88%) Architect
6 17 (3.88%) Business Development Manager
6 17 (3.88%) Business Manager
6 17 (3.88%) Data Engineer
7 14 (3.20%) Developer
7 14 (3.20%) Junior
8 13 (2.97%) Administrator
8 13 (2.97%) Business Analyst
9 11 (2.51%) Senior Analyst
10 10 (2.28%) Microsoft Engineer
10 10 (2.28%) Support Engineer
11 9 (2.05%) Accountant
11 9 (2.05%) Change Analyst
11 9 (2.05%) Systems Accountant
11 9 (2.05%) Technical Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (2.97%) HTML
2 10 (2.28%) CSS
3 7 (1.60%) .NET
4 6 (1.37%) Kafka
4 6 (1.37%) REST
5 5 (1.14%) AngularJS
5 5 (1.14%) Node.js
6 4 (0.91%) Lightning Web Components
6 4 (0.91%) Middleware
6 4 (0.91%) SOAP
6 4 (0.91%) Visualforce
7 3 (0.68%) AWS CDK
7 3 (0.68%) LDAP
7 3 (0.68%) PySpark
7 3 (0.68%) Spring
7 3 (0.68%) Terraform
7 3 (0.68%) Web Services
8 2 (0.46%) ASP.NET
8 2 (0.46%) EDI
8 2 (0.46%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 45 (10.27%) Onboarding
2 30 (6.85%) Management Information System
3 21 (4.79%) Self-Motivation
4 20 (4.57%) Analytical Mindset
5 18 (4.11%) Product Ownership
6 15 (3.42%) Driving Licence
7 10 (2.28%) Social Media
8 9 (2.05%) Marketing Technology
9 7 (1.60%) Credit Risk
9 7 (1.60%) Data Centre
9 7 (1.60%) Enterprise Software
10 6 (1.37%) Cyber Threat
10 6 (1.37%) Data Structures
10 6 (1.37%) Public Cloud
11 5 (1.14%) Cloud Native
11 5 (1.14%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 5 (1.14%) NHS
11 5 (1.14%) Replication
12 4 (0.91%) Taxonomies
12 4 (0.91%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 32 (7.31%) Windows
2 18 (4.11%) Windows Server
3 15 (3.42%) Linux
4 6 (1.37%) macOS
5 5 (1.14%) Windows Server 2016
5 5 (1.14%) Windows Server 2019
6 4 (0.91%) Unix
7 3 (0.68%) CentOS
7 3 (0.68%) CoreOS
7 3 (0.68%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 173 (39.50%) Problem-Solving
2 126 (28.77%) Continuous Improvement
3 120 (27.40%) AI
4 110 (25.11%) Decision-Making
5 93 (21.23%) Analytics
6 87 (19.86%) Stakeholder Management
7 62 (14.16%) Customer Service
8 61 (13.93%) Agile
9 57 (13.01%) Validation
10 50 (11.42%) Actionable Insight
11 49 (11.19%) Business Intelligence
12 47 (10.73%) Coaching
13 46 (10.50%) Collaborative Culture
14 45 (10.27%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 43 (9.82%) Data Analysis
16 41 (9.36%) Visualisation
17 35 (7.99%) Mentoring
18 34 (7.76%) Customer Experience
18 34 (7.76%) Data Modelling
19 33 (7.53%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 81 (18.49%) SQL
2 65 (14.84%) Python
3 21 (4.79%) PowerShell
4 18 (4.11%) JavaScript
5 13 (2.97%) Java
6 12 (2.74%) R
7 7 (1.60%) C#
8 6 (1.37%) PHP
9 5 (1.14%) Bash
10 4 (0.91%) Apex Code
11 3 (0.68%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 3 (0.68%) Kusto Query Language
11 3 (0.68%) SOQL
11 3 (0.68%) SOSL
11 3 (0.68%) T-SQL
12 2 (0.46%) Go
12 2 (0.46%) Scala
12 2 (0.46%) Shell Script
12 2 (0.46%) TypeScript
13 1 (0.23%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 72 (16.44%) Degree
2 32 (7.31%) Security Cleared
3 19 (4.34%) SC Cleared
4 16 (3.65%) ACCA
5 13 (2.97%) Microsoft Certification
6 12 (2.74%) Master's Degree
7 11 (2.51%) CIMA
8 7 (1.60%) Computer Science Degree
9 6 (1.37%) DBS Check
9 6 (1.37%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 5 (1.14%) CIPD
10 5 (1.14%) HNC
10 5 (1.14%) ITIL Certification
11 4 (0.91%) BPSS Clearance
11 4 (0.91%) CCNA
11 4 (0.91%) CCNP
11 4 (0.91%) CISA
11 4 (0.91%) Cisco Certification
11 4 (0.91%) MBA
12 3 (0.68%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 55 (12.56%) Data Quality
2 21 (4.79%) QA
3 16 (3.65%) SLA
4 15 (3.42%) Accessibility
5 7 (1.60%) Actionable Recommendations
6 5 (1.14%) PMO
7 4 (0.91%) NEBOSH
7 4 (0.91%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 3 (0.68%) COSO
8 3 (0.68%) GDPR
8 3 (0.68%) IFRS
9 2 (0.46%) GRC
9 2 (0.46%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 2 (0.46%) PCI DSS
9 2 (0.46%) SOC 2
10 1 (0.23%) Def Stans
10 1 (0.23%) IFRS 9
10 1 (0.23%) ISO 20022
10 1 (0.23%) ISO 9001
10 1 (0.23%) TARGET2
System Software
1 28 (6.39%) Active Directory
2 8 (1.83%) Docker
2 8 (1.83%) Virtual Desktop
3 5 (1.14%) Hyper-V
3 5 (1.14%) Virtual Machines
4 3 (0.68%) Ceph
5 2 (0.46%) DFS Replication
5 2 (0.46%) Firmware
5 2 (0.46%) VMware Infrastructure
6 1 (0.23%) NFS
Systems Management
1 9 (2.05%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (1.37%) Single Sign-On
3 4 (0.91%) Ansible
3 4 (0.91%) Kubernetes
4 3 (0.68%) Argo
4 3 (0.68%) Autotask
4 3 (0.68%) Check_MK
4 3 (0.68%) Istio
4 3 (0.68%) McAfee ePO
4 3 (0.68%) Podman
4 3 (0.68%) Prometheus
4 3 (0.68%) SCVMM
5 2 (0.46%) FortiGate
5 2 (0.46%) Nessus
6 1 (0.23%) Grafana
Vendors
1 99 (22.60%) Microsoft
2 31 (7.08%) YouTube
3 23 (5.25%) Google
4 17 (3.88%) SAP
5 15 (3.42%) Salesforce
6 10 (2.28%) Adobe
7 8 (1.83%) Oracle
8 7 (1.60%) Databricks
8 7 (1.60%) ServiceNow
8 7 (1.60%) VMware
9 6 (1.37%) Aruba
9 6 (1.37%) Red Hat
9 6 (1.37%) TikTok
10 5 (1.14%) Cisco
10 5 (1.14%) HP
10 5 (1.14%) HubSpot
10 5 (1.14%) Sage
11 4 (0.91%) OneTrust
11 4 (0.91%) Samsung
11 4 (0.91%) Workday