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

6 months to
30 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 24 9 17
Rank change year-on-year -15 +8 +15
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 427 353 361
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 5.59% 14.92% 9.08%
As % of the General category 13.81% 22.40% 16.00%
Number of salaries quoted 259 132 155
10th Percentile £31,016 £29,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £33,125 £41,119
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £42,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.76% -15.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £57,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £69,750 £84,478
North West median annual salary £46,500 £45,487 £50,000
% change year-on-year +2.23% -9.03% +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 3,092 1,576 2,256
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 40.50% 66.61% 56.77%
Number of salaries quoted 2,049 791 982
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,000 £28,775
25th Percentile £40,000 £33,125 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £48,136 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +14.26% -8.31% -8.70%
75th Percentile £75,000 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £91,500 £82,500 £85,000
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 30 September 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 30 September 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 £40,000 +0.63% 9
Stockport -2 12 £45,000 -22.25% 9
Bolton -1 11 £37,500 -21.05% 15
Wigan +2 7 £37,500 - 2
Altrincham +4 1 £47,500 -5.00% 9
Sale +2 1 £42,500 - 4
Ashton-under-Lyne -2 1 £51,000 - 3
Oldham -3 1 £69,928 +23.76% 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 17 (3.98%) Microsoft Exchange
1 17 (3.98%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.17%) Adobe Experience Manager
3 3 (0.70%) Apache
3 3 (0.70%) OpenStack
4 2 (0.47%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.47%) Confluence
5 1 (0.23%) Apache Superset
5 1 (0.23%) Jupyter
5 1 (0.23%) SAS
5 1 (0.23%) WebSphere
Applications
1 47 (11.01%) Microsoft Excel
2 23 (5.39%) Microsoft Office
3 11 (2.58%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (1.17%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.47%) Chatbot
5 2 (0.47%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 8 (1.87%) SAP S/4HANA
2 7 (1.64%) SAP ERP
3 5 (1.17%) Shopify
4 4 (0.94%) Magento
4 4 (0.94%) SAP PM
4 4 (0.94%) Workday HCM
5 3 (0.70%) SAP QM
6 2 (0.47%) Elite 3E
6 2 (0.47%) Oracle ERP
6 2 (0.47%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.23%) Dynamics 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 62 (14.52%) Azure
2 48 (11.24%) AWS
3 44 (10.30%) Power Platform
4 28 (6.56%) Microsoft 365
5 18 (4.22%) Entra ID
6 17 (3.98%) GCP
7 11 (2.58%) Microsoft Copilot
7 11 (2.58%) Microsoft Purview
8 10 (2.34%) Azure DevOps
9 9 (2.11%) GitHub
9 9 (2.11%) SaaS
9 9 (2.11%) Serverless
10 8 (1.87%) PowerApps
10 8 (1.87%) Snowflake
11 6 (1.41%) Amazon S3
11 6 (1.41%) Azure Logic Apps
11 6 (1.41%) Google Ads
11 6 (1.41%) OpenShift
12 5 (1.17%) Azure Functions
12 5 (1.17%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 15 (3.51%) DHCP
1 15 (3.51%) DNS
2 13 (3.04%) Internet
3 8 (1.87%) TCP/IP
4 7 (1.64%) Firewall
5 5 (1.17%) VLAN
5 5 (1.17%) VPN
6 4 (0.94%) Cisco ASA
6 4 (0.94%) Cisco Firepower
6 4 (0.94%) Cisco Nexus
6 4 (0.94%) Network Security
6 4 (0.94%) Unified Communications
6 4 (0.94%) VoIP
6 4 (0.94%) Wireless
7 3 (0.70%) LAN
7 3 (0.70%) SAN
7 3 (0.70%) VSAN
7 3 (0.70%) WAN
8 1 (0.23%) 5G
8 1 (0.23%) Fibre Channel
Database & Business Intelligence
1 42 (9.84%) Power BI
2 25 (5.85%) Tableau
3 14 (3.28%) Data Warehouse
4 9 (2.11%) SQL Server
5 8 (1.87%) Power Query
6 6 (1.41%) Big Data
6 6 (1.41%) Metadata
6 6 (1.41%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 5 (1.17%) Amazon Redshift
7 5 (1.17%) BigQuery
8 3 (0.70%) Amazon Athena
8 3 (0.70%) Data Lake
8 3 (0.70%) MongoDB
8 3 (0.70%) MySQL
8 3 (0.70%) NoSQL
8 3 (0.70%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 2 (0.47%) Azure SQL Database
9 2 (0.47%) MS Access
9 2 (0.47%) Oracle Reports
9 2 (0.47%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 24 (5.62%) Git
2 11 (2.58%) JIRA
3 4 (0.94%) Jenkins
4 3 (0.70%) Bitbucket
4 3 (0.70%) RStudio
4 3 (0.70%) Visual Studio Code
5 2 (0.47%) GitLab
6 1 (0.23%) Artifactory
6 1 (0.23%) Maven
6 1 (0.23%) Postman
General
1 195 (45.67%) Social Skills
2 126 (29.51%) Finance
3 58 (13.58%) Law
4 51 (11.94%) Marketing
5 40 (9.37%) Organisational Skills
6 34 (7.96%) Legal
7 27 (6.32%) Telecoms
8 25 (5.85%) Military
9 24 (5.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 24 (5.62%) Influencing Skills
10 22 (5.15%) Retail
11 20 (4.68%) Back Office
12 15 (3.51%) Presentation Skills
12 15 (3.51%) Public Sector
13 12 (2.81%) Manufacturing
14 10 (2.34%) Advertising
15 9 (2.11%) Documentation Skills
16 8 (1.87%) Local Government
17 7 (1.64%) Banking
17 7 (1.64%) Billing
Job Titles
1 106 (24.82%) Analyst
2 37 (8.67%) Senior
3 29 (6.79%) Lead
4 25 (5.85%) Data Analyst
5 20 (4.68%) Development Manager
6 18 (4.22%) Business Development Manager
6 18 (4.22%) Business Manager
7 17 (3.98%) Data Engineer
7 17 (3.98%) Developer
8 15 (3.51%) Architect
8 15 (3.51%) Performance Analyst
9 13 (3.04%) Administrator
9 13 (3.04%) Junior
10 12 (2.81%) Business Analyst
11 10 (2.34%) Microsoft Engineer
11 10 (2.34%) Senior Analyst
12 9 (2.11%) Accountant
12 9 (2.11%) Change Analyst
12 9 (2.11%) IT Manager
12 9 (2.11%) Technical Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (2.81%) HTML
2 9 (2.11%) CSS
3 7 (1.64%) .NET
4 6 (1.41%) REST
5 5 (1.17%) AngularJS
5 5 (1.17%) Kafka
5 5 (1.17%) Node.js
6 4 (0.94%) Lightning Web Components
6 4 (0.94%) Middleware
6 4 (0.94%) SOAP
6 4 (0.94%) Visualforce
7 3 (0.70%) AWS CDK
7 3 (0.70%) LDAP
7 3 (0.70%) Pandas
7 3 (0.70%) PySpark
7 3 (0.70%) scikit-learn
7 3 (0.70%) Spring
7 3 (0.70%) Web Services
8 2 (0.47%) RESTful
8 2 (0.47%) Terraform
Miscellaneous
1 42 (9.84%) Onboarding
2 24 (5.62%) Analytical Mindset
2 24 (5.62%) Management Information System
3 18 (4.22%) Self-Motivation
4 16 (3.75%) Product Ownership
5 12 (2.81%) Driving Licence
6 9 (2.11%) Marketing Technology
6 9 (2.11%) Social Media
7 8 (1.87%) Cyber Threat
8 7 (1.64%) Credit Risk
9 6 (1.41%) Data Structures
9 6 (1.41%) Public Cloud
10 5 (1.17%) Cloud Native
10 5 (1.17%) Data Centre
10 5 (1.17%) Enterprise Software
10 5 (1.17%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 5 (1.17%) NHS
11 4 (0.94%) Algorithms
11 4 (0.94%) Taxonomies
11 4 (0.94%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 30 (7.03%) Windows
2 16 (3.75%) Windows Server
3 14 (3.28%) Linux
4 6 (1.41%) Mac OS
5 4 (0.94%) Unix
6 3 (0.70%) CentOS
6 3 (0.70%) CoreOS
6 3 (0.70%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 3 (0.70%) Windows Server 2016
6 3 (0.70%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 162 (37.94%) Problem-Solving
2 116 (27.17%) Continuous Improvement
3 112 (26.23%) Decision-Making
4 107 (25.06%) AI
5 90 (21.08%) Analytics
6 80 (18.74%) Stakeholder Management
7 59 (13.82%) Agile
7 59 (13.82%) Customer Service
8 55 (12.88%) Validation
9 50 (11.71%) Business Intelligence
9 50 (11.71%) Visualisation
10 47 (11.01%) Actionable Insight
10 47 (11.01%) Coaching
11 45 (10.54%) Collaborative Culture
12 44 (10.30%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 42 (9.84%) Data-Driven Decision Making
14 41 (9.60%) Data Analysis
14 41 (9.60%) Data Governance
15 35 (8.20%) Customer Experience
16 34 (7.96%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 80 (18.74%) SQL
2 64 (14.99%) Python
3 19 (4.45%) PowerShell
4 18 (4.22%) JavaScript
5 13 (3.04%) Java
6 11 (2.58%) R
7 8 (1.87%) C#
8 6 (1.41%) PHP
9 4 (0.94%) Apex Code
9 4 (0.94%) Bash
10 3 (0.70%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 3 (0.70%) Kusto Query Language
10 3 (0.70%) SOQL
10 3 (0.70%) SOSL
10 3 (0.70%) T-SQL
11 2 (0.47%) Bicep
11 2 (0.47%) Scala
11 2 (0.47%) Shell Script
11 2 (0.47%) TypeScript
12 1 (0.23%) Go
Qualifications
1 63 (14.75%) Degree
2 30 (7.03%) Security Cleared
3 17 (3.98%) SC Cleared
4 16 (3.75%) ACCA
5 13 (3.04%) Microsoft Certification
6 11 (2.58%) CIMA
7 8 (1.87%) Master's Degree
8 7 (1.64%) Computer Science Degree
9 6 (1.41%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 5 (1.17%) CIPD
10 5 (1.17%) HNC
10 5 (1.17%) ITIL Certification
11 4 (0.94%) BPSS Clearance
11 4 (0.94%) CCNA
11 4 (0.94%) CCNP
11 4 (0.94%) CISA
11 4 (0.94%) Cisco Certification
11 4 (0.94%) MBA
12 3 (0.70%) DBS Check
12 3 (0.70%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 57 (13.35%) Data Quality
2 16 (3.75%) QA
3 14 (3.28%) Accessibility
3 14 (3.28%) SLA
4 5 (1.17%) Actionable Recommendations
5 4 (0.94%) GRC
5 4 (0.94%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 4 (0.94%) NEBOSH
5 4 (0.94%) PCI DSS
5 4 (0.94%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 4 (0.94%) SOC 2
6 3 (0.70%) COSO
6 3 (0.70%) GDPR
6 3 (0.70%) IFRS
6 3 (0.70%) PMO
7 1 (0.23%) IFRS 9
7 1 (0.23%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 26 (6.09%) Active Directory
2 8 (1.87%) Docker
2 8 (1.87%) Virtual Desktop
3 3 (0.70%) Ceph
3 3 (0.70%) Hyper-V
3 3 (0.70%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (0.47%) Firmware
4 2 (0.47%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.23%) NFS
Systems Management
1 5 (1.17%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (0.94%) Ansible
2 4 (0.94%) Kubernetes
2 4 (0.94%) Single Sign-On
3 3 (0.70%) Argo
3 3 (0.70%) Check_MK
3 3 (0.70%) Istio
3 3 (0.70%) McAfee ePO
3 3 (0.70%) Podman
3 3 (0.70%) Prometheus
3 3 (0.70%) SCVMM
4 2 (0.47%) Nessus
5 1 (0.23%) Autotask
5 1 (0.23%) Grafana
Vendors
1 96 (22.48%) Microsoft
2 30 (7.03%) YouTube
3 21 (4.92%) Google
4 18 (4.22%) SAP
5 15 (3.51%) Salesforce
6 10 (2.34%) Adobe
7 8 (1.87%) Oracle
8 7 (1.64%) Databricks
8 7 (1.64%) VMware
9 6 (1.41%) Red Hat
9 6 (1.41%) ServiceNow
10 5 (1.17%) Cisco
10 5 (1.17%) HP
10 5 (1.17%) HubSpot
10 5 (1.17%) Sage
11 4 (0.94%) Alteryx
11 4 (0.94%) Aruba
11 4 (0.94%) CrowdStrike
11 4 (0.94%) OneTrust
11 4 (0.94%) Workday