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

6 months to
24 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 10 18
Rank change year-on-year -17 +8 +19
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 372 363 356
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 5.29% 14.51% 8.03%
As % of the General category 13.04% 21.53% 14.65%
Number of salaries quoted 252 160 213
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £33,125 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £44,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.74% -15.24% +4.50%
75th Percentile £67,813 £57,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £76,238 £70,000 £84,964
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 2,853 1,686 2,430
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 40.57% 67.41% 54.79%
Number of salaries quoted 2,011 889 1,393
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £34,448 £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 £95,000 £86,400 £83,750
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 24 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 24 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 -2 21 £38,750 -2.52% 7
Bolton +1 15 £40,000 -20.00% 11
Stockport +3 10 £45,000 +17.65% 6
Wigan +5 9 £37,500 - 2
Altrincham +7 4 £47,500 -5.00% 4
Sale +2 1 £42,500 - 1
Oldham 0 1 £69,928 +58.92% 1
Ashton-under-Lyne -2 1 £51,000 - 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 14 (3.76%) SharePoint
2 12 (3.23%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (1.34%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 3 (0.81%) Apache
4 3 (0.81%) OpenStack
5 2 (0.54%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.27%) Apache Superset
6 1 (0.27%) Confluence
6 1 (0.27%) Jupyter
6 1 (0.27%) SAS
6 1 (0.27%) WebSphere
Applications
1 43 (11.56%) Microsoft Excel
2 20 (5.38%) Microsoft Office
3 13 (3.49%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.81%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.54%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.27%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 19 (5.11%) SAP PM
2 14 (3.76%) SAP S/4HANA
3 12 (3.23%) SAP ERP
4 4 (1.08%) Workday HCM
5 3 (0.81%) SAP QM
6 2 (0.54%) Oracle ERP
6 2 (0.54%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.27%) Dynamics CRM
7 1 (0.27%) Dynamics NAV
7 1 (0.27%) Elite 3E
7 1 (0.27%) Magento
7 1 (0.27%) Odoo
7 1 (0.27%) SAP ECC
7 1 (0.27%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 52 (13.98%) Azure
2 45 (12.10%) AWS
3 37 (9.95%) Power Platform
4 28 (7.53%) Microsoft 365
5 16 (4.30%) GCP
6 10 (2.69%) Entra ID
7 9 (2.42%) Azure DevOps
7 9 (2.42%) GitHub
7 9 (2.42%) Serverless
8 8 (2.15%) Amazon S3
8 8 (2.15%) Snowflake
9 7 (1.88%) Microsoft Copilot
9 7 (1.88%) Microsoft Purview
10 6 (1.61%) OpenShift
10 6 (1.61%) SaaS
11 5 (1.34%) PowerApps
12 4 (1.08%) Google Ads
12 4 (1.08%) Google Sheets
12 4 (1.08%) OneDrive
12 4 (1.08%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 12 (3.23%) DHCP
1 12 (3.23%) DNS
2 11 (2.96%) Internet
3 6 (1.61%) Firewall
3 6 (1.61%) TCP/IP
4 4 (1.08%) Cisco ASA
4 4 (1.08%) Cisco Firepower
4 4 (1.08%) Cisco Nexus
4 4 (1.08%) Network Security
5 3 (0.81%) LAN
5 3 (0.81%) SAN
5 3 (0.81%) Unified Communications
5 3 (0.81%) VLAN
5 3 (0.81%) VoIP
5 3 (0.81%) VPN
5 3 (0.81%) VSAN
5 3 (0.81%) WAN
5 3 (0.81%) Wireless
6 1 (0.27%) Intrusion Detection
6 1 (0.27%) RTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (9.95%) Tableau
2 35 (9.41%) Power BI
3 13 (3.49%) Data Warehouse
4 8 (2.15%) SQL Server
5 6 (1.61%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 5 (1.34%) Big Data
7 3 (0.81%) Amazon Athena
7 3 (0.81%) Amazon Redshift
7 3 (0.81%) BigQuery
7 3 (0.81%) MongoDB
7 3 (0.81%) NoSQL
7 3 (0.81%) Power Query
7 3 (0.81%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 2 (0.54%) Data Mining
8 2 (0.54%) Delta Lake
8 2 (0.54%) KNIME
8 2 (0.54%) Metadata
8 2 (0.54%) MS Access
8 2 (0.54%) Oracle Reports
8 2 (0.54%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 24 (6.45%) Git
2 10 (2.69%) JIRA
3 4 (1.08%) Jenkins
4 3 (0.81%) Bitbucket
4 3 (0.81%) Visual Studio Code
5 2 (0.54%) Postman
5 2 (0.54%) RStudio
6 1 (0.27%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.27%) REST Assured
6 1 (0.27%) Selenium
General
1 171 (45.97%) Social Skills
2 106 (28.49%) Finance
3 61 (16.40%) Law
4 38 (10.22%) Telecoms
5 37 (9.95%) Marketing
6 36 (9.68%) Military
7 30 (8.06%) Back Office
8 23 (6.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 23 (6.18%) Organisational Skills
9 20 (5.38%) Influencing Skills
10 18 (4.84%) Legal
11 15 (4.03%) Manufacturing
11 15 (4.03%) Public Sector
12 12 (3.23%) Retail
13 10 (2.69%) Banking
14 7 (1.88%) Documentation Skills
14 7 (1.88%) Local Government
14 7 (1.88%) Presentation Skills
15 6 (1.61%) Advertising
16 5 (1.34%) Games
Job Titles
1 87 (23.39%) Analyst
2 32 (8.60%) Lead
2 32 (8.60%) Senior
3 22 (5.91%) Data Analyst
4 18 (4.84%) Developer
5 16 (4.30%) Development Manager
6 15 (4.03%) Performance Analyst
7 14 (3.76%) Business Development Manager
7 14 (3.76%) Business Manager
7 14 (3.76%) Data Engineer
7 14 (3.76%) Performance Manager
8 12 (3.23%) Architect
8 12 (3.23%) Planning Manager
9 11 (2.96%) Administrator
9 11 (2.96%) Junior
10 9 (2.42%) Accountant
10 9 (2.42%) SAP Manager
10 9 (2.42%) Systems Accountant
11 8 (2.15%) Data Manager
11 8 (2.15%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (3.49%) HTML
2 9 (2.42%) CSS
3 8 (2.15%) .NET
4 6 (1.61%) Web Services
5 5 (1.34%) AngularJS
5 5 (1.34%) Node.js
5 5 (1.34%) Pandas
5 5 (1.34%) REST
5 5 (1.34%) scikit-learn
6 4 (1.08%) ASP.NET
6 4 (1.08%) Kafka
6 4 (1.08%) Lightning Web Components
6 4 (1.08%) Middleware
6 4 (1.08%) NumPy
6 4 (1.08%) SOAP
6 4 (1.08%) Visualforce
7 3 (0.81%) ASP.NET MVC
7 3 (0.81%) AWS CDK
8 2 (0.54%) RESTful
8 2 (0.54%) Terraform
Miscellaneous
1 27 (7.26%) Analytical Mindset
2 26 (6.99%) Onboarding
3 16 (4.30%) Product Ownership
4 13 (3.49%) Self-Motivation
5 9 (2.42%) Driving Licence
5 9 (2.42%) Management Information System
5 9 (2.42%) Marketing Technology
6 7 (1.88%) Credit Risk
6 7 (1.88%) Social Media
7 6 (1.61%) Cyber Threat
8 5 (1.34%) Data Structures
8 5 (1.34%) NHS
9 4 (1.08%) Cloud Native
9 4 (1.08%) Cyberattack
9 4 (1.08%) Data Centre
9 4 (1.08%) Enterprise Software
9 4 (1.08%) FMCG
9 4 (1.08%) Video\Live Streaming
10 3 (0.81%) AI Agents
10 3 (0.81%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 29 (7.80%) Windows
2 15 (4.03%) Windows Server
3 11 (2.96%) Linux
4 5 (1.34%) Mac OS
5 3 (0.81%) CentOS
5 3 (0.81%) CoreOS
5 3 (0.81%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 3 (0.81%) Windows Server 2016
5 3 (0.81%) Windows Server 2019
6 2 (0.54%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 129 (34.68%) Problem-Solving
2 94 (25.27%) Decision-Making
3 86 (23.12%) Continuous Improvement
4 78 (20.97%) Analytics
5 71 (19.09%) AI
6 58 (15.59%) Stakeholder Management
7 57 (15.32%) Agile
8 56 (15.05%) Data-Driven Decision Making
9 50 (13.44%) Visualisation
10 49 (13.17%) Data Governance
11 47 (12.63%) Validation
12 43 (11.56%) Business Intelligence
13 36 (9.68%) ERP
14 35 (9.41%) Actionable Insight
14 35 (9.41%) Collaborative Culture
14 35 (9.41%) Data Modelling
15 34 (9.14%) Data Development
16 31 (8.33%) Customer Service
17 30 (8.06%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 29 (7.80%) Data Analysis
Programming Languages
1 74 (19.89%) SQL
2 68 (18.28%) Python
3 18 (4.84%) JavaScript
4 12 (3.23%) PowerShell
5 11 (2.96%) Java
6 10 (2.69%) C#
7 9 (2.42%) R
8 7 (1.88%) PHP
9 5 (1.34%) T-SQL
10 4 (1.08%) Apex Code
11 3 (0.81%) Bash
11 3 (0.81%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 3 (0.81%) SOQL
11 3 (0.81%) SOSL
12 2 (0.54%) Bicep
12 2 (0.54%) Scala
13 1 (0.27%) TypeScript
13 1 (0.27%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 45 (12.10%) Degree
2 23 (6.18%) Security Cleared
3 14 (3.76%) ACCA
4 13 (3.49%) Microsoft Certification
5 11 (2.96%) CIMA
6 10 (2.69%) HNC
6 10 (2.69%) SC Cleared
7 8 (2.15%) Master's Degree
8 7 (1.88%) ITIL Certification
9 5 (1.34%) BPSS Clearance
9 5 (1.34%) Computer Science Degree
9 5 (1.34%) IRCA
9 5 (1.34%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 4 (1.08%) CCNA
10 4 (1.08%) CCNP
10 4 (1.08%) Cisco Certification
10 4 (1.08%) MBA
11 3 (0.81%) DV Cleared
12 2 (0.54%) CISA
12 2 (0.54%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (11.29%) Data Quality
2 23 (6.18%) QA
3 15 (4.03%) SLA
4 8 (2.15%) Accessibility
5 7 (1.88%) GDPR
6 5 (1.34%) ISO 9001
7 4 (1.08%) GRC
7 4 (1.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 4 (1.08%) PCI DSS
7 4 (1.08%) SOC 2
8 2 (0.54%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 1 (0.27%) COSO
9 1 (0.27%) IFRS
9 1 (0.27%) IFRS 9
9 1 (0.27%) PMO
System Software
1 24 (6.45%) Active Directory
2 9 (2.42%) Virtual Desktop
3 7 (1.88%) Docker
4 3 (0.81%) Ceph
4 3 (0.81%) Hyper-V
4 3 (0.81%) Virtual Machines
4 3 (0.81%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.27%) Firmware
5 1 (0.27%) NFS
5 1 (0.27%) VMware NSX
5 1 (0.27%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 5 (1.34%) Ansible
2 4 (1.08%) Kubernetes
3 3 (0.81%) Argo
3 3 (0.81%) Check_MK
3 3 (0.81%) Istio
3 3 (0.81%) McAfee ePO
3 3 (0.81%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (0.81%) Podman
3 3 (0.81%) Prometheus
3 3 (0.81%) SCVMM
4 2 (0.54%) Nessus
4 2 (0.54%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.27%) Autotask
5 1 (0.27%) Grafana
Vendors
1 78 (20.97%) Microsoft
2 39 (10.48%) SAP
3 10 (2.69%) Adobe
3 10 (2.69%) Salesforce
3 10 (2.69%) YouTube
4 9 (2.42%) Google
5 8 (2.15%) Databricks
6 7 (1.88%) VMware
7 6 (1.61%) Oracle
7 6 (1.61%) Red Hat
8 5 (1.34%) Cisco
8 5 (1.34%) HP
8 5 (1.34%) ServiceNow
9 4 (1.08%) Aruba
9 4 (1.08%) CrowdStrike
9 4 (1.08%) Sage
9 4 (1.08%) Workday
10 3 (0.81%) Dell
10 3 (0.81%) iManage
10 3 (0.81%) McAfee