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

6 months to
28 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 28 9 16
Rank change year-on-year -19 +7 +26
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 316 377 397
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 4.82% 15.04% 8.31%
As % of the General category 11.76% 21.94% 15.20%
Number of salaries quoted 225 172 274
10th Percentile £33,500 £29,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £36,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -10.00% -
75th Percentile £68,750 £60,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £78,625 £81,250
North West median annual salary £46,500 £47,000 £48,007
% change year-on-year -1.06% -2.10% +6.68%

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 2,688 1,718 2,612
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 41.04% 68.56% 54.64%
Number of salaries quoted 1,913 903 1,693
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,840 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +12.00% -4.76% -8.70%
75th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £87,500 £82,500
North West median annual salary £50,000 £48,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.17% -4.00% -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 28 July 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 28 July 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
Bolton -1 15 £40,000 -20.00% 3
Salford -5 15 £40,000 +0.63% 2
Stockport +1 9 £45,000 +17.65% 4
Wigan +3 8 £38,750 - 4
Altrincham +5 3 - -
Oldham +4 2 £74,082 +68.36%
Sale +3 1 £42,500 -
Ashton-under-Lyne -1 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 5 (1.58%) Adobe Experience Manager
2 4 (1.27%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.95%) OpenStack
3 3 (0.95%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.63%) Apache
4 2 (0.63%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.32%) WebSphere
Applications
1 42 (13.29%) Microsoft Excel
2 16 (5.06%) Microsoft Office
3 12 (3.80%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.63%) Chatbot
4 2 (0.63%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 19 (6.01%) SAP PM
2 15 (4.75%) SAP S/4HANA
3 13 (4.11%) SAP ERP
4 3 (0.95%) SAP QM
5 2 (0.63%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.32%) Dynamics CRM
6 1 (0.32%) Magento
6 1 (0.32%) SAP ECC
6 1 (0.32%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 41 (12.97%) Azure
2 38 (12.03%) AWS
3 35 (11.08%) Power Platform
4 18 (5.70%) Microsoft 365
5 14 (4.43%) GCP
6 9 (2.85%) Serverless
7 8 (2.53%) Amazon S3
7 8 (2.53%) GitHub
8 7 (2.22%) Snowflake
9 6 (1.90%) Azure DevOps
9 6 (1.90%) OpenShift
10 3 (0.95%) Amazon SageMaker
10 3 (0.95%) AWS Lambda
10 3 (0.95%) Dynamics 365
10 3 (0.95%) Microsoft Purview
10 3 (0.95%) PaaS
10 3 (0.95%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
10 3 (0.95%) Salesforce Service Cloud
11 2 (0.63%) ChatGPT
11 2 (0.63%) Meta Ads
Communications & Networking
1 8 (2.53%) Internet
2 6 (1.90%) Firewall
3 5 (1.58%) DHCP
3 5 (1.58%) DNS
4 4 (1.27%) Cisco ASA
4 4 (1.27%) Cisco Firepower
4 4 (1.27%) Cisco Nexus
4 4 (1.27%) Network Security
5 3 (0.95%) LAN
5 3 (0.95%) SAN
5 3 (0.95%) TCP/IP
5 3 (0.95%) VSAN
5 3 (0.95%) WAN
6 1 (0.32%) Fibre Channel
6 1 (0.32%) Intrusion Detection
6 1 (0.32%) iSCSI
6 1 (0.32%) RTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 41 (12.97%) Tableau
2 34 (10.76%) Power BI
3 11 (3.48%) Data Warehouse
4 7 (2.22%) SQL Server
5 6 (1.90%) Data Mining
5 6 (1.90%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 5 (1.58%) Big Data
7 3 (0.95%) Amazon Athena
7 3 (0.95%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 2 (0.63%) Amazon Redshift
8 2 (0.63%) BigQuery
8 2 (0.63%) Data Hub
8 2 (0.63%) Delta Lake
8 2 (0.63%) KNIME
8 2 (0.63%) MongoDB
8 2 (0.63%) MS Access
8 2 (0.63%) NoSQL
8 2 (0.63%) Oracle Reports
8 2 (0.63%) Power Query
9 1 (0.32%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 20 (6.33%) Git
2 4 (1.27%) JIRA
3 3 (0.95%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.63%) Bitbucket
4 2 (0.63%) Postman
4 2 (0.63%) Visual Studio Code
5 1 (0.32%) Cypress.io
5 1 (0.32%) REST Assured
5 1 (0.32%) Selenium
General
1 139 (43.99%) Social Skills
2 96 (30.38%) Finance
3 56 (17.72%) Law
4 38 (12.03%) Telecoms
5 34 (10.76%) Military
6 30 (9.49%) Back Office
7 20 (6.33%) Marketing
8 18 (5.70%) Public Sector
9 17 (5.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 15 (4.75%) Manufacturing
11 14 (4.43%) Influencing Skills
11 14 (4.43%) Organisational Skills
12 10 (3.16%) Legal
13 9 (2.85%) Banking
14 8 (2.53%) Documentation Skills
14 8 (2.53%) Presentation Skills
15 7 (2.22%) Local Government
16 6 (1.90%) Retail
17 3 (0.95%) Publishing
18 2 (0.63%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 74 (23.42%) Analyst
2 31 (9.81%) Senior
3 29 (9.18%) Lead
4 21 (6.65%) Data Analyst
5 17 (5.38%) Developer
6 16 (5.06%) Development Manager
7 15 (4.75%) Performance Analyst
8 14 (4.43%) Business Development Manager
8 14 (4.43%) Business Manager
8 14 (4.43%) Performance Manager
9 13 (4.11%) Data Engineer
9 13 (4.11%) Planning Manager
10 11 (3.48%) Architect
11 10 (3.16%) SAP Manager
12 9 (2.85%) Accountant
12 9 (2.85%) Administrator
12 9 (2.85%) Junior
12 9 (2.85%) Systems Accountant
13 8 (2.53%) Consultant
13 8 (2.53%) Data Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (4.11%) HTML
2 9 (2.85%) CSS
3 7 (2.22%) .NET
4 6 (1.90%) Web Services
5 5 (1.58%) AngularJS
5 5 (1.58%) Node.js
5 5 (1.58%) scikit-learn
6 4 (1.27%) Kafka
6 4 (1.27%) Pandas
6 4 (1.27%) REST
7 3 (0.95%) ASP.NET
7 3 (0.95%) ASP.NET MVC
7 3 (0.95%) Lightning Web Components
7 3 (0.95%) Middleware
7 3 (0.95%) NumPy
7 3 (0.95%) SOAP
7 3 (0.95%) Visualforce
8 2 (0.63%) AWS CDK
8 2 (0.63%) Spring
8 2 (0.63%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 24 (7.59%) Analytical Mindset
2 18 (5.70%) Onboarding
3 17 (5.38%) Product Ownership
4 9 (2.85%) Marketing Technology
5 8 (2.53%) Credit Risk
5 8 (2.53%) Self-Motivation
6 7 (2.22%) Social Media
7 6 (1.90%) Management Information System
8 5 (1.58%) Cyber Threat
9 4 (1.27%) Cloud Native
9 4 (1.27%) Data Centre
9 4 (1.27%) Driving Licence
9 4 (1.27%) FMCG
9 4 (1.27%) NHS
10 3 (0.95%) AI Agents
10 3 (0.95%) Cyberattack
10 3 (0.95%) Data Structures
11 2 (0.63%) Hybrid Cloud
11 2 (0.63%) Reference Data
11 2 (0.63%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 20 (6.33%) Windows
2 11 (3.48%) Windows Server
3 9 (2.85%) Linux
4 3 (0.95%) CentOS
4 3 (0.95%) CoreOS
4 3 (0.95%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 3 (0.95%) Windows Server 2016
4 3 (0.95%) Windows Server 2019
5 1 (0.32%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.32%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 103 (32.59%) Problem-Solving
2 77 (24.37%) Decision-Making
3 71 (22.47%) Analytics
4 68 (21.52%) Continuous Improvement
5 54 (17.09%) AI
6 53 (16.77%) Agile
7 50 (15.82%) Data-Driven Decision Making
7 50 (15.82%) Stakeholder Management
7 50 (15.82%) Visualisation
8 47 (14.87%) Data Governance
9 39 (12.34%) Business Intelligence
10 37 (11.71%) Validation
11 34 (10.76%) Data Development
12 32 (10.13%) Data Modelling
13 31 (9.81%) Data Analysis
13 31 (9.81%) ERP
14 29 (9.18%) Actionable Insight
15 26 (8.23%) Roadmaps
16 25 (7.91%) Process Improvement
16 25 (7.91%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 72 (22.78%) SQL
2 65 (20.57%) Python
3 16 (5.06%) JavaScript
4 12 (3.80%) C#
5 10 (3.16%) Java
6 6 (1.90%) PHP
6 6 (1.90%) PowerShell
6 6 (1.90%) R
7 5 (1.58%) T-SQL
8 3 (0.95%) Apex Code
8 3 (0.95%) Bash
8 3 (0.95%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 3 (0.95%) SOQL
8 3 (0.95%) SOSL
9 2 (0.63%) Bicep
9 2 (0.63%) Scala
10 1 (0.32%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 37 (11.71%) Degree
2 15 (4.75%) Security Cleared
3 11 (3.48%) ACCA
4 10 (3.16%) HNC
5 9 (2.85%) CIMA
6 8 (2.53%) Master's Degree
7 7 (2.22%) ITIL Certification
7 7 (2.22%) Microsoft Certification
8 6 (1.90%) IRCA
9 5 (1.58%) BPSS Clearance
9 5 (1.58%) Computer Science Degree
9 5 (1.58%) SC Cleared
10 4 (1.27%) CCNA
10 4 (1.27%) CCNP
10 4 (1.27%) Cisco Certification
10 4 (1.27%) MBA
11 2 (0.63%) CCA
12 1 (0.32%) CISA
12 1 (0.32%) PMI Certification
12 1 (0.32%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (9.49%) Data Quality
2 19 (6.01%) QA
3 15 (4.75%) SLA
4 8 (2.53%) GDPR
5 6 (1.90%) Accessibility
5 6 (1.90%) ISO 9001
6 4 (1.27%) GRC
6 4 (1.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (1.27%) PCI DSS
6 4 (1.27%) SOC 2
7 1 (0.32%) IFRS
7 1 (0.32%) IFRS 9
7 1 (0.32%) PMO
7 1 (0.32%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 18 (5.70%) Active Directory
2 9 (2.85%) Virtual Desktop
3 6 (1.90%) Docker
4 3 (0.95%) Ceph
4 3 (0.95%) Hyper-V
4 3 (0.95%) Virtual Machines
4 3 (0.95%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.32%) Firmware
5 1 (0.32%) NFS
5 1 (0.32%) VMware NSX
5 1 (0.32%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 5 (1.58%) Ansible
2 4 (1.27%) Kubernetes
3 3 (0.95%) Argo
3 3 (0.95%) Check_MK
3 3 (0.95%) Istio
3 3 (0.95%) McAfee ePO
3 3 (0.95%) Podman
3 3 (0.95%) Prometheus
3 3 (0.95%) SCVMM
4 2 (0.63%) Terraform
5 1 (0.32%) Autotask
5 1 (0.32%) Grafana
5 1 (0.32%) Nessus
Vendors
1 58 (18.35%) Microsoft
2 38 (12.03%) SAP
3 10 (3.16%) Adobe
4 8 (2.53%) Databricks
5 6 (1.90%) Red Hat
6 5 (1.58%) Cisco
6 5 (1.58%) HP
6 5 (1.58%) Salesforce
7 4 (1.27%) Aruba
7 4 (1.27%) CrowdStrike
7 4 (1.27%) Oracle
7 4 (1.27%) Sage
8 3 (0.95%) Dell
8 3 (0.95%) Google
8 3 (0.95%) iManage
8 3 (0.95%) McAfee
8 3 (0.95%) ServiceNow
8 3 (0.95%) VMware
9 2 (0.63%) Alteryx
9 2 (0.63%) IFS