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

6 months to
1 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 30 9 17
Rank change year-on-year -21 +8 +25
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 283 377 481
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 4.49% 15.92% 8.35%
As % of the General category 10.78% 22.49% 15.36%
Number of salaries quoted 210 164 355
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,500 £27,200
25th Percentile £40,000 £37,406 £33,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,500 £47,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.45% -1.05% -5.00%
75th Percentile £69,688 £60,000 £59,500
90th Percentile £76,270 £85,250 £76,250
North West median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -5.00% +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 2,625 1,676 3,132
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 41.69% 70.78% 54.38%
Number of salaries quoted 1,882 873 2,214
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,500 £26,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £38,750 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,500 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.91% +10.00% -12.85%
75th Percentile £75,000 £73,886 £65,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £93,750 £80,000
North West median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year - +5.26% -9.52%

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 1 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 1 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 14 £40,000 -20.00% 12
Salford -1 12 £41,250 +19.57% 9
Stockport +5 7 £45,000 +17.65% 1
Wigan +3 6 £38,750 - 4
Altrincham +8 3 - - 2
Oldham +7 2 £74,082 +68.36% 1
Ashton-under-Lyne 0 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 (1.77%) Adobe Experience Manager
2 4 (1.41%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (1.06%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.71%) Apache
4 2 (0.71%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 33 (11.66%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (3.18%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (3.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (0.71%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.35%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 17 (6.01%) SAP S/4HANA
2 15 (5.30%) SAP PM
3 13 (4.59%) SAP ERP
4 3 (1.06%) SAP QM
5 2 (0.71%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.35%) Dynamics CRM
6 1 (0.35%) Magento
6 1 (0.35%) SAP ECC
6 1 (0.35%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 35 (12.37%) Azure
2 32 (11.31%) Power Platform
3 28 (9.89%) AWS
4 17 (6.01%) Microsoft 365
5 10 (3.53%) GCP
6 9 (3.18%) Serverless
7 7 (2.47%) Amazon S3
7 7 (2.47%) GitHub
8 5 (1.77%) Azure DevOps
9 3 (1.06%) Amazon SageMaker
9 3 (1.06%) AWS Lambda
9 3 (1.06%) Cloud Computing
9 3 (1.06%) Dynamics 365
9 3 (1.06%) Microsoft Copilot
9 3 (1.06%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
9 3 (1.06%) Salesforce Service Cloud
9 3 (1.06%) Snowflake
10 2 (0.71%) Azure AI
10 2 (0.71%) Meta Ads
10 2 (0.71%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 6 (2.12%) Firewall
2 4 (1.41%) Cisco ASA
2 4 (1.41%) Cisco Firepower
2 4 (1.41%) Cisco Nexus
2 4 (1.41%) Network Security
3 2 (0.71%) DHCP
3 2 (0.71%) DNS
3 2 (0.71%) SAN
4 1 (0.35%) Internet
4 1 (0.35%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (13.43%) Tableau
2 31 (10.95%) Power BI
3 8 (2.83%) Data Mining
3 8 (2.83%) Data Warehouse
4 6 (2.12%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 5 (1.77%) Big Data
5 5 (1.77%) SQL Server
6 3 (1.06%) Amazon Athena
6 3 (1.06%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 2 (0.71%) Delta Lake
7 2 (0.71%) KNIME
7 2 (0.71%) MS Access
8 1 (0.35%) Azure SQL Database
8 1 (0.35%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
8 1 (0.35%) Data Lake
8 1 (0.35%) GIS
8 1 (0.35%) Oracle Reports
8 1 (0.35%) PostgreSQL
8 1 (0.35%) Semantic Layer
8 1 (0.35%) Spark SQL
Development Applications
1 11 (3.89%) Git
2 3 (1.06%) JIRA
3 2 (0.71%) Postman
4 1 (0.35%) Cypress.io
4 1 (0.35%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.35%) REST Assured
4 1 (0.35%) Selenium
General
1 124 (43.82%) Social Skills
2 85 (30.04%) Finance
3 53 (18.73%) Law
4 34 (12.01%) Telecoms
5 30 (10.60%) Military
6 25 (8.83%) Back Office
7 17 (6.01%) Marketing
7 17 (6.01%) Public Sector
8 15 (5.30%) Manufacturing
9 14 (4.95%) Influencing Skills
10 12 (4.24%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 12 (4.24%) Legal
11 11 (3.89%) Organisational Skills
12 10 (3.53%) Banking
13 9 (3.18%) Presentation Skills
14 7 (2.47%) Documentation Skills
15 6 (2.12%) Retail
16 5 (1.77%) Local Government
17 3 (1.06%) French Language
17 3 (1.06%) Italian Language
Job Titles
1 67 (23.67%) Analyst
2 29 (10.25%) Lead
3 28 (9.89%) Senior
4 18 (6.36%) Developer
5 16 (5.65%) Data Analyst
6 15 (5.30%) Performance Analyst
7 14 (4.95%) Business Manager
8 13 (4.59%) Planning Manager
9 12 (4.24%) Business Development Manager
9 12 (4.24%) Development Manager
9 12 (4.24%) SAP Manager
10 11 (3.89%) Data Engineer
11 10 (3.53%) Architect
11 10 (3.53%) Performance Manager
12 9 (3.18%) Accountant
12 9 (3.18%) Consultant
12 9 (3.18%) Systems Accountant
13 8 (2.83%) Data Manager
14 7 (2.47%) Product Manager
14 7 (2.47%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (5.65%) HTML
2 12 (4.24%) CSS
3 9 (3.18%) .NET
4 6 (2.12%) Web Services
5 5 (1.77%) AngularJS
5 5 (1.77%) Node.js
5 5 (1.77%) scikit-learn
6 4 (1.41%) Pandas
6 4 (1.41%) REST
7 3 (1.06%) ASP.NET
7 3 (1.06%) ASP.NET MVC
7 3 (1.06%) Kafka
7 3 (1.06%) Lightning Web Components
7 3 (1.06%) Middleware
7 3 (1.06%) NumPy
7 3 (1.06%) SOAP
7 3 (1.06%) Visualforce
8 2 (0.71%) RESTful
8 2 (0.71%) Symfony
8 2 (0.71%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 24 (8.48%) Analytical Mindset
2 19 (6.71%) Onboarding
3 17 (6.01%) Product Ownership
4 9 (3.18%) Credit Risk
5 8 (2.83%) Marketing Technology
6 7 (2.47%) Data Centre
7 6 (2.12%) FMCG
8 5 (1.77%) Cloud Native
8 5 (1.77%) Management Information System
9 4 (1.41%) Cyber Threat
9 4 (1.41%) Driving Licence
9 4 (1.41%) Self-Motivation
10 3 (1.06%) AI Agents
10 3 (1.06%) Algorithms
11 2 (0.71%) Cyberattack
11 2 (0.71%) Hybrid Cloud
11 2 (0.71%) NHS
11 2 (0.71%) Reference Data
11 2 (0.71%) Social Media
11 2 (0.71%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 18 (6.36%) Windows
2 8 (2.83%) Windows Server
3 3 (1.06%) Android
3 3 (1.06%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.35%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 101 (35.69%) Problem-Solving
2 69 (24.38%) Analytics
2 69 (24.38%) Decision-Making
3 64 (22.61%) Continuous Improvement
4 48 (16.96%) AI
4 48 (16.96%) Stakeholder Management
5 46 (16.25%) Agile
5 46 (16.25%) Visualisation
6 43 (15.19%) Data Governance
7 40 (14.13%) Data-Driven Decision Making
8 34 (12.01%) Business Intelligence
9 32 (11.31%) Validation
10 30 (10.60%) Data Development
10 30 (10.60%) ERP
11 29 (10.25%) Data Analysis
12 28 (9.89%) Data Modelling
12 28 (9.89%) Roadmaps
13 26 (9.19%) Process Improvement
14 25 (8.83%) Actionable Insight
15 22 (7.77%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 68 (24.03%) SQL
2 60 (21.20%) Python
3 17 (6.01%) JavaScript
4 12 (4.24%) C#
5 9 (3.18%) Java
6 6 (2.12%) PHP
7 5 (1.77%) R
7 5 (1.77%) T-SQL
8 3 (1.06%) Apex Code
8 3 (1.06%) SOQL
8 3 (1.06%) SOSL
9 2 (0.71%) Bicep
9 2 (0.71%) PowerShell
9 2 (0.71%) Scala
10 1 (0.35%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 35 (12.37%) Degree
2 13 (4.59%) Security Cleared
3 11 (3.89%) ACCA
4 10 (3.53%) HNC
5 9 (3.18%) CIMA
6 7 (2.47%) ITIL Certification
6 7 (2.47%) Microsoft Certification
7 6 (2.12%) IRCA
8 5 (1.77%) BPSS Clearance
8 5 (1.77%) DBS Check
8 5 (1.77%) Master's Degree
9 4 (1.41%) CCNA
9 4 (1.41%) CCNP
9 4 (1.41%) Cisco Certification
9 4 (1.41%) Computer Science Degree
9 4 (1.41%) SC Cleared
10 3 (1.06%) CCA
10 3 (1.06%) MBA
11 1 (0.35%) CISA
11 1 (0.35%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (9.54%) Data Quality
2 18 (6.36%) QA
3 15 (5.30%) SLA
4 10 (3.53%) GDPR
5 6 (2.12%) ISO 9001
6 5 (1.77%) Accessibility
7 4 (1.41%) GRC
7 4 (1.41%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 4 (1.41%) PCI DSS
7 4 (1.41%) SOC 2
8 1 (0.35%) IFRS
8 1 (0.35%) IFRS 9
8 1 (0.35%) PMO
8 1 (0.35%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 15 (5.30%) Active Directory
2 9 (3.18%) Virtual Desktop
3 3 (1.06%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.35%) Docker
4 1 (0.35%) VMware NSX
4 1 (0.35%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 1 (0.35%) Ansible
1 1 (0.35%) Autotask
1 1 (0.35%) Kubernetes
1 1 (0.35%) Terraform
Vendors
1 52 (18.37%) Microsoft
2 36 (12.72%) SAP
3 10 (3.53%) Adobe
4 8 (2.83%) Databricks
5 5 (1.77%) Salesforce
6 4 (1.41%) Aruba
6 4 (1.41%) Cisco
6 4 (1.41%) CrowdStrike
6 4 (1.41%) HP
6 4 (1.41%) Sage
7 3 (1.06%) iManage
7 3 (1.06%) Oracle
7 3 (1.06%) VMware
8 2 (0.71%) Alteryx
8 2 (0.71%) Google
8 2 (0.71%) IFS
8 2 (0.71%) OneLogin
8 2 (0.71%) OpenAI
8 2 (0.71%) ServiceNow
9 1 (0.35%) Qualtrics