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

6 months to
2 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 26 10 16
Rank change year-on-year -16 +6 +18
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 384 356 362
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 5.39% 14.48% 8.40%
As % of the General category 13.36% 21.79% 15.35%
Number of salaries quoted 250 154 198
10th Percentile £31,230 £29,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £33,125 £38,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £44,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.74% -15.24% +2.96%
75th Percentile £65,563 £57,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £75,113 £68,375 £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 2,875 1,634 2,359
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 40.36% 66.45% 54.77%
Number of salaries quoted 1,994 871 1,274
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £33,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% -10.26%
75th Percentile £75,000 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £85,000 £84,964
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 2 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 2 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 -5 21 £37,500 -5.66% 11
Bolton +3 12 £40,000 -20.00% 15
Stockport +1 10 £45,000 +17.65% 8
Wigan +5 8 £37,500 - 4
Altrincham +9 3 £47,500 -5.00% 6
Sale +2 1 £42,500 - 1
Oldham -1 1 £69,928 +58.92% 4
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 17 (4.43%) SharePoint
2 15 (3.91%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (1.30%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 3 (0.78%) Apache
4 3 (0.78%) OpenStack
5 2 (0.52%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.26%) Apache Superset
6 1 (0.26%) Confluence
6 1 (0.26%) Jupyter
6 1 (0.26%) SAS
6 1 (0.26%) WebSphere
Applications
1 45 (11.72%) Microsoft Excel
2 20 (5.21%) Microsoft Office
3 13 (3.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.78%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.52%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 14 (3.65%) SAP PM
2 11 (2.86%) SAP S/4HANA
3 9 (2.34%) SAP ERP
4 4 (1.04%) Workday HCM
5 3 (0.78%) SAP QM
6 2 (0.52%) Magento
6 2 (0.52%) Oracle ERP
6 2 (0.52%) Salesforce CRM
6 2 (0.52%) Shopify
7 1 (0.26%) Dynamics CRM
7 1 (0.26%) Dynamics NAV
7 1 (0.26%) Elite 3E
7 1 (0.26%) Odoo
7 1 (0.26%) SAP ECC
Cloud Services
1 55 (14.32%) Azure
2 47 (12.24%) AWS
3 41 (10.68%) Power Platform
4 31 (8.07%) Microsoft 365
5 16 (4.17%) GCP
6 14 (3.65%) Entra ID
7 10 (2.60%) Azure DevOps
7 10 (2.60%) Serverless
8 9 (2.34%) GitHub
8 9 (2.34%) Microsoft Copilot
8 9 (2.34%) Microsoft Purview
9 8 (2.08%) SaaS
9 8 (2.08%) Snowflake
10 7 (1.82%) Amazon S3
10 7 (1.82%) PowerApps
11 6 (1.56%) OpenShift
12 5 (1.30%) OneDrive
13 4 (1.04%) Dynamics 365
13 4 (1.04%) Google Sheets
13 4 (1.04%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 14 (3.65%) DHCP
1 14 (3.65%) DNS
2 12 (3.13%) Internet
3 7 (1.82%) TCP/IP
4 6 (1.56%) Firewall
5 4 (1.04%) Cisco ASA
5 4 (1.04%) Cisco Firepower
5 4 (1.04%) Cisco Nexus
5 4 (1.04%) Network Security
5 4 (1.04%) Unified Communications
5 4 (1.04%) VLAN
5 4 (1.04%) VoIP
5 4 (1.04%) VPN
5 4 (1.04%) Wireless
6 3 (0.78%) LAN
6 3 (0.78%) SAN
6 3 (0.78%) VSAN
6 3 (0.78%) WAN
7 1 (0.26%) iSCSI
7 1 (0.26%) RTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (10.16%) Power BI
2 32 (8.33%) Tableau
3 14 (3.65%) Data Warehouse
4 9 (2.34%) SQL Server
5 7 (1.82%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 5 (1.30%) Big Data
6 5 (1.30%) Power Query
7 4 (1.04%) Metadata
8 3 (0.78%) Amazon Athena
8 3 (0.78%) Amazon Redshift
8 3 (0.78%) BigQuery
8 3 (0.78%) MongoDB
8 3 (0.78%) NoSQL
8 3 (0.78%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 2 (0.52%) Data Mining
9 2 (0.52%) Delta Lake
9 2 (0.52%) KNIME
9 2 (0.52%) MS Access
9 2 (0.52%) MySQL
9 2 (0.52%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 23 (5.99%) Git
2 11 (2.86%) JIRA
3 5 (1.30%) Jenkins
4 3 (0.78%) Bitbucket
4 3 (0.78%) RStudio
4 3 (0.78%) Visual Studio Code
5 2 (0.52%) Postman
6 1 (0.26%) Artifactory
6 1 (0.26%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.26%) GitLab
6 1 (0.26%) Maven
6 1 (0.26%) REST Assured
6 1 (0.26%) Selenium
General
1 180 (46.88%) Social Skills
2 110 (28.65%) Finance
3 60 (15.63%) Law
4 41 (10.68%) Marketing
5 33 (8.59%) Telecoms
6 31 (8.07%) Military
7 26 (6.77%) Organisational Skills
8 25 (6.51%) Back Office
9 23 (5.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 23 (5.99%) Influencing Skills
10 22 (5.73%) Legal
11 15 (3.91%) Public Sector
12 13 (3.39%) Manufacturing
12 13 (3.39%) Retail
13 10 (2.60%) Presentation Skills
14 8 (2.08%) Banking
15 7 (1.82%) Documentation Skills
15 7 (1.82%) Local Government
16 6 (1.56%) Advertising
17 5 (1.30%) Games
Job Titles
1 91 (23.70%) Analyst
2 34 (8.85%) Lead
2 34 (8.85%) Senior
3 22 (5.73%) Data Analyst
4 19 (4.95%) Developer
5 18 (4.69%) Development Manager
6 16 (4.17%) Business Development Manager
6 16 (4.17%) Business Manager
7 15 (3.91%) Performance Analyst
8 14 (3.65%) Architect
8 14 (3.65%) Data Engineer
9 11 (2.86%) Administrator
9 11 (2.86%) Junior
10 9 (2.34%) Accountant
10 9 (2.34%) Performance Manager
10 9 (2.34%) Planning Manager
10 9 (2.34%) Senior Analyst
10 9 (2.34%) Systems Accountant
11 8 (2.08%) Change Analyst
11 8 (2.08%) Data Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (3.39%) HTML
2 9 (2.34%) CSS
3 8 (2.08%) .NET
4 6 (1.56%) REST
4 6 (1.56%) Web Services
5 5 (1.30%) AngularJS
5 5 (1.30%) Kafka
5 5 (1.30%) Node.js
5 5 (1.30%) Pandas
5 5 (1.30%) scikit-learn
6 4 (1.04%) ASP.NET
6 4 (1.04%) Lightning Web Components
6 4 (1.04%) Middleware
6 4 (1.04%) NumPy
6 4 (1.04%) SOAP
6 4 (1.04%) Visualforce
7 3 (0.78%) ASP.NET MVC
7 3 (0.78%) AWS CDK
7 3 (0.78%) LDAP
7 3 (0.78%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 32 (8.33%) Onboarding
2 25 (6.51%) Analytical Mindset
3 17 (4.43%) Product Ownership
4 15 (3.91%) Self-Motivation
5 12 (3.13%) Management Information System
6 11 (2.86%) Driving Licence
7 9 (2.34%) Marketing Technology
8 7 (1.82%) Credit Risk
8 7 (1.82%) Cyber Threat
8 7 (1.82%) Social Media
9 5 (1.30%) Data Centre
9 5 (1.30%) Data Structures
9 5 (1.30%) Enterprise Software
9 5 (1.30%) NHS
10 4 (1.04%) Cyberattack
10 4 (1.04%) FMCG
10 4 (1.04%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 4 (1.04%) Video\Live Streaming
11 3 (0.78%) Replication
11 3 (0.78%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 31 (8.07%) Windows
2 16 (4.17%) Windows Server
3 12 (3.13%) Linux
4 6 (1.56%) Mac OS
5 3 (0.78%) CentOS
5 3 (0.78%) CoreOS
5 3 (0.78%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 3 (0.78%) Unix
5 3 (0.78%) Windows Server 2016
5 3 (0.78%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 139 (36.20%) Problem-Solving
2 99 (25.78%) Decision-Making
3 97 (25.26%) Continuous Improvement
4 82 (21.35%) AI
5 81 (21.09%) Analytics
6 62 (16.15%) Stakeholder Management
7 59 (15.36%) Agile
8 51 (13.28%) Visualisation
9 50 (13.02%) Data-Driven Decision Making
10 49 (12.76%) Validation
11 47 (12.24%) Business Intelligence
12 44 (11.46%) Customer Service
12 44 (11.46%) Data Governance
13 38 (9.90%) Collaborative Culture
14 37 (9.64%) Actionable Insight
15 35 (9.11%) Data Modelling
16 33 (8.59%) Data Analysis
16 33 (8.59%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 32 (8.33%) ERP
18 31 (8.07%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 76 (19.79%) SQL
2 67 (17.45%) Python
3 19 (4.95%) JavaScript
4 15 (3.91%) PowerShell
5 12 (3.13%) Java
6 11 (2.86%) R
7 10 (2.60%) C#
8 7 (1.82%) PHP
9 5 (1.30%) T-SQL
10 4 (1.04%) Apex Code
11 3 (0.78%) Bash
11 3 (0.78%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 3 (0.78%) SOQL
11 3 (0.78%) SOSL
12 2 (0.52%) Bicep
12 2 (0.52%) Scala
12 2 (0.52%) TypeScript
13 1 (0.26%) PL/SQL
13 1 (0.26%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 51 (13.28%) Degree
2 23 (5.99%) Security Cleared
3 14 (3.65%) ACCA
3 14 (3.65%) Microsoft Certification
4 11 (2.86%) CIMA
5 10 (2.60%) SC Cleared
6 8 (2.08%) Master's Degree
7 7 (1.82%) HNC
7 7 (1.82%) ITIL Certification
8 6 (1.56%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 5 (1.30%) Computer Science Degree
10 4 (1.04%) BPSS Clearance
10 4 (1.04%) CCNA
10 4 (1.04%) CCNP
10 4 (1.04%) Cisco Certification
10 4 (1.04%) IRCA
10 4 (1.04%) MBA
11 3 (0.78%) CIPD
11 3 (0.78%) DV Cleared
12 2 (0.52%) CISA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 43 (11.20%) Data Quality
2 23 (5.99%) QA
3 15 (3.91%) SLA
4 10 (2.60%) Accessibility
5 6 (1.56%) GDPR
6 4 (1.04%) GRC
6 4 (1.04%) ISO 9001
6 4 (1.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (1.04%) PCI DSS
6 4 (1.04%) SOC 2
7 2 (0.52%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.26%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.26%) COSO
8 1 (0.26%) IFRS
8 1 (0.26%) IFRS 9
8 1 (0.26%) PMO
System Software
1 26 (6.77%) Active Directory
2 9 (2.34%) Virtual Desktop
3 8 (2.08%) Docker
4 3 (0.78%) Ceph
4 3 (0.78%) Hyper-V
4 3 (0.78%) Virtual Machines
4 3 (0.78%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.26%) Firmware
5 1 (0.26%) NFS
5 1 (0.26%) VMware NSX
5 1 (0.26%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 5 (1.30%) Ansible
1 5 (1.30%) Kubernetes
2 4 (1.04%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (1.04%) Single Sign-On
3 3 (0.78%) Argo
3 3 (0.78%) Check_MK
3 3 (0.78%) Istio
3 3 (0.78%) McAfee ePO
3 3 (0.78%) Podman
3 3 (0.78%) Prometheus
3 3 (0.78%) SCVMM
4 2 (0.52%) Nessus
5 1 (0.26%) Autotask
5 1 (0.26%) Grafana
Vendors
1 85 (22.14%) Microsoft
2 31 (8.07%) SAP
3 20 (5.21%) YouTube
4 12 (3.13%) Salesforce
5 11 (2.86%) Google
6 10 (2.60%) Adobe
7 8 (2.08%) Databricks
7 8 (2.08%) VMware
8 7 (1.82%) Oracle
9 6 (1.56%) Red Hat
10 5 (1.30%) Cisco
10 5 (1.30%) HP
10 5 (1.30%) ServiceNow
11 4 (1.04%) Aruba
11 4 (1.04%) CrowdStrike
11 4 (1.04%) HubSpot
11 4 (1.04%) Sage
11 4 (1.04%) Workday
12 3 (0.78%) Dell
12 3 (0.78%) McAfee