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 20 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 14 14 28
Rank change year-on-year 0 +14 +11
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 244 366 183
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 10.15% 10.24% 7.85%
As % of the General category 16.15% 17.07% 12.94%
Number of salaries quoted 110 142 144
10th Percentile £32,500 £34,500 £37,907
25th Percentile £33,156 £41,063 £44,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £50,000 £59,556
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% -16.04% +32.35%
75th Percentile £55,000 £65,000 £67,070
90th Percentile £67,500 £77,500 £72,500
North West median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -14.29% +5.00% +11.11%

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 common skills in Manchester.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,511 2,144 1,414
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 62.85% 60.01% 60.66%
Number of salaries quoted 883 824 1,087
10th Percentile £27,000 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £54,750 £59,526
Median % change year-on-year -13.24% -8.02% +8.23%
75th Percentile £67,500 £68,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £85,000 £85,000
North West median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -5.00% -9.09% +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 20 November 2025.

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 20 November 2025. 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 +6 19 £39,750 -33.11% 8
Stockport +5 9 £57,875 +21.84% 17
Bury 0 4 - - 8
Bolton -7 3 £45,000 +5.88% 12
Oldham +7 2 £56,504 -16.29% 3
Altrincham - 2 £38,750 - 7
Cheadle -5 1 £200,000 - 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 18 (7.38%) SharePoint
2 15 (6.15%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (3.28%) Confluence
4 2 (0.82%) CMS
4 2 (0.82%) nginx
5 1 (0.41%) Apache
5 1 (0.41%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.41%) FactoryTalk
5 1 (0.41%) SAS
5 1 (0.41%) WinCC
Applications
1 55 (22.54%) Chatbot
2 45 (18.44%) Microsoft Excel
3 24 (9.84%) Microsoft Office
4 9 (3.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.82%) AutoCAD
5 2 (0.82%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.82%) Revit
6 1 (0.41%) Siemens NX
6 1 (0.41%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (2.05%) NetSuite
2 2 (0.82%) Oracle Assets
2 2 (0.82%) Oracle General Ledger
2 2 (0.82%) Oracle Payables
2 2 (0.82%) Oracle Receivables
3 1 (0.41%) Salesforce CRM
3 1 (0.41%) SAP CO
3 1 (0.41%) SAP ERP
3 1 (0.41%) SAP FI
3 1 (0.41%) SAP FI/CO
3 1 (0.41%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.41%) Siebel CRM
3 1 (0.41%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 33 (13.52%) Azure
1 33 (13.52%) Power Platform
2 28 (11.48%) Microsoft 365
3 22 (9.02%) Entra ID
4 21 (8.61%) AWS
5 12 (4.92%) Microsoft Purview
6 11 (4.51%) SaaS
7 10 (4.10%) Microsoft Copilot
8 6 (2.46%) Adobe Analytics
8 6 (2.46%) Figma
8 6 (2.46%) GCP
9 3 (1.23%) Google Sheets
9 3 (1.23%) Google Workspace
10 2 (0.82%) Azure Data Factory
10 2 (0.82%) Azure Monitor
10 2 (0.82%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 2 (0.82%) Google Docs
10 2 (0.82%) iPaaS
10 2 (0.82%) OCI
10 2 (0.82%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 16 (6.56%) Firewall
2 5 (2.05%) DHCP
2 5 (2.05%) DNS
2 5 (2.05%) VLAN
3 3 (1.23%) Network Security
4 1 (0.41%) Ethernet
4 1 (0.41%) Intrusion Detection
4 1 (0.41%) LAN
4 1 (0.41%) SMS
4 1 (0.41%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.41%) VPN
4 1 (0.41%) WAN
4 1 (0.41%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 31 (12.70%) Power BI
2 14 (5.74%) Tableau
3 10 (4.10%) Data Mining
4 7 (2.87%) SQL Server
5 5 (2.05%) Looker
6 4 (1.64%) BusinessObjects
6 4 (1.64%) Data Lake
6 4 (1.64%) MySQL
6 4 (1.64%) Relational Database
7 3 (1.23%) Data Warehouse
8 2 (0.82%) Azure SQL Database
8 2 (0.82%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 1 (0.41%) Amazon Athena
9 1 (0.41%) Amazon Redshift
9 1 (0.41%) Big Data
9 1 (0.41%) MongoDB
9 1 (0.41%) NoSQL
9 1 (0.41%) PostgreSQL
9 1 (0.41%) Power Query
9 1 (0.41%) Qlik Sense
Development Applications
1 8 (3.28%) JIRA
2 6 (2.46%) Git
3 3 (1.23%) WaveMaker
4 1 (0.41%) Cucumber
4 1 (0.41%) Cypress.io
4 1 (0.41%) Gatling
4 1 (0.41%) GitLab
4 1 (0.41%) JMeter
4 1 (0.41%) LoadRunner
4 1 (0.41%) Selenium
General
1 115 (47.13%) Social Skills
2 90 (36.89%) Finance
3 14 (5.74%) Banking
3 14 (5.74%) Marketing
3 14 (5.74%) Retail
4 13 (5.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 13 (5.33%) Influencing Skills
5 12 (4.92%) Legal
6 11 (4.51%) Public Sector
7 10 (4.10%) Law
8 8 (3.28%) Local Government
8 8 (3.28%) Presentation Skills
9 7 (2.87%) Manufacturing
10 6 (2.46%) Organisational Skills
10 6 (2.46%) Telecoms
11 5 (2.05%) Police
12 3 (1.23%) Advertising
12 3 (1.23%) Electronics
12 3 (1.23%) General Ledger
13 2 (0.82%) Military
Job Titles
1 68 (27.87%) Analyst
2 55 (22.54%) Trainer
3 19 (7.79%) Support Engineer
4 18 (7.38%) Financial Analyst
5 16 (6.56%) Data Analyst
6 14 (5.74%) Senior
7 13 (5.33%) Commercial Analyst
8 11 (4.51%) Architect
9 10 (4.10%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
9 10 (4.10%) Microsoft Engineer
9 10 (4.10%) Solutions Architect
10 9 (3.69%) Applications Support
10 9 (3.69%) Lead
10 9 (3.69%) Technical Engineer
10 9 (3.69%) Technical Support
10 9 (3.69%) Technical Support Engineer
11 7 (2.87%) Azure Architect
11 7 (2.87%) Developer
11 7 (2.87%) Report Analyst
12 6 (2.46%) TOGAF Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (2.46%) Software Packaging
2 4 (1.64%) Spring
2 4 (1.64%) Spring Boot
3 3 (1.23%) RESTful
3 3 (1.23%) Web Services
4 2 (0.82%) CSS
4 2 (0.82%) HTML
4 2 (0.82%) jQuery
4 2 (0.82%) Laravel
4 2 (0.82%) Oracle Fusion
4 2 (0.82%) PySpark
4 2 (0.82%) React
4 2 (0.82%) REST
5 1 (0.41%) Kafka
5 1 (0.41%) React Native
Miscellaneous
1 42 (17.21%) Analytical Mindset
2 21 (8.61%) Self-Motivation
3 14 (5.74%) Driving Licence
4 12 (4.92%) Social Media
5 11 (4.51%) Onboarding
6 10 (4.10%) Management Information System
7 9 (3.69%) Cloud Native
8 7 (2.87%) Data Protection Act
9 5 (2.05%) NHS
10 4 (1.64%) Data Structures
10 4 (1.64%) EPoS
11 3 (1.23%) Derivative
11 3 (1.23%) Enterprise Software
11 3 (1.23%) Equities
11 3 (1.23%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 3 (1.23%) Virtual Team
12 2 (0.82%) Algorithms
12 2 (0.82%) Fixed Income
12 2 (0.82%) Operational Technology
12 2 (0.82%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 12 (4.92%) Windows
2 4 (1.64%) Windows Server
2 4 (1.64%) Windows Server 2012
2 4 (1.64%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 93 (38.11%) Problem-Solving
2 85 (34.84%) AI
3 59 (24.18%) Decision-Making
4 55 (22.54%) Chemistry
4 55 (22.54%) Conversational UI
5 44 (18.03%) Agile
6 36 (14.75%) Continuous Improvement
7 31 (12.70%) Business Intelligence
8 28 (11.48%) Actionable Insight
8 28 (11.48%) Analytics
9 27 (11.07%) Data Analysis
10 24 (9.84%) ERP
10 24 (9.84%) Stakeholder Management
11 22 (9.02%) Budgeting and Forecasting
12 20 (8.20%) Business Analysis
12 20 (8.20%) Business Strategy
13 18 (7.38%) Visualisation
14 17 (6.97%) Business Case
14 17 (6.97%) Change Management
15 16 (6.56%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 47 (19.26%) SQL
2 12 (4.92%) PowerShell
2 12 (4.92%) Python
3 6 (2.46%) VBA
4 5 (2.05%) Java
5 2 (0.82%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 2 (0.82%) JavaScript
5 2 (0.82%) PHP
6 1 (0.41%) R
6 1 (0.41%) Scala
Qualifications
1 104 (42.62%) Degree
2 59 (24.18%) Master's Degree
3 55 (22.54%) PhD
4 14 (5.74%) DBS Check
5 12 (4.92%) ACCA
5 12 (4.92%) CIMA
6 6 (2.46%) Computer Science Degree
6 6 (2.46%) TOGAF Certification
7 3 (1.23%) AAT
8 2 (0.82%) Azure Certification
8 2 (0.82%) Chartered Engineer
8 2 (0.82%) DV Cleared
8 2 (0.82%) Security Cleared
9 1 (0.41%) CISA
9 1 (0.41%) CRISC
9 1 (0.41%) JNCIA
9 1 (0.41%) MBA
9 1 (0.41%) Network+ Certification
9 1 (0.41%) SC Cleared
9 1 (0.41%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (4.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 9 (3.69%) QA
3 8 (3.28%) GDPR
4 7 (2.87%) Accessibility
5 6 (2.46%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 5 (2.05%) GLBA
7 3 (1.23%) Data Quality
8 2 (0.82%) FINRA
8 2 (0.82%) P3O
9 1 (0.41%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.41%) COBIT
9 1 (0.41%) ITGC
9 1 (0.41%) NIST
9 1 (0.41%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 17 (6.97%) Active Directory
2 9 (3.69%) Hyper-V
3 5 (2.05%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (1.23%) Docker
5 1 (0.41%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 12 (4.92%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (0.82%) Single Sign-On
2 2 (0.82%) Terraform
3 1 (0.41%) AssetCenter
3 1 (0.41%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.41%) SCCM
Vendors
1 62 (25.41%) Microsoft
2 55 (22.54%) PayPal
3 12 (4.92%) Google
4 11 (4.51%) SAP
5 6 (2.46%) Adobe
5 6 (2.46%) Qualtrics
5 6 (2.46%) VMware
6 5 (2.05%) Guidewire
6 5 (2.05%) iManage
6 5 (2.05%) Oracle
6 5 (2.05%) Splunk
7 4 (1.64%) Bloomberg
7 4 (1.64%) Facebook
7 4 (1.64%) MobileIron
7 4 (1.64%) Salesforce
7 4 (1.64%) Veeam
8 3 (1.23%) AppDynamics
8 3 (1.23%) Cisco
8 3 (1.23%) IBM
8 3 (1.23%) Moogsoft