Analytical Thinking Job Trends in Manchester

Analytical Thinking
North West > Manchester

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Manchester requiring Analytical Thinking skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 134 126 141
Rank change year-on-year -8 +15 +100
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Thinking 4 28 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.14% 1.03% 0.13%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.18% 1.11% 0.14%
Number of salaries quoted 4 16 3
10th Percentile - £52,500 £33,025
25th Percentile £37,500 £65,669 £35,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,000 £75,000 £40,250
Median % change year-on-year -49.33% +86.34% -15.26%
75th Percentile £46,375 £77,500 £52,063
90th Percentile £60,550 £100,625 £59,075
North West median annual salary £38,000 £67,500 £49,585
% change year-on-year -43.70% +36.13% +16.67%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Manchester

Analytical Thinking falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Manchester.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,243 2,532 2,141
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 80.51% 93.23% 92.24%
Number of salaries quoted 1,320 1,181 1,706
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £33,858
25th Percentile £35,486 £40,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -
75th Percentile £72,500 £72,500 £72,325
90th Percentile £87,500 £86,250 £84,858
North West median annual salary £50,000 £52,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -3.85% -3.70% -1.82%

Analytical Thinking
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Analytical Thinking relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Analytical Thinking job vacancy trend in Manchester

Analytical Thinking
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Analytical Thinking.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Analytical Thinking

Analytical Thinking
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Analytical Thinking in Manchester over the 6 months to 3 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Analytical Thinking in Manchester

Analytical Thinking
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 3 (75.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) AWS
General
1 4 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (75.00%) Local Government
2 3 (75.00%) Police
2 3 (75.00%) Public Sector
3 1 (25.00%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 3 (75.00%) 2nd Line Support
1 3 (75.00%) Lead
1 3 (75.00%) Support Team Leader
1 3 (75.00%) Team Leader
2 1 (25.00%) Data Scientist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (75.00%) Software Packaging
2 1 (25.00%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 3 (75.00%) NHS
2 1 (25.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (75.00%) Availability Management
2 3 (75.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
2 3 (75.00%) Business Continuity
2 3 (75.00%) Change Management
2 3 (75.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (75.00%) Decision-Making
2 3 (75.00%) Digital Strategy
2 3 (75.00%) ITIL
2 3 (75.00%) ITSM
2 3 (75.00%) Patch Management
2 3 (75.00%) People Management
2 3 (75.00%) Security Operations
2 3 (75.00%) Service Delivery
2 3 (75.00%) SIAM
2 3 (75.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 3 (75.00%) Strategic Planning
3 1 (25.00%) Coaching
3 1 (25.00%) Machine Learning
3 1 (25.00%) Statistical Modelling
Programming Languages
1 1 (25.00%) Python
1 1 (25.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft