Data Analyst Jobs in Manchester

Data Analyst
North West > Manchester

The median Data Analyst salary in Manchester is £37,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 122 194 193
Rank change year-on-year +72 -1 +33
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Analyst 40 24 47
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 1.82% 0.47% 0.95%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.02% 0.49% 1.04%
Number of salaries quoted 13 21 23
10th Percentile £25,063 £32,500 £21,250
25th Percentile £25,313 £41,250 £27,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,000 £47,500 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -22.11% +26.67% -6.25%
75th Percentile £50,000 £52,500 £44,942
90th Percentile £56,600 £60,000 £72,750
North West median annual salary £40,000 £35,000 £36,256
% change year-on-year +14.29% -3.46% -3.32%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Manchester. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Manchester with a recognized job title 1,983 4,876 4,536
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.22% 94.51% 91.56%
Number of salaries quoted 1,268 3,761 2,660
10th Percentile £32,175 £30,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,000 £54,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.26% -5.22% +4.55%
75th Percentile £77,500 £68,750 £71,250
90th Percentile £92,500 £81,250 £82,500
North West median annual salary £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +4.76%

Data Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Job postings that featured Data Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Job vacancy trend for Data Analyst in Manchester

Data Analyst
Salary Trend in Manchester

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Analyst in Manchester.

Salary trend for Data Analyst in Manchester

Data Analyst
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Analyst in Manchester over the 6 months to 8 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Data Analyst in Manchester

Data Analyst
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Analyst within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 8 May 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
Stockport +12 5 - - 3
Bury - 5 - -
Bolton -12 4 - - 1
Salford - 4 - -
Wigan - 1 £39,000 -
Data Analyst
North West

Data Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 8 May 2025, Data Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Manchester region featuring Data Analyst in the job title.

1 32 (80.00%) Finance
2 31 (77.50%) Social Skills
3 30 (75.00%) Power Platform
3 30 (75.00%) Analytics
3 30 (75.00%) Power BI
3 30 (75.00%) Visualisation
4 29 (72.50%) Degree
5 28 (70.00%) Data Quality
5 28 (70.00%) Data Analytics
6 27 (67.50%) Data Analysis
6 27 (67.50%) Microsoft Excel
7 25 (62.50%) Data Management
8 24 (60.00%) Process Improvement
9 23 (57.50%) ERP
9 23 (57.50%) SAP
9 23 (57.50%) Management Information System
10 22 (55.00%) Economics
10 22 (55.00%) Indirect Procurement
10 22 (55.00%) Source to Pay
11 13 (32.50%) SQL
12 9 (22.50%) Business Intelligence
13 7 (17.50%) Tableau
13 7 (17.50%) Data Extraction
14 6 (15.00%) Mathematics
14 6 (15.00%) Analytical Skills
15 5 (12.50%) Statistical Modelling
15 5 (12.50%) Statistics
15 5 (12.50%) Predictive Modelling
16 4 (10.00%) Data Migration
16 4 (10.00%) Python

Data Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 1 (2.50%) SAS
Applications
1 27 (67.50%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (2.50%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 1 (2.50%) Dynamics NAV
1 1 (2.50%) NEC Housing
Cloud Services
1 30 (75.00%) Power Platform
2 3 (7.50%) Snowflake
3 2 (5.00%) AWS
3 2 (5.00%) Dynamics 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (75.00%) Power BI
2 7 (17.50%) Tableau
3 4 (10.00%) Big Data
4 2 (5.00%) SQL Server
5 1 (2.50%) Data Mining
5 1 (2.50%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (2.50%) GIS
5 1 (2.50%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 1 (2.50%) Visual Studio
General
1 32 (80.00%) Finance
2 31 (77.50%) Social Skills
3 6 (15.00%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (10.00%) Banking
5 2 (5.00%) Influencing Skills
6 1 (2.50%) Manufacturing
6 1 (2.50%) Marketing
6 1 (2.50%) Organisational Skills
6 1 (2.50%) Presentation Skills
6 1 (2.50%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 23 (57.50%) Management Information System
2 1 (2.50%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (2.50%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (75.00%) Analytics
1 30 (75.00%) Visualisation
2 28 (70.00%) Data Analytics
3 27 (67.50%) Data Analysis
4 25 (62.50%) Data Management
5 24 (60.00%) Process Improvement
6 23 (57.50%) ERP
7 22 (55.00%) Economics
7 22 (55.00%) Indirect Procurement
7 22 (55.00%) Source to Pay
8 9 (22.50%) Business Intelligence
9 7 (17.50%) Data Extraction
10 6 (15.00%) Mathematics
11 5 (12.50%) Predictive Modelling
11 5 (12.50%) Statistical Modelling
11 5 (12.50%) Statistics
12 4 (10.00%) Data Migration
12 4 (10.00%) Decision-Making
12 4 (10.00%) Migration
12 4 (10.00%) Storytelling
Programming Languages
1 13 (32.50%) SQL
2 4 (10.00%) Python
3 1 (2.50%) R
Qualifications
1 29 (72.50%) Degree
2 1 (2.50%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (70.00%) Data Quality
2 1 (2.50%) QA
Vendors
1 23 (57.50%) SAP
2 3 (7.50%) Microsoft
3 1 (2.50%) NEC