IT Analyst Job Trends in Manchester

IT Analyst
North West > Manchester

The median IT Analyst salary in Manchester is £29,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 116 129 128
Rank change year-on-year +13 -1 +61
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Analyst 17 30 28
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.57% 1.13% 1.03%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.63% 1.20% 1.09%
Number of salaries quoted 16 23 25
10th Percentile - £26,250 £27,300
25th Percentile £25,000 £26,438 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £29,500 £30,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.67% -25.00% +31.84%
75th Percentile £34,500 £35,500 £43,750
90th Percentile £50,000 £43,200 £53,750
North West median annual salary £31,000 £30,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year +3.33% -20.00% +36.36%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 2,679 2,500 2,569
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.51% 93.81% 94.80%
Number of salaries quoted 1,747 1,210 2,090
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -2.49%
75th Percentile £72,500 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £88,000 £87,500 £83,750
North West median annual salary £50,000 £52,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -3.85% +4.00% -4.76%

IT Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'IT Analyst' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

IT Analyst job vacancy trend in Manchester

IT Analyst
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for IT Analyst job vacancies in Manchester.

Salary distribution trend for IT Analyst job vacancies in Manchester

IT Analyst
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Analyst in Manchester over the 6 months to 19 January 2026.

Salary histogram for IT Analyst in Manchester

IT Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 19 January 2026, IT Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Manchester region featuring IT Analyst in the job title.

1 16 (94.12%) Windows
2 13 (76.47%) Customer Service
3 12 (70.59%) Microsoft 365
4 10 (58.82%) Android
4 10 (58.82%) Apple iOS
4 10 (58.82%) Microsoft
5 8 (47.06%) Active Directory
6 7 (41.18%) ITIL
7 6 (35.29%) Mac OS X
7 6 (35.29%) Service Delivery
7 6 (35.29%) Windows Server
8 5 (29.41%) DHCP
8 5 (29.41%) DNS
8 5 (29.41%) Microsoft Exchange
9 4 (23.53%) LAN
9 4 (23.53%) Microsoft Office
9 4 (23.53%) WAN
10 3 (17.65%) Problem-Solving
10 3 (17.65%) SCCM
11 2 (11.76%) A+ Certification
11 2 (11.76%) Citrix
11 2 (11.76%) Collaborative Culture
11 2 (11.76%) Microsoft Intune
11 2 (11.76%) Relational Database
11 2 (11.76%) SharePoint
11 2 (11.76%) SQL
11 2 (11.76%) Virtual Desktop
11 2 (11.76%) Windows 10
12 1 (5.88%) Azure
12 1 (5.88%) Coaching

IT Analyst Skill Set
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 (29.41%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (11.76%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (23.53%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 12 (70.59%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (5.88%) Azure
2 1 (5.88%) Entra ID
2 1 (5.88%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 5 (29.41%) DHCP
1 5 (29.41%) DNS
2 4 (23.53%) LAN
2 4 (23.53%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (11.76%) Relational Database
General
1 12 (70.59%) Social Skills
2 2 (11.76%) Documentation Skills
2 2 (11.76%) German Language
Miscellaneous
1 2 (11.76%) Enterprise Software
2 1 (5.88%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 16 (94.12%) Windows
2 10 (58.82%) Android
2 10 (58.82%) Apple iOS
3 6 (35.29%) Mac OS X
3 6 (35.29%) Windows Server
4 2 (11.76%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (76.47%) Customer Service
2 7 (41.18%) ITIL
3 6 (35.29%) Service Delivery
4 3 (17.65%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (11.76%) Collaborative Culture
6 1 (5.88%) Coaching
6 1 (5.88%) Conflict Resolution
6 1 (5.88%) Continuous Improvement
6 1 (5.88%) Decision-Making
6 1 (5.88%) Emotional Intelligence
6 1 (5.88%) Identity Access Management
6 1 (5.88%) Mentoring
6 1 (5.88%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 2 (11.76%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (11.76%) A+ Certification
System Software
1 8 (47.06%) Active Directory
2 2 (11.76%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 3 (17.65%) SCCM
2 2 (11.76%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 10 (58.82%) Microsoft
2 2 (11.76%) Citrix