IT Analyst Job Trends in Manchester

IT Analyst
North West > Manchester

The median IT Analyst salary in Manchester is £29,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 November 2025.

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

6 months to
2 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 125 142 129
Rank change year-on-year +17 -13 +75
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Analyst 23 31 30
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.97% 0.85% 1.22%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.04% 0.89% 1.26%
Number of salaries quoted 21 24 28
10th Percentile - £26,250 £25,350
25th Percentile £25,000 £26,750 £28,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £29,000 £30,500 £37,750
Median % change year-on-year -4.92% -19.21% +37.27%
75th Percentile £34,500 £35,125 £47,188
90th Percentile - £35,925 £56,125
North West median annual salary £27,000 £30,000 £30,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% - +9.09%

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 2,204 3,479 2,374
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.11% 94.98% 96.46%
Number of salaries quoted 1,403 1,769 1,928
10th Percentile £28,250 £33,250 £33,925
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,000 £55,000 £59,526
Median % change year-on-year -7.27% -7.60% +8.23%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £84,056
North West median annual salary £48,475 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -3.05% -9.09% +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 2 November 2025.

Salary histogram for IT Analyst in Manchester

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

For the 6 months to 2 November 2025, 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 (69.57%) Windows
2 13 (56.52%) Microsoft 365
3 11 (47.83%) Active Directory
3 11 (47.83%) Customer Service
4 10 (43.48%) Microsoft
5 9 (39.13%) Android
5 9 (39.13%) Apple iOS
6 8 (34.78%) ITIL
7 7 (30.43%) Problem-Solving
8 6 (26.09%) Mac OS X
8 6 (26.09%) Windows Server
9 5 (21.74%) Process Improvement
9 5 (21.74%) Service Delivery
10 4 (17.39%) Microsoft Exchange
11 3 (13.04%) DHCP
11 3 (13.04%) DNS
11 3 (13.04%) LAN
11 3 (13.04%) WAN
12 2 (8.70%) A+ Certification
12 2 (8.70%) Adobe
12 2 (8.70%) Asset Management
12 2 (8.70%) Citrix
12 2 (8.70%) Collaborative Culture
12 2 (8.70%) Degree
12 2 (8.70%) Freshdesk
12 2 (8.70%) iManage
12 2 (8.70%) Intapp
12 2 (8.70%) ITIL Certification
12 2 (8.70%) Microsoft Certification
12 2 (8.70%) Microsoft Excel

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 4 (17.39%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (8.70%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (8.70%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (8.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 13 (56.52%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (13.04%) DHCP
1 3 (13.04%) DNS
1 3 (13.04%) LAN
1 3 (13.04%) WAN
2 2 (8.70%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (8.70%) Relational Database
General
1 18 (78.26%) Social Skills
2 5 (21.74%) Organisational Skills
2 5 (21.74%) Retail
3 2 (8.70%) Documentation Skills
3 2 (8.70%) German Language
3 2 (8.70%) Law
Miscellaneous
1 2 (8.70%) Blackberry
1 2 (8.70%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 16 (69.57%) Windows
2 9 (39.13%) Android
2 9 (39.13%) Apple iOS
3 6 (26.09%) Mac OS X
3 6 (26.09%) Windows Server
4 2 (8.70%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (47.83%) Customer Service
2 8 (34.78%) ITIL
3 7 (30.43%) Problem-Solving
4 5 (21.74%) Process Improvement
4 5 (21.74%) Service Delivery
5 2 (8.70%) Asset Management
5 2 (8.70%) Collaborative Culture
5 2 (8.70%) Resource Management
5 2 (8.70%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (8.70%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (8.70%) A+ Certification
1 2 (8.70%) Degree
1 2 (8.70%) ITIL Certification
1 2 (8.70%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 11 (47.83%) Active Directory
2 2 (8.70%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 2 (8.70%) SCCM
Vendors
1 10 (43.48%) Microsoft
2 2 (8.70%) Adobe
2 2 (8.70%) Citrix
2 2 (8.70%) Freshdesk
2 2 (8.70%) iManage
2 2 (8.70%) Intapp
2 2 (8.70%) ServiceNow