IT Analyst Job Trends in Manchester

IT Analyst
North West > Manchester

The median IT Analyst salary in Manchester is £31,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 25 December 2025.

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

6 months to
25 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 117 122 113
Rank change year-on-year +5 -9 +71
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Analyst 18 33 31
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.65% 1.18% 1.41%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.73% 1.26% 1.48%
Number of salaries quoted 18 26 29
10th Percentile - £26,250 £26,700
25th Percentile £25,000 £26,500 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,000 £30,500 £38,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.64% -20.78% +10.00%
75th Percentile £34,500 £35,500 £45,000
90th Percentile £39,150 £44,375 £55,750
North West median annual salary £29,000 £30,000 £32,000
% change year-on-year -3.33% -6.25% +5.79%

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 2,470 2,628 2,101
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.40% 94.03% 95.33%
Number of salaries quoted 1,568 1,277 1,689
10th Percentile £29,000 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -
75th Percentile £72,500 £71,250 £71,409
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £84,056
North West median annual salary £50,000 £51,119 £52,500
% change year-on-year -2.19% -2.63% -

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 25 December 2025.

Salary histogram for IT Analyst in Manchester

IT Analyst Skill Set
Top 26 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 25 December 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 15 (83.33%) Windows
2 12 (66.67%) Customer Service
3 11 (61.11%) Microsoft 365
4 10 (55.56%) Active Directory
4 10 (55.56%) Android
4 10 (55.56%) Apple iOS
5 9 (50.00%) Microsoft
6 7 (38.89%) ITIL
6 7 (38.89%) Windows Server
7 6 (33.33%) Mac OS X
7 6 (33.33%) Service Delivery
8 5 (27.78%) Microsoft Exchange
8 5 (27.78%) Problem-Solving
9 4 (22.22%) DHCP
9 4 (22.22%) DNS
9 4 (22.22%) LAN
9 4 (22.22%) WAN
10 3 (16.67%) Process Improvement
11 2 (11.11%) A+ Certification
11 2 (11.11%) Citrix
11 2 (11.11%) Collaborative Culture
11 2 (11.11%) Microsoft Office
11 2 (11.11%) Relational Database
11 2 (11.11%) SCCM
11 2 (11.11%) SQL
11 2 (11.11%) Virtual Desktop

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 (27.78%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (11.11%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 11 (61.11%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 4 (22.22%) DHCP
1 4 (22.22%) DNS
1 4 (22.22%) LAN
1 4 (22.22%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (11.11%) Relational Database
General
1 14 (77.78%) Social Skills
2 3 (16.67%) Organisational Skills
2 3 (16.67%) Retail
3 2 (11.11%) Documentation Skills
3 2 (11.11%) German Language
Miscellaneous
1 2 (11.11%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 15 (83.33%) Windows
2 10 (55.56%) Android
2 10 (55.56%) Apple iOS
3 7 (38.89%) Windows Server
4 6 (33.33%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (66.67%) Customer Service
2 7 (38.89%) ITIL
3 6 (33.33%) Service Delivery
4 5 (27.78%) Problem-Solving
5 3 (16.67%) Process Improvement
6 2 (11.11%) Collaborative Culture
Programming Languages
1 2 (11.11%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (11.11%) A+ Certification
System Software
1 10 (55.56%) Active Directory
2 2 (11.11%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 2 (11.11%) SCCM
Vendors
1 9 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (11.11%) Citrix