Senior Analyst Job Trends in Manchester

Senior Analyst
North West > Manchester

The median Senior Analyst salary in Manchester is £57,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 August 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 95 146 149
Rank change year-on-year +51 +3 -9
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Analyst 109 12 49
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 1.59% 0.48% 1.10%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.68% 0.53% 1.16%
Number of salaries quoted 78 9 14
10th Percentile £44,677 £51,000 -
25th Percentile £47,813 £54,285 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £48,750
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +23.08% +8.33%
75th Percentile £67,500 £70,000 £59,688
90th Percentile £75,000 £71,000 £61,750
North West median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% +22.22% -

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 6,495 2,272 4,221
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.58% 91.43% 95.02%
Number of salaries quoted 5,094 1,365 2,872
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,750 £32,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £37,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £77,500 £72,500 £69,575
90th Percentile £97,500 £88,100 £82,500
North West median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -9.09%

Senior Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Senior Analyst job vacancy trend in Manchester

Senior Analyst
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for Senior Analyst job vacancies in Manchester.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Analyst job vacancies in Manchester

Senior Analyst
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Analyst in Manchester over the 6 months to 14 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Senior Analyst in Manchester

Senior 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 Senior Analyst within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 14 August 2026. 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
Salford - 22 £75,000 -
Bolton - 10 £50,000 -
Stockport - 5 £55,000 -
Wigan - 2 £57,500 -
Oldham - 1 £46,421 -
Senior Analyst
North West

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

For the 6 months to 14 August 2026, Senior 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 Senior Analyst in the job title.

1 30 (27.52%) Cybersecurity
2 29 (26.61%) Microsoft
3 20 (18.35%) AI
4 19 (17.43%) Information Security
5 18 (16.51%) AWS
6 17 (15.60%) Security Operations
7 16 (14.68%) Adobe
7 16 (14.68%) Apple
7 16 (14.68%) Continuous Improvement
7 16 (14.68%) FinOps
8 15 (13.76%) SQL
9 14 (12.84%) Problem-Solving
10 13 (11.93%) Business Intelligence
10 13 (11.93%) Degree
10 13 (11.93%) Mentoring
11 12 (11.01%) AWS Certification
11 12 (11.01%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 12 (11.01%) Azure
11 12 (11.01%) Cloudability
11 12 (11.01%) Cost Management
11 12 (11.01%) Cost Optimisation
11 12 (11.01%) GCP
11 12 (11.01%) ServiceNow
11 12 (11.01%) Software Licensing
12 11 (10.09%) ACCA
12 11 (10.09%) CIMA
13 10 (9.17%) Budgeting
13 10 (9.17%) Budgeting and Forecasting
13 10 (9.17%) Business Development
13 10 (9.17%) Financial Modelling

Senior 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 1 (0.92%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (0.92%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (0.92%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 12 (11.01%) Cloudability
2 3 (2.75%) Elite 3E
Cloud Services
1 18 (16.51%) AWS
2 12 (11.01%) Azure
2 12 (11.01%) GCP
3 10 (9.17%) Power Platform
4 6 (5.50%) Google Sheets
5 5 (4.59%) Microsoft 365
6 4 (3.67%) Microsoft Copilot
7 3 (2.75%) Snowflake
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (6.42%) Tableau
2 6 (5.50%) Power BI
3 3 (2.75%) GIS
3 3 (2.75%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 3 (2.75%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 2 (1.83%) Geospatial Data
Development Applications
1 1 (0.92%) JIRA
General
1 31 (28.44%) Finance
2 16 (14.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 16 (14.68%) Law
2 16 (14.68%) Social Skills
3 10 (9.17%) Military
3 10 (9.17%) Telecoms
4 8 (7.34%) Marketing
5 7 (6.42%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (1.83%) Local Government
6 2 (1.83%) Retail
7 1 (0.92%) Games
7 1 (0.92%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (0.92%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.83%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 28 (25.69%) Security Posture
2 4 (3.67%) Product Ownership
2 4 (3.67%) Self-Motivation
3 2 (1.83%) Driving Licence
4 1 (0.92%) Hackathon
4 1 (0.92%) Smart Home
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.92%) Windows
1 1 (0.92%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (27.52%) Cybersecurity
2 20 (18.35%) AI
3 19 (17.43%) Information Security
4 17 (15.60%) Security Operations
5 16 (14.68%) Continuous Improvement
5 16 (14.68%) FinOps
6 14 (12.84%) Problem-Solving
7 13 (11.93%) Business Intelligence
7 13 (11.93%) Mentoring
8 12 (11.01%) Cost Management
8 12 (11.01%) Cost Optimisation
8 12 (11.01%) Software Licensing
9 10 (9.17%) Budgeting
9 10 (9.17%) Budgeting and Forecasting
9 10 (9.17%) Business Development
9 10 (9.17%) Financial Modelling
10 9 (8.26%) Decision-Making
11 8 (7.34%) Proactive Management
11 8 (7.34%) Proactive Monitoring
11 8 (7.34%) Red Team
Programming Languages
1 15 (13.76%) SQL
2 5 (4.59%) Python
3 3 (2.75%) T-SQL
4 1 (0.92%) Java
Qualifications
1 13 (11.93%) Degree
2 12 (11.01%) AWS Certification
2 12 (11.01%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
3 11 (10.09%) ACCA
3 11 (10.09%) CIMA
4 1 (0.92%) CIPD
4 1 (0.92%) SC Cleared
4 1 (0.92%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (7.34%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 8 (7.34%) NIST
2 4 (3.67%) Data Quality
3 3 (2.75%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 1 (0.92%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (0.92%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (0.92%) SCCM
Vendors
1 29 (26.61%) Microsoft
2 16 (14.68%) Adobe
2 16 (14.68%) Apple
3 12 (11.01%) ServiceNow
4 8 (7.34%) Tanium
5 6 (5.50%) Google
5 6 (5.50%) HubSpot
6 1 (0.92%) Liquidlogic