Senior Analyst Job Trends in Manchester

Senior Analyst
North West > Manchester

The median Senior Analyst salary in Manchester is £58,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 November 2025.

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

6 months to
7 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 122 121 120
Rank change year-on-year -1 -1 +45
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Analyst 14 52 30
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.59% 1.42% 1.24%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.63% 1.49% 1.29%
Number of salaries quoted 8 19 26
10th Percentile £49,550 £39,200 £36,750
25th Percentile £54,285 £40,000 £38,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,750 £52,500 £50,320
Median % change year-on-year +11.90% +4.33% +0.64%
75th Percentile £65,000 £60,558 £62,500
90th Percentile £66,500 £66,000 £71,250
North West median annual salary £55,000 £45,000 £50,139
% change year-on-year +22.22% -10.25% +0.28%

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 2,215 3,481 2,330
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.76% 95.16% 96.64%
Number of salaries quoted 1,464 1,765 1,907
10th Percentile £28,250 £33,500 £34,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,000 £55,000 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.45% -5.17% +5.45%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £84,750 £84,056
North West median annual salary £49,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -1.00% -9.09% +4.76%

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 7 November 2025.

Salary histogram for Senior Analyst in Manchester

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

For the 6 months to 7 November 2025, 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 6 (42.86%) Decision-Making
2 5 (35.71%) Logistics
2 5 (35.71%) People Management
2 5 (35.71%) Project Delivery
2 5 (35.71%) SAP
2 5 (35.71%) Service Management
3 4 (28.57%) Continuous Improvement
3 4 (28.57%) Microsoft
3 4 (28.57%) Power Platform
4 3 (21.43%) AI
4 3 (21.43%) Migration
4 3 (21.43%) Python
4 3 (21.43%) SharePoint
5 2 (14.29%) Aderant
5 2 (14.29%) Business Analysis
5 2 (14.29%) C#
5 2 (14.29%) CBAP
5 2 (14.29%) Degree
5 2 (14.29%) Google
5 2 (14.29%) Google Docs
5 2 (14.29%) Google Drive
5 2 (14.29%) Google Workspace
5 2 (14.29%) MCP
5 2 (14.29%) Mentoring
5 2 (14.29%) Microsoft 365
5 2 (14.29%) Microsoft Certification
5 2 (14.29%) Microsoft Copilot
5 2 (14.29%) Microsoft Excel
5 2 (14.29%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (14.29%) Microsoft Purview

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 3 (21.43%) SharePoint
2 2 (14.29%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (7.14%) Confluence
Applications
1 2 (14.29%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (7.14%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 4 (28.57%) Power Platform
2 2 (14.29%) Google Docs
2 2 (14.29%) Google Drive
2 2 (14.29%) Google Workspace
2 2 (14.29%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (14.29%) Microsoft Copilot
2 2 (14.29%) Microsoft Purview
2 2 (14.29%) OneDrive
3 1 (7.14%) Azure
3 1 (7.14%) Azure Storage
3 1 (7.14%) Dynamics 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (14.29%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (7.14%) JIRA
General
1 7 (50.00%) Finance
2 5 (35.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 5 (35.71%) Pharmaceutical
2 5 (35.71%) Retail
3 4 (28.57%) Social Skills
4 2 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (14.29%) Law
4 2 (14.29%) Legal
4 2 (14.29%) Public Sector
5 1 (7.14%) Military
5 1 (7.14%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 2 (14.29%) AI Agents
2 1 (7.14%) Low-Code
2 1 (7.14%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (42.86%) Decision-Making
2 5 (35.71%) Logistics
2 5 (35.71%) People Management
2 5 (35.71%) Project Delivery
2 5 (35.71%) Service Management
3 4 (28.57%) Continuous Improvement
4 3 (21.43%) AI
4 3 (21.43%) Migration
5 2 (14.29%) Business Analysis
5 2 (14.29%) Mentoring
5 2 (14.29%) Requirements Gathering
5 2 (14.29%) Roadmaps
6 1 (7.14%) Budgeting
6 1 (7.14%) Budgeting and Forecasting
6 1 (7.14%) Coaching
6 1 (7.14%) Generative AI
6 1 (7.14%) Intelligent Automation
6 1 (7.14%) SDLC
6 1 (7.14%) Technology Transformation
6 1 (7.14%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 3 (21.43%) Python
2 2 (14.29%) C#
2 2 (14.29%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (14.29%) CBAP
1 2 (14.29%) Degree
1 2 (14.29%) MCP
1 2 (14.29%) Microsoft Certification
Vendors
1 5 (35.71%) SAP
2 4 (28.57%) Microsoft
3 2 (14.29%) Aderant
3 2 (14.29%) Google
3 2 (14.29%) Salesforce
4 1 (7.14%) Alteryx
4 1 (7.14%) ServiceNow