Senior Analyst Jobs in Manchester

Senior Analyst
North West > Manchester

The median Senior Analyst salary in Manchester is £54,285 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 July 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 144 165 182
Rank change year-on-year +21 +17 -3
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Analyst 24 58 39
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 0.94% 1.02% 0.94%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.04% 1.08% 1.02%
Number of salaries quoted 13 23 35
10th Percentile £36,200 £40,000 £28,910
25th Percentile £51,250 £40,625 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,285 £52,500 £49,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.40% +7.14% -10.91%
75th Percentile £70,000 £60,000 £52,712
90th Percentile - £62,500 £59,500
North West median annual salary £54,285 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +8.57% +11.11% -14.29%

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 2,313 5,385 3,811
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.03% 95.11% 92.03%
Number of salaries quoted 1,375 3,893 2,556
10th Percentile £29,850 £30,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £42,874
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £54,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.85% -6.09% +4.55%
75th Percentile £72,777 £68,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £81,250 £82,500
North West median annual salary £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +4.76%

Senior Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Job postings that featured Senior Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Job vacancy trend for Senior Analyst in Manchester

Senior Analyst
Salary Trend in Manchester

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Analyst in Manchester.

Salary trend for Senior Analyst in Manchester

Senior Analyst
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Analyst in Manchester over the 6 months to 12 July 2025.

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 12 July 2025. 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
Stockport +12 2 £34,000 -20.00%
Senior Analyst
North West

Senior Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 12 July 2025, Senior Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Manchester region featuring Senior Analyst in the job title.

1 14 (58.33%) Finance
2 9 (37.50%) Social Skills
3 8 (33.33%) Analytics
3 8 (33.33%) Microsoft
4 7 (29.17%) Degree
5 6 (25.00%) Agile
5 6 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
5 6 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
5 6 (25.00%) Power Platform
5 6 (25.00%) Decision-Making
6 5 (20.83%) Retail
7 4 (16.67%) Banking
7 4 (16.67%) Data Analysis
7 4 (16.67%) Artificial Intelligence
7 4 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
7 4 (16.67%) Analytical Mindset
7 4 (16.67%) Power BI
7 4 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
7 4 (16.67%) Onboarding
8 3 (12.50%) Customer Service
8 3 (12.50%) Functional Testing
8 3 (12.50%) Data Analytics
8 3 (12.50%) Confluence
8 3 (12.50%) Process Improvement
8 3 (12.50%) SDLC
8 3 (12.50%) People Management
8 3 (12.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 3 (12.50%) Public Sector
8 3 (12.50%) Project Delivery
8 3 (12.50%) Actionable Insight

Senior Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 3 (12.50%) Confluence
2 2 (8.33%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (8.33%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 6 (25.00%) Power Platform
2 2 (8.33%) Azure
2 2 (8.33%) Google Docs
2 2 (8.33%) Google Drive
2 2 (8.33%) Google Workspace
2 2 (8.33%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (8.33%) Microsoft Copilot
2 2 (8.33%) Microsoft Purview
2 2 (8.33%) OneDrive
3 1 (4.17%) Azure Storage
3 1 (4.17%) Dynamics 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (16.67%) Power BI
2 2 (8.33%) Oracle BI Publisher
2 2 (8.33%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 2 (8.33%) JIRA
General
1 14 (58.33%) Finance
2 9 (37.50%) Social Skills
3 6 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (20.83%) Retail
5 4 (16.67%) Banking
6 3 (12.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 3 (12.50%) Pharmaceutical
6 3 (12.50%) Public Sector
7 1 (4.17%) Financial Institution
7 1 (4.17%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (4.17%) Law
7 1 (4.17%) Military
7 1 (4.17%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (8.33%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 4 (16.67%) Analytical Mindset
1 4 (16.67%) Onboarding
2 2 (8.33%) AI Agents
2 2 (8.33%) NHS
3 1 (4.17%) Low-Code
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (33.33%) Analytics
2 6 (25.00%) Agile
2 6 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
2 6 (25.00%) Decision-Making
3 4 (16.67%) Artificial Intelligence
3 4 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
3 4 (16.67%) Data Analysis
3 4 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (12.50%) Actionable Insight
4 3 (12.50%) Business Analysis
4 3 (12.50%) Customer Service
4 3 (12.50%) Data Analytics
4 3 (12.50%) Functional Testing
4 3 (12.50%) Logistics
4 3 (12.50%) People Management
4 3 (12.50%) Process Improvement
4 3 (12.50%) Project Delivery
4 3 (12.50%) SDLC
4 3 (12.50%) Test Automation
4 3 (12.50%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 3 (12.50%) Python
2 1 (4.17%) Data Analysis Expressions
2 1 (4.17%) R
2 1 (4.17%) SQL
Qualifications
1 7 (29.17%) Degree
2 2 (8.33%) CBAP
2 2 (8.33%) MCP
2 2 (8.33%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (4.17%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (8.33%) Data Quality
2 1 (4.17%) SLA
Systems Management
1 2 (8.33%) SCCM
Vendors
1 8 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 3 (12.50%) Bloomberg
2 3 (12.50%) SAP
3 2 (8.33%) Concur
3 2 (8.33%) Google
3 2 (8.33%) IBM
3 2 (8.33%) Oracle
4 1 (4.17%) Alteryx
4 1 (4.17%) Salesforce
4 1 (4.17%) ServiceNow