Senior Analyst Job Trends in Manchester

Senior Analyst
North West > Manchester

The median Senior Analyst salary in Manchester is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 September 2025.

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

6 months to
19 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 136 133 141
Rank change year-on-year -3 +8 +29
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Analyst 15 50 37
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 0.63% 1.23% 1.32%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.70% 1.30% 1.40%
Number of salaries quoted 9 17 33
10th Percentile £49,700 - £31,655
25th Percentile £54,285 £40,000 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £52,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% +16.67% -13.88%
75th Percentile £70,000 £60,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £71,000 £67,000 £63,700
North West median annual salary £55,000 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +22.22% - -13.46%

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 2,151 3,850 2,637
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.84% 94.52% 94.38%
Number of salaries quoted 1,281 2,200 2,125
10th Percentile £29,000 £32,500 £34,572
25th Percentile £35,500 £42,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.73% -8.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £87,000 £82,500 £84,034
North West median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - -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

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 19 September 2025.

Salary histogram for Senior Analyst in Manchester

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

For the 6 months to 19 September 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 8 (53.33%) Decision-Making
2 7 (46.67%) Social Skills
2 7 (46.67%) Finance
3 6 (40.00%) Power Platform
4 5 (33.33%) Project Delivery
4 5 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (33.33%) People Management
4 5 (33.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 5 (33.33%) Retail
4 5 (33.33%) Logistics
4 5 (33.33%) Pharmaceutical
4 5 (33.33%) Service Management
4 5 (33.33%) SAP
4 5 (33.33%) Microsoft
4 5 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
5 4 (26.67%) Analytics
5 4 (26.67%) Degree
5 4 (26.67%) Business Intelligence
5 4 (26.67%) Power BI
6 3 (20.00%) Mentoring
6 3 (20.00%) Public Sector
6 3 (20.00%) Business Analysis
6 3 (20.00%) Migration
6 3 (20.00%) Visualisation
6 3 (20.00%) Process Improvement
6 3 (20.00%) Data Analytics
7 2 (13.33%) Google
7 2 (13.33%) Performance Improvement
7 2 (13.33%) Data Quality
7 2 (13.33%) Google Workspace

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 2 (13.33%) Microsoft Exchange
1 2 (13.33%) SharePoint
2 1 (6.67%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (6.67%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 6 (40.00%) Power Platform
2 2 (13.33%) Google Docs
2 2 (13.33%) Google Drive
2 2 (13.33%) Google Workspace
2 2 (13.33%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (13.33%) Microsoft Copilot
2 2 (13.33%) Microsoft Purview
2 2 (13.33%) OneDrive
3 1 (6.67%) Azure
3 1 (6.67%) Azure Storage
3 1 (6.67%) Dynamics 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (26.67%) Power BI
General
1 7 (46.67%) Finance
1 7 (46.67%) Social Skills
2 5 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 5 (33.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 5 (33.33%) Pharmaceutical
2 5 (33.33%) Retail
3 3 (20.00%) Public Sector
4 1 (6.67%) Influencing Skills
4 1 (6.67%) Law
4 1 (6.67%) Military
4 1 (6.67%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 2 (13.33%) AI Agents
1 2 (13.33%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (6.67%) Low-Code
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (53.33%) Decision-Making
2 5 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 5 (33.33%) Logistics
2 5 (33.33%) People Management
2 5 (33.33%) Project Delivery
2 5 (33.33%) Service Management
3 4 (26.67%) Analytics
3 4 (26.67%) Business Intelligence
4 3 (20.00%) Business Analysis
4 3 (20.00%) Data Analytics
4 3 (20.00%) Mentoring
4 3 (20.00%) Migration
4 3 (20.00%) Process Improvement
4 3 (20.00%) Visualisation
5 2 (13.33%) Artificial Intelligence
5 2 (13.33%) Coaching
5 2 (13.33%) Collaborative Culture
5 2 (13.33%) Lean Six Sigma
5 2 (13.33%) Performance Improvement
5 2 (13.33%) Six Sigma
Programming Languages
1 2 (13.33%) Python
Qualifications
1 4 (26.67%) Degree
2 2 (13.33%) CBAP
2 2 (13.33%) MCP
2 2 (13.33%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (13.33%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 5 (33.33%) Microsoft
1 5 (33.33%) SAP
2 2 (13.33%) Google
3 1 (6.67%) Alteryx
3 1 (6.67%) Salesforce
3 1 (6.67%) ServiceNow