Senior Analyst Job Trends in Manchester

Senior Analyst
North West > Manchester

The median Senior Analyst salary in Manchester is £55,893 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 December 2025.

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

6 months to
12 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 116 117 112
Rank change year-on-year +1 -5 +55
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Analyst 14 45 28
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.57% 1.41% 1.26%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.64% 1.50% 1.31%
Number of salaries quoted 8 16 23
10th Percentile £40,250 £40,000 -
25th Percentile £50,964 £43,750 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,893 £53,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.47% -6.96% +15.00%
75th Percentile £63,125 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £71,250
North West median annual salary £54,643 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.08% +5.00% -

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 2,191 3,010 2,137
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.14% 94.48% 95.87%
Number of salaries quoted 1,374 1,540 1,722
10th Percentile £28,250 £34,975 £32,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,250 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -4.35% +1.94%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £83,775 £84,056
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

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 12 December 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 December 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
Oldham - 1 £42,000 - 2
Senior Analyst
North West

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

For the 6 months to 12 December 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%) Power Platform
2 5 (35.71%) Project Delivery
2 5 (35.71%) SAP
2 5 (35.71%) Service Management
3 4 (28.57%) Continuous Improvement
4 3 (21.43%) AI
4 3 (21.43%) Microsoft
4 3 (21.43%) Migration
4 3 (21.43%) Power BI
4 3 (21.43%) SharePoint
4 3 (21.43%) SQL
5 2 (14.29%) Aderant
5 2 (14.29%) Business Analysis
5 2 (14.29%) Business Intelligence
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

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
Business Applications
1 1 (7.14%) NEC Housing
Cloud Services
1 5 (35.71%) 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%) Dynamics 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (21.43%) 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 3 (21.43%) 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%) Business Intelligence
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%) Generative AI
6 1 (7.14%) Housing Management
6 1 (7.14%) Intelligent Automation
6 1 (7.14%) SDLC
6 1 (7.14%) Technology Transformation
Programming Languages
1 3 (21.43%) SQL
2 2 (14.29%) C#
2 2 (14.29%) Python
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 3 (21.43%) Microsoft
3 2 (14.29%) Aderant
3 2 (14.29%) Google
3 2 (14.29%) Salesforce
4 1 (7.14%) Northgate
4 1 (7.14%) ServiceNow