Senior Analyst Job Trends in Manchester

Senior Analyst
North West > Manchester

The median Senior Analyst salary in Manchester is £42,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 25 January 2026.

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

6 months to
25 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 112 106 134
Rank change year-on-year -6 +28 +16
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Analyst 25 48 35
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.81% 1.83% 1.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.90% 1.95% 1.17%
Number of salaries quoted 17 16 27
10th Percentile £39,400 £34,500 £39,450
25th Percentile £41,000 £43,750 £46,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,000 £53,500 £54,500
Median % change year-on-year -21.50% -1.83% +19.61%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £62,500
90th Percentile - £67,500 £71,250
North West median annual salary £51,250 £52,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -2.38% -8.70% +23.66%

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 2,780 2,463 2,989
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.56% 93.76% 94.77%
Number of salaries quoted 1,828 1,191 2,472
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -3.08%
75th Percentile £72,500 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £87,500 £82,500
North West median annual salary £50,000 £52,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -3.85% +4.00% -5.66%

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 25 January 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 25 January 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
Oldham - 6 £42,000 -
Senior Analyst
North West

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

For the 6 months to 25 January 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 9 (36.00%) Business Intelligence
1 9 (36.00%) SQL
2 8 (32.00%) Power BI
2 8 (32.00%) Power Platform
3 6 (24.00%) Customer Service
3 6 (24.00%) ETL
3 6 (24.00%) Housing Management
3 6 (24.00%) ITIL
3 6 (24.00%) NEC Housing
3 6 (24.00%) Northgate
4 5 (20.00%) Decision-Making
5 4 (16.00%) Continuous Improvement
5 4 (16.00%) Mentoring
6 3 (12.00%) Agile
6 3 (12.00%) Coaching
6 3 (12.00%) Project Delivery
6 3 (12.00%) SharePoint
6 3 (12.00%) Stakeholder Management
7 2 (8.00%) Active Directory
7 2 (8.00%) Aderant
7 2 (8.00%) Business Analysis
7 2 (8.00%) C#
7 2 (8.00%) Conflict Resolution
7 2 (8.00%) Data Analysis
7 2 (8.00%) Emotional Intelligence
7 2 (8.00%) Logistics
7 2 (8.00%) Microsoft
7 2 (8.00%) Microsoft 365
7 2 (8.00%) Microsoft Excel
7 2 (8.00%) Microsoft Intune

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 (12.00%) SharePoint
2 1 (4.00%) Confluence
Applications
1 2 (8.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (8.00%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (4.00%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 6 (24.00%) NEC Housing
Cloud Services
1 8 (32.00%) Power Platform
2 2 (8.00%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (4.00%) Google Sheets
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (32.00%) Power BI
2 1 (4.00%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (4.00%) JIRA
General
1 5 (20.00%) Finance
2 4 (16.00%) Social Skills
3 2 (8.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 2 (8.00%) Law
3 2 (8.00%) Legal
3 2 (8.00%) Pharmaceutical
3 2 (8.00%) Retail
4 1 (4.00%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (4.00%) Marketing
4 1 (4.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 2 (8.00%) Onboarding
2 1 (4.00%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 2 (8.00%) Windows
1 2 (8.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (36.00%) Business Intelligence
2 6 (24.00%) Customer Service
2 6 (24.00%) ETL
2 6 (24.00%) Housing Management
2 6 (24.00%) ITIL
3 5 (20.00%) Decision-Making
4 4 (16.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 4 (16.00%) Mentoring
5 3 (12.00%) Agile
5 3 (12.00%) Coaching
5 3 (12.00%) Project Delivery
5 3 (12.00%) Stakeholder Management
6 2 (8.00%) Business Analysis
6 2 (8.00%) Conflict Resolution
6 2 (8.00%) Data Analysis
6 2 (8.00%) Emotional Intelligence
6 2 (8.00%) Logistics
6 2 (8.00%) Problem-Solving
6 2 (8.00%) Process Improvement
6 2 (8.00%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 9 (36.00%) SQL
2 2 (8.00%) C#
2 2 (8.00%) Python
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (8.00%) PMO
System Software
1 2 (8.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (8.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 2 (8.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 6 (24.00%) Northgate
2 2 (8.00%) Aderant
2 2 (8.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (8.00%) SAP
3 1 (4.00%) Google
3 1 (4.00%) HubSpot
3 1 (4.00%) Salesforce