Support Analyst Jobs in Manchester

Support Analyst
North West > Manchester

The median Support Analyst salary in Manchester is £44,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 May 2025.

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

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 127 162 162
Rank change year-on-year +35 0 +17
Permanent jobs requiring a Support Analyst 17 53 81
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 0.80% 1.04% 1.63%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.88% 1.09% 1.78%
Number of salaries quoted 17 47 76
10th Percentile £26,500 £27,250 £22,500
25th Percentile £31,375 £31,250 £24,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,500 £45,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.11% +28.57% +25.00%
75th Percentile £48,250 £48,125 £43,750
90th Percentile £48,550 £52,500 £52,500
North West median annual salary £33,125 £32,500 £33,500
% change year-on-year +1.92% -2.99% +11.67%

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 1,928 4,842 4,561
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.47% 94.70% 91.66%
Number of salaries quoted 1,273 3,750 2,671
10th Percentile £32,500 £30,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £41,143 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,000 £54,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.26% -6.09% +4.55%
75th Percentile £77,500 £68,750 £71,250
90th Percentile £91,164 £81,250 £83,750
North West median annual salary £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +4.76%

Support Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Job vacancy trend for Support Analyst in Manchester

Support Analyst
Salary Trend in Manchester

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

Salary trend for Support Analyst in Manchester

Support Analyst
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Support Analyst in Manchester over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Support Analyst in Manchester

Support 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 Support Analyst within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 1 May 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 +15 2 £34,000 +13.33%
Bolton -13 2 £28,375 -8.47%
Support Analyst
North West

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

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Support 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 Support Analyst in the job title.

1 12 (70.59%) Analytical Skills
2 11 (64.71%) Problem-Solving
2 11 (64.71%) Social Skills
3 9 (52.94%) Shell Script
3 9 (52.94%) Manufacturing
3 9 (52.94%) Validation
3 9 (52.94%) SQL
3 9 (52.94%) Oracle
3 9 (52.94%) PhD
3 9 (52.94%) Korn
3 9 (52.94%) Degree
3 9 (52.94%) Computer Science
3 9 (52.94%) Retail
3 9 (52.94%) Computer Science Degree
3 9 (52.94%) C-shell
3 9 (52.94%) Translating Business Requirements
3 9 (52.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 9 (52.94%) Manufacturing Execution System
4 7 (41.18%) Continuous Improvement
4 7 (41.18%) Linux
4 7 (41.18%) PL/SQL
5 5 (29.41%) Microsoft 365
5 5 (29.41%) Microsoft
6 4 (23.53%) ITIL
6 4 (23.53%) Windows
7 3 (17.65%) ITSM
7 3 (17.65%) Windows 10
8 2 (11.76%) SCCM
8 2 (11.76%) Law
8 2 (11.76%) Legal

Support 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 (11.76%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (11.76%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 5 (29.41%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (5.88%) PBX
1 1 (5.88%) VoIP
General
1 12 (70.59%) Analytical Skills
2 11 (64.71%) Social Skills
3 9 (52.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 9 (52.94%) Manufacturing
3 9 (52.94%) Retail
4 2 (11.76%) Law
4 2 (11.76%) Legal
5 1 (5.88%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 9 (52.94%) Manufacturing Execution System
2 2 (11.76%) NHS
2 2 (11.76%) Onboarding
3 1 (5.88%) IVR
3 1 (5.88%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 7 (41.18%) Linux
2 4 (23.53%) Windows
3 3 (17.65%) Windows 10
4 1 (5.88%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (64.71%) Problem-Solving
2 9 (52.94%) Computer Science
2 9 (52.94%) Translating Business Requirements
2 9 (52.94%) Validation
3 7 (41.18%) Continuous Improvement
4 4 (23.53%) ITIL
5 3 (17.65%) ITSM
6 2 (11.76%) CRM
6 2 (11.76%) Proactive Maintenance
7 1 (5.88%) Asset Management
7 1 (5.88%) Change Management
7 1 (5.88%) Collaborative Working
7 1 (5.88%) Customer Service
7 1 (5.88%) Disaster Recovery
7 1 (5.88%) Patch Management
7 1 (5.88%) Proactive Management
7 1 (5.88%) Roadmaps
7 1 (5.88%) Service Management
7 1 (5.88%) Technology Roadmap
7 1 (5.88%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 9 (52.94%) C-shell
1 9 (52.94%) Korn
1 9 (52.94%) Shell Script
1 9 (52.94%) SQL
2 7 (41.18%) PL/SQL
3 1 (5.88%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 9 (52.94%) Computer Science Degree
1 9 (52.94%) Degree
1 9 (52.94%) PhD
2 1 (5.88%) A+ Certification
2 1 (5.88%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (11.76%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (11.76%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (11.76%) SCCM
Vendors
1 9 (52.94%) Oracle
2 5 (29.41%) Microsoft