Data Interpretation Job Trends in the North West

Data Interpretation
England > North West

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North West requiring Data Interpretation skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 217 - 278
Rank change year-on-year - - -26
Permanent jobs citing Data Interpretation 9 0 5
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 0.086% - 0.054%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.12% - 0.066%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 4
10th Percentile - - £38,501
25th Percentile £42,500 - £40,302
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 - £47,493
Median % change year-on-year - - +53.20%
75th Percentile £47,500 - £54,688
90th Percentile - - £63,125
England median annual salary £56,250 £43,500 £44,987
% change year-on-year +29.31% -3.30% +45.12%

All Process & Methodology Skills
North West

Data Interpretation falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the North West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 7,676 3,980 7,618
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 73.68% 95.19% 82.28%
Number of salaries quoted 4,548 2,187 6,059
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £38,875 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £65,603
90th Percentile £89,150 £83,950 £80,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%

Data Interpretation
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Data Interpretation relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Data Interpretation job vacancy trend in the North West

Data Interpretation
Salary Trend in the North West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Data Interpretation.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Data Interpretation

Data Interpretation
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Interpretation within the North West region over the 6 months to 3 May 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
Merseyside - 8 - -
Manchester - 1 £45,000 - 2
Data Interpretation
England

Data Interpretation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (11.11%) Google Ads
General
1 5 (55.56%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (44.44%) Pharmaceutical
3 1 (11.11%) Advertising
3 1 (11.11%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 8 (88.89%) Analyst
1 8 (88.89%) QC Analyst
2 1 (11.11%) PPC Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (11.11%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (88.89%) Change Control
1 8 (88.89%) Component Testing
1 8 (88.89%) Risk Assessment
1 8 (88.89%) Validation
2 4 (44.44%) Root Cause Analysis
3 1 (11.11%) B2B
3 1 (11.11%) B2C
3 1 (11.11%) Conversion Rate Optimisation
3 1 (11.11%) Data Analysis
3 1 (11.11%) Digital Marketing
3 1 (11.11%) E-Commerce
3 1 (11.11%) Paid Search
3 1 (11.11%) Pay per click
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (88.89%) GMP
2 4 (44.44%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 1 (11.11%) Google
1 1 (11.11%) Microsoft