Data Transformation Job Trends in the North West

Data Transformation
England > North West

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North West requiring Data Transformation skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 172 194 172
Rank change year-on-year +22 -22 +68
Permanent jobs citing Data Transformation 11 15 16
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 0.18% 0.29% 0.41%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.21% 0.32% 0.46%
Number of salaries quoted 6 10 16
10th Percentile £42,500 £44,738 -
25th Percentile £44,688 £55,000 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £77,500 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -32.26% +121.43% -37.95%
75th Percentile £69,688 £83,750 £49,688
90th Percentile £76,250 £115,000 £58,750
England median annual salary £67,500 £71,250 £65,000
% change year-on-year -5.26% +9.62% -5.55%

All Process & Methodology Skills
North West

Data Transformation 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 5,122 4,712 3,458
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 83.27% 90.23% 89.61%
Number of salaries quoted 2,464 2,332 2,655
10th Percentile £28,000 £32,500 £31,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% -5.45% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £66,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £82,548
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Data Transformation
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Data Transformation job vacancy trend in the North West

Data Transformation
Salary Trend in the North West

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

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

Data Transformation
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Transformation in the North West over the 6 months to 31 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Data Transformation in the North West

Data Transformation
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 Transformation within the North West region over the 6 months to 31 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
Manchester +31 10 £52,500 -52.27% 10
Lancashire +12 1 - - 3
Data Transformation
England

Data Transformation
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:

Applications
1 1 (9.09%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (9.09%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 2 (18.18%) iPaaS
2 1 (9.09%) Azure
2 1 (9.09%) dbt
2 1 (9.09%) Power Platform
2 1 (9.09%) Snowflake
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (9.09%) Data Lake
1 1 (9.09%) DB2
1 1 (9.09%) Power BI
1 1 (9.09%) Power Query
1 1 (9.09%) Relational Database
1 1 (9.09%) SAP Data Services
1 1 (9.09%) Semantic Layer
1 1 (9.09%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (9.09%) LSMW
General
1 6 (54.55%) Finance
2 4 (36.36%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (27.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 2 (18.18%) Law
4 2 (18.18%) Social Skills
5 1 (9.09%) Banking
5 1 (9.09%) Investment Banking
5 1 (9.09%) Marketing
5 1 (9.09%) Military
5 1 (9.09%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 4 (36.36%) Analyst
2 2 (18.18%) Data Engineer
2 2 (18.18%) Integration Analyst
2 2 (18.18%) Lead
2 2 (18.18%) Senior
2 2 (18.18%) Senior Data Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) Architect
3 1 (9.09%) Data Architect
3 1 (9.09%) Insight Analyst
3 1 (9.09%) Senior Test Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) Snowflake Architect
3 1 (9.09%) Test Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (9.09%) Data Structures
1 1 (9.09%) Legacy Systems
1 1 (9.09%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (63.64%) Decision-Making
2 5 (45.45%) Agile
3 4 (36.36%) Technical Leadership
4 3 (27.27%) Co-Creation
4 3 (27.27%) Culture Change
4 3 (27.27%) Data Management
4 3 (27.27%) Digital Strategy
4 3 (27.27%) Digital Transformation Programme
4 3 (27.27%) ERP
4 3 (27.27%) Mentoring
4 3 (27.27%) Migration
4 3 (27.27%) Proactive Monitoring
4 3 (27.27%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (27.27%) Resource Allocation
4 3 (27.27%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 3 (27.27%) Strategic Planning
4 3 (27.27%) User Experience
5 2 (18.18%) Data Cleansing
5 2 (18.18%) Data Migration
5 2 (18.18%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 4 (36.36%) SQL
2 3 (27.27%) Python
3 1 (9.09%) Java
Qualifications
1 1 (9.09%) Degree
1 1 (9.09%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (9.09%) Data Quality
1 1 (9.09%) PCI DSS
1 1 (9.09%) QA
Systems Management
1 1 (9.09%) Kubernetes
1 1 (9.09%) Terraform
Vendors
1 3 (27.27%) Oracle
1 3 (27.27%) SAP
2 2 (18.18%) Databricks
2 2 (18.18%) Microsoft
2 2 (18.18%) Salesforce
2 2 (18.18%) SnapLogic
2 2 (18.18%) Workday