Analyst Jobs in the North West

Analyst
England > North West

The median Analyst salary in the North West is £40,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 10 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
10 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 13 16 15
Rank change year-on-year +3 -1 +4
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 931 865 1,125
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 9.45% 11.06% 12.06%
As % of the Job Titles category 9.99% 12.42% 12.57%
Number of salaries quoted 739 666 852
10th Percentile £23,800 £24,250 £23,500
25th Percentile £29,750 £31,074 £28,995
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,250 £41,374
Median % change year-on-year -5.33% +2.12% +10.33%
75th Percentile £48,750 £53,750 £50,000
90th Percentile £56,350 £66,875 £60,000
England median annual salary £45,000 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -5.26% +5.56% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North West

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the North West. 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 the North West with a recognized job title 9,322 6,967 8,948
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.61% 89.10% 95.91%
Number of salaries quoted 7,164 4,062 5,362
10th Percentile £27,250 £30,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £54,941 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.99% +4.65% +10.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £78,750 £81,250 £82,425
England median annual salary £53,500 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.01% +1.33% +9.09%

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Job vacancy trend for Analyst in the North West

Analyst
Salary Trend in the North West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Analyst in the North West.

Salary trend for Analyst in the North West

Analyst
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Analyst in the North West over the 6 months to 10 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Analyst in the North West

Analyst
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 Analyst within the North West region over the 6 months to 10 May 2024. 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 0 436 £45,000 +5.88% 85
Cheshire +12 193 £37,051 -3.76% 37
Merseyside +11 185 £35,000 -12.50% 17
Lancashire -1 91 £35,000 -24.32% 23
Cumbria -6 21 £30,500 -20.78%
Analyst
England

Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 10 May 2024, 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 North West region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 252 (27.07%) Social Skills
2 203 (21.80%) Finance
3 198 (21.27%) Analytical Skills
4 194 (20.84%) Microsoft
5 175 (18.80%) SQL
6 173 (18.58%) Problem-Solving
7 145 (15.57%) Decision-Making
8 138 (14.82%) Power Platform
9 128 (13.75%) Power BI
10 127 (13.64%) Agile
11 124 (13.32%) Microsoft 365
12 123 (13.21%) Microsoft Excel
13 120 (12.89%) Business Intelligence
14 111 (11.92%) Customer Service
15 108 (11.60%) Active Directory
16 104 (11.17%) Analytics
17 103 (11.06%) Degree
17 103 (11.06%) Legal
18 96 (10.31%) ITIL
19 92 (9.88%) Azure
20 91 (9.77%) Retail
21 86 (9.24%) Microsoft Office
22 82 (8.81%) Windows
23 80 (8.59%) Business Analysis
24 78 (8.38%) Visualisation
25 75 (8.06%) Continuous Improvement
26 73 (7.84%) Law
27 71 (7.63%) Coaching
28 70 (7.52%) ERP
29 68 (7.30%) Requirements Gathering

Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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 18 (1.93%) Microsoft Exchange
2 15 (1.61%) Confluence
3 9 (0.97%) SAS
4 8 (0.86%) SharePoint
5 4 (0.43%) CMS
6 3 (0.32%) IIS
6 3 (0.32%) Moodle
Applications
1 123 (13.21%) Microsoft Excel
2 86 (9.24%) Microsoft Office
3 16 (1.72%) MS Visio
4 14 (1.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 7 (0.75%) Spreadsheet
6 4 (0.43%) Trello
7 1 (0.11%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.11%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 13 (1.40%) Epicor Tropos
1 13 (1.40%) Infor SunSystems
1 13 (1.40%) iTrent
2 10 (1.07%) Dynamics CRM
3 7 (0.75%) Oracle ERP
4 5 (0.54%) Oracle Financials
5 2 (0.21%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.11%) Carpe Diem
6 1 (0.11%) Dynamics GP
6 1 (0.11%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.11%) Elite 3E
6 1 (0.11%) Primavera
6 1 (0.11%) SAP BPC
6 1 (0.11%) SAP CO
6 1 (0.11%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.11%) SAP FI/CO
6 1 (0.11%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 138 (14.82%) Power Platform
2 124 (13.32%) Microsoft 365
3 92 (9.88%) Azure
4 46 (4.94%) Dynamics 365
5 29 (3.11%) SaaS
6 24 (2.58%) AWS
7 22 (2.36%) Entra ID
8 8 (0.86%) Azure DevOps
8 8 (0.86%) Google Analytics
9 6 (0.64%) Google Workspace
9 6 (0.64%) OCI
10 5 (0.54%) BrowserStack
10 5 (0.54%) Google Sheets
11 4 (0.43%) Canva
11 4 (0.43%) Google Data Studio
11 4 (0.43%) Miro
11 4 (0.43%) PaaS
11 4 (0.43%) Power Automate
12 3 (0.32%) Adobe Analytics
12 3 (0.32%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 25 (2.69%) DNS
2 23 (2.47%) Internet
3 18 (1.93%) Firewall
4 15 (1.61%) TCP/IP
5 12 (1.29%) DKIM
5 12 (1.29%) DMARC
6 11 (1.18%) Broadband
7 10 (1.07%) LAN
7 10 (1.07%) WAN
8 9 (0.97%) DHCP
8 9 (0.97%) Network Security
9 5 (0.54%) Wi-Fi
9 5 (0.54%) Wireless
10 4 (0.43%) SMS
10 4 (0.43%) VoIP
11 3 (0.32%) Remote Desktop
12 2 (0.21%) Intrusion Detection
12 2 (0.21%) SD-WAN
12 2 (0.21%) Skype
12 2 (0.21%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 128 (13.75%) Power BI
2 34 (3.65%) Tableau
3 32 (3.44%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 30 (3.22%) SQL Server
5 25 (2.69%) BigQuery
6 17 (1.83%) BusinessObjects
7 16 (1.72%) Data Mining
7 16 (1.72%) Data Warehouse
8 14 (1.50%) Power Query
9 10 (1.07%) Azure SQL Database
10 6 (0.64%) Looker
10 6 (0.64%) Relational Database
11 5 (0.54%) Qlik Sense
12 3 (0.32%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
12 3 (0.32%) Crystal Reports
12 3 (0.32%) Oracle Reports
12 3 (0.32%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 2 (0.21%) Amazon QuickSight
13 2 (0.21%) GIS
13 2 (0.21%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 32 (3.44%) JIRA
2 7 (0.75%) JMeter
2 7 (0.75%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 5 (0.54%) Eclipse
4 4 (0.43%) Postman
5 2 (0.21%) Selenium
5 2 (0.21%) SpecFlow
5 2 (0.21%) TeamCity
5 2 (0.21%) WebDriver
6 1 (0.11%) Git
6 1 (0.11%) Redmine
6 1 (0.11%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 252 (27.07%) Social Skills
2 203 (21.80%) Finance
3 198 (21.27%) Analytical Skills
4 103 (11.06%) Legal
5 91 (9.77%) Retail
6 73 (7.84%) Law
7 47 (5.05%) Marketing
8 40 (4.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 28 (3.01%) Banking
9 28 (3.01%) Public Sector
10 20 (2.15%) Organisational Skills
11 18 (1.93%) Manufacturing
12 14 (1.50%) Presentation Skills
12 14 (1.50%) Telecoms
13 11 (1.18%) Influencing Skills
14 10 (1.07%) Games
15 7 (0.75%) Documentation Skills
15 7 (0.75%) Health Technology
16 5 (0.54%) Retail Finance
16 5 (0.54%) Social Housing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (1.72%) OLE
2 11 (1.18%) Oracle Fusion
2 11 (1.18%) XML
3 9 (0.97%) .NET
4 8 (0.86%) JSON
4 8 (0.86%) REST
4 8 (0.86%) SOAP
5 7 (0.75%) HTML
5 7 (0.75%) Web Services
6 4 (0.43%) CSS
6 4 (0.43%) PySpark
6 4 (0.43%) RESTful
7 2 (0.21%) .NET Framework
7 2 (0.21%) Gherkin
7 2 (0.21%) Playwright
8 1 (0.11%) ASP.NET
8 1 (0.11%) EDI
8 1 (0.11%) Flash
8 1 (0.11%) Middleware
8 1 (0.11%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 29 (3.11%) Self-Motivation
2 28 (3.01%) Management Information System
3 27 (2.90%) Smartphone
4 19 (2.04%) Onboarding
5 16 (1.72%) Cyberattack
6 14 (1.50%) Product Ownership
7 12 (1.29%) Cyber Threat
8 11 (1.18%) Driving Licence
9 9 (0.97%) Analytical Mindset
9 9 (0.97%) Mobile App
10 7 (0.75%) Greenfield Project
11 6 (0.64%) CCTV
11 6 (0.64%) e-Learning
11 6 (0.64%) Life Science
11 6 (0.64%) NHS
11 6 (0.64%) Pricing Data
11 6 (0.64%) Social Media
12 5 (0.54%) Data Centre
12 5 (0.54%) PMI
12 5 (0.54%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 82 (8.81%) Windows
2 20 (2.15%) Windows 10
2 20 (2.15%) Windows Server
3 14 (1.50%) Linux
4 10 (1.07%) Android
4 10 (1.07%) Apple iOS
5 9 (0.97%) Windows Vista
6 5 (0.54%) Windows Server 2012
6 5 (0.54%) Windows Server 2019
7 4 (0.43%) Unix
7 4 (0.43%) Windows Server 2016
8 2 (0.21%) Mac OS
8 2 (0.21%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 173 (18.58%) Problem-Solving
2 145 (15.57%) Decision-Making
3 127 (13.64%) Agile
4 120 (12.89%) Business Intelligence
5 111 (11.92%) Customer Service
6 104 (11.17%) Analytics
7 96 (10.31%) ITIL
8 80 (8.59%) Business Analysis
9 78 (8.38%) Visualisation
10 75 (8.06%) Continuous Improvement
11 71 (7.63%) Coaching
12 70 (7.52%) ERP
13 68 (7.30%) Requirements Gathering
14 63 (6.77%) Mentoring
15 59 (6.34%) Cybersecurity
16 58 (6.23%) Information Security
17 55 (5.91%) Roadmaps
18 53 (5.69%) Project Management
19 52 (5.59%) User Stories
20 51 (5.48%) Data Analysis
Programming Languages
1 175 (18.80%) SQL
2 42 (4.51%) Python
3 34 (3.65%) T-SQL
4 28 (3.01%) C#
5 23 (2.47%) R
6 19 (2.04%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 6 (0.64%) JavaScript
7 6 (0.64%) PowerShell
8 5 (0.54%) PL/SQL
9 3 (0.32%) VBA
10 2 (0.21%) Bash
10 2 (0.21%) Java
10 2 (0.21%) VB.NET
11 1 (0.11%) ABAP
11 1 (0.11%) RPG
11 1 (0.11%) VB
Qualifications
1 103 (11.06%) Degree
2 25 (2.69%) Security Cleared
3 19 (2.04%) Microsoft Certification
4 17 (1.83%) CIMA
5 16 (1.72%) SC Cleared
6 14 (1.50%) A+ Certification
7 12 (1.29%) DBS Check
8 10 (1.07%) AAT
9 9 (0.97%) ACCA
9 9 (0.97%) CISSP
10 8 (0.86%) CompTIA Security+
11 7 (0.75%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 7 (0.75%) Master's Degree
12 6 (0.64%) ITIL Certification
13 5 (0.54%) CEH
13 5 (0.54%) CFA
13 5 (0.54%) HND
13 5 (0.54%) PMI Certification
14 4 (0.43%) CISM
14 4 (0.43%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (4.19%) SLA
2 34 (3.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 26 (2.79%) QA
4 23 (2.47%) GDPR
5 20 (2.15%) Cyber Essentials
6 15 (1.61%) Data Quality
7 12 (1.29%) GRC
7 12 (1.29%) NIST
8 11 (1.18%) PMO
9 9 (0.97%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 8 (0.86%) PCI DSS
11 5 (0.54%) ITGC
12 4 (0.43%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 4 (0.43%) NCSC
13 3 (0.32%) ISO 9001
14 2 (0.21%) EMIR
14 2 (0.21%) MiFID
14 2 (0.21%) TickIT
15 1 (0.11%) Actionable Recommendations
15 1 (0.11%) P3O
System Software
1 108 (11.60%) Active Directory
2 7 (0.75%) Virtual Machines
3 5 (0.54%) Hyper-V
3 5 (0.54%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.21%) vSphere
5 1 (0.11%) DFS Replication
5 1 (0.11%) Snort
5 1 (0.11%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.11%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 14 (1.50%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (1.07%) CASB
3 6 (0.64%) SCCM
4 5 (0.54%) Grafana
4 5 (0.54%) Kibana
4 5 (0.54%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 4 (0.43%) Jamf Pro
6 3 (0.32%) Progress Chef
7 2 (0.21%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.21%) WSUS
Vendors
1 194 (20.84%) Microsoft
2 37 (3.97%) SAP
3 23 (2.47%) Oracle
3 23 (2.47%) ServiceNow
4 18 (1.93%) Google
5 13 (1.40%) Adobe
5 13 (1.40%) Epicor
5 13 (1.40%) Infor
6 11 (1.18%) Virgin Media
7 10 (1.07%) VMware
8 9 (0.97%) Apple
8 9 (0.97%) Citrix
8 9 (0.97%) F5
8 9 (0.97%) iManage
9 8 (0.86%) YouTube
10 7 (0.75%) Rapid7
10 7 (0.75%) Salesforce
10 7 (0.75%) Veeam
11 6 (0.64%) Alteryx
11 6 (0.64%) Civica