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 18 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
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 14 17 15
Rank change year-on-year +3 -2 +2
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 930 847 1,138
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 9.32% 11.00% 12.09%
As % of the Job Titles category 9.85% 12.29% 12.61%
Number of salaries quoted 739 656 846
10th Percentile £23,500 £24,500 £23,500
25th Percentile £29,617 £30,918 £28,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,500 £40,655
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% +4.54% +8.41%
75th Percentile £48,750 £53,750 £50,000
90th Percentile £56,250 £66,250 £60,000
England median annual salary £45,000 £47,500 £45,250
% change year-on-year -5.26% +4.97% +0.56%

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 9,439 6,893 9,028
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.61% 89.48% 95.95%
Number of salaries quoted 7,252 4,020 5,351
10th Percentile £27,250 £30,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £81,250
England median annual salary £53,000 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.83% +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 18 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 18 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 0 439 £45,000 +5.88% 84
Cheshire +12 193 £35,000 -9.09% 44
Merseyside +13 181 £35,000 -12.50% 25
Lancashire -6 91 £35,000 -22.22% 29
Cumbria -7 21 £30,500 -20.78% 3
Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 18 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.

1 249 (26.77%) Social Skills
2 201 (21.61%) Finance
3 198 (21.29%) Analytical Skills
4 197 (21.18%) Microsoft
5 174 (18.71%) Problem-Solving
6 172 (18.49%) SQL
7 144 (15.48%) Decision-Making
8 135 (14.52%) Power Platform
9 125 (13.44%) Power BI
10 124 (13.33%) Agile
11 123 (13.23%) Microsoft 365
12 121 (13.01%) Microsoft Excel
13 117 (12.58%) Business Intelligence
14 112 (12.04%) Customer Service
15 111 (11.94%) Active Directory
16 104 (11.18%) Legal
17 101 (10.86%) Degree
18 100 (10.75%) Analytics
19 94 (10.11%) ITIL
20 92 (9.89%) Azure
21 90 (9.68%) Retail
22 84 (9.03%) Microsoft Office
23 82 (8.82%) Windows
24 78 (8.39%) Visualisation
25 77 (8.28%) Business Analysis
26 73 (7.85%) Continuous Improvement
27 72 (7.74%) Law
27 72 (7.74%) Coaching
28 68 (7.31%) ERP
29 65 (6.99%) 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 17 (1.83%) Microsoft Exchange
2 15 (1.61%) Confluence
3 9 (0.97%) SAS
3 9 (0.97%) SharePoint
4 4 (0.43%) CMS
5 3 (0.32%) IIS
5 3 (0.32%) Moodle
Applications
1 121 (13.01%) Microsoft Excel
2 84 (9.03%) Microsoft Office
3 16 (1.72%) MS Visio
4 14 (1.51%) 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%) Infor SunSystems
1 13 (1.40%) iTrent
2 11 (1.18%) Epicor Tropos
3 10 (1.08%) Dynamics CRM
4 7 (0.75%) Oracle ERP
5 5 (0.54%) Oracle Financials
6 2 (0.22%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.11%) Carpe Diem
7 1 (0.11%) Dynamics GP
7 1 (0.11%) Dynamics NAV
7 1 (0.11%) Elite 3E
7 1 (0.11%) Primavera
7 1 (0.11%) SAP BPC
7 1 (0.11%) SAP CO
7 1 (0.11%) SAP FI
7 1 (0.11%) SAP FI/CO
7 1 (0.11%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 135 (14.52%) Power Platform
2 123 (13.23%) Microsoft 365
3 92 (9.89%) Azure
4 46 (4.95%) Dynamics 365
5 28 (3.01%) SaaS
6 26 (2.80%) Entra ID
7 24 (2.58%) AWS
8 8 (0.86%) Azure DevOps
8 8 (0.86%) Google Analytics
9 6 (0.65%) Google Workspace
9 6 (0.65%) 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%) iPaaS
Communications & Networking
1 24 (2.58%) DNS
1 24 (2.58%) Internet
2 18 (1.94%) Firewall
3 14 (1.51%) TCP/IP
4 12 (1.29%) DKIM
4 12 (1.29%) DMARC
5 11 (1.18%) Broadband
6 10 (1.08%) LAN
6 10 (1.08%) WAN
7 9 (0.97%) DHCP
7 9 (0.97%) Network Security
8 5 (0.54%) Wi-Fi
8 5 (0.54%) Wireless
9 4 (0.43%) SMS
10 3 (0.32%) Remote Desktop
10 3 (0.32%) VoIP
11 2 (0.22%) Intrusion Detection
11 2 (0.22%) SD-WAN
11 2 (0.22%) Skype
11 2 (0.22%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 125 (13.44%) Power BI
2 34 (3.66%) Tableau
3 30 (3.23%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 29 (3.12%) 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 (1.51%) Power Query
9 10 (1.08%) Azure SQL Database
10 7 (0.75%) Looker
11 6 (0.65%) Relational Database
12 5 (0.54%) Qlik Sense
13 3 (0.32%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
13 3 (0.32%) Crystal Reports
13 3 (0.32%) Oracle Reports
13 3 (0.32%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 2 (0.22%) Amazon QuickSight
14 2 (0.22%) GIS
15 1 (0.11%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 32 (3.44%) JIRA
2 8 (0.86%) JMeter
3 7 (0.75%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 5 (0.54%) Eclipse
5 4 (0.43%) Postman
6 3 (0.32%) Selenium
7 2 (0.22%) SpecFlow
7 2 (0.22%) TeamCity
7 2 (0.22%) WebDriver
8 1 (0.11%) Git
8 1 (0.11%) JUnit
8 1 (0.11%) Redmine
8 1 (0.11%) Team Foundation Server
8 1 (0.11%) TestNG
General
1 249 (26.77%) Social Skills
2 201 (21.61%) Finance
3 198 (21.29%) Analytical Skills
4 104 (11.18%) Legal
5 90 (9.68%) Retail
6 72 (7.74%) Law
7 48 (5.16%) Marketing
8 40 (4.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 29 (3.12%) Banking
10 26 (2.80%) Public Sector
11 20 (2.15%) Organisational Skills
12 17 (1.83%) Manufacturing
13 14 (1.51%) Telecoms
14 13 (1.40%) Presentation Skills
15 10 (1.08%) Games
16 9 (0.97%) Influencing Skills
17 7 (0.75%) Health Technology
18 6 (0.65%) Documentation Skills
19 5 (0.54%) Retail Finance
19 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 (0.22%) .NET Framework
7 2 (0.22%) Gherkin
7 2 (0.22%) Playwright
8 1 (0.11%) ASP.NET Web Forms
8 1 (0.11%) EDI
8 1 (0.11%) Flash
8 1 (0.11%) Middleware
8 1 (0.11%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 29 (3.12%) Management Information System
1 29 (3.12%) Self-Motivation
2 27 (2.90%) Smartphone
3 18 (1.94%) Onboarding
4 16 (1.72%) Cyberattack
5 14 (1.51%) Product Ownership
6 11 (1.18%) Driving Licence
7 10 (1.08%) Cyber Threat
8 9 (0.97%) Analytical Mindset
8 9 (0.97%) Mobile App
9 7 (0.75%) Greenfield Project
10 6 (0.65%) CCTV
10 6 (0.65%) e-Learning
10 6 (0.65%) Life Science
10 6 (0.65%) NHS
10 6 (0.65%) Pricing Data
10 6 (0.65%) Social Media
11 5 (0.54%) Data Centre
11 5 (0.54%) PMI
11 5 (0.54%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 82 (8.82%) Windows
2 21 (2.26%) Windows 10
2 21 (2.26%) Windows Server
3 14 (1.51%) Linux
4 11 (1.18%) Apple iOS
5 10 (1.08%) Android
6 9 (0.97%) Windows Vista
7 6 (0.65%) Windows Server 2019
8 5 (0.54%) Windows Server 2012
9 4 (0.43%) Unix
9 4 (0.43%) Windows Server 2016
10 2 (0.22%) Mac OS
10 2 (0.22%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 174 (18.71%) Problem-Solving
2 144 (15.48%) Decision-Making
3 124 (13.33%) Agile
4 117 (12.58%) Business Intelligence
5 112 (12.04%) Customer Service
6 100 (10.75%) Analytics
7 94 (10.11%) ITIL
8 78 (8.39%) Visualisation
9 77 (8.28%) Business Analysis
10 73 (7.85%) Continuous Improvement
11 72 (7.74%) Coaching
12 68 (7.31%) ERP
13 65 (6.99%) Requirements Gathering
14 60 (6.45%) Mentoring
15 59 (6.34%) Information Security
16 57 (6.13%) Cybersecurity
16 57 (6.13%) Roadmaps
17 52 (5.59%) Project Management
18 50 (5.38%) Data Analysis
18 50 (5.38%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 172 (18.49%) SQL
2 42 (4.52%) Python
3 31 (3.33%) T-SQL
4 27 (2.90%) C#
5 23 (2.47%) R
6 19 (2.04%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 9 (0.97%) PowerShell
8 6 (0.65%) JavaScript
9 5 (0.54%) PL/SQL
10 3 (0.32%) Java
10 3 (0.32%) RPG
10 3 (0.32%) VBA
11 2 (0.22%) Bash
11 2 (0.22%) VB.NET
12 1 (0.11%) ABAP
12 1 (0.11%) VB
Qualifications
1 101 (10.86%) Degree
2 24 (2.58%) Security Cleared
3 19 (2.04%) Microsoft Certification
4 17 (1.83%) CIMA
5 16 (1.72%) SC Cleared
6 14 (1.51%) A+ Certification
7 12 (1.29%) DBS Check
8 10 (1.08%) AAT
9 9 (0.97%) ACCA
9 9 (0.97%) CISSP
10 8 (0.86%) CompTIA Security+
11 7 (0.75%) Master's Degree
12 6 (0.65%) ITIL Certification
12 6 (0.65%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 5 (0.54%) CEH
13 5 (0.54%) CFA
13 5 (0.54%) Computer Science Degree
13 5 (0.54%) PMI Certification
14 4 (0.43%) CISM
14 4 (0.43%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (4.09%) SLA
2 34 (3.66%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 24 (2.58%) QA
4 22 (2.37%) GDPR
5 20 (2.15%) Cyber Essentials
6 13 (1.40%) Data Quality
7 12 (1.29%) GRC
7 12 (1.29%) PMO
8 11 (1.18%) NIST
9 8 (0.86%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 8 (0.86%) PCI DSS
10 5 (0.54%) ITGC
11 4 (0.43%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 4 (0.43%) NCSC
12 3 (0.32%) ISO 9001
13 2 (0.22%) EMIR
13 2 (0.22%) MiFID
13 2 (0.22%) TickIT
14 1 (0.11%) Accessibility
14 1 (0.11%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 111 (11.94%) Active Directory
2 7 (0.75%) Virtual Machines
3 5 (0.54%) Hyper-V
3 5 (0.54%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.22%) RACF
4 2 (0.22%) 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 15 (1.61%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (1.08%) CASB
3 6 (0.65%) 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 (0.22%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.22%) WSUS
Vendors
1 197 (21.18%) Microsoft
2 37 (3.98%) SAP
3 23 (2.47%) Oracle
4 22 (2.37%) ServiceNow
5 18 (1.94%) Google
6 13 (1.40%) Adobe
6 13 (1.40%) Infor
7 11 (1.18%) Epicor
7 11 (1.18%) Virgin Media
8 10 (1.08%) VMware
9 9 (0.97%) Apple
9 9 (0.97%) Citrix
9 9 (0.97%) F5
9 9 (0.97%) iManage
10 8 (0.86%) YouTube
11 7 (0.75%) Rapid7
11 7 (0.75%) Salesforce
11 7 (0.75%) Veeam
12 6 (0.65%) Alteryx
12 6 (0.65%) Civica