Analytical Thinking Jobs in Scotland

Analytical Thinking
UK > Scotland

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for Analytical Thinking skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Analytical Thinking over the 6 months to 3 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 251 193 224
Rank change year-on-year -58 +31 -60
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Thinking 29 24 22
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.43% 0.51% 0.38%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.46% 0.54% 0.42%
Number of salaries quoted 22 12 12
10th Percentile - £43,453 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £44,460 £61,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £60,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year -29.17% -11.11% +28.57%
75th Percentile £46,563 £62,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £68,750 £64,750 -
UK median annual salary £50,000 £60,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -16.67% +11.11% +8.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Scotland

Analytical Thinking is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 6,252 4,463 5,245
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 92.83% 94.32% 90.92%
Number of salaries quoted 2,420 2,248 2,805
10th Percentile £28,750 £32,496 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,500 £42,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,654 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.94% +9.82% +5.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £73,858 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £81,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.57% +2.50% +9.09%

Analytical Thinking
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings citing Analytical Thinking as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Analytical Thinking in Scotland

Analytical Thinking
Salary Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Analytical Thinking in Scotland.

Salary trend for Analytical Thinking in Scotland

Analytical Thinking
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Analytical Thinking in Scotland over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Analytical Thinking in Scotland

Analytical Thinking
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Analytical Thinking within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 3 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
Glasgow -98 19 £42,500 -29.17% 1
Edinburgh +33 5 £67,500 +12.50% 5
Aberdeen - 3 £25,000 - 2
Renfrewshire - 2 - -
Analytical Thinking
UK

Analytical Thinking
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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:

Applications
1 1 (3.45%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (3.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (6.90%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.45%) Firewall
1 1 (3.45%) Intrusion Detection
1 1 (3.45%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (6.90%) MySQL
1 2 (6.90%) RDBMS
1 2 (6.90%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 15 (51.72%) LabVIEW
General
1 29 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
2 23 (79.31%) Social Skills
3 15 (51.72%) Electronics
3 15 (51.72%) Manufacturing
4 3 (10.34%) Finance
5 2 (6.90%) Influencing Skills
5 2 (6.90%) Legal
6 1 (3.45%) Banking
Job Titles
1 15 (51.72%) Electronics Engineer
1 15 (51.72%) Manufacturing Engineer
1 15 (51.72%) Software Design Engineer
2 4 (13.79%) Operational Security Manager
2 4 (13.79%) Operations Manager
2 4 (13.79%) Security Manager
2 4 (13.79%) Security Operations Manager
3 3 (10.34%) Analyst
4 2 (6.90%) DBA
4 2 (6.90%) Financial Analyst
4 2 (6.90%) IT Support
4 2 (6.90%) MySQL DBA
4 2 (6.90%) Oracle DBA
4 2 (6.90%) Project Manager
5 1 (3.45%) Banking Analyst
5 1 (3.45%) IT Security Specialist
5 1 (3.45%) Network Security Engineer
5 1 (3.45%) Performance Analyst
5 1 (3.45%) Support Analyst
5 1 (3.45%) Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 4 (13.79%) Cyber Security Posture
1 4 (13.79%) Cyber Threat
1 4 (13.79%) Security Operations Centre
2 1 (3.45%) Security Posture
2 1 (3.45%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 3 (10.34%) Windows
2 2 (6.90%) Linux
2 2 (6.90%) Unix
3 1 (3.45%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (65.52%) Problem-Solving
2 17 (58.62%) Decision-Making
3 15 (51.72%) Computer Science
3 15 (51.72%) Knowledge Transfer
3 15 (51.72%) Software Engineering
4 6 (20.69%) Cybersecurity
4 6 (20.69%) Incident Response
4 6 (20.69%) Strategic Thinking
5 4 (13.79%) Cyber Resilience
5 4 (13.79%) Security Operations
5 4 (13.79%) SIEM
5 4 (13.79%) Vulnerability Assessment
6 3 (10.34%) Actionable Insight
6 3 (10.34%) Critical Thinking
6 3 (10.34%) Performance Management
7 2 (6.90%) Analytics
7 2 (6.90%) Data Interpretation
7 2 (6.90%) Product Roadmap
7 2 (6.90%) Roadmaps
7 2 (6.90%) Target Operating Model
Programming Languages
1 15 (51.72%) C
1 15 (51.72%) C#
1 15 (51.72%) Python
2 14 (48.28%) C++
Qualifications
1 18 (62.07%) Degree
2 2 (6.90%) SC Cleared
2 2 (6.90%) Security Cleared
3 1 (3.45%) ACCA
3 1 (3.45%) CCNA
3 1 (3.45%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (3.45%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.45%) Data Quality
1 1 (3.45%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 2 (6.90%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 2 (6.90%) Microsoft
1 2 (6.90%) Oracle
1 2 (6.90%) VMware
2 1 (3.45%) CA
2 1 (3.45%) Cisco
2 1 (3.45%) Meraki
2 1 (3.45%) ServiceNow