Analytical Mindset Contracts in England

Analytical Mindset
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Analytical Mindset in contract job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Analytical Mindset over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 355 381 499
Rank change year-on-year +26 +118 +155
Contract jobs citing Analytical Mindset 130 162 154
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.53% 0.44% 0.31%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.56% 1.41% 0.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 86 86 97
10th Percentile £250 £183 £105
25th Percentile £333 £408 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £525 £533
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% -1.41% +1.43%
75th Percentile £612 £597 £700
90th Percentile £641 £650 £823
UK median daily rate £460 £525 £534
% change year-on-year -12.38% -1.69% +6.80%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 46 5
10th Percentile £53.38 £11.75 £30.50
25th Percentile £70.71 £13.63 £43.00
Median hourly rate £80.68 £17.00 £62.50
Median % change year-on-year +374.56% -72.80% +17.92%
75th Percentile £81.27 £20.25 £63.75
90th Percentile £81.35 £25.25 £64.05
UK median hourly rate £80.68 £17.50 £62.50
% change year-on-year +361.00% -72.00% +17.92%

All Generic Skills
England

Analytical Mindset falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 8,317 11,465 17,000
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 34.15% 30.83% 33.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,436 7,505 11,795
10th Percentile £300 £263 £313
25th Percentile £413 £413 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £548 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year -0.36% -4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £675 £675 £695
90th Percentile £788 £800 £800
UK median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 327 827 591
10th Percentile £15.84 £12.25 £9.80
25th Percentile £21.01 £15.17 £10.63
Median hourly rate £33.00 £30.16 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year +9.42% +34.04% -16.67%
75th Percentile £64.63 £61.30 £65.00
90th Percentile £84.40 £70.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £32.05 £30.00 £22.49
% change year-on-year +6.83% +33.42% -18.24%

Analytical Mindset
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Analytical Mindset as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Analytical Mindset in England

Analytical Mindset
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Analytical Mindset in England.

Daily rate trend for Analytical Mindset in England

Analytical Mindset
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Analytical Mindset in England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Analytical Mindset in England

Analytical Mindset
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Analytical Mindset in England.

Hourly rate trend for Analytical Mindset in England

Analytical Mindset
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Analytical Mindset in England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Analytical Mindset in England

Analytical Mindset
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Analytical Mindset within the England region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +28 76 £500 -4.76% 337
East of England +43 19 £575 +43.75% 35
North of England +10 11 £358 -24.63% 93
South East +46 10 £325 -39.53% 144
North West +20 9 £358 -37.74% 67
South West +38 6 £488 -7.14% 57
Midlands +3 5 £486 -7.43% 55
West Midlands 0 3 £525 - 29
East Midlands +5 2 £447 - 17
Yorkshire -2 2 £418 +131.94% 21
Analytical Mindset
UK

Analytical Mindset
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 8 (6.15%) Apache
1 8 (6.15%) Apache Spark
1 8 (6.15%) Confluence
2 4 (3.08%) nginx
2 4 (3.08%) SharePoint
3 2 (1.54%) WebSphere
3 2 (1.54%) WebSphere Application Server
4 1 (0.77%) IBM Domino
4 1 (0.77%) Jupyter
4 1 (0.77%) SAS
Applications
1 14 (10.77%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (8.46%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (3.85%) Microsoft Project
4 4 (3.08%) Adobe XD
4 4 (3.08%) Sketch
4 4 (3.08%) Trello
5 3 (2.31%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.77%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 3 (2.31%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.77%) Actimize
2 1 (0.77%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.77%) Maximo
2 1 (0.77%) SAP CO
2 1 (0.77%) SAP CRM
2 1 (0.77%) SAP FI
2 1 (0.77%) SAP FI/CO
2 1 (0.77%) SessionCam
Cloud Services
1 17 (13.08%) AWS
2 13 (10.00%) Azure
3 11 (8.46%) Power Platform
4 7 (5.38%) GCP
5 6 (4.62%) Microsoft 365
6 5 (3.85%) Figma
7 4 (3.08%) SaaS
8 3 (2.31%) GitHub
8 3 (2.31%) PowerApps
9 2 (1.54%) Asana
9 2 (1.54%) Azure Functions
9 2 (1.54%) Azure Logic Apps
9 2 (1.54%) Azure Sentinel
9 2 (1.54%) Dynamics 365
9 2 (1.54%) IBM Cloud
9 2 (1.54%) npm
9 2 (1.54%) Power Automate
9 2 (1.54%) Serverless
9 2 (1.54%) SuccessFactors
10 1 (0.77%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 17 (13.08%) DNS
2 10 (7.69%) FTP
2 10 (7.69%) HTTP
2 10 (7.69%) Network Security
2 10 (7.69%) SMTP
2 10 (7.69%) SSL
3 7 (5.38%) TCP/IP
3 7 (5.38%) VPN
4 2 (1.54%) Calico
4 2 (1.54%) Firewall
5 1 (0.77%) ATM
5 1 (0.77%) Intrusion Detection
5 1 (0.77%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (8.46%) Power BI
2 8 (6.15%) Big Data
2 8 (6.15%) Hadoop
3 6 (4.62%) Tableau
4 4 (3.08%) SQL Server
5 3 (2.31%) PostgreSQL
5 3 (2.31%) Power Query
6 2 (1.54%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (1.54%) NoSQL
6 2 (1.54%) Oracle Reports
6 2 (1.54%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.77%) BigQuery
7 1 (0.77%) Data Mining
7 1 (0.77%) InterSystems Cache
7 1 (0.77%) Metadata
7 1 (0.77%) MySQL
7 1 (0.77%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 1 (0.77%) Text Mining
Development Applications
1 10 (7.69%) Git
1 10 (7.69%) Jenkins
1 10 (7.69%) JIRA
2 6 (4.62%) GitLab
3 3 (2.31%) Cypress.io
3 3 (2.31%) REST Assured
4 2 (1.54%) Maven
5 1 (0.77%) Cucumber
5 1 (0.77%) JUnit
5 1 (0.77%) Selenium
5 1 (0.77%) SpecFlow
General
1 130 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
2 89 (68.46%) Social Skills
3 48 (36.92%) Finance
4 18 (13.85%) Banking
5 5 (3.85%) Law
5 5 (3.85%) Legal
5 5 (3.85%) Retail
6 4 (3.08%) Public Sector
7 3 (2.31%) Influencing Skills
7 3 (2.31%) Marketing
7 3 (2.31%) Presentation Skills
7 3 (2.31%) Telecoms
8 2 (1.54%) Billing
8 2 (1.54%) Investment Banking
8 2 (1.54%) Manufacturing
8 2 (1.54%) Organisational Skills
8 2 (1.54%) Pharmaceutical
8 2 (1.54%) Retail Banking
9 1 (0.77%) Aviation
9 1 (0.77%) Police
Job Titles
1 37 (28.46%) Analyst
2 19 (14.62%) Senior
3 18 (13.85%) Lead
4 16 (12.31%) Developer
5 9 (6.92%) Java Developer
6 8 (6.15%) Apache Spark Developer
6 8 (6.15%) SOC Analyst
7 7 (5.38%) Business Analyst
7 7 (5.38%) Project Manager
7 7 (5.38%) Service Analyst
7 7 (5.38%) Service Desk Analyst
8 6 (4.62%) Business Manager
9 5 (3.85%) Delivery Manager
9 5 (3.85%) IT Manager
9 5 (3.85%) Operations Analyst
9 5 (3.85%) Senior Developer
10 4 (3.08%) Architect
10 4 (3.08%) Data Analyst
11 3 (2.31%) Service Delivery Manager
11 3 (2.31%) Service Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (7.69%) LDAP
2 8 (6.15%) Spark Streaming
3 5 (3.85%) HTML
4 4 (3.08%) CSS
4 4 (3.08%) React
4 4 (3.08%) REST
5 3 (2.31%) Jest
5 3 (2.31%) Node.js
5 3 (2.31%) Playwright
6 2 (1.54%) .NET
6 2 (1.54%) Elastic Stack
6 2 (1.54%) JSON
6 2 (1.54%) Matplotlib
6 2 (1.54%) NumPy
6 2 (1.54%) Oracle Fusion
6 2 (1.54%) Pandas
7 1 (0.77%) ASP.NET
7 1 (0.77%) Middleware
7 1 (0.77%) XML
7 1 (0.77%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 11 (8.46%) Management Information System
2 9 (6.92%) Cyberattack
3 8 (6.15%) Cyber Threat
3 8 (6.15%) Distributed Computing
3 8 (6.15%) Market Risk
4 7 (5.38%) Driving Licence
5 6 (4.62%) CSOC
5 6 (4.62%) Security Operations Centre
6 4 (3.08%) Product Ownership
7 3 (2.31%) Distributed Systems
7 3 (2.31%) Mainframe
8 2 (1.54%) Data Structures
8 2 (1.54%) DataPower
8 2 (1.54%) Mobile App
8 2 (1.54%) Onboarding
8 2 (1.54%) PMI
9 1 (0.77%) Blockchain
9 1 (0.77%) Operational Technology
9 1 (0.77%) Security Posture
9 1 (0.77%) YARA
Operating Systems
1 8 (6.15%) Windows
2 3 (2.31%) Linux
3 2 (1.54%) Android
3 2 (1.54%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 73 (56.15%) Problem-Solving
2 30 (23.08%) Agile
3 28 (21.54%) Decision-Making
4 27 (20.77%) Analytics
5 26 (20.00%) Project Management
6 23 (17.69%) Stakeholder Management
7 20 (15.38%) Risk Management
8 18 (13.85%) CI/CD
9 16 (12.31%) Data Analysis
10 15 (11.54%) Artificial Intelligence
10 15 (11.54%) Business Intelligence
10 15 (11.54%) Continuous Improvement
10 15 (11.54%) Data-Driven Decision Making
10 15 (11.54%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 14 (10.77%) Cybersecurity
11 14 (10.77%) ITIL
11 14 (10.77%) Visualisation
12 13 (10.00%) Data Visualisation
12 13 (10.00%) User Experience
13 12 (9.23%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 22 (16.92%) Python
2 14 (10.77%) Java
3 13 (10.00%) SQL
4 9 (6.92%) JavaScript
5 3 (2.31%) Shell Script
6 2 (1.54%) Bash
6 2 (1.54%) C#
6 2 (1.54%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 2 (1.54%) PowerShell
6 2 (1.54%) VBA
7 1 (0.77%) ABAP
7 1 (0.77%) C
7 1 (0.77%) C++
7 1 (0.77%) DAML
7 1 (0.77%) Perl
7 1 (0.77%) VB
Qualifications
1 19 (14.62%) Degree
1 19 (14.62%) Security Cleared
2 18 (13.85%) SC Cleared
3 8 (6.15%) DV Cleared
3 8 (6.15%) PMI Certification
4 7 (5.38%) PMP
5 3 (2.31%) Computer Science Degree
5 3 (2.31%) Master's Degree
6 2 (1.54%) CISM
6 2 (1.54%) CISSP
7 1 (0.77%) ACCA
7 1 (0.77%) APMG
7 1 (0.77%) CIMA
7 1 (0.77%) CISA
7 1 (0.77%) ISTQB
7 1 (0.77%) ITIL Certification
7 1 (0.77%) MBA
7 1 (0.77%) PhD
7 1 (0.77%) PRINCE2 Certification
7 1 (0.77%) SAS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (6.92%) SLA
2 6 (4.62%) Data Quality
3 5 (3.85%) Accessibility
3 5 (3.85%) Actionable Recommendations
4 4 (3.08%) GDPR
4 4 (3.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 4 (3.08%) QA
5 3 (2.31%) NIST
6 1 (0.77%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.77%) EMIR
6 1 (0.77%) EU AI Act
6 1 (0.77%) MiFID
6 1 (0.77%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.77%) PMO
System Software
1 8 (6.15%) Docker
2 2 (1.54%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (3.85%) Kubernetes
2 4 (3.08%) Terraform
3 3 (2.31%) SCCM
4 2 (1.54%) Istio
4 2 (1.54%) SCOM
5 1 (0.77%) Grafana
5 1 (0.77%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.77%) WSUS
Vendors
1 28 (21.54%) Microsoft
2 11 (8.46%) ServiceNow
3 7 (5.38%) Oracle
3 7 (5.38%) SAP
4 4 (3.08%) Adobe
5 3 (2.31%) Google
6 2 (1.54%) IBM
6 2 (1.54%) SolarWinds
7 1 (0.77%) Alteryx
7 1 (0.77%) Ariba
7 1 (0.77%) Cisco
7 1 (0.77%) Darktrace
7 1 (0.77%) DataCore
7 1 (0.77%) JD Edwards
7 1 (0.77%) Palo Alto
7 1 (0.77%) Pega
7 1 (0.77%) Salesforce
7 1 (0.77%) Splunk
7 1 (0.77%) Twitter
7 1 (0.77%) Workday