Analytical Mindset Contract Job Trends

Analytical Mindset
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Analytical Mindset in contract job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Analytical Mindset over the 6 months leading up to 23 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 322 342 455
Rank change year-on-year +20 +113 +76
Contract jobs citing Analytical Mindset 379 225 125
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.72% 0.69% 0.30%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.16% 1.99% 0.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 217 131 65
10th Percentile £239 £313 £251
25th Percentile £400 £400 £408
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £460 £500
Median % change year-on-year +8.70% -8.00% -6.37%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £575
90th Percentile £666 £680 £691
UK excluding London median daily rate £486 £450 £525
% change year-on-year +7.89% -14.29% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 28 12 37
10th Percentile £14.10 £39.83 -
25th Percentile £25.25 £45.00 £11.75
Median hourly rate £43.25 £67.50 £14.00
Median % change year-on-year -35.93% +382.14% -37.78%
75th Percentile £57.75 £81.10 £19.50
90th Percentile £67.84 £81.35 £23.94
UK excluding London median hourly rate £35.55 £75.34 £14.00
% change year-on-year -52.81% +438.13% -29.11%

All Generic Skills
UK

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.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 17,531 11,310 12,592
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 33.25% 34.63% 30.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,728 6,985 8,083
10th Percentile £316 £300 £300
25th Percentile £415 £406 £418
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year - -2.78% -1.82%
75th Percentile £630 £644 £667
90th Percentile £749 £775 £800
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 888 543 740
10th Percentile £16.01 £15.33 £12.25
25th Percentile £20.50 £18.87 £16.00
Median hourly rate £43.96 £30.00 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year +46.53% -25.00% +14.29%
75th Percentile £70.23 £57.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £87.26 £77.50 £72.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £43.96 £31.49 £40.00
% change year-on-year +39.60% -21.28% -11.91%

Analytical Mindset
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Analytical Mindset relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Analytical Mindset job vacancy trend in the UK

Analytical Mindset
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Analytical Mindset.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Analytical Mindset

Analytical Mindset
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Analytical Mindset over the 6 months to 23 July 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Analytical Mindset in the UK

Analytical Mindset
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Analytical Mindset.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Analytical Mindset

Analytical Mindset
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Analytical Mindset over the 6 months to 23 July 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Analytical Mindset in the UK

Analytical Mindset
Top 16 Contract Job Locations

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 UK over the 6 months to 23 July 2026. 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
England +1 348 £500 +8.70% 194
UK excluding London -15 191 £486 +7.89% 118
London -2 165 £530 +3.41% 103
Work from Home -17 86 £540 +22.87% 92
South East -24 60 £533 +33.13% 37
North of England -64 43 £494 +9.78% 28
Midlands -35 32 £506 +61.23% 19
South West -17 31 £350 -40.43% 21
North West -39 29 £495 +10.00% 11
West Midlands -41 28 £550 +107.55% 4
East of England -30 14 £488 -18.75% 7
Yorkshire -50 12 £463 -11.90% 12
Wales -9 8 - - 3
Scotland -7 6 £127 -71.78% 4
East Midlands -11 4 £425 +18.06% 14
North East - 2 - - 6

Analytical Mindset
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:

Application Platforms
1 17 (4.49%) Confluence
2 6 (1.58%) CMS
3 4 (1.06%) Apache Airflow
3 4 (1.06%) OpenStack
3 4 (1.06%) SAS
4 3 (0.79%) Apache Spark
4 3 (0.79%) SharePoint
5 1 (0.26%) Apache
5 1 (0.26%) Camunda
5 1 (0.26%) Mendix
5 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 29 (7.65%) Microsoft Office
2 28 (7.39%) Microsoft Excel
3 13 (3.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 10 (2.64%) MS Visio
5 5 (1.32%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.53%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.26%) Adobe XD
7 1 (0.26%) Oracle Smart View
Business Applications
1 10 (2.64%) Finacle
2 6 (1.58%) SAP S/4HANA
3 5 (1.32%) Aladdin
3 5 (1.32%) Fidessa
3 5 (1.32%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 3 (0.79%) iTrent
4 3 (0.79%) NetSuite
4 3 (0.79%) Remedy ITSM
5 2 (0.53%) Actimize
5 2 (0.53%) Oracle Retail
6 1 (0.26%) Loan IQ
6 1 (0.26%) Oracle EBS R12
6 1 (0.26%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.26%) Oracle General Ledger
6 1 (0.26%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.26%) Oracle Receivables
6 1 (0.26%) ResourceLink
6 1 (0.26%) SAP Oil and Gas
6 1 (0.26%) Teamcenter
6 1 (0.26%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 47 (12.40%) Azure
2 37 (9.76%) AWS
2 37 (9.76%) Power Platform
3 21 (5.54%) Microsoft 365
4 16 (4.22%) SaaS
5 15 (3.96%) GCP
6 13 (3.43%) Entra ID
7 12 (3.17%) Snowflake
8 11 (2.90%) GitHub
9 7 (1.85%) Azure DevOps
10 5 (1.32%) OpenShift
11 4 (1.06%) Collibra
11 4 (1.06%) Power Automate
12 3 (0.79%) Apigee
12 3 (0.79%) Azure Data Factory
12 3 (0.79%) Azure Logic Apps
12 3 (0.79%) GitHub Actions
12 3 (0.79%) GitHub Copilot
12 3 (0.79%) OCI
12 3 (0.79%) Salesforce Einstein
Communications & Networking
1 47 (12.40%) SAN
2 14 (3.69%) WAN
3 10 (2.64%) LAN
3 10 (2.64%) TCP/IP
4 9 (2.37%) BGP
4 9 (2.37%) MPLS
5 6 (1.58%) SNMP
5 6 (1.58%) TACACS
5 6 (1.58%) Wi-Fi
6 5 (1.32%) SD-WAN
6 5 (1.32%) VLAN
7 4 (1.06%) DNS
7 4 (1.06%) VPN
8 3 (0.79%) DHCP
8 3 (0.79%) Firewall
8 3 (0.79%) Internet
8 3 (0.79%) NAS
8 3 (0.79%) Network Security
8 3 (0.79%) OSPF
9 2 (0.53%) PSTN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (9.76%) Power BI
2 15 (3.96%) Relational Database
3 14 (3.69%) Tableau
4 11 (2.90%) Data Warehouse
5 10 (2.64%) Oracle Database
5 10 (2.64%) RDBMS
6 5 (1.32%) Data Lake
6 5 (1.32%) PostgreSQL
7 4 (1.06%) BigQuery
7 4 (1.06%) BusinessObjects
7 4 (1.06%) Power Query
7 4 (1.06%) SAS Enterprise Guide
7 4 (1.06%) SAS Visual Analytics
8 3 (0.79%) Amazon Redshift
8 3 (0.79%) Looker
8 3 (0.79%) Metadata
8 3 (0.79%) SQL Server
9 2 (0.53%) Big Data
9 2 (0.53%) Delta Lake
9 2 (0.53%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 39 (10.29%) JIRA
2 4 (1.06%) Git
3 3 (0.79%) Jenkins
3 3 (0.79%) Selenium
4 2 (0.53%) Cypress.io
4 2 (0.53%) GitLab
4 2 (0.53%) Oracle Forms
5 1 (0.26%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.26%) Browser DevTools
5 1 (0.26%) Capybara
5 1 (0.26%) Claude Code
5 1 (0.26%) Cucumber
5 1 (0.26%) Gatling
5 1 (0.26%) JMeter
5 1 (0.26%) JUnit
5 1 (0.26%) LoadRunner
5 1 (0.26%) NUnit
5 1 (0.26%) Robot Framework
5 1 (0.26%) RSpec
5 1 (0.26%) TestRail
General
1 379 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
2 191 (50.40%) Social Skills
3 105 (27.70%) Finance
4 39 (10.29%) Banking
5 35 (9.23%) Public Sector
6 23 (6.07%) Legal
7 21 (5.54%) Manufacturing
8 20 (5.28%) Front Office
8 20 (5.28%) Marketing
9 19 (5.01%) Telecoms
10 17 (4.49%) Organisational Skills
11 16 (4.22%) Back Office
12 15 (3.96%) Documentation Skills
13 10 (2.64%) Influencing Skills
14 8 (2.11%) Investment Banking
14 8 (2.11%) Retail
15 7 (1.85%) Local Government
15 7 (1.85%) Pharmaceutical
16 6 (1.58%) Presentation Skills
17 5 (1.32%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 91 (24.01%) Analyst
2 53 (13.98%) Business Analyst
3 45 (11.87%) IT Engineer
4 44 (11.61%) Field Engineer
4 44 (11.61%) Field Service Engineer
5 22 (5.80%) Support Engineer
6 21 (5.54%) IT Support
7 20 (5.28%) Data Analyst
7 20 (5.28%) Lead
7 20 (5.28%) Senior
8 19 (5.01%) Architect
8 19 (5.01%) Developer
9 17 (4.49%) Consultant
9 17 (4.49%) IT Support Engineer
10 16 (4.22%) Field Support Engineer
11 13 (3.43%) Product Owner
12 12 (3.17%) Applications Support
12 12 (3.17%) Product Manager
13 10 (2.64%) Project Manager
13 10 (2.64%) Systems Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (2.64%) REST
2 6 (1.58%) NETCONF
2 6 (1.58%) OpenConfig
2 6 (1.58%) PySpark
2 6 (1.58%) RESTCONF
2 6 (1.58%) YANG
3 5 (1.32%) .NET
3 5 (1.32%) FIX Protocol
3 5 (1.32%) Kafka
3 5 (1.32%) SailPoint
3 5 (1.32%) XML
4 4 (1.06%) Lightning Web Components
5 3 (0.79%) JSON
5 3 (0.79%) Microsoft Graph
5 3 (0.79%) RESTful
6 2 (0.53%) PyTorch
6 2 (0.53%) React
6 2 (0.53%) SOAP
6 2 (0.53%) YAML
7 1 (0.26%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 54 (14.25%) Data Centre
2 32 (8.44%) Product Ownership
3 26 (6.86%) Onboarding
4 12 (3.17%) Operational Technology
5 11 (2.90%) SWIFT Messaging Network
6 10 (2.64%) Self-Motivation
7 9 (2.37%) Cloud Native
8 8 (2.11%) CMDB
8 8 (2.11%) Data Protection Act
8 8 (2.11%) Distributed Systems
8 8 (2.11%) SCADA
8 8 (2.11%) Social Media
9 7 (1.85%) Data Structures
9 7 (1.85%) Hybrid Cloud
9 7 (1.85%) Legacy Systems
9 7 (1.85%) Life Science
10 6 (1.58%) Blog
10 6 (1.58%) Fixed Income
10 6 (1.58%) Management Information System
10 6 (1.58%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 34 (8.97%) Windows
2 12 (3.17%) Linux
3 7 (1.85%) Unix
4 6 (1.58%) Windows Server
5 4 (1.06%) Mac OS
6 3 (0.79%) Apple iOS
6 3 (0.79%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 2 (0.53%) AIX
7 2 (0.53%) HPUX
7 2 (0.53%) Oracle Linux
7 2 (0.53%) Solaris
7 2 (0.53%) SUSE
7 2 (0.53%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.26%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 159 (41.95%) Problem-Solving
2 95 (25.07%) Agile
2 95 (25.07%) Stakeholder Management
3 70 (18.47%) Continuous Improvement
4 52 (13.72%) Analytics
5 49 (12.93%) Customer Service
6 48 (12.66%) Validation
7 47 (12.40%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 44 (11.61%) AI
8 44 (11.61%) Break/Fix
9 42 (11.08%) Business Intelligence
10 41 (10.82%) Business Analysis
10 41 (10.82%) User Stories
11 40 (10.55%) Migration
12 36 (9.50%) Workshop Facilitation
13 35 (9.23%) Process Improvement
13 35 (9.23%) Roadmaps
13 35 (9.23%) User Acceptance Testing
14 34 (8.97%) Data Modelling
14 34 (8.97%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 76 (20.05%) SQL
2 46 (12.14%) Python
3 15 (3.96%) PowerShell
4 12 (3.17%) C#
5 9 (2.37%) Java
6 8 (2.11%) Bash
7 7 (1.85%) TypeScript
8 5 (1.32%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 5 (1.32%) JavaScript
9 4 (1.06%) Apex Code
9 4 (1.06%) R
10 3 (0.79%) Kusto Query Language
11 2 (0.53%) Bicep
11 2 (0.53%) C
11 2 (0.53%) C++
11 2 (0.53%) PL/SQL
11 2 (0.53%) ProC
11 2 (0.53%) VBA
12 1 (0.26%) Ruby
12 1 (0.26%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 60 (15.83%) Cisco Certification
2 53 (13.98%) CCNA
3 48 (12.66%) MCSE
3 48 (12.66%) Microsoft Certification
4 46 (12.14%) Network+ Certification
5 44 (11.61%) A+ Certification
6 42 (11.08%) Security Cleared
7 31 (8.18%) Degree
8 20 (5.28%) SC Cleared
9 15 (3.96%) DV Cleared
10 14 (3.69%) Computer Science Degree
11 8 (2.11%) CISSP
12 6 (1.58%) CCIE
12 6 (1.58%) JNCIE
13 5 (1.32%) CompTIA Security+
13 5 (1.32%) Master's Degree
14 4 (1.06%) CISM
14 4 (1.06%) RHCA
14 4 (1.06%) SAS Certification
14 4 (1.06%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (7.92%) Data Quality
2 22 (5.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 20 (5.28%) GDPR
4 16 (4.22%) QA
5 14 (3.69%) NIST
6 12 (3.17%) Accessibility
7 9 (2.37%) PMO
8 6 (1.58%) 21 CFR Part 11
8 6 (1.58%) GxP
9 5 (1.32%) Cyber Essentials
9 5 (1.32%) SLA
10 4 (1.06%) GRC
11 3 (0.79%) Actionable Recommendations
11 3 (0.79%) NCSC
11 3 (0.79%) WCAG
12 2 (0.53%) Solvency II
13 1 (0.26%) Basel III
13 1 (0.26%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 1 (0.26%) MiFID
13 1 (0.26%) SOC 2
System Software
1 18 (4.75%) Active Directory
2 6 (1.58%) Hyper-V
2 6 (1.58%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (1.32%) Docker
4 4 (1.06%) Firmware
5 3 (0.79%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.26%) NFS
6 1 (0.26%) RACF
6 1 (0.26%) Squid
6 1 (0.26%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.26%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 15 (3.96%) Kubernetes
2 13 (3.43%) Ansible
3 8 (2.11%) Terraform
4 6 (1.58%) Microsoft Intune
5 4 (1.06%) Podman
6 2 (0.53%) Grafana
6 2 (0.53%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.26%) Control-M
7 1 (0.26%) Jamf Pro
7 1 (0.26%) QRadar
7 1 (0.26%) SCCM
7 1 (0.26%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.26%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 50 (13.19%) Microsoft
2 45 (11.87%) Dell
3 27 (7.12%) Oracle
4 24 (6.33%) SAP
5 20 (5.28%) Cisco
6 18 (4.75%) ServiceNow
7 16 (4.22%) Salesforce
8 14 (3.69%) Databricks
9 11 (2.90%) VMware
10 7 (1.85%) Fortinet
11 6 (1.58%) F5
11 6 (1.58%) Google
11 6 (1.58%) Juniper
12 5 (1.32%) BT
12 5 (1.32%) Charles River
12 5 (1.32%) CyberArk
12 5 (1.32%) MarketAxess
12 5 (1.32%) Nexthink
12 5 (1.32%) Tradeweb
13 4 (1.06%) Zscaler