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 11 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 333 333 452
Rank change year-on-year 0 +119 +55
Contract jobs citing Analytical Mindset 382 247 114
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.72% 0.75% 0.29%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.14% 2.15% 0.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 218 141 65
10th Percentile £185 £313 £263
25th Percentile £400 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -9.52% -
75th Percentile £600 £613 £588
90th Percentile £671 £680 £691
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £450 £500
% change year-on-year +5.56% -10.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 13 27
10th Percentile £14.64 £28.35 -
25th Percentile £29.00 £45.00 £11.75
Median hourly rate £39.50 £65.00 £14.00
Median % change year-on-year -39.23% +364.29% -37.78%
75th Percentile £59.38 £81.01 £20.63
90th Percentile £67.84 £81.35 £23.94
UK excluding London median hourly rate £55.00 £75.34 £13.50
% change year-on-year -27.00% +458.06% -31.65%

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 17,859 11,513 11,824
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 33.44% 34.97% 30.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,838 7,095 7,573
10th Percentile £325 £303 £300
25th Percentile £425 £406 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% -
75th Percentile £638 £638 £675
90th Percentile £750 £770 £825
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 996 555 606
10th Percentile £15.10 £15.13 £12.44
25th Percentile £19.34 £18.87 £18.27
Median hourly rate £43.76 £29.50 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year +48.34% -34.44% +20.00%
75th Percentile £70.00 £56.75 £66.88
90th Percentile £85.00 £77.50 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £43.96 £29.33 £45.00
% change year-on-year +49.88% -34.82% +11.23%

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 11 August 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 11 August 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 11 August 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 -13 352 £500 +6.38% 267
UK excluding London -28 190 £475 +5.56% 138
London -24 171 £528 +0.48% 161
Work from Home -27 81 £533 +20.14% 109
South East -32 60 £529 +32.19% 40
North of England -73 43 £459 +2.00% 36
South West -17 33 £350 -33.33% 18
Midlands -35 31 £513 +63.74% 21
North West -33 30 £495 +9.89% 22
West Midlands -36 28 £550 +109.52% 12
East of England -27 12 £475 -20.83% 11
Yorkshire -49 12 £275 -38.89% 10
Wales -4 8 - - 5
Scotland -17 6 £127 -74.60% 5
East Midlands -10 3 £375 +4.17% 9
North East - 1 - - 5

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 18 (4.71%) Confluence
2 6 (1.57%) CMS
3 4 (1.05%) Apache Airflow
3 4 (1.05%) OpenStack
3 4 (1.05%) SAS
4 3 (0.79%) SharePoint
5 1 (0.26%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.26%) Camunda
5 1 (0.26%) Mendix
5 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 31 (8.12%) Microsoft Excel
2 29 (7.59%) Microsoft Office
3 16 (4.19%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (3.14%) MS Visio
5 6 (1.57%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.52%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.26%) Adobe XD
7 1 (0.26%) Gliffy
Business Applications
1 10 (2.62%) Finacle
2 6 (1.57%) SAP S/4HANA
3 5 (1.31%) Aladdin
3 5 (1.31%) Fidessa
4 4 (1.05%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 4 (1.05%) Remedy ITSM
5 3 (0.79%) iTrent
6 2 (0.52%) Actimize
6 2 (0.52%) NetSuite
6 2 (0.52%) Oracle Retail
6 2 (0.52%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
7 1 (0.26%) Loan IQ
7 1 (0.26%) Oracle EBS R12
7 1 (0.26%) Oracle SCM
7 1 (0.26%) ResourceLink
7 1 (0.26%) SAP Oil and Gas
7 1 (0.26%) Teamcenter
7 1 (0.26%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 48 (12.57%) Azure
2 36 (9.42%) AWS
2 36 (9.42%) Power Platform
3 25 (6.54%) Microsoft 365
4 19 (4.97%) Entra ID
5 18 (4.71%) SaaS
6 13 (3.40%) GCP
6 13 (3.40%) GitHub
6 13 (3.40%) Snowflake
7 8 (2.09%) Azure DevOps
8 5 (1.31%) OpenShift
9 4 (1.05%) Power Automate
10 3 (0.79%) Amazon S3
10 3 (0.79%) Apigee
10 3 (0.79%) Azure Logic Apps
10 3 (0.79%) Azure Sentinel
10 3 (0.79%) GitHub Actions
10 3 (0.79%) GitHub Copilot
10 3 (0.79%) Microsoft Copilot
10 3 (0.79%) Salesforce Einstein
Communications & Networking
1 44 (11.52%) SAN
2 14 (3.66%) WAN
3 10 (2.62%) LAN
3 10 (2.62%) TCP/IP
4 9 (2.36%) BGP
4 9 (2.36%) MPLS
5 6 (1.57%) SNMP
5 6 (1.57%) TACACS
5 6 (1.57%) VPN
5 6 (1.57%) Wi-Fi
6 5 (1.31%) DNS
6 5 (1.31%) SD-WAN
6 5 (1.31%) VLAN
7 4 (1.05%) Firewall
8 3 (0.79%) Broadband
8 3 (0.79%) DHCP
8 3 (0.79%) Internet
8 3 (0.79%) NAS
8 3 (0.79%) Network Security
8 3 (0.79%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (9.42%) Power BI
2 15 (3.93%) Relational Database
3 14 (3.66%) Tableau
4 10 (2.62%) Data Warehouse
4 10 (2.62%) Oracle Database
4 10 (2.62%) RDBMS
5 5 (1.31%) BusinessObjects
5 5 (1.31%) Metadata
5 5 (1.31%) Power Query
6 4 (1.05%) Data Lake
6 4 (1.05%) PostgreSQL
6 4 (1.05%) SAS Enterprise Guide
6 4 (1.05%) SAS Visual Analytics
7 3 (0.79%) Data Mining
7 3 (0.79%) SQL Server
8 2 (0.52%) Amazon Redshift
8 2 (0.52%) Azure SQL Database
8 2 (0.52%) Big Data
8 2 (0.52%) BigQuery
8 2 (0.52%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 38 (9.95%) JIRA
2 4 (1.05%) Jenkins
3 3 (0.79%) Cypress.io
3 3 (0.79%) Git
3 3 (0.79%) GitLab
3 3 (0.79%) Selenium
4 2 (0.52%) Bitbucket
4 2 (0.52%) Oracle Forms
5 1 (0.26%) Appium
5 1 (0.26%) Atlassian Bamboo
5 1 (0.26%) Browser DevTools
5 1 (0.26%) Capybara
5 1 (0.26%) Claude Code
5 1 (0.26%) Gatling
5 1 (0.26%) JMeter
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
1 382 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
2 193 (50.52%) Social Skills
3 105 (27.49%) Finance
4 42 (10.99%) Public Sector
5 41 (10.73%) Banking
6 23 (6.02%) Legal
6 23 (6.02%) Marketing
7 22 (5.76%) Front Office
7 22 (5.76%) Manufacturing
8 19 (4.97%) Telecoms
9 16 (4.19%) Back Office
9 16 (4.19%) Organisational Skills
10 15 (3.93%) Documentation Skills
10 15 (3.93%) Local Government
11 9 (2.36%) Influencing Skills
11 9 (2.36%) Retail
12 8 (2.09%) Investment Banking
12 8 (2.09%) Pharmaceutical
12 8 (2.09%) Presentation Skills
13 5 (1.31%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 86 (22.51%) Analyst
2 49 (12.83%) Business Analyst
3 45 (11.78%) IT Engineer
4 41 (10.73%) Field Engineer
4 41 (10.73%) Field Service Engineer
5 26 (6.81%) Senior
6 24 (6.28%) Support Engineer
7 23 (6.02%) Architect
7 23 (6.02%) IT Support
8 20 (5.24%) Lead
9 19 (4.97%) Developer
9 19 (4.97%) IT Support Engineer
10 17 (4.45%) Consultant
10 17 (4.45%) Data Analyst
11 15 (3.93%) Field Support Engineer
12 12 (3.14%) Applications Support
12 12 (3.14%) Product Owner
13 10 (2.62%) Product Manager
13 10 (2.62%) Security Analyst
13 10 (2.62%) Systems Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (2.36%) REST
2 6 (1.57%) NETCONF
2 6 (1.57%) OpenConfig
2 6 (1.57%) RESTCONF
2 6 (1.57%) YANG
3 5 (1.31%) .NET
3 5 (1.31%) FIX Protocol
3 5 (1.31%) RESTful
3 5 (1.31%) SailPoint
4 4 (1.05%) Kafka
4 4 (1.05%) PySpark
4 4 (1.05%) XML
5 3 (0.79%) JSON
5 3 (0.79%) Lightning Web Components
5 3 (0.79%) Microsoft Graph
6 2 (0.52%) ARM Templates
6 2 (0.52%) OAuth
6 2 (0.52%) PyTorch
6 2 (0.52%) React
7 1 (0.26%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 51 (13.35%) Data Centre
2 30 (7.85%) Product Ownership
3 28 (7.33%) Onboarding
4 13 (3.40%) Operational Technology
5 11 (2.88%) Cloud Native
5 11 (2.88%) Management Information System
5 11 (2.88%) Self-Motivation
5 11 (2.88%) SWIFT Messaging Network
6 9 (2.36%) SCADA
6 9 (2.36%) Social Media
7 8 (2.09%) Data Protection Act
7 8 (2.09%) Distributed Systems
7 8 (2.09%) Life Science
7 8 (2.09%) Web Conferencing
8 7 (1.83%) CMDB
8 7 (1.83%) Data Structures
8 7 (1.83%) Hybrid Cloud
8 7 (1.83%) Legacy Systems
9 6 (1.57%) Blog
9 6 (1.57%) Fixed Income
Operating Systems
1 39 (10.21%) Windows
2 13 (3.40%) Linux
3 7 (1.83%) Apple iOS
3 7 (1.83%) Unix
3 7 (1.83%) Windows Server
4 5 (1.31%) Mac OS
5 4 (1.05%) Android
6 3 (0.79%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 2 (0.52%) AIX
7 2 (0.52%) HPUX
7 2 (0.52%) Oracle Linux
7 2 (0.52%) Solaris
7 2 (0.52%) SUSE
7 2 (0.52%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 154 (40.31%) Problem-Solving
2 96 (25.13%) Agile
2 96 (25.13%) Stakeholder Management
3 70 (18.32%) Continuous Improvement
4 55 (14.40%) AI
5 51 (13.35%) Analytics
5 51 (13.35%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 49 (12.83%) Business Analysis
7 47 (12.30%) Validation
8 46 (12.04%) Customer Service
9 41 (10.73%) Break/Fix
10 40 (10.47%) Workshop Facilitation
11 39 (10.21%) Business Intelligence
11 39 (10.21%) Migration
11 39 (10.21%) User Stories
12 36 (9.42%) Process Improvement
13 35 (9.16%) DevOps
14 33 (8.64%) User Acceptance Testing
15 32 (8.38%) Decision-Making
16 31 (8.12%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 72 (18.85%) SQL
2 48 (12.57%) Python
3 16 (4.19%) PowerShell
4 12 (3.14%) C#
5 8 (2.09%) Bash
5 8 (2.09%) Java
5 8 (2.09%) TypeScript
6 6 (1.57%) JavaScript
7 5 (1.31%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 4 (1.05%) Kusto Query Language
8 4 (1.05%) R
9 3 (0.79%) Apex Code
9 3 (0.79%) Bicep
10 2 (0.52%) C
10 2 (0.52%) C++
10 2 (0.52%) PL/SQL
10 2 (0.52%) ProC
10 2 (0.52%) VBA
11 1 (0.26%) Ruby
11 1 (0.26%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 58 (15.18%) Cisco Certification
2 50 (13.09%) CCNA
3 47 (12.30%) Microsoft Certification
3 47 (12.30%) Security Cleared
4 45 (11.78%) MCSE
5 43 (11.26%) Network+ Certification
6 41 (10.73%) A+ Certification
7 30 (7.85%) Degree
8 25 (6.54%) SC Cleared
9 14 (3.66%) Computer Science Degree
9 14 (3.66%) DV Cleared
10 9 (2.36%) CISSP
11 6 (1.57%) CCIE
11 6 (1.57%) JNCIE
12 5 (1.31%) CISM
12 5 (1.31%) CompTIA Security+
13 4 (1.05%) Master's Degree
13 4 (1.05%) RHCA
13 4 (1.05%) SAS Certification
13 4 (1.05%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (7.33%) Data Quality
2 24 (6.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 18 (4.71%) QA
4 16 (4.19%) GDPR
5 14 (3.66%) NIST
6 12 (3.14%) Accessibility
7 9 (2.36%) PMO
8 7 (1.83%) 21 CFR Part 11
9 6 (1.57%) GxP
10 5 (1.31%) Cyber Essentials
10 5 (1.31%) NCSC
10 5 (1.31%) SLA
11 4 (1.05%) GRC
11 4 (1.05%) WCAG
12 3 (0.79%) Actionable Recommendations
13 2 (0.52%) HMG Security Policy Framework
14 1 (0.26%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 1 (0.26%) IFRS
14 1 (0.26%) NIST 800
14 1 (0.26%) PSD2
System Software
1 23 (6.02%) Active Directory
2 7 (1.83%) Docker
3 6 (1.57%) Hyper-V
3 6 (1.57%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (1.05%) 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 16 (4.19%) Kubernetes
2 13 (3.40%) Ansible
3 10 (2.62%) Terraform
4 7 (1.83%) Microsoft Intune
5 4 (1.05%) Podman
6 2 (0.52%) Grafana
6 2 (0.52%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.52%) SCCM
6 2 (0.52%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.26%) Control-M
7 1 (0.26%) IBM BigFix
7 1 (0.26%) Jamf Pro
7 1 (0.26%) QRadar
7 1 (0.26%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 62 (16.23%) Microsoft
2 42 (10.99%) Dell
3 26 (6.81%) Oracle
4 23 (6.02%) SAP
5 20 (5.24%) Cisco
6 18 (4.71%) ServiceNow
7 15 (3.93%) Salesforce
8 11 (2.88%) Databricks
9 10 (2.62%) VMware
10 7 (1.83%) Fortinet
11 6 (1.57%) F5
11 6 (1.57%) Google
11 6 (1.57%) Juniper
12 5 (1.31%) BT
12 5 (1.31%) Charles River
12 5 (1.31%) CyberArk
12 5 (1.31%) MarketAxess
12 5 (1.31%) Nexthink
12 5 (1.31%) Tradeweb
13 4 (1.05%) MuleSoft