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 18 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 330 371 425
Rank change year-on-year +41 +54 +80
Contract jobs citing Analytical Mindset 341 164 163
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.68% 0.55% 0.37%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.08% 1.60% 1.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 202 105 86
10th Percentile £250 £272 £206
25th Percentile £400 £380 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £450 £513
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -12.20% -4.03%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £550
90th Percentile £655 £648 £644
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £450 £525
% change year-on-year +5.56% -14.29% -12.13%
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 7 48
10th Percentile £14.10 £30.15 £11.75
25th Percentile £20.19 £53.38 £12.00
Median hourly rate £47.00 £80.68 £14.75
Median % change year-on-year -41.74% +446.95% -72.04%
75th Percentile £55.56 £81.18 £18.94
90th Percentile £67.84 £81.35 £23.94
UK excluding London median hourly rate £27.28 £80.68 £14.00
% change year-on-year -66.19% +476.25% -

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 16,367 10,268 13,118
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 32.47% 34.50% 29.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,026 6,438 8,323
10th Percentile £313 £300 £275
25th Percentile £413 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £519 £525 £538
Median % change year-on-year -1.24% -2.33% -2.27%
75th Percentile £631 £650 £660
90th Percentile £750 £775 £800
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 845 450 944
10th Percentile £16.01 £15.84 £12.25
25th Percentile £21.00 £19.97 £15.24
Median hourly rate £42.71 £32.95 £35.50
Median % change year-on-year +29.63% -7.20% +57.88%
75th Percentile £70.00 £60.00 £61.30
90th Percentile £85.80 £81.43 £72.31
UK excluding London median hourly rate £43.96 £31.91 £35.00
% change year-on-year +37.78% -8.84% +59.09%

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 18 June 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 18 June 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 18 June 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 +31 315 £488 +8.33% 219
UK excluding London -9 171 £475 +5.56% 155
London +24 151 £500 +5.26% 89
Work from Home +2 85 £525 +23.53% 96
South East -12 56 £500 +53.85% 45
North of England -50 38 £475 +3.26% 34
Midlands -31 30 £477 +52.40% 35
South West -4 29 £350 -33.33% 21
West Midlands -29 27 £477 +80.00% 14
North West -20 24 £494 +8.57% 19
Yorkshire -60 10 £463 -11.90% 9
Wales -5 9 - - 2
East of England -38 7 £588 -2.08% 14
Scotland -11 6 £127 -71.78% 2
North East - 4 - - 7
East Midlands -21 3 £463 +21.39% 21

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 19 (5.57%) Confluence
2 5 (1.47%) SAS
3 4 (1.17%) Apache Airflow
3 4 (1.17%) CMS
4 3 (0.88%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.29%) Apache
5 1 (0.29%) Camunda
5 1 (0.29%) Mendix
5 1 (0.29%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 26 (7.62%) Microsoft Excel
2 18 (5.28%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (2.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (2.05%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.88%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.59%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.29%) Adobe XD
7 1 (0.29%) Oracle Smart View
Business Applications
1 7 (2.05%) Finacle
2 6 (1.76%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 5 (1.47%) SAP S/4HANA
4 3 (0.88%) NetSuite
5 2 (0.59%) Oracle EBS R12
5 2 (0.59%) Remedy ITSM
5 2 (0.59%) Unit4 Business World
6 1 (0.29%) Aladdin
6 1 (0.29%) iTrent
6 1 (0.29%) Oracle Assets
6 1 (0.29%) Oracle Cash Management
6 1 (0.29%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.29%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.29%) Oracle Receivables
6 1 (0.29%) Oracle Retail
6 1 (0.29%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
6 1 (0.29%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.29%) Shopify
6 1 (0.29%) Summit
6 1 (0.29%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 43 (12.61%) Azure
2 36 (10.56%) AWS
3 34 (9.97%) Power Platform
4 14 (4.11%) GitHub
5 11 (3.23%) GCP
5 11 (3.23%) Microsoft 365
5 11 (3.23%) SaaS
5 11 (3.23%) Snowflake
6 9 (2.64%) Entra ID
7 5 (1.47%) Azure Data Factory
7 5 (1.47%) Azure DevOps
8 4 (1.17%) GitHub Copilot
9 3 (0.88%) Amazon S3
9 3 (0.88%) Apigee
9 3 (0.88%) Azure Logic Apps
9 3 (0.88%) Collibra
9 3 (0.88%) Fivetran
9 3 (0.88%) GitHub Actions
9 3 (0.88%) Salesforce Einstein
10 2 (0.59%) Lucidchart
Communications & Networking
1 52 (15.25%) SAN
2 10 (2.93%) WAN
3 5 (1.47%) BGP
3 5 (1.47%) LAN
3 5 (1.47%) MPLS
3 5 (1.47%) SD-WAN
3 5 (1.47%) TCP/IP
3 5 (1.47%) VLAN
4 4 (1.17%) DNS
4 4 (1.17%) Network Security
5 3 (0.88%) DHCP
5 3 (0.88%) Firewall
5 3 (0.88%) Internet
5 3 (0.88%) NAS
5 3 (0.88%) OSPF
6 2 (0.59%) Cisco IOS
6 2 (0.59%) IP Telephony
6 2 (0.59%) TACACS
6 2 (0.59%) VPN
6 2 (0.59%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 34 (9.97%) Power BI
2 13 (3.81%) Data Warehouse
3 11 (3.23%) Relational Database
3 11 (3.23%) Tableau
4 8 (2.35%) Data Lake
5 7 (2.05%) Oracle Database
5 7 (2.05%) RDBMS
6 5 (1.47%) Power Query
7 4 (1.17%) BigQuery
7 4 (1.17%) Electronic Patient Records
7 4 (1.17%) SAS Enterprise Guide
7 4 (1.17%) SAS Visual Analytics
8 3 (0.88%) Amazon Redshift
8 3 (0.88%) BusinessObjects
8 3 (0.88%) Looker
8 3 (0.88%) NoSQL
8 3 (0.88%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (0.88%) SQL Server
9 2 (0.59%) Amazon QuickSight
9 2 (0.59%) Delta Lake
Development Applications
1 35 (10.26%) JIRA
2 4 (1.17%) Git
3 3 (0.88%) Jenkins
3 3 (0.88%) Selenium
4 2 (0.59%) Cypress.io
4 2 (0.59%) GitLab
5 1 (0.29%) Appium
5 1 (0.29%) Atlassian Bamboo
5 1 (0.29%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.29%) Browser DevTools
5 1 (0.29%) Cucumber
5 1 (0.29%) Gatling
5 1 (0.29%) JMeter
5 1 (0.29%) JUnit
5 1 (0.29%) LoadRunner
5 1 (0.29%) MLflow
5 1 (0.29%) NUnit
5 1 (0.29%) Oracle Forms
5 1 (0.29%) Robot Framework
5 1 (0.29%) TestRail
General
1 341 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
2 165 (48.39%) Social Skills
3 95 (27.86%) Finance
4 33 (9.68%) Public Sector
5 32 (9.38%) Banking
6 24 (7.04%) Legal
7 18 (5.28%) Manufacturing
7 18 (5.28%) Marketing
8 17 (4.99%) Organisational Skills
9 16 (4.69%) Documentation Skills
10 15 (4.40%) Telecoms
11 14 (4.11%) Back Office
12 13 (3.81%) Influencing Skills
13 12 (3.52%) Front Office
14 8 (2.35%) Presentation Skills
15 6 (1.76%) Investment Banking
16 5 (1.47%) Billing
16 5 (1.47%) Retail
17 4 (1.17%) Multimedia
18 3 (0.88%) Law
Job Titles
1 78 (22.87%) Analyst
2 47 (13.78%) Field Engineer
2 47 (13.78%) Field Service Engineer
2 47 (13.78%) IT Engineer
3 45 (13.20%) Business Analyst
4 21 (6.16%) Lead
5 20 (5.87%) Data Analyst
5 20 (5.87%) Developer
5 20 (5.87%) IT Support
5 20 (5.87%) Support Engineer
6 16 (4.69%) Field Support Engineer
6 16 (4.69%) IT Support Engineer
6 16 (4.69%) Senior
7 13 (3.81%) Consultant
8 12 (3.52%) Architect
9 10 (2.93%) Security Analyst
10 9 (2.64%) Project Manager
11 8 (2.35%) Applications Support
11 8 (2.35%) Backend Developer
11 8 (2.35%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (2.35%) REST
2 6 (1.76%) XML
3 5 (1.47%) .NET
3 5 (1.47%) PySpark
4 4 (1.17%) Kafka
4 4 (1.17%) Lightning Web Components
4 4 (1.17%) YAML
5 3 (0.88%) JSON
5 3 (0.88%) SailPoint
6 2 (0.59%) Microsoft Graph
6 2 (0.59%) NETCONF
6 2 (0.59%) OpenConfig
6 2 (0.59%) Pandas
6 2 (0.59%) React
6 2 (0.59%) RESTCONF
6 2 (0.59%) SOAP
6 2 (0.59%) YANG
7 1 (0.29%) Azure Blueprints
7 1 (0.29%) Playwright
7 1 (0.29%) PyTorch
Miscellaneous
1 55 (16.13%) Data Centre
2 27 (7.92%) Product Ownership
3 23 (6.74%) Onboarding
4 10 (2.93%) Operational Technology
5 8 (2.35%) SCADA
5 8 (2.35%) Self-Motivation
6 7 (2.05%) Management Information System
6 7 (2.05%) SWIFT Messaging Network
7 6 (1.76%) Cloud Native
7 6 (1.76%) Data Protection Act
7 6 (1.76%) Distributed Systems
7 6 (1.76%) Legacy Systems
7 6 (1.76%) Web Conferencing
8 5 (1.47%) Blog
8 5 (1.47%) Data Structures
8 5 (1.47%) Hybrid Cloud
8 5 (1.47%) NHS
8 5 (1.47%) Social Media
9 4 (1.17%) CMDB
9 4 (1.17%) Enterprise Cloud
Operating Systems
1 30 (8.80%) Windows
2 12 (3.52%) Linux
3 6 (1.76%) Windows Server
4 5 (1.47%) Unix
5 3 (0.88%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (0.59%) AIX
6 2 (0.59%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.59%) HPUX
6 2 (0.59%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.59%) Oracle Linux
6 2 (0.59%) Solaris
6 2 (0.59%) SUSE
6 2 (0.59%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 148 (43.40%) Problem-Solving
2 82 (24.05%) Stakeholder Management
3 80 (23.46%) Agile
4 67 (19.65%) Continuous Improvement
5 50 (14.66%) Customer Service
5 50 (14.66%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 48 (14.08%) Analytics
7 47 (13.78%) Break/Fix
8 45 (13.20%) Validation
9 40 (11.73%) Decision-Making
10 37 (10.85%) Business Intelligence
10 37 (10.85%) Migration
11 36 (10.56%) Data Modelling
12 35 (10.26%) AI
13 34 (9.97%) Business Analysis
14 33 (9.68%) Process Improvement
15 31 (9.09%) Data Governance
16 30 (8.80%) Workshop Facilitation
17 29 (8.50%) Actionable Insight
18 28 (8.21%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 71 (20.82%) SQL
2 35 (10.26%) Python
3 17 (4.99%) PowerShell
4 14 (4.11%) C#
5 9 (2.64%) TypeScript
6 8 (2.35%) Java
7 6 (1.76%) Bash
8 5 (1.47%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 4 (1.17%) Apex Code
9 4 (1.17%) JavaScript
9 4 (1.17%) R
10 3 (0.88%) VBA
11 2 (0.59%) Bicep
11 2 (0.59%) C++
12 1 (0.29%) Kusto Query Language
12 1 (0.29%) LookML
12 1 (0.29%) Scala
12 1 (0.29%) Search Processing Language
12 1 (0.29%) Shell Script
12 1 (0.29%) SOQL
Qualifications
1 58 (17.01%) Cisco Certification
2 55 (16.13%) CCNA
3 50 (14.66%) MCSE
3 50 (14.66%) Microsoft Certification
4 49 (14.37%) Network+ Certification
5 47 (13.78%) A+ Certification
6 33 (9.68%) Security Cleared
7 32 (9.38%) Degree
8 18 (5.28%) SC Cleared
9 12 (3.52%) Computer Science Degree
9 12 (3.52%) DV Cleared
10 8 (2.35%) CISSP
11 4 (1.17%) CISA
11 4 (1.17%) CISM
11 4 (1.17%) CompTIA Security+
11 4 (1.17%) Master's Degree
11 4 (1.17%) SAS Certification
12 3 (0.88%) CEH
12 3 (0.88%) RHCA
12 3 (0.88%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (8.21%) Data Quality
2 21 (6.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 19 (5.57%) GDPR
3 19 (5.57%) QA
4 14 (4.11%) NIST
5 10 (2.93%) Accessibility
6 8 (2.35%) PMO
7 6 (1.76%) SLA
8 5 (1.47%) Actionable Recommendations
9 4 (1.17%) Cyber Essentials
10 3 (0.88%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 3 (0.88%) GRC
10 3 (0.88%) WCAG
11 2 (0.59%) 21 CFR Part 11
11 2 (0.59%) GxP
11 2 (0.59%) NCSC
11 2 (0.59%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 2 (0.59%) Solvency II
12 1 (0.29%) Basel III
12 1 (0.29%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 13 (3.81%) Active Directory
2 7 (2.05%) Hyper-V
2 7 (2.05%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (1.17%) Firmware
4 3 (0.88%) Docker
4 3 (0.88%) VMware ESXi
5 2 (0.59%) KVM
6 1 (0.29%) NFS
6 1 (0.29%) RACF
6 1 (0.29%) Squid
6 1 (0.29%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.29%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 12 (3.52%) Kubernetes
2 9 (2.64%) Ansible
3 8 (2.35%) Terraform
4 6 (1.76%) Microsoft Intune
5 3 (0.88%) Podman
6 2 (0.59%) SCCM
7 1 (0.29%) Control-M
7 1 (0.29%) Grafana
7 1 (0.29%) Jamf Pro
7 1 (0.29%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.29%) SCOM
7 1 (0.29%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.29%) SysTrack
7 1 (0.29%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 48 (14.08%) Dell
2 39 (11.44%) Microsoft
3 25 (7.33%) Oracle
4 22 (6.45%) SAP
5 16 (4.69%) Salesforce
6 15 (4.40%) Cisco
7 14 (4.11%) Databricks
8 13 (3.81%) ServiceNow
8 13 (3.81%) VMware
9 5 (1.47%) BT
9 5 (1.47%) Google
9 5 (1.47%) Nexthink
10 4 (1.17%) BMC
10 4 (1.17%) MuleSoft
11 3 (0.88%) Atlassian
11 3 (0.88%) CyberArk
11 3 (0.88%) Fortinet
11 3 (0.88%) HP
11 3 (0.88%) Red Hat
11 3 (0.88%) Veeam