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 2 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Mar 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 305 380 395
Rank change year-on-year +75 +15 +178
Contract jobs citing Analytical Mindset 326 141 196
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.79% 0.47% 0.44%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.36% 1.40% 1.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 215 86 102
10th Percentile £322 £225 £150
25th Percentile £400 £313 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £468 £475
Median % change year-on-year +6.95% -1.58% -3.06%
75th Percentile £588 £575 £547
90th Percentile £675 £631 £619
UK excluding London median daily rate £480 £450 £450
% change year-on-year +6.67% - +211.42%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 3 54
10th Percentile £14.10 £44.90 £11.83
25th Percentile £18.25 £53.38 £14.00
Median hourly rate £28.00 £70.00 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year -60.00% +300.00% -72.00%
75th Percentile £63.38 £76.76 £20.25
90th Percentile £76.75 £79.31 £25.25
UK excluding London median hourly rate £55.50 £75.34 £17.50
% change year-on-year -26.33% +330.50% -21.03%

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 13,811 10,064 13,543
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 33.37% 33.34% 30.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,698 6,159 8,693
10th Percentile £283 £275 £256
25th Percentile £406 £408 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £650 £650
90th Percentile £738 £766 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £496 £500
% change year-on-year -4.26% -0.77% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 652 333 844
10th Percentile £15.35 £18.15 £12.90
25th Percentile £18.82 £22.72 £16.25
Median hourly rate £33.50 £32.50 £30.16
Median % change year-on-year +3.08% +7.76% +34.13%
75th Percentile £65.00 £66.00 £57.50
90th Percentile £80.00 £83.20 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £33.09 £32.50 £31.25
% change year-on-year +1.80% +4.00% +42.05%

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 2 March 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 2 March 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 2 March 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 +50 294 £500 +5.26% 276
London +38 155 £500 - 92
UK excluding London 0 138 £480 +6.67% 229
Work from Home +46 102 £475 +18.60% 135
South East -1 50 £465 +6.59% 78
Midlands -34 28 £470 -3.29% 34
North of England -50 26 £550 +27.91% 55
West Midlands -34 20 £470 -10.48% 20
East of England -29 13 £675 +35.00% 30
Yorkshire -50 12 £563 +37.20% 22
South West -10 11 £525 +23.53% 18
North West -38 11 £410 -8.89% 27
East Midlands -26 8 £450 +0.67% 13
Wales - 8 £588 - 7
Scotland +13 5 £433 -3.89% 12
North East - 4 £550 - 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 18 (5.52%) Confluence
2 6 (1.84%) Apache Spark
3 5 (1.53%) CMS
4 2 (0.61%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 2 (0.61%) Apache
4 2 (0.61%) SharePoint
5 1 (0.31%) Camunda
5 1 (0.31%) SAS
Applications
1 47 (14.42%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (3.37%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (2.76%) MS Visio
4 8 (2.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.92%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.92%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.61%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 2 (0.61%) Autodesk Smoke
6 2 (0.61%) Sketch
7 1 (0.31%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.31%) Navisworks
7 1 (0.31%) Notion
7 1 (0.31%) Oracle Smart View
7 1 (0.31%) Revit
7 1 (0.31%) Trello
Business Applications
1 11 (3.37%) NetSuite
2 5 (1.53%) Shopify
3 4 (1.23%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 3 (0.92%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.92%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 3 (0.92%) SAP S/4HANA
5 2 (0.61%) Oracle EBS R12
5 2 (0.61%) Remedy ITSM
5 2 (0.61%) Salesforce CRM
5 2 (0.61%) Unit4 Business World
6 1 (0.31%) Bloomberg TOMS
6 1 (0.31%) FLEXCUBE
6 1 (0.31%) IntelliMatch
6 1 (0.31%) Maximo
6 1 (0.31%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.31%) Oracle General Ledger
6 1 (0.31%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.31%) SAP EHS
6 1 (0.31%) SAP Oil and Gas
6 1 (0.31%) Summit
Cloud Services
1 48 (14.72%) Azure
2 36 (11.04%) Power Platform
3 32 (9.82%) AWS
4 12 (3.68%) GCP
5 11 (3.37%) GitHub
6 10 (3.07%) SaaS
7 7 (2.15%) Azure Data Factory
7 7 (2.15%) Azure DevOps
7 7 (2.15%) Contentsquare
8 6 (1.84%) Collibra
8 6 (1.84%) Dynamics 365
8 6 (1.84%) Entra ID
8 6 (1.84%) Snowflake
9 5 (1.53%) GitHub Copilot
10 4 (1.23%) Alation
10 4 (1.23%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 4 (1.23%) Lucidchart
10 4 (1.23%) Microsoft 365
11 3 (0.92%) Figma
11 3 (0.92%) Fivetran
Communications & Networking
1 19 (5.83%) SAN
2 17 (5.21%) DNS
3 13 (3.99%) Network Security
3 13 (3.99%) TCP/IP
4 10 (3.07%) SSL
5 9 (2.76%) HTTP
6 8 (2.45%) Firewall
6 8 (2.45%) VLAN
7 6 (1.84%) BGP
7 6 (1.84%) DHCP
7 6 (1.84%) FTP
8 5 (1.53%) LAN
8 5 (1.53%) SMTP
9 3 (0.92%) MPLS
9 3 (0.92%) SNMP
9 3 (0.92%) Software-Defined Networking
9 3 (0.92%) TACACS
9 3 (0.92%) WAN
10 2 (0.61%) SMS
11 1 (0.31%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (11.04%) Power BI
2 12 (3.68%) Data Warehouse
3 8 (2.45%) SQL Server
3 8 (2.45%) Tableau
4 7 (2.15%) PostgreSQL
5 6 (1.84%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
5 6 (1.84%) Data Lake
5 6 (1.84%) NoSQL
6 5 (1.53%) BigQuery
7 4 (1.23%) Electronic Patient Records
7 4 (1.23%) Metadata
8 3 (0.92%) Big Data
8 3 (0.92%) Data Mart
8 3 (0.92%) Delta Lake
8 3 (0.92%) Oracle Reports
9 2 (0.61%) Amazon Redshift
9 2 (0.61%) BusinessObjects
9 2 (0.61%) Neo4j
9 2 (0.61%) Relational Database
9 2 (0.61%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 32 (9.82%) JIRA
2 5 (1.53%) Git
3 2 (0.61%) MLflow
3 2 (0.61%) MSBuild
3 2 (0.61%) SonarQube
3 2 (0.61%) Team Foundation Server
4 1 (0.31%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.31%) Claude Code
4 1 (0.31%) Cucumber
4 1 (0.31%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.31%) JMeter
4 1 (0.31%) JUnit
4 1 (0.31%) Locust
General
1 325 (99.69%) Analytical Skills
2 174 (53.37%) Social Skills
3 108 (33.13%) Finance
4 28 (8.59%) Marketing
5 25 (7.67%) Public Sector
6 22 (6.75%) Banking
7 15 (4.60%) Legal
7 15 (4.60%) Manufacturing
8 14 (4.29%) Organisational Skills
9 10 (3.07%) Publishing
10 9 (2.76%) Documentation Skills
10 9 (2.76%) Financial Institution
10 9 (2.76%) Influencing Skills
10 9 (2.76%) Retail
11 7 (2.15%) Investment Banking
11 7 (2.15%) Telecoms
12 5 (1.53%) Back Office
12 5 (1.53%) Electronics
12 5 (1.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 4 (1.23%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 74 (22.70%) Analyst
2 40 (12.27%) Business Analyst
3 28 (8.59%) Lead
4 19 (5.83%) Data Analyst
5 18 (5.52%) Consultant
6 17 (5.21%) Field Engineer
6 17 (5.21%) Field Service Engineer
7 16 (4.91%) IT Engineer
7 16 (4.91%) Senior
7 16 (4.91%) Support Engineer
8 15 (4.60%) Developer
9 12 (3.68%) Architect
10 11 (3.37%) Project Leader
10 11 (3.37%) Project Manager
11 10 (3.07%) Senior Analyst
12 8 (2.45%) Product Manager
13 7 (2.15%) Data Business Analyst
13 7 (2.15%) Field Support Engineer
13 7 (2.15%) Service Support Manager
13 7 (2.15%) Support Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (2.45%) JSON
2 7 (2.15%) PyTorch
3 6 (1.84%) LDAP
4 5 (1.53%) PySpark
4 5 (1.53%) REST
4 5 (1.53%) scikit-learn
4 5 (1.53%) TensorFlow
4 5 (1.53%) YAML
5 4 (1.23%) EDI
5 4 (1.23%) Node.js
5 4 (1.23%) Pandas
5 4 (1.23%) XML
6 3 (0.92%) .NET
6 3 (0.92%) Dask
6 3 (0.92%) LightGBM
6 3 (0.92%) Middleware
6 3 (0.92%) NETCONF
6 3 (0.92%) Oracle Fusion
6 3 (0.92%) XGBoost
6 3 (0.92%) YANG
Miscellaneous
1 24 (7.36%) Data Centre
2 19 (5.83%) Product Ownership
3 14 (4.29%) Onboarding
4 13 (3.99%) Management Information System
5 11 (3.37%) Self-Motivation
6 7 (2.15%) Derivative
6 7 (2.15%) Hybrid Cloud
7 6 (1.84%) NHS
8 5 (1.53%) Blog
8 5 (1.53%) CSOC
8 5 (1.53%) Cyber Threat
8 5 (1.53%) Cyberattack
8 5 (1.53%) Security Operations Centre
8 5 (1.53%) Social Media
9 4 (1.23%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 4 (1.23%) Operational Technology
10 3 (0.92%) Algorithms
10 3 (0.92%) Digital Media
10 3 (0.92%) PMI
10 3 (0.92%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 29 (8.90%) Windows
2 19 (5.83%) Linux
3 8 (2.45%) Windows Server
4 4 (1.23%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (0.61%) VMS
6 1 (0.31%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.31%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.31%) Unix
6 1 (0.31%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 135 (41.41%) Problem-Solving
2 90 (27.61%) Agile
3 85 (26.07%) Stakeholder Management
4 69 (21.17%) Continuous Improvement
5 61 (18.71%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 57 (17.48%) Decision-Making
7 51 (15.64%) Analytics
8 48 (14.72%) Business Intelligence
9 36 (11.04%) Data Governance
10 35 (10.74%) Actionable Insight
10 35 (10.74%) Roadmaps
11 29 (8.90%) AI
11 29 (8.90%) Change Management
11 29 (8.90%) Data Modelling
11 29 (8.90%) User Experience
11 29 (8.90%) Validation
12 27 (8.28%) Risk Management
12 27 (8.28%) Visualisation
12 27 (8.28%) Workshop Facilitation
13 26 (7.98%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 78 (23.93%) SQL
2 41 (12.58%) Python
3 27 (8.28%) PowerShell
4 12 (3.68%) Java
5 10 (3.07%) C#
6 6 (1.84%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 5 (1.53%) Bash
7 5 (1.53%) TypeScript
8 3 (0.92%) VBA
9 2 (0.61%) C++
9 2 (0.61%) Go
9 2 (0.61%) Kusto Query Language
9 2 (0.61%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.31%) ABAP
10 1 (0.31%) Apex Code
10 1 (0.31%) BeanShell
10 1 (0.31%) JavaScript
10 1 (0.31%) Korn
10 1 (0.31%) PHP
10 1 (0.31%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 55 (16.87%) Degree
2 46 (14.11%) Security Cleared
3 33 (10.12%) SC Cleared
4 22 (6.75%) Microsoft Certification
4 22 (6.75%) Network+ Certification
5 21 (6.44%) Cisco Certification
6 18 (5.52%) CCNA
7 17 (5.21%) A+ Certification
7 17 (5.21%) MCSE
8 16 (4.91%) DV Cleared
9 14 (4.29%) Master's Degree
10 13 (3.99%) Computer Science Degree
11 11 (3.37%) PMI Certification
12 9 (2.76%) PMP
13 6 (1.84%) CISSP
14 5 (1.53%) Azure Certification
14 5 (1.53%) CBAP
14 5 (1.53%) CSPO
14 5 (1.53%) Server+ Certification
15 4 (1.23%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (11.96%) Data Quality
2 31 (9.51%) GDPR
3 24 (7.36%) QA
4 14 (4.29%) Accessibility
5 8 (2.45%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 7 (2.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 7 (2.15%) NIST
7 6 (1.84%) PMO
8 4 (1.23%) Actionable Recommendations
8 4 (1.23%) HIPAA
8 4 (1.23%) SLA
8 4 (1.23%) Solvency II
9 3 (0.92%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 3 (0.92%) PCI DSS
9 3 (0.92%) WCAG
10 2 (0.61%) Cyber Essentials
10 2 (0.61%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 2 (0.61%) EMIR
10 2 (0.61%) MiFID
10 2 (0.61%) NIST 800
System Software
1 14 (4.29%) Active Directory
2 9 (2.76%) Docker
3 8 (2.45%) Hyper-V
3 8 (2.45%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (1.23%) Firmware
4 4 (1.23%) NDS
4 4 (1.23%) NetIQ eDirectory
4 4 (1.23%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.92%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.61%) KVM
7 1 (0.31%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.31%) Xen
Systems Management
1 11 (3.37%) Kubernetes
2 7 (2.15%) Ansible
3 5 (1.53%) Microsoft Intune
3 5 (1.53%) Terraform
4 4 (1.23%) SCCM
4 4 (1.23%) SCOM
4 4 (1.23%) vCenter Server
5 1 (0.31%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (0.31%) Kibana
5 1 (0.31%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.31%) Suricata
5 1 (0.31%) vRealize
Vendors
1 53 (16.26%) Microsoft
2 21 (6.44%) SAP
3 17 (5.21%) Dell
4 16 (4.91%) Oracle
4 16 (4.91%) ServiceNow
5 14 (4.29%) VMware
6 13 (3.99%) Salesforce
7 12 (3.68%) Databricks
8 10 (3.07%) Adobe
9 8 (2.45%) Google
10 6 (1.84%) BMC
10 6 (1.84%) Informatica
11 5 (1.53%) Murex
12 4 (1.23%) Cisco
12 4 (1.23%) NetIQ
12 4 (1.23%) Nexthink
12 4 (1.23%) Red Hat
12 4 (1.23%) Sparx
12 4 (1.23%) Splunk
13 3 (0.92%) Zuora
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