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 19 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Jan 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 286 388 408
Rank change year-on-year +102 +20 +180
Contract jobs citing Analytical Mindset 339 132 185
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.92% 0.42% 0.43%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.68% 1.30% 1.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 235 82 108
10th Percentile £304 £225 £144
25th Percentile £371 £263 £263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £468 £450
Median % change year-on-year +6.95% +3.89% -8.16%
75th Percentile £588 £584 £600
90th Percentile £675 £625 £650
UK excluding London median daily rate £450 £430 £400
% change year-on-year +4.65% +7.50% +106.45%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 2 35
10th Percentile - - £15.75
25th Percentile £18.25 £11.75 £16.25
Median hourly rate £45.00 £13.50 £18.00
Median % change year-on-year +233.33% -25.00% -71.20%
75th Percentile £66.00 £15.25 £20.63
90th Percentile £78.50 - £25.25
UK excluding London median hourly rate £65.00 £13.50 £17.50
% change year-on-year +381.48% -22.86% -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 12,652 10,154 13,316
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 34.22% 32.25% 30.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,985 6,004 8,722
10th Percentile £277 £263 £258
25th Percentile £406 £408 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £533 £540
Median % change year-on-year -6.23% -1.26% -3.23%
75th Percentile £625 £663 £656
90th Percentile £738 £775 £760
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 612 317 633
10th Percentile £14.26 £18.51 £14.54
25th Percentile £18.25 £23.60 £17.72
Median hourly rate £27.52 £35.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -21.37% - +55.56%
75th Percentile £61.19 £65.00 £61.50
90th Percentile £74.97 £80.75 £73.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £27.54 £32.50 £35.65
% change year-on-year -15.26% -8.84% +78.25%

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 19 January 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 19 January 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 19 January 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 +92 302 £475 -2.31% 317
London +64 159 £500 -4.76% 64
UK excluding London +45 149 £450 +4.65% 300
Work from Home +62 101 £425 +25.00% 145
South East +27 57 £378 +16.15% 101
Midlands -9 33 £420 - 38
North of England -37 23 £550 +120.00% 52
West Midlands -15 21 £466 - 15
Scotland +19 13 £500 +11.11% 13
East of England -13 12 £603 +20.63% 47
East Midlands -13 12 £375 - 23
North West -26 11 £550 +120.00% 21
Yorkshire -36 11 £563 +90.68% 24
South West -6 9 £500 +17.65% 38
Wales - 6 £588 - 14
North East - 2 £550 - 7

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 22 (6.49%) Confluence
2 7 (2.06%) SharePoint
3 4 (1.18%) Anypoint
3 4 (1.18%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.59%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 2 (0.59%) CMS
5 1 (0.29%) Apache
5 1 (0.29%) Camunda
5 1 (0.29%) SAS
Applications
1 50 (14.75%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (2.95%) MS Visio
3 9 (2.65%) Microsoft Office
4 7 (2.06%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 5 (1.47%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.88%) Navisworks
6 3 (0.88%) Revit
7 2 (0.59%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 2 (0.59%) Autodesk Smoke
7 2 (0.59%) ProjectWise
7 2 (0.59%) Siemens NX
7 2 (0.59%) Sketch
7 2 (0.59%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.29%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.29%) Notion
8 1 (0.29%) Trello
Business Applications
1 10 (2.95%) NetSuite
2 7 (2.06%) SAP S/4HANA
3 5 (1.47%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (1.47%) Shopify
4 4 (1.18%) Payment Gateway
4 4 (1.18%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 2 (0.59%) Oracle EBS R12
5 2 (0.59%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 2 (0.59%) Remedy ITSM
5 2 (0.59%) Teamcenter
6 1 (0.29%) Bloomberg TOMS
6 1 (0.29%) FLEXCUBE
6 1 (0.29%) IntelliMatch
6 1 (0.29%) Maximo
6 1 (0.29%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.29%) SAP EHS
6 1 (0.29%) Summit
6 1 (0.29%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 52 (15.34%) Azure
2 38 (11.21%) AWS
3 36 (10.62%) Power Platform
4 14 (4.13%) GCP
5 12 (3.54%) GitHub
6 10 (2.95%) Contentsquare
6 10 (2.95%) SaaS
7 9 (2.65%) Azure DevOps
8 8 (2.36%) Dynamics 365
9 6 (1.77%) Collibra
10 5 (1.47%) Azure Data Factory
10 5 (1.47%) Snowflake
11 4 (1.18%) Cloud Computing
11 4 (1.18%) GitHub Copilot
11 4 (1.18%) Google Analytics
11 4 (1.18%) Lucidchart
11 4 (1.18%) Microsoft 365
12 3 (0.88%) Adobe Analytics
12 3 (0.88%) Azure AKS
12 3 (0.88%) ChatGPT
Communications & Networking
1 23 (6.78%) DNS
2 18 (5.31%) TCP/IP
3 15 (4.42%) Network Security
4 14 (4.13%) VLAN
5 11 (3.24%) DHCP
6 10 (2.95%) HTTP
6 10 (2.95%) SAN
6 10 (2.95%) SSL
7 9 (2.65%) Firewall
8 6 (1.77%) FTP
8 6 (1.77%) SMTP
9 5 (1.47%) BGP
9 5 (1.47%) LAN
10 3 (0.88%) Software-Defined Networking
11 2 (0.59%) MPLS
11 2 (0.59%) SMS
11 2 (0.59%) SNMP
11 2 (0.59%) TACACS
11 2 (0.59%) WAN
12 1 (0.29%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (10.62%) Power BI
2 12 (3.54%) Tableau
3 10 (2.95%) Data Warehouse
4 8 (2.36%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
4 8 (2.36%) SQL Server
5 6 (1.77%) BigQuery
5 6 (1.77%) Metadata
6 5 (1.47%) Big Data
6 5 (1.47%) Data Lake
6 5 (1.47%) Electronic Patient Records
6 5 (1.47%) NoSQL
6 5 (1.47%) PostgreSQL
7 3 (0.88%) Data Mart
7 3 (0.88%) MSDE
7 3 (0.88%) Neo4j
7 3 (0.88%) Power Query
8 2 (0.59%) Looker
8 2 (0.59%) Pinecone
8 2 (0.59%) Relational Database
8 2 (0.59%) Weaviate
Development Applications
1 34 (10.03%) JIRA
2 4 (1.18%) Bitbucket
2 4 (1.18%) Git
3 3 (0.88%) IntelliJ
3 3 (0.88%) Jenkins
3 3 (0.88%) PyCharm
3 3 (0.88%) Visual Studio
3 3 (0.88%) Visual Studio Code
3 3 (0.88%) Visual Website Optimizer
4 2 (0.59%) MLflow
4 2 (0.59%) MSBuild
4 2 (0.59%) SonarQube
4 2 (0.59%) Team Foundation Server
5 1 (0.29%) Eclipse
5 1 (0.29%) JMeter
5 1 (0.29%) Locust
General
1 338 (99.71%) Analytical Skills
2 174 (51.33%) Social Skills
3 124 (36.58%) Finance
4 31 (9.14%) Banking
4 31 (9.14%) Public Sector
5 25 (7.37%) Marketing
6 23 (6.78%) Legal
7 19 (5.60%) Manufacturing
8 14 (4.13%) Investment Banking
9 12 (3.54%) Financial Institution
10 11 (3.24%) Organisational Skills
11 10 (2.95%) Publishing
12 9 (2.65%) Influencing Skills
12 9 (2.65%) Retail
12 9 (2.65%) Telecoms
13 8 (2.36%) Documentation Skills
14 7 (2.06%) Electronics
15 6 (1.77%) Military
16 5 (1.47%) Back Office
16 5 (1.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 84 (24.78%) Analyst
2 37 (10.91%) Business Analyst
3 26 (7.67%) Lead
4 19 (5.60%) Data Analyst
4 19 (5.60%) Senior
5 16 (4.72%) Developer
6 15 (4.42%) Consultant
7 14 (4.13%) Support Engineer
8 13 (3.83%) Architect
8 13 (3.83%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 11 (3.24%) Infrastructure Support
9 11 (3.24%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
9 11 (3.24%) Product Manager
9 11 (3.24%) Project Leader
9 11 (3.24%) Project Manager
10 9 (2.65%) Field Engineer
10 9 (2.65%) Field Service Engineer
11 8 (2.36%) Senior Analyst
12 7 (2.06%) Operations Manager
12 7 (2.06%) Support Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (2.36%) JSON
1 8 (2.36%) LDAP
2 7 (2.06%) PyTorch
2 7 (2.06%) scikit-learn
2 7 (2.06%) TensorFlow
3 6 (1.77%) REST
4 5 (1.47%) Pandas
5 4 (1.18%) EDI
5 4 (1.18%) HTML
5 4 (1.18%) Node.js
5 4 (1.18%) PySpark
6 3 (0.88%) .NET
6 3 (0.88%) Dask
6 3 (0.88%) Google JAX
6 3 (0.88%) JAX
6 3 (0.88%) LightGBM
6 3 (0.88%) Middleware
6 3 (0.88%) XGBoost
6 3 (0.88%) XML
6 3 (0.88%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 22 (6.49%) Management Information System
2 20 (5.90%) Product Ownership
3 14 (4.13%) Data Centre
4 11 (3.24%) Onboarding
5 8 (2.36%) Self-Motivation
6 7 (2.06%) Derivative
6 7 (2.06%) NHS
7 6 (1.77%) CSOC
7 6 (1.77%) Cyber Threat
7 6 (1.77%) Cyberattack
7 6 (1.77%) Hybrid Cloud
7 6 (1.77%) Security Operations Centre
8 5 (1.47%) Algorithms
8 5 (1.47%) PMI
9 4 (1.18%) Fixed Income
9 4 (1.18%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 4 (1.18%) Social Media
10 3 (0.88%) Contract for Difference
10 3 (0.88%) Digital Media
10 3 (0.88%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 35 (10.32%) Windows
2 27 (7.96%) Linux
3 8 (2.36%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.88%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (0.59%) VMS
6 1 (0.29%) Unix
6 1 (0.29%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 136 (40.12%) Problem-Solving
2 100 (29.50%) Agile
3 89 (26.25%) Stakeholder Management
4 65 (19.17%) Continuous Improvement
5 63 (18.58%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 61 (17.99%) Decision-Making
7 52 (15.34%) Analytics
8 48 (14.16%) Business Intelligence
9 46 (13.57%) Roadmaps
10 34 (10.03%) Data Governance
11 33 (9.73%) Risk Management
12 32 (9.44%) Actionable Insight
12 32 (9.44%) ITIL
13 30 (8.85%) AI
13 30 (8.85%) Visualisation
14 28 (8.26%) Change Management
15 27 (7.96%) Scrum
15 27 (7.96%) User Experience
16 25 (7.37%) Data Analysis
17 24 (7.08%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 82 (24.19%) SQL
2 50 (14.75%) Python
3 27 (7.96%) PowerShell
4 13 (3.83%) Java
5 12 (3.54%) C#
6 8 (2.36%) TypeScript
7 5 (1.47%) Bash
7 5 (1.47%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 4 (1.18%) JavaScript
9 3 (0.88%) Korn
9 3 (0.88%) R
10 2 (0.59%) BeanShell
10 2 (0.59%) C++
10 2 (0.59%) Go
10 2 (0.59%) Kusto Query Language
10 2 (0.59%) RPG
10 2 (0.59%) Shell Script
10 2 (0.59%) VBA
11 1 (0.29%) ABAP
11 1 (0.29%) VB
Qualifications
1 57 (16.81%) Degree
2 52 (15.34%) Security Cleared
3 40 (11.80%) SC Cleared
4 19 (5.60%) Microsoft Certification
4 19 (5.60%) Network+ Certification
5 16 (4.72%) PMI Certification
6 15 (4.42%) DV Cleared
7 14 (4.13%) Master's Degree
8 12 (3.54%) PMP
9 11 (3.24%) Azure Certification
9 11 (3.24%) Server+ Certification
10 10 (2.95%) Cisco Certification
10 10 (2.95%) Computer Science Degree
11 8 (2.36%) A+ Certification
11 8 (2.36%) CCNA
11 8 (2.36%) MCSE
12 7 (2.06%) CSPO
13 6 (1.77%) CBAP
14 5 (1.47%) CISSP
15 3 (0.88%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (10.03%) Data Quality
2 31 (9.14%) QA
3 27 (7.96%) GDPR
4 10 (2.95%) Accessibility
5 9 (2.65%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 8 (2.36%) SLA
7 5 (1.47%) NIST
7 5 (1.47%) PMO
8 4 (1.18%) HIPAA
8 4 (1.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 4 (1.18%) MiFID
9 3 (0.88%) Actionable Recommendations
9 3 (0.88%) ISO 19650
9 3 (0.88%) PCI DSS
10 2 (0.59%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 2 (0.59%) EMIR
10 2 (0.59%) GRC
10 2 (0.59%) Solvency II
10 2 (0.59%) WCAG
11 1 (0.29%) COBIT
System Software
1 13 (3.83%) Hyper-V
1 13 (3.83%) VMware Infrastructure
2 11 (3.24%) Active Directory
3 9 (2.65%) Docker
4 4 (1.18%) NDS
4 4 (1.18%) NetIQ eDirectory
5 3 (0.88%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.59%) KVM
6 2 (0.59%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.29%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.29%) Xen
Systems Management
1 12 (3.54%) Kubernetes
2 10 (2.95%) Ansible
3 8 (2.36%) Terraform
4 4 (1.18%) SCCM
4 4 (1.18%) SCOM
4 4 (1.18%) vCenter Server
5 2 (0.59%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (0.59%) vRealize
6 1 (0.29%) Kibana
6 1 (0.29%) Suricata
Vendors
1 55 (16.22%) Microsoft
2 28 (8.26%) SAP
3 17 (5.01%) VMware
4 16 (4.72%) ServiceNow
5 14 (4.13%) Adobe
5 14 (4.13%) Google
6 13 (3.83%) Oracle
7 10 (2.95%) Databricks
8 9 (2.65%) Salesforce
9 8 (2.36%) Dell
10 5 (1.47%) BMC
10 5 (1.47%) Murex
10 5 (1.47%) Splunk
11 4 (1.18%) CyberArk
11 4 (1.18%) Informatica
11 4 (1.18%) MuleSoft
11 4 (1.18%) NetIQ
11 4 (1.18%) Sparx
12 3 (0.88%) Autodesk
12 3 (0.88%) OpenText
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