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 4 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 298 377 405
Rank change year-on-year +79 +28 +127
Contract jobs citing Analytical Mindset 363 150 188
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.77% 0.51% 0.44%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.40% 1.51% 1.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 222 102 98
10th Percentile £251 £250 £196
25th Percentile £400 £380 £408
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £455 £525
Median % change year-on-year +4.40% -13.33% -
75th Percentile £586 £608 £584
90th Percentile £650 £643 £650
UK excluding London median daily rate £470 £449 £525
% change year-on-year +4.79% -14.57% -8.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 26 6 59
10th Percentile £14.10 £53.38 £11.75
25th Percentile £33.31 £70.71 £13.38
Median hourly rate £47.00 £80.68 £16.50
Median % change year-on-year -41.74% +388.94% -73.60%
75th Percentile £67.38 £81.27 £19.50
90th Percentile £75.00 £81.35 £24.05
UK excluding London median hourly rate £55.50 £80.68 £15.00
% change year-on-year -31.21% +437.83% -32.31%

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 15,122 9,965 13,119
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 32.05% 34.02% 30.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,417 6,364 8,440
10th Percentile £306 £300 £263
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% -2.27%
75th Percentile £625 £650 £656
90th Percentile £738 £775 £798
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £492 £500
% change year-on-year -3.46% -1.60% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 716 400 905
10th Percentile £16.01 £16.95 £12.25
25th Percentile £20.23 £21.01 £15.17
Median hourly rate £45.00 £32.50 £30.16
Median % change year-on-year +38.46% +7.76% +34.13%
75th Percentile £70.00 £63.75 £61.30
90th Percentile £86.75 £82.57 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £50.00 £31.08 £28.25
% change year-on-year +60.88% +10.02% +28.41%

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 4 May 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 4 May 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 4 May 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 +60 331 £480 +1.05% 271
UK excluding London +18 183 £470 +4.79% 194
London +25 156 £500 - 114
Work from Home +36 99 £500 +15.67% 166
South East +4 70 £500 +53.85% 73
Midlands -42 34 £460 -5.35% 21
North of England -43 29 £463 +29.19% 44
West Midlands -37 27 £470 -10.48% 11
South West -15 25 £350 -28.21% 20
North West -28 18 £452 +26.26% 25
Wales -2 11 - - 9
East of England -45 10 £575 - 22
Scotland -6 8 £236 -47.56% 8
Yorkshire -41 8 £463 +10.78% 12
East Midlands -27 7 £450 +0.67% 10
North East - 3 - - 8

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 20 (5.51%) Confluence
2 5 (1.38%) Apache Spark
3 4 (1.10%) CMS
4 2 (0.55%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 2 (0.55%) Apache
5 1 (0.28%) Camunda
5 1 (0.28%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.28%) SAS
Applications
1 39 (10.74%) Microsoft Excel
2 14 (3.86%) Microsoft Office
3 12 (3.31%) MS Visio
4 11 (3.03%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.83%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.83%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.55%) Autodesk Smoke
7 1 (0.28%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.28%) Oracle Smart View
7 1 (0.28%) Trello
Business Applications
1 11 (3.03%) NetSuite
2 6 (1.65%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 5 (1.38%) Shopify
4 4 (1.10%) Finacle
4 4 (1.10%) SAP S/4HANA
5 2 (0.55%) Oracle EBS R12
5 2 (0.55%) Remedy ITSM
5 2 (0.55%) Salesforce CRM
5 2 (0.55%) Unit4 Business World
6 1 (0.28%) Bloomberg TOMS
6 1 (0.28%) Dynamics CRM
6 1 (0.28%) FLEXCUBE
6 1 (0.28%) Loan IQ
6 1 (0.28%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.28%) Oracle General Ledger
6 1 (0.28%) ResourceLink
6 1 (0.28%) SAP EHS
6 1 (0.28%) SAP Oil and Gas
6 1 (0.28%) Summit
6 1 (0.28%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 39 (10.74%) Azure
2 36 (9.92%) Power Platform
3 30 (8.26%) AWS
4 14 (3.86%) GitHub
5 13 (3.58%) SaaS
6 11 (3.03%) GCP
7 10 (2.75%) Microsoft 365
8 8 (2.20%) Azure Data Factory
8 8 (2.20%) Entra ID
9 5 (1.38%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 5 (1.38%) Collibra
9 5 (1.38%) GitHub Copilot
9 5 (1.38%) Lucidchart
9 5 (1.38%) Snowflake
10 4 (1.10%) Dynamics 365
11 3 (0.83%) Alation
11 3 (0.83%) Azure DevOps
11 3 (0.83%) Contentsquare
11 3 (0.83%) Fivetran
11 3 (0.83%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 56 (15.43%) SAN
2 14 (3.86%) DNS
3 12 (3.31%) Network Security
4 10 (2.75%) WAN
5 7 (1.93%) MPLS
5 7 (1.93%) SSL
6 6 (1.65%) FTP
6 6 (1.65%) HTTP
6 6 (1.65%) TCP/IP
7 5 (1.38%) BGP
7 5 (1.38%) LAN
7 5 (1.38%) SD-WAN
7 5 (1.38%) SMTP
8 4 (1.10%) Firewall
8 4 (1.10%) SNMP
8 4 (1.10%) TACACS
9 3 (0.83%) DHCP
9 3 (0.83%) Internet
9 3 (0.83%) NAS
9 3 (0.83%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (9.92%) Power BI
2 16 (4.41%) Data Warehouse
3 9 (2.48%) Relational Database
4 8 (2.20%) Data Lake
4 8 (2.20%) Tableau
5 6 (1.65%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
6 5 (1.38%) NoSQL
6 5 (1.38%) RDBMS
7 4 (1.10%) BigQuery
7 4 (1.10%) Electronic Patient Records
7 4 (1.10%) Looker
7 4 (1.10%) Metadata
7 4 (1.10%) Oracle Database
8 3 (0.83%) Amazon Redshift
8 3 (0.83%) Big Data
8 3 (0.83%) Data Mart
8 3 (0.83%) Delta Lake
8 3 (0.83%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (0.83%) Power Query
9 2 (0.55%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 38 (10.47%) JIRA
2 4 (1.10%) Git
3 2 (0.55%) Bitbucket
3 2 (0.55%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.55%) MLflow
3 2 (0.55%) Selenium
3 2 (0.55%) SonarQube
4 1 (0.28%) Appium
4 1 (0.28%) Atlassian Bamboo
4 1 (0.28%) Browser DevTools
4 1 (0.28%) Claude Code
4 1 (0.28%) Cucumber
4 1 (0.28%) Cypress.io
4 1 (0.28%) Gatling
4 1 (0.28%) GitLab
4 1 (0.28%) JMeter
4 1 (0.28%) JUnit
4 1 (0.28%) LoadRunner
4 1 (0.28%) Robot Framework
4 1 (0.28%) TestRail
General
1 362 (99.72%) Analytical Skills
2 175 (48.21%) Social Skills
3 112 (30.85%) Finance
4 34 (9.37%) Banking
5 32 (8.82%) Public Sector
6 24 (6.61%) Marketing
7 21 (5.79%) Legal
8 16 (4.41%) Documentation Skills
8 16 (4.41%) Manufacturing
8 16 (4.41%) Organisational Skills
9 12 (3.31%) Back Office
9 12 (3.31%) Telecoms
10 8 (2.20%) Front Office
10 8 (2.20%) Influencing Skills
10 8 (2.20%) Investment Banking
11 6 (1.65%) Presentation Skills
12 5 (1.38%) Financial Institution
12 5 (1.38%) Retail
13 4 (1.10%) Billing
13 4 (1.10%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 79 (21.76%) Analyst
2 51 (14.05%) Field Engineer
2 51 (14.05%) Field Service Engineer
2 51 (14.05%) IT Engineer
3 47 (12.95%) Business Analyst
4 23 (6.34%) Lead
4 23 (6.34%) Support Engineer
5 20 (5.51%) Developer
6 18 (4.96%) IT Support
7 17 (4.68%) Consultant
7 17 (4.68%) Senior
8 16 (4.41%) Data Analyst
8 16 (4.41%) Field Support Engineer
8 16 (4.41%) IT Support Engineer
9 11 (3.03%) Project Manager
9 11 (3.03%) Senior Analyst
10 10 (2.75%) Operations Analyst
10 10 (2.75%) Operations Business Analyst
11 9 (2.48%) Architect
12 8 (2.20%) Operations Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.93%) PySpark
2 6 (1.65%) LDAP
2 6 (1.65%) PyTorch
3 5 (1.38%) YAML
4 4 (1.10%) .NET
4 4 (1.10%) Lightning Web Components
4 4 (1.10%) NETCONF
4 4 (1.10%) OpenConfig
4 4 (1.10%) Pandas
4 4 (1.10%) REST
4 4 (1.10%) RESTCONF
4 4 (1.10%) scikit-learn
4 4 (1.10%) TensorFlow
4 4 (1.10%) XML
4 4 (1.10%) YANG
5 3 (0.83%) EDI
5 3 (0.83%) Kafka
5 3 (0.83%) Middleware
5 3 (0.83%) Node.js
6 2 (0.55%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 61 (16.80%) Data Centre
2 19 (5.23%) Product Ownership
3 18 (4.96%) Onboarding
4 15 (4.13%) Management Information System
5 9 (2.48%) Operational Technology
5 9 (2.48%) Self-Motivation
6 8 (2.20%) Hybrid Cloud
7 7 (1.93%) SCADA
7 7 (1.93%) Web Conferencing
8 6 (1.65%) Blog
8 6 (1.65%) Derivative
8 6 (1.65%) NHS
9 5 (1.38%) CSOC
9 5 (1.38%) Cyber Threat
9 5 (1.38%) Cyberattack
9 5 (1.38%) Distributed Systems
9 5 (1.38%) Legacy Systems
9 5 (1.38%) Security Operations Centre
10 4 (1.10%) SWIFT Messaging Network
10 4 (1.10%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 31 (8.54%) Windows
2 15 (4.13%) Linux
3 9 (2.48%) Windows Server
4 4 (1.10%) Unix
5 3 (0.83%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (0.55%) AIX
6 2 (0.55%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.55%) HPUX
6 2 (0.55%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.55%) Oracle Linux
6 2 (0.55%) Solaris
6 2 (0.55%) SUSE
6 2 (0.55%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.28%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 155 (42.70%) Problem-Solving
2 83 (22.87%) Agile
3 75 (20.66%) Stakeholder Management
4 62 (17.08%) Continuous Improvement
5 55 (15.15%) Customer Service
6 53 (14.60%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 52 (14.33%) Decision-Making
8 51 (14.05%) Break/Fix
9 50 (13.77%) Analytics
10 45 (12.40%) Business Intelligence
11 39 (10.74%) Data Modelling
12 37 (10.19%) AI
12 37 (10.19%) Validation
13 36 (9.92%) Data Governance
14 34 (9.37%) Actionable Insight
14 34 (9.37%) Business Analysis
15 33 (9.09%) Process Improvement
16 32 (8.82%) Roadmaps
16 32 (8.82%) Workshop Facilitation
17 31 (8.54%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 70 (19.28%) SQL
2 41 (11.29%) Python
3 23 (6.34%) PowerShell
4 14 (3.86%) C#
5 11 (3.03%) TypeScript
6 9 (2.48%) Java
7 7 (1.93%) Bash
7 7 (1.93%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 4 (1.10%) Apex Code
8 4 (1.10%) C++
8 4 (1.10%) JavaScript
9 3 (0.83%) VBA
10 2 (0.55%) Bicep
10 2 (0.55%) Go
10 2 (0.55%) Kusto Query Language
10 2 (0.55%) R
11 1 (0.28%) LookML
11 1 (0.28%) Shell Script
11 1 (0.28%) SOQL
11 1 (0.28%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 59 (16.25%) Cisco Certification
2 55 (15.15%) CCNA
3 54 (14.88%) MCSE
3 54 (14.88%) Microsoft Certification
4 51 (14.05%) A+ Certification
4 51 (14.05%) Network+ Certification
5 45 (12.40%) Security Cleared
6 43 (11.85%) Degree
7 27 (7.44%) SC Cleared
8 18 (4.96%) DV Cleared
9 13 (3.58%) Master's Degree
10 12 (3.31%) Computer Science Degree
11 9 (2.48%) PMI Certification
12 7 (1.93%) PMP
13 6 (1.65%) CISSP
14 5 (1.38%) CompTIA Security+
15 4 (1.10%) CBAP
15 4 (1.10%) CCIE
15 4 (1.10%) CISA
15 4 (1.10%) CSPO
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (7.71%) Data Quality
2 26 (7.16%) GDPR
3 22 (6.06%) QA
4 18 (4.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 11 (3.03%) NIST
6 9 (2.48%) PMO
7 8 (2.20%) Accessibility
8 5 (1.38%) Actionable Recommendations
9 4 (1.10%) Cyber Essentials
9 4 (1.10%) SLA
10 3 (0.83%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 3 (0.83%) GRC
10 3 (0.83%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 3 (0.83%) Solvency II
10 3 (0.83%) WCAG
11 2 (0.55%) NIST 800
11 2 (0.55%) PCI DSS
12 1 (0.28%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 1 (0.28%) NCSC
12 1 (0.28%) PSD2
System Software
1 17 (4.68%) Active Directory
2 7 (1.93%) Hyper-V
2 7 (1.93%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (1.38%) Docker
4 4 (1.10%) Firmware
5 3 (0.83%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.55%) KVM
6 2 (0.55%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.28%) NFS
7 1 (0.28%) RACF
7 1 (0.28%) Squid
7 1 (0.28%) Xen
Systems Management
1 12 (3.31%) Ansible
2 9 (2.48%) Terraform
3 6 (1.65%) Kubernetes
3 6 (1.65%) Microsoft Intune
4 4 (1.10%) SCCM
4 4 (1.10%) SCOM
4 4 (1.10%) vCenter Server
5 3 (0.83%) Podman
6 1 (0.28%) Grafana
6 1 (0.28%) Jamf Pro
6 1 (0.28%) Kibana
6 1 (0.28%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.28%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.28%) Suricata
6 1 (0.28%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 51 (14.05%) Dell
2 45 (12.40%) Microsoft
3 26 (7.16%) SAP
4 21 (5.79%) Salesforce
5 20 (5.51%) Oracle
6 16 (4.41%) VMware
7 13 (3.58%) Cisco
8 12 (3.31%) Databricks
9 8 (2.20%) ServiceNow
10 6 (1.65%) BMC
10 6 (1.65%) Google
11 5 (1.38%) Adobe
11 5 (1.38%) BT
11 5 (1.38%) Fortinet
11 5 (1.38%) Murex
11 5 (1.38%) Nexthink
12 4 (1.10%) F5
12 4 (1.10%) Juniper
13 3 (0.83%) Informatica
13 3 (0.83%) Red Hat