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 15 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 326 352 448
Rank change year-on-year +26 +96 +76
Contract jobs citing Analytical Mindset 370 210 138
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.70% 0.65% 0.32%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.12% 1.87% 1.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 210 123 73
10th Percentile £247 £309 £263
25th Percentile £394 £393 £408
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £450 £525
Median % change year-on-year +8.89% -14.29% -
75th Percentile £588 £563 £588
90th Percentile £656 £665 £685
UK excluding London median daily rate £476 £450 £525
% change year-on-year +5.78% -14.29% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 11 42
10th Percentile £14.10 £39.25 £11.75
25th Percentile £25.25 £50.00 £11.81
Median hourly rate £39.50 £70.00 £14.00
Median % change year-on-year -43.57% +400.00% -37.78%
75th Percentile £55.38 £81.18 £18.75
90th Percentile £67.84 £81.35 £23.72
UK excluding London median hourly rate £27.28 £80.68 £14.00
% change year-on-year -66.19% +476.25% -29.11%

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 17,450 11,228 13,022
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 33.16% 34.60% 30.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,696 6,962 8,262
10th Percentile £318 £300 £281
25th Percentile £415 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £538
Median % change year-on-year - -2.42% -2.18%
75th Percentile £627 £649 £663
90th Percentile £749 £775 £800
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 875 531 871
10th Percentile £16.01 £15.48 £12.25
25th Percentile £20.94 £18.87 £15.50
Median hourly rate £43.96 £31.50 £36.50
Median % change year-on-year +39.56% -13.70% +21.67%
75th Percentile £70.79 £58.75 £62.50
90th Percentile £87.98 £77.50 £72.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £43.96 £32.05 £36.27
% change year-on-year +37.16% -11.64% +3.64%

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 15 July 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 15 July 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 15 July 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 +19 339 £500 +11.11% 233
UK excluding London -24 187 £476 +5.78% 177
London +1 159 £506 +1.25% 96
Work from Home -24 85 £525 +23.53% 141
South East -22 58 £541 +35.31% 50
North of England -61 43 £494 +7.39% 38
Midlands -34 31 £500 +59.24% 30
South West -13 30 £350 -40.43% 23
North West -33 29 £495 +8.68% 19
West Midlands -44 27 £513 +93.40% 13
East of England -25 14 £488 -7.14% 17
Yorkshire -56 11 £475 -9.52% 14
Wales -4 8 - - 3
Scotland -12 6 £127 -71.78% 14
East Midlands -11 4 £425 +18.06% 17
North East - 3 - - 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 (4.86%) Confluence
2 5 (1.35%) CMS
3 4 (1.08%) Apache Airflow
3 4 (1.08%) OpenStack
3 4 (1.08%) SAS
4 3 (0.81%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.54%) SharePoint
6 1 (0.27%) Apache
6 1 (0.27%) Camunda
6 1 (0.27%) Mendix
6 1 (0.27%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 31 (8.38%) Microsoft Excel
2 27 (7.30%) Microsoft Office
3 13 (3.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 10 (2.70%) MS Visio
5 5 (1.35%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.54%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.27%) Adobe XD
7 1 (0.27%) Oracle Smart View
Business Applications
1 10 (2.70%) Finacle
2 6 (1.62%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 6 (1.62%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (0.81%) Aladdin
3 3 (0.81%) Fidessa
3 3 (0.81%) iTrent
3 3 (0.81%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.54%) Actimize
4 2 (0.54%) Oracle EBS R12
4 2 (0.54%) Oracle Retail
4 2 (0.54%) Remedy ITSM
5 1 (0.27%) Loan IQ
5 1 (0.27%) Oracle Assets
5 1 (0.27%) Oracle Cash Management
5 1 (0.27%) Oracle General Ledger
5 1 (0.27%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.27%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.27%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
5 1 (0.27%) ResourceLink
5 1 (0.27%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 45 (12.16%) Azure
2 39 (10.54%) Power Platform
3 37 (10.00%) AWS
4 16 (4.32%) Microsoft 365
5 15 (4.05%) SaaS
6 13 (3.51%) GCP
7 11 (2.97%) Snowflake
8 10 (2.70%) Entra ID
8 10 (2.70%) GitHub
9 7 (1.89%) Azure DevOps
10 5 (1.35%) OpenShift
11 4 (1.08%) Azure Data Factory
11 4 (1.08%) Collibra
11 4 (1.08%) Power Automate
12 3 (0.81%) Amazon S3
12 3 (0.81%) Apigee
12 3 (0.81%) Azure Logic Apps
12 3 (0.81%) GitHub Actions
12 3 (0.81%) OCI
12 3 (0.81%) Salesforce Einstein
Communications & Networking
1 48 (12.97%) SAN
2 14 (3.78%) WAN
3 10 (2.70%) LAN
3 10 (2.70%) TCP/IP
4 9 (2.43%) BGP
4 9 (2.43%) MPLS
5 6 (1.62%) SNMP
5 6 (1.62%) TACACS
5 6 (1.62%) Wi-Fi
6 5 (1.35%) SD-WAN
6 5 (1.35%) VLAN
7 4 (1.08%) DNS
8 3 (0.81%) DHCP
8 3 (0.81%) Firewall
8 3 (0.81%) Internet
8 3 (0.81%) NAS
8 3 (0.81%) Network Security
8 3 (0.81%) OSPF
8 3 (0.81%) VPN
9 2 (0.54%) PSTN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (10.54%) Power BI
2 14 (3.78%) Relational Database
3 13 (3.51%) Tableau
4 12 (3.24%) Data Warehouse
5 10 (2.70%) Oracle Database
5 10 (2.70%) RDBMS
6 6 (1.62%) Data Lake
7 5 (1.35%) BusinessObjects
7 5 (1.35%) Power Query
8 4 (1.08%) BigQuery
8 4 (1.08%) PostgreSQL
8 4 (1.08%) SAS Enterprise Guide
8 4 (1.08%) SAS Visual Analytics
9 3 (0.81%) Amazon Redshift
9 3 (0.81%) Looker
9 3 (0.81%) Metadata
9 3 (0.81%) SQL Server
10 2 (0.54%) Data Mining
10 2 (0.54%) Delta Lake
10 2 (0.54%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 38 (10.27%) JIRA
2 4 (1.08%) Git
3 3 (0.81%) Jenkins
3 3 (0.81%) Selenium
4 2 (0.54%) Cypress.io
4 2 (0.54%) GitLab
4 2 (0.54%) Oracle Forms
5 1 (0.27%) Appium
5 1 (0.27%) Atlassian Bamboo
5 1 (0.27%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.27%) Browser DevTools
5 1 (0.27%) Claude Code
5 1 (0.27%) Cucumber
5 1 (0.27%) Gatling
5 1 (0.27%) JMeter
5 1 (0.27%) JUnit
5 1 (0.27%) LoadRunner
5 1 (0.27%) NUnit
5 1 (0.27%) Robot Framework
5 1 (0.27%) TestRail
General
1 370 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
2 187 (50.54%) Social Skills
3 106 (28.65%) Finance
4 38 (10.27%) Banking
5 34 (9.19%) Public Sector
6 23 (6.22%) Legal
7 22 (5.95%) Manufacturing
8 20 (5.41%) Marketing
9 19 (5.14%) Telecoms
10 18 (4.86%) Front Office
11 16 (4.32%) Back Office
12 15 (4.05%) Documentation Skills
12 15 (4.05%) Organisational Skills
13 10 (2.70%) Influencing Skills
14 7 (1.89%) Investment Banking
14 7 (1.89%) Pharmaceutical
14 7 (1.89%) Retail
15 6 (1.62%) Presentation Skills
16 5 (1.35%) Billing
16 5 (1.35%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 90 (24.32%) Analyst
2 49 (13.24%) Business Analyst
3 45 (12.16%) Field Engineer
3 45 (12.16%) Field Service Engineer
3 45 (12.16%) IT Engineer
4 21 (5.68%) Support Engineer
5 20 (5.41%) Data Analyst
5 20 (5.41%) IT Support
6 19 (5.14%) Architect
6 19 (5.14%) Senior
7 18 (4.86%) Developer
7 18 (4.86%) Lead
8 17 (4.59%) Consultant
9 16 (4.32%) Field Support Engineer
9 16 (4.32%) IT Support Engineer
10 13 (3.51%) Product Owner
11 12 (3.24%) Applications Support
11 12 (3.24%) Product Manager
12 10 (2.70%) Security Analyst
12 10 (2.70%) Systems Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (2.70%) REST
2 6 (1.62%) NETCONF
2 6 (1.62%) OpenConfig
2 6 (1.62%) RESTCONF
2 6 (1.62%) XML
2 6 (1.62%) YANG
3 5 (1.35%) .NET
3 5 (1.35%) Kafka
3 5 (1.35%) PySpark
4 4 (1.08%) Lightning Web Components
5 3 (0.81%) FIX Protocol
5 3 (0.81%) JSON
5 3 (0.81%) Microsoft Graph
5 3 (0.81%) SailPoint
5 3 (0.81%) YAML
6 2 (0.54%) PyTorch
6 2 (0.54%) React
6 2 (0.54%) RESTful
6 2 (0.54%) SOAP
7 1 (0.27%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 55 (14.86%) Data Centre
2 32 (8.65%) Product Ownership
3 24 (6.49%) Onboarding
4 11 (2.97%) SWIFT Messaging Network
5 10 (2.70%) Operational Technology
6 9 (2.43%) Self-Motivation
7 8 (2.16%) Cloud Native
7 8 (2.16%) Data Protection Act
7 8 (2.16%) Distributed Systems
7 8 (2.16%) SCADA
8 7 (1.89%) CMDB
8 7 (1.89%) Data Structures
8 7 (1.89%) Hybrid Cloud
8 7 (1.89%) Life Science
9 6 (1.62%) Legacy Systems
9 6 (1.62%) Management Information System
9 6 (1.62%) Social Media
9 6 (1.62%) Web Conferencing
10 5 (1.35%) Blog
11 4 (1.08%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 30 (8.11%) Windows
2 11 (2.97%) Linux
3 7 (1.89%) Unix
4 5 (1.35%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.81%) Mac OS
5 3 (0.81%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (0.54%) AIX
6 2 (0.54%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.54%) HPUX
6 2 (0.54%) Oracle Linux
6 2 (0.54%) Solaris
6 2 (0.54%) SUSE
6 2 (0.54%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 157 (42.43%) Problem-Solving
2 93 (25.14%) Stakeholder Management
3 91 (24.59%) Agile
4 66 (17.84%) Continuous Improvement
5 52 (14.05%) Analytics
6 49 (13.24%) Customer Service
6 49 (13.24%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 47 (12.70%) Validation
8 45 (12.16%) Break/Fix
9 43 (11.62%) AI
9 43 (11.62%) Business Intelligence
10 39 (10.54%) Business Analysis
10 39 (10.54%) Migration
10 39 (10.54%) User Stories
11 36 (9.73%) Roadmaps
12 35 (9.46%) Decision-Making
12 35 (9.46%) Process Improvement
12 35 (9.46%) Workshop Facilitation
13 34 (9.19%) Data Modelling
14 32 (8.65%) Data Governance
Programming Languages
1 75 (20.27%) SQL
2 43 (11.62%) Python
3 14 (3.78%) PowerShell
4 12 (3.24%) C#
5 9 (2.43%) Java
6 7 (1.89%) Bash
6 7 (1.89%) TypeScript
7 5 (1.35%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 4 (1.08%) Apex Code
8 4 (1.08%) JavaScript
8 4 (1.08%) R
9 3 (0.81%) VBA
10 2 (0.54%) Bicep
10 2 (0.54%) C
10 2 (0.54%) C++
10 2 (0.54%) Kusto Query Language
10 2 (0.54%) PL/SQL
10 2 (0.54%) ProC
11 1 (0.27%) LookML
11 1 (0.27%) SOQL
Qualifications
1 60 (16.22%) Cisco Certification
2 53 (14.32%) CCNA
3 48 (12.97%) MCSE
3 48 (12.97%) Microsoft Certification
4 47 (12.70%) Network+ Certification
5 45 (12.16%) A+ Certification
6 39 (10.54%) Security Cleared
7 31 (8.38%) Degree
8 18 (4.86%) SC Cleared
9 14 (3.78%) Computer Science Degree
10 13 (3.51%) DV Cleared
11 8 (2.16%) CISSP
12 6 (1.62%) CCIE
12 6 (1.62%) JNCIE
13 5 (1.35%) CompTIA Security+
13 5 (1.35%) Master's Degree
14 4 (1.08%) CISM
14 4 (1.08%) SAS Certification
15 3 (0.81%) PMI Certification
15 3 (0.81%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (8.11%) Data Quality
2 21 (5.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 20 (5.41%) GDPR
4 18 (4.86%) QA
5 14 (3.78%) NIST
6 11 (2.97%) Accessibility
7 8 (2.16%) PMO
8 6 (1.62%) 21 CFR Part 11
8 6 (1.62%) GxP
9 5 (1.35%) SLA
10 4 (1.08%) Cyber Essentials
11 3 (0.81%) Actionable Recommendations
11 3 (0.81%) GRC
11 3 (0.81%) NCSC
12 2 (0.54%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 2 (0.54%) Solvency II
12 2 (0.54%) WCAG
13 1 (0.27%) Basel III
13 1 (0.27%) IFRS
13 1 (0.27%) MiFID
System Software
1 14 (3.78%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.35%) Hyper-V
2 5 (1.35%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (1.08%) Firmware
4 3 (0.81%) Docker
5 1 (0.27%) NFS
5 1 (0.27%) RACF
5 1 (0.27%) Squid
5 1 (0.27%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.27%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.27%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 13 (3.51%) Kubernetes
2 12 (3.24%) Ansible
3 7 (1.89%) Terraform
4 6 (1.62%) Microsoft Intune
5 3 (0.81%) Podman
6 2 (0.54%) Grafana
6 2 (0.54%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.27%) Control-M
7 1 (0.27%) Jamf Pro
7 1 (0.27%) QRadar
7 1 (0.27%) SCCM
7 1 (0.27%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.27%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 48 (12.97%) Microsoft
2 46 (12.43%) Dell
3 28 (7.57%) Oracle
4 22 (5.95%) SAP
5 19 (5.14%) Cisco
6 17 (4.59%) ServiceNow
7 16 (4.32%) Salesforce
8 13 (3.51%) Databricks
9 10 (2.70%) VMware
10 7 (1.89%) Fortinet
11 6 (1.62%) F5
11 6 (1.62%) Juniper
12 5 (1.35%) BT
12 5 (1.35%) Google
12 5 (1.35%) Nexthink
13 4 (1.08%) MuleSoft
13 4 (1.08%) Splunk
14 3 (0.81%) Alteryx
14 3 (0.81%) Atlassian
14 3 (0.81%) Tradeweb