Analytical Mindset Job Trends in England

Analytical Mindset
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Analytical Mindset in permanent job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Analytical Mindset over the 6 months leading up to 30 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 244 404 467
Rank change year-on-year +160 +63 +211
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Mindset 461 288 202
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.88% 0.58% 0.44%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.47% 1.56% 1.20%
Number of salaries quoted 281 148 162
10th Percentile £29,000 £31,250 £25,750
25th Percentile £36,250 £44,813 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £88,750 £95,375 £85,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +10.53%

All Generic Skills
England

Analytical Mindset falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 18,680 18,488 16,826
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 35.85% 37.28% 37.00%
Number of salaries quoted 9,413 8,882 12,570
10th Percentile £27,750 £33,638 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £46,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%
75th Percentile £78,750 £83,750 £85,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £112,500 £110,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%

Analytical Mindset
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Analytical Mindset relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Analytical Mindset job vacancy trend in England

Analytical Mindset
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Analytical Mindset.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Analytical Mindset

Analytical Mindset
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Analytical Mindset in England over the 6 months to 30 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Analytical Mindset in England

Analytical Mindset
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Analytical Mindset within the England region over the 6 months to 30 December 2025. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +69 138 £57,000 -5.00% 146
South East +83 91 £45,000 -12.62% 209
South West +60 72 £48,750 -22.00% 99
North of England +44 70 £42,500 -32.00% 173
Midlands +47 58 £40,000 - 144
North West +47 55 £42,500 -34.62% 98
East Midlands +2 34 £26,375 -34.06% 63
East of England +33 26 £60,000 +11.63% 115
West Midlands +30 23 £52,500 +5.00% 74
Yorkshire 0 9 £55,000 -8.33% 66
North East - 6 £38,500 - 9
Analytical Mindset
UK

Analytical Mindset
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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 11 (2.39%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.74%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (0.87%) CMS
3 4 (0.87%) Confluence
3 4 (0.87%) IIS
3 4 (0.87%) SAS
4 3 (0.65%) WordPress
5 2 (0.43%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.22%) BizTalk Server
Applications
1 92 (19.96%) Microsoft Excel
2 25 (5.42%) Microsoft Office
3 21 (4.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 14 (3.04%) Maya
5 9 (1.95%) MS Visio
6 4 (0.87%) Microsoft Project
6 4 (0.87%) PlantUML
6 4 (0.87%) Spreadsheet
7 3 (0.65%) Stata
8 2 (0.43%) Sketch
9 1 (0.22%) Adobe XD
9 1 (0.22%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 20 (4.34%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.52%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.87%) SAP CO
3 4 (0.87%) SAP FI
3 4 (0.87%) SAP FI/CO
3 4 (0.87%) SAP IBP
3 4 (0.87%) Shopify
4 3 (0.65%) SAP APO
4 3 (0.65%) SAP CX
4 3 (0.65%) SAP ERP
5 2 (0.43%) Dynamics NAV
5 2 (0.43%) NetSuite
5 2 (0.43%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.22%) Adobe Campaign
6 1 (0.22%) Dynamics AX
6 1 (0.22%) Dynamics GP
6 1 (0.22%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.22%) SAP EWM
6 1 (0.22%) SAP MM
6 1 (0.22%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 86 (18.66%) Power Platform
2 81 (17.57%) Azure
3 25 (5.42%) SaaS
4 24 (5.21%) Microsoft 365
5 21 (4.56%) AWS
6 17 (3.69%) Azure Data Factory
6 17 (3.69%) Azure Synapse Analytics
6 17 (3.69%) Entra ID
7 15 (3.25%) Boomi
8 14 (3.04%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
9 13 (2.82%) Dynamics 365
10 12 (2.60%) Google Analytics
11 10 (2.17%) GCP
12 9 (1.95%) Azure DevOps
13 7 (1.52%) Microsoft Copilot
13 7 (1.52%) Power Automate
14 6 (1.30%) Cloud Computing
15 5 (1.08%) Google Ads
15 5 (1.08%) Microsoft Purview
16 4 (0.87%) dbt
Communications & Networking
1 26 (5.64%) Network Security
2 17 (3.69%) Firewall
3 7 (1.52%) SAN
3 7 (1.52%) TCP/IP
4 4 (0.87%) Ethernet
4 4 (0.87%) VPN
4 4 (0.87%) Wi-Fi
4 4 (0.87%) Wireshark
5 3 (0.65%) WAN
6 2 (0.43%) DHCP
6 2 (0.43%) DNS
6 2 (0.43%) GSM
6 2 (0.43%) LAN
6 2 (0.43%) LTE
6 2 (0.43%) VLAN
6 2 (0.43%) VoIP
7 1 (0.22%) Cisco ASA
7 1 (0.22%) FTP
7 1 (0.22%) NAS
7 1 (0.22%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 80 (17.35%) Power BI
2 36 (7.81%) Tableau
3 27 (5.86%) SQL Server
4 17 (3.69%) Azure SQL Database
5 16 (3.47%) Data Lake
6 15 (3.25%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 8 (1.74%) Data Warehouse
8 5 (1.08%) Looker
9 4 (0.87%) Metabase
10 3 (0.65%) Metadata
11 2 (0.43%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
11 2 (0.43%) Big Data
11 2 (0.43%) Crystal Reports
11 2 (0.43%) Hadoop
11 2 (0.43%) Oracle BI Publisher
11 2 (0.43%) Oracle Database
11 2 (0.43%) PostgreSQL
11 2 (0.43%) Power Query
12 1 (0.22%) MongoDB
12 1 (0.22%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 7 (1.52%) JIRA
2 6 (1.30%) Git
3 4 (0.87%) Jenkins
3 4 (0.87%) Postman
3 4 (0.87%) Selenium
3 4 (0.87%) Visual Studio
4 3 (0.65%) WebDriver
5 1 (0.22%) Appium
5 1 (0.22%) Balsamiq
5 1 (0.22%) Cypress.io
5 1 (0.22%) JMeter
5 1 (0.22%) LoadRunner
5 1 (0.22%) MLflow
5 1 (0.22%) Oracle APEX
5 1 (0.22%) REST Assured
5 1 (0.22%) Team Foundation Server
5 1 (0.22%) TestRail
General
1 461 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
2 293 (63.56%) Social Skills
3 216 (46.85%) Finance
4 104 (22.56%) Marketing
5 57 (12.36%) Retail
6 47 (10.20%) Legal
7 45 (9.76%) Manufacturing
8 42 (9.11%) Public Sector
9 41 (8.89%) Law
10 29 (6.29%) Electronics
11 27 (5.86%) Telecoms
12 26 (5.64%) Presentation Skills
13 16 (3.47%) Games
13 16 (3.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 15 (3.25%) Documentation Skills
15 14 (3.04%) Organisational Skills
16 10 (2.17%) Banking
17 8 (1.74%) Automotive
17 8 (1.74%) Billing
17 8 (1.74%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 86 (18.66%) Analyst
2 63 (13.67%) Lead
3 60 (13.02%) Senior
4 34 (7.38%) Data Analyst
5 33 (7.16%) Consultant
6 30 (6.51%) Architect
7 26 (5.64%) Cybersecurity Consultant
7 26 (5.64%) Security Consultant
8 24 (5.21%) Support Engineer
9 23 (4.99%) Commercial Analyst
10 19 (4.12%) IT Support
11 17 (3.69%) Administrator
11 17 (3.69%) Business Manager
11 17 (3.69%) Developer
12 16 (3.47%) IT Administrator
13 15 (3.25%) Business Analyst
13 15 (3.25%) CRM Architect
13 15 (3.25%) Technical Engineer
13 15 (3.25%) Technical Support
13 15 (3.25%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (2.17%) CSS
1 10 (2.17%) HTML
2 7 (1.52%) REST
3 5 (1.08%) .NET
3 5 (1.08%) EDI
3 5 (1.08%) SAP Fiori
4 4 (0.87%) GraphQL
5 3 (0.65%) FIX Protocol
5 3 (0.65%) Middleware
5 3 (0.65%) Sass
5 3 (0.65%) ZeroMQ
6 2 (0.43%) .NET Framework
6 2 (0.43%) Blazor
6 2 (0.43%) Django
6 2 (0.43%) FastAPI
6 2 (0.43%) Oracle Fusion
6 2 (0.43%) Playwright
6 2 (0.43%) SOAP
6 2 (0.43%) XML
6 2 (0.43%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 42 (9.11%) Self-Motivation
2 41 (8.89%) FMCG
3 38 (8.24%) Onboarding
4 35 (7.59%) Data Centre
5 28 (6.07%) Management Information System
6 27 (5.86%) Cloud Native
7 19 (4.12%) Enterprise Software
7 19 (4.12%) Product Ownership
7 19 (4.12%) Social Media
8 12 (2.60%) Driving Licence
9 9 (1.95%) Algorithms
9 9 (1.95%) Legacy Systems
10 7 (1.52%) IoT
11 6 (1.30%) Credit Risk
11 6 (1.30%) Smartphone
12 5 (1.08%) Cyber Defence
12 5 (1.08%) Data Protection Act
12 5 (1.08%) Security Posture
13 4 (0.87%) CMDB
13 4 (0.87%) Derivative
Operating Systems
1 17 (3.69%) Windows
2 10 (2.17%) Linux
3 3 (0.65%) Unix
4 2 (0.43%) Mac OS
4 2 (0.43%) Windows 10
4 2 (0.43%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.22%) Android
5 1 (0.22%) Oracle Linux
5 1 (0.22%) Ubuntu
5 1 (0.22%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 200 (43.38%) Problem-Solving
2 160 (34.71%) Analytics
3 135 (29.28%) Continuous Improvement
4 125 (27.11%) Business Intelligence
5 108 (23.43%) Decision-Making
6 86 (18.66%) ERP
7 77 (16.70%) Project Management
8 76 (16.49%) Agile
9 68 (14.75%) Cybersecurity
10 67 (14.53%) CRM
11 65 (14.10%) Business Strategy
12 64 (13.88%) Stakeholder Management
13 63 (13.67%) Actionable Insight
14 58 (12.58%) AI
15 51 (11.06%) Change Management
16 49 (10.63%) Process Improvement
17 47 (10.20%) Visualisation
18 45 (9.76%) Mentoring
19 44 (9.54%) Data Analysis
20 42 (9.11%) Programme Management
Programming Languages
1 78 (16.92%) SQL
2 45 (9.76%) Python
3 28 (6.07%) PowerShell
4 15 (3.25%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 11 (2.39%) C#
6 9 (1.95%) C++
6 9 (1.95%) JavaScript
6 9 (1.95%) VBA
7 7 (1.52%) C
7 7 (1.52%) Java
8 6 (1.30%) Bash
8 6 (1.30%) R
9 4 (0.87%) Kusto Query Language
10 3 (0.65%) Bicep
10 3 (0.65%) Go
10 3 (0.65%) MATLAB
11 2 (0.43%) Perl
11 2 (0.43%) Scala
11 2 (0.43%) VC++
12 1 (0.22%) PHP
Qualifications
1 115 (24.95%) Degree
2 42 (9.11%) Security Cleared
3 29 (6.29%) CISSP
4 25 (5.42%) CompTIA Security+
5 24 (5.21%) CEH
6 18 (3.90%) SC Cleared
7 14 (3.04%) Master's Degree
8 11 (2.39%) ACCA
8 11 (2.39%) DBS Check
8 11 (2.39%) Microsoft Certification
9 10 (2.17%) Computer Science Degree
10 9 (1.95%) BPSS Clearance
10 9 (1.95%) CIMA
11 8 (1.74%) DV Cleared
12 7 (1.52%) Six Sigma Green Belt
13 6 (1.30%) A+ Certification
13 6 (1.30%) CISM
13 6 (1.30%) Network+ Certification
13 6 (1.30%) PMI Certification
13 6 (1.30%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 46 (9.98%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 33 (7.16%) NIST
3 25 (5.42%) QA
4 24 (5.21%) PCI DSS
5 17 (3.69%) Data Quality
6 14 (3.04%) GDPR
7 9 (1.95%) GRC
8 8 (1.74%) Actionable Recommendations
9 5 (1.08%) SLA
10 4 (0.87%) ISO 14001
10 4 (0.87%) ISO 9001
10 4 (0.87%) NEBOSH
11 3 (0.65%) Cyber Essentials
12 2 (0.43%) Accessibility
12 2 (0.43%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 2 (0.43%) EMIR
12 2 (0.43%) FINRA
12 2 (0.43%) GAAP
12 2 (0.43%) IFRS
12 2 (0.43%) SOC 2
System Software
1 13 (2.82%) Active Directory
2 7 (1.52%) Hyper-V
3 6 (1.30%) Firmware
4 2 (0.43%) Docker
4 2 (0.43%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.22%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.22%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 14 (3.04%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (1.74%) Terraform
3 3 (0.65%) Ansible
3 3 (0.65%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.22%) AirWatch
4 1 (0.22%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 1 (0.22%) Computer Incident Response Team
4 1 (0.22%) CSIRT
4 1 (0.22%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.22%) Kibana
4 1 (0.22%) SCCM
4 1 (0.22%) SCOM
Vendors
1 114 (24.73%) Microsoft
2 70 (15.18%) SAP
3 44 (9.54%) Salesforce
4 22 (4.77%) Google
5 21 (4.56%) Oracle
6 20 (4.34%) Dell
7 17 (3.69%) Adobe
8 15 (3.25%) MuleSoft
9 11 (2.39%) Autodesk
10 7 (1.52%) ServiceNow
11 6 (1.30%) Cisco
11 6 (1.30%) Workday
12 4 (0.87%) Databricks
12 4 (0.87%) Guidewire
12 4 (0.87%) Hotjar
13 3 (0.65%) Ahrefs
13 3 (0.65%) Hootsuite
13 3 (0.65%) Screaming Frog
13 3 (0.65%) TikTok
13 3 (0.65%) YouTube