Analytical Thinking Job Trends in England

Analytical Thinking
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring Analytical Thinking skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 406 345 405
Rank change year-on-year -61 +60 +71
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Thinking 405 319 386
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.39% 0.74% 0.59%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.53% 0.83% 0.72%
Number of salaries quoted 219 204 206
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,750 £36,085
25th Percentile £37,500 £29,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £43,500 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year +14.94% -35.56% +17.39%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,875 £73,750
90th Percentile £83,000 £86,375 £95,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £45,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year +11.11% -33.33% +22.73%

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

Analytical Thinking falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 76,488 38,338 53,847
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.64% 88.97% 82.73%
Number of salaries quoted 53,556 21,844 28,773
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,500 £36,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -1.32%
75th Percentile £80,000 £75,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -

Analytical Thinking
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Analytical Thinking job vacancy trend in England

Analytical Thinking
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Analytical Thinking.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Analytical Thinking

Analytical Thinking
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Analytical Thinking in England over the 6 months to 10 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Analytical Thinking in England

Analytical Thinking
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 Thinking within the England region over the 6 months to 10 October 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London -11 152 £60,000 -11.11% 467
Midlands -29 71 £40,000 +33.33% 58
North of England -55 58 £42,500 +15.47% 76
South West -44 50 £45,750 +57.76% 52
South East -54 49 £45,713 +1.58% 99
East Midlands -27 43 £37,663 +25.54% 16
North West -35 30 £34,000 -10.53% 50
West Midlands -41 28 £40,000 -23.81% 42
East of England -25 26 £48,250 +48.46% 29
Yorkshire -27 15 £52,500 +98.11% 23
North East - 13 £42,500 - 3
Analytical Thinking
UK

Analytical Thinking
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 8 (1.98%) Confluence
2 4 (0.99%) WordPress
3 2 (0.49%) Apache
3 2 (0.49%) IIS
3 2 (0.49%) Oracle Application Server
4 1 (0.25%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 1 (0.25%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.25%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.25%) CMS
4 1 (0.25%) Palantir Foundry
4 1 (0.25%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.25%) Tomcat
Applications
1 46 (11.36%) Microsoft Excel
2 25 (6.17%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (2.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (1.98%) MS Visio
5 4 (0.99%) Adobe XD
6 3 (0.74%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 3 (0.74%) Chatbot
6 3 (0.74%) Notion
7 2 (0.49%) Microsoft Project
8 1 (0.25%) Acrobat
8 1 (0.25%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.25%) SOLIDWORKS
8 1 (0.25%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (0.74%) FastStats
1 3 (0.74%) FastStats PeopleStage
1 3 (0.74%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.49%) Adobe Campaign
3 1 (0.25%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.25%) Dynamics GP
3 1 (0.25%) JDE EnterpriseOne
3 1 (0.25%) Oracle Applications
3 1 (0.25%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.25%) SAP CO
3 1 (0.25%) SAP FI
3 1 (0.25%) SAP FI/CO
3 1 (0.25%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 71 (17.53%) Azure
2 58 (14.32%) AWS
3 50 (12.35%) Power Platform
4 48 (11.85%) GCP
5 34 (8.40%) SaaS
6 30 (7.41%) Cloud Computing
7 24 (5.93%) Microsoft 365
8 16 (3.95%) Datadog
9 13 (3.21%) GitHub
9 13 (3.21%) Google Analytics
9 13 (3.21%) Google Workspace
10 11 (2.72%) IaaS
10 11 (2.72%) PaaS
11 9 (2.22%) Azure DevOps
11 9 (2.22%) dbt
11 9 (2.22%) Entra ID
11 9 (2.22%) Power Automate
12 8 (1.98%) ChatGPT
12 8 (1.98%) Google Sheets
12 8 (1.98%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 40 (9.88%) Internet
2 18 (4.44%) Firewall
2 18 (4.44%) VPN
3 11 (2.72%) DHCP
3 11 (2.72%) DNS
3 11 (2.72%) SAN
3 11 (2.72%) VLAN
3 11 (2.72%) Wi-Fi
4 7 (1.73%) FTP
4 7 (1.73%) HTTP
4 7 (1.73%) LAN
4 7 (1.73%) SMTP
4 7 (1.73%) TCP/IP
4 7 (1.73%) WAN
5 5 (1.23%) Network Security
6 1 (0.25%) Broadband
6 1 (0.25%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 48 (11.85%) Power BI
2 22 (5.43%) SQL Server
3 9 (2.22%) Power Query
4 8 (1.98%) Big Data
4 8 (1.98%) Tableau
5 6 (1.48%) Redis
6 5 (1.23%) MySQL
6 5 (1.23%) Star Schema
7 4 (0.99%) Data Warehouse
7 4 (0.99%) NoSQL
7 4 (0.99%) Relational Database
8 3 (0.74%) Metadata
8 3 (0.74%) Oracle Reports
8 3 (0.74%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (0.74%) Semantic Layer
9 2 (0.49%) Amazon RDS
9 2 (0.49%) Data Vault
9 2 (0.49%) DynamoDB
9 2 (0.49%) Looker
10 1 (0.25%) Amazon Redshift
Development Applications
1 45 (11.11%) Git
2 19 (4.69%) JIRA
3 11 (2.72%) Chocolatey
4 4 (0.99%) Axure RP
4 4 (0.99%) Balsamiq
4 4 (0.99%) MLflow
5 2 (0.49%) TeamCity
6 1 (0.25%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.25%) Browser DevTools
6 1 (0.25%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.25%) Katalon Studio
6 1 (0.25%) Postman
General
1 405 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
2 191 (47.16%) Social Skills
3 125 (30.86%) Finance
4 91 (22.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 54 (13.33%) Marketing
6 41 (10.12%) Law
7 38 (9.38%) Retail
8 37 (9.14%) Influencing Skills
9 30 (7.41%) Presentation Skills
9 30 (7.41%) Public Sector
10 28 (6.91%) Legal
11 27 (6.67%) Organisational Skills
12 18 (4.44%) Banking
13 14 (3.46%) Aerospace
13 14 (3.46%) Manufacturing
14 13 (3.21%) Advertising
15 10 (2.47%) French Language
16 8 (1.98%) Documentation Skills
16 8 (1.98%) Dutch Language
16 8 (1.98%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 115 (28.40%) Analyst
2 50 (12.35%) Business Analyst
3 37 (9.14%) Senior
4 33 (8.15%) Trainee
5 30 (7.41%) DevOps Engineer
6 27 (6.67%) Data Analyst
7 22 (5.43%) Lead
8 18 (4.44%) Account Executive
9 17 (4.20%) Senior Analyst
10 16 (3.95%) Enterprise Sales Executive
10 16 (3.95%) Sales Account Executive
10 16 (3.95%) Sales Executive
11 15 (3.70%) Architect
11 15 (3.70%) Senior Business Analyst
12 14 (3.46%) SC Cleared Business Analyst
13 13 (3.21%) Change Manager
13 13 (3.21%) Delivery Manager
14 12 (2.96%) Infrastructure Engineer
15 10 (2.47%) Azure Engineer
15 10 (2.47%) Azure Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (3.46%) REST
2 9 (2.22%) HTML
3 7 (1.73%) .NET
3 7 (1.73%) CSS
3 7 (1.73%) JSON
3 7 (1.73%) LDAP
3 7 (1.73%) React
4 5 (1.23%) .NET Core
4 5 (1.23%) ASP.NET
4 5 (1.23%) Google Maps API
4 5 (1.23%) NumPy
4 5 (1.23%) Pandas
4 5 (1.23%) PyTorch
4 5 (1.23%) scikit-learn
4 5 (1.23%) TensorFlow
5 4 (0.99%) Blazor
5 4 (0.99%) Flutter
5 4 (0.99%) Oracle Fusion
5 4 (0.99%) Razor View Engine
5 4 (0.99%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 42 (10.37%) Onboarding
2 39 (9.63%) Product Ownership
3 31 (7.65%) Self-Motivation
4 30 (7.41%) Linux Command Line
5 17 (4.20%) Cyber Threat
5 17 (4.20%) Management Information System
6 12 (2.96%) Cloud Native
7 11 (2.72%) Analytical Mindset
7 11 (2.72%) Client/Server
8 10 (2.47%) Social Media
9 9 (2.22%) AI Agents
9 9 (2.22%) Security Operations Centre
9 9 (2.22%) Security Posture
10 7 (1.73%) Cyberattack
10 7 (1.73%) Reinsurance
11 6 (1.48%) CSOC
11 6 (1.48%) Legacy Systems
11 6 (1.48%) Low-Code
11 6 (1.48%) Mobile App
12 5 (1.23%) Augmented Reality
Operating Systems
1 37 (9.14%) Linux
2 24 (5.93%) Windows
3 6 (1.48%) Android
3 6 (1.48%) Apple iOS
4 4 (0.99%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.25%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 202 (49.88%) Problem-Solving
2 122 (30.12%) AI
3 113 (27.90%) Agile
4 79 (19.51%) Analytics
4 79 (19.51%) Continuous Improvement
5 72 (17.78%) Mentoring
6 65 (16.05%) Computer Science
7 60 (14.81%) Decision-Making
8 59 (14.57%) Stakeholder Management
9 55 (13.58%) Data Analysis
9 55 (13.58%) Roadmaps
10 53 (13.09%) CI/CD
11 52 (12.84%) DevOps
12 49 (12.10%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 47 (11.60%) Business Analysis
13 47 (11.60%) Business Intelligence
13 47 (11.60%) Critical Thinking
13 47 (11.60%) Project Delivery
14 45 (11.11%) Actionable Insight
14 45 (11.11%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 82 (20.25%) SQL
2 56 (13.83%) Python
3 32 (7.90%) Shell Script
4 16 (3.95%) JavaScript
5 9 (2.22%) Bash
5 9 (2.22%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 9 (2.22%) PowerShell
6 8 (1.98%) C++
6 8 (1.98%) R
7 7 (1.73%) C#
8 6 (1.48%) Perl
9 3 (0.74%) Java
9 3 (0.74%) Kusto Query Language
9 3 (0.74%) PHP
9 3 (0.74%) TypeScript
10 2 (0.49%) C
10 2 (0.49%) Julia
10 2 (0.49%) VBA
11 1 (0.25%) Groovy
11 1 (0.25%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 119 (29.38%) Degree
2 60 (14.81%) Security Cleared
3 50 (12.35%) SC Cleared
4 40 (9.88%) Computer Science Degree
5 33 (8.15%) Master's Degree
6 12 (2.96%) Azure Certification
7 8 (1.98%) CISM
7 8 (1.98%) CISSP
7 8 (1.98%) CompTIA Security+
8 7 (1.73%) CEH
8 7 (1.73%) DV Cleared
9 6 (1.48%) CCNP
9 6 (1.48%) Cisco Certification
9 6 (1.48%) City & Guilds
9 6 (1.48%) CREST Certified
9 6 (1.48%) PhD
10 5 (1.23%) MBA
10 5 (1.23%) SANS
11 4 (0.99%) ACCA
11 4 (0.99%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (8.15%) Data Quality
2 21 (5.19%) QA
3 17 (4.20%) Accessibility
3 17 (4.20%) GDPR
3 17 (4.20%) SLA
4 11 (2.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 10 (2.47%) NIST
6 8 (1.98%) Actionable Recommendations
7 5 (1.23%) PCI DSS
7 5 (1.23%) PMO
8 4 (0.99%) WCAG
9 3 (0.74%) COBIT
9 3 (0.74%) GRC
9 3 (0.74%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.25%) Cyber Essentials
10 1 (0.25%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.25%) IFRS
10 1 (0.25%) ISO 22301
10 1 (0.25%) NCSC
10 1 (0.25%) PERC
System Software
1 36 (8.89%) Docker
2 17 (4.20%) Active Directory
3 13 (3.21%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (1.48%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.25%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 14 (3.46%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (2.72%) SCCM
3 6 (1.48%) Kubernetes
3 6 (1.48%) QRadar
4 4 (0.99%) Ansible
5 3 (0.74%) Kibana
6 2 (0.49%) Proxmox
7 1 (0.25%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
7 1 (0.25%) Kubeflow
Vendors
1 129 (31.85%) Microsoft
2 75 (18.52%) Google
3 24 (5.93%) TikTok
4 20 (4.94%) Samsung
5 15 (3.70%) Salesforce
6 14 (3.46%) Dynatrace
7 13 (3.21%) VMware
8 12 (2.96%) Oracle
9 11 (2.72%) AppDynamics
9 11 (2.72%) Tenable
10 10 (2.47%) Adobe
11 7 (1.73%) Splunk
12 6 (1.48%) Databricks
12 6 (1.48%) Guidewire
12 6 (1.48%) Pinterest
12 6 (1.48%) SAP
13 5 (1.23%) Facebook
13 5 (1.23%) OpenAI
14 3 (0.74%) ServiceNow
14 3 (0.74%) Yardi