Analytical Mindset Job Trends in the Midlands

Analytical Mindset
England > Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Analytical Mindset in permanent job vacancies in the Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Analytical Mindset over the 6 months leading up to 3 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 225 170 245
Rank change year-on-year -55 +75 -49
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Mindset 59 66 40
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.37% 1.18% 0.41%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.66% 2.80% 1.47%
Number of salaries quoted 38 42 16
10th Percentile £29,750 £25,438 £21,125
25th Percentile £30,500 £29,250 £31,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £39,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.38% -2.50% +28.51%
75th Percentile £56,250 £82,500 £54,688
90th Percentile £65,000 - £61,875
England median annual salary £49,425 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -1.15% -9.09% +10.00%

All Generic Skills
Midlands

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 the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 3,563 2,358 2,723
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 22.59% 41.99% 28.20%
Number of salaries quoted 2,263 1,176 1,105
10th Percentile £29,750 £26,313 £31,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,500 £45,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.78% -14.29% -
75th Percentile £62,500 £62,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% -6.25%

Analytical Mindset
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Analytical Mindset job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Analytical Mindset
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Analytical Mindset.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Analytical Mindset

Analytical Mindset
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Analytical Mindset in the Midlands over the 6 months to 3 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Analytical Mindset in the Midlands

Analytical Mindset
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Analytical Mindset within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 3 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
West Midlands -31 35 £43,750 +25.00% 21
East Midlands -56 22 £43,750 -45.31% 18
Analytical Mindset
England

Analytical Mindset
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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 3 (5.08%) IIS
2 1 (1.69%) Apache
2 1 (1.69%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 10 (16.95%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (15.25%) Simulink
3 3 (5.08%) Photoshop
4 2 (3.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (3.39%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (1.69%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (3.39%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 10 (16.95%) SaaS
2 4 (6.78%) Entra ID
2 4 (6.78%) Google Ads
2 4 (6.78%) Google Data Studio
2 4 (6.78%) Google Sheets
2 4 (6.78%) Microsoft Advertising
3 3 (5.08%) Azure
4 2 (3.39%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (3.39%) Power Platform
5 1 (1.69%) AWS
5 1 (1.69%) Azure Data Factory
5 1 (1.69%) Azure Synapse Analytics
5 1 (1.69%) Boomi
5 1 (1.69%) GCP
5 1 (1.69%) Snowflake
5 1 (1.69%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 9 (15.25%) Wireshark
2 2 (3.39%) J1939
3 1 (1.69%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (5.08%) Data Warehouse
1 3 (5.08%) MySQL
2 2 (3.39%) Power BI
2 2 (3.39%) Power Query
2 2 (3.39%) SQL Server
2 2 (3.39%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 2 (3.39%) Tableau
3 1 (1.69%) Amazon Redshift
3 1 (1.69%) Data Lake
3 1 (1.69%) Electronic Patient Records
3 1 (1.69%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 9 (15.25%) Eclipse
2 2 (3.39%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
2 2 (3.39%) Visual Studio
3 1 (1.69%) Git
3 1 (1.69%) JIRA
General
1 59 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
2 45 (76.27%) Social Skills
3 15 (25.42%) Marketing
4 11 (18.64%) Finance
5 9 (15.25%) Electronics
6 7 (11.86%) Documentation Skills
7 6 (10.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 5 (8.47%) German Language
8 5 (8.47%) Presentation Skills
9 3 (5.08%) Manufacturing
9 3 (5.08%) Telecoms
10 2 (3.39%) Organisational Skills
10 2 (3.39%) Public Sector
10 2 (3.39%) Retail
11 1 (1.69%) Advertising
11 1 (1.69%) Billing
11 1 (1.69%) Brand Awareness
11 1 (1.69%) Fire and Rescue
11 1 (1.69%) iGaming
11 1 (1.69%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 11 (18.64%) Lead
2 9 (15.25%) Applications Engineer
3 6 (10.17%) Analyst
3 6 (10.17%) Marketing Manager
3 6 (10.17%) Senior
4 5 (8.47%) Sales and Marketing Manager
4 5 (8.47%) Sales Manager
5 4 (6.78%) Developer
5 4 (6.78%) IT Engineer
5 4 (6.78%) Junior
5 4 (6.78%) PPC Executive
6 3 (5.08%) Agile Coach
6 3 (5.08%) IT Analyst
6 3 (5.08%) IT Support
6 3 (5.08%) Junior Analyst
6 3 (5.08%) Junior IT Engineer
6 3 (5.08%) Junior IT Support
6 3 (5.08%) Junior IT Support Analyst
6 3 (5.08%) Junior Support Analyst
6 3 (5.08%) Junior Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (5.08%) CSS
1 3 (5.08%) HTML
1 3 (5.08%) JSON
2 2 (3.39%) EDI
3 1 (1.69%) Kafka
3 1 (1.69%) Terraform
Miscellaneous
1 3 (5.08%) Driving Licence
1 3 (5.08%) Onboarding
1 3 (5.08%) Product Ownership
1 3 (5.08%) Social Media
2 2 (3.39%) AS400
2 2 (3.39%) Enterprise Software
2 2 (3.39%) Management Information System
2 2 (3.39%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (1.69%) Data Centre
3 1 (1.69%) NHS
3 1 (1.69%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 7 (11.86%) Windows
2 3 (5.08%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (35.59%) Problem-Solving
2 20 (33.90%) Agile
3 16 (27.12%) Decision-Making
4 14 (23.73%) Analytics
5 13 (22.03%) CRM
6 12 (20.34%) Scrum
6 12 (20.34%) Software Testing
6 12 (20.34%) Validation
7 11 (18.64%) Continuous Improvement
8 10 (16.95%) Coaching
8 10 (16.95%) E-Commerce
8 10 (16.95%) Pay per click
9 9 (15.25%) Business Intelligence
9 9 (15.25%) Conversion Rate Optimisation
9 9 (15.25%) Cybersecurity
9 9 (15.25%) Procure-to-Pay
9 9 (15.25%) Product Requirements
9 9 (15.25%) Regression Testing
10 7 (11.86%) Data Analysis
10 7 (11.86%) SEO
Programming Languages
1 11 (18.64%) C
2 10 (16.95%) SQL
3 9 (15.25%) Embedded C
3 9 (15.25%) Java
3 9 (15.25%) MATLAB
4 5 (8.47%) Python
5 3 (5.08%) JavaScript
5 3 (5.08%) PHP
5 3 (5.08%) VBA
6 2 (3.39%) C++
6 2 (3.39%) RPG
Qualifications
1 13 (22.03%) Degree
2 2 (3.39%) PRINCE2 Certification
3 1 (1.69%) A+ Certification
3 1 (1.69%) CCNA
3 1 (1.69%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (1.69%) MCSE
3 1 (1.69%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (1.69%) Network+ Certification
3 1 (1.69%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (6.78%) GDPR
2 3 (5.08%) Data Quality
2 3 (5.08%) QA
2 3 (5.08%) SLA
System Software
1 11 (18.64%) Firmware
2 9 (15.25%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 14 (23.73%) Microsoft
2 10 (16.95%) Google
3 4 (6.78%) Hotjar
3 4 (6.78%) HubSpot
4 3 (5.08%) Adobe
5 2 (3.39%) Dell
6 1 (1.69%) SAP
6 1 (1.69%) Screaming Frog