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 3 months leading up to 19 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

3 months to
19 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 151 136 153
Rank change year-on-year -15 +17 +77
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Mindset 20 12 15
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.35% 0.48% 0.38%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.06% 1.30% 1.20%
Number of salaries quoted 14 11 12
10th Percentile £35,450 £26,250 £24,450
25th Percentile £40,000 £31,125 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £40,000 £28,750
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% +39.13% -47.73%
75th Percentile £61,250 £54,375 £44,063
90th Percentile £67,500 £70,000 £66,750
England median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% +22.22% -14.29%

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 1,892 920 1,252
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 32.99% 36.42% 32.07%
Number of salaries quoted 579 486 940
10th Percentile £26,000 £31,000 £25,750
25th Percentile £30,500 £38,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £54,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.04% +8.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £65,000 £66,050 £61,250
90th Percentile £79,200 £75,000 £72,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -11.54%

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 3 months to 19 January 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 3 months to 19 January 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 3 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
West Midlands +2 13 £52,500 +56.72% 16
East Midlands -24 6 £31,500 -21.25% 23
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 5 (8.62%) SharePoint
2 3 (5.17%) CMS
2 3 (5.17%) WordPress
Applications
1 4 (6.90%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (5.17%) Spreadsheet
3 2 (3.45%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (1.72%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (1.72%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 1 (1.72%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (1.72%) Dynamics GP
1 1 (1.72%) NetSuite
1 1 (1.72%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 12 (20.69%) Azure
2 10 (17.24%) Power Platform
3 7 (12.07%) Microsoft 365
4 5 (8.62%) Azure Data Factory
4 5 (8.62%) Cloud Computing
4 5 (8.62%) Entra ID
5 3 (5.17%) SaaS
6 2 (3.45%) Azure Synapse Analytics
6 2 (3.45%) PaaS
7 1 (1.72%) Azure Logic Apps
7 1 (1.72%) Dynamics 365
7 1 (1.72%) Figma
7 1 (1.72%) Google Analytics
7 1 (1.72%) OCI
7 1 (1.72%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.72%) Bluetooth
1 1 (1.72%) RFID
1 1 (1.72%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (15.52%) Power BI
2 5 (8.62%) Azure SQL Database
2 5 (8.62%) SQL Server
3 3 (5.17%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
3 3 (5.17%) Data Warehouse
3 3 (5.17%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 2 (3.45%) Crystal Reports
4 2 (3.45%) Oracle Database
4 2 (3.45%) Power Query
5 1 (1.72%) Looker
5 1 (1.72%) Metadata
5 1 (1.72%) Oracle BI Publisher
5 1 (1.72%) Oracle ODI
5 1 (1.72%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 1 (1.72%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 1 (1.72%) Balsamiq
General
1 58 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
2 30 (51.72%) Finance
3 26 (44.83%) Social Skills
4 20 (34.48%) Retail
5 9 (15.52%) Manufacturing
6 5 (8.62%) Law
7 3 (5.17%) Documentation Skills
7 3 (5.17%) Marketing
7 3 (5.17%) Publishing
8 1 (1.72%) Billing
8 1 (1.72%) Legal
8 1 (1.72%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (1.72%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (1.72%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 17 (29.31%) Lead
2 10 (17.24%) Support Engineer
2 10 (17.24%) Technical Engineer
2 10 (17.24%) Technical Support
2 10 (17.24%) Technical Support Engineer
3 8 (13.79%) IT Support
4 6 (10.34%) Analyst
5 5 (8.62%) IT Engineer
5 5 (8.62%) IT Support Engineer
6 4 (6.90%) Developer
6 4 (6.90%) Senior
7 3 (5.17%) Business Intelligence Developer
7 3 (5.17%) Marketing Executive
8 2 (3.45%) ERP Support
8 2 (3.45%) IT Manager
8 2 (3.45%) Product Owner
8 2 (3.45%) Senior Business Intelligence Developer
8 2 (3.45%) Senior Developer
8 2 (3.45%) Service Analyst
9 1 (1.72%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.45%) EDI
2 1 (1.72%) Middleware
2 1 (1.72%) Oracle Fusion
2 1 (1.72%) PySpark
2 1 (1.72%) REST
2 1 (1.72%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 19 (32.76%) Management Information System
2 17 (29.31%) FMCG
3 10 (17.24%) Onboarding
4 3 (5.17%) Self-Motivation
4 3 (5.17%) Social Media
5 2 (3.45%) Digital Signage
5 2 (3.45%) Product Ownership
5 2 (3.45%) Virtual Team
6 1 (1.72%) Data Structures
6 1 (1.72%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 3 (5.17%) Linux
1 3 (5.17%) Windows
2 2 (3.45%) Unix
3 1 (1.72%) Android
3 1 (1.72%) Oracle Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 42 (72.41%) Problem-Solving
2 32 (55.17%) Analytics
3 27 (46.55%) Business Intelligence
3 27 (46.55%) Decision-Making
4 24 (41.38%) ERP
5 23 (39.66%) Project Management
6 22 (37.93%) Continuous Improvement
7 20 (34.48%) CRM
8 18 (31.03%) Change Management
8 18 (31.03%) Data Management
9 17 (29.31%) Programme Management
10 9 (15.52%) Agile
10 9 (15.52%) ITIL
11 7 (12.07%) Mentoring
11 7 (12.07%) Visualisation
12 5 (8.62%) Actionable Insight
12 5 (8.62%) Mathematics
12 5 (8.62%) Vulnerability Management
13 4 (6.90%) Migration
13 4 (6.90%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 17 (29.31%) SQL
2 5 (8.62%) PowerShell
3 3 (5.17%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 3 (5.17%) Python
4 1 (1.72%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 20 (34.48%) Degree
2 4 (6.90%) Microsoft Certification
3 3 (5.17%) Azure Certification
4 2 (3.45%) ACCA
5 1 (1.72%) DBS Check
5 1 (1.72%) DV Cleared
5 1 (1.72%) PMI Certification
5 1 (1.72%) PMP
5 1 (1.72%) PRINCE2 Certification
5 1 (1.72%) Security Cleared
5 1 (1.72%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (8.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (6.90%) GDPR
3 3 (5.17%) Data Quality
4 2 (3.45%) QA
5 1 (1.72%) Actionable Recommendations
5 1 (1.72%) Government Security Classifications
5 1 (1.72%) HMG Security Policy Framework
5 1 (1.72%) SLA
System Software
1 7 (12.07%) Active Directory
2 5 (8.62%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 5 (8.62%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (1.72%) Ansible
2 1 (1.72%) Terraform
Vendors
1 17 (29.31%) Salesforce
1 17 (29.31%) SAP
2 13 (22.41%) Microsoft
3 5 (8.62%) Cisco
4 3 (5.17%) Oracle
5 2 (3.45%) IFS
5 2 (3.45%) ServiceNow
6 1 (1.72%) Google