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 26 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 195 185 241
Rank change year-on-year -10 +56 +81
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Mindset 51 23 47
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.48% 0.48% 0.45%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.71% 1.28% 1.33%
Number of salaries quoted 32 18 33
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,175 -
25th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,250 £52,500 £29,000
Median % change year-on-year -17.62% +81.03% -47.27%
75th Percentile £53,532 £57,620 £38,750
90th Percentile £67,125 £62,125 £60,000
England median annual salary £45,500 £60,000 £44,000
% change year-on-year -24.17% +36.36% -16.19%

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 2,979 1,802 3,544
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 28.31% 37.24% 34.30%
Number of salaries quoted 1,238 1,029 2,567
10th Percentile £26,265 £29,000 £25,750
25th Percentile £31,250 £36,925 £32,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,085 £52,000 £48,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.45% +7.22% -11.82%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £62,415
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £72,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -15.38%

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 26 March 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 26 March 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 +18 33 £46,250 -7.50% 23
East Midlands -38 17 £30,000 -45.45% 10
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 (5.88%) CMS
1 3 (5.88%) WordPress
2 1 (1.96%) SharePoint
Applications
1 13 (25.49%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (5.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (3.92%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (1.96%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (1.96%) MS Visio
4 1 (1.96%) Sketch
4 1 (1.96%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 1 (1.96%) NetSuite
1 1 (1.96%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 15 (29.41%) Power Platform
2 8 (15.69%) Azure
3 5 (9.80%) SaaS
4 4 (7.84%) Azure Data Factory
4 4 (7.84%) Microsoft 365
5 2 (3.92%) Azure Synapse Analytics
6 1 (1.96%) Figma
6 1 (1.96%) Google Analytics
6 1 (1.96%) OCI
6 1 (1.96%) PaaS
6 1 (1.96%) Pulumi
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.96%) Bluetooth
1 1 (1.96%) DNS
1 1 (1.96%) Firewall
1 1 (1.96%) RFID
1 1 (1.96%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (29.41%) Power BI
2 4 (7.84%) SQL Server
2 4 (7.84%) Tableau
3 3 (5.88%) Azure SQL Database
3 3 (5.88%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 2 (3.92%) MariaDB
4 2 (3.92%) MySQL
4 2 (3.92%) Relational Database
5 1 (1.96%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
5 1 (1.96%) Crystal Reports
5 1 (1.96%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (1.96%) Looker
5 1 (1.96%) Oracle Database
5 1 (1.96%) Power Query
5 1 (1.96%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 1 (1.96%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 2 (3.92%) Git
2 1 (1.96%) Balsamiq
2 1 (1.96%) TeamCity
General
1 51 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
2 31 (60.78%) Social Skills
3 24 (47.06%) Finance
4 6 (11.76%) Manufacturing
4 6 (11.76%) Retail
5 4 (7.84%) Legal
6 3 (5.88%) Documentation Skills
6 3 (5.88%) Marketing
6 3 (5.88%) Organisational Skills
6 3 (5.88%) Publishing
7 2 (3.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 2 (3.92%) Public Sector
8 1 (1.96%) Billing
8 1 (1.96%) Law
8 1 (1.96%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 13 (25.49%) Analyst
2 6 (11.76%) Head of QA
3 5 (9.80%) Data Analyst
3 5 (9.80%) Developer
3 5 (9.80%) Junior
4 4 (7.84%) Junior Analyst
4 4 (7.84%) Junior Data Analyst
4 4 (7.84%) Lead
5 3 (5.88%) IT Analyst
5 3 (5.88%) IT Support
5 3 (5.88%) Marketing Executive
6 2 (3.92%) Business Intelligence Developer
6 2 (3.92%) ERP Support
6 2 (3.92%) Product Owner
6 2 (3.92%) Service Analyst
7 1 (1.96%) Azure Engineer
7 1 (1.96%) ERP Analyst
7 1 (1.96%) Insight Manager
7 1 (1.96%) Monitoring Analyst
7 1 (1.96%) Power BI Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (7.84%) PySpark
2 2 (3.92%) CSS
2 2 (3.92%) EDI
2 2 (3.92%) HTML
3 1 (1.96%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 5 (9.80%) Management Information System
2 4 (7.84%) Onboarding
3 3 (5.88%) Self-Motivation
3 3 (5.88%) Social Media
4 2 (3.92%) Legacy Applications
4 2 (3.92%) Legacy Systems
4 2 (3.92%) Product Ownership
4 2 (3.92%) Virtual Team
5 1 (1.96%) CMDB
5 1 (1.96%) Digital Signage
5 1 (1.96%) FMCG
5 1 (1.96%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 3 (5.88%) Linux
1 3 (5.88%) Windows
2 2 (3.92%) Unix
3 1 (1.96%) Android
3 1 (1.96%) Oracle Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (47.06%) Analytics
2 20 (39.22%) Problem-Solving
3 19 (37.25%) Business Intelligence
4 17 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
5 13 (25.49%) Decision-Making
6 12 (23.53%) Visualisation
7 11 (21.57%) Actionable Insight
8 10 (19.61%) ERP
9 8 (15.69%) Change Management
9 8 (15.69%) Customer Experience
9 8 (15.69%) Process Improvement
9 8 (15.69%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 7 (13.73%) Agile
10 7 (13.73%) Budgeting
10 7 (13.73%) PRINCE2
10 7 (13.73%) Project Management
10 7 (13.73%) Root Cause Analysis
10 7 (13.73%) Service Delivery
11 6 (11.76%) Anti-Money Laundering
11 6 (11.76%) Quality Management
Programming Languages
1 16 (31.37%) SQL
2 5 (9.80%) Python
3 3 (5.88%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 2 (3.92%) JavaScript
4 2 (3.92%) PHP
5 1 (1.96%) Bash
5 1 (1.96%) Bicep
5 1 (1.96%) C#
5 1 (1.96%) C++
5 1 (1.96%) Java
5 1 (1.96%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 6 (11.76%) IRCA
2 5 (9.80%) ACCA
3 4 (7.84%) Degree
4 3 (5.88%) CIMA
5 2 (3.92%) DV Cleared
5 2 (3.92%) Microsoft Certification
5 2 (3.92%) Security Cleared
6 1 (1.96%) Azure Certification
6 1 (1.96%) IIBA
6 1 (1.96%) PMI Certification
6 1 (1.96%) PMP
6 1 (1.96%) PRINCE2 Certification
6 1 (1.96%) SC Cleared
6 1 (1.96%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (17.65%) QA
2 7 (13.73%) GDPR
3 6 (11.76%) ISO 9001
4 5 (9.80%) Data Quality
5 3 (5.88%) SLA
6 1 (1.96%) Actionable Recommendations
6 1 (1.96%) Government Security Classifications
6 1 (1.96%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 2 (3.92%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (3.92%) Ansible
1 2 (3.92%) Terraform
Vendors
1 10 (19.61%) Microsoft
2 2 (3.92%) Oracle
2 2 (3.92%) ServiceNow
3 1 (1.96%) Google
3 1 (1.96%) IFS
3 1 (1.96%) Perforce
3 1 (1.96%) Salesforce
3 1 (1.96%) SAP