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 25 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 200 199 271
Rank change year-on-year -1 +72 +6
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Mindset 59 24 43
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.45% 0.49% 0.35%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.74% 1.12% 1.08%
Number of salaries quoted 40 18 31
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,225 -
25th Percentile £39,375 £32,500 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,000 £52,500 £29,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.19% +81.03% -42.00%
75th Percentile £54,376 £58,478 £37,500
90th Percentile £65,000 £64,050 £53,750
England median annual salary £50,000 £57,500 £43,000
% change year-on-year -13.04% +33.72% -14.00%

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 3,389 2,151 3,968
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 25.64% 44.17% 32.43%
Number of salaries quoted 1,584 972 2,656
10th Percentile £28,000 £26,500 £25,750
25th Percentile £36,250 £32,500 £33,656
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -7.41%
75th Percentile £65,000 £62,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £73,750 £75,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +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 25 May 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 25 May 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 -5 39 £44,000 +17.33% 16
East Midlands -16 19 £37,500 -34.78% 15
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%) SharePoint
Applications
1 15 (25.42%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (6.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (5.08%) Photoshop
4 1 (1.69%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (1.69%) MS Visio
4 1 (1.69%) Sketch
4 1 (1.69%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 1 (1.69%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 13 (22.03%) Power Platform
2 12 (20.34%) SaaS
3 7 (11.86%) Azure
4 4 (6.78%) Google Sheets
5 3 (5.08%) Azure Data Factory
5 3 (5.08%) Microsoft 365
6 2 (3.39%) Entra ID
7 1 (1.69%) Figma
7 1 (1.69%) Google Analytics
7 1 (1.69%) Pulumi
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.69%) Bluetooth
1 1 (1.69%) DNS
1 1 (1.69%) Firewall
1 1 (1.69%) RFID
1 1 (1.69%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (22.03%) Power BI
2 5 (8.47%) MySQL
2 5 (8.47%) Tableau
3 2 (3.39%) MariaDB
3 2 (3.39%) Power Query
3 2 (3.39%) Relational Database
3 2 (3.39%) SQL Server
4 1 (1.69%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
4 1 (1.69%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (1.69%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (1.69%) Looker
4 1 (1.69%) SQL Server Analysis Services
4 1 (1.69%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 1 (1.69%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 2 (3.39%) Git
2 1 (1.69%) Balsamiq
2 1 (1.69%) JIRA
2 1 (1.69%) TeamCity
General
1 59 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
2 34 (57.63%) Social Skills
3 22 (37.29%) Finance
4 10 (16.95%) Marketing
5 7 (11.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 5 (8.47%) Documentation Skills
6 5 (8.47%) German Language
6 5 (8.47%) Presentation Skills
7 4 (6.78%) Manufacturing
7 4 (6.78%) Retail
8 3 (5.08%) Legal
9 2 (3.39%) Organisational Skills
10 1 (1.69%) Law
10 1 (1.69%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 16 (27.12%) Analyst
2 9 (15.25%) Data Analyst
3 8 (13.56%) Junior
4 7 (11.86%) Junior Analyst
4 7 (11.86%) Junior Data Analyst
5 6 (10.17%) Head of QA
5 6 (10.17%) IT Analyst
6 5 (8.47%) Developer
6 5 (8.47%) Marketing Manager
6 5 (8.47%) Sales and Marketing Manager
6 5 (8.47%) Sales Manager
7 4 (6.78%) IT Engineer
7 4 (6.78%) Support Engineer
8 3 (5.08%) IT Support
8 3 (5.08%) IT Support Analyst
8 3 (5.08%) IT Support Engineer
8 3 (5.08%) Junior IT Engineer
8 3 (5.08%) Junior Support Analyst
8 3 (5.08%) Lead
8 3 (5.08%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (8.47%) CSS
1 5 (8.47%) HTML
2 4 (6.78%) PySpark
3 3 (5.08%) EDI
3 3 (5.08%) JSON
4 1 (1.69%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 5 (8.47%) Product Ownership
2 3 (5.08%) Onboarding
2 3 (5.08%) Social Media
3 2 (3.39%) Legacy Applications
3 2 (3.39%) Legacy Systems
3 2 (3.39%) Management Information System
3 2 (3.39%) Self-Motivation
3 2 (3.39%) Virtual Team
4 1 (1.69%) AS400
4 1 (1.69%) CMDB
4 1 (1.69%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 4 (6.78%) Windows
2 3 (5.08%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (37.29%) Analytics
2 20 (33.90%) Business Intelligence
3 18 (30.51%) Decision-Making
4 15 (25.42%) Continuous Improvement
4 15 (25.42%) Problem-Solving
5 13 (22.03%) Actionable Insight
6 11 (18.64%) CRM
6 11 (18.64%) Visualisation
7 9 (15.25%) Agile
8 8 (13.56%) Coaching
8 8 (13.56%) E-Commerce
8 8 (13.56%) ERP
8 8 (13.56%) PRINCE2
8 8 (13.56%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 8 (13.56%) Workflow
9 7 (11.86%) Process Improvement
9 7 (11.86%) Root Cause Analysis
9 7 (11.86%) Service Delivery
9 7 (11.86%) Strategic Planning
10 6 (10.17%) Quality Management
Programming Languages
1 18 (30.51%) SQL
2 5 (8.47%) JavaScript
2 5 (8.47%) PHP
2 5 (8.47%) Python
3 3 (5.08%) VBA
4 1 (1.69%) Bash
4 1 (1.69%) Bicep
4 1 (1.69%) C#
4 1 (1.69%) C++
4 1 (1.69%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 1 (1.69%) Java
4 1 (1.69%) PowerShell
4 1 (1.69%) RPG
Qualifications
1 6 (10.17%) IRCA
2 3 (5.08%) ACCA
2 3 (5.08%) CIMA
3 2 (3.39%) Microsoft Certification
3 2 (3.39%) PRINCE2 Certification
4 1 (1.69%) A+ Certification
4 1 (1.69%) Azure Certification
4 1 (1.69%) CCNA
4 1 (1.69%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (1.69%) Degree
4 1 (1.69%) DV Cleared
4 1 (1.69%) IIBA
4 1 (1.69%) MCSE
4 1 (1.69%) Network+ Certification
4 1 (1.69%) PMI Certification
4 1 (1.69%) PMP
4 1 (1.69%) SC Cleared
4 1 (1.69%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (15.25%) QA
2 6 (10.17%) GDPR
2 6 (10.17%) ISO 9001
3 4 (6.78%) Data Quality
4 2 (3.39%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (1.69%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (1.69%) Ansible
1 1 (1.69%) Terraform
Vendors
1 13 (22.03%) Microsoft
2 5 (8.47%) Google
3 4 (6.78%) HubSpot
4 3 (5.08%) Adobe
5 1 (1.69%) Dell
5 1 (1.69%) Perforce
5 1 (1.69%) ServiceNow