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 28 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 177 190 231
Rank change year-on-year +13 +41 +86
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Mindset 54 39 45
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.58% 0.69% 0.53%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.90% 1.90% 1.51%
Number of salaries quoted 28 15 36
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,350 £24,250
25th Percentile £33,750 £34,875 £26,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,000 £40,000 £28,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% +42.86% -41.05%
75th Percentile £54,063 £57,500 £39,063
90th Percentile £67,500 £65,064 £60,000
England median annual salary £50,000 £57,500 £44,000
% change year-on-year -13.04% +30.68% -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 2,844 2,057 2,983
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 30.64% 36.14% 35.09%
Number of salaries quoted 1,168 932 2,258
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,775 £25,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £38,754 £33,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £54,125 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.86% +8.25% -9.09%
75th Percentile £65,000 £66,967 £61,938
90th Percentile £78,790 £75,000 £72,875
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +13.64% -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 28 February 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 28 February 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
East Midlands -20 29 £30,000 -45.45% 8
West Midlands +20 24 £52,500 +48.94% 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 (5.56%) CMS
1 3 (5.56%) WordPress
2 1 (1.85%) SharePoint
Applications
1 10 (18.52%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (5.56%) Spreadsheet
3 2 (3.70%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (3.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (1.85%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (1.85%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 1 (1.85%) NetSuite
1 1 (1.85%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 15 (27.78%) Power Platform
2 8 (14.81%) Azure
3 5 (9.26%) Azure Data Factory
3 5 (9.26%) SaaS
4 2 (3.70%) Azure Synapse Analytics
4 2 (3.70%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (3.70%) PaaS
5 1 (1.85%) Figma
5 1 (1.85%) Google Analytics
5 1 (1.85%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.85%) Bluetooth
1 1 (1.85%) RFID
1 1 (1.85%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (27.78%) Power BI
2 6 (11.11%) SQL Server
3 5 (9.26%) Azure SQL Database
4 4 (7.41%) Tableau
5 3 (5.56%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
5 3 (5.56%) Data Warehouse
5 3 (5.56%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 2 (3.70%) Oracle Database
7 1 (1.85%) Crystal Reports
7 1 (1.85%) Looker
7 1 (1.85%) Metadata
7 1 (1.85%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 1 (1.85%) Oracle ODI
7 1 (1.85%) Power Query
7 1 (1.85%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 1 (1.85%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 1 (1.85%) Balsamiq
General
1 54 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
2 31 (57.41%) Finance
3 27 (50.00%) Social Skills
4 18 (33.33%) Retail
5 5 (9.26%) Manufacturing
6 3 (5.56%) Documentation Skills
6 3 (5.56%) Legal
6 3 (5.56%) Marketing
6 3 (5.56%) Publishing
7 1 (1.85%) Billing
7 1 (1.85%) Law
7 1 (1.85%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (1.85%) Presentation Skills
7 1 (1.85%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 15 (27.78%) Lead
2 10 (18.52%) Analyst
3 5 (9.26%) Data Analyst
3 5 (9.26%) Junior
4 4 (7.41%) Developer
4 4 (7.41%) Junior Analyst
4 4 (7.41%) Junior Data Analyst
5 3 (5.56%) Business Intelligence Developer
5 3 (5.56%) IT Support
5 3 (5.56%) Marketing Executive
5 3 (5.56%) Senior
6 2 (3.70%) ERP Support
6 2 (3.70%) Head of QA
6 2 (3.70%) Product Owner
6 2 (3.70%) Senior Business Intelligence Developer
6 2 (3.70%) Senior Developer
6 2 (3.70%) Service Analyst
7 1 (1.85%) Administrator
7 1 (1.85%) IT Manager
7 1 (1.85%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (7.41%) PySpark
2 2 (3.70%) EDI
3 1 (1.85%) Oracle Fusion
3 1 (1.85%) REST
3 1 (1.85%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 15 (27.78%) Management Information System
2 13 (24.07%) FMCG
3 5 (9.26%) Onboarding
4 3 (5.56%) Self-Motivation
4 3 (5.56%) Social Media
5 2 (3.70%) Digital Signage
5 2 (3.70%) Product Ownership
5 2 (3.70%) Virtual Team
6 1 (1.85%) CMDB
6 1 (1.85%) Data Structures
6 1 (1.85%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 3 (5.56%) Linux
1 3 (5.56%) Windows
2 2 (3.70%) Unix
3 1 (1.85%) Android
3 1 (1.85%) Oracle Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (62.96%) Analytics
2 31 (57.41%) Business Intelligence
3 30 (55.56%) Problem-Solving
4 24 (44.44%) Decision-Making
5 22 (40.74%) Continuous Improvement
5 22 (40.74%) ERP
6 19 (35.19%) Project Management
7 16 (29.63%) Change Management
8 15 (27.78%) CRM
9 14 (25.93%) Visualisation
10 13 (24.07%) Data Management
10 13 (24.07%) Programme Management
11 9 (16.67%) Agile
12 8 (14.81%) Data Governance
13 7 (12.96%) Actionable Insight
13 7 (12.96%) Process Improvement
14 6 (11.11%) Budgeting
14 6 (11.11%) Migration
15 5 (9.26%) Budgeting and Forecasting
16 4 (7.41%) Data Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 18 (33.33%) SQL
2 5 (9.26%) Python
3 3 (5.56%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 1 (1.85%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 16 (29.63%) Degree
2 4 (7.41%) ACCA
2 4 (7.41%) Microsoft Certification
3 3 (5.56%) Azure Certification
4 2 (3.70%) CIMA
4 2 (3.70%) IRCA
5 1 (1.85%) DV Cleared
5 1 (1.85%) PMI Certification
5 1 (1.85%) PMP
5 1 (1.85%) PRINCE2 Certification
5 1 (1.85%) Security Cleared
5 1 (1.85%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (11.11%) Data Quality
2 4 (7.41%) GDPR
2 4 (7.41%) QA
3 2 (3.70%) ISO 9001
4 1 (1.85%) Actionable Recommendations
4 1 (1.85%) Government Security Classifications
4 1 (1.85%) HMG Security Policy Framework
4 1 (1.85%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (3.70%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (1.85%) Ansible
1 1 (1.85%) Terraform
Vendors
1 13 (24.07%) Salesforce
1 13 (24.07%) SAP
2 8 (14.81%) Microsoft
3 3 (5.56%) Oracle
4 2 (3.70%) ServiceNow
5 1 (1.85%) Google
5 1 (1.85%) IFS