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

6 months to
9 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 168 203 227
Rank change year-on-year +35 +24 +80
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Mindset 58 36 44
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.68% 0.60% 0.53%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.13% 1.69% 1.54%
Number of salaries quoted 32 13 37
10th Percentile £28,100 £26,800 £24,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £33,250 £26,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,000 £40,000 £27,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% +45.45% -42.11%
75th Percentile £54,063 £56,250 £38,750
90th Percentile £67,500 £67,532 £60,000
England median annual salary £46,000 £57,660 £45,000
% change year-on-year -20.22% +28.13% -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 2,729 2,131 2,854
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 32.18% 35.27% 34.29%
Number of salaries quoted 1,114 901 2,229
10th Percentile £26,000 £31,250 £25,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £41,250 £33,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £63,750 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £76,250 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £56,250
% change year-on-year -12.00% +11.11% -13.46%

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 9 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 9 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 -1 34 £30,000 -25.00% 9
West Midlands +32 23 £50,000 +41.84% 20
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 4 (6.90%) SharePoint
2 3 (5.17%) CMS
2 3 (5.17%) WordPress
Applications
1 6 (10.34%) 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%) NetSuite
1 1 (1.72%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 14 (24.14%) Power Platform
2 11 (18.97%) Azure
3 5 (8.62%) Azure Data Factory
3 5 (8.62%) Microsoft 365
4 3 (5.17%) Cloud Computing
4 3 (5.17%) Entra ID
4 3 (5.17%) SaaS
5 2 (3.45%) Azure Synapse Analytics
5 2 (3.45%) PaaS
6 1 (1.72%) Figma
6 1 (1.72%) Google Analytics
6 1 (1.72%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.72%) Bluetooth
1 1 (1.72%) RFID
1 1 (1.72%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (24.14%) Power BI
2 6 (10.34%) SQL Server
3 5 (8.62%) Azure SQL Database
4 3 (5.17%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
4 3 (5.17%) Data Warehouse
4 3 (5.17%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 2 (3.45%) Crystal Reports
5 2 (3.45%) Oracle Database
5 2 (3.45%) Tableau
6 1 (1.72%) Looker
6 1 (1.72%) Metadata
6 1 (1.72%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 1 (1.72%) Oracle ODI
6 1 (1.72%) Power Query
6 1 (1.72%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 1 (1.72%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 1 (1.72%) Balsamiq
General
1 58 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
2 32 (55.17%) Finance
3 26 (44.83%) Social Skills
4 20 (34.48%) Retail
5 6 (10.34%) Manufacturing
6 4 (6.90%) 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 8 (13.79%) Analyst
3 6 (10.34%) IT Support
4 5 (8.62%) Support Engineer
4 5 (8.62%) Technical Engineer
4 5 (8.62%) Technical Support
4 5 (8.62%) Technical Support Engineer
5 4 (6.90%) Developer
6 3 (5.17%) Business Intelligence Developer
6 3 (5.17%) Data Analyst
6 3 (5.17%) IT Engineer
6 3 (5.17%) IT Support Engineer
6 3 (5.17%) Junior
6 3 (5.17%) Marketing Executive
6 3 (5.17%) Senior
7 2 (3.45%) ERP Support
7 2 (3.45%) Junior Analyst
7 2 (3.45%) Junior Data Analyst
7 2 (3.45%) Product Owner
7 2 (3.45%) Senior Business Intelligence Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (6.90%) PySpark
2 2 (3.45%) EDI
3 1 (1.72%) Oracle Fusion
3 1 (1.72%) REST
3 1 (1.72%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 19 (32.76%) Management Information System
2 17 (29.31%) FMCG
3 8 (13.79%) 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%) CMDB
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 38 (65.52%) Problem-Solving
2 34 (58.62%) Analytics
3 32 (55.17%) Business Intelligence
4 27 (46.55%) ERP
5 26 (44.83%) Decision-Making
6 23 (39.66%) Project Management
7 22 (37.93%) Continuous Improvement
8 19 (32.76%) CRM
9 18 (31.03%) Change Management
10 17 (29.31%) Data Management
10 17 (29.31%) Programme Management
11 12 (20.69%) Visualisation
12 9 (15.52%) Agile
13 7 (12.07%) ITIL
13 7 (12.07%) Migration
14 6 (10.34%) Data Governance
14 6 (10.34%) Mentoring
15 5 (8.62%) Actionable Insight
15 5 (8.62%) Process Improvement
16 4 (6.90%) Data Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 20 (34.48%) SQL
2 5 (8.62%) Python
3 3 (5.17%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 3 (5.17%) PowerShell
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%) 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 4 (6.90%) Data Quality
2 3 (5.17%) GDPR
2 3 (5.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (3.45%) QA
4 1 (1.72%) Actionable Recommendations
4 1 (1.72%) Government Security Classifications
4 1 (1.72%) HMG Security Policy Framework
4 1 (1.72%) SLA
System Software
1 5 (8.62%) Active Directory
2 3 (5.17%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 3 (5.17%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (1.72%) Ansible
2 1 (1.72%) Terraform
Vendors
1 17 (29.31%) Salesforce
1 17 (29.31%) SAP
2 11 (18.97%) Microsoft
3 3 (5.17%) Cisco
3 3 (5.17%) Oracle
4 2 (3.45%) IFS
4 2 (3.45%) ServiceNow
5 1 (1.72%) Google