Analytical Thinking Job Trends in the North of England

Analytical Thinking
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring Analytical Thinking skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 229 210 244
Rank change year-on-year -19 +34 +37
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Thinking 33 64 29
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.31% 0.70% 0.35%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.38% 0.77% 0.40%
Number of salaries quoted 19 49 25
10th Percentile £25,750 £40,000 £35,500
25th Percentile £28,007 £51,250 £40,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,610 £67,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -47.24% +8.00% +24.41%
75th Percentile £43,750 £68,750 £71,250
90th Percentile £64,000 £77,500 -
England median annual salary £51,250 £67,500 £57,000
% change year-on-year -24.07% +18.42% -0.87%

All Process & Methodology Skills
North of England

Analytical Thinking falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 8,588 8,260 7,270
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 80.47% 90.41% 88.29%
Number of salaries quoted 4,575 3,682 5,707
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £29,750
25th Percentile £32,000 £40,000 £39,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £51,875 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.61% -1.19% -1.17%
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £81,250 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Analytical Thinking
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Analytical Thinking relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Analytical Thinking job vacancy trend in the North of England

Analytical Thinking
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Analytical Thinking.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Analytical Thinking

Analytical Thinking
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Analytical Thinking in the North of England over the 6 months to 9 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Analytical Thinking in the North of England

Analytical Thinking
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Analytical Thinking within the North of England region over the 6 months to 9 January 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
North West -1 15 £38,000 -43.70% 12
Yorkshire -8 15 £30,263 -55.17% 15
North East +2 3 - - 5
Analytical Thinking
England

Analytical Thinking
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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 2 (6.06%) SharePoint
2 1 (3.03%) CMS
Applications
1 3 (9.09%) MS Visio
2 2 (6.06%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 13 (39.39%) AWS
2 7 (21.21%) SaaS
3 4 (12.12%) Azure
4 1 (3.03%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 3 (9.09%) BGP
1 3 (9.09%) Cisco ASA
1 3 (9.09%) Cisco Nexus
1 3 (9.09%) Cisco Wireless
1 3 (9.09%) EIGRP
1 3 (9.09%) Firewall
1 3 (9.09%) LAN
1 3 (9.09%) Network Security
1 3 (9.09%) OSPF
1 3 (9.09%) SNMP
1 3 (9.09%) VLAN
1 3 (9.09%) VPN
1 3 (9.09%) WAAS
1 3 (9.09%) WAN
1 3 (9.09%) Wireless
1 3 (9.09%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (15.15%) SQL Server
2 3 (9.09%) DynamoDB
2 3 (9.09%) Metadata
2 3 (9.09%) NoSQL
General
1 33 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
2 16 (48.48%) Social Skills
3 10 (30.30%) Organisational Skills
4 8 (24.24%) Finance
5 4 (12.12%) Banking
6 3 (9.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 3 (9.09%) Legal
6 3 (9.09%) Marketing
6 3 (9.09%) Pharmaceutical
7 2 (6.06%) Games
7 2 (6.06%) Local Government
7 2 (6.06%) Police
7 2 (6.06%) Presentation Skills
7 2 (6.06%) Public Sector
8 1 (3.03%) Law
Job Titles
1 5 (15.15%) 1st Line Engineer
1 5 (15.15%) 1st Line Support
1 5 (15.15%) 1st Line Support Engineer
1 5 (15.15%) Applications Engineer
1 5 (15.15%) Applications Support
1 5 (15.15%) Applications Support Engineer
1 5 (15.15%) Desktop Engineer
1 5 (15.15%) Desktop Support
1 5 (15.15%) Desktop Support Engineer
1 5 (15.15%) IT Engineer
1 5 (15.15%) IT Support
1 5 (15.15%) IT Support Engineer
1 5 (15.15%) Senior
1 5 (15.15%) Support Engineer
2 4 (12.12%) Business Analyst
2 4 (12.12%) Payments Business Analyst
3 3 (9.09%) Analyst
3 3 (9.09%) Data Architect
3 3 (9.09%) Network Engineer
3 3 (9.09%) Senior Network Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (6.06%) Software Packaging
2 1 (3.03%) MACH
2 1 (3.03%) Node.js
2 1 (3.03%) PySpark
2 1 (3.03%) React
Miscellaneous
1 8 (24.24%) Self-Motivation
2 6 (18.18%) Mobile App
3 4 (12.12%) NHS
3 4 (12.12%) SWIFT Messaging Network
4 3 (9.09%) Data Centre
4 3 (9.09%) Data Structures
4 3 (9.09%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 2 (6.06%) Driving Licence
5 2 (6.06%) Onboarding
6 1 (3.03%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 6 (18.18%) Windows
2 5 (15.15%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (48.48%) Problem-Solving
2 9 (27.27%) Cash Management
2 9 (27.27%) Customer Service
3 8 (24.24%) Agile
4 7 (21.21%) Mathematics
5 6 (18.18%) Collaborative Working
5 6 (18.18%) CRM
5 6 (18.18%) Software Testing
5 6 (18.18%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 5 (15.15%) Data Privacy
6 5 (15.15%) Decision-Making
6 5 (15.15%) Exploratory Testing
6 5 (15.15%) Migration
7 4 (12.12%) Business Analysis
7 4 (12.12%) Data Modelling
7 4 (12.12%) ITIL
7 4 (12.12%) Root Cause Analysis
7 4 (12.12%) Scrum
7 4 (12.12%) Stakeholder Management
7 4 (12.12%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 4 (12.12%) Python
2 1 (3.03%) JavaScript
2 1 (3.03%) SQL
Qualifications
1 8 (24.24%) Degree
2 3 (9.09%) CCIE
2 3 (9.09%) CCNP
2 3 (9.09%) Cisco Certification
2 3 (9.09%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (6.06%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (12.12%) Data Quality
1 4 (12.12%) SEPA
1 4 (12.12%) TARGET2
2 3 (9.09%) PMO
3 2 (6.06%) SLA
System Software
1 3 (9.09%) ProxySG
Vendors
1 7 (21.21%) Microsoft
2 5 (15.15%) Zoho
3 3 (9.09%) Blue Coat
3 3 (9.09%) CheckPoint
3 3 (9.09%) Cisco
3 3 (9.09%) F5
3 3 (9.09%) HubSpot
3 3 (9.09%) Infoblox
3 3 (9.09%) Motorola
3 3 (9.09%) SAP
3 3 (9.09%) ServiceNow
3 3 (9.09%) SolarWinds
4 2 (6.06%) Pardot
5 1 (3.03%) Salesforce