Analytical Mindset Job Trends in Scotland

Analytical Mindset
UK > Scotland

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Analytical Mindset in permanent job vacancies in Scotland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Analytical Mindset over the 6 months leading up to 13 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 123 132 235
Rank change year-on-year +9 +103 -61
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Mindset 17 16 26
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 0.51% 0.64% 0.43%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.90% 2.20% 0.95%
Number of salaries quoted 10 4 24
10th Percentile - - £35,700
25th Percentile £25,375 £25,000 £40,800
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £26,150 £39,000 £63,500
Median % change year-on-year -32.95% -38.58% +139.62%
75th Percentile £67,500 £56,250 £67,750
90th Percentile £76,250 £60,750 -
UK median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £46,845
% change year-on-year -9.09% +17.41% -6.31%

All Generic Skills
Scotland

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 Scotland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 897 726 2,744
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 26.82% 28.92% 45.08%
Number of salaries quoted 506 295 811
10th Percentile £27,063 £29,000 £29,087
25th Percentile £31,500 £43,425 £39,942
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +14.29% -8.70%
75th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 £69,875
90th Percentile £80,000 £97,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £58,577 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +1.87% +4.55% -14.06%

Analytical Mindset
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Analytical Mindset relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Analytical Mindset job vacancy trend in Scotland

Analytical Mindset
Salary Trend in Scotland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Analytical Mindset.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Analytical Mindset

Analytical Mindset
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Analytical Mindset in Scotland over the 6 months to 13 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Analytical Mindset in Scotland

Analytical Mindset
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Analytical Mindset within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 13 July 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
Glasgow +30 14 £26,150 +2.55% 1
Edinburgh -1 2 £70,000 +33.33% 1
Analytical Mindset
UK

Analytical Mindset
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland 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:

Applications
1 1 (5.88%) Adobe XD
Cloud Services
1 1 (5.88%) Figma
1 1 (5.88%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 6 (35.29%) SAN
General
1 17 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
2 9 (52.94%) Social Skills
3 7 (41.18%) Finance
4 6 (35.29%) Legal
4 6 (35.29%) Public Sector
5 1 (5.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (5.88%) Influencing Skills
5 1 (5.88%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 6 (35.29%) Field Engineer
1 6 (35.29%) Field Service Engineer
1 6 (35.29%) Head of QA
1 6 (35.29%) IT Engineer
2 2 (11.76%) Head of Sales
3 1 (5.88%) Analyst
3 1 (5.88%) Business Analyst
3 1 (5.88%) Consultant
3 1 (5.88%) IFS Consultant
3 1 (5.88%) Senior
3 1 (5.88%) Senior Analyst
3 1 (5.88%) Senior Business Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 6 (35.29%) Data Centre
1 6 (35.29%) Smartphone
2 2 (11.76%) IoT
2 2 (11.76%) Operational Technology
3 1 (5.88%) Data Structures
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (41.18%) Continuous Improvement
1 7 (41.18%) Problem-Solving
1 7 (41.18%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 6 (35.29%) Actionable Insight
2 6 (35.29%) Analytics
2 6 (35.29%) Anti-Money Laundering
2 6 (35.29%) Change Management
2 6 (35.29%) Coaching
2 6 (35.29%) Customer Experience
2 6 (35.29%) Customer Service
2 6 (35.29%) PRINCE2
2 6 (35.29%) Quality Management
2 6 (35.29%) Root Cause Analysis
2 6 (35.29%) Service Delivery
3 2 (11.76%) Customer Retention
3 2 (11.76%) Data-Driven Decision Making
3 2 (11.76%) Decarbonisation
3 2 (11.76%) Decision-Making
3 2 (11.76%) Energy Management
3 2 (11.76%) Vulnerability Assessment
Qualifications
1 6 (35.29%) A+ Certification
1 6 (35.29%) BPSS Clearance
1 6 (35.29%) CCNA
1 6 (35.29%) Cisco Certification
1 6 (35.29%) IRCA
1 6 (35.29%) MCSE
1 6 (35.29%) Microsoft Certification
1 6 (35.29%) Network+ Certification
2 2 (11.76%) Degree
2 2 (11.76%) Master's Degree
2 2 (11.76%) MBA
3 1 (5.88%) ACCA
3 1 (5.88%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (35.29%) GDPR
1 6 (35.29%) ISO 9001
1 6 (35.29%) QA
Vendors
1 6 (35.29%) Dell
2 1 (5.88%) Adobe
2 1 (5.88%) IFS