Analytical Thinking Job Trends in South Wales

Analytical Thinking
Wales > South Wales

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in South Wales requiring Analytical Thinking skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 58 65 63
Rank change year-on-year +7 -2 +17
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Thinking 6 2 8
As % of all permanent jobs in South Wales 0.77% 0.32% 1.31%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.02% 0.38% 1.44%
Number of salaries quoted 5 2 8
10th Percentile - £44,875 £31,375
25th Percentile £50,000 £48,438 £35,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £56,250 £52,101
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% +7.96% +38.94%
75th Percentile £53,750 £63,438 £53,515
90th Percentile - £66,625 £64,550
Wales median annual salary £52,500 £67,500 £52,101
% change year-on-year -22.22% +29.56% +38.94%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South Wales

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 South Wales.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 587 525 554
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales 75.06% 83.47% 90.38%
Number of salaries quoted 407 267 426
10th Percentile £25,032 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £36,250 £39,460
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £49,750 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.50% -0.50% +0.22%
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £77,825 £79,600 £72,433
Wales median annual salary £48,122 £49,104 £47,500
% change year-on-year -2.00% +3.38% -

Analytical Thinking
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

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

Analytical Thinking job vacancy trend in South Wales

Analytical Thinking
Salary Trend in South Wales

Salary distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing Analytical Thinking.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing Analytical Thinking

Analytical Thinking
Job Locations in South Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Analytical Thinking within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 14 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
Cardiff +15 4 £52,500 -6.67% 2
Newport - 1 £50,000 - 2
Bridgend - 1 £50,000 -
Analytical Thinking
Wales

Analytical Thinking
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales 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 1 (16.67%) CMS
Cloud Services
1 1 (16.67%) SaaS
General
1 6 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
2 5 (83.33%) Finance
3 3 (50.00%) Legal
4 1 (16.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (16.67%) Marketing
4 1 (16.67%) Police
4 1 (16.67%) Presentation Skills
4 1 (16.67%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (66.67%) Analyst
2 3 (50.00%) Business Analyst
2 3 (50.00%) Business IT Analyst
2 3 (50.00%) IT Analyst
2 3 (50.00%) IT Business Analyst
3 1 (16.67%) Applications Support
3 1 (16.67%) Applications Support Analyst
3 1 (16.67%) Consultant
3 1 (16.67%) Digital Producer
3 1 (16.67%) Support Analyst
3 1 (16.67%) Technology Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 1 (16.67%) Management Information System
1 1 (16.67%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) Project Delivery
1 4 (66.67%) User Acceptance Testing
2 3 (50.00%) Agile
2 3 (50.00%) Business Case
2 3 (50.00%) Business Transformation
2 3 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (33.33%) Digital Strategy
3 2 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (33.33%) Project Management
4 1 (16.67%) Actionable Insight
4 1 (16.67%) Analytics
4 1 (16.67%) Creative Thinking
4 1 (16.67%) Digital Transformation Programme
4 1 (16.67%) ITIL
4 1 (16.67%) Regression Testing
4 1 (16.67%) Roadmaps
4 1 (16.67%) Service Delivery
4 1 (16.67%) Technology Transformation
4 1 (16.67%) Test Automation
4 1 (16.67%) User Experience
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) DBS Check