Analytical Mindset Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Analytical Mindset
South East > Thames Valley

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Analytical Mindset in permanent job vacancies in the Thames Valley. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Analytical Mindset over the 6 months leading up to 17 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 111 168 172
Rank change year-on-year +57 +4 +73
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Mindset 56 16 26
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 1.37% 0.47% 0.61%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 5.24% 1.35% 1.87%
Number of salaries quoted 9 15 22
10th Percentile £32,000 £42,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £38,500 £49,125 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £51,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -17.48% -1.90% +69.35%
75th Percentile £56,500 £59,375 £65,000
90th Percentile £71,000 £81,750 £68,375
South East median annual salary £42,500 £54,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -22.02% +9.00% +5.26%

All Generic Skills
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 1,068 1,189 1,394
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 26.14% 34.92% 32.96%
Number of salaries quoted 606 518 910
10th Percentile £27,000 £36,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £44,438 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% +14.29% -4.55%
75th Percentile £67,500 £74,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £92,875 £82,500
South East median annual salary £45,000 £57,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -21.05% +8.57% -4.55%

Analytical Mindset
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Analytical Mindset job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Analytical Mindset
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Analytical Mindset.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Analytical Mindset

Analytical Mindset
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Analytical Mindset in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 17 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Analytical Mindset in the Thames Valley

Analytical Mindset
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Analytical Mindset within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 17 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
Berkshire +37 43 £49,250 +3.68% 19
Oxfordshire +17 7 £42,500 -54.05% 6
Buckinghamshire +4 6 - - 7
Analytical Mindset
South East

Analytical Mindset
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 (1.79%) Confluence
Applications
1 18 (32.14%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (7.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (1.79%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (1.79%) MS Visio
3 1 (1.79%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 1 (1.79%) SAP CO
1 1 (1.79%) SAP EWM
1 1 (1.79%) SAP FI
1 1 (1.79%) SAP FI/CO
1 1 (1.79%) SAP IBP
1 1 (1.79%) SAP MM
1 1 (1.79%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 17 (30.36%) Power Platform
2 4 (7.14%) Google Analytics
3 2 (3.57%) MailChimp
3 2 (3.57%) SaaS
4 1 (1.79%) Azure
4 1 (1.79%) Azure AI
4 1 (1.79%) Copilot Studio
4 1 (1.79%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (1.79%) Microsoft Copilot
4 1 (1.79%) OCI
4 1 (1.79%) Power Automate
4 1 (1.79%) PowerApps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (28.57%) Power BI
2 2 (3.57%) Looker
2 2 (3.57%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 2 (3.57%) JIRA
2 1 (1.79%) Oracle APEX
General
1 56 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
2 52 (92.86%) Social Skills
3 44 (78.57%) Finance
4 16 (28.57%) Marketing
5 6 (10.71%) Retail
6 4 (7.14%) Automotive
6 4 (7.14%) Organisational Skills
7 2 (3.57%) Advertising
7 2 (3.57%) Financial Institution
7 2 (3.57%) French Language
7 2 (3.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 2 (3.57%) Legal
7 2 (3.57%) Mandarin Language
7 2 (3.57%) Portuguese Language
7 2 (3.57%) Spanish Language
8 1 (1.79%) Billing
8 1 (1.79%) Influencing Skills
8 1 (1.79%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 27 (48.21%) Lead
1 27 (48.21%) Senior
2 18 (32.14%) Analyst
3 17 (30.36%) Data Analyst
4 12 (21.43%) Commercial Analyst
4 12 (21.43%) Commercial Data Analyst
4 12 (21.43%) Procurement Analyst
5 4 (7.14%) Sales Analyst
5 4 (7.14%) Sales Support
5 4 (7.14%) Support Analyst
6 2 (3.57%) Accountant
6 2 (3.57%) Communications Officer
6 2 (3.57%) Head of E-Commerce
6 2 (3.57%) Head of Technology
6 2 (3.57%) IT Manager
6 2 (3.57%) Management Accountant
6 2 (3.57%) Vendor Manager
7 1 (1.79%) SAP S/4HANA Architect
7 1 (1.79%) SAP Solutions Architect
7 1 (1.79%) Scrum Master
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.79%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 27 (48.21%) Data Centre
2 12 (21.43%) FMCG
3 3 (5.36%) Product Ownership
4 2 (3.57%) Social Media
4 2 (3.57%) Video Editing
4 2 (3.57%) Web Conferencing
5 1 (1.79%) IoT
5 1 (1.79%) Low-Code
Processes & Methodologies
1 44 (78.57%) Analytics
2 30 (53.57%) Continuous Improvement
2 30 (53.57%) Problem-Solving
3 28 (50.00%) Change Management
3 28 (50.00%) ERP
3 28 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 27 (48.21%) Business Strategy
4 27 (48.21%) Business Transformation
4 27 (48.21%) Digital Enablement
4 27 (48.21%) Matrix Management
4 27 (48.21%) Project Management
4 27 (48.21%) Resource Allocation
4 27 (48.21%) Revenue Management
4 27 (48.21%) Use Case
5 22 (39.29%) Actionable Insight
6 16 (28.57%) Business Intelligence
6 16 (28.57%) Decision-Making
7 13 (23.21%) AI
8 12 (21.43%) Economics
8 12 (21.43%) Mathematics
Programming Languages
1 4 (7.14%) VBA
2 1 (1.79%) SQL
Qualifications
1 13 (23.21%) Degree
2 2 (3.57%) AAT
2 2 (3.57%) ACCA
2 2 (3.57%) CIMA
2 2 (3.57%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Vendors
1 5 (8.93%) Microsoft
2 4 (7.14%) Google
3 2 (3.57%) Hootsuite
3 2 (3.57%) Instagram
3 2 (3.57%) Xero
3 2 (3.57%) YouTube
4 1 (1.79%) OpenAI
4 1 (1.79%) Oracle
4 1 (1.79%) SAP