Analytical Mindset Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Analytical Mindset
UK > UK excluding London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Analytical Mindset in permanent job vacancies in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Analytical Mindset over the 6 months leading up to 10 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 272 329 445
Rank change year-on-year +57 +116 +156
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Mindset 352 159 299
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.59% 0.62% 0.46%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.19% 1.75% 1.31%
Number of salaries quoted 173 88 223
10th Percentile £26,300 £30,875 £26,250
25th Percentile £34,500 £41,500 £31,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £55,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -22.73% +29.41% -15.00%
75th Percentile £55,000 £67,813 £54,875
90th Percentile £79,250 £77,500 £67,250
UK median annual salary £45,000 £57,500 £43,200
% change year-on-year -21.74% +33.10% -15.71%

All Generic Skills
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 16,082 9,083 22,749
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 26.76% 35.18% 34.87%
Number of salaries quoted 7,786 5,201 14,972
10th Percentile £27,750 £29,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £54,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% +8.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £67,500 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £81,250 £80,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £58,099 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -3.17% +9.09% -15.38%

Analytical Mindset
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Analytical Mindset job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Analytical Mindset
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Analytical Mindset.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Analytical Mindset

Analytical Mindset
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Analytical Mindset in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 10 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Analytical Mindset in the UK excluding London

Analytical Mindset
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Analytical Mindset within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 10 April 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 of England -9 103 £45,000 -28.00% 40
South East +18 69 £45,000 -21.74% 59
North West -11 58 £42,500 -34.62% 26
Midlands -18 55 £43,250 -17.62% 33
West Midlands +12 38 £45,000 -10.00% 23
South West -32 33 £31,915 -41.97% 15
East of England -40 27 £40,000 -25.58% 13
Scotland -5 26 £26,150 -57.31% 2
Yorkshire -31 26 £65,250 +30.50% 12
Northern Ireland -16 24 - - 2
North East - 19 £64,250 - 2
East Midlands -50 16 £30,000 -45.45% 10
Wales -16 15 £35,000 -28.72% 5
Analytical Mindset
UK

Analytical Mindset
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 5 (1.42%) SharePoint
1 5 (1.42%) WordPress
2 4 (1.14%) Apache Airflow
2 4 (1.14%) CMS
2 4 (1.14%) Confluence
3 3 (0.85%) IIS
3 3 (0.85%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.57%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 63 (17.90%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (3.41%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (2.84%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (2.56%) Microsoft Project
5 5 (1.42%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.57%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.28%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.28%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.28%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 5 (1.42%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (0.85%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.28%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.28%) Dynamics GP
3 1 (0.28%) Infor M3
3 1 (0.28%) JDE OneWorld
3 1 (0.28%) JDE World
3 1 (0.28%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.28%) SAP CO
3 1 (0.28%) SAP FI
3 1 (0.28%) SAP FI/CO
3 1 (0.28%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 59 (16.76%) Azure
2 55 (15.63%) Power Platform
3 25 (7.10%) Azure Data Factory
4 23 (6.53%) Azure Synapse Analytics
5 22 (6.25%) SaaS
6 18 (5.11%) AWS
7 13 (3.69%) Azure DevOps
7 13 (3.69%) Microsoft 365
8 11 (3.13%) GitHub
8 11 (3.13%) GitHub Actions
9 8 (2.27%) Datadog
9 8 (2.27%) Google Analytics
9 8 (2.27%) OpenShift
10 7 (1.99%) Asana
10 7 (1.99%) GCP
11 6 (1.70%) Amazon CloudWatch
11 6 (1.70%) Amazon S3
11 6 (1.70%) AWS Step Functions
12 5 (1.42%) Power Automate
13 4 (1.14%) AWS CodePipeline
Communications & Networking
1 17 (4.83%) SAN
2 9 (2.56%) Firewall
3 5 (1.42%) VPN
3 5 (1.42%) WAN
4 4 (1.14%) LAN
5 3 (0.85%) DNS
5 3 (0.85%) Network Security
5 3 (0.85%) TCP/IP
6 2 (0.57%) Broadband
6 2 (0.57%) DHCP
6 2 (0.57%) GSM
6 2 (0.57%) Internet
6 2 (0.57%) LTE
6 2 (0.57%) Modbus
6 2 (0.57%) SMS
6 2 (0.57%) VLAN
6 2 (0.57%) VoIP
6 2 (0.57%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.28%) Bluetooth
7 1 (0.28%) RFID
Database & Business Intelligence
1 54 (15.34%) Power BI
2 32 (9.09%) SQL Server
3 24 (6.82%) Azure SQL Database
4 23 (6.53%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 9 (2.56%) Tableau
6 6 (1.70%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 4 (1.14%) Amazon RDS
7 4 (1.14%) Amazon Redshift
7 4 (1.14%) Big Data
7 4 (1.14%) Data Warehouse
7 4 (1.14%) Looker
7 4 (1.14%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (0.85%) Metadata
8 3 (0.85%) MySQL
8 3 (0.85%) Relational Database
9 2 (0.57%) Hadoop
9 2 (0.57%) MariaDB
9 2 (0.57%) Power Query
9 2 (0.57%) SAP BW
10 1 (0.28%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 19 (5.40%) Git
2 12 (3.41%) JIRA
3 8 (2.27%) GitLab
4 3 (0.85%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.28%) Balsamiq
5 1 (0.28%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.28%) LoadRunner
5 1 (0.28%) Oracle APEX
5 1 (0.28%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.28%) TeamCity
5 1 (0.28%) TestRail
General
1 352 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
2 220 (62.50%) Social Skills
3 151 (42.90%) Finance
4 31 (8.81%) Legal
5 27 (7.67%) Marketing
6 24 (6.82%) Public Sector
7 21 (5.97%) Manufacturing
8 18 (5.11%) Retail
9 16 (4.55%) Organisational Skills
10 12 (3.41%) Billing
10 12 (3.41%) Presentation Skills
11 8 (2.27%) Documentation Skills
11 8 (2.27%) Electronics
11 8 (2.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 7 (1.99%) Influencing Skills
13 6 (1.70%) Telecoms
14 5 (1.42%) Automotive
15 4 (1.14%) Environmental Health
15 4 (1.14%) Law
16 3 (0.85%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 68 (19.32%) Analyst
2 66 (18.75%) Head of QA
3 24 (6.82%) IT Engineer
4 19 (5.40%) Administrator
5 16 (4.55%) Field Engineer
5 16 (4.55%) Field Service Engineer
5 16 (4.55%) IT Support
6 15 (4.26%) Data Analyst
7 14 (3.98%) Commercial Analyst
8 13 (3.69%) Business Analyst
8 13 (3.69%) Business Manager
9 12 (3.41%) Lead
10 11 (3.13%) Insight Analyst
10 11 (3.13%) Insight Manager
10 11 (3.13%) IT Administrator
10 11 (3.13%) Support Engineer
11 10 (2.84%) Coordinator
11 10 (2.84%) DevOps Engineer
11 10 (2.84%) IT Support Engineer
12 9 (2.56%) Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (2.84%) CSS
1 10 (2.84%) HTML
2 8 (2.27%) OAuth
2 8 (2.27%) RabbitMQ
2 8 (2.27%) SAML
3 5 (1.42%) SAP Fiori
4 4 (1.14%) Flutter
4 4 (1.14%) PySpark
4 4 (1.14%) React
4 4 (1.14%) REST
4 4 (1.14%) SOAP
5 2 (0.57%) EDI
5 2 (0.57%) JSON
6 1 (0.28%) .NET
6 1 (0.28%) .NET Framework
6 1 (0.28%) DOM
6 1 (0.28%) LDAP
6 1 (0.28%) Oracle Fusion
6 1 (0.28%) Playwright
6 1 (0.28%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 20 (5.68%) Onboarding
2 19 (5.40%) Self-Motivation
3 17 (4.83%) Data Centre
3 17 (4.83%) Management Information System
4 15 (4.26%) Smartphone
5 12 (3.41%) Product Ownership
6 10 (2.84%) Social Media
7 8 (2.27%) Cloud Native
8 7 (1.99%) FMCG
9 6 (1.70%) IoT
10 4 (1.14%) Driving Licence
10 4 (1.14%) Greenfield Project
10 4 (1.14%) Legacy Systems
11 3 (0.85%) Distributed Systems
11 3 (0.85%) Operational Technology
11 3 (0.85%) Security Posture
11 3 (0.85%) Virtual Team
12 2 (0.57%) Cloud Security Posture
12 2 (0.57%) Smart Home
12 2 (0.57%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 14 (3.98%) Windows
2 8 (2.27%) Linux
3 7 (1.99%) Unix
4 3 (0.85%) Mac OS
4 3 (0.85%) Windows 10
4 3 (0.85%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.28%) Android
5 1 (0.28%) Oracle Linux
5 1 (0.28%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 134 (38.07%) Continuous Improvement
2 126 (35.80%) Analytics
3 124 (35.23%) Problem-Solving
4 110 (31.25%) Actionable Insight
5 93 (26.42%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 78 (22.16%) Root Cause Analysis
7 77 (21.88%) Service Delivery
8 75 (21.31%) Customer Experience
8 75 (21.31%) PRINCE2
9 72 (20.45%) Change Management
10 71 (20.17%) Quality Management
11 67 (19.03%) Decision-Making
12 66 (18.75%) Anti-Money Laundering
13 63 (17.90%) Process Improvement
14 60 (17.05%) Business Intelligence
15 47 (13.35%) Agile
16 43 (12.22%) Visualisation
17 35 (9.94%) Data Analysis
18 32 (9.09%) Budgeting and Forecasting
18 32 (9.09%) Customer Service
Programming Languages
1 57 (16.19%) SQL
2 26 (7.39%) Python
3 23 (6.53%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 17 (4.83%) PowerShell
5 11 (3.13%) JavaScript
6 10 (2.84%) Bash
7 7 (1.99%) Go
7 7 (1.99%) Java
8 5 (1.42%) C#
9 4 (1.14%) C++
9 4 (1.14%) Shell Script
9 4 (1.14%) T-SQL
9 4 (1.14%) VBA
10 3 (0.85%) Bicep
10 3 (0.85%) C
10 3 (0.85%) PHP
11 2 (0.57%) Kusto Query Language
11 2 (0.57%) Scala
12 1 (0.28%) Apex Code
12 1 (0.28%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 66 (18.75%) IRCA
2 43 (12.22%) Degree
3 20 (5.68%) Microsoft Certification
4 16 (4.55%) A+ Certification
4 16 (4.55%) CCNA
4 16 (4.55%) Cisco Certification
4 16 (4.55%) MCSE
4 16 (4.55%) Network+ Certification
5 15 (4.26%) BPSS Clearance
5 15 (4.26%) Six Sigma Green Belt
6 11 (3.13%) ACCA
7 10 (2.84%) CIMA
8 8 (2.27%) PMI Certification
8 8 (2.27%) PMP
8 8 (2.27%) Security Cleared
9 7 (1.99%) ITIL Certification
10 6 (1.70%) DBS Check
11 5 (1.42%) Azure Certification
11 5 (1.42%) SC Cleared
12 4 (1.14%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 83 (23.58%) QA
2 77 (21.88%) ISO 9001
3 73 (20.74%) GDPR
4 30 (8.52%) Data Quality
5 12 (3.41%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 11 (3.13%) Actionable Recommendations
7 8 (2.27%) Cyber Essentials
7 8 (2.27%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 7 (1.99%) ISO 14001
9 6 (1.70%) Accessibility
9 6 (1.70%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 5 (1.42%) NIST
10 5 (1.42%) SLA
11 4 (1.14%) GRC
12 3 (0.85%) SOC 2
13 2 (0.57%) ISO 19650
14 1 (0.28%) EU AI Act
14 1 (0.28%) ISO/IEC 42001
14 1 (0.28%) ITGC
14 1 (0.28%) PMO
System Software
1 9 (2.56%) Docker
2 4 (1.14%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.28%) Firmware
3 1 (0.28%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.28%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (0.28%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.28%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 16 (4.55%) Terraform
2 12 (3.41%) Kubernetes
3 9 (2.56%) Grafana
4 8 (2.27%) Prometheus
5 4 (1.14%) Control-M
5 4 (1.14%) Microsoft Intune
6 2 (0.57%) Ansible
7 1 (0.28%) AirWatch
7 1 (0.28%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.28%) QRadar
7 1 (0.28%) SCCM
7 1 (0.28%) SCOM
Vendors
1 57 (16.19%) Microsoft
2 17 (4.83%) Dell
3 11 (3.13%) Google
4 10 (2.84%) SAP
5 9 (2.56%) Dynatrace
5 9 (2.56%) Oracle
5 9 (2.56%) Red Hat
5 9 (2.56%) Salesforce
6 5 (1.42%) Informatica
6 5 (1.42%) ServiceNow
7 4 (1.14%) Databricks
7 4 (1.14%) Guidewire
8 3 (0.85%) Adobe
8 3 (0.85%) Ahrefs
8 3 (0.85%) Apple
8 3 (0.85%) HubSpot
8 3 (0.85%) IFS
8 3 (0.85%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
8 3 (0.85%) Xero
9 2 (0.57%) BT