Analytical Thinking Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Analytical Thinking
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 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 280 358 427
Rank change year-on-year +78 +69 -91
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Thinking 248 213 148
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.58% 0.59% 0.43%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.75% 0.67% 0.48%
Number of salaries quoted 153 123 109
10th Percentile £26,000 £35,000 £30,400
25th Percentile £29,000 £50,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £67,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -40.74% +35.00% -10.71%
75th Percentile £62,500 £68,750 £61,519
90th Percentile £87,500 £92,750 £71,250
UK median annual salary £52,500 £67,500 £54,000
% change year-on-year -22.22% +25.00% -10.00%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 33,283 31,985 30,588
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 78.49% 89.04% 88.64%
Number of salaries quoted 19,187 14,363 22,780
10th Percentile £27,750 £31,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £33,500 £41,250 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +5.77% -5.45%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Analytical Thinking
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Analytical Thinking job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Analytical Thinking
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

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

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

Analytical Thinking
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Analytical Thinking in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Analytical Thinking in the UK excluding London

Analytical Thinking
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 Thinking within the UK excluding London 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
Midlands +62 69 £30,000 -55.56% 19
South East +73 66 £65,000 -1.52% 56
East Midlands +33 44 £30,000 -55.56% 7
East of England +55 39 £30,370 -55.01% 26
North of England -23 35 £36,805 -45.47% 30
West Midlands +22 25 £86,250 +32.69% 12
Yorkshire -12 16 £30,263 -55.17% 15
North West -7 15 £38,000 -43.70% 12
South West -23 15 £52,500 -22.22% 22
Scotland +7 14 £27,500 -55.10% 5
Wales +13 6 £52,500 -22.22% 4
North East +7 4 - - 5
Northern Ireland - 4 £52,500 - 5
Analytical Thinking
UK

Analytical Thinking
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 (2.02%) IIS
2 3 (1.21%) CMS
2 3 (1.21%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (1.21%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.81%) Confluence
4 1 (0.40%) Apache
4 1 (0.40%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.40%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.40%) Kinematics
Applications
1 39 (15.73%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (3.63%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (3.63%) MS Visio
3 3 (1.21%) AutoCAD
4 2 (0.81%) Adobe XD
5 1 (0.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.40%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 6 (2.42%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.40%) SAP CO
2 1 (0.40%) SAP FI
2 1 (0.40%) SAP FI/CO
2 1 (0.40%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 54 (21.77%) SaaS
2 42 (16.94%) Azure
3 30 (12.10%) AWS
4 26 (10.48%) Power Platform
5 16 (6.45%) Azure DevOps
6 12 (4.84%) Microsoft 365
7 9 (3.63%) Azure Data Factory
8 7 (2.82%) Amazon Alexa
8 7 (2.82%) GitHub
8 7 (2.82%) GitHub Copilot
8 7 (2.82%) Power Automate
8 7 (2.82%) Snowflake
9 3 (1.21%) Dynamics 365
9 3 (1.21%) GCP
10 2 (0.81%) Azure Sentinel
10 2 (0.81%) dbt
10 2 (0.81%) Figma
10 2 (0.81%) Google Analytics
10 2 (0.81%) Microsoft Purview
11 1 (0.40%) Azure Functions
Communications & Networking
1 37 (14.92%) Remote Desktop
2 7 (2.82%) Firewall
2 7 (2.82%) VPN
2 7 (2.82%) WAN
3 6 (2.42%) VLAN
4 5 (2.02%) Wireless
5 4 (1.61%) BGP
5 4 (1.61%) Cisco ASA
5 4 (1.61%) Cisco Nexus
5 4 (1.61%) Cisco Wireless
5 4 (1.61%) EIGRP
5 4 (1.61%) LAN
5 4 (1.61%) Network Security
5 4 (1.61%) OSPF
5 4 (1.61%) SNMP
5 4 (1.61%) WAAS
5 4 (1.61%) Wireless Security
6 2 (0.81%) DHCP
6 2 (0.81%) GSM
6 2 (0.81%) LTE
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (9.68%) Power BI
2 13 (5.24%) SQL Server
3 9 (3.63%) Data Mining
4 8 (3.23%) NoSQL
4 8 (3.23%) Tableau
5 6 (2.42%) Relational Database
6 5 (2.02%) Big Data
6 5 (2.02%) Hadoop
6 5 (2.02%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 4 (1.61%) Data Warehouse
7 4 (1.61%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (1.21%) DynamoDB
8 3 (1.21%) Elasticsearch
8 3 (1.21%) Metadata
8 3 (1.21%) Redis
8 3 (1.21%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 2 (0.81%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
9 2 (0.81%) MongoDB
9 2 (0.81%) PowerPivot
10 1 (0.40%) BigQuery
Development Applications
1 3 (1.21%) JIRA
1 3 (1.21%) Selenium
2 2 (0.81%) Axure RP
2 2 (0.81%) Balsamiq
2 2 (0.81%) Postman
3 1 (0.40%) Git
3 1 (0.40%) Katalon Studio
General
1 248 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
2 127 (51.21%) Social Skills
3 50 (20.16%) Finance
4 46 (18.55%) Retail
5 22 (8.87%) German Language
6 20 (8.06%) Organisational Skills
7 19 (7.66%) Public Sector
8 14 (5.65%) Documentation Skills
9 12 (4.84%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 12 (4.84%) Marketing
10 10 (4.03%) Law
11 9 (3.63%) Legal
12 8 (3.23%) Pharmaceutical
13 6 (2.42%) Automotive
14 5 (2.02%) Banking
14 5 (2.02%) Manufacturing
15 4 (1.61%) Influencing Skills
15 4 (1.61%) Presentation Skills
16 3 (1.21%) Police
17 2 (0.81%) Games
Job Titles
1 52 (20.97%) Analyst
2 43 (17.34%) Senior
3 39 (15.73%) 2nd Line Support
4 27 (10.89%) 1st/2nd Line Support
5 26 (10.48%) Lead
6 24 (9.68%) Architect
7 19 (7.66%) Business Analyst
8 18 (7.26%) Support Analyst
9 15 (6.05%) Applications Engineer
10 14 (5.65%) Software Analyst
11 13 (5.24%) 1st/2nd Line Support Analyst
11 13 (5.24%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
11 13 (5.24%) Applications Support
11 13 (5.24%) ERP Analyst
11 13 (5.24%) ERP Support
11 13 (5.24%) IT Analyst
11 13 (5.24%) SaaS Analyst
11 13 (5.24%) Software Support Analyst
12 11 (4.44%) Support Technician
13 10 (4.03%) Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (2.82%) React
2 6 (2.42%) .NET
2 6 (2.42%) AngularJS
3 5 (2.02%) JSON
3 5 (2.02%) Play Framework
3 5 (2.02%) Web Services
3 5 (2.02%) XML
4 4 (1.61%) Node.js
5 3 (1.21%) CSS
5 3 (1.21%) HTML
5 3 (1.21%) Vue
6 2 (0.81%) FastAPI
6 2 (0.81%) Flask
6 2 (0.81%) Middleware
6 2 (0.81%) Playwright
6 2 (0.81%) Software Packaging
7 1 (0.40%) Entity Framework
7 1 (0.40%) MACH
7 1 (0.40%) PySpark
7 1 (0.40%) Razor View Engine
Miscellaneous
1 64 (25.81%) Onboarding
2 20 (8.06%) Self-Motivation
3 18 (7.26%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 9 (3.63%) Product Ownership
5 7 (2.82%) Low-Code
5 7 (2.82%) Mobile App
6 6 (2.42%) Data Centre
6 6 (2.42%) Distributed Systems
7 5 (2.02%) Algorithms
8 4 (1.61%) Data Structures
8 4 (1.61%) NHS
8 4 (1.61%) SWIFT Messaging Network
9 3 (1.21%) Driving Licence
9 3 (1.21%) Management Information System
9 3 (1.21%) Marketing Technology
10 2 (0.81%) Analytical Mindset
10 2 (0.81%) Data Protection Act
10 2 (0.81%) IoT
10 2 (0.81%) PKI
10 2 (0.81%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 7 (2.82%) Windows
2 6 (2.42%) Android
3 1 (0.40%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.40%) Linux
3 1 (0.40%) OpenWrt
3 1 (0.40%) Robot Operating System
3 1 (0.40%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 141 (56.85%) Problem-Solving
2 87 (35.08%) Continuous Improvement
3 61 (24.60%) AI
4 57 (22.98%) ERP
5 56 (22.58%) E-Commerce
6 52 (20.97%) Agile
7 51 (20.56%) CRM
7 51 (20.56%) Mentoring
8 50 (20.16%) Root Cause Analysis
9 48 (19.35%) Customer Service
9 48 (19.35%) Roadmaps
10 42 (16.94%) Data Privacy
11 40 (16.13%) Logistics
12 34 (13.71%) LLM
13 30 (12.10%) Open Source
14 29 (11.69%) Generative AI
15 28 (11.29%) Stakeholder Management
15 28 (11.29%) Technology Strategy
16 27 (10.89%) IT Strategy
17 25 (10.08%) Strategic Thinking
Programming Languages
1 62 (25.00%) SQL
2 40 (16.13%) C#
3 29 (11.69%) Python
4 10 (4.03%) Java
4 10 (4.03%) JavaScript
5 6 (2.42%) R
6 5 (2.02%) Scala
7 3 (1.21%) T-SQL
8 2 (0.81%) C++
8 2 (0.81%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 2 (0.81%) PowerShell
8 2 (0.81%) VBA
9 1 (0.40%) C
9 1 (0.40%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 82 (33.06%) Degree
2 19 (7.66%) Security Cleared
3 18 (7.26%) SC Cleared
4 12 (4.84%) ACCA
5 6 (2.42%) Computer Science Degree
6 5 (2.02%) Master's Degree
6 5 (2.02%) MBA
7 4 (1.61%) BPSS Clearance
7 4 (1.61%) CCIE
7 4 (1.61%) CCNP
7 4 (1.61%) Cisco Certification
7 4 (1.61%) CISM
7 4 (1.61%) CISSP
8 3 (1.21%) Azure Certification
8 3 (1.21%) CIMA
8 3 (1.21%) DBS Check
9 2 (0.81%) AWS Certification
9 2 (0.81%) CISMP
9 2 (0.81%) TOGAF Certification
10 1 (0.40%) CBAP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (18.95%) QA
2 27 (10.89%) PMO
3 24 (9.68%) Data Quality
4 5 (2.02%) Actionable Recommendations
5 4 (1.61%) GDPR
5 4 (1.61%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 4 (1.61%) PCI DSS
5 4 (1.61%) SEPA
5 4 (1.61%) TARGET2
6 3 (1.21%) Accessibility
6 3 (1.21%) IFRS
7 2 (0.81%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 2 (0.81%) NCSC
7 2 (0.81%) NIST
7 2 (0.81%) SLA
7 2 (0.81%) WCAG
System Software
1 4 (1.61%) ProxySG
2 1 (0.40%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.40%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (0.81%) Kubernetes
1 2 (0.81%) Microsoft Intune
1 2 (0.81%) Terraform
2 1 (0.40%) Ansible
Vendors
1 59 (23.79%) Microsoft
2 9 (3.63%) Databricks
2 9 (3.63%) Xero
3 7 (2.82%) SAP
4 5 (2.02%) BT
4 5 (2.02%) ServiceNow
4 5 (2.02%) Zoho
5 4 (1.61%) Blue Coat
5 4 (1.61%) CheckPoint
5 4 (1.61%) Cisco
5 4 (1.61%) F5
5 4 (1.61%) Infoblox
5 4 (1.61%) Motorola
5 4 (1.61%) SolarWinds
6 3 (1.21%) Google
6 3 (1.21%) HubSpot
6 3 (1.21%) Salesforce
7 2 (0.81%) Adobe
7 2 (0.81%) Pardot
8 1 (0.40%) Informatica