Analytical Mindset Job Trends

Analytical Mindset
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Analytical Mindset in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Analytical Mindset over the 6 months leading up to 17 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 241 418 488
Rank change year-on-year +177 +70 +173
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Mindset 553 342 230
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.94% 0.60% 0.47%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.64% 1.64% 1.24%
Number of salaries quoted 332 174 175
10th Percentile £29,000 £36,800 £26,000
25th Percentile £35,188 £42,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £67,500 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £87,250 £96,250 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% +10.00% +11.11%

All Generic Skills
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 20,934 20,845 18,588
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 35.64% 36.36% 38.21%
Number of salaries quoted 10,587 10,259 13,833
10th Percentile £27,750 £33,750 £32,524
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% -4.00% -3.25%
75th Percentile £77,500 £82,875 £84,056
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £107,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £54,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -16.67% -1.82% -

Analytical Mindset
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Analytical Mindset job vacancy trend in the UK

Analytical Mindset
Salary Trend

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Analytical Mindset

Analytical Mindset
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Analytical Mindset over the 6 months to 17 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Analytical Mindset in the UK

Analytical Mindset
Top 17 Job Locations

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 over the 6 months to 17 December 2025. 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
England +184 490 £50,000 -9.09% 217
UK excluding London +157 378 £45,000 -18.18% 188
Work from Home +143 203 £50,000 - 138
London +83 148 £60,000 -4.00% 73
South East +90 94 £45,000 -12.62% 64
South West +60 76 £48,750 -22.00% 34
North of England +48 72 £42,500 -26.09% 37
Midlands +55 69 £50,000 +3.96% 26
North West +55 55 £42,500 -22.73% 26
East Midlands +24 43 £40,000 - 11
East of England +38 25 £60,000 +11.63% 18
West Midlands +34 25 £50,000 -2.44% 15
Scotland +1 23 £26,150 -62.64% 6
Northern Ireland - 14 - - 2
Yorkshire -10 11 £47,500 -20.83% 10
North East - 6 £38,500 - 1
Wales +7 5 £47,500 -3.27% 4

Analytical Mindset
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 18 (3.25%) Confluence
2 13 (2.35%) SharePoint
3 8 (1.45%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (0.90%) CMS
5 4 (0.72%) IIS
5 4 (0.72%) SAS
6 3 (0.54%) WordPress
7 1 (0.18%) BizTalk Server
Applications
1 110 (19.89%) Microsoft Excel
2 27 (4.88%) Microsoft Office
3 22 (3.98%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 14 (2.53%) Maya
5 12 (2.17%) Microsoft Project
6 9 (1.63%) MS Visio
7 4 (0.72%) PlantUML
7 4 (0.72%) Spreadsheet
8 3 (0.54%) Stata
9 2 (0.36%) Sketch
10 1 (0.18%) Adobe XD
10 1 (0.18%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 21 (3.80%) Dynamics CRM
2 9 (1.63%) Shopify
2 9 (1.63%) Sprinklr
3 8 (1.45%) SAP S/4HANA
4 5 (0.90%) SAP FI
5 4 (0.72%) SAP CO
5 4 (0.72%) SAP FI/CO
5 4 (0.72%) SAP IBP
6 3 (0.54%) SAP APO
6 3 (0.54%) SAP CX
6 3 (0.54%) SAP ERP
7 2 (0.36%) Dynamics NAV
7 2 (0.36%) Magento
7 2 (0.36%) NetSuite
7 2 (0.36%) Salesforce CRM
8 1 (0.18%) Elite 3E
8 1 (0.18%) OpenText VIM for SAP
8 1 (0.18%) Oracle EBS
8 1 (0.18%) SAP MM
8 1 (0.18%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 110 (19.89%) Power Platform
2 108 (19.53%) Azure
3 28 (5.06%) Azure Data Factory
3 28 (5.06%) SaaS
4 27 (4.88%) Azure Synapse Analytics
5 26 (4.70%) Microsoft 365
6 23 (4.16%) AWS
7 21 (3.80%) Azure DevOps
8 18 (3.25%) Entra ID
8 18 (3.25%) Google Analytics
9 15 (2.71%) Boomi
10 14 (2.53%) Dynamics 365
10 14 (2.53%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
11 10 (1.81%) Snowflake
12 9 (1.63%) GCP
13 7 (1.27%) Asana
13 7 (1.27%) Google Ads
13 7 (1.27%) Microsoft Copilot
13 7 (1.27%) Power Automate
14 6 (1.08%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 28 (5.06%) Network Security
2 18 (3.25%) Firewall
3 11 (1.99%) SAN
4 7 (1.27%) TCP/IP
5 4 (0.72%) Ethernet
5 4 (0.72%) VPN
5 4 (0.72%) WAN
5 4 (0.72%) Wi-Fi
5 4 (0.72%) Wireshark
6 3 (0.54%) LAN
7 2 (0.36%) DHCP
7 2 (0.36%) DNS
7 2 (0.36%) GSM
7 2 (0.36%) LTE
7 2 (0.36%) VLAN
7 2 (0.36%) VoIP
8 1 (0.18%) Modbus
8 1 (0.18%) NAS
8 1 (0.18%) NetScaler
8 1 (0.18%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 103 (18.63%) Power BI
2 45 (8.14%) Tableau
3 38 (6.87%) SQL Server
4 27 (4.88%) Azure SQL Database
5 25 (4.52%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 17 (3.07%) Data Warehouse
7 16 (2.89%) Data Lake
8 5 (0.90%) Looker
8 5 (0.90%) Metadata
9 4 (0.72%) Metabase
9 4 (0.72%) Oracle BI Publisher
10 2 (0.36%) Amazon QuickSight
10 2 (0.36%) Amazon RDS
10 2 (0.36%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
10 2 (0.36%) Crystal Reports
10 2 (0.36%) Oracle Database
10 2 (0.36%) PostgreSQL
10 2 (0.36%) Relational Database
11 1 (0.18%) MySQL
11 1 (0.18%) QGIS
Development Applications
1 30 (5.42%) JIRA
2 8 (1.45%) Git
3 5 (0.90%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.72%) Postman
4 4 (0.72%) Selenium
4 4 (0.72%) Visual Studio
5 3 (0.54%) WebDriver
6 2 (0.36%) GitLab
7 1 (0.18%) Appium
7 1 (0.18%) Balsamiq
7 1 (0.18%) Cypress.io
7 1 (0.18%) JMeter
7 1 (0.18%) LoadRunner
7 1 (0.18%) MLflow
7 1 (0.18%) Oracle APEX
7 1 (0.18%) REST Assured
7 1 (0.18%) Team Foundation Server
7 1 (0.18%) TestRail
General
1 553 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
2 333 (60.22%) Social Skills
3 256 (46.29%) Finance
4 133 (24.05%) Marketing
5 69 (12.48%) Retail
6 52 (9.40%) Legal
6 52 (9.40%) Public Sector
7 49 (8.86%) Manufacturing
8 42 (7.59%) Law
9 31 (5.61%) Electronics
9 31 (5.61%) Presentation Skills
10 30 (5.42%) Telecoms
11 17 (3.07%) Organisational Skills
12 16 (2.89%) Games
12 16 (2.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 15 (2.71%) Billing
13 15 (2.71%) Documentation Skills
14 13 (2.35%) Banking
14 13 (2.35%) French Language
15 8 (1.45%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 114 (20.61%) Analyst
2 69 (12.48%) Senior
3 67 (12.12%) Lead
4 45 (8.14%) Consultant
5 37 (6.69%) Data Analyst
6 30 (5.42%) Architect
7 28 (5.06%) Commercial Analyst
7 28 (5.06%) Cybersecurity Consultant
7 28 (5.06%) Security Consultant
8 26 (4.70%) Support Engineer
9 23 (4.16%) Business Analyst
9 23 (4.16%) Business Manager
10 20 (3.62%) IT Support
11 18 (3.25%) IT Engineer
12 17 (3.07%) Systems Analyst
13 16 (2.89%) Administrator
13 16 (2.89%) Developer
13 16 (2.89%) Technical Engineer
13 16 (2.89%) Technical Support
13 16 (2.89%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (3.62%) HTML
2 19 (3.44%) CSS
3 7 (1.27%) REST
4 5 (0.90%) .NET
4 5 (0.90%) SAP Fiori
5 4 (0.72%) EDI
5 4 (0.72%) GraphQL
5 4 (0.72%) Oracle Fusion
6 3 (0.54%) FIX Protocol
6 3 (0.54%) Middleware
6 3 (0.54%) Sass
6 3 (0.54%) XML
6 3 (0.54%) ZeroMQ
7 2 (0.36%) .NET Framework
7 2 (0.36%) Django
7 2 (0.36%) RESTful
7 2 (0.36%) SOAP
7 2 (0.36%) Spring
7 2 (0.36%) Spring Boot
7 2 (0.36%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 48 (8.68%) Self-Motivation
2 47 (8.50%) Onboarding
3 43 (7.78%) Management Information System
4 42 (7.59%) FMCG
5 39 (7.05%) Data Centre
6 33 (5.97%) Product Ownership
7 29 (5.24%) Cloud Native
8 21 (3.80%) Enterprise Software
8 21 (3.80%) Social Media
9 16 (2.89%) Driving Licence
10 10 (1.81%) Legacy Systems
10 10 (1.81%) Smartphone
11 9 (1.63%) Algorithms
12 8 (1.45%) IoT
13 7 (1.27%) Data Structures
14 6 (1.08%) Credit Risk
14 6 (1.08%) Security Posture
15 5 (0.90%) Cyber Defence
15 5 (0.90%) Data Protection Act
15 5 (0.90%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 18 (3.25%) Windows
2 10 (1.81%) Linux
3 3 (0.54%) Unix
4 2 (0.36%) Mac OS
4 2 (0.36%) Windows 10
4 2 (0.36%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.18%) Android
5 1 (0.18%) Oracle Linux
5 1 (0.18%) Ubuntu
5 1 (0.18%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 243 (43.94%) Problem-Solving
2 191 (34.54%) Analytics
3 166 (30.02%) Continuous Improvement
4 150 (27.12%) Business Intelligence
5 126 (22.78%) Decision-Making
6 102 (18.44%) Agile
7 100 (18.08%) Project Management
8 93 (16.82%) CRM
9 87 (15.73%) ERP
10 81 (14.65%) AI
11 78 (14.10%) Actionable Insight
12 76 (13.74%) Stakeholder Management
13 72 (13.02%) Cybersecurity
14 69 (12.48%) Process Improvement
15 68 (12.30%) Business Strategy
16 61 (11.03%) Visualisation
17 54 (9.76%) Data Analysis
18 52 (9.40%) Change Management
19 50 (9.04%) Programme Management
20 48 (8.68%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 110 (19.89%) SQL
2 51 (9.22%) Python
3 28 (5.06%) PowerShell
4 24 (4.34%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 18 (3.25%) JavaScript
6 11 (1.99%) C#
7 10 (1.81%) C++
8 9 (1.63%) VBA
9 8 (1.45%) Bash
9 8 (1.45%) C
10 6 (1.08%) Java
10 6 (1.08%) R
11 3 (0.54%) Bicep
11 3 (0.54%) Kusto Query Language
11 3 (0.54%) MATLAB
11 3 (0.54%) PL/SQL
12 2 (0.36%) Perl
12 2 (0.36%) VC++
13 1 (0.18%) PHP
13 1 (0.18%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 136 (24.59%) Degree
2 49 (8.86%) Security Cleared
3 32 (5.79%) CISSP
4 27 (4.88%) CEH
4 27 (4.88%) CompTIA Security+
5 19 (3.44%) SC Cleared
6 18 (3.25%) Master's Degree
7 16 (2.89%) Microsoft Certification
8 13 (2.35%) PMI Certification
8 13 (2.35%) PMP
9 12 (2.17%) ACCA
9 12 (2.17%) BPSS Clearance
9 12 (2.17%) Six Sigma Green Belt
10 11 (1.99%) A+ Certification
10 11 (1.99%) DBS Check
11 10 (1.81%) CCNA
11 10 (1.81%) CIMA
11 10 (1.81%) Cisco Certification
11 10 (1.81%) MCSE
11 10 (1.81%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 49 (8.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 35 (6.33%) NIST
3 26 (4.70%) PCI DSS
4 24 (4.34%) Data Quality
4 24 (4.34%) QA
5 15 (2.71%) GDPR
6 13 (2.35%) Actionable Recommendations
7 11 (1.99%) Accessibility
8 9 (1.63%) GRC
9 6 (1.08%) SLA
10 4 (0.72%) ISO 14001
10 4 (0.72%) ISO 9001
10 4 (0.72%) NEBOSH
11 3 (0.54%) Cyber Essentials
12 2 (0.36%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 2 (0.36%) EU AI Act
12 2 (0.36%) FINRA
12 2 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 42001
12 2 (0.36%) PMO
12 2 (0.36%) SOC 2
System Software
1 14 (2.53%) Active Directory
2 8 (1.45%) Hyper-V
3 6 (1.08%) Docker
3 6 (1.08%) Firmware
4 2 (0.36%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.18%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.18%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 15 (2.71%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (1.63%) Terraform
3 6 (1.08%) Kubernetes
4 3 (0.54%) Ansible
5 1 (0.18%) AirWatch
5 1 (0.18%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
5 1 (0.18%) Computer Incident Response Team
5 1 (0.18%) CSIRT
5 1 (0.18%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.18%) Kibana
5 1 (0.18%) SCCM
5 1 (0.18%) SCOM
Vendors
1 128 (23.15%) Microsoft
2 73 (13.20%) SAP
3 45 (8.14%) Salesforce
4 31 (5.61%) Google
5 27 (4.88%) Adobe
6 24 (4.34%) Dell
7 23 (4.16%) Oracle
8 15 (2.71%) MuleSoft
9 11 (1.99%) Autodesk
10 7 (1.27%) ServiceNow
11 6 (1.08%) Cisco
11 6 (1.08%) Databricks
11 6 (1.08%) Workday
12 5 (0.90%) Hotjar
13 4 (0.72%) Guidewire
13 4 (0.72%) TikTok
14 3 (0.54%) Ahrefs
14 3 (0.54%) Facebook
14 3 (0.54%) YouTube
14 3 (0.54%) Zoho