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 22 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 246 409 480
Rank change year-on-year +163 +71 +194
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Mindset 541 340 227
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.92% 0.61% 0.47%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.60% 1.65% 1.23%
Number of salaries quoted 321 174 175
10th Percentile £29,000 £36,800 £26,000
25th Percentile £35,500 £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 £69,375
90th Percentile £87,500 £93,500 £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 20,803 20,653 18,523
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 35.23% 36.82% 38.35%
Number of salaries quoted 10,472 10,026 13,736
10th Percentile £27,750 £33,125 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £62,450
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% -3.92% -3.92%
75th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £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 22 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 22 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 +189 476 £50,000 -10.51% 509
UK excluding London +161 375 £45,000 -18.18% 403
Work from Home +120 199 £50,000 - 349
London +66 140 £57,000 -5.00% 159
South East +83 92 £45,000 -12.62% 116
South West +58 75 £50,000 -28.57% 44
North of England +53 73 £45,000 -28.00% 98
Midlands +54 65 £40,000 -11.11% 67
North West +60 55 £42,500 -34.62% 57
East Midlands +14 39 £30,000 -25.00% 29
West Midlands +46 25 £50,000 -4.76% 36
East of England +34 25 £60,000 +11.63% 49
Scotland +5 25 £26,150 -62.64% 17
Northern Ireland - 14 - - 4
Yorkshire -8 12 £47,500 -20.83% 38
Wales +2 6 £41,250 -15.99% 12
North East - 6 £38,500 - 3

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 (3.33%) Confluence
2 12 (2.22%) SharePoint
3 8 (1.48%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (0.92%) CMS
5 4 (0.74%) IIS
5 4 (0.74%) SAS
6 3 (0.55%) WordPress
7 1 (0.18%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.18%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.18%) BizTalk Server
Applications
1 111 (20.52%) Microsoft Excel
2 27 (4.99%) Microsoft Office
3 22 (4.07%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 14 (2.59%) Maya
5 12 (2.22%) Microsoft Project
6 9 (1.66%) MS Visio
7 4 (0.74%) PlantUML
7 4 (0.74%) Spreadsheet
8 3 (0.55%) Stata
9 2 (0.37%) Sketch
10 1 (0.18%) Adobe XD
10 1 (0.18%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 20 (3.70%) Dynamics CRM
2 9 (1.66%) Shopify
3 8 (1.48%) SAP S/4HANA
4 5 (0.92%) SAP FI
4 5 (0.92%) Sprinklr
5 4 (0.74%) SAP CO
5 4 (0.74%) SAP FI/CO
5 4 (0.74%) SAP IBP
6 3 (0.55%) SAP APO
6 3 (0.55%) SAP CX
6 3 (0.55%) SAP ERP
7 2 (0.37%) Dynamics NAV
7 2 (0.37%) Magento
7 2 (0.37%) NetSuite
7 2 (0.37%) Salesforce CRM
8 1 (0.18%) Dynamics AX
8 1 (0.18%) Dynamics GP
8 1 (0.18%) Oracle EBS
8 1 (0.18%) SAP MM
8 1 (0.18%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 108 (19.96%) Power Platform
2 107 (19.78%) Azure
3 28 (5.18%) SaaS
4 27 (4.99%) Azure Data Factory
4 27 (4.99%) Azure Synapse Analytics
5 25 (4.62%) AWS
6 24 (4.44%) Microsoft 365
7 21 (3.88%) Azure DevOps
8 18 (3.33%) Google Analytics
9 17 (3.14%) Entra ID
10 15 (2.77%) Boomi
11 14 (2.59%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
12 13 (2.40%) Dynamics 365
13 11 (2.03%) GCP
14 10 (1.85%) Snowflake
15 7 (1.29%) Asana
15 7 (1.29%) Microsoft Copilot
15 7 (1.29%) Power Automate
16 6 (1.11%) Google Ads
16 6 (1.11%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 28 (5.18%) Network Security
2 17 (3.14%) Firewall
3 11 (2.03%) SAN
4 7 (1.29%) TCP/IP
5 4 (0.74%) Ethernet
5 4 (0.74%) VPN
5 4 (0.74%) Wi-Fi
5 4 (0.74%) Wireshark
6 3 (0.55%) WAN
7 2 (0.37%) DHCP
7 2 (0.37%) DNS
7 2 (0.37%) GSM
7 2 (0.37%) LAN
7 2 (0.37%) LTE
7 2 (0.37%) VLAN
7 2 (0.37%) 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
1 102 (18.85%) Power BI
2 45 (8.32%) Tableau
3 38 (7.02%) SQL Server
4 27 (4.99%) Azure SQL Database
5 25 (4.62%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 16 (2.96%) Data Lake
6 16 (2.96%) Data Warehouse
7 5 (0.92%) Looker
8 4 (0.74%) Metabase
8 4 (0.74%) Metadata
8 4 (0.74%) Oracle BI Publisher
9 3 (0.55%) Amazon RDS
9 3 (0.55%) PostgreSQL
10 2 (0.37%) Amazon QuickSight
10 2 (0.37%) Amazon Redshift
10 2 (0.37%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
10 2 (0.37%) Oracle Database
10 2 (0.37%) Power Query
10 2 (0.37%) Relational Database
10 2 (0.37%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 30 (5.55%) JIRA
2 9 (1.66%) Git
3 6 (1.11%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.74%) Postman
4 4 (0.74%) Selenium
4 4 (0.74%) Visual Studio
5 3 (0.55%) WebDriver
6 2 (0.37%) 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
1 541 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
2 326 (60.26%) Social Skills
3 255 (47.13%) Finance
4 131 (24.21%) Marketing
5 63 (11.65%) Retail
6 53 (9.80%) Legal
7 52 (9.61%) Public Sector
8 48 (8.87%) Manufacturing
9 41 (7.58%) Law
10 31 (5.73%) Electronics
10 31 (5.73%) Presentation Skills
11 30 (5.55%) Telecoms
12 17 (3.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 16 (2.96%) Documentation Skills
13 16 (2.96%) Games
14 15 (2.77%) Billing
15 14 (2.59%) Organisational Skills
16 11 (2.03%) Banking
16 11 (2.03%) French Language
17 8 (1.48%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 112 (20.70%) Analyst
2 68 (12.57%) Lead
3 65 (12.01%) Senior
4 41 (7.58%) Consultant
5 36 (6.65%) Data Analyst
6 30 (5.55%) Architect
7 28 (5.18%) Commercial Analyst
7 28 (5.18%) Cybersecurity Consultant
7 28 (5.18%) Security Consultant
8 25 (4.62%) Support Engineer
9 23 (4.25%) Business Manager
10 21 (3.88%) Business Analyst
11 20 (3.70%) IT Support
12 18 (3.33%) IT Engineer
13 17 (3.14%) Developer
13 17 (3.14%) Systems Analyst
14 16 (2.96%) Administrator
15 15 (2.77%) CRM Architect
15 15 (2.77%) Technical Support
15 15 (2.77%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (2.96%) HTML
2 15 (2.77%) CSS
3 8 (1.48%) REST
4 5 (0.92%) .NET
4 5 (0.92%) EDI
4 5 (0.92%) SAP Fiori
5 4 (0.74%) GraphQL
5 4 (0.74%) Oracle Fusion
6 3 (0.55%) FIX Protocol
6 3 (0.55%) Middleware
6 3 (0.55%) Sass
6 3 (0.55%) SOAP
6 3 (0.55%) XML
6 3 (0.55%) ZeroMQ
7 2 (0.37%) .NET Framework
7 2 (0.37%) Django
7 2 (0.37%) RESTful
7 2 (0.37%) Spring
7 2 (0.37%) Spring Boot
7 2 (0.37%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 47 (8.69%) Onboarding
1 47 (8.69%) Self-Motivation
2 43 (7.95%) Management Information System
3 40 (7.39%) FMCG
4 39 (7.21%) Data Centre
5 32 (5.91%) Product Ownership
6 29 (5.36%) Cloud Native
7 22 (4.07%) Social Media
8 21 (3.88%) Enterprise Software
9 14 (2.59%) Driving Licence
10 10 (1.85%) Legacy Systems
10 10 (1.85%) Smartphone
11 9 (1.66%) Algorithms
12 7 (1.29%) IoT
13 6 (1.11%) Credit Risk
13 6 (1.11%) Security Posture
14 5 (0.92%) Cyber Defence
14 5 (0.92%) Data Protection Act
14 5 (0.92%) Web Conferencing
15 4 (0.74%) CMDB
Operating Systems
1 18 (3.33%) Windows
2 11 (2.03%) Linux
3 4 (0.74%) Unix
4 2 (0.37%) Mac OS
4 2 (0.37%) Windows 10
4 2 (0.37%) 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
1 238 (43.99%) Problem-Solving
2 187 (34.57%) Analytics
3 166 (30.68%) Continuous Improvement
4 150 (27.73%) Business Intelligence
5 122 (22.55%) Decision-Making
6 99 (18.30%) Agile
7 95 (17.56%) Project Management
8 88 (16.27%) CRM
8 88 (16.27%) ERP
9 79 (14.60%) AI
10 77 (14.23%) Actionable Insight
11 76 (14.05%) Stakeholder Management
12 72 (13.31%) Cybersecurity
13 69 (12.75%) Process Improvement
14 66 (12.20%) Business Strategy
15 60 (11.09%) Visualisation
16 54 (9.98%) Data Analysis
17 52 (9.61%) Change Management
18 50 (9.24%) Programme Management
19 48 (8.87%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 107 (19.78%) SQL
2 56 (10.35%) Python
3 29 (5.36%) PowerShell
4 25 (4.62%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 14 (2.59%) JavaScript
6 11 (2.03%) C#
7 10 (1.85%) C++
8 9 (1.66%) VBA
9 8 (1.48%) Bash
9 8 (1.48%) C
9 8 (1.48%) Java
10 6 (1.11%) R
11 4 (0.74%) Kusto Query Language
12 3 (0.55%) Bicep
12 3 (0.55%) Go
12 3 (0.55%) MATLAB
12 3 (0.55%) PL/SQL
13 2 (0.37%) Perl
13 2 (0.37%) VC++
14 1 (0.18%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 132 (24.40%) Degree
2 49 (9.06%) Security Cleared
3 31 (5.73%) CISSP
4 27 (4.99%) CompTIA Security+
5 26 (4.81%) CEH
6 19 (3.51%) SC Cleared
7 15 (2.77%) Master's Degree
7 15 (2.77%) Microsoft Certification
8 13 (2.40%) PMI Certification
8 13 (2.40%) PMP
9 12 (2.22%) ACCA
9 12 (2.22%) BPSS Clearance
9 12 (2.22%) Six Sigma Green Belt
10 11 (2.03%) DBS Check
11 10 (1.85%) A+ Certification
11 10 (1.85%) CCNA
11 10 (1.85%) CIMA
11 10 (1.85%) Cisco Certification
11 10 (1.85%) Computer Science Degree
11 10 (1.85%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (8.87%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 35 (6.47%) NIST
3 26 (4.81%) PCI DSS
4 25 (4.62%) QA
5 24 (4.44%) Data Quality
6 15 (2.77%) GDPR
7 13 (2.40%) Actionable Recommendations
8 10 (1.85%) Accessibility
9 9 (1.66%) GRC
10 6 (1.11%) SLA
11 4 (0.74%) ISO 14001
11 4 (0.74%) ISO 9001
11 4 (0.74%) NEBOSH
12 3 (0.55%) Cyber Essentials
13 2 (0.37%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 2 (0.37%) EMIR
13 2 (0.37%) FINRA
13 2 (0.37%) IFRS
13 2 (0.37%) ISO/IEC 42001
13 2 (0.37%) PMO
System Software
1 13 (2.40%) Active Directory
2 7 (1.29%) Hyper-V
3 6 (1.11%) Docker
3 6 (1.11%) Firmware
4 2 (0.37%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.18%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.18%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 14 (2.59%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (1.85%) Terraform
3 7 (1.29%) Kubernetes
4 3 (0.55%) 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%) Control-M
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
1 126 (23.29%) Microsoft
2 73 (13.49%) SAP
3 44 (8.13%) Salesforce
4 29 (5.36%) Google
5 25 (4.62%) Dell
6 24 (4.44%) Oracle
7 23 (4.25%) Adobe
8 15 (2.77%) MuleSoft
9 11 (2.03%) Autodesk
10 8 (1.48%) ServiceNow
11 6 (1.11%) Cisco
11 6 (1.11%) Workday
12 5 (0.92%) Databricks
12 5 (0.92%) Hotjar
13 4 (0.74%) Apple
13 4 (0.74%) Guidewire
14 3 (0.55%) Hootsuite
14 3 (0.55%) Screaming Frog
14 3 (0.55%) Xero
14 3 (0.55%) Zoho