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 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 305 381 485
Rank change year-on-year +76 +104 +244
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Mindset 487 286 416
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.64% 0.67% 0.48%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.09% 1.74% 1.32%
Number of salaries quoted 257 169 270
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,875 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -19.46% +24.17% -14.29%
75th Percentile £67,500 £77,500 £60,938
90th Percentile £93,000 £89,000 £73,875
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,500 £55,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -22.73% +29.41% -15.00%

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 23,333 16,445 31,540
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 30.51% 38.78% 36.33%
Number of salaries quoted 11,866 8,915 21,941
10th Percentile £28,925 £32,500 £28,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £38,591
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,875 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.21% +9.09% -15.38%
75th Percentile £78,790 £82,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £112,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.09%

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 March 2026.

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 March 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
England +101 405 £45,000 -23.51% 231
UK excluding London +87 322 £42,500 -22.73% 163
Work from Home +66 142 £47,500 -9.52% 102
London +27 140 £60,000 -12.73% 98
North of England -4 88 £45,000 -23.40% 37
South East +9 57 £43,750 -23.91% 61
North West -4 52 £42,500 -34.62% 23
Midlands -8 49 £41,250 -19.51% 33
South West -6 39 £43,750 -20.45% 15
West Midlands +17 28 £44,000 +5.39% 25
East of England -3 27 £46,250 -13.95% 15
Scotland -13 26 £26,150 -57.31% 3
Northern Ireland -17 22 - - 1
Yorkshire -24 20 £50,000 - 11
East Midlands -34 20 £30,000 -45.45% 8
North East - 16 £38,500 - 3
Wales -9 14 £35,000 -28.72% 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 5 (1.03%) Confluence
2 4 (0.82%) Apache Airflow
2 4 (0.82%) CMS
2 4 (0.82%) WordPress
3 3 (0.62%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.62%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.41%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.41%) IIS
5 1 (0.21%) BizTalk Server
5 1 (0.21%) Mendix
Applications
1 77 (15.81%) Microsoft Excel
2 18 (3.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 16 (3.29%) Microsoft Office
4 12 (2.46%) Microsoft Project
5 7 (1.44%) Maya
6 5 (1.03%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.41%) Sketch
7 2 (0.41%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.21%) Adobe XD
8 1 (0.21%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 9 (1.85%) Dynamics CRM
1 9 (1.85%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (1.03%) SAP FI
3 4 (0.82%) SAP CO
3 4 (0.82%) SAP FI/CO
4 3 (0.62%) NetSuite
4 3 (0.62%) SAP CX
5 2 (0.41%) SAP ERP
5 2 (0.41%) Unit4 Business World
6 1 (0.21%) Dynamics AX
6 1 (0.21%) Dynamics GP
6 1 (0.21%) OpenText VIM for SAP
6 1 (0.21%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.21%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.21%) SAP SD
6 1 (0.21%) Shopify
6 1 (0.21%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 97 (19.92%) Azure
2 89 (18.28%) Power Platform
3 35 (7.19%) AWS
4 32 (6.57%) SaaS
5 28 (5.75%) Azure Data Factory
6 26 (5.34%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 20 (4.11%) Azure DevOps
7 20 (4.11%) GCP
8 19 (3.90%) Microsoft 365
9 18 (3.70%) Power Automate
10 15 (3.08%) GitHub
11 12 (2.46%) dbt
12 11 (2.26%) GitHub Actions
13 10 (2.05%) Amazon S3
14 8 (1.64%) Boomi
14 8 (1.64%) Datadog
14 8 (1.64%) Dynamics 365
14 8 (1.64%) OpenShift
15 7 (1.44%) Asana
15 7 (1.44%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 16 (3.29%) SAN
2 15 (3.08%) Firewall
3 12 (2.46%) VPN
4 8 (1.64%) TCP/IP
5 7 (1.44%) WAN
6 6 (1.23%) LAN
7 4 (0.82%) Ethernet
7 4 (0.82%) Wi-Fi
7 4 (0.82%) Wireless
7 4 (0.82%) Wireshark
8 3 (0.62%) Network Security
9 2 (0.41%) Broadband
9 2 (0.41%) DHCP
9 2 (0.41%) DNS
9 2 (0.41%) GSM
9 2 (0.41%) LTE
9 2 (0.41%) Modbus
9 2 (0.41%) SMS
9 2 (0.41%) VLAN
9 2 (0.41%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 87 (17.86%) Power BI
2 46 (9.45%) SQL Server
3 26 (5.34%) Azure SQL Database
4 25 (5.13%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 22 (4.52%) Data Warehouse
6 18 (3.70%) Tableau
7 12 (2.46%) Metabase
8 9 (1.85%) Metadata
8 9 (1.85%) Relational Database
9 8 (1.64%) Data Lake
9 8 (1.64%) PostgreSQL
10 6 (1.23%) Amazon RDS
10 6 (1.23%) RDBMS
11 5 (1.03%) Amazon Redshift
11 5 (1.03%) Looker
11 5 (1.03%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 4 (0.82%) Qlik Sense
13 3 (0.62%) MySQL
13 3 (0.62%) Power Query
14 2 (0.41%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 24 (4.93%) Git
2 16 (3.29%) JIRA
3 12 (2.46%) Visual Studio
4 11 (2.26%) GitLab
5 8 (1.64%) Jenkins
6 6 (1.23%) ERwin
7 2 (0.41%) Selenium
7 2 (0.41%) WebDriver
8 1 (0.21%) Balsamiq
8 1 (0.21%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.21%) LoadRunner
8 1 (0.21%) MLflow
8 1 (0.21%) Oracle APEX
8 1 (0.21%) SonarQube
8 1 (0.21%) Sonatype Nexus
8 1 (0.21%) TestRail
8 1 (0.21%) Zephyr
General
1 486 (99.79%) Analytical Skills
2 288 (59.14%) Social Skills
3 217 (44.56%) Finance
4 47 (9.65%) Marketing
5 42 (8.62%) Legal
6 36 (7.39%) Retail
7 31 (6.37%) Public Sector
8 29 (5.95%) Presentation Skills
9 27 (5.54%) Manufacturing
10 23 (4.72%) Documentation Skills
10 23 (4.72%) Organisational Skills
11 20 (4.11%) Law
12 16 (3.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 15 (3.08%) Banking
14 13 (2.67%) Billing
15 11 (2.26%) Financial Institution
16 9 (1.85%) Automotive
16 9 (1.85%) Electronics
16 9 (1.85%) Influencing Skills
17 8 (1.64%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 102 (20.94%) Analyst
2 60 (12.32%) Head of QA
3 34 (6.98%) Senior
4 30 (6.16%) IT Support
5 26 (5.34%) IT Engineer
5 26 (5.34%) Lead
6 23 (4.72%) Business Manager
7 19 (3.90%) Data Analyst
7 19 (3.90%) Developer
7 19 (3.90%) Financial Analyst
7 19 (3.90%) Systems Analyst
8 18 (3.70%) Business Analyst
8 18 (3.70%) Consultant
9 17 (3.49%) Administrator
9 17 (3.49%) IT Analyst
10 16 (3.29%) Support Analyst
11 15 (3.08%) Commercial Analyst
11 15 (3.08%) Field Engineer
11 15 (3.08%) Field Service Engineer
12 12 (2.46%) Insight Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (3.29%) CSS
1 16 (3.29%) HTML
2 10 (2.05%) FIX Protocol
3 9 (1.85%) XML
4 8 (1.64%) OAuth
4 8 (1.64%) RabbitMQ
4 8 (1.64%) SAML
5 7 (1.44%) JSON
6 6 (1.23%) .NET
6 6 (1.23%) FpML
6 6 (1.23%) SAP Fiori
6 6 (1.23%) XML Schema
7 5 (1.03%) REST
8 4 (0.82%) PySpark
8 4 (0.82%) React
8 4 (0.82%) RESTful
8 4 (0.82%) Sass
8 4 (0.82%) SOAP
8 4 (0.82%) Spring Boot
8 4 (0.82%) ZeroMQ
Miscellaneous
1 38 (7.80%) Self-Motivation
2 26 (5.34%) Onboarding
3 21 (4.31%) Management Information System
4 20 (4.11%) Cloud Native
5 18 (3.70%) Product Ownership
5 18 (3.70%) Social Media
6 16 (3.29%) Data Centre
7 15 (3.08%) Enterprise Software
7 15 (3.08%) FMCG
7 15 (3.08%) Smartphone
8 10 (2.05%) Algorithms
9 8 (1.64%) Legacy Systems
9 8 (1.64%) Security Posture
10 7 (1.44%) Data Structures
10 7 (1.44%) IoT
11 6 (1.23%) Driving Licence
11 6 (1.23%) e-Learning
11 6 (1.23%) Low-Code
12 5 (1.03%) Cyber Defence
13 4 (0.82%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 27 (5.54%) Windows
2 17 (3.49%) Linux
3 10 (2.05%) Windows 10
4 7 (1.44%) Unix
5 6 (1.23%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.41%) Windows Server
7 1 (0.21%) Android
7 1 (0.21%) Oracle Linux
7 1 (0.21%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.21%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 184 (37.78%) Problem-Solving
2 182 (37.37%) Continuous Improvement
3 165 (33.88%) Analytics
4 109 (22.38%) Actionable Insight
5 101 (20.74%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 97 (19.92%) Business Intelligence
7 86 (17.66%) Decision-Making
8 85 (17.45%) Customer Experience
9 80 (16.43%) Agile
9 80 (16.43%) Process Improvement
10 73 (14.99%) Root Cause Analysis
11 72 (14.78%) PRINCE2
11 72 (14.78%) Service Delivery
12 70 (14.37%) Change Management
13 63 (12.94%) Quality Management
14 60 (12.32%) Anti-Money Laundering
15 56 (11.50%) Data Analysis
16 53 (10.88%) CI/CD
17 47 (9.65%) ERP
17 47 (9.65%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 90 (18.48%) SQL
2 61 (12.53%) Python
3 30 (6.16%) PowerShell
4 25 (5.13%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 19 (3.90%) Bash
6 14 (2.87%) C++
6 14 (2.87%) Java
7 12 (2.46%) C#
7 12 (2.46%) JavaScript
8 10 (2.05%) C
9 7 (1.44%) Go
9 7 (1.44%) VBA
10 4 (0.82%) Shell Script
11 3 (0.62%) Bicep
11 3 (0.62%) PHP
11 3 (0.62%) T-SQL
11 3 (0.62%) VC++
12 2 (0.41%) Kusto Query Language
12 2 (0.41%) Perl
12 2 (0.41%) Scala
Qualifications
1 79 (16.22%) Degree
2 60 (12.32%) IRCA
3 24 (4.93%) Security Cleared
4 19 (3.90%) Microsoft Certification
5 15 (3.08%) A+ Certification
5 15 (3.08%) BPSS Clearance
5 15 (3.08%) CCNA
5 15 (3.08%) Cisco Certification
5 15 (3.08%) MCSE
5 15 (3.08%) Network+ Certification
5 15 (3.08%) SC Cleared
5 15 (3.08%) Six Sigma Green Belt
6 13 (2.67%) ACCA
7 11 (2.26%) CIMA
7 11 (2.26%) DBS Check
8 9 (1.85%) DV Cleared
9 8 (1.64%) Computer Science Degree
9 8 (1.64%) Master's Degree
9 8 (1.64%) PMI Certification
9 8 (1.64%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 84 (17.25%) QA
2 72 (14.78%) GDPR
3 70 (14.37%) ISO 9001
4 30 (6.16%) Data Quality
5 13 (2.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 12 (2.46%) Actionable Recommendations
7 10 (2.05%) GRC
7 10 (2.05%) NIST
8 9 (1.85%) SLA
9 7 (1.44%) Accessibility
9 7 (1.44%) ISO 14001
10 5 (1.03%) Cyber Essentials
10 5 (1.03%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 4 (0.82%) Software Quality Assurance
12 3 (0.62%) EMIR
12 3 (0.62%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 3 (0.62%) NEBOSH
12 3 (0.62%) PCI DSS
13 2 (0.41%) IFRS
13 2 (0.41%) SOC 2
System Software
1 17 (3.49%) Docker
2 8 (1.64%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.41%) Hyper-V
3 2 (0.41%) Virtual Desktop
3 2 (0.41%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.21%) Firmware
4 1 (0.21%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 21 (4.31%) Terraform
2 19 (3.90%) Kubernetes
3 8 (1.64%) Grafana
3 8 (1.64%) Prometheus
4 5 (1.03%) Microsoft Intune
5 4 (0.82%) Ansible
5 4 (0.82%) Control-M
6 2 (0.41%) CSIRT
7 1 (0.21%) AirWatch
7 1 (0.21%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.21%) SCCM
7 1 (0.21%) SCOM
Vendors
1 99 (20.33%) Microsoft
2 24 (4.93%) SAP
3 23 (4.72%) Dell
4 20 (4.11%) Salesforce
5 18 (3.70%) Oracle
6 13 (2.67%) Google
7 10 (2.05%) ServiceNow
8 9 (1.85%) Adobe
8 9 (1.85%) Autodesk
8 9 (1.85%) Dynatrace
8 9 (1.85%) Red Hat
9 8 (1.64%) MuleSoft
10 6 (1.23%) Sparx
11 5 (1.03%) Apple
11 5 (1.03%) Informatica
12 4 (0.82%) BT
12 4 (0.82%) Databricks
12 4 (0.82%) Guidewire
12 4 (0.82%) Hotjar
12 4 (0.82%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud