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

6 months to
20 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 334 324 494
Rank change year-on-year -10 +170 +163
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Mindset 518 413 488
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.55% 0.92% 0.45%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.16% 2.14% 1.33%
Number of salaries quoted 279 221 311
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £34,250 £40,988 £33,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,425 £57,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.04% +27.78% -10.00%
75th Percentile £68,125 £80,000 £63,000
90th Percentile £92,750 £90,750 £73,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £44,000 £51,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -14.56% +21.18% -10.53%

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 24,018 19,262 36,593
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 25.51% 42.92% 33.51%
Number of salaries quoted 15,300 9,143 23,648
10th Percentile £30,250 £29,750 £28,250
25th Percentile £41,125 £40,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -15.38%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,359 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +2.72% - -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 20 June 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 20 June 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 -29 456 £50,000 -13.04% 173
UK excluding London +37 382 £44,000 -14.56% 138
Work from Home +29 123 £50,000 -2.44% 79
London -44 121 £65,000 -18.75% 58
South East -12 101 £50,000 -9.09% 44
North of England +20 93 £50,000 -16.67% 30
Midlands +2 62 £44,000 -16.19% 34
South West -23 57 £32,500 -31.58% 17
North West +12 51 £45,000 -25.00% 18
West Midlands +4 41 £44,000 +15.79% 13
Yorkshire -15 28 £90,000 +63.64% 8
Scotland +13 21 £26,150 -32.95% 1
East of England -20 21 £40,000 +0.83% 10
East Midlands -26 21 £37,500 -34.96% 21
Northern Ireland -20 14 £63,750 +27.50% 2
North East -36 14 £58,500 - 5
Wales - 13 £35,000 - 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 10 (1.93%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.35%) Confluence
3 5 (0.97%) WordPress
4 3 (0.58%) Apache Airflow
4 3 (0.58%) CMS
4 3 (0.58%) IIS
5 2 (0.39%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.19%) Apache
6 1 (0.19%) Mendix
6 1 (0.19%) SAS
Applications
1 50 (9.65%) Microsoft Excel
2 25 (4.83%) Microsoft Office
3 11 (2.12%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.77%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 3 (0.58%) Photoshop
6 2 (0.39%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.39%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.19%) Adobe XD
7 1 (0.19%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.19%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 9 (1.74%) NetSuite
2 5 (0.97%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.77%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (0.77%) Infor M3
3 4 (0.77%) JDE OneWorld
3 4 (0.77%) JDE World
4 3 (0.58%) Dynamics GP
4 3 (0.58%) Shopify
5 2 (0.39%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
5 2 (0.39%) Salesforce CRM
5 2 (0.39%) Unit4 Business World
6 1 (0.19%) SAP CO
6 1 (0.19%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.19%) SAP FI/CO
6 1 (0.19%) SAP HCM
6 1 (0.19%) SAP PM
6 1 (0.19%) SAP QM
6 1 (0.19%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 66 (12.74%) Azure
2 62 (11.97%) Power Platform
3 41 (7.92%) SaaS
4 35 (6.76%) Microsoft 365
5 30 (5.79%) AWS
6 20 (3.86%) Azure DevOps
6 20 (3.86%) Power Automate
7 17 (3.28%) GCP
8 16 (3.09%) Google Analytics
9 15 (2.90%) PowerApps
10 13 (2.51%) GitHub
11 12 (2.32%) dbt
12 10 (1.93%) GitHub Actions
13 9 (1.74%) Azure Data Factory
13 9 (1.74%) Datadog
13 9 (1.74%) Dynamics 365
14 8 (1.54%) OpenShift
15 7 (1.35%) Tricentis Tosca
16 6 (1.16%) AWS Step Functions
16 6 (1.16%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 15 (2.90%) SAN
2 14 (2.70%) LAN
2 14 (2.70%) VPN
2 14 (2.70%) WAN
3 13 (2.51%) TCP/IP
4 12 (2.32%) Firewall
5 10 (1.93%) HTTP
6 9 (1.74%) DNS
6 9 (1.74%) SMS
7 6 (1.16%) Wireless
8 5 (0.97%) Internet
8 5 (0.97%) Wi-Fi
9 4 (0.77%) FTP
9 4 (0.77%) SMTP
10 3 (0.58%) Broadband
10 3 (0.58%) Unified Communications
11 2 (0.39%) Cisco IOS
11 2 (0.39%) Network Security
11 2 (0.39%) SSL
11 2 (0.39%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 56 (10.81%) Power BI
2 27 (5.21%) Data Warehouse
3 17 (3.28%) SQL Server
4 12 (2.32%) Relational Database
5 10 (1.93%) Metadata
5 10 (1.93%) Tableau
6 8 (1.54%) Amazon Redshift
6 8 (1.54%) Metabase
6 8 (1.54%) MySQL
7 7 (1.35%) Power Query
7 7 (1.35%) RDBMS
8 6 (1.16%) GIS
9 5 (0.97%) BigQuery
9 5 (0.97%) PostgreSQL
10 4 (0.77%) Big Data
10 4 (0.77%) Qlik Sense
10 4 (0.77%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 3 (0.58%) Amazon RDS
12 2 (0.39%) Semantic Layer
12 2 (0.39%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 23 (4.44%) Git
2 14 (2.70%) JIRA
3 9 (1.74%) GitLab
4 8 (1.54%) Visual Studio
5 7 (1.35%) ERwin
6 4 (0.77%) Bitbucket
6 4 (0.77%) Eclipse
7 3 (0.58%) Jenkins
7 3 (0.58%) Visual Website Optimizer
8 2 (0.39%) Cypress.io
8 2 (0.39%) Ranorex
8 2 (0.39%) Robot Framework
8 2 (0.39%) Selenium
8 2 (0.39%) TestRail
9 1 (0.19%) SonarQube
9 1 (0.19%) Sonatype Nexus
9 1 (0.19%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 1 (0.19%) TeamCity
9 1 (0.19%) Zephyr
General
1 517 (99.81%) Analytical Skills
2 276 (53.28%) Social Skills
3 187 (36.10%) Finance
4 56 (10.81%) Marketing
5 34 (6.56%) Organisational Skills
6 28 (5.41%) Manufacturing
7 24 (4.63%) Public Sector
8 23 (4.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 21 (4.05%) Legal
9 21 (4.05%) Retail
10 18 (3.47%) Documentation Skills
11 13 (2.51%) Presentation Skills
12 12 (2.32%) Advertising
12 12 (2.32%) Electronics
13 11 (2.12%) Banking
13 11 (2.12%) Influencing Skills
14 10 (1.93%) Aerospace
15 9 (1.74%) Financial Institution
15 9 (1.74%) Law
15 9 (1.74%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 122 (23.55%) Analyst
2 72 (13.90%) Head of QA
3 41 (7.92%) Senior
4 39 (7.53%) Lead
5 27 (5.21%) Business Analyst
5 27 (5.21%) IT Engineer
6 25 (4.83%) IT Support
6 25 (4.83%) Support Analyst
7 24 (4.63%) Developer
8 23 (4.44%) Data Analyst
9 20 (3.86%) IT Analyst
10 16 (3.09%) Consultant
10 16 (3.09%) Junior
11 15 (2.90%) Field Engineer
11 15 (2.90%) Field Service Engineer
11 15 (2.90%) Junior Analyst
12 14 (2.70%) Compliance Manager
12 14 (2.70%) Support Engineer
13 13 (2.51%) Financial Analyst
14 12 (2.32%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (3.67%) JSON
2 18 (3.47%) HTML
3 17 (3.28%) CSS
4 11 (2.12%) .NET
5 10 (1.93%) XML
6 8 (1.54%) FIX Protocol
6 8 (1.54%) OAuth
6 8 (1.54%) RabbitMQ
6 8 (1.54%) SAML
7 7 (1.35%) FpML
7 7 (1.35%) XML Schema
8 6 (1.16%) React
8 6 (1.16%) REST
9 5 (0.97%) PySpark
9 5 (0.97%) SOAP
10 4 (0.77%) LDAP
11 3 (0.58%) Flutter
11 3 (0.58%) RESTful
11 3 (0.58%) SAP Fiori
12 2 (0.39%) HTML5
Miscellaneous
1 24 (4.63%) Onboarding
2 17 (3.28%) Cyber Threat
3 15 (2.90%) Data Centre
3 15 (2.90%) Management Information System
3 15 (2.90%) Social Media
4 14 (2.70%) Self-Motivation
5 11 (2.12%) Cloud Native
5 11 (2.12%) Smartphone
6 10 (1.93%) Cyber Defence
6 10 (1.93%) Product Ownership
7 9 (1.74%) Driving Licence
7 9 (1.74%) Greenfield Project
8 8 (1.54%) Data Structures
8 8 (1.54%) e-Learning
8 8 (1.54%) Web Conferencing
9 7 (1.35%) FMCG
9 7 (1.35%) Marketing Technology
10 6 (1.16%) Legacy Systems
10 6 (1.16%) SCADA
11 5 (0.97%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 34 (6.56%) Windows
2 17 (3.28%) Linux
3 10 (1.93%) Windows 10
4 9 (1.74%) Windows Server
5 4 (0.77%) Mac OS
6 3 (0.58%) Unix
7 2 (0.39%) Android
7 2 (0.39%) Debian
7 2 (0.39%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 191 (36.87%) Continuous Improvement
2 163 (31.47%) Analytics
3 140 (27.03%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 132 (25.48%) Problem-Solving
5 101 (19.50%) Actionable Insight
6 94 (18.15%) Root Cause Analysis
7 88 (16.99%) Service Delivery
8 86 (16.60%) Customer Experience
9 85 (16.41%) Decision-Making
10 84 (16.22%) Change Management
11 82 (15.83%) Agile
12 79 (15.25%) Quality Management
13 76 (14.67%) PRINCE2
14 75 (14.48%) Business Intelligence
15 72 (13.90%) Anti-Money Laundering
16 55 (10.62%) Process Improvement
17 54 (10.42%) CRM
18 40 (7.72%) ERP
19 38 (7.34%) ITIL
19 38 (7.34%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 97 (18.73%) SQL
2 54 (10.42%) Python
3 21 (4.05%) C#
3 21 (4.05%) PowerShell
4 16 (3.09%) Java
5 14 (2.70%) Bash
6 11 (2.12%) JavaScript
7 10 (1.93%) MATLAB
7 10 (1.93%) T-SQL
8 9 (1.74%) C++
9 7 (1.35%) Go
9 7 (1.35%) PHP
10 6 (1.16%) C
10 6 (1.16%) Scala
10 6 (1.16%) Search Processing Language
11 4 (0.77%) Embedded C
11 4 (0.77%) Embedded C++
11 4 (0.77%) PL/SQL
11 4 (0.77%) VBA
12 3 (0.58%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 72 (13.90%) IRCA
2 60 (11.58%) Degree
3 33 (6.37%) Security Cleared
4 23 (4.44%) SC Cleared
5 17 (3.28%) Microsoft Certification
6 15 (2.90%) A+ Certification
6 15 (2.90%) CCNA
6 15 (2.90%) Cisco Certification
6 15 (2.90%) MCSE
6 15 (2.90%) Network+ Certification
7 11 (2.12%) BPSS Clearance
8 8 (1.54%) ACCA
8 8 (1.54%) GCIA
8 8 (1.54%) GCIH
8 8 (1.54%) GIAC
9 6 (1.16%) CIMA
9 6 (1.16%) CREST Certified
9 6 (1.16%) GCED
9 6 (1.16%) OSCP
9 6 (1.16%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 97 (18.73%) QA
2 93 (17.95%) ISO 9001
3 88 (16.99%) GDPR
4 53 (10.23%) Data Quality
5 22 (4.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 15 (2.90%) ISO 14001
7 14 (2.70%) Accessibility
7 14 (2.70%) Cyber Essentials
7 14 (2.70%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 14 (2.70%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 9 (1.74%) SLA
9 7 (1.35%) GRC
9 7 (1.35%) ISO 19650
9 7 (1.35%) PCI DSS
10 6 (1.16%) ARP4754
10 6 (1.16%) DO-254
11 5 (0.97%) SOC 2
12 4 (0.77%) Def Stans
12 4 (0.77%) NIST
12 4 (0.77%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 11 (2.12%) Docker
2 8 (1.54%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.19%) IAG
3 1 (0.19%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 13 (2.51%) Terraform
2 12 (2.32%) Kubernetes
3 9 (1.74%) Grafana
4 8 (1.54%) Prometheus
5 6 (1.16%) Kibana
6 4 (0.77%) QRadar
7 3 (0.58%) Ansible
7 3 (0.58%) Control-M
7 3 (0.58%) Microsoft Intune
8 1 (0.19%) CSIRT
8 1 (0.19%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 109 (21.04%) Microsoft
2 30 (5.79%) Google
3 21 (4.05%) HubSpot
3 21 (4.05%) SAP
4 18 (3.47%) Salesforce
5 16 (3.09%) Dell
6 12 (2.32%) Adobe
7 11 (2.12%) Oracle
8 10 (1.93%) CrowdStrike
8 10 (1.93%) ServiceNow
8 10 (1.93%) Splunk
9 8 (1.54%) Dynatrace
9 8 (1.54%) Red Hat
10 7 (1.35%) Sparx
11 6 (1.16%) Carbon Black
11 6 (1.16%) Databricks
11 6 (1.16%) Marketo
11 6 (1.16%) Pardot
12 5 (0.97%) IFS
13 4 (0.77%) JD Edwards