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

6 months to
30 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 324 332 483
Rank change year-on-year +8 +151 +202
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Mindset 516 375 461
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.55% 0.86% 0.46%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.05% 2.02% 1.32%
Number of salaries quoted 285 205 302
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £27,575
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,250 £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 £67,500 £77,500 £61,250
90th Percentile £93,750 £90,000 £73,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £44,000 £52,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -16.19% +23.53% -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 25,147 18,610 35,048
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 27.01% 42.91% 34.84%
Number of salaries quoted 14,387 8,753 23,099
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £28,000
25th Percentile £41,000 £41,250 £38,029
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £59,857 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.24% +8.83% -15.38%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £111,050 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,001 £51,058 £50,000
% change year-on-year -2.07% +2.12% -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 30 May 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 30 May 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 +15 452 £50,000 -13.04% 215
UK excluding London +47 376 £44,000 -16.19% 147
Work from Home +43 123 £50,000 -6.98% 101
London -47 123 £65,000 -16.13% 102
North of England -5 96 £56,100 -6.50% 28
South East +2 93 £49,425 -14.04% 51
Midlands +3 63 £44,000 -7.37% 27
North West +8 51 £45,000 -25.00% 16
South West -22 51 £32,500 -35.00% 18
West Midlands -6 42 £44,000 +20.55% 12
Yorkshire -19 30 £90,000 +89.47% 9
East of England -19 24 £40,000 +23.08% 15
Scotland +13 23 £26,150 -50.19% 7
East Midlands -11 20 £37,500 -34.78% 15
North East - 15 £58,500 - 3
Northern Ireland -28 14 £63,750 +27.50% 4
Wales - 12 £35,000 - 1

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 (1.94%) SharePoint
2 5 (0.97%) Confluence
2 5 (0.97%) WordPress
3 4 (0.78%) Apache Airflow
4 3 (0.58%) Apache Spark
4 3 (0.58%) IIS
5 1 (0.19%) Apache
5 1 (0.19%) CMS
5 1 (0.19%) Mendix
5 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 50 (9.69%) Microsoft Excel
2 27 (5.23%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (1.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.78%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 3 (0.58%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.58%) Photoshop
5 3 (0.58%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.39%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.19%) Adobe XD
7 1 (0.19%) PlantUML
7 1 (0.19%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 10 (1.94%) NetSuite
2 7 (1.36%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.78%) Infor M3
3 4 (0.78%) JDE OneWorld
3 4 (0.78%) JDE World
4 3 (0.58%) Shopify
5 2 (0.39%) Dynamics CRM
5 2 (0.39%) Dynamics GP
5 2 (0.39%) Unit4 Business World
6 1 (0.19%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
6 1 (0.19%) Salesforce CRM
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
Cloud Services
1 74 (14.34%) Azure
2 59 (11.43%) Power Platform
3 40 (7.75%) SaaS
4 38 (7.36%) AWS
5 31 (6.01%) Microsoft 365
6 24 (4.65%) GCP
7 21 (4.07%) Power Automate
8 20 (3.88%) Azure DevOps
9 15 (2.91%) GitHub
10 14 (2.71%) Google Analytics
11 12 (2.33%) dbt
12 11 (2.13%) GitHub Actions
12 11 (2.13%) PowerApps
13 9 (1.74%) Azure Data Factory
13 9 (1.74%) Datadog
14 8 (1.55%) OpenShift
15 7 (1.36%) Amazon CloudWatch
15 7 (1.36%) Amazon S3
15 7 (1.36%) AWS Step Functions
15 7 (1.36%) Tricentis Tosca
Communications & Networking
1 17 (3.29%) Firewall
1 17 (3.29%) SAN
2 16 (3.10%) VPN
3 14 (2.71%) TCP/IP
3 14 (2.71%) WAN
4 13 (2.52%) LAN
5 9 (1.74%) DNS
6 8 (1.55%) HTTP
7 6 (1.16%) SMS
8 4 (0.78%) Broadband
8 4 (0.78%) Internet
8 4 (0.78%) Wi-Fi
8 4 (0.78%) Wireless
9 3 (0.58%) FTP
9 3 (0.58%) SMTP
9 3 (0.58%) Unified Communications
10 2 (0.39%) Cisco IOS
10 2 (0.39%) Network Security
10 2 (0.39%) SSL
11 1 (0.19%) RFID
Database & Business Intelligence
1 57 (11.05%) Power BI
2 26 (5.04%) Data Warehouse
3 19 (3.68%) SQL Server
4 11 (2.13%) Relational Database
4 11 (2.13%) Tableau
5 10 (1.94%) Metadata
6 9 (1.74%) Amazon Redshift
7 8 (1.55%) Metabase
8 7 (1.36%) MySQL
8 7 (1.36%) PostgreSQL
8 7 (1.36%) RDBMS
9 6 (1.16%) GIS
9 6 (1.16%) Power Query
9 6 (1.16%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 5 (0.97%) Big Data
10 5 (0.97%) BigQuery
11 4 (0.78%) Amazon RDS
11 4 (0.78%) Qlik Sense
12 3 (0.58%) Hadoop
12 3 (0.58%) Looker
Development Applications
1 21 (4.07%) Git
2 11 (2.13%) JIRA
3 9 (1.74%) GitLab
4 8 (1.55%) Visual Studio
5 7 (1.36%) ERwin
6 4 (0.78%) Jenkins
7 3 (0.58%) Bitbucket
7 3 (0.58%) TestRail
7 3 (0.58%) Visual Website Optimizer
8 2 (0.39%) Eclipse
8 2 (0.39%) Ranorex
8 2 (0.39%) Robot Framework
8 2 (0.39%) Selenium
9 1 (0.19%) Balsamiq
9 1 (0.19%) Cypress.io
9 1 (0.19%) Oracle APEX
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
General
1 515 (99.81%) Analytical Skills
2 277 (53.68%) Social Skills
3 188 (36.43%) Finance
4 51 (9.88%) Marketing
5 27 (5.23%) Public Sector
6 26 (5.04%) Legal
7 24 (4.65%) Organisational Skills
7 24 (4.65%) Retail
8 23 (4.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 23 (4.46%) Manufacturing
9 19 (3.68%) Documentation Skills
10 12 (2.33%) Electronics
10 12 (2.33%) Influencing Skills
10 12 (2.33%) Presentation Skills
11 11 (2.13%) Banking
11 11 (2.13%) Telecoms
12 10 (1.94%) Advertising
12 10 (1.94%) Aerospace
12 10 (1.94%) Financial Institution
13 8 (1.55%) Law
Job Titles
1 115 (22.29%) Analyst
2 72 (13.95%) Head of QA
3 37 (7.17%) Senior
4 35 (6.78%) Lead
5 33 (6.40%) IT Engineer
6 30 (5.81%) IT Support
7 25 (4.84%) Business Analyst
8 24 (4.65%) Developer
9 22 (4.26%) Data Analyst
10 20 (3.88%) IT Analyst
11 19 (3.68%) Support Analyst
12 18 (3.49%) Support Engineer
13 17 (3.29%) Consultant
13 17 (3.29%) Field Engineer
13 17 (3.29%) Field Service Engineer
13 17 (3.29%) Junior
14 16 (3.10%) IT Support Engineer
14 16 (3.10%) Junior Analyst
15 14 (2.71%) Administrator
16 13 (2.52%) Financial Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (3.49%) HTML
2 17 (3.29%) CSS
3 14 (2.71%) JSON
4 11 (2.13%) XML
5 9 (1.74%) .NET
5 9 (1.74%) FIX Protocol
6 8 (1.55%) OAuth
6 8 (1.55%) RabbitMQ
6 8 (1.55%) SAML
7 7 (1.36%) FpML
7 7 (1.36%) REST
7 7 (1.36%) XML Schema
8 6 (1.16%) React
8 6 (1.16%) SOAP
9 5 (0.97%) PySpark
9 5 (0.97%) SAP Fiori
10 4 (0.78%) EDI
10 4 (0.78%) Flutter
10 4 (0.78%) RESTful
11 3 (0.58%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 26 (5.04%) Onboarding
2 17 (3.29%) Data Centre
3 16 (3.10%) Cyber Threat
3 16 (3.10%) Social Media
4 13 (2.52%) Self-Motivation
4 13 (2.52%) Smartphone
5 12 (2.33%) Cloud Native
5 12 (2.33%) Product Ownership
6 10 (1.94%) Driving Licence
6 10 (1.94%) FMCG
6 10 (1.94%) Management Information System
7 9 (1.74%) Cyber Defence
7 9 (1.74%) Data Structures
8 8 (1.55%) Greenfield Project
8 8 (1.55%) Web Conferencing
9 7 (1.36%) e-Learning
9 7 (1.36%) Marketing Technology
10 6 (1.16%) SCADA
11 5 (0.97%) Distributed Systems
11 5 (0.97%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 35 (6.78%) Windows
2 18 (3.49%) Linux
3 12 (2.33%) Windows 10
4 8 (1.55%) Windows Server
5 6 (1.16%) Mac OS
6 4 (0.78%) Unix
7 2 (0.39%) Android
8 1 (0.19%) Debian
8 1 (0.19%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 186 (36.05%) Continuous Improvement
2 159 (30.81%) Analytics
3 148 (28.68%) Problem-Solving
4 128 (24.81%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 98 (18.99%) Actionable Insight
6 95 (18.41%) Root Cause Analysis
7 88 (17.05%) Service Delivery
8 86 (16.67%) Customer Experience
9 85 (16.47%) Agile
10 84 (16.28%) Decision-Making
11 82 (15.89%) Change Management
12 79 (15.31%) Quality Management
13 76 (14.73%) Business Intelligence
13 76 (14.73%) PRINCE2
14 72 (13.95%) Anti-Money Laundering
15 49 (9.50%) CRM
16 47 (9.11%) Process Improvement
17 41 (7.95%) ERP
18 40 (7.75%) AI
19 39 (7.56%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 95 (18.41%) SQL
2 65 (12.60%) Python
3 29 (5.62%) PowerShell
4 21 (4.07%) C#
5 20 (3.88%) Java
6 15 (2.91%) Bash
7 12 (2.33%) JavaScript
8 11 (2.13%) C++
9 10 (1.94%) MATLAB
10 9 (1.74%) Go
11 8 (1.55%) T-SQL
12 7 (1.36%) C
12 7 (1.36%) Scala
13 6 (1.16%) PHP
14 5 (0.97%) Search Processing Language
14 5 (0.97%) VBA
15 4 (0.78%) Embedded C
15 4 (0.78%) Embedded C++
15 4 (0.78%) PL/SQL
15 4 (0.78%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 72 (13.95%) IRCA
2 60 (11.63%) Degree
3 31 (6.01%) Security Cleared
4 21 (4.07%) SC Cleared
5 20 (3.88%) Microsoft Certification
6 17 (3.29%) A+ Certification
6 17 (3.29%) CCNA
6 17 (3.29%) Cisco Certification
6 17 (3.29%) MCSE
6 17 (3.29%) Network+ Certification
7 13 (2.52%) BPSS Clearance
8 10 (1.94%) GIAC
9 8 (1.55%) Computer Science Degree
9 8 (1.55%) GCIH
10 7 (1.36%) ACCA
10 7 (1.36%) DBS Check
10 7 (1.36%) GCIA
11 6 (1.16%) CISSP
11 6 (1.16%) OSCP
12 5 (0.97%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 95 (18.41%) QA
2 88 (17.05%) ISO 9001
3 85 (16.47%) GDPR
4 50 (9.69%) Data Quality
5 18 (3.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 10 (1.94%) ISO 14001
7 9 (1.74%) Cyber Essentials
7 9 (1.74%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 9 (1.74%) ISO/IEC 20000
7 9 (1.74%) SLA
8 8 (1.55%) Accessibility
8 8 (1.55%) GRC
9 6 (1.16%) ARP4754
9 6 (1.16%) DO-254
9 6 (1.16%) PCI DSS
10 5 (0.97%) NIST
10 5 (0.97%) SOC 2
11 4 (0.78%) Def Stans
11 4 (0.78%) Software Quality Assurance
12 3 (0.58%) ITGC
System Software
1 13 (2.52%) Docker
2 8 (1.55%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.39%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.19%) Firmware
4 1 (0.19%) IAG
4 1 (0.19%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 16 (3.10%) Kubernetes
1 16 (3.10%) Terraform
2 9 (1.74%) Grafana
3 8 (1.55%) Prometheus
4 5 (0.97%) Kibana
4 5 (0.97%) Microsoft Intune
5 4 (0.78%) Control-M
6 3 (0.58%) Ansible
6 3 (0.58%) QRadar
7 2 (0.39%) CSIRT
8 1 (0.19%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.19%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 104 (20.16%) Microsoft
2 27 (5.23%) Google
3 21 (4.07%) SAP
4 20 (3.88%) HubSpot
5 19 (3.68%) Dell
6 17 (3.29%) Salesforce
7 13 (2.52%) Oracle
8 12 (2.33%) Adobe
9 11 (2.13%) CrowdStrike
9 11 (2.13%) ServiceNow
10 8 (1.55%) Dynatrace
10 8 (1.55%) Red Hat
10 8 (1.55%) Splunk
11 7 (1.36%) Sparx
12 6 (1.16%) Databricks
13 5 (0.97%) Carbon Black
13 5 (0.97%) IFS
13 5 (0.97%) Marketo
13 5 (0.97%) Pardot
13 5 (0.97%) YouTube