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

6 months to
26 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 353 303 455
Rank change year-on-year -50 +152 +158
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Mindset 537 459 427
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.53% 0.93% 0.48%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.05% 2.26% 1.43%
Number of salaries quoted 298 272 244
10th Percentile £28,125 £31,250 £29,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £39,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £48,449
Median % change year-on-year - +3.20% -3.10%
75th Percentile £71,250 £75,000 £67,750
90th Percentile £93,750 £87,500 £82,125
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £44,544
% change year-on-year -10.00% +12.25% -6.22%

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 26,213 20,324 29,942
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 25.93% 41.22% 33.64%
Number of salaries quoted 16,641 10,179 18,395
10th Percentile £31,000 £29,000 £29,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,500 £57,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.63% +3.64% -14.06%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £106,470 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% - -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 26 July 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 26 July 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 -33 483 £50,000 - 159
UK excluding London -3 394 £45,000 -10.00% 105
Work from Home -11 143 £50,000 - 75
London -48 128 £65,000 -3.70% 83
South East -15 107 £50,000 -9.09% 34
North of England +5 98 £62,500 +31.58% 25
South West -47 65 £33,750 -32.50% 13
Midlands -16 64 £44,000 -21.78% 18
North West -1 46 £45,000 -2.70% 10
West Midlands 0 43 £44,000 +12.82% 5
Yorkshire -9 36 £90,000 +89.47% 11
East Midlands -34 20 £42,500 -46.88% 13
East of England -27 19 £40,000 +0.83% 8
Scotland +23 17 £26,150 -32.95% 5
North East -34 16 £57,500 - 5
Northern Ireland -54 14 £63,750 +27.50% 1
Wales - 10 £26,500 - 2

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 9 (1.68%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.49%) Confluence
3 5 (0.93%) WordPress
4 4 (0.74%) CMS
4 4 (0.74%) SAS
5 3 (0.56%) IIS
6 2 (0.37%) Apache
7 1 (0.19%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.19%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.19%) Mendix
Applications
1 53 (9.87%) Microsoft Excel
2 25 (4.66%) Microsoft Office
3 16 (2.98%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.74%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 4 (0.74%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.56%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.19%) Adobe XD
6 1 (0.19%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.19%) PlantUML
6 1 (0.19%) Simulink
6 1 (0.19%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 13 (2.42%) NetSuite
2 5 (0.93%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.74%) Infor M3
3 4 (0.74%) JDE OneWorld
3 4 (0.74%) JDE World
4 3 (0.56%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.56%) Shopify
5 2 (0.37%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
5 2 (0.37%) Dynamics GP
5 2 (0.37%) Salesforce CRM
5 2 (0.37%) SAP HCM
5 2 (0.37%) 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 PM
6 1 (0.19%) SAP QM
6 1 (0.19%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 79 (14.71%) Azure
2 64 (11.92%) Power Platform
3 38 (7.08%) AWS
3 38 (7.08%) SaaS
4 33 (6.15%) Microsoft 365
5 26 (4.84%) GCP
6 25 (4.66%) Azure DevOps
7 18 (3.35%) Google Analytics
7 18 (3.35%) Power Automate
7 18 (3.35%) PowerApps
8 15 (2.79%) GitHub
9 12 (2.23%) dbt
9 12 (2.23%) GitHub Actions
10 11 (2.05%) Azure Data Factory
11 10 (1.86%) Dynamics 365
12 9 (1.68%) Datadog
13 8 (1.49%) OpenShift
14 7 (1.30%) Google Ads
14 7 (1.30%) Snowflake
14 7 (1.30%) Tricentis Tosca
Communications & Networking
1 14 (2.61%) SAN
2 12 (2.23%) TCP/IP
3 10 (1.86%) HTTP
3 10 (1.86%) LAN
3 10 (1.86%) WAN
4 9 (1.68%) DNS
4 9 (1.68%) VPN
5 8 (1.49%) Firewall
5 8 (1.49%) SMS
6 5 (0.93%) Unified Communications
6 5 (0.93%) Wi-Fi
6 5 (0.93%) Wireless
7 4 (0.74%) ATM
7 4 (0.74%) FTP
7 4 (0.74%) Internet
7 4 (0.74%) Kerberos
7 4 (0.74%) NAS
7 4 (0.74%) SMTP
8 2 (0.37%) Broadband
8 2 (0.37%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 55 (10.24%) Power BI
2 27 (5.03%) Data Warehouse
3 12 (2.23%) Metadata
3 12 (2.23%) Tableau
4 11 (2.05%) Relational Database
4 11 (2.05%) SQL Server
5 8 (1.49%) BigQuery
5 8 (1.49%) MySQL
6 7 (1.30%) Amazon Redshift
6 7 (1.30%) GIS
6 7 (1.30%) Power Query
6 7 (1.30%) RDBMS
7 6 (1.12%) Metabase
8 5 (0.93%) Looker
9 4 (0.74%) Qlik Sense
10 3 (0.56%) Big Data
10 3 (0.56%) NonStop SQL
10 3 (0.56%) NoSQL
11 2 (0.37%) PostgreSQL
11 2 (0.37%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 23 (4.28%) Git
2 17 (3.17%) JIRA
3 9 (1.68%) GitLab
4 7 (1.30%) ERwin
4 7 (1.30%) Visual Studio
5 6 (1.12%) Jenkins
6 5 (0.93%) Eclipse
7 4 (0.74%) Bitbucket
8 3 (0.56%) Visual Website Optimizer
9 2 (0.37%) Cypress.io
9 2 (0.37%) Ranorex
9 2 (0.37%) Robot Framework
9 2 (0.37%) Selenium
9 2 (0.37%) TestRail
10 1 (0.19%) JMeter
10 1 (0.19%) Postman
10 1 (0.19%) SonarQube
10 1 (0.19%) Sonatype Nexus
10 1 (0.19%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
10 1 (0.19%) TeamCity
General
1 536 (99.81%) Analytical Skills
2 279 (51.96%) Social Skills
3 188 (35.01%) Finance
4 57 (10.61%) Marketing
5 39 (7.26%) Organisational Skills
6 27 (5.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 26 (4.84%) Manufacturing
7 26 (4.84%) Public Sector
8 21 (3.91%) Retail
9 20 (3.72%) Legal
10 15 (2.79%) Documentation Skills
11 14 (2.61%) Electronics
12 12 (2.23%) Aerospace
12 12 (2.23%) Financial Institution
12 12 (2.23%) Influencing Skills
12 12 (2.23%) Presentation Skills
13 11 (2.05%) Advertising
13 11 (2.05%) Banking
14 8 (1.49%) Law
15 6 (1.12%) German Language
Job Titles
1 118 (21.97%) Analyst
2 72 (13.41%) Head of QA
3 44 (8.19%) Lead
4 41 (7.64%) Senior
5 27 (5.03%) Developer
6 26 (4.84%) Business Analyst
6 26 (4.84%) Support Analyst
7 25 (4.66%) Data Analyst
8 19 (3.54%) IT Engineer
9 17 (3.17%) IT Analyst
10 16 (2.98%) Compliance Manager
10 16 (2.98%) Consultant
10 16 (2.98%) IT Support
11 15 (2.79%) Junior
12 14 (2.61%) Field Engineer
12 14 (2.61%) Field Service Engineer
12 14 (2.61%) Junior Analyst
13 13 (2.42%) DevOps Engineer
14 11 (2.05%) Systems Engineer
15 10 (1.86%) Coordinator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (3.91%) JSON
2 17 (3.17%) HTML
3 16 (2.98%) CSS
4 14 (2.61%) .NET
5 10 (1.86%) XML
6 8 (1.49%) OAuth
6 8 (1.49%) RabbitMQ
6 8 (1.49%) SAML
7 7 (1.30%) FIX Protocol
7 7 (1.30%) FpML
7 7 (1.30%) XML Schema
8 6 (1.12%) React
9 5 (0.93%) REST
9 5 (0.93%) RESTful
10 4 (0.74%) AngularJS
10 4 (0.74%) Kafka
10 4 (0.74%) LDAP
10 4 (0.74%) Spring
10 4 (0.74%) Spring Boot
11 3 (0.56%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 23 (4.28%) Management Information System
1 23 (4.28%) Onboarding
2 18 (3.35%) Cloud Native
3 17 (3.17%) Cyber Threat
4 16 (2.98%) Social Media
5 15 (2.79%) Self-Motivation
6 14 (2.61%) Data Centre
7 13 (2.42%) Product Ownership
8 10 (1.86%) Cyber Defence
8 10 (1.86%) Driving Licence
8 10 (1.86%) Smartphone
9 9 (1.68%) Data Structures
9 9 (1.68%) Greenfield Project
9 9 (1.68%) Web Conferencing
10 8 (1.49%) e-Learning
10 8 (1.49%) SCADA
11 7 (1.30%) Distributed Systems
12 6 (1.12%) Educational Technology
12 6 (1.12%) Enterprise Software
12 6 (1.12%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 34 (6.33%) Windows
2 16 (2.98%) Linux
3 12 (2.23%) Windows Server
4 5 (0.93%) Windows 10
5 4 (0.74%) Windows Server 2016
6 2 (0.37%) Android
6 2 (0.37%) Debian
6 2 (0.37%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 213 (39.66%) Continuous Improvement
2 175 (32.59%) Analytics
3 149 (27.75%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 135 (25.14%) Problem-Solving
5 102 (18.99%) Actionable Insight
6 100 (18.62%) Agile
6 100 (18.62%) Root Cause Analysis
7 89 (16.57%) Decision-Making
8 87 (16.20%) Customer Experience
9 85 (15.83%) Change Management
9 85 (15.83%) Service Delivery
10 79 (14.71%) Quality Management
11 77 (14.34%) Business Intelligence
12 76 (14.15%) PRINCE2
13 72 (13.41%) Anti-Money Laundering
14 57 (10.61%) Process Improvement
15 54 (10.06%) CRM
16 47 (8.75%) Stakeholder Management
17 46 (8.57%) AI
17 46 (8.57%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 97 (18.06%) SQL
2 53 (9.87%) Python
3 23 (4.28%) C#
4 21 (3.91%) Java
4 21 (3.91%) PowerShell
5 17 (3.17%) Bash
6 13 (2.42%) JavaScript
6 13 (2.42%) MATLAB
7 11 (2.05%) T-SQL
8 9 (1.68%) Go
9 8 (1.49%) C++
10 7 (1.30%) PHP
10 7 (1.30%) Scala
11 6 (1.12%) C
11 6 (1.12%) Search Processing Language
12 5 (0.93%) Embedded C
12 5 (0.93%) PL/SQL
13 4 (0.74%) Embedded C++
13 4 (0.74%) VBA
14 3 (0.56%) COBOL
Qualifications
1 72 (13.41%) IRCA
2 61 (11.36%) Degree
3 37 (6.89%) Security Cleared
4 25 (4.66%) SC Cleared
5 16 (2.98%) Microsoft Certification
6 14 (2.61%) A+ Certification
6 14 (2.61%) CCNA
6 14 (2.61%) Cisco Certification
6 14 (2.61%) MCSE
6 14 (2.61%) Network+ Certification
7 11 (2.05%) ACCA
8 10 (1.86%) BPSS Clearance
9 9 (1.68%) CIMA
10 8 (1.49%) GCIA
10 8 (1.49%) GCIH
10 8 (1.49%) GIAC
11 6 (1.12%) CREST Certified
11 6 (1.12%) DV Cleared
11 6 (1.12%) GCED
11 6 (1.12%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 108 (20.11%) QA
2 95 (17.69%) ISO 9001
3 88 (16.39%) GDPR
4 58 (10.80%) Data Quality
5 25 (4.66%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 17 (3.17%) ISO 14001
7 16 (2.98%) Cyber Essentials
7 16 (2.98%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 16 (2.98%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 15 (2.79%) Accessibility
9 9 (1.68%) SLA
10 8 (1.49%) ARP4754
10 8 (1.49%) DO-254
11 7 (1.30%) GRC
11 7 (1.30%) ISO 19650
11 7 (1.30%) PCI DSS
12 6 (1.12%) ISO 8583
13 5 (0.93%) NIST
13 5 (0.93%) SOC 2
14 4 (0.74%) COBIT
System Software
1 13 (2.42%) Docker
2 9 (1.68%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.37%) Firmware
4 1 (0.19%) Embedded Firmware
4 1 (0.19%) IAG
4 1 (0.19%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 17 (3.17%) Terraform
2 16 (2.98%) Kubernetes
3 9 (1.68%) Grafana
4 8 (1.49%) Prometheus
5 7 (1.30%) Ansible
6 6 (1.12%) Kibana
7 4 (0.74%) QRadar
8 3 (0.56%) Microsoft Intune
9 1 (0.19%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 109 (20.30%) Microsoft
2 38 (7.08%) Google
3 23 (4.28%) HubSpot
4 20 (3.72%) SAP
5 15 (2.79%) Dell
5 15 (2.79%) Salesforce
6 12 (2.23%) Adobe
7 10 (1.86%) CrowdStrike
7 10 (1.86%) Oracle
7 10 (1.86%) Splunk
8 8 (1.49%) Dynatrace
8 8 (1.49%) Red Hat
8 8 (1.49%) ServiceNow
9 7 (1.30%) Sparx
10 6 (1.12%) Carbon Black
10 6 (1.12%) Databricks
10 6 (1.12%) Marketo
10 6 (1.12%) Pardot
11 5 (0.93%) IFS
12 4 (0.74%) VocaLink