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

6 months to
3 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 326 332 487
Rank change year-on-year +6 +155 +187
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Mindset 508 383 461
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.55% 0.88% 0.45%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.02% 2.05% 1.30%
Number of salaries quoted 281 204 302
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £27,575
25th Percentile £34,750 £42,500 £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 £79,063 £61,250
90th Percentile £93,750 £90,525 £73,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £44,000 £52,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -16.19% +23.53% -14.57%

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 25,141 18,692 35,395
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 26.98% 42.94% 34.51%
Number of salaries quoted 14,394 8,771 23,208
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £28,000
25th Percentile £41,000 £40,750 £38,084
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,670 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.04% +4.85% -15.38%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,250 £51,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -1.47% +2.00% -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 3 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 3 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 +16 445 £50,000 -13.04% 284
UK excluding London +51 370 £44,000 -16.19% 177
London -25 122 £65,000 -18.75% 143
Work from Home +44 120 £50,000 -9.09% 136
North of England +15 94 £53,050 -11.58% 39
South East -6 92 £49,713 -13.54% 54
Midlands +5 61 £44,000 -7.37% 31
South West -30 51 £32,500 -35.00% 18
North West +3 50 £45,000 -25.00% 24
West Midlands -11 41 £44,000 +20.55% 16
Yorkshire -21 30 £90,000 +89.47% 11
Scotland +7 23 £26,150 -50.19% 8
East of England -23 23 £40,000 +23.08% 17
East Midlands -5 20 £37,500 -34.78% 15
Northern Ireland -26 14 £63,750 +27.50% 12
North East - 14 £58,500 - 4
Wales - 12 £35,000 - 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 10 (1.97%) SharePoint
2 5 (0.98%) Confluence
2 5 (0.98%) WordPress
3 4 (0.79%) Apache Airflow
4 3 (0.59%) Apache Spark
4 3 (0.59%) IIS
5 1 (0.20%) Apache
5 1 (0.20%) CMS
5 1 (0.20%) Mendix
5 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 48 (9.45%) Microsoft Excel
2 27 (5.31%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (1.97%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.79%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 3 (0.59%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.59%) Photoshop
6 2 (0.39%) Chatbot
6 2 (0.39%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.20%) Adobe XD
7 1 (0.20%) PlantUML
7 1 (0.20%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 9 (1.77%) NetSuite
2 6 (1.18%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.79%) Infor M3
3 4 (0.79%) JDE OneWorld
3 4 (0.79%) JDE World
4 3 (0.59%) Shopify
5 2 (0.39%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
5 2 (0.39%) Dynamics CRM
5 2 (0.39%) Dynamics GP
5 2 (0.39%) Salesforce CRM
5 2 (0.39%) Unit4 Business World
6 1 (0.20%) SAP CO
6 1 (0.20%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.20%) SAP FI/CO
6 1 (0.20%) SAP HCM
6 1 (0.20%) SAP PM
6 1 (0.20%) SAP QM
Cloud Services
1 71 (13.98%) Azure
2 59 (11.61%) Power Platform
3 40 (7.87%) SaaS
4 37 (7.28%) AWS
5 31 (6.10%) Microsoft 365
6 23 (4.53%) GCP
7 21 (4.13%) Power Automate
8 20 (3.94%) Azure DevOps
9 15 (2.95%) GitHub
10 14 (2.76%) Google Analytics
11 12 (2.36%) dbt
11 12 (2.36%) PowerApps
12 11 (2.17%) GitHub Actions
13 9 (1.77%) Azure Data Factory
13 9 (1.77%) Datadog
14 8 (1.57%) OpenShift
15 7 (1.38%) Amazon CloudWatch
15 7 (1.38%) Amazon S3
15 7 (1.38%) AWS Step Functions
15 7 (1.38%) Tricentis Tosca
Communications & Networking
1 17 (3.35%) Firewall
1 17 (3.35%) SAN
2 16 (3.15%) VPN
3 14 (2.76%) TCP/IP
3 14 (2.76%) WAN
4 13 (2.56%) LAN
5 9 (1.77%) DNS
6 8 (1.57%) HTTP
7 7 (1.38%) SMS
8 4 (0.79%) Broadband
8 4 (0.79%) Internet
8 4 (0.79%) Wi-Fi
8 4 (0.79%) Wireless
9 3 (0.59%) FTP
9 3 (0.59%) SMTP
9 3 (0.59%) Unified Communications
10 2 (0.39%) Cisco IOS
10 2 (0.39%) Network Security
10 2 (0.39%) SSL
11 1 (0.20%) RFID
Database & Business Intelligence
1 56 (11.02%) Power BI
2 26 (5.12%) Data Warehouse
3 18 (3.54%) SQL Server
4 11 (2.17%) Relational Database
4 11 (2.17%) Tableau
5 10 (1.97%) Metadata
6 9 (1.77%) Amazon Redshift
7 8 (1.57%) Metabase
8 7 (1.38%) MySQL
8 7 (1.38%) PostgreSQL
8 7 (1.38%) RDBMS
9 6 (1.18%) GIS
9 6 (1.18%) Power Query
9 6 (1.18%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 5 (0.98%) Big Data
10 5 (0.98%) BigQuery
11 4 (0.79%) Amazon RDS
11 4 (0.79%) Qlik Sense
12 3 (0.59%) Hadoop
12 3 (0.59%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 21 (4.13%) Git
2 9 (1.77%) GitLab
2 9 (1.77%) JIRA
3 8 (1.57%) Visual Studio
4 7 (1.38%) ERwin
5 4 (0.79%) Jenkins
6 3 (0.59%) Bitbucket
6 3 (0.59%) Visual Website Optimizer
7 2 (0.39%) Eclipse
7 2 (0.39%) Ranorex
7 2 (0.39%) Robot Framework
7 2 (0.39%) Selenium
7 2 (0.39%) TestRail
8 1 (0.20%) Balsamiq
8 1 (0.20%) Cypress.io
8 1 (0.20%) SonarQube
8 1 (0.20%) Sonatype Nexus
8 1 (0.20%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 1 (0.20%) TeamCity
8 1 (0.20%) Zephyr
General
1 507 (99.80%) Analytical Skills
2 271 (53.35%) Social Skills
3 184 (36.22%) Finance
4 52 (10.24%) Marketing
5 26 (5.12%) Legal
5 26 (5.12%) Public Sector
6 25 (4.92%) Organisational Skills
7 23 (4.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 23 (4.53%) Manufacturing
7 23 (4.53%) Retail
8 19 (3.74%) Documentation Skills
9 12 (2.36%) Electronics
9 12 (2.36%) Presentation Skills
10 11 (2.17%) Banking
10 11 (2.17%) Influencing Skills
10 11 (2.17%) Telecoms
11 10 (1.97%) Advertising
11 10 (1.97%) Aerospace
11 10 (1.97%) Financial Institution
12 8 (1.57%) Law
Job Titles
1 113 (22.24%) Analyst
2 72 (14.17%) Head of QA
3 37 (7.28%) Senior
4 35 (6.89%) Lead
5 31 (6.10%) IT Engineer
6 29 (5.71%) IT Support
7 25 (4.92%) Business Analyst
8 23 (4.53%) Developer
9 20 (3.94%) Data Analyst
9 20 (3.94%) IT Analyst
9 20 (3.94%) Support Analyst
10 17 (3.35%) Field Engineer
10 17 (3.35%) Field Service Engineer
10 17 (3.35%) Junior
10 17 (3.35%) Support Engineer
11 16 (3.15%) Consultant
11 16 (3.15%) Junior Analyst
12 15 (2.95%) IT Support Engineer
13 13 (2.56%) Administrator
13 13 (2.56%) Financial Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (3.54%) HTML
2 17 (3.35%) CSS
3 14 (2.76%) JSON
4 11 (2.17%) XML
5 9 (1.77%) .NET
5 9 (1.77%) FIX Protocol
6 8 (1.57%) OAuth
6 8 (1.57%) RabbitMQ
6 8 (1.57%) SAML
7 7 (1.38%) FpML
7 7 (1.38%) REST
7 7 (1.38%) XML Schema
8 6 (1.18%) React
8 6 (1.18%) SOAP
9 5 (0.98%) PySpark
10 4 (0.79%) EDI
10 4 (0.79%) Flutter
10 4 (0.79%) SAP Fiori
11 3 (0.59%) LDAP
11 3 (0.59%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 25 (4.92%) Onboarding
2 17 (3.35%) Data Centre
3 16 (3.15%) Cyber Threat
3 16 (3.15%) Social Media
4 13 (2.56%) Smartphone
5 12 (2.36%) Product Ownership
5 12 (2.36%) Self-Motivation
6 11 (2.17%) Cloud Native
7 10 (1.97%) Driving Licence
7 10 (1.97%) Management Information System
8 9 (1.77%) Cyber Defence
8 9 (1.77%) Data Structures
8 9 (1.77%) FMCG
9 8 (1.57%) Greenfield Project
9 8 (1.57%) Web Conferencing
10 7 (1.38%) e-Learning
10 7 (1.38%) Marketing Technology
11 6 (1.18%) SCADA
12 5 (0.98%) Low-Code
13 4 (0.79%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 35 (6.89%) Windows
2 18 (3.54%) Linux
3 12 (2.36%) Windows 10
4 8 (1.57%) Windows Server
5 6 (1.18%) Mac OS
6 4 (0.79%) Unix
7 2 (0.39%) Android
8 1 (0.20%) Debian
8 1 (0.20%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 183 (36.02%) Continuous Improvement
2 158 (31.10%) Analytics
3 143 (28.15%) Problem-Solving
4 128 (25.20%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 97 (19.09%) Actionable Insight
6 95 (18.70%) Root Cause Analysis
7 87 (17.13%) Service Delivery
8 86 (16.93%) Customer Experience
9 82 (16.14%) Agile
9 82 (16.14%) Decision-Making
10 81 (15.94%) Change Management
11 79 (15.55%) Quality Management
12 76 (14.96%) PRINCE2
13 75 (14.76%) Business Intelligence
14 72 (14.17%) Anti-Money Laundering
15 51 (10.04%) CRM
16 46 (9.06%) Process Improvement
17 39 (7.68%) AI
17 39 (7.68%) ERP
18 38 (7.48%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 95 (18.70%) SQL
2 64 (12.60%) Python
3 29 (5.71%) PowerShell
4 21 (4.13%) C#
5 18 (3.54%) Java
6 15 (2.95%) Bash
7 12 (2.36%) JavaScript
8 11 (2.17%) C++
9 10 (1.97%) MATLAB
10 9 (1.77%) Go
11 8 (1.57%) T-SQL
12 7 (1.38%) C
12 7 (1.38%) Scala
13 6 (1.18%) PHP
14 5 (0.98%) Search Processing Language
14 5 (0.98%) VBA
15 4 (0.79%) Embedded C
15 4 (0.79%) Embedded C++
15 4 (0.79%) PL/SQL
15 4 (0.79%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 72 (14.17%) IRCA
2 59 (11.61%) Degree
3 30 (5.91%) Security Cleared
4 21 (4.13%) SC Cleared
5 20 (3.94%) Microsoft Certification
6 17 (3.35%) A+ Certification
6 17 (3.35%) CCNA
6 17 (3.35%) Cisco Certification
6 17 (3.35%) MCSE
6 17 (3.35%) Network+ Certification
7 13 (2.56%) BPSS Clearance
8 10 (1.97%) GIAC
9 8 (1.57%) Computer Science Degree
9 8 (1.57%) GCIH
10 7 (1.38%) ACCA
10 7 (1.38%) DBS Check
10 7 (1.38%) GCIA
11 6 (1.18%) OSCP
12 5 (0.98%) GCED
12 5 (0.98%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 94 (18.50%) QA
2 88 (17.32%) ISO 9001
3 85 (16.73%) GDPR
4 51 (10.04%) Data Quality
5 17 (3.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 10 (1.97%) ISO 14001
7 9 (1.77%) Cyber Essentials
7 9 (1.77%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 9 (1.77%) ISO/IEC 20000
7 9 (1.77%) SLA
8 8 (1.57%) Accessibility
9 7 (1.38%) GRC
10 6 (1.18%) ARP4754
10 6 (1.18%) DO-254
10 6 (1.18%) PCI DSS
11 5 (0.98%) SOC 2
12 4 (0.79%) Def Stans
12 4 (0.79%) NIST
12 4 (0.79%) Software Quality Assurance
13 3 (0.59%) ITGC
System Software
1 12 (2.36%) Docker
2 8 (1.57%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.39%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.20%) Firmware
4 1 (0.20%) IAG
4 1 (0.20%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 16 (3.15%) Terraform
2 15 (2.95%) Kubernetes
3 9 (1.77%) Grafana
4 8 (1.57%) Prometheus
5 5 (0.98%) Kibana
5 5 (0.98%) Microsoft Intune
6 4 (0.79%) Control-M
7 3 (0.59%) Ansible
7 3 (0.59%) QRadar
8 2 (0.39%) CSIRT
9 1 (0.20%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.20%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 102 (20.08%) Microsoft
2 27 (5.31%) Google
3 21 (4.13%) HubSpot
4 20 (3.94%) SAP
5 19 (3.74%) Dell
6 18 (3.54%) Salesforce
7 12 (2.36%) Adobe
7 12 (2.36%) Oracle
8 11 (2.17%) CrowdStrike
8 11 (2.17%) ServiceNow
9 8 (1.57%) Dynatrace
9 8 (1.57%) Red Hat
9 8 (1.57%) Splunk
10 7 (1.38%) Sparx
11 6 (1.18%) Databricks
11 6 (1.18%) Marketo
11 6 (1.18%) Pardot
12 5 (0.98%) Carbon Black
12 5 (0.98%) IFS
12 5 (0.98%) YouTube