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

6 months to
11 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 325 346 485
Rank change year-on-year +21 +139 +208
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Mindset 488 351 449
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.54% 0.80% 0.46%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.02% 1.91% 1.30%
Number of salaries quoted 262 197 296
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,750 £55,000 £44,100
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% +24.72% -11.80%
75th Percentile £67,188 £77,500 £60,313
90th Percentile £92,110 £88,750 £73,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,689 £52,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -18.69% +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 24,104 18,348 34,666
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 26.66% 41.79% 35.89%
Number of salaries quoted 13,513 9,360 23,042
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £40,870 £42,000 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -15.38%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £112,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +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 11 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 11 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 +50 427 £49,425 -14.04% 242
UK excluding London +53 354 £42,689 -18.69% 175
Work from Home +46 118 £50,000 -4.76% 120
London -32 116 £65,000 -18.75% 103
North of England -2 91 £62,500 +2.04% 41
South East +24 88 £44,500 -22.61% 67
Midlands -6 57 £42,500 -5.56% 16
North West 0 47 £45,000 -32.08% 26
South West -22 44 £32,500 -27.78% 20
West Midlands +2 40 £44,000 +17.33% 9
Yorkshire -24 29 £80,571 +65.27% 8
East of England -20 28 £40,000 -21.95% 18
Scotland +2 23 £26,150 -50.19% 7
East Midlands -25 16 £30,000 -45.45% 7
North East - 15 £64,250 - 8
Northern Ireland -26 12 - - 2
Wales -18 11 £35,000 -28.72% 7

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 7 (1.43%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.02%) Confluence
2 5 (1.02%) WordPress
3 4 (0.82%) Apache Airflow
4 3 (0.61%) Apache Spark
4 3 (0.61%) IIS
5 1 (0.20%) Apache
5 1 (0.20%) CMS
5 1 (0.20%) Mendix
5 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 46 (9.43%) Microsoft Excel
2 26 (5.33%) Microsoft Office
3 11 (2.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.82%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 4 (0.82%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.61%) Photoshop
6 2 (0.41%) Maya
6 2 (0.41%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.20%) Adobe XD
7 1 (0.20%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.20%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 10 (2.05%) NetSuite
2 8 (1.64%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.82%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (0.82%) Infor M3
3 4 (0.82%) JDE OneWorld
3 4 (0.82%) JDE World
3 4 (0.82%) SAP FI
4 3 (0.61%) SAP CO
4 3 (0.61%) SAP FI/CO
5 2 (0.41%) SAP ERP
5 2 (0.41%) Unit4 Business World
6 1 (0.20%) Dynamics GP
6 1 (0.20%) OpenText VIM for SAP
6 1 (0.20%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.20%) SAP CX
6 1 (0.20%) SAP SD
6 1 (0.20%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 83 (17.01%) Azure
2 59 (12.09%) Power Platform
3 38 (7.79%) AWS
4 36 (7.38%) SaaS
5 28 (5.74%) Microsoft 365
6 25 (5.12%) GCP
7 24 (4.92%) Azure DevOps
8 22 (4.51%) Power Automate
9 15 (3.07%) dbt
9 15 (3.07%) GitHub
10 12 (2.46%) Google Analytics
11 11 (2.25%) GitHub Actions
12 9 (1.84%) PowerApps
13 8 (1.64%) Azure Data Factory
13 8 (1.64%) Datadog
13 8 (1.64%) OpenShift
14 7 (1.43%) Amazon CloudWatch
14 7 (1.43%) Amazon S3
14 7 (1.43%) AWS Step Functions
14 7 (1.43%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 20 (4.10%) SAN
2 16 (3.28%) Firewall
3 14 (2.87%) VPN
4 12 (2.46%) WAN
5 11 (2.25%) LAN
6 10 (2.05%) TCP/IP
7 7 (1.43%) DNS
8 5 (1.02%) HTTP
9 4 (0.82%) Broadband
9 4 (0.82%) Wi-Fi
9 4 (0.82%) Wireless
10 3 (0.61%) Internet
10 3 (0.61%) Network Security
10 3 (0.61%) SMS
11 2 (0.41%) Cisco IOS
11 2 (0.41%) FTP
11 2 (0.41%) GSM
11 2 (0.41%) LTE
11 2 (0.41%) SMTP
11 2 (0.41%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 58 (11.89%) Power BI
2 27 (5.53%) Data Warehouse
3 21 (4.30%) SQL Server
4 11 (2.25%) Metabase
4 11 (2.25%) Tableau
5 10 (2.05%) Relational Database
6 9 (1.84%) Metadata
7 7 (1.43%) Amazon Redshift
7 7 (1.43%) PostgreSQL
7 7 (1.43%) RDBMS
8 6 (1.23%) MySQL
8 6 (1.23%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 5 (1.02%) Big Data
9 5 (1.02%) Power Query
10 4 (0.82%) Amazon RDS
10 4 (0.82%) BigQuery
10 4 (0.82%) Data Lake
10 4 (0.82%) Qlik Sense
11 3 (0.61%) Hadoop
11 3 (0.61%) Looker
Development Applications
1 23 (4.71%) Git
2 11 (2.25%) Visual Studio
3 9 (1.84%) GitLab
3 9 (1.84%) JIRA
4 7 (1.43%) ERwin
5 6 (1.23%) Jenkins
6 3 (0.61%) Selenium
6 3 (0.61%) TestRail
7 2 (0.41%) Bitbucket
7 2 (0.41%) Visual Website Optimizer
7 2 (0.41%) WebDriver
8 1 (0.20%) Balsamiq
8 1 (0.20%) Oracle APEX
8 1 (0.20%) Ranorex
8 1 (0.20%) Robot Framework
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
1 487 (99.80%) Analytical Skills
2 267 (54.71%) Social Skills
3 191 (39.14%) Finance
4 43 (8.81%) Marketing
5 31 (6.35%) Legal
6 30 (6.15%) Public Sector
7 21 (4.30%) Manufacturing
7 21 (4.30%) Organisational Skills
7 21 (4.30%) Retail
8 20 (4.10%) Documentation Skills
8 20 (4.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 15 (3.07%) Banking
10 14 (2.87%) Presentation Skills
11 12 (2.46%) Electronics
12 11 (2.25%) Influencing Skills
12 11 (2.25%) Telecoms
13 10 (2.05%) Financial Institution
13 10 (2.05%) Law
14 9 (1.84%) Advertising
15 7 (1.43%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 109 (22.34%) Analyst
2 72 (14.75%) Head of QA
3 36 (7.38%) IT Engineer
4 34 (6.97%) Lead
5 33 (6.76%) IT Support
6 31 (6.35%) Senior
7 26 (5.33%) Business Analyst
8 24 (4.92%) IT Analyst
9 20 (4.10%) Field Engineer
9 20 (4.10%) Field Service Engineer
9 20 (4.10%) Support Analyst
10 18 (3.69%) Developer
10 18 (3.69%) Support Engineer
11 17 (3.48%) Administrator
11 17 (3.48%) Data Analyst
12 16 (3.28%) Consultant
12 16 (3.28%) IT Support Engineer
12 16 (3.28%) Junior
13 15 (3.07%) Financial Analyst
13 15 (3.07%) Systems Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (3.07%) CSS
1 15 (3.07%) HTML
2 13 (2.66%) JSON
3 11 (2.25%) XML
4 9 (1.84%) FIX Protocol
5 8 (1.64%) .NET
5 8 (1.64%) OAuth
5 8 (1.64%) RabbitMQ
5 8 (1.64%) SAML
6 7 (1.43%) FpML
6 7 (1.43%) XML Schema
7 6 (1.23%) REST
7 6 (1.23%) SOAP
8 5 (1.02%) PySpark
8 5 (1.02%) React
8 5 (1.02%) SAP Fiori
9 4 (0.82%) Flutter
9 4 (0.82%) RESTful
10 3 (0.61%) Playwright
10 3 (0.61%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 24 (4.92%) Onboarding
2 20 (4.10%) Data Centre
3 16 (3.28%) Smartphone
3 16 (3.28%) Social Media
4 14 (2.87%) Cloud Native
5 13 (2.66%) Self-Motivation
6 12 (2.46%) Cyber Threat
6 12 (2.46%) Product Ownership
7 10 (2.05%) Driving Licence
8 9 (1.84%) Data Structures
8 9 (1.84%) FMCG
8 9 (1.84%) Management Information System
9 8 (1.64%) Enterprise Software
9 8 (1.64%) Web Conferencing
10 7 (1.43%) e-Learning
10 7 (1.43%) Greenfield Project
10 7 (1.43%) Security Posture
11 6 (1.23%) Cyber Defence
11 6 (1.23%) IoT
12 5 (1.02%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 32 (6.56%) Windows
2 16 (3.28%) Linux
3 12 (2.46%) Windows 10
4 8 (1.64%) Windows Server
5 6 (1.23%) Mac OS
6 4 (0.82%) Unix
7 2 (0.41%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 177 (36.27%) Continuous Improvement
2 157 (32.17%) Problem-Solving
3 150 (30.74%) Analytics
4 119 (24.39%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 93 (19.06%) Root Cause Analysis
6 90 (18.44%) Actionable Insight
7 85 (17.42%) Service Delivery
8 84 (17.21%) Customer Experience
9 81 (16.60%) Agile
10 78 (15.98%) Change Management
11 77 (15.78%) Quality Management
12 76 (15.57%) PRINCE2
13 73 (14.96%) Business Intelligence
14 72 (14.75%) Anti-Money Laundering
15 70 (14.34%) Decision-Making
16 45 (9.22%) Process Improvement
17 44 (9.02%) CI/CD
17 44 (9.02%) ERP
18 42 (8.61%) DevOps
19 41 (8.40%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 89 (18.24%) SQL
2 64 (13.11%) Python
3 30 (6.15%) PowerShell
4 20 (4.10%) Java
5 18 (3.69%) C#
6 17 (3.48%) Bash
7 11 (2.25%) JavaScript
8 9 (1.84%) C++
8 9 (1.84%) Go
9 7 (1.43%) T-SQL
10 6 (1.23%) MATLAB
11 5 (1.02%) C
11 5 (1.02%) PHP
11 5 (1.02%) Scala
11 5 (1.02%) VBA
12 4 (0.82%) PL/SQL
12 4 (0.82%) Shell Script
13 3 (0.61%) Bicep
13 3 (0.61%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 3 (0.61%) Search Processing Language
Qualifications
1 72 (14.75%) IRCA
2 52 (10.66%) Degree
3 24 (4.92%) Security Cleared
4 23 (4.71%) Microsoft Certification
5 20 (4.10%) A+ Certification
5 20 (4.10%) CCNA
5 20 (4.10%) Cisco Certification
5 20 (4.10%) MCSE
5 20 (4.10%) Network+ Certification
6 16 (3.28%) BPSS Clearance
6 16 (3.28%) SC Cleared
7 9 (1.84%) GIAC
8 7 (1.43%) CISSP
8 7 (1.43%) Computer Science Degree
8 7 (1.43%) GCIH
9 6 (1.23%) ACCA
9 6 (1.23%) DBS Check
9 6 (1.23%) GCIA
10 5 (1.02%) CIMA
10 5 (1.02%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 100 (20.49%) QA
2 88 (18.03%) ISO 9001
3 82 (16.80%) GDPR
4 39 (7.99%) Data Quality
5 19 (3.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 10 (2.05%) Cyber Essentials
6 10 (2.05%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 10 (2.05%) ISO 14001
7 9 (1.84%) ISO/IEC 20000
7 9 (1.84%) SLA
8 8 (1.64%) GRC
9 7 (1.43%) NIST
9 7 (1.43%) PCI DSS
10 6 (1.23%) Accessibility
10 6 (1.23%) SOC 2
11 4 (0.82%) ARP4754
11 4 (0.82%) DO-254
11 4 (0.82%) Software Quality Assurance
12 3 (0.61%) COBIT
12 3 (0.61%) ITGC
System Software
1 13 (2.66%) Docker
2 8 (1.64%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.41%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.20%) Firmware
4 1 (0.20%) IAG
4 1 (0.20%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 19 (3.89%) Terraform
2 16 (3.28%) Kubernetes
3 9 (1.84%) Grafana
4 8 (1.64%) Prometheus
5 6 (1.23%) Microsoft Intune
6 4 (0.82%) Ansible
6 4 (0.82%) Control-M
7 3 (0.61%) Kibana
8 2 (0.41%) CSIRT
8 2 (0.41%) QRadar
9 1 (0.20%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 102 (20.90%) Microsoft
2 24 (4.92%) Google
3 23 (4.71%) Dell
4 20 (4.10%) SAP
5 16 (3.28%) Oracle
6 15 (3.07%) Salesforce
7 13 (2.66%) Adobe
7 13 (2.66%) HubSpot
8 10 (2.05%) ServiceNow
9 9 (1.84%) CrowdStrike
10 8 (1.64%) Databricks
10 8 (1.64%) Dynatrace
10 8 (1.64%) Red Hat
11 7 (1.43%) Sparx
12 5 (1.02%) Apple
12 5 (1.02%) IFS
12 5 (1.02%) Informatica
12 5 (1.02%) Splunk
12 5 (1.02%) YouTube
13 4 (0.82%) Infor