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 10 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 279 394 468
Rank change year-on-year +115 +74 +256
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Mindset 496 335 370
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.75% 0.67% 0.50%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.32% 1.78% 1.38%
Number of salaries quoted 264 181 264
10th Percentile £29,000 £31,250 £26,000
25th Percentile £35,188 £42,500 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £57,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -21.74% +27.78% -10.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £75,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £94,625 £90,000 £79,625
UK excluding London median annual salary £44,000 £55,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -20.00% +29.41% -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 21,397 18,864 26,770
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 32.57% 37.73% 36.03%
Number of salaries quoted 10,791 8,700 19,684
10th Percentile £28,000 £34,000 £29,290
25th Percentile £37,500 £46,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,000 £56,021
Median % change year-on-year -11.29% +10.67% -13.81%
75th Percentile £77,500 £83,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £112,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -13.64% +10.00% -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 10 February 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 10 February 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 +142 427 £46,000 -20.00% 179
UK excluding London +110 336 £44,000 -20.00% 151
Work from Home +91 165 £50,000 - 119
London +61 140 £65,000 - 61
South East +67 92 £42,500 -26.09% 53
North of England +14 66 £45,000 -30.77% 31
Midlands +33 58 £42,000 +5.00% 29
North West +30 48 £42,500 -37.04% 17
South West +2 40 £45,000 -12.20% 19
East Midlands +2 34 £30,000 -25.00% 9
Scotland -5 32 £26,150 -62.64% 7
East of England +32 25 £60,000 +14.29% 14
West Midlands +25 23 £50,000 +41.84% 20
Northern Ireland -9 14 - -
Yorkshire -33 12 £70,000 +12.00% 14
Wales +9 9 £35,000 -28.72% 2
North East - 6 £38,500 -

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 17 (3.43%) Confluence
2 6 (1.21%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.81%) Apache Airflow
3 4 (0.81%) IIS
4 3 (0.60%) CMS
4 3 (0.60%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.60%) WordPress
5 2 (0.40%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.40%) SAS
6 1 (0.20%) BizTalk Server
Applications
1 93 (18.75%) Microsoft Excel
2 15 (3.02%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 14 (2.82%) Microsoft Office
4 13 (2.62%) Maya
5 12 (2.42%) Microsoft Project
6 5 (1.01%) Spreadsheet
7 4 (0.81%) MS Visio
8 3 (0.60%) PlantUML
9 2 (0.40%) Sketch
9 2 (0.40%) Stata
10 1 (0.20%) Adobe XD
10 1 (0.20%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 18 (3.63%) Dynamics CRM
2 11 (2.22%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (1.21%) SAP FI
4 5 (1.01%) SAP CO
4 5 (1.01%) SAP FI/CO
5 3 (0.60%) NetSuite
5 3 (0.60%) SAP CX
5 3 (0.60%) SAP ERP
5 3 (0.60%) Shopify
6 2 (0.40%) Salesforce CRM
6 2 (0.40%) SAP IBP
7 1 (0.20%) Adobe Campaign
7 1 (0.20%) Dynamics AX
7 1 (0.20%) Dynamics GP
7 1 (0.20%) Dynamics NAV
7 1 (0.20%) Magento
7 1 (0.20%) OpenText VIM for SAP
7 1 (0.20%) Oracle EBS
7 1 (0.20%) SAP EWM
7 1 (0.20%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 116 (23.39%) Azure
2 105 (21.17%) Power Platform
3 35 (7.06%) AWS
4 29 (5.85%) SaaS
5 28 (5.65%) Azure Data Factory
6 27 (5.44%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 26 (5.24%) Azure DevOps
8 22 (4.44%) Microsoft 365
9 18 (3.63%) GCP
10 14 (2.82%) Boomi
11 13 (2.62%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
12 11 (2.22%) Google Analytics
13 10 (2.02%) Dynamics 365
13 10 (2.02%) Entra ID
13 10 (2.02%) Power Automate
13 10 (2.02%) Snowflake
14 8 (1.61%) dbt
14 8 (1.61%) Serverless
15 7 (1.41%) Asana
15 7 (1.41%) AWS Lambda
Communications & Networking
1 21 (4.23%) Firewall
2 13 (2.62%) SAN
3 10 (2.02%) VPN
4 8 (1.61%) TCP/IP
5 7 (1.41%) WAN
6 6 (1.21%) LAN
7 4 (0.81%) Ethernet
7 4 (0.81%) Wi-Fi
7 4 (0.81%) Wireshark
8 3 (0.60%) Network Security
9 2 (0.40%) Broadband
9 2 (0.40%) DHCP
9 2 (0.40%) DNS
9 2 (0.40%) GSM
9 2 (0.40%) Internet
9 2 (0.40%) LTE
9 2 (0.40%) Modbus
9 2 (0.40%) VLAN
9 2 (0.40%) VoIP
9 2 (0.40%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 102 (20.56%) Power BI
2 46 (9.27%) SQL Server
3 37 (7.46%) Tableau
4 28 (5.65%) Azure SQL Database
5 25 (5.04%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 24 (4.84%) Data Warehouse
7 15 (3.02%) Data Lake
8 8 (1.61%) Metabase
9 6 (1.21%) Amazon RDS
9 6 (1.21%) Amazon Redshift
9 6 (1.21%) PostgreSQL
10 5 (1.01%) Looker
10 5 (1.01%) Metadata
10 5 (1.01%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 4 (0.81%) Oracle BI Publisher
12 3 (0.60%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
13 2 (0.40%) Big Data
13 2 (0.40%) Mixpanel
13 2 (0.40%) Oracle Database
13 2 (0.40%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 27 (5.44%) JIRA
2 13 (2.62%) Git
3 8 (1.61%) Visual Studio
4 7 (1.41%) Jenkins
5 3 (0.60%) GitLab
5 3 (0.60%) Postman
6 2 (0.40%) Selenium
6 2 (0.40%) WebDriver
7 1 (0.20%) Balsamiq
7 1 (0.20%) ERwin
7 1 (0.20%) LoadRunner
7 1 (0.20%) MLflow
7 1 (0.20%) Oracle APEX
7 1 (0.20%) TestRail
7 1 (0.20%) Zephyr
General
1 495 (99.80%) Analytical Skills
2 310 (62.50%) Social Skills
3 225 (45.36%) Finance
4 92 (18.55%) Marketing
5 55 (11.09%) Retail
6 45 (9.07%) Legal
7 33 (6.65%) Law
8 32 (6.45%) Presentation Skills
9 28 (5.65%) Public Sector
10 26 (5.24%) Manufacturing
11 22 (4.44%) Documentation Skills
12 18 (3.63%) Organisational Skills
13 17 (3.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 15 (3.02%) Billing
15 14 (2.82%) Games
16 9 (1.81%) Advertising
16 9 (1.81%) Financial Institution
17 8 (1.61%) Banking
17 8 (1.61%) Telecoms
18 7 (1.41%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 114 (22.98%) Analyst
2 69 (13.91%) Lead
3 62 (12.50%) Senior
4 31 (6.25%) Data Analyst
5 29 (5.85%) IT Support
6 28 (5.65%) Architect
7 27 (5.44%) Commercial Analyst
8 25 (5.04%) IT Engineer
9 24 (4.84%) Business Analyst
9 24 (4.84%) Business Manager
10 22 (4.44%) Support Engineer
11 20 (4.03%) Developer
12 19 (3.83%) Systems Analyst
13 16 (3.23%) Administrator
14 15 (3.02%) Financial Analyst
14 15 (3.02%) IT Support Engineer
15 13 (2.62%) CRM Architect
15 13 (2.62%) Insight Analyst
15 13 (2.62%) IT Architect
15 13 (2.62%) Sales Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (2.82%) CSS
1 14 (2.82%) HTML
2 9 (1.81%) REST
3 8 (1.61%) SAP Fiori
4 7 (1.41%) .NET
5 5 (1.01%) FIX Protocol
5 5 (1.01%) SOAP
6 4 (0.81%) EDI
6 4 (0.81%) Oracle Fusion
6 4 (0.81%) PySpark
6 4 (0.81%) Sass
6 4 (0.81%) ZeroMQ
7 3 (0.60%) Blazor
7 3 (0.60%) GraphQL
7 3 (0.60%) RESTful
7 3 (0.60%) Spring
7 3 (0.60%) Spring Boot
7 3 (0.60%) XML
8 2 (0.40%) Django
8 2 (0.40%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 47 (9.48%) Self-Motivation
2 43 (8.67%) FMCG
3 41 (8.27%) Management Information System
4 40 (8.06%) Data Centre
5 39 (7.86%) Onboarding
6 34 (6.85%) Product Ownership
7 30 (6.05%) Cloud Native
8 20 (4.03%) Enterprise Software
9 19 (3.83%) Social Media
10 13 (2.62%) Driving Licence
11 12 (2.42%) Smartphone
12 10 (2.02%) Algorithms
13 9 (1.81%) Legacy Systems
14 8 (1.61%) IoT
15 7 (1.41%) Security Posture
16 6 (1.21%) Web Conferencing
17 5 (1.01%) Cyber Defence
18 4 (0.81%) Data Protection Act
18 4 (0.81%) Data Structures
18 4 (0.81%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 25 (5.04%) Windows
2 16 (3.23%) Linux
3 8 (1.61%) Windows 10
4 7 (1.41%) Unix
5 6 (1.21%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.40%) Windows Server
7 1 (0.20%) Android
7 1 (0.20%) Oracle Linux
7 1 (0.20%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.20%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 230 (46.37%) Problem-Solving
2 171 (34.48%) Analytics
3 164 (33.06%) Continuous Improvement
4 127 (25.60%) Business Intelligence
5 116 (23.39%) Decision-Making
6 94 (18.95%) Agile
7 91 (18.35%) ERP
8 82 (16.53%) Project Management
9 72 (14.52%) CRM
10 71 (14.31%) Process Improvement
11 70 (14.11%) Actionable Insight
11 70 (14.11%) Stakeholder Management
12 68 (13.71%) AI
13 62 (12.50%) Business Strategy
14 59 (11.90%) Visualisation
15 55 (11.09%) Data Analysis
16 53 (10.69%) CI/CD
17 52 (10.48%) Change Management
18 48 (9.68%) DevOps
19 46 (9.27%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 110 (22.18%) SQL
2 61 (12.30%) Python
3 27 (5.44%) PowerShell
4 25 (5.04%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 12 (2.42%) C#
5 12 (2.42%) C++
6 11 (2.22%) Bash
7 10 (2.02%) C
7 10 (2.02%) Java
7 10 (2.02%) JavaScript
8 8 (1.61%) VBA
9 6 (1.21%) Go
10 4 (0.81%) R
10 4 (0.81%) Shell Script
11 3 (0.60%) Bicep
11 3 (0.60%) PL/SQL
11 3 (0.60%) T-SQL
12 2 (0.40%) MATLAB
12 2 (0.40%) Perl
12 2 (0.40%) VC++
Qualifications
1 115 (23.19%) Degree
2 26 (5.24%) Security Cleared
3 18 (3.63%) Microsoft Certification
3 18 (3.63%) SC Cleared
4 14 (2.82%) BPSS Clearance
5 12 (2.42%) A+ Certification
5 12 (2.42%) CCNA
5 12 (2.42%) Cisco Certification
5 12 (2.42%) MCSE
5 12 (2.42%) Network+ Certification
5 12 (2.42%) Six Sigma Green Belt
6 11 (2.22%) Computer Science Degree
6 11 (2.22%) DBS Check
6 11 (2.22%) Master's Degree
7 9 (1.81%) ACCA
7 9 (1.81%) DV Cleared
8 8 (1.61%) PMI Certification
8 8 (1.61%) PMP
9 7 (1.41%) CIMA
9 7 (1.41%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (5.65%) Data Quality
2 23 (4.64%) QA
3 18 (3.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 15 (3.02%) GDPR
5 13 (2.62%) Actionable Recommendations
6 12 (2.42%) Accessibility
7 9 (1.81%) NIST
8 8 (1.61%) GRC
9 4 (0.81%) SLA
10 3 (0.60%) ISO 14001
10 3 (0.60%) ISO 9001
10 3 (0.60%) NEBOSH
11 2 (0.40%) Cyber Essentials
11 2 (0.40%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 2 (0.40%) EMIR
11 2 (0.40%) GAAP
11 2 (0.40%) IFRS
11 2 (0.40%) PCI DSS
11 2 (0.40%) SOC 2
11 2 (0.40%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 14 (2.82%) Active Directory
2 8 (1.61%) Docker
3 7 (1.41%) Hyper-V
4 4 (0.81%) Firmware
5 2 (0.40%) VMware Infrastructure
6 1 (0.20%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.20%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 14 (2.82%) Terraform
2 12 (2.42%) Microsoft Intune
3 11 (2.22%) Kubernetes
4 4 (0.81%) Ansible
4 4 (0.81%) Control-M
5 2 (0.40%) CSIRT
6 1 (0.20%) AirWatch
6 1 (0.20%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
6 1 (0.20%) Computer Incident Response Team
6 1 (0.20%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.20%) Grafana
6 1 (0.20%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.20%) SCCM
6 1 (0.20%) SCOM
Vendors
1 109 (21.98%) Microsoft
2 49 (9.88%) SAP
3 43 (8.67%) Salesforce
4 26 (5.24%) Dell
4 26 (5.24%) Oracle
5 20 (4.03%) Google
6 17 (3.43%) Adobe
7 14 (2.82%) MuleSoft
8 12 (2.42%) Autodesk
9 6 (1.21%) ServiceNow
10 5 (1.01%) Apple
10 5 (1.01%) BT
10 5 (1.01%) Informatica
10 5 (1.01%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
11 4 (0.81%) Cisco
11 4 (0.81%) Databricks
11 4 (0.81%) Guidewire
11 4 (0.81%) Hotjar
11 4 (0.81%) YouTube
12 3 (0.60%) TikTok