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 23 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 254 433 484
Rank change year-on-year +179 +51 +165
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Mindset 553 342 264
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.12% 0.49% 0.48%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.83% 1.53% 1.21%
Number of salaries quoted 331 171 197
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,750 £26,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £42,250 £33,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +20.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £88,750 £96,250 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £56,250 £47,500
% change year-on-year -15.56% +18.42% +5.56%

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 19,532 22,401 21,842
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 39.66% 32.41% 39.35%
Number of salaries quoted 10,207 11,024 16,382
10th Percentile £28,000 £32,750 £34,234
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,188 £46,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -4.00% -
75th Percentile £77,500 £83,750 £83,750
90th Percentile £102,500 £110,000 £106,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £54,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -16.67% -1.82% +2.14%

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 23 October 2025.

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 23 October 2025. 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 +209 508 £50,000 -16.67% 551
UK excluding London +189 385 £47,500 -15.56% 421
Work from Home +90 176 £50,000 -9.09% 284
London +102 147 £63,750 -7.27% 251
South East +105 142 £51,750 +1.97% 209
South West +77 72 £50,000 -16.67% 30
Midlands +82 71 £40,000 -23.81% 49
North of England +38 57 £42,500 -22.73% 70
North West +15 50 £40,375 -26.59% 46
East Midlands +32 44 £60,000 +14.29% 19
West Midlands +55 27 £36,500 -27.86% 28
Scotland -1 23 £31,075 -52.19% 9
East of England +10 17 £50,000 -5.21% 52
Yorkshire +4 6 £47,500 -24.00% 17
Northern Ireland - 2 - - 1
North East +12 1 - - 8
Wales +9 1 £47,500 - 10

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 19 (3.44%) SharePoint
2 17 (3.07%) Confluence
3 7 (1.27%) Microsoft Exchange
4 6 (1.08%) CMS
5 4 (0.72%) SAS
6 3 (0.54%) IIS
6 3 (0.54%) Skype for Business
7 1 (0.18%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.18%) BizTalk Server
7 1 (0.18%) Drupal
7 1 (0.18%) Oracle Workflow
7 1 (0.18%) WordPress
Applications
1 96 (17.36%) Microsoft Excel
2 30 (5.42%) Microsoft Office
3 20 (3.62%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (2.17%) Maya
5 10 (1.81%) MS Visio
6 4 (0.72%) PlantUML
7 3 (0.54%) Adobe XD
7 3 (0.54%) Sketch
7 3 (0.54%) Spreadsheet
7 3 (0.54%) Stata
8 2 (0.36%) Microsoft Project
9 1 (0.18%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 1 (0.18%) Adobe Illustrator
9 1 (0.18%) InDesign
9 1 (0.18%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 22 (3.98%) Dynamics CRM
2 13 (2.35%) Shopify
3 12 (2.17%) Sprinklr
4 4 (0.72%) SAP IBP
5 3 (0.54%) Magento
5 3 (0.54%) Salesforce CRM
5 3 (0.54%) SAP APO
6 2 (0.36%) Dynamics NAV
6 2 (0.36%) NetSuite
6 2 (0.36%) SAP CX
6 2 (0.36%) SAP S/4HANA
7 1 (0.18%) Adobe Campaign
7 1 (0.18%) Dynamics AX
7 1 (0.18%) Dynamics GP
7 1 (0.18%) Elite 3E
7 1 (0.18%) iTrent
7 1 (0.18%) Raiser’s Edge
7 1 (0.18%) SAP ERP
7 1 (0.18%) SAP EWM
7 1 (0.18%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 113 (20.43%) Azure
2 95 (17.18%) Power Platform
3 31 (5.61%) Microsoft 365
4 22 (3.98%) Azure DevOps
4 22 (3.98%) Google Analytics
4 22 (3.98%) SaaS
5 21 (3.80%) Entra ID
6 17 (3.07%) Dynamics 365
7 15 (2.71%) AWS
8 13 (2.35%) Boomi
9 12 (2.17%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
10 10 (1.81%) Google Ads
11 9 (1.63%) Azure Data Factory
11 9 (1.63%) Snowflake
12 7 (1.27%) Microsoft Copilot
12 7 (1.27%) PowerApps
13 6 (1.08%) Cloud Computing
14 5 (0.90%) Microsoft Purview
14 5 (0.90%) Serverless
15 4 (0.72%) Amazon Ads
Communications & Networking
1 26 (4.70%) Network Security
2 16 (2.89%) Firewall
3 5 (0.90%) LAN
3 5 (0.90%) WAN
4 4 (0.72%) Ethernet
4 4 (0.72%) SAN
4 4 (0.72%) Wi-Fi
4 4 (0.72%) Wireshark
5 3 (0.54%) Skype
6 2 (0.36%) NetScaler
6 2 (0.36%) TCP/IP
6 2 (0.36%) VPN
7 1 (0.18%) DHCP
7 1 (0.18%) DNS
7 1 (0.18%) FTP
7 1 (0.18%) Internet
7 1 (0.18%) Intranet
7 1 (0.18%) Intrusion Detection
7 1 (0.18%) RTP
7 1 (0.18%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 85 (15.37%) Power BI
2 53 (9.58%) Data Lake
3 41 (7.41%) Tableau
4 17 (3.07%) Data Warehouse
5 16 (2.89%) SQL Server
6 8 (1.45%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 8 (1.45%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 7 (1.27%) Metadata
8 4 (0.72%) Azure SQL Database
9 3 (0.54%) Amazon QuickSight
9 3 (0.54%) Elasticsearch
9 3 (0.54%) Oracle BI Publisher
9 3 (0.54%) Relational Database
9 3 (0.54%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 2 (0.36%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
10 2 (0.36%) Looker
10 2 (0.36%) MySQL
11 1 (0.18%) BusinessObjects
11 1 (0.18%) Crystal Reports
11 1 (0.18%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 21 (3.80%) JIRA
2 4 (0.72%) Git
2 4 (0.72%) Postman
3 3 (0.54%) Octopus Deploy
3 3 (0.54%) Selenium
4 2 (0.36%) Bazaar
4 2 (0.36%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.36%) JMeter
4 2 (0.36%) WebDriver
5 1 (0.18%) Appium
5 1 (0.18%) Cypress.io
5 1 (0.18%) GitLab
5 1 (0.18%) REST Assured
5 1 (0.18%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 553 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
2 338 (61.12%) Social Skills
3 231 (41.77%) Finance
4 134 (24.23%) Marketing
5 81 (14.65%) Law
6 68 (12.30%) Retail
7 50 (9.04%) Influencing Skills
7 50 (9.04%) Manufacturing
8 39 (7.05%) Legal
9 35 (6.33%) Public Sector
10 30 (5.42%) Telecoms
11 29 (5.24%) Electronics
12 21 (3.80%) Presentation Skills
13 20 (3.62%) Organisational Skills
14 16 (2.89%) Advertising
14 16 (2.89%) Games
15 14 (2.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 12 (2.17%) Banking
17 11 (1.99%) French Language
18 10 (1.81%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 135 (24.41%) Analyst
2 109 (19.71%) Senior
3 67 (12.12%) Lead
4 42 (7.59%) Consultant
5 38 (6.87%) Data Analyst
6 31 (5.61%) Business Analyst
7 28 (5.06%) Architect
8 26 (4.70%) Cybersecurity Consultant
8 26 (4.70%) Security Consultant
9 24 (4.34%) Support Engineer
10 19 (3.44%) Technical Engineer
10 19 (3.44%) Technical Support
10 19 (3.44%) Technical Support Engineer
11 17 (3.07%) Support Analyst
12 15 (2.71%) Commercial Analyst
13 13 (2.35%) CRM Architect
13 13 (2.35%) Financial Analyst
14 12 (2.17%) Commercial Data Analyst
14 12 (2.17%) Procurement Analyst
14 12 (2.17%) Salesforce Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (3.80%) HTML
2 19 (3.44%) CSS
3 7 (1.27%) REST
4 5 (0.90%) .NET
5 4 (0.72%) GraphQL
5 4 (0.72%) XML
6 3 (0.54%) EDI
6 3 (0.54%) Middleware
6 3 (0.54%) Oracle Fusion
6 3 (0.54%) SOAP
7 2 (0.36%) .NET Framework
7 2 (0.36%) Elastic Stack
7 2 (0.36%) Playwright
7 2 (0.36%) SAP Fiori
8 1 (0.18%) .NET Core
8 1 (0.18%) Apache NiFi
8 1 (0.18%) Blazor
8 1 (0.18%) Flash
8 1 (0.18%) Kafka
8 1 (0.18%) ModSecurity
Miscellaneous
1 45 (8.14%) Onboarding
2 39 (7.05%) FMCG
3 38 (6.87%) Management Information System
3 38 (6.87%) Self-Motivation
4 33 (5.97%) Data Centre
5 25 (4.52%) Cloud Native
6 23 (4.16%) Social Media
7 22 (3.98%) Product Ownership
8 20 (3.62%) Driving Licence
9 14 (2.53%) Enterprise Software
10 13 (2.35%) Data Structures
11 10 (1.81%) Legacy Systems
12 7 (1.27%) Algorithms
13 6 (1.08%) Credit Risk
13 6 (1.08%) Data Protection Act
13 6 (1.08%) IoT
14 5 (0.90%) Cyber Defence
14 5 (0.90%) Digital Media
14 5 (0.90%) Web Conferencing
15 4 (0.72%) Video on Demand
Operating Systems
1 14 (2.53%) Windows
2 5 (0.90%) Linux
3 3 (0.54%) Unix
3 3 (0.54%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.18%) Ubuntu
4 1 (0.18%) VMS
4 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 243 (43.94%) Problem-Solving
2 212 (38.34%) Analytics
3 129 (23.33%) Agile
3 129 (23.33%) Business Intelligence
4 127 (22.97%) Continuous Improvement
5 115 (20.80%) Decision-Making
6 103 (18.63%) Actionable Insight
7 99 (17.90%) CRM
8 98 (17.72%) Project Management
9 94 (17.00%) ERP
10 78 (14.10%) Roadmaps
11 72 (13.02%) AI
12 69 (12.48%) Stakeholder Management
13 63 (11.39%) Business Strategy
14 56 (10.13%) Cybersecurity
14 56 (10.13%) Data Science
15 55 (9.95%) Machine Learning
16 53 (9.58%) Change Management
17 50 (9.04%) Mentoring
17 50 (9.04%) Thought Leadership
Programming Languages
1 100 (18.08%) SQL
2 35 (6.33%) Python
3 22 (3.98%) JavaScript
4 19 (3.44%) PowerShell
5 12 (2.17%) C#
6 8 (1.45%) R
6 8 (1.45%) T-SQL
7 5 (0.90%) C
7 5 (0.90%) C++
7 5 (0.90%) VBA
8 4 (0.72%) Bash
9 3 (0.54%) MATLAB
9 3 (0.54%) PL/SQL
10 2 (0.36%) Java
10 2 (0.36%) Kusto Query Language
10 2 (0.36%) Perl
10 2 (0.36%) TypeScript
11 1 (0.18%) Scala
11 1 (0.18%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 121 (21.88%) Degree
2 40 (7.23%) Security Cleared
3 29 (5.24%) CISSP
4 27 (4.88%) CEH
5 25 (4.52%) CompTIA Security+
6 22 (3.98%) Master's Degree
7 14 (2.53%) SC Cleared
8 13 (2.35%) ACCA
9 12 (2.17%) DBS Check
9 12 (2.17%) Microsoft Certification
10 11 (1.99%) CIMA
11 10 (1.81%) Computer Science Degree
12 9 (1.63%) MBA
13 8 (1.45%) A+ Certification
13 8 (1.45%) CISM
14 6 (1.08%) DV Cleared
14 6 (1.08%) PMI Certification
14 6 (1.08%) PMP
15 5 (0.90%) Azure Certification
15 5 (0.90%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 51 (9.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 32 (5.79%) NIST
3 26 (4.70%) PCI DSS
4 19 (3.44%) QA
5 18 (3.25%) Data Quality
6 16 (2.89%) GDPR
7 10 (1.81%) Accessibility
8 5 (0.90%) PMO
9 4 (0.72%) GRC
9 4 (0.72%) SLA
10 3 (0.54%) ISO 14001
10 3 (0.54%) ISO 9001
10 3 (0.54%) NEBOSH
11 2 (0.36%) Cyber Essentials
11 2 (0.36%) EU AI Act
11 2 (0.36%) ISO 20022
11 2 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 42001
11 2 (0.36%) SEPA
12 1 (0.18%) ISO 22301
12 1 (0.18%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 16 (2.89%) Active Directory
2 13 (2.35%) Hyper-V
3 5 (0.90%) Firmware
4 3 (0.54%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.18%) Docker
5 1 (0.18%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 16 (2.89%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (0.36%) Kibana
2 2 (0.36%) SCCM
2 2 (0.36%) SCOM
3 1 (0.18%) AirWatch
3 1 (0.18%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
3 1 (0.18%) Computer Incident Response Team
3 1 (0.18%) EMC NetWorker
3 1 (0.18%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.18%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (0.18%) Terraform
3 1 (0.18%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 119 (21.52%) Microsoft
2 63 (11.39%) SAP
3 47 (8.50%) Salesforce
4 37 (6.69%) Google
5 32 (5.79%) Adobe
6 17 (3.07%) Dell
7 16 (2.89%) Oracle
8 13 (2.35%) MuleSoft
9 11 (1.99%) Autodesk
10 7 (1.27%) Cisco
10 7 (1.27%) Databricks
11 6 (1.08%) Facebook
11 6 (1.08%) ServiceNow
11 6 (1.08%) Workday
12 5 (0.90%) Hotjar
12 5 (0.90%) TikTok
13 4 (0.72%) Pinterest
14 3 (0.54%) Ahrefs
14 3 (0.54%) Hootsuite
14 3 (0.54%) YouTube