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

6 months to
10 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 328 329 487
Rank change year-on-year +1 +158 +165
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Mindset 509 397 469
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.55% 0.90% 0.44%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.21% 2.08% 1.29%
Number of salaries quoted 279 208 304
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £27,725
25th Percentile £34,750 £41,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,425 £57,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.04% +27.78% -10.00%
75th Percentile £68,125 £80,000 £61,563
90th Percentile £93,750 £90,750 £72,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £44,000 £52,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -16.19% +23.53% -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 23,044 19,060 36,278
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 25.12% 43.11% 34.08%
Number of salaries quoted 14,606 8,942 23,441
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £28,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -15.38%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +3.00% - -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 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 10 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 -3 446 £50,000 -13.04% 196
UK excluding London +52 372 £44,000 -16.19% 154
Work from Home +49 121 £50,000 -4.76% 125
London -29 121 £65,000 -18.75% 75
South East -4 95 £50,000 -11.11% 44
North of England +13 93 £56,100 -6.50% 31
Midlands +18 62 £44,000 +3.53% 28
South West -19 51 £32,500 -38.10% 19
North West +11 49 £45,000 -25.00% 21
West Midlands +5 41 £44,000 +20.55% 13
Yorkshire -18 30 £90,000 +89.47% 7
Scotland +20 23 £26,150 -32.95% 8
East of England -17 22 £40,000 +23.08% 19
East Midlands -13 21 £37,500 -34.78% 15
Northern Ireland -21 14 £63,750 +27.50% 6
North East -27 14 £58,500 - 3
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 9 (1.77%) SharePoint
2 5 (0.98%) WordPress
3 4 (0.79%) Apache Airflow
3 4 (0.79%) Confluence
4 3 (0.59%) Apache Spark
4 3 (0.59%) CMS
4 3 (0.59%) IIS
5 1 (0.20%) Apache
5 1 (0.20%) Mendix
Applications
1 49 (9.63%) Microsoft Excel
2 25 (4.91%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (1.96%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.79%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 3 (0.59%) Photoshop
6 2 (0.39%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.39%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.20%) Adobe XD
7 1 (0.20%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.20%) PlantUML
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%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.59%) Dynamics GP
4 3 (0.59%) Shopify
5 2 (0.39%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
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
6 1 (0.20%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 67 (13.16%) Azure
2 60 (11.79%) Power Platform
3 39 (7.66%) SaaS
4 35 (6.88%) AWS
5 30 (5.89%) Microsoft 365
6 21 (4.13%) GCP
7 20 (3.93%) Power Automate
8 19 (3.73%) Azure DevOps
9 15 (2.95%) GitHub
9 15 (2.95%) Google Analytics
10 13 (2.55%) PowerApps
11 12 (2.36%) dbt
12 11 (2.16%) 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%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 17 (3.34%) SAN
2 16 (3.14%) VPN
3 15 (2.95%) Firewall
4 14 (2.75%) LAN
4 14 (2.75%) WAN
5 12 (2.36%) TCP/IP
6 9 (1.77%) DNS
6 9 (1.77%) HTTP
7 8 (1.57%) 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%) SSL
10 2 (0.39%) VoIP
11 1 (0.20%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 56 (11.00%) Power BI
2 26 (5.11%) Data Warehouse
3 17 (3.34%) SQL Server
4 11 (2.16%) Relational Database
5 10 (1.96%) Metadata
5 10 (1.96%) Tableau
6 9 (1.77%) Amazon Redshift
7 8 (1.57%) Metabase
7 8 (1.57%) MySQL
8 7 (1.38%) PostgreSQL
8 7 (1.38%) Power Query
8 7 (1.38%) RDBMS
9 6 (1.18%) GIS
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 10 (1.96%) JIRA
3 9 (1.77%) GitLab
4 8 (1.57%) Visual Studio
5 7 (1.38%) ERwin
6 4 (0.79%) Bitbucket
6 4 (0.79%) Jenkins
7 3 (0.59%) Eclipse
7 3 (0.59%) Visual Website Optimizer
8 2 (0.39%) Cypress.io
8 2 (0.39%) Ranorex
8 2 (0.39%) Robot Framework
8 2 (0.39%) Selenium
8 2 (0.39%) TestRail
9 1 (0.20%) SonarQube
9 1 (0.20%) Sonatype Nexus
9 1 (0.20%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 1 (0.20%) TeamCity
9 1 (0.20%) Zephyr
General
1 508 (99.80%) Analytical Skills
2 271 (53.24%) Social Skills
3 184 (36.15%) Finance
4 53 (10.41%) Marketing
5 27 (5.30%) Organisational Skills
6 26 (5.11%) Legal
7 25 (4.91%) Public Sector
8 24 (4.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 23 (4.52%) Manufacturing
10 22 (4.32%) Retail
11 19 (3.73%) Documentation Skills
12 12 (2.36%) Electronics
12 12 (2.36%) Presentation Skills
13 11 (2.16%) Banking
13 11 (2.16%) Influencing Skills
13 11 (2.16%) Telecoms
14 10 (1.96%) Advertising
14 10 (1.96%) Aerospace
15 9 (1.77%) Financial Institution
15 9 (1.77%) Law
Job Titles
1 116 (22.79%) Analyst
2 72 (14.15%) Head of QA
3 38 (7.47%) Senior
4 36 (7.07%) Lead
5 30 (5.89%) IT Engineer
6 27 (5.30%) IT Support
7 24 (4.72%) Business Analyst
8 23 (4.52%) Data Analyst
9 22 (4.32%) Developer
9 22 (4.32%) Support Analyst
10 20 (3.93%) IT Analyst
11 17 (3.34%) Field Engineer
11 17 (3.34%) Field Service Engineer
12 16 (3.14%) Consultant
12 16 (3.14%) Junior
12 16 (3.14%) Support Engineer
13 15 (2.95%) Junior Analyst
14 14 (2.75%) IT Support Engineer
15 13 (2.55%) Financial Analyst
16 12 (2.36%) Compliance Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (3.54%) HTML
2 17 (3.34%) CSS
3 14 (2.75%) JSON
4 10 (1.96%) XML
5 8 (1.57%) .NET
5 8 (1.57%) FIX Protocol
5 8 (1.57%) OAuth
5 8 (1.57%) RabbitMQ
5 8 (1.57%) SAML
6 7 (1.38%) FpML
6 7 (1.38%) React
6 7 (1.38%) REST
6 7 (1.38%) XML Schema
7 6 (1.18%) SOAP
8 5 (0.98%) PySpark
9 4 (0.79%) Flutter
9 4 (0.79%) SAP Fiori
10 3 (0.59%) EDI
10 3 (0.59%) LDAP
10 3 (0.59%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 23 (4.52%) Onboarding
2 17 (3.34%) Cyber Threat
2 17 (3.34%) Data Centre
3 16 (3.14%) Social Media
4 13 (2.55%) Smartphone
5 11 (2.16%) Cloud Native
6 10 (1.96%) Cyber Defence
6 10 (1.96%) Management Information System
6 10 (1.96%) Product Ownership
6 10 (1.96%) Self-Motivation
7 9 (1.77%) Data Structures
7 9 (1.77%) Driving Licence
8 8 (1.57%) FMCG
8 8 (1.57%) Greenfield Project
8 8 (1.57%) Web Conferencing
9 7 (1.38%) e-Learning
9 7 (1.38%) Marketing Technology
10 6 (1.18%) SCADA
11 5 (0.98%) Legacy Systems
11 5 (0.98%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 35 (6.88%) Windows
2 17 (3.34%) 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
7 2 (0.39%) Debian
7 2 (0.39%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 184 (36.15%) Continuous Improvement
2 162 (31.83%) Analytics
3 136 (26.72%) Problem-Solving
4 131 (25.74%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 99 (19.45%) Actionable Insight
6 96 (18.86%) Root Cause Analysis
7 88 (17.29%) Service Delivery
8 86 (16.90%) Customer Experience
8 86 (16.90%) Decision-Making
9 82 (16.11%) Change Management
10 81 (15.91%) Agile
11 79 (15.52%) Quality Management
12 76 (14.93%) PRINCE2
13 75 (14.73%) Business Intelligence
14 72 (14.15%) Anti-Money Laundering
15 53 (10.41%) CRM
16 48 (9.43%) Process Improvement
17 39 (7.66%) ERP
17 39 (7.66%) Stakeholder Management
18 38 (7.47%) AI
Programming Languages
1 94 (18.47%) SQL
2 62 (12.18%) Python
3 26 (5.11%) PowerShell
4 19 (3.73%) C#
5 18 (3.54%) Java
6 15 (2.95%) Bash
7 12 (2.36%) JavaScript
8 10 (1.96%) MATLAB
9 9 (1.77%) C++
9 9 (1.77%) Go
10 8 (1.57%) T-SQL
11 7 (1.38%) PHP
11 7 (1.38%) Scala
12 6 (1.18%) C
12 6 (1.18%) Search Processing Language
13 4 (0.79%) Embedded C
13 4 (0.79%) Embedded C++
13 4 (0.79%) PL/SQL
13 4 (0.79%) Shell Script
13 4 (0.79%) VBA
Qualifications
1 72 (14.15%) IRCA
2 58 (11.39%) Degree
3 31 (6.09%) Security Cleared
4 22 (4.32%) SC Cleared
5 19 (3.73%) Microsoft Certification
6 17 (3.34%) A+ Certification
6 17 (3.34%) CCNA
6 17 (3.34%) Cisco Certification
6 17 (3.34%) MCSE
6 17 (3.34%) Network+ Certification
7 13 (2.55%) BPSS Clearance
8 9 (1.77%) GCIH
8 9 (1.77%) GIAC
9 8 (1.57%) ACCA
9 8 (1.57%) GCIA
10 7 (1.38%) Computer Science Degree
10 7 (1.38%) DBS Check
10 7 (1.38%) OSCP
11 6 (1.18%) CREST Certified
11 6 (1.18%) GCED
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 94 (18.47%) QA
2 91 (17.88%) ISO 9001
3 86 (16.90%) GDPR
4 52 (10.22%) Data Quality
5 20 (3.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 13 (2.55%) ISO 14001
7 12 (2.36%) Cyber Essentials
7 12 (2.36%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 12 (2.36%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 9 (1.77%) Accessibility
8 9 (1.77%) SLA
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%) COBIT
System Software
1 11 (2.16%) Docker
2 7 (1.38%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.20%) IAG
3 1 (0.20%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 16 (3.14%) Terraform
2 14 (2.75%) Kubernetes
3 9 (1.77%) Grafana
4 8 (1.57%) Prometheus
5 6 (1.18%) Kibana
6 4 (0.79%) Control-M
7 3 (0.59%) Ansible
7 3 (0.59%) Microsoft Intune
7 3 (0.59%) QRadar
8 2 (0.39%) CSIRT
9 1 (0.20%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 103 (20.24%) Microsoft
2 29 (5.70%) Google
3 21 (4.13%) HubSpot
4 20 (3.93%) SAP
5 19 (3.73%) Dell
6 18 (3.54%) Salesforce
7 12 (2.36%) Adobe
8 11 (2.16%) Oracle
8 11 (2.16%) ServiceNow
9 10 (1.96%) CrowdStrike
10 9 (1.77%) Splunk
11 8 (1.57%) Dynatrace
11 8 (1.57%) Red Hat
12 7 (1.38%) Sparx
13 6 (1.18%) Carbon Black
13 6 (1.18%) Databricks
13 6 (1.18%) Marketo
13 6 (1.18%) Pardot
14 5 (0.98%) IFS
14 5 (0.98%) Informatica