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

6 months to
13 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 280 398 444
Rank change year-on-year +118 +46 +265
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Mindset 490 327 374
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.73% 0.66% 0.50%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.26% 1.74% 1.40%
Number of salaries quoted 260 177 268
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,000 £26,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £32,375
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 £64,063
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,500 £79,125
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 21,636 18,838 26,729
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 32.45% 37.85% 36.02%
Number of salaries quoted 10,951 8,804 19,623
10th Percentile £28,000 £33,750 £29,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £46,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,000 £55,440
Median % change year-on-year -11.29% +11.83% -14.71%
75th Percentile £77,500 £83,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £112,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £48,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -12.73% +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 13 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 13 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 +133 423 £47,500 -17.39% 179
UK excluding London +104 331 £44,000 -20.00% 149
Work from Home +106 165 £50,000 - 89
London +69 139 £65,000 - 62
South East +78 92 £42,500 -26.09% 54
North of England +20 65 £45,000 -30.77% 34
Midlands +30 56 £44,000 +10.00% 25
North West +22 47 £42,500 -39.29% 19
South West +5 39 £45,000 -12.20% 16
East Midlands -1 33 £30,000 -25.00% 10
Scotland -11 30 £36,000 -48.57% 6
East of England +26 26 £56,250 +7.14% 13
West Midlands +23 22 £52,500 +48.94% 15
Northern Ireland -7 14 - -
Yorkshire -29 12 £70,000 +12.00% 15
Wales +6 9 £35,000 -28.72% 3
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 (3.47%) Confluence
2 5 (1.02%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.82%) Apache Airflow
3 4 (0.82%) IIS
4 3 (0.61%) CMS
4 3 (0.61%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.61%) WordPress
5 2 (0.41%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.20%) BizTalk Server
6 1 (0.20%) Mendix
6 1 (0.20%) SAS
Applications
1 93 (18.98%) Microsoft Excel
2 15 (3.06%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 14 (2.86%) Microsoft Office
4 12 (2.45%) Maya
4 12 (2.45%) Microsoft Project
5 5 (1.02%) Spreadsheet
6 4 (0.82%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.41%) PlantUML
7 2 (0.41%) Sketch
8 1 (0.20%) Adobe XD
8 1 (0.20%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.20%) Stata
Business Applications
1 16 (3.27%) Dynamics CRM
2 11 (2.24%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (1.22%) SAP FI
4 5 (1.02%) SAP CO
4 5 (1.02%) SAP FI/CO
5 3 (0.61%) NetSuite
5 3 (0.61%) SAP CX
5 3 (0.61%) SAP ERP
5 3 (0.61%) Shopify
6 2 (0.41%) Salesforce CRM
6 2 (0.41%) 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%) SAP EWM
7 1 (0.20%) SAP MM
7 1 (0.20%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 114 (23.27%) Azure
2 106 (21.63%) Power Platform
3 34 (6.94%) AWS
4 29 (5.92%) SaaS
5 28 (5.71%) Azure Data Factory
6 27 (5.51%) Azure DevOps
6 27 (5.51%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 20 (4.08%) Microsoft 365
8 18 (3.67%) GCP
9 13 (2.65%) Boomi
10 12 (2.45%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
11 11 (2.24%) Google Analytics
12 10 (2.04%) Dynamics 365
12 10 (2.04%) Power Automate
12 10 (2.04%) Snowflake
13 8 (1.63%) dbt
13 8 (1.63%) Entra ID
13 8 (1.63%) Serverless
14 7 (1.43%) Asana
14 7 (1.43%) AWS Lambda
Communications & Networking
1 20 (4.08%) Firewall
2 12 (2.45%) SAN
3 10 (2.04%) VPN
4 8 (1.63%) TCP/IP
5 7 (1.43%) WAN
6 6 (1.22%) LAN
7 4 (0.82%) Ethernet
7 4 (0.82%) Wi-Fi
7 4 (0.82%) Wireshark
8 3 (0.61%) Network Security
9 2 (0.41%) Broadband
9 2 (0.41%) DHCP
9 2 (0.41%) DNS
9 2 (0.41%) GSM
9 2 (0.41%) Internet
9 2 (0.41%) LTE
9 2 (0.41%) Modbus
9 2 (0.41%) VLAN
9 2 (0.41%) VoIP
9 2 (0.41%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 103 (21.02%) Power BI
2 46 (9.39%) SQL Server
3 36 (7.35%) Tableau
4 28 (5.71%) Azure SQL Database
5 25 (5.10%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 24 (4.90%) Data Warehouse
7 14 (2.86%) Data Lake
8 8 (1.63%) Metabase
9 6 (1.22%) Amazon RDS
9 6 (1.22%) Amazon Redshift
9 6 (1.22%) PostgreSQL
10 5 (1.02%) Looker
10 5 (1.02%) Metadata
10 5 (1.02%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 4 (0.82%) Oracle BI Publisher
12 3 (0.61%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
13 2 (0.41%) Big Data
13 2 (0.41%) Mixpanel
13 2 (0.41%) Oracle Database
13 2 (0.41%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 27 (5.51%) JIRA
2 13 (2.65%) Git
3 8 (1.63%) Visual Studio
4 7 (1.43%) Jenkins
5 3 (0.61%) GitLab
5 3 (0.61%) Postman
6 2 (0.41%) Selenium
6 2 (0.41%) 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
1 489 (99.80%) Analytical Skills
2 307 (62.65%) Social Skills
3 224 (45.71%) Finance
4 90 (18.37%) Marketing
5 54 (11.02%) Retail
6 44 (8.98%) Legal
7 33 (6.73%) Presentation Skills
8 31 (6.33%) Law
9 27 (5.51%) Public Sector
10 24 (4.90%) Manufacturing
11 22 (4.49%) Documentation Skills
12 19 (3.88%) Organisational Skills
13 17 (3.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 14 (2.86%) Billing
15 13 (2.65%) Games
16 9 (1.84%) Advertising
17 8 (1.63%) Banking
17 8 (1.63%) Financial Institution
17 8 (1.63%) Telecoms
18 7 (1.43%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 116 (23.67%) Analyst
2 69 (14.08%) Lead
3 61 (12.45%) Senior
4 32 (6.53%) Data Analyst
5 28 (5.71%) IT Support
6 27 (5.51%) Commercial Analyst
7 26 (5.31%) Architect
8 24 (4.90%) Business Analyst
8 24 (4.90%) Business Manager
8 24 (4.90%) IT Engineer
9 20 (4.08%) Developer
10 19 (3.88%) Support Engineer
10 19 (3.88%) Systems Analyst
11 16 (3.27%) Administrator
12 15 (3.06%) Financial Analyst
13 14 (2.86%) IT Support Engineer
14 13 (2.65%) Insight Analyst
14 13 (2.65%) Insight Manager
15 12 (2.45%) CRM Architect
15 12 (2.45%) Salesforce Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (2.86%) CSS
1 14 (2.86%) HTML
2 8 (1.63%) .NET
2 8 (1.63%) REST
2 8 (1.63%) SAP Fiori
3 5 (1.02%) FIX Protocol
3 5 (1.02%) SOAP
4 4 (0.82%) EDI
4 4 (0.82%) Oracle Fusion
4 4 (0.82%) PySpark
4 4 (0.82%) Sass
4 4 (0.82%) ZeroMQ
5 3 (0.61%) Blazor
5 3 (0.61%) RESTful
5 3 (0.61%) Spring
5 3 (0.61%) Spring Boot
5 3 (0.61%) XML
6 2 (0.41%) Django
6 2 (0.41%) Middleware
6 2 (0.41%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 45 (9.18%) Self-Motivation
2 43 (8.78%) FMCG
3 41 (8.37%) Management Information System
4 39 (7.96%) Data Centre
5 38 (7.76%) Onboarding
6 33 (6.73%) Product Ownership
7 27 (5.51%) Cloud Native
8 19 (3.88%) Enterprise Software
8 19 (3.88%) Social Media
9 11 (2.24%) Driving Licence
9 11 (2.24%) Smartphone
10 10 (2.04%) Algorithms
11 9 (1.84%) Legacy Systems
12 8 (1.63%) IoT
13 7 (1.43%) Security Posture
14 6 (1.22%) Web Conferencing
15 5 (1.02%) Cyber Defence
16 4 (0.82%) Data Protection Act
16 4 (0.82%) Data Structures
16 4 (0.82%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 25 (5.10%) Windows
2 16 (3.27%) Linux
3 8 (1.63%) Windows 10
4 7 (1.43%) Unix
5 6 (1.22%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.41%) 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
1 223 (45.51%) Problem-Solving
2 170 (34.69%) Analytics
3 165 (33.67%) Continuous Improvement
4 128 (26.12%) Business Intelligence
5 116 (23.67%) Decision-Making
6 93 (18.98%) Agile
7 91 (18.57%) ERP
8 81 (16.53%) Project Management
9 72 (14.69%) Stakeholder Management
10 70 (14.29%) Actionable Insight
10 70 (14.29%) Process Improvement
11 69 (14.08%) CRM
12 68 (13.88%) AI
13 61 (12.45%) Business Strategy
14 59 (12.04%) Visualisation
15 54 (11.02%) Data Analysis
16 53 (10.82%) CI/CD
17 52 (10.61%) Change Management
18 48 (9.80%) DevOps
19 45 (9.18%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 108 (22.04%) SQL
2 60 (12.24%) Python
3 26 (5.31%) PowerShell
4 25 (5.10%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 12 (2.45%) C#
5 12 (2.45%) C++
6 11 (2.24%) Bash
7 10 (2.04%) C
7 10 (2.04%) Java
7 10 (2.04%) JavaScript
8 7 (1.43%) VBA
9 6 (1.22%) Go
10 4 (0.82%) Shell Script
11 3 (0.61%) Bicep
11 3 (0.61%) PL/SQL
11 3 (0.61%) R
11 3 (0.61%) T-SQL
12 2 (0.41%) Kusto Query Language
12 2 (0.41%) Perl
12 2 (0.41%) VC++
Qualifications
1 113 (23.06%) Degree
2 26 (5.31%) Security Cleared
3 18 (3.67%) SC Cleared
4 17 (3.47%) Microsoft Certification
5 14 (2.86%) BPSS Clearance
6 12 (2.45%) Six Sigma Green Belt
7 11 (2.24%) A+ Certification
7 11 (2.24%) CCNA
7 11 (2.24%) Cisco Certification
7 11 (2.24%) Computer Science Degree
7 11 (2.24%) DBS Check
7 11 (2.24%) MCSE
7 11 (2.24%) Network+ Certification
8 10 (2.04%) Master's Degree
9 9 (1.84%) ACCA
9 9 (1.84%) DV Cleared
10 8 (1.63%) PMI Certification
10 8 (1.63%) PMP
11 7 (1.43%) CIMA
11 7 (1.43%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (5.71%) Data Quality
2 24 (4.90%) QA
3 16 (3.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 15 (3.06%) GDPR
5 13 (2.65%) Actionable Recommendations
6 12 (2.45%) Accessibility
7 9 (1.84%) NIST
8 8 (1.63%) GRC
9 4 (0.82%) SLA
10 3 (0.61%) ISO 14001
10 3 (0.61%) ISO 9001
10 3 (0.61%) NEBOSH
10 3 (0.61%) Software Quality Assurance
11 2 (0.41%) Cyber Essentials
11 2 (0.41%) EMIR
11 2 (0.41%) EU AI Act
11 2 (0.41%) IFRS
11 2 (0.41%) ISO 19650
11 2 (0.41%) ISO/IEC 42001
11 2 (0.41%) SOC 2
System Software
1 12 (2.45%) Active Directory
2 8 (1.63%) Docker
3 6 (1.22%) Hyper-V
4 3 (0.61%) Firmware
5 2 (0.41%) VMware Infrastructure
6 1 (0.20%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.20%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 14 (2.86%) Terraform
2 11 (2.24%) Kubernetes
3 10 (2.04%) Microsoft Intune
4 4 (0.82%) Ansible
4 4 (0.82%) Control-M
5 2 (0.41%) 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
1 106 (21.63%) Microsoft
2 48 (9.80%) SAP
3 41 (8.37%) Salesforce
4 25 (5.10%) Oracle
5 24 (4.90%) Dell
6 20 (4.08%) Google
7 16 (3.27%) Adobe
8 13 (2.65%) MuleSoft
9 11 (2.24%) Autodesk
10 6 (1.22%) ServiceNow
11 5 (1.02%) Apple
11 5 (1.02%) BT
11 5 (1.02%) Informatica
11 5 (1.02%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
12 4 (0.82%) Databricks
12 4 (0.82%) Guidewire
12 4 (0.82%) Hotjar
12 4 (0.82%) YouTube
13 3 (0.61%) Screaming Frog
13 3 (0.61%) Xero