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

6 months to
7 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 327 368 479
Rank change year-on-year +41 +111 +227
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Mindset 492 337 453
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.54% 0.77% 0.47%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.93% 1.89% 1.31%
Number of salaries quoted 259 194 298
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,125 £41,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,000 £55,000 £44,100
Median % change year-on-year -16.36% +24.72% -11.80%
75th Percentile £67,500 £77,500 £60,938
90th Percentile £94,000 £88,750 £74,125
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,689 £52,500 £42,000
% change year-on-year -18.69% +25.00% -16.00%

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 25,526 17,877 34,626
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 27.92% 40.92% 36.03%
Number of salaries quoted 13,341 9,300 23,066
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £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 7 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 7 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 +41 427 £48,463 -15.72% 267
UK excluding London +62 350 £42,689 -18.69% 198
London -20 122 £65,000 -13.33% 113
Work from Home +39 120 £50,000 -4.76% 124
North of England +1 92 £62,500 -1.96% 46
South East +28 86 £44,000 -23.48% 75
Midlands +5 56 £42,500 -5.56% 19
North West -6 47 £50,000 -24.53% 31
West Midlands +5 40 £44,000 +17.33% 12
South West -31 39 £32,500 -27.78% 19
Yorkshire -28 30 £71,142 +45.93% 8
East of England -20 29 £40,000 -23.81% 21
Scotland -7 23 £26,150 -50.19% 7
East Midlands -31 15 £30,000 -45.45% 7
North East - 15 £64,250 - 8
Northern Ireland -26 13 - - 5
Wales -15 12 £35,000 -28.72% 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 7 (1.42%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.02%) Confluence
2 5 (1.02%) WordPress
3 4 (0.81%) 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 50 (10.16%) Microsoft Excel
2 28 (5.69%) Microsoft Office
3 14 (2.85%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.81%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 4 (0.81%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.61%) Microsoft Project
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 (2.03%) NetSuite
2 8 (1.63%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.81%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (0.81%) Infor M3
3 4 (0.81%) JDE OneWorld
3 4 (0.81%) JDE World
3 4 (0.81%) 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
Cloud Services
1 85 (17.28%) Azure
2 61 (12.40%) Power Platform
3 41 (8.33%) AWS
4 37 (7.52%) SaaS
5 28 (5.69%) Microsoft 365
6 26 (5.28%) GCP
7 24 (4.88%) Azure DevOps
8 22 (4.47%) Power Automate
9 15 (3.05%) dbt
9 15 (3.05%) GitHub
10 11 (2.24%) GitHub Actions
10 11 (2.24%) Google Analytics
11 9 (1.83%) Amazon S3
11 9 (1.83%) PowerApps
12 8 (1.63%) Azure Data Factory
12 8 (1.63%) Datadog
12 8 (1.63%) OpenShift
13 7 (1.42%) Amazon CloudWatch
13 7 (1.42%) AWS Step Functions
13 7 (1.42%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 18 (3.66%) SAN
2 17 (3.46%) Firewall
3 14 (2.85%) VPN
4 12 (2.44%) WAN
5 11 (2.24%) LAN
5 11 (2.24%) TCP/IP
6 7 (1.42%) DNS
7 5 (1.02%) HTTP
8 4 (0.81%) Broadband
8 4 (0.81%) Network Security
8 4 (0.81%) Wi-Fi
8 4 (0.81%) Wireless
9 3 (0.61%) Internet
10 2 (0.41%) Cisco IOS
10 2 (0.41%) FTP
10 2 (0.41%) GSM
10 2 (0.41%) LTE
10 2 (0.41%) SMS
10 2 (0.41%) SMTP
10 2 (0.41%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 60 (12.20%) Power BI
2 27 (5.49%) Data Warehouse
3 21 (4.27%) SQL Server
4 13 (2.64%) Tableau
5 11 (2.24%) Metabase
6 10 (2.03%) Relational Database
7 9 (1.83%) Metadata
8 8 (1.63%) PostgreSQL
9 7 (1.42%) Amazon Redshift
9 7 (1.42%) RDBMS
10 6 (1.22%) MySQL
10 6 (1.22%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 5 (1.02%) Amazon RDS
11 5 (1.02%) Big Data
11 5 (1.02%) Power Query
12 4 (0.81%) BigQuery
12 4 (0.81%) Data Lake
12 4 (0.81%) Looker
12 4 (0.81%) Qlik Sense
13 3 (0.61%) Hadoop
Development Applications
1 25 (5.08%) Git
2 11 (2.24%) JIRA
2 11 (2.24%) Visual Studio
3 10 (2.03%) GitLab
4 7 (1.42%) ERwin
4 7 (1.42%) Jenkins
5 3 (0.61%) Selenium
5 3 (0.61%) TestRail
6 2 (0.41%) Bitbucket
6 2 (0.41%) WebDriver
7 1 (0.20%) Balsamiq
7 1 (0.20%) Oracle APEX
7 1 (0.20%) Ranorex
7 1 (0.20%) Robot Framework
7 1 (0.20%) SonarQube
7 1 (0.20%) Sonatype Nexus
7 1 (0.20%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 1 (0.20%) TeamCity
7 1 (0.20%) Visual Website Optimizer
7 1 (0.20%) Zephyr
General
1 491 (99.80%) Analytical Skills
2 276 (56.10%) Social Skills
3 198 (40.24%) Finance
4 44 (8.94%) Marketing
5 30 (6.10%) Legal
5 30 (6.10%) Public Sector
6 22 (4.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 21 (4.27%) Manufacturing
8 20 (4.07%) Retail
9 19 (3.86%) Documentation Skills
9 19 (3.86%) Organisational Skills
10 16 (3.25%) Presentation Skills
11 15 (3.05%) Banking
12 11 (2.24%) Financial Institution
12 11 (2.24%) Law
12 11 (2.24%) Telecoms
13 10 (2.03%) Electronics
13 10 (2.03%) Influencing Skills
14 9 (1.83%) Advertising
15 6 (1.22%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 108 (21.95%) Analyst
2 72 (14.63%) Head of QA
3 34 (6.91%) IT Engineer
3 34 (6.91%) Lead
4 33 (6.71%) IT Support
4 33 (6.71%) Senior
5 27 (5.49%) Business Analyst
6 24 (4.88%) IT Analyst
7 19 (3.86%) Support Analyst
8 18 (3.66%) Administrator
8 18 (3.66%) Developer
8 18 (3.66%) Field Engineer
8 18 (3.66%) Field Service Engineer
8 18 (3.66%) Support Engineer
9 16 (3.25%) Consultant
9 16 (3.25%) Data Analyst
9 16 (3.25%) Financial Analyst
9 16 (3.25%) IT Support Engineer
10 15 (3.05%) Junior
10 15 (3.05%) Systems Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (3.05%) CSS
1 15 (3.05%) HTML
2 13 (2.64%) JSON
3 12 (2.44%) XML
4 10 (2.03%) FIX Protocol
5 8 (1.63%) .NET
5 8 (1.63%) OAuth
5 8 (1.63%) RabbitMQ
5 8 (1.63%) SAML
6 7 (1.42%) FpML
6 7 (1.42%) XML Schema
7 6 (1.22%) REST
7 6 (1.22%) SOAP
8 5 (1.02%) PySpark
8 5 (1.02%) React
8 5 (1.02%) RESTful
8 5 (1.02%) SAP Fiori
9 4 (0.81%) Flutter
9 4 (0.81%) Spring
9 4 (0.81%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 26 (5.28%) Onboarding
2 18 (3.66%) Data Centre
3 16 (3.25%) Cloud Native
3 16 (3.25%) Social Media
4 14 (2.85%) Product Ownership
4 14 (2.85%) Self-Motivation
4 14 (2.85%) Smartphone
5 12 (2.44%) Cyber Threat
6 10 (2.03%) Driving Licence
7 9 (1.83%) Data Structures
7 9 (1.83%) Enterprise Software
7 9 (1.83%) FMCG
7 9 (1.83%) Management Information System
8 8 (1.63%) Security Posture
8 8 (1.63%) Web Conferencing
9 7 (1.42%) Algorithms
9 7 (1.42%) e-Learning
9 7 (1.42%) Greenfield Project
10 6 (1.22%) Cyber Defence
10 6 (1.22%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 33 (6.71%) Windows
2 17 (3.46%) Linux
3 12 (2.44%) Windows 10
4 8 (1.63%) Windows Server
5 6 (1.22%) Mac OS
6 4 (0.81%) Unix
7 2 (0.41%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 177 (35.98%) Continuous Improvement
2 162 (32.93%) Problem-Solving
3 150 (30.49%) Analytics
4 119 (24.19%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 93 (18.90%) Root Cause Analysis
6 91 (18.50%) Actionable Insight
7 88 (17.89%) Agile
7 88 (17.89%) Customer Experience
8 86 (17.48%) Service Delivery
9 77 (15.65%) Change Management
9 77 (15.65%) PRINCE2
9 77 (15.65%) Quality Management
10 73 (14.84%) Business Intelligence
11 72 (14.63%) Anti-Money Laundering
12 68 (13.82%) Decision-Making
13 48 (9.76%) CI/CD
14 46 (9.35%) DevOps
15 45 (9.15%) ERP
15 45 (9.15%) Process Improvement
16 40 (8.13%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 87 (17.68%) SQL
2 66 (13.41%) Python
3 30 (6.10%) PowerShell
4 21 (4.27%) Java
5 19 (3.86%) C#
6 18 (3.66%) Bash
7 11 (2.24%) JavaScript
8 10 (2.03%) C++
9 9 (1.83%) Go
10 7 (1.42%) T-SQL
11 6 (1.22%) VBA
12 5 (1.02%) C
12 5 (1.02%) PHP
12 5 (1.02%) Scala
13 4 (0.81%) Bicep
13 4 (0.81%) MATLAB
13 4 (0.81%) PL/SQL
13 4 (0.81%) Shell Script
14 3 (0.61%) Kusto Query Language
14 3 (0.61%) VC++
Qualifications
1 72 (14.63%) IRCA
2 55 (11.18%) Degree
3 26 (5.28%) Security Cleared
4 21 (4.27%) Microsoft Certification
5 18 (3.66%) A+ Certification
5 18 (3.66%) CCNA
5 18 (3.66%) Cisco Certification
5 18 (3.66%) MCSE
5 18 (3.66%) Network+ Certification
6 16 (3.25%) SC Cleared
7 14 (2.85%) BPSS Clearance
8 9 (1.83%) ACCA
8 9 (1.83%) GIAC
9 8 (1.63%) CIMA
10 7 (1.42%) CISSP
10 7 (1.42%) Computer Science Degree
10 7 (1.42%) DBS Check
10 7 (1.42%) GCIH
11 6 (1.22%) GCIA
11 6 (1.22%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 101 (20.53%) QA
2 87 (17.68%) ISO 9001
3 80 (16.26%) GDPR
4 36 (7.32%) Data Quality
5 19 (3.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 10 (2.03%) Cyber Essentials
6 10 (2.03%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 10 (2.03%) SLA
7 9 (1.83%) GRC
7 9 (1.83%) ISO 14001
8 8 (1.63%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 8 (1.63%) NIST
9 7 (1.42%) PCI DSS
9 7 (1.42%) SOC 2
10 6 (1.22%) Accessibility
11 4 (0.81%) Software Quality Assurance
12 3 (0.61%) ARP4754
12 3 (0.61%) DO-254
12 3 (0.61%) EMIR
12 3 (0.61%) ITGC
System Software
1 16 (3.25%) Docker
2 8 (1.63%) 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 21 (4.27%) Terraform
2 18 (3.66%) Kubernetes
3 9 (1.83%) Grafana
4 8 (1.63%) Prometheus
5 6 (1.22%) Microsoft Intune
6 4 (0.81%) Ansible
6 4 (0.81%) Control-M
7 3 (0.61%) Kibana
8 2 (0.41%) CSIRT
8 2 (0.41%) QRadar
9 1 (0.20%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 106 (21.54%) Microsoft
2 23 (4.67%) Google
3 22 (4.47%) SAP
4 21 (4.27%) Dell
5 17 (3.46%) Oracle
6 14 (2.85%) Salesforce
7 12 (2.44%) Adobe
8 11 (2.24%) HubSpot
9 10 (2.03%) ServiceNow
10 9 (1.83%) CrowdStrike
11 8 (1.63%) Databricks
11 8 (1.63%) Dynatrace
11 8 (1.63%) Red Hat
12 7 (1.42%) Sparx
13 5 (1.02%) Apple
13 5 (1.02%) IFS
13 5 (1.02%) Informatica
13 5 (1.02%) Splunk
14 4 (0.81%) Epicor
14 4 (0.81%) Infor