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

6 months to
3 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 279 390 456
Rank change year-on-year +111 +66 +264
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Mindset 508 303 402
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.72% 0.66% 0.51%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.27% 1.73% 1.40%
Number of salaries quoted 256 168 275
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £26,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% +22.22% -14.29%
75th Percentile £67,500 £74,063 £60,625
90th Percentile £94,375 £88,750 £73,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £43,250 £55,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -21.36% +29.41% -15.00%

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 22,403 17,500 28,616
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 31.72% 38.39% 36.29%
Number of salaries quoted 11,341 8,538 20,578
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,750 £28,750
25th Percentile £37,500 £46,060 £39,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,644 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.78% +12.08% -15.38%
75th Percentile £78,750 £83,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £112,800 £98,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £48,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -11.82% +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 3 March 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 3 March 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 +121 437 £47,500 -16.21% 250
UK excluding London +103 340 £43,250 -21.36% 200
Work from Home +74 153 £48,750 -2.50% 116
London +65 145 £60,000 - 82
South East +43 87 £42,500 -22.73% 61
North of England +5 77 £45,000 -30.77% 52
Midlands +2 55 £44,000 +10.00% 33
North West +23 50 £42,500 -39.29% 26
South West -1 40 £45,000 -12.20% 21
East Midlands -20 29 £30,000 -45.45% 12
East of England +19 27 £46,250 -11.90% 23
West Midlands +27 25 £50,000 +41.84% 20
Scotland -8 23 £31,075 -55.61% 10
Northern Ireland -10 19 - - 2
Yorkshire -30 15 £50,000 -20.00% 21
Wales +4 12 £35,000 -28.72% 5
North East - 12 £38,500 - 5

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 8 (1.57%) Confluence
2 4 (0.79%) Apache Airflow
2 4 (0.79%) IIS
2 4 (0.79%) WordPress
3 3 (0.59%) CMS
3 3 (0.59%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.59%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.39%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.20%) BizTalk Server
5 1 (0.20%) Mendix
Applications
1 90 (17.72%) Microsoft Excel
2 18 (3.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 14 (2.76%) Microsoft Office
4 12 (2.36%) Microsoft Project
5 10 (1.97%) Maya
6 4 (0.79%) MS Visio
7 3 (0.59%) Spreadsheet
8 2 (0.39%) Sketch
9 1 (0.20%) Adobe XD
9 1 (0.20%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 12 (2.36%) Dynamics CRM
2 10 (1.97%) SAP S/4HANA
3 5 (0.98%) SAP FI
4 4 (0.79%) SAP CO
4 4 (0.79%) SAP FI/CO
5 3 (0.59%) NetSuite
5 3 (0.59%) SAP CX
5 3 (0.59%) SAP ERP
6 2 (0.39%) Salesforce CRM
6 2 (0.39%) Unit4 Business World
7 1 (0.20%) Dynamics AX
7 1 (0.20%) Dynamics GP
7 1 (0.20%) OpenText VIM for SAP
7 1 (0.20%) Oracle EBS
7 1 (0.20%) SAP SD
7 1 (0.20%) Shopify
7 1 (0.20%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 107 (21.06%) Azure
2 105 (20.67%) Power Platform
3 36 (7.09%) AWS
4 35 (6.89%) SaaS
5 29 (5.71%) Azure Data Factory
6 27 (5.31%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 23 (4.53%) Azure DevOps
8 19 (3.74%) GCP
9 17 (3.35%) Microsoft 365
9 17 (3.35%) Power Automate
10 12 (2.36%) GitHub
11 11 (2.17%) Boomi
12 10 (1.97%) Amazon S3
12 10 (1.97%) dbt
12 10 (1.97%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
13 8 (1.57%) Dynamics 365
13 8 (1.57%) GitHub Actions
13 8 (1.57%) Serverless
13 8 (1.57%) Snowflake
14 7 (1.38%) AWS Step Functions
Communications & Networking
1 18 (3.54%) Firewall
2 14 (2.76%) SAN
3 10 (1.97%) VPN
4 8 (1.57%) TCP/IP
5 7 (1.38%) WAN
6 6 (1.18%) LAN
7 4 (0.79%) Ethernet
7 4 (0.79%) Wi-Fi
7 4 (0.79%) Wireshark
8 3 (0.59%) Network Security
9 2 (0.39%) Broadband
9 2 (0.39%) DHCP
9 2 (0.39%) DNS
9 2 (0.39%) GSM
9 2 (0.39%) Internet
9 2 (0.39%) LTE
9 2 (0.39%) Modbus
9 2 (0.39%) VLAN
9 2 (0.39%) VoIP
9 2 (0.39%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 102 (20.08%) Power BI
2 47 (9.25%) SQL Server
3 27 (5.31%) Azure SQL Database
3 27 (5.31%) Tableau
4 25 (4.92%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 24 (4.72%) Data Warehouse
6 12 (2.36%) Data Lake
7 10 (1.97%) Metabase
8 8 (1.57%) Metadata
9 6 (1.18%) Amazon RDS
9 6 (1.18%) Amazon Redshift
9 6 (1.18%) PostgreSQL
10 5 (0.98%) Relational Database
10 5 (0.98%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 4 (0.79%) Looker
11 4 (0.79%) Qlik Sense
11 4 (0.79%) RDBMS
12 3 (0.59%) Oracle BI Publisher
12 3 (0.59%) Power Query
12 3 (0.59%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 20 (3.94%) Git
2 18 (3.54%) JIRA
3 10 (1.97%) Visual Studio
4 7 (1.38%) GitLab
4 7 (1.38%) Jenkins
5 4 (0.79%) ERwin
6 2 (0.39%) Postman
6 2 (0.39%) Selenium
6 2 (0.39%) WebDriver
7 1 (0.20%) Balsamiq
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
1 507 (99.80%) Analytical Skills
2 319 (62.80%) Social Skills
3 245 (48.23%) Finance
4 72 (14.17%) Marketing
5 50 (9.84%) Retail
6 44 (8.66%) Legal
7 33 (6.50%) Presentation Skills
8 29 (5.71%) Public Sector
9 25 (4.92%) Law
10 24 (4.72%) Manufacturing
11 23 (4.53%) Documentation Skills
12 20 (3.94%) Organisational Skills
13 15 (2.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 14 (2.76%) Banking
15 13 (2.56%) Billing
16 11 (2.17%) Games
17 10 (1.97%) Financial Institution
18 9 (1.77%) Automotive
19 8 (1.57%) Front Office
19 8 (1.57%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 114 (22.44%) Analyst
2 59 (11.61%) Lead
3 56 (11.02%) Senior
4 36 (7.09%) Head of QA
5 33 (6.50%) Data Analyst
6 28 (5.51%) IT Support
7 27 (5.31%) Commercial Analyst
8 24 (4.72%) Business Manager
8 24 (4.72%) IT Engineer
9 21 (4.13%) Business Analyst
9 21 (4.13%) Developer
10 19 (3.74%) Architect
11 18 (3.54%) Systems Analyst
12 17 (3.35%) Financial Analyst
13 16 (3.15%) Administrator
14 15 (2.95%) Consultant
15 14 (2.76%) Support Analyst
15 14 (2.76%) Support Engineer
16 13 (2.56%) Field Engineer
16 13 (2.56%) Field Service Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (2.56%) CSS
1 13 (2.56%) HTML
2 9 (1.77%) .NET
3 8 (1.57%) FIX Protocol
4 7 (1.38%) SAP Fiori
4 7 (1.38%) XML
5 6 (1.18%) REST
6 5 (0.98%) JSON
6 5 (0.98%) OAuth
6 5 (0.98%) RabbitMQ
6 5 (0.98%) SAML
6 5 (0.98%) SOAP
7 4 (0.79%) EDI
7 4 (0.79%) FpML
7 4 (0.79%) PySpark
7 4 (0.79%) Sass
7 4 (0.79%) XML Schema
7 4 (0.79%) ZeroMQ
8 3 (0.59%) Oracle Fusion
8 3 (0.59%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 41 (8.07%) Self-Motivation
2 38 (7.48%) FMCG
3 35 (6.89%) Data Centre
4 31 (6.10%) Management Information System
5 30 (5.91%) Onboarding
6 24 (4.72%) Cloud Native
7 22 (4.33%) Product Ownership
8 19 (3.74%) Social Media
9 17 (3.35%) Enterprise Software
10 13 (2.56%) Smartphone
11 10 (1.97%) Algorithms
12 8 (1.57%) Driving Licence
12 8 (1.57%) Security Posture
13 7 (1.38%) IoT
13 7 (1.38%) Legacy Systems
13 7 (1.38%) Low-Code
14 6 (1.18%) Data Structures
15 5 (0.98%) Cyber Defence
15 5 (0.98%) e-Learning
16 4 (0.79%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 27 (5.31%) Windows
2 17 (3.35%) Linux
3 8 (1.57%) Windows 10
4 7 (1.38%) Unix
5 6 (1.18%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.39%) 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
1 215 (42.32%) Problem-Solving
2 196 (38.58%) Analytics
3 189 (37.20%) Continuous Improvement
4 123 (24.21%) Business Intelligence
5 109 (21.46%) Decision-Making
6 103 (20.28%) Actionable Insight
7 86 (16.93%) Agile
8 79 (15.55%) ERP
9 78 (15.35%) Change Management
10 76 (14.96%) Process Improvement
10 76 (14.96%) Project Management
10 76 (14.96%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 66 (12.99%) Stakeholder Management
12 65 (12.80%) Customer Experience
13 64 (12.60%) AI
14 61 (12.01%) Visualisation
15 58 (11.42%) Data Analysis
16 55 (10.83%) CRM
17 54 (10.63%) CI/CD
18 52 (10.24%) Business Strategy
Programming Languages
1 102 (20.08%) SQL
2 61 (12.01%) Python
3 29 (5.71%) PowerShell
4 25 (4.92%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 16 (3.15%) Bash
6 13 (2.56%) C++
7 12 (2.36%) C#
8 10 (1.97%) C
8 10 (1.97%) Java
9 9 (1.77%) JavaScript
10 7 (1.38%) VBA
11 6 (1.18%) Go
12 4 (0.79%) Shell Script
13 3 (0.59%) Bicep
13 3 (0.59%) T-SQL
13 3 (0.59%) VC++
14 2 (0.39%) Kusto Query Language
14 2 (0.39%) Perl
14 2 (0.39%) PL/SQL
14 2 (0.39%) Scala
Qualifications
1 108 (21.26%) Degree
2 36 (7.09%) IRCA
3 26 (5.12%) Security Cleared
4 18 (3.54%) Microsoft Certification
4 18 (3.54%) SC Cleared
5 16 (3.15%) BPSS Clearance
6 13 (2.56%) A+ Certification
6 13 (2.56%) CCNA
6 13 (2.56%) Cisco Certification
6 13 (2.56%) MCSE
6 13 (2.56%) Network+ Certification
7 12 (2.36%) ACCA
7 12 (2.36%) Six Sigma Green Belt
8 11 (2.17%) Computer Science Degree
8 11 (2.17%) DBS Check
9 10 (1.97%) CIMA
10 9 (1.77%) DV Cleared
10 9 (1.77%) Master's Degree
11 8 (1.57%) PMI Certification
11 8 (1.57%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 59 (11.61%) QA
2 51 (10.04%) GDPR
3 40 (7.87%) ISO 9001
4 32 (6.30%) Data Quality
5 12 (2.36%) Actionable Recommendations
5 12 (2.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 10 (1.97%) GRC
6 10 (1.97%) NIST
7 9 (1.77%) Accessibility
8 4 (0.79%) ISO 14001
8 4 (0.79%) SLA
8 4 (0.79%) Software Quality Assurance
9 3 (0.59%) EMIR
9 3 (0.59%) NEBOSH
9 3 (0.59%) PCI DSS
10 2 (0.39%) EU AI Act
10 2 (0.39%) GAAP
10 2 (0.39%) ISO 19650
10 2 (0.39%) ISO/IEC 42001
10 2 (0.39%) SOC 2
System Software
1 12 (2.36%) Docker
2 8 (1.57%) Active Directory
3 4 (0.79%) Hyper-V
4 2 (0.39%) Virtual Desktop
4 2 (0.39%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.20%) Firmware
5 1 (0.20%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 18 (3.54%) Terraform
2 15 (2.95%) Kubernetes
3 7 (1.38%) Microsoft Intune
4 5 (0.98%) Grafana
4 5 (0.98%) Prometheus
5 4 (0.79%) Ansible
5 4 (0.79%) Control-M
6 2 (0.39%) CSIRT
7 1 (0.20%) AirWatch
7 1 (0.20%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.20%) SCCM
7 1 (0.20%) SCOM
Vendors
1 102 (20.08%) Microsoft
2 40 (7.87%) SAP
3 33 (6.50%) Salesforce
4 24 (4.72%) Dell
5 23 (4.53%) Oracle
6 13 (2.56%) Adobe
6 13 (2.56%) Google
7 11 (2.17%) MuleSoft
8 10 (1.97%) Autodesk
9 7 (1.38%) ServiceNow
10 6 (1.18%) Dynatrace
10 6 (1.18%) Red Hat
11 5 (0.98%) Apple
11 5 (0.98%) BT
11 5 (0.98%) Informatica
11 5 (0.98%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
12 4 (0.79%) Databricks
12 4 (0.79%) Guidewire
12 4 (0.79%) Hotjar
12 4 (0.79%) Sparx