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

6 months to
27 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 320 312 466
Rank change year-on-year -8 +154 +190
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Mindset 531 425 488
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.56% 0.93% 0.46%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.17% 2.19% 1.37%
Number of salaries quoted 287 235 313
10th Percentile £28,075 £31,250 £28,300
25th Percentile £34,250 £40,494 £34,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +27.78% -10.00%
75th Percentile £69,375 £80,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £93,750 £90,750 £73,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £44,000 £50,750 £42,500
% change year-on-year -13.30% +19.41% -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 24,468 19,381 35,648
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 25.69% 42.55% 33.77%
Number of salaries quoted 15,640 9,305 23,095
10th Percentile £30,500 £29,500 £28,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £39,750 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,773 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.95% +4.55% -15.38%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £98,474
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,430 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +2.86% - -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 27 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 27 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 -27 470 £50,000 -13.04% 152
UK excluding London +31 391 £44,000 -13.30% 118
Work from Home +33 131 £50,000 - 67
London -48 124 £65,000 -14.75% 57
South East -16 105 £50,000 -9.09% 38
North of England +18 96 £59,300 +24.84% 23
Midlands -7 64 £44,000 -21.78% 25
South West -13 60 £32,500 -31.58% 18
North West +11 50 £45,000 -10.00% 12
West Midlands +8 43 £44,000 +15.79% 11
Yorkshire -9 32 £90,000 +89.47% 8
East Midlands -24 21 £37,500 -53.13% 14
Scotland +17 20 £26,150 -32.95% 2
East of England -25 20 £40,000 +0.83% 10
Northern Ireland -21 14 £63,750 +27.50% 2
North East -28 14 £58,500 - 3
Wales - 12 £35,000 - 1

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 10 (1.88%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.32%) Confluence
3 5 (0.94%) WordPress
4 3 (0.56%) CMS
4 3 (0.56%) IIS
5 2 (0.38%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.38%) SAS
6 1 (0.19%) Apache
6 1 (0.19%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.19%) Mendix
Applications
1 50 (9.42%) Microsoft Excel
2 25 (4.71%) Microsoft Office
3 12 (2.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.75%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 3 (0.56%) Photoshop
6 2 (0.38%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.38%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.19%) Adobe XD
7 1 (0.19%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.19%) PlantUML
7 1 (0.19%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 10 (1.88%) NetSuite
2 6 (1.13%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.75%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (0.75%) Infor M3
3 4 (0.75%) JDE OneWorld
3 4 (0.75%) JDE World
4 3 (0.56%) Dynamics GP
4 3 (0.56%) Shopify
5 2 (0.38%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
5 2 (0.38%) Salesforce CRM
5 2 (0.38%) SAP HCM
5 2 (0.38%) Unit4 Business World
6 1 (0.19%) SAP CO
6 1 (0.19%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.19%) SAP FI/CO
6 1 (0.19%) SAP PM
6 1 (0.19%) SAP QM
6 1 (0.19%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 71 (13.37%) Azure
2 64 (12.05%) Power Platform
3 40 (7.53%) SaaS
4 35 (6.59%) Microsoft 365
5 33 (6.21%) AWS
6 23 (4.33%) Azure DevOps
7 20 (3.77%) GCP
7 20 (3.77%) Power Automate
8 16 (3.01%) Google Analytics
8 16 (3.01%) PowerApps
9 15 (2.82%) GitHub
10 12 (2.26%) dbt
10 12 (2.26%) GitHub Actions
11 10 (1.88%) Azure Data Factory
11 10 (1.88%) Dynamics 365
12 9 (1.69%) Datadog
13 8 (1.51%) OpenShift
14 7 (1.32%) Tricentis Tosca
15 6 (1.13%) Entra ID
15 6 (1.13%) Google Ads
Communications & Networking
1 15 (2.82%) SAN
2 14 (2.64%) LAN
2 14 (2.64%) VPN
2 14 (2.64%) WAN
3 13 (2.45%) TCP/IP
4 12 (2.26%) Firewall
5 10 (1.88%) HTTP
6 9 (1.69%) DNS
6 9 (1.69%) SMS
7 6 (1.13%) Wireless
8 5 (0.94%) Internet
8 5 (0.94%) Wi-Fi
9 4 (0.75%) FTP
9 4 (0.75%) SMTP
10 3 (0.56%) Broadband
10 3 (0.56%) Unified Communications
11 2 (0.38%) Cisco IOS
11 2 (0.38%) Kerberos
11 2 (0.38%) SSL
11 2 (0.38%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 57 (10.73%) Power BI
2 29 (5.46%) Data Warehouse
3 16 (3.01%) SQL Server
4 12 (2.26%) Relational Database
5 10 (1.88%) Metadata
5 10 (1.88%) Tableau
6 8 (1.51%) Amazon Redshift
6 8 (1.51%) Metabase
6 8 (1.51%) MySQL
7 7 (1.32%) Power Query
7 7 (1.32%) RDBMS
8 6 (1.13%) BigQuery
8 6 (1.13%) GIS
9 4 (0.75%) PostgreSQL
9 4 (0.75%) Qlik Sense
10 3 (0.56%) Big Data
10 3 (0.56%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 2 (0.38%) Looker
11 2 (0.38%) MariaDB
11 2 (0.38%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 23 (4.33%) Git
2 15 (2.82%) JIRA
3 9 (1.69%) GitLab
4 8 (1.51%) Visual Studio
5 7 (1.32%) ERwin
6 5 (0.94%) Eclipse
6 5 (0.94%) Jenkins
7 4 (0.75%) Bitbucket
8 3 (0.56%) Visual Website Optimizer
9 2 (0.38%) Cypress.io
9 2 (0.38%) Ranorex
9 2 (0.38%) Robot Framework
9 2 (0.38%) Selenium
9 2 (0.38%) TestRail
10 1 (0.19%) SonarQube
10 1 (0.19%) Sonatype Nexus
10 1 (0.19%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
10 1 (0.19%) TeamCity
10 1 (0.19%) Zephyr
General
1 530 (99.81%) Analytical Skills
2 279 (52.54%) Social Skills
3 189 (35.59%) Finance
4 56 (10.55%) Marketing
5 35 (6.59%) Organisational Skills
6 28 (5.27%) Manufacturing
7 25 (4.71%) Public Sector
8 24 (4.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 21 (3.95%) Legal
9 21 (3.95%) Retail
10 17 (3.20%) Documentation Skills
11 13 (2.45%) Electronics
11 13 (2.45%) Presentation Skills
12 12 (2.26%) Advertising
12 12 (2.26%) Aerospace
13 11 (2.07%) Banking
13 11 (2.07%) Influencing Skills
14 9 (1.69%) Financial Institution
14 9 (1.69%) Law
14 9 (1.69%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 122 (22.98%) Analyst
2 72 (13.56%) Head of QA
3 43 (8.10%) Senior
4 42 (7.91%) Lead
5 27 (5.08%) Business Analyst
5 27 (5.08%) IT Engineer
6 26 (4.90%) Developer
6 26 (4.90%) Support Analyst
7 25 (4.71%) IT Support
8 23 (4.33%) Data Analyst
9 20 (3.77%) IT Analyst
10 16 (3.01%) Compliance Manager
10 16 (3.01%) Consultant
10 16 (3.01%) Junior
11 15 (2.82%) Field Engineer
11 15 (2.82%) Field Service Engineer
11 15 (2.82%) Junior Analyst
12 14 (2.64%) Support Engineer
13 12 (2.26%) Financial Analyst
13 12 (2.26%) IT Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (3.77%) JSON
2 18 (3.39%) HTML
3 17 (3.20%) CSS
4 12 (2.26%) .NET
5 10 (1.88%) XML
6 8 (1.51%) FIX Protocol
6 8 (1.51%) OAuth
6 8 (1.51%) RabbitMQ
6 8 (1.51%) SAML
7 7 (1.32%) FpML
7 7 (1.32%) XML Schema
8 6 (1.13%) React
9 5 (0.94%) PySpark
9 5 (0.94%) REST
10 4 (0.75%) LDAP
10 4 (0.75%) RESTful
10 4 (0.75%) SOAP
11 3 (0.56%) SAP Fiori
11 3 (0.56%) Spring
11 3 (0.56%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 24 (4.52%) Onboarding
2 17 (3.20%) Cyber Threat
3 16 (3.01%) Management Information System
3 16 (3.01%) Self-Motivation
4 15 (2.82%) Cloud Native
4 15 (2.82%) Data Centre
4 15 (2.82%) Social Media
5 11 (2.07%) Smartphone
6 10 (1.88%) Cyber Defence
6 10 (1.88%) Product Ownership
7 9 (1.69%) Driving Licence
7 9 (1.69%) Greenfield Project
8 8 (1.51%) Data Structures
8 8 (1.51%) e-Learning
8 8 (1.51%) SCADA
8 8 (1.51%) Web Conferencing
9 6 (1.13%) FMCG
9 6 (1.13%) Legacy Systems
9 6 (1.13%) Marketing Technology
10 5 (0.94%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 35 (6.59%) Windows
2 17 (3.20%) Linux
3 10 (1.88%) Windows 10
3 10 (1.88%) Windows Server
4 4 (0.75%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.38%) Android
5 2 (0.38%) Debian
5 2 (0.38%) Ubuntu
5 2 (0.38%) Unix
5 2 (0.38%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 194 (36.53%) Continuous Improvement
2 166 (31.26%) Analytics
3 142 (26.74%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 134 (25.24%) Problem-Solving
5 101 (19.02%) Actionable Insight
6 94 (17.70%) Root Cause Analysis
7 88 (16.57%) Service Delivery
8 86 (16.20%) Customer Experience
9 85 (16.01%) Agile
9 85 (16.01%) Decision-Making
10 84 (15.82%) Change Management
11 79 (14.88%) Quality Management
12 76 (14.31%) Business Intelligence
12 76 (14.31%) PRINCE2
13 72 (13.56%) Anti-Money Laundering
14 56 (10.55%) Process Improvement
15 54 (10.17%) CRM
16 41 (7.72%) ERP
17 40 (7.53%) Stakeholder Management
18 39 (7.34%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 97 (18.27%) SQL
2 56 (10.55%) Python
3 22 (4.14%) C#
3 22 (4.14%) PowerShell
4 18 (3.39%) Java
5 15 (2.82%) Bash
6 13 (2.45%) JavaScript
6 13 (2.45%) MATLAB
7 11 (2.07%) T-SQL
8 9 (1.69%) C++
8 9 (1.69%) Go
9 7 (1.32%) C
9 7 (1.32%) PHP
10 6 (1.13%) Scala
10 6 (1.13%) Search Processing Language
11 5 (0.94%) Embedded C
12 4 (0.75%) Embedded C++
12 4 (0.75%) PL/SQL
12 4 (0.75%) VBA
13 2 (0.38%) RPG
Qualifications
1 72 (13.56%) IRCA
2 60 (11.30%) Degree
3 35 (6.59%) Security Cleared
4 24 (4.52%) SC Cleared
5 17 (3.20%) Microsoft Certification
6 15 (2.82%) A+ Certification
6 15 (2.82%) CCNA
6 15 (2.82%) Cisco Certification
6 15 (2.82%) MCSE
6 15 (2.82%) Network+ Certification
7 11 (2.07%) BPSS Clearance
8 9 (1.69%) ACCA
9 8 (1.51%) GCIA
9 8 (1.51%) GCIH
9 8 (1.51%) GIAC
10 7 (1.32%) CIMA
11 6 (1.13%) CREST Certified
11 6 (1.13%) GCED
11 6 (1.13%) OSCP
11 6 (1.13%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 100 (18.83%) QA
2 95 (17.89%) ISO 9001
3 88 (16.57%) GDPR
4 53 (9.98%) Data Quality
5 24 (4.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 17 (3.20%) ISO 14001
7 16 (3.01%) Cyber Essentials
7 16 (3.01%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 16 (3.01%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 14 (2.64%) Accessibility
9 9 (1.69%) SLA
10 8 (1.51%) ARP4754
10 8 (1.51%) DO-254
11 7 (1.32%) GRC
11 7 (1.32%) ISO 19650
11 7 (1.32%) PCI DSS
12 5 (0.94%) SOC 2
13 4 (0.75%) Def Stans
13 4 (0.75%) NIST
13 4 (0.75%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 12 (2.26%) Docker
2 9 (1.69%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.19%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (0.19%) Firmware
3 1 (0.19%) IAG
3 1 (0.19%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 15 (2.82%) Kubernetes
1 15 (2.82%) Terraform
2 9 (1.69%) Grafana
3 8 (1.51%) Prometheus
4 6 (1.13%) Kibana
5 4 (0.75%) Ansible
5 4 (0.75%) QRadar
6 3 (0.56%) Microsoft Intune
7 2 (0.38%) Control-M
8 1 (0.19%) CSIRT
8 1 (0.19%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 111 (20.90%) Microsoft
2 31 (5.84%) Google
3 22 (4.14%) HubSpot
3 22 (4.14%) SAP
4 17 (3.20%) Salesforce
5 16 (3.01%) Dell
6 12 (2.26%) Adobe
7 10 (1.88%) CrowdStrike
7 10 (1.88%) Oracle
7 10 (1.88%) ServiceNow
7 10 (1.88%) Splunk
8 8 (1.51%) Dynatrace
8 8 (1.51%) Red Hat
9 7 (1.32%) Sparx
10 6 (1.13%) Carbon Black
10 6 (1.13%) Databricks
10 6 (1.13%) Marketo
10 6 (1.13%) Pardot
11 5 (0.94%) IFS
12 4 (0.75%) Hotjar