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

6 months to
4 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 427 269 451
Rank change year-on-year -158 +182 +39
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Mindset 445 552 361
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.38% 1.11% 0.49%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.42% 2.71% 1.52%
Number of salaries quoted 281 323 187
10th Percentile £28,500 £29,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £32,750 £34,125 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,425 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.15% -9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £70,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £86,250 £87,500 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £44,000 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -7.37% -9.52% +11.70%

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 31,447 20,383 23,765
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 26.60% 40.97% 32.03%
Number of salaries quoted 19,375 10,260 12,017
10th Percentile £31,000 £28,325 £32,000
25th Percentile £40,750 £36,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.82% -8.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £82,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £110,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,000 £45,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +15.56% -14.29% -4.55%

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 4 October 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 4 October 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 -146 425 £49,425 -1.15% 562
UK excluding London -162 312 £44,000 -7.37% 289
Work from Home -69 136 £46,250 -7.50% 274
London -90 125 £65,000 - 346
South East -83 96 £49,425 -7.62% 70
South West -76 64 £42,500 -15.00% 32
North of England -53 63 £45,000 - 48
Midlands -51 59 £45,000 +15.38% 44
North West -30 36 £37,500 -1.96% 32
West Midlands -31 34 £43,750 +25.00% 23
East Midlands -62 23 £42,500 -46.88% 21
Yorkshire -28 22 £90,000 +89.47% 13
East of England -35 18 £42,879 -1.99% 25
Scotland -11 9 £26,150 - 33
North East -56 5 £52,500 - 4
Wales -71 2 - - 24
Northern Ireland -80 2 £63,750 - 18

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 15 (3.37%) Confluence
2 11 (2.47%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.90%) Apache
3 4 (0.90%) SAS
3 4 (0.90%) WordPress
4 3 (0.67%) Apache Airflow
4 3 (0.67%) Apache Spark
4 3 (0.67%) CMS
4 3 (0.67%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.45%) IIS
5 2 (0.45%) Luigi
5 2 (0.45%) Tornado
Applications
1 53 (11.91%) Microsoft Excel
2 28 (6.29%) Microsoft Office
3 16 (3.60%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (2.02%) Simulink
5 7 (1.57%) Spreadsheet
6 5 (1.12%) MS Visio
7 4 (0.90%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 2 (0.45%) Photoshop
9 1 (0.22%) Adobe XD
9 1 (0.22%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Project
9 1 (0.22%) PlantUML
9 1 (0.22%) Trello
Business Applications
1 12 (2.70%) NetSuite
2 7 (1.57%) Shopify
3 4 (0.90%) Infor M3
3 4 (0.90%) JDE OneWorld
3 4 (0.90%) JDE World
4 3 (0.67%) Elite 3E
4 3 (0.67%) SAP S/4HANA
5 2 (0.45%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
5 2 (0.45%) Dynamics CRM
5 2 (0.45%) Dynamics GP
5 2 (0.45%) Salesforce CRM
5 2 (0.45%) SAP HCM
6 1 (0.22%) iTrent
6 1 (0.22%) Magento
6 1 (0.22%) Odoo
6 1 (0.22%) SAP PM
6 1 (0.22%) SAP QM
6 1 (0.22%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 66 (14.83%) Azure
2 47 (10.56%) Power Platform
3 43 (9.66%) SaaS
4 38 (8.54%) AWS
5 31 (6.97%) GCP
6 30 (6.74%) Microsoft 365
7 25 (5.62%) Google Analytics
8 16 (3.60%) Azure DevOps
9 14 (3.15%) PowerApps
10 12 (2.70%) Google Ads
11 10 (2.25%) Anthropic Claude
12 9 (2.02%) Copilot Studio
12 9 (2.02%) Entra ID
13 7 (1.57%) Azure Data Factory
13 7 (1.57%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 7 (1.57%) Dynamics 365
13 7 (1.57%) Meta Ads
14 6 (1.35%) Canva
14 6 (1.35%) Google Sheets
14 6 (1.35%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 14 (3.15%) SAN
2 13 (2.92%) TCP/IP
3 11 (2.47%) HTTP
3 11 (2.47%) LAN
3 11 (2.47%) WAN
4 9 (2.02%) SMS
4 9 (2.02%) Wireshark
5 8 (1.80%) DNS
6 7 (1.57%) Firewall
7 6 (1.35%) VPN
8 5 (1.12%) FTP
8 5 (1.12%) Internet
8 5 (1.12%) SMTP
8 5 (1.12%) Unified Communications
8 5 (1.12%) Wi-Fi
9 4 (0.90%) ATM
9 4 (0.90%) Kerberos
9 4 (0.90%) NAS
10 2 (0.45%) Broadband
10 2 (0.45%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (8.54%) Power BI
2 18 (4.04%) Data Warehouse
3 14 (3.15%) Tableau
4 11 (2.47%) SQL Server
5 8 (1.80%) BigQuery
6 7 (1.57%) Amazon Redshift
6 7 (1.57%) GIS
7 6 (1.35%) Metadata
7 6 (1.35%) NoSQL
7 6 (1.35%) Relational Database
8 5 (1.12%) Looker
8 5 (1.12%) Power Query
8 5 (1.12%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 4 (0.90%) MySQL
10 3 (0.67%) Big Data
10 3 (0.67%) Hadoop
10 3 (0.67%) NonStop SQL
11 2 (0.45%) Azure SQL Database
11 2 (0.45%) Data Lake
11 2 (0.45%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 24 (5.39%) JIRA
2 13 (2.92%) Eclipse
3 9 (2.02%) Git
4 3 (0.67%) Jenkins
4 3 (0.67%) Visual Studio
4 3 (0.67%) Visual Website Optimizer
5 2 (0.45%) Bitbucket
5 2 (0.45%) Cypress.io
5 2 (0.45%) Ranorex
5 2 (0.45%) Robot Framework
5 2 (0.45%) Selenium
5 2 (0.45%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 2 (0.45%) TestRail
6 1 (0.22%) JMeter
6 1 (0.22%) Postman
General
1 445 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
2 226 (50.79%) Social Skills
3 112 (25.17%) Finance
4 74 (16.63%) Marketing
5 43 (9.66%) Organisational Skills
6 37 (8.31%) Public Sector
7 35 (7.87%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 26 (5.84%) Legal
9 22 (4.94%) Manufacturing
9 22 (4.94%) Retail
10 19 (4.27%) Advertising
11 18 (4.04%) Electronics
12 17 (3.82%) Law
13 16 (3.60%) Documentation Skills
14 11 (2.47%) Aerospace
14 11 (2.47%) Influencing Skills
15 9 (2.02%) Brand Awareness
16 8 (1.80%) Financial Institution
16 8 (1.80%) Presentation Skills
16 8 (1.80%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 91 (20.45%) Analyst
2 41 (9.21%) Senior
3 38 (8.54%) Lead
4 27 (6.07%) Developer
5 21 (4.72%) Business Analyst
6 20 (4.49%) Data Analyst
7 19 (4.27%) Support Analyst
8 18 (4.04%) IT Engineer
9 14 (3.15%) Field Engineer
9 14 (3.15%) Field Service Engineer
9 14 (3.15%) Product Owner
9 14 (3.15%) Senior Manager
10 13 (2.92%) Coordinator
11 12 (2.70%) Systems Engineer
12 11 (2.47%) Junior
12 11 (2.47%) Marketing Manager
13 10 (2.25%) Applications Engineer
13 10 (2.25%) Applications Support
13 10 (2.25%) Compliance Manager
13 10 (2.25%) Vendor Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (3.15%) .NET
1 14 (3.15%) JSON
2 9 (2.02%) Kafka
2 9 (2.02%) RESTful
3 8 (1.80%) HTML
3 8 (1.80%) REST
4 7 (1.57%) CSS
5 6 (1.35%) Spring
5 6 (1.35%) Spring Boot
6 5 (1.12%) AngularJS
6 5 (1.12%) LDAP
6 5 (1.12%) Terraform
7 4 (0.90%) PyTorch
7 4 (0.90%) TensorFlow
8 3 (0.67%) XML
9 2 (0.45%) ASP.NET
9 2 (0.45%) Django
9 2 (0.45%) EDI
9 2 (0.45%) Middleware
9 2 (0.45%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 31 (6.97%) Onboarding
2 27 (6.07%) Management Information System
3 23 (5.17%) Product Ownership
4 18 (4.04%) Cloud Native
4 18 (4.04%) Cyber Threat
4 18 (4.04%) Self-Motivation
5 15 (3.37%) Cyber Defence
5 15 (3.37%) Driving Licence
5 15 (3.37%) Enterprise Software
5 15 (3.37%) Social Media
6 14 (3.15%) Data Centre
7 11 (2.47%) Blog
8 10 (2.25%) Smartphone
8 10 (2.25%) Web Conferencing
9 9 (2.02%) Distributed Systems
10 8 (1.80%) Credit Risk
10 8 (1.80%) SCADA
11 6 (1.35%) Educational Technology
11 6 (1.35%) Video Editing
12 5 (1.12%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 28 (6.29%) Windows
2 15 (3.37%) Linux
3 11 (2.47%) Windows Server
4 4 (0.90%) Windows Server 2016
5 2 (0.45%) Android
5 2 (0.45%) Debian
5 2 (0.45%) Ubuntu
5 2 (0.45%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 130 (29.21%) Continuous Improvement
2 126 (28.31%) Problem-Solving
3 108 (24.27%) Analytics
4 104 (23.37%) Agile
5 77 (17.30%) AI
6 76 (17.08%) Decision-Making
7 66 (14.83%) Stakeholder Management
8 62 (13.93%) Business Intelligence
9 61 (13.71%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 55 (12.36%) CRM
11 50 (11.24%) Cybersecurity
12 44 (9.89%) Roadmaps
13 40 (8.99%) Process Improvement
14 39 (8.76%) Validation
15 38 (8.54%) Actionable Insight
15 38 (8.54%) DevOps
15 38 (8.54%) Scrum
16 36 (8.09%) Risk Management
17 35 (7.87%) User Stories
18 34 (7.64%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 94 (21.12%) SQL
2 40 (8.99%) Python
3 27 (6.07%) Java
4 21 (4.72%) MATLAB
5 20 (4.49%) C#
6 15 (3.37%) C
7 14 (3.15%) PowerShell
8 13 (2.92%) Embedded C
9 11 (2.47%) T-SQL
10 7 (1.57%) Scala
11 6 (1.35%) Bash
11 6 (1.35%) C++
11 6 (1.35%) JavaScript
11 6 (1.35%) Search Processing Language
12 5 (1.12%) PL/SQL
13 4 (0.90%) Embedded C++
13 4 (0.90%) Go
13 4 (0.90%) PHP
14 3 (0.67%) COBOL
15 2 (0.45%) RPG
Qualifications
1 72 (16.18%) Degree
2 43 (9.66%) Security Cleared
3 28 (6.29%) SC Cleared
4 16 (3.60%) Microsoft Certification
5 14 (3.15%) A+ Certification
5 14 (3.15%) CCNA
5 14 (3.15%) Cisco Certification
5 14 (3.15%) MCSE
5 14 (3.15%) Network+ Certification
6 13 (2.92%) BPSS Clearance
7 7 (1.57%) ACCA
7 7 (1.57%) DV Cleared
8 6 (1.35%) CREST Certified
8 6 (1.35%) GCED
8 6 (1.35%) GCIA
8 6 (1.35%) GCIH
8 6 (1.35%) GIAC
8 6 (1.35%) OSCP
8 6 (1.35%) SANS
9 5 (1.12%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 64 (14.38%) Data Quality
2 39 (8.76%) QA
3 23 (5.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 19 (4.27%) GDPR
5 13 (2.92%) ISO 9001
6 10 (2.25%) Accessibility
6 10 (2.25%) Cyber Essentials
6 10 (2.25%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 10 (2.25%) ISO 14001
6 10 (2.25%) ISO/IEC 20000
7 8 (1.80%) ARP4754
7 8 (1.80%) DO-254
8 7 (1.57%) SLA
9 6 (1.35%) ISO 8583
9 6 (1.35%) NIST
10 5 (1.12%) COBIT
10 5 (1.12%) GRC
10 5 (1.12%) ISO 22301
10 5 (1.12%) PCI DSS
10 5 (1.12%) SOC 2
System Software
1 11 (2.47%) Firmware
2 9 (2.02%) Embedded Firmware
3 8 (1.80%) Docker
4 6 (1.35%) Active Directory
5 1 (0.22%) IAG
Systems Management
1 9 (2.02%) Kubernetes
2 6 (1.35%) Kibana
3 5 (1.12%) Ansible
3 5 (1.12%) QRadar
4 2 (0.45%) Argo
4 2 (0.45%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.22%) Cisco CUCM
5 1 (0.22%) Grafana
5 1 (0.22%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.22%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 102 (22.92%) Microsoft
2 52 (11.69%) Google
3 25 (5.62%) HubSpot
4 20 (4.49%) SAP
5 15 (3.37%) Dell
6 12 (2.70%) Adobe
6 12 (2.70%) Salesforce
7 11 (2.47%) CrowdStrike
7 11 (2.47%) Splunk
8 9 (2.02%) Facebook
8 9 (2.02%) Instagram
8 9 (2.02%) Oracle
9 8 (1.80%) YouTube
10 6 (1.35%) Carbon Black
10 6 (1.35%) Marketo
10 6 (1.35%) Pardot
11 5 (1.12%) ArcSight
11 5 (1.12%) Cisco
12 4 (0.90%) Infor
12 4 (0.90%) VocaLink