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

6 months to
21 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 336 353 477
Rank change year-on-year +17 +124 +218
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Mindset 499 357 458
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.54% 0.81% 0.47%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.04% 1.91% 1.32%
Number of salaries quoted 272 196 304
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £26,325
25th Percentile £35,000 £42,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £57,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -17.39% +27.78% -10.00%
75th Percentile £66,563 £77,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £93,625 £89,375 £73,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,879 £53,750 £42,500
% change year-on-year -20.23% +26.47% -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 24,470 18,713 34,727
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 26.53% 42.61% 35.72%
Number of salaries quoted 13,862 9,069 23,011
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,800 £28,000
25th Percentile £41,000 £41,250 £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 £110,450 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £51,763 £50,000
% change year-on-year -3.41% +3.53% -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 21 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 21 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 +34 436 £49,713 -13.54% 218
UK excluding London +57 363 £42,879 -20.23% 173
London -37 120 £65,000 -18.75% 90
Work from Home +54 118 £50,000 -6.98% 117
North of England +11 91 £62,500 +4.17% 37
South East +13 89 £47,213 -17.89% 57
Midlands +3 58 £44,000 -14.15% 22
North West +13 48 £45,000 -28.00% 21
South West -26 48 £32,500 -35.00% 19
West Midlands -16 39 £44,000 +10.00% 14
Yorkshire -16 28 £90,000 +84.62% 11
East of England -17 28 £40,000 -17.95% 18
Scotland +4 24 £26,150 -50.19% 8
East Midlands -17 18 £35,000 -36.36% 8
North East - 15 £64,250 - 6
Northern Ireland -28 13 £63,750 +27.50% 11
Wales - 12 £35,000 - 3

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 9 (1.80%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.00%) Confluence
2 5 (1.00%) WordPress
3 4 (0.80%) Apache Airflow
4 3 (0.60%) Apache Spark
4 3 (0.60%) IIS
5 1 (0.20%) Apache
5 1 (0.20%) CMS
5 1 (0.20%) Mendix
5 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 46 (9.22%) Microsoft Excel
2 27 (5.41%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (2.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.80%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 4 (0.80%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.60%) Photoshop
6 2 (0.40%) Chatbot
6 2 (0.40%) Maya
6 2 (0.40%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.20%) Adobe XD
7 1 (0.20%) PlantUML
7 1 (0.20%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 10 (2.00%) NetSuite
2 6 (1.20%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.80%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (0.80%) Infor M3
3 4 (0.80%) JDE OneWorld
3 4 (0.80%) JDE World
4 2 (0.40%) Shopify
4 2 (0.40%) Unit4 Business World
5 1 (0.20%) Dynamics GP
5 1 (0.20%) SAP CO
5 1 (0.20%) SAP CX
5 1 (0.20%) SAP FI
5 1 (0.20%) SAP FI/CO
5 1 (0.20%) SAP HCM
Cloud Services
1 77 (15.43%) Azure
2 58 (11.62%) Power Platform
3 39 (7.82%) SaaS
4 36 (7.21%) AWS
5 29 (5.81%) Microsoft 365
6 24 (4.81%) GCP
7 22 (4.41%) Azure DevOps
7 22 (4.41%) Power Automate
8 15 (3.01%) GitHub
9 14 (2.81%) dbt
10 13 (2.61%) Google Analytics
11 11 (2.20%) GitHub Actions
12 9 (1.80%) PowerApps
13 8 (1.60%) Azure Data Factory
13 8 (1.60%) Datadog
13 8 (1.60%) OpenShift
14 7 (1.40%) Amazon CloudWatch
14 7 (1.40%) Amazon S3
14 7 (1.40%) AWS Step Functions
14 7 (1.40%) Tricentis Tosca
Communications & Networking
1 22 (4.41%) SAN
2 15 (3.01%) Firewall
3 14 (2.81%) VPN
4 13 (2.61%) WAN
5 12 (2.40%) LAN
6 11 (2.20%) TCP/IP
7 7 (1.40%) DNS
8 6 (1.20%) HTTP
9 5 (1.00%) SMS
10 4 (0.80%) Broadband
10 4 (0.80%) Internet
10 4 (0.80%) Wi-Fi
10 4 (0.80%) Wireless
11 3 (0.60%) FTP
11 3 (0.60%) SMTP
12 2 (0.40%) Cisco IOS
12 2 (0.40%) Network Security
12 2 (0.40%) SSL
12 2 (0.40%) Unified Communications
13 1 (0.20%) Modbus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 57 (11.42%) Power BI
2 27 (5.41%) Data Warehouse
3 20 (4.01%) SQL Server
4 11 (2.20%) Tableau
5 10 (2.00%) Metabase
5 10 (2.00%) Metadata
5 10 (2.00%) Relational Database
6 8 (1.60%) Amazon Redshift
7 7 (1.40%) PostgreSQL
7 7 (1.40%) RDBMS
8 6 (1.20%) MySQL
8 6 (1.20%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 5 (1.00%) Big Data
9 5 (1.00%) BigQuery
9 5 (1.00%) Power Query
10 4 (0.80%) Amazon RDS
10 4 (0.80%) GIS
10 4 (0.80%) Qlik Sense
11 3 (0.60%) Hadoop
11 3 (0.60%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 22 (4.41%) Git
2 10 (2.00%) JIRA
2 10 (2.00%) Visual Studio
3 9 (1.80%) GitLab
4 7 (1.40%) ERwin
5 6 (1.20%) Jenkins
6 4 (0.80%) Selenium
7 3 (0.60%) TestRail
7 3 (0.60%) Visual Website Optimizer
8 2 (0.40%) Bitbucket
8 2 (0.40%) Eclipse
8 2 (0.40%) Ranorex
8 2 (0.40%) Robot Framework
8 2 (0.40%) WebDriver
9 1 (0.20%) Balsamiq
9 1 (0.20%) Oracle APEX
9 1 (0.20%) SonarQube
9 1 (0.20%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 1 (0.20%) TeamCity
9 1 (0.20%) Zephyr
General
1 498 (99.80%) Analytical Skills
2 268 (53.71%) Social Skills
3 188 (37.68%) Finance
4 50 (10.02%) Marketing
5 32 (6.41%) Legal
6 31 (6.21%) Public Sector
7 24 (4.81%) Retail
8 21 (4.21%) Documentation Skills
8 21 (4.21%) Manufacturing
8 21 (4.21%) Organisational Skills
9 19 (3.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 14 (2.81%) Presentation Skills
11 12 (2.40%) Banking
11 12 (2.40%) Influencing Skills
12 11 (2.20%) Electronics
12 11 (2.20%) Telecoms
13 10 (2.00%) Advertising
13 10 (2.00%) Financial Institution
14 9 (1.80%) Law
15 8 (1.60%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 110 (22.04%) Analyst
2 72 (14.43%) Head of QA
3 38 (7.62%) IT Engineer
4 35 (7.01%) Lead
5 33 (6.61%) Senior
6 31 (6.21%) IT Support
7 25 (5.01%) Business Analyst
8 23 (4.61%) IT Analyst
9 22 (4.41%) Field Engineer
9 22 (4.41%) Field Service Engineer
10 20 (4.01%) Developer
10 20 (4.01%) Support Analyst
11 18 (3.61%) Data Analyst
11 18 (3.61%) Support Engineer
12 17 (3.41%) Junior
13 16 (3.21%) Administrator
13 16 (3.21%) IT Support Engineer
13 16 (3.21%) Junior Analyst
14 15 (3.01%) Financial Analyst
15 14 (2.81%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (3.21%) CSS
1 16 (3.21%) HTML
2 13 (2.61%) JSON
3 11 (2.20%) XML
4 9 (1.80%) FIX Protocol
5 8 (1.60%) .NET
5 8 (1.60%) OAuth
5 8 (1.60%) RabbitMQ
5 8 (1.60%) SAML
6 7 (1.40%) FpML
6 7 (1.40%) REST
6 7 (1.40%) XML Schema
7 6 (1.20%) SOAP
8 5 (1.00%) PySpark
8 5 (1.00%) React
8 5 (1.00%) SAP Fiori
9 4 (0.80%) Flutter
9 4 (0.80%) RESTful
10 3 (0.60%) Playwright
10 3 (0.60%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 25 (5.01%) Onboarding
2 22 (4.41%) Data Centre
3 18 (3.61%) Smartphone
4 16 (3.21%) Social Media
5 14 (2.81%) Cloud Native
5 14 (2.81%) Cyber Threat
6 12 (2.40%) Product Ownership
6 12 (2.40%) Self-Motivation
7 10 (2.00%) FMCG
8 9 (1.80%) Data Structures
8 9 (1.80%) Driving Licence
8 9 (1.80%) Management Information System
9 8 (1.60%) Web Conferencing
10 7 (1.40%) Cyber Defence
10 7 (1.40%) e-Learning
10 7 (1.40%) Greenfield Project
11 6 (1.20%) Enterprise Software
11 6 (1.20%) Marketing Technology
12 5 (1.00%) Distributed Systems
12 5 (1.00%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 31 (6.21%) Windows
2 15 (3.01%) Linux
3 12 (2.40%) Windows 10
4 8 (1.60%) Windows Server
5 6 (1.20%) Mac OS
6 4 (0.80%) Unix
7 2 (0.40%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 177 (35.47%) Continuous Improvement
2 156 (31.26%) Analytics
3 153 (30.66%) Problem-Solving
4 122 (24.45%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 96 (19.24%) Actionable Insight
6 92 (18.44%) Root Cause Analysis
7 86 (17.23%) Customer Experience
7 86 (17.23%) Service Delivery
8 81 (16.23%) Agile
9 79 (15.83%) Change Management
10 78 (15.63%) Quality Management
11 77 (15.43%) Decision-Making
12 76 (15.23%) PRINCE2
13 74 (14.83%) Business Intelligence
14 72 (14.43%) Anti-Money Laundering
15 47 (9.42%) CRM
16 46 (9.22%) Process Improvement
17 42 (8.42%) ERP
18 41 (8.22%) Customer Service
19 40 (8.02%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 91 (18.24%) SQL
2 62 (12.42%) Python
3 29 (5.81%) PowerShell
4 21 (4.21%) Java
5 19 (3.81%) C#
6 15 (3.01%) Bash
7 11 (2.20%) JavaScript
8 10 (2.00%) C++
9 9 (1.80%) Go
10 8 (1.60%) MATLAB
11 7 (1.40%) T-SQL
12 6 (1.20%) C
12 6 (1.20%) Scala
13 5 (1.00%) PHP
13 5 (1.00%) VBA
14 4 (0.80%) PL/SQL
14 4 (0.80%) Shell Script
15 3 (0.60%) Data Analysis Expressions
15 3 (0.60%) Embedded C
15 3 (0.60%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 72 (14.43%) IRCA
2 54 (10.82%) Degree
3 26 (5.21%) Security Cleared
4 25 (5.01%) Microsoft Certification
5 22 (4.41%) A+ Certification
5 22 (4.41%) CCNA
5 22 (4.41%) Cisco Certification
5 22 (4.41%) MCSE
5 22 (4.41%) Network+ Certification
6 18 (3.61%) BPSS Clearance
7 17 (3.41%) SC Cleared
8 8 (1.60%) GIAC
9 7 (1.40%) Computer Science Degree
9 7 (1.40%) DBS Check
10 6 (1.20%) ACCA
10 6 (1.20%) CISSP
10 6 (1.20%) GCIH
11 5 (1.00%) CIMA
11 5 (1.00%) DV Cleared
11 5 (1.00%) GCIA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 98 (19.64%) QA
2 88 (17.64%) ISO 9001
3 85 (17.03%) GDPR
4 46 (9.22%) Data Quality
5 18 (3.61%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 10 (2.00%) ISO 14001
7 9 (1.80%) Cyber Essentials
7 9 (1.80%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 9 (1.80%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 8 (1.60%) GRC
8 8 (1.60%) SLA
9 6 (1.20%) Accessibility
9 6 (1.20%) PCI DSS
10 5 (1.00%) ARP4754
10 5 (1.00%) DO-254
10 5 (1.00%) NIST
10 5 (1.00%) SOC 2
11 4 (0.80%) Software Quality Assurance
12 3 (0.60%) COBIT
12 3 (0.60%) ITGC
System Software
1 13 (2.61%) Docker
2 8 (1.60%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.40%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.20%) Firmware
4 1 (0.20%) IAG
4 1 (0.20%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 16 (3.21%) Kubernetes
1 16 (3.21%) Terraform
2 9 (1.80%) Grafana
3 8 (1.60%) Prometheus
4 5 (1.00%) Microsoft Intune
5 4 (0.80%) Control-M
6 3 (0.60%) Ansible
6 3 (0.60%) Kibana
6 3 (0.60%) QRadar
7 2 (0.40%) CSIRT
8 1 (0.20%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.20%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 102 (20.44%) Microsoft
2 25 (5.01%) Dell
2 25 (5.01%) Google
3 19 (3.81%) SAP
4 17 (3.41%) HubSpot
4 17 (3.41%) Salesforce
5 14 (2.81%) Adobe
5 14 (2.81%) Oracle
6 10 (2.00%) ServiceNow
7 9 (1.80%) CrowdStrike
8 8 (1.60%) Dynatrace
8 8 (1.60%) Red Hat
9 7 (1.40%) Sparx
10 6 (1.20%) Databricks
10 6 (1.20%) Splunk
11 5 (1.00%) IFS
11 5 (1.00%) Informatica
11 5 (1.00%) YouTube
12 4 (0.80%) ConnectWise
12 4 (0.80%) Marketo