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 30 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 219 427 485
Rank change year-on-year +208 +58 +145
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Mindset 576 345 236
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.06% 0.53% 0.46%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 3.06% 1.53% 1.21%
Number of salaries quoted 331 175 177
10th Percentile £28,500 £34,150 £26,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,866 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £67,663 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £96,250 £86,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -18.18% +15.79% +5.56%

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 18,821 22,516 19,551
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 34.79% 34.40% 38.35%
Number of salaries quoted 10,563 11,029 14,711
10th Percentile £27,707 £33,625 £33,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,750 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.42% -4.00% -
75th Percentile £77,500 £83,000 £84,056
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £107,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £54,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -16.67% -1.82% -

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 30 November 2025.

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 30 November 2025. 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 +214 512 £50,000 -9.09% 219
UK excluding London +184 396 £45,000 -18.18% 197
Work from Home +147 205 £50,000 - 111
London +99 155 £65,000 - 87
South East +110 114 £45,000 -12.62% 84
Midlands +84 72 £50,480 +17.14% 26
South West +77 72 £48,750 -30.36% 22
North of England +72 70 £42,500 -22.73% 31
North West +67 53 £42,500 -20.93% 22
East Midlands +49 46 £60,000 +50.00% 7
West Midlands +60 26 £50,480 +0.96% 19
Scotland +5 25 £26,150 -59.77% 11
East of England +43 24 £56,250 +4.65% 19
Northern Ireland - 14 - - 4
Yorkshire +10 11 £47,500 -20.83% 6
North East - 6 £38,500 - 3
Wales +12 5 £47,500 -3.27% 4

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 18 (3.13%) Confluence
2 15 (2.60%) SharePoint
3 7 (1.22%) CMS
3 7 (1.22%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (0.69%) IIS
4 4 (0.69%) SAS
5 3 (0.52%) WordPress
6 1 (0.17%) BizTalk Server
6 1 (0.17%) Drupal
6 1 (0.17%) Oracle Workflow
6 1 (0.17%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 115 (19.97%) Microsoft Excel
2 27 (4.69%) Microsoft Office
3 25 (4.34%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 14 (2.43%) Maya
5 13 (2.26%) Microsoft Project
6 9 (1.56%) MS Visio
7 4 (0.69%) PlantUML
8 3 (0.52%) Spreadsheet
8 3 (0.52%) Stata
9 1 (0.17%) Adobe XD
9 1 (0.17%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 23 (3.99%) Dynamics CRM
2 11 (1.91%) Shopify
2 11 (1.91%) Sprinklr
3 6 (1.04%) SAP S/4HANA
4 5 (0.87%) SAP FI
5 4 (0.69%) SAP CO
5 4 (0.69%) SAP FI/CO
5 4 (0.69%) SAP IBP
6 3 (0.52%) SAP APO
6 3 (0.52%) SAP CX
6 3 (0.52%) SAP ERP
7 2 (0.35%) Dynamics NAV
7 2 (0.35%) Magento
7 2 (0.35%) NetSuite
7 2 (0.35%) Salesforce CRM
8 1 (0.17%) Dynamics AX
8 1 (0.17%) Dynamics GP
8 1 (0.17%) Oracle EBS
8 1 (0.17%) SAP MM
8 1 (0.17%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 119 (20.66%) Azure
2 118 (20.49%) Power Platform
3 31 (5.38%) Azure Data Factory
4 30 (5.21%) Microsoft 365
5 27 (4.69%) Azure Synapse Analytics
6 26 (4.51%) SaaS
7 23 (3.99%) Azure DevOps
8 21 (3.65%) AWS
9 20 (3.47%) Entra ID
9 20 (3.47%) Google Analytics
10 16 (2.78%) Dynamics 365
11 15 (2.60%) Boomi
12 14 (2.43%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
13 10 (1.74%) Snowflake
14 9 (1.56%) Google Ads
15 7 (1.22%) Asana
15 7 (1.22%) Microsoft Copilot
15 7 (1.22%) PowerApps
16 6 (1.04%) Power Automate
16 6 (1.04%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 27 (4.69%) Network Security
2 15 (2.60%) Firewall
3 10 (1.74%) SAN
4 4 (0.69%) Ethernet
4 4 (0.69%) Wi-Fi
4 4 (0.69%) Wireshark
5 3 (0.52%) LAN
5 3 (0.52%) TCP/IP
5 3 (0.52%) WAN
6 2 (0.35%) GSM
6 2 (0.35%) LTE
6 2 (0.35%) VoIP
7 1 (0.17%) Cisco ASA
7 1 (0.17%) LoRaWAN
7 1 (0.17%) Modbus
7 1 (0.17%) NAS
7 1 (0.17%) NetScaler
7 1 (0.17%) PBX
7 1 (0.17%) Skype
7 1 (0.17%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 108 (18.75%) Power BI
2 45 (7.81%) Tableau
3 39 (6.77%) SQL Server
4 28 (4.86%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 26 (4.51%) Azure SQL Database
6 25 (4.34%) Data Lake
7 20 (3.47%) Data Warehouse
8 7 (1.22%) Metadata
9 4 (0.69%) Looker
9 4 (0.69%) Metabase
9 4 (0.69%) Oracle BI Publisher
9 4 (0.69%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 3 (0.52%) Amazon QuickSight
10 3 (0.52%) Relational Database
11 2 (0.35%) Amazon RDS
11 2 (0.35%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
11 2 (0.35%) Crystal Reports
11 2 (0.35%) Oracle Database
12 1 (0.17%) MySQL
12 1 (0.17%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 29 (5.03%) JIRA
2 8 (1.39%) Git
3 5 (0.87%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.69%) Postman
4 4 (0.69%) Selenium
4 4 (0.69%) Visual Studio
5 3 (0.52%) WebDriver
6 2 (0.35%) GitLab
7 1 (0.17%) Appium
7 1 (0.17%) Bazaar
7 1 (0.17%) Cypress.io
7 1 (0.17%) JMeter
7 1 (0.17%) LoadRunner
7 1 (0.17%) MLflow
7 1 (0.17%) Octopus Deploy
7 1 (0.17%) REST Assured
7 1 (0.17%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 576 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
2 347 (60.24%) Social Skills
3 264 (45.83%) Finance
4 141 (24.48%) Marketing
5 70 (12.15%) Retail
6 54 (9.38%) Law
7 52 (9.03%) Legal
8 49 (8.51%) Manufacturing
8 49 (8.51%) Public Sector
9 35 (6.08%) Presentation Skills
10 31 (5.38%) Electronics
11 29 (5.03%) Telecoms
12 21 (3.65%) Organisational Skills
13 17 (2.95%) Games
13 17 (2.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 16 (2.78%) Banking
14 16 (2.78%) Influencing Skills
15 15 (2.60%) Advertising
15 15 (2.60%) Billing
15 15 (2.60%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 124 (21.53%) Analyst
2 79 (13.72%) Senior
3 70 (12.15%) Lead
4 45 (7.81%) Consultant
5 38 (6.60%) Data Analyst
6 30 (5.21%) Architect
7 28 (4.86%) Commercial Analyst
8 27 (4.69%) Cybersecurity Consultant
8 27 (4.69%) Security Consultant
9 26 (4.51%) Business Analyst
10 25 (4.34%) Support Engineer
11 23 (3.99%) Business Manager
12 19 (3.30%) Technical Engineer
12 19 (3.30%) Technical Support
12 19 (3.30%) Technical Support Engineer
13 15 (2.60%) CRM Architect
13 15 (2.60%) IT Support
13 15 (2.60%) Systems Analyst
14 14 (2.43%) IT Architect
14 14 (2.43%) Salesforce Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (3.99%) HTML
2 21 (3.65%) CSS
3 8 (1.39%) REST
4 5 (0.87%) .NET
5 4 (0.69%) GraphQL
5 4 (0.69%) Oracle Fusion
6 3 (0.52%) .NET Framework
6 3 (0.52%) EDI
6 3 (0.52%) Middleware
6 3 (0.52%) SAP Fiori
6 3 (0.52%) SOAP
6 3 (0.52%) XML
7 2 (0.35%) FIX Protocol
7 2 (0.35%) JSON
7 2 (0.35%) Sass
7 2 (0.35%) ZeroMQ
8 1 (0.17%) Django
8 1 (0.17%) Flask
8 1 (0.17%) SAP PI
8 1 (0.17%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 49 (8.51%) Onboarding
2 48 (8.33%) Self-Motivation
3 44 (7.64%) Management Information System
4 39 (6.77%) FMCG
5 38 (6.60%) Data Centre
6 32 (5.56%) Product Ownership
7 31 (5.38%) Cloud Native
8 23 (3.99%) Social Media
9 20 (3.47%) Enterprise Software
10 19 (3.30%) Driving Licence
11 12 (2.08%) Data Structures
12 10 (1.74%) Legacy Systems
13 9 (1.56%) Algorithms
13 9 (1.56%) Smartphone
14 6 (1.04%) Credit Risk
14 6 (1.04%) Data Protection Act
14 6 (1.04%) IoT
14 6 (1.04%) Web Conferencing
15 4 (0.69%) Cyber Defence
15 4 (0.69%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 15 (2.60%) Windows
2 7 (1.22%) Linux
3 3 (0.52%) Unix
4 2 (0.35%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.17%) Android
5 1 (0.17%) Oracle Linux
5 1 (0.17%) Ubuntu
5 1 (0.17%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 262 (45.49%) Problem-Solving
2 209 (36.28%) Analytics
3 163 (28.30%) Continuous Improvement
4 154 (26.74%) Business Intelligence
5 131 (22.74%) Decision-Making
6 112 (19.44%) Agile
7 107 (18.58%) Project Management
8 98 (17.01%) CRM
9 90 (15.63%) Actionable Insight
9 90 (15.63%) ERP
10 81 (14.06%) AI
11 78 (13.54%) Stakeholder Management
12 72 (12.50%) Process Improvement
13 68 (11.81%) Business Strategy
14 67 (11.63%) Cybersecurity
15 62 (10.76%) Visualisation
16 54 (9.38%) Data Analysis
17 53 (9.20%) Change Management
18 52 (9.03%) Mentoring
19 50 (8.68%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 117 (20.31%) SQL
2 44 (7.64%) Python
3 24 (4.17%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 23 (3.99%) JavaScript
5 21 (3.65%) PowerShell
6 12 (2.08%) C#
7 8 (1.39%) C++
7 8 (1.39%) VBA
8 7 (1.22%) C
9 6 (1.04%) Bash
9 6 (1.04%) R
10 4 (0.69%) Java
10 4 (0.69%) T-SQL
11 3 (0.52%) Bicep
11 3 (0.52%) MATLAB
11 3 (0.52%) PL/SQL
12 2 (0.35%) Kusto Query Language
13 1 (0.17%) Go
13 1 (0.17%) TypeScript
13 1 (0.17%) VC++
Qualifications
1 146 (25.35%) Degree
2 48 (8.33%) Security Cleared
3 31 (5.38%) CISSP
4 27 (4.69%) CEH
5 25 (4.34%) CompTIA Security+
6 20 (3.47%) Master's Degree
7 19 (3.30%) SC Cleared
8 16 (2.78%) Microsoft Certification
9 13 (2.26%) ACCA
9 13 (2.26%) PMI Certification
9 13 (2.26%) PMP
10 12 (2.08%) A+ Certification
10 12 (2.08%) Six Sigma Green Belt
11 11 (1.91%) BPSS Clearance
11 11 (1.91%) CIMA
12 10 (1.74%) DBS Check
13 9 (1.56%) Cisco Certification
13 9 (1.56%) CISM
13 9 (1.56%) Computer Science Degree
13 9 (1.56%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 53 (9.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 34 (5.90%) NIST
3 26 (4.51%) Data Quality
3 26 (4.51%) PCI DSS
4 25 (4.34%) QA
5 16 (2.78%) GDPR
6 13 (2.26%) Actionable Recommendations
7 12 (2.08%) Accessibility
8 8 (1.39%) GRC
9 6 (1.04%) SLA
10 4 (0.69%) ISO 14001
10 4 (0.69%) ISO 9001
10 4 (0.69%) NEBOSH
11 3 (0.52%) Cyber Essentials
11 3 (0.52%) PMO
12 2 (0.35%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 2 (0.35%) EU AI Act
12 2 (0.35%) ISO 20022
12 2 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 42001
12 2 (0.35%) SEPA
System Software
1 16 (2.78%) Active Directory
2 11 (1.91%) Hyper-V
3 5 (0.87%) Firmware
4 4 (0.69%) Docker
5 2 (0.35%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 16 (2.78%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (1.22%) Terraform
3 3 (0.52%) Kubernetes
4 2 (0.35%) Ansible
5 1 (0.17%) AirWatch
5 1 (0.17%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
5 1 (0.17%) Computer Incident Response Team
5 1 (0.17%) Kibana
5 1 (0.17%) SCCM
5 1 (0.17%) SCOM
Vendors
1 131 (22.74%) Microsoft
2 71 (12.33%) SAP
3 46 (7.99%) Salesforce
4 33 (5.73%) Google
5 30 (5.21%) Adobe
6 23 (3.99%) Dell
7 22 (3.82%) Oracle
8 15 (2.60%) MuleSoft
9 11 (1.91%) Autodesk
10 8 (1.39%) Databricks
10 8 (1.39%) ServiceNow
11 6 (1.04%) Cisco
11 6 (1.04%) Hotjar
11 6 (1.04%) Workday
12 4 (0.69%) Facebook
12 4 (0.69%) Guidewire
12 4 (0.69%) HubSpot
12 4 (0.69%) TikTok
13 3 (0.52%) Ahrefs
13 3 (0.52%) Zoho