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 13 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 303 355 482
Rank change year-on-year +52 +127 +253
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Mindset 515 301 431
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.61% 0.73% 0.46%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.10% 1.87% 1.28%
Number of salaries quoted 260 171 282
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £36,063 £42,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £43,200
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% +27.31% -13.60%
75th Percentile £67,500 £77,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £93,875 £88,750 £73,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,500 £53,750 £40,750
% change year-on-year -20.93% +31.90% -18.50%

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 24,566 16,112 33,760
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 28.97% 39.09% 36.34%
Number of salaries quoted 12,611 9,081 22,828
10th Percentile £29,750 £31,750 £28,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £43,125 £38,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,445 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.59% +9.09% -15.38%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £113,979 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,688 £50,000
% change year-on-year -6.87% +7.38% -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 13 April 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 13 April 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 +48 430 £47,500 -17.39% 269
UK excluding London +60 356 £42,500 -20.93% 193
Work from Home +54 141 £50,000 -4.76% 92
London +11 134 £60,000 -15.79% 120
North of England -4 102 £45,000 -26.53% 40
South East +14 71 £45,000 -21.74% 72
Midlands -7 57 £44,000 -16.19% 32
North West -12 57 £42,500 -34.62% 22
West Midlands +19 39 £45,000 -10.00% 20
South West -28 34 £32,500 -40.91% 20
East of England -29 27 £40,000 -25.58% 24
Scotland -2 26 £26,150 -32.95% 2
Yorkshire -37 26 £65,250 +33.85% 16
Northern Ireland -23 24 - - 2
North East - 19 £64,250 - 2
East Midlands -43 17 £30,000 -45.45% 12
Wales -12 15 £35,000 -28.72% 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 5 (0.97%) Confluence
1 5 (0.97%) SharePoint
1 5 (0.97%) WordPress
2 4 (0.78%) Apache Airflow
2 4 (0.78%) CMS
2 4 (0.78%) IIS
3 3 (0.58%) Apache Spark
3 3 (0.58%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.19%) Apache
4 1 (0.19%) Mendix
Applications
1 78 (15.15%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (4.08%) Microsoft Office
3 15 (2.91%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 11 (2.14%) Microsoft Project
5 5 (0.97%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.39%) Maya
6 2 (0.39%) Photoshop
6 2 (0.39%) Sketch
6 2 (0.39%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.19%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.19%) Adobe XD
7 1 (0.19%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 9 (1.75%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (0.97%) SAP FI
3 4 (0.78%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (0.78%) NetSuite
3 4 (0.78%) SAP CO
3 4 (0.78%) SAP FI/CO
4 2 (0.39%) SAP ERP
4 2 (0.39%) Unit4 Business World
5 1 (0.19%) Dynamics GP
5 1 (0.19%) Infor M3
5 1 (0.19%) JDE OneWorld
5 1 (0.19%) JDE World
5 1 (0.19%) OpenText VIM for SAP
5 1 (0.19%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.19%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.19%) SAP CX
5 1 (0.19%) SAP SD
5 1 (0.19%) Shopify
5 1 (0.19%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 103 (20.00%) Azure
2 89 (17.28%) Power Platform
3 39 (7.57%) AWS
4 35 (6.80%) SaaS
5 30 (5.83%) Azure Data Factory
6 26 (5.05%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 22 (4.27%) Microsoft 365
8 21 (4.08%) Azure DevOps
8 21 (4.08%) GCP
8 21 (4.08%) Power Automate
9 15 (2.91%) GitHub
10 14 (2.72%) dbt
11 11 (2.14%) GitHub Actions
12 10 (1.94%) Amazon S3
13 8 (1.55%) Datadog
13 8 (1.55%) Google Analytics
13 8 (1.55%) OpenShift
13 8 (1.55%) PowerApps
14 7 (1.36%) AWS Step Functions
14 7 (1.36%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 17 (3.30%) SAN
2 15 (2.91%) Firewall
3 12 (2.33%) VPN
4 9 (1.75%) TCP/IP
5 8 (1.55%) WAN
6 7 (1.36%) LAN
7 4 (0.78%) Wireless
8 3 (0.58%) DNS
8 3 (0.58%) Network Security
9 2 (0.39%) Broadband
9 2 (0.39%) DHCP
9 2 (0.39%) GSM
9 2 (0.39%) Internet
9 2 (0.39%) LTE
9 2 (0.39%) Modbus
9 2 (0.39%) SMS
9 2 (0.39%) VLAN
9 2 (0.39%) VoIP
9 2 (0.39%) Wi-Fi
10 1 (0.19%) Bluetooth
Database & Business Intelligence
1 86 (16.70%) Power BI
2 47 (9.13%) SQL Server
3 26 (5.05%) Azure SQL Database
3 26 (5.05%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 24 (4.66%) Data Warehouse
5 13 (2.52%) Tableau
6 12 (2.33%) Metabase
7 10 (1.94%) Metadata
7 10 (1.94%) Relational Database
8 8 (1.55%) PostgreSQL
9 7 (1.36%) RDBMS
10 6 (1.17%) Amazon RDS
10 6 (1.17%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 5 (0.97%) Amazon Redshift
11 5 (0.97%) Big Data
11 5 (0.97%) MySQL
11 5 (0.97%) Power Query
12 4 (0.78%) Looker
12 4 (0.78%) Qlik Sense
13 3 (0.58%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 26 (5.05%) Git
2 16 (3.11%) JIRA
3 12 (2.33%) Visual Studio
4 11 (2.14%) GitLab
5 8 (1.55%) Jenkins
6 7 (1.36%) ERwin
7 2 (0.39%) Bitbucket
7 2 (0.39%) Selenium
7 2 (0.39%) TestRail
7 2 (0.39%) WebDriver
8 1 (0.19%) Balsamiq
8 1 (0.19%) LoadRunner
8 1 (0.19%) MLflow
8 1 (0.19%) Oracle APEX
8 1 (0.19%) SonarQube
8 1 (0.19%) Sonatype Nexus
8 1 (0.19%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 1 (0.19%) TeamCity
8 1 (0.19%) Zephyr
General
1 514 (99.81%) Analytical Skills
2 296 (57.48%) Social Skills
3 228 (44.27%) Finance
4 45 (8.74%) Marketing
5 37 (7.18%) Legal
6 34 (6.60%) Public Sector
7 25 (4.85%) Presentation Skills
7 25 (4.85%) Retail
8 23 (4.47%) Documentation Skills
8 23 (4.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 22 (4.27%) Manufacturing
9 22 (4.27%) Organisational Skills
10 17 (3.30%) Banking
11 14 (2.72%) Billing
12 12 (2.33%) Financial Institution
13 11 (2.14%) Law
14 9 (1.75%) Influencing Skills
14 9 (1.75%) Telecoms
15 8 (1.55%) Automotive
15 8 (1.55%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 109 (21.17%) Analyst
2 72 (13.98%) Head of QA
3 33 (6.41%) IT Support
4 32 (6.21%) Senior
5 30 (5.83%) IT Engineer
6 26 (5.05%) Lead
7 24 (4.66%) Business Analyst
8 22 (4.27%) IT Analyst
9 21 (4.08%) Business Manager
9 21 (4.08%) Developer
10 20 (3.88%) Systems Analyst
11 19 (3.69%) Administrator
11 19 (3.69%) Consultant
12 18 (3.50%) Data Analyst
12 18 (3.50%) Support Analyst
13 17 (3.30%) Financial Analyst
14 16 (3.11%) Field Engineer
14 16 (3.11%) Field Service Engineer
14 16 (3.11%) Support Engineer
15 15 (2.91%) IT Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (3.69%) CSS
1 19 (3.69%) HTML
2 12 (2.33%) JSON
3 11 (2.14%) FIX Protocol
3 11 (2.14%) XML
4 8 (1.55%) OAuth
4 8 (1.55%) RabbitMQ
4 8 (1.55%) SAML
5 7 (1.36%) .NET
5 7 (1.36%) FpML
5 7 (1.36%) XML Schema
6 6 (1.17%) REST
6 6 (1.17%) SAP Fiori
7 5 (0.97%) PySpark
7 5 (0.97%) React
7 5 (0.97%) SOAP
8 4 (0.78%) Flutter
8 4 (0.78%) Sass
8 4 (0.78%) Spring
8 4 (0.78%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 29 (5.63%) Onboarding
2 28 (5.44%) Self-Motivation
3 18 (3.50%) Product Ownership
4 17 (3.30%) Data Centre
4 17 (3.30%) Management Information System
4 17 (3.30%) Social Media
5 15 (2.91%) Cloud Native
5 15 (2.91%) Smartphone
6 11 (2.14%) Enterprise Software
6 11 (2.14%) FMCG
7 10 (1.94%) Algorithms
8 8 (1.55%) Data Structures
8 8 (1.55%) Security Posture
9 7 (1.36%) Driving Licence
9 7 (1.36%) e-Learning
9 7 (1.36%) IoT
10 6 (1.17%) Low-Code
11 5 (0.97%) Greenfield Project
12 4 (0.78%) Cyber Threat
12 4 (0.78%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 28 (5.44%) Windows
2 17 (3.30%) Linux
3 11 (2.14%) Windows 10
4 7 (1.36%) Unix
5 6 (1.17%) Mac OS
6 5 (0.97%) Windows Server
7 2 (0.39%) Android
8 1 (0.19%) Oracle Linux
8 1 (0.19%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 200 (38.83%) Continuous Improvement
2 191 (37.09%) Problem-Solving
3 172 (33.40%) Analytics
4 119 (23.11%) Actionable Insight
4 119 (23.11%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 95 (18.45%) Business Intelligence
6 92 (17.86%) Customer Experience
7 88 (17.09%) Root Cause Analysis
8 86 (16.70%) Agile
8 86 (16.70%) Decision-Making
8 86 (16.70%) Service Delivery
9 84 (16.31%) PRINCE2
10 82 (15.92%) Process Improvement
11 80 (15.53%) Change Management
12 77 (14.95%) Quality Management
13 72 (13.98%) Anti-Money Laundering
14 56 (10.87%) Data Analysis
15 49 (9.51%) Visualisation
16 48 (9.32%) AI
17 46 (8.93%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 100 (19.42%) SQL
2 62 (12.04%) Python
3 31 (6.02%) PowerShell
4 26 (5.05%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 20 (3.88%) Bash
6 16 (3.11%) Java
7 15 (2.91%) C#
7 15 (2.91%) JavaScript
8 12 (2.33%) C++
9 8 (1.55%) Go
9 8 (1.55%) VBA
10 7 (1.36%) C
11 5 (0.97%) PHP
12 4 (0.78%) Bicep
12 4 (0.78%) Shell Script
12 4 (0.78%) T-SQL
13 3 (0.58%) Kusto Query Language
13 3 (0.58%) VC++
14 2 (0.39%) Perl
14 2 (0.39%) Scala
Qualifications
1 72 (13.98%) IRCA
2 71 (13.79%) Degree
3 24 (4.66%) Security Cleared
4 21 (4.08%) Microsoft Certification
5 16 (3.11%) A+ Certification
5 16 (3.11%) CCNA
5 16 (3.11%) Cisco Certification
5 16 (3.11%) MCSE
5 16 (3.11%) Network+ Certification
5 16 (3.11%) Six Sigma Green Belt
6 15 (2.91%) BPSS Clearance
7 14 (2.72%) SC Cleared
8 10 (1.94%) ACCA
9 9 (1.75%) CIMA
10 8 (1.55%) Computer Science Degree
10 8 (1.55%) DBS Check
10 8 (1.55%) DV Cleared
10 8 (1.55%) Master's Degree
10 8 (1.55%) PMI Certification
10 8 (1.55%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 100 (19.42%) QA
2 86 (16.70%) ISO 9001
3 84 (16.31%) GDPR
4 38 (7.38%) Data Quality
5 18 (3.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 12 (2.33%) Actionable Recommendations
6 12 (2.33%) GRC
7 10 (1.94%) ISO 14001
7 10 (1.94%) NIST
7 10 (1.94%) SLA
8 8 (1.55%) Accessibility
8 8 (1.55%) Cyber Essentials
8 8 (1.55%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 6 (1.17%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 5 (0.97%) PCI DSS
11 4 (0.78%) SOC 2
11 4 (0.78%) Software Quality Assurance
12 3 (0.58%) EMIR
12 3 (0.58%) NEBOSH
13 2 (0.39%) IFRS
System Software
1 17 (3.30%) Docker
2 9 (1.75%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.39%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.19%) Firmware
4 1 (0.19%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.19%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.19%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 23 (4.47%) Terraform
2 19 (3.69%) Kubernetes
3 9 (1.75%) Grafana
4 8 (1.55%) Prometheus
5 6 (1.17%) Microsoft Intune
6 5 (0.97%) Ansible
7 4 (0.78%) Control-M
8 2 (0.39%) CSIRT
9 1 (0.19%) AirWatch
9 1 (0.19%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.19%) QRadar
9 1 (0.19%) SCCM
9 1 (0.19%) SCOM
Vendors
1 101 (19.61%) Microsoft
2 19 (3.69%) Dell
3 18 (3.50%) SAP
4 16 (3.11%) Salesforce
5 15 (2.91%) Google
6 14 (2.72%) Oracle
7 11 (2.14%) ServiceNow
8 9 (1.75%) Dynatrace
8 9 (1.75%) Red Hat
9 7 (1.36%) Adobe
9 7 (1.36%) Sparx
10 6 (1.17%) Databricks
11 5 (0.97%) Apple
11 5 (0.97%) Informatica
12 4 (0.78%) BT
12 4 (0.78%) CrowdStrike
12 4 (0.78%) Guidewire
12 4 (0.78%) Hotjar
12 4 (0.78%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
13 3 (0.58%) HubSpot