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 1 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 247 403 489
Rank change year-on-year +156 +86 +207
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Mindset 522 340 227
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.88% 0.62% 0.44%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.52% 1.67% 1.18%
Number of salaries quoted 299 175 174
10th Percentile £28,900 £34,850 £25,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £42,500 £31,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £66,250 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £89,500 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% +10.00% +11.11%

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 20,700 20,404 19,212
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 34.99% 36.95% 37.43%
Number of salaries quoted 10,365 9,748 14,031
10th Percentile £27,750 £33,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%
75th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £83,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £106,289
UK excluding London median annual salary £46,080 £54,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -15.45% -0.91% -

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 1 January 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 1 January 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 +164 460 £50,000 -9.09% 375
UK excluding London +161 361 £45,000 -18.18% 250
Work from Home +123 191 £50,000 - 238
London +45 139 £57,000 -5.00% 156
South East +79 91 £45,000 -12.62% 67
South West +52 71 £47,500 -24.00% 37
North of England +46 69 £42,500 -32.00% 68
Midlands +42 58 £40,000 - 33
North West +46 54 £42,500 -34.62% 49
East Midlands +7 34 £26,375 -34.06% 12
East of England +35 26 £60,000 +11.63% 28
Scotland +7 26 £26,150 -62.64% 7
West Midlands +24 23 £52,500 +5.00% 20
Northern Ireland - 14 - - 5
Yorkshire -8 9 £55,000 -8.33% 16
Wales +9 6 £41,250 -15.99% 8
North East - 6 £38,500 - 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 16 (3.07%) Confluence
2 12 (2.30%) SharePoint
3 8 (1.53%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (0.77%) CMS
4 4 (0.77%) IIS
4 4 (0.77%) SAS
5 3 (0.57%) WordPress
6 2 (0.38%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.38%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.19%) BizTalk Server
Applications
1 110 (21.07%) Microsoft Excel
2 26 (4.98%) Microsoft Office
3 22 (4.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 14 (2.68%) Maya
5 12 (2.30%) Microsoft Project
6 9 (1.72%) MS Visio
7 4 (0.77%) PlantUML
7 4 (0.77%) Spreadsheet
8 3 (0.57%) Stata
9 2 (0.38%) Sketch
10 1 (0.19%) Adobe XD
10 1 (0.19%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 20 (3.83%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (1.53%) SAP S/4HANA
3 7 (1.34%) Shopify
4 5 (0.96%) SAP FI
5 4 (0.77%) SAP CO
5 4 (0.77%) SAP FI/CO
5 4 (0.77%) SAP IBP
6 3 (0.57%) SAP APO
6 3 (0.57%) SAP CX
6 3 (0.57%) SAP ERP
7 2 (0.38%) Dynamics NAV
7 2 (0.38%) Magento
7 2 (0.38%) NetSuite
7 2 (0.38%) Salesforce CRM
8 1 (0.19%) Adobe Campaign
8 1 (0.19%) Elite 3E
8 1 (0.19%) OpenText VIM for SAP
8 1 (0.19%) Oracle EBS
8 1 (0.19%) SAP MM
8 1 (0.19%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 108 (20.69%) Azure
2 104 (19.92%) Power Platform
3 29 (5.56%) SaaS
4 28 (5.36%) AWS
5 27 (5.17%) Azure Data Factory
5 27 (5.17%) Azure Synapse Analytics
6 24 (4.60%) Microsoft 365
7 21 (4.02%) Azure DevOps
8 17 (3.26%) Entra ID
9 15 (2.87%) Boomi
9 15 (2.87%) Google Analytics
10 14 (2.68%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
11 13 (2.49%) Dynamics 365
11 13 (2.49%) GCP
12 10 (1.92%) Snowflake
13 7 (1.34%) Asana
13 7 (1.34%) Microsoft Copilot
13 7 (1.34%) Power Automate
13 7 (1.34%) Serverless
14 6 (1.15%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 25 (4.79%) Network Security
2 17 (3.26%) Firewall
3 11 (2.11%) SAN
4 7 (1.34%) TCP/IP
5 4 (0.77%) Ethernet
5 4 (0.77%) VPN
5 4 (0.77%) Wi-Fi
5 4 (0.77%) Wireshark
6 3 (0.57%) WAN
7 2 (0.38%) DHCP
7 2 (0.38%) DNS
7 2 (0.38%) GSM
7 2 (0.38%) LAN
7 2 (0.38%) LTE
7 2 (0.38%) VLAN
7 2 (0.38%) VoIP
8 1 (0.19%) Internet
8 1 (0.19%) Intranet
8 1 (0.19%) RFID
8 1 (0.19%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 98 (18.77%) Power BI
2 44 (8.43%) Tableau
3 39 (7.47%) SQL Server
4 27 (5.17%) Azure SQL Database
5 25 (4.79%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 16 (3.07%) Data Lake
6 16 (3.07%) Data Warehouse
7 5 (0.96%) Looker
8 4 (0.77%) Amazon RDS
8 4 (0.77%) Metabase
8 4 (0.77%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 4 (0.77%) PostgreSQL
9 3 (0.57%) Amazon Redshift
9 3 (0.57%) Metadata
9 3 (0.57%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 2 (0.38%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
10 2 (0.38%) Big Data
10 2 (0.38%) Hadoop
10 2 (0.38%) Oracle Database
10 2 (0.38%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 26 (4.98%) JIRA
2 10 (1.92%) Git
3 6 (1.15%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.77%) Postman
4 4 (0.77%) Selenium
4 4 (0.77%) Visual Studio
5 3 (0.57%) WebDriver
6 2 (0.38%) GitLab
7 1 (0.19%) Appium
7 1 (0.19%) Balsamiq
7 1 (0.19%) Cypress.io
7 1 (0.19%) JMeter
7 1 (0.19%) LoadRunner
7 1 (0.19%) MLflow
7 1 (0.19%) Oracle APEX
7 1 (0.19%) REST Assured
7 1 (0.19%) Team Foundation Server
7 1 (0.19%) TestRail
General
1 522 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
2 322 (61.69%) Social Skills
3 246 (47.13%) Finance
4 123 (23.56%) Marketing
5 58 (11.11%) Retail
6 54 (10.34%) Legal
7 48 (9.20%) Public Sector
8 45 (8.62%) Manufacturing
9 41 (7.85%) Law
10 31 (5.94%) Presentation Skills
11 28 (5.36%) Electronics
12 26 (4.98%) Telecoms
13 17 (3.26%) Documentation Skills
13 17 (3.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 16 (3.07%) Games
15 15 (2.87%) Billing
16 14 (2.68%) Organisational Skills
17 10 (1.92%) Banking
18 9 (1.72%) French Language
19 8 (1.53%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 105 (20.11%) Analyst
2 67 (12.84%) Lead
3 63 (12.07%) Senior
4 34 (6.51%) Data Analyst
5 33 (6.32%) Consultant
6 30 (5.75%) Architect
7 28 (5.36%) Commercial Analyst
8 25 (4.79%) Cybersecurity Consultant
8 25 (4.79%) Security Consultant
8 25 (4.79%) Support Engineer
9 23 (4.41%) Business Manager
10 20 (3.83%) Business Analyst
10 20 (3.83%) IT Support
11 18 (3.45%) IT Engineer
12 17 (3.26%) Administrator
12 17 (3.26%) Developer
13 16 (3.07%) IT Administrator
14 15 (2.87%) CRM Architect
14 15 (2.87%) Systems Analyst
14 15 (2.87%) Technical Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (1.92%) CSS
1 10 (1.92%) HTML
2 9 (1.72%) REST
3 5 (0.96%) .NET
3 5 (0.96%) EDI
3 5 (0.96%) SAP Fiori
4 4 (0.77%) GraphQL
4 4 (0.77%) Oracle Fusion
4 4 (0.77%) SOAP
5 3 (0.57%) FIX Protocol
5 3 (0.57%) Middleware
5 3 (0.57%) Sass
5 3 (0.57%) ZeroMQ
6 2 (0.38%) .NET Framework
6 2 (0.38%) Django
6 2 (0.38%) RESTful
6 2 (0.38%) Spring
6 2 (0.38%) Spring Boot
6 2 (0.38%) XML
6 2 (0.38%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 47 (9.00%) Onboarding
1 47 (9.00%) Self-Motivation
2 43 (8.24%) Management Information System
3 41 (7.85%) FMCG
4 39 (7.47%) Data Centre
5 32 (6.13%) Product Ownership
6 29 (5.56%) Cloud Native
7 21 (4.02%) Enterprise Software
7 21 (4.02%) Social Media
8 14 (2.68%) Driving Licence
9 10 (1.92%) Smartphone
10 9 (1.72%) Algorithms
10 9 (1.72%) Legacy Systems
11 7 (1.34%) IoT
12 6 (1.15%) Credit Risk
12 6 (1.15%) Security Posture
13 5 (0.96%) Cyber Defence
13 5 (0.96%) Data Protection Act
13 5 (0.96%) Web Conferencing
14 4 (0.77%) CMDB
Operating Systems
1 18 (3.45%) Windows
2 12 (2.30%) Linux
3 5 (0.96%) Unix
4 2 (0.38%) Mac OS
4 2 (0.38%) Windows 10
4 2 (0.38%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.19%) Android
5 1 (0.19%) Oracle Linux
5 1 (0.19%) Ubuntu
5 1 (0.19%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 232 (44.44%) Problem-Solving
2 177 (33.91%) Analytics
3 166 (31.80%) Continuous Improvement
4 144 (27.59%) Business Intelligence
5 119 (22.80%) Decision-Making
6 95 (18.20%) Agile
7 87 (16.67%) ERP
7 87 (16.67%) Project Management
8 78 (14.94%) CRM
9 77 (14.75%) AI
10 75 (14.37%) Actionable Insight
11 73 (13.98%) Stakeholder Management
12 71 (13.60%) Cybersecurity
13 67 (12.84%) Process Improvement
14 66 (12.64%) Business Strategy
15 58 (11.11%) Visualisation
16 54 (10.34%) Data Analysis
17 52 (9.96%) Change Management
18 48 (9.20%) Programme Management
19 46 (8.81%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 100 (19.16%) SQL
2 56 (10.73%) Python
3 29 (5.56%) PowerShell
4 25 (4.79%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 11 (2.11%) C#
6 10 (1.92%) C++
7 9 (1.72%) Bash
7 9 (1.72%) Java
7 9 (1.72%) JavaScript
7 9 (1.72%) VBA
8 8 (1.53%) C
9 6 (1.15%) R
10 4 (0.77%) Kusto Query Language
11 3 (0.57%) Bicep
11 3 (0.57%) Go
11 3 (0.57%) MATLAB
11 3 (0.57%) Perl
11 3 (0.57%) PL/SQL
12 2 (0.38%) Shell Script
12 2 (0.38%) VC++
Qualifications
1 131 (25.10%) Degree
2 46 (8.81%) Security Cleared
3 28 (5.36%) CISSP
4 24 (4.60%) CompTIA Security+
5 23 (4.41%) CEH
6 19 (3.64%) SC Cleared
7 15 (2.87%) Microsoft Certification
8 14 (2.68%) Master's Degree
9 13 (2.49%) PMI Certification
9 13 (2.49%) PMP
10 12 (2.30%) BPSS Clearance
10 12 (2.30%) Six Sigma Green Belt
11 11 (2.11%) ACCA
11 11 (2.11%) Computer Science Degree
12 10 (1.92%) A+ Certification
12 10 (1.92%) CCNA
12 10 (1.92%) Cisco Certification
12 10 (1.92%) DBS Check
12 10 (1.92%) MCSE
12 10 (1.92%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 45 (8.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 32 (6.13%) NIST
3 25 (4.79%) QA
4 24 (4.60%) Data Quality
5 23 (4.41%) PCI DSS
6 15 (2.87%) GDPR
7 13 (2.49%) Actionable Recommendations
8 10 (1.92%) Accessibility
9 9 (1.72%) GRC
10 6 (1.15%) SLA
11 4 (0.77%) ISO 14001
11 4 (0.77%) ISO 9001
11 4 (0.77%) NEBOSH
12 3 (0.57%) Cyber Essentials
13 2 (0.38%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 2 (0.38%) EMIR
13 2 (0.38%) EU AI Act
13 2 (0.38%) IFRS
13 2 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 42001
13 2 (0.38%) SOC 2
System Software
1 13 (2.49%) Active Directory
2 7 (1.34%) Hyper-V
3 6 (1.15%) Docker
3 6 (1.15%) Firmware
4 2 (0.38%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.19%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.19%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 14 (2.68%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (1.92%) Terraform
3 7 (1.34%) Kubernetes
4 3 (0.57%) Ansible
5 2 (0.38%) Control-M
5 2 (0.38%) CSIRT
6 1 (0.19%) AirWatch
6 1 (0.19%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
6 1 (0.19%) Computer Incident Response Team
6 1 (0.19%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.19%) Kibana
6 1 (0.19%) SCCM
6 1 (0.19%) SCOM
Vendors
1 125 (23.95%) Microsoft
2 70 (13.41%) SAP
3 44 (8.43%) Salesforce
4 25 (4.79%) Dell
4 25 (4.79%) Google
4 25 (4.79%) Oracle
5 18 (3.45%) Adobe
6 15 (2.87%) MuleSoft
7 11 (2.11%) Autodesk
8 8 (1.53%) ServiceNow
9 6 (1.15%) Cisco
9 6 (1.15%) Workday
10 4 (0.77%) Apple
10 4 (0.77%) Databricks
10 4 (0.77%) Guidewire
10 4 (0.77%) Hotjar
11 3 (0.57%) Hootsuite
11 3 (0.57%) Screaming Frog
11 3 (0.57%) Xero
11 3 (0.57%) Zoho