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 17 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 259 458 516
Rank change year-on-year +199 +58 +155
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Mindset 562 370 254
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.14% 0.48% 0.42%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.78% 1.48% 1.02%
Number of salaries quoted 310 208 196
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,250 £26,000
25th Percentile £34,655 £41,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,097 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.02% +4.19% +5.26%
75th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £69,063
90th Percentile £87,500 £90,750 £83,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year - +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 20,227 25,063 24,980
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 40.98% 32.19% 40.95%
Number of salaries quoted 10,155 13,055 17,979
10th Percentile £28,750 £31,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £36,925 £43,116 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% -4.00% -
75th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £83,750
90th Percentile £103,750 £108,750 £107,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.52% -4.55% +4.76%

Analytical Mindset
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Analytical Mindset as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Analytical Mindset 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 17 September 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 17 September 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 +208 512 £50,000 -2.91% 446
UK excluding London +180 384 £50,000 - 348
Work from Home +96 165 £50,000 -16.67% 237
London +106 154 £65,000 -7.14% 190
South East +119 141 £53,250 +12.11% 134
South West +102 65 £50,000 - 20
Midlands +73 63 £42,500 +21.43% 56
North of England +43 58 £47,500 +7.81% 76
North West +30 50 £45,000 +14.65% 59
East Midlands +45 36 £80,000 +175.86% 23
East of England +16 29 £43,750 +25.00% 38
West Midlands +57 27 £36,500 -3.31% 31
Scotland +52 25 £26,150 -58.82% 17
Yorkshire +7 7 £47,500 -5.00% 14
Northern Ireland - 2 - - 6
North East +19 1 - - 4
Wales +15 1 £47,500 - 8

Analytical Mindset
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 23 (4.09%) SharePoint
2 20 (3.56%) Confluence
3 7 (1.25%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (0.89%) CMS
5 4 (0.71%) SAS
6 3 (0.53%) Skype for Business
7 1 (0.18%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.18%) Drupal
7 1 (0.18%) IIS
7 1 (0.18%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 85 (15.12%) Microsoft Excel
2 27 (4.80%) Microsoft Office
3 16 (2.85%) Maya
4 15 (2.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 9 (1.60%) MS Visio
6 6 (1.07%) Spreadsheet
7 4 (0.71%) PlantUML
8 3 (0.53%) Stata
9 2 (0.36%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 2 (0.36%) Adobe Illustrator
9 2 (0.36%) Adobe XD
9 2 (0.36%) InDesign
9 2 (0.36%) Photoshop
9 2 (0.36%) Sketch
10 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 29 (5.16%) Dynamics CRM
2 13 (2.31%) Shopify
3 12 (2.14%) Sprinklr
4 4 (0.71%) Magento
4 4 (0.71%) SAP IBP
5 3 (0.53%) Raiser’s Edge
5 3 (0.53%) SAP APO
5 3 (0.53%) SAP ERP
6 2 (0.36%) Dynamics NAV
6 2 (0.36%) Fidessa
6 2 (0.36%) Salesforce CRM
6 2 (0.36%) SAP CX
6 2 (0.36%) SAP S/4HANA
7 1 (0.18%) Dynamics GP
7 1 (0.18%) NetSuite
7 1 (0.18%) Primavera
7 1 (0.18%) SAP CO
7 1 (0.18%) SAP EWM
7 1 (0.18%) SAP FI
7 1 (0.18%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 115 (20.46%) Azure
2 102 (18.15%) Power Platform
3 33 (5.87%) Microsoft 365
3 33 (5.87%) SaaS
4 24 (4.27%) Azure DevOps
5 22 (3.91%) Entra ID
6 21 (3.74%) Google Analytics
7 19 (3.38%) Dynamics 365
8 18 (3.20%) AWS
9 16 (2.85%) Boomi
9 16 (2.85%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
10 14 (2.49%) Azure Data Factory
11 11 (1.96%) Google Ads
12 10 (1.78%) PowerApps
13 9 (1.60%) Snowflake
14 7 (1.25%) Microsoft Copilot
15 6 (1.07%) Cloud Computing
16 5 (0.89%) Azure Synapse Analytics
16 5 (0.89%) Microsoft Purview
17 4 (0.71%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 27 (4.80%) Network Security
2 14 (2.49%) Firewall
3 5 (0.89%) LAN
3 5 (0.89%) WAN
4 4 (0.71%) SAN
5 3 (0.53%) Skype
6 2 (0.36%) NetScaler
6 2 (0.36%) Reverse Proxy
6 2 (0.36%) VPN
7 1 (0.18%) CHAP
7 1 (0.18%) FTP
7 1 (0.18%) Internet
7 1 (0.18%) Intranet
7 1 (0.18%) Intrusion Detection
7 1 (0.18%) RTP
7 1 (0.18%) SMS
7 1 (0.18%) Software-Defined Radio
7 1 (0.18%) SSL
7 1 (0.18%) Unified Communications
7 1 (0.18%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 90 (16.01%) Power BI
2 57 (10.14%) Data Lake
3 41 (7.30%) Tableau
4 19 (3.38%) Data Warehouse
5 17 (3.02%) SQL Server
6 10 (1.78%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 10 (1.78%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 7 (1.25%) Azure SQL Database
7 7 (1.25%) Metadata
8 5 (0.89%) Relational Database
9 3 (0.53%) Amazon QuickSight
9 3 (0.53%) Elasticsearch
9 3 (0.53%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 2 (0.36%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
10 2 (0.36%) Data Mining
10 2 (0.36%) MySQL
10 2 (0.36%) Oracle BI Publisher
11 1 (0.18%) Data Vault
11 1 (0.18%) Geospatial Data
11 1 (0.18%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 24 (4.27%) JIRA
2 3 (0.53%) Jenkins
2 3 (0.53%) Octopus Deploy
2 3 (0.53%) Postman
2 3 (0.53%) Selenium
3 2 (0.36%) Bazaar
3 2 (0.36%) Git
3 2 (0.36%) JMeter
3 2 (0.36%) WebDriver
4 1 (0.18%) Appium
4 1 (0.18%) Cypress.io
4 1 (0.18%) REST Assured
4 1 (0.18%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 562 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
2 331 (58.90%) Social Skills
3 233 (41.46%) Finance
4 149 (26.51%) Marketing
5 83 (14.77%) Law
6 72 (12.81%) Retail
7 48 (8.54%) Influencing Skills
8 45 (8.01%) Manufacturing
9 36 (6.41%) Legal
10 33 (5.87%) Public Sector
11 29 (5.16%) Telecoms
12 25 (4.45%) Electronics
13 24 (4.27%) Presentation Skills
14 22 (3.91%) Banking
15 20 (3.56%) Games
16 17 (3.02%) Organisational Skills
17 16 (2.85%) Advertising
18 10 (1.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
19 9 (1.60%) French Language
20 7 (1.25%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 156 (27.76%) Analyst
2 121 (21.53%) Senior
3 66 (11.74%) Lead
4 44 (7.83%) Consultant
5 39 (6.94%) Business Analyst
6 32 (5.69%) Data Analyst
7 29 (5.16%) Architect
8 26 (4.63%) Cybersecurity Consultant
8 26 (4.63%) Security Consultant
9 24 (4.27%) Support Engineer
10 19 (3.38%) Support Analyst
10 19 (3.38%) Technical Engineer
10 19 (3.38%) Technical Support
10 19 (3.38%) Technical Support Engineer
11 17 (3.02%) CRM Architect
12 16 (2.85%) IT Architect
12 16 (2.85%) Salesforce Architect
13 15 (2.67%) Implementation Consultant
14 14 (2.49%) Senior Architect
14 14 (2.49%) Senior Salesforce Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (3.20%) HTML
2 16 (2.85%) CSS
3 9 (1.60%) REST
4 6 (1.07%) XML
5 5 (0.89%) SOAP
6 4 (0.71%) .NET
6 4 (0.71%) GraphQL
7 3 (0.53%) JSON
7 3 (0.53%) LDAP
8 2 (0.36%) .NET Framework
8 2 (0.36%) EDI
8 2 (0.36%) Elastic Stack
8 2 (0.36%) Middleware
8 2 (0.36%) OAuth
8 2 (0.36%) OAuth2
8 2 (0.36%) OpenID
8 2 (0.36%) Oracle Fusion
8 2 (0.36%) Playwright
8 2 (0.36%) SAML
8 2 (0.36%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 35 (6.23%) Onboarding
2 34 (6.05%) FMCG
2 34 (6.05%) Management Information System
3 33 (5.87%) Data Centre
4 29 (5.16%) Cloud Native
5 28 (4.98%) Self-Motivation
6 19 (3.38%) Product Ownership
6 19 (3.38%) Social Media
7 18 (3.20%) Driving Licence
8 17 (3.02%) Enterprise Software
9 15 (2.67%) Data Structures
10 8 (1.42%) Legacy Systems
11 6 (1.07%) Algorithms
11 6 (1.07%) Credit Risk
11 6 (1.07%) IoT
12 5 (0.89%) CMDB
12 5 (0.89%) Data Protection Act
12 5 (0.89%) Digital Media
12 5 (0.89%) PKI
13 4 (0.71%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 9 (1.60%) Windows
2 3 (0.53%) Windows Server
3 2 (0.36%) Linux
3 2 (0.36%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 270 (48.04%) Problem-Solving
2 203 (36.12%) Analytics
3 130 (23.13%) Agile
4 129 (22.95%) Business Intelligence
5 122 (21.71%) Continuous Improvement
6 116 (20.64%) Project Management
7 110 (19.57%) Decision-Making
8 105 (18.68%) CRM
9 98 (17.44%) Actionable Insight
10 95 (16.90%) ERP
11 86 (15.30%) Roadmaps
12 76 (13.52%) Stakeholder Management
13 71 (12.63%) Artificial Intelligence
14 61 (10.85%) Business Strategy
15 60 (10.68%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 58 (10.32%) Cybersecurity
17 57 (10.14%) Machine Learning
18 56 (9.96%) Data Science
19 52 (9.25%) Thought Leadership
20 49 (8.72%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 103 (18.33%) SQL
2 29 (5.16%) Python
3 24 (4.27%) JavaScript
4 19 (3.38%) PowerShell
5 12 (2.14%) C#
6 10 (1.78%) T-SQL
7 8 (1.42%) R
8 5 (0.89%) VBA
9 4 (0.71%) Java
10 3 (0.53%) MATLAB
11 2 (0.36%) Bash
11 2 (0.36%) Kusto Query Language
11 2 (0.36%) Perl
11 2 (0.36%) PL/SQL
11 2 (0.36%) TypeScript
12 1 (0.18%) Scala
12 1 (0.18%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 145 (25.80%) Degree
2 37 (6.58%) Master's Degree
3 31 (5.52%) Security Cleared
4 29 (5.16%) CISSP
5 26 (4.63%) CEH
6 25 (4.45%) CompTIA Security+
6 25 (4.45%) PMI Certification
7 22 (3.91%) PMP
8 20 (3.56%) CBAP
9 17 (3.02%) Microsoft Certification
10 12 (2.14%) Computer Science Degree
11 9 (1.60%) A+ Certification
11 9 (1.60%) ACCA
11 9 (1.60%) CIMA
11 9 (1.60%) DBS Check
11 9 (1.60%) MBA
12 7 (1.25%) CISM
13 6 (1.07%) Azure Certification
13 6 (1.07%) BPSS Clearance
13 6 (1.07%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 49 (8.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 32 (5.69%) NIST
3 26 (4.63%) PCI DSS
4 21 (3.74%) QA
5 19 (3.38%) Data Quality
6 14 (2.49%) GDPR
7 10 (1.78%) Accessibility
8 5 (0.89%) PMO
9 4 (0.71%) ISO 20022
9 4 (0.71%) SEPA
9 4 (0.71%) SLA
10 3 (0.53%) Cyber Essentials
11 2 (0.36%) GRC
12 1 (0.18%) Actionable Recommendations
12 1 (0.18%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 1 (0.18%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 1 (0.18%) FINRA
12 1 (0.18%) ISO 22301
12 1 (0.18%) SOC 2
12 1 (0.18%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 16 (2.85%) Active Directory
2 12 (2.14%) Hyper-V
3 5 (0.89%) Firmware
4 2 (0.36%) Docker
4 2 (0.36%) VMware ESXi
4 2 (0.36%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 16 (2.85%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (0.89%) Single Sign-On
3 2 (0.36%) Argo
3 2 (0.36%) Graylog
3 2 (0.36%) Kibana
3 2 (0.36%) Kubernetes
3 2 (0.36%) SCCM
3 2 (0.36%) SCOM
3 2 (0.36%) vCenter Server
4 1 (0.18%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 1 (0.18%) Computer Incident Response Team
4 1 (0.18%) EMC NetWorker
Vendors
1 115 (20.46%) Microsoft
2 66 (11.74%) SAP
3 49 (8.72%) Salesforce
4 40 (7.12%) Google
5 39 (6.94%) Adobe
6 22 (3.91%) Dell
7 20 (3.56%) YouTube
8 19 (3.38%) Oracle
9 16 (2.85%) MuleSoft
10 9 (1.60%) TikTok
11 8 (1.42%) ServiceNow
12 7 (1.25%) Cisco
12 7 (1.25%) Databricks
13 6 (1.07%) Facebook
13 6 (1.07%) Pinterest
14 5 (0.89%) Avaloq
14 5 (0.89%) Hotjar
14 5 (0.89%) Workday
15 4 (0.71%) Snapchat
15 4 (0.71%) Splunk