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 4 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 339 321 474
Rank change year-on-year -18 +153 +176
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Mindset 535 434 487
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.55% 0.91% 0.46%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.14% 2.19% 1.38%
Number of salaries quoted 292 244 312
10th Percentile £28,125 £31,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £34,375 £40,741 £34,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +22.22% -10.00%
75th Percentile £69,063 £80,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £93,625 £90,525 £78,625
UK excluding London median annual salary £44,000 £50,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -12.00% +17.65% -10.53%

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 24,946 19,782 35,376
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 25.80% 41.54% 33.67%
Number of salaries quoted 15,971 9,679 22,854
10th Percentile £30,500 £29,500 £28,434
25th Percentile £41,250 £39,450 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,490 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.46% +4.55% -14.06%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £98,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.00% - -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 4 July 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 4 July 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 -5 475 £50,000 -13.04% 236
UK excluding London +22 394 £44,000 -12.00% 160
Work from Home +21 135 £50,000 - 105
London -48 125 £67,500 -10.00% 99
South East -16 106 £50,000 -9.09% 48
North of England +16 96 £59,300 +24.84% 36
Midlands -1 66 £44,000 -21.78% 32
South West -30 61 £32,500 -35.00% 25
North West -4 50 £45,000 -18.18% 18
West Midlands 0 45 £44,000 +15.79% 9
Yorkshire -2 32 £90,000 +89.47% 14
East Midlands -19 21 £37,500 -53.13% 23
East of England -27 20 £40,000 +0.83% 12
Scotland +17 19 £26,150 -32.95% 4
North East -31 14 £58,500 - 4
Northern Ireland -37 14 £63,750 +27.50% 3
Wales - 12 £35,000 - 1

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 10 (1.87%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.31%) Confluence
3 5 (0.93%) WordPress
4 3 (0.56%) CMS
4 3 (0.56%) IIS
4 3 (0.56%) SAS
5 1 (0.19%) Apache
5 1 (0.19%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.19%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.19%) Mendix
Applications
1 51 (9.53%) Microsoft Excel
2 25 (4.67%) Microsoft Office
3 13 (2.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.75%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 3 (0.56%) Photoshop
6 2 (0.37%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.37%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.19%) Adobe XD
7 1 (0.19%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.19%) PlantUML
7 1 (0.19%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 11 (2.06%) NetSuite
2 6 (1.12%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.75%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (0.75%) Infor M3
3 4 (0.75%) JDE OneWorld
3 4 (0.75%) JDE World
4 3 (0.56%) Dynamics GP
4 3 (0.56%) Shopify
5 2 (0.37%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
5 2 (0.37%) Salesforce CRM
5 2 (0.37%) SAP HCM
5 2 (0.37%) Unit4 Business World
6 1 (0.19%) SAP CO
6 1 (0.19%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.19%) SAP FI/CO
6 1 (0.19%) SAP PM
6 1 (0.19%) SAP QM
6 1 (0.19%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 71 (13.27%) Azure
2 65 (12.15%) Power Platform
3 41 (7.66%) SaaS
4 35 (6.54%) Microsoft 365
5 32 (5.98%) AWS
6 23 (4.30%) Azure DevOps
7 20 (3.74%) Power Automate
8 19 (3.55%) GCP
9 16 (2.99%) Google Analytics
9 16 (2.99%) PowerApps
10 15 (2.80%) GitHub
11 12 (2.24%) dbt
11 12 (2.24%) GitHub Actions
12 10 (1.87%) Azure Data Factory
12 10 (1.87%) Dynamics 365
13 9 (1.68%) Datadog
14 8 (1.50%) OpenShift
15 7 (1.31%) Google Ads
15 7 (1.31%) Tricentis Tosca
16 6 (1.12%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 15 (2.80%) SAN
2 14 (2.62%) LAN
2 14 (2.62%) VPN
2 14 (2.62%) WAN
3 13 (2.43%) TCP/IP
4 12 (2.24%) Firewall
5 10 (1.87%) HTTP
6 9 (1.68%) DNS
6 9 (1.68%) SMS
7 6 (1.12%) Wireless
8 5 (0.93%) Internet
8 5 (0.93%) Wi-Fi
9 4 (0.75%) FTP
9 4 (0.75%) SMTP
10 3 (0.56%) Broadband
10 3 (0.56%) Kerberos
10 3 (0.56%) NAS
10 3 (0.56%) Unified Communications
11 2 (0.37%) Cisco IOS
11 2 (0.37%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 58 (10.84%) Power BI
2 30 (5.61%) Data Warehouse
3 15 (2.80%) SQL Server
4 12 (2.24%) Relational Database
5 10 (1.87%) Metadata
5 10 (1.87%) Tableau
6 8 (1.50%) Metabase
6 8 (1.50%) MySQL
7 7 (1.31%) Amazon Redshift
7 7 (1.31%) Power Query
7 7 (1.31%) RDBMS
8 6 (1.12%) BigQuery
8 6 (1.12%) GIS
9 4 (0.75%) Qlik Sense
10 3 (0.56%) Big Data
10 3 (0.56%) PostgreSQL
11 2 (0.37%) Looker
11 2 (0.37%) MariaDB
11 2 (0.37%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 2 (0.37%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 22 (4.11%) Git
2 16 (2.99%) JIRA
3 9 (1.68%) GitLab
4 8 (1.50%) Visual Studio
5 7 (1.31%) ERwin
6 5 (0.93%) Eclipse
6 5 (0.93%) Jenkins
7 4 (0.75%) Bitbucket
8 3 (0.56%) Visual Website Optimizer
9 2 (0.37%) Cypress.io
9 2 (0.37%) Ranorex
9 2 (0.37%) Robot Framework
9 2 (0.37%) Selenium
9 2 (0.37%) TestRail
10 1 (0.19%) SonarQube
10 1 (0.19%) Sonatype Nexus
10 1 (0.19%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
10 1 (0.19%) TeamCity
10 1 (0.19%) Zephyr
General
1 534 (99.81%) Analytical Skills
2 282 (52.71%) Social Skills
3 191 (35.70%) Finance
4 56 (10.47%) Marketing
5 37 (6.92%) Organisational Skills
6 28 (5.23%) Manufacturing
7 25 (4.67%) Public Sector
8 24 (4.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 22 (4.11%) Retail
10 20 (3.74%) Legal
11 17 (3.18%) Documentation Skills
12 13 (2.43%) Electronics
12 13 (2.43%) Presentation Skills
13 12 (2.24%) Advertising
13 12 (2.24%) Aerospace
14 11 (2.06%) Banking
14 11 (2.06%) Influencing Skills
15 9 (1.68%) Financial Institution
15 9 (1.68%) Law
15 9 (1.68%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 123 (22.99%) Analyst
2 72 (13.46%) Head of QA
3 43 (8.04%) Senior
4 41 (7.66%) Lead
5 28 (5.23%) Business Analyst
6 27 (5.05%) IT Engineer
7 26 (4.86%) Developer
7 26 (4.86%) Support Analyst
8 25 (4.67%) IT Support
9 23 (4.30%) Data Analyst
10 20 (3.74%) IT Analyst
11 16 (2.99%) Compliance Manager
11 16 (2.99%) Consultant
11 16 (2.99%) Junior
12 15 (2.80%) Field Engineer
12 15 (2.80%) Field Service Engineer
12 15 (2.80%) Junior Analyst
13 14 (2.62%) Support Engineer
14 12 (2.24%) Financial Analyst
14 12 (2.24%) IT Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (3.74%) JSON
2 18 (3.36%) HTML
3 17 (3.18%) CSS
4 12 (2.24%) .NET
5 10 (1.87%) XML
6 8 (1.50%) FIX Protocol
6 8 (1.50%) OAuth
6 8 (1.50%) RabbitMQ
6 8 (1.50%) SAML
7 7 (1.31%) FpML
7 7 (1.31%) XML Schema
8 6 (1.12%) React
9 5 (0.93%) PySpark
10 4 (0.75%) LDAP
10 4 (0.75%) REST
10 4 (0.75%) RESTful
11 3 (0.56%) AngularJS
11 3 (0.56%) SOAP
11 3 (0.56%) Spring
11 3 (0.56%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 24 (4.49%) Onboarding
2 17 (3.18%) Cyber Threat
2 17 (3.18%) Management Information System
2 17 (3.18%) Self-Motivation
3 16 (2.99%) Cloud Native
4 15 (2.80%) Data Centre
4 15 (2.80%) Social Media
5 11 (2.06%) Smartphone
6 10 (1.87%) Cyber Defence
6 10 (1.87%) Product Ownership
7 9 (1.68%) Driving Licence
7 9 (1.68%) Greenfield Project
8 8 (1.50%) Data Structures
8 8 (1.50%) e-Learning
8 8 (1.50%) SCADA
8 8 (1.50%) Web Conferencing
9 6 (1.12%) Enterprise Software
9 6 (1.12%) Legacy Systems
10 5 (0.93%) FMCG
10 5 (0.93%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 36 (6.73%) Windows
2 17 (3.18%) Linux
3 11 (2.06%) Windows Server
4 10 (1.87%) Windows 10
5 4 (0.75%) Mac OS
6 3 (0.56%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (0.37%) Android
7 2 (0.37%) Debian
7 2 (0.37%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.19%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 195 (36.45%) Continuous Improvement
2 169 (31.59%) Analytics
3 144 (26.92%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 134 (25.05%) Problem-Solving
5 101 (18.88%) Actionable Insight
6 94 (17.57%) Root Cause Analysis
7 89 (16.64%) Agile
8 88 (16.45%) Service Delivery
9 85 (15.89%) Change Management
9 85 (15.89%) Customer Experience
9 85 (15.89%) Decision-Making
10 79 (14.77%) Quality Management
11 77 (14.39%) Business Intelligence
12 76 (14.21%) PRINCE2
13 72 (13.46%) Anti-Money Laundering
14 56 (10.47%) Process Improvement
15 54 (10.09%) CRM
16 42 (7.85%) ERP
17 40 (7.48%) DevOps
17 40 (7.48%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 96 (17.94%) SQL
2 55 (10.28%) Python
3 22 (4.11%) C#
3 22 (4.11%) PowerShell
4 18 (3.36%) Java
5 15 (2.80%) Bash
6 13 (2.43%) JavaScript
6 13 (2.43%) MATLAB
7 11 (2.06%) T-SQL
8 9 (1.68%) C++
8 9 (1.68%) Go
9 7 (1.31%) C
9 7 (1.31%) PHP
10 6 (1.12%) Scala
10 6 (1.12%) Search Processing Language
11 5 (0.93%) Embedded C
12 4 (0.75%) Embedded C++
12 4 (0.75%) PL/SQL
12 4 (0.75%) VBA
13 2 (0.37%) RPG
Qualifications
1 72 (13.46%) IRCA
2 60 (11.21%) Degree
3 36 (6.73%) Security Cleared
4 25 (4.67%) SC Cleared
5 17 (3.18%) Microsoft Certification
6 15 (2.80%) A+ Certification
6 15 (2.80%) CCNA
6 15 (2.80%) Cisco Certification
6 15 (2.80%) MCSE
6 15 (2.80%) Network+ Certification
7 11 (2.06%) BPSS Clearance
8 10 (1.87%) ACCA
9 8 (1.50%) CIMA
9 8 (1.50%) GCIA
9 8 (1.50%) GCIH
9 8 (1.50%) GIAC
10 6 (1.12%) CREST Certified
10 6 (1.12%) GCED
10 6 (1.12%) OSCP
10 6 (1.12%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 102 (19.07%) QA
2 95 (17.76%) ISO 9001
3 88 (16.45%) GDPR
4 52 (9.72%) Data Quality
5 24 (4.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 17 (3.18%) ISO 14001
7 16 (2.99%) Cyber Essentials
7 16 (2.99%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 16 (2.99%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 14 (2.62%) Accessibility
9 9 (1.68%) SLA
10 8 (1.50%) ARP4754
10 8 (1.50%) DO-254
11 7 (1.31%) GRC
11 7 (1.31%) ISO 19650
11 7 (1.31%) PCI DSS
12 5 (0.93%) SOC 2
13 4 (0.75%) Def Stans
13 4 (0.75%) NIST
13 4 (0.75%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 12 (2.24%) Docker
2 10 (1.87%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.19%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (0.19%) Firmware
3 1 (0.19%) IAG
3 1 (0.19%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 15 (2.80%) Kubernetes
1 15 (2.80%) Terraform
2 9 (1.68%) Grafana
3 8 (1.50%) Prometheus
4 6 (1.12%) Kibana
5 5 (0.93%) Ansible
6 4 (0.75%) QRadar
7 3 (0.56%) Microsoft Intune
8 1 (0.19%) Control-M
8 1 (0.19%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 111 (20.75%) Microsoft
2 32 (5.98%) Google
3 22 (4.11%) HubSpot
3 22 (4.11%) SAP
4 16 (2.99%) Dell
4 16 (2.99%) Salesforce
5 12 (2.24%) Adobe
6 10 (1.87%) CrowdStrike
6 10 (1.87%) ServiceNow
6 10 (1.87%) Splunk
7 9 (1.68%) Oracle
8 8 (1.50%) Dynatrace
8 8 (1.50%) Red Hat
9 7 (1.31%) Sparx
10 6 (1.12%) Carbon Black
10 6 (1.12%) Databricks
10 6 (1.12%) Marketo
10 6 (1.12%) Pardot
11 5 (0.93%) Hotjar
11 5 (0.93%) IFS