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 7 November 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

	6 months to 7 Nov 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	482	225	437
Rank change year-on-year	-257	+212	+50
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Mindset	384	606	333
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK	0.31%	1.19%	0.49%
As % of the Miscellaneous category	1.13%	3.20%	1.51%
Number of salaries quoted	231	350	163
10^th Percentile	£28,125	£29,000	£37,150
25^th Percentile	£31,250	£35,688	£43,205
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£47,500	£50,000	£60,000
Median % change year-on-year	-5.00%	-16.67%	+14.29%
75^th Percentile	£67,500	£67,744	£72,500
90^th Percentile	£86,250	£87,500	£97,250
UK excluding London median annual salary	£42,500	£47,500	£57,500
% change year-on-year	-10.53%	-17.39%	+21.05%

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 citing generic IT skills.

	6 months to 7 Nov 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies citing generic IT skills	33,976	18,951	22,047
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK	27.73%	37.07%	32.59%
Number of salaries quoted	20,347	10,619	10,682
10^th Percentile	£30,750	£27,750	£33,750
25^th Percentile	£40,000	£36,000	£45,750
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£55,000	£53,700	£60,000
Median % change year-on-year	+2.42%	-10.50%	-4.00%
75^th Percentile	£77,500	£77,500	£83,750
90^th Percentile	£100,000	£102,500	£110,000
UK excluding London median annual salary	£51,359	£45,000	£54,000
% change year-on-year	+14.13%	-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 Salary Trend

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 7 November 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 7 November 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	Job Ads Past 6 Months	Median Salary Past 6 Months	Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Jobs
England	-238	361	£47,500	-5.00%	103
UK excluding London	-252	252	£42,500	-10.53%	74
London	-118	122	£72,500	+31.82%	51
Work from Home	-158	112	£50,000	-	35
South East	-139	69	£50,000	+5.26%	18
North of England	-94	57	£37,500	-11.76%	11
South West	-102	52	£42,500	-15.00%	17
Midlands	-103	49	£43,750	-18.16%	13
North West	-79	32	£37,500	-11.76%	6
West Midlands	-49	28	£45,000	-6.21%	9
Yorkshire	-28	19	£80,000	+68.42%	3
East Midlands	-84	19	£30,750	-61.56%	4
East of England	-70	12	£35,000	-37.22%	10
Scotland	-14	10	£26,150	-	3
North East	-72	6	£50,000	-	2
Wales	-81	2	-	-
Northern Ireland	-98	2	£63,750	-	4

Analytical Mindset Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 7 November 2026, job vacancies citing Analytical Mindset also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads citing Analytical Mindset.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Continuous Improvement	32.0%	123
2	Problem-Solving	30.7%	118
3	Analytics	25.8%	99
4	Agile	23.7%	91
5	AI	23.2%	89
6	SQL	21.9%	84
7	Decision-Making	18.8%	72
8	Microsoft	18.5%	71
9	Stakeholder Management	18.0%	69
10	Degree	15.4%	59
11	Business Intelligence	15.1%	58
12	Stakeholder Engagement	14.3%	55
13	Data Quality	13.5%	52
14	Azure	12.5%	48
14	Roadmaps	12.5%	48
16	Microsoft Excel	12.2%	47
17	Actionable Insight	12.0%	46
17	Power Platform	12.0%	46
19	Python	10.7%	41
20	CRM	10.4%	40
20	Process Improvement	10.4%	40
22	Google	10.2%	39
23	QA	9.9%	38
24	Cybersecurity	9.6%	37
24	Power BI	9.6%	37
26	Scrum	8.9%	34
26	Security Cleared	8.9%	34
28	Data Analysis	8.3%	32
28	User Experience	8.3%	32
30	AWS	8.1%	31

Analytical Mindset Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Miscellaneous

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Management Information System	6.8%	26
2	Product Ownership	6.0%	23
3	Onboarding	5.7%	22
4	Self-Motivation	4.7%	18
5	Data Centre	4.4%	17
6	Cloud Native	4.2%	16
7	Cyber Defence	3.9%	15
7	Enterprise Software	3.9%	15
9	Smartphone	3.6%	14
10	Blog	3.1%	12
11	Credit Risk	2.3%	9
12	Cyber Threat	2.1%	8
12	Distributed Systems	2.1%	8
12	Driving Licence	2.1%	8
12	Social Media	2.1%	8
16	Marketing Technology	1.8%	7
17	Educational Technology	1.6%	6
17	Legacy Systems	1.6%	6
19	AI Agents	1.3%	5
19	SCADA	1.3%	5