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

6 months to
23 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 357 305 460
Rank change year-on-year -52 +155 +162
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Mindset 535 462 437
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.53% 0.94% 0.47%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.07% 2.28% 1.40%
Number of salaries quoted 296 273 260
10th Percentile £28,125 £31,250 £29,175
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £35,650
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £51,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.91% +8.42% -5.00%
75th Percentile £71,563 £76,250 £67,750
90th Percentile £93,750 £88,500 £81,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £43,200
% change year-on-year -10.00% +15.74% -9.05%

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 requiring generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 25,907 20,249 31,231
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 25.82% 41.24% 33.73%
Number of salaries quoted 16,488 10,085 19,491
10th Percentile £31,000 £29,250 £29,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,446 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.65% +4.55% -15.14%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £107,440 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% - -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 23 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 23 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 -45 481 £50,000 - 189
UK excluding London 0 392 £45,000 -10.00% 113
Work from Home -9 139 £50,000 - 92
London -49 128 £65,000 -3.70% 97
South East -7 106 £50,000 -9.09% 38
North of England +8 99 £62,500 +31.58% 28
South West -40 64 £32,500 -35.00% 15
Midlands -12 63 £43,250 -23.11% 19
North West -4 47 £45,000 - 11
West Midlands -10 43 £44,000 +12.82% 4
Yorkshire -2 36 £90,000 +89.47% 12
East Midlands -29 20 £42,500 -46.88% 14
East of England -17 19 £40,000 +0.83% 7
Scotland +22 17 £26,150 -32.95% 5
North East -38 16 £57,500 - 6
Northern Ireland -56 14 £63,750 +27.50% 1
Wales - 10 £26,500 - 2

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 9 (1.68%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.50%) Confluence
3 5 (0.93%) WordPress
4 4 (0.75%) CMS
4 4 (0.75%) SAS
5 3 (0.56%) IIS
6 2 (0.37%) Apache
7 1 (0.19%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.19%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.19%) Mendix
Applications
1 54 (10.09%) Microsoft Excel
2 25 (4.67%) Microsoft Office
3 17 (3.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.75%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 4 (0.75%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.56%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.19%) Adobe XD
6 1 (0.19%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.19%) PlantUML
6 1 (0.19%) Simulink
6 1 (0.19%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 13 (2.43%) NetSuite
2 5 (0.93%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.75%) Infor M3
3 4 (0.75%) JDE OneWorld
3 4 (0.75%) JDE World
4 3 (0.56%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.56%) Shopify
5 2 (0.37%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
5 2 (0.37%) Dynamics GP
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 77 (14.39%) Azure
2 65 (12.15%) Power Platform
3 38 (7.10%) SaaS
4 37 (6.92%) AWS
5 33 (6.17%) Microsoft 365
6 25 (4.67%) GCP
7 24 (4.49%) Azure DevOps
8 19 (3.55%) Power Automate
9 18 (3.36%) Google Analytics
9 18 (3.36%) PowerApps
10 15 (2.80%) GitHub
11 13 (2.43%) dbt
12 12 (2.24%) GitHub Actions
13 11 (2.06%) Azure Data Factory
14 10 (1.87%) Dynamics 365
15 9 (1.68%) Datadog
16 8 (1.50%) OpenShift
17 7 (1.31%) Google Ads
17 7 (1.31%) Snowflake
17 7 (1.31%) Tricentis Tosca
Communications & Networking
1 14 (2.62%) SAN
2 12 (2.24%) TCP/IP
3 10 (1.87%) HTTP
3 10 (1.87%) LAN
3 10 (1.87%) WAN
4 9 (1.68%) DNS
4 9 (1.68%) VPN
5 8 (1.50%) Firewall
5 8 (1.50%) SMS
6 5 (0.93%) Unified Communications
6 5 (0.93%) Wi-Fi
6 5 (0.93%) Wireless
7 4 (0.75%) ATM
7 4 (0.75%) FTP
7 4 (0.75%) Internet
7 4 (0.75%) Kerberos
7 4 (0.75%) NAS
7 4 (0.75%) SMTP
8 2 (0.37%) Broadband
8 2 (0.37%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 56 (10.47%) Power BI
2 28 (5.23%) Data Warehouse
3 12 (2.24%) Metadata
3 12 (2.24%) SQL Server
3 12 (2.24%) Tableau
4 11 (2.06%) Relational Database
5 8 (1.50%) BigQuery
5 8 (1.50%) MySQL
6 7 (1.31%) Amazon Redshift
6 7 (1.31%) Metabase
6 7 (1.31%) Power Query
6 7 (1.31%) RDBMS
7 6 (1.12%) GIS
8 5 (0.93%) Looker
9 4 (0.75%) Qlik Sense
10 3 (0.56%) Big Data
10 3 (0.56%) NonStop SQL
10 3 (0.56%) NoSQL
11 2 (0.37%) PostgreSQL
11 2 (0.37%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 22 (4.11%) Git
2 17 (3.18%) JIRA
3 9 (1.68%) GitLab
4 8 (1.50%) Visual Studio
5 7 (1.31%) ERwin
6 6 (1.12%) Jenkins
7 5 (0.93%) Eclipse
8 4 (0.75%) Bitbucket
9 3 (0.56%) Visual Website Optimizer
10 2 (0.37%) Cypress.io
10 2 (0.37%) Ranorex
10 2 (0.37%) Robot Framework
10 2 (0.37%) Selenium
10 2 (0.37%) TestRail
11 1 (0.19%) JMeter
11 1 (0.19%) Postman
11 1 (0.19%) SonarQube
11 1 (0.19%) Sonatype Nexus
11 1 (0.19%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
11 1 (0.19%) TeamCity
General
1 534 (99.81%) Analytical Skills
2 280 (52.34%) Social Skills
3 189 (35.33%) Finance
4 57 (10.65%) Marketing
5 39 (7.29%) Organisational Skills
6 26 (4.86%) Manufacturing
7 25 (4.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 25 (4.67%) Public Sector
8 20 (3.74%) Retail
9 19 (3.55%) Legal
10 16 (2.99%) Documentation Skills
11 14 (2.62%) Electronics
12 13 (2.43%) Financial Institution
12 13 (2.43%) Presentation Skills
13 12 (2.24%) Aerospace
13 12 (2.24%) Influencing Skills
14 11 (2.06%) Advertising
14 11 (2.06%) Banking
15 8 (1.50%) Law
16 6 (1.12%) German Language
Job Titles
1 119 (22.24%) Analyst
2 72 (13.46%) Head of QA
3 44 (8.22%) Lead
4 42 (7.85%) Senior
5 27 (5.05%) Support Analyst
6 26 (4.86%) Business Analyst
6 26 (4.86%) Developer
7 25 (4.67%) Data Analyst
8 20 (3.74%) IT Engineer
9 18 (3.36%) IT Analyst
9 18 (3.36%) IT Support
10 16 (2.99%) Compliance Manager
10 16 (2.99%) Consultant
11 15 (2.80%) Junior
12 14 (2.62%) Field Engineer
12 14 (2.62%) Field Service Engineer
12 14 (2.62%) Junior Analyst
13 13 (2.43%) DevOps Engineer
14 10 (1.87%) IT Support Analyst
14 10 (1.87%) Product Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (3.74%) JSON
2 17 (3.18%) HTML
3 16 (2.99%) CSS
4 13 (2.43%) .NET
5 10 (1.87%) XML
6 8 (1.50%) OAuth
6 8 (1.50%) RabbitMQ
6 8 (1.50%) SAML
7 7 (1.31%) FIX Protocol
7 7 (1.31%) FpML
7 7 (1.31%) XML Schema
8 6 (1.12%) React
9 5 (0.93%) REST
9 5 (0.93%) RESTful
10 4 (0.75%) Kafka
10 4 (0.75%) LDAP
10 4 (0.75%) Spring
10 4 (0.75%) Spring Boot
11 3 (0.56%) Flutter
11 3 (0.56%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 23 (4.30%) Onboarding
2 22 (4.11%) Management Information System
3 18 (3.36%) Cloud Native
4 17 (3.18%) Cyber Threat
5 16 (2.99%) Social Media
6 15 (2.80%) Self-Motivation
7 14 (2.62%) Data Centre
8 13 (2.43%) Product Ownership
9 10 (1.87%) Cyber Defence
9 10 (1.87%) Smartphone
10 9 (1.68%) Data Structures
10 9 (1.68%) Driving Licence
10 9 (1.68%) Greenfield Project
10 9 (1.68%) Web Conferencing
11 8 (1.50%) e-Learning
11 8 (1.50%) SCADA
12 7 (1.31%) Distributed Systems
13 6 (1.12%) Educational Technology
13 6 (1.12%) Enterprise Software
13 6 (1.12%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 34 (6.36%) Windows
2 16 (2.99%) Linux
3 12 (2.24%) Windows Server
4 5 (0.93%) Windows 10
5 4 (0.75%) Windows Server 2016
6 2 (0.37%) Android
6 2 (0.37%) Debian
6 2 (0.37%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 212 (39.63%) Continuous Improvement
2 175 (32.71%) Analytics
3 149 (27.85%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 138 (25.79%) Problem-Solving
5 101 (18.88%) Actionable Insight
6 100 (18.69%) Agile
7 99 (18.50%) Root Cause Analysis
8 88 (16.45%) Customer Experience
9 87 (16.26%) Decision-Making
10 85 (15.89%) Change Management
10 85 (15.89%) Service Delivery
11 79 (14.77%) Quality Management
12 78 (14.58%) Business Intelligence
13 76 (14.21%) PRINCE2
14 72 (13.46%) Anti-Money Laundering
15 57 (10.65%) Process Improvement
16 54 (10.09%) CRM
17 45 (8.41%) AI
17 45 (8.41%) ERP
17 45 (8.41%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 96 (17.94%) SQL
2 52 (9.72%) Python
3 22 (4.11%) C#
4 21 (3.93%) Java
4 21 (3.93%) PowerShell
5 17 (3.18%) Bash
6 13 (2.43%) JavaScript
6 13 (2.43%) MATLAB
7 10 (1.87%) T-SQL
8 9 (1.68%) Go
9 7 (1.31%) C++
9 7 (1.31%) PHP
9 7 (1.31%) Scala
10 6 (1.12%) Search Processing Language
11 5 (0.93%) C
11 5 (0.93%) Embedded C
11 5 (0.93%) PL/SQL
12 4 (0.75%) Embedded C++
12 4 (0.75%) VBA
13 3 (0.56%) COBOL
Qualifications
1 72 (13.46%) IRCA
2 63 (11.78%) Degree
3 36 (6.73%) Security Cleared
4 25 (4.67%) SC Cleared
5 16 (2.99%) Microsoft Certification
6 14 (2.62%) A+ Certification
6 14 (2.62%) CCNA
6 14 (2.62%) Cisco Certification
6 14 (2.62%) MCSE
6 14 (2.62%) Network+ Certification
7 11 (2.06%) ACCA
8 10 (1.87%) BPSS Clearance
9 9 (1.68%) CIMA
10 8 (1.50%) GCIA
10 8 (1.50%) GCIH
10 8 (1.50%) GIAC
11 6 (1.12%) CREST Certified
11 6 (1.12%) DV Cleared
11 6 (1.12%) GCED
11 6 (1.12%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 107 (20.00%) QA
2 95 (17.76%) ISO 9001
3 88 (16.45%) GDPR
4 57 (10.65%) 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 15 (2.80%) Accessibility
9 8 (1.50%) ARP4754
9 8 (1.50%) DO-254
9 8 (1.50%) SLA
10 7 (1.31%) GRC
10 7 (1.31%) ISO 19650
10 7 (1.31%) PCI DSS
11 6 (1.12%) ISO 8583
12 5 (0.93%) SOC 2
13 4 (0.75%) Def Stans
13 4 (0.75%) NIST
System Software
1 13 (2.43%) Docker
2 9 (1.68%) 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 17 (3.18%) Terraform
2 16 (2.99%) Kubernetes
3 9 (1.68%) Grafana
4 8 (1.50%) Prometheus
5 7 (1.31%) Ansible
6 6 (1.12%) Kibana
7 4 (0.75%) QRadar
8 3 (0.56%) Microsoft Intune
9 1 (0.19%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 111 (20.75%) Microsoft
2 37 (6.92%) Google
3 23 (4.30%) HubSpot
4 20 (3.74%) SAP
5 15 (2.80%) Dell
5 15 (2.80%) Salesforce
6 12 (2.24%) Adobe
7 10 (1.87%) CrowdStrike
7 10 (1.87%) Oracle
7 10 (1.87%) Splunk
8 8 (1.50%) Dynatrace
8 8 (1.50%) Red Hat
8 8 (1.50%) ServiceNow
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%) IFS
12 4 (0.75%) VocaLink