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

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 252 406 482
Rank change year-on-year +154 +76 +239
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Mindset 517 333 237
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.86% 0.62% 0.43%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.51% 1.67% 1.17%
Number of salaries quoted 287 172 179
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £24,925
25th Percentile £35,000 £42,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.36% +4.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £67,500 £71,438 £65,625
90th Percentile £89,250 £88,750 £80,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% +22.22% -

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 20,616 19,935 20,305
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 34.19% 37.19% 36.62%
Number of salaries quoted 10,355 9,359 14,728
10th Percentile £28,000 £33,750 £31,750
25th Percentile £36,250 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%
75th Percentile £77,500 £83,750 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £105,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -13.64% +4.76% -4.55%

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 15 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 15 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 +158 451 £47,500 -13.64% 321
UK excluding London +148 355 £45,000 -18.18% 301
Work from Home +115 178 £50,000 - 147
London +83 140 £62,500 +4.17% 61
South East +82 94 £43,750 -19.72% 96
North of England +36 66 £42,500 -32.00% 59
South West +35 60 £45,000 -5.26% 36
Midlands +43 59 £40,000 - 39
North West +43 50 £42,500 -34.62% 25
East Midlands +4 36 £27,500 -31.25% 22
Scotland +6 29 £26,150 -62.64% 10
East of England +38 26 £60,000 +14.29% 49
West Midlands +25 22 £52,980 +43.19% 17
Northern Ireland - 14 - - 7
Yorkshire -14 10 £55,000 -8.33% 26
Wales +10 7 £35,000 -28.72% 14
North East - 6 £38,500 - 8

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 (3.09%) Confluence
2 10 (1.93%) SharePoint
3 6 (1.16%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (0.77%) Apache Airflow
4 4 (0.77%) IIS
4 4 (0.77%) SAS
5 3 (0.58%) CMS
5 3 (0.58%) WordPress
6 2 (0.39%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.19%) BizTalk Server
Applications
1 106 (20.50%) Microsoft Excel
2 22 (4.26%) Microsoft Office
3 18 (3.48%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 14 (2.71%) Maya
5 12 (2.32%) Microsoft Project
6 8 (1.55%) MS Visio
7 5 (0.97%) Spreadsheet
8 4 (0.77%) PlantUML
9 3 (0.58%) Stata
10 2 (0.39%) Sketch
11 1 (0.19%) Adobe XD
11 1 (0.19%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 19 (3.68%) Dynamics CRM
2 9 (1.74%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (1.16%) Shopify
4 5 (0.97%) SAP FI
5 4 (0.77%) SAP CO
5 4 (0.77%) SAP FI/CO
5 4 (0.77%) SAP IBP
6 3 (0.58%) SAP APO
6 3 (0.58%) SAP CX
6 3 (0.58%) SAP ERP
7 2 (0.39%) Dynamics GP
7 2 (0.39%) Dynamics NAV
7 2 (0.39%) Magento
7 2 (0.39%) NetSuite
7 2 (0.39%) 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%) SAP EWM
8 1 (0.19%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 110 (21.28%) Azure
2 104 (20.12%) Power Platform
3 32 (6.19%) AWS
4 30 (5.80%) SaaS
5 28 (5.42%) Azure Data Factory
6 27 (5.22%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 23 (4.45%) Microsoft 365
8 22 (4.26%) Azure DevOps
9 15 (2.90%) Boomi
9 15 (2.90%) Entra ID
10 14 (2.71%) GCP
10 14 (2.71%) Google Analytics
10 14 (2.71%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
11 12 (2.32%) Dynamics 365
12 10 (1.93%) Snowflake
13 9 (1.74%) Serverless
14 7 (1.35%) Amazon S3
14 7 (1.35%) Asana
14 7 (1.35%) AWS Lambda
14 7 (1.35%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 19 (3.68%) Firewall
2 13 (2.51%) Network Security
3 12 (2.32%) SAN
4 8 (1.55%) TCP/IP
5 6 (1.16%) VPN
6 5 (0.97%) WAN
7 4 (0.77%) Ethernet
7 4 (0.77%) LAN
7 4 (0.77%) Wi-Fi
7 4 (0.77%) Wireshark
8 2 (0.39%) Broadband
8 2 (0.39%) DHCP
8 2 (0.39%) DNS
8 2 (0.39%) GSM
8 2 (0.39%) Internet
8 2 (0.39%) LTE
8 2 (0.39%) VLAN
8 2 (0.39%) VoIP
9 1 (0.19%) NAS
9 1 (0.19%) NetScaler
Database & Business Intelligence
1 98 (18.96%) Power BI
2 44 (8.51%) Tableau
3 42 (8.12%) SQL Server
4 28 (5.42%) Azure SQL Database
5 25 (4.84%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 19 (3.68%) Data Warehouse
7 16 (3.09%) Data Lake
8 6 (1.16%) Amazon RDS
8 6 (1.16%) Amazon Redshift
8 6 (1.16%) PostgreSQL
9 5 (0.97%) Looker
9 5 (0.97%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 4 (0.77%) Metabase
10 4 (0.77%) Oracle BI Publisher
11 3 (0.58%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
11 3 (0.58%) Metadata
12 2 (0.39%) Big Data
12 2 (0.39%) Hadoop
12 2 (0.39%) Mixpanel
12 2 (0.39%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 27 (5.22%) JIRA
2 12 (2.32%) Git
3 6 (1.16%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.77%) Postman
4 4 (0.77%) Visual Studio
5 3 (0.58%) Selenium
6 2 (0.39%) GitLab
6 2 (0.39%) WebDriver
7 1 (0.19%) Appium
7 1 (0.19%) Balsamiq
7 1 (0.19%) Cypress.io
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
7 1 (0.19%) Zephyr
General
1 517 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
2 325 (62.86%) Social Skills
3 242 (46.81%) Finance
4 109 (21.08%) Marketing
5 59 (11.41%) Retail
6 53 (10.25%) Legal
7 40 (7.74%) Law
8 38 (7.35%) Public Sector
9 33 (6.38%) Manufacturing
10 31 (6.00%) Presentation Skills
11 18 (3.48%) Documentation Skills
11 18 (3.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 17 (3.29%) Telecoms
13 16 (3.09%) Electronics
13 16 (3.09%) Games
14 15 (2.90%) Billing
14 15 (2.90%) Organisational Skills
15 10 (1.93%) Banking
16 8 (1.55%) Automotive
16 8 (1.55%) French Language
Job Titles
1 111 (21.47%) Analyst
2 69 (13.35%) Senior
3 65 (12.57%) Lead
4 33 (6.38%) Data Analyst
5 30 (5.80%) Architect
6 28 (5.42%) Commercial Analyst
7 26 (5.03%) Support Engineer
8 24 (4.64%) Business Manager
9 23 (4.45%) Business Analyst
9 23 (4.45%) IT Support
10 22 (4.26%) IT Engineer
11 20 (3.87%) Consultant
12 19 (3.68%) Developer
13 17 (3.29%) Administrator
14 16 (3.09%) IT Administrator
15 15 (2.90%) CRM Architect
15 15 (2.90%) Systems Analyst
15 15 (2.90%) Technical Engineer
15 15 (2.90%) Technical Support
15 15 (2.90%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (2.13%) REST
2 10 (1.93%) CSS
2 10 (1.93%) HTML
3 6 (1.16%) SAP Fiori
3 6 (1.16%) SOAP
4 5 (0.97%) .NET
4 5 (0.97%) EDI
5 4 (0.77%) FIX Protocol
5 4 (0.77%) GraphQL
5 4 (0.77%) Oracle Fusion
5 4 (0.77%) Sass
5 4 (0.77%) ZeroMQ
6 3 (0.58%) Middleware
6 3 (0.58%) RESTful
6 3 (0.58%) Spring
6 3 (0.58%) Spring Boot
7 2 (0.39%) .NET Framework
7 2 (0.39%) Blazor
7 2 (0.39%) FastAPI
7 2 (0.39%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 51 (9.86%) Self-Motivation
2 43 (8.32%) FMCG
2 43 (8.32%) Management Information System
3 41 (7.93%) Onboarding
4 40 (7.74%) Data Centre
5 33 (6.38%) Product Ownership
6 30 (5.80%) Cloud Native
7 22 (4.26%) Enterprise Software
8 21 (4.06%) Social Media
9 14 (2.71%) Driving Licence
10 11 (2.13%) Smartphone
11 10 (1.93%) Algorithms
12 9 (1.74%) Legacy Systems
13 7 (1.35%) IoT
14 6 (1.16%) Credit Risk
14 6 (1.16%) Security Posture
15 5 (0.97%) Cyber Defence
15 5 (0.97%) Data Protection Act
15 5 (0.97%) Web Conferencing
16 4 (0.77%) CMDB
Operating Systems
1 20 (3.87%) Windows
2 15 (2.90%) Linux
3 7 (1.35%) Unix
4 4 (0.77%) Mac OS
4 4 (0.77%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.39%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.19%) Android
6 1 (0.19%) Oracle Linux
6 1 (0.19%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.19%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 232 (44.87%) Problem-Solving
2 175 (33.85%) Analytics
3 165 (31.91%) Continuous Improvement
4 133 (25.73%) Business Intelligence
5 124 (23.98%) Decision-Making
6 97 (18.76%) Agile
7 86 (16.63%) ERP
7 86 (16.63%) Project Management
8 76 (14.70%) Actionable Insight
8 76 (14.70%) Stakeholder Management
9 75 (14.51%) CRM
10 70 (13.54%) AI
11 66 (12.77%) Business Strategy
11 66 (12.77%) Process Improvement
12 58 (11.22%) Cybersecurity
13 56 (10.83%) Visualisation
14 53 (10.25%) Data Analysis
15 52 (10.06%) Change Management
16 49 (9.48%) CI/CD
17 45 (8.70%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 104 (20.12%) SQL
2 57 (11.03%) Python
3 28 (5.42%) PowerShell
4 25 (4.84%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 12 (2.32%) C#
6 11 (2.13%) C++
7 10 (1.93%) Java
8 9 (1.74%) C
8 9 (1.74%) VBA
9 8 (1.55%) Bash
9 8 (1.55%) JavaScript
10 6 (1.16%) R
11 4 (0.77%) Shell Script
12 3 (0.58%) Bicep
12 3 (0.58%) Go
12 3 (0.58%) Kusto Query Language
12 3 (0.58%) MATLAB
12 3 (0.58%) PL/SQL
13 2 (0.39%) Perl
13 2 (0.39%) VC++
Qualifications
1 126 (24.37%) Degree
2 37 (7.16%) Security Cleared
3 19 (3.68%) SC Cleared
4 17 (3.29%) Microsoft Certification
5 16 (3.09%) CISSP
6 13 (2.51%) BPSS Clearance
6 13 (2.51%) Master's Degree
6 13 (2.51%) PMI Certification
6 13 (2.51%) PMP
7 12 (2.32%) CompTIA Security+
7 12 (2.32%) Computer Science Degree
7 12 (2.32%) DBS Check
7 12 (2.32%) Six Sigma Green Belt
8 11 (2.13%) A+ Certification
8 11 (2.13%) ACCA
8 11 (2.13%) CCNA
8 11 (2.13%) CEH
8 11 (2.13%) Cisco Certification
8 11 (2.13%) MCSE
8 11 (2.13%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (6.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 27 (5.22%) Data Quality
3 24 (4.64%) QA
4 19 (3.68%) NIST
5 15 (2.90%) GDPR
6 13 (2.51%) Actionable Recommendations
7 11 (2.13%) PCI DSS
8 10 (1.93%) Accessibility
9 9 (1.74%) GRC
10 6 (1.16%) SLA
11 4 (0.77%) ISO 14001
11 4 (0.77%) ISO 9001
11 4 (0.77%) NEBOSH
12 2 (0.39%) Cyber Essentials
12 2 (0.39%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 2 (0.39%) EMIR
12 2 (0.39%) EU AI Act
12 2 (0.39%) GAAP
12 2 (0.39%) IFRS
12 2 (0.39%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 14 (2.71%) Active Directory
2 7 (1.35%) Docker
2 7 (1.35%) Hyper-V
3 6 (1.16%) Firmware
4 2 (0.39%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.19%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.19%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 14 (2.71%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (1.93%) Terraform
3 8 (1.55%) Kubernetes
4 4 (0.77%) Control-M
5 3 (0.58%) Ansible
6 2 (0.39%) CSIRT
7 1 (0.19%) AirWatch
7 1 (0.19%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
7 1 (0.19%) Computer Incident Response Team
7 1 (0.19%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.19%) SCCM
7 1 (0.19%) SCOM
Vendors
1 118 (22.82%) Microsoft
2 59 (11.41%) SAP
3 44 (8.51%) Salesforce
4 27 (5.22%) Oracle
5 26 (5.03%) Dell
6 22 (4.26%) Google
7 18 (3.48%) Adobe
8 15 (2.90%) MuleSoft
9 11 (2.13%) Autodesk
10 6 (1.16%) Cisco
11 5 (0.97%) Apple
11 5 (0.97%) BT
11 5 (0.97%) ServiceNow
12 4 (0.77%) Databricks
12 4 (0.77%) Guidewire
12 4 (0.77%) Hotjar
12 4 (0.77%) Informatica
13 3 (0.58%) Screaming Frog
13 3 (0.58%) Xero
13 3 (0.58%) YouTube