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 2 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 299 373 477
Rank change year-on-year +74 +104 +274
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Mindset 511 284 431
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.64% 0.69% 0.48%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.15% 1.79% 1.32%
Number of salaries quoted 262 165 282
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £57,500 £44,100
Median % change year-on-year -21.74% +30.39% -16.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £77,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £88,750 £73,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £44,000 £55,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -20.00% +29.41% -15.00%

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 23,813 15,847 32,701
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 29.84% 38.75% 36.36%
Number of salaries quoted 12,185 8,884 22,414
10th Percentile £29,000 £32,033 £28,029
25th Percentile £38,750 £44,000 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -15.38%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £113,910 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -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 2 April 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 2 April 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 +76 425 £48,750 -18.75% 223
UK excluding London +76 346 £44,000 -20.00% 165
Work from Home +74 146 £50,000 -4.76% 107
London +29 140 £65,000 -10.34% 94
North of England -7 99 £50,000 -20.00% 40
South East +9 66 £45,000 -21.74% 59
North West -7 55 £42,500 -34.62% 26
Midlands -3 54 £44,000 -16.19% 33
West Midlands +10 37 £47,500 -5.00% 23
South West -13 36 £35,000 -36.36% 15
Scotland -18 27 £26,150 -57.31% 2
East of England -26 25 £46,250 -13.95% 13
Yorkshire -29 25 £65,250 +30.50% 12
Northern Ireland -17 24 - - 2
North East - 19 £64,250 - 2
East Midlands -44 16 £30,000 -45.45% 10
Wales -8 15 £35,000 -28.72% 5

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 5 (0.98%) Confluence
2 4 (0.78%) Apache Airflow
2 4 (0.78%) CMS
2 4 (0.78%) WordPress
3 3 (0.59%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.59%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.39%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.39%) IIS
5 1 (0.20%) Mendix
Applications
1 81 (15.85%) Microsoft Excel
2 18 (3.52%) Microsoft Office
2 18 (3.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 12 (2.35%) Microsoft Project
4 6 (1.17%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.59%) Maya
6 2 (0.39%) Sketch
6 2 (0.39%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.20%) Adobe XD
7 1 (0.20%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 9 (1.76%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (0.98%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.98%) SAP FI
3 4 (0.78%) SAP CO
3 4 (0.78%) SAP FI/CO
4 3 (0.59%) NetSuite
5 2 (0.39%) SAP CX
5 2 (0.39%) SAP ERP
5 2 (0.39%) Unit4 Business World
6 1 (0.20%) Dynamics GP
6 1 (0.20%) OpenText VIM for SAP
6 1 (0.20%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.20%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.20%) SAP SD
6 1 (0.20%) Shopify
6 1 (0.20%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 98 (19.18%) Azure
2 88 (17.22%) Power Platform
3 37 (7.24%) AWS
4 34 (6.65%) SaaS
5 30 (5.87%) Azure Data Factory
6 26 (5.09%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 20 (3.91%) Azure DevOps
7 20 (3.91%) GCP
8 19 (3.72%) Power Automate
9 18 (3.52%) Microsoft 365
10 15 (2.94%) GitHub
11 14 (2.74%) dbt
12 11 (2.15%) GitHub Actions
13 10 (1.96%) Amazon S3
14 8 (1.57%) Datadog
14 8 (1.57%) OpenShift
15 7 (1.37%) Amazon CloudWatch
15 7 (1.37%) AWS Lambda
15 7 (1.37%) AWS Step Functions
15 7 (1.37%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 16 (3.13%) Firewall
1 16 (3.13%) SAN
2 12 (2.35%) VPN
3 9 (1.76%) TCP/IP
4 8 (1.57%) WAN
5 7 (1.37%) LAN
6 4 (0.78%) Wireless
7 3 (0.59%) DNS
7 3 (0.59%) Network Security
8 2 (0.39%) Broadband
8 2 (0.39%) DHCP
8 2 (0.39%) Ethernet
8 2 (0.39%) GSM
8 2 (0.39%) Internet
8 2 (0.39%) LTE
8 2 (0.39%) SMS
8 2 (0.39%) VLAN
8 2 (0.39%) VoIP
8 2 (0.39%) Wi-Fi
8 2 (0.39%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 85 (16.63%) Power BI
2 46 (9.00%) SQL Server
3 26 (5.09%) Azure SQL Database
4 25 (4.89%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 23 (4.50%) Data Warehouse
6 15 (2.94%) Tableau
7 12 (2.35%) Metabase
8 10 (1.96%) Metadata
8 10 (1.96%) Relational Database
9 8 (1.57%) PostgreSQL
10 7 (1.37%) RDBMS
11 6 (1.17%) Amazon RDS
11 6 (1.17%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 5 (0.98%) Amazon Redshift
12 5 (0.98%) Power Query
13 4 (0.78%) Big Data
13 4 (0.78%) Data Lake
13 4 (0.78%) Looker
13 4 (0.78%) Qlik Sense
14 3 (0.59%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 25 (4.89%) Git
2 16 (3.13%) JIRA
3 12 (2.35%) Visual Studio
4 11 (2.15%) GitLab
5 8 (1.57%) Jenkins
6 7 (1.37%) ERwin
7 2 (0.39%) Bitbucket
7 2 (0.39%) Selenium
7 2 (0.39%) WebDriver
8 1 (0.20%) Balsamiq
8 1 (0.20%) LoadRunner
8 1 (0.20%) MLflow
8 1 (0.20%) Oracle APEX
8 1 (0.20%) SonarQube
8 1 (0.20%) Sonatype Nexus
8 1 (0.20%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 1 (0.20%) TeamCity
8 1 (0.20%) TestRail
8 1 (0.20%) Zephyr
General
1 510 (99.80%) Analytical Skills
2 295 (57.73%) Social Skills
3 230 (45.01%) Finance
4 44 (8.61%) Marketing
5 41 (8.02%) Legal
6 33 (6.46%) Public Sector
7 29 (5.68%) Retail
8 28 (5.48%) Manufacturing
9 25 (4.89%) Presentation Skills
10 24 (4.70%) Organisational Skills
11 23 (4.50%) Documentation Skills
12 20 (3.91%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 16 (3.13%) Banking
14 14 (2.74%) Billing
14 14 (2.74%) Law
15 12 (2.35%) Financial Institution
16 10 (1.96%) Influencing Skills
17 9 (1.76%) Automotive
17 9 (1.76%) Electronics
18 8 (1.57%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 107 (20.94%) Analyst
2 72 (14.09%) Head of QA
3 31 (6.07%) Senior
4 29 (5.68%) IT Support
5 27 (5.28%) Lead
6 26 (5.09%) IT Engineer
7 23 (4.50%) Business Manager
8 21 (4.11%) Business Analyst
9 20 (3.91%) Systems Analyst
10 19 (3.72%) Consultant
10 19 (3.72%) Data Analyst
10 19 (3.72%) Developer
10 19 (3.72%) Financial Analyst
11 18 (3.52%) Administrator
11 18 (3.52%) IT Analyst
12 16 (3.13%) Commercial Analyst
12 16 (3.13%) Support Analyst
13 15 (2.94%) Field Engineer
13 15 (2.94%) Field Service Engineer
14 13 (2.54%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (3.13%) CSS
1 16 (3.13%) HTML
2 11 (2.15%) FIX Protocol
3 10 (1.96%) XML
4 9 (1.76%) JSON
5 8 (1.57%) OAuth
5 8 (1.57%) RabbitMQ
5 8 (1.57%) SAML
6 7 (1.37%) FpML
6 7 (1.37%) XML Schema
7 6 (1.17%) .NET
7 6 (1.17%) SAP Fiori
8 5 (0.98%) React
8 5 (0.98%) REST
9 4 (0.78%) RESTful
9 4 (0.78%) Sass
9 4 (0.78%) SOAP
9 4 (0.78%) Spring
9 4 (0.78%) Spring Boot
9 4 (0.78%) ZeroMQ
Miscellaneous
1 34 (6.65%) Self-Motivation
2 27 (5.28%) Onboarding
3 18 (3.52%) Management Information System
3 18 (3.52%) Social Media
4 17 (3.33%) Product Ownership
5 16 (3.13%) Cloud Native
5 16 (3.13%) Data Centre
6 15 (2.94%) Smartphone
7 12 (2.35%) Enterprise Software
7 12 (2.35%) FMCG
8 10 (1.96%) Algorithms
9 8 (1.57%) Data Structures
9 8 (1.57%) Security Posture
10 7 (1.37%) e-Learning
10 7 (1.37%) IoT
11 6 (1.17%) Driving Licence
11 6 (1.17%) Legacy Systems
11 6 (1.17%) Low-Code
12 4 (0.78%) Cyber Defence
12 4 (0.78%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 27 (5.28%) Windows
2 17 (3.33%) Linux
3 10 (1.96%) Windows 10
4 7 (1.37%) Unix
5 6 (1.17%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.39%) Windows Server
7 1 (0.20%) Android
7 1 (0.20%) Oracle Linux
7 1 (0.20%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.20%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 196 (38.36%) Continuous Improvement
2 183 (35.81%) Problem-Solving
3 173 (33.86%) Analytics
4 122 (23.87%) Actionable Insight
5 119 (23.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 93 (18.20%) Customer Experience
7 92 (18.00%) Business Intelligence
8 88 (17.22%) Root Cause Analysis
9 87 (17.03%) Decision-Making
10 85 (16.63%) Service Delivery
11 84 (16.44%) Agile
11 84 (16.44%) PRINCE2
12 83 (16.24%) Process Improvement
13 80 (15.66%) Change Management
14 77 (15.07%) Quality Management
15 72 (14.09%) Anti-Money Laundering
16 55 (10.76%) Data Analysis
17 48 (9.39%) CI/CD
18 47 (9.20%) AI
18 47 (9.20%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 93 (18.20%) SQL
2 61 (11.94%) Python
3 31 (6.07%) PowerShell
4 26 (5.09%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 20 (3.91%) Bash
6 15 (2.94%) Java
7 13 (2.54%) C#
7 13 (2.54%) C++
7 13 (2.54%) JavaScript
8 8 (1.57%) C
8 8 (1.57%) Go
9 7 (1.37%) VBA
10 4 (0.78%) Bicep
10 4 (0.78%) Shell Script
11 3 (0.59%) PHP
11 3 (0.59%) T-SQL
11 3 (0.59%) VC++
12 2 (0.39%) Kusto Query Language
12 2 (0.39%) Perl
12 2 (0.39%) Scala
Qualifications
1 72 (14.09%) IRCA
2 69 (13.50%) Degree
3 24 (4.70%) Security Cleared
4 20 (3.91%) Microsoft Certification
5 16 (3.13%) Six Sigma Green Belt
6 15 (2.94%) A+ Certification
6 15 (2.94%) BPSS Clearance
6 15 (2.94%) CCNA
6 15 (2.94%) Cisco Certification
6 15 (2.94%) MCSE
6 15 (2.94%) Network+ Certification
7 14 (2.74%) SC Cleared
8 13 (2.54%) ACCA
9 11 (2.15%) CIMA
9 11 (2.15%) DBS Check
10 8 (1.57%) DV Cleared
10 8 (1.57%) Master's Degree
10 8 (1.57%) PMI Certification
10 8 (1.57%) PMP
11 7 (1.37%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 99 (19.37%) QA
2 86 (16.83%) ISO 9001
3 84 (16.44%) GDPR
4 33 (6.46%) Data Quality
5 16 (3.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 12 (2.35%) Actionable Recommendations
7 10 (1.96%) GRC
7 10 (1.96%) ISO 14001
7 10 (1.96%) NIST
8 9 (1.76%) SLA
9 8 (1.57%) Accessibility
9 8 (1.57%) Cyber Essentials
9 8 (1.57%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 6 (1.17%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 4 (0.78%) Software Quality Assurance
12 3 (0.59%) EMIR
12 3 (0.59%) NEBOSH
12 3 (0.59%) PCI DSS
13 2 (0.39%) GAAP
13 2 (0.39%) SOC 2
System Software
1 17 (3.33%) Docker
2 8 (1.57%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.39%) Hyper-V
3 2 (0.39%) Virtual Desktop
3 2 (0.39%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.20%) Firmware
4 1 (0.20%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 22 (4.31%) Terraform
2 19 (3.72%) Kubernetes
3 8 (1.57%) Grafana
3 8 (1.57%) Prometheus
4 5 (0.98%) Ansible
4 5 (0.98%) Microsoft Intune
5 4 (0.78%) Control-M
6 2 (0.39%) CSIRT
7 1 (0.20%) AirWatch
7 1 (0.20%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.20%) QRadar
7 1 (0.20%) SCCM
7 1 (0.20%) SCOM
Vendors
1 96 (18.79%) Microsoft
2 19 (3.72%) Dell
3 17 (3.33%) SAP
4 15 (2.94%) Salesforce
5 14 (2.74%) Oracle
6 13 (2.54%) Google
7 10 (1.96%) ServiceNow
8 9 (1.76%) Dynatrace
8 9 (1.76%) Red Hat
9 7 (1.37%) Sparx
10 6 (1.17%) Adobe
10 6 (1.17%) Autodesk
11 5 (0.98%) Apple
11 5 (0.98%) Informatica
12 4 (0.78%) BT
12 4 (0.78%) Databricks
12 4 (0.78%) Guidewire
12 4 (0.78%) Hotjar
12 4 (0.78%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
13 3 (0.59%) MuleSoft