Analytical Thinking Jobs

Analytical Thinking
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Analytical Thinking skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Analytical Thinking over the 6 months leading up to 26 July 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 428 477 480
Rank change year-on-year +49 +3 +57
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Thinking 489 492 1,283
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.54% 0.61% 0.73%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.66% 0.64% 0.76%
Number of salaries quoted 266 256 572
10th Percentile £30,250 £36,250 £33,750
25th Percentile £40,156 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - +5.00%
75th Percentile £68,750 £67,070 £71,250
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,000 £82,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £46,565 £50,000
% change year-on-year -3.36% -6.87% +11.11%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Analytical Thinking falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 73,969 76,929 168,958
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 81.84% 95.34% 96.40%
Number of salaries quoted 48,628 50,249 85,709
10th Percentile £30,000 £33,750 £33,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £44,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £73,750 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +6.06%

Analytical Thinking
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Analytical Thinking as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Analytical Thinking in the UK

Analytical Thinking
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Analytical Thinking.

Salary trend for Analytical Thinking in the UK

Analytical Thinking
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Analytical Thinking over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

Salary histogram for Analytical Thinking in the UK

Analytical Thinking
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 Thinking within the UK over the 6 months to 26 July 2024. 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 +36 426 £52,500 - 117
UK excluding London -16 302 £45,000 -3.36% 106
Work from Home +5 219 £54,673 +9.35% 45
London +82 159 £65,000 - 25
North of England -2 91 £49,007 +3.94% 30
South West +16 61 £50,000 +11.11% 19
South East +6 61 £50,047 +7.63% 22
North West -4 52 £45,000 -6.25% 20
Midlands +1 40 £45,000 -28.00% 18
Yorkshire +35 27 £52,500 +12.18% 8
Scotland -53 26 £42,500 -5.95% 4
West Midlands +14 25 £42,500 -34.62% 17
East Midlands -23 15 £45,000 -10.00% 1
North East -5 12 £31,814 -67.37% 2
East of England -12 11 £70,000 +18.14% 10
Wales +31 9 £49,608 +24.02%
Northern Ireland +18 3 £54,408 - 5

Analytical Thinking
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 17 (3.48%) Confluence
2 15 (3.07%) SharePoint
3 6 (1.23%) SAS
4 3 (0.61%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.41%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.41%) IIS
6 1 (0.20%) CMS
6 1 (0.20%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 48 (9.82%) Microsoft Office
2 35 (7.16%) Microsoft Excel
3 12 (2.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 11 (2.25%) MS Visio
5 6 (1.23%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.41%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.20%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 15 (3.07%) SAP S/4HANA
2 9 (1.84%) SAP IBP
3 8 (1.64%) Dynamics CRM
4 5 (1.02%) SAP PP
5 4 (0.82%) Adobe Campaign
5 4 (0.82%) Dynamics AX
6 2 (0.41%) Sage 200
6 2 (0.41%) Sage 300 ERP
6 2 (0.41%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.20%) Cognos Business Intelligence
7 1 (0.20%) Dynamics NAV
7 1 (0.20%) SAP MM
7 1 (0.20%) SAP SD
7 1 (0.20%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 64 (13.09%) Azure
2 38 (7.77%) AWS
3 37 (7.57%) Power Platform
4 33 (6.75%) Microsoft 365
5 19 (3.89%) Dynamics 365
6 16 (3.27%) SaaS
7 14 (2.86%) PaaS
8 13 (2.66%) AWS CloudFormation
9 10 (2.04%) GCP
10 9 (1.84%) WhatsApp
11 8 (1.64%) Azure DevOps
11 8 (1.64%) PowerApps
11 8 (1.64%) Serverless
12 7 (1.43%) Cloud Computing
13 6 (1.23%) Entra ID
13 6 (1.23%) Google Analytics
13 6 (1.23%) IaaS
14 5 (1.02%) OneDrive
15 4 (0.82%) AWS Fargate
15 4 (0.82%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 23 (4.70%) Firewall
2 11 (2.25%) Network Security
2 11 (2.25%) VPN
3 8 (1.64%) Wi-Fi
4 5 (1.02%) WebEx
5 4 (0.82%) Broadband
5 4 (0.82%) DNS
6 3 (0.61%) BGP
6 3 (0.61%) Cisco ISE
6 3 (0.61%) EIGRP
6 3 (0.61%) Intrusion Detection
6 3 (0.61%) LAN
6 3 (0.61%) MPLS
6 3 (0.61%) OSPF
6 3 (0.61%) SD-WAN
6 3 (0.61%) WAN
6 3 (0.61%) Wireless
7 2 (0.41%) DHCP
7 2 (0.41%) NGFW
7 2 (0.41%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 31 (6.34%) Power BI
2 21 (4.29%) SQL Server
3 19 (3.89%) MySQL
4 15 (3.07%) Relational Database
5 14 (2.86%) RDBMS
6 8 (1.64%) Big Data
6 8 (1.64%) Tableau
7 7 (1.43%) PostgreSQL
8 6 (1.23%) SAP HANA
8 6 (1.23%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 5 (1.02%) DB2
10 4 (0.82%) Crystal Reports
11 3 (0.61%) Data Mining
11 3 (0.61%) Data Warehouse
12 2 (0.41%) Azure SQL Database
12 2 (0.41%) Hadoop
12 2 (0.41%) MS Access
12 2 (0.41%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 1 (0.20%) Event Store
13 1 (0.20%) Redis
Development Applications
1 32 (6.54%) JIRA
2 23 (4.70%) Git
3 15 (3.07%) LabVIEW
4 5 (1.02%) Jenkins
5 4 (0.82%) GitLab
6 2 (0.41%) Jasmine
6 2 (0.41%) Selenium
7 1 (0.20%) git-flow
7 1 (0.20%) IntelliJ
7 1 (0.20%) Maven
7 1 (0.20%) Moq
7 1 (0.20%) NUnit
7 1 (0.20%) Rational DOORS
7 1 (0.20%) Sourcetree
7 1 (0.20%) Visual Website Optimizer
General
1 489 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
2 280 (57.26%) Social Skills
3 122 (24.95%) Finance
4 56 (11.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 55 (11.25%) Pharmaceutical
6 43 (8.79%) Law
7 42 (8.59%) Manufacturing
8 36 (7.36%) Banking
9 30 (6.13%) Legal
10 29 (5.93%) Retail
11 26 (5.32%) Investment Banking
12 23 (4.70%) Influencing Skills
13 20 (4.09%) Electronics
14 19 (3.89%) Marketing
15 16 (3.27%) Presentation Skills
15 16 (3.27%) Public Sector
16 13 (2.66%) Organisational Skills
17 7 (1.43%) Games
17 7 (1.43%) Local Government
17 7 (1.43%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 123 (25.15%) Analyst
2 89 (18.20%) Senior
3 35 (7.16%) Developer
4 34 (6.95%) Project Manager
5 31 (6.34%) IT Manager
6 29 (5.93%) Lead
7 25 (5.11%) Business Analyst
8 22 (4.50%) Consultant
9 21 (4.29%) Data Scientist
9 21 (4.29%) Senior Data Scientist
10 17 (3.48%) Senior Manager
11 16 (3.27%) Systems Analyst
12 15 (3.07%) Electronics Engineer
12 15 (3.07%) Manufacturing Engineer
12 15 (3.07%) Senior Developer
12 15 (3.07%) Software Design Engineer
13 14 (2.86%) Architect
13 14 (2.86%) Cloud Engineer
14 12 (2.45%) DBA
14 12 (2.45%) Senior IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 32 (6.54%) .NET
2 24 (4.91%) HTML
3 16 (3.27%) CSS
4 11 (2.25%) XML
5 9 (1.84%) AngularJS
5 9 (1.84%) React
6 8 (1.64%) .NET Framework
7 7 (1.43%) Entity Framework
7 7 (1.43%) RESTful
7 7 (1.43%) Web Services
8 6 (1.23%) .NET Core
8 6 (1.23%) Vue
9 5 (1.02%) ADO
9 5 (1.02%) ASP.NET
9 5 (1.02%) J2EE
9 5 (1.02%) JDBC
9 5 (1.02%) JSP
9 5 (1.02%) SAP TM
9 5 (1.02%) Servlets
9 5 (1.02%) Twitter Bootstrap
Miscellaneous
1 55 (11.25%) Algorithms
2 46 (9.41%) Life Science
3 33 (6.75%) Self-Motivation
4 28 (5.73%) Management Information System
5 20 (4.09%) Onboarding
6 13 (2.66%) Driving Licence
7 11 (2.25%) Enterprise Software
8 9 (1.84%) Market Risk
8 9 (1.84%) Product Ownership
9 8 (1.64%) Data Centre
9 8 (1.64%) Virtual Team
10 6 (1.23%) Credit Risk
11 5 (1.02%) FMCG
11 5 (1.02%) Mobile App
12 4 (0.82%) Cyber Threat
12 4 (0.82%) Hybrid Cloud
12 4 (0.82%) Media Streaming
12 4 (0.82%) PKI
12 4 (0.82%) PMI
12 4 (0.82%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 33 (6.75%) Windows
2 23 (4.70%) Linux
3 12 (2.45%) Unix
4 8 (1.64%) Apple iOS
5 6 (1.23%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.61%) Android
6 3 (0.61%) CentOS
6 3 (0.61%) Windows 10
6 3 (0.61%) Windows Embedded Compact
7 1 (0.20%) HPUX
7 1 (0.20%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.20%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.20%) Solaris
7 1 (0.20%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 170 (34.76%) Problem-Solving
2 100 (20.45%) Computer Science
3 97 (19.84%) Strategic Thinking
4 93 (19.02%) Analytics
5 82 (16.77%) Decision-Making
6 79 (16.16%) Agile
7 75 (15.34%) Software Engineering
8 72 (14.72%) Project Management
9 61 (12.47%) Data Science
10 60 (12.27%) Critical Thinking
10 60 (12.27%) Process Improvement
11 57 (11.66%) Continuous Improvement
12 55 (11.25%) Visualisation
13 54 (11.04%) Data Modelling
14 53 (10.84%) Data Visualisation
15 51 (10.43%) Roadmaps
16 49 (10.02%) Risk Management
16 49 (10.02%) Statistics
17 48 (9.82%) Informatics
18 46 (9.41%) Biotechnology
Programming Languages
1 59 (12.07%) C#
2 49 (10.02%) Python
3 39 (7.98%) JavaScript
4 38 (7.77%) SQL
5 21 (4.29%) C
6 19 (3.89%) C++
7 18 (3.68%) PHP
8 17 (3.48%) Java
9 13 (2.66%) Bash
9 13 (2.66%) PowerShell
10 12 (2.45%) R
11 6 (1.23%) VBA
12 5 (1.02%) TypeScript
13 3 (0.61%) Apex Code
14 2 (0.41%) Perl
15 1 (0.20%) Bicep
15 1 (0.20%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 210 (42.94%) Degree
2 59 (12.07%) Master's Degree
3 48 (9.82%) PhD
4 31 (6.34%) Security Cleared
5 24 (4.91%) SC Cleared
6 19 (3.89%) Computer Science Degree
7 12 (2.45%) Azure Certification
7 12 (2.45%) PMI Certification
8 7 (1.43%) PgMP
9 6 (1.23%) CISSP
10 5 (1.02%) Microsoft Certification
11 4 (0.82%) CBAP
11 4 (0.82%) CEH
11 4 (0.82%) CISM
11 4 (0.82%) DBS Check
11 4 (0.82%) DV Cleared
11 4 (0.82%) Postgraduate
11 4 (0.82%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 4 (0.82%) TOGAF Certification
12 3 (0.61%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (6.13%) QA
2 17 (3.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 11 (2.25%) Cyber Essentials
4 10 (2.04%) Accessibility
5 8 (1.64%) GDPR
5 8 (1.64%) SLA
6 7 (1.43%) ISO 9000
7 5 (1.02%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 3 (0.61%) Data Quality
8 3 (0.61%) HIPAA
8 3 (0.61%) NCSC
8 3 (0.61%) PCI DSS
9 2 (0.41%) ISO 9001
9 2 (0.41%) NIST
10 1 (0.20%) GRC
10 1 (0.20%) GxP
10 1 (0.20%) PMO
10 1 (0.20%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 9 (1.84%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.02%) Docker
3 3 (0.61%) Virtual Desktop
3 3 (0.61%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (0.41%) IAG
5 1 (0.20%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 18 (3.68%) Terraform
2 5 (1.02%) Ansible
2 5 (1.02%) Kubernetes
2 5 (1.02%) Single Sign-On
3 3 (0.61%) Graphite
3 3 (0.61%) Nagios
3 3 (0.61%) ZABBIX
4 2 (0.41%) Matomo
4 2 (0.41%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.20%) Galera Cluster
5 1 (0.20%) HAProxy
Vendors
1 98 (20.04%) Microsoft
2 45 (9.20%) SAP
3 17 (3.48%) Oracle
4 13 (2.66%) VMware
5 12 (2.45%) Salesforce
6 7 (1.43%) Cisco
6 7 (1.43%) Google
6 7 (1.43%) Samsung
7 6 (1.23%) Alteryx
7 6 (1.23%) Pega
7 6 (1.23%) SolarWinds
7 6 (1.23%) UiPath
8 5 (1.02%) Adobe
8 5 (1.02%) Fortinet
8 5 (1.02%) Sony
8 5 (1.02%) Xamarin
9 4 (0.82%) Computacenter
9 4 (0.82%) Marketo
9 4 (0.82%) Palo Alto
10 3 (0.61%) comScore