Analytical Mindset Job Trends in the West Midlands

Analytical Mindset
England > West Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Analytical Mindset in permanent job vacancies in the West Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Analytical Mindset over the 6 months leading up to 11 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 158 172 206
Rank change year-on-year +14 +34 +57
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Mindset 38 10 34
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 0.50% 0.30% 0.49%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.75% 0.74% 1.39%
Number of salaries quoted 23 7 28
10th Percentile £40,000 £26,250 £26,100
25th Percentile £41,250 £29,750 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +66.67% -40.00%
75th Percentile £58,125 £56,250 £39,063
90th Percentile £67,250 - £60,000
England median annual salary £47,500 £57,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -17.39% +35.29% -19.05%

All Generic Skills
West Midlands

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 in the West Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 2,175 1,344 2,443
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 28.73% 40.12% 35.38%
Number of salaries quoted 830 711 1,710
10th Percentile £27,694 £28,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,925 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £51,000
Median % change year-on-year - -1.96% -7.27%
75th Percentile £65,417 £66,050 £63,750
90th Percentile £82,500 £75,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -15.38%

Analytical Mindset
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Analytical Mindset relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Analytical Mindset job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

Analytical Mindset
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Analytical Mindset.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Analytical Mindset

Analytical Mindset
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Analytical Mindset in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 11 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Analytical Mindset in the West Midlands

Analytical Mindset
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Analytical Mindset within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 11 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
Birmingham +8 19 £53,459 +4.31% 6
Coventry - 6 £44,000 - 2
Warwickshire - 5 £40,250 - 2
Worcestershire - 3 £42,500 - 4
Sutton Coldfield - 1 £90,000 -
Herefordshire - 1 £60,000 - 2
Shropshire - 1 £37,500 -
Analytical Mindset
England

Analytical Mindset
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 1 (2.63%) IIS
1 1 (2.63%) SharePoint
Applications
1 8 (21.05%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (7.89%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (2.63%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (2.63%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (2.63%) MS Visio
3 1 (2.63%) Photoshop
3 1 (2.63%) Sketch
3 1 (2.63%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 1 (2.63%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 10 (26.32%) Power Platform
2 8 (21.05%) Azure
3 5 (13.16%) Azure Data Factory
3 5 (13.16%) SaaS
4 2 (5.26%) Azure Synapse Analytics
5 1 (2.63%) Figma
5 1 (2.63%) Google Analytics
5 1 (2.63%) Pulumi
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.63%) Bluetooth
1 1 (2.63%) DNS
1 1 (2.63%) Firewall
1 1 (2.63%) RFID
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (26.32%) Power BI
2 4 (10.53%) SQL Server
3 3 (7.89%) Azure SQL Database
3 3 (7.89%) MySQL
3 3 (7.89%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 2 (5.26%) MariaDB
4 2 (5.26%) Power Query
4 2 (5.26%) Relational Database
5 1 (2.63%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
5 1 (2.63%) Crystal Reports
5 1 (2.63%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (2.63%) Looker
5 1 (2.63%) Oracle Database
5 1 (2.63%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 1 (2.63%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (2.63%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 2 (5.26%) Git
2 1 (2.63%) Balsamiq
2 1 (2.63%) TeamCity
General
1 38 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
2 20 (52.63%) Finance
3 18 (47.37%) Social Skills
4 6 (15.79%) Manufacturing
5 4 (10.53%) Legal
5 4 (10.53%) Retail
6 2 (5.26%) Marketing
6 2 (5.26%) Presentation Skills
6 2 (5.26%) Public Sector
7 1 (2.63%) Billing
7 1 (2.63%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (2.63%) German Language
7 1 (2.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (2.63%) Law
Job Titles
1 7 (18.42%) Analyst
2 6 (15.79%) Head of QA
3 5 (13.16%) Developer
4 3 (7.89%) Data Analyst
4 3 (7.89%) Lead
5 2 (5.26%) Architect
5 2 (5.26%) Business Intelligence Developer
5 2 (5.26%) Commercial Analyst
5 2 (5.26%) Data Architect
5 2 (5.26%) Junior
5 2 (5.26%) Product Owner
5 2 (5.26%) Support Engineer
6 1 (2.63%) Business Analyst
6 1 (2.63%) Consultant
6 1 (2.63%) IT Manager
6 1 (2.63%) Project Manager
6 1 (2.63%) Senior Developer
6 1 (2.63%) Service Analyst
6 1 (2.63%) Support Analyst
6 1 (2.63%) Systems Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (10.53%) PySpark
2 3 (7.89%) CSS
2 3 (7.89%) HTML
3 2 (5.26%) EDI
4 1 (2.63%) JSON
4 1 (2.63%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 3 (7.89%) Self-Motivation
2 2 (5.26%) Legacy Applications
2 2 (5.26%) Legacy Systems
2 2 (5.26%) Onboarding
2 2 (5.26%) Product Ownership
2 2 (5.26%) Virtual Team
3 1 (2.63%) CMDB
3 1 (2.63%) NHS
3 1 (2.63%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.63%) Windows
1 1 (2.63%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (50.00%) Analytics
2 13 (34.21%) Business Intelligence
2 13 (34.21%) Continuous Improvement
3 11 (28.95%) Actionable Insight
3 11 (28.95%) Decision-Making
3 11 (28.95%) Problem-Solving
4 9 (23.68%) Visualisation
5 8 (21.05%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 7 (18.42%) Change Management
6 7 (18.42%) ERP
6 7 (18.42%) PRINCE2
6 7 (18.42%) Root Cause Analysis
7 6 (15.79%) Anti-Money Laundering
7 6 (15.79%) Budgeting
7 6 (15.79%) Customer Experience
7 6 (15.79%) Quality Management
7 6 (15.79%) Service Delivery
8 5 (13.16%) Budgeting and Forecasting
8 5 (13.16%) Migration
8 5 (13.16%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 14 (36.84%) SQL
2 5 (13.16%) Python
3 3 (7.89%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 3 (7.89%) JavaScript
3 3 (7.89%) PHP
4 1 (2.63%) Bash
4 1 (2.63%) Bicep
4 1 (2.63%) C#
4 1 (2.63%) C++
4 1 (2.63%) Java
4 1 (2.63%) PowerShell
4 1 (2.63%) VBA
Qualifications
1 6 (15.79%) IRCA
2 4 (10.53%) ACCA
3 3 (7.89%) CIMA
4 2 (5.26%) Degree
4 2 (5.26%) DV Cleared
4 2 (5.26%) Security Cleared
5 1 (2.63%) Azure Certification
5 1 (2.63%) IIBA
5 1 (2.63%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (2.63%) PRINCE2 Certification
5 1 (2.63%) SC Cleared
5 1 (2.63%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (23.68%) QA
2 7 (18.42%) GDPR
3 6 (15.79%) ISO 9001
4 1 (2.63%) Actionable Recommendations
4 1 (2.63%) Data Quality
4 1 (2.63%) Government Security Classifications
4 1 (2.63%) HMG Security Policy Framework
4 1 (2.63%) SLA
Systems Management
1 1 (2.63%) Ansible
1 1 (2.63%) Terraform
Vendors
1 8 (21.05%) Microsoft
2 1 (2.63%) Adobe
2 1 (2.63%) Google
2 1 (2.63%) IFS
2 1 (2.63%) Oracle
2 1 (2.63%) Perforce
2 1 (2.63%) ServiceNow