Hybrid/Remote Analyst Job Trends

Analyst
UK > Work from Home

The median Analyst salary for remote/hybrid work is £45,497 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 September 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 28 25 15
Rank change year-on-year -3 -10 +2
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 1,754 1,298 2,790
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.17% 7.98% 11.94%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.64% 8.61% 12.39%
Number of salaries quoted 1,196 990 1,249
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £28,602
25th Percentile £36,500 £35,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,497 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.10% - -7.13%
75th Percentile £58,750 £60,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £71,250 £77,625 £80,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £44,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +1.12% -1.11% -3.84%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Work from Home with a recognized job title 22,944 15,074 22,518
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.77% 92.65% 96.33%
Number of salaries quoted 16,086 8,984 14,380
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £40,000 £44,541
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £78,302
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £58,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +6.36% - -8.33%

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Analyst' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Analyst job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Analyst
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for remote Analyst job vacancies.

Salary distribution trend for remote Analyst job vacancies

Analyst
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Analyst over the 6 months to 20 September 2026.

Analyst salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 20 September 2026, Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 434 (24.74%) Problem-Solving
2 410 (23.38%) Microsoft
3 377 (21.49%) SQL
4 307 (17.50%) Agile
5 293 (16.70%) Degree
6 266 (15.17%) Decision-Making
7 255 (14.54%) Continuous Improvement
8 241 (13.74%) Business Analysis
9 236 (13.45%) Analytics
10 217 (12.37%) Stakeholder Management
11 214 (12.20%) Microsoft 365
12 212 (12.09%) ITIL
13 211 (12.03%) Business Intelligence
14 203 (11.57%) Cybersecurity
15 202 (11.52%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 198 (11.29%) Customer Service
17 197 (11.23%) Power Platform
18 190 (10.83%) Azure
19 188 (10.72%) Power BI
20 169 (9.64%) Microsoft Excel
21 168 (9.58%) Process Improvement
22 161 (9.18%) AI
22 161 (9.18%) Windows
23 149 (8.49%) User Stories
24 141 (8.04%) Mentoring
24 141 (8.04%) Project Delivery
25 139 (7.92%) Actionable Insight
26 137 (7.81%) Requirements Gathering
27 133 (7.58%) Active Directory
28 132 (7.53%) AWS

Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 78 (4.45%) SharePoint
2 57 (3.25%) Microsoft Exchange
3 37 (2.11%) Confluence
4 9 (0.51%) IIS
5 4 (0.23%) SAS
6 2 (0.11%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.11%) Oracle Application Server
7 1 (0.057%) Apache
7 1 (0.057%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.057%) Apache Superset
7 1 (0.057%) ArcGIS
7 1 (0.057%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
7 1 (0.057%) CMS
7 1 (0.057%) Jupyter
7 1 (0.057%) Office Communications Server
7 1 (0.057%) Site Server
Applications
1 169 (9.64%) Microsoft Excel
2 125 (7.13%) Microsoft Office
3 30 (1.71%) MS Visio
4 26 (1.48%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 6 (0.34%) Spreadsheet
6 4 (0.23%) Microsoft Project
7 2 (0.11%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.057%) Acrobat
8 1 (0.057%) Adobe XD
Business Applications
1 24 (1.37%) Cloudability
2 10 (0.57%) Dynamics NAV
2 10 (0.57%) NetSuite
3 9 (0.51%) Visualfiles
4 7 (0.40%) Elite 3E
5 6 (0.34%) Dynamics CRM
5 6 (0.34%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 5 (0.29%) SAP Business One
7 4 (0.23%) Academy Housing
7 4 (0.23%) Infor M3
7 4 (0.23%) JDE OneWorld
7 4 (0.23%) JDE World
7 4 (0.23%) Payment Gateway
7 4 (0.23%) SAP QM
7 4 (0.23%) Shopify
7 4 (0.23%) Workday HCM
8 3 (0.17%) Oracle EBS
9 2 (0.11%) Fidessa
9 2 (0.11%) Oracle Applications
9 2 (0.11%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 214 (12.20%) Microsoft 365
2 197 (11.23%) Power Platform
3 190 (10.83%) Azure
4 132 (7.53%) AWS
5 82 (4.68%) Entra ID
6 78 (4.45%) SaaS
7 60 (3.42%) GCP
8 36 (2.05%) Azure DevOps
9 34 (1.94%) Google Analytics
10 30 (1.71%) Dynamics 365
11 19 (1.08%) OneDrive
12 18 (1.03%) GitHub
13 17 (0.97%) PowerApps
14 16 (0.91%) Power Automate
15 15 (0.86%) Snowflake
16 14 (0.80%) Azure Sentinel
16 14 (0.80%) IaaS
16 14 (0.80%) PaaS
16 14 (0.80%) Serverless
17 13 (0.74%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 47 (2.68%) DNS
1 47 (2.68%) Firewall
2 44 (2.51%) VPN
3 39 (2.22%) DHCP
4 33 (1.88%) Wi-Fi
5 26 (1.48%) Broadband
6 21 (1.20%) Network Security
6 21 (1.20%) TCP/IP
7 19 (1.08%) LAN
8 17 (0.97%) WAN
9 12 (0.68%) Cisco Nexus
10 11 (0.63%) Internet
11 9 (0.51%) HTTP
12 5 (0.29%) VLAN
13 4 (0.23%) FTP
13 4 (0.23%) NGFW
13 4 (0.23%) SMTP
13 4 (0.23%) Wireless
14 3 (0.17%) Intrusion Detection
14 3 (0.17%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 188 (10.72%) Power BI
2 48 (2.74%) Tableau
3 39 (2.22%) SQL Server
4 26 (1.48%) Looker
5 24 (1.37%) Relational Database
6 21 (1.20%) BigQuery
6 21 (1.20%) Data Warehouse
7 18 (1.03%) Power Query
8 16 (0.91%) Metadata
9 13 (0.74%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 12 (0.68%) Azure SQL Database
11 9 (0.51%) Data Lake
11 9 (0.51%) Semantic Layer
11 9 (0.51%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 8 (0.46%) Crystal Reports
13 7 (0.40%) Amazon Athena
13 7 (0.40%) MySQL
14 6 (0.34%) DynamoDB
14 6 (0.34%) SAP BW
15 5 (0.29%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 102 (5.82%) JIRA
2 18 (1.03%) Git
3 9 (0.51%) Selenium
4 6 (0.34%) Postman
5 5 (0.29%) GitLab
6 4 (0.23%) Eclipse
7 3 (0.17%) Cypress.io
7 3 (0.17%) SoapUI
7 3 (0.17%) SpecFlow
7 3 (0.17%) Team Foundation Server
7 3 (0.17%) Visual Studio
7 3 (0.17%) Yeoman
8 2 (0.11%) Balsamiq
8 2 (0.11%) Jenkins
8 2 (0.11%) TeamCity
9 1 (0.057%) Burp Suite
9 1 (0.057%) Cucumber
9 1 (0.057%) Metasploit
9 1 (0.057%) TestNG
9 1 (0.057%) WebDriver
General
1 638 (36.37%) Social Skills
2 546 (31.13%) Analytical Skills
3 447 (25.48%) Finance
4 172 (9.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 141 (8.04%) Public Sector
6 132 (7.53%) Law
7 108 (6.16%) Retail
8 92 (5.25%) Legal
9 83 (4.73%) Organisational Skills
10 53 (3.02%) Banking
11 49 (2.79%) Marketing
12 48 (2.74%) Swedish Language
13 36 (2.05%) Presentation Skills
14 35 (2.00%) Manufacturing
15 19 (1.08%) Documentation Skills
15 19 (1.08%) Front Office
16 18 (1.03%) Advertising
16 18 (1.03%) Influencing Skills
17 17 (0.97%) Automotive
17 17 (0.97%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (1.43%) HTML
2 21 (1.20%) Oracle Fusion
3 19 (1.08%) CSS
3 19 (1.08%) XML
4 17 (0.97%) .NET
5 14 (0.80%) Terraform
6 12 (0.68%) .NET Framework
6 12 (0.68%) Web Services
7 11 (0.63%) FIX Protocol
7 11 (0.63%) Gherkin
8 6 (0.34%) EDI
9 5 (0.29%) HTML5
9 5 (0.29%) jQuery
9 5 (0.29%) JSON
10 4 (0.23%) LDAP
10 4 (0.23%) Microsoft Graph
10 4 (0.23%) Middleware
10 4 (0.23%) NumPy
10 4 (0.23%) Pandas
10 4 (0.23%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 104 (5.93%) Management Information System
2 101 (5.76%) Product Ownership
3 77 (4.39%) Onboarding
4 58 (3.31%) Security Posture
5 48 (2.74%) Self-Motivation
6 38 (2.17%) Cyber Threat
6 38 (2.17%) Driving Licence
7 35 (2.00%) Data Structures
8 29 (1.65%) Analytical Mindset
9 21 (1.20%) Cyber Defence
10 15 (0.86%) Client/Server
10 15 (0.86%) Derivative
10 15 (0.86%) Operational Technology
11 14 (0.80%) Blog
12 13 (0.74%) Cyberattack
12 13 (0.74%) Public Cloud
13 12 (0.68%) Mobile App
13 12 (0.68%) Podcast
13 12 (0.68%) Security Operations Centre
13 12 (0.68%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 161 (9.18%) Windows
2 67 (3.82%) Windows Server
3 22 (1.25%) Linux
4 12 (0.68%) VMS
5 9 (0.51%) Windows 10
6 8 (0.46%) Android
6 8 (0.46%) Apple iOS
7 3 (0.17%) Mac OS
7 3 (0.17%) Windows Server 2019
8 2 (0.11%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.057%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 434 (24.74%) Problem-Solving
2 307 (17.50%) Agile
3 266 (15.17%) Decision-Making
4 255 (14.54%) Continuous Improvement
5 241 (13.74%) Business Analysis
6 236 (13.45%) Analytics
7 217 (12.37%) Stakeholder Management
8 212 (12.09%) ITIL
9 211 (12.03%) Business Intelligence
10 203 (11.57%) Cybersecurity
11 202 (11.52%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 198 (11.29%) Customer Service
13 168 (9.58%) Process Improvement
14 161 (9.18%) AI
15 149 (8.49%) User Stories
16 141 (8.04%) Mentoring
16 141 (8.04%) Project Delivery
17 139 (7.92%) Actionable Insight
18 137 (7.81%) Requirements Gathering
19 129 (7.35%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 377 (21.49%) SQL
2 122 (6.96%) Python
3 56 (3.19%) PowerShell
4 30 (1.71%) C#
5 26 (1.48%) Kusto Query Language
6 21 (1.20%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 19 (1.08%) Java
8 18 (1.03%) JavaScript
9 17 (0.97%) Bash
10 16 (0.91%) VBA
11 12 (0.68%) Bicep
11 12 (0.68%) R
12 10 (0.57%) C++
12 10 (0.57%) T-SQL
13 5 (0.29%) Go
14 4 (0.23%) PL/SQL
14 4 (0.23%) VB
15 3 (0.17%) Objective-C
16 2 (0.11%) Google Apps Script
16 2 (0.11%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 293 (16.70%) Degree
2 132 (7.53%) Security Cleared
3 112 (6.39%) SC Cleared
4 93 (5.30%) AWS Certification
5 80 (4.56%) Microsoft Certification
6 64 (3.65%) Computer Science Degree
7 60 (3.42%) MCSE
8 34 (1.94%) ACCA
9 30 (1.71%) CIMA
10 27 (1.54%) BPSS Clearance
11 26 (1.48%) CISSP
12 24 (1.37%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 24 (1.37%) Azure Certification
12 24 (1.37%) DBS Check
13 21 (1.20%) CISM
14 20 (1.14%) CompTIA Security+
15 12 (0.68%) DV Cleared
16 11 (0.63%) GIAC
17 9 (0.51%) PMI Certification
18 8 (0.46%) AAT
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 131 (7.47%) QA
2 91 (5.19%) Data Quality
3 64 (3.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 60 (3.42%) GDPR
5 42 (2.39%) NIST
6 35 (2.00%) SLA
7 32 (1.82%) PMO
8 21 (1.20%) GRC
9 19 (1.08%) Accessibility
9 19 (1.08%) Actionable Recommendations
10 17 (0.97%) PCI DSS
11 11 (0.63%) FINREP
12 10 (0.57%) IFRS
13 9 (0.51%) COREP
13 9 (0.51%) SOC 2
14 8 (0.46%) Cyber Essentials
15 7 (0.40%) EMIR
15 7 (0.40%) NCSC
16 6 (0.34%) GAAP
16 6 (0.34%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 133 (7.58%) Active Directory
2 22 (1.25%) Virtual Desktop
2 22 (1.25%) VMware Infrastructure
3 13 (0.74%) Hyper-V
3 13 (0.74%) vSphere
4 7 (0.40%) Docker
5 4 (0.23%) Virtual Servers
6 3 (0.17%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 3 (0.17%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.057%) BitLocker
7 1 (0.057%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 36 (2.05%) Microsoft Intune
2 15 (0.86%) SCCM
3 11 (0.63%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 10 (0.57%) Kubernetes
5 4 (0.23%) QRadar
6 3 (0.17%) Kibana
6 3 (0.17%) Network Intrusion Detection System
7 2 (0.11%) Grafana
7 2 (0.11%) Graylog
7 2 (0.11%) Jamf Pro
8 1 (0.057%) Autotask
8 1 (0.057%) Failover Clustering
8 1 (0.057%) HP Quality Center
8 1 (0.057%) Microsoft Clustering
8 1 (0.057%) Nessus
8 1 (0.057%) Nmap
8 1 (0.057%) OpenVAS
8 1 (0.057%) Proxmox
8 1 (0.057%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.057%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 410 (23.38%) Microsoft
2 123 (7.01%) ServiceNow
3 50 (2.85%) Google
4 48 (2.74%) Salesforce
5 45 (2.57%) Oracle
6 42 (2.39%) SAP
7 32 (1.82%) VMware
8 30 (1.71%) Adobe
9 29 (1.65%) Apple
10 20 (1.14%) Cisco
11 18 (1.03%) Qualys
12 17 (0.97%) iManage
13 16 (0.91%) Palo Alto
14 15 (0.86%) Citrix
14 15 (0.86%) Workday
15 14 (0.80%) Aruba
16 13 (0.74%) YouTube
17 12 (0.68%) ScienceLogic
17 12 (0.68%) Splunk
18 10 (0.57%) Sage