Hybrid/Remote Analyst Job Trends

Analyst
UK > Work from Home

The median Analyst salary for remote/hybrid work is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 October 2026.

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

6 months to
3 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 26 15
Rank change year-on-year -1 -11 +1
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 1,780 1,306 2,733
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.15% 7.76% 12.23%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.62% 8.35% 12.67%
Number of salaries quoted 1,202 980 1,176
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £27,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £35,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -8.63%
75th Percentile £58,750 £58,750 £63,750
90th Percentile £71,250 £77,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £43,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +4.65% -4.44% -4.26%

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 23,349 15,648 21,563
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.85% 92.99% 96.48%
Number of salaries quoted 16,180 8,788 13,430
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £40,000 £45,000
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 £79,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £98,750 £100,000
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 3 October 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 3 October 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.

1 463 (26.01%) Problem-Solving
2 432 (24.27%) Microsoft
3 371 (20.84%) SQL
4 295 (16.57%) Agile
5 291 (16.35%) Degree
6 275 (15.45%) Decision-Making
7 258 (14.49%) Continuous Improvement
8 246 (13.82%) Analytics
9 233 (13.09%) Business Analysis
10 229 (12.87%) Stakeholder Management
11 222 (12.47%) Microsoft 365
12 215 (12.08%) Cybersecurity
13 214 (12.02%) ITIL
14 212 (11.91%) Business Intelligence
15 204 (11.46%) Azure
16 203 (11.40%) Customer Service
17 201 (11.29%) Power Platform
18 196 (11.01%) Stakeholder Engagement
19 191 (10.73%) Power BI
20 170 (9.55%) Windows
21 169 (9.49%) Microsoft Excel
22 167 (9.38%) AI
22 167 (9.38%) Process Improvement
23 149 (8.37%) User Stories
24 147 (8.26%) Actionable Insight
25 146 (8.20%) Mentoring
26 139 (7.81%) Active Directory
26 139 (7.81%) Project Delivery
27 138 (7.75%) Requirements Gathering
28 137 (7.70%) 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 81 (4.55%) SharePoint
2 59 (3.31%) Microsoft Exchange
3 39 (2.19%) Confluence
4 10 (0.56%) IIS
5 4 (0.22%) SAS
6 3 (0.17%) Office Communications Server
7 2 (0.11%) Apache Spark
7 2 (0.11%) CMS
7 2 (0.11%) Oracle Application Server
8 1 (0.056%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 1 (0.056%) Apache
8 1 (0.056%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.056%) Apache Superset
8 1 (0.056%) ArcGIS
8 1 (0.056%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
8 1 (0.056%) Jupyter
8 1 (0.056%) Site Server
Applications
1 169 (9.49%) Microsoft Excel
2 132 (7.42%) Microsoft Office
3 30 (1.69%) MS Visio
4 27 (1.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 5 (0.28%) Microsoft Project
5 5 (0.28%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.11%) Chatbot
6 2 (0.11%) Notion
7 1 (0.056%) Acrobat
7 1 (0.056%) Adobe XD
7 1 (0.056%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 24 (1.35%) Cloudability
2 9 (0.51%) Dynamics NAV
2 9 (0.51%) NetSuite
3 7 (0.39%) Visualfiles
4 6 (0.34%) Dynamics CRM
4 6 (0.34%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 5 (0.28%) Elite 3E
5 5 (0.28%) SAP Business One
6 4 (0.22%) Academy Housing
6 4 (0.22%) Infor M3
6 4 (0.22%) JDE OneWorld
6 4 (0.22%) JDE World
6 4 (0.22%) Payment Gateway
6 4 (0.22%) SAP QM
6 4 (0.22%) Shopify
6 4 (0.22%) Workday HCM
7 3 (0.17%) Oracle EBS
8 2 (0.11%) Fidessa
8 2 (0.11%) Oracle Applications
8 2 (0.11%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 222 (12.47%) Microsoft 365
2 204 (11.46%) Azure
3 201 (11.29%) Power Platform
4 137 (7.70%) AWS
5 88 (4.94%) Entra ID
6 79 (4.44%) SaaS
7 63 (3.54%) GCP
8 37 (2.08%) Azure DevOps
9 31 (1.74%) Google Analytics
10 29 (1.63%) Dynamics 365
11 21 (1.18%) OneDrive
12 19 (1.07%) GitHub
13 17 (0.96%) Azure Sentinel
14 16 (0.90%) Azure Monitor
14 16 (0.90%) PowerApps
14 16 (0.90%) Snowflake
15 15 (0.84%) Power Automate
16 14 (0.79%) Serverless
17 13 (0.73%) Azure Functions
17 13 (0.73%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 51 (2.87%) DNS
2 45 (2.53%) Firewall
3 43 (2.42%) DHCP
3 43 (2.42%) VPN
4 35 (1.97%) Wi-Fi
5 26 (1.46%) Broadband
6 20 (1.12%) Network Security
7 18 (1.01%) TCP/IP
8 17 (0.96%) LAN
9 15 (0.84%) WAN
10 12 (0.67%) Cisco Nexus
10 12 (0.67%) Internet
11 11 (0.62%) HTTP
12 5 (0.28%) VLAN
13 4 (0.22%) NGFW
13 4 (0.22%) Unified Communications
13 4 (0.22%) Wireless
14 3 (0.17%) FTP
14 3 (0.17%) Intrusion Detection
14 3 (0.17%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 191 (10.73%) Power BI
2 46 (2.58%) Tableau
3 34 (1.91%) SQL Server
4 26 (1.46%) Relational Database
5 24 (1.35%) Data Warehouse
6 23 (1.29%) Looker
7 20 (1.12%) BigQuery
7 20 (1.12%) Power Query
8 16 (0.90%) Metadata
9 12 (0.67%) Azure SQL Database
10 11 (0.62%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 9 (0.51%) Data Lake
11 9 (0.51%) Semantic Layer
12 8 (0.45%) Crystal Reports
12 8 (0.45%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 7 (0.39%) Amazon Athena
13 7 (0.39%) MySQL
14 6 (0.34%) DynamoDB
14 6 (0.34%) MongoDB
14 6 (0.34%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 102 (5.73%) JIRA
2 18 (1.01%) Git
3 9 (0.51%) Selenium
4 5 (0.28%) GitLab
4 5 (0.28%) Postman
5 4 (0.22%) Eclipse
5 4 (0.22%) Jenkins
5 4 (0.22%) TeamCity
6 3 (0.17%) Cypress.io
6 3 (0.17%) SpecFlow
6 3 (0.17%) Visual Studio
6 3 (0.17%) Yeoman
7 2 (0.11%) Balsamiq
7 2 (0.11%) SoapUI
7 2 (0.11%) Team Foundation Server
8 1 (0.056%) Browser DevTools
8 1 (0.056%) Burp Suite
8 1 (0.056%) Cucumber
8 1 (0.056%) HP UFT
8 1 (0.056%) WebDriver
General
1 663 (37.25%) Social Skills
2 562 (31.57%) Analytical Skills
3 445 (25.00%) Finance
4 176 (9.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 143 (8.03%) Public Sector
6 131 (7.36%) Law
7 126 (7.08%) Retail
8 93 (5.22%) Legal
9 88 (4.94%) Organisational Skills
10 54 (3.03%) Banking
10 54 (3.03%) Marketing
11 48 (2.70%) Swedish Language
12 36 (2.02%) Presentation Skills
13 34 (1.91%) Manufacturing
14 21 (1.18%) Documentation Skills
15 19 (1.07%) Automotive
15 19 (1.07%) Front Office
15 19 (1.07%) Telecoms
16 18 (1.01%) Influencing Skills
17 17 (0.96%) French Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (1.35%) HTML
2 21 (1.18%) Oracle Fusion
3 19 (1.07%) CSS
4 17 (0.96%) .NET
4 17 (0.96%) XML
5 16 (0.90%) Terraform
6 12 (0.67%) .NET Framework
6 12 (0.67%) Web Services
7 11 (0.62%) FIX Protocol
7 11 (0.62%) Gherkin
8 6 (0.34%) EDI
8 6 (0.34%) JSON
9 5 (0.28%) HTML5
9 5 (0.28%) jQuery
9 5 (0.28%) LDAP
9 5 (0.28%) Microsoft Graph
9 5 (0.28%) REST
10 4 (0.22%) NumPy
10 4 (0.22%) Pandas
10 4 (0.22%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 111 (6.24%) Management Information System
2 97 (5.45%) Product Ownership
3 80 (4.49%) Onboarding
4 58 (3.26%) Security Posture
5 51 (2.87%) Self-Motivation
6 39 (2.19%) Cyber Threat
7 37 (2.08%) Driving Licence
8 33 (1.85%) Data Structures
9 27 (1.52%) Analytical Mindset
10 20 (1.12%) Cyber Defence
11 18 (1.01%) Mobile App
12 15 (0.84%) Client/Server
12 15 (0.84%) Cyberattack
12 15 (0.84%) Derivative
12 15 (0.84%) Operational Technology
13 14 (0.79%) Blog
13 14 (0.79%) Security Operations Centre
14 13 (0.73%) Enterprise Software
14 13 (0.73%) Fixed Income
15 12 (0.67%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 170 (9.55%) Windows
2 72 (4.04%) Windows Server
3 24 (1.35%) Linux
4 12 (0.67%) VMS
5 10 (0.56%) Apple iOS
6 9 (0.51%) Windows 10
7 8 (0.45%) Android
8 5 (0.28%) Mac OS
8 5 (0.28%) Windows Server 2016
9 4 (0.22%) Windows Server 2019
10 1 (0.056%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 463 (26.01%) Problem-Solving
2 295 (16.57%) Agile
3 275 (15.45%) Decision-Making
4 258 (14.49%) Continuous Improvement
5 246 (13.82%) Analytics
6 233 (13.09%) Business Analysis
7 229 (12.87%) Stakeholder Management
8 215 (12.08%) Cybersecurity
9 214 (12.02%) ITIL
10 212 (11.91%) Business Intelligence
11 203 (11.40%) Customer Service
12 196 (11.01%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 167 (9.38%) AI
13 167 (9.38%) Process Improvement
14 149 (8.37%) User Stories
15 147 (8.26%) Actionable Insight
16 146 (8.20%) Mentoring
17 139 (7.81%) Project Delivery
18 138 (7.75%) Requirements Gathering
19 135 (7.58%) Data Analysis
Programming Languages
1 371 (20.84%) SQL
2 133 (7.47%) Python
3 60 (3.37%) PowerShell
4 30 (1.69%) Kusto Query Language
5 28 (1.57%) C#
6 22 (1.24%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 21 (1.18%) Bash
8 20 (1.12%) Java
8 20 (1.12%) JavaScript
9 16 (0.90%) R
10 14 (0.79%) VBA
11 12 (0.67%) Bicep
12 10 (0.56%) C++
13 9 (0.51%) Go
14 7 (0.39%) T-SQL
15 4 (0.22%) PL/SQL
15 4 (0.22%) VB
16 3 (0.17%) Objective-C
17 2 (0.11%) Google Apps Script
17 2 (0.11%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 291 (16.35%) Degree
2 130 (7.30%) Security Cleared
3 108 (6.07%) SC Cleared
4 93 (5.22%) AWS Certification
5 79 (4.44%) Microsoft Certification
6 64 (3.60%) Computer Science Degree
7 60 (3.37%) MCSE
8 30 (1.69%) ACCA
9 28 (1.57%) BPSS Clearance
10 27 (1.52%) CIMA
11 26 (1.46%) CISSP
12 25 (1.40%) Azure Certification
12 25 (1.40%) DBS Check
13 24 (1.35%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 21 (1.18%) CISM
15 20 (1.12%) CompTIA Security+
16 13 (0.73%) DV Cleared
16 13 (0.73%) GIAC
17 9 (0.51%) PMI Certification
18 8 (0.45%) AAT
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 126 (7.08%) QA
2 91 (5.11%) Data Quality
3 69 (3.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 62 (3.48%) GDPR
5 44 (2.47%) NIST
6 34 (1.91%) PMO
7 31 (1.74%) SLA
8 24 (1.35%) Actionable Recommendations
9 22 (1.24%) Accessibility
9 22 (1.24%) GRC
10 19 (1.07%) PCI DSS
11 12 (0.67%) IFRS
12 11 (0.62%) Cyber Essentials
13 9 (0.51%) SOC 2
14 8 (0.45%) FINREP
15 7 (0.39%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 7 (0.39%) EMIR
15 7 (0.39%) NCSC
16 6 (0.34%) COREP
16 6 (0.34%) GAAP
System Software
1 139 (7.81%) Active Directory
2 23 (1.29%) VMware Infrastructure
3 22 (1.24%) Virtual Desktop
4 15 (0.84%) Hyper-V
5 13 (0.73%) vSphere
6 8 (0.45%) Docker
7 7 (0.39%) Virtual Machines
8 4 (0.22%) Virtual Servers
9 3 (0.17%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 2 (0.11%) NFS
11 1 (0.056%) BitLocker
11 1 (0.056%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 40 (2.25%) Microsoft Intune
2 15 (0.84%) SCCM
3 14 (0.79%) Kubernetes
4 13 (0.73%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 3 (0.17%) Kibana
5 3 (0.17%) Network Intrusion Detection System
5 3 (0.17%) QRadar
6 2 (0.11%) Grafana
6 2 (0.11%) Graylog
6 2 (0.11%) Jamf Pro
7 1 (0.056%) Autotask
7 1 (0.056%) Failover Clustering
7 1 (0.056%) HP Quality Center
7 1 (0.056%) Microsoft Clustering
7 1 (0.056%) Nessus
7 1 (0.056%) Nmap
7 1 (0.056%) OpenVAS
7 1 (0.056%) Proxmox
7 1 (0.056%) Thomson Reuters DACS
7 1 (0.056%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 432 (24.27%) Microsoft
2 123 (6.91%) ServiceNow
3 53 (2.98%) Google
4 48 (2.70%) Salesforce
5 44 (2.47%) Oracle
6 42 (2.36%) SAP
7 37 (2.08%) VMware
8 33 (1.85%) Adobe
9 29 (1.63%) Apple
10 22 (1.24%) Cisco
11 19 (1.07%) Qualys
12 16 (0.90%) Palo Alto
12 16 (0.90%) Workday
13 15 (0.84%) iManage
14 14 (0.79%) Aruba
14 14 (0.79%) Citrix
15 13 (0.73%) YouTube
16 12 (0.67%) ScienceLogic
16 12 (0.67%) Splunk
17 10 (0.56%) FIS