Hybrid/Remote Analyst Job Trends

Analyst
UK > Work from Home

The median Analyst salary for remote/hybrid work is £46,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 May 2026.

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

6 months to
12 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 23 14
Rank change year-on-year +2 -9 0
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 1,521 1,355 3,658
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 8.24% 9.32% 11.23%
As % of the Job Titles category 8.79% 10.10% 11.72%
Number of salaries quoted 1,044 975 2,420
10th Percentile £30,500 £27,000 £28,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £35,875 £35,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,750 £50,000 £45,249
Median % change year-on-year -6.50% +10.50% -4.74%
75th Percentile £61,250 £67,500 £58,750
90th Percentile £70,000 £92,500 £75,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -5.26% +5.56% -2.17%

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 17,299 13,414 31,216
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.70% 92.22% 95.86%
Number of salaries quoted 12,679 8,969 24,913
10th Percentile £33,750 £31,250 £33,127
25th Percentile £45,000 £43,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £56,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.14% -10.40%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £93,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,670 £52,550
% change year-on-year -4.63% +9.74% -12.42%

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 12 May 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 12 May 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.

1 316 (20.78%) Microsoft
2 303 (19.92%) SQL
3 275 (18.08%) Agile
4 257 (16.90%) Degree
5 219 (14.40%) Problem-Solving
6 197 (12.95%) Business Intelligence
7 186 (12.23%) Continuous Improvement
7 186 (12.23%) Microsoft 365
8 184 (12.10%) Power Platform
9 178 (11.70%) Decision-Making
9 178 (11.70%) Power BI
10 162 (10.65%) ITIL
11 159 (10.45%) Cybersecurity
12 156 (10.26%) Business Analysis
13 152 (9.99%) Customer Service
14 150 (9.86%) Security Cleared
15 149 (9.80%) Azure
16 148 (9.73%) Process Improvement
17 144 (9.47%) Microsoft Excel
18 132 (8.68%) ServiceNow
19 131 (8.61%) Mentoring
20 127 (8.35%) Microsoft Office
21 126 (8.28%) Analytics
21 126 (8.28%) Windows
22 121 (7.96%) QA
23 118 (7.76%) ERP
24 115 (7.56%) AWS
24 115 (7.56%) User Stories
25 105 (6.90%) ITSM
26 103 (6.77%) AWS Certification

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 47 (3.09%) SharePoint
2 32 (2.10%) Microsoft Exchange
3 26 (1.71%) Confluence
4 13 (0.85%) SAS
5 7 (0.46%) CMS
5 7 (0.46%) IIS
6 3 (0.20%) Umbraco
7 2 (0.13%) Moodle
7 2 (0.13%) Tomcat
Applications
1 144 (9.47%) Microsoft Excel
2 127 (8.35%) Microsoft Office
3 32 (2.10%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 20 (1.31%) MS Visio
5 7 (0.46%) Oracle Smart View
6 4 (0.26%) Chatbot
6 4 (0.26%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.13%) Microsoft Project
8 1 (0.066%) Acrobat
8 1 (0.066%) Adobe XD
Business Applications
1 24 (1.58%) Cloudability
2 19 (1.25%) NetSuite
3 17 (1.12%) Dynamics CRM
4 15 (0.99%) Dynamics NAV
4 15 (0.99%) Oracle Payables
4 15 (0.99%) Oracle Receivables
5 14 (0.92%) Oracle Assets
5 14 (0.92%) Oracle Financials
5 14 (0.92%) Oracle General Ledger
6 11 (0.72%) NEC Housing
7 10 (0.66%) Shopify
8 9 (0.59%) Magento
9 7 (0.46%) Hyperion Planning
9 7 (0.46%) Oracle ERP
10 6 (0.39%) Elite 3E
10 6 (0.39%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
11 5 (0.33%) SAP Business One
11 5 (0.33%) SAP Payroll
11 5 (0.33%) SAP S/4HANA
11 5 (0.33%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 186 (12.23%) Microsoft 365
2 184 (12.10%) Power Platform
3 149 (9.80%) Azure
4 115 (7.56%) AWS
5 57 (3.75%) Dynamics 365
6 52 (3.42%) GCP
7 41 (2.70%) Entra ID
7 41 (2.70%) SaaS
8 30 (1.97%) Google Analytics
9 16 (1.05%) OneDrive
10 15 (0.99%) Azure DevOps
11 12 (0.79%) Power Automate
12 7 (0.46%) Adobe Analytics
13 6 (0.39%) Azure Sentinel
13 6 (0.39%) PowerApps
14 5 (0.33%) Lucidchart
14 5 (0.33%) Microsoft Purview
14 5 (0.33%) Mimecast
14 5 (0.33%) Miro
14 5 (0.33%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 30 (1.97%) VPN
2 27 (1.78%) Firewall
3 24 (1.58%) Broadband
3 24 (1.58%) Network Security
4 20 (1.31%) TCP/IP
5 17 (1.12%) DNS
6 12 (0.79%) DHCP
7 11 (0.72%) WAN
8 9 (0.59%) LAN
9 8 (0.53%) VoIP
10 6 (0.39%) Wi-Fi
11 5 (0.33%) SSL
12 4 (0.26%) SD-WAN
12 4 (0.26%) Wireless
13 3 (0.20%) SCCP
14 2 (0.13%) 4G
14 2 (0.13%) Internet
14 2 (0.13%) NGFW
14 2 (0.13%) Remote Desktop
14 2 (0.13%) SMTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 178 (11.70%) Power BI
2 67 (4.40%) Tableau
3 48 (3.16%) SQL Server
4 24 (1.58%) BigQuery
5 23 (1.51%) Looker
6 20 (1.31%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 19 (1.25%) Power Query
7 19 (1.25%) Relational Database
8 17 (1.12%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 14 (0.92%) MySQL
10 12 (0.79%) PostgreSQL
11 11 (0.72%) Metadata
12 9 (0.59%) Oracle BI Publisher
13 8 (0.53%) Data Lake
13 8 (0.53%) Data Warehouse
13 8 (0.53%) DB2
14 7 (0.46%) Essbase
14 7 (0.46%) PowerPivot
15 6 (0.39%) Crystal Reports
15 6 (0.39%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 96 (6.31%) JIRA
2 19 (1.25%) Postman
3 17 (1.12%) SoapUI
4 16 (1.05%) Team Foundation Server
5 14 (0.92%) Oracle Forms
5 14 (0.92%) Selenium
6 11 (0.72%) WebDriver
7 8 (0.53%) Git
8 5 (0.33%) GitLab
9 2 (0.13%) Cypress.io
9 2 (0.13%) Rational Rhapsody
9 2 (0.13%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 2 (0.13%) Visual Studio
10 1 (0.066%) Eclipse
10 1 (0.066%) Gatling
10 1 (0.066%) Jenkins
10 1 (0.066%) LoadRunner
10 1 (0.066%) Oracle APEX
10 1 (0.066%) Toad
10 1 (0.066%) Zephyr
General
1 488 (32.08%) Social Skills
2 386 (25.38%) Finance
3 340 (22.35%) Analytical Skills
4 122 (8.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 89 (5.85%) Public Sector
6 84 (5.52%) Retail
7 76 (5.00%) Legal
8 74 (4.87%) Banking
9 65 (4.27%) Law
10 52 (3.42%) French Language
11 47 (3.09%) Organisational Skills
12 46 (3.02%) Marketing
13 23 (1.51%) Aviation
14 21 (1.38%) Financial Institution
15 20 (1.31%) Manufacturing
15 20 (1.31%) Presentation Skills
16 19 (1.25%) Publishing
17 17 (1.12%) Back Office
18 15 (0.99%) Influencing Skills
19 14 (0.92%) Documentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 32 (2.10%) .NET
2 25 (1.64%) SOAP
3 22 (1.45%) HTML
4 16 (1.05%) Middleware
5 15 (0.99%) XML
6 13 (0.85%) EDI
7 12 (0.79%) Oracle Fusion
8 11 (0.72%) JSON
9 10 (0.66%) REST
10 7 (0.46%) CSS
11 4 (0.26%) Flash
12 3 (0.20%) FIX Protocol
12 3 (0.20%) Gherkin
12 3 (0.20%) HTML5
12 3 (0.20%) jQuery
12 3 (0.20%) OpenAPI
12 3 (0.20%) Playwright
12 3 (0.20%) SAP PI
12 3 (0.20%) Swagger
13 2 (0.13%) NumPy
Miscellaneous
1 103 (6.77%) Product Ownership
2 68 (4.47%) Onboarding
3 54 (3.55%) Management Information System
4 45 (2.96%) Data Structures
5 37 (2.43%) Self-Motivation
6 36 (2.37%) Analytical Mindset
7 32 (2.10%) Driving Licence
8 26 (1.71%) Cyber Defence
9 25 (1.64%) Security Posture
10 21 (1.38%) Cyber Threat
10 21 (1.38%) FMCG
11 19 (1.25%) Credit Risk
12 18 (1.18%) Public Cloud
13 14 (0.92%) Client/Server
14 13 (0.85%) Cloud Native
14 13 (0.85%) Data Centre
14 13 (0.85%) Legacy Systems
15 12 (0.79%) Social Media
16 10 (0.66%) Operational Technology
16 10 (0.66%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 126 (8.28%) Windows
2 32 (2.10%) Windows 10
3 31 (2.04%) Android
4 29 (1.91%) Apple iOS
5 24 (1.58%) Windows Server
6 23 (1.51%) Linux
7 7 (0.46%) Mac OS
8 2 (0.13%) Windows Server 2019
9 1 (0.066%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 275 (18.08%) Agile
2 219 (14.40%) Problem-Solving
3 197 (12.95%) Business Intelligence
4 186 (12.23%) Continuous Improvement
5 178 (11.70%) Decision-Making
6 162 (10.65%) ITIL
7 159 (10.45%) Cybersecurity
8 156 (10.26%) Business Analysis
9 152 (9.99%) Customer Service
10 148 (9.73%) Process Improvement
11 131 (8.61%) Mentoring
12 126 (8.28%) Analytics
13 118 (7.76%) ERP
14 115 (7.56%) User Stories
15 105 (6.90%) ITSM
16 103 (6.77%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 95 (6.25%) Coaching
18 94 (6.18%) AI
18 94 (6.18%) Data Analysis
19 91 (5.98%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 303 (19.92%) SQL
2 80 (5.26%) Python
3 36 (2.37%) PowerShell
4 33 (2.17%) C#
5 30 (1.97%) Java
5 30 (1.97%) T-SQL
6 12 (0.79%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 10 (0.66%) VBA
8 9 (0.59%) R
9 8 (0.53%) PL/SQL
10 7 (0.46%) Groovy
10 7 (0.46%) JavaScript
11 5 (0.33%) Kusto Query Language
12 4 (0.26%) Delphi
12 4 (0.26%) Pascal
12 4 (0.26%) PHP
12 4 (0.26%) VB.NET
13 2 (0.13%) C++
13 2 (0.13%) Tcl
13 2 (0.13%) VC++
Qualifications
1 257 (16.90%) Degree
2 150 (9.86%) Security Cleared
3 103 (6.77%) AWS Certification
4 89 (5.85%) SC Cleared
5 78 (5.13%) Microsoft Certification
6 64 (4.21%) MCSE
7 63 (4.14%) ACCA
8 62 (4.08%) CIMA
9 43 (2.83%) DV Cleared
10 35 (2.30%) Computer Science Degree
11 32 (2.10%) DBS Check
12 29 (1.91%) CISSP
13 24 (1.58%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 22 (1.45%) CompTIA Security+
15 18 (1.18%) AAT
15 18 (1.18%) PMI Certification
16 16 (1.05%) IIBA
16 16 (1.05%) ISTQB
17 14 (0.92%) CISA
18 13 (0.85%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 121 (7.96%) QA
2 58 (3.81%) Data Quality
3 57 (3.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 36 (2.37%) NIST
5 30 (1.97%) GDPR
5 30 (1.97%) SLA
6 24 (1.58%) PMO
7 22 (1.45%) GRC
8 21 (1.38%) PCI DSS
9 19 (1.25%) Accessibility
10 16 (1.05%) COREP
11 13 (0.85%) Cyber Essentials
11 13 (0.85%) FINREP
12 12 (0.79%) SOC 2
13 7 (0.46%) EMIR
13 7 (0.46%) NCSC
14 6 (0.39%) MiFID
14 6 (0.39%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 5 (0.33%) Basel II
16 4 (0.26%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 79 (5.19%) Active Directory
2 10 (0.66%) Hyper-V
3 9 (0.59%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (0.53%) Docker
5 5 (0.33%) Virtual Desktop
6 3 (0.20%) BitLocker
6 3 (0.20%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.066%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 1 (0.066%) Terminal Services
7 1 (0.066%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 32 (2.10%) Microsoft Intune
2 21 (1.38%) SCCM
3 8 (0.53%) Kubernetes
4 4 (0.26%) CSIRT
5 3 (0.20%) Ansible
5 3 (0.20%) QRadar
5 3 (0.20%) Single Sign-On
5 3 (0.20%) Terraform
6 2 (0.13%) Graylog
7 1 (0.066%) AirWatch
7 1 (0.066%) Control-M
7 1 (0.066%) EMC NetWorker
Vendors
1 316 (20.78%) Microsoft
2 132 (8.68%) ServiceNow
3 54 (3.55%) Oracle
4 50 (3.29%) Adobe
5 46 (3.02%) Apple
6 42 (2.76%) SAP
7 40 (2.63%) Google
8 37 (2.43%) Salesforce
9 12 (0.79%) ConnectWise
10 11 (0.72%) Citrix
10 11 (0.72%) Northgate
11 10 (0.66%) iManage
12 9 (0.59%) IBM
12 9 (0.59%) JD Edwards
12 9 (0.59%) VMware
12 9 (0.59%) WooCommerce
13 8 (0.53%) Intapp
14 7 (0.46%) Hyperion
15 6 (0.39%) Aderant
15 6 (0.39%) Databricks