Hybrid/Remote Analyst Job Trends

Analyst
UK > Work from Home

The median Analyst salary for remote/hybrid work is £46,421 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 June 2026.

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

6 months to
19 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 23 16
Rank change year-on-year +2 -7 -3
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 1,563 1,360 3,721
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.78% 8.81% 10.73%
As % of the Job Titles category 8.28% 9.57% 11.15%
Number of salaries quoted 1,091 1,022 2,388
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,250 £27,445
25th Percentile £37,000 £33,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,421 £48,000 £45,249
Median % change year-on-year -3.29% +6.08% -4.74%
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,000 £58,750
90th Percentile £69,500 £88,625 £75,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £44,500
% change year-on-year - +1.12% -3.26%

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 18,875 14,217 33,359
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.94% 92.13% 96.17%
Number of salaries quoted 13,757 8,693 26,100
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,913 £33,012
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £93,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%

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 19 June 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 19 June 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.

1 340 (21.75%) SQL
2 323 (20.67%) Microsoft
3 291 (18.62%) Agile
4 277 (17.72%) Problem-Solving
5 275 (17.59%) Degree
6 211 (13.50%) Decision-Making
7 208 (13.31%) Business Intelligence
8 201 (12.86%) Power Platform
9 196 (12.54%) Continuous Improvement
10 194 (12.41%) Power BI
11 186 (11.90%) Microsoft 365
12 177 (11.32%) Business Analysis
13 176 (11.26%) Cybersecurity
14 166 (10.62%) Analytics
15 162 (10.36%) ITIL
16 158 (10.11%) Customer Service
17 153 (9.79%) Microsoft Excel
18 151 (9.66%) Azure
19 149 (9.53%) Process Improvement
20 136 (8.70%) Mentoring
21 131 (8.38%) QA
22 130 (8.32%) ServiceNow
23 125 (8.00%) Security Cleared
24 124 (7.93%) Microsoft Office
24 124 (7.93%) Stakeholder Engagement
24 124 (7.93%) User Stories
24 124 (7.93%) Windows
25 115 (7.36%) Actionable Insight
26 111 (7.10%) Data Analysis
27 109 (6.97%) ERP

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 57 (3.65%) SharePoint
2 41 (2.62%) Microsoft Exchange
3 32 (2.05%) Confluence
4 12 (0.77%) IIS
5 10 (0.64%) SAS
6 3 (0.19%) CMS
7 2 (0.13%) Tomcat
8 1 (0.064%) Site Server
Applications
1 153 (9.79%) Microsoft Excel
2 124 (7.93%) Microsoft Office
3 25 (1.60%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 22 (1.41%) MS Visio
5 5 (0.32%) Chatbot
5 5 (0.32%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.13%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.064%) Acrobat
7 1 (0.064%) Adobe XD
7 1 (0.064%) Oracle Smart View
Business Applications
1 24 (1.54%) Cloudability
2 15 (0.96%) NetSuite
3 13 (0.83%) Dynamics NAV
4 8 (0.51%) Dynamics CRM
4 8 (0.51%) Elite 3E
4 8 (0.51%) NEC Housing
5 7 (0.45%) Visualfiles
6 6 (0.38%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 6 (0.38%) SAP S/4HANA
7 5 (0.32%) Magento
7 5 (0.32%) SAP Business One
7 5 (0.32%) SAP Payroll
7 5 (0.32%) Shopify
8 4 (0.26%) Infor M3
8 4 (0.26%) JDE OneWorld
8 4 (0.26%) JDE World
8 4 (0.26%) SAP QM
9 3 (0.19%) Oracle Payables
9 3 (0.19%) Oracle Receivables
9 3 (0.19%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 201 (12.86%) Power Platform
2 186 (11.90%) Microsoft 365
3 151 (9.66%) Azure
4 107 (6.85%) AWS
5 54 (3.45%) GCP
6 47 (3.01%) SaaS
7 42 (2.69%) Entra ID
8 35 (2.24%) Google Analytics
9 33 (2.11%) Dynamics 365
10 24 (1.54%) Azure DevOps
11 19 (1.22%) Power Automate
12 18 (1.15%) OneDrive
13 14 (0.90%) PowerApps
14 11 (0.70%) IaaS
14 11 (0.70%) PaaS
15 9 (0.58%) Microsoft Purview
15 9 (0.58%) Serverless
16 8 (0.51%) Azure Functions
16 8 (0.51%) GitHub
16 8 (0.51%) Lucidchart
Communications & Networking
1 46 (2.94%) Firewall
2 42 (2.69%) VPN
3 29 (1.86%) Network Security
4 28 (1.79%) Broadband
5 24 (1.54%) DNS
6 23 (1.47%) TCP/IP
7 20 (1.28%) Wi-Fi
8 18 (1.15%) DHCP
9 11 (0.70%) LAN
9 11 (0.70%) WAN
10 8 (0.51%) Cisco Nexus
10 8 (0.51%) Internet
11 5 (0.32%) SSL
11 5 (0.32%) VoIP
12 4 (0.26%) FTP
12 4 (0.26%) HTTP
12 4 (0.26%) NGFW
12 4 (0.26%) SMTP
13 3 (0.19%) SCCP
14 2 (0.13%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 194 (12.41%) Power BI
2 61 (3.90%) Tableau
3 50 (3.20%) SQL Server
4 27 (1.73%) Relational Database
5 23 (1.47%) BigQuery
6 22 (1.41%) Looker
6 22 (1.41%) Power Query
6 22 (1.41%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 19 (1.22%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 13 (0.83%) MySQL
9 12 (0.77%) Data Warehouse
9 12 (0.77%) PostgreSQL
10 9 (0.58%) Metadata
11 8 (0.51%) Crystal Reports
11 8 (0.51%) Db2
12 7 (0.45%) Azure SQL Database
12 7 (0.45%) Data Lake
12 7 (0.45%) PowerPivot
13 6 (0.38%) SAP BW
14 5 (0.32%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 91 (5.82%) JIRA
2 14 (0.90%) Git
3 10 (0.64%) Postman
4 8 (0.51%) SoapUI
5 7 (0.45%) Team Foundation Server
6 6 (0.38%) Selenium
7 5 (0.32%) GitLab
8 4 (0.26%) Eclipse
8 4 (0.26%) WebDriver
9 3 (0.19%) Visual Studio
10 2 (0.13%) Oracle Forms
10 2 (0.13%) Rational Rhapsody
10 2 (0.13%) Yeoman
11 1 (0.064%) Cucumber
11 1 (0.064%) Cypress.io
11 1 (0.064%) HP UFT
11 1 (0.064%) JUnit
11 1 (0.064%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
11 1 (0.064%) TestNG
11 1 (0.064%) Toad
General
1 516 (33.01%) Social Skills
2 400 (25.59%) Analytical Skills
3 377 (24.12%) Finance
4 131 (8.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 103 (6.59%) Public Sector
6 84 (5.37%) Retail
7 81 (5.18%) Law
8 76 (4.86%) Legal
9 58 (3.71%) Banking
10 51 (3.26%) Organisational Skills
11 48 (3.07%) Marketing
12 40 (2.56%) French Language
13 26 (1.66%) Manufacturing
14 24 (1.54%) Swedish Language
15 23 (1.47%) Aviation
16 21 (1.34%) Games
17 19 (1.22%) Presentation Skills
18 18 (1.15%) Financial Institution
19 17 (1.09%) Automotive
19 17 (1.09%) Publishing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (1.66%) .NET
2 20 (1.28%) XML
3 19 (1.22%) HTML
4 14 (0.90%) Oracle Fusion
5 13 (0.83%) CSS
6 12 (0.77%) Middleware
6 12 (0.77%) SOAP
7 11 (0.70%) JSON
8 10 (0.64%) EDI
9 8 (0.51%) Gherkin
10 6 (0.38%) .NET Framework
11 5 (0.32%) HTML5
11 5 (0.32%) jQuery
11 5 (0.32%) REST
11 5 (0.32%) Web Services
12 4 (0.26%) LDAP
12 4 (0.26%) Microsoft Graph
12 4 (0.26%) SAP PI
13 3 (0.19%) FIX Protocol
13 3 (0.19%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 101 (6.46%) Product Ownership
2 68 (4.35%) Onboarding
3 64 (4.09%) Management Information System
4 43 (2.75%) Data Structures
5 41 (2.62%) Security Posture
6 38 (2.43%) Analytical Mindset
6 38 (2.43%) Self-Motivation
7 35 (2.24%) Driving Licence
8 28 (1.79%) Cyber Threat
9 26 (1.66%) Cyber Defence
10 19 (1.22%) FMCG
11 16 (1.02%) Client/Server
11 16 (1.02%) Social Media
12 15 (0.96%) Cloud Native
13 14 (0.90%) Public Cloud
14 13 (0.83%) Data Centre
15 12 (0.77%) Cyberattack
15 12 (0.77%) Legacy Systems
16 10 (0.64%) AI Agents
16 10 (0.64%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 124 (7.93%) Windows
2 32 (2.05%) Windows Server
3 28 (1.79%) Windows 10
4 19 (1.22%) Linux
5 15 (0.96%) Android
6 11 (0.70%) Apple iOS
7 7 (0.45%) VMS
8 6 (0.38%) Mac OS
9 3 (0.19%) Windows Server 2019
10 1 (0.064%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 291 (18.62%) Agile
2 277 (17.72%) Problem-Solving
3 211 (13.50%) Decision-Making
4 208 (13.31%) Business Intelligence
5 196 (12.54%) Continuous Improvement
6 177 (11.32%) Business Analysis
7 176 (11.26%) Cybersecurity
8 166 (10.62%) Analytics
9 162 (10.36%) ITIL
10 158 (10.11%) Customer Service
11 149 (9.53%) Process Improvement
12 136 (8.70%) Mentoring
13 124 (7.93%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 124 (7.93%) User Stories
14 115 (7.36%) Actionable Insight
15 111 (7.10%) Data Analysis
16 109 (6.97%) ERP
16 109 (6.97%) ITSM
17 103 (6.59%) Stakeholder Management
18 100 (6.40%) AI
Programming Languages
1 340 (21.75%) SQL
2 94 (6.01%) Python
3 46 (2.94%) PowerShell
4 28 (1.79%) C#
5 24 (1.54%) T-SQL
6 21 (1.34%) Java
7 16 (1.02%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 15 (0.96%) Kusto Query Language
9 11 (0.70%) JavaScript
9 11 (0.70%) VBA
10 10 (0.64%) R
11 8 (0.51%) PL/SQL
12 7 (0.45%) Bash
12 7 (0.45%) Bicep
13 4 (0.26%) Delphi
13 4 (0.26%) Pascal
13 4 (0.26%) PHP
13 4 (0.26%) VB.NET
14 2 (0.13%) Groovy
14 2 (0.13%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 275 (17.59%) Degree
2 125 (8.00%) Security Cleared
3 96 (6.14%) AWS Certification
4 87 (5.57%) Microsoft Certification
5 82 (5.25%) SC Cleared
6 67 (4.29%) MCSE
7 49 (3.13%) ACCA
8 48 (3.07%) CIMA
9 43 (2.75%) Computer Science Degree
10 32 (2.05%) DBS Check
11 31 (1.98%) CISSP
12 24 (1.54%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 24 (1.54%) CompTIA Security+
12 24 (1.54%) DV Cleared
13 20 (1.28%) CISM
14 19 (1.22%) AAT
15 15 (0.96%) BPSS Clearance
15 15 (0.96%) PMI Certification
16 14 (0.90%) IIBA
17 13 (0.83%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 131 (8.38%) QA
2 66 (4.22%) Data Quality
2 66 (4.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 43 (2.75%) NIST
4 41 (2.62%) GDPR
5 30 (1.92%) SLA
6 25 (1.60%) PMO
7 22 (1.41%) GRC
8 19 (1.22%) PCI DSS
9 14 (0.90%) COREP
9 14 (0.90%) FINREP
10 13 (0.83%) Cyber Essentials
11 11 (0.70%) Actionable Recommendations
12 10 (0.64%) SOC 2
13 9 (0.58%) Accessibility
14 7 (0.45%) NCSC
15 6 (0.38%) EMIR
15 6 (0.38%) IFRS
15 6 (0.38%) MiFID
15 6 (0.38%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 96 (6.14%) Active Directory
2 15 (0.96%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (0.77%) Virtual Desktop
4 11 (0.70%) Hyper-V
5 8 (0.51%) Docker
5 8 (0.51%) vSphere
6 3 (0.19%) BitLocker
6 3 (0.19%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 3 (0.19%) Virtual Servers
7 1 (0.064%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 33 (2.11%) Microsoft Intune
2 19 (1.22%) SCCM
3 10 (0.64%) Terraform
4 8 (0.51%) Kubernetes
5 5 (0.32%) QRadar
6 4 (0.26%) CSIRT
7 3 (0.19%) Ansible
7 3 (0.19%) Kibana
7 3 (0.19%) Single Sign-On
8 2 (0.13%) Graylog
9 1 (0.064%) Autotask
9 1 (0.064%) HP Quality Center
9 1 (0.064%) Proxmox
9 1 (0.064%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 1 (0.064%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 323 (20.67%) Microsoft
2 130 (8.32%) ServiceNow
3 44 (2.82%) Google
4 43 (2.75%) Oracle
4 43 (2.75%) SAP
5 38 (2.43%) Adobe
6 37 (2.37%) Salesforce
7 33 (2.11%) Apple
8 17 (1.09%) iManage
9 16 (1.02%) Cisco
9 16 (1.02%) Citrix
9 16 (1.02%) VMware
10 10 (0.64%) Intapp
10 10 (0.64%) JD Edwards
10 10 (0.64%) Palo Alto
10 10 (0.64%) Qualys
11 9 (0.58%) Aruba
11 9 (0.58%) IBM
12 8 (0.51%) ConnectWise
12 8 (0.51%) Northgate