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 9 February 2026.

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

6 months to
9 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 19 16
Rank change year-on-year +1 -3 0
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 1,394 1,667 3,134
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 8.72% 10.57% 11.32%
As % of the Job Titles category 9.30% 11.02% 11.82%
Number of salaries quoted 880 956 2,372
10th Percentile £28,975 £27,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £35,500 £36,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £48,000 £46,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% +3.23% -4.04%
75th Percentile £61,250 £65,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £70,000 £82,500 £76,208
UK median annual salary £42,500 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -15.00% +11.11% -5.26%

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 14,986 15,131 26,519
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.70% 95.90% 95.78%
Number of salaries quoted 9,838 9,102 22,124
10th Percentile £30,500 £35,750 £33,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,010 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -8.00%
75th Percentile £78,797 £81,250 £76,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -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 9 February 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 9 February 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.

1 396 (28.41%) Microsoft
2 326 (23.39%) SQL
3 311 (22.31%) Degree
4 267 (19.15%) Agile
5 262 (18.79%) Problem-Solving
6 251 (18.01%) Microsoft 365
7 250 (17.93%) Customer Service
8 247 (17.72%) ITIL
9 217 (15.57%) Microsoft Office
10 215 (15.42%) Power Platform
11 209 (14.99%) Continuous Improvement
12 205 (14.71%) Business Intelligence
13 188 (13.49%) Power BI
14 182 (13.06%) ITSM
15 179 (12.84%) Decision-Making
16 174 (12.48%) Microsoft Excel
17 164 (11.76%) AWS
18 162 (11.62%) QA
19 161 (11.55%) Azure
20 155 (11.12%) ServiceNow
21 146 (10.47%) Microsoft Certification
22 141 (10.11%) AWS Certification
23 130 (9.33%) Security Cleared
24 129 (9.25%) Data Analysis
25 127 (9.11%) Performance Metrics
25 127 (9.11%) Windows
26 126 (9.04%) Analytics
27 124 (8.90%) MCSE
28 121 (8.68%) ERP
29 117 (8.39%) Process Improvement

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 60 (4.30%) Confluence
2 52 (3.73%) SharePoint
3 27 (1.94%) Microsoft Exchange
4 17 (1.22%) SAS
5 7 (0.50%) CMS
6 3 (0.22%) Umbraco
7 2 (0.14%) Apache Airflow
7 2 (0.14%) Moodle
8 1 (0.072%) IIS
8 1 (0.072%) Jupyter
Applications
1 217 (15.57%) Microsoft Office
2 174 (12.48%) Microsoft Excel
3 48 (3.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 25 (1.79%) MS Visio
5 14 (1.00%) Oracle Smart View
6 13 (0.93%) Spreadsheet
7 6 (0.43%) Microsoft Project
8 3 (0.22%) Trello
9 1 (0.072%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 30 (2.15%) Oracle Payables
1 30 (2.15%) Oracle Receivables
2 28 (2.01%) Oracle Assets
2 28 (2.01%) Oracle Financials
2 28 (2.01%) Oracle General Ledger
3 20 (1.43%) Oracle ERP
4 19 (1.36%) Dynamics CRM
5 14 (1.00%) Hyperion Planning
6 12 (0.86%) NEC Housing
6 12 (0.86%) NetSuite
7 9 (0.65%) Shopify
8 8 (0.57%) Dynamics NAV
8 8 (0.57%) Magento
9 5 (0.36%) Visualfiles
10 4 (0.29%) Salesforce CRM
10 4 (0.29%) SAP BPC
10 4 (0.29%) SAP Payroll
10 4 (0.29%) SAP PP
10 4 (0.29%) SAP S/4HANA
11 3 (0.22%) Elite 3E
Cloud Services
1 251 (18.01%) Microsoft 365
2 215 (15.42%) Power Platform
3 164 (11.76%) AWS
4 161 (11.55%) Azure
5 68 (4.88%) Dynamics 365
6 47 (3.37%) SaaS
7 39 (2.80%) Entra ID
8 38 (2.73%) Azure DevOps
9 19 (1.36%) GCP
10 15 (1.08%) Google Analytics
10 15 (1.08%) PowerApps
10 15 (1.08%) Snowflake
11 13 (0.93%) Azure Data Factory
12 12 (0.86%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 9 (0.65%) Azure Sentinel
13 9 (0.65%) Power Automate
14 8 (0.57%) OneDrive
14 8 (0.57%) PaaS
15 6 (0.43%) Azure Monitor
15 6 (0.43%) Google Tag Manager
Communications & Networking
1 38 (2.73%) Firewall
2 25 (1.79%) VPN
3 19 (1.36%) Remote Desktop
4 18 (1.29%) DNS
5 17 (1.22%) WAN
6 15 (1.08%) Wireshark
7 14 (1.00%) LAN
8 13 (0.93%) SD-WAN
8 13 (0.93%) TCP/IP
8 13 (0.93%) Wireless
9 12 (0.86%) DHCP
10 7 (0.50%) Network Security
10 7 (0.50%) VoIP
10 7 (0.50%) Wi-Fi
11 5 (0.36%) Broadband
12 4 (0.29%) Ethernet
12 4 (0.29%) Intrusion Detection
13 3 (0.22%) SCCP
14 2 (0.14%) 4G
15 1 (0.072%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 188 (13.49%) Power BI
2 73 (5.24%) Tableau
3 53 (3.80%) SQL Server
4 24 (1.72%) Data Warehouse
5 23 (1.65%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 17 (1.22%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 17 (1.22%) Power Query
7 16 (1.15%) Azure SQL Database
7 16 (1.15%) Relational Database
8 15 (1.08%) Looker
9 14 (1.00%) Essbase
9 14 (1.00%) MySQL
10 12 (0.86%) Metadata
11 11 (0.79%) BigQuery
12 10 (0.72%) PostgreSQL
13 7 (0.50%) Oracle Reports
13 7 (0.50%) Qlik Sense
14 5 (0.36%) Oracle Database
15 4 (0.29%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
15 4 (0.29%) PowerPivot
Development Applications
1 115 (8.25%) JIRA
2 28 (2.01%) Oracle Forms
3 21 (1.51%) Selenium
4 19 (1.36%) Team Foundation Server
5 17 (1.22%) Postman
5 17 (1.22%) SoapUI
6 15 (1.08%) WebDriver
7 4 (0.29%) SpecFlow
8 3 (0.22%) Visual Studio
9 2 (0.14%) Git
9 2 (0.14%) Jenkins
9 2 (0.14%) JMeter
9 2 (0.14%) Rational Rhapsody
9 2 (0.14%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 2 (0.14%) TestRail
10 1 (0.072%) CircleCI
10 1 (0.072%) Cypress.io
10 1 (0.072%) Gatling
10 1 (0.072%) LoadRunner
10 1 (0.072%) Zephyr
General
1 675 (48.42%) Social Skills
2 426 (30.56%) Finance
3 364 (26.11%) Analytical Skills
4 119 (8.54%) French Language
5 95 (6.81%) Swedish Language
6 79 (5.67%) Legal
7 77 (5.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 77 (5.52%) Retail
8 75 (5.38%) Organisational Skills
9 71 (5.09%) Marketing
10 49 (3.52%) Public Sector
11 47 (3.37%) Banking
12 40 (2.87%) Law
13 28 (2.01%) Influencing Skills
13 28 (2.01%) Manufacturing
14 26 (1.87%) Advertising
15 25 (1.79%) Local Government
16 24 (1.72%) Documentation Skills
17 18 (1.29%) Telecoms
18 17 (1.22%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (2.01%) SOAP
2 27 (1.94%) .NET
3 26 (1.87%) HTML
4 15 (1.08%) JSON
4 15 (1.08%) REST
5 14 (1.00%) Middleware
6 11 (0.79%) Flash
6 11 (0.79%) XML
7 9 (0.65%) EDI
8 6 (0.43%) Oracle Fusion
9 4 (0.29%) Gherkin
10 3 (0.22%) FHIR
10 3 (0.22%) Playwright
10 3 (0.22%) Web Services
11 2 (0.14%) CSS
11 2 (0.14%) OpenAPI
11 2 (0.14%) SAP PI
11 2 (0.14%) SLSA
11 2 (0.14%) Swagger
11 2 (0.14%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 100 (7.17%) Onboarding
2 84 (6.03%) Product Ownership
3 68 (4.88%) Management Information System
4 59 (4.23%) Analytical Mindset
5 51 (3.66%) Self-Motivation
6 32 (2.30%) Data Structures
7 29 (2.08%) Greenfield Project
8 22 (1.58%) Credit Risk
9 20 (1.43%) Security Posture
10 19 (1.36%) Driving Licence
11 18 (1.29%) FMCG
11 18 (1.29%) NHS
12 17 (1.22%) Public Cloud
13 15 (1.08%) Legacy Systems
14 13 (0.93%) Cyber Defence
14 13 (0.93%) Cyber Threat
14 13 (0.93%) Data Centre
14 13 (0.93%) Enterprise Software
15 10 (0.72%) Security Operations Centre
15 10 (0.72%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 127 (9.11%) Windows
2 30 (2.15%) Windows Server
3 27 (1.94%) Windows 10
4 24 (1.72%) Apple iOS
5 21 (1.51%) Android
6 19 (1.36%) Linux
7 16 (1.15%) Mac OS
8 3 (0.22%) Unix
9 2 (0.14%) Solaris
9 2 (0.14%) VMS
10 1 (0.072%) AIX
10 1 (0.072%) Windows 7
10 1 (0.072%) Windows Server 2003
10 1 (0.072%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 267 (19.15%) Agile
2 262 (18.79%) Problem-Solving
3 250 (17.93%) Customer Service
4 247 (17.72%) ITIL
5 209 (14.99%) Continuous Improvement
6 205 (14.71%) Business Intelligence
7 182 (13.06%) ITSM
8 179 (12.84%) Decision-Making
9 129 (9.25%) Data Analysis
10 127 (9.11%) Performance Metrics
11 126 (9.04%) Analytics
12 121 (8.68%) ERP
13 117 (8.39%) Process Improvement
14 112 (8.03%) Business Analysis
15 101 (7.25%) Asset Management
16 99 (7.10%) User Stories
17 97 (6.96%) Stakeholder Management
18 94 (6.74%) User Acceptance Testing
19 93 (6.67%) Cybersecurity
20 89 (6.38%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 326 (23.39%) SQL
2 101 (7.25%) Python
3 41 (2.94%) C#
4 27 (1.94%) PowerShell
5 23 (1.65%) Java
6 20 (1.43%) T-SQL
7 18 (1.29%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 14 (1.00%) Groovy
8 14 (1.00%) VBA
9 12 (0.86%) R
10 7 (0.50%) JavaScript
11 6 (0.43%) ABAP
11 6 (0.43%) C++
12 5 (0.36%) C
13 4 (0.29%) Bicep
13 4 (0.29%) Kusto Query Language
14 2 (0.14%) PHP
14 2 (0.14%) Shell Script
14 2 (0.14%) TypeScript
14 2 (0.14%) VC++
Qualifications
1 311 (22.31%) Degree
2 146 (10.47%) Microsoft Certification
3 141 (10.11%) AWS Certification
4 130 (9.33%) Security Cleared
5 124 (8.90%) MCSE
6 76 (5.45%) ACCA
6 76 (5.45%) CIMA
7 68 (4.88%) SC Cleared
8 46 (3.30%) DV Cleared
9 32 (2.30%) CISSP
10 31 (2.22%) DBS Check
11 24 (1.72%) Computer Science Degree
11 24 (1.72%) ISTQB
12 23 (1.65%) AAT
13 19 (1.36%) PMI Certification
14 18 (1.29%) CompTIA Security+
15 15 (1.08%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
15 15 (1.08%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
16 12 (0.86%) CISA
16 12 (0.86%) IIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 162 (11.62%) QA
2 49 (3.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 41 (2.94%) Data Quality
4 39 (2.80%) NIST
5 31 (2.22%) Accessibility
6 21 (1.51%) SLA
7 20 (1.43%) GDPR
8 18 (1.29%) GRC
8 18 (1.29%) PMO
9 15 (1.08%) PCI DSS
10 11 (0.79%) Cyber Essentials
11 9 (0.65%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 8 (0.57%) SOC 2
13 6 (0.43%) Basel II
14 5 (0.36%) COBIT
14 5 (0.36%) EMIR
15 4 (0.29%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 4 (0.29%) MiFID
15 4 (0.29%) SEPA
16 3 (0.22%) HL7
System Software
1 89 (6.38%) Active Directory
2 19 (1.36%) VMware Infrastructure
3 17 (1.22%) Hyper-V
4 6 (0.43%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (0.29%) Docker
6 2 (0.14%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 36 (2.58%) Microsoft Intune
2 24 (1.72%) SCCM
3 8 (0.57%) Terraform
4 5 (0.36%) QRadar
5 3 (0.22%) Ansible
5 3 (0.22%) Kubernetes
6 2 (0.14%) Nessus
6 2 (0.14%) SCOM
7 1 (0.072%) AirWatch
7 1 (0.072%) Control-M
7 1 (0.072%) CSIRT
7 1 (0.072%) EMC NetWorker
7 1 (0.072%) Grafana
7 1 (0.072%) Jamf Pro
7 1 (0.072%) Nmap
7 1 (0.072%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 396 (28.41%) Microsoft
2 155 (11.12%) ServiceNow
3 62 (4.45%) Oracle
4 37 (2.65%) SAP
5 35 (2.51%) Salesforce
6 29 (2.08%) Google
7 25 (1.79%) Adobe
8 22 (1.58%) Apple
9 19 (1.36%) VMware
10 16 (1.15%) Blue Prism
11 14 (1.00%) Hyperion
12 13 (0.93%) Cisco
12 13 (0.93%) Meraki
12 13 (0.93%) Northgate
13 11 (0.79%) Palo Alto
14 10 (0.72%) ConnectWise
15 8 (0.57%) Citrix
15 8 (0.57%) Databricks
15 8 (0.57%) SolarWinds
15 8 (0.57%) WooCommerce