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 7 October 2026.

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

6 months to
7 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 28 27 15
Rank change year-on-year -1 -12 +1
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 1,764 1,319 2,704
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.08% 7.85% 12.37%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.54% 8.43% 12.82%
Number of salaries quoted 1,194 973 1,160
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £27,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £35,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -9.09%
75th Percentile £58,750 £57,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £71,250 £77,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £42,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +5.88% -5.56% -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 23,400 15,641 21,100
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.86% 93.06% 96.53%
Number of salaries quoted 16,182 8,763 13,115
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £79,225
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £100,000
UK median annual salary £58,750 £54,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +7.80% -0.91% -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 7 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 7 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.

1 461 (26.13%) Problem-Solving
2 428 (24.26%) Microsoft
3 364 (20.63%) SQL
4 294 (16.67%) Agile
5 287 (16.27%) Degree
6 275 (15.59%) Decision-Making
7 256 (14.51%) Continuous Improvement
8 243 (13.78%) Analytics
9 231 (13.10%) Business Analysis
10 229 (12.98%) Stakeholder Management
11 223 (12.64%) Microsoft 365
12 215 (12.19%) ITIL
13 209 (11.85%) Business Intelligence
13 209 (11.85%) Cybersecurity
14 204 (11.56%) Customer Service
15 203 (11.51%) Azure
16 199 (11.28%) Power Platform
17 193 (10.94%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 188 (10.66%) Power BI
19 170 (9.64%) Windows
20 166 (9.41%) Microsoft Excel
21 165 (9.35%) Process Improvement
22 163 (9.24%) AI
23 149 (8.45%) User Stories
24 145 (8.22%) Actionable Insight
25 139 (7.88%) Active Directory
25 139 (7.88%) Mentoring
26 138 (7.82%) Project Delivery
27 135 (7.65%) ITSM
27 135 (7.65%) Requirements Gathering

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 80 (4.54%) SharePoint
2 60 (3.40%) Microsoft Exchange
3 38 (2.15%) Confluence
4 9 (0.51%) IIS
5 4 (0.23%) 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 (0.057%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 1 (0.057%) Apache
8 1 (0.057%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.057%) Apache Superset
8 1 (0.057%) ArcGIS
8 1 (0.057%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
8 1 (0.057%) Jupyter
8 1 (0.057%) Site Server
Applications
1 166 (9.41%) Microsoft Excel
2 132 (7.48%) Microsoft Office
3 29 (1.64%) MS Visio
4 27 (1.53%) 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 (0.057%) Acrobat
7 1 (0.057%) Adobe XD
7 1 (0.057%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 19 (1.08%) Cloudability
2 9 (0.51%) NetSuite
3 8 (0.45%) Dynamics NAV
4 7 (0.40%) Visualfiles
5 6 (0.34%) Dynamics CRM
5 6 (0.34%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 5 (0.28%) Elite 3E
6 5 (0.28%) 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 2 (0.11%) Fidessa
8 2 (0.11%) Oracle Applications
8 2 (0.11%) Oracle EBS
8 2 (0.11%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 223 (12.64%) Microsoft 365
2 203 (11.51%) Azure
3 199 (11.28%) Power Platform
4 132 (7.48%) AWS
5 90 (5.10%) Entra ID
6 79 (4.48%) SaaS
7 56 (3.17%) GCP
8 37 (2.10%) Azure DevOps
9 30 (1.70%) Google Analytics
10 27 (1.53%) Dynamics 365
11 21 (1.19%) OneDrive
12 19 (1.08%) GitHub
13 17 (0.96%) Azure Sentinel
14 16 (0.91%) Azure Monitor
14 16 (0.91%) Snowflake
15 15 (0.85%) PowerApps
16 14 (0.79%) IaaS
16 14 (0.79%) Power Automate
16 14 (0.79%) Serverless
17 13 (0.74%) Azure Functions
Communications & Networking
1 53 (3.00%) DNS
2 45 (2.55%) DHCP
3 44 (2.49%) Firewall
4 42 (2.38%) VPN
5 36 (2.04%) Wi-Fi
6 26 (1.47%) Broadband
7 18 (1.02%) TCP/IP
8 17 (0.96%) Network Security
9 16 (0.91%) LAN
10 14 (0.79%) WAN
11 12 (0.68%) Cisco Nexus
11 12 (0.68%) Internet
12 11 (0.62%) HTTP
13 5 (0.28%) VLAN
14 4 (0.23%) NGFW
14 4 (0.23%) Unified Communications
14 4 (0.23%) Wireless
15 3 (0.17%) FTP
15 3 (0.17%) Intrusion Detection
15 3 (0.17%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 188 (10.66%) Power BI
2 46 (2.61%) Tableau
3 33 (1.87%) SQL Server
4 26 (1.47%) Relational Database
5 24 (1.36%) Data Warehouse
6 23 (1.30%) Looker
7 20 (1.13%) Power Query
8 18 (1.02%) BigQuery
9 16 (0.91%) Metadata
10 12 (0.68%) Azure SQL Database
11 10 (0.57%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 9 (0.51%) Data Lake
12 9 (0.51%) Semantic Layer
13 8 (0.45%) Crystal Reports
13 8 (0.45%) SQL Server Reporting Services
14 7 (0.40%) Amazon Athena
14 7 (0.40%) MySQL
15 6 (0.34%) DynamoDB
15 6 (0.34%) MongoDB
15 6 (0.34%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 101 (5.73%) JIRA
2 18 (1.02%) Git
3 9 (0.51%) Selenium
4 5 (0.28%) GitLab
4 5 (0.28%) Postman
5 4 (0.23%) Eclipse
5 4 (0.23%) Jenkins
5 4 (0.23%) 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 (0.057%) Cucumber
8 1 (0.057%) HP UFT
8 1 (0.057%) Metasploit
8 1 (0.057%) TestNG
8 1 (0.057%) WebDriver
General
1 663 (37.59%) Social Skills
2 559 (31.69%) Analytical Skills
3 438 (24.83%) Finance
4 169 (9.58%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 144 (8.16%) Public Sector
6 131 (7.43%) Law
7 125 (7.09%) Retail
8 93 (5.27%) Legal
9 87 (4.93%) Organisational Skills
10 54 (3.06%) Banking
11 52 (2.95%) Marketing
12 48 (2.72%) Swedish Language
13 35 (1.98%) Presentation Skills
14 33 (1.87%) Manufacturing
15 20 (1.13%) Documentation Skills
16 19 (1.08%) Automotive
16 19 (1.08%) Front Office
16 19 (1.08%) Telecoms
17 18 (1.02%) Influencing Skills
18 17 (0.96%) Advertising
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (1.36%) HTML
2 20 (1.13%) Oracle Fusion
3 19 (1.08%) CSS
4 17 (0.96%) .NET
4 17 (0.96%) XML
5 16 (0.91%) Terraform
6 12 (0.68%) .NET Framework
6 12 (0.68%) 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 (0.23%) NumPy
10 4 (0.23%) Pandas
10 4 (0.23%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 109 (6.18%) Management Information System
2 96 (5.44%) Product Ownership
3 80 (4.54%) Onboarding
4 57 (3.23%) Security Posture
5 51 (2.89%) Self-Motivation
6 39 (2.21%) Cyber Threat
7 37 (2.10%) Driving Licence
8 32 (1.81%) Data Structures
9 27 (1.53%) Analytical Mindset
10 22 (1.25%) Mobile App
11 20 (1.13%) Cyber Defence
12 15 (0.85%) Cyberattack
12 15 (0.85%) Derivative
12 15 (0.85%) Operational Technology
13 14 (0.79%) Blog
13 14 (0.79%) Enterprise Software
13 14 (0.79%) Security Operations Centre
14 13 (0.74%) Client/Server
14 13 (0.74%) Fixed Income
15 12 (0.68%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 170 (9.64%) Windows
2 73 (4.14%) Windows Server
3 24 (1.36%) Linux
4 12 (0.68%) VMS
5 10 (0.57%) Apple iOS
6 9 (0.51%) Windows 10
7 8 (0.45%) Android
8 6 (0.34%) Windows Server 2016
9 5 (0.28%) Mac OS
9 5 (0.28%) Windows Server 2019
10 1 (0.057%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 461 (26.13%) Problem-Solving
2 294 (16.67%) Agile
3 275 (15.59%) Decision-Making
4 256 (14.51%) Continuous Improvement
5 243 (13.78%) Analytics
6 231 (13.10%) Business Analysis
7 229 (12.98%) Stakeholder Management
8 215 (12.19%) ITIL
9 209 (11.85%) Business Intelligence
9 209 (11.85%) Cybersecurity
10 204 (11.56%) Customer Service
11 193 (10.94%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 165 (9.35%) Process Improvement
13 163 (9.24%) AI
14 149 (8.45%) User Stories
15 145 (8.22%) Actionable Insight
16 139 (7.88%) Mentoring
17 138 (7.82%) Project Delivery
18 135 (7.65%) ITSM
18 135 (7.65%) Requirements Gathering
Programming Languages
1 364 (20.63%) SQL
2 132 (7.48%) Python
3 61 (3.46%) PowerShell
4 30 (1.70%) Kusto Query Language
5 27 (1.53%) C#
6 22 (1.25%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 21 (1.19%) Bash
8 20 (1.13%) JavaScript
9 19 (1.08%) Java
10 16 (0.91%) R
11 13 (0.74%) VBA
12 12 (0.68%) Bicep
13 10 (0.57%) C++
14 9 (0.51%) Go
15 7 (0.40%) T-SQL
16 4 (0.23%) PL/SQL
16 4 (0.23%) VB
17 3 (0.17%) Objective-C
18 2 (0.11%) Google Apps Script
18 2 (0.11%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 287 (16.27%) Degree
2 132 (7.48%) Security Cleared
3 109 (6.18%) SC Cleared
4 88 (4.99%) AWS Certification
5 79 (4.48%) Microsoft Certification
6 63 (3.57%) Computer Science Degree
7 60 (3.40%) MCSE
8 30 (1.70%) ACCA
9 27 (1.53%) BPSS Clearance
9 27 (1.53%) CIMA
10 26 (1.47%) Azure Certification
10 26 (1.47%) CISSP
11 25 (1.42%) DBS Check
12 21 (1.19%) CISM
13 20 (1.13%) CompTIA Security+
14 19 (1.08%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
15 14 (0.79%) DV Cleared
16 13 (0.74%) GIAC
17 9 (0.51%) PMI Certification
18 8 (0.45%) AAT
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 124 (7.03%) QA
2 88 (4.99%) Data Quality
3 69 (3.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 62 (3.51%) GDPR
5 44 (2.49%) NIST
6 35 (1.98%) PMO
7 29 (1.64%) SLA
8 24 (1.36%) Actionable Recommendations
9 22 (1.25%) Accessibility
9 22 (1.25%) GRC
10 19 (1.08%) PCI DSS
11 12 (0.68%) IFRS
12 11 (0.62%) Cyber Essentials
13 9 (0.51%) SOC 2
14 8 (0.45%) FINREP
15 7 (0.40%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 7 (0.40%) EMIR
15 7 (0.40%) NCSC
16 6 (0.34%) COREP
16 6 (0.34%) GAAP
System Software
1 139 (7.88%) Active Directory
2 24 (1.36%) VMware Infrastructure
3 22 (1.25%) Virtual Desktop
4 16 (0.91%) Hyper-V
5 13 (0.74%) vSphere
6 8 (0.45%) Docker
6 8 (0.45%) Virtual Machines
7 4 (0.23%) Virtual Servers
8 3 (0.17%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 2 (0.11%) NFS
10 1 (0.057%) BitLocker
10 1 (0.057%) DFS Replication
10 1 (0.057%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 42 (2.38%) Microsoft Intune
2 15 (0.85%) SCCM
3 14 (0.79%) Kubernetes
3 14 (0.79%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 3 (0.17%) Kibana
4 3 (0.17%) Network Intrusion Detection System
4 3 (0.17%) QRadar
5 2 (0.11%) Grafana
5 2 (0.11%) Graylog
5 2 (0.11%) Jamf Pro
6 1 (0.057%) Autotask
6 1 (0.057%) Failover Clustering
6 1 (0.057%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.057%) HP Quality Center
6 1 (0.057%) Microsoft Clustering
6 1 (0.057%) OpenVAS
6 1 (0.057%) Proxmox
6 1 (0.057%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.057%) Thomson Reuters DACS
6 1 (0.057%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 428 (24.26%) Microsoft
2 118 (6.69%) ServiceNow
3 53 (3.00%) Google
4 47 (2.66%) Salesforce
5 42 (2.38%) Oracle
5 42 (2.38%) SAP
6 38 (2.15%) VMware
7 28 (1.59%) Adobe
8 24 (1.36%) Apple
9 22 (1.25%) Cisco
10 19 (1.08%) Qualys
11 16 (0.91%) Palo Alto
11 16 (0.91%) Workday
12 15 (0.85%) Aruba
12 15 (0.85%) iManage
13 13 (0.74%) Citrix
13 13 (0.74%) YouTube
14 12 (0.68%) ScienceLogic
14 12 (0.68%) Splunk
15 10 (0.57%) FIS