Hybrid/Remote Analyst Job Trends

Analyst
UK > Work from Home

The median Analyst salary for remote/hybrid work is £45,940 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 23 June 2026.

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

6 months to
23 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 23 16
Rank change year-on-year +2 -7 -2
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 1,584 1,373 3,693
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.79% 8.82% 10.68%
As % of the Job Titles category 8.29% 9.58% 11.11%
Number of salaries quoted 1,100 1,035 2,363
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,250 £27,445
25th Percentile £36,750 £33,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,940 £47,500 £45,249
Median % change year-on-year -3.28% +4.98% -4.74%
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,000 £58,750
90th Percentile £70,000 £87,500 £75,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £44,000
% change year-on-year - +2.27% -2.22%

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 19,113 14,337 33,250
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.94% 92.14% 96.17%
Number of salaries quoted 13,948 8,797 25,968
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £32,922
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 23 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 23 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.

1 343 (21.65%) SQL
2 338 (21.34%) Microsoft
3 297 (18.75%) Agile
4 292 (18.43%) Degree
5 283 (17.87%) Problem-Solving
6 216 (13.64%) Decision-Making
7 208 (13.13%) Business Intelligence
8 204 (12.88%) Continuous Improvement
9 203 (12.82%) Power Platform
10 200 (12.63%) Microsoft 365
11 196 (12.37%) Power BI
12 183 (11.55%) Business Analysis
13 177 (11.17%) Cybersecurity
14 174 (10.98%) ITIL
15 170 (10.73%) Customer Service
16 168 (10.61%) Analytics
17 153 (9.66%) Azure
18 152 (9.60%) Microsoft Excel
19 148 (9.34%) Process Improvement
20 143 (9.03%) QA
20 143 (9.03%) ServiceNow
21 139 (8.78%) Mentoring
22 138 (8.71%) Microsoft Office
23 131 (8.27%) Windows
24 128 (8.08%) Stakeholder Engagement
25 127 (8.02%) User Stories
26 125 (7.89%) Security Cleared
27 121 (7.64%) ITSM
28 115 (7.26%) Actionable Insight
28 115 (7.26%) 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 59 (3.72%) SharePoint
2 45 (2.84%) Microsoft Exchange
3 33 (2.08%) Confluence
4 13 (0.82%) IIS
5 10 (0.63%) SAS
6 3 (0.19%) CMS
7 2 (0.13%) Tomcat
8 1 (0.063%) Site Server
Applications
1 152 (9.60%) Microsoft Excel
2 138 (8.71%) Microsoft Office
3 23 (1.45%) MS Visio
4 21 (1.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 5 (0.32%) Chatbot
5 5 (0.32%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.063%) Acrobat
6 1 (0.063%) Adobe XD
6 1 (0.063%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 24 (1.52%) Cloudability
2 15 (0.95%) NetSuite
3 13 (0.82%) Dynamics NAV
4 8 (0.51%) Dynamics CRM
4 8 (0.51%) Elite 3E
4 8 (0.51%) NEC Housing
5 7 (0.44%) 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 (0.25%) Infor M3
8 4 (0.25%) JDE OneWorld
8 4 (0.25%) JDE World
8 4 (0.25%) SAP QM
9 3 (0.19%) Oracle EBS
9 3 (0.19%) Salesforce CRM
9 3 (0.19%) SAP HR
Cloud Services
1 203 (12.82%) Power Platform
2 200 (12.63%) Microsoft 365
3 153 (9.66%) Azure
4 115 (7.26%) AWS
5 54 (3.41%) GCP
6 50 (3.16%) SaaS
7 43 (2.71%) Entra ID
8 35 (2.21%) Google Analytics
9 32 (2.02%) Dynamics 365
10 28 (1.77%) Azure DevOps
11 19 (1.20%) Power Automate
12 18 (1.14%) OneDrive
13 15 (0.95%) PowerApps
14 14 (0.88%) IaaS
14 14 (0.88%) PaaS
15 12 (0.76%) Serverless
16 11 (0.69%) Azure Functions
16 11 (0.69%) GitHub
17 10 (0.63%) Azure ExpressRoute
17 10 (0.63%) Azure Key Vault
Communications & Networking
1 48 (3.03%) VPN
2 47 (2.97%) Firewall
3 30 (1.89%) Network Security
4 28 (1.77%) Broadband
5 27 (1.70%) DNS
6 24 (1.52%) TCP/IP
7 22 (1.39%) Wi-Fi
8 20 (1.26%) DHCP
9 13 (0.82%) LAN
9 13 (0.82%) WAN
10 10 (0.63%) Internet
11 8 (0.51%) Cisco Nexus
12 5 (0.32%) HTTP
12 5 (0.32%) SSL
12 5 (0.32%) VoIP
13 4 (0.25%) FTP
13 4 (0.25%) NGFW
13 4 (0.25%) SMTP
14 3 (0.19%) SCCP
14 3 (0.19%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 196 (12.37%) Power BI
2 61 (3.85%) Tableau
3 52 (3.28%) SQL Server
4 27 (1.70%) Relational Database
5 24 (1.52%) BigQuery
6 22 (1.39%) Looker
6 22 (1.39%) Power Query
6 22 (1.39%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 19 (1.20%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 13 (0.82%) MySQL
9 12 (0.76%) Data Warehouse
9 12 (0.76%) PostgreSQL
10 11 (0.69%) Metadata
11 10 (0.63%) Azure SQL Database
12 8 (0.51%) Crystal Reports
12 8 (0.51%) Db2
13 7 (0.44%) Data Lake
13 7 (0.44%) PowerPivot
14 6 (0.38%) SAP BW
15 5 (0.32%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 92 (5.81%) JIRA
2 17 (1.07%) Git
3 10 (0.63%) Postman
4 8 (0.51%) SoapUI
5 7 (0.44%) Team Foundation Server
6 6 (0.38%) Selenium
7 5 (0.32%) GitLab
8 4 (0.25%) Eclipse
8 4 (0.25%) WebDriver
9 3 (0.19%) Visual Studio
10 2 (0.13%) Rational Rhapsody
10 2 (0.13%) Yeoman
11 1 (0.063%) Cucumber
11 1 (0.063%) Cypress.io
11 1 (0.063%) HP UFT
11 1 (0.063%) JUnit
11 1 (0.063%) Metasploit
11 1 (0.063%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
11 1 (0.063%) TestNG
11 1 (0.063%) Toad
General
1 533 (33.65%) Social Skills
2 406 (25.63%) Analytical Skills
3 381 (24.05%) Finance
4 132 (8.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 105 (6.63%) Public Sector
6 87 (5.49%) Law
7 85 (5.37%) Retail
8 76 (4.80%) Legal
9 60 (3.79%) Banking
10 52 (3.28%) Organisational Skills
11 49 (3.09%) Marketing
12 40 (2.53%) French Language
13 35 (2.21%) Swedish Language
14 26 (1.64%) Manufacturing
15 23 (1.45%) Aviation
16 20 (1.26%) Games
17 19 (1.20%) Financial Institution
17 19 (1.20%) Presentation Skills
18 17 (1.07%) Influencing Skills
18 17 (1.07%) Publishing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (1.64%) .NET
2 20 (1.26%) XML
3 19 (1.20%) HTML
4 15 (0.95%) Oracle Fusion
5 13 (0.82%) CSS
6 12 (0.76%) Middleware
6 12 (0.76%) SOAP
7 11 (0.69%) JSON
8 10 (0.63%) 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 (0.25%) LDAP
12 4 (0.25%) Microsoft Graph
12 4 (0.25%) SAP PI
13 3 (0.19%) FIX Protocol
13 3 (0.19%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 104 (6.57%) Product Ownership
2 67 (4.23%) Management Information System
3 66 (4.17%) Onboarding
4 46 (2.90%) Security Posture
5 43 (2.71%) Data Structures
6 41 (2.59%) Self-Motivation
7 37 (2.34%) Analytical Mindset
8 36 (2.27%) Driving Licence
9 29 (1.83%) Cyber Threat
10 26 (1.64%) Cyber Defence
11 19 (1.20%) FMCG
12 16 (1.01%) Client/Server
12 16 (1.01%) Social Media
13 15 (0.95%) Cloud Native
14 13 (0.82%) Data Centre
14 13 (0.82%) Public Cloud
15 12 (0.76%) Cyberattack
15 12 (0.76%) Legacy Systems
16 10 (0.63%) AI Agents
16 10 (0.63%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 131 (8.27%) Windows
2 33 (2.08%) Windows Server
3 29 (1.83%) Windows 10
4 20 (1.26%) Linux
5 15 (0.95%) Android
6 11 (0.69%) Apple iOS
7 10 (0.63%) VMS
8 6 (0.38%) Mac OS
9 3 (0.19%) Windows Server 2019
10 1 (0.063%) Kali Linux
10 1 (0.063%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 297 (18.75%) Agile
2 283 (17.87%) Problem-Solving
3 216 (13.64%) Decision-Making
4 208 (13.13%) Business Intelligence
5 204 (12.88%) Continuous Improvement
6 183 (11.55%) Business Analysis
7 177 (11.17%) Cybersecurity
8 174 (10.98%) ITIL
9 170 (10.73%) Customer Service
10 168 (10.61%) Analytics
11 148 (9.34%) Process Improvement
12 139 (8.78%) Mentoring
13 128 (8.08%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 127 (8.02%) User Stories
15 121 (7.64%) ITSM
16 115 (7.26%) Actionable Insight
17 111 (7.01%) Data Analysis
18 108 (6.82%) ERP
19 105 (6.63%) Stakeholder Management
20 103 (6.50%) AI
Programming Languages
1 343 (21.65%) SQL
2 95 (6.00%) Python
3 50 (3.16%) PowerShell
4 28 (1.77%) C#
5 24 (1.52%) T-SQL
6 21 (1.33%) Java
7 17 (1.07%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 17 (1.07%) Kusto Query Language
8 12 (0.76%) JavaScript
8 12 (0.76%) VBA
9 10 (0.63%) Bash
9 10 (0.63%) Bicep
9 10 (0.63%) R
10 8 (0.51%) PL/SQL
11 4 (0.25%) Delphi
11 4 (0.25%) Pascal
11 4 (0.25%) PHP
11 4 (0.25%) VB.NET
12 2 (0.13%) Tcl
12 2 (0.13%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 292 (18.43%) Degree
2 125 (7.89%) Security Cleared
3 103 (6.50%) AWS Certification
4 102 (6.44%) Microsoft Certification
5 83 (5.24%) SC Cleared
6 78 (4.92%) MCSE
7 50 (3.16%) ACCA
8 49 (3.09%) CIMA
9 45 (2.84%) Computer Science Degree
10 33 (2.08%) CISSP
11 32 (2.02%) DBS Check
12 25 (1.58%) CompTIA Security+
13 24 (1.52%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 23 (1.45%) DV Cleared
15 20 (1.26%) AAT
15 20 (1.26%) CISM
16 16 (1.01%) Azure Certification
17 15 (0.95%) BPSS Clearance
17 15 (0.95%) PMI Certification
18 14 (0.88%) IIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 143 (9.03%) QA
2 68 (4.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 67 (4.23%) Data Quality
4 44 (2.78%) NIST
5 42 (2.65%) GDPR
6 31 (1.96%) SLA
7 24 (1.52%) PMO
8 23 (1.45%) GRC
9 21 (1.33%) PCI DSS
10 14 (0.88%) COREP
10 14 (0.88%) Cyber Essentials
10 14 (0.88%) FINREP
11 11 (0.69%) Actionable Recommendations
11 11 (0.69%) SOC 2
12 9 (0.57%) Accessibility
13 7 (0.44%) IFRS
13 7 (0.44%) NCSC
14 6 (0.38%) EMIR
14 6 (0.38%) MiFID
14 6 (0.38%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 102 (6.44%) Active Directory
2 19 (1.20%) VMware Infrastructure
3 15 (0.95%) Virtual Desktop
4 13 (0.82%) Hyper-V
5 11 (0.69%) vSphere
6 8 (0.51%) Docker
7 3 (0.19%) BitLocker
7 3 (0.19%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 3 (0.19%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.063%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 34 (2.15%) Microsoft Intune
2 19 (1.20%) SCCM
3 13 (0.82%) Terraform
4 8 (0.51%) Kubernetes
5 5 (0.32%) QRadar
6 4 (0.25%) 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 (0.063%) Autotask
9 1 (0.063%) HP Quality Center
9 1 (0.063%) Nessus
9 1 (0.063%) Nmap
9 1 (0.063%) OpenVAS
9 1 (0.063%) Proxmox
9 1 (0.063%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 1 (0.063%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 338 (21.34%) Microsoft
2 143 (9.03%) ServiceNow
3 44 (2.78%) Google
4 42 (2.65%) Oracle
4 42 (2.65%) SAP
5 37 (2.34%) Salesforce
6 34 (2.15%) Adobe
7 29 (1.83%) Apple
8 21 (1.33%) VMware
9 17 (1.07%) Cisco
9 17 (1.07%) Citrix
9 17 (1.07%) iManage
10 12 (0.76%) Palo Alto
10 12 (0.76%) Qualys
11 10 (0.63%) Aruba
11 10 (0.63%) Intapp
11 10 (0.63%) JD Edwards
11 10 (0.63%) ScienceLogic
12 9 (0.57%) IBM
13 8 (0.51%) Sage