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 29 May 2026.

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

6 months to
29 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 22 14
Rank change year-on-year +1 -8 +1
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 1,570 1,345 3,701
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 8.19% 9.19% 11.18%
As % of the Job Titles category 8.71% 9.99% 11.64%
Number of salaries quoted 1,092 979 2,394
10th Percentile £30,513 £26,500 £27,777
25th Percentile £37,500 £35,000 £35,263
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,421 £49,500 £45,249
Median % change year-on-year -6.22% +9.40% -4.74%
75th Percentile £60,000 £66,230 £58,750
90th Percentile £68,750 £90,000 £75,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -5.26% +5.56% -1.31%

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 18,028 13,468 31,797
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.05% 91.99% 96.05%
Number of salaries quoted 13,255 8,291 25,241
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,500 £33,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £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 £78,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,750 £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 29 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 29 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.

1 326 (20.76%) Microsoft
2 321 (20.45%) SQL
3 294 (18.73%) Agile
4 275 (17.52%) Degree
5 246 (15.67%) Problem-Solving
6 196 (12.48%) Continuous Improvement
7 195 (12.42%) Microsoft 365
8 194 (12.36%) Business Intelligence
9 186 (11.85%) Decision-Making
10 184 (11.72%) Power Platform
11 180 (11.46%) Power BI
12 173 (11.02%) Business Analysis
13 167 (10.64%) Cybersecurity
14 163 (10.38%) ITIL
15 161 (10.25%) Customer Service
16 152 (9.68%) Process Improvement
17 151 (9.62%) Security Cleared
18 148 (9.43%) Microsoft Excel
19 143 (9.11%) Azure
20 138 (8.79%) ServiceNow
21 135 (8.60%) Mentoring
22 134 (8.54%) Analytics
23 128 (8.15%) QA
23 128 (8.15%) User Stories
23 128 (8.15%) Windows
24 126 (8.03%) Microsoft Office
25 121 (7.71%) AWS
26 115 (7.32%) ERP
27 114 (7.26%) Stakeholder Engagement
28 113 (7.20%) ITSM

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 46 (2.93%) SharePoint
2 31 (1.97%) Microsoft Exchange
3 28 (1.78%) Confluence
4 13 (0.83%) SAS
5 9 (0.57%) IIS
6 6 (0.38%) CMS
7 2 (0.13%) Tomcat
Applications
1 148 (9.43%) Microsoft Excel
2 126 (8.03%) Microsoft Office
3 31 (1.97%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 19 (1.21%) MS Visio
5 4 (0.25%) Chatbot
5 4 (0.25%) Spreadsheet
6 3 (0.19%) Oracle Smart View
7 2 (0.13%) Microsoft Project
8 1 (0.064%) Acrobat
8 1 (0.064%) Adobe XD
Business Applications
1 24 (1.53%) Cloudability
2 17 (1.08%) Dynamics NAV
3 16 (1.02%) NetSuite
4 13 (0.83%) Dynamics CRM
5 11 (0.70%) NEC Housing
6 9 (0.57%) Magento
6 9 (0.57%) Shopify
7 8 (0.51%) Elite 3E
8 7 (0.45%) Oracle Payables
8 7 (0.45%) Oracle Receivables
8 7 (0.45%) Visualfiles
9 6 (0.38%) Oracle Assets
9 6 (0.38%) Oracle Financials
9 6 (0.38%) Oracle General Ledger
9 6 (0.38%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
9 6 (0.38%) SAP S/4HANA
10 5 (0.32%) SAP Business One
10 5 (0.32%) SAP Payroll
11 4 (0.25%) JDE OneWorld
11 4 (0.25%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 195 (12.42%) Microsoft 365
2 184 (11.72%) Power Platform
3 143 (9.11%) Azure
4 121 (7.71%) AWS
5 53 (3.38%) GCP
6 43 (2.74%) SaaS
7 41 (2.61%) Dynamics 365
7 41 (2.61%) Entra ID
8 32 (2.04%) Google Analytics
9 15 (0.96%) OneDrive
9 15 (0.96%) Power Automate
10 14 (0.89%) Azure DevOps
11 9 (0.57%) PowerApps
12 8 (0.51%) Microsoft Purview
13 7 (0.45%) Adobe Analytics
13 7 (0.45%) Azure Sentinel
13 7 (0.45%) Mimecast
13 7 (0.45%) Miro
14 6 (0.38%) Lucidchart
15 5 (0.32%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 34 (2.17%) Firewall
2 32 (2.04%) VPN
3 29 (1.85%) Network Security
4 25 (1.59%) Broadband
5 22 (1.40%) TCP/IP
6 17 (1.08%) DNS
7 12 (0.76%) DHCP
8 10 (0.64%) LAN
8 10 (0.64%) WAN
9 8 (0.51%) VoIP
9 8 (0.51%) Wi-Fi
10 6 (0.38%) Internet
11 5 (0.32%) SSL
12 4 (0.25%) NGFW
13 3 (0.19%) FTP
13 3 (0.19%) HTTP
13 3 (0.19%) SCCP
13 3 (0.19%) SMTP
14 2 (0.13%) 4G
14 2 (0.13%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 180 (11.46%) Power BI
2 62 (3.95%) Tableau
3 50 (3.18%) SQL Server
4 22 (1.40%) BigQuery
4 22 (1.40%) Relational Database
4 22 (1.40%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 20 (1.27%) Looker
5 20 (1.27%) Power Query
6 19 (1.21%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 14 (0.89%) MySQL
8 12 (0.76%) PostgreSQL
9 11 (0.70%) Metadata
10 8 (0.51%) Crystal Reports
10 8 (0.51%) Data Lake
10 8 (0.51%) Data Warehouse
10 8 (0.51%) DB2
11 7 (0.45%) PowerPivot
12 6 (0.38%) SAP BW
13 5 (0.32%) MongoDB
13 5 (0.32%) Oracle BI Publisher
Development Applications
1 105 (6.69%) JIRA
2 17 (1.08%) Postman
3 15 (0.96%) SoapUI
4 14 (0.89%) Team Foundation Server
5 12 (0.76%) Selenium
6 10 (0.64%) WebDriver
7 7 (0.45%) Git
8 6 (0.38%) Oracle Forms
9 5 (0.32%) GitLab
10 3 (0.19%) Visual Studio
11 2 (0.13%) Eclipse
11 2 (0.13%) Rational Rhapsody
11 2 (0.13%) Yeoman
12 1 (0.064%) Cucumber
12 1 (0.064%) Cypress.io
12 1 (0.064%) HP UFT
12 1 (0.064%) JUnit
12 1 (0.064%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
12 1 (0.064%) TestNG
12 1 (0.064%) Toad
General
1 505 (32.17%) Social Skills
2 392 (24.97%) Finance
3 365 (23.25%) Analytical Skills
4 132 (8.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 103 (6.56%) Public Sector
6 83 (5.29%) Legal
7 79 (5.03%) Retail
8 77 (4.90%) Law
9 66 (4.20%) Banking
10 50 (3.18%) French Language
11 49 (3.12%) Organisational Skills
12 43 (2.74%) Marketing
13 23 (1.46%) Aviation
14 21 (1.34%) Financial Institution
14 21 (1.34%) Manufacturing
15 19 (1.21%) Presentation Skills
16 17 (1.08%) Publishing
17 16 (1.02%) Back Office
17 16 (1.02%) Games
17 16 (1.02%) Swedish Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 32 (2.04%) .NET
2 25 (1.59%) HTML
3 23 (1.46%) SOAP
4 18 (1.15%) XML
5 15 (0.96%) Middleware
6 12 (0.76%) CSS
6 12 (0.76%) Oracle Fusion
7 11 (0.70%) JSON
8 10 (0.64%) REST
9 9 (0.57%) EDI
10 8 (0.51%) Gherkin
11 5 (0.32%) .NET Framework
11 5 (0.32%) HTML5
11 5 (0.32%) jQuery
12 4 (0.25%) Microsoft Graph
12 4 (0.25%) SAP PI
12 4 (0.25%) Web Services
13 3 (0.19%) OpenAPI
13 3 (0.19%) Playwright
13 3 (0.19%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 104 (6.62%) Product Ownership
2 74 (4.71%) Onboarding
3 59 (3.76%) Management Information System
4 44 (2.80%) Data Structures
5 39 (2.48%) Analytical Mindset
6 35 (2.23%) Self-Motivation
7 33 (2.10%) Driving Licence
8 28 (1.78%) Cyber Defence
9 26 (1.66%) Security Posture
10 21 (1.34%) Cyber Threat
11 20 (1.27%) FMCG
12 18 (1.15%) Public Cloud
13 15 (0.96%) Client/Server
13 15 (0.96%) Credit Risk
14 14 (0.89%) Cloud Native
14 14 (0.89%) Data Centre
15 13 (0.83%) Legacy Systems
16 12 (0.76%) Social Media
17 11 (0.70%) Operational Technology
18 9 (0.57%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 128 (8.15%) Windows
2 31 (1.97%) Windows 10
3 28 (1.78%) Android
4 27 (1.72%) Windows Server
5 23 (1.46%) Apple iOS
6 21 (1.34%) Linux
7 6 (0.38%) Mac OS
8 3 (0.19%) Windows Server 2019
9 1 (0.064%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 294 (18.73%) Agile
2 246 (15.67%) Problem-Solving
3 196 (12.48%) Continuous Improvement
4 194 (12.36%) Business Intelligence
5 186 (11.85%) Decision-Making
6 173 (11.02%) Business Analysis
7 167 (10.64%) Cybersecurity
8 163 (10.38%) ITIL
9 161 (10.25%) Customer Service
10 152 (9.68%) Process Improvement
11 135 (8.60%) Mentoring
12 134 (8.54%) Analytics
13 128 (8.15%) User Stories
14 115 (7.32%) ERP
15 114 (7.26%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 113 (7.20%) ITSM
17 99 (6.31%) Data Analysis
18 97 (6.18%) Stakeholder Management
19 96 (6.11%) AI
20 93 (5.92%) Actionable Insight
Programming Languages
1 321 (20.45%) SQL
2 87 (5.54%) Python
3 40 (2.55%) PowerShell
4 34 (2.17%) C#
5 30 (1.91%) T-SQL
6 28 (1.78%) Java
7 14 (0.89%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 10 (0.64%) Kusto Query Language
9 9 (0.57%) JavaScript
9 9 (0.57%) R
9 9 (0.57%) VBA
10 8 (0.51%) PL/SQL
11 4 (0.25%) Delphi
11 4 (0.25%) Groovy
11 4 (0.25%) Pascal
11 4 (0.25%) PHP
11 4 (0.25%) VB.NET
12 2 (0.13%) C++
12 2 (0.13%) Tcl
12 2 (0.13%) VC++
Qualifications
1 275 (17.52%) Degree
2 151 (9.62%) Security Cleared
3 110 (7.01%) AWS Certification
4 92 (5.86%) SC Cleared
5 81 (5.16%) Microsoft Certification
6 69 (4.39%) MCSE
7 52 (3.31%) ACCA
8 51 (3.25%) CIMA
9 40 (2.55%) Computer Science Degree
9 40 (2.55%) DV Cleared
10 33 (2.10%) DBS Check
11 30 (1.91%) CISSP
12 24 (1.53%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 22 (1.40%) CompTIA Security+
14 18 (1.15%) PMI Certification
15 17 (1.08%) AAT
15 17 (1.08%) CISM
16 15 (0.96%) BPSS Clearance
16 15 (0.96%) IIBA
17 13 (0.83%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 128 (8.15%) QA
2 63 (4.01%) Data Quality
3 62 (3.95%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 40 (2.55%) NIST
5 35 (2.23%) GDPR
6 28 (1.78%) SLA
7 24 (1.53%) GRC
8 21 (1.34%) PMO
9 20 (1.27%) Accessibility
10 19 (1.21%) PCI DSS
11 14 (0.89%) COREP
11 14 (0.89%) Cyber Essentials
11 14 (0.89%) FINREP
12 11 (0.70%) SOC 2
13 8 (0.51%) Actionable Recommendations
14 7 (0.45%) EMIR
14 7 (0.45%) NCSC
15 6 (0.38%) MiFID
15 6 (0.38%) Sarbanes-Oxley
16 4 (0.25%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 84 (5.35%) Active Directory
2 9 (0.57%) Hyper-V
3 8 (0.51%) Docker
4 6 (0.38%) VMware Infrastructure
5 5 (0.32%) Virtual Desktop
6 3 (0.19%) BitLocker
6 3 (0.19%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 3 (0.19%) Virtual Servers
7 1 (0.064%) Terminal Services
7 1 (0.064%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 33 (2.10%) Microsoft Intune
2 21 (1.34%) SCCM
3 8 (0.51%) Kubernetes
4 4 (0.25%) CSIRT
4 4 (0.25%) QRadar
5 3 (0.19%) Ansible
5 3 (0.19%) Single Sign-On
5 3 (0.19%) Terraform
6 2 (0.13%) Graylog
7 1 (0.064%) Autotask
7 1 (0.064%) HP Quality Center
7 1 (0.064%) Kibana
Vendors
1 326 (20.76%) Microsoft
2 138 (8.79%) ServiceNow
3 51 (3.25%) Adobe
4 48 (3.06%) Oracle
5 47 (2.99%) Apple
6 44 (2.80%) SAP
7 41 (2.61%) Google
8 37 (2.36%) Salesforce
9 15 (0.96%) iManage
10 13 (0.83%) Citrix
11 12 (0.76%) ConnectWise
12 11 (0.70%) Northgate
13 10 (0.64%) JD Edwards
14 9 (0.57%) Cisco
14 9 (0.57%) IBM
14 9 (0.57%) Intapp
14 9 (0.57%) WooCommerce
15 7 (0.45%) Aderant
16 6 (0.38%) VMware
17 5 (0.32%) Databricks