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 8 April 2026.

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

6 months to
8 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 23 17 18
Rank change year-on-year -6 +1 -1
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 1,424 1,348 3,233
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 8.27% 10.49% 10.27%
As % of the Job Titles category 8.82% 11.17% 10.72%
Number of salaries quoted 955 965 2,435
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,700 £27,572
25th Percentile £36,250 £36,250 £35,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,421 £52,500 £45,249
Median % change year-on-year -11.58% +16.03% -4.74%
75th Percentile £61,250 £67,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £85,000 £75,000
UK median annual salary £44,543 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -6.23% +5.56% -2.17%

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 16,148 12,068 30,158
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.79% 93.94% 95.81%
Number of salaries quoted 11,600 8,956 24,621
10th Percentile £31,750 £32,500 £33,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £61,644 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.67% +7.21% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £92,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £54,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +10.09% -9.17%

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 8 April 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 8 April 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 (22.89%) Microsoft
2 297 (20.86%) SQL
3 283 (19.87%) Degree
4 237 (16.64%) Agile
5 232 (16.29%) Problem-Solving
6 212 (14.89%) Business Intelligence
7 199 (13.97%) Microsoft 365
8 197 (13.83%) Power Platform
9 196 (13.76%) Customer Service
10 195 (13.69%) Continuous Improvement
11 190 (13.34%) Power BI
12 189 (13.27%) Decision-Making
13 187 (13.13%) ITIL
14 164 (11.52%) Microsoft Excel
15 163 (11.45%) Microsoft Office
16 149 (10.46%) Security Cleared
17 141 (9.90%) Azure
18 138 (9.69%) Business Analysis
19 134 (9.41%) QA
20 130 (9.13%) Analytics
21 129 (9.06%) ServiceNow
22 127 (8.92%) Process Improvement
23 125 (8.78%) ERP
24 124 (8.71%) Windows
25 123 (8.64%) AWS
25 123 (8.64%) ITSM
26 114 (8.01%) Data Analysis
27 110 (7.72%) Cybersecurity
28 106 (7.44%) AWS Certification
28 106 (7.44%) Mentoring

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 47 (3.30%) SharePoint
2 32 (2.25%) Microsoft Exchange
3 31 (2.18%) Confluence
4 16 (1.12%) SAS
5 7 (0.49%) CMS
6 6 (0.42%) IIS
7 3 (0.21%) Umbraco
8 2 (0.14%) Apache Airflow
8 2 (0.14%) Moodle
8 2 (0.14%) Tomcat
9 1 (0.070%) Jupyter
Applications
1 164 (11.52%) Microsoft Excel
2 163 (11.45%) Microsoft Office
3 37 (2.60%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 25 (1.76%) MS Visio
5 10 (0.70%) Oracle Smart View
6 6 (0.42%) Microsoft Project
7 4 (0.28%) Chatbot
7 4 (0.28%) Spreadsheet
8 3 (0.21%) Trello
Business Applications
1 21 (1.47%) Oracle Payables
1 21 (1.47%) Oracle Receivables
2 20 (1.40%) Oracle Assets
2 20 (1.40%) Oracle Financials
2 20 (1.40%) Oracle General Ledger
3 19 (1.33%) Dynamics CRM
4 16 (1.12%) NetSuite
5 11 (0.77%) Dynamics NAV
5 11 (0.77%) NEC Housing
6 10 (0.70%) Hyperion Planning
6 10 (0.70%) Oracle ERP
6 10 (0.70%) Shopify
7 9 (0.63%) Magento
8 5 (0.35%) Cloudability
8 5 (0.35%) Elite 3E
8 5 (0.35%) Salesforce CRM
8 5 (0.35%) SAP Payroll
8 5 (0.35%) SAP S/4HANA
9 4 (0.28%) Visualfiles
10 3 (0.21%) SAP BPC
Cloud Services
1 199 (13.97%) Microsoft 365
2 197 (13.83%) Power Platform
3 141 (9.90%) Azure
4 123 (8.64%) AWS
5 76 (5.34%) Dynamics 365
6 53 (3.72%) SaaS
7 37 (2.60%) Entra ID
8 35 (2.46%) GCP
9 29 (2.04%) Google Analytics
10 19 (1.33%) Azure DevOps
11 14 (0.98%) Power Automate
12 13 (0.91%) Azure Data Factory
13 12 (0.84%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 11 (0.77%) OneDrive
14 11 (0.77%) PowerApps
15 7 (0.49%) Adobe Analytics
16 6 (0.42%) PaaS
17 5 (0.35%) Google Tag Manager
17 5 (0.35%) Lucidchart
17 5 (0.35%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 28 (1.97%) Firewall
2 27 (1.90%) VPN
3 19 (1.33%) Network Security
4 18 (1.26%) TCP/IP
5 17 (1.19%) DNS
5 17 (1.19%) Remote Desktop
6 15 (1.05%) DHCP
7 11 (0.77%) WAN
8 8 (0.56%) LAN
8 8 (0.56%) VoIP
8 8 (0.56%) Wi-Fi
9 5 (0.35%) Broadband
9 5 (0.35%) SD-WAN
10 4 (0.28%) Intrusion Detection
10 4 (0.28%) Wireless
11 3 (0.21%) SCCP
12 2 (0.14%) 4G
12 2 (0.14%) Ethernet
12 2 (0.14%) SSL
12 2 (0.14%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 190 (13.34%) Power BI
2 64 (4.49%) Tableau
3 63 (4.42%) SQL Server
4 29 (2.04%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 25 (1.76%) Looker
6 24 (1.69%) Power Query
7 23 (1.62%) BigQuery
8 16 (1.12%) Azure SQL Database
9 13 (0.91%) PostgreSQL
10 12 (0.84%) Relational Database
11 11 (0.77%) Metadata
11 11 (0.77%) Oracle BI Publisher
11 11 (0.77%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 10 (0.70%) Essbase
12 10 (0.70%) MySQL
13 8 (0.56%) Data Warehouse
13 8 (0.56%) DB2
14 7 (0.49%) PowerPivot
15 6 (0.42%) Qlik Sense
15 6 (0.42%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 90 (6.32%) JIRA
2 20 (1.40%) Oracle Forms
3 17 (1.19%) Selenium
4 16 (1.12%) Postman
5 15 (1.05%) SoapUI
6 14 (0.98%) Team Foundation Server
7 11 (0.77%) WebDriver
8 4 (0.28%) SpecFlow
9 3 (0.21%) Git
9 3 (0.21%) Visual Studio
10 2 (0.14%) Cypress.io
10 2 (0.14%) Rational Rhapsody
10 2 (0.14%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
11 1 (0.070%) CircleCI
11 1 (0.070%) Gatling
11 1 (0.070%) Jenkins
11 1 (0.070%) Locust
11 1 (0.070%) Oracle APEX
11 1 (0.070%) TestRail
11 1 (0.070%) Zephyr
General
1 569 (39.96%) Social Skills
2 396 (27.81%) Finance
3 360 (25.28%) Analytical Skills
4 97 (6.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 87 (6.11%) Retail
6 80 (5.62%) French Language
7 76 (5.34%) Banking
8 74 (5.20%) Legal
9 61 (4.28%) Public Sector
10 57 (4.00%) Law
10 57 (4.00%) Marketing
11 52 (3.65%) Organisational Skills
12 42 (2.95%) Swedish Language
13 23 (1.62%) Financial Institution
14 22 (1.54%) Presentation Skills
15 21 (1.47%) Advertising
15 21 (1.47%) Manufacturing
16 19 (1.33%) Automotive
17 18 (1.26%) Back Office
17 18 (1.26%) Publishing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 32 (2.25%) .NET
2 23 (1.62%) SOAP
3 16 (1.12%) HTML
3 16 (1.12%) Middleware
4 15 (1.05%) JSON
4 15 (1.05%) XML
5 13 (0.91%) EDI
6 11 (0.77%) REST
7 10 (0.70%) Flash
8 5 (0.35%) Oracle Fusion
9 4 (0.28%) Gherkin
9 4 (0.28%) Playwright
10 3 (0.21%) OpenAPI
10 3 (0.21%) SAP PI
10 3 (0.21%) Swagger
10 3 (0.21%) XSLT
11 2 (0.14%) FHIR
11 2 (0.14%) FpML
11 2 (0.14%) React
11 2 (0.14%) XML Messaging
Miscellaneous
1 91 (6.39%) Product Ownership
2 81 (5.69%) Onboarding
3 50 (3.51%) Self-Motivation
4 47 (3.30%) Management Information System
5 46 (3.23%) Analytical Mindset
6 38 (2.67%) Data Structures
7 23 (1.62%) Driving Licence
8 22 (1.54%) Credit Risk
8 22 (1.54%) Security Posture
9 21 (1.47%) FMCG
10 18 (1.26%) Public Cloud
11 13 (0.91%) Greenfield Project
11 13 (0.91%) Legacy Systems
12 12 (0.84%) Cyber Defence
12 12 (0.84%) Cyber Threat
13 11 (0.77%) Social Media
13 11 (0.77%) Video Conferencing
14 10 (0.70%) PMI
15 9 (0.63%) Client/Server
15 9 (0.63%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 124 (8.71%) Windows
2 32 (2.25%) Windows 10
3 28 (1.97%) Apple iOS
4 27 (1.90%) Android
5 26 (1.83%) Windows Server
6 22 (1.54%) Linux
7 12 (0.84%) Mac OS
8 2 (0.14%) Windows Server 2019
9 1 (0.070%) AIX
9 1 (0.070%) Unix
9 1 (0.070%) Windows 7
9 1 (0.070%) Windows Server 2003
9 1 (0.070%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 237 (16.64%) Agile
2 232 (16.29%) Problem-Solving
3 212 (14.89%) Business Intelligence
4 196 (13.76%) Customer Service
5 195 (13.69%) Continuous Improvement
6 189 (13.27%) Decision-Making
7 187 (13.13%) ITIL
8 138 (9.69%) Business Analysis
9 130 (9.13%) Analytics
10 127 (8.92%) Process Improvement
11 125 (8.78%) ERP
12 123 (8.64%) ITSM
13 114 (8.01%) Data Analysis
14 110 (7.72%) Cybersecurity
15 106 (7.44%) Mentoring
16 104 (7.30%) User Stories
17 89 (6.25%) Stakeholder Management
18 88 (6.18%) Performance Metrics
19 81 (5.69%) User Acceptance Testing
20 79 (5.55%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 297 (20.86%) SQL
2 73 (5.13%) Python
3 45 (3.16%) C#
4 27 (1.90%) PowerShell
5 24 (1.69%) T-SQL
6 23 (1.62%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 23 (1.62%) Java
7 15 (1.05%) VBA
8 10 (0.70%) Groovy
9 8 (0.56%) R
10 7 (0.49%) JavaScript
11 6 (0.42%) PL/SQL
12 5 (0.35%) C++
12 5 (0.35%) PHP
13 4 (0.28%) Delphi
13 4 (0.28%) Kusto Query Language
13 4 (0.28%) Pascal
13 4 (0.28%) VB.NET
14 3 (0.21%) TypeScript
14 3 (0.21%) VC++
Qualifications
1 283 (19.87%) Degree
2 149 (10.46%) Security Cleared
3 106 (7.44%) AWS Certification
4 103 (7.23%) Microsoft Certification
5 84 (5.90%) ACCA
5 84 (5.90%) MCSE
5 84 (5.90%) SC Cleared
6 83 (5.83%) CIMA
7 44 (3.09%) DV Cleared
8 34 (2.39%) CISSP
9 30 (2.11%) DBS Check
10 28 (1.97%) AAT
11 25 (1.76%) Computer Science Degree
12 20 (1.40%) CompTIA Security+
12 20 (1.40%) PMI Certification
13 17 (1.19%) IIBA
13 17 (1.19%) ISTQB
14 12 (0.84%) CISM
15 11 (0.77%) CISA
15 11 (0.77%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 134 (9.41%) QA
2 63 (4.42%) Data Quality
3 51 (3.58%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 34 (2.39%) NIST
5 25 (1.76%) SLA
6 22 (1.54%) GDPR
7 21 (1.47%) PCI DSS
8 20 (1.40%) PMO
9 19 (1.33%) Accessibility
10 18 (1.26%) GRC
11 13 (0.91%) Cyber Essentials
12 12 (0.84%) COREP
12 12 (0.84%) SOC 2
13 9 (0.63%) FINREP
13 9 (0.63%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 8 (0.56%) EMIR
15 6 (0.42%) Basel II
15 6 (0.42%) MiFID
16 4 (0.28%) Actionable Recommendations
17 3 (0.21%) SEPA
System Software
1 74 (5.20%) Active Directory
2 13 (0.91%) Hyper-V
3 12 (0.84%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.28%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.21%) Docker
6 2 (0.14%) BitLocker
7 1 (0.070%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 29 (2.04%) Microsoft Intune
2 17 (1.19%) SCCM
3 4 (0.28%) CSIRT
4 3 (0.21%) Ansible
4 3 (0.21%) Kubernetes
4 3 (0.21%) QRadar
4 3 (0.21%) Single Sign-On
4 3 (0.21%) Terraform
5 1 (0.070%) AirWatch
5 1 (0.070%) Control-M
5 1 (0.070%) EMC NetWorker
Vendors
1 326 (22.89%) Microsoft
2 129 (9.06%) ServiceNow
3 51 (3.58%) Oracle
4 43 (3.02%) Google
5 41 (2.88%) SAP
6 40 (2.81%) Salesforce
7 29 (2.04%) Adobe
8 25 (1.76%) Apple
9 12 (0.84%) ConnectWise
9 12 (0.84%) Northgate
9 12 (0.84%) VMware
10 10 (0.70%) Citrix
10 10 (0.70%) Hyperion
11 9 (0.63%) Databricks
11 9 (0.63%) IBM
11 9 (0.63%) WooCommerce
12 8 (0.56%) iManage
13 7 (0.49%) Aderant
14 6 (0.42%) Intapp
14 6 (0.42%) JD Edwards