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 18 January 2026.

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

6 months to
18 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 16 18 17
Rank change year-on-year +2 -1 +1
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 1,390 1,786 2,626
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 9.08% 10.87% 11.48%
As % of the Job Titles category 9.69% 11.31% 11.98%
Number of salaries quoted 882 995 1,920
10th Percentile £28,750 £27,000 £28,725
25th Percentile £36,250 £35,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £46,000 £47,557
Median % change year-on-year -2.17% -3.27% -4.89%
75th Percentile £61,250 £63,750 £63,750
90th Percentile £72,500 £80,000 £78,750
UK median annual salary £42,500 £48,500 £45,341
% change year-on-year -12.37% +6.97% -4.55%

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 14,349 15,792 21,921
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.70% 96.08% 95.83%
Number of salaries quoted 9,367 9,508 18,042
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,220 £35,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,424 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £80,813 £77,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

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 18 January 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 18 January 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.

1 407 (29.28%) Microsoft
2 331 (23.81%) SQL
3 302 (21.73%) Degree
4 279 (20.07%) Agile
5 275 (19.78%) Problem-Solving
6 252 (18.13%) Customer Service
7 249 (17.91%) ITIL
8 244 (17.55%) Microsoft 365
9 213 (15.32%) Microsoft Office
9 213 (15.32%) Power Platform
10 204 (14.68%) Continuous Improvement
11 198 (14.24%) Business Intelligence
12 180 (12.95%) Power BI
13 178 (12.81%) Microsoft Excel
14 175 (12.59%) Decision-Making
15 170 (12.23%) AWS
16 168 (12.09%) ITSM
17 161 (11.58%) Azure
18 157 (11.29%) QA
19 140 (10.07%) Microsoft Certification
20 138 (9.93%) ServiceNow
21 136 (9.78%) AWS Certification
22 131 (9.42%) Security Cleared
23 128 (9.21%) Data Analysis
23 128 (9.21%) Windows
24 127 (9.14%) Analytics
25 126 (9.06%) Business Analysis
26 123 (8.85%) Performance Metrics
27 122 (8.78%) ERP
28 118 (8.49%) MCSE

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 (4.32%) Confluence
2 40 (2.88%) SharePoint
3 24 (1.73%) Microsoft Exchange
4 14 (1.01%) SAS
5 6 (0.43%) CMS
6 3 (0.22%) Umbraco
7 2 (0.14%) Apache Airflow
7 2 (0.14%) Moodle
8 1 (0.072%) HCL Notes
8 1 (0.072%) IIS
8 1 (0.072%) Jupyter
Applications
1 213 (15.32%) Microsoft Office
2 178 (12.81%) Microsoft Excel
3 47 (3.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 25 (1.80%) MS Visio
5 15 (1.08%) Spreadsheet
6 14 (1.01%) Oracle Smart View
7 6 (0.43%) Microsoft Project
8 3 (0.22%) Trello
9 1 (0.072%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 30 (2.16%) Oracle Payables
1 30 (2.16%) Oracle Receivables
2 28 (2.01%) Oracle Assets
2 28 (2.01%) Oracle Financials
2 28 (2.01%) Oracle General Ledger
3 20 (1.44%) Dynamics CRM
3 20 (1.44%) Oracle ERP
4 14 (1.01%) Hyperion Planning
5 13 (0.94%) NEC Housing
6 9 (0.65%) NetSuite
7 6 (0.43%) Shopify
8 5 (0.36%) Dynamics NAV
8 5 (0.36%) Elite 3E
8 5 (0.36%) Magento
8 5 (0.36%) Visualfiles
9 4 (0.29%) Salesforce CRM
9 4 (0.29%) SAP BPC
9 4 (0.29%) SAP PP
10 2 (0.14%) Endur
10 2 (0.14%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 244 (17.55%) Microsoft 365
2 213 (15.32%) Power Platform
3 170 (12.23%) AWS
4 161 (11.58%) Azure
5 71 (5.11%) Dynamics 365
6 44 (3.17%) Azure DevOps
7 42 (3.02%) SaaS
8 30 (2.16%) Entra ID
9 23 (1.65%) GCP
10 21 (1.51%) Snowflake
11 20 (1.44%) PowerApps
12 17 (1.22%) Google Analytics
13 13 (0.94%) Azure Data Factory
14 12 (0.86%) Azure Synapse Analytics
15 9 (0.65%) Azure Sentinel
15 9 (0.65%) PaaS
16 8 (0.58%) OneDrive
16 8 (0.58%) Power Automate
17 7 (0.50%) GitHub
17 7 (0.50%) Google Tag Manager
Communications & Networking
1 40 (2.88%) Firewall
2 22 (1.58%) VPN
3 21 (1.51%) WAN
4 19 (1.37%) Remote Desktop
5 17 (1.22%) LAN
6 16 (1.15%) Wireshark
7 14 (1.01%) DNS
7 14 (1.01%) SD-WAN
8 13 (0.94%) Wireless
9 10 (0.72%) DHCP
9 10 (0.72%) Network Security
10 9 (0.65%) TCP/IP
10 9 (0.65%) VoIP
11 5 (0.36%) Intrusion Detection
12 4 (0.29%) Ethernet
12 4 (0.29%) Wi-Fi
13 3 (0.22%) Broadband
13 3 (0.22%) SCCP
14 2 (0.14%) 4G
15 1 (0.072%) WinSCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 180 (12.95%) Power BI
2 70 (5.04%) Tableau
3 51 (3.67%) SQL Server
4 29 (2.09%) Data Warehouse
5 20 (1.44%) Looker
6 18 (1.29%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 17 (1.22%) Power Query
8 16 (1.15%) Azure SQL Database
8 16 (1.15%) Oracle Reports
8 16 (1.15%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 15 (1.08%) BigQuery
9 15 (1.08%) Relational Database
10 14 (1.01%) Essbase
11 13 (0.94%) Metadata
12 11 (0.79%) MySQL
13 8 (0.58%) Oracle Database
14 7 (0.50%) Qlik Sense
15 6 (0.43%) Crystal Reports
16 4 (0.29%) RDBMS
16 4 (0.29%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 116 (8.35%) JIRA
2 28 (2.01%) Oracle Forms
3 26 (1.87%) Selenium
4 24 (1.73%) Team Foundation Server
5 21 (1.51%) Postman
5 21 (1.51%) SoapUI
6 19 (1.37%) WebDriver
7 7 (0.50%) Git
8 4 (0.29%) SpecFlow
9 3 (0.22%) Jenkins
9 3 (0.22%) TestRail
9 3 (0.22%) Visual Studio
10 2 (0.14%) CircleCI
10 2 (0.14%) Cypress.io
10 2 (0.14%) Gatling
10 2 (0.14%) JMeter
10 2 (0.14%) LoadRunner
10 2 (0.14%) Locust
10 2 (0.14%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
10 2 (0.14%) Zephyr
General
1 673 (48.42%) Social Skills
2 443 (31.87%) Finance
3 352 (25.32%) Analytical Skills
4 115 (8.27%) French Language
5 95 (6.83%) Swedish Language
6 82 (5.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 77 (5.54%) Legal
8 76 (5.47%) Retail
9 75 (5.40%) Organisational Skills
10 69 (4.96%) Marketing
11 51 (3.67%) Public Sector
12 44 (3.17%) Banking
13 42 (3.02%) Law
14 32 (2.30%) Manufacturing
15 29 (2.09%) Documentation Skills
16 28 (2.01%) Influencing Skills
17 27 (1.94%) Local Government
18 23 (1.65%) Advertising
19 18 (1.29%) Billing
20 17 (1.22%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 30 (2.16%) HTML
2 29 (2.09%) .NET
2 29 (2.09%) SOAP
3 13 (0.94%) Flash
4 12 (0.86%) Oracle Fusion
4 12 (0.86%) REST
5 11 (0.79%) EDI
6 9 (0.65%) JSON
7 7 (0.50%) Middleware
8 4 (0.29%) Gherkin
8 4 (0.29%) Hugging Face
8 4 (0.29%) NumPy
8 4 (0.29%) Pandas
8 4 (0.29%) scikit-learn
8 4 (0.29%) Web Services
8 4 (0.29%) XML
9 3 (0.22%) Altair
9 3 (0.22%) FHIR
9 3 (0.22%) Playwright
10 2 (0.14%) SLSA
Miscellaneous
1 91 (6.55%) Onboarding
2 82 (5.90%) Product Ownership
3 74 (5.32%) Management Information System
4 63 (4.53%) Self-Motivation
5 57 (4.10%) Analytical Mindset
6 26 (1.87%) Greenfield Project
7 21 (1.51%) Security Posture
8 20 (1.44%) Data Structures
9 19 (1.37%) Credit Risk
10 17 (1.22%) Driving Licence
10 17 (1.22%) Public Cloud
11 15 (1.08%) Cyber Defence
11 15 (1.08%) FMCG
11 15 (1.08%) NHS
12 13 (0.94%) Cyber Threat
12 13 (0.94%) Legacy Systems
12 13 (0.94%) Reinsurance
13 12 (0.86%) Enterprise Software
14 11 (0.79%) Data Centre
15 10 (0.72%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 128 (9.21%) Windows
2 28 (2.01%) Windows Server
3 24 (1.73%) Apple iOS
4 23 (1.65%) Windows 10
5 18 (1.29%) Linux
6 17 (1.22%) Android
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
1 279 (20.07%) Agile
2 275 (19.78%) Problem-Solving
3 252 (18.13%) Customer Service
4 249 (17.91%) ITIL
5 204 (14.68%) Continuous Improvement
6 198 (14.24%) Business Intelligence
7 175 (12.59%) Decision-Making
8 168 (12.09%) ITSM
9 128 (9.21%) Data Analysis
10 127 (9.14%) Analytics
11 126 (9.06%) Business Analysis
12 123 (8.85%) Performance Metrics
13 122 (8.78%) ERP
14 113 (8.13%) Process Improvement
15 102 (7.34%) Asset Management
16 95 (6.83%) User Stories
17 94 (6.76%) AI
18 91 (6.55%) Stakeholder Management
19 90 (6.47%) Cybersecurity
19 90 (6.47%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 331 (23.81%) SQL
2 99 (7.12%) Python
3 47 (3.38%) C#
4 26 (1.87%) Java
5 21 (1.51%) PowerShell
6 20 (1.44%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 17 (1.22%) VBA
8 14 (1.01%) Groovy
9 12 (0.86%) T-SQL
10 9 (0.65%) JavaScript
11 8 (0.58%) R
12 6 (0.43%) ABAP
12 6 (0.43%) C++
13 4 (0.29%) Bicep
13 4 (0.29%) C
14 3 (0.22%) Kusto Query Language
15 2 (0.14%) Shell Script
15 2 (0.14%) TypeScript
15 2 (0.14%) VC++
16 1 (0.072%) Bash
Qualifications
1 302 (21.73%) Degree
2 140 (10.07%) Microsoft Certification
3 136 (9.78%) AWS Certification
4 131 (9.42%) Security Cleared
5 118 (8.49%) MCSE
6 79 (5.68%) ACCA
7 77 (5.54%) CIMA
8 72 (5.18%) SC Cleared
9 43 (3.09%) DV Cleared
10 30 (2.16%) ISTQB
11 29 (2.09%) DBS Check
12 27 (1.94%) CISSP
13 22 (1.58%) Computer Science Degree
14 21 (1.51%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
15 19 (1.37%) AAT
15 19 (1.37%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
15 19 (1.37%) PMI Certification
16 16 (1.15%) BPSS Clearance
17 15 (1.08%) CompTIA Security+
18 12 (0.86%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 157 (11.29%) QA
2 44 (3.17%) Data Quality
3 41 (2.95%) NIST
4 39 (2.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 33 (2.37%) Accessibility
6 24 (1.73%) SLA
7 23 (1.65%) GDPR
8 17 (1.22%) PMO
9 15 (1.08%) GRC
9 15 (1.08%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 13 (0.94%) PCI DSS
11 11 (0.79%) Cyber Essentials
12 6 (0.43%) Basel II
12 6 (0.43%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 6 (0.43%) EMIR
12 6 (0.43%) SOC 2
13 5 (0.36%) COBIT
13 5 (0.36%) MiFID
14 4 (0.29%) SEPA
15 3 (0.22%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 91 (6.55%) Active Directory
2 18 (1.29%) 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 33 (2.37%) Microsoft Intune
2 26 (1.87%) SCCM
3 8 (0.58%) Terraform
4 6 (0.43%) QRadar
5 4 (0.29%) Jamf Pro
6 3 (0.22%) Ansible
6 3 (0.22%) Kubernetes
7 2 (0.14%) Nessus
7 2 (0.14%) SCOM
8 1 (0.072%) AirWatch
8 1 (0.072%) Control-M
8 1 (0.072%) CSIRT
8 1 (0.072%) EMC NetWorker
8 1 (0.072%) Failover Clustering
8 1 (0.072%) Grafana
8 1 (0.072%) Nmap
8 1 (0.072%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 407 (29.28%) Microsoft
2 138 (9.93%) ServiceNow
3 68 (4.89%) Oracle
4 35 (2.52%) Google
5 33 (2.37%) Salesforce
5 33 (2.37%) SAP
6 28 (2.01%) Adobe
7 25 (1.80%) Apple
8 18 (1.29%) VMware
9 17 (1.22%) Cisco
10 16 (1.15%) Blue Prism
11 15 (1.08%) Northgate
12 14 (1.01%) Hyperion
13 13 (0.94%) Meraki
14 12 (0.86%) Palo Alto
15 10 (0.72%) Citrix
16 8 (0.58%) CheckPoint
16 8 (0.58%) Databricks
16 8 (0.58%) SolarWinds
17 7 (0.50%) Alteryx