Hybrid/Remote Analyst Job Trends

Analyst
UK > Work from Home

The median Analyst salary for remote/hybrid work is £45,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 May 2026.

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

6 months to
26 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 23 14
Rank change year-on-year +2 -9 +1
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 1,556 1,290 3,687
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 8.22% 8.86% 11.22%
As % of the Job Titles category 8.74% 9.63% 11.68%
Number of salaries quoted 1,075 930 2,384
10th Percentile £30,500 £26,500 £28,000
25th Percentile £37,250 £35,000 £35,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,500 £50,000 £45,249
Median % change year-on-year -9.00% +10.50% -4.74%
75th Percentile £60,000 £67,500 £58,750
90th Percentile £70,000 £93,875 £75,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -5.26% +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 17,799 13,391 31,563
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.98% 92.02% 96.04%
Number of salaries quoted 13,121 8,239 25,107
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,750 £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 £79,813 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £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 26 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 26 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.

1 320 (20.57%) Microsoft
2 319 (20.50%) SQL
3 287 (18.44%) Agile
4 272 (17.48%) Degree
5 237 (15.23%) Problem-Solving
6 194 (12.47%) Microsoft 365
7 193 (12.40%) Business Intelligence
7 193 (12.40%) Continuous Improvement
8 182 (11.70%) Decision-Making
9 181 (11.63%) Power Platform
10 178 (11.44%) Power BI
11 165 (10.60%) Business Analysis
11 165 (10.60%) ITIL
12 163 (10.48%) Customer Service
12 163 (10.48%) Cybersecurity
13 151 (9.70%) Process Improvement
13 151 (9.70%) Security Cleared
14 147 (9.45%) Microsoft Excel
15 140 (9.00%) Azure
16 137 (8.80%) ServiceNow
17 135 (8.68%) Analytics
17 135 (8.68%) Mentoring
18 130 (8.35%) Windows
19 127 (8.16%) QA
20 125 (8.03%) Microsoft Office
21 123 (7.90%) User Stories
22 121 (7.78%) AWS
23 112 (7.20%) ITSM
24 111 (7.13%) ERP
24 111 (7.13%) Stakeholder Engagement

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 45 (2.89%) SharePoint
2 31 (1.99%) Microsoft Exchange
3 25 (1.61%) Confluence
4 13 (0.84%) SAS
5 8 (0.51%) IIS
6 6 (0.39%) CMS
7 2 (0.13%) Tomcat
Applications
1 147 (9.45%) Microsoft Excel
2 125 (8.03%) Microsoft Office
3 31 (1.99%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 18 (1.16%) MS Visio
5 5 (0.32%) Oracle Smart View
6 4 (0.26%) Chatbot
6 4 (0.26%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.13%) Microsoft Project
8 1 (0.064%) Acrobat
8 1 (0.064%) Adobe XD
Business Applications
1 24 (1.54%) Cloudability
2 17 (1.09%) Dynamics NAV
2 17 (1.09%) NetSuite
3 13 (0.84%) Dynamics CRM
4 11 (0.71%) NEC Housing
4 11 (0.71%) Oracle Payables
4 11 (0.71%) Oracle Receivables
5 10 (0.64%) Oracle Assets
5 10 (0.64%) Oracle Financials
5 10 (0.64%) Oracle General Ledger
6 9 (0.58%) Magento
6 9 (0.58%) Shopify
7 7 (0.45%) Elite 3E
8 6 (0.39%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
8 6 (0.39%) SAP S/4HANA
8 6 (0.39%) Visualfiles
9 5 (0.32%) Hyperion Planning
9 5 (0.32%) Oracle ERP
9 5 (0.32%) SAP Business One
9 5 (0.32%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 194 (12.47%) Microsoft 365
2 181 (11.63%) Power Platform
3 140 (9.00%) Azure
4 121 (7.78%) AWS
5 53 (3.41%) GCP
6 44 (2.83%) SaaS
7 41 (2.63%) Dynamics 365
7 41 (2.63%) Entra ID
8 32 (2.06%) Google Analytics
9 14 (0.90%) OneDrive
9 14 (0.90%) Power Automate
10 9 (0.58%) Azure DevOps
11 8 (0.51%) PowerApps
12 7 (0.45%) Adobe Analytics
12 7 (0.45%) Microsoft Purview
12 7 (0.45%) Mimecast
13 6 (0.39%) Azure Sentinel
13 6 (0.39%) Lucidchart
13 6 (0.39%) Miro
14 5 (0.32%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 32 (2.06%) VPN
2 31 (1.99%) Firewall
3 27 (1.74%) Network Security
4 25 (1.61%) Broadband
5 22 (1.41%) TCP/IP
6 17 (1.09%) DNS
7 12 (0.77%) DHCP
8 10 (0.64%) LAN
8 10 (0.64%) WAN
9 8 (0.51%) VoIP
10 7 (0.45%) Wi-Fi
11 6 (0.39%) Internet
12 5 (0.32%) SSL
13 4 (0.26%) NGFW
14 3 (0.19%) FTP
14 3 (0.19%) HTTP
14 3 (0.19%) SCCP
14 3 (0.19%) SMTP
15 2 (0.13%) 4G
15 2 (0.13%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 178 (11.44%) Power BI
2 64 (4.11%) Tableau
3 47 (3.02%) SQL Server
4 23 (1.48%) BigQuery
5 22 (1.41%) Looker
5 22 (1.41%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 21 (1.35%) Relational Database
7 20 (1.29%) Power Query
8 19 (1.22%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 14 (0.90%) MySQL
10 12 (0.77%) PostgreSQL
11 11 (0.71%) Metadata
12 9 (0.58%) Data Warehouse
13 8 (0.51%) Crystal Reports
13 8 (0.51%) Data Lake
13 8 (0.51%) DB2
14 7 (0.45%) Oracle BI Publisher
14 7 (0.45%) PowerPivot
15 6 (0.39%) SAP BW
16 5 (0.32%) Essbase
Development Applications
1 103 (6.62%) JIRA
2 19 (1.22%) Postman
3 17 (1.09%) SoapUI
4 16 (1.03%) Team Foundation Server
5 13 (0.84%) Selenium
6 11 (0.71%) WebDriver
7 10 (0.64%) Oracle Forms
8 7 (0.45%) Git
9 5 (0.32%) GitLab
10 3 (0.19%) Visual Studio
11 2 (0.13%) Eclipse
11 2 (0.13%) Rational Rhapsody
12 1 (0.064%) Cypress.io
12 1 (0.064%) Oracle APEX
12 1 (0.064%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
12 1 (0.064%) Toad
12 1 (0.064%) Yeoman
General
1 492 (31.62%) Social Skills
2 391 (25.13%) Finance
3 353 (22.69%) Analytical Skills
4 130 (8.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 101 (6.49%) Public Sector
6 82 (5.27%) Retail
7 80 (5.14%) Legal
8 72 (4.63%) Law
9 68 (4.37%) Banking
10 50 (3.21%) French Language
11 48 (3.08%) Organisational Skills
12 43 (2.76%) Marketing
13 23 (1.48%) Aviation
14 21 (1.35%) Financial Institution
14 21 (1.35%) Manufacturing
15 19 (1.22%) Presentation Skills
16 18 (1.16%) Publishing
17 17 (1.09%) Back Office
18 16 (1.03%) Influencing Skills
18 16 (1.03%) Swedish Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 32 (2.06%) .NET
2 25 (1.61%) SOAP
3 24 (1.54%) HTML
4 16 (1.03%) XML
5 15 (0.96%) Middleware
6 11 (0.71%) EDI
6 11 (0.71%) JSON
6 11 (0.71%) Oracle Fusion
7 10 (0.64%) REST
8 9 (0.58%) CSS
9 7 (0.45%) Gherkin
10 4 (0.26%) HTML5
10 4 (0.26%) jQuery
10 4 (0.26%) Microsoft Graph
10 4 (0.26%) SAP PI
11 3 (0.19%) .NET Framework
11 3 (0.19%) FIX Protocol
11 3 (0.19%) LDAP
11 3 (0.19%) OpenAPI
11 3 (0.19%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 104 (6.68%) Product Ownership
2 72 (4.63%) Onboarding
3 58 (3.73%) Management Information System
4 45 (2.89%) Data Structures
5 40 (2.57%) Analytical Mindset
6 36 (2.31%) Self-Motivation
7 33 (2.12%) Driving Licence
8 27 (1.74%) Cyber Defence
9 25 (1.61%) Security Posture
10 21 (1.35%) Cyber Threat
10 21 (1.35%) FMCG
11 18 (1.16%) Public Cloud
12 15 (0.96%) Client/Server
12 15 (0.96%) Credit Risk
13 14 (0.90%) Cloud Native
13 14 (0.90%) Data Centre
14 13 (0.84%) Legacy Systems
15 12 (0.77%) Social Media
16 10 (0.64%) Operational Technology
17 9 (0.58%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 130 (8.35%) Windows
2 32 (2.06%) Android
3 31 (1.99%) Windows 10
4 27 (1.74%) Apple iOS
5 24 (1.54%) Windows Server
6 21 (1.35%) Linux
7 6 (0.39%) Mac OS
8 3 (0.19%) Windows Server 2019
9 1 (0.064%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 287 (18.44%) Agile
2 237 (15.23%) Problem-Solving
3 193 (12.40%) Business Intelligence
3 193 (12.40%) Continuous Improvement
4 182 (11.70%) Decision-Making
5 165 (10.60%) Business Analysis
5 165 (10.60%) ITIL
6 163 (10.48%) Customer Service
6 163 (10.48%) Cybersecurity
7 151 (9.70%) Process Improvement
8 135 (8.68%) Analytics
8 135 (8.68%) Mentoring
9 123 (7.90%) User Stories
10 112 (7.20%) ITSM
11 111 (7.13%) ERP
11 111 (7.13%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 100 (6.43%) Data Analysis
13 96 (6.17%) AI
14 95 (6.11%) Coaching
14 95 (6.11%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 319 (20.50%) SQL
2 84 (5.40%) Python
3 39 (2.51%) PowerShell
4 34 (2.19%) C#
5 30 (1.93%) T-SQL
6 29 (1.86%) Java
7 13 (0.84%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 9 (0.58%) R
8 9 (0.58%) VBA
9 8 (0.51%) PL/SQL
10 7 (0.45%) JavaScript
11 6 (0.39%) Kusto Query Language
12 5 (0.32%) Groovy
13 4 (0.26%) Delphi
13 4 (0.26%) Pascal
13 4 (0.26%) PHP
13 4 (0.26%) VB.NET
14 2 (0.13%) C++
14 2 (0.13%) Tcl
14 2 (0.13%) VC++
Qualifications
1 272 (17.48%) Degree
2 151 (9.70%) Security Cleared
3 110 (7.07%) AWS Certification
4 91 (5.85%) SC Cleared
5 81 (5.21%) Microsoft Certification
6 69 (4.43%) MCSE
7 52 (3.34%) ACCA
8 51 (3.28%) CIMA
9 41 (2.63%) DV Cleared
10 38 (2.44%) Computer Science Degree
11 33 (2.12%) DBS Check
12 30 (1.93%) CISSP
13 24 (1.54%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 21 (1.35%) CompTIA Security+
15 18 (1.16%) PMI Certification
16 16 (1.03%) AAT
17 15 (0.96%) BPSS Clearance
17 15 (0.96%) CISM
17 15 (0.96%) IIBA
17 15 (0.96%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 127 (8.16%) QA
2 60 (3.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 59 (3.79%) Data Quality
4 38 (2.44%) NIST
5 33 (2.12%) GDPR
6 28 (1.80%) SLA
7 22 (1.41%) GRC
7 22 (1.41%) PMO
8 20 (1.29%) Accessibility
9 19 (1.22%) PCI DSS
10 15 (0.96%) COREP
11 14 (0.90%) Cyber Essentials
11 14 (0.90%) FINREP
12 12 (0.77%) SOC 2
13 8 (0.51%) Actionable Recommendations
14 7 (0.45%) EMIR
14 7 (0.45%) NCSC
15 6 (0.39%) MiFID
15 6 (0.39%) Sarbanes-Oxley
16 4 (0.26%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 86 (5.53%) Active Directory
2 9 (0.58%) Hyper-V
3 8 (0.51%) Docker
4 6 (0.39%) 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 (2.12%) Microsoft Intune
2 21 (1.35%) SCCM
3 8 (0.51%) Kubernetes
4 4 (0.26%) CSIRT
4 4 (0.26%) 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%) Kibana
Vendors
1 320 (20.57%) Microsoft
2 137 (8.80%) ServiceNow
3 51 (3.28%) Adobe
4 49 (3.15%) Oracle
5 47 (3.02%) Apple
6 42 (2.70%) SAP
7 40 (2.57%) Google
8 36 (2.31%) Salesforce
9 13 (0.84%) iManage
10 12 (0.77%) Citrix
10 12 (0.77%) ConnectWise
11 11 (0.71%) Northgate
12 9 (0.58%) IBM
12 9 (0.58%) JD Edwards
12 9 (0.58%) WooCommerce
13 8 (0.51%) Cisco
13 8 (0.51%) Intapp
14 6 (0.39%) Aderant
14 6 (0.39%) VMware
15 5 (0.32%) Hyperion