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 28 July 2026.

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

6 months to
28 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 22 24 15
Rank change year-on-year +2 -9 +2
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 1,658 1,373 2,901
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.57% 8.34% 10.72%
As % of the Job Titles category 8.04% 9.06% 11.15%
Number of salaries quoted 1,178 1,061 1,633
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £28,500
25th Percentile £36,500 £35,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,500 £45,249
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +4.98% -1.15%
75th Percentile £58,750 £62,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £70,000 £80,000 £77,500
UK median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £45,000

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 20,624 15,160 26,025
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.11% 92.12% 96.16%
Number of salaries quoted 14,921 9,401 19,543
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £34,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £40,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% - -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £75,772
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - -8.33%

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 28 July 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 28 July 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.

1 393 (23.70%) Microsoft
2 352 (21.23%) SQL
3 350 (21.11%) Problem-Solving
4 295 (17.79%) Agile
5 293 (17.67%) Degree
6 222 (13.39%) Decision-Making
6 222 (13.39%) Microsoft 365
7 215 (12.97%) Continuous Improvement
8 212 (12.79%) Business Analysis
9 211 (12.73%) Business Intelligence
10 200 (12.06%) Power Platform
11 192 (11.58%) Cybersecurity
11 192 (11.58%) ITIL
12 191 (11.52%) Power BI
13 189 (11.40%) Analytics
14 183 (11.04%) Customer Service
15 178 (10.74%) Microsoft Excel
16 170 (10.25%) Azure
17 159 (9.59%) Windows
18 158 (9.53%) Process Improvement
18 158 (9.53%) Stakeholder Engagement
19 149 (8.99%) QA
20 147 (8.87%) Microsoft Office
21 141 (8.50%) ServiceNow
22 139 (8.38%) Mentoring
23 137 (8.26%) User Stories
24 134 (8.08%) Stakeholder Management
25 129 (7.78%) ITSM
26 128 (7.72%) AWS
27 124 (7.48%) Active Directory

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 67 (4.04%) SharePoint
2 55 (3.32%) Microsoft Exchange
3 29 (1.75%) Confluence
4 13 (0.78%) IIS
5 6 (0.36%) SAS
6 2 (0.12%) Tomcat
7 1 (0.060%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
7 1 (0.060%) CMS
7 1 (0.060%) Oracle Application Server
7 1 (0.060%) Site Server
Applications
1 178 (10.74%) Microsoft Excel
2 147 (8.87%) Microsoft Office
3 25 (1.51%) MS Visio
4 19 (1.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 6 (0.36%) Chatbot
6 5 (0.30%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.12%) Microsoft Project
8 1 (0.060%) Acrobat
8 1 (0.060%) Adobe XD
Business Applications
1 24 (1.45%) Cloudability
2 11 (0.66%) Dynamics NAV
2 11 (0.66%) NetSuite
3 9 (0.54%) Dynamics CRM
3 9 (0.54%) Elite 3E
3 9 (0.54%) Visualfiles
4 6 (0.36%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 6 (0.36%) Shopify
5 5 (0.30%) SAP Business One
6 4 (0.24%) Academy Housing
6 4 (0.24%) Infor M3
6 4 (0.24%) JDE OneWorld
6 4 (0.24%) JDE World
6 4 (0.24%) SAP QM
7 3 (0.18%) Magento
7 3 (0.18%) Oracle EBS
7 3 (0.18%) Payment Gateway
7 3 (0.18%) SAP S/4HANA
8 2 (0.12%) Fidessa
8 2 (0.12%) Oracle Applications
Cloud Services
1 222 (13.39%) Microsoft 365
2 200 (12.06%) Power Platform
3 170 (10.25%) Azure
4 128 (7.72%) AWS
5 69 (4.16%) Entra ID
6 52 (3.14%) SaaS
7 51 (3.08%) GCP
8 34 (2.05%) Azure DevOps
9 31 (1.87%) Dynamics 365
9 31 (1.87%) Google Analytics
10 18 (1.09%) OneDrive
11 17 (1.03%) PowerApps
12 16 (0.97%) IaaS
12 16 (0.97%) PaaS
12 16 (0.97%) Power Automate
13 13 (0.78%) Azure Functions
13 13 (0.78%) GitHub
13 13 (0.78%) Serverless
14 12 (0.72%) Azure ExpressRoute
14 12 (0.72%) Azure Key Vault
Communications & Networking
1 54 (3.26%) VPN
2 49 (2.96%) Firewall
3 40 (2.41%) DNS
4 33 (1.99%) DHCP
5 32 (1.93%) Wi-Fi
6 28 (1.69%) TCP/IP
7 27 (1.63%) Broadband
7 27 (1.63%) Network Security
8 19 (1.15%) LAN
9 17 (1.03%) WAN
10 12 (0.72%) Cisco Nexus
11 10 (0.60%) Internet
12 6 (0.36%) HTTP
13 5 (0.30%) SSL
14 4 (0.24%) FTP
14 4 (0.24%) NGFW
14 4 (0.24%) SMTP
14 4 (0.24%) Wireless
15 3 (0.18%) VLAN
15 3 (0.18%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 191 (11.52%) Power BI
2 52 (3.14%) SQL Server
3 51 (3.08%) Tableau
4 29 (1.75%) Relational Database
5 23 (1.39%) Power Query
6 21 (1.27%) BigQuery
6 21 (1.27%) Looker
7 19 (1.15%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 18 (1.09%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 14 (0.84%) Data Warehouse
10 12 (0.72%) Azure SQL Database
10 12 (0.72%) MySQL
11 9 (0.54%) Data Lake
11 9 (0.54%) Metadata
11 9 (0.54%) PostgreSQL
12 8 (0.48%) Crystal Reports
12 8 (0.48%) Db2
13 6 (0.36%) SAP BW
14 5 (0.30%) MongoDB
14 5 (0.30%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 88 (5.31%) JIRA
2 19 (1.15%) Git
3 9 (0.54%) Selenium
4 7 (0.42%) Postman
5 5 (0.30%) GitLab
6 4 (0.24%) Cypress.io
6 4 (0.24%) Eclipse
6 4 (0.24%) SoapUI
7 3 (0.18%) Team Foundation Server
7 3 (0.18%) Visual Studio
8 2 (0.12%) SpecFlow
8 2 (0.12%) Yeoman
9 1 (0.060%) Balsamiq
9 1 (0.060%) Burp Suite
9 1 (0.060%) Cucumber
9 1 (0.060%) JUnit
9 1 (0.060%) Metasploit
9 1 (0.060%) Rational Rhapsody
9 1 (0.060%) TestNG
9 1 (0.060%) WebDriver
General
1 563 (33.96%) Social Skills
2 450 (27.14%) Analytical Skills
3 404 (24.37%) Finance
4 140 (8.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 122 (7.36%) Public Sector
6 105 (6.33%) Law
7 88 (5.31%) Retail
8 76 (4.58%) Legal
9 65 (3.92%) Banking
10 53 (3.20%) Organisational Skills
11 48 (2.90%) Swedish Language
12 45 (2.71%) Marketing
13 32 (1.93%) Manufacturing
14 30 (1.81%) French Language
15 23 (1.39%) Presentation Skills
16 20 (1.21%) Influencing Skills
17 19 (1.15%) Games
18 18 (1.09%) Front Office
19 17 (1.03%) Advertising
19 17 (1.03%) Aviation
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (1.69%) .NET
2 25 (1.51%) XML
3 24 (1.45%) HTML
4 20 (1.21%) CSS
5 17 (1.03%) Oracle Fusion
6 13 (0.78%) .NET Framework
7 12 (0.72%) Web Services
8 11 (0.66%) EDI
8 11 (0.66%) FIX Protocol
9 10 (0.60%) Gherkin
10 9 (0.54%) JSON
11 8 (0.48%) Middleware
12 7 (0.42%) Playwright
13 6 (0.36%) SOAP
14 5 (0.30%) HTML5
14 5 (0.30%) jQuery
15 4 (0.24%) LDAP
15 4 (0.24%) Microsoft Graph
16 3 (0.18%) REST
17 2 (0.12%) Matplotlib
Miscellaneous
1 107 (6.45%) Product Ownership
2 73 (4.40%) Management Information System
3 69 (4.16%) Onboarding
4 52 (3.14%) Security Posture
5 51 (3.08%) Self-Motivation
6 40 (2.41%) Driving Licence
7 37 (2.23%) Data Structures
8 34 (2.05%) Cyber Threat
9 33 (1.99%) Analytical Mindset
10 21 (1.27%) Cyber Defence
11 16 (0.97%) Client/Server
12 15 (0.90%) Housing Association
13 13 (0.78%) Data Centre
13 13 (0.78%) Public Cloud
13 13 (0.78%) Social Media
14 12 (0.72%) Cloud Native
14 12 (0.72%) Cyberattack
14 12 (0.72%) Derivative
14 12 (0.72%) Operational Technology
14 12 (0.72%) Podcast
Operating Systems
1 159 (9.59%) Windows
2 59 (3.56%) Windows Server
3 26 (1.57%) Linux
4 22 (1.33%) Windows 10
5 13 (0.78%) Android
6 12 (0.72%) VMS
7 10 (0.60%) Apple iOS
8 4 (0.24%) Mac OS
8 4 (0.24%) Windows Server 2019
9 1 (0.060%) Kali Linux
9 1 (0.060%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 350 (21.11%) Problem-Solving
2 295 (17.79%) Agile
3 222 (13.39%) Decision-Making
4 215 (12.97%) Continuous Improvement
5 212 (12.79%) Business Analysis
6 211 (12.73%) Business Intelligence
7 192 (11.58%) Cybersecurity
7 192 (11.58%) ITIL
8 189 (11.40%) Analytics
9 183 (11.04%) Customer Service
10 158 (9.53%) Process Improvement
10 158 (9.53%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 139 (8.38%) Mentoring
12 137 (8.26%) User Stories
13 134 (8.08%) Stakeholder Management
14 129 (7.78%) ITSM
15 117 (7.06%) AI
16 115 (6.94%) Actionable Insight
17 111 (6.69%) Data Analysis
17 111 (6.69%) Requirements Gathering
Programming Languages
1 352 (21.23%) SQL
2 94 (5.67%) Python
3 62 (3.74%) PowerShell
4 36 (2.17%) C#
5 20 (1.21%) Kusto Query Language
6 19 (1.15%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 18 (1.09%) Java
7 18 (1.09%) JavaScript
7 18 (1.09%) T-SQL
8 17 (1.03%) VBA
9 12 (0.72%) Bash
9 12 (0.72%) Bicep
10 11 (0.66%) C++
11 10 (0.60%) R
12 8 (0.48%) PL/SQL
13 4 (0.24%) Delphi
13 4 (0.24%) Pascal
13 4 (0.24%) PHP
13 4 (0.24%) VB.NET
14 2 (0.12%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 293 (17.67%) Degree
2 108 (6.51%) Security Cleared
3 107 (6.45%) AWS Certification
4 100 (6.03%) Microsoft Certification
5 88 (5.31%) SC Cleared
6 77 (4.64%) MCSE
7 50 (3.02%) Computer Science Degree
8 45 (2.71%) ACCA
9 41 (2.47%) CIMA
10 29 (1.75%) CISSP
11 24 (1.45%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 23 (1.39%) CompTIA Security+
13 21 (1.27%) Azure Certification
14 20 (1.21%) CISM
15 19 (1.15%) DBS Check
16 17 (1.03%) BPSS Clearance
17 16 (0.97%) AAT
18 12 (0.72%) DV Cleared
19 9 (0.54%) CISA
20 8 (0.48%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 149 (8.99%) QA
2 73 (4.40%) Data Quality
3 66 (3.98%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 49 (2.96%) GDPR
5 41 (2.47%) NIST
6 30 (1.81%) SLA
7 22 (1.33%) GRC
8 21 (1.27%) PMO
9 19 (1.15%) PCI DSS
10 16 (0.97%) FINREP
11 14 (0.84%) COREP
12 12 (0.72%) Accessibility
12 12 (0.72%) SOC 2
13 11 (0.66%) Actionable Recommendations
13 11 (0.66%) IFRS
14 10 (0.60%) Cyber Essentials
15 8 (0.48%) NCSC
16 7 (0.42%) EMIR
16 7 (0.42%) Sarbanes-Oxley
17 6 (0.36%) GAAP
System Software
1 124 (7.48%) Active Directory
2 23 (1.39%) VMware Infrastructure
3 17 (1.03%) Virtual Desktop
4 15 (0.90%) Hyper-V
5 13 (0.78%) vSphere
6 5 (0.30%) Docker
7 3 (0.18%) BitLocker
7 3 (0.18%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 3 (0.18%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.060%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 41 (2.47%) Microsoft Intune
2 18 (1.09%) SCCM
3 12 (0.72%) Terraform
4 8 (0.48%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 5 (0.30%) Kubernetes
6 4 (0.24%) QRadar
7 3 (0.18%) CSIRT
7 3 (0.18%) Kibana
7 3 (0.18%) Single Sign-On
8 2 (0.12%) Grafana
8 2 (0.12%) Graylog
9 1 (0.060%) Failover Clustering
9 1 (0.060%) HP Quality Center
9 1 (0.060%) Microsoft Clustering
9 1 (0.060%) Nessus
9 1 (0.060%) Network Intrusion Detection System
9 1 (0.060%) Nmap
9 1 (0.060%) OpenVAS
9 1 (0.060%) Proxmox
9 1 (0.060%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 393 (23.70%) Microsoft
2 141 (8.50%) ServiceNow
3 43 (2.59%) Oracle
4 41 (2.47%) SAP
5 40 (2.41%) Google
6 34 (2.05%) Salesforce
7 29 (1.75%) Adobe
8 27 (1.63%) Apple
9 26 (1.57%) VMware
10 21 (1.27%) Cisco
11 19 (1.15%) iManage
12 17 (1.03%) Citrix
13 16 (0.97%) Palo Alto
13 16 (0.97%) Qualys
14 14 (0.84%) Aruba
15 12 (0.72%) Intapp
15 12 (0.72%) ScienceLogic
16 10 (0.60%) JD Edwards
17 9 (0.54%) Sage
17 9 (0.54%) SunGard