Hybrid/Remote Analyst Job Trends

Analyst
UK > Work from Home

The median Analyst salary for remote/hybrid work is £45,497 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 April 2026.

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

6 months to
3 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 22 18 17
Rank change year-on-year -4 -1 0
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 1,426 1,341 3,192
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 8.45% 10.45% 10.24%
As % of the Job Titles category 9.02% 11.10% 10.69%
Number of salaries quoted 946 957 2,452
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £36,250 £35,723
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,497 £51,650 £45,249
Median % change year-on-year -11.91% +14.15% -4.74%
75th Percentile £60,938 £67,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £85,000 £75,000
UK median annual salary £44,000 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -7.37% +5.56% -3.12%

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 15,809 12,076 29,857
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.72% 94.11% 95.81%
Number of salaries quoted 11,321 8,912 24,562
10th Percentile £31,500 £32,500 £32,754
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £92,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £54,995
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.10% -8.34%

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 3 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 3 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.

1 338 (23.70%) Microsoft
2 291 (20.41%) SQL
3 288 (20.20%) Degree
4 249 (17.46%) Agile
5 230 (16.13%) Problem-Solving
6 210 (14.73%) Microsoft 365
7 209 (14.66%) Business Intelligence
8 207 (14.52%) Customer Service
9 199 (13.96%) ITIL
10 197 (13.81%) Power Platform
11 194 (13.60%) Continuous Improvement
12 188 (13.18%) Power BI
13 186 (13.04%) Decision-Making
14 173 (12.13%) Microsoft Office
15 164 (11.50%) Microsoft Excel
16 147 (10.31%) Security Cleared
17 145 (10.17%) ITSM
18 141 (9.89%) QA
19 140 (9.82%) Azure
20 135 (9.47%) Business Analysis
21 134 (9.40%) ServiceNow
22 129 (9.05%) Analytics
22 129 (9.05%) AWS
23 127 (8.91%) Windows
24 123 (8.63%) Process Improvement
25 122 (8.56%) ERP
26 114 (7.99%) Data Analysis
26 114 (7.99%) Microsoft Certification
27 112 (7.85%) AWS Certification
28 106 (7.43%) Cybersecurity

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 48 (3.37%) SharePoint
2 33 (2.31%) Microsoft Exchange
3 29 (2.03%) Confluence
4 16 (1.12%) SAS
5 7 (0.49%) CMS
6 5 (0.35%) 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
1 173 (12.13%) Microsoft Office
2 164 (11.50%) Microsoft Excel
3 38 (2.66%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 24 (1.68%) MS Visio
5 10 (0.70%) Oracle Smart View
6 6 (0.42%) Microsoft Project
7 5 (0.35%) Spreadsheet
8 4 (0.28%) Chatbot
9 3 (0.21%) Trello
Business Applications
1 20 (1.40%) Dynamics CRM
1 20 (1.40%) Oracle Assets
1 20 (1.40%) Oracle Financials
1 20 (1.40%) Oracle General Ledger
1 20 (1.40%) Oracle Payables
1 20 (1.40%) Oracle Receivables
2 14 (0.98%) NetSuite
3 11 (0.77%) NEC Housing
4 10 (0.70%) Dynamics NAV
4 10 (0.70%) Hyperion Planning
4 10 (0.70%) Oracle ERP
4 10 (0.70%) Shopify
5 9 (0.63%) Magento
6 5 (0.35%) Elite 3E
6 5 (0.35%) SAP Payroll
7 4 (0.28%) Salesforce CRM
7 4 (0.28%) SAP BPC
7 4 (0.28%) SAP S/4HANA
7 4 (0.28%) Visualfiles
8 3 (0.21%) SAP HR
Cloud Services
1 210 (14.73%) Microsoft 365
2 197 (13.81%) Power Platform
3 140 (9.82%) Azure
4 129 (9.05%) AWS
5 76 (5.33%) Dynamics 365
6 51 (3.58%) SaaS
7 40 (2.81%) Entra ID
8 31 (2.17%) GCP
9 27 (1.89%) Google Analytics
10 20 (1.40%) Azure DevOps
11 13 (0.91%) Azure Data Factory
11 13 (0.91%) Power Automate
12 12 (0.84%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 11 (0.77%) OneDrive
14 10 (0.70%) PowerApps
15 7 (0.49%) Adobe Analytics
16 6 (0.42%) PaaS
17 5 (0.35%) Google Tag Manager
17 5 (0.35%) Mimecast
18 4 (0.28%) Lucidchart
Communications & Networking
1 28 (1.96%) Firewall
2 27 (1.89%) VPN
3 18 (1.26%) DNS
3 18 (1.26%) Network Security
3 18 (1.26%) Remote Desktop
3 18 (1.26%) TCP/IP
4 16 (1.12%) DHCP
5 11 (0.77%) WAN
6 8 (0.56%) LAN
6 8 (0.56%) VoIP
6 8 (0.56%) Wi-Fi
7 5 (0.35%) Broadband
7 5 (0.35%) SD-WAN
8 4 (0.28%) Intrusion Detection
8 4 (0.28%) Wireless
9 3 (0.21%) SCCP
10 2 (0.14%) 4G
10 2 (0.14%) Ethernet
10 2 (0.14%) SSL
10 2 (0.14%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 188 (13.18%) Power BI
2 64 (4.49%) Tableau
3 63 (4.42%) SQL Server
4 29 (2.03%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 25 (1.75%) Looker
6 24 (1.68%) Power Query
7 22 (1.54%) 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%) MySQL
11 11 (0.77%) Oracle BI Publisher
12 10 (0.70%) Essbase
12 10 (0.70%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 9 (0.63%) Data Warehouse
14 8 (0.56%) DB2
15 7 (0.49%) PowerPivot
16 6 (0.42%) Qlik Sense
16 6 (0.42%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 88 (6.17%) 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
1 577 (40.46%) Social Skills
2 393 (27.56%) Finance
3 357 (25.04%) Analytical Skills
4 90 (6.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 89 (6.24%) French Language
6 87 (6.10%) Legal
7 84 (5.89%) Retail
8 74 (5.19%) Banking
9 59 (4.14%) Public Sector
10 57 (4.00%) Law
11 56 (3.93%) Marketing
12 53 (3.72%) Organisational Skills
13 51 (3.58%) Swedish Language
14 25 (1.75%) Influencing Skills
15 24 (1.68%) Financial Institution
16 21 (1.47%) Advertising
16 21 (1.47%) Presentation Skills
17 20 (1.40%) Manufacturing
18 19 (1.33%) Automotive
19 18 (1.26%) Publishing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 32 (2.24%) .NET
2 24 (1.68%) SOAP
3 16 (1.12%) HTML
4 15 (1.05%) JSON
4 15 (1.05%) Middleware
4 15 (1.05%) XML
5 13 (0.91%) EDI
6 12 (0.84%) REST
7 10 (0.70%) Flash
8 4 (0.28%) Gherkin
8 4 (0.28%) Oracle Fusion
8 4 (0.28%) Playwright
9 3 (0.21%) OpenAPI
9 3 (0.21%) Swagger
9 3 (0.21%) XSLT
10 2 (0.14%) FHIR
10 2 (0.14%) FpML
10 2 (0.14%) React
10 2 (0.14%) SAP PI
10 2 (0.14%) XML Messaging
Miscellaneous
1 91 (6.38%) Product Ownership
2 82 (5.75%) Onboarding
3 51 (3.58%) Self-Motivation
4 46 (3.23%) Management Information System
5 45 (3.16%) Analytical Mindset
6 38 (2.66%) Data Structures
7 24 (1.68%) Driving Licence
8 22 (1.54%) Credit Risk
9 21 (1.47%) FMCG
9 21 (1.47%) Security Posture
10 20 (1.40%) NHS
11 18 (1.26%) Public Cloud
12 15 (1.05%) Greenfield Project
13 13 (0.91%) Cyber Threat
14 12 (0.84%) Cyber Defence
14 12 (0.84%) Legacy Systems
15 11 (0.77%) Social Media
15 11 (0.77%) Video Conferencing
16 10 (0.70%) PMI
17 9 (0.63%) Client/Server
Operating Systems
1 127 (8.91%) Windows
2 34 (2.38%) Windows 10
3 28 (1.96%) Apple iOS
4 27 (1.89%) Android
4 27 (1.89%) Windows Server
5 22 (1.54%) Linux
6 13 (0.91%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.14%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.070%) AIX
8 1 (0.070%) Unix
8 1 (0.070%) Windows 7
8 1 (0.070%) Windows Server 2003
8 1 (0.070%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 249 (17.46%) Agile
2 230 (16.13%) Problem-Solving
3 209 (14.66%) Business Intelligence
4 207 (14.52%) Customer Service
5 199 (13.96%) ITIL
6 194 (13.60%) Continuous Improvement
7 186 (13.04%) Decision-Making
8 145 (10.17%) ITSM
9 135 (9.47%) Business Analysis
10 129 (9.05%) Analytics
11 123 (8.63%) Process Improvement
12 122 (8.56%) ERP
13 114 (7.99%) Data Analysis
14 106 (7.43%) Cybersecurity
15 103 (7.22%) User Stories
16 102 (7.15%) Mentoring
17 96 (6.73%) Performance Metrics
18 90 (6.31%) Stakeholder Management
19 83 (5.82%) Project Management
20 80 (5.61%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 291 (20.41%) SQL
2 72 (5.05%) Python
3 44 (3.09%) C#
4 27 (1.89%) PowerShell
5 23 (1.61%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 23 (1.61%) T-SQL
6 22 (1.54%) Java
7 14 (0.98%) VBA
8 10 (0.70%) Groovy
9 8 (0.56%) R
10 7 (0.49%) JavaScript
11 5 (0.35%) C++
11 5 (0.35%) PHP
11 5 (0.35%) PL/SQL
12 4 (0.28%) Delphi
12 4 (0.28%) Kusto Query Language
12 4 (0.28%) Pascal
12 4 (0.28%) VB.NET
13 3 (0.21%) TypeScript
13 3 (0.21%) VC++
Qualifications
1 288 (20.20%) Degree
2 147 (10.31%) Security Cleared
3 114 (7.99%) Microsoft Certification
4 112 (7.85%) AWS Certification
5 93 (6.52%) MCSE
6 84 (5.89%) ACCA
7 83 (5.82%) CIMA
8 82 (5.75%) SC Cleared
9 44 (3.09%) DV Cleared
10 34 (2.38%) CISSP
11 30 (2.10%) DBS Check
12 28 (1.96%) AAT
13 25 (1.75%) Computer Science Degree
14 20 (1.40%) CompTIA Security+
14 20 (1.40%) PMI Certification
15 17 (1.19%) ISTQB
16 16 (1.12%) IIBA
17 12 (0.84%) CISM
18 11 (0.77%) CISA
18 11 (0.77%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 141 (9.89%) QA
2 63 (4.42%) Data Quality
3 51 (3.58%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 34 (2.38%) NIST
5 24 (1.68%) SLA
6 23 (1.61%) 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%) SOC 2
13 11 (0.77%) COREP
14 10 (0.70%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 8 (0.56%) FINREP
16 7 (0.49%) EMIR
17 6 (0.42%) Basel II
18 5 (0.35%) MiFID
19 4 (0.28%) Actionable Recommendations
20 3 (0.21%) California Consumer Privacy Act
System Software
1 75 (5.26%) 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 31 (2.17%) 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
1 338 (23.70%) Microsoft
2 134 (9.40%) ServiceNow
3 49 (3.44%) Oracle
4 41 (2.88%) Google
5 40 (2.81%) SAP
6 36 (2.52%) Salesforce
7 26 (1.82%) Adobe
8 22 (1.54%) Apple
9 12 (0.84%) ConnectWise
9 12 (0.84%) Northgate
9 12 (0.84%) VMware
10 10 (0.70%) Hyperion
11 9 (0.63%) Citrix
11 9 (0.63%) IBM
11 9 (0.63%) WooCommerce
12 8 (0.56%) Databricks
12 8 (0.56%) iManage
13 7 (0.49%) Aderant
14 6 (0.42%) Intapp
15 5 (0.35%) Cisco