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 July 2026.

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

6 months to
3 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 23 16
Rank change year-on-year +2 -7 -4
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 1,604 1,389 3,587
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.70% 8.65% 10.73%
As % of the Job Titles category 8.20% 9.37% 11.16%
Number of salaries quoted 1,115 1,055 2,271
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,850 £27,445
25th Percentile £36,500 £34,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,497 £47,500 £45,249
Median % change year-on-year -4.22% +4.98% -4.74%
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,000 £59,375
90th Percentile £69,500 £85,000 £75,000
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 19,569 14,817 32,142
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.93% 92.28% 96.15%
Number of salaries quoted 14,291 9,211 25,042
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,500
Median % change year-on-year - +8.11% -11.20%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £56,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -2.65% +7.62% -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 3 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 3 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.

1 355 (22.13%) Microsoft
2 343 (21.38%) SQL
3 296 (18.45%) Problem-Solving
4 292 (18.20%) Agile
5 284 (17.71%) Degree
6 222 (13.84%) Decision-Making
7 212 (13.22%) Microsoft 365
8 208 (12.97%) Business Intelligence
9 206 (12.84%) Continuous Improvement
10 204 (12.72%) Power Platform
11 196 (12.22%) Power BI
12 190 (11.85%) Business Analysis
13 180 (11.22%) Cybersecurity
14 177 (11.03%) ITIL
15 175 (10.91%) Customer Service
16 170 (10.60%) Analytics
17 161 (10.04%) Microsoft Excel
18 160 (9.98%) Azure
19 150 (9.35%) Process Improvement
20 145 (9.04%) QA
21 144 (8.98%) ServiceNow
22 142 (8.85%) Microsoft Office
23 139 (8.67%) Mentoring
23 139 (8.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
23 139 (8.67%) Windows
24 126 (7.86%) User Stories
25 125 (7.79%) ITSM
26 120 (7.48%) Security Cleared
27 118 (7.36%) AWS
28 115 (7.17%) Actionable Insight

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 65 (4.05%) SharePoint
2 49 (3.05%) Microsoft Exchange
3 33 (2.06%) Confluence
4 13 (0.81%) IIS
5 9 (0.56%) SAS
6 2 (0.12%) CMS
6 2 (0.12%) Tomcat
7 1 (0.062%) Site Server
Applications
1 161 (10.04%) Microsoft Excel
2 142 (8.85%) Microsoft Office
3 23 (1.43%) MS Visio
4 20 (1.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 5 (0.31%) Chatbot
5 5 (0.31%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.062%) Acrobat
6 1 (0.062%) Adobe XD
6 1 (0.062%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 24 (1.50%) Cloudability
2 13 (0.81%) NetSuite
3 12 (0.75%) Dynamics NAV
4 8 (0.50%) Dynamics CRM
4 8 (0.50%) Elite 3E
5 7 (0.44%) Visualfiles
6 6 (0.37%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 6 (0.37%) SAP S/4HANA
7 5 (0.31%) SAP Business One
7 5 (0.31%) SAP Payroll
8 4 (0.25%) Infor M3
8 4 (0.25%) JDE OneWorld
8 4 (0.25%) JDE World
8 4 (0.25%) Magento
8 4 (0.25%) SAP QM
8 4 (0.25%) Shopify
9 3 (0.19%) NEC Housing
9 3 (0.19%) Oracle EBS
9 3 (0.19%) SAP HR
10 2 (0.12%) Oracle Applications
Cloud Services
1 212 (13.22%) Microsoft 365
2 204 (12.72%) Power Platform
3 160 (9.98%) Azure
4 118 (7.36%) AWS
5 54 (3.37%) GCP
6 53 (3.30%) Entra ID
7 51 (3.18%) SaaS
8 32 (2.00%) Google Analytics
9 31 (1.93%) Azure DevOps
9 31 (1.93%) Dynamics 365
10 18 (1.12%) OneDrive
10 18 (1.12%) Power Automate
11 16 (1.00%) IaaS
11 16 (1.00%) PaaS
11 16 (1.00%) PowerApps
12 14 (0.87%) Serverless
13 13 (0.81%) Azure Functions
13 13 (0.81%) GitHub
14 12 (0.75%) Azure ExpressRoute
14 12 (0.75%) Azure Key Vault
Communications & Networking
1 51 (3.18%) VPN
2 48 (2.99%) Firewall
3 33 (2.06%) DNS
4 29 (1.81%) Network Security
5 28 (1.75%) Broadband
6 27 (1.68%) TCP/IP
6 27 (1.68%) Wi-Fi
7 26 (1.62%) DHCP
8 15 (0.94%) LAN
8 15 (0.94%) WAN
9 10 (0.62%) Internet
10 9 (0.56%) Cisco Nexus
11 5 (0.31%) HTTP
11 5 (0.31%) SSL
12 4 (0.25%) FTP
12 4 (0.25%) NGFW
12 4 (0.25%) SMTP
12 4 (0.25%) VoIP
13 3 (0.19%) VLAN
14 2 (0.12%) SCCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 196 (12.22%) Power BI
2 55 (3.43%) Tableau
3 51 (3.18%) SQL Server
4 29 (1.81%) Relational Database
5 24 (1.50%) Power Query
6 23 (1.43%) BigQuery
7 22 (1.37%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 21 (1.31%) Looker
9 19 (1.18%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 14 (0.87%) MySQL
11 13 (0.81%) Data Warehouse
12 12 (0.75%) Azure SQL Database
12 12 (0.75%) PostgreSQL
13 10 (0.62%) Metadata
14 8 (0.50%) Crystal Reports
14 8 (0.50%) Db2
15 7 (0.44%) Data Lake
16 6 (0.37%) PowerPivot
16 6 (0.37%) SAP BW
17 5 (0.31%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 92 (5.74%) JIRA
2 19 (1.18%) Git
3 9 (0.56%) Postman
4 6 (0.37%) Selenium
4 6 (0.37%) SoapUI
5 5 (0.31%) GitLab
5 5 (0.31%) Team Foundation Server
6 4 (0.25%) Eclipse
7 3 (0.19%) Visual Studio
8 2 (0.12%) Cypress.io
8 2 (0.12%) Rational Rhapsody
8 2 (0.12%) WebDriver
8 2 (0.12%) Yeoman
9 1 (0.062%) Burp Suite
9 1 (0.062%) Cucumber
9 1 (0.062%) HP UFT
9 1 (0.062%) JUnit
9 1 (0.062%) SpecFlow
9 1 (0.062%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 1 (0.062%) Toad
General
1 548 (34.16%) Social Skills
2 418 (26.06%) Analytical Skills
3 384 (23.94%) Finance
4 134 (8.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 112 (6.98%) Public Sector
6 90 (5.61%) Law
7 85 (5.30%) Retail
8 73 (4.55%) Legal
9 62 (3.87%) Banking
10 52 (3.24%) Organisational Skills
11 45 (2.81%) Marketing
12 40 (2.49%) French Language
13 36 (2.24%) Swedish Language
14 29 (1.81%) Manufacturing
15 21 (1.31%) Aviation
16 20 (1.25%) Games
16 20 (1.25%) Presentation Skills
17 19 (1.18%) Financial Institution
18 18 (1.12%) Advertising
19 17 (1.06%) Automotive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (1.56%) .NET
2 21 (1.31%) XML
3 18 (1.12%) HTML
4 17 (1.06%) Oracle Fusion
5 14 (0.87%) CSS
6 11 (0.69%) JSON
6 11 (0.69%) Middleware
7 10 (0.62%) EDI
8 9 (0.56%) Gherkin
8 9 (0.56%) SOAP
9 7 (0.44%) .NET Framework
10 6 (0.37%) Web Services
11 5 (0.31%) FIX Protocol
11 5 (0.31%) HTML5
11 5 (0.31%) jQuery
12 4 (0.25%) LDAP
12 4 (0.25%) Microsoft Graph
12 4 (0.25%) Playwright
12 4 (0.25%) REST
12 4 (0.25%) SAP PI
Miscellaneous
1 106 (6.61%) Product Ownership
2 71 (4.43%) Management Information System
3 70 (4.36%) Onboarding
4 49 (3.05%) Security Posture
5 43 (2.68%) Self-Motivation
6 41 (2.56%) Data Structures
7 38 (2.37%) Driving Licence
8 37 (2.31%) Analytical Mindset
9 31 (1.93%) Cyber Threat
10 25 (1.56%) Cyber Defence
11 17 (1.06%) FMCG
12 16 (1.00%) Client/Server
13 14 (0.87%) Cloud Native
13 14 (0.87%) Social Media
14 13 (0.81%) Data Centre
14 13 (0.81%) Public Cloud
15 12 (0.75%) Cyberattack
15 12 (0.75%) Housing Association
15 12 (0.75%) Legacy Systems
15 12 (0.75%) Podcast
Operating Systems
1 139 (8.67%) Windows
2 38 (2.37%) Windows Server
3 28 (1.75%) Windows 10
4 21 (1.31%) Linux
5 15 (0.94%) Android
6 12 (0.75%) VMS
7 11 (0.69%) Apple iOS
8 6 (0.37%) Mac OS
9 3 (0.19%) Windows Server 2019
10 1 (0.062%) Kali Linux
10 1 (0.062%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 296 (18.45%) Problem-Solving
2 292 (18.20%) Agile
3 222 (13.84%) Decision-Making
4 208 (12.97%) Business Intelligence
5 206 (12.84%) Continuous Improvement
6 190 (11.85%) Business Analysis
7 180 (11.22%) Cybersecurity
8 177 (11.03%) ITIL
9 175 (10.91%) Customer Service
10 170 (10.60%) Analytics
11 150 (9.35%) Process Improvement
12 139 (8.67%) Mentoring
12 139 (8.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 126 (7.86%) User Stories
14 125 (7.79%) ITSM
15 115 (7.17%) Actionable Insight
16 113 (7.04%) ERP
17 112 (6.98%) Stakeholder Management
18 108 (6.73%) Data Analysis
19 103 (6.42%) AI
Programming Languages
1 343 (21.38%) SQL
2 94 (5.86%) Python
3 57 (3.55%) PowerShell
4 29 (1.81%) C#
5 22 (1.37%) T-SQL
6 20 (1.25%) Java
6 20 (1.25%) Kusto Query Language
7 17 (1.06%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 15 (0.94%) VBA
9 14 (0.87%) JavaScript
10 12 (0.75%) Bash
10 12 (0.75%) Bicep
11 10 (0.62%) R
12 8 (0.50%) PL/SQL
13 4 (0.25%) Delphi
13 4 (0.25%) Pascal
13 4 (0.25%) PHP
13 4 (0.25%) VB.NET
14 3 (0.19%) C++
15 2 (0.12%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 284 (17.71%) Degree
2 120 (7.48%) Security Cleared
3 104 (6.48%) Microsoft Certification
4 103 (6.42%) AWS Certification
5 83 (5.17%) SC Cleared
6 79 (4.93%) MCSE
7 48 (2.99%) ACCA
8 47 (2.93%) CIMA
9 45 (2.81%) Computer Science Degree
10 34 (2.12%) CISSP
11 28 (1.75%) DBS Check
12 25 (1.56%) CompTIA Security+
13 24 (1.50%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 21 (1.31%) CISM
15 20 (1.25%) AAT
15 20 (1.25%) DV Cleared
16 18 (1.12%) Azure Certification
17 16 (1.00%) BPSS Clearance
18 11 (0.69%) CISA
19 9 (0.56%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 145 (9.04%) QA
2 70 (4.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 68 (4.24%) Data Quality
4 44 (2.74%) GDPR
4 44 (2.74%) NIST
5 32 (2.00%) SLA
6 23 (1.43%) GRC
6 23 (1.43%) PMO
7 22 (1.37%) PCI DSS
8 14 (0.87%) COREP
8 14 (0.87%) Cyber Essentials
8 14 (0.87%) FINREP
9 11 (0.69%) Actionable Recommendations
9 11 (0.69%) SOC 2
10 10 (0.62%) Accessibility
11 9 (0.56%) IFRS
12 7 (0.44%) EMIR
12 7 (0.44%) MiFID
12 7 (0.44%) NCSC
13 6 (0.37%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 114 (7.11%) Active Directory
2 22 (1.37%) VMware Infrastructure
3 17 (1.06%) Virtual Desktop
4 14 (0.87%) Hyper-V
5 13 (0.81%) vSphere
6 7 (0.44%) Docker
7 3 (0.19%) BitLocker
7 3 (0.19%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 3 (0.19%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.062%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 39 (2.43%) Microsoft Intune
2 20 (1.25%) SCCM
3 14 (0.87%) Terraform
4 7 (0.44%) Kubernetes
5 5 (0.31%) QRadar
5 5 (0.31%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
6 4 (0.25%) CSIRT
7 3 (0.19%) Kibana
7 3 (0.19%) Single Sign-On
8 2 (0.12%) Ansible
8 2 (0.12%) Graylog
9 1 (0.062%) Autotask
9 1 (0.062%) Grafana
9 1 (0.062%) HP Quality Center
9 1 (0.062%) Nessus
9 1 (0.062%) Nmap
9 1 (0.062%) OpenVAS
9 1 (0.062%) Proxmox
9 1 (0.062%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 355 (22.13%) Microsoft
2 144 (8.98%) ServiceNow
3 43 (2.68%) Oracle
3 43 (2.68%) SAP
4 42 (2.62%) Google
5 34 (2.12%) Salesforce
6 31 (1.93%) Adobe
7 27 (1.68%) Apple
8 24 (1.50%) VMware
9 18 (1.12%) Cisco
10 17 (1.06%) Citrix
10 17 (1.06%) iManage
11 13 (0.81%) Palo Alto
11 13 (0.81%) Qualys
12 12 (0.75%) ScienceLogic
13 11 (0.69%) Aruba
14 10 (0.62%) Intapp
14 10 (0.62%) JD Edwards
15 9 (0.56%) IBM
15 9 (0.56%) Sage