Hybrid/Remote Analyst Job Trends

Analyst
UK > Work from Home

The median Analyst salary for remote/hybrid work is £46,421 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 June 2026.

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

6 months to
18 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 23 16
Rank change year-on-year +2 -7 -3
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 1,563 1,366 3,736
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.81% 8.86% 10.78%
As % of the Job Titles category 8.31% 9.63% 11.21%
Number of salaries quoted 1,091 1,025 2,404
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,250 £27,445
25th Percentile £37,000 £33,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,421 £48,500 £45,249
Median % change year-on-year -4.29% +7.19% -4.74%
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,000 £58,750
90th Percentile £69,500 £88,750 £75,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £44,000
% change year-on-year - +2.27% -4.35%

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 18,802 14,192 33,322
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.94% 92.10% 96.18%
Number of salaries quoted 13,698 8,671 26,073
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,000 £33,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £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 18 June 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 June 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.

1 336 (21.50%) SQL
2 319 (20.41%) Microsoft
3 290 (18.55%) Agile
4 276 (17.66%) Degree
4 276 (17.66%) Problem-Solving
5 208 (13.31%) Decision-Making
6 205 (13.12%) Business Intelligence
7 197 (12.60%) Power Platform
8 195 (12.48%) Continuous Improvement
9 191 (12.22%) Power BI
10 186 (11.90%) Microsoft 365
11 176 (11.26%) Cybersecurity
12 175 (11.20%) Business Analysis
13 165 (10.56%) ITIL
14 164 (10.49%) Analytics
15 159 (10.17%) Customer Service
16 150 (9.60%) Microsoft Excel
17 148 (9.47%) Azure
17 148 (9.47%) Process Improvement
18 135 (8.64%) Mentoring
19 130 (8.32%) ServiceNow
20 129 (8.25%) QA
21 128 (8.19%) Security Cleared
22 126 (8.06%) Windows
23 125 (8.00%) Microsoft Office
24 124 (7.93%) Stakeholder Engagement
24 124 (7.93%) User Stories
25 113 (7.23%) Actionable Insight
26 110 (7.04%) Data Analysis
27 109 (6.97%) ITSM

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 56 (3.58%) SharePoint
2 40 (2.56%) Microsoft Exchange
3 31 (1.98%) Confluence
4 12 (0.77%) IIS
5 10 (0.64%) SAS
6 3 (0.19%) CMS
7 2 (0.13%) Tomcat
8 1 (0.064%) Site Server
Applications
1 150 (9.60%) Microsoft Excel
2 125 (8.00%) Microsoft Office
3 25 (1.60%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 21 (1.34%) MS Visio
5 5 (0.32%) Spreadsheet
6 4 (0.26%) Chatbot
7 2 (0.13%) Microsoft Project
8 1 (0.064%) Acrobat
8 1 (0.064%) Adobe XD
8 1 (0.064%) Oracle Smart View
Business Applications
1 24 (1.54%) Cloudability
2 15 (0.96%) NetSuite
3 13 (0.83%) Dynamics NAV
4 8 (0.51%) Dynamics CRM
4 8 (0.51%) Elite 3E
4 8 (0.51%) NEC Housing
5 7 (0.45%) Visualfiles
6 6 (0.38%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 6 (0.38%) SAP S/4HANA
7 5 (0.32%) Magento
7 5 (0.32%) SAP Business One
7 5 (0.32%) SAP Payroll
7 5 (0.32%) Shopify
8 4 (0.26%) Infor M3
8 4 (0.26%) JDE OneWorld
8 4 (0.26%) JDE World
8 4 (0.26%) SAP QM
9 3 (0.19%) Oracle Payables
9 3 (0.19%) Oracle Receivables
9 3 (0.19%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 197 (12.60%) Power Platform
2 186 (11.90%) Microsoft 365
3 148 (9.47%) Azure
4 108 (6.91%) AWS
5 54 (3.45%) GCP
6 47 (3.01%) SaaS
7 42 (2.69%) Entra ID
8 35 (2.24%) Google Analytics
9 32 (2.05%) Dynamics 365
10 23 (1.47%) Azure DevOps
11 18 (1.15%) Power Automate
12 17 (1.09%) OneDrive
13 13 (0.83%) PowerApps
14 10 (0.64%) IaaS
14 10 (0.64%) PaaS
15 9 (0.58%) Microsoft Purview
15 9 (0.58%) Serverless
16 7 (0.45%) Azure Functions
16 7 (0.45%) GitHub
16 7 (0.45%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 47 (3.01%) Firewall
2 42 (2.69%) VPN
3 29 (1.86%) Broadband
3 29 (1.86%) Network Security
4 24 (1.54%) DNS
5 23 (1.47%) TCP/IP
6 20 (1.28%) Wi-Fi
7 18 (1.15%) DHCP
8 12 (0.77%) WAN
9 11 (0.70%) LAN
10 8 (0.51%) Cisco Nexus
10 8 (0.51%) Internet
11 7 (0.45%) VoIP
12 5 (0.32%) SSL
13 4 (0.26%) FTP
13 4 (0.26%) HTTP
13 4 (0.26%) NGFW
13 4 (0.26%) SMTP
14 3 (0.19%) SCCP
15 2 (0.13%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 191 (12.22%) Power BI
2 61 (3.90%) Tableau
3 50 (3.20%) SQL Server
4 27 (1.73%) Relational Database
5 23 (1.47%) BigQuery
6 22 (1.41%) Looker
6 22 (1.41%) Power Query
6 22 (1.41%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 19 (1.22%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 13 (0.83%) MySQL
9 12 (0.77%) PostgreSQL
10 11 (0.70%) Data Warehouse
11 9 (0.58%) Metadata
12 8 (0.51%) Crystal Reports
12 8 (0.51%) Db2
13 7 (0.45%) Data Lake
13 7 (0.45%) PowerPivot
14 6 (0.38%) Azure SQL Database
14 6 (0.38%) SAP BW
15 5 (0.32%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 90 (5.76%) JIRA
2 13 (0.83%) Git
3 10 (0.64%) Postman
4 8 (0.51%) SoapUI
5 7 (0.45%) Team Foundation Server
6 6 (0.38%) Selenium
7 5 (0.32%) GitLab
8 4 (0.26%) Eclipse
8 4 (0.26%) WebDriver
9 3 (0.19%) Visual Studio
10 2 (0.13%) Oracle Forms
10 2 (0.13%) Rational Rhapsody
10 2 (0.13%) Yeoman
11 1 (0.064%) Cucumber
11 1 (0.064%) Cypress.io
11 1 (0.064%) HP UFT
11 1 (0.064%) JUnit
11 1 (0.064%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
11 1 (0.064%) TestNG
11 1 (0.064%) Toad
General
1 517 (33.08%) Social Skills
2 397 (25.40%) Analytical Skills
3 377 (24.12%) Finance
4 129 (8.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 103 (6.59%) Public Sector
6 83 (5.31%) Retail
7 79 (5.05%) Law
8 75 (4.80%) Legal
9 58 (3.71%) Banking
10 51 (3.26%) Organisational Skills
11 48 (3.07%) Marketing
12 40 (2.56%) French Language
13 25 (1.60%) Manufacturing
14 24 (1.54%) Swedish Language
15 23 (1.47%) Aviation
16 21 (1.34%) Games
17 19 (1.22%) Presentation Skills
18 18 (1.15%) Financial Institution
19 16 (1.02%) Automotive
19 16 (1.02%) Publishing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (1.66%) .NET
2 19 (1.22%) HTML
2 19 (1.22%) XML
3 14 (0.90%) Oracle Fusion
4 13 (0.83%) CSS
5 12 (0.77%) SOAP
6 11 (0.70%) Middleware
7 10 (0.64%) JSON
8 9 (0.58%) EDI
9 8 (0.51%) Gherkin
10 6 (0.38%) .NET Framework
11 5 (0.32%) HTML5
11 5 (0.32%) jQuery
11 5 (0.32%) REST
11 5 (0.32%) Web Services
12 4 (0.26%) LDAP
12 4 (0.26%) Microsoft Graph
12 4 (0.26%) SAP PI
13 3 (0.19%) OpenAPI
13 3 (0.19%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 101 (6.46%) Product Ownership
2 68 (4.35%) Onboarding
3 64 (4.09%) Management Information System
4 44 (2.82%) Data Structures
5 40 (2.56%) Security Posture
6 39 (2.50%) Analytical Mindset
7 37 (2.37%) Self-Motivation
8 35 (2.24%) Driving Licence
9 28 (1.79%) Cyber Threat
10 26 (1.66%) Cyber Defence
11 19 (1.22%) FMCG
12 17 (1.09%) Social Media
13 16 (1.02%) Client/Server
14 14 (0.90%) Cloud Native
14 14 (0.90%) Data Centre
15 13 (0.83%) Public Cloud
16 12 (0.77%) Cyberattack
16 12 (0.77%) Legacy Systems
17 10 (0.64%) AI Agents
17 10 (0.64%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 126 (8.06%) Windows
2 32 (2.05%) Windows Server
3 29 (1.86%) Windows 10
4 20 (1.28%) Linux
5 15 (0.96%) Android
6 11 (0.70%) Apple iOS
7 6 (0.38%) Mac OS
7 6 (0.38%) VMS
8 3 (0.19%) Windows Server 2019
9 1 (0.064%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 290 (18.55%) Agile
2 276 (17.66%) Problem-Solving
3 208 (13.31%) Decision-Making
4 205 (13.12%) Business Intelligence
5 195 (12.48%) Continuous Improvement
6 176 (11.26%) Cybersecurity
7 175 (11.20%) Business Analysis
8 165 (10.56%) ITIL
9 164 (10.49%) Analytics
10 159 (10.17%) Customer Service
11 148 (9.47%) Process Improvement
12 135 (8.64%) Mentoring
13 124 (7.93%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 124 (7.93%) User Stories
14 113 (7.23%) Actionable Insight
15 110 (7.04%) Data Analysis
16 109 (6.97%) ITSM
17 108 (6.91%) ERP
18 104 (6.65%) Stakeholder Management
19 96 (6.14%) AI
Programming Languages
1 336 (21.50%) SQL
2 93 (5.95%) Python
3 44 (2.82%) PowerShell
4 27 (1.73%) C#
5 25 (1.60%) T-SQL
6 21 (1.34%) Java
7 15 (0.96%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 14 (0.90%) Kusto Query Language
9 11 (0.70%) VBA
10 10 (0.64%) JavaScript
10 10 (0.64%) R
11 8 (0.51%) PL/SQL
12 6 (0.38%) Bash
12 6 (0.38%) Bicep
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%) Groovy
14 2 (0.13%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 276 (17.66%) Degree
2 128 (8.19%) Security Cleared
3 97 (6.21%) AWS Certification
4 85 (5.44%) Microsoft Certification
5 83 (5.31%) SC Cleared
6 67 (4.29%) MCSE
7 49 (3.13%) ACCA
8 48 (3.07%) CIMA
9 43 (2.75%) Computer Science Degree
10 33 (2.11%) DBS Check
11 31 (1.98%) CISSP
12 25 (1.60%) DV Cleared
13 24 (1.54%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 24 (1.54%) CompTIA Security+
14 20 (1.28%) CISM
15 19 (1.22%) AAT
16 15 (0.96%) BPSS Clearance
16 15 (0.96%) IIBA
16 15 (0.96%) PMI Certification
17 11 (0.70%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 129 (8.25%) QA
2 66 (4.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 65 (4.16%) Data Quality
4 43 (2.75%) NIST
5 41 (2.62%) GDPR
6 30 (1.92%) SLA
7 25 (1.60%) PMO
8 22 (1.41%) GRC
9 19 (1.22%) PCI DSS
10 14 (0.90%) COREP
10 14 (0.90%) FINREP
11 13 (0.83%) Cyber Essentials
12 11 (0.70%) Actionable Recommendations
13 10 (0.64%) SOC 2
14 9 (0.58%) Accessibility
15 7 (0.45%) NCSC
16 6 (0.38%) EMIR
16 6 (0.38%) IFRS
16 6 (0.38%) MiFID
16 6 (0.38%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 95 (6.08%) Active Directory
2 14 (0.90%) VMware Infrastructure
3 11 (0.70%) Hyper-V
3 11 (0.70%) Virtual Desktop
4 8 (0.51%) Docker
5 7 (0.45%) vSphere
6 3 (0.19%) BitLocker
6 3 (0.19%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 3 (0.19%) Virtual Servers
7 1 (0.064%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 33 (2.11%) Microsoft Intune
2 20 (1.28%) SCCM
3 9 (0.58%) Terraform
4 8 (0.51%) Kubernetes
5 5 (0.32%) QRadar
6 4 (0.26%) CSIRT
7 3 (0.19%) Ansible
7 3 (0.19%) Kibana
7 3 (0.19%) Single Sign-On
8 2 (0.13%) Graylog
9 1 (0.064%) Autotask
9 1 (0.064%) HP Quality Center
9 1 (0.064%) Proxmox
9 1 (0.064%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 1 (0.064%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 319 (20.41%) Microsoft
2 130 (8.32%) ServiceNow
3 44 (2.82%) Google
3 44 (2.82%) Oracle
4 43 (2.75%) SAP
5 38 (2.43%) Adobe
6 37 (2.37%) Salesforce
7 34 (2.18%) Apple
8 17 (1.09%) Cisco
9 16 (1.02%) Citrix
9 16 (1.02%) iManage
10 15 (0.96%) VMware
11 10 (0.64%) JD Edwards
11 10 (0.64%) Palo Alto
11 10 (0.64%) Qualys
12 9 (0.58%) Aruba
12 9 (0.58%) IBM
12 9 (0.58%) Intapp
13 8 (0.51%) ConnectWise
13 8 (0.51%) Northgate