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 5 June 2026.

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

6 months to
5 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 22 16
Rank change year-on-year +1 -6 -3
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 1,566 1,341 3,704
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 8.12% 9.02% 11.02%
As % of the Job Titles category 8.62% 9.81% 11.47%
Number of salaries quoted 1,090 987 2,389
10th Percentile £30,625 £26,250 £27,645
25th Percentile £37,500 £33,375 £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 £90,000 £75,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £45,736 £45,000
% change year-on-year -1.61% +1.64% -1.52%

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 18,160 13,666 32,295
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.17% 91.93% 96.11%
Number of salaries quoted 13,272 8,437 25,504
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,000 £33,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,000 £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 £78,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £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 5 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 5 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.

1 332 (21.20%) Microsoft
2 330 (21.07%) SQL
3 296 (18.90%) Agile
4 274 (17.50%) Degree
5 258 (16.48%) Problem-Solving
6 200 (12.77%) Decision-Making
7 194 (12.39%) Business Intelligence
7 194 (12.39%) Microsoft 365
8 191 (12.20%) Continuous Improvement
9 186 (11.88%) Power Platform
10 180 (11.49%) Power BI
11 177 (11.30%) Business Analysis
12 164 (10.47%) Cybersecurity
13 161 (10.28%) ITIL
14 157 (10.03%) Customer Service
15 153 (9.77%) Process Improvement
16 148 (9.45%) Analytics
17 146 (9.32%) Microsoft Excel
18 145 (9.26%) Security Cleared
19 144 (9.20%) Azure
20 139 (8.88%) Mentoring
21 136 (8.68%) ServiceNow
22 128 (8.17%) Microsoft Office
22 128 (8.17%) QA
23 127 (8.11%) User Stories
23 127 (8.11%) Windows
24 123 (7.85%) Stakeholder Engagement
25 119 (7.60%) AWS
26 114 (7.28%) ERP
27 112 (7.15%) 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 47 (3.00%) SharePoint
2 34 (2.17%) Microsoft Exchange
3 27 (1.72%) Confluence
4 12 (0.77%) SAS
5 10 (0.64%) IIS
6 5 (0.32%) CMS
7 2 (0.13%) Tomcat
8 1 (0.064%) Site Server
Applications
1 146 (9.32%) Microsoft Excel
2 128 (8.17%) Microsoft Office
3 31 (1.98%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 18 (1.15%) MS Visio
5 4 (0.26%) Chatbot
5 4 (0.26%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.13%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.13%) Oracle Smart View
7 1 (0.064%) Acrobat
7 1 (0.064%) Adobe XD
Business Applications
1 24 (1.53%) Cloudability
2 15 (0.96%) Dynamics NAV
2 15 (0.96%) NetSuite
3 11 (0.70%) Dynamics CRM
4 10 (0.64%) NEC Housing
5 8 (0.51%) Elite 3E
6 7 (0.45%) Magento
6 7 (0.45%) Shopify
6 7 (0.45%) Visualfiles
7 6 (0.38%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
7 6 (0.38%) SAP S/4HANA
8 5 (0.32%) Oracle Payables
8 5 (0.32%) Oracle Receivables
8 5 (0.32%) SAP Business One
8 5 (0.32%) SAP Payroll
9 4 (0.26%) Infor M3
9 4 (0.26%) JDE OneWorld
9 4 (0.26%) Oracle Assets
9 4 (0.26%) Oracle Financials
9 4 (0.26%) Oracle General Ledger
Cloud Services
1 194 (12.39%) Microsoft 365
2 186 (11.88%) Power Platform
3 144 (9.20%) Azure
4 119 (7.60%) AWS
5 52 (3.32%) GCP
6 45 (2.87%) SaaS
7 41 (2.62%) Dynamics 365
7 41 (2.62%) Entra ID
8 32 (2.04%) Google Analytics
9 16 (1.02%) Azure DevOps
9 16 (1.02%) Power Automate
10 15 (0.96%) OneDrive
11 10 (0.64%) Microsoft Purview
11 10 (0.64%) PowerApps
12 7 (0.45%) Azure Sentinel
12 7 (0.45%) Mimecast
12 7 (0.45%) Miro
13 6 (0.38%) Adobe Analytics
13 6 (0.38%) IaaS
13 6 (0.38%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 36 (2.30%) Firewall
2 35 (2.23%) VPN
3 27 (1.72%) Network Security
4 25 (1.60%) Broadband
5 20 (1.28%) TCP/IP
6 18 (1.15%) DNS
7 13 (0.83%) DHCP
8 10 (0.64%) LAN
8 10 (0.64%) Wi-Fi
9 9 (0.57%) WAN
10 8 (0.51%) VoIP
11 6 (0.38%) 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%) Cisco Nexus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 180 (11.49%) Power BI
2 61 (3.90%) Tableau
3 51 (3.26%) SQL Server
4 26 (1.66%) Relational Database
5 22 (1.40%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 21 (1.34%) BigQuery
7 20 (1.28%) Looker
7 20 (1.28%) Power Query
8 19 (1.21%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 14 (0.89%) MySQL
10 12 (0.77%) PostgreSQL
11 10 (0.64%) Metadata
12 8 (0.51%) Crystal Reports
12 8 (0.51%) Data Warehouse
12 8 (0.51%) Db2
13 7 (0.45%) Data Lake
13 7 (0.45%) PowerPivot
14 6 (0.38%) SAP BW
15 5 (0.32%) MongoDB
16 4 (0.26%) Oracle BI Publisher
Development Applications
1 98 (6.26%) JIRA
2 14 (0.89%) Postman
3 12 (0.77%) SoapUI
4 11 (0.70%) Team Foundation Server
5 10 (0.64%) Selenium
6 9 (0.57%) Git
7 8 (0.51%) WebDriver
8 5 (0.32%) GitLab
9 4 (0.26%) Oracle Forms
10 3 (0.19%) Eclipse
10 3 (0.19%) Visual Studio
11 2 (0.13%) Rational Rhapsody
11 2 (0.13%) Yeoman
12 1 (0.064%) Cucumber
12 1 (0.064%) Cypress.io
12 1 (0.064%) HP UFT
12 1 (0.064%) JUnit
12 1 (0.064%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
12 1 (0.064%) TestNG
12 1 (0.064%) Toad
General
1 500 (31.93%) Social Skills
2 389 (24.84%) Finance
3 381 (24.33%) Analytical Skills
4 138 (8.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 109 (6.96%) Public Sector
6 81 (5.17%) Legal
6 81 (5.17%) Retail
7 79 (5.04%) Law
8 64 (4.09%) Banking
9 50 (3.19%) French Language
9 50 (3.19%) Organisational Skills
10 43 (2.75%) Marketing
11 23 (1.47%) Aviation
11 23 (1.47%) Manufacturing
12 21 (1.34%) Financial Institution
13 19 (1.21%) Presentation Skills
14 16 (1.02%) Games
14 16 (1.02%) Publishing
14 16 (1.02%) Swedish Language
15 15 (0.96%) Influencing Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 30 (1.92%) .NET
2 23 (1.47%) HTML
3 19 (1.21%) XML
4 18 (1.15%) SOAP
5 13 (0.83%) CSS
5 13 (0.83%) Middleware
5 13 (0.83%) Oracle Fusion
6 11 (0.70%) JSON
7 8 (0.51%) Gherkin
7 8 (0.51%) REST
8 7 (0.45%) EDI
9 6 (0.38%) .NET Framework
10 5 (0.32%) HTML5
10 5 (0.32%) jQuery
10 5 (0.32%) Web Services
11 4 (0.26%) Microsoft Graph
11 4 (0.26%) SAP PI
12 3 (0.19%) OpenAPI
12 3 (0.19%) Playwright
12 3 (0.19%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 106 (6.77%) Product Ownership
2 72 (4.60%) Onboarding
3 61 (3.90%) Management Information System
4 43 (2.75%) Data Structures
5 39 (2.49%) Analytical Mindset
6 36 (2.30%) Self-Motivation
7 34 (2.17%) Driving Licence
8 29 (1.85%) Security Posture
9 26 (1.66%) Cyber Defence
10 20 (1.28%) Cyber Threat
11 19 (1.21%) FMCG
12 17 (1.09%) Public Cloud
13 15 (0.96%) Client/Server
14 14 (0.89%) Cloud Native
14 14 (0.89%) Data Centre
15 13 (0.83%) Credit Risk
15 13 (0.83%) Legacy Systems
16 12 (0.77%) Social Media
17 9 (0.57%) PMI
18 8 (0.51%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 127 (8.11%) Windows
2 29 (1.85%) Windows 10
2 29 (1.85%) Windows Server
3 24 (1.53%) Android
4 21 (1.34%) Linux
5 18 (1.15%) Apple iOS
6 6 (0.38%) Mac OS
7 3 (0.19%) Windows Server 2019
8 2 (0.13%) VMS
9 1 (0.064%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 296 (18.90%) Agile
2 258 (16.48%) Problem-Solving
3 200 (12.77%) Decision-Making
4 194 (12.39%) Business Intelligence
5 191 (12.20%) Continuous Improvement
6 177 (11.30%) Business Analysis
7 164 (10.47%) Cybersecurity
8 161 (10.28%) ITIL
9 157 (10.03%) Customer Service
10 153 (9.77%) Process Improvement
11 148 (9.45%) Analytics
12 139 (8.88%) Mentoring
13 127 (8.11%) User Stories
14 123 (7.85%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 114 (7.28%) ERP
16 112 (7.15%) ITSM
17 108 (6.90%) Data Analysis
18 104 (6.64%) Actionable Insight
19 96 (6.13%) Stakeholder Management
20 94 (6.00%) AI
Programming Languages
1 330 (21.07%) SQL
2 96 (6.13%) Python
3 42 (2.68%) PowerShell
4 32 (2.04%) C#
5 28 (1.79%) T-SQL
6 25 (1.60%) Java
7 14 (0.89%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 12 (0.77%) Kusto Query Language
9 10 (0.64%) R
10 9 (0.57%) JavaScript
10 9 (0.57%) VBA
11 8 (0.51%) PL/SQL
12 4 (0.26%) Delphi
12 4 (0.26%) Pascal
12 4 (0.26%) PHP
12 4 (0.26%) VB.NET
13 3 (0.19%) Groovy
14 2 (0.13%) C++
14 2 (0.13%) Tcl
14 2 (0.13%) VC++
Qualifications
1 274 (17.50%) Degree
2 145 (9.26%) Security Cleared
3 107 (6.83%) AWS Certification
4 91 (5.81%) SC Cleared
5 83 (5.30%) Microsoft Certification
6 69 (4.41%) MCSE
7 50 (3.19%) ACCA
8 49 (3.13%) CIMA
9 42 (2.68%) Computer Science Degree
10 37 (2.36%) DV Cleared
11 33 (2.11%) DBS Check
12 31 (1.98%) CISSP
13 24 (1.53%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 23 (1.47%) CompTIA Security+
15 18 (1.15%) CISM
16 17 (1.09%) PMI Certification
17 16 (1.02%) AAT
18 15 (0.96%) BPSS Clearance
18 15 (0.96%) IIBA
19 12 (0.77%) A+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 128 (8.17%) QA
2 64 (4.09%) Data Quality
2 64 (4.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 40 (2.55%) NIST
4 36 (2.30%) GDPR
5 27 (1.72%) SLA
6 25 (1.60%) GRC
7 21 (1.34%) PMO
8 19 (1.21%) Accessibility
8 19 (1.21%) PCI DSS
9 14 (0.89%) COREP
9 14 (0.89%) Cyber Essentials
9 14 (0.89%) FINREP
10 11 (0.70%) SOC 2
11 8 (0.51%) Actionable Recommendations
12 7 (0.45%) EMIR
12 7 (0.45%) NCSC
13 6 (0.38%) MiFID
13 6 (0.38%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 4 (0.26%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 86 (5.49%) Active Directory
2 9 (0.57%) Hyper-V
2 9 (0.57%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (0.51%) Docker
4 7 (0.45%) Virtual Desktop
5 3 (0.19%) BitLocker
5 3 (0.19%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 3 (0.19%) Virtual Servers
5 3 (0.19%) vSphere
6 1 (0.064%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 33 (2.11%) Microsoft Intune
2 21 (1.34%) SCCM
3 8 (0.51%) Kubernetes
4 5 (0.32%) Terraform
5 4 (0.26%) CSIRT
5 4 (0.26%) QRadar
6 3 (0.19%) Ansible
6 3 (0.19%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.13%) Graylog
8 1 (0.064%) Autotask
8 1 (0.064%) HP Quality Center
8 1 (0.064%) Kibana
8 1 (0.064%) Proxmox
8 1 (0.064%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 332 (21.20%) Microsoft
2 136 (8.68%) ServiceNow
3 47 (3.00%) Adobe
4 46 (2.94%) Oracle
5 44 (2.81%) Apple
6 43 (2.75%) SAP
7 41 (2.62%) Google
8 36 (2.30%) Salesforce
9 16 (1.02%) iManage
10 14 (0.89%) Citrix
11 10 (0.64%) Cisco
11 10 (0.64%) ConnectWise
11 10 (0.64%) JD Edwards
11 10 (0.64%) Northgate
12 9 (0.57%) IBM
12 9 (0.57%) Intapp
12 9 (0.57%) VMware
13 7 (0.45%) Aderant
13 7 (0.45%) WooCommerce
14 5 (0.32%) Sage