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 16 January 2026.

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

6 months to
16 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 15 18 17
Rank change year-on-year +3 -1 +1
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 1,405 1,769 2,498
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 9.19% 10.78% 11.49%
As % of the Job Titles category 9.80% 11.22% 11.98%
Number of salaries quoted 896 979 1,809
10th Percentile £28,750 £27,400 £29,013
25th Percentile £36,250 £35,000 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £46,500 £48,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.23% -4.12% -3.00%
75th Percentile £61,313 £64,313 £63,750
90th Percentile £73,125 £80,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £42,500 £49,000 £47,000
% change year-on-year -13.27% +4.26% -1.05%

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 14,333 15,762 20,853
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.71% 96.05% 95.90%
Number of salaries quoted 9,355 9,486 17,072
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,375 £35,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £80,000 £78,563
90th Percentile £97,500 £98,750 £96,539
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

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 16 January 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 16 January 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.

1 409 (29.11%) Microsoft
2 335 (23.84%) SQL
3 307 (21.85%) Degree
4 282 (20.07%) Agile
5 275 (19.57%) Problem-Solving
6 254 (18.08%) Customer Service
7 252 (17.94%) ITIL
8 245 (17.44%) Microsoft 365
9 216 (15.37%) Power Platform
10 211 (15.02%) Microsoft Office
11 206 (14.66%) Continuous Improvement
12 200 (14.23%) Business Intelligence
13 182 (12.95%) Power BI
14 180 (12.81%) Microsoft Excel
15 178 (12.67%) Decision-Making
16 170 (12.10%) AWS
17 168 (11.96%) ITSM
18 163 (11.60%) Azure
19 157 (11.17%) QA
20 139 (9.89%) Microsoft Certification
20 139 (9.89%) ServiceNow
21 136 (9.68%) AWS Certification
22 130 (9.25%) Windows
23 129 (9.18%) Data Analysis
23 129 (9.18%) Security Cleared
24 128 (9.11%) Business Analysis
25 127 (9.04%) Analytics
26 124 (8.83%) ERP
27 123 (8.75%) Performance Metrics
28 118 (8.40%) JIRA

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 60 (4.27%) Confluence
2 39 (2.78%) SharePoint
3 25 (1.78%) Microsoft Exchange
4 14 (1.00%) SAS
5 6 (0.43%) CMS
6 3 (0.21%) Umbraco
7 2 (0.14%) Apache Airflow
7 2 (0.14%) Moodle
8 1 (0.071%) HCL Notes
8 1 (0.071%) IIS
8 1 (0.071%) Jupyter
Applications
1 211 (15.02%) Microsoft Office
2 180 (12.81%) Microsoft Excel
3 47 (3.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 24 (1.71%) MS Visio
5 15 (1.07%) Spreadsheet
6 14 (1.00%) Oracle Smart View
7 6 (0.43%) Microsoft Project
8 3 (0.21%) Trello
9 1 (0.071%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 30 (2.14%) Oracle Payables
1 30 (2.14%) Oracle Receivables
2 28 (1.99%) Oracle Assets
2 28 (1.99%) Oracle Financials
2 28 (1.99%) Oracle General Ledger
3 20 (1.42%) Dynamics CRM
3 20 (1.42%) Oracle ERP
4 14 (1.00%) Hyperion Planning
5 13 (0.93%) NEC Housing
6 9 (0.64%) NetSuite
7 6 (0.43%) Shopify
8 5 (0.36%) Dynamics NAV
8 5 (0.36%) Elite 3E
8 5 (0.36%) Magento
8 5 (0.36%) Visualfiles
9 4 (0.28%) Salesforce CRM
9 4 (0.28%) SAP BPC
9 4 (0.28%) SAP PP
10 3 (0.21%) Endur
11 2 (0.14%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 245 (17.44%) Microsoft 365
2 216 (15.37%) Power Platform
3 170 (12.10%) AWS
4 163 (11.60%) Azure
5 72 (5.12%) Dynamics 365
6 44 (3.13%) Azure DevOps
7 42 (2.99%) SaaS
8 30 (2.14%) Entra ID
9 23 (1.64%) GCP
10 21 (1.49%) PowerApps
10 21 (1.49%) Snowflake
11 17 (1.21%) Google Analytics
12 13 (0.93%) Azure Data Factory
13 12 (0.85%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 10 (0.71%) Azure Sentinel
15 9 (0.64%) PaaS
16 8 (0.57%) OneDrive
16 8 (0.57%) Power Automate
17 7 (0.50%) GitHub
17 7 (0.50%) Google Data Studio
Communications & Networking
1 40 (2.85%) Firewall
2 23 (1.64%) VPN
3 22 (1.57%) WAN
4 20 (1.42%) Remote Desktop
5 18 (1.28%) LAN
6 16 (1.14%) Wireshark
7 14 (1.00%) DNS
7 14 (1.00%) SD-WAN
8 13 (0.93%) Wireless
9 10 (0.71%) DHCP
9 10 (0.71%) Network Security
10 9 (0.64%) TCP/IP
10 9 (0.64%) VoIP
11 5 (0.36%) Intrusion Detection
12 4 (0.28%) Ethernet
12 4 (0.28%) Wi-Fi
13 3 (0.21%) Broadband
13 3 (0.21%) SCCP
14 2 (0.14%) 4G
14 2 (0.14%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 182 (12.95%) Power BI
2 70 (4.98%) Tableau
3 51 (3.63%) SQL Server
4 30 (2.14%) Data Warehouse
5 20 (1.42%) Looker
6 18 (1.28%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 18 (1.28%) Power Query
7 16 (1.14%) Azure SQL Database
7 16 (1.14%) Oracle Reports
7 16 (1.14%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 15 (1.07%) BigQuery
8 15 (1.07%) Relational Database
9 14 (1.00%) Essbase
10 13 (0.93%) Metadata
11 11 (0.78%) MySQL
12 8 (0.57%) Oracle Database
13 7 (0.50%) Qlik Sense
14 6 (0.43%) Crystal Reports
15 4 (0.28%) RDBMS
15 4 (0.28%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 118 (8.40%) JIRA
2 28 (1.99%) Oracle Forms
3 27 (1.92%) Selenium
4 25 (1.78%) Team Foundation Server
5 22 (1.57%) Postman
5 22 (1.57%) SoapUI
6 20 (1.42%) WebDriver
7 7 (0.50%) Git
8 4 (0.28%) SpecFlow
9 3 (0.21%) Jenkins
9 3 (0.21%) TestRail
9 3 (0.21%) Visual Studio
10 2 (0.14%) CircleCI
10 2 (0.14%) Cypress.io
10 2 (0.14%) Gatling
10 2 (0.14%) JMeter
10 2 (0.14%) LoadRunner
10 2 (0.14%) Locust
10 2 (0.14%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
10 2 (0.14%) Zephyr
General
1 681 (48.47%) Social Skills
2 455 (32.38%) Finance
3 354 (25.20%) Analytical Skills
4 115 (8.19%) French Language
5 95 (6.76%) Swedish Language
6 85 (6.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 78 (5.55%) Retail
8 77 (5.48%) Legal
8 77 (5.48%) Organisational Skills
9 69 (4.91%) Marketing
10 52 (3.70%) Public Sector
11 44 (3.13%) Banking
12 42 (2.99%) Law
13 32 (2.28%) Manufacturing
14 29 (2.06%) Influencing Skills
15 28 (1.99%) Documentation Skills
16 27 (1.92%) Local Government
17 23 (1.64%) Advertising
18 18 (1.28%) Billing
18 18 (1.28%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (2.21%) HTML
2 30 (2.14%) .NET
2 30 (2.14%) SOAP
3 13 (0.93%) Flash
3 13 (0.93%) Oracle Fusion
4 12 (0.85%) EDI
4 12 (0.85%) REST
5 9 (0.64%) JSON
6 7 (0.50%) Middleware
7 4 (0.28%) Gherkin
7 4 (0.28%) Hugging Face
7 4 (0.28%) NumPy
7 4 (0.28%) Pandas
7 4 (0.28%) scikit-learn
7 4 (0.28%) Web Services
7 4 (0.28%) XML
8 3 (0.21%) Altair
8 3 (0.21%) FHIR
8 3 (0.21%) Playwright
9 2 (0.14%) SLSA
Miscellaneous
1 91 (6.48%) Onboarding
2 83 (5.91%) Product Ownership
3 74 (5.27%) Management Information System
4 64 (4.56%) Self-Motivation
5 57 (4.06%) Analytical Mindset
6 26 (1.85%) Greenfield Project
7 22 (1.57%) Security Posture
8 20 (1.42%) Data Structures
9 19 (1.35%) Credit Risk
10 17 (1.21%) Driving Licence
10 17 (1.21%) Public Cloud
11 16 (1.14%) NHS
12 15 (1.07%) Cyber Defence
12 15 (1.07%) FMCG
13 14 (1.00%) Reinsurance
14 13 (0.93%) Cyber Threat
14 13 (0.93%) Legacy Systems
15 12 (0.85%) Enterprise Software
16 11 (0.78%) Data Centre
17 10 (0.71%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 130 (9.25%) Windows
2 28 (1.99%) Windows Server
3 25 (1.78%) Apple iOS
4 23 (1.64%) Windows 10
5 18 (1.28%) Linux
6 17 (1.21%) Android
6 17 (1.21%) Mac OS
7 3 (0.21%) Unix
8 2 (0.14%) Solaris
8 2 (0.14%) VMS
9 1 (0.071%) AIX
9 1 (0.071%) Windows 7
9 1 (0.071%) Windows Server 2003
9 1 (0.071%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 282 (20.07%) Agile
2 275 (19.57%) Problem-Solving
3 254 (18.08%) Customer Service
4 252 (17.94%) ITIL
5 206 (14.66%) Continuous Improvement
6 200 (14.23%) Business Intelligence
7 178 (12.67%) Decision-Making
8 168 (11.96%) ITSM
9 129 (9.18%) Data Analysis
10 128 (9.11%) Business Analysis
11 127 (9.04%) Analytics
12 124 (8.83%) ERP
13 123 (8.75%) Performance Metrics
14 114 (8.11%) Process Improvement
15 102 (7.26%) Asset Management
16 96 (6.83%) User Stories
17 95 (6.76%) AI
18 92 (6.55%) Stakeholder Management
18 92 (6.55%) User Acceptance Testing
19 91 (6.48%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 335 (23.84%) SQL
2 100 (7.12%) Python
3 48 (3.42%) C#
4 27 (1.92%) Java
5 21 (1.49%) PowerShell
6 20 (1.42%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 17 (1.21%) VBA
8 14 (1.00%) Groovy
9 13 (0.93%) T-SQL
10 9 (0.64%) JavaScript
10 9 (0.64%) R
11 6 (0.43%) ABAP
11 6 (0.43%) C++
12 4 (0.28%) Bicep
12 4 (0.28%) C
13 3 (0.21%) Kusto Query Language
14 2 (0.14%) Shell Script
14 2 (0.14%) TypeScript
14 2 (0.14%) VC++
15 1 (0.071%) Go
Qualifications
1 307 (21.85%) Degree
2 139 (9.89%) Microsoft Certification
3 136 (9.68%) AWS Certification
4 129 (9.18%) Security Cleared
5 118 (8.40%) MCSE
6 81 (5.77%) ACCA
7 79 (5.62%) CIMA
8 70 (4.98%) SC Cleared
9 43 (3.06%) DV Cleared
10 31 (2.21%) ISTQB
11 29 (2.06%) DBS Check
12 27 (1.92%) CISSP
13 22 (1.57%) Computer Science Degree
13 22 (1.57%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 20 (1.42%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
15 19 (1.35%) AAT
15 19 (1.35%) PMI Certification
16 16 (1.14%) BPSS Clearance
17 15 (1.07%) CompTIA Security+
18 12 (0.85%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 157 (11.17%) QA
2 46 (3.27%) Data Quality
3 41 (2.92%) NIST
4 39 (2.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 33 (2.35%) Accessibility
6 24 (1.71%) GDPR
6 24 (1.71%) SLA
7 17 (1.21%) PMO
8 15 (1.07%) GRC
8 15 (1.07%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 13 (0.93%) PCI DSS
10 11 (0.78%) Cyber Essentials
11 6 (0.43%) Basel II
11 6 (0.43%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 6 (0.43%) EMIR
11 6 (0.43%) SOC 2
12 5 (0.36%) COBIT
12 5 (0.36%) MiFID
13 4 (0.28%) SEPA
14 3 (0.21%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 92 (6.55%) Active Directory
2 18 (1.28%) VMware Infrastructure
3 17 (1.21%) Hyper-V
4 6 (0.43%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (0.28%) Docker
6 2 (0.14%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 33 (2.35%) Microsoft Intune
2 26 (1.85%) SCCM
3 8 (0.57%) Terraform
4 5 (0.36%) Jamf Pro
4 5 (0.36%) QRadar
5 3 (0.21%) Ansible
5 3 (0.21%) Kubernetes
5 3 (0.21%) Nessus
6 2 (0.14%) SCOM
7 1 (0.071%) AirWatch
7 1 (0.071%) Control-M
7 1 (0.071%) CSIRT
7 1 (0.071%) EMC NetWorker
7 1 (0.071%) Failover Clustering
7 1 (0.071%) Grafana
7 1 (0.071%) Nmap
7 1 (0.071%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 409 (29.11%) Microsoft
2 139 (9.89%) ServiceNow
3 70 (4.98%) Oracle
4 35 (2.49%) Google
5 33 (2.35%) Salesforce
5 33 (2.35%) SAP
6 28 (1.99%) Adobe
7 26 (1.85%) Apple
8 18 (1.28%) VMware
9 17 (1.21%) Cisco
10 16 (1.14%) Blue Prism
11 15 (1.07%) Northgate
12 14 (1.00%) Hyperion
13 13 (0.93%) Meraki
14 12 (0.85%) Palo Alto
15 11 (0.78%) Citrix
16 8 (0.57%) CheckPoint
16 8 (0.57%) Databricks
16 8 (0.57%) SolarWinds
17 7 (0.50%) Splunk