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 21 September 2026.

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

6 months to
21 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 28 25 15
Rank change year-on-year -3 -10 +2
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 1,754 1,287 2,765
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.18% 7.94% 11.93%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.66% 8.57% 12.38%
Number of salaries quoted 1,194 980 1,240
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £28,500
25th Percentile £36,500 £35,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,497 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.10% - -8.16%
75th Percentile £58,750 £60,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £71,250 £78,850 £80,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £44,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +1.12% -1.11% -4.26%

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 22,898 15,017 22,332
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.79% 92.66% 96.33%
Number of salaries quoted 16,035 8,936 14,304
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £40,000 £44,588
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £78,531
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £59,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +7.27% - -8.33%

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 21 September 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 21 September 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.

1 435 (24.80%) Problem-Solving
2 411 (23.43%) Microsoft
3 376 (21.44%) SQL
4 306 (17.45%) Agile
5 292 (16.65%) Degree
6 268 (15.28%) Decision-Making
7 255 (14.54%) Continuous Improvement
8 240 (13.68%) Business Analysis
9 237 (13.51%) Analytics
10 218 (12.43%) Stakeholder Management
11 215 (12.26%) Microsoft 365
12 212 (12.09%) Business Intelligence
12 212 (12.09%) ITIL
13 204 (11.63%) Cybersecurity
14 201 (11.46%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 198 (11.29%) Customer Service
15 198 (11.29%) Power Platform
16 189 (10.78%) Azure
16 189 (10.78%) Power BI
17 171 (9.75%) Microsoft Excel
18 168 (9.58%) Process Improvement
19 161 (9.18%) AI
19 161 (9.18%) Windows
20 149 (8.49%) User Stories
21 141 (8.04%) Mentoring
22 140 (7.98%) Actionable Insight
22 140 (7.98%) Project Delivery
23 137 (7.81%) Requirements Gathering
24 134 (7.64%) Active Directory
25 132 (7.53%) AWS

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 78 (4.45%) SharePoint
2 57 (3.25%) Microsoft Exchange
3 37 (2.11%) Confluence
4 10 (0.57%) IIS
5 4 (0.23%) SAS
6 2 (0.11%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.11%) Oracle Application Server
7 1 (0.057%) Apache
7 1 (0.057%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.057%) Apache Superset
7 1 (0.057%) ArcGIS
7 1 (0.057%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
7 1 (0.057%) CMS
7 1 (0.057%) Jupyter
7 1 (0.057%) Office Communications Server
7 1 (0.057%) Site Server
Applications
1 171 (9.75%) Microsoft Excel
2 125 (7.13%) Microsoft Office
3 30 (1.71%) MS Visio
4 26 (1.48%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 6 (0.34%) Spreadsheet
6 4 (0.23%) Microsoft Project
7 2 (0.11%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.057%) Acrobat
8 1 (0.057%) Adobe XD
8 1 (0.057%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 24 (1.37%) Cloudability
2 10 (0.57%) Dynamics NAV
2 10 (0.57%) NetSuite
3 9 (0.51%) Visualfiles
4 7 (0.40%) Elite 3E
5 6 (0.34%) Dynamics CRM
5 6 (0.34%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 5 (0.29%) SAP Business One
7 4 (0.23%) Academy Housing
7 4 (0.23%) Infor M3
7 4 (0.23%) JDE OneWorld
7 4 (0.23%) JDE World
7 4 (0.23%) Payment Gateway
7 4 (0.23%) SAP QM
7 4 (0.23%) Shopify
7 4 (0.23%) Workday HCM
8 3 (0.17%) Oracle EBS
9 2 (0.11%) Fidessa
9 2 (0.11%) Oracle Applications
9 2 (0.11%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 215 (12.26%) Microsoft 365
2 198 (11.29%) Power Platform
3 189 (10.78%) Azure
4 132 (7.53%) AWS
5 82 (4.68%) Entra ID
6 79 (4.50%) SaaS
7 60 (3.42%) GCP
8 36 (2.05%) Azure DevOps
9 34 (1.94%) Google Analytics
10 30 (1.71%) Dynamics 365
11 19 (1.08%) OneDrive
12 18 (1.03%) GitHub
13 17 (0.97%) PowerApps
14 16 (0.91%) Power Automate
15 15 (0.86%) Snowflake
16 14 (0.80%) Azure Sentinel
16 14 (0.80%) IaaS
16 14 (0.80%) PaaS
16 14 (0.80%) Serverless
17 13 (0.74%) Azure Functions
Communications & Networking
1 47 (2.68%) DNS
1 47 (2.68%) Firewall
2 44 (2.51%) VPN
3 39 (2.22%) DHCP
4 33 (1.88%) Wi-Fi
5 26 (1.48%) Broadband
6 21 (1.20%) Network Security
6 21 (1.20%) TCP/IP
7 19 (1.08%) LAN
8 17 (0.97%) WAN
9 12 (0.68%) Cisco Nexus
10 11 (0.63%) Internet
11 10 (0.57%) HTTP
12 5 (0.29%) VLAN
13 4 (0.23%) FTP
13 4 (0.23%) NGFW
13 4 (0.23%) SMTP
13 4 (0.23%) Wireless
14 3 (0.17%) Intrusion Detection
14 3 (0.17%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 189 (10.78%) Power BI
2 48 (2.74%) Tableau
3 39 (2.22%) SQL Server
4 26 (1.48%) Looker
5 24 (1.37%) Relational Database
6 21 (1.20%) BigQuery
6 21 (1.20%) Data Warehouse
7 18 (1.03%) Power Query
8 16 (0.91%) Metadata
9 12 (0.68%) Azure SQL Database
9 12 (0.68%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 9 (0.51%) Data Lake
10 9 (0.51%) Semantic Layer
11 8 (0.46%) Crystal Reports
11 8 (0.46%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 7 (0.40%) Amazon Athena
12 7 (0.40%) MySQL
13 6 (0.34%) DynamoDB
13 6 (0.34%) SAP BW
14 5 (0.29%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 101 (5.76%) JIRA
2 18 (1.03%) Git
3 9 (0.51%) Selenium
4 6 (0.34%) Postman
5 5 (0.29%) GitLab
6 4 (0.23%) Eclipse
7 3 (0.17%) Cypress.io
7 3 (0.17%) SoapUI
7 3 (0.17%) SpecFlow
7 3 (0.17%) Team Foundation Server
7 3 (0.17%) Visual Studio
7 3 (0.17%) Yeoman
8 2 (0.11%) Balsamiq
8 2 (0.11%) Jenkins
8 2 (0.11%) TeamCity
9 1 (0.057%) Burp Suite
9 1 (0.057%) Cucumber
9 1 (0.057%) Metasploit
9 1 (0.057%) TestNG
9 1 (0.057%) WebDriver
General
1 639 (36.43%) Social Skills
2 546 (31.13%) Analytical Skills
3 448 (25.54%) Finance
4 172 (9.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 142 (8.10%) Public Sector
6 132 (7.53%) Law
7 108 (6.16%) Retail
8 92 (5.25%) Legal
9 84 (4.79%) Organisational Skills
10 53 (3.02%) Banking
11 49 (2.79%) Marketing
12 48 (2.74%) Swedish Language
13 36 (2.05%) Presentation Skills
14 35 (2.00%) Manufacturing
15 19 (1.08%) Documentation Skills
15 19 (1.08%) Front Office
16 18 (1.03%) Advertising
16 18 (1.03%) Influencing Skills
17 17 (0.97%) Automotive
17 17 (0.97%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (1.43%) HTML
2 21 (1.20%) Oracle Fusion
3 19 (1.08%) CSS
3 19 (1.08%) XML
4 17 (0.97%) .NET
5 14 (0.80%) Terraform
6 12 (0.68%) .NET Framework
6 12 (0.68%) Web Services
7 11 (0.63%) FIX Protocol
7 11 (0.63%) Gherkin
8 6 (0.34%) EDI
8 6 (0.34%) JSON
9 5 (0.29%) HTML5
9 5 (0.29%) jQuery
9 5 (0.29%) LDAP
10 4 (0.23%) Microsoft Graph
10 4 (0.23%) Middleware
10 4 (0.23%) NumPy
10 4 (0.23%) Pandas
10 4 (0.23%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 104 (5.93%) Management Information System
2 101 (5.76%) Product Ownership
3 78 (4.45%) Onboarding
4 57 (3.25%) Security Posture
5 48 (2.74%) Self-Motivation
6 39 (2.22%) Cyber Threat
7 37 (2.11%) Driving Licence
8 35 (2.00%) Data Structures
9 29 (1.65%) Analytical Mindset
10 21 (1.20%) Cyber Defence
11 15 (0.86%) Client/Server
11 15 (0.86%) Derivative
11 15 (0.86%) Operational Technology
12 14 (0.80%) Blog
13 13 (0.74%) Cyberattack
13 13 (0.74%) Public Cloud
13 13 (0.74%) Security Operations Centre
14 12 (0.68%) Mobile App
14 12 (0.68%) Podcast
14 12 (0.68%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 161 (9.18%) Windows
2 67 (3.82%) Windows Server
3 22 (1.25%) Linux
4 12 (0.68%) VMS
5 9 (0.51%) Windows 10
6 8 (0.46%) Android
6 8 (0.46%) Apple iOS
7 3 (0.17%) Mac OS
7 3 (0.17%) Windows Server 2019
8 2 (0.11%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.057%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 435 (24.80%) Problem-Solving
2 306 (17.45%) Agile
3 268 (15.28%) Decision-Making
4 255 (14.54%) Continuous Improvement
5 240 (13.68%) Business Analysis
6 237 (13.51%) Analytics
7 218 (12.43%) Stakeholder Management
8 212 (12.09%) Business Intelligence
8 212 (12.09%) ITIL
9 204 (11.63%) Cybersecurity
10 201 (11.46%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 198 (11.29%) Customer Service
12 168 (9.58%) Process Improvement
13 161 (9.18%) AI
14 149 (8.49%) User Stories
15 141 (8.04%) Mentoring
16 140 (7.98%) Actionable Insight
16 140 (7.98%) Project Delivery
17 137 (7.81%) Requirements Gathering
18 129 (7.35%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 376 (21.44%) SQL
2 123 (7.01%) Python
3 57 (3.25%) PowerShell
4 29 (1.65%) C#
5 26 (1.48%) Kusto Query Language
6 21 (1.20%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 19 (1.08%) Java
8 18 (1.03%) JavaScript
9 17 (0.97%) Bash
10 16 (0.91%) VBA
11 13 (0.74%) R
12 12 (0.68%) Bicep
13 10 (0.57%) C++
14 9 (0.51%) T-SQL
15 5 (0.29%) Go
16 4 (0.23%) PL/SQL
16 4 (0.23%) VB
17 3 (0.17%) Objective-C
18 2 (0.11%) Google Apps Script
18 2 (0.11%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 292 (16.65%) Degree
2 131 (7.47%) Security Cleared
3 111 (6.33%) SC Cleared
4 93 (5.30%) AWS Certification
5 80 (4.56%) Microsoft Certification
6 64 (3.65%) Computer Science Degree
7 60 (3.42%) MCSE
8 35 (2.00%) ACCA
9 31 (1.77%) CIMA
10 27 (1.54%) BPSS Clearance
11 26 (1.48%) CISSP
12 24 (1.37%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 24 (1.37%) Azure Certification
12 24 (1.37%) DBS Check
13 21 (1.20%) CISM
14 20 (1.14%) CompTIA Security+
15 12 (0.68%) DV Cleared
16 11 (0.63%) GIAC
17 9 (0.51%) PMI Certification
18 8 (0.46%) AAT
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 130 (7.41%) QA
2 91 (5.19%) Data Quality
3 63 (3.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 59 (3.36%) GDPR
5 41 (2.34%) NIST
6 35 (2.00%) SLA
7 32 (1.82%) PMO
8 21 (1.20%) GRC
9 19 (1.08%) Accessibility
9 19 (1.08%) Actionable Recommendations
10 17 (0.97%) PCI DSS
11 11 (0.63%) FINREP
12 10 (0.57%) IFRS
13 9 (0.51%) COREP
14 8 (0.46%) Cyber Essentials
14 8 (0.46%) SOC 2
15 7 (0.40%) EMIR
15 7 (0.40%) NCSC
16 6 (0.34%) GAAP
17 5 (0.29%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 134 (7.64%) Active Directory
2 23 (1.31%) VMware Infrastructure
3 22 (1.25%) Virtual Desktop
4 14 (0.80%) Hyper-V
5 13 (0.74%) vSphere
6 7 (0.40%) Docker
7 4 (0.23%) Virtual Machines
7 4 (0.23%) Virtual Servers
8 3 (0.17%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 1 (0.057%) BitLocker
9 1 (0.057%) NFS
9 1 (0.057%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 36 (2.05%) Microsoft Intune
2 15 (0.86%) SCCM
3 11 (0.63%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 10 (0.57%) Kubernetes
5 4 (0.23%) QRadar
6 3 (0.17%) Kibana
6 3 (0.17%) Network Intrusion Detection System
7 2 (0.11%) Grafana
7 2 (0.11%) Graylog
7 2 (0.11%) Jamf Pro
8 1 (0.057%) Autotask
8 1 (0.057%) Failover Clustering
8 1 (0.057%) HP Quality Center
8 1 (0.057%) Microsoft Clustering
8 1 (0.057%) Nessus
8 1 (0.057%) Nmap
8 1 (0.057%) OpenVAS
8 1 (0.057%) Proxmox
8 1 (0.057%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.057%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 411 (23.43%) Microsoft
2 123 (7.01%) ServiceNow
3 50 (2.85%) Google
4 49 (2.79%) Salesforce
5 45 (2.57%) Oracle
6 42 (2.39%) SAP
7 33 (1.88%) VMware
8 30 (1.71%) Adobe
9 29 (1.65%) Apple
10 20 (1.14%) Cisco
11 18 (1.03%) Qualys
12 17 (0.97%) iManage
13 16 (0.91%) Palo Alto
14 15 (0.86%) Citrix
14 15 (0.86%) Workday
15 14 (0.80%) Aruba
16 13 (0.74%) YouTube
17 12 (0.68%) ScienceLogic
17 12 (0.68%) Splunk
18 10 (0.57%) Sage