Hybrid/Remote Analytical Mindset Job Trends

Analytical Mindset
UK > Work from Home

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Analytical Mindset in remote or hybrid work. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Analytical Mindset over the 6 months leading up to 8 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 251 315 449
Rank change year-on-year +64 +134 +139
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Mindset 149 79 116
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.87% 0.61% 0.37%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.47% 1.46% 1.01%
Number of salaries quoted 84 58 83
10th Percentile £30,050 £30,575 £31,400
25th Percentile £40,000 £44,967 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,750 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.98% +7.50% -16.67%
75th Percentile £73,750 £76,250 £63,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,750 £83,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £57,500 £43,200
% change year-on-year -21.74% +33.10% -15.71%

All Generic Skills
Work from Home

Analytical Mindset falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 6,023 5,411 11,456
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 34.98% 42.12% 36.39%
Number of salaries quoted 3,763 3,665 9,112
10th Percentile £31,250 £36,100 £32,500
25th Percentile £43,750 £47,500 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £59,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +5.04% -8.46%
75th Percentile £81,250 £86,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £104,750 £120,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -15.38%

Analytical Mindset
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Analytical Mindset and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Analytical Mindset job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Analytical Mindset
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Analytical Mindset.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Analytical Mindset

Analytical Mindset
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Analytical Mindset over the 6 months to 8 April 2026.

Analytical Mindset salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Analytical Mindset
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 3 (2.01%) Confluence
2 1 (0.67%) Apache
2 1 (0.67%) Apache Spark
2 1 (0.67%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.67%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.67%) WordPress
Applications
1 37 (24.83%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (4.70%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (4.03%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (2.01%) MS Visio
5 2 (1.34%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.67%) Adobe Creative Suite
Business Applications
1 3 (2.01%) NetSuite
1 3 (2.01%) SAP FI
1 3 (2.01%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (1.34%) SAP CO
2 2 (1.34%) SAP ERP
2 2 (1.34%) SAP FI/CO
3 1 (0.67%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.67%) Infor M3
3 1 (0.67%) JDE OneWorld
3 1 (0.67%) JDE World
3 1 (0.67%) OpenText VIM for SAP
3 1 (0.67%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 50 (33.56%) Azure
2 36 (24.16%) Power Platform
3 26 (17.45%) Azure Data Factory
3 26 (17.45%) Azure Synapse Analytics
4 13 (8.72%) AWS
5 10 (6.71%) Azure DevOps
6 9 (6.04%) SaaS
7 7 (4.70%) GitHub
8 6 (4.03%) GCP
8 6 (4.03%) Microsoft 365
9 5 (3.36%) Google Analytics
10 4 (2.68%) Dynamics 365
11 3 (2.01%) Amazon ECS
11 3 (2.01%) GitHub Actions
11 3 (2.01%) Tricentis Tosca
12 2 (1.34%) Amazon GuardDuty
12 2 (1.34%) dbt
12 2 (1.34%) Power Automate
13 1 (0.67%) Azure Sentinel
13 1 (0.67%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 6 (4.03%) TCP/IP
2 5 (3.36%) Firewall
3 3 (2.01%) Network Security
4 2 (1.34%) Ethernet
4 2 (1.34%) WAN
4 2 (1.34%) Wi-Fi
4 2 (1.34%) Wireshark
5 1 (0.67%) Broadband
5 1 (0.67%) DHCP
5 1 (0.67%) DNS
5 1 (0.67%) FTP
5 1 (0.67%) HTTP
5 1 (0.67%) Internet
5 1 (0.67%) LAN
5 1 (0.67%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.67%) SMS
5 1 (0.67%) SMTP
5 1 (0.67%) VLAN
5 1 (0.67%) VoIP
5 1 (0.67%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 34 (22.82%) Power BI
2 27 (18.12%) SQL Server
3 26 (17.45%) Azure SQL Database
4 24 (16.11%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 5 (3.36%) Data Warehouse
6 4 (2.68%) Tableau
7 3 (2.01%) Big Data
8 2 (1.34%) Metadata
8 2 (1.34%) PostgreSQL
9 1 (0.67%) Amazon Redshift
9 1 (0.67%) Apache Hive
9 1 (0.67%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
9 1 (0.67%) Data Lake
9 1 (0.67%) DynamoDB
9 1 (0.67%) Hadoop
9 1 (0.67%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 6 (4.03%) JIRA
2 3 (2.01%) Jenkins
3 2 (1.34%) Git
4 1 (0.67%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.67%) Oracle APEX
4 1 (0.67%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 1 (0.67%) TestRail
4 1 (0.67%) Zephyr
General
1 148 (99.33%) Analytical Skills
2 95 (63.76%) Social Skills
3 59 (39.60%) Finance
4 18 (12.08%) Presentation Skills
5 13 (8.72%) Billing
5 13 (8.72%) Marketing
6 11 (7.38%) Legal
7 9 (6.04%) Retail
8 8 (5.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 8 (5.37%) Organisational Skills
9 7 (4.70%) Front Office
9 7 (4.70%) Law
10 6 (4.03%) Automotive
10 6 (4.03%) Public Sector
11 5 (3.36%) Manufacturing
12 4 (2.68%) French Language
12 4 (2.68%) German Language
12 4 (2.68%) Influencing Skills
13 3 (2.01%) Italian Language
13 3 (2.01%) Japanese Language
Job Titles
1 46 (30.87%) Analyst
2 13 (8.72%) Business Analyst
2 13 (8.72%) Business Manager
2 13 (8.72%) Lead
3 12 (8.05%) Commercial Analyst
3 12 (8.05%) Data Analyst
3 12 (8.05%) Insight Analyst
3 12 (8.05%) Insight Manager
4 9 (6.04%) Senior
5 7 (4.70%) Developer
6 6 (4.03%) Cloud Engineer
6 6 (4.03%) Compliance Manager
6 6 (4.03%) Head of QA
6 6 (4.03%) Junior
6 6 (4.03%) Junior Analyst
7 5 (3.36%) IT Support
7 5 (3.36%) Support Analyst
8 4 (2.68%) Front Office Developer
8 4 (2.68%) Technical Leader
8 4 (2.68%) Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.68%) FIX Protocol
1 4 (2.68%) Flutter
1 4 (2.68%) React
1 4 (2.68%) Sass
1 4 (2.68%) ZeroMQ
2 3 (2.01%) .NET
2 3 (2.01%) CSS
2 3 (2.01%) HTML
2 3 (2.01%) XML
2 3 (2.01%) XSLT
3 1 (0.67%) Django
3 1 (0.67%) DOM
3 1 (0.67%) Ember.js
3 1 (0.67%) Java Concurrency
3 1 (0.67%) JSON
3 1 (0.67%) Kafka
3 1 (0.67%) LDAP
3 1 (0.67%) Phoenix Framework
3 1 (0.67%) Playwright
3 1 (0.67%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 21 (14.09%) Self-Motivation
2 9 (6.04%) Algorithms
3 8 (5.37%) Product Ownership
4 7 (4.70%) Onboarding
4 7 (4.70%) Social Media
5 6 (4.03%) Driving Licence
6 5 (3.36%) Cloud Native
6 5 (3.36%) FMCG
6 5 (3.36%) Security Posture
7 4 (2.68%) Distributed Systems
8 3 (2.01%) Cyber Defence
8 3 (2.01%) Distributed Computing
8 3 (2.01%) Greenfield Project
8 3 (2.01%) Web Conferencing
9 2 (1.34%) Augmented Reality
9 2 (1.34%) Cloud Security Posture
9 2 (1.34%) Enterprise Software
9 2 (1.34%) Legacy Systems
9 2 (1.34%) Life Science
9 2 (1.34%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 7 (4.70%) Windows
2 6 (4.03%) Linux
3 2 (1.34%) Unix
4 1 (0.67%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 65 (43.62%) Problem-Solving
2 56 (37.58%) Analytics
3 50 (33.56%) Continuous Improvement
4 37 (24.83%) Process Improvement
5 36 (24.16%) Actionable Insight
5 36 (24.16%) Business Intelligence
6 35 (23.49%) Decision-Making
7 32 (21.48%) Data Analysis
8 31 (20.81%) Visualisation
9 29 (19.46%) Agile
10 24 (16.11%) Visual Analytics
10 24 (16.11%) WFM
11 21 (14.09%) AI
12 19 (12.75%) CI/CD
13 17 (11.41%) DevOps
14 16 (10.74%) Customer Experience
14 16 (10.74%) Data Modelling
14 16 (10.74%) Performance Monitoring
14 16 (10.74%) Time Management
15 15 (10.07%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 44 (29.53%) SQL
2 30 (20.13%) Python
3 24 (16.11%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 12 (8.05%) C#
5 10 (6.71%) C++
6 8 (5.37%) Go
7 7 (4.70%) VBA
8 6 (4.03%) C
8 6 (4.03%) Java
8 6 (4.03%) JavaScript
8 6 (4.03%) PowerShell
9 3 (2.01%) Bash
9 3 (2.01%) Bicep
9 3 (2.01%) Kusto Query Language
9 3 (2.01%) VC++
10 1 (0.67%) Elm
10 1 (0.67%) PHP
10 1 (0.67%) PL/SQL
10 1 (0.67%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.67%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 33 (22.15%) Degree
2 12 (8.05%) Security Cleared
2 12 (8.05%) Six Sigma Green Belt
3 10 (6.71%) SC Cleared
4 6 (4.03%) IRCA
5 5 (3.36%) DV Cleared
5 5 (3.36%) Master's Degree
6 4 (2.68%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (2.01%) Azure Certification
7 3 (2.01%) Microsoft Certification
7 3 (2.01%) NVQ Level 3
8 1 (0.67%) ACCA
8 1 (0.67%) CIMA
8 1 (0.67%) IIBA
8 1 (0.67%) ISTQB
8 1 (0.67%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 1 (0.67%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (13.42%) Data Quality
1 20 (13.42%) QA
2 15 (10.07%) ISO 9001
3 12 (8.05%) Actionable Recommendations
4 11 (7.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 9 (6.04%) ISO 14001
6 8 (5.37%) Cyber Essentials
6 8 (5.37%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 8 (5.37%) GDPR
7 6 (4.03%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 5 (3.36%) GRC
9 4 (2.68%) Software Quality Assurance
10 3 (2.01%) EMIR
10 3 (2.01%) NEBOSH
11 2 (1.34%) Accessibility
11 2 (1.34%) GAAP
11 2 (1.34%) IFRS
11 2 (1.34%) NIST
11 2 (1.34%) SOC 2
12 1 (0.67%) SLA
System Software
1 3 (2.01%) Active Directory
2 2 (1.34%) Docker
2 2 (1.34%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (0.67%) Firmware
3 1 (0.67%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 11 (7.38%) Terraform
2 5 (3.36%) Kubernetes
3 4 (2.68%) Microsoft Intune
4 3 (2.01%) Ansible
5 1 (0.67%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.67%) Grafana
5 1 (0.67%) QRadar
Vendors
1 35 (23.49%) Microsoft
2 7 (4.70%) Google
3 5 (3.36%) Oracle
4 4 (2.68%) Autodesk
4 4 (2.68%) SAP
5 3 (2.01%) Apple
5 3 (2.01%) Databricks
5 3 (2.01%) ServiceNow
6 2 (1.34%) Adobe
6 2 (1.34%) Ahrefs
6 2 (1.34%) BT
6 2 (1.34%) Hotjar
6 2 (1.34%) Salesforce
6 2 (1.34%) Screaming Frog
7 1 (0.67%) Dell
7 1 (0.67%) Epicor
7 1 (0.67%) HP
7 1 (0.67%) HubSpot
7 1 (0.67%) JD Edwards
7 1 (0.67%) Marketo