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 17 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 181 332 399
Rank change year-on-year +151 +67 +235
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Mindset 214 137 87
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.41% 0.70% 0.40%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 3.92% 1.95% 1.01%
Number of salaries quoted 138 73 70
10th Percentile £28,500 £40,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,563 £41,250 £40,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £59,813 £72,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £90,750 £86,000 £77,427
UK median annual salary £50,000 £60,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -16.67% +20.00% +5.26%

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 5,460 7,027 8,580
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 36.02% 35.70% 39.43%
Number of salaries quoted 3,550 3,950 6,727
10th Percentile £28,000 £36,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £38,750 £47,500 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,000 £62,783 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.21% -3.41% -
75th Percentile £80,188 £86,250 £84,056
90th Percentile £110,000 £117,625 £102,500
UK median annual salary £53,500 £60,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -10.83% -4.00% -

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 17 November 2025.

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 15 (7.01%) Confluence
2 5 (2.34%) CMS
2 5 (2.34%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.47%) Drupal
3 1 (0.47%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 55 (25.70%) Microsoft Excel
2 15 (7.01%) Microsoft Office
3 11 (5.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (2.34%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.93%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.47%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.47%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 6 (2.80%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.93%) Dynamics NAV
2 2 (0.93%) NetSuite
2 2 (0.93%) SAP CO
2 2 (0.93%) SAP ERP
2 2 (0.93%) SAP FI
2 2 (0.93%) SAP FI/CO
2 2 (0.93%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.93%) Shopify
3 1 (0.47%) Dynamics AX
3 1 (0.47%) Dynamics GP
3 1 (0.47%) iTrent
Cloud Services
1 60 (28.04%) Azure
2 50 (23.36%) Power Platform
3 31 (14.49%) Azure Data Factory
4 25 (11.68%) Azure Synapse Analytics
5 17 (7.94%) Azure DevOps
6 11 (5.14%) Google Analytics
7 10 (4.67%) Dynamics 365
8 9 (4.21%) SaaS
9 8 (3.74%) Snowflake
10 7 (3.27%) Microsoft 365
11 6 (2.80%) AWS
12 5 (2.34%) Google Ads
13 4 (1.87%) PowerApps
14 3 (1.40%) Contentsquare
15 2 (0.93%) Amazon GuardDuty
15 2 (0.93%) MailChimp
16 1 (0.47%) Entra ID
16 1 (0.47%) GCP
16 1 (0.47%) Google Tag Manager
16 1 (0.47%) iPaaS
Communications & Networking
1 27 (12.62%) Network Security
2 5 (2.34%) LAN
2 5 (2.34%) WAN
3 4 (1.87%) Ethernet
3 4 (1.87%) Wi-Fi
3 4 (1.87%) Wireshark
4 3 (1.40%) Firewall
5 2 (0.93%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.47%) Internet
6 1 (0.47%) Intranet
6 1 (0.47%) Intrusion Detection
6 1 (0.47%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 43 (20.09%) Power BI
2 28 (13.08%) SQL Server
3 26 (12.15%) Azure SQL Database
4 24 (11.21%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 11 (5.14%) Tableau
6 10 (4.67%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (0.93%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
7 2 (0.93%) Looker
7 2 (0.93%) Metadata
7 2 (0.93%) Relational Database
8 1 (0.47%) BusinessObjects
8 1 (0.47%) Geospatial Data
8 1 (0.47%) Power Query
8 1 (0.47%) QGIS
Development Applications
1 15 (7.01%) JIRA
2 4 (1.87%) Postman
3 2 (0.93%) Bazaar
4 1 (0.47%) Appium
4 1 (0.47%) Cypress.io
4 1 (0.47%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.47%) REST Assured
4 1 (0.47%) Selenium
General
1 214 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
2 135 (63.08%) Social Skills
3 85 (39.72%) Finance
4 64 (29.91%) Marketing
5 39 (18.22%) Manufacturing
6 31 (14.49%) Public Sector
7 29 (13.55%) Electronics
8 25 (11.68%) Telecoms
9 20 (9.35%) Legal
10 15 (7.01%) Law
10 15 (7.01%) Presentation Skills
11 13 (6.07%) Billing
12 11 (5.14%) Retail
13 9 (4.21%) Organisational Skills
14 8 (3.74%) French Language
14 8 (3.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 6 (2.80%) Mandarin Language
15 6 (2.80%) Portuguese Language
15 6 (2.80%) Spanish Language
16 5 (2.34%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 66 (30.84%) Analyst
2 27 (12.62%) Consultant
3 26 (12.15%) Cybersecurity Consultant
3 26 (12.15%) Security Consultant
4 20 (9.35%) Business Analyst
5 16 (7.48%) Insight Analyst
6 13 (6.07%) Business Manager
7 12 (5.61%) Commercial Analyst
7 12 (5.61%) Data Analyst
7 12 (5.61%) Insight Manager
8 11 (5.14%) Graduate
8 11 (5.14%) Sales Manager
9 10 (4.67%) Lead
10 9 (4.21%) Architect
10 9 (4.21%) Support Analyst
11 8 (3.74%) Enterprise Architect
11 8 (3.74%) Sales Executive
11 8 (3.74%) Senior
12 7 (3.27%) Systems Analyst
13 6 (2.80%) Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (2.34%) HTML
2 4 (1.87%) CSS
3 2 (0.93%) FIX Protocol
3 2 (0.93%) REST
3 2 (0.93%) Sass
3 2 (0.93%) XML
3 2 (0.93%) ZeroMQ
4 1 (0.47%) .NET
4 1 (0.47%) .NET Core
4 1 (0.47%) .NET Framework
4 1 (0.47%) Blazor
4 1 (0.47%) GraphQL
4 1 (0.47%) JSON
4 1 (0.47%) Middleware
4 1 (0.47%) ModSecurity
4 1 (0.47%) SOAP
4 1 (0.47%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 28 (13.08%) Self-Motivation
2 23 (10.75%) Onboarding
3 20 (9.35%) Product Ownership
4 11 (5.14%) Management Information System
5 9 (4.21%) Social Media
6 8 (3.74%) Legacy Systems
7 6 (2.80%) Algorithms
7 6 (2.80%) FMCG
8 4 (1.87%) CMDB
8 4 (1.87%) Cyber Defence
8 4 (1.87%) Data Structures
8 4 (1.87%) Web Conferencing
9 3 (1.40%) Cloud Native
9 3 (1.40%) Data Protection Act
9 3 (1.40%) Driving Licence
9 3 (1.40%) PKI
9 3 (1.40%) Security Posture
10 2 (0.93%) Cyber Threat
10 2 (0.93%) Public Cloud
10 2 (0.93%) Video Editing
Operating Systems
1 8 (3.74%) Windows
2 4 (1.87%) Linux
3 2 (0.93%) Unix
4 1 (0.47%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 76 (35.51%) Problem-Solving
2 70 (32.71%) Business Intelligence
3 67 (31.31%) Analytics
4 60 (28.04%) Continuous Improvement
5 55 (25.70%) Decision-Making
6 54 (25.23%) AI
7 45 (21.03%) Actionable Insight
8 44 (20.56%) Agile
9 38 (17.76%) Process Improvement
10 35 (16.36%) Cybersecurity
10 35 (16.36%) Data Analysis
11 34 (15.89%) Digital Marketing
12 33 (15.42%) Visualisation
13 30 (14.02%) DevOps
13 30 (14.02%) Mentoring
14 26 (12.15%) CRM
14 26 (12.15%) Programme Management
15 25 (11.68%) Vulnerability Management
16 24 (11.21%) Visual Analytics
16 24 (11.21%) WFM
Programming Languages
1 57 (26.64%) SQL
2 24 (11.21%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 22 (10.28%) Python
4 11 (5.14%) C#
5 9 (4.21%) JavaScript
6 7 (3.27%) C++
7 6 (2.80%) C
8 5 (2.34%) VBA
9 2 (0.93%) Bicep
9 2 (0.93%) PowerShell
9 2 (0.93%) R
10 1 (0.47%) Bash
10 1 (0.47%) Go
10 1 (0.47%) Java
10 1 (0.47%) PHP
10 1 (0.47%) VC++
Qualifications
1 44 (20.56%) Degree
2 38 (17.76%) Security Cleared
3 28 (13.08%) CISSP
4 26 (12.15%) CEH
5 25 (11.68%) CompTIA Security+
6 13 (6.07%) SC Cleared
7 12 (5.61%) Six Sigma Green Belt
8 7 (3.27%) DV Cleared
8 7 (3.27%) Microsoft Certification
9 6 (2.80%) Computer Science Degree
10 5 (2.34%) A+ Certification
11 4 (1.87%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 3 (1.40%) BPSS Clearance
12 3 (1.40%) CISM
12 3 (1.40%) NVQ Level 3
13 2 (0.93%) Azure Certification
13 2 (0.93%) Master's Degree
14 1 (0.47%) CISA
14 1 (0.47%) CRISC
14 1 (0.47%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (14.95%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 29 (13.55%) NIST
3 26 (12.15%) PCI DSS
4 13 (6.07%) Actionable Recommendations
4 13 (6.07%) Data Quality
5 11 (5.14%) Accessibility
6 8 (3.74%) QA
7 7 (3.27%) GDPR
8 6 (2.80%) GRC
9 3 (1.40%) ISO 14001
9 3 (1.40%) ISO 9001
9 3 (1.40%) NEBOSH
10 2 (0.93%) Cyber Essentials
10 2 (0.93%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 2 (0.93%) GAAP
10 2 (0.93%) IFRS
10 2 (0.93%) SOC 2
11 1 (0.47%) EMIR
11 1 (0.47%) PMO
11 1 (0.47%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (0.47%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (1.40%) Terraform
2 1 (0.47%) Ansible
2 1 (0.47%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
2 1 (0.47%) Computer Incident Response Team
Vendors
1 47 (21.96%) Microsoft
2 30 (14.02%) SAP
3 18 (8.41%) Google
4 11 (5.14%) Autodesk
5 7 (3.27%) Hotjar
6 6 (2.80%) ServiceNow
7 5 (2.34%) Workday
8 4 (1.87%) Salesforce
9 3 (1.40%) Ahrefs
9 3 (1.40%) Screaming Frog
10 2 (0.93%) Adobe
10 2 (0.93%) Hootsuite
10 2 (0.93%) Instagram
10 2 (0.93%) Oracle
10 2 (0.93%) YouTube
11 1 (0.47%) Bloomberg
11 1 (0.47%) BT
11 1 (0.47%) Databricks
11 1 (0.47%) Pinterest
11 1 (0.47%) Snapchat