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

6 months to
3 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 212 341 390
Rank change year-on-year +129 +49 +250
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Mindset 203 138 95
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.26% 0.70% 0.43%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 3.13% 1.97% 1.07%
Number of salaries quoted 130 74 78
10th Percentile £28,500 £40,375 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £41,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +9.52% +10.53%
75th Percentile £55,938 £72,500 £61,875
90th Percentile £90,750 £85,250 £79,782
UK median annual salary £50,000 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -16.67% +14.29% +10.53%

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 6,492 6,989 8,907
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 40.16% 35.24% 40.18%
Number of salaries quoted 3,480 3,922 7,010
10th Percentile £28,500 £36,250 £38,116
25th Percentile £38,750 £47,500 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.54% - -
75th Percentile £81,250 £87,500 £84,056
90th Percentile £110,000 £122,500 £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 3 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 (7.39%) Confluence
2 5 (2.46%) CMS
2 5 (2.46%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.49%) Drupal
3 1 (0.49%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 57 (28.08%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (6.40%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (4.93%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (2.46%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.99%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.49%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.49%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 6 (2.96%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.99%) Dynamics NAV
2 2 (0.99%) NetSuite
2 2 (0.99%) Shopify
3 1 (0.49%) Dynamics AX
3 1 (0.49%) Dynamics GP
3 1 (0.49%) iTrent
Cloud Services
1 57 (28.08%) Azure
2 53 (26.11%) Power Platform
3 31 (15.27%) Azure Data Factory
4 25 (12.32%) Azure Synapse Analytics
5 17 (8.37%) Azure DevOps
6 10 (4.93%) Dynamics 365
6 10 (4.93%) Google Analytics
7 8 (3.94%) Snowflake
8 7 (3.45%) Microsoft 365
9 6 (2.96%) SaaS
10 5 (2.46%) Google Ads
11 4 (1.97%) PowerApps
12 3 (1.48%) AWS
12 3 (1.48%) Contentsquare
13 2 (0.99%) MailChimp
14 1 (0.49%) Adobe Creative Cloud
14 1 (0.49%) Entra ID
14 1 (0.49%) GitHub
14 1 (0.49%) Google Tag Manager
14 1 (0.49%) iPaaS
Communications & Networking
1 25 (12.32%) Network Security
2 5 (2.46%) LAN
2 5 (2.46%) WAN
3 4 (1.97%) Ethernet
3 4 (1.97%) Wi-Fi
3 4 (1.97%) Wireshark
4 1 (0.49%) Firewall
4 1 (0.49%) Internet
4 1 (0.49%) Intranet
4 1 (0.49%) Intrusion Detection
4 1 (0.49%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.49%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 46 (22.66%) Power BI
2 28 (13.79%) SQL Server
3 26 (12.81%) Azure SQL Database
4 24 (11.82%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 11 (5.42%) Tableau
6 10 (4.93%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (0.99%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
7 2 (0.99%) Looker
7 2 (0.99%) Relational Database
8 1 (0.49%) BusinessObjects
8 1 (0.49%) Geospatial Data
8 1 (0.49%) Metadata
8 1 (0.49%) Power Query
8 1 (0.49%) QGIS
Development Applications
1 15 (7.39%) JIRA
2 4 (1.97%) Postman
3 2 (0.99%) Bazaar
4 1 (0.49%) Appium
4 1 (0.49%) Cypress.io
4 1 (0.49%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.49%) REST Assured
4 1 (0.49%) Selenium
General
1 203 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
2 132 (65.02%) Social Skills
3 82 (40.39%) Finance
4 61 (30.05%) Marketing
5 39 (19.21%) Manufacturing
6 29 (14.29%) Electronics
7 28 (13.79%) Public Sector
8 25 (12.32%) Telecoms
9 19 (9.36%) Legal
10 15 (7.39%) Presentation Skills
11 13 (6.40%) Billing
12 12 (5.91%) Law
13 10 (4.93%) Retail
14 9 (4.43%) Organisational Skills
15 8 (3.94%) French Language
16 6 (2.96%) Mandarin Language
16 6 (2.96%) Portuguese Language
16 6 (2.96%) Spanish Language
17 5 (2.46%) Advertising
17 5 (2.46%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 65 (32.02%) Analyst
2 27 (13.30%) Consultant
3 26 (12.81%) Cybersecurity Consultant
3 26 (12.81%) Security Consultant
4 18 (8.87%) Insight Analyst
5 17 (8.37%) Business Analyst
6 13 (6.40%) Business Manager
7 12 (5.91%) Commercial Analyst
7 12 (5.91%) Data Analyst
7 12 (5.91%) Insight Manager
8 11 (5.42%) Sales Manager
9 10 (4.93%) Graduate
10 9 (4.43%) Architect
10 9 (4.43%) Support Analyst
11 8 (3.94%) Enterprise Architect
11 8 (3.94%) Sales Executive
11 8 (3.94%) Senior
12 7 (3.45%) Sales Analyst
12 7 (3.45%) Systems Analyst
13 5 (2.46%) Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.97%) HTML
2 3 (1.48%) CSS
3 2 (0.99%) REST
4 1 (0.49%) .NET
4 1 (0.49%) .NET Core
4 1 (0.49%) .NET Framework
4 1 (0.49%) Blazor
4 1 (0.49%) FIX Protocol
4 1 (0.49%) GraphQL
4 1 (0.49%) JSON
4 1 (0.49%) Middleware
4 1 (0.49%) ModSecurity
4 1 (0.49%) Sass
4 1 (0.49%) SOAP
4 1 (0.49%) XML
4 1 (0.49%) ZeroMQ
Miscellaneous
1 27 (13.30%) Self-Motivation
2 23 (11.33%) Onboarding
3 16 (7.88%) Product Ownership
4 11 (5.42%) Management Information System
5 8 (3.94%) Legacy Systems
5 8 (3.94%) Social Media
6 6 (2.96%) FMCG
7 4 (1.97%) CMDB
7 4 (1.97%) Cyber Defence
7 4 (1.97%) Data Structures
8 3 (1.48%) Algorithms
8 3 (1.48%) Data Protection Act
8 3 (1.48%) Driving Licence
8 3 (1.48%) PKI
8 3 (1.48%) Web Conferencing
9 2 (0.99%) Cyber Threat
9 2 (0.99%) Operational Technology
9 2 (0.99%) Video Editing
10 1 (0.49%) Cloud Native
10 1 (0.49%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 8 (3.94%) Windows
2 3 (1.48%) Linux
3 2 (0.99%) Unix
4 1 (0.49%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 71 (34.98%) Business Intelligence
1 71 (34.98%) Problem-Solving
2 64 (31.53%) Analytics
3 58 (28.57%) Decision-Making
4 54 (26.60%) Continuous Improvement
5 51 (25.12%) AI
6 47 (23.15%) Actionable Insight
7 41 (20.20%) Agile
8 38 (18.72%) Process Improvement
9 34 (16.75%) Data Analysis
10 33 (16.26%) Digital Marketing
10 33 (16.26%) Visualisation
11 32 (15.76%) Cybersecurity
12 30 (14.78%) Mentoring
13 27 (13.30%) DevOps
14 26 (12.81%) Programme Management
15 25 (12.32%) CRM
15 25 (12.32%) Vulnerability Management
16 24 (11.82%) Visual Analytics
16 24 (11.82%) WFM
Programming Languages
1 58 (28.57%) SQL
2 24 (11.82%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 19 (9.36%) Python
4 9 (4.43%) C#
5 8 (3.94%) JavaScript
6 5 (2.46%) C
6 5 (2.46%) C++
7 4 (1.97%) VBA
8 2 (0.99%) R
9 1 (0.49%) Go
9 1 (0.49%) Java
9 1 (0.49%) PHP
9 1 (0.49%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 40 (19.70%) Degree
2 35 (17.24%) Security Cleared
3 28 (13.79%) CISSP
4 26 (12.81%) CEH
5 25 (12.32%) CompTIA Security+
6 12 (5.91%) Six Sigma Green Belt
7 10 (4.93%) SC Cleared
8 7 (3.45%) DV Cleared
8 7 (3.45%) Microsoft Certification
9 5 (2.46%) A+ Certification
9 5 (2.46%) Computer Science Degree
10 4 (1.97%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 3 (1.48%) BPSS Clearance
11 3 (1.48%) CISM
11 3 (1.48%) NVQ Level 3
12 2 (0.99%) Azure Certification
13 1 (0.49%) CISA
13 1 (0.49%) CRISC
13 1 (0.49%) DBS Check
13 1 (0.49%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (14.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 27 (13.30%) NIST
3 26 (12.81%) PCI DSS
4 13 (6.40%) Actionable Recommendations
4 13 (6.40%) Data Quality
5 10 (4.93%) Accessibility
6 7 (3.45%) QA
7 5 (2.46%) GDPR
8 4 (1.97%) GRC
9 3 (1.48%) ISO 14001
9 3 (1.48%) ISO 9001
9 3 (1.48%) NEBOSH
10 1 (0.49%) PMO
System Software
1 1 (0.49%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (0.49%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
1 1 (0.49%) Computer Incident Response Team
Vendors
1 43 (21.18%) Microsoft
2 28 (13.79%) SAP
3 16 (7.88%) Google
4 11 (5.42%) Autodesk
5 6 (2.96%) Hotjar
5 6 (2.96%) ServiceNow
6 5 (2.46%) Workday
7 4 (1.97%) Salesforce
8 2 (0.99%) Adobe
8 2 (0.99%) Ahrefs
8 2 (0.99%) Hootsuite
8 2 (0.99%) Instagram
8 2 (0.99%) Screaming Frog
8 2 (0.99%) YouTube
9 1 (0.49%) Databricks
9 1 (0.49%) Facebook
9 1 (0.49%) HubSpot
9 1 (0.49%) Pinterest
9 1 (0.49%) Snapchat
9 1 (0.49%) TikTok