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 26 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 257 309 455
Rank change year-on-year +52 +146 +126
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Mindset 139 93 119
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.77% 0.69% 0.37%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.23% 1.61% 1.02%
Number of salaries quoted 76 63 87
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £44,978 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,500 £52,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.33% +10.53% -20.83%
75th Percentile £70,813 £77,500 £63,375
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,750 £83,750
UK median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £43,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% +27.91% -14.00%

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 6,246 5,773 11,698
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 34.58% 42.79% 35.95%
Number of salaries quoted 3,917 3,715 9,240
10th Percentile £31,250 £34,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,496 £62,500 £59,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.61% +5.93% -9.23%
75th Percentile £82,500 £87,500 £78,005
90th Percentile £101,250 £122,500 £100,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +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 26 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 4 (2.88%) WordPress
2 3 (2.16%) Confluence
3 1 (0.72%) Apache
3 1 (0.72%) Apache Spark
3 1 (0.72%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.72%) SharePoint
Applications
1 32 (23.02%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (5.76%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (4.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (2.88%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 3 (2.16%) MS Visio
6 2 (1.44%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (2.88%) NetSuite
2 3 (2.16%) Infor M3
2 3 (2.16%) JDE OneWorld
2 3 (2.16%) JDE World
2 3 (2.16%) SAP FI
2 3 (2.16%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (1.44%) SAP CO
3 2 (1.44%) SAP ERP
3 2 (1.44%) SAP FI/CO
4 1 (0.72%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.72%) OpenText VIM for SAP
4 1 (0.72%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 48 (34.53%) Azure
2 34 (24.46%) Power Platform
3 26 (18.71%) Azure Data Factory
3 26 (18.71%) Azure Synapse Analytics
4 12 (8.63%) AWS
5 10 (7.19%) Azure DevOps
5 10 (7.19%) SaaS
6 8 (5.76%) Google Analytics
7 7 (5.04%) GitHub
8 6 (4.32%) GCP
9 5 (3.60%) Microsoft 365
10 4 (2.88%) Canva
11 3 (2.16%) Amazon ECS
11 3 (2.16%) Dynamics 365
11 3 (2.16%) GitHub Actions
11 3 (2.16%) Tricentis Tosca
12 2 (1.44%) Amazon GuardDuty
12 2 (1.44%) dbt
12 2 (1.44%) Power Automate
13 1 (0.72%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 6 (4.32%) TCP/IP
2 5 (3.60%) Firewall
3 3 (2.16%) Network Security
3 3 (2.16%) WAN
4 2 (1.44%) FTP
4 2 (1.44%) HTTP
4 2 (1.44%) Internet
4 2 (1.44%) LAN
4 2 (1.44%) SMTP
5 1 (0.72%) Broadband
5 1 (0.72%) DHCP
5 1 (0.72%) DNS
5 1 (0.72%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.72%) SMS
5 1 (0.72%) VLAN
5 1 (0.72%) VoIP
5 1 (0.72%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (23.74%) Power BI
2 27 (19.42%) SQL Server
3 26 (18.71%) Azure SQL Database
4 24 (17.27%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 5 (3.60%) Data Warehouse
6 4 (2.88%) Tableau
7 3 (2.16%) Big Data
8 2 (1.44%) PostgreSQL
9 1 (0.72%) Amazon Redshift
9 1 (0.72%) Apache Hive
9 1 (0.72%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
9 1 (0.72%) Data Lake
9 1 (0.72%) DynamoDB
9 1 (0.72%) Hadoop
9 1 (0.72%) Metadata
9 1 (0.72%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 6 (4.32%) JIRA
2 3 (2.16%) Jenkins
3 2 (1.44%) Git
4 1 (0.72%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.72%) Oracle APEX
4 1 (0.72%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 1 (0.72%) TestRail
4 1 (0.72%) Zephyr
General
1 138 (99.28%) Analytical Skills
2 88 (63.31%) Social Skills
3 56 (40.29%) Finance
4 21 (15.11%) Presentation Skills
5 15 (10.79%) Marketing
6 12 (8.63%) Billing
7 11 (7.91%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 8 (5.76%) Organisational Skills
9 7 (5.04%) Legal
10 6 (4.32%) Front Office
11 5 (3.60%) German Language
11 5 (3.60%) Law
11 5 (3.60%) Retail
12 4 (2.88%) Advertising
12 4 (2.88%) Brand Awareness
12 4 (2.88%) Public Sector
13 3 (2.16%) Automotive
13 3 (2.16%) Financial Institution
13 3 (2.16%) Pharmaceutical
14 2 (1.44%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 45 (32.37%) Analyst
2 14 (10.07%) Lead
3 13 (9.35%) Business Analyst
4 12 (8.63%) Business Manager
4 12 (8.63%) Commercial Analyst
4 12 (8.63%) Insight Analyst
4 12 (8.63%) Insight Manager
5 8 (5.76%) Developer
5 8 (5.76%) Senior
6 7 (5.04%) Compliance Manager
6 7 (5.04%) Data Analyst
7 6 (4.32%) Cloud Engineer
7 6 (4.32%) Head of QA
7 6 (4.32%) Junior
7 6 (4.32%) Junior Analyst
8 4 (2.88%) Data Engineer
8 4 (2.88%) Sales and Marketing Manager
8 4 (2.88%) SOC Analyst
8 4 (2.88%) Support Analyst
8 4 (2.88%) Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.88%) Flutter
1 4 (2.88%) React
2 3 (2.16%) .NET
2 3 (2.16%) FIX Protocol
2 3 (2.16%) Sass
2 3 (2.16%) XML
2 3 (2.16%) XSLT
2 3 (2.16%) ZeroMQ
3 2 (1.44%) CSS
3 2 (1.44%) HTML
3 2 (1.44%) LDAP
4 1 (0.72%) Django
4 1 (0.72%) DOM
4 1 (0.72%) Ember.js
4 1 (0.72%) Java Concurrency
4 1 (0.72%) JSON
4 1 (0.72%) Kafka
4 1 (0.72%) Phoenix
4 1 (0.72%) Phoenix Framework
4 1 (0.72%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 18 (12.95%) Self-Motivation
2 7 (5.04%) Algorithms
2 7 (5.04%) Product Ownership
3 6 (4.32%) Driving Licence
3 6 (4.32%) Social Media
3 6 (4.32%) Web Conferencing
4 5 (3.60%) Cloud Native
4 5 (3.60%) Security Posture
5 4 (2.88%) Distributed Systems
5 4 (2.88%) Podcast
5 4 (2.88%) Video Editing
6 3 (2.16%) Distributed Computing
6 3 (2.16%) Greenfield Project
7 2 (1.44%) Cloud Security Posture
7 2 (1.44%) Cyber Defence
7 2 (1.44%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 2 (1.44%) Cyber Threat
7 2 (1.44%) Enterprise Software
7 2 (1.44%) Onboarding
7 2 (1.44%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 5 (3.60%) Windows
2 3 (2.16%) Linux
3 1 (0.72%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 68 (48.92%) Problem-Solving
2 54 (38.85%) Analytics
3 43 (30.94%) Continuous Improvement
4 37 (26.62%) Business Intelligence
4 37 (26.62%) Decision-Making
5 33 (23.74%) Actionable Insight
5 33 (23.74%) Process Improvement
6 30 (21.58%) Data Analysis
6 30 (21.58%) Visualisation
7 26 (18.71%) Agile
8 24 (17.27%) Visual Analytics
8 24 (17.27%) WFM
9 20 (14.39%) AI
10 18 (12.95%) Time Management
11 17 (12.23%) CI/CD
11 17 (12.23%) DevOps
12 16 (11.51%) Customer Insight
12 16 (11.51%) Data Modelling
13 15 (10.79%) Project Management
14 14 (10.07%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 45 (32.37%) SQL
2 26 (18.71%) Python
3 24 (17.27%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 11 (7.91%) C#
5 7 (5.04%) C++
5 7 (5.04%) Go
6 6 (4.32%) Java
6 6 (4.32%) PowerShell
7 5 (3.60%) JavaScript
8 4 (2.88%) VBA
9 3 (2.16%) Bash
9 3 (2.16%) Bicep
9 3 (2.16%) C
9 3 (2.16%) Kusto Query Language
9 3 (2.16%) PL/SQL
9 3 (2.16%) T-SQL
9 3 (2.16%) VC++
10 1 (0.72%) Elm
10 1 (0.72%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 33 (23.74%) Degree
2 12 (8.63%) Six Sigma Green Belt
3 10 (7.19%) Security Cleared
4 7 (5.04%) SC Cleared
5 6 (4.32%) IRCA
6 4 (2.88%) Computer Science Degree
6 4 (2.88%) Master's Degree
7 3 (2.16%) Azure Certification
7 3 (2.16%) Microsoft Certification
8 2 (1.44%) DV Cleared
8 2 (1.44%) ISTQB
9 1 (0.72%) ACCA
9 1 (0.72%) CIMA
9 1 (0.72%) IIBA
9 1 (0.72%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 1 (0.72%) NVQ Level 3
9 1 (0.72%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (15.83%) Data Quality
2 20 (14.39%) QA
3 14 (10.07%) ISO 9001
4 12 (8.63%) Actionable Recommendations
5 10 (7.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 9 (6.47%) Cyber Essentials
6 9 (6.47%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 8 (5.76%) GDPR
7 8 (5.76%) ISO 14001
8 7 (5.04%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 4 (2.88%) Software Quality Assurance
10 3 (2.16%) EMIR
10 3 (2.16%) GRC
11 2 (1.44%) GAAP
11 2 (1.44%) IFRS
11 2 (1.44%) NIST
11 2 (1.44%) SOC 2
12 1 (0.72%) Accessibility
12 1 (0.72%) PMO
12 1 (0.72%) SLA
System Software
1 3 (2.16%) Active Directory
2 2 (1.44%) Docker
2 2 (1.44%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (0.72%) Firmware
3 1 (0.72%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 11 (7.91%) Terraform
2 5 (3.60%) Kubernetes
3 4 (2.88%) Microsoft Intune
4 3 (2.16%) Ansible
5 2 (1.44%) QRadar
6 1 (0.72%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.72%) Grafana
Vendors
1 31 (22.30%) Microsoft
2 9 (6.47%) Google
3 8 (5.76%) Oracle
4 6 (4.32%) SAP
5 5 (3.60%) Adobe
6 4 (2.88%) HubSpot
6 4 (2.88%) Marketo
6 4 (2.88%) Pardot
7 3 (2.16%) Apple
7 3 (2.16%) Databricks
7 3 (2.16%) Epicor
7 3 (2.16%) IFS
7 3 (2.16%) Infor
7 3 (2.16%) JD Edwards
7 3 (2.16%) ServiceNow
8 2 (1.44%) ArcSight
8 2 (1.44%) BT
8 2 (1.44%) Salesforce
8 2 (1.44%) Splunk
9 1 (0.72%) Hotjar