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

6 months to
22 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 261 315 453
Rank change year-on-year +54 +138 +137
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Mindset 139 89 117
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.78% 0.67% 0.36%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.23% 1.58% 1.01%
Number of salaries quoted 76 59 86
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,800 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,938 £45,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,750 £52,500 £48,750
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% +7.69% -18.75%
75th Percentile £70,813 £77,500 £63,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,750 £83,750
UK median annual salary £45,500 £55,000 £43,100
% change year-on-year -17.27% +27.61% -13.80%

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 6,236 5,633 11,604
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 34.90% 42.14% 35.86%
Number of salaries quoted 3,901 3,733 9,188
10th Percentile £31,250 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,500 £62,500 £58,700
Median % change year-on-year -1.60% +6.47% -9.69%
75th Percentile £82,500 £87,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £101,500 £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 22 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 (2.16%) Confluence
1 3 (2.16%) WordPress
2 1 (0.72%) Apache
2 1 (0.72%) Apache Spark
2 1 (0.72%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.72%) SharePoint
Applications
1 33 (23.74%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (5.04%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (4.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (2.16%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 3 (2.16%) MS Visio
5 2 (1.44%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (2.16%) NetSuite
1 3 (2.16%) SAP FI
1 3 (2.16%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (1.44%) Infor M3
2 2 (1.44%) JDE OneWorld
2 2 (1.44%) JDE World
2 2 (1.44%) SAP CO
2 2 (1.44%) SAP ERP
2 2 (1.44%) SAP FI/CO
3 1 (0.72%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.72%) OpenText VIM for SAP
3 1 (0.72%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 48 (34.53%) Azure
2 35 (25.18%) Power Platform
3 26 (18.71%) Azure Data Factory
3 26 (18.71%) Azure Synapse Analytics
4 13 (9.35%) AWS
5 10 (7.19%) Azure DevOps
5 10 (7.19%) SaaS
6 7 (5.04%) GitHub
6 7 (5.04%) Google Analytics
7 6 (4.32%) GCP
7 6 (4.32%) Microsoft 365
8 4 (2.88%) Dynamics 365
9 3 (2.16%) Amazon ECS
9 3 (2.16%) Canva
9 3 (2.16%) GitHub Actions
9 3 (2.16%) Tricentis Tosca
10 2 (1.44%) Amazon GuardDuty
10 2 (1.44%) dbt
10 2 (1.44%) Power Automate
11 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%) Metadata
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%) 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 57 (41.01%) Finance
4 21 (15.11%) Presentation Skills
5 16 (11.51%) Marketing
6 12 (8.63%) Billing
7 10 (7.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 8 (5.76%) Legal
8 8 (5.76%) Organisational Skills
9 6 (4.32%) Front Office
9 6 (4.32%) Retail
10 5 (3.60%) German Language
10 5 (3.60%) Law
11 4 (2.88%) Automotive
11 4 (2.88%) Public Sector
12 3 (2.16%) Advertising
12 3 (2.16%) Brand Awareness
12 3 (2.16%) Financial Institution
12 3 (2.16%) Influencing Skills
12 3 (2.16%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 45 (32.37%) Analyst
2 13 (9.35%) Business Analyst
2 13 (9.35%) Business Manager
2 13 (9.35%) Lead
3 12 (8.63%) Commercial Analyst
3 12 (8.63%) Insight Analyst
3 12 (8.63%) Insight Manager
4 9 (6.47%) Senior
5 8 (5.76%) Data Analyst
5 8 (5.76%) Developer
6 6 (4.32%) Cloud Engineer
6 6 (4.32%) Compliance Manager
6 6 (4.32%) Head of QA
6 6 (4.32%) Junior
6 6 (4.32%) Junior Analyst
7 4 (2.88%) Business Intelligence Developer
7 4 (2.88%) Data Engineer
7 4 (2.88%) Junior Data Analyst
7 4 (2.88%) Lead Business Analyst
7 4 (2.88%) SOC Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.88%) Flutter
1 4 (2.88%) React
2 3 (2.16%) .NET
2 3 (2.16%) CSS
2 3 (2.16%) FIX Protocol
2 3 (2.16%) HTML
2 3 (2.16%) Sass
2 3 (2.16%) XML
2 3 (2.16%) XSLT
2 3 (2.16%) ZeroMQ
3 2 (1.44%) LDAP
4 1 (0.72%) Django
4 1 (0.72%) Ember.js
4 1 (0.72%) FastAPI
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 8 (5.76%) Algorithms
2 8 (5.76%) Product Ownership
3 7 (5.04%) Social Media
4 5 (3.60%) Cloud Native
4 5 (3.60%) Driving Licence
4 5 (3.60%) Security Posture
4 5 (3.60%) Web Conferencing
5 4 (2.88%) Distributed Systems
6 3 (2.16%) Distributed Computing
6 3 (2.16%) FMCG
6 3 (2.16%) Greenfield Project
6 3 (2.16%) Onboarding
6 3 (2.16%) Podcast
6 3 (2.16%) Video Editing
7 2 (1.44%) Augmented Reality
7 2 (1.44%) Cyber Threat
7 2 (1.44%) Enterprise Software
7 2 (1.44%) Life Science
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 66 (47.48%) Problem-Solving
2 54 (38.85%) Analytics
3 44 (31.65%) Continuous Improvement
4 37 (26.62%) Business Intelligence
4 37 (26.62%) Decision-Making
5 34 (24.46%) Actionable Insight
5 34 (24.46%) Process Improvement
6 30 (21.58%) Data Analysis
6 30 (21.58%) Visualisation
7 27 (19.42%) Agile
8 24 (17.27%) Visual Analytics
8 24 (17.27%) WFM
9 20 (14.39%) AI
10 17 (12.23%) CI/CD
10 17 (12.23%) DevOps
10 17 (12.23%) Time Management
11 16 (11.51%) Data Modelling
12 15 (10.79%) Customer Insight
13 14 (10.07%) Performance Monitoring
13 14 (10.07%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 44 (31.65%) SQL
2 27 (19.42%) Python
3 24 (17.27%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 11 (7.91%) C#
5 8 (5.76%) Go
6 7 (5.04%) C++
7 6 (4.32%) Java
7 6 (4.32%) JavaScript
7 6 (4.32%) PowerShell
8 5 (3.60%) 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%) VC++
10 2 (1.44%) PL/SQL
10 2 (1.44%) T-SQL
11 1 (0.72%) Elm
11 1 (0.72%) PHP
11 1 (0.72%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 32 (23.02%) 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 13 (9.35%) ISO 9001
4 12 (8.63%) Actionable Recommendations
5 9 (6.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 8 (5.76%) Cyber Essentials
6 8 (5.76%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 8 (5.76%) GDPR
7 7 (5.04%) ISO 14001
8 6 (4.32%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 4 (2.88%) Software Quality Assurance
10 3 (2.16%) EMIR
10 3 (2.16%) GRC
11 2 (1.44%) Accessibility
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%) NEBOSH
12 1 (0.72%) PMO
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 32 (23.02%) Microsoft
2 9 (6.47%) Google
3 6 (4.32%) Oracle
4 5 (3.60%) SAP
5 4 (2.88%) Adobe
6 3 (2.16%) Apple
6 3 (2.16%) Databricks
6 3 (2.16%) HubSpot
6 3 (2.16%) Marketo
6 3 (2.16%) Pardot
6 3 (2.16%) ServiceNow
7 2 (1.44%) Ahrefs
7 2 (1.44%) ArcSight
7 2 (1.44%) Hotjar
7 2 (1.44%) IFS
7 2 (1.44%) Infor
7 2 (1.44%) JD Edwards
7 2 (1.44%) Salesforce
7 2 (1.44%) Screaming Frog
7 2 (1.44%) Splunk