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 6 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 202 314 409
Rank change year-on-year +112 +95 +167
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Mindset 182 129 76
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.21% 0.78% 0.36%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 3.47% 1.97% 0.95%
Number of salaries quoted 111 74 61
10th Percentile £30,165 £37,550 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £41,250 £42,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £52,750
Median % change year-on-year - -5.21% +5.50%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,938 £60,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £85,250 £76,250
UK median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -13.64% +4.76% +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 5,239 6,549 8,016
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 34.70% 39.44% 38.41%
Number of salaries quoted 3,350 3,626 6,277
10th Percentile £28,000 £36,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £47,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,300 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.72% - -3.85%
75th Percentile £81,250 £82,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £105,000 £110,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%

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 6 January 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 12 (6.59%) Confluence
2 2 (1.10%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.55%) CMS
3 1 (0.55%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 49 (26.92%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (6.59%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (4.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (3.30%) MS Visio
5 3 (1.65%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.55%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 3 (1.65%) SAP FI
1 3 (1.65%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (1.10%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (1.10%) Dynamics NAV
2 2 (1.10%) SAP CO
2 2 (1.10%) SAP ERP
2 2 (1.10%) SAP FI/CO
3 1 (0.55%) Dynamics AX
3 1 (0.55%) Dynamics GP
3 1 (0.55%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.55%) OpenText VIM for SAP
3 1 (0.55%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 63 (34.62%) Azure
2 41 (22.53%) Power Platform
3 27 (14.84%) Azure Data Factory
3 27 (14.84%) Azure Synapse Analytics
4 17 (9.34%) Azure DevOps
5 9 (4.95%) AWS
6 8 (4.40%) Snowflake
7 7 (3.85%) SaaS
8 6 (3.30%) Dynamics 365
8 6 (3.30%) Google Analytics
9 5 (2.75%) Microsoft 365
10 3 (1.65%) GCP
10 3 (1.65%) GitHub
11 2 (1.10%) Amazon GuardDuty
11 2 (1.10%) Entra ID
11 2 (1.10%) GitHub Actions
11 2 (1.10%) Google Ads
11 2 (1.10%) MailChimp
11 2 (1.10%) Power Automate
12 1 (0.55%) Amazon OpenSearch
Communications & Networking
1 19 (10.44%) Network Security
2 5 (2.75%) Firewall
3 4 (2.20%) Ethernet
3 4 (2.20%) TCP/IP
3 4 (2.20%) Wi-Fi
3 4 (2.20%) Wireshark
4 1 (0.55%) Broadband
4 1 (0.55%) DHCP
4 1 (0.55%) DNS
4 1 (0.55%) Internet
4 1 (0.55%) Intranet
4 1 (0.55%) SD-WAN
4 1 (0.55%) VLAN
4 1 (0.55%) VoIP
4 1 (0.55%) VPN
4 1 (0.55%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (21.43%) Power BI
2 28 (15.38%) SQL Server
3 27 (14.84%) Azure SQL Database
4 24 (13.19%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 11 (6.04%) Tableau
6 10 (5.49%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (1.10%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
7 2 (1.10%) Looker
7 2 (1.10%) Metadata
8 1 (0.55%) Data Lake
8 1 (0.55%) Geospatial Data
8 1 (0.55%) PostgreSQL
8 1 (0.55%) Power Query
8 1 (0.55%) QGIS
Development Applications
1 14 (7.69%) JIRA
2 4 (2.20%) Postman
3 2 (1.10%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.55%) Appium
4 1 (0.55%) Cypress.io
4 1 (0.55%) Git
4 1 (0.55%) Oracle APEX
4 1 (0.55%) REST Assured
4 1 (0.55%) Selenium
4 1 (0.55%) TestRail
General
1 182 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
2 120 (65.93%) Social Skills
3 79 (43.41%) Finance
4 45 (24.73%) Marketing
5 27 (14.84%) Manufacturing
6 25 (13.74%) Legal
7 22 (12.09%) Public Sector
8 20 (10.99%) Electronics
9 16 (8.79%) Telecoms
10 14 (7.69%) Presentation Skills
11 13 (7.14%) Billing
11 13 (7.14%) Law
12 9 (4.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 8 (4.40%) Retail
14 7 (3.85%) French Language
15 6 (3.30%) Mandarin Language
15 6 (3.30%) Organisational Skills
15 6 (3.30%) Portuguese Language
15 6 (3.30%) Spanish Language
16 5 (2.75%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 54 (29.67%) Analyst
2 19 (10.44%) Consultant
3 17 (9.34%) Cybersecurity Consultant
3 17 (9.34%) Security Consultant
4 15 (8.24%) Business Analyst
5 13 (7.14%) Business Manager
5 13 (7.14%) Data Analyst
5 13 (7.14%) Insight Analyst
6 12 (6.59%) Commercial Analyst
6 12 (6.59%) Insight Manager
7 11 (6.04%) Sales Manager
8 9 (4.95%) Architect
9 8 (4.40%) Enterprise Architect
9 8 (4.40%) Lead
9 8 (4.40%) Sales Executive
9 8 (4.40%) Senior
10 7 (3.85%) Developer
11 6 (3.30%) Graduate
12 5 (2.75%) IT Support
12 5 (2.75%) Systems Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.20%) CSS
1 4 (2.20%) HTML
2 3 (1.65%) FIX Protocol
2 3 (1.65%) Sass
2 3 (1.65%) ZeroMQ
3 2 (1.10%) XML
3 2 (1.10%) XSLT
4 1 (0.55%) .NET
4 1 (0.55%) .NET Core
4 1 (0.55%) .NET Framework
4 1 (0.55%) Blazor
4 1 (0.55%) Django
4 1 (0.55%) FastAPI
4 1 (0.55%) Flutter
4 1 (0.55%) GraphQL
4 1 (0.55%) Java Concurrency
4 1 (0.55%) Middleware
4 1 (0.55%) Playwright
4 1 (0.55%) React
4 1 (0.55%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 27 (14.84%) Self-Motivation
2 21 (11.54%) Product Ownership
3 18 (9.89%) Onboarding
4 11 (6.04%) Management Information System
5 10 (5.49%) Social Media
6 8 (4.40%) Algorithms
6 8 (4.40%) Legacy Systems
7 5 (2.75%) Driving Licence
7 5 (2.75%) FMCG
7 5 (2.75%) Security Posture
8 4 (2.20%) Cloud Native
8 4 (2.20%) CMDB
8 4 (2.20%) Cyber Defence
8 4 (2.20%) Web Conferencing
9 3 (1.65%) Data Protection Act
9 3 (1.65%) PKI
10 2 (1.10%) Augmented Reality
10 2 (1.10%) Public Cloud
10 2 (1.10%) Video Editing
10 2 (1.10%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 6 (3.30%) Windows
2 5 (2.75%) Linux
3 2 (1.10%) Unix
4 1 (0.55%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 63 (34.62%) Problem-Solving
2 61 (33.52%) Continuous Improvement
3 59 (32.42%) Analytics
4 57 (31.32%) Business Intelligence
5 48 (26.37%) Decision-Making
6 45 (24.73%) AI
7 44 (24.18%) Agile
8 40 (21.98%) Actionable Insight
9 37 (20.33%) Data Analysis
10 34 (18.68%) Process Improvement
11 33 (18.13%) Visualisation
12 26 (14.29%) Cybersecurity
12 26 (14.29%) DevOps
13 24 (13.19%) Digital Marketing
13 24 (13.19%) Visual Analytics
13 24 (13.19%) WFM
14 20 (10.99%) Mentoring
15 19 (10.44%) CI/CD
15 19 (10.44%) CRM
15 19 (10.44%) Performance Monitoring
Programming Languages
1 53 (29.12%) SQL
2 33 (18.13%) Python
3 24 (13.19%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 10 (5.49%) C#
5 9 (4.95%) C++
6 7 (3.85%) C
7 6 (3.30%) VBA
8 5 (2.75%) JavaScript
8 5 (2.75%) PowerShell
9 3 (1.65%) Bicep
9 3 (1.65%) Go
9 3 (1.65%) Java
10 2 (1.10%) Bash
10 2 (1.10%) Kusto Query Language
10 2 (1.10%) R
10 2 (1.10%) VC++
11 1 (0.55%) PHP
Qualifications
1 39 (21.43%) Degree
2 29 (15.93%) Security Cleared
3 17 (9.34%) CISSP
4 16 (8.79%) CEH
4 16 (8.79%) CompTIA Security+
5 13 (7.14%) SC Cleared
6 12 (6.59%) Six Sigma Green Belt
7 7 (3.85%) Computer Science Degree
7 7 (3.85%) DV Cleared
8 5 (2.75%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 4 (2.20%) Master's Degree
9 4 (2.20%) Microsoft Certification
10 3 (1.65%) Azure Certification
10 3 (1.65%) BPSS Clearance
10 3 (1.65%) NVQ Level 3
11 1 (0.55%) CISA
11 1 (0.55%) CISM
11 1 (0.55%) DBS Check
11 1 (0.55%) ISTQB
11 1 (0.55%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (12.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 19 (10.44%) NIST
3 16 (8.79%) PCI DSS
4 13 (7.14%) Actionable Recommendations
4 13 (7.14%) Data Quality
4 13 (7.14%) QA
5 10 (5.49%) Accessibility
6 6 (3.30%) GRC
7 4 (2.20%) GDPR
8 3 (1.65%) ISO 14001
8 3 (1.65%) ISO 9001
8 3 (1.65%) NEBOSH
9 2 (1.10%) Cyber Essentials
9 2 (1.10%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 2 (1.10%) EMIR
9 2 (1.10%) GAAP
9 2 (1.10%) IFRS
9 2 (1.10%) SOC 2
10 1 (0.55%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (1.10%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.55%) Docker
2 1 (0.55%) Firmware
2 1 (0.55%) Virtual Desktop
2 1 (0.55%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 7 (3.85%) Terraform
2 3 (1.65%) Kubernetes
2 3 (1.65%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (1.10%) Ansible
4 1 (0.55%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 1 (0.55%) Computer Incident Response Team
4 1 (0.55%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 47 (25.82%) Microsoft
2 21 (11.54%) SAP
3 11 (6.04%) Autodesk
4 10 (5.49%) Google
5 4 (2.20%) ServiceNow
6 3 (1.65%) Ahrefs
6 3 (1.65%) Apple
6 3 (1.65%) Databricks
6 3 (1.65%) Hotjar
6 3 (1.65%) Oracle
6 3 (1.65%) Screaming Frog
6 3 (1.65%) Workday
7 2 (1.10%) Hootsuite
7 2 (1.10%) Instagram
7 2 (1.10%) YouTube
8 1 (0.55%) Adobe
8 1 (0.55%) Bloomberg
8 1 (0.55%) Dell
8 1 (0.55%) HP
8 1 (0.55%) Salesforce