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 21 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 282 336 447
Rank change year-on-year +54 +111 +105
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Mindset 118 92 125
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.63% 0.61% 0.38%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.84% 1.34% 1.06%
Number of salaries quoted 79 62 94
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,375 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £45,313 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,750 £48,750
Median % change year-on-year -6.98% +10.26% -15.22%
75th Percentile £72,500 £77,500 £63,563
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,750 £82,625
UK median annual salary £47,500 £57,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -17.39% +27.78% -10.00%

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 6,401 6,868 11,799
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 34.10% 45.82% 36.26%
Number of salaries quoted 4,051 3,549 9,276
10th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,500 £62,500 £59,526
Median % change year-on-year -1.60% +5.00% -8.42%
75th Percentile £81,250 £88,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £122,500 £102,500
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 21 May 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 (3.39%) WordPress
2 3 (2.54%) Confluence
3 2 (1.69%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.85%) Apache
4 1 (0.85%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.85%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 8 (6.78%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (5.93%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (4.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (3.39%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 3 (2.54%) MS Visio
6 2 (1.69%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.85%) Adobe XD
Business Applications
1 5 (4.24%) NetSuite
2 4 (3.39%) Infor M3
2 4 (3.39%) JDE OneWorld
2 4 (3.39%) JDE World
3 1 (0.85%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 21 (17.80%) Azure
2 13 (11.02%) Power Platform
3 11 (9.32%) AWS
3 11 (9.32%) SaaS
4 8 (6.78%) Azure DevOps
5 7 (5.93%) GCP
5 7 (5.93%) GitHub
6 6 (5.08%) Google Analytics
7 5 (4.24%) Microsoft 365
8 4 (3.39%) Canva
9 3 (2.54%) Amazon ECS
9 3 (2.54%) Dynamics 365
9 3 (2.54%) GitHub Actions
9 3 (2.54%) Power Automate
9 3 (2.54%) Tricentis Tosca
10 2 (1.69%) dbt
10 2 (1.69%) Figma
11 1 (0.85%) Miro
11 1 (0.85%) PowerApps
11 1 (0.85%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 6 (5.08%) TCP/IP
2 4 (3.39%) WAN
3 3 (2.54%) Firewall
3 3 (2.54%) FTP
3 3 (2.54%) HTTP
3 3 (2.54%) Internet
3 3 (2.54%) LAN
3 3 (2.54%) SMTP
4 2 (1.69%) SMS
5 1 (0.85%) Broadband
5 1 (0.85%) DHCP
5 1 (0.85%) DNS
5 1 (0.85%) Network Security
5 1 (0.85%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.85%) VLAN
5 1 (0.85%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (10.17%) Power BI
2 6 (5.08%) Data Warehouse
3 4 (3.39%) Tableau
4 3 (2.54%) Big Data
4 3 (2.54%) SQL Server
5 2 (1.69%) Azure SQL Database
5 2 (1.69%) PostgreSQL
5 2 (1.69%) Semantic Layer
6 1 (0.85%) Amazon Redshift
6 1 (0.85%) Apache Hive
6 1 (0.85%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.85%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.85%) DynamoDB
6 1 (0.85%) Hadoop
6 1 (0.85%) Metadata
6 1 (0.85%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 7 (5.93%) JIRA
2 3 (2.54%) Jenkins
3 2 (1.69%) Eclipse
4 1 (0.85%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.85%) Git
4 1 (0.85%) Oracle APEX
4 1 (0.85%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 1 (0.85%) TestRail
4 1 (0.85%) Zephyr
General
1 117 (99.15%) Analytical Skills
2 64 (54.24%) Social Skills
3 33 (27.97%) Finance
4 16 (13.56%) Marketing
5 10 (8.47%) Presentation Skills
6 8 (6.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 8 (6.78%) Organisational Skills
7 7 (5.93%) Advertising
8 6 (5.08%) German Language
9 5 (4.24%) Legal
10 4 (3.39%) Brand Awareness
10 4 (3.39%) Front Office
11 3 (2.54%) Influencing Skills
11 3 (2.54%) Pharmaceutical
11 3 (2.54%) Public Sector
12 2 (1.69%) Aerospace
12 2 (1.69%) Automotive
12 2 (1.69%) Financial Institution
12 2 (1.69%) Law
12 2 (1.69%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 39 (33.05%) Analyst
2 12 (10.17%) Business Analyst
2 12 (10.17%) Lead
3 9 (7.63%) Compliance Manager
3 9 (7.63%) Senior
4 8 (6.78%) Data Analyst
5 7 (5.93%) Developer
6 6 (5.08%) Applications Support
6 6 (5.08%) Applications Support Analyst
6 6 (5.08%) Head of QA
6 6 (5.08%) Junior
6 6 (5.08%) Junior Analyst
6 6 (5.08%) Support Analyst
7 5 (4.24%) Marketing Manager
7 5 (4.24%) Sales and Marketing Manager
7 5 (4.24%) Sales Manager
7 5 (4.24%) SOC Analyst
8 4 (3.39%) Business Intelligence Developer
8 4 (3.39%) Junior Data Analyst
8 4 (3.39%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (3.39%) .NET
1 4 (3.39%) Flutter
1 4 (3.39%) React
2 3 (2.54%) LDAP
3 2 (1.69%) FIX Protocol
3 2 (1.69%) Sass
3 2 (1.69%) XML
3 2 (1.69%) XSLT
3 2 (1.69%) ZeroMQ
4 1 (0.85%) Django
4 1 (0.85%) Ember.js
4 1 (0.85%) FastAPI
4 1 (0.85%) Java Concurrency
4 1 (0.85%) JSON
4 1 (0.85%) Kafka
4 1 (0.85%) Microsoft Graph
4 1 (0.85%) Phoenix Framework
4 1 (0.85%) Playwright
4 1 (0.85%) PySpark
4 1 (0.85%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 5 (4.24%) Cloud Native
1 5 (4.24%) Distributed Systems
1 5 (4.24%) Driving Licence
1 5 (4.24%) Self-Motivation
1 5 (4.24%) Social Media
1 5 (4.24%) Web Conferencing
2 4 (3.39%) Algorithms
2 4 (3.39%) Cyber Threat
2 4 (3.39%) Podcast
2 4 (3.39%) Video Editing
3 3 (2.54%) Blog
3 3 (2.54%) Cyber Defence
3 3 (2.54%) Cyber Kill Chain
3 3 (2.54%) Greenfield Project
3 3 (2.54%) Product Ownership
3 3 (2.54%) Security Posture
4 2 (1.69%) Distributed Computing
4 2 (1.69%) FMCG
4 2 (1.69%) Life Science
4 2 (1.69%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 4 (3.39%) Windows
2 2 (1.69%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 39 (33.05%) Problem-Solving
2 29 (24.58%) Analytics
3 28 (23.73%) Agile
3 28 (23.73%) Continuous Improvement
4 19 (16.10%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 18 (15.25%) Decision-Making
5 18 (15.25%) Project Management
6 17 (14.41%) Business Intelligence
7 14 (11.86%) CRM
7 14 (11.86%) DevOps
7 14 (11.86%) Project Delivery
8 13 (11.02%) Coaching
8 13 (11.02%) Process Improvement
9 12 (10.17%) Change Management
9 12 (10.17%) CI/CD
9 12 (10.17%) Risk Management
9 12 (10.17%) Validation
10 11 (9.32%) Service Delivery
10 11 (9.32%) Stakeholder Management
10 11 (9.32%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 24 (20.34%) SQL
2 23 (19.49%) Python
3 9 (7.63%) C#
4 8 (6.78%) Java
5 7 (5.93%) Go
6 6 (5.08%) PowerShell
7 5 (4.24%) C++
8 4 (3.39%) JavaScript
8 4 (3.39%) PL/SQL
8 4 (3.39%) T-SQL
9 3 (2.54%) Kusto Query Language
10 2 (1.69%) Bash
10 2 (1.69%) C
10 2 (1.69%) VBA
10 2 (1.69%) VC++
11 1 (0.85%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 1 (0.85%) Elm
11 1 (0.85%) Scala
11 1 (0.85%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 20 (16.95%) Degree
2 11 (9.32%) Security Cleared
3 7 (5.93%) SC Cleared
4 6 (5.08%) IRCA
5 5 (4.24%) Computer Science Degree
6 4 (3.39%) ISTQB
7 3 (2.54%) Azure Certification
7 3 (2.54%) DV Cleared
7 3 (2.54%) Master's Degree
8 2 (1.69%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (0.85%) ACCA
9 1 (0.85%) CIMA
9 1 (0.85%) DBS Check
9 1 (0.85%) IIBA
9 1 (0.85%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 1 (0.85%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (16.10%) QA
2 17 (14.41%) Data Quality
3 15 (12.71%) ISO 9001
4 9 (7.63%) Cyber Essentials
4 9 (7.63%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 9 (7.63%) GDPR
4 9 (7.63%) ISO 14001
4 9 (7.63%) ISO/IEC 20000
4 9 (7.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 4 (3.39%) Software Quality Assurance
6 2 (1.69%) EMIR
6 2 (1.69%) PMO
7 1 (0.85%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (0.85%) GRC
System Software
1 2 (1.69%) Active Directory
1 2 (1.69%) Docker
1 2 (1.69%) Virtual Desktop
2 1 (0.85%) Firmware
2 1 (0.85%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 7 (5.93%) Terraform
2 5 (4.24%) Kubernetes
3 3 (2.54%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (2.54%) QRadar
4 2 (1.69%) Ansible
5 1 (0.85%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.85%) Grafana
5 1 (0.85%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 26 (22.03%) Microsoft
2 8 (6.78%) Google
2 8 (6.78%) Oracle
3 7 (5.93%) HubSpot
4 6 (5.08%) Adobe
5 4 (3.39%) Epicor
5 4 (3.39%) IFS
5 4 (3.39%) Infor
5 4 (3.39%) JD Edwards
5 4 (3.39%) Marketo
5 4 (3.39%) Pardot
5 4 (3.39%) SAP
5 4 (3.39%) ServiceNow
6 3 (2.54%) ArcSight
6 3 (2.54%) Salesforce
6 3 (2.54%) Splunk
7 2 (1.69%) Apple
7 2 (1.69%) BT
8 1 (0.85%) Autodesk
8 1 (0.85%) HP