Hybrid/Remote Analytical Skills Job Trends

Analytical Skills
UK > Work from Home

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Analytical Skills in remote or hybrid work. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Analytical Skills over the 6 months leading up to 29 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 9 17 23
Rank change year-on-year +8 +6 +6
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 2,371 2,061 2,082
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 14.54% 10.29% 9.31%
As % of the General category 20.74% 16.50% 14.08%
Number of salaries quoted 952 1,016 1,463
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,404 £33,000
25th Percentile £38,000 £41,500 £42,874
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.28% -0.87% +4.55%
75th Percentile £68,750 £72,500 £73,125
90th Percentile £85,000 £90,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - -

All General Skills
Work from Home

Analytical Skills falls under the General 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 common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 11,431 12,494 14,784
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 70.12% 62.40% 66.08%
Number of salaries quoted 6,261 7,153 11,602
10th Percentile £28,560 £35,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £38,750 £46,250 £46,306
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,971 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.45% - +2.47%
75th Percentile £77,500 £85,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £52,200 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -13.00% - -

Analytical Skills
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Analytical Skills and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Analytical Skills job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Analytical Skills
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Analytical Skills.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Analytical Skills

Analytical Skills
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Analytical Skills over the 6 months to 29 October 2025.

Analytical Skills salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Analytical Skills
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 40 (1.69%) SharePoint
2 32 (1.35%) Confluence
3 18 (0.76%) CMS
4 14 (0.59%) Microsoft Exchange
5 7 (0.30%) Moodle
6 6 (0.25%) SAS
7 4 (0.17%) HCL Notes
7 4 (0.17%) WordPress
8 3 (0.13%) Apache Spark
8 3 (0.13%) nginx
8 3 (0.13%) Skype for Business
9 2 (0.084%) Apache
9 2 (0.084%) Apache Airflow
9 2 (0.084%) ArcGIS
9 2 (0.084%) Drupal
9 2 (0.084%) IIS
9 2 (0.084%) Oracle SOA Suite
10 1 (0.042%) Oracle Workflow
10 1 (0.042%) WebLogic
Applications
1 618 (26.06%) Chatbot
2 280 (11.81%) Microsoft Excel
3 107 (4.51%) Microsoft Office
4 64 (2.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 29 (1.22%) Spreadsheet
6 19 (0.80%) MS Visio
7 9 (0.38%) Adobe XD
7 9 (0.38%) Microsoft Project
8 8 (0.34%) Blender
9 4 (0.17%) Oracle Smart View
9 4 (0.17%) Photoshop
10 3 (0.13%) Adobe Creative Suite
11 1 (0.042%) Camtasia
11 1 (0.042%) InVision
11 1 (0.042%) PlantUML
11 1 (0.042%) Sketch
11 1 (0.042%) SmartSuite
Business Applications
1 30 (1.27%) NetSuite
2 26 (1.10%) SAP S/4HANA
3 21 (0.89%) Dynamics CRM
4 20 (0.84%) Shopify
5 18 (0.76%) Oracle Payables
6 11 (0.46%) Oracle Assets
6 11 (0.46%) Oracle Receivables
7 9 (0.38%) Oracle ERP
7 9 (0.38%) Oracle General Ledger
7 9 (0.38%) SAP CO
7 9 (0.38%) SAP FI
7 9 (0.38%) SAP FI/CO
8 8 (0.34%) Oracle Financials
9 5 (0.21%) Dynamics GP
9 5 (0.21%) Elite 3E
10 4 (0.17%) Hyperion Planning
10 4 (0.17%) Magento
10 4 (0.17%) Primavera
10 4 (0.17%) Salesforce CRM
10 4 (0.17%) SAP Oil and Gas
Cloud Services
1 251 (10.59%) Power Platform
2 235 (9.91%) Azure
3 106 (4.47%) SaaS
4 90 (3.80%) AWS
5 55 (2.32%) Microsoft 365
6 54 (2.28%) Google Analytics
7 47 (1.98%) Azure DevOps
8 45 (1.90%) Azure Data Factory
9 39 (1.64%) Dynamics 365
10 34 (1.43%) Snowflake
11 32 (1.35%) GCP
11 32 (1.35%) GitHub
12 28 (1.18%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 25 (1.05%) Google Ads
14 21 (0.89%) Entra ID
15 16 (0.67%) Power Automate
15 16 (0.67%) PowerApps
16 15 (0.63%) GitHub Actions
16 15 (0.63%) PaaS
17 14 (0.59%) dbt
Communications & Networking
1 285 (12.02%) VPN
2 262 (11.05%) Cisco IOS
3 36 (1.52%) Network Security
4 35 (1.48%) Remote Desktop
5 32 (1.35%) Firewall
6 26 (1.10%) WAN
7 18 (0.76%) DNS
8 14 (0.59%) TCP/IP
9 13 (0.55%) LAN
9 13 (0.55%) Wi-Fi
10 12 (0.51%) 5G
10 12 (0.51%) Internet
10 12 (0.51%) SD-WAN
11 10 (0.42%) DHCP
11 10 (0.42%) Intrusion Detection
11 10 (0.42%) Wireshark
12 7 (0.30%) Wireless
13 6 (0.25%) VoIP
14 5 (0.21%) Broadband
14 5 (0.21%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 233 (9.83%) Power BI
2 79 (3.33%) SQL Server
3 70 (2.95%) Tableau
4 50 (2.11%) Data Warehouse
5 31 (1.31%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 30 (1.27%) Azure SQL Database
7 29 (1.22%) BusinessObjects
8 26 (1.10%) Power Query
9 25 (1.05%) Data Mining
9 25 (1.05%) Relational Database
10 18 (0.76%) Geospatial Data
10 18 (0.76%) MySQL
11 15 (0.63%) Metadata
12 13 (0.55%) Crystal Reports
12 13 (0.55%) GIS
12 13 (0.55%) Oracle Reports
13 12 (0.51%) Looker
14 11 (0.46%) PostgreSQL
14 11 (0.46%) SQL Server Integration Services
15 10 (0.42%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 68 (2.87%) JIRA
2 38 (1.60%) Git
3 15 (0.63%) Selenium
4 13 (0.55%) Cypress.io
5 10 (0.42%) GitLab
5 10 (0.42%) Jenkins
6 9 (0.38%) Oracle Forms
7 8 (0.34%) Axure RP
7 8 (0.34%) Balsamiq
7 8 (0.34%) ER Studio
7 8 (0.34%) ERwin
7 8 (0.34%) WebDriver
8 7 (0.30%) TeamCity
9 6 (0.25%) Subversion
10 5 (0.21%) Babel
10 5 (0.21%) Postman
10 5 (0.21%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
10 5 (0.21%) webpack
11 4 (0.17%) Bazaar
11 4 (0.17%) Gatling
General
1 786 (33.15%) Social Skills
2 524 (22.10%) Finance
3 373 (15.73%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 202 (8.52%) Retail
5 178 (7.51%) Marketing
6 125 (5.27%) Manufacturing
7 104 (4.39%) Public Sector
8 92 (3.88%) Legal
9 81 (3.42%) Organisational Skills
10 80 (3.37%) Law
11 76 (3.21%) Presentation Skills
12 56 (2.36%) Influencing Skills
13 49 (2.07%) Telecoms
14 43 (1.81%) Advertising
15 37 (1.56%) Banking
16 34 (1.43%) Electronics
17 26 (1.10%) Automotive
18 24 (1.01%) Documentation Skills
19 22 (0.93%) Billing
19 22 (0.93%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 664 (28.01%) Trainer
2 381 (16.07%) Analyst
3 264 (11.13%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 154 (6.50%) Senior
5 131 (5.53%) Developer
6 77 (3.25%) Lead
7 76 (3.21%) Consultant
8 74 (3.12%) Business Analyst
9 71 (2.99%) Data Analyst
10 65 (2.74%) Architect
11 59 (2.49%) Support Analyst
12 56 (2.36%) Senior Analyst
13 45 (1.90%) 2nd Line Support
14 43 (1.81%) IT Analyst
15 39 (1.64%) Financial Analyst
15 39 (1.64%) IT Support
16 37 (1.56%) Junior
17 36 (1.52%) Systems Engineer
18 30 (1.27%) Business Intelligence Analyst
19 27 (1.14%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 266 (11.22%) Elastic Stack
2 48 (2.02%) HTML
3 37 (1.56%) REST
4 36 (1.52%) CSS
5 23 (0.97%) SOAP
6 22 (0.93%) Node.js
7 20 (0.84%) JSON
7 20 (0.84%) React
8 19 (0.80%) Middleware
9 18 (0.76%) OAuth
9 18 (0.76%) SAML
10 17 (0.72%) .NET
10 17 (0.72%) XML
11 14 (0.59%) BAPI
11 14 (0.59%) IBM Integration Bus
11 14 (0.59%) JMS
12 11 (0.46%) Web Services
13 10 (0.42%) Flash
14 9 (0.38%) .NET Core
14 9 (0.38%) AngularJS
Miscellaneous
1 264 (11.13%) Cyberattack
2 202 (8.52%) Analytical Mindset
3 125 (5.27%) Self-Motivation
4 119 (5.02%) Onboarding
5 81 (3.42%) Management Information System
6 65 (2.74%) Product Ownership
7 49 (2.07%) Robotics
8 40 (1.69%) Algorithms
8 40 (1.69%) Social Media
9 34 (1.43%) Data Structures
9 34 (1.43%) Driving Licence
10 32 (1.35%) e-Learning
11 27 (1.14%) Data Centre
11 27 (1.14%) Enterprise Software
12 24 (1.01%) Virtual Team
13 23 (0.97%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
13 23 (0.97%) Legacy Systems
14 16 (0.67%) Cloud Native
14 16 (0.67%) Reinsurance
14 16 (0.67%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 338 (14.26%) Windows
2 306 (12.91%) Linux
3 266 (11.22%) Android
4 16 (0.67%) Unix
5 10 (0.42%) Windows 10
6 9 (0.38%) Mac OS
7 8 (0.34%) Windows Server
8 5 (0.21%) Apple iOS
8 5 (0.21%) Mac OS X
9 2 (0.084%) OpenWrt
9 2 (0.084%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 2 (0.084%) Windows Server 2016
10 1 (0.042%) OpenVMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,017 (42.89%) Problem-Solving
2 860 (36.27%) AI
3 676 (28.51%) Chemistry
4 620 (26.15%) Conversational UI
5 361 (15.23%) DevOps
6 360 (15.18%) Risk Management
7 337 (14.21%) Mathematics
8 335 (14.13%) Continuous Improvement
9 320 (13.50%) Decision-Making
10 300 (12.65%) Analytics
11 288 (12.15%) Line Management
12 279 (11.77%) Business Intelligence
13 274 (11.56%) Agile
13 274 (11.56%) Task Automation
14 264 (11.13%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 264 (11.13%) Platform Engineering
15 262 (11.05%) Storage Management
16 180 (7.59%) Data Analysis
17 175 (7.38%) Analytical Thinking
18 163 (6.87%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 437 (18.43%) Python
2 360 (15.18%) SQL
3 282 (11.89%) PowerShell
4 267 (11.26%) Bash
5 73 (3.08%) C#
6 50 (2.11%) JavaScript
7 41 (1.73%) Java
8 39 (1.64%) VBA
9 37 (1.56%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 36 (1.52%) R
11 33 (1.39%) C++
12 15 (0.63%) TypeScript
13 14 (0.59%) C
14 11 (0.46%) MATLAB
15 9 (0.38%) PHP
15 9 (0.38%) T-SQL
16 7 (0.30%) ABAP
17 6 (0.25%) Bicep
18 4 (0.17%) Go
18 4 (0.17%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 1,024 (43.19%) Degree
2 637 (26.87%) Master's Degree
3 622 (26.23%) PhD
4 169 (7.13%) Security Cleared
5 125 (5.27%) SC Cleared
6 72 (3.04%) Computer Science Degree
7 68 (2.87%) CISSP
8 65 (2.74%) ACCA
9 62 (2.61%) CIMA
10 48 (2.02%) DV Cleared
11 40 (1.69%) CEH
12 36 (1.52%) CompTIA Security+
13 32 (1.35%) CISM
14 30 (1.27%) DBS Check
14 30 (1.27%) Microsoft Certification
15 23 (0.97%) CISA
16 19 (0.80%) BPSS Clearance
17 13 (0.55%) Azure Certification
17 13 (0.55%) Numerate Degree
17 13 (0.55%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 93 (3.92%) QA
2 87 (3.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 70 (2.95%) Data Quality
4 61 (2.57%) GDPR
5 55 (2.32%) PMO
6 54 (2.28%) NIST
7 40 (1.69%) Accessibility
8 35 (1.48%) PCI DSS
9 22 (0.93%) Actionable Recommendations
10 18 (0.76%) GRC
11 9 (0.38%) WCAG
12 7 (0.30%) ISO 9001
13 6 (0.25%) COBIT
14 5 (0.21%) IFRS
14 5 (0.21%) ITGC
14 5 (0.21%) SLA
15 4 (0.17%) Cyber Essentials
15 4 (0.17%) Sarbanes-Oxley
16 3 (0.13%) ISO 14001
16 3 (0.13%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 273 (11.51%) Docker
2 269 (11.35%) vSphere
3 268 (11.30%) Hyper-V
4 262 (11.05%) VMware NSX
5 34 (1.43%) Active Directory
6 21 (0.89%) Virtual Machines
7 18 (0.76%) VMware Infrastructure
8 3 (0.13%) Firmware
9 1 (0.042%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 279 (11.77%) Terraform
2 272 (11.47%) Ansible
3 10 (0.42%) Kubernetes
3 10 (0.42%) Microsoft Intune
4 6 (0.25%) Grafana
5 5 (0.21%) EMC NetWorker
5 5 (0.21%) Prometheus
5 5 (0.21%) SCOM
5 5 (0.21%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (0.17%) Computer Incident Response Team
7 3 (0.13%) QRadar
8 2 (0.084%) Nessus
9 1 (0.042%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
9 1 (0.042%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.042%) Jamf Pro
9 1 (0.042%) Nagios
9 1 (0.042%) RSA Archer
9 1 (0.042%) SCCM
9 1 (0.042%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 615 (25.94%) PayPal
2 366 (15.44%) Microsoft
3 273 (11.51%) Cisco
4 269 (11.35%) Splunk
5 263 (11.09%) Juniper
6 262 (11.05%) 3PAR
7 145 (6.12%) Google
8 98 (4.13%) SAP
9 73 (3.08%) Databricks
10 68 (2.87%) Adobe
11 53 (2.24%) Oracle
12 34 (1.43%) Salesforce
13 29 (1.22%) Workday
14 25 (1.05%) ServiceNow
15 24 (1.01%) Facebook
15 24 (1.01%) VMware
16 16 (0.67%) TikTok
17 15 (0.63%) IBM
18 14 (0.59%) Adaptive Insights
19 12 (0.51%) Ahrefs