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

6 months to
10 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 22 16 22
Rank change year-on-year -6 +6 -2
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 1,444 1,518 2,758
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 8.34% 11.69% 8.71%
As % of the General category 14.66% 16.29% 14.14%
Number of salaries quoted 888 933 1,912
10th Percentile £36,250 £32,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £44,375 £45,000 £40,904
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.76% -4.34%
75th Percentile £73,750 £72,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £89,875
UK median annual salary £53,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -3.64% +10.00% -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 general skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 9,851 9,316 19,503
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 56.93% 71.74% 61.62%
Number of salaries quoted 6,554 6,427 15,138
10th Percentile £30,125 £31,250 £31,750
25th Percentile £42,000 £44,000 £42,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,743 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.22% +6.57% -8.80%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +14.29% -12.50%

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 10 April 2026.

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 27 (1.87%) Confluence
2 23 (1.59%) SharePoint
3 21 (1.45%) Microsoft Exchange
4 12 (0.83%) CMS
5 10 (0.69%) WordPress
6 9 (0.62%) Apache
6 9 (0.62%) Apache Airflow
7 8 (0.55%) Apache Spark
8 5 (0.35%) SAS
9 4 (0.28%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 3 (0.21%) Anypoint
11 2 (0.14%) Drupal
12 1 (0.069%) Appian
12 1 (0.069%) ArcGIS
12 1 (0.069%) IIS
12 1 (0.069%) Kinematics
12 1 (0.069%) Palantir Foundry
12 1 (0.069%) Umbraco
Applications
1 194 (13.43%) Microsoft Excel
2 81 (5.61%) Microsoft Office
3 31 (2.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 23 (1.59%) Chatbot
5 19 (1.32%) MS Visio
6 14 (0.97%) Adobe XD
7 9 (0.62%) Spreadsheet
8 3 (0.21%) Microsoft Project
9 1 (0.069%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 1 (0.069%) Notion
9 1 (0.069%) SmartSuite
9 1 (0.069%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 30 (2.08%) NetSuite
2 27 (1.87%) SAP S/4HANA
3 10 (0.69%) Dynamics CRM
3 10 (0.69%) Oracle Payables
4 7 (0.48%) SAP FI
5 6 (0.42%) Oracle EBS
5 6 (0.42%) SAP CO
5 6 (0.42%) SAP ERP
5 6 (0.42%) SAP FI/CO
6 4 (0.28%) Markit EDM
7 3 (0.21%) Elite 3E
7 3 (0.21%) Oracle Receivables
7 3 (0.21%) ResourceLink
7 3 (0.21%) SAP FSCM
8 2 (0.14%) Dynamics GP
8 2 (0.14%) Oracle Assets
8 2 (0.14%) Oracle General Ledger
8 2 (0.14%) Sage X3
8 2 (0.14%) Workday HCM
9 1 (0.069%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 287 (19.88%) Azure
2 228 (15.79%) Power Platform
3 129 (8.93%) AWS
4 108 (7.48%) SaaS
5 82 (5.68%) Azure DevOps
6 69 (4.78%) GitHub
7 65 (4.50%) Dynamics 365
8 58 (4.02%) GCP
9 52 (3.60%) Azure Data Factory
10 46 (3.19%) Google Analytics
11 43 (2.98%) Microsoft 365
12 33 (2.29%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 32 (2.22%) Snowflake
14 23 (1.59%) dbt
14 23 (1.59%) GitHub Actions
15 22 (1.52%) Entra ID
15 22 (1.52%) Power Automate
16 19 (1.32%) Azure Logic Apps
17 18 (1.25%) GitHub Copilot
17 18 (1.25%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 42 (2.91%) Firewall
2 38 (2.63%) Broadband
3 24 (1.66%) Wi-Fi
4 20 (1.39%) Wireshark
5 16 (1.11%) NGFW
6 15 (1.04%) TCP/IP
6 15 (1.04%) VXLAN
7 13 (0.90%) Remote Desktop
8 12 (0.83%) Network Security
9 9 (0.62%) WAN
10 8 (0.55%) DNS
10 8 (0.55%) Intrusion Detection
10 8 (0.55%) Telnet
11 6 (0.42%) Cisco ASA
11 6 (0.42%) DHCP
12 4 (0.28%) HTTP
12 4 (0.28%) LAN
12 4 (0.28%) Modbus
12 4 (0.28%) VPN
13 3 (0.21%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 204 (14.13%) Power BI
2 92 (6.37%) SQL Server
3 62 (4.29%) Tableau
4 44 (3.05%) Data Warehouse
5 43 (2.98%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 36 (2.49%) Azure SQL Database
7 32 (2.22%) Metadata
8 29 (2.01%) MySQL
9 20 (1.39%) PostgreSQL
10 19 (1.32%) Data Lake
11 18 (1.25%) Relational Database
12 17 (1.18%) Oracle Database
13 16 (1.11%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 15 (1.04%) Power Query
15 14 (0.97%) Amazon Redshift
16 12 (0.83%) BusinessObjects
16 12 (0.83%) NoSQL
17 9 (0.62%) Data Mining
18 8 (0.55%) Big Data
18 8 (0.55%) BigQuery
Development Applications
1 69 (4.78%) JIRA
2 36 (2.49%) Git
3 19 (1.32%) GitLab
4 14 (0.97%) Axure RP
4 14 (0.97%) Balsamiq
5 13 (0.90%) Jenkins
5 13 (0.90%) Subversion
6 9 (0.62%) Bitbucket
7 6 (0.42%) Babel
7 6 (0.42%) webpack
8 4 (0.28%) Cypress.io
8 4 (0.28%) ER Studio
8 4 (0.28%) ERwin
8 4 (0.28%) Oracle APEX
8 4 (0.28%) Selenium
8 4 (0.28%) Visual Studio Code
9 3 (0.21%) Maven
9 3 (0.21%) MLflow
9 3 (0.21%) Sonatype Nexus
9 3 (0.21%) WebDriver
General
1 730 (50.55%) Social Skills
2 522 (36.15%) Finance
3 142 (9.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 139 (9.63%) Public Sector
5 137 (9.49%) Marketing
6 94 (6.51%) Retail
7 92 (6.37%) Presentation Skills
8 88 (6.09%) Organisational Skills
9 84 (5.82%) Law
10 61 (4.22%) Legal
11 50 (3.46%) Banking
12 42 (2.91%) Manufacturing
13 41 (2.84%) Telecoms
14 39 (2.70%) Advertising
15 31 (2.15%) Influencing Skills
16 29 (2.01%) Automotive
17 26 (1.80%) Publishing
18 22 (1.52%) Documentation Skills
19 21 (1.45%) Back Office
19 21 (1.45%) Billing
Job Titles
1 361 (25.00%) Analyst
2 169 (11.70%) Senior
3 102 (7.06%) Developer
4 98 (6.79%) Lead
5 93 (6.44%) Business Analyst
6 74 (5.12%) Architect
7 59 (4.09%) Data Analyst
8 51 (3.53%) Financial Analyst
9 47 (3.25%) Consultant
10 46 (3.19%) Data Engineer
11 44 (3.05%) Support Analyst
12 43 (2.98%) Senior Analyst
13 42 (2.91%) Solutions Architect
14 41 (2.84%) Report Analyst
15 34 (2.35%) Senior Manager
16 32 (2.22%) Product Manager
17 31 (2.15%) Alliance Manager
18 27 (1.87%) Accountant
19 23 (1.59%) Commercial Analyst
19 23 (1.59%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 63 (4.36%) HTML
2 58 (4.02%) CSS
3 47 (3.25%) .NET
4 40 (2.77%) React
5 32 (2.22%) JSON
6 24 (1.66%) REST
6 24 (1.66%) XML
7 18 (1.25%) Middleware
8 17 (1.18%) React Native
8 17 (1.18%) TensorFlow
9 16 (1.11%) Bootstrap
10 15 (1.04%) PyTorch
11 14 (0.97%) Node.js
12 13 (0.90%) FIX Protocol
12 13 (0.90%) Flash
12 13 (0.90%) Sass
13 12 (0.83%) SOAP
14 8 (0.55%) HTML5
14 8 (0.55%) OAuth
14 8 (0.55%) ZeroMQ
Miscellaneous
1 138 (9.56%) Analytical Mindset
2 112 (7.76%) Self-Motivation
3 102 (7.06%) Product Ownership
4 65 (4.50%) Onboarding
5 45 (3.12%) Data Structures
6 43 (2.98%) Management Information System
7 38 (2.63%) Cloud Native
8 37 (2.56%) Algorithms
9 35 (2.42%) Virtual Team
10 29 (2.01%) Data Centre
11 28 (1.94%) Low-Code
11 28 (1.94%) Security Posture
12 27 (1.87%) Enterprise Software
12 27 (1.87%) Social Media
13 26 (1.80%) Driving Licence
14 23 (1.59%) FMCG
15 22 (1.52%) PKI
16 21 (1.45%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
17 20 (1.39%) Mobile App
18 19 (1.32%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 66 (4.57%) Windows
2 47 (3.25%) Linux
3 22 (1.52%) Unix
3 22 (1.52%) Windows Server
4 4 (0.28%) Mac OS
5 3 (0.21%) Android
6 2 (0.14%) OpenWrt
7 1 (0.069%) AIX
7 1 (0.069%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.069%) FreeBSD
7 1 (0.069%) OpenBSD
7 1 (0.069%) Robot Operating System
7 1 (0.069%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.069%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 658 (45.57%) Problem-Solving
2 369 (25.55%) Continuous Improvement
3 347 (24.03%) Decision-Making
4 301 (20.84%) Analytics
5 296 (20.50%) Agile
6 275 (19.04%) AI
7 243 (16.83%) Business Intelligence
8 168 (11.63%) Mentoring
9 167 (11.57%) DevOps
10 154 (10.66%) Actionable Insight
11 152 (10.53%) Data Modelling
11 152 (10.53%) Project Management
12 151 (10.46%) Analytical Thinking
13 149 (10.32%) Stakeholder Management
14 141 (9.76%) Coaching
15 138 (9.56%) CI/CD
16 135 (9.35%) ERP
16 135 (9.35%) Process Improvement
17 123 (8.52%) Data Analysis
18 116 (8.03%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 295 (20.43%) SQL
2 231 (16.00%) Python
3 84 (5.82%) JavaScript
4 72 (4.99%) C#
5 59 (4.09%) PowerShell
6 50 (3.46%) Java
7 33 (2.29%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 24 (1.66%) T-SQL
9 21 (1.45%) C++
10 19 (1.32%) TypeScript
11 18 (1.25%) R
12 13 (0.90%) Bash
13 11 (0.76%) Go
14 10 (0.69%) C
14 10 (0.69%) VBA
15 6 (0.42%) Ruby
16 5 (0.35%) PHP
16 5 (0.35%) PL/SQL
17 4 (0.28%) Apex Code
17 4 (0.28%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 316 (21.88%) Degree
2 146 (10.11%) Security Cleared
3 136 (9.42%) ACCA
4 125 (8.66%) CIMA
5 106 (7.34%) SC Cleared
6 58 (4.02%) Computer Science Degree
7 43 (2.98%) Master's Degree
8 27 (1.87%) CISSP
9 26 (1.80%) DBS Check
9 26 (1.80%) PhD
10 25 (1.73%) AAT
10 25 (1.73%) DV Cleared
11 22 (1.52%) PMI Certification
12 20 (1.39%) CISM
13 17 (1.18%) PMP
14 16 (1.11%) Azure Certification
15 12 (0.83%) Six Sigma Green Belt
16 11 (0.76%) AWS Certification
16 11 (0.76%) BPSS Clearance
16 11 (0.76%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 126 (8.73%) Data Quality
2 82 (5.68%) QA
3 76 (5.26%) GDPR
4 52 (3.60%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 46 (3.19%) Accessibility
6 33 (2.29%) NIST
7 30 (2.08%) PMO
8 28 (1.94%) SLA
9 24 (1.66%) Actionable Recommendations
10 20 (1.39%) WCAG
11 17 (1.18%) ISO 9001
12 16 (1.11%) GRC
13 11 (0.76%) IFRS
14 10 (0.69%) COREP
14 10 (0.69%) FINREP
15 9 (0.62%) Cyber Essentials
15 9 (0.62%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 9 (0.62%) GAAP
15 9 (0.62%) ISO 14001
15 9 (0.62%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 42 (2.91%) Active Directory
2 13 (0.90%) Docker
3 12 (0.83%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.28%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.21%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 3 (0.21%) Virtual Servers
6 2 (0.14%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.14%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.069%) Firmware
7 1 (0.069%) KVM
7 1 (0.069%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 51 (3.53%) Terraform
2 30 (2.08%) Ansible
3 19 (1.32%) Kubernetes
4 10 (0.69%) Grafana
5 8 (0.55%) Single Sign-On
6 7 (0.48%) Prometheus
7 6 (0.42%) Microsoft Intune
8 5 (0.35%) Kubeflow
8 5 (0.35%) QRadar
9 4 (0.28%) Computer Incident Response Team
9 4 (0.28%) Packer
10 3 (0.21%) SCCM
11 2 (0.14%) Opsgenie
12 1 (0.069%) CASB
12 1 (0.069%) FortiGate
12 1 (0.069%) Proxmox
12 1 (0.069%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 264 (18.28%) Microsoft
2 73 (5.06%) Google
3 60 (4.16%) Oracle
4 58 (4.02%) SAP
5 50 (3.46%) Salesforce
6 24 (1.66%) ServiceNow
7 23 (1.59%) Databricks
8 21 (1.45%) PayPal
9 20 (1.39%) Adobe
10 15 (1.04%) Arista
10 15 (1.04%) Aruba
10 15 (1.04%) NetScout
11 13 (0.90%) Atlassian
11 13 (0.90%) Xero
12 12 (0.83%) Cisco
12 12 (0.83%) VMware
13 11 (0.76%) Palo Alto
14 10 (0.69%) F5
14 10 (0.69%) Splunk
14 10 (0.69%) Workday