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

6 months to
22 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 25 13 18
Rank change year-on-year -12 +5 +1
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 1,391 2,026 3,293
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.40% 13.87% 10.12%
As % of the General category 13.20% 18.48% 16.27%
Number of salaries quoted 906 866 1,892
10th Percentile £36,500 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £43,804 £42,500 £41,021
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.76% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £71,000 £70,275
90th Percentile £87,500 £83,750 £88,750
UK median annual salary £54,150 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -1.55% +10.00% -8.90%

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 10,541 10,962 20,239
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 56.08% 75.02% 62.19%
Number of salaries quoted 7,017 6,055 15,086
10th Percentile £32,000 £28,750 £31,800
25th Percentile £43,700 £42,125 £41,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £112,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -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 22 May 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 32 (2.30%) SharePoint
2 23 (1.65%) Microsoft Exchange
3 20 (1.44%) Confluence
4 11 (0.79%) WordPress
5 10 (0.72%) Apache Airflow
6 8 (0.58%) Apache
6 8 (0.58%) Apache Spark
6 8 (0.58%) CMS
7 6 (0.43%) SAS
8 4 (0.29%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 3 (0.22%) Anypoint
10 1 (0.072%) Appian
10 1 (0.072%) Drupal
10 1 (0.072%) IIS
10 1 (0.072%) Jupyter
10 1 (0.072%) Kinematics
10 1 (0.072%) Moodle
10 1 (0.072%) Palantir Foundry
10 1 (0.072%) Umbraco
Applications
1 140 (10.06%) Microsoft Excel
2 53 (3.81%) Microsoft Office
3 17 (1.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 14 (1.01%) MS Visio
5 10 (0.72%) Adobe XD
6 7 (0.50%) Spreadsheet
7 4 (0.29%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 4 (0.29%) Microsoft Project
8 3 (0.22%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.072%) Adobe Premiere
9 1 (0.072%) Blender
9 1 (0.072%) Maya
9 1 (0.072%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 29 (2.08%) SAP S/4HANA
2 18 (1.29%) NetSuite
3 10 (0.72%) Dynamics CRM
3 10 (0.72%) SAP ERP
4 8 (0.58%) Oracle EBS
5 4 (0.29%) Infor M3
5 4 (0.29%) JDE OneWorld
5 4 (0.29%) JDE World
5 4 (0.29%) Markit EDM
5 4 (0.29%) Sage 200
5 4 (0.29%) SAP CO
5 4 (0.29%) SAP FI
5 4 (0.29%) SAP FI/CO
6 3 (0.22%) Elite 3E
6 3 (0.22%) SAP FSCM
7 2 (0.14%) Dynamics NAV
7 2 (0.14%) Oracle Applications
7 2 (0.14%) Oracle Payables
8 1 (0.072%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
8 1 (0.072%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 257 (18.48%) Azure
2 221 (15.89%) Power Platform
3 128 (9.20%) AWS
4 103 (7.40%) SaaS
5 54 (3.88%) Azure DevOps
6 53 (3.81%) GCP
7 52 (3.74%) Microsoft 365
8 47 (3.38%) Google Analytics
9 45 (3.24%) GitHub
10 33 (2.37%) Dynamics 365
11 27 (1.94%) Entra ID
11 27 (1.94%) Snowflake
12 20 (1.44%) Azure Logic Apps
13 18 (1.29%) Amazon S3
13 18 (1.29%) Azure Data Factory
14 17 (1.22%) OCI
15 16 (1.15%) Azure Machine Learning
15 16 (1.15%) Serverless
16 15 (1.08%) dbt
16 15 (1.08%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 54 (3.88%) Broadband
2 44 (3.16%) Firewall
3 20 (1.44%) Wi-Fi
4 16 (1.15%) NGFW
4 16 (1.15%) Wireshark
5 15 (1.08%) VXLAN
6 14 (1.01%) TCP/IP
7 8 (0.58%) Intrusion Detection
8 7 (0.50%) 5G
8 7 (0.50%) WAN
9 6 (0.43%) Cisco ASA
9 6 (0.43%) DNS
9 6 (0.43%) Network Security
9 6 (0.43%) VPN
10 5 (0.36%) SMS
10 5 (0.36%) Telnet
11 4 (0.29%) HTTP
11 4 (0.29%) Modbus
11 4 (0.29%) SMTP
11 4 (0.29%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 186 (13.37%) Power BI
2 65 (4.67%) Tableau
3 56 (4.03%) SQL Server
4 39 (2.80%) Metadata
5 29 (2.08%) Data Warehouse
6 26 (1.87%) PostgreSQL
7 23 (1.65%) MySQL
8 17 (1.22%) Oracle Database
9 16 (1.15%) Relational Database
9 16 (1.15%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 16 (1.15%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 15 (1.08%) Data Lake
11 13 (0.93%) NoSQL
11 13 (0.93%) Power Query
12 10 (0.72%) Big Data
13 9 (0.65%) Looker
14 8 (0.58%) Amazon Redshift
14 8 (0.58%) BigQuery
15 7 (0.50%) Data Mining
15 7 (0.50%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 55 (3.95%) JIRA
2 40 (2.88%) Git
3 10 (0.72%) GitLab
4 9 (0.65%) Axure RP
4 9 (0.65%) Balsamiq
5 8 (0.58%) Subversion
6 7 (0.50%) Jenkins
7 6 (0.43%) Visual Studio Code
8 4 (0.29%) Bitbucket
8 4 (0.29%) ER Studio
8 4 (0.29%) ERwin
8 4 (0.29%) Oracle APEX
9 3 (0.22%) Babel
9 3 (0.22%) Maven
9 3 (0.22%) MLflow
9 3 (0.22%) Oracle Forms
9 3 (0.22%) Sonatype Nexus
9 3 (0.22%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 3 (0.22%) webpack
10 2 (0.14%) Postman
General
1 629 (45.22%) Social Skills
2 462 (33.21%) Finance
3 156 (11.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 136 (9.78%) Public Sector
5 128 (9.20%) Marketing
6 88 (6.33%) Organisational Skills
7 85 (6.11%) Law
8 82 (5.90%) Legal
9 77 (5.54%) Retail
10 51 (3.67%) Banking
11 48 (3.45%) Presentation Skills
12 33 (2.37%) Manufacturing
13 30 (2.16%) Influencing Skills
13 30 (2.16%) Telecoms
14 28 (2.01%) Advertising
14 28 (2.01%) Publishing
15 25 (1.80%) Documentation Skills
16 23 (1.65%) Automotive
17 15 (1.08%) Back Office
17 15 (1.08%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 343 (24.66%) Analyst
2 189 (13.59%) Senior
3 86 (6.18%) Business Analyst
3 86 (6.18%) Developer
4 84 (6.04%) Lead
5 75 (5.39%) Architect
6 67 (4.82%) Data Analyst
7 50 (3.59%) Senior Analyst
8 49 (3.52%) Consultant
9 44 (3.16%) Data Engineer
9 44 (3.16%) Senior Manager
10 40 (2.88%) Report Analyst
11 38 (2.73%) Solutions Architect
12 37 (2.66%) Product Manager
13 33 (2.37%) Accountant
14 31 (2.23%) Alliance Manager
15 29 (2.08%) Security Analyst
16 28 (2.01%) Applications Support
17 26 (1.87%) Data Scientist
18 25 (1.80%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 54 (3.88%) HTML
2 49 (3.52%) CSS
3 44 (3.16%) .NET
4 36 (2.59%) JSON
5 34 (2.44%) React
6 27 (1.94%) REST
7 23 (1.65%) XML
8 22 (1.58%) TensorFlow
9 21 (1.51%) Middleware
9 21 (1.51%) PyTorch
10 17 (1.22%) React Native
11 14 (1.01%) Bootstrap
11 14 (1.01%) Node.js
12 13 (0.93%) RESTful
13 11 (0.79%) SOAP
14 8 (0.58%) FIX Protocol
15 7 (0.50%) EDI
15 7 (0.50%) Kafka
15 7 (0.50%) OAuth
15 7 (0.50%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 119 (8.55%) Analytical Mindset
2 96 (6.90%) Product Ownership
3 67 (4.82%) Self-Motivation
4 48 (3.45%) Management Information System
5 47 (3.38%) Onboarding
6 40 (2.88%) Algorithms
7 39 (2.80%) Data Structures
7 39 (2.80%) Virtual Team
8 32 (2.30%) Cloud Native
9 29 (2.08%) Data Centre
10 27 (1.94%) Driving Licence
11 25 (1.80%) Enterprise Software
11 25 (1.80%) Low-Code
11 25 (1.80%) Security Posture
12 23 (1.65%) FMCG
12 23 (1.65%) Mobile App
13 22 (1.58%) PKI
13 22 (1.58%) Public Cloud
13 22 (1.58%) Social Media
14 19 (1.37%) Cyber Defence
Operating Systems
1 61 (4.39%) Windows
2 42 (3.02%) Linux
3 24 (1.73%) Windows Server
4 13 (0.93%) Unix
5 4 (0.29%) Android
5 4 (0.29%) Apple iOS
6 3 (0.22%) Windows Server 2016
6 3 (0.22%) Windows Server 2019
7 2 (0.14%) AIX
7 2 (0.14%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.072%) FreeBSD
8 1 (0.072%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.072%) OpenBSD
8 1 (0.072%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.072%) Robot Operating System
8 1 (0.072%) Solaris
8 1 (0.072%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 621 (44.64%) Problem-Solving
2 308 (22.14%) Agile
2 308 (22.14%) Decision-Making
3 305 (21.93%) Continuous Improvement
4 281 (20.20%) Analytics
5 258 (18.55%) AI
6 205 (14.74%) Business Intelligence
7 171 (12.29%) Mentoring
8 158 (11.36%) Project Management
9 150 (10.78%) Stakeholder Management
10 147 (10.57%) Actionable Insight
11 144 (10.35%) Roadmaps
12 140 (10.06%) Coaching
13 132 (9.49%) Data Modelling
13 132 (9.49%) DevOps
14 128 (9.20%) Process Improvement
15 125 (8.99%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 124 (8.91%) Analytical Thinking
17 121 (8.70%) CI/CD
18 119 (8.55%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 276 (19.84%) SQL
2 262 (18.84%) Python
3 79 (5.68%) JavaScript
4 64 (4.60%) PowerShell
5 55 (3.95%) C#
6 46 (3.31%) Java
7 25 (1.80%) T-SQL
8 16 (1.15%) C++
8 16 (1.15%) R
8 16 (1.15%) TypeScript
9 13 (0.93%) PL/SQL
10 9 (0.65%) Bash
10 9 (0.65%) Go
11 8 (0.58%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 6 (0.43%) VBA
13 5 (0.36%) C
13 5 (0.36%) Kusto Query Language
13 5 (0.36%) PHP
13 5 (0.36%) Ruby
13 5 (0.36%) Scala
Qualifications
1 288 (20.70%) Degree
2 133 (9.56%) Security Cleared
3 109 (7.84%) ACCA
4 103 (7.40%) CIMA
5 99 (7.12%) SC Cleared
6 51 (3.67%) Computer Science Degree
7 34 (2.44%) DBS Check
8 27 (1.94%) CISSP
9 25 (1.80%) Azure Certification
10 21 (1.51%) CISM
11 19 (1.37%) PMI Certification
12 18 (1.29%) Master's Degree
13 16 (1.15%) AAT
13 16 (1.15%) DV Cleared
14 15 (1.08%) PMP
15 13 (0.93%) Microsoft Certification
16 12 (0.86%) HNC
17 11 (0.79%) BPSS Clearance
18 10 (0.72%) AWS Certification
19 9 (0.65%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 131 (9.42%) Data Quality
2 93 (6.69%) GDPR
3 73 (5.25%) QA
4 57 (4.10%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 46 (3.31%) Accessibility
6 44 (3.16%) SLA
7 39 (2.80%) NIST
8 20 (1.44%) PMO
9 17 (1.22%) Actionable Recommendations
9 17 (1.22%) ISO 9001
10 16 (1.15%) Cyber Essentials
11 15 (1.08%) GRC
12 14 (1.01%) COREP
12 14 (1.01%) FINREP
13 13 (0.93%) WCAG
14 11 (0.79%) NCSC
15 10 (0.72%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 10 (0.72%) IFRS
15 10 (0.72%) ISO/IEC 20000
16 9 (0.65%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 42 (3.02%) Active Directory
2 14 (1.01%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (0.65%) Docker
4 4 (0.29%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.22%) Firmware
5 3 (0.22%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 3 (0.22%) Virtual Servers
6 2 (0.14%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.14%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.072%) KVM
7 1 (0.072%) Oracle RAC
7 1 (0.072%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 47 (3.38%) Terraform
2 27 (1.94%) Ansible
3 17 (1.22%) Kubernetes
4 12 (0.86%) Microsoft Intune
5 7 (0.50%) Kubeflow
6 6 (0.43%) Grafana
6 6 (0.43%) Packer
6 6 (0.43%) QRadar
7 3 (0.22%) Prometheus
7 3 (0.22%) SCCM
7 3 (0.22%) Single Sign-On
8 2 (0.14%) Graylog
8 2 (0.14%) Opsgenie
9 1 (0.072%) CASB
9 1 (0.072%) Computer Incident Response Team
9 1 (0.072%) Data Guard
9 1 (0.072%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.072%) Oracle Flashback
9 1 (0.072%) Proxmox
9 1 (0.072%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 229 (16.46%) Microsoft
2 78 (5.61%) Google
3 62 (4.46%) Oracle
4 56 (4.03%) Salesforce
4 56 (4.03%) SAP
5 31 (2.23%) ServiceNow
6 21 (1.51%) Adobe
7 15 (1.08%) Arista
7 15 (1.08%) Aruba
7 15 (1.08%) Cisco
7 15 (1.08%) Databricks
7 15 (1.08%) NetScout
8 14 (1.01%) VMware
9 13 (0.93%) HubSpot
10 12 (0.86%) F5
10 12 (0.86%) Palo Alto
11 11 (0.79%) Pardot
12 10 (0.72%) MuleSoft
13 9 (0.65%) IFS
13 9 (0.65%) Sage