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

6 months to
13 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 24 15 19
Rank change year-on-year -9 +4 0
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 1,355 1,977 3,277
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.39% 13.60% 10.09%
As % of the General category 13.28% 18.20% 16.28%
Number of salaries quoted 880 907 1,888
10th Percentile £36,500 £32,300 £31,250
25th Percentile £44,375 £42,500 £40,988
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.76% -2.33%
75th Percentile £73,750 £70,750 £71,250
90th Percentile £86,375 £84,250 £89,125
UK median annual salary £53,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -2.73% +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 10,200 10,863 20,135
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 55.62% 74.74% 62.02%
Number of salaries quoted 6,788 6,353 15,057
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,450 £31,750
25th Percentile £42,996 £42,500 £41,750
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 £111,250 £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 13 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 29 (2.14%) SharePoint
2 22 (1.62%) Microsoft Exchange
3 19 (1.40%) Confluence
4 11 (0.81%) CMS
4 11 (0.81%) WordPress
5 10 (0.74%) Apache Airflow
6 8 (0.59%) Apache
6 8 (0.59%) Apache Spark
7 6 (0.44%) SAS
8 4 (0.30%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 3 (0.22%) Anypoint
10 1 (0.074%) Appian
10 1 (0.074%) Drupal
10 1 (0.074%) IIS
10 1 (0.074%) Jupyter
10 1 (0.074%) Kinematics
10 1 (0.074%) Moodle
10 1 (0.074%) Palantir Foundry
10 1 (0.074%) Umbraco
Applications
1 138 (10.18%) Microsoft Excel
2 62 (4.58%) Microsoft Office
3 17 (1.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 16 (1.18%) MS Visio
5 12 (0.89%) Adobe XD
6 7 (0.52%) Spreadsheet
7 4 (0.30%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 3 (0.22%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.074%) Adobe Premiere
9 1 (0.074%) Microsoft Project
9 1 (0.074%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 30 (2.21%) SAP S/4HANA
2 20 (1.48%) NetSuite
3 10 (0.74%) Dynamics CRM
3 10 (0.74%) SAP ERP
4 8 (0.59%) Oracle EBS
5 4 (0.30%) Infor M3
5 4 (0.30%) JDE OneWorld
5 4 (0.30%) JDE World
5 4 (0.30%) Markit EDM
5 4 (0.30%) SAP FI
6 3 (0.22%) Elite 3E
6 3 (0.22%) SAP CO
6 3 (0.22%) SAP FI/CO
6 3 (0.22%) SAP FSCM
7 2 (0.15%) Dynamics NAV
7 2 (0.15%) Oracle Applications
7 2 (0.15%) Oracle Payables
7 2 (0.15%) Sage 200
8 1 (0.074%) Oracle Receivables
8 1 (0.074%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 256 (18.89%) Azure
2 212 (15.65%) Power Platform
3 120 (8.86%) AWS
4 100 (7.38%) SaaS
5 64 (4.72%) Azure DevOps
6 52 (3.84%) GCP
6 52 (3.84%) GitHub
7 49 (3.62%) Microsoft 365
8 47 (3.47%) Google Analytics
9 42 (3.10%) Dynamics 365
10 31 (2.29%) Snowflake
11 27 (1.99%) Entra ID
12 21 (1.55%) Azure Data Factory
13 20 (1.48%) Azure Logic Apps
14 19 (1.40%) dbt
15 17 (1.25%) GitHub Actions
15 17 (1.25%) OCI
16 16 (1.18%) Amazon S3
16 16 (1.18%) Azure Machine Learning
16 16 (1.18%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 48 (3.54%) Broadband
2 43 (3.17%) Firewall
3 19 (1.40%) Wi-Fi
4 16 (1.18%) NGFW
4 16 (1.18%) Wireshark
5 15 (1.11%) VXLAN
6 14 (1.03%) TCP/IP
7 7 (0.52%) 5G
7 7 (0.52%) Intrusion Detection
7 7 (0.52%) Telnet
7 7 (0.52%) WAN
8 6 (0.44%) Cisco ASA
8 6 (0.44%) DNS
8 6 (0.44%) Network Security
8 6 (0.44%) VPN
9 4 (0.30%) HTTP
9 4 (0.30%) Modbus
9 4 (0.30%) SMS
9 4 (0.30%) SMTP
9 4 (0.30%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 180 (13.28%) Power BI
2 63 (4.65%) Tableau
3 55 (4.06%) SQL Server
4 33 (2.44%) Metadata
5 32 (2.36%) Data Warehouse
6 21 (1.55%) MySQL
6 21 (1.55%) PostgreSQL
7 17 (1.25%) Data Lake
7 17 (1.25%) Oracle Database
7 17 (1.25%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 16 (1.18%) Relational Database
8 16 (1.18%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 13 (0.96%) Power Query
10 11 (0.81%) NoSQL
11 9 (0.66%) Amazon Redshift
11 9 (0.66%) Looker
12 8 (0.59%) Big Data
13 7 (0.52%) Azure SQL Database
13 7 (0.52%) BigQuery
13 7 (0.52%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 55 (4.06%) JIRA
2 40 (2.95%) Git
3 12 (0.89%) GitLab
4 11 (0.81%) Axure RP
4 11 (0.81%) Balsamiq
5 9 (0.66%) Jenkins
5 9 (0.66%) Subversion
6 6 (0.44%) Visual Studio Code
7 5 (0.37%) Bitbucket
8 4 (0.30%) Babel
8 4 (0.30%) ER Studio
8 4 (0.30%) ERwin
8 4 (0.30%) Oracle APEX
8 4 (0.30%) webpack
9 3 (0.22%) Maven
9 3 (0.22%) MLflow
9 3 (0.22%) Oracle Forms
9 3 (0.22%) Sonatype Nexus
10 2 (0.15%) Selenium
10 2 (0.15%) TeamCity
General
1 611 (45.09%) Social Skills
2 459 (33.87%) Finance
3 145 (10.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 137 (10.11%) Public Sector
5 129 (9.52%) Marketing
6 87 (6.42%) Organisational Skills
7 81 (5.98%) Law
8 79 (5.83%) Retail
9 74 (5.46%) Legal
10 50 (3.69%) Banking
11 49 (3.62%) Presentation Skills
12 36 (2.66%) Manufacturing
13 33 (2.44%) Telecoms
14 28 (2.07%) Advertising
15 27 (1.99%) Publishing
16 25 (1.85%) Influencing Skills
17 23 (1.70%) Automotive
18 22 (1.62%) Documentation Skills
19 17 (1.25%) Electronics
19 17 (1.25%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 338 (24.94%) Analyst
2 183 (13.51%) Senior
3 86 (6.35%) Business Analyst
4 85 (6.27%) Developer
5 79 (5.83%) Lead
6 73 (5.39%) Architect
7 62 (4.58%) Data Analyst
8 48 (3.54%) Senior Analyst
9 47 (3.47%) Consultant
10 46 (3.39%) Data Engineer
11 42 (3.10%) Senior Manager
12 41 (3.03%) Solutions Architect
13 40 (2.95%) Report Analyst
14 36 (2.66%) Product Manager
15 33 (2.44%) Accountant
16 31 (2.29%) Alliance Manager
17 30 (2.21%) Financial Analyst
17 30 (2.21%) Security Analyst
18 27 (1.99%) Data Scientist
19 26 (1.92%) Applications Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 54 (3.99%) HTML
2 48 (3.54%) CSS
3 44 (3.25%) .NET
4 33 (2.44%) JSON
5 32 (2.36%) React
6 25 (1.85%) REST
7 22 (1.62%) XML
8 20 (1.48%) Middleware
9 17 (1.25%) React Native
9 17 (1.25%) TensorFlow
10 16 (1.18%) PyTorch
11 14 (1.03%) Bootstrap
12 13 (0.96%) Node.js
13 12 (0.89%) RESTful
14 10 (0.74%) FIX Protocol
14 10 (0.74%) SOAP
15 8 (0.59%) Sass
16 7 (0.52%) Kafka
16 7 (0.52%) LangChain
16 7 (0.52%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 114 (8.41%) Analytical Mindset
2 97 (7.16%) Product Ownership
3 66 (4.87%) Self-Motivation
4 46 (3.39%) Management Information System
5 45 (3.32%) Onboarding
6 39 (2.88%) Data Structures
7 36 (2.66%) Algorithms
7 36 (2.66%) Virtual Team
8 34 (2.51%) Cloud Native
9 29 (2.14%) Data Centre
10 27 (1.99%) Driving Licence
11 26 (1.92%) Low-Code
12 25 (1.85%) Security Posture
13 23 (1.70%) Enterprise Software
14 22 (1.62%) Mobile App
14 22 (1.62%) PKI
14 22 (1.62%) Public Cloud
14 22 (1.62%) Social Media
15 21 (1.55%) FMCG
16 20 (1.48%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 61 (4.50%) Windows
2 40 (2.95%) Linux
3 24 (1.77%) Windows Server
4 14 (1.03%) Unix
5 3 (0.22%) Android
5 3 (0.22%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.15%) AIX
6 2 (0.15%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.15%) Windows Server 2016
6 2 (0.15%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.074%) FreeBSD
7 1 (0.074%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.074%) OpenBSD
7 1 (0.074%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.074%) Robot Operating System
7 1 (0.074%) Solaris
7 1 (0.074%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 600 (44.28%) Problem-Solving
2 302 (22.29%) Decision-Making
3 299 (22.07%) Agile
3 299 (22.07%) Continuous Improvement
4 276 (20.37%) Analytics
5 248 (18.30%) AI
6 203 (14.98%) Business Intelligence
7 163 (12.03%) Mentoring
8 151 (11.14%) Project Management
9 144 (10.63%) Coaching
10 142 (10.48%) DevOps
11 141 (10.41%) Stakeholder Management
12 138 (10.18%) Actionable Insight
13 134 (9.89%) Data Modelling
14 128 (9.45%) Analytical Thinking
15 124 (9.15%) Process Improvement
15 124 (9.15%) Roadmaps
16 123 (9.08%) CI/CD
17 119 (8.78%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 115 (8.49%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 265 (19.56%) SQL
2 251 (18.52%) Python
3 77 (5.68%) JavaScript
4 62 (4.58%) PowerShell
5 55 (4.06%) C#
6 48 (3.54%) Java
7 25 (1.85%) T-SQL
8 16 (1.18%) C++
9 15 (1.11%) R
9 15 (1.11%) TypeScript
10 12 (0.89%) PL/SQL
11 10 (0.74%) Bash
12 9 (0.66%) Go
13 8 (0.59%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 6 (0.44%) VBA
15 5 (0.37%) C
15 5 (0.37%) Kusto Query Language
15 5 (0.37%) Ruby
15 5 (0.37%) Scala
16 4 (0.30%) Apex Code
Qualifications
1 283 (20.89%) Degree
2 136 (10.04%) Security Cleared
3 118 (8.71%) ACCA
4 111 (8.19%) CIMA
5 98 (7.23%) SC Cleared
6 51 (3.76%) Computer Science Degree
7 33 (2.44%) DBS Check
8 26 (1.92%) CISSP
9 23 (1.70%) Azure Certification
10 20 (1.48%) CISM
11 19 (1.40%) DV Cleared
11 19 (1.40%) PMI Certification
12 18 (1.33%) AAT
12 18 (1.33%) Master's Degree
13 15 (1.11%) PMP
14 12 (0.89%) HNC
14 12 (0.89%) Microsoft Certification
15 11 (0.81%) BPSS Clearance
16 10 (0.74%) AWS Certification
16 10 (0.74%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 127 (9.37%) Data Quality
2 84 (6.20%) GDPR
3 73 (5.39%) QA
4 54 (3.99%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 43 (3.17%) Accessibility
6 39 (2.88%) SLA
7 35 (2.58%) NIST
8 17 (1.25%) ISO 9001
9 16 (1.18%) PMO
10 15 (1.11%) WCAG
11 14 (1.03%) Cyber Essentials
11 14 (1.03%) GRC
12 13 (0.96%) Actionable Recommendations
12 13 (0.96%) COREP
12 13 (0.96%) FINREP
13 11 (0.81%) IFRS
13 11 (0.81%) NCSC
14 10 (0.74%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 10 (0.74%) ISO/IEC 20000
14 10 (0.74%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 42 (3.10%) Active Directory
2 14 (1.03%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (0.66%) Docker
4 4 (0.30%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.22%) Firmware
5 3 (0.22%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 3 (0.22%) Virtual Servers
6 2 (0.15%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.15%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.074%) KVM
7 1 (0.074%) Oracle RAC
7 1 (0.074%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 46 (3.39%) Terraform
2 27 (1.99%) Ansible
3 16 (1.18%) Kubernetes
4 12 (0.89%) Microsoft Intune
5 6 (0.44%) Grafana
5 6 (0.44%) Kubeflow
5 6 (0.44%) Packer
5 6 (0.44%) QRadar
6 4 (0.30%) Single Sign-On
7 3 (0.22%) Prometheus
7 3 (0.22%) SCCM
8 2 (0.15%) Graylog
8 2 (0.15%) Opsgenie
9 1 (0.074%) CASB
9 1 (0.074%) Computer Incident Response Team
9 1 (0.074%) Data Guard
9 1 (0.074%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.074%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
9 1 (0.074%) Oracle Flashback
9 1 (0.074%) Proxmox
Vendors
1 231 (17.05%) Microsoft
2 77 (5.68%) Google
3 60 (4.43%) Oracle
4 56 (4.13%) SAP
5 55 (4.06%) Salesforce
6 28 (2.07%) ServiceNow
7 22 (1.62%) Adobe
8 17 (1.25%) Databricks
9 15 (1.11%) Arista
9 15 (1.11%) Aruba
9 15 (1.11%) Cisco
9 15 (1.11%) NetScout
10 14 (1.03%) VMware
11 12 (0.89%) F5
11 12 (0.89%) HubSpot
11 12 (0.89%) Palo Alto
12 11 (0.81%) Pardot
13 10 (0.74%) MuleSoft
14 9 (0.66%) IFS
14 9 (0.66%) Workday