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 23 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 23 12 20
Rank change year-on-year -11 +8 0
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 1,521 2,208 3,371
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.48% 14.19% 9.75%
As % of the General category 12.81% 19.09% 16.14%
Number of salaries quoted 1,029 915 1,906
10th Percentile £36,250 £31,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £43,000 £40,750 £40,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.76% -4.34%
75th Percentile £73,750 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £88,125
UK median annual salary £54,241 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -1.38% +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 11,870 11,564 20,890
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 58.34% 74.32% 60.42%
Number of salaries quoted 7,754 6,393 15,266
10th Percentile £32,261 £27,500 £31,579
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £79,207 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £110,000 £96,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -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 23 June 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 38 (2.50%) SharePoint
2 27 (1.78%) Microsoft Exchange
3 18 (1.18%) Confluence
4 12 (0.79%) Apache
4 12 (0.79%) Apache Airflow
4 12 (0.79%) Apache Spark
5 11 (0.72%) IIS
5 11 (0.72%) WordPress
6 7 (0.46%) SAS
7 5 (0.33%) Jupyter
8 4 (0.26%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 4 (0.26%) CMS
9 3 (0.20%) Anypoint
10 1 (0.066%) Appian
10 1 (0.066%) Drupal
10 1 (0.066%) Moodle
10 1 (0.066%) Oracle SOA Suite
10 1 (0.066%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 155 (10.19%) Microsoft Excel
2 60 (3.94%) Microsoft Office
3 28 (1.84%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 14 (0.92%) MS Visio
5 10 (0.66%) Spreadsheet
6 8 (0.53%) Adobe XD
7 4 (0.26%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 4 (0.26%) Chatbot
7 4 (0.26%) Microsoft Project
8 3 (0.20%) Blender
8 3 (0.20%) Maya
9 1 (0.066%) Adobe Premiere
9 1 (0.066%) AutoCAD
9 1 (0.066%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 30 (1.97%) SAP S/4HANA
2 14 (0.92%) NetSuite
3 11 (0.72%) SAP ERP
4 10 (0.66%) Dynamics CRM
5 9 (0.59%) Oracle EBS
6 7 (0.46%) SAP CO
6 7 (0.46%) SAP FI
6 7 (0.46%) SAP FI/CO
7 4 (0.26%) Infor M3
7 4 (0.26%) JDE OneWorld
7 4 (0.26%) JDE World
7 4 (0.26%) Sage 200
8 3 (0.20%) Dynamics GP
8 3 (0.20%) Elite 3E
8 3 (0.20%) JDE EnterpriseOne
8 3 (0.20%) SAP FSCM
9 2 (0.13%) Dynamics NAV
9 2 (0.13%) Oracle Applications
9 2 (0.13%) Oracle ERP
9 2 (0.13%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 258 (16.96%) Azure
2 238 (15.65%) Power Platform
3 132 (8.68%) AWS
4 120 (7.89%) SaaS
5 61 (4.01%) Microsoft 365
6 52 (3.42%) Google Analytics
7 47 (3.09%) GCP
8 42 (2.76%) Azure DevOps
9 32 (2.10%) Entra ID
10 30 (1.97%) GitHub
11 28 (1.84%) Dynamics 365
12 21 (1.38%) Amazon S3
13 18 (1.18%) Microsoft Purview
14 17 (1.12%) OCI
15 16 (1.05%) Azure Logic Apps
15 16 (1.05%) Serverless
16 13 (0.85%) PowerApps
16 13 (0.85%) Snowflake
17 12 (0.79%) SuccessFactors
18 11 (0.72%) Azure Machine Learning
Communications & Networking
1 70 (4.60%) Broadband
2 55 (3.62%) Firewall
3 25 (1.64%) Wi-Fi
4 17 (1.12%) TCP/IP
5 16 (1.05%) NGFW
5 16 (1.05%) Wireshark
6 15 (0.99%) VXLAN
7 13 (0.85%) VPN
8 11 (0.72%) WAN
9 10 (0.66%) SMS
10 8 (0.53%) LAN
10 8 (0.53%) Network Security
11 7 (0.46%) 5G
11 7 (0.46%) DNS
11 7 (0.46%) Intrusion Detection
12 6 (0.39%) Cisco ASA
12 6 (0.39%) HTTP
12 6 (0.39%) Wireless
13 5 (0.33%) SMTP
13 5 (0.33%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 202 (13.28%) Power BI
2 66 (4.34%) SQL Server
3 64 (4.21%) Tableau
4 46 (3.02%) Metadata
5 34 (2.24%) PostgreSQL
6 33 (2.17%) Data Warehouse
7 31 (2.04%) MySQL
8 25 (1.64%) Relational Database
9 20 (1.31%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 19 (1.25%) Oracle Database
11 18 (1.18%) Big Data
12 17 (1.12%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 16 (1.05%) NoSQL
14 14 (0.92%) Power Query
15 13 (0.85%) Data Lake
16 12 (0.79%) Amazon Athena
17 9 (0.59%) Looker
17 9 (0.59%) Semantic Layer
18 8 (0.53%) Amazon Redshift
18 8 (0.53%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 45 (2.96%) JIRA
2 43 (2.83%) Git
3 15 (0.99%) GitLab
4 7 (0.46%) Axure RP
4 7 (0.46%) Balsamiq
5 6 (0.39%) Visual Studio Code
6 4 (0.26%) Burp Suite
6 4 (0.26%) Eclipse
6 4 (0.26%) Metasploit
6 4 (0.26%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 3 (0.20%) Jenkins
7 3 (0.20%) Oracle APEX
7 3 (0.20%) Oracle Forms
7 3 (0.20%) Postman
8 2 (0.13%) Babel
8 2 (0.13%) LabVIEW
8 2 (0.13%) MLflow
8 2 (0.13%) TeamCity
8 2 (0.13%) webpack
9 1 (0.066%) TestRail
General
1 699 (45.96%) Social Skills
2 483 (31.76%) Finance
3 149 (9.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 146 (9.60%) Public Sector
5 128 (8.42%) Marketing
6 100 (6.57%) Retail
7 95 (6.25%) Organisational Skills
8 94 (6.18%) Law
8 94 (6.18%) Legal
9 56 (3.68%) Banking
10 53 (3.48%) Influencing Skills
11 45 (2.96%) Presentation Skills
12 38 (2.50%) Manufacturing
13 35 (2.30%) Advertising
14 31 (2.04%) Telecoms
15 27 (1.78%) Publishing
16 26 (1.71%) Automotive
16 26 (1.71%) Documentation Skills
17 19 (1.25%) Games
18 15 (0.99%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 406 (26.69%) Analyst
2 214 (14.07%) Senior
3 110 (7.23%) Lead
4 92 (6.05%) Business Analyst
5 89 (5.85%) Architect
5 89 (5.85%) Data Analyst
6 84 (5.52%) Developer
7 71 (4.67%) Senior Analyst
8 54 (3.55%) Consultant
9 51 (3.35%) Data Engineer
10 45 (2.96%) Report Analyst
11 42 (2.76%) Senior Manager
12 37 (2.43%) Support Analyst
13 36 (2.37%) Applications Support
14 35 (2.30%) Accountant
14 35 (2.30%) Solutions Architect
15 33 (2.17%) Data Scientist
15 33 (2.17%) Security Analyst
16 31 (2.04%) Financial Analyst
16 31 (2.04%) Product Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 49 (3.22%) HTML
2 48 (3.16%) .NET
3 41 (2.70%) CSS
4 40 (2.63%) JSON
5 30 (1.97%) REST
6 27 (1.78%) Middleware
6 27 (1.78%) PyTorch
6 27 (1.78%) React
6 27 (1.78%) TensorFlow
7 24 (1.58%) XML
8 18 (1.18%) RESTful
9 15 (0.99%) PySpark
10 12 (0.79%) React Native
11 11 (0.72%) Node.js
12 10 (0.66%) ASP.NET
13 9 (0.59%) Bootstrap
13 9 (0.59%) SOAP
13 9 (0.59%) TFX
14 8 (0.53%) Kafka
14 8 (0.53%) Pandas
Miscellaneous
1 123 (8.09%) Analytical Mindset
2 91 (5.98%) Product Ownership
3 74 (4.87%) Self-Motivation
4 70 (4.60%) Management Information System
5 54 (3.55%) Onboarding
6 45 (2.96%) Virtual Team
7 40 (2.63%) Data Structures
8 39 (2.56%) Algorithms
9 35 (2.30%) Security Posture
10 33 (2.17%) Enterprise Software
11 32 (2.10%) Cloud Native
12 29 (1.91%) Social Media
13 28 (1.84%) Data Centre
14 27 (1.78%) Driving Licence
14 27 (1.78%) PKI
15 25 (1.64%) Video\Live Streaming
16 24 (1.58%) Credit Risk
17 23 (1.51%) Public Cloud
18 22 (1.45%) Mobile App
19 21 (1.38%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 67 (4.40%) Windows
2 44 (2.89%) Linux
3 30 (1.97%) Windows Server
4 11 (0.72%) Unix
5 6 (0.39%) Android
5 6 (0.39%) Windows Server 2019
6 5 (0.33%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 5 (0.33%) Windows Server 2016
7 4 (0.26%) Apple iOS
7 4 (0.26%) OpenVMS
8 2 (0.13%) AIX
8 2 (0.13%) Windows 10
9 1 (0.066%) FreeBSD
9 1 (0.066%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.066%) OpenBSD
9 1 (0.066%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 720 (47.34%) Problem-Solving
2 391 (25.71%) Decision-Making
3 363 (23.87%) Continuous Improvement
4 324 (21.30%) Analytics
5 320 (21.04%) Agile
6 261 (17.16%) AI
7 221 (14.53%) Business Intelligence
8 199 (13.08%) Roadmaps
9 194 (12.75%) Mentoring
10 180 (11.83%) Stakeholder Management
11 176 (11.57%) Project Management
12 169 (11.11%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 161 (10.59%) Actionable Insight
14 155 (10.19%) Process Improvement
15 147 (9.66%) Coaching
16 143 (9.40%) Analytical Thinking
17 136 (8.94%) Data Modelling
18 126 (8.28%) Validation
19 122 (8.02%) DevOps
20 121 (7.96%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 332 (21.83%) SQL
2 289 (19.00%) Python
3 76 (5.00%) JavaScript
4 59 (3.88%) C#
5 55 (3.62%) PowerShell
6 46 (3.02%) Java
7 32 (2.10%) T-SQL
8 21 (1.38%) R
9 17 (1.12%) TypeScript
10 14 (0.92%) PL/SQL
11 12 (0.79%) C++
12 11 (0.72%) Bash
12 11 (0.72%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 7 (0.46%) PHP
14 6 (0.39%) Go
15 5 (0.33%) Ruby
15 5 (0.33%) VBA
16 4 (0.26%) Apex Code
16 4 (0.26%) C
16 4 (0.26%) Scala
Qualifications
1 313 (20.58%) Degree
2 159 (10.45%) Security Cleared
3 119 (7.82%) SC Cleared
4 108 (7.10%) ACCA
5 104 (6.84%) CIMA
6 47 (3.09%) Computer Science Degree
7 40 (2.63%) CISSP
7 40 (2.63%) DBS Check
8 34 (2.24%) CISM
9 28 (1.84%) Azure Certification
10 20 (1.31%) AAT
11 18 (1.18%) DV Cleared
12 17 (1.12%) Master's Degree
12 17 (1.12%) TOGAF Certification
13 15 (0.99%) Microsoft Certification
14 14 (0.92%) CompTIA Security+
15 13 (0.85%) PMI Certification
16 12 (0.79%) BPSS Clearance
16 12 (0.79%) Cisco Certification
16 12 (0.79%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 151 (9.93%) Data Quality
2 111 (7.30%) GDPR
3 85 (5.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 81 (5.33%) QA
5 58 (3.81%) SLA
6 54 (3.55%) NIST
7 49 (3.22%) Accessibility
8 30 (1.97%) Cyber Essentials
9 25 (1.64%) ISO 9001
10 23 (1.51%) GRC
11 21 (1.38%) PMO
12 19 (1.25%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 19 (1.25%) IFRS
13 18 (1.18%) Actionable Recommendations
14 15 (0.99%) ISO 14001
14 15 (0.99%) ISO/IEC 20000
15 14 (0.92%) COREP
15 14 (0.92%) FINREP
15 14 (0.92%) PCI DSS
16 13 (0.85%) NCSC
System Software
1 51 (3.35%) Active Directory
2 17 (1.12%) Docker
3 12 (0.79%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (0.39%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (0.26%) Hyper-V
6 3 (0.20%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 3 (0.20%) Virtual Servers
7 2 (0.13%) Firmware
8 1 (0.066%) KVM
8 1 (0.066%) Oracle RAC
8 1 (0.066%) Virtual Desktop
8 1 (0.066%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 48 (3.16%) Terraform
2 26 (1.71%) Ansible
3 19 (1.25%) Kubernetes
4 13 (0.85%) Microsoft Intune
5 9 (0.59%) Kubeflow
6 8 (0.53%) QRadar
7 6 (0.39%) Grafana
7 6 (0.39%) Packer
8 4 (0.26%) Nmap
9 3 (0.20%) SCCM
10 2 (0.13%) Graylog
10 2 (0.13%) Opsgenie
10 2 (0.13%) Prometheus
11 1 (0.066%) Computer Incident Response Team
11 1 (0.066%) Data Guard
11 1 (0.066%) FortiGate
11 1 (0.066%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
11 1 (0.066%) Oracle Flashback
11 1 (0.066%) Proxmox
11 1 (0.066%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 256 (16.83%) Microsoft
2 86 (5.65%) Google
3 65 (4.27%) SAP
4 61 (4.01%) Oracle
4 61 (4.01%) Salesforce
5 29 (1.91%) ServiceNow
6 20 (1.31%) Adobe
7 19 (1.25%) Cisco
7 19 (1.25%) Databricks
8 15 (0.99%) Arista
8 15 (0.99%) Aruba
8 15 (0.99%) NetScout
8 15 (0.99%) Sage
9 14 (0.92%) Palo Alto
10 13 (0.85%) HubSpot
10 13 (0.85%) Qualys
10 13 (0.85%) Splunk
11 12 (0.79%) F5
11 12 (0.79%) VMware
12 11 (0.72%) JD Edwards