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 21 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 11 16 24
Rank change year-on-year +5 +8 -2
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 1,716 1,950 2,069
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 11.13% 11.94% 8.60%
As % of the General category 18.62% 17.27% 13.79%
Number of salaries quoted 810 1,007 1,462
10th Percentile £29,925 £33,170 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £44,956 £42,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £56,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% +1.82% -
75th Percentile £72,500 £71,250 £72,433
90th Percentile £85,000 £90,000 £90,000
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 general skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 9,216 11,292 14,999
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 59.76% 69.11% 62.37%
Number of salaries quoted 5,831 6,381 11,824
10th Percentile £29,000 £36,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £47,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £83,750 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £108,750 £96,539
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £55,440
% change year-on-year -12.50% +8.23% -11.15%

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 21 January 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 36 (2.10%) Confluence
2 25 (1.46%) SharePoint
3 12 (0.70%) CMS
4 8 (0.47%) Microsoft Exchange
5 7 (0.41%) Apache Airflow
5 7 (0.41%) Apache Spark
6 6 (0.35%) SAS
7 5 (0.29%) Apache
7 5 (0.29%) WordPress
8 3 (0.17%) HCL Notes
8 3 (0.17%) IIS
9 2 (0.12%) Drupal
9 2 (0.12%) nginx
9 2 (0.12%) Oracle SOA Suite
10 1 (0.058%) ArcGIS
10 1 (0.058%) Kinematics
10 1 (0.058%) Umbraco
Applications
1 383 (22.32%) Chatbot
2 188 (10.96%) Microsoft Excel
3 100 (5.83%) Microsoft Office
4 38 (2.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 19 (1.11%) MS Visio
5 19 (1.11%) Spreadsheet
6 12 (0.70%) Adobe XD
7 5 (0.29%) Microsoft Project
8 4 (0.23%) Oracle Smart View
9 1 (0.058%) Camtasia
9 1 (0.058%) Notion
9 1 (0.058%) Photoshop
9 1 (0.058%) PlantUML
9 1 (0.058%) SmartSuite
9 1 (0.058%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 29 (1.69%) NetSuite
2 18 (1.05%) Oracle Payables
3 17 (0.99%) SAP S/4HANA
4 10 (0.58%) Oracle Assets
4 10 (0.58%) Oracle General Ledger
4 10 (0.58%) Oracle Receivables
5 9 (0.52%) Dynamics CRM
5 9 (0.52%) Oracle ERP
6 8 (0.47%) Oracle Financials
7 4 (0.23%) Hyperion Planning
7 4 (0.23%) Markit EDM
7 4 (0.23%) Sage X3
7 4 (0.23%) SAP FI
7 4 (0.23%) Shopify
8 3 (0.17%) Dynamics GP
8 3 (0.17%) Elite 3E
8 3 (0.17%) Oracle EBS
8 3 (0.17%) ResourceLink
8 3 (0.17%) SAP CO
8 3 (0.17%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 269 (15.68%) Azure
2 197 (11.48%) Power Platform
3 109 (6.35%) AWS
4 94 (5.48%) SaaS
5 91 (5.30%) Azure DevOps
6 63 (3.67%) GitHub
7 58 (3.38%) Dynamics 365
8 54 (3.15%) Snowflake
9 53 (3.09%) Azure Data Factory
10 41 (2.39%) GCP
11 34 (1.98%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 31 (1.81%) dbt
13 29 (1.69%) Microsoft 365
14 28 (1.63%) Google Analytics
15 26 (1.52%) GitHub Copilot
16 23 (1.34%) Entra ID
17 20 (1.17%) GitHub Actions
18 19 (1.11%) Power Automate
19 15 (0.87%) Azure Logic Apps
19 15 (0.87%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 36 (2.10%) Remote Desktop
2 31 (1.81%) Firewall
3 22 (1.28%) Wi-Fi
4 17 (0.99%) Network Security
5 16 (0.93%) VPN
6 15 (0.87%) DNS
6 15 (0.87%) Wireshark
7 14 (0.82%) WAN
8 13 (0.76%) TCP/IP
9 12 (0.70%) Broadband
10 8 (0.47%) DHCP
10 8 (0.47%) NGFW
10 8 (0.47%) Telnet
10 8 (0.47%) VXLAN
11 6 (0.35%) Internet
11 6 (0.35%) Intrusion Detection
11 6 (0.35%) LAN
12 5 (0.29%) SD-WAN
12 5 (0.29%) Wireless
13 4 (0.23%) 5G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 178 (10.37%) Power BI
2 72 (4.20%) Tableau
3 68 (3.96%) Data Warehouse
3 68 (3.96%) SQL Server
4 37 (2.16%) Azure SQL Database
5 36 (2.10%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 21 (1.22%) Metadata
7 19 (1.11%) MySQL
8 18 (1.05%) Geospatial Data
9 17 (0.99%) Data Lake
10 16 (0.93%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 14 (0.82%) Snowflake Schema
12 13 (0.76%) BusinessObjects
12 13 (0.76%) GIS
13 12 (0.70%) Data Mining
13 12 (0.70%) Power Query
14 11 (0.64%) Amazon Redshift
14 11 (0.64%) Relational Database
15 8 (0.47%) BigQuery
15 8 (0.47%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 93 (5.42%) JIRA
2 31 (1.81%) Git
3 16 (0.93%) GitLab
4 13 (0.76%) Jenkins
4 13 (0.76%) Subversion
5 12 (0.70%) Axure RP
5 12 (0.70%) Balsamiq
5 12 (0.70%) ER Studio
5 12 (0.70%) ERwin
6 10 (0.58%) Cypress.io
6 10 (0.58%) Selenium
7 8 (0.47%) Bitbucket
7 8 (0.47%) Oracle Forms
7 8 (0.47%) WebDriver
8 4 (0.23%) Babel
8 4 (0.23%) Postman
8 4 (0.23%) webpack
9 3 (0.17%) Gatling
9 3 (0.17%) Sonatype Nexus
9 3 (0.17%) TestRail
General
1 742 (43.24%) Social Skills
2 544 (31.70%) Finance
3 139 (8.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 136 (7.93%) Public Sector
5 124 (7.23%) Marketing
6 105 (6.12%) Retail
7 87 (5.07%) Legal
8 81 (4.72%) Organisational Skills
9 77 (4.49%) Law
10 76 (4.43%) Presentation Skills
11 51 (2.97%) Manufacturing
12 40 (2.33%) Influencing Skills
13 37 (2.16%) Telecoms
14 34 (1.98%) Advertising
15 26 (1.52%) Documentation Skills
16 21 (1.22%) Banking
17 20 (1.17%) Back Office
17 20 (1.17%) Billing
17 20 (1.17%) Electronics
17 20 (1.17%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 380 (22.14%) Trainer
2 354 (20.63%) Analyst
3 144 (8.39%) Senior
4 114 (6.64%) Developer
5 87 (5.07%) Business Analyst
6 86 (5.01%) Lead
7 79 (4.60%) Architect
8 58 (3.38%) Data Analyst
9 51 (2.97%) Support Analyst
10 50 (2.91%) Financial Analyst
11 46 (2.68%) Senior Analyst
12 45 (2.62%) IT Analyst
13 43 (2.51%) Consultant
14 37 (2.16%) 2nd Line Support
15 36 (2.10%) Solutions Architect
16 32 (1.86%) IT Support
17 31 (1.81%) Alliance Manager
17 31 (1.81%) Data Engineer
18 28 (1.63%) 1st/2nd Line Support
18 28 (1.63%) Report Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 51 (2.97%) HTML
2 46 (2.68%) CSS
3 34 (1.98%) React
4 29 (1.69%) .NET
5 28 (1.63%) REST
6 21 (1.22%) Middleware
6 21 (1.22%) SOAP
7 18 (1.05%) Flash
8 16 (0.93%) OAuth
9 14 (0.82%) SAML
10 13 (0.76%) JSON
10 13 (0.76%) XML
11 12 (0.70%) Bootstrap
11 12 (0.70%) FIX Protocol
11 12 (0.70%) Node.js
11 12 (0.70%) React Native
12 11 (0.64%) BAPI
12 11 (0.64%) IBM Integration Bus
12 11 (0.64%) JMS
12 11 (0.64%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 168 (9.79%) Analytical Mindset
2 129 (7.52%) Self-Motivation
3 101 (5.89%) Onboarding
4 96 (5.59%) Product Ownership
5 62 (3.61%) Management Information System
6 33 (1.92%) Algorithms
7 32 (1.86%) Cloud Native
8 30 (1.75%) Virtual Team
9 27 (1.57%) Data Structures
10 25 (1.46%) Legacy Systems
11 24 (1.40%) Enterprise Software
12 23 (1.34%) Data Centre
12 23 (1.34%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 23 (1.34%) Low-Code
13 22 (1.28%) Driving Licence
14 21 (1.22%) Social Media
15 20 (1.17%) Security Posture
16 19 (1.11%) FMCG
17 18 (1.05%) PKI
18 15 (0.87%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 63 (3.67%) Windows
2 46 (2.68%) Linux
3 19 (1.11%) Windows Server
4 17 (0.99%) Unix
5 5 (0.29%) Windows 10
6 4 (0.23%) Android
7 3 (0.17%) Mac OS
7 3 (0.17%) OpenWrt
8 2 (0.12%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.12%) Mac OS X
9 1 (0.058%) Robot Operating System
9 1 (0.058%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 631 (36.77%) Problem-Solving
2 624 (36.36%) AI
3 387 (22.55%) Chemistry
4 384 (22.38%) Conversational UI
5 375 (21.85%) Continuous Improvement
6 316 (18.41%) Decision-Making
7 303 (17.66%) Agile
8 274 (15.97%) Analytics
9 213 (12.41%) Business Intelligence
10 168 (9.79%) DevOps
11 162 (9.44%) Analytical Thinking
12 153 (8.92%) Project Management
13 148 (8.62%) Mentoring
14 141 (8.22%) Actionable Insight
14 141 (8.22%) ERP
15 139 (8.10%) Stakeholder Management
16 138 (8.04%) Data Analysis
17 129 (7.52%) Data Modelling
18 120 (6.99%) Coaching
19 117 (6.82%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 313 (18.24%) SQL
2 188 (10.96%) Python
3 81 (4.72%) C#
4 56 (3.26%) JavaScript
5 48 (2.80%) PowerShell
6 39 (2.27%) Java
7 33 (1.92%) C++
8 28 (1.63%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 17 (0.99%) C
9 17 (0.99%) R
10 15 (0.87%) T-SQL
11 13 (0.76%) TypeScript
12 11 (0.64%) Bash
13 9 (0.52%) VBA
14 8 (0.47%) Bicep
14 8 (0.47%) Go
15 5 (0.29%) ABAP
15 5 (0.29%) PHP
15 5 (0.29%) Scala
16 4 (0.23%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 673 (39.22%) Degree
2 405 (23.60%) Master's Degree
3 385 (22.44%) PhD
4 149 (8.68%) Security Cleared
5 121 (7.05%) SC Cleared
6 101 (5.89%) ACCA
7 92 (5.36%) CIMA
8 59 (3.44%) Computer Science Degree
9 42 (2.45%) CISSP
10 37 (2.16%) DBS Check
11 33 (1.92%) DV Cleared
12 29 (1.69%) CISM
13 24 (1.40%) CISA
14 23 (1.34%) BPSS Clearance
15 22 (1.28%) PMI Certification
16 21 (1.22%) AAT
17 19 (1.11%) Azure Certification
18 18 (1.05%) Microsoft Certification
18 18 (1.05%) PMP
19 13 (0.76%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 96 (5.59%) Data Quality
2 91 (5.30%) QA
3 63 (3.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 49 (2.86%) GDPR
5 47 (2.74%) Accessibility
6 46 (2.68%) PMO
7 43 (2.51%) NIST
8 17 (0.99%) GRC
9 16 (0.93%) PCI DSS
9 16 (0.93%) WCAG
10 15 (0.87%) Actionable Recommendations
11 9 (0.52%) IFRS
12 8 (0.47%) NCSC
13 7 (0.41%) SLA
14 6 (0.35%) COBIT
14 6 (0.35%) GAAP
14 6 (0.35%) ISO 9001
15 5 (0.29%) Cyber Essentials
15 5 (0.29%) ITGC
15 5 (0.29%) SOC 2
System Software
1 39 (2.27%) Active Directory
2 17 (0.99%) VMware Infrastructure
3 14 (0.82%) Docker
4 9 (0.52%) Virtual Machines
5 8 (0.47%) Hyper-V
6 3 (0.17%) vSphere
7 2 (0.12%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 2 (0.12%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.058%) Firmware
8 1 (0.058%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 38 (2.21%) Terraform
2 20 (1.17%) Ansible
3 15 (0.87%) Kubernetes
4 11 (0.64%) Single Sign-On
5 8 (0.47%) Microsoft Intune
6 7 (0.41%) Grafana
6 7 (0.41%) Prometheus
7 5 (0.29%) SCOM
8 4 (0.23%) Computer Incident Response Team
9 3 (0.17%) QRadar
9 3 (0.17%) SCCM
10 2 (0.12%) Kubeflow
11 1 (0.058%) CASB
11 1 (0.058%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
11 1 (0.058%) FortiGate
11 1 (0.058%) Nessus
11 1 (0.058%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 380 (22.14%) PayPal
2 286 (16.67%) Microsoft
3 54 (3.15%) SAP
4 50 (2.91%) Oracle
5 45 (2.62%) Google
6 30 (1.75%) Salesforce
7 23 (1.34%) Databricks
8 20 (1.17%) ServiceNow
9 18 (1.05%) VMware
10 17 (0.99%) Adobe
11 15 (0.87%) IBM
12 14 (0.82%) Xero
13 11 (0.64%) Autodesk
14 9 (0.52%) Aruba
14 9 (0.52%) Workday
15 8 (0.47%) Arista
15 8 (0.47%) Atlassian
15 8 (0.47%) Cisco
15 8 (0.47%) Sage
15 8 (0.47%) Splunk