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

6 months to
22 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 15 9 14
Rank change year-on-year -6 +5 +9
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 2,127 2,272 2,852
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 8.69% 14.08% 12.53%
As % of the General category 14.22% 19.58% 20.02%
Number of salaries quoted 1,311 915 1,125
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,350 £34,543
25th Percentile £42,000 £39,000 £41,254
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £72,500 £68,750 £72,250
90th Percentile £88,148 £85,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £53,000
% change year-on-year - -0.94% -3.64%

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 14,960 11,606 14,245
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 61.10% 71.90% 62.57%
Number of salaries quoted 9,160 6,271 8,239
10th Percentile £32,260 £29,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £42,000 £39,354 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £83,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £110,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £53,500 £56,500
% change year-on-year +2.80% -5.31% -5.83%

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 September 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 59 (2.77%) SharePoint
2 23 (1.08%) Confluence
3 22 (1.03%) Microsoft Exchange
4 16 (0.75%) Apache Spark
5 12 (0.56%) IIS
6 11 (0.52%) Apache
7 10 (0.47%) Apache Airflow
8 8 (0.38%) SAS
9 7 (0.33%) Jupyter
10 5 (0.24%) CMS
10 5 (0.24%) WordPress
11 2 (0.094%) Oracle Application Server
11 2 (0.094%) Oracle SOA Suite
12 1 (0.047%) Anypoint
12 1 (0.047%) ArcGIS
12 1 (0.047%) Drupal
12 1 (0.047%) Ethereum
12 1 (0.047%) Moodle
12 1 (0.047%) nginx
12 1 (0.047%) Office Communications Server
Applications
1 222 (10.44%) Microsoft Excel
2 108 (5.08%) Microsoft Office
3 54 (2.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 21 (0.99%) MS Visio
5 19 (0.89%) Spreadsheet
6 14 (0.66%) Microsoft Project
7 7 (0.33%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 7 (0.33%) Adobe XD
8 5 (0.24%) Chatbot
9 4 (0.19%) Photoshop
10 3 (0.14%) Adobe Illustrator
10 3 (0.14%) Blender
10 3 (0.14%) InDesign
10 3 (0.14%) Maya
11 2 (0.094%) SPSS
12 1 (0.047%) Adobe Premiere
12 1 (0.047%) AutoCAD
12 1 (0.047%) SOLIDWORKS
12 1 (0.047%) Trello
Business Applications
1 49 (2.30%) Dynamics CRM
2 32 (1.50%) Dynamics GP
3 17 (0.80%) SAP S/4HANA
4 16 (0.75%) Shopify
5 14 (0.66%) NetSuite
6 8 (0.38%) SAP ERP
7 7 (0.33%) Oracle EBS
7 7 (0.33%) SAP CO
7 7 (0.33%) SAP FI
7 7 (0.33%) SAP FI/CO
7 7 (0.33%) Workday HCM
8 6 (0.28%) Exchequer
8 6 (0.28%) JDE EnterpriseOne
8 6 (0.28%) Oracle Receivables
8 6 (0.28%) Sage 200
9 5 (0.24%) JDE World
9 5 (0.24%) Oracle Payables
9 5 (0.24%) Sage 50
10 4 (0.19%) Dynamics NAV
10 4 (0.19%) Infor M3
Cloud Services
1 278 (13.07%) Power Platform
2 265 (12.46%) Azure
3 172 (8.09%) AWS
4 127 (5.97%) SaaS
5 94 (4.42%) Microsoft 365
6 75 (3.53%) GCP
7 70 (3.29%) Google Analytics
8 45 (2.12%) Entra ID
9 38 (1.79%) Azure DevOps
10 37 (1.74%) Dynamics 365
10 37 (1.74%) GitHub
11 35 (1.65%) Serverless
12 31 (1.46%) PowerApps
13 29 (1.36%) Google Ads
14 28 (1.32%) Amazon S3
15 26 (1.22%) Microsoft Purview
16 25 (1.18%) AWS Lambda
16 25 (1.18%) Power Automate
17 24 (1.13%) Snowflake
18 22 (1.03%) Google Tag Manager
Communications & Networking
1 43 (2.02%) Broadband
2 32 (1.50%) Firewall
3 24 (1.13%) Network Security
4 20 (0.94%) 5G
4 20 (0.94%) TCP/IP
5 19 (0.89%) VPN
6 18 (0.85%) DNS
7 15 (0.71%) DHCP
7 15 (0.71%) Wi-Fi
8 14 (0.66%) SMS
8 14 (0.66%) WAN
9 12 (0.56%) LAN
10 11 (0.52%) Internet
11 7 (0.33%) VLAN
11 7 (0.33%) Wireless
12 5 (0.24%) Cisco IOS
12 5 (0.24%) HTTP
13 4 (0.19%) FTP
13 4 (0.19%) SMTP
13 4 (0.19%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 243 (11.42%) Power BI
2 72 (3.39%) SQL Server
3 69 (3.24%) Tableau
4 61 (2.87%) Data Warehouse
5 44 (2.07%) Metadata
6 39 (1.83%) Relational Database
7 36 (1.69%) Looker
8 35 (1.65%) PostgreSQL
9 32 (1.50%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 29 (1.36%) MySQL
11 26 (1.22%) Data Lake
12 24 (1.13%) Amazon Athena
12 24 (1.13%) Big Data
13 19 (0.89%) Power Query
14 16 (0.75%) NoSQL
14 16 (0.75%) Oracle Database
14 16 (0.75%) SQL Server Reporting Services
15 15 (0.71%) Amazon Redshift
16 14 (0.66%) Spark SQL
17 12 (0.56%) BigQuery
Development Applications
1 77 (3.62%) Git
2 72 (3.39%) JIRA
3 12 (0.56%) Jenkins
4 11 (0.52%) GitLab
5 10 (0.47%) LabVIEW
6 9 (0.42%) Visual Studio Code
7 8 (0.38%) Bitbucket
8 6 (0.28%) Axure RP
8 6 (0.28%) Balsamiq
9 5 (0.24%) MLflow
10 4 (0.19%) Burp Suite
10 4 (0.19%) Eclipse
10 4 (0.19%) Metasploit
10 4 (0.19%) Postman
10 4 (0.19%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
10 4 (0.19%) Visual Studio
11 3 (0.14%) JMeter
11 3 (0.14%) Oracle Forms
11 3 (0.14%) RStudio
11 3 (0.14%) TeamCity
General
1 1,062 (49.93%) Social Skills
2 730 (34.32%) Finance
3 246 (11.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 222 (10.44%) Marketing
5 220 (10.34%) Organisational Skills
6 184 (8.65%) Law
7 183 (8.60%) Public Sector
8 182 (8.56%) Retail
9 179 (8.42%) Legal
10 130 (6.11%) Influencing Skills
11 81 (3.81%) Presentation Skills
12 66 (3.10%) Manufacturing
13 65 (3.06%) Banking
14 54 (2.54%) Telecoms
15 45 (2.12%) Advertising
16 34 (1.60%) Games
17 31 (1.46%) Documentation Skills
18 30 (1.41%) Electronics
19 29 (1.36%) Aerospace
19 29 (1.36%) Billing
Job Titles
1 549 (25.81%) Analyst
2 290 (13.63%) Senior
3 146 (6.86%) Lead
4 123 (5.78%) Business Analyst
5 113 (5.31%) Senior Analyst
6 112 (5.27%) Data Analyst
7 96 (4.51%) Developer
8 93 (4.37%) Architect
9 87 (4.09%) Data Engineer
10 81 (3.81%) Consultant
11 78 (3.67%) Support Analyst
12 57 (2.68%) Applications Support
13 56 (2.63%) Service Manager
14 55 (2.59%) Accountant
15 52 (2.44%) Delivery Manager
16 46 (2.16%) Marketing Manager
17 44 (2.07%) Senior Manager
18 40 (1.88%) Financial Analyst
19 39 (1.83%) Security Analyst
19 39 (1.83%) Senior Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 62 (2.91%) .NET
2 51 (2.40%) HTML
3 43 (2.02%) CSS
3 43 (2.02%) PySpark
4 42 (1.97%) Terraform
5 31 (1.46%) JSON
5 31 (1.46%) REST
6 25 (1.18%) XML
7 23 (1.08%) React
8 22 (1.03%) RESTful
9 20 (0.94%) Middleware
10 16 (0.75%) PyTorch
11 15 (0.71%) .NET Core
11 15 (0.71%) AngularJS
12 14 (0.66%) TensorFlow
12 14 (0.66%) Web Services
13 13 (0.61%) Pandas
14 12 (0.56%) .NET Framework
14 12 (0.56%) ASP.NET
14 12 (0.56%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 173 (8.13%) Management Information System
2 143 (6.72%) Analytical Mindset
3 124 (5.83%) Self-Motivation
4 101 (4.75%) Product Ownership
5 95 (4.47%) Onboarding
6 75 (3.53%) Virtual Team
7 67 (3.15%) Blog
8 48 (2.26%) Credit Risk
9 47 (2.21%) Enterprise Software
10 37 (1.74%) Marketing Technology
11 36 (1.69%) Cloud Native
11 36 (1.69%) Driving Licence
12 35 (1.65%) Cyber Threat
13 34 (1.60%) Security Posture
13 34 (1.60%) Social Media
14 28 (1.32%) AI Agents
15 27 (1.27%) Data Structures
16 25 (1.18%) Algorithms
16 25 (1.18%) Mobile App
17 20 (0.94%) Cyberattack
Operating Systems
1 96 (4.51%) Windows
2 58 (2.73%) Linux
3 39 (1.83%) Windows Server
4 12 (0.56%) Android
5 11 (0.52%) Apple iOS
6 10 (0.47%) Mac OS
7 9 (0.42%) Windows Server 2019
8 8 (0.38%) Windows Server 2016
9 6 (0.28%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 5 (0.24%) OpenVMS
10 5 (0.24%) Unix
11 2 (0.094%) Windows 10
12 1 (0.047%) AIX
12 1 (0.047%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,004 (47.20%) Problem-Solving
2 678 (31.88%) Continuous Improvement
3 595 (27.97%) Decision-Making
4 505 (23.74%) Analytics
5 475 (22.33%) Stakeholder Management
6 429 (20.17%) AI
7 405 (19.04%) Agile
8 288 (13.54%) Business Intelligence
9 262 (12.32%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 257 (12.08%) Roadmaps
11 249 (11.71%) Actionable Insight
12 248 (11.66%) Project Management
13 246 (11.57%) Process Improvement
14 221 (10.39%) Mentoring
15 205 (9.64%) Project Delivery
16 198 (9.31%) CRM
17 186 (8.74%) Data Analysis
18 185 (8.70%) Validation
19 183 (8.60%) Coaching
20 180 (8.46%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 453 (21.30%) SQL
2 313 (14.72%) Python
3 88 (4.14%) JavaScript
4 86 (4.04%) C#
5 60 (2.82%) Java
6 58 (2.73%) PowerShell
7 33 (1.55%) C++
8 30 (1.41%) T-SQL
9 27 (1.27%) R
10 21 (0.99%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 19 (0.89%) TypeScript
12 18 (0.85%) Bash
12 18 (0.85%) PL/SQL
13 10 (0.47%) MATLAB
14 9 (0.42%) C
14 9 (0.42%) Go
15 8 (0.38%) Kusto Query Language
15 8 (0.38%) Scala
16 7 (0.33%) PHP
17 5 (0.24%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 376 (17.68%) Degree
2 234 (11.00%) Security Cleared
3 179 (8.42%) SC Cleared
4 116 (5.45%) ACCA
5 111 (5.22%) CIMA
6 58 (2.73%) Computer Science Degree
6 58 (2.73%) DBS Check
7 47 (2.21%) CISSP
8 41 (1.93%) CISM
9 35 (1.65%) DV Cleared
10 28 (1.32%) Azure Certification
11 24 (1.13%) BPSS Clearance
12 21 (0.99%) Master's Degree
13 18 (0.85%) PMI Certification
14 17 (0.80%) Cisco Certification
14 17 (0.80%) CompTIA Security+
15 16 (0.75%) AAT
15 16 (0.75%) CRISC
16 15 (0.71%) GIAC
16 15 (0.71%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 236 (11.10%) Data Quality
2 120 (5.64%) GDPR
3 101 (4.75%) Accessibility
4 92 (4.33%) QA
5 87 (4.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 58 (2.73%) SLA
7 55 (2.59%) NIST
8 40 (1.88%) Cyber Essentials
9 31 (1.46%) PMO
10 28 (1.32%) Actionable Recommendations
10 28 (1.32%) GRC
11 25 (1.18%) IFRS
12 23 (1.08%) ISO 9001
13 21 (0.99%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 18 (0.85%) ISO/IEC 20000
15 15 (0.71%) GAAP
15 15 (0.71%) ISO 14001
16 14 (0.66%) Sarbanes-Oxley
17 13 (0.61%) PCI DSS
18 11 (0.52%) NCSC
System Software
1 63 (2.96%) Active Directory
2 25 (1.18%) Docker
3 11 (0.52%) Firmware
4 8 (0.38%) Virtual Machines
5 6 (0.28%) VMware Infrastructure
6 1 (0.047%) HDFS
6 1 (0.047%) Oracle RAC
6 1 (0.047%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.047%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 28 (1.32%) Kubernetes
2 18 (0.85%) Microsoft Intune
3 17 (0.80%) Ansible
4 13 (0.61%) Grafana
5 8 (0.38%) QRadar
6 5 (0.24%) Kubeflow
6 5 (0.24%) Single Sign-On
7 4 (0.19%) Nmap
7 4 (0.19%) Packer
8 2 (0.094%) CASB
8 2 (0.094%) Graylog
9 1 (0.047%) Control-M
9 1 (0.047%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.047%) Functional Safety
9 1 (0.047%) Kibana
9 1 (0.047%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
9 1 (0.047%) Oracle Flashback
9 1 (0.047%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.047%) SysTrack
9 1 (0.047%) Thomson Reuters DACS
Vendors
1 432 (20.31%) Microsoft
2 123 (5.78%) Google
3 74 (3.48%) SAP
4 62 (2.91%) Oracle
5 56 (2.63%) Salesforce
6 43 (2.02%) ServiceNow
6 43 (2.02%) YouTube
7 32 (1.50%) Adobe
8 31 (1.46%) Sage
9 27 (1.27%) HubSpot
10 26 (1.22%) Cisco
11 25 (1.18%) Databricks
12 20 (0.94%) Splunk
13 17 (0.80%) Yardi
14 16 (0.75%) VMware
15 12 (0.56%) Apple
15 12 (0.56%) Dynatrace
15 12 (0.56%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
16 11 (0.52%) Qualys
17 10 (0.47%) JD Edwards