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

6 months to
17 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 25 15 19
Rank change year-on-year -10 +4 0
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 1,367 2,043 3,283
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.32% 13.54% 10.09%
As % of the General category 13.14% 18.11% 16.26%
Number of salaries quoted 891 914 1,883
10th Percentile £36,500 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £44,250 £42,500 £41,004
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.76% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £70,188 £71,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £83,750 £89,750
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 10,401 11,281 20,193
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 55.70% 74.77% 62.09%
Number of salaries quoted 6,930 6,408 15,081
10th Percentile £31,475 £29,000 £31,750
25th Percentile £43,063 £42,500 £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 £81,363 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £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 17 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 31 (2.27%) SharePoint
2 22 (1.61%) Microsoft Exchange
3 20 (1.46%) Confluence
4 11 (0.80%) WordPress
5 10 (0.73%) Apache Airflow
5 10 (0.73%) CMS
6 8 (0.59%) Apache
6 8 (0.59%) Apache Spark
7 6 (0.44%) SAS
8 4 (0.29%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 3 (0.22%) Anypoint
10 1 (0.073%) Appian
10 1 (0.073%) Drupal
10 1 (0.073%) IIS
10 1 (0.073%) Jupyter
10 1 (0.073%) Kinematics
10 1 (0.073%) Moodle
10 1 (0.073%) Palantir Foundry
10 1 (0.073%) Umbraco
Applications
1 140 (10.24%) Microsoft Excel
2 59 (4.32%) Microsoft Office
3 18 (1.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 15 (1.10%) MS Visio
5 11 (0.80%) Adobe XD
6 7 (0.51%) Spreadsheet
7 4 (0.29%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 3 (0.22%) Chatbot
9 2 (0.15%) Microsoft Project
10 1 (0.073%) Adobe Premiere
10 1 (0.073%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 30 (2.19%) SAP S/4HANA
2 19 (1.39%) NetSuite
3 10 (0.73%) Dynamics CRM
3 10 (0.73%) SAP ERP
4 8 (0.59%) 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%) SAP FI
6 3 (0.22%) Elite 3E
6 3 (0.22%) Sage 200
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
8 1 (0.073%) Oracle Receivables
8 1 (0.073%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 256 (18.73%) Azure
2 216 (15.80%) Power Platform
3 121 (8.85%) AWS
4 101 (7.39%) SaaS
5 61 (4.46%) Azure DevOps
6 52 (3.80%) GCP
7 51 (3.73%) Microsoft 365
8 49 (3.58%) GitHub
9 48 (3.51%) Google Analytics
10 36 (2.63%) Dynamics 365
11 29 (2.12%) Snowflake
12 27 (1.98%) Entra ID
13 20 (1.46%) Azure Data Factory
13 20 (1.46%) Azure Logic Apps
14 17 (1.24%) Amazon S3
14 17 (1.24%) dbt
14 17 (1.24%) GitHub Actions
14 17 (1.24%) OCI
15 16 (1.17%) Azure Machine Learning
15 16 (1.17%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 48 (3.51%) Broadband
2 43 (3.15%) Firewall
3 19 (1.39%) Wi-Fi
4 16 (1.17%) NGFW
4 16 (1.17%) Wireshark
5 15 (1.10%) VXLAN
6 14 (1.02%) TCP/IP
7 7 (0.51%) 5G
7 7 (0.51%) Intrusion Detection
7 7 (0.51%) WAN
8 6 (0.44%) Cisco ASA
8 6 (0.44%) DNS
8 6 (0.44%) Network Security
8 6 (0.44%) Telnet
8 6 (0.44%) VPN
9 5 (0.37%) SMS
10 4 (0.29%) HTTP
10 4 (0.29%) Modbus
10 4 (0.29%) SMTP
10 4 (0.29%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 184 (13.46%) Power BI
2 63 (4.61%) Tableau
3 55 (4.02%) SQL Server
4 33 (2.41%) Metadata
5 30 (2.19%) Data Warehouse
6 22 (1.61%) PostgreSQL
7 20 (1.46%) MySQL
8 17 (1.24%) Oracle Database
9 16 (1.17%) Data Lake
9 16 (1.17%) Relational Database
9 16 (1.17%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 15 (1.10%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 13 (0.95%) Power Query
12 11 (0.80%) NoSQL
13 9 (0.66%) Big Data
13 9 (0.66%) Looker
14 8 (0.59%) Amazon Redshift
15 7 (0.51%) BigQuery
15 7 (0.51%) Data Mining
15 7 (0.51%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 55 (4.02%) JIRA
2 41 (3.00%) Git
3 12 (0.88%) GitLab
4 10 (0.73%) Axure RP
4 10 (0.73%) 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 (0.29%) Babel
8 4 (0.29%) ER Studio
8 4 (0.29%) ERwin
8 4 (0.29%) Oracle APEX
8 4 (0.29%) 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%) Eclipse
10 2 (0.15%) Selenium
General
1 615 (44.99%) Social Skills
2 459 (33.58%) Finance
3 149 (10.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 134 (9.80%) Public Sector
5 127 (9.29%) Marketing
6 88 (6.44%) Organisational Skills
7 82 (6.00%) Law
8 77 (5.63%) Retail
9 76 (5.56%) Legal
10 51 (3.73%) Banking
11 48 (3.51%) Presentation Skills
12 34 (2.49%) Manufacturing
13 33 (2.41%) Telecoms
14 28 (2.05%) Advertising
14 28 (2.05%) Publishing
15 26 (1.90%) Influencing Skills
16 23 (1.68%) Automotive
16 23 (1.68%) Documentation Skills
17 16 (1.17%) Back Office
17 16 (1.17%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 340 (24.87%) Analyst
2 185 (13.53%) Senior
3 85 (6.22%) Developer
4 84 (6.14%) Business Analyst
5 78 (5.71%) Lead
6 72 (5.27%) Architect
7 64 (4.68%) Data Analyst
8 49 (3.58%) Senior Analyst
9 48 (3.51%) Consultant
10 46 (3.37%) Data Engineer
11 43 (3.15%) Senior Manager
12 39 (2.85%) Report Analyst
12 39 (2.85%) Solutions Architect
13 37 (2.71%) Product Manager
14 33 (2.41%) Accountant
15 31 (2.27%) Alliance Manager
15 31 (2.27%) Security Analyst
16 28 (2.05%) Applications Support
17 27 (1.98%) Data Scientist
17 27 (1.98%) Financial Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 54 (3.95%) HTML
2 48 (3.51%) CSS
3 44 (3.22%) .NET
4 34 (2.49%) JSON
5 32 (2.34%) React
6 25 (1.83%) REST
7 22 (1.61%) XML
8 20 (1.46%) Middleware
9 17 (1.24%) React Native
9 17 (1.24%) TensorFlow
10 16 (1.17%) PyTorch
11 14 (1.02%) Bootstrap
12 13 (0.95%) Node.js
12 13 (0.95%) RESTful
13 10 (0.73%) SOAP
14 9 (0.66%) FIX Protocol
15 8 (0.59%) Sass
16 7 (0.51%) Kafka
16 7 (0.51%) LangChain
16 7 (0.51%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 118 (8.63%) Analytical Mindset
2 95 (6.95%) Product Ownership
3 65 (4.75%) Self-Motivation
4 46 (3.37%) Management Information System
4 46 (3.37%) Onboarding
5 39 (2.85%) Data Structures
6 38 (2.78%) Virtual Team
7 37 (2.71%) Algorithms
8 33 (2.41%) Cloud Native
9 29 (2.12%) Data Centre
10 27 (1.98%) Driving Licence
11 25 (1.83%) Low-Code
11 25 (1.83%) Security Posture
12 23 (1.68%) Enterprise Software
13 22 (1.61%) FMCG
13 22 (1.61%) Mobile App
13 22 (1.61%) PKI
13 22 (1.61%) Public Cloud
13 22 (1.61%) Social Media
14 19 (1.39%) Cyber Defence
Operating Systems
1 60 (4.39%) Windows
2 41 (3.00%) Linux
3 23 (1.68%) Windows Server
4 14 (1.02%) 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 (0.073%) FreeBSD
7 1 (0.073%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.073%) OpenBSD
7 1 (0.073%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.073%) Robot Operating System
7 1 (0.073%) Solaris
7 1 (0.073%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 606 (44.33%) Problem-Solving
2 306 (22.38%) Continuous Improvement
3 304 (22.24%) Decision-Making
4 300 (21.95%) Agile
5 278 (20.34%) Analytics
6 248 (18.14%) AI
7 204 (14.92%) Business Intelligence
8 164 (12.00%) Mentoring
9 154 (11.27%) Project Management
10 145 (10.61%) Stakeholder Management
11 141 (10.31%) Actionable Insight
12 139 (10.17%) Coaching
13 138 (10.10%) DevOps
14 133 (9.73%) Data Modelling
15 127 (9.29%) Process Improvement
15 127 (9.29%) Roadmaps
16 123 (9.00%) Analytical Thinking
17 121 (8.85%) CI/CD
17 121 (8.85%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 117 (8.56%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 272 (19.90%) SQL
2 253 (18.51%) Python
3 77 (5.63%) JavaScript
4 63 (4.61%) PowerShell
5 55 (4.02%) C#
6 47 (3.44%) Java
7 24 (1.76%) T-SQL
8 16 (1.17%) C++
9 15 (1.10%) R
9 15 (1.10%) TypeScript
10 12 (0.88%) PL/SQL
11 10 (0.73%) 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%) PHP
15 5 (0.37%) Ruby
15 5 (0.37%) Scala
Qualifications
1 288 (21.07%) Degree
2 132 (9.66%) Security Cleared
3 114 (8.34%) ACCA
4 107 (7.83%) CIMA
5 97 (7.10%) SC Cleared
6 51 (3.73%) Computer Science Degree
7 34 (2.49%) DBS Check
8 27 (1.98%) CISSP
9 24 (1.76%) Azure Certification
10 20 (1.46%) CISM
11 19 (1.39%) PMI Certification
12 18 (1.32%) Master's Degree
13 17 (1.24%) AAT
13 17 (1.24%) DV Cleared
14 15 (1.10%) PMP
15 12 (0.88%) HNC
15 12 (0.88%) Microsoft Certification
16 11 (0.80%) BPSS Clearance
17 10 (0.73%) AWS Certification
17 10 (0.73%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 128 (9.36%) Data Quality
2 88 (6.44%) GDPR
3 75 (5.49%) QA
4 56 (4.10%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 46 (3.37%) Accessibility
6 42 (3.07%) SLA
7 37 (2.71%) NIST
8 18 (1.32%) PMO
9 17 (1.24%) ISO 9001
10 15 (1.10%) GRC
11 14 (1.02%) Actionable Recommendations
11 14 (1.02%) Cyber Essentials
11 14 (1.02%) WCAG
12 13 (0.95%) COREP
12 13 (0.95%) FINREP
13 11 (0.80%) IFRS
13 11 (0.80%) NCSC
14 10 (0.73%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 10 (0.73%) ISO/IEC 20000
14 10 (0.73%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 42 (3.07%) Active Directory
2 14 (1.02%) VMware Infrastructure
3 10 (0.73%) 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 (0.15%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.15%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.073%) KVM
7 1 (0.073%) Oracle RAC
7 1 (0.073%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 48 (3.51%) Terraform
2 28 (2.05%) Ansible
3 17 (1.24%) Kubernetes
4 12 (0.88%) Microsoft Intune
5 7 (0.51%) Grafana
6 6 (0.44%) Kubeflow
6 6 (0.44%) Packer
6 6 (0.44%) QRadar
7 4 (0.29%) Prometheus
7 4 (0.29%) Single Sign-On
8 3 (0.22%) SCCM
9 2 (0.15%) Graylog
9 2 (0.15%) Opsgenie
10 1 (0.073%) CASB
10 1 (0.073%) Computer Incident Response Team
10 1 (0.073%) Data Guard
10 1 (0.073%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.073%) Oracle Flashback
10 1 (0.073%) Proxmox
10 1 (0.073%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 235 (17.19%) Microsoft
2 78 (5.71%) Google
3 60 (4.39%) Oracle
4 56 (4.10%) Salesforce
5 54 (3.95%) SAP
6 30 (2.19%) ServiceNow
7 21 (1.54%) Adobe
8 17 (1.24%) Databricks
9 15 (1.10%) Arista
9 15 (1.10%) Aruba
9 15 (1.10%) Cisco
9 15 (1.10%) NetScout
10 14 (1.02%) VMware
11 12 (0.88%) F5
11 12 (0.88%) HubSpot
11 12 (0.88%) Palo Alto
12 11 (0.80%) Pardot
13 10 (0.73%) MuleSoft
14 9 (0.66%) IFS
14 9 (0.66%) Workday