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

6 months to
18 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 23 15 19
Rank change year-on-year -8 +4 0
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 1,435 1,575 3,242
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 8.10% 11.92% 9.97%
As % of the General category 14.35% 16.60% 16.06%
Number of salaries quoted 884 934 1,912
10th Percentile £35,924 £32,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £44,000 £45,000 £40,669
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.76% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £72,250 £71,250
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £88,750
UK median annual salary £53,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -3.64% +10.00% -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 9,997 9,490 20,187
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 56.42% 71.80% 62.09%
Number of salaries quoted 6,638 6,480 15,195
10th Percentile £30,500 £30,500 £31,552
25th Percentile £42,000 £43,750 £41,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £56,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.14% -10.40%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £59,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -6.78% +12.38% -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 18 April 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 27 (1.88%) Confluence
2 24 (1.67%) SharePoint
3 21 (1.46%) Microsoft Exchange
4 12 (0.84%) CMS
4 12 (0.84%) WordPress
5 9 (0.63%) Apache
5 9 (0.63%) Apache Airflow
6 8 (0.56%) Apache Spark
7 5 (0.35%) SAS
8 4 (0.28%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 3 (0.21%) Anypoint
10 2 (0.14%) Drupal
11 1 (0.070%) Appian
11 1 (0.070%) ArcGIS
11 1 (0.070%) IIS
11 1 (0.070%) Kinematics
11 1 (0.070%) Palantir Foundry
11 1 (0.070%) Umbraco
Applications
1 176 (12.26%) Microsoft Excel
2 78 (5.44%) Microsoft Office
3 28 (1.95%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 23 (1.60%) Chatbot
5 17 (1.18%) MS Visio
6 14 (0.98%) Adobe XD
7 8 (0.56%) Spreadsheet
8 3 (0.21%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 1 (0.070%) Microsoft Project
9 1 (0.070%) Notion
9 1 (0.070%) SmartSuite
9 1 (0.070%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 29 (2.02%) SAP S/4HANA
2 25 (1.74%) NetSuite
3 10 (0.70%) Dynamics CRM
4 8 (0.56%) SAP ERP
5 7 (0.49%) Oracle EBS
5 7 (0.49%) SAP FI
6 6 (0.42%) Oracle Payables
6 6 (0.42%) SAP CO
6 6 (0.42%) SAP FI/CO
7 4 (0.28%) Markit EDM
8 3 (0.21%) Elite 3E
8 3 (0.21%) Oracle Receivables
8 3 (0.21%) ResourceLink
8 3 (0.21%) SAP FSCM
9 2 (0.14%) Dynamics GP
9 2 (0.14%) JDE World
9 2 (0.14%) Oracle Applications
9 2 (0.14%) Oracle Assets
9 2 (0.14%) Oracle General Ledger
9 2 (0.14%) Sage X3
Cloud Services
1 288 (20.07%) Azure
2 221 (15.40%) Power Platform
3 126 (8.78%) AWS
4 106 (7.39%) SaaS
5 80 (5.57%) Azure DevOps
6 67 (4.67%) GitHub
7 63 (4.39%) Dynamics 365
8 56 (3.90%) GCP
9 52 (3.62%) Azure Data Factory
10 49 (3.41%) Google Analytics
11 43 (3.00%) Microsoft 365
12 33 (2.30%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 32 (2.23%) Snowflake
14 25 (1.74%) dbt
15 24 (1.67%) Entra ID
16 21 (1.46%) GitHub Actions
17 19 (1.32%) Azure Logic Apps
17 19 (1.32%) OCI
17 19 (1.32%) Power Automate
18 18 (1.25%) GitHub Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 42 (2.93%) Firewall
2 38 (2.65%) Broadband
3 23 (1.60%) Wi-Fi
4 19 (1.32%) Wireshark
5 16 (1.11%) NGFW
5 16 (1.11%) TCP/IP
6 15 (1.05%) VXLAN
7 11 (0.77%) Network Security
8 10 (0.70%) Remote Desktop
8 10 (0.70%) WAN
9 8 (0.56%) Intrusion Detection
9 8 (0.56%) Telnet
10 7 (0.49%) DNS
11 6 (0.42%) Cisco ASA
11 6 (0.42%) DHCP
12 5 (0.35%) LAN
12 5 (0.35%) VPN
13 4 (0.28%) HTTP
13 4 (0.28%) Modbus
14 3 (0.21%) PuTTY
Database & Business Intelligence
1 196 (13.66%) Power BI
2 86 (5.99%) SQL Server
3 62 (4.32%) Tableau
4 40 (2.79%) Data Warehouse
4 40 (2.79%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 35 (2.44%) Azure SQL Database
6 33 (2.30%) Metadata
7 25 (1.74%) MySQL
8 19 (1.32%) Data Lake
9 18 (1.25%) Oracle Database
9 18 (1.25%) PostgreSQL
10 16 (1.11%) Relational Database
11 14 (0.98%) Power Query
11 14 (0.98%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 12 (0.84%) Amazon Redshift
13 10 (0.70%) BusinessObjects
13 10 (0.70%) NoSQL
14 8 (0.56%) Big Data
14 8 (0.56%) BigQuery
14 8 (0.56%) Looker
Development Applications
1 70 (4.88%) JIRA
2 34 (2.37%) Git
3 17 (1.18%) GitLab
4 14 (0.98%) Axure RP
4 14 (0.98%) Balsamiq
5 13 (0.91%) Subversion
6 11 (0.77%) Jenkins
7 9 (0.63%) Bitbucket
8 5 (0.35%) Babel
8 5 (0.35%) webpack
9 4 (0.28%) ER Studio
9 4 (0.28%) ERwin
9 4 (0.28%) Oracle APEX
9 4 (0.28%) Visual Studio Code
10 3 (0.21%) Maven
10 3 (0.21%) MLflow
10 3 (0.21%) Sonatype Nexus
11 2 (0.14%) Postman
11 2 (0.14%) TestRail
11 2 (0.14%) Zephyr
General
1 713 (49.69%) Social Skills
2 516 (35.96%) Finance
3 142 (9.90%) Marketing
4 134 (9.34%) Public Sector
5 133 (9.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 93 (6.48%) Presentation Skills
7 92 (6.41%) Organisational Skills
8 91 (6.34%) Retail
9 82 (5.71%) Law
10 63 (4.39%) Legal
11 52 (3.62%) Banking
12 43 (3.00%) Manufacturing
13 40 (2.79%) Advertising
14 39 (2.72%) Telecoms
15 28 (1.95%) Automotive
16 26 (1.81%) Influencing Skills
16 26 (1.81%) Publishing
17 20 (1.39%) Back Office
17 20 (1.39%) Documentation Skills
17 20 (1.39%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 359 (25.02%) Analyst
2 170 (11.85%) Senior
3 98 (6.83%) Business Analyst
4 93 (6.48%) Developer
5 92 (6.41%) Lead
6 74 (5.16%) Architect
7 57 (3.97%) Data Analyst
8 49 (3.41%) Financial Analyst
9 48 (3.34%) Consultant
9 48 (3.34%) Data Engineer
10 42 (2.93%) Senior Analyst
10 42 (2.93%) Solutions Architect
11 40 (2.79%) Report Analyst
12 38 (2.65%) Support Analyst
13 36 (2.51%) Senior Manager
14 34 (2.37%) Product Manager
15 31 (2.16%) Alliance Manager
16 28 (1.95%) Accountant
17 24 (1.67%) Applications Support
18 23 (1.60%) Senior Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 61 (4.25%) HTML
2 55 (3.83%) CSS
3 47 (3.28%) .NET
4 37 (2.58%) React
5 31 (2.16%) JSON
6 24 (1.67%) REST
7 22 (1.53%) XML
8 20 (1.39%) Middleware
9 17 (1.18%) React Native
9 17 (1.18%) TensorFlow
10 16 (1.11%) Bootstrap
11 15 (1.05%) PyTorch
12 14 (0.98%) Node.js
13 13 (0.91%) FIX Protocol
14 12 (0.84%) SOAP
15 11 (0.77%) Sass
16 10 (0.70%) Flash
17 8 (0.56%) OAuth
17 8 (0.56%) ZeroMQ
18 7 (0.49%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 139 (9.69%) Analytical Mindset
2 109 (7.60%) Self-Motivation
3 105 (7.32%) Product Ownership
4 57 (3.97%) Onboarding
5 45 (3.14%) Management Information System
6 44 (3.07%) Data Structures
7 38 (2.65%) Cloud Native
8 36 (2.51%) Algorithms
8 36 (2.51%) Virtual Team
9 29 (2.02%) Data Centre
9 29 (2.02%) Security Posture
10 28 (1.95%) Low-Code
11 27 (1.88%) Enterprise Software
12 26 (1.81%) Driving Licence
12 26 (1.81%) Social Media
13 22 (1.53%) FMCG
13 22 (1.53%) PKI
14 21 (1.46%) Mobile App
15 18 (1.25%) Legacy Systems
15 18 (1.25%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 61 (4.25%) Windows
2 40 (2.79%) Linux
3 22 (1.53%) Windows Server
4 16 (1.11%) Unix
5 4 (0.28%) Mac OS
6 3 (0.21%) Android
7 2 (0.14%) AIX
7 2 (0.14%) OpenWrt
7 2 (0.14%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.070%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.070%) FreeBSD
8 1 (0.070%) OpenBSD
8 1 (0.070%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.070%) Robot Operating System
8 1 (0.070%) Solaris
8 1 (0.070%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 639 (44.53%) Problem-Solving
2 363 (25.30%) Continuous Improvement
3 350 (24.39%) Decision-Making
4 302 (21.05%) Agile
5 298 (20.77%) Analytics
6 277 (19.30%) AI
7 236 (16.45%) Business Intelligence
8 170 (11.85%) Mentoring
9 164 (11.43%) DevOps
10 153 (10.66%) Analytical Thinking
11 150 (10.45%) Coaching
11 150 (10.45%) Data Modelling
11 150 (10.45%) Project Management
12 149 (10.38%) Stakeholder Management
13 147 (10.24%) Actionable Insight
14 139 (9.69%) Process Improvement
15 138 (9.62%) CI/CD
16 132 (9.20%) ERP
17 115 (8.01%) Data Analysis
17 115 (8.01%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 291 (20.28%) SQL
2 232 (16.17%) Python
3 83 (5.78%) JavaScript
4 69 (4.81%) C#
5 60 (4.18%) PowerShell
6 51 (3.55%) Java
7 32 (2.23%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 22 (1.53%) T-SQL
9 19 (1.32%) C++
9 19 (1.32%) TypeScript
10 16 (1.11%) R
11 12 (0.84%) Bash
12 11 (0.77%) Go
13 9 (0.63%) VBA
14 7 (0.49%) C
15 6 (0.42%) PL/SQL
16 5 (0.35%) PHP
16 5 (0.35%) Ruby
17 4 (0.28%) Apex Code
17 4 (0.28%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 313 (21.81%) Degree
2 135 (9.41%) Security Cleared
3 134 (9.34%) ACCA
4 124 (8.64%) CIMA
5 97 (6.76%) SC Cleared
6 52 (3.62%) Computer Science Degree
7 44 (3.07%) Master's Degree
8 26 (1.81%) PhD
9 25 (1.74%) CISSP
10 22 (1.53%) AAT
10 22 (1.53%) DBS Check
11 21 (1.46%) DV Cleared
11 21 (1.46%) PMI Certification
12 20 (1.39%) CISM
13 16 (1.11%) Azure Certification
13 16 (1.11%) PMP
14 12 (0.84%) Six Sigma Green Belt
15 11 (0.77%) Microsoft Certification
16 10 (0.70%) AWS Certification
16 10 (0.70%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 129 (8.99%) Data Quality
2 83 (5.78%) QA
3 72 (5.02%) GDPR
4 50 (3.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 43 (3.00%) Accessibility
6 32 (2.23%) NIST
6 32 (2.23%) SLA
7 31 (2.16%) PMO
8 24 (1.67%) Actionable Recommendations
9 20 (1.39%) WCAG
10 16 (1.11%) ISO 9001
11 14 (0.98%) GRC
12 13 (0.91%) IFRS
13 11 (0.77%) COREP
13 11 (0.77%) FINREP
14 10 (0.70%) GAAP
15 9 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials
15 9 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
16 8 (0.56%) ISO 14001
16 8 (0.56%) NCSC
System Software
1 44 (3.07%) Active Directory
2 12 (0.84%) VMware Infrastructure
3 11 (0.77%) Docker
4 4 (0.28%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.21%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 3 (0.21%) Virtual Servers
6 2 (0.14%) Firmware
6 2 (0.14%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.14%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.070%) KVM
7 1 (0.070%) Oracle RAC
7 1 (0.070%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 49 (3.41%) Terraform
2 28 (1.95%) Ansible
3 17 (1.18%) Kubernetes
4 8 (0.56%) Grafana
4 8 (0.56%) Single Sign-On
5 7 (0.49%) Microsoft Intune
6 6 (0.42%) QRadar
7 5 (0.35%) Kubeflow
7 5 (0.35%) Prometheus
8 4 (0.28%) Computer Incident Response Team
8 4 (0.28%) Packer
9 3 (0.21%) SCCM
10 2 (0.14%) Opsgenie
11 1 (0.070%) CASB
11 1 (0.070%) Data Guard
11 1 (0.070%) FortiGate
11 1 (0.070%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
11 1 (0.070%) Oracle Flashback
11 1 (0.070%) Proxmox
Vendors
1 259 (18.05%) Microsoft
2 76 (5.30%) Google
3 60 (4.18%) SAP
4 56 (3.90%) Oracle
5 52 (3.62%) Salesforce
6 27 (1.88%) ServiceNow
7 23 (1.60%) Databricks
8 22 (1.53%) Adobe
9 21 (1.46%) PayPal
10 15 (1.05%) Arista
10 15 (1.05%) Aruba
10 15 (1.05%) NetScout
11 13 (0.91%) Atlassian
12 12 (0.84%) Cisco
12 12 (0.84%) VMware
12 12 (0.84%) Xero
13 11 (0.77%) Pardot
14 10 (0.70%) F5
14 10 (0.70%) Palo Alto
14 10 (0.70%) Workday