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 13 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 10 16 23
Rank change year-on-year +6 +7 +2
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 1,912 2,109 1,871
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 12.50% 11.22% 9.07%
As % of the General category 19.92% 16.99% 13.93%
Number of salaries quoted 897 1,096 1,326
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,404 £33,457
25th Percentile £40,000 £43,000 £42,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £58,710
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% -6.32% +6.75%
75th Percentile £70,603 £71,991 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £90,000 £88,387
UK median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £57,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% -3.51% +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 common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 9,600 12,414 13,428
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 62.77% 66.01% 65.11%
Number of salaries quoted 6,140 7,236 10,563
10th Percentile £28,560 £35,750 £35,900
25th Percentile £38,750 £46,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% - -
75th Percentile £77,500 £83,750 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £107,500 £100,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -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 13 December 2025.

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 39 (2.04%) Confluence
2 30 (1.57%) SharePoint
3 19 (0.99%) CMS
4 11 (0.58%) Microsoft Exchange
5 6 (0.31%) Apache Spark
5 6 (0.31%) SAS
5 6 (0.31%) WordPress
6 4 (0.21%) Apache
6 4 (0.21%) Apache Airflow
7 3 (0.16%) HCL Notes
7 3 (0.16%) Moodle
7 3 (0.16%) Skype for Business
8 2 (0.10%) ArcGIS
8 2 (0.10%) Drupal
8 2 (0.10%) IIS
8 2 (0.10%) nginx
8 2 (0.10%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 1 (0.052%) Kinematics
9 1 (0.052%) Umbraco
Applications
1 497 (25.99%) Chatbot
2 241 (12.60%) Microsoft Excel
3 118 (6.17%) Microsoft Office
4 47 (2.46%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 23 (1.20%) Spreadsheet
6 22 (1.15%) MS Visio
7 12 (0.63%) Adobe XD
8 6 (0.31%) Microsoft Project
9 4 (0.21%) Oracle Smart View
9 4 (0.21%) Photoshop
10 3 (0.16%) Adobe Creative Suite
11 2 (0.10%) Blender
12 1 (0.052%) Camtasia
12 1 (0.052%) InVision
12 1 (0.052%) Notion
12 1 (0.052%) PlantUML
12 1 (0.052%) Sketch
12 1 (0.052%) SmartSuite
Business Applications
1 34 (1.78%) NetSuite
2 26 (1.36%) SAP S/4HANA
3 18 (0.94%) Oracle Payables
4 16 (0.84%) Shopify
5 15 (0.78%) Dynamics CRM
6 12 (0.63%) SAP FI
7 11 (0.58%) SAP CO
7 11 (0.58%) SAP FI/CO
8 10 (0.52%) Oracle Assets
8 10 (0.52%) Oracle General Ledger
8 10 (0.52%) Oracle Receivables
9 9 (0.47%) Oracle ERP
10 8 (0.42%) Oracle Financials
11 5 (0.26%) Dynamics GP
12 4 (0.21%) Hyperion Planning
12 4 (0.21%) Sage X3
13 3 (0.16%) Elite 3E
13 3 (0.16%) Salesforce CRM
14 2 (0.10%) Markit EDM
14 2 (0.10%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 249 (13.02%) Azure
2 211 (11.04%) Power Platform
3 103 (5.39%) SaaS
4 97 (5.07%) AWS
5 72 (3.77%) Azure DevOps
6 62 (3.24%) Dynamics 365
7 52 (2.72%) GitHub
7 52 (2.72%) Google Analytics
8 50 (2.62%) Azure Data Factory
9 45 (2.35%) Snowflake
10 44 (2.30%) GCP
11 43 (2.25%) Microsoft 365
12 32 (1.67%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 26 (1.36%) dbt
13 26 (1.36%) GitHub Copilot
14 25 (1.31%) Entra ID
15 22 (1.15%) Google Ads
16 20 (1.05%) GitHub Actions
16 20 (1.05%) Power Automate
17 14 (0.73%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 39 (2.04%) Network Security
1 39 (2.04%) Remote Desktop
2 27 (1.41%) Firewall
3 20 (1.05%) VPN
4 19 (0.99%) WAN
5 17 (0.89%) DNS
6 15 (0.78%) Wi-Fi
7 12 (0.63%) TCP/IP
8 10 (0.52%) DHCP
8 10 (0.52%) LAN
8 10 (0.52%) Wireshark
9 9 (0.47%) Internet
10 7 (0.37%) Intrusion Detection
10 7 (0.37%) VoIP
11 6 (0.31%) 5G
11 6 (0.31%) Broadband
11 6 (0.31%) SD-WAN
11 6 (0.31%) Telnet
12 5 (0.26%) Wireless
13 4 (0.21%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 192 (10.04%) Power BI
2 72 (3.77%) SQL Server
3 67 (3.50%) Tableau
4 61 (3.19%) Data Warehouse
5 34 (1.78%) Azure SQL Database
5 34 (1.78%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 21 (1.10%) Metadata
7 19 (0.99%) MySQL
8 18 (0.94%) Geospatial Data
8 18 (0.94%) Power Query
9 17 (0.89%) Relational Database
10 14 (0.73%) BusinessObjects
10 14 (0.73%) Data Lake
10 14 (0.73%) Snowflake Schema
10 14 (0.73%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 13 (0.68%) Crystal Reports
11 13 (0.68%) GIS
11 13 (0.68%) Looker
11 13 (0.68%) Oracle Reports
12 11 (0.58%) Amazon Redshift
Development Applications
1 89 (4.65%) JIRA
2 33 (1.73%) Git
3 18 (0.94%) GitLab
4 13 (0.68%) Subversion
5 11 (0.58%) Axure RP
5 11 (0.58%) Balsamiq
5 11 (0.58%) Jenkins
6 10 (0.52%) Cypress.io
6 10 (0.52%) ER Studio
6 10 (0.52%) ERwin
6 10 (0.52%) Selenium
7 9 (0.47%) Oracle Forms
8 7 (0.37%) Bitbucket
8 7 (0.37%) WebDriver
9 5 (0.26%) Babel
9 5 (0.26%) Maven
9 5 (0.26%) Postman
9 5 (0.26%) TeamCity
9 5 (0.26%) webpack
10 3 (0.16%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 759 (39.70%) Social Skills
2 572 (29.92%) Finance
3 179 (9.36%) Marketing
4 134 (7.01%) Public Sector
5 124 (6.49%) Retail
6 117 (6.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 89 (4.65%) Legal
7 89 (4.65%) Presentation Skills
8 88 (4.60%) Organisational Skills
9 81 (4.24%) Law
10 78 (4.08%) Manufacturing
11 61 (3.19%) Telecoms
12 50 (2.62%) Advertising
13 48 (2.51%) Influencing Skills
14 40 (2.09%) Electronics
15 27 (1.41%) Documentation Skills
16 26 (1.36%) Banking
17 21 (1.10%) Billing
18 17 (0.89%) Aerospace
18 17 (0.89%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 496 (25.94%) Trainer
2 355 (18.57%) Analyst
3 151 (7.90%) Senior
4 111 (5.81%) Developer
5 85 (4.45%) Lead
6 81 (4.24%) Architect
7 80 (4.18%) Business Analyst
8 72 (3.77%) Consultant
9 57 (2.98%) Data Analyst
9 57 (2.98%) Support Analyst
10 56 (2.93%) Financial Analyst
11 51 (2.67%) Senior Analyst
12 43 (2.25%) 2nd Line Support
12 43 (2.25%) IT Analyst
13 39 (2.04%) Solutions Architect
14 36 (1.88%) IT Support
15 28 (1.46%) 1st/2nd Line Support
16 26 (1.36%) Cybersecurity Consultant
16 26 (1.36%) Security Consultant
16 26 (1.36%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 50 (2.62%) HTML
2 41 (2.14%) CSS
3 34 (1.78%) REST
4 23 (1.20%) React
5 22 (1.15%) .NET
5 22 (1.15%) SOAP
6 19 (0.99%) Middleware
7 18 (0.94%) Flash
8 17 (0.89%) XML
9 15 (0.78%) JSON
9 15 (0.78%) OAuth
9 15 (0.78%) SAML
10 14 (0.73%) Node.js
11 12 (0.63%) Web Services
12 11 (0.58%) BAPI
12 11 (0.58%) IBM Integration Bus
12 11 (0.58%) JMS
13 8 (0.42%) EDI
13 8 (0.42%) FIX Protocol
13 8 (0.42%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 203 (10.62%) Analytical Mindset
2 132 (6.90%) Self-Motivation
3 114 (5.96%) Onboarding
4 78 (4.08%) Product Ownership
5 74 (3.87%) Management Information System
6 34 (1.78%) Algorithms
7 33 (1.73%) Virtual Team
8 27 (1.41%) Cloud Native
8 27 (1.41%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 27 (1.41%) Social Media
9 26 (1.36%) Driving Licence
9 26 (1.36%) Enterprise Software
10 24 (1.26%) Legacy Systems
11 23 (1.20%) e-Learning
12 21 (1.10%) Data Structures
13 19 (0.99%) Data Centre
14 18 (0.94%) Security Posture
15 17 (0.89%) Low-Code
16 16 (0.84%) Reinsurance
17 15 (0.78%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 71 (3.71%) Windows
2 48 (2.51%) Linux
3 18 (0.94%) Unix
4 13 (0.68%) Windows Server
5 8 (0.42%) Windows 10
6 7 (0.37%) Mac OS
7 5 (0.26%) Mac OS X
8 4 (0.21%) Android
9 3 (0.16%) Apple iOS
9 3 (0.16%) OpenWrt
10 1 (0.052%) OpenVMS
10 1 (0.052%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 1 (0.052%) Robot Operating System
10 1 (0.052%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 739 (38.65%) AI
2 682 (35.67%) Problem-Solving
3 507 (26.52%) Chemistry
4 499 (26.10%) Conversational UI
5 373 (19.51%) Continuous Improvement
6 320 (16.74%) Decision-Making
7 297 (15.53%) Agile
8 292 (15.27%) Analytics
9 265 (13.86%) Business Intelligence
10 178 (9.31%) Analytical Thinking
11 166 (8.68%) ERP
12 158 (8.26%) Mentoring
13 157 (8.21%) Project Management
14 156 (8.16%) Data Analysis
15 144 (7.53%) Actionable Insight
16 143 (7.48%) Cybersecurity
17 136 (7.11%) DevOps
18 134 (7.01%) Stakeholder Management
19 128 (6.69%) Process Improvement
20 118 (6.17%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 320 (16.74%) SQL
2 161 (8.42%) Python
3 77 (4.03%) C#
4 49 (2.56%) JavaScript
5 38 (1.99%) Java
6 29 (1.52%) C++
6 29 (1.52%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 29 (1.52%) PowerShell
7 27 (1.41%) R
8 20 (1.05%) VBA
9 15 (0.78%) C
10 12 (0.63%) TypeScript
11 11 (0.58%) T-SQL
12 8 (0.42%) Bash
12 8 (0.42%) Bicep
13 7 (0.37%) ABAP
14 5 (0.26%) PHP
15 4 (0.21%) Go
15 4 (0.21%) Groovy
15 4 (0.21%) Scala
Qualifications
1 807 (42.21%) Degree
2 520 (27.20%) Master's Degree
3 503 (26.31%) PhD
4 174 (9.10%) Security Cleared
5 121 (6.33%) SC Cleared
6 111 (5.81%) ACCA
7 102 (5.33%) CIMA
8 66 (3.45%) CISSP
9 63 (3.29%) Computer Science Degree
10 46 (2.41%) DV Cleared
11 37 (1.94%) CEH
12 36 (1.88%) CompTIA Security+
13 32 (1.67%) CISM
14 29 (1.52%) DBS Check
15 26 (1.36%) CISA
16 22 (1.15%) Microsoft Certification
17 20 (1.05%) BPSS Clearance
18 16 (0.84%) AAT
18 16 (0.84%) PMI Certification
19 14 (0.73%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 90 (4.71%) QA
2 84 (4.39%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 78 (4.08%) Data Quality
4 59 (3.09%) GDPR
5 58 (3.03%) NIST
6 55 (2.88%) PMO
7 41 (2.14%) Accessibility
8 35 (1.83%) PCI DSS
9 19 (0.99%) GRC
10 16 (0.84%) Actionable Recommendations
11 14 (0.73%) WCAG
12 8 (0.42%) SLA
13 7 (0.37%) IFRS
14 6 (0.31%) COBIT
14 6 (0.31%) Cyber Essentials
14 6 (0.31%) ISO 9001
15 5 (0.26%) ITGC
15 5 (0.26%) SOC 2
16 4 (0.21%) GAAP
16 4 (0.21%) ISO 14001
System Software
1 38 (1.99%) Active Directory
2 19 (0.99%) Virtual Machines
3 17 (0.89%) VMware Infrastructure
4 12 (0.63%) Docker
5 5 (0.26%) Hyper-V
5 5 (0.26%) vSphere
6 3 (0.16%) Firmware
7 1 (0.052%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 22 (1.15%) Terraform
2 13 (0.68%) Ansible
3 11 (0.58%) Single Sign-On
4 10 (0.52%) Kubernetes
4 10 (0.52%) Microsoft Intune
5 5 (0.26%) Grafana
5 5 (0.26%) Prometheus
5 5 (0.26%) SCOM
6 4 (0.21%) Computer Incident Response Team
7 3 (0.16%) QRadar
8 1 (0.052%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
8 1 (0.052%) Jamf Pro
8 1 (0.052%) Nessus
8 1 (0.052%) RSA Archer
8 1 (0.052%) SCCM
Vendors
1 496 (25.94%) PayPal
2 337 (17.63%) Microsoft
3 98 (5.13%) SAP
4 86 (4.50%) Google
5 55 (2.88%) Oracle
6 28 (1.46%) Databricks
6 28 (1.46%) Salesforce
7 25 (1.31%) Workday
8 22 (1.15%) Adobe
9 21 (1.10%) ServiceNow
10 20 (1.05%) VMware
11 14 (0.73%) Xero
12 13 (0.68%) Adaptive Insights
12 13 (0.68%) IBM
13 11 (0.58%) Autodesk
13 11 (0.58%) TikTok
14 10 (0.52%) Sage
15 9 (0.47%) Ahrefs
15 9 (0.47%) Cisco
16 8 (0.42%) Splunk