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

6 months to
7 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 24 16 19
Rank change year-on-year -8 +3 0
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 1,403 1,708 3,252
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.64% 11.99% 9.99%
As % of the General category 13.74% 16.26% 16.13%
Number of salaries quoted 886 931 1,895
10th Percentile £36,500 £32,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £44,125 £43,750 £40,988
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.76% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £71,250 £71,250
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £88,750
UK median annual salary £54,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -1.82% +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 10,209 10,503 20,164
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 55.60% 73.72% 61.95%
Number of salaries quoted 6,793 6,511 15,154
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,848 £31,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £41,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £112,500 £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 7 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 27 (1.92%) SharePoint
2 22 (1.57%) Microsoft Exchange
3 21 (1.50%) Confluence
4 12 (0.86%) CMS
4 12 (0.86%) WordPress
5 10 (0.71%) Apache
5 10 (0.71%) Apache Airflow
5 10 (0.71%) Apache Spark
6 4 (0.29%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 3 (0.21%) Anypoint
8 2 (0.14%) Drupal
9 1 (0.071%) Appian
9 1 (0.071%) IIS
9 1 (0.071%) Kinematics
9 1 (0.071%) Moodle
9 1 (0.071%) Palantir Foundry
9 1 (0.071%) SAS
9 1 (0.071%) Umbraco
Applications
1 144 (10.26%) Microsoft Excel
2 75 (5.35%) Microsoft Office
3 23 (1.64%) Chatbot
4 20 (1.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 16 (1.14%) MS Visio
6 13 (0.93%) Adobe XD
7 7 (0.50%) Spreadsheet
8 4 (0.29%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 1 (0.071%) Adobe Premiere
9 1 (0.071%) Microsoft Project
9 1 (0.071%) Notion
9 1 (0.071%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 32 (2.28%) SAP S/4HANA
2 21 (1.50%) NetSuite
3 12 (0.86%) SAP ERP
4 10 (0.71%) Dynamics CRM
5 8 (0.57%) Oracle EBS
6 6 (0.43%) SAP FI
7 5 (0.36%) SAP CO
7 5 (0.36%) SAP FI/CO
8 4 (0.29%) Infor M3
8 4 (0.29%) JDE OneWorld
8 4 (0.29%) JDE World
8 4 (0.29%) Markit EDM
9 3 (0.21%) Elite 3E
9 3 (0.21%) SAP FSCM
10 2 (0.14%) Oracle Applications
10 2 (0.14%) Oracle Payables
10 2 (0.14%) ResourceLink
10 2 (0.14%) Sage 200
11 1 (0.071%) Dynamics GP
11 1 (0.071%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 265 (18.89%) Azure
2 206 (14.68%) Power Platform
3 124 (8.84%) AWS
4 99 (7.06%) SaaS
5 72 (5.13%) Azure DevOps
6 56 (3.99%) Dynamics 365
6 56 (3.99%) GCP
6 56 (3.99%) GitHub
7 50 (3.56%) Google Analytics
8 47 (3.35%) Microsoft 365
9 34 (2.42%) Snowflake
10 27 (1.92%) Entra ID
11 24 (1.71%) Azure Data Factory
12 23 (1.64%) dbt
13 19 (1.35%) Azure Logic Apps
14 18 (1.28%) Azure Machine Learning
14 18 (1.28%) GitHub Actions
15 17 (1.21%) OCI
16 16 (1.14%) Serverless
17 15 (1.07%) Amazon S3
Communications & Networking
1 45 (3.21%) Broadband
1 45 (3.21%) Firewall
2 19 (1.35%) Wi-Fi
3 16 (1.14%) NGFW
3 16 (1.14%) Wireshark
4 15 (1.07%) TCP/IP
4 15 (1.07%) VXLAN
5 8 (0.57%) Telnet
5 8 (0.57%) WAN
6 7 (0.50%) DNS
6 7 (0.50%) Intrusion Detection
6 7 (0.50%) Network Security
7 6 (0.43%) Cisco ASA
7 6 (0.43%) VPN
8 4 (0.29%) Modbus
8 4 (0.29%) SD-WAN
8 4 (0.29%) VLAN
9 3 (0.21%) HTTP
9 3 (0.21%) NGN
9 3 (0.21%) PuTTY
Database & Business Intelligence
1 177 (12.62%) Power BI
2 63 (4.49%) Tableau
3 57 (4.06%) SQL Server
4 37 (2.64%) Data Warehouse
5 35 (2.49%) Metadata
6 20 (1.43%) MySQL
7 19 (1.35%) Data Lake
7 19 (1.35%) PostgreSQL
8 18 (1.28%) Oracle Database
9 16 (1.14%) Relational Database
9 16 (1.14%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 15 (1.07%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 13 (0.93%) Power Query
12 11 (0.78%) NoSQL
13 10 (0.71%) Amazon Redshift
13 10 (0.71%) Big Data
14 8 (0.57%) BigQuery
14 8 (0.57%) Looker
15 7 (0.50%) Azure SQL Database
15 7 (0.50%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 61 (4.35%) JIRA
2 36 (2.57%) Git
3 12 (0.86%) Axure RP
3 12 (0.86%) Balsamiq
3 12 (0.86%) GitLab
4 10 (0.71%) Subversion
5 9 (0.64%) Jenkins
6 6 (0.43%) Bitbucket
6 6 (0.43%) Visual Studio Code
7 4 (0.29%) Babel
7 4 (0.29%) ER Studio
7 4 (0.29%) ERwin
7 4 (0.29%) Oracle APEX
7 4 (0.29%) webpack
8 3 (0.21%) Maven
8 3 (0.21%) MLflow
8 3 (0.21%) Oracle Forms
8 3 (0.21%) Sonatype Nexus
9 2 (0.14%) Postman
9 2 (0.14%) Storybook
General
1 639 (45.55%) Social Skills
2 481 (34.28%) Finance
3 145 (10.33%) Public Sector
4 140 (9.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 140 (9.98%) Marketing
5 86 (6.13%) Organisational Skills
6 81 (5.77%) Law
7 78 (5.56%) Retail
8 70 (4.99%) Legal
9 63 (4.49%) Presentation Skills
10 50 (3.56%) Banking
11 39 (2.78%) Advertising
12 38 (2.71%) Manufacturing
13 33 (2.35%) Telecoms
14 26 (1.85%) Publishing
15 24 (1.71%) Automotive
16 23 (1.64%) Influencing Skills
17 20 (1.43%) Documentation Skills
17 20 (1.43%) Front Office
18 19 (1.35%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 347 (24.73%) Analyst
2 176 (12.54%) Senior
3 88 (6.27%) Architect
3 88 (6.27%) Business Analyst
4 87 (6.20%) Developer
5 82 (5.84%) Lead
6 57 (4.06%) Data Analyst
7 54 (3.85%) Solutions Architect
8 48 (3.42%) Consultant
8 48 (3.42%) Data Engineer
9 46 (3.28%) Senior Analyst
10 43 (3.06%) Financial Analyst
11 40 (2.85%) Report Analyst
12 39 (2.78%) Senior Manager
13 35 (2.49%) Product Manager
14 33 (2.35%) Accountant
15 31 (2.21%) Alliance Manager
15 31 (2.21%) Security Analyst
16 25 (1.78%) Applications Support
16 25 (1.78%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 53 (3.78%) HTML
2 47 (3.35%) CSS
3 46 (3.28%) .NET
4 33 (2.35%) React
5 32 (2.28%) JSON
6 25 (1.78%) REST
7 22 (1.57%) XML
8 21 (1.50%) Middleware
9 18 (1.28%) React Native
9 18 (1.28%) TensorFlow
10 16 (1.14%) PyTorch
11 15 (1.07%) Bootstrap
12 13 (0.93%) Node.js
13 12 (0.86%) FIX Protocol
14 10 (0.71%) RESTful
14 10 (0.71%) SOAP
15 9 (0.64%) Sass
16 8 (0.57%) OAuth
17 7 (0.50%) Flash
17 7 (0.50%) ZeroMQ
Miscellaneous
1 119 (8.48%) Analytical Mindset
2 99 (7.06%) Product Ownership
3 82 (5.84%) Self-Motivation
4 47 (3.35%) Onboarding
4 47 (3.35%) Virtual Team
5 45 (3.21%) Management Information System
6 39 (2.78%) Cloud Native
6 39 (2.78%) Data Structures
7 34 (2.42%) Algorithms
8 29 (2.07%) Data Centre
9 27 (1.92%) Driving Licence
10 26 (1.85%) Enterprise Software
10 26 (1.85%) Low-Code
10 26 (1.85%) Security Posture
11 23 (1.64%) Mobile App
11 23 (1.64%) Public Cloud
12 22 (1.57%) PKI
12 22 (1.57%) Social Media
13 21 (1.50%) FMCG
14 19 (1.35%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 60 (4.28%) Windows
2 38 (2.71%) Linux
3 25 (1.78%) Windows Server
4 14 (1.00%) Unix
5 3 (0.21%) Android
5 3 (0.21%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.14%) AIX
6 2 (0.14%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.071%) FreeBSD
7 1 (0.071%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.071%) OpenBSD
7 1 (0.071%) OpenWrt
7 1 (0.071%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.071%) Robot Operating System
7 1 (0.071%) Solaris
7 1 (0.071%) Windows Server 2008
7 1 (0.071%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.071%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 619 (44.12%) Problem-Solving
2 320 (22.81%) Continuous Improvement
3 318 (22.67%) Decision-Making
4 298 (21.24%) Agile
5 286 (20.38%) Analytics
6 284 (20.24%) AI
7 205 (14.61%) Business Intelligence
8 166 (11.83%) Mentoring
9 165 (11.76%) Project Management
10 153 (10.91%) DevOps
11 150 (10.69%) Coaching
12 140 (9.98%) Data Modelling
13 136 (9.69%) Stakeholder Management
14 134 (9.55%) Actionable Insight
14 134 (9.55%) Analytical Thinking
15 129 (9.19%) CI/CD
16 121 (8.62%) ERP
17 120 (8.55%) Process Improvement
17 120 (8.55%) Roadmaps
18 115 (8.20%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 256 (18.25%) SQL
2 237 (16.89%) Python
3 76 (5.42%) JavaScript
4 60 (4.28%) PowerShell
5 58 (4.13%) C#
6 48 (3.42%) Java
7 25 (1.78%) T-SQL
8 18 (1.28%) C++
9 16 (1.14%) TypeScript
10 15 (1.07%) R
11 12 (0.86%) PL/SQL
12 10 (0.71%) Bash
13 9 (0.64%) Go
14 8 (0.57%) Data Analysis Expressions
15 7 (0.50%) VBA
16 6 (0.43%) C
16 6 (0.43%) Scala
17 5 (0.36%) Ruby
18 4 (0.29%) Apex Code
18 4 (0.29%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 299 (21.31%) Degree
2 138 (9.84%) Security Cleared
3 133 (9.48%) ACCA
4 124 (8.84%) CIMA
5 99 (7.06%) SC Cleared
6 50 (3.56%) Computer Science Degree
7 38 (2.71%) Master's Degree
8 30 (2.14%) DBS Check
9 26 (1.85%) PhD
10 25 (1.78%) CISSP
11 22 (1.57%) Azure Certification
12 20 (1.43%) CISM
12 20 (1.43%) PMI Certification
13 19 (1.35%) AAT
13 19 (1.35%) DV Cleared
14 15 (1.07%) PMP
15 12 (0.86%) BPSS Clearance
16 11 (0.78%) HNC
16 11 (0.78%) Microsoft Certification
17 10 (0.71%) CISA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 128 (9.12%) Data Quality
2 85 (6.06%) GDPR
3 73 (5.20%) QA
4 55 (3.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 45 (3.21%) Accessibility
6 37 (2.64%) NIST
7 35 (2.49%) SLA
8 17 (1.21%) GRC
8 17 (1.21%) PMO
8 17 (1.21%) WCAG
9 16 (1.14%) ISO 9001
10 14 (1.00%) Cyber Essentials
11 13 (0.93%) Actionable Recommendations
11 13 (0.93%) COREP
11 13 (0.93%) FINREP
11 13 (0.93%) IFRS
12 11 (0.78%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 11 (0.78%) NCSC
13 10 (0.71%) GAAP
13 10 (0.71%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 43 (3.06%) Active Directory
2 14 (1.00%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (0.50%) Docker
4 4 (0.29%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.21%) Firmware
5 3 (0.21%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 3 (0.21%) Virtual Servers
6 2 (0.14%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.14%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.071%) KVM
7 1 (0.071%) Oracle RAC
7 1 (0.071%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 48 (3.42%) Terraform
2 28 (2.00%) Ansible
3 16 (1.14%) Kubernetes
4 11 (0.78%) Microsoft Intune
5 6 (0.43%) Grafana
5 6 (0.43%) Kubeflow
5 6 (0.43%) Packer
6 5 (0.36%) Single Sign-On
7 4 (0.29%) QRadar
8 3 (0.21%) Prometheus
8 3 (0.21%) SCCM
9 2 (0.14%) Graylog
9 2 (0.14%) Opsgenie
10 1 (0.071%) CASB
10 1 (0.071%) Computer Incident Response Team
10 1 (0.071%) Data Guard
10 1 (0.071%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.071%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
10 1 (0.071%) Oracle Flashback
10 1 (0.071%) Proxmox
Vendors
1 248 (17.68%) Microsoft
2 79 (5.63%) Google
3 61 (4.35%) Oracle
4 59 (4.21%) SAP
5 54 (3.85%) Salesforce
6 28 (2.00%) ServiceNow
7 23 (1.64%) Adobe
8 21 (1.50%) PayPal
9 19 (1.35%) Databricks
10 15 (1.07%) Arista
10 15 (1.07%) Aruba
10 15 (1.07%) Cisco
10 15 (1.07%) NetScout
11 14 (1.00%) VMware
12 12 (0.86%) F5
12 12 (0.86%) HubSpot
12 12 (0.86%) Palo Alto
12 12 (0.86%) Pardot
13 10 (0.71%) Atlassian
13 10 (0.71%) Xero