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 12 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 9 16 23
Rank change year-on-year +7 +7 +6
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 2,285 2,039 2,042
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 14.51% 10.36% 9.37%
As % of the General category 21.71% 16.55% 14.23%
Number of salaries quoted 954 1,021 1,422
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,404 £32,638
25th Percentile £38,125 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.28% -0.87% +4.55%
75th Percentile £68,750 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £90,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £56,159
% change year-on-year -9.09% -2.06% +2.11%

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 10,527 12,322 14,354
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 66.83% 62.62% 65.83%
Number of salaries quoted 6,405 6,976 11,239
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £46,250 £46,306
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £63,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.70% +0.80% +1.63%
75th Percentile £77,500 £84,964 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £51,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -14.17% - -

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 12 November 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 40 (1.75%) SharePoint
2 35 (1.53%) Confluence
3 17 (0.74%) CMS
4 15 (0.66%) Microsoft Exchange
5 6 (0.26%) SAS
5 6 (0.26%) WordPress
6 4 (0.18%) Moodle
7 3 (0.13%) Apache Spark
7 3 (0.13%) Drupal
7 3 (0.13%) HCL Notes
7 3 (0.13%) nginx
7 3 (0.13%) Skype for Business
8 2 (0.088%) Apache
8 2 (0.088%) Apache Airflow
8 2 (0.088%) ArcGIS
8 2 (0.088%) IIS
8 2 (0.088%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 1 (0.044%) Oracle Workflow
9 1 (0.044%) WebLogic
Applications
1 591 (25.86%) Chatbot
2 257 (11.25%) Microsoft Excel
3 115 (5.03%) Microsoft Office
4 48 (2.10%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 27 (1.18%) Spreadsheet
6 18 (0.79%) MS Visio
7 10 (0.44%) Adobe XD
8 7 (0.31%) Microsoft Project
9 6 (0.26%) Blender
10 4 (0.18%) Oracle Smart View
10 4 (0.18%) Photoshop
11 3 (0.13%) Adobe Creative Suite
12 1 (0.044%) Camtasia
12 1 (0.044%) InVision
12 1 (0.044%) PlantUML
12 1 (0.044%) Sketch
12 1 (0.044%) SmartSuite
Business Applications
1 30 (1.31%) NetSuite
2 29 (1.27%) SAP S/4HANA
3 21 (0.92%) Dynamics CRM
4 18 (0.79%) Oracle Payables
4 18 (0.79%) Shopify
5 11 (0.48%) Oracle Assets
5 11 (0.48%) Oracle Receivables
5 11 (0.48%) SAP CO
5 11 (0.48%) SAP FI
5 11 (0.48%) SAP FI/CO
6 10 (0.44%) Oracle General Ledger
7 9 (0.39%) Oracle ERP
8 8 (0.35%) Oracle Financials
9 6 (0.26%) Dynamics GP
10 5 (0.22%) Elite 3E
11 4 (0.18%) Hyperion Planning
11 4 (0.18%) Sage X3
11 4 (0.18%) Salesforce CRM
12 3 (0.13%) Primavera
12 3 (0.13%) SAP Oil and Gas
Cloud Services
1 230 (10.07%) Power Platform
2 223 (9.76%) Azure
3 110 (4.81%) SaaS
4 90 (3.94%) AWS
5 55 (2.41%) Azure DevOps
5 55 (2.41%) Dynamics 365
5 55 (2.41%) Google Analytics
6 52 (2.28%) Microsoft 365
7 45 (1.97%) Azure Data Factory
8 39 (1.71%) GitHub
9 37 (1.62%) GCP
10 35 (1.53%) Snowflake
11 28 (1.23%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 25 (1.09%) Google Ads
13 22 (0.96%) Entra ID
14 19 (0.83%) Power Automate
15 18 (0.79%) GitHub Actions
15 18 (0.79%) PowerApps
16 17 (0.74%) GitHub Copilot
17 16 (0.70%) dbt
Communications & Networking
1 213 (9.32%) VPN
2 191 (8.36%) Cisco IOS
3 39 (1.71%) Remote Desktop
4 38 (1.66%) Network Security
5 29 (1.27%) Firewall
6 27 (1.18%) WAN
7 20 (0.88%) DNS
8 15 (0.66%) LAN
8 15 (0.66%) TCP/IP
8 15 (0.66%) Wi-Fi
9 13 (0.57%) DHCP
10 11 (0.48%) Internet
11 10 (0.44%) 5G
11 10 (0.44%) SD-WAN
11 10 (0.44%) Wireshark
12 9 (0.39%) Intrusion Detection
13 8 (0.35%) VoIP
14 7 (0.31%) Broadband
14 7 (0.31%) Wireless
15 5 (0.22%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 211 (9.23%) Power BI
2 78 (3.41%) SQL Server
3 66 (2.89%) Tableau
4 52 (2.28%) Data Warehouse
5 33 (1.44%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 32 (1.40%) Azure SQL Database
7 25 (1.09%) Power Query
8 23 (1.01%) Relational Database
9 20 (0.88%) Metadata
9 20 (0.88%) MySQL
10 18 (0.79%) Geospatial Data
11 15 (0.66%) BusinessObjects
12 13 (0.57%) Crystal Reports
12 13 (0.57%) GIS
12 13 (0.57%) Looker
12 13 (0.57%) Oracle Reports
12 13 (0.57%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 11 (0.48%) PostgreSQL
13 11 (0.48%) Snowflake Schema
14 10 (0.44%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 73 (3.19%) JIRA
2 33 (1.44%) Git
3 13 (0.57%) GitLab
3 13 (0.57%) Selenium
4 11 (0.48%) Cypress.io
5 9 (0.39%) Axure RP
5 9 (0.39%) Balsamiq
5 9 (0.39%) Oracle Forms
6 8 (0.35%) ER Studio
6 8 (0.35%) ERwin
6 8 (0.35%) Jenkins
6 8 (0.35%) WebDriver
7 7 (0.31%) Subversion
7 7 (0.31%) TeamCity
8 6 (0.26%) Babel
8 6 (0.26%) webpack
9 5 (0.22%) Postman
9 5 (0.22%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
10 4 (0.18%) Bazaar
11 3 (0.13%) Bitbucket
General
1 798 (34.92%) Social Skills
2 547 (23.94%) Finance
3 303 (13.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 187 (8.18%) Retail
5 181 (7.92%) Marketing
6 130 (5.69%) Manufacturing
7 122 (5.34%) Public Sector
8 95 (4.16%) Legal
9 89 (3.89%) Presentation Skills
10 84 (3.68%) Organisational Skills
11 82 (3.59%) Law
12 54 (2.36%) Telecoms
13 52 (2.28%) Advertising
13 52 (2.28%) Influencing Skills
14 37 (1.62%) Banking
15 35 (1.53%) Electronics
16 24 (1.05%) Automotive
17 22 (0.96%) Documentation Skills
18 21 (0.92%) Financial Institution
19 20 (0.88%) Billing
Job Titles
1 637 (27.88%) Trainer
2 385 (16.85%) Analyst
3 194 (8.49%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 153 (6.70%) Senior
5 123 (5.38%) Developer
6 86 (3.76%) Lead
7 79 (3.46%) Architect
7 79 (3.46%) Business Analyst
8 74 (3.24%) Consultant
9 65 (2.84%) Data Analyst
10 64 (2.80%) Support Analyst
11 52 (2.28%) Senior Analyst
12 49 (2.14%) Financial Analyst
13 47 (2.06%) 2nd Line Support
14 44 (1.93%) IT Analyst
15 41 (1.79%) IT Support
16 39 (1.71%) Solutions Architect
17 34 (1.49%) Systems Engineer
18 29 (1.27%) Business Intelligence Analyst
19 28 (1.23%) 1st/2nd Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 196 (8.58%) Elastic Stack
2 53 (2.32%) HTML
3 41 (1.79%) CSS
4 38 (1.66%) REST
5 25 (1.09%) SOAP
6 22 (0.96%) React
7 20 (0.88%) JSON
7 20 (0.88%) Middleware
7 20 (0.88%) Node.js
8 19 (0.83%) .NET
8 19 (0.83%) OAuth
8 19 (0.83%) SAML
9 18 (0.79%) XML
10 15 (0.66%) BAPI
10 15 (0.66%) IBM Integration Bus
10 15 (0.66%) JMS
11 13 (0.57%) Web Services
12 12 (0.53%) Flash
13 10 (0.44%) Sass
14 9 (0.39%) .NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 215 (9.41%) Analytical Mindset
2 193 (8.45%) Cyberattack
3 138 (6.04%) Self-Motivation
4 122 (5.34%) Onboarding
5 79 (3.46%) Management Information System
6 70 (3.06%) Product Ownership
7 49 (2.14%) Robotics
8 38 (1.66%) Algorithms
9 36 (1.58%) Virtual Team
10 35 (1.53%) Social Media
11 33 (1.44%) e-Learning
12 32 (1.40%) Enterprise Software
13 30 (1.31%) Driving Licence
14 26 (1.14%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
15 24 (1.05%) Data Centre
16 21 (0.92%) Legacy Systems
17 20 (0.88%) Data Structures
18 19 (0.83%) Cloud Native
19 17 (0.74%) Security Posture
20 16 (0.70%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 265 (11.60%) Windows
2 235 (10.28%) Linux
3 197 (8.62%) Android
4 17 (0.74%) Unix
5 10 (0.44%) Windows 10
5 10 (0.44%) Windows Server
6 9 (0.39%) Mac OS
7 5 (0.22%) Apple iOS
7 5 (0.22%) Mac OS X
8 3 (0.13%) OpenWrt
9 2 (0.088%) Windows Server 2016
10 1 (0.044%) OpenVMS
10 1 (0.044%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 949 (41.53%) Problem-Solving
2 858 (37.55%) AI
3 650 (28.45%) Chemistry
4 593 (25.95%) Conversational UI
5 360 (15.75%) Continuous Improvement
6 339 (14.84%) Decision-Making
7 310 (13.57%) Analytics
8 299 (13.09%) DevOps
9 283 (12.39%) Agile
10 280 (12.25%) Business Intelligence
11 277 (12.12%) Risk Management
12 261 (11.42%) Mathematics
13 218 (9.54%) Line Management
14 204 (8.93%) Task Automation
15 194 (8.49%) Infrastructure Engineering
15 194 (8.49%) Platform Engineering
16 191 (8.36%) Storage Management
17 182 (7.96%) Analytical Thinking
18 167 (7.31%) Mentoring
19 166 (7.26%) Data Analysis
Programming Languages
1 352 (15.40%) Python
2 339 (14.84%) SQL
3 214 (9.37%) PowerShell
4 197 (8.62%) Bash
5 80 (3.50%) C#
6 51 (2.23%) JavaScript
7 41 (1.79%) Java
8 36 (1.58%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 33 (1.44%) C++
10 30 (1.31%) R
11 24 (1.05%) VBA
12 15 (0.66%) C
12 15 (0.66%) TypeScript
13 11 (0.48%) T-SQL
14 9 (0.39%) MATLAB
15 8 (0.35%) PHP
16 7 (0.31%) ABAP
16 7 (0.31%) Bicep
17 4 (0.18%) Go
17 4 (0.18%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 986 (43.15%) Degree
2 611 (26.74%) Master's Degree
3 594 (26.00%) PhD
4 175 (7.66%) Security Cleared
5 129 (5.65%) SC Cleared
6 79 (3.46%) ACCA
7 74 (3.24%) CIMA
8 71 (3.11%) Computer Science Degree
9 68 (2.98%) CISSP
10 50 (2.19%) DV Cleared
11 40 (1.75%) CEH
12 36 (1.58%) CompTIA Security+
13 32 (1.40%) CISM
14 31 (1.36%) Microsoft Certification
15 28 (1.23%) DBS Check
16 23 (1.01%) CISA
17 20 (0.88%) BPSS Clearance
18 14 (0.61%) PMI Certification
19 13 (0.57%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
19 13 (0.57%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 95 (4.16%) QA
2 87 (3.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 71 (3.11%) Data Quality
4 65 (2.84%) GDPR
5 57 (2.49%) PMO
6 56 (2.45%) NIST
7 41 (1.79%) Accessibility
8 35 (1.53%) PCI DSS
9 19 (0.83%) GRC
10 16 (0.70%) Actionable Recommendations
11 11 (0.48%) WCAG
12 7 (0.31%) IFRS
12 7 (0.31%) ISO 9001
13 6 (0.26%) COBIT
14 5 (0.22%) Cyber Essentials
14 5 (0.22%) ITGC
14 5 (0.22%) SLA
15 4 (0.18%) ISO 14001
15 4 (0.18%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 4 (0.18%) SOC 2
System Software
1 203 (8.88%) Docker
2 198 (8.67%) vSphere
3 197 (8.62%) Hyper-V
4 191 (8.36%) VMware NSX
5 38 (1.66%) Active Directory
6 21 (0.92%) Virtual Machines
7 18 (0.79%) VMware Infrastructure
8 3 (0.13%) Firmware
9 1 (0.044%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 211 (9.23%) Terraform
2 203 (8.88%) Ansible
3 10 (0.44%) Kubernetes
4 9 (0.39%) Microsoft Intune
5 7 (0.31%) Single Sign-On
6 6 (0.26%) Grafana
7 5 (0.22%) Prometheus
7 5 (0.22%) SCOM
8 4 (0.18%) Computer Incident Response Team
9 3 (0.13%) QRadar
10 1 (0.044%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
10 1 (0.044%) EMC NetWorker
10 1 (0.044%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.044%) Jamf Pro
10 1 (0.044%) Nessus
10 1 (0.044%) RSA Archer
10 1 (0.044%) SCCM
10 1 (0.044%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 588 (25.73%) PayPal
2 358 (15.67%) Microsoft
3 202 (8.84%) Cisco
4 198 (8.67%) Splunk
5 192 (8.40%) Juniper
6 191 (8.36%) 3PAR
7 147 (6.43%) Google
8 101 (4.42%) SAP
9 73 (3.19%) Databricks
10 69 (3.02%) Adobe
11 54 (2.36%) Oracle
12 30 (1.31%) Salesforce
13 29 (1.27%) Workday
14 22 (0.96%) ServiceNow
14 22 (0.96%) VMware
15 15 (0.66%) IBM
15 15 (0.66%) TikTok
16 14 (0.61%) Adaptive Insights
17 12 (0.53%) Xero
18 11 (0.48%) Ahrefs