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 28 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 11 16 25
Rank change year-on-year +5 +9 -3
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 1,709 1,933 2,191
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 10.88% 11.86% 8.51%
As % of the General category 18.26% 17.17% 13.66%
Number of salaries quoted 805 991 1,575
10th Percentile £30,000 £33,125 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £56,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% +1.82% -
75th Percentile £72,500 £71,250 £72,433
90th Percentile £85,000 £90,000 £89,500
UK median annual salary £51,058 £55,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -7.17% +1.85% -1.82%

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 9,361 11,260 16,044
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 59.61% 69.10% 62.34%
Number of salaries quoted 5,895 6,361 12,695
10th Percentile £29,000 £36,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £47,500 £42,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £63,250 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +5.42% -4.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £83,750 £77,715
90th Percentile £97,500 £108,750 £96,539
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% +9.09% -11.69%

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 28 January 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 38 (2.22%) Confluence
2 24 (1.40%) SharePoint
3 12 (0.70%) Microsoft Exchange
4 11 (0.64%) CMS
5 7 (0.41%) Apache Airflow
5 7 (0.41%) Apache Spark
6 6 (0.35%) SAS
7 5 (0.29%) Apache
8 4 (0.23%) WordPress
9 2 (0.12%) Drupal
9 2 (0.12%) HCL Notes
9 2 (0.12%) IIS
9 2 (0.12%) nginx
10 1 (0.059%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 1 (0.059%) ArcGIS
10 1 (0.059%) Kinematics
10 1 (0.059%) Oracle SOA Suite
10 1 (0.059%) Umbraco
Applications
1 383 (22.41%) Chatbot
2 182 (10.65%) Microsoft Excel
3 100 (5.85%) Microsoft Office
4 37 (2.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 19 (1.11%) MS Visio
5 19 (1.11%) Spreadsheet
6 11 (0.64%) Adobe XD
7 5 (0.29%) Microsoft Project
8 4 (0.23%) Oracle Smart View
9 1 (0.059%) Camtasia
9 1 (0.059%) Notion
9 1 (0.059%) Photoshop
9 1 (0.059%) PlantUML
9 1 (0.059%) SmartSuite
9 1 (0.059%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 29 (1.70%) NetSuite
2 18 (1.05%) Oracle Payables
2 18 (1.05%) SAP S/4HANA
3 10 (0.59%) Oracle Assets
3 10 (0.59%) Oracle General Ledger
3 10 (0.59%) Oracle Receivables
4 9 (0.53%) Dynamics CRM
4 9 (0.53%) Oracle ERP
5 8 (0.47%) Oracle Financials
6 4 (0.23%) Elite 3E
6 4 (0.23%) Hyperion Planning
6 4 (0.23%) Markit EDM
6 4 (0.23%) Oracle EBS
6 4 (0.23%) Sage X3
6 4 (0.23%) SAP FI
6 4 (0.23%) Shopify
7 3 (0.18%) Dynamics GP
7 3 (0.18%) ResourceLink
7 3 (0.18%) Salesforce CRM
7 3 (0.18%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 278 (16.27%) Azure
2 200 (11.70%) Power Platform
3 111 (6.50%) AWS
4 97 (5.68%) SaaS
5 92 (5.38%) Azure DevOps
6 64 (3.74%) GitHub
7 59 (3.45%) Dynamics 365
8 53 (3.10%) Snowflake
9 51 (2.98%) Azure Data Factory
10 41 (2.40%) GCP
11 34 (1.99%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 33 (1.93%) Microsoft 365
13 30 (1.76%) dbt
14 26 (1.52%) GitHub Copilot
14 26 (1.52%) Google Analytics
15 25 (1.46%) Entra ID
16 21 (1.23%) OCI
17 20 (1.17%) GitHub Actions
18 19 (1.11%) Power Automate
19 17 (0.99%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 39 (2.28%) Firewall
2 35 (2.05%) Remote Desktop
3 27 (1.58%) Wi-Fi
4 22 (1.29%) Wireshark
5 14 (0.82%) DNS
5 14 (0.82%) NGFW
5 14 (0.82%) VPN
5 14 (0.82%) VXLAN
6 13 (0.76%) Broadband
6 13 (0.76%) Network Security
6 13 (0.76%) TCP/IP
6 13 (0.76%) WAN
7 8 (0.47%) DHCP
7 8 (0.47%) Telnet
8 7 (0.41%) Intrusion Detection
9 6 (0.35%) Internet
10 5 (0.29%) LAN
10 5 (0.29%) SD-WAN
11 4 (0.23%) 5G
11 4 (0.23%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 180 (10.53%) Power BI
2 73 (4.27%) SQL Server
3 70 (4.10%) Tableau
4 68 (3.98%) Data Warehouse
5 38 (2.22%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 37 (2.17%) Azure SQL Database
7 22 (1.29%) MySQL
8 18 (1.05%) Geospatial Data
8 18 (1.05%) Metadata
9 17 (0.99%) Data Lake
10 15 (0.88%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 14 (0.82%) Snowflake Schema
12 13 (0.76%) BusinessObjects
12 13 (0.76%) GIS
13 11 (0.64%) Amazon Redshift
13 11 (0.64%) Data Mining
13 11 (0.64%) PostgreSQL
13 11 (0.64%) Power Query
13 11 (0.64%) Relational Database
14 8 (0.47%) BigQuery
Development Applications
1 93 (5.44%) JIRA
2 28 (1.64%) Git
3 16 (0.94%) GitLab
4 13 (0.76%) Subversion
5 12 (0.70%) ER Studio
5 12 (0.70%) ERwin
5 12 (0.70%) Jenkins
6 11 (0.64%) Axure RP
6 11 (0.64%) Balsamiq
7 9 (0.53%) Cypress.io
7 9 (0.53%) Selenium
8 8 (0.47%) Bitbucket
8 8 (0.47%) Oracle Forms
8 8 (0.47%) WebDriver
9 4 (0.23%) Babel
9 4 (0.23%) Postman
9 4 (0.23%) webpack
10 3 (0.18%) Sonatype Nexus
10 3 (0.18%) Team Foundation Server
10 3 (0.18%) TeamCity
General
1 740 (43.30%) Social Skills
2 540 (31.60%) Finance
3 138 (8.07%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 137 (8.02%) Public Sector
5 122 (7.14%) Marketing
6 112 (6.55%) Retail
7 82 (4.80%) Legal
8 78 (4.56%) Organisational Skills
9 77 (4.51%) Law
9 77 (4.51%) Presentation Skills
10 44 (2.57%) Manufacturing
11 39 (2.28%) Influencing Skills
12 36 (2.11%) Advertising
13 33 (1.93%) Telecoms
14 26 (1.52%) Documentation Skills
15 23 (1.35%) Back Office
16 20 (1.17%) Aerospace
16 20 (1.17%) Banking
16 20 (1.17%) Billing
17 19 (1.11%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 380 (22.24%) Trainer
2 351 (20.54%) Analyst
3 146 (8.54%) Senior
4 115 (6.73%) Developer
5 87 (5.09%) Business Analyst
5 87 (5.09%) Lead
6 78 (4.56%) Architect
7 57 (3.34%) Data Analyst
8 53 (3.10%) Support Analyst
9 47 (2.75%) Financial Analyst
10 46 (2.69%) IT Analyst
11 45 (2.63%) Senior Analyst
12 39 (2.28%) Consultant
13 36 (2.11%) 2nd Line Support
13 36 (2.11%) Solutions Architect
14 33 (1.93%) IT Support
15 31 (1.81%) Alliance Manager
16 29 (1.70%) Data Engineer
17 28 (1.64%) 1st/2nd Line Support
17 28 (1.64%) Report Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 52 (3.04%) HTML
2 46 (2.69%) CSS
3 34 (1.99%) React
4 29 (1.70%) .NET
5 27 (1.58%) REST
6 23 (1.35%) Middleware
7 20 (1.17%) SOAP
8 17 (0.99%) JSON
9 16 (0.94%) Flash
10 15 (0.88%) OAuth
10 15 (0.88%) XML
11 13 (0.76%) Bootstrap
11 13 (0.76%) React Native
11 13 (0.76%) SAML
12 12 (0.70%) FIX Protocol
12 12 (0.70%) Node.js
13 11 (0.64%) BAPI
13 11 (0.64%) IBM Integration Bus
13 11 (0.64%) JMS
13 11 (0.64%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 161 (9.42%) Analytical Mindset
2 126 (7.37%) Self-Motivation
3 101 (5.91%) Onboarding
4 97 (5.68%) Product Ownership
5 62 (3.63%) Management Information System
6 33 (1.93%) Algorithms
6 33 (1.93%) Cloud Native
7 31 (1.81%) Data Structures
7 31 (1.81%) Virtual Team
8 28 (1.64%) Data Centre
8 28 (1.64%) Enterprise Software
9 26 (1.52%) Legacy Systems
10 24 (1.40%) Low-Code
10 24 (1.40%) PKI
11 22 (1.29%) Driving Licence
12 21 (1.23%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 21 (1.23%) Security Posture
13 20 (1.17%) FMCG
13 20 (1.17%) Social Media
14 14 (0.82%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 63 (3.69%) Windows
2 45 (2.63%) Linux
3 19 (1.11%) Windows Server
4 15 (0.88%) Unix
5 5 (0.29%) Windows 10
6 4 (0.23%) Android
6 4 (0.23%) Mac OS
7 3 (0.18%) OpenWrt
8 2 (0.12%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.059%) Mac OS X
9 1 (0.059%) Robot Operating System
9 1 (0.059%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 626 (36.63%) Problem-Solving
2 620 (36.28%) AI
3 386 (22.59%) Chemistry
4 383 (22.41%) Conversational UI
5 373 (21.83%) Continuous Improvement
6 313 (18.31%) Decision-Making
7 301 (17.61%) Agile
8 276 (16.15%) Analytics
9 211 (12.35%) Business Intelligence
10 168 (9.83%) DevOps
11 157 (9.19%) Analytical Thinking
12 156 (9.13%) Project Management
13 154 (9.01%) Mentoring
14 144 (8.43%) Stakeholder Management
15 141 (8.25%) ERP
16 139 (8.13%) Actionable Insight
17 136 (7.96%) Data Analysis
18 133 (7.78%) Data Modelling
19 130 (7.61%) Coaching
20 114 (6.67%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 308 (18.02%) SQL
2 197 (11.53%) Python
3 79 (4.62%) C#
4 56 (3.28%) JavaScript
5 52 (3.04%) PowerShell
6 38 (2.22%) Java
7 32 (1.87%) C++
8 29 (1.70%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 17 (0.99%) C
9 17 (0.99%) R
9 17 (0.99%) T-SQL
10 13 (0.76%) TypeScript
11 12 (0.70%) Bash
12 8 (0.47%) Bicep
12 8 (0.47%) Go
12 8 (0.47%) VBA
13 5 (0.29%) ABAP
13 5 (0.29%) PHP
13 5 (0.29%) Scala
14 4 (0.23%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 665 (38.91%) Degree
2 404 (23.64%) Master's Degree
3 385 (22.53%) PhD
4 140 (8.19%) Security Cleared
5 115 (6.73%) SC Cleared
6 99 (5.79%) ACCA
7 90 (5.27%) CIMA
8 56 (3.28%) Computer Science Degree
9 37 (2.17%) CISSP
10 36 (2.11%) DBS Check
11 30 (1.76%) DV Cleared
12 28 (1.64%) CISM
13 23 (1.35%) BPSS Clearance
13 23 (1.35%) CISA
13 23 (1.35%) PMI Certification
14 22 (1.29%) AAT
15 18 (1.05%) Azure Certification
15 18 (1.05%) PMP
16 15 (0.88%) Microsoft Certification
17 13 (0.76%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 93 (5.44%) Data Quality
2 87 (5.09%) QA
3 60 (3.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 51 (2.98%) GDPR
5 46 (2.69%) Accessibility
6 43 (2.52%) PMO
7 39 (2.28%) NIST
8 17 (0.99%) GRC
9 16 (0.94%) Actionable Recommendations
10 15 (0.88%) WCAG
11 12 (0.70%) PCI DSS
12 9 (0.53%) IFRS
13 8 (0.47%) NCSC
13 8 (0.47%) SLA
14 6 (0.35%) COBIT
14 6 (0.35%) GAAP
14 6 (0.35%) ISO 9001
15 5 (0.29%) Cyber Essentials
15 5 (0.29%) ITGC
15 5 (0.29%) SOC 2
System Software
1 41 (2.40%) Active Directory
2 16 (0.94%) VMware Infrastructure
3 14 (0.82%) Docker
4 9 (0.53%) Virtual Machines
5 8 (0.47%) Hyper-V
6 3 (0.18%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 3 (0.18%) Virtual Servers
6 3 (0.18%) vSphere
7 1 (0.059%) Firmware
7 1 (0.059%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 43 (2.52%) Terraform
2 25 (1.46%) Ansible
3 15 (0.88%) Kubernetes
4 10 (0.59%) Single Sign-On
5 8 (0.47%) Microsoft Intune
6 7 (0.41%) Grafana
6 7 (0.41%) Prometheus
7 5 (0.29%) Computer Incident Response Team
7 5 (0.29%) SCOM
8 4 (0.23%) QRadar
9 3 (0.18%) Kubeflow
9 3 (0.18%) SCCM
10 1 (0.059%) CASB
10 1 (0.059%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
10 1 (0.059%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.059%) Nessus
10 1 (0.059%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 380 (22.24%) PayPal
2 276 (16.15%) Microsoft
3 52 (3.04%) Oracle
4 50 (2.93%) SAP
5 44 (2.57%) Google
6 30 (1.76%) Salesforce
7 22 (1.29%) Databricks
8 20 (1.17%) ServiceNow
9 17 (0.99%) Adobe
9 17 (0.99%) VMware
10 15 (0.88%) Aruba
10 15 (0.88%) IBM
11 14 (0.82%) Arista
11 14 (0.82%) NetScout
11 14 (0.82%) Xero
12 11 (0.64%) Autodesk
13 9 (0.53%) Splunk
14 8 (0.47%) Atlassian
14 8 (0.47%) Charles River
14 8 (0.47%) Sage