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

6 months to
4 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 1,388 1,708 3,245
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.64% 12.28% 10.00%
As % of the General category 13.72% 16.81% 16.14%
Number of salaries quoted 872 938 1,889
10th Percentile £36,500 £32,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £43,750 £43,241 £40,988
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.76% -0.10%
75th Percentile £73,750 £71,250 £71,250
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £88,750
UK median annual salary £53,171 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -3.33% +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 10,113 10,158 20,103
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 55.64% 73.05% 61.92%
Number of salaries quoted 6,732 6,512 15,098
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,913 £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 4 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 25 (1.80%) SharePoint
2 22 (1.59%) Confluence
3 21 (1.51%) Microsoft Exchange
4 13 (0.94%) CMS
4 13 (0.94%) WordPress
5 10 (0.72%) Apache
5 10 (0.72%) Apache Airflow
6 9 (0.65%) Apache Spark
7 4 (0.29%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 3 (0.22%) Anypoint
8 3 (0.22%) Drupal
9 1 (0.072%) Appian
9 1 (0.072%) IIS
9 1 (0.072%) Kinematics
9 1 (0.072%) Palantir Foundry
9 1 (0.072%) Umbraco
Applications
1 141 (10.16%) Microsoft Excel
2 78 (5.62%) Microsoft Office
3 23 (1.66%) Chatbot
4 20 (1.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 16 (1.15%) MS Visio
6 13 (0.94%) Adobe XD
7 7 (0.50%) Spreadsheet
8 4 (0.29%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 1 (0.072%) Microsoft Project
9 1 (0.072%) Notion
9 1 (0.072%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 32 (2.31%) SAP S/4HANA
2 22 (1.59%) NetSuite
3 12 (0.86%) SAP ERP
4 10 (0.72%) Dynamics CRM
5 8 (0.58%) 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 (0.22%) Elite 3E
9 3 (0.22%) SAP FSCM
10 2 (0.14%) Dynamics GP
10 2 (0.14%) Oracle Applications
10 2 (0.14%) Oracle Payables
10 2 (0.14%) ResourceLink
11 1 (0.072%) OpenText VIM for SAP
11 1 (0.072%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 262 (18.88%) Azure
2 201 (14.48%) Power Platform
3 123 (8.86%) AWS
4 99 (7.13%) SaaS
5 72 (5.19%) Azure DevOps
6 60 (4.32%) Dynamics 365
7 57 (4.11%) GCP
8 56 (4.03%) GitHub
9 50 (3.60%) Google Analytics
10 46 (3.31%) Microsoft 365
11 33 (2.38%) Snowflake
12 27 (1.95%) Entra ID
13 24 (1.73%) Azure Data Factory
14 23 (1.66%) dbt
15 19 (1.37%) Azure Logic Apps
16 18 (1.30%) Azure Machine Learning
16 18 (1.30%) GitHub Actions
17 17 (1.22%) OCI
18 16 (1.15%) Serverless
19 15 (1.08%) Amazon S3
Communications & Networking
1 44 (3.17%) Broadband
1 44 (3.17%) Firewall
2 18 (1.30%) Wi-Fi
3 16 (1.15%) NGFW
3 16 (1.15%) Wireshark
4 15 (1.08%) TCP/IP
4 15 (1.08%) VXLAN
5 8 (0.58%) Telnet
5 8 (0.58%) 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%) HTTP
8 4 (0.29%) Modbus
8 4 (0.29%) SD-WAN
8 4 (0.29%) VLAN
9 3 (0.22%) NGN
9 3 (0.22%) PuTTY
Database & Business Intelligence
1 174 (12.54%) Power BI
2 62 (4.47%) Tableau
3 57 (4.11%) SQL Server
4 37 (2.67%) Data Warehouse
5 35 (2.52%) Metadata
6 20 (1.44%) MySQL
7 19 (1.37%) Data Lake
8 18 (1.30%) Oracle Database
8 18 (1.30%) PostgreSQL
9 16 (1.15%) Relational Database
10 15 (1.08%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 14 (1.01%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 13 (0.94%) Power Query
13 11 (0.79%) Amazon Redshift
14 10 (0.72%) NoSQL
15 9 (0.65%) Big Data
15 9 (0.65%) Looker
16 8 (0.58%) BigQuery
17 7 (0.50%) Azure SQL Database
17 7 (0.50%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 62 (4.47%) JIRA
2 36 (2.59%) Git
3 13 (0.94%) GitLab
4 12 (0.86%) Axure RP
4 12 (0.86%) Balsamiq
5 11 (0.79%) Subversion
6 9 (0.65%) Jenkins
7 7 (0.50%) Bitbucket
8 5 (0.36%) Babel
8 5 (0.36%) Visual Studio Code
8 5 (0.36%) webpack
9 4 (0.29%) ER Studio
9 4 (0.29%) ERwin
9 4 (0.29%) Oracle APEX
10 3 (0.22%) Maven
10 3 (0.22%) MLflow
10 3 (0.22%) Oracle Forms
10 3 (0.22%) Sonatype Nexus
11 2 (0.14%) Postman
11 2 (0.14%) Storybook
General
1 634 (45.68%) Social Skills
2 468 (33.72%) Finance
3 141 (10.16%) Marketing
4 139 (10.01%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 132 (9.51%) Public Sector
6 82 (5.91%) Organisational Skills
7 81 (5.84%) Law
8 80 (5.76%) Retail
9 66 (4.76%) Legal
10 63 (4.54%) Presentation Skills
11 50 (3.60%) Banking
12 39 (2.81%) Advertising
12 39 (2.81%) Manufacturing
13 31 (2.23%) Telecoms
14 26 (1.87%) Publishing
15 24 (1.73%) Automotive
16 23 (1.66%) Influencing Skills
17 20 (1.44%) Documentation Skills
17 20 (1.44%) Front Office
18 19 (1.37%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 348 (25.07%) Analyst
2 174 (12.54%) Senior
3 90 (6.48%) Business Analyst
4 87 (6.27%) Developer
5 84 (6.05%) Lead
6 75 (5.40%) Architect
7 56 (4.03%) Data Analyst
8 48 (3.46%) Consultant
8 48 (3.46%) Data Engineer
9 45 (3.24%) Financial Analyst
9 45 (3.24%) Senior Analyst
10 42 (3.03%) Solutions Architect
11 39 (2.81%) Report Analyst
11 39 (2.81%) Senior Manager
12 35 (2.52%) Product Manager
13 31 (2.23%) Accountant
13 31 (2.23%) Alliance Manager
13 31 (2.23%) Security Analyst
14 27 (1.95%) Support Analyst
15 25 (1.80%) Applications Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 55 (3.96%) HTML
2 49 (3.53%) CSS
3 46 (3.31%) .NET
4 34 (2.45%) React
5 32 (2.31%) JSON
6 25 (1.80%) REST
7 22 (1.59%) XML
8 21 (1.51%) Middleware
9 18 (1.30%) React Native
9 18 (1.30%) TensorFlow
10 16 (1.15%) PyTorch
11 15 (1.08%) Bootstrap
12 13 (0.94%) Node.js
13 12 (0.86%) FIX Protocol
14 10 (0.72%) RESTful
14 10 (0.72%) Sass
14 10 (0.72%) SOAP
15 8 (0.58%) OAuth
16 7 (0.50%) CSS3
16 7 (0.50%) HTML5
Miscellaneous
1 119 (8.57%) Analytical Mindset
2 99 (7.13%) Product Ownership
3 82 (5.91%) Self-Motivation
4 47 (3.39%) Onboarding
5 45 (3.24%) Management Information System
6 39 (2.81%) Cloud Native
6 39 (2.81%) Data Structures
7 35 (2.52%) Virtual Team
8 34 (2.45%) Algorithms
9 30 (2.16%) Data Centre
10 27 (1.95%) Driving Licence
11 26 (1.87%) Enterprise Software
11 26 (1.87%) Low-Code
11 26 (1.87%) Security Posture
12 23 (1.66%) Mobile App
12 23 (1.66%) Social Media
13 22 (1.59%) PKI
13 22 (1.59%) Public Cloud
14 21 (1.51%) FMCG
15 19 (1.37%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 58 (4.18%) Windows
2 37 (2.67%) Linux
3 23 (1.66%) Windows Server
4 14 (1.01%) Unix
5 3 (0.22%) Android
5 3 (0.22%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.14%) AIX
6 2 (0.14%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.072%) FreeBSD
7 1 (0.072%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.072%) OpenBSD
7 1 (0.072%) OpenWrt
7 1 (0.072%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.072%) Robot Operating System
7 1 (0.072%) Solaris
7 1 (0.072%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 604 (43.52%) Problem-Solving
2 321 (23.13%) Decision-Making
3 319 (22.98%) Continuous Improvement
4 296 (21.33%) Agile
5 271 (19.52%) AI
6 268 (19.31%) Analytics
7 203 (14.63%) Business Intelligence
8 164 (11.82%) Mentoring
9 154 (11.10%) DevOps
10 152 (10.95%) Project Management
11 149 (10.73%) Coaching
12 138 (9.94%) Analytical Thinking
12 138 (9.94%) Data Modelling
13 134 (9.65%) Stakeholder Management
14 130 (9.37%) Actionable Insight
15 129 (9.29%) CI/CD
16 122 (8.79%) ERP
17 119 (8.57%) Roadmaps
18 117 (8.43%) Process Improvement
19 114 (8.21%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 255 (18.37%) SQL
2 233 (16.79%) Python
3 78 (5.62%) JavaScript
4 60 (4.32%) C#
5 58 (4.18%) PowerShell
6 48 (3.46%) Java
7 24 (1.73%) T-SQL
8 18 (1.30%) C++
9 17 (1.22%) TypeScript
10 15 (1.08%) R
11 12 (0.86%) PL/SQL
12 10 (0.72%) Bash
13 9 (0.65%) Go
14 8 (0.58%) Data Analysis Expressions
15 7 (0.50%) VBA
16 6 (0.43%) C
17 5 (0.36%) Ruby
17 5 (0.36%) Scala
18 4 (0.29%) Apex Code
18 4 (0.29%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 300 (21.61%) Degree
2 138 (9.94%) Security Cleared
3 134 (9.65%) ACCA
4 125 (9.01%) CIMA
5 99 (7.13%) SC Cleared
6 50 (3.60%) Computer Science Degree
7 38 (2.74%) Master's Degree
8 30 (2.16%) DBS Check
9 26 (1.87%) PhD
10 25 (1.80%) CISSP
11 20 (1.44%) Azure Certification
11 20 (1.44%) CISM
11 20 (1.44%) PMI Certification
12 19 (1.37%) AAT
13 18 (1.30%) DV Cleared
14 15 (1.08%) PMP
15 12 (0.86%) BPSS Clearance
16 11 (0.79%) HNC
17 10 (0.72%) CISA
17 10 (0.72%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 124 (8.93%) Data Quality
2 83 (5.98%) GDPR
3 74 (5.33%) QA
4 55 (3.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 46 (3.31%) Accessibility
6 37 (2.67%) NIST
7 34 (2.45%) SLA
8 18 (1.30%) WCAG
9 17 (1.22%) GRC
9 17 (1.22%) PMO
10 16 (1.15%) ISO 9001
11 13 (0.94%) Actionable Recommendations
11 13 (0.94%) Cyber Essentials
11 13 (0.94%) IFRS
12 12 (0.86%) COREP
12 12 (0.86%) FINREP
13 11 (0.79%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 11 (0.79%) NCSC
14 10 (0.72%) GAAP
14 10 (0.72%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 42 (3.03%) Active Directory
2 13 (0.94%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (0.50%) Docker
4 4 (0.29%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.22%) Firmware
5 3 (0.22%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 3 (0.22%) Virtual Servers
6 2 (0.14%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.14%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.072%) KVM
7 1 (0.072%) Oracle RAC
7 1 (0.072%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 47 (3.39%) Terraform
2 27 (1.95%) Ansible
3 15 (1.08%) Kubernetes
4 10 (0.72%) Microsoft Intune
5 6 (0.43%) Grafana
5 6 (0.43%) Kubeflow
5 6 (0.43%) Single Sign-On
6 5 (0.36%) Packer
7 4 (0.29%) QRadar
8 3 (0.22%) Prometheus
8 3 (0.22%) SCCM
9 2 (0.14%) Graylog
9 2 (0.14%) Opsgenie
10 1 (0.072%) CASB
10 1 (0.072%) Computer Incident Response Team
10 1 (0.072%) Data Guard
10 1 (0.072%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.072%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
10 1 (0.072%) Oracle Flashback
10 1 (0.072%) Proxmox
Vendors
1 249 (17.94%) Microsoft
2 80 (5.76%) Google
3 60 (4.32%) Oracle
3 60 (4.32%) SAP
4 53 (3.82%) Salesforce
5 27 (1.95%) ServiceNow
6 22 (1.59%) Adobe
7 21 (1.51%) PayPal
8 19 (1.37%) Databricks
9 15 (1.08%) Arista
9 15 (1.08%) Aruba
9 15 (1.08%) NetScout
10 14 (1.01%) Cisco
11 13 (0.94%) VMware
12 12 (0.86%) Pardot
13 11 (0.79%) Atlassian
13 11 (0.79%) F5
13 11 (0.79%) HubSpot
13 11 (0.79%) Palo Alto
14 10 (0.72%) Xero