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 21 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 20 12 18
Rank change year-on-year -8 +6 +3
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 1,653 2,299 3,019
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.65% 13.96% 10.36%
As % of the General category 12.86% 19.27% 16.93%
Number of salaries quoted 1,107 969 1,582
10th Percentile £36,250 £31,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £52,843
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -0.65% -3.04%
75th Percentile £73,750 £69,750 £71,991
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £88,625
UK median annual salary £53,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -3.64% +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 12,849 11,928 17,836
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 59.48% 72.41% 61.20%
Number of salaries quoted 8,309 6,671 12,588
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £42,147
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% - -8.00%
75th Percentile £79,250 £80,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £107,500 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -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 21 July 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 42 (2.54%) SharePoint
2 30 (1.81%) Microsoft Exchange
3 19 (1.15%) Confluence
4 13 (0.79%) Apache
5 12 (0.73%) Apache Spark
6 11 (0.67%) Apache Airflow
6 11 (0.67%) IIS
7 9 (0.54%) WordPress
8 7 (0.42%) SAS
9 5 (0.30%) Jupyter
10 4 (0.24%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 4 (0.24%) CMS
11 3 (0.18%) Anypoint
12 2 (0.12%) Oracle SOA Suite
13 1 (0.060%) Appian
13 1 (0.060%) Drupal
13 1 (0.060%) Moodle
13 1 (0.060%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 178 (10.77%) Microsoft Excel
2 73 (4.42%) Microsoft Office
3 40 (2.42%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 17 (1.03%) MS Visio
5 10 (0.60%) Spreadsheet
6 9 (0.54%) Microsoft Project
7 7 (0.42%) Adobe XD
8 4 (0.24%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 3 (0.18%) Blender
9 3 (0.18%) Maya
10 2 (0.12%) Chatbot
11 1 (0.060%) Adobe Premiere
11 1 (0.060%) AutoCAD
11 1 (0.060%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 37 (2.24%) Dynamics CRM
2 30 (1.81%) Dynamics GP
3 28 (1.69%) SAP S/4HANA
4 14 (0.85%) NetSuite
5 11 (0.67%) SAP ERP
6 9 (0.54%) SAP CO
6 9 (0.54%) SAP FI
6 9 (0.54%) SAP FI/CO
7 8 (0.48%) Oracle EBS
8 6 (0.36%) JDE EnterpriseOne
9 5 (0.30%) JDE World
10 4 (0.24%) Dynamics NAV
10 4 (0.24%) Infor M3
10 4 (0.24%) JDE OneWorld
10 4 (0.24%) Oracle Payables
10 4 (0.24%) Oracle Receivables
10 4 (0.24%) Sage 200
11 3 (0.18%) Elite 3E
11 3 (0.18%) Oracle ERP
11 3 (0.18%) SAP FSCM
Cloud Services
1 261 (15.79%) Azure
2 242 (14.64%) Power Platform
3 134 (8.11%) AWS
4 131 (7.92%) SaaS
5 72 (4.36%) Microsoft 365
6 55 (3.33%) GCP
7 50 (3.02%) Google Analytics
8 38 (2.30%) Entra ID
9 37 (2.24%) Azure DevOps
10 29 (1.75%) Dynamics 365
11 28 (1.69%) GitHub
12 24 (1.45%) Microsoft Purview
13 20 (1.21%) Amazon S3
14 17 (1.03%) PowerApps
15 15 (0.91%) Serverless
15 15 (0.91%) Snowflake
16 14 (0.85%) GitHub Actions
17 13 (0.79%) SuccessFactors
18 11 (0.67%) Azure Logic Apps
18 11 (0.67%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 66 (3.99%) Broadband
2 48 (2.90%) Firewall
3 21 (1.27%) Wi-Fi
4 19 (1.15%) TCP/IP
5 17 (1.03%) VPN
6 12 (0.73%) Network Security
6 12 (0.73%) WAN
7 11 (0.67%) SMS
8 9 (0.54%) LAN
9 8 (0.48%) NGFW
9 8 (0.48%) Wireshark
10 7 (0.42%) 5G
10 7 (0.42%) DNS
10 7 (0.42%) VXLAN
10 7 (0.42%) Wireless
11 6 (0.36%) Cisco ASA
11 6 (0.36%) HTTP
11 6 (0.36%) Intrusion Detection
12 5 (0.30%) Cisco IOS
12 5 (0.30%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 206 (12.46%) Power BI
2 73 (4.42%) SQL Server
3 58 (3.51%) Tableau
4 48 (2.90%) Metadata
5 42 (2.54%) Data Warehouse
6 34 (2.06%) PostgreSQL
7 32 (1.94%) MySQL
8 30 (1.81%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 26 (1.57%) Relational Database
10 22 (1.33%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 20 (1.21%) Oracle Database
12 19 (1.15%) Big Data
13 17 (1.03%) Data Lake
14 16 (0.97%) NoSQL
14 16 (0.97%) Power Query
15 13 (0.79%) Amazon Athena
16 12 (0.73%) Looker
17 9 (0.54%) Amazon Redshift
17 9 (0.54%) Semantic Layer
18 8 (0.48%) DynamoDB
Development Applications
1 53 (3.21%) JIRA
2 44 (2.66%) Git
3 15 (0.91%) GitLab
4 8 (0.48%) Jenkins
4 8 (0.48%) LabVIEW
5 7 (0.42%) Visual Studio Code
6 6 (0.36%) Axure RP
6 6 (0.36%) Balsamiq
7 5 (0.30%) Postman
8 4 (0.24%) Burp Suite
8 4 (0.24%) Eclipse
8 4 (0.24%) Metasploit
8 4 (0.24%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 3 (0.18%) JMeter
9 3 (0.18%) Oracle APEX
9 3 (0.18%) Oracle Forms
10 2 (0.12%) Babel
10 2 (0.12%) Bitbucket
10 2 (0.12%) TeamCity
10 2 (0.12%) webpack
General
1 764 (46.22%) Social Skills
2 506 (30.61%) Finance
3 157 (9.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 152 (9.20%) Marketing
5 137 (8.29%) Public Sector
6 131 (7.92%) Retail
7 127 (7.68%) Legal
8 119 (7.20%) Organisational Skills
9 102 (6.17%) Law
10 75 (4.54%) Influencing Skills
11 63 (3.81%) Banking
12 54 (3.27%) Presentation Skills
13 41 (2.48%) Manufacturing
14 39 (2.36%) Advertising
15 36 (2.18%) Telecoms
16 29 (1.75%) Documentation Skills
17 27 (1.63%) Automotive
18 23 (1.39%) Publishing
19 19 (1.15%) Electronics
19 19 (1.15%) Games
Job Titles
1 423 (25.59%) Analyst
2 219 (13.25%) Senior
3 116 (7.02%) Lead
4 92 (5.57%) Business Analyst
5 90 (5.44%) Data Analyst
6 89 (5.38%) Architect
7 74 (4.48%) Senior Analyst
8 70 (4.23%) Developer
9 65 (3.93%) Consultant
10 60 (3.63%) Data Engineer
11 50 (3.02%) Support Analyst
12 47 (2.84%) Marketing Manager
12 47 (2.84%) Service Manager
13 46 (2.78%) Report Analyst
14 45 (2.72%) Delivery Manager
15 42 (2.54%) Accountant
15 42 (2.54%) Applications Support
16 39 (2.36%) Financial Analyst
17 35 (2.12%) Senior Manager
17 35 (2.12%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 44 (2.66%) .NET
2 43 (2.60%) HTML
3 38 (2.30%) JSON
4 35 (2.12%) CSS
5 30 (1.81%) REST
6 28 (1.69%) XML
7 24 (1.45%) Middleware
7 24 (1.45%) PyTorch
7 24 (1.45%) TensorFlow
8 21 (1.27%) React
9 18 (1.09%) PySpark
10 17 (1.03%) RESTful
11 11 (0.67%) Kafka
12 10 (0.60%) ASP.NET
12 10 (0.60%) Node.js
13 8 (0.48%) FIX Protocol
13 8 (0.48%) LDAP
13 8 (0.48%) Pandas
13 8 (0.48%) SOAP
14 7 (0.42%) React Native
Miscellaneous
1 138 (8.35%) Analytical Mindset
2 91 (5.51%) Product Ownership
3 89 (5.38%) Management Information System
4 86 (5.20%) Self-Motivation
5 76 (4.60%) Virtual Team
6 64 (3.87%) Onboarding
7 49 (2.96%) Blog
8 41 (2.48%) Enterprise Software
9 38 (2.30%) Data Structures
10 37 (2.24%) Cloud Native
11 35 (2.12%) Algorithms
11 35 (2.12%) Security Posture
12 30 (1.81%) Driving Licence
13 29 (1.75%) Marketing Technology
14 27 (1.63%) Social Media
15 25 (1.51%) Credit Risk
16 23 (1.39%) Public Cloud
16 23 (1.39%) Video\Live Streaming
17 21 (1.27%) Cyber Threat
17 21 (1.27%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 76 (4.60%) Windows
2 58 (3.51%) Linux
3 29 (1.75%) Windows Server
4 11 (0.67%) Unix
5 9 (0.54%) Android
6 6 (0.36%) Mac OS
6 6 (0.36%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 6 (0.36%) Windows Server 2019
7 5 (0.30%) OpenVMS
7 5 (0.30%) Windows Server 2016
8 4 (0.24%) Apple iOS
9 2 (0.12%) AIX
9 2 (0.12%) Windows 10
10 1 (0.060%) FreeBSD
10 1 (0.060%) OpenBSD
10 1 (0.060%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 780 (47.19%) Problem-Solving
2 461 (27.89%) Continuous Improvement
3 433 (26.19%) Decision-Making
4 360 (21.78%) Analytics
5 323 (19.54%) Agile
6 298 (18.03%) AI
7 237 (14.34%) Stakeholder Management
8 230 (13.91%) Business Intelligence
9 214 (12.95%) Roadmaps
10 207 (12.52%) Project Management
11 189 (11.43%) Actionable Insight
12 182 (11.01%) Mentoring
12 182 (11.01%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 166 (10.04%) Process Improvement
14 148 (8.95%) Analytical Thinking
14 148 (8.95%) Data Modelling
15 141 (8.53%) CRM
15 141 (8.53%) Validation
16 130 (7.86%) ERP
17 129 (7.80%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 336 (20.33%) SQL
2 288 (17.42%) Python
3 71 (4.30%) JavaScript
4 59 (3.57%) C#
5 57 (3.45%) PowerShell
6 49 (2.96%) Java
7 34 (2.06%) T-SQL
8 23 (1.39%) R
9 18 (1.09%) C++
10 15 (0.91%) TypeScript
11 14 (0.85%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 13 (0.79%) Bash
12 13 (0.79%) PL/SQL
13 8 (0.48%) MATLAB
13 8 (0.48%) PHP
14 7 (0.42%) Go
14 7 (0.42%) Kusto Query Language
15 6 (0.36%) C
16 5 (0.30%) Ruby
16 5 (0.30%) VBA
Qualifications
1 311 (18.81%) Degree
2 168 (10.16%) Security Cleared
3 126 (7.62%) SC Cleared
4 108 (6.53%) ACCA
5 103 (6.23%) CIMA
6 50 (3.02%) Computer Science Degree
7 39 (2.36%) CISSP
8 38 (2.30%) DBS Check
9 36 (2.18%) CISM
10 24 (1.45%) Azure Certification
11 21 (1.27%) AAT
12 19 (1.15%) Master's Degree
13 18 (1.09%) DV Cleared
14 15 (0.91%) CompTIA Security+
14 15 (0.91%) TOGAF Certification
15 13 (0.79%) Cisco Certification
16 12 (0.73%) BPSS Clearance
16 12 (0.73%) HNC
16 12 (0.73%) Microsoft Certification
16 12 (0.73%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 156 (9.44%) Data Quality
2 122 (7.38%) GDPR
3 94 (5.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 84 (5.08%) QA
5 64 (3.87%) SLA
6 51 (3.09%) Accessibility
6 51 (3.09%) NIST
7 39 (2.36%) Cyber Essentials
8 31 (1.88%) ISO 9001
9 27 (1.63%) PMO
10 26 (1.57%) GRC
11 22 (1.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 19 (1.15%) Actionable Recommendations
12 19 (1.15%) IFRS
13 18 (1.09%) ISO 14001
13 18 (1.09%) ISO/IEC 20000
14 14 (0.85%) COREP
14 14 (0.85%) FINREP
15 12 (0.73%) PCI DSS
15 12 (0.73%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 54 (3.27%) Active Directory
2 17 (1.03%) Docker
3 9 (0.54%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (0.36%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.12%) Firmware
6 1 (0.060%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.060%) KVM
6 1 (0.060%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 1 (0.060%) Oracle RAC
6 1 (0.060%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.060%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (0.060%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 46 (2.78%) Terraform
2 23 (1.39%) Kubernetes
3 22 (1.33%) Ansible
4 18 (1.09%) Microsoft Intune
5 9 (0.54%) QRadar
6 8 (0.48%) Grafana
7 7 (0.42%) Kubeflow
8 6 (0.36%) Packer
9 4 (0.24%) Nmap
10 2 (0.12%) Graylog
10 2 (0.12%) Opsgenie
11 1 (0.060%) Computer Incident Response Team
11 1 (0.060%) Data Guard
11 1 (0.060%) FortiGate
11 1 (0.060%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
11 1 (0.060%) Oracle Flashback
11 1 (0.060%) Prometheus
11 1 (0.060%) Proxmox
11 1 (0.060%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 288 (17.42%) Microsoft
2 89 (5.38%) Google
3 66 (3.99%) SAP
4 62 (3.75%) Oracle
5 55 (3.33%) Salesforce
6 33 (2.00%) ServiceNow
7 23 (1.39%) Cisco
8 19 (1.15%) Adobe
9 18 (1.09%) Databricks
10 17 (1.03%) Sage
11 15 (0.91%) Palo Alto
11 15 (0.91%) Splunk
12 14 (0.85%) HubSpot
12 14 (0.85%) JD Edwards
13 13 (0.79%) Qualys
14 12 (0.73%) F5
14 12 (0.73%) Red Hat
15 10 (0.60%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
16 9 (0.54%) Pardot
16 9 (0.54%) VMware