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 16 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 19 9 14
Rank change year-on-year -10 +5 +9
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 1,855 2,361 2,779
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 8.12% 14.23% 11.26%
As % of the General category 13.50% 19.79% 18.43%
Number of salaries quoted 1,202 987 1,332
10th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £35,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £39,875 £41,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £72,500 £68,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £83,750 £90,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year - - -4.55%

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 13,745 11,932 15,076
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 60.19% 71.94% 61.09%
Number of salaries quoted 8,672 6,604 10,076
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,075 £33,125
25th Percentile £42,500 £39,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £59,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -2.54% -5.60%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £105,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £54,793 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.38% -0.38% -8.33%

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 16 August 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 47 (2.53%) SharePoint
2 22 (1.19%) Microsoft Exchange
3 17 (0.92%) Confluence
4 13 (0.70%) Apache
4 13 (0.70%) Apache Spark
5 12 (0.65%) Apache Airflow
5 12 (0.65%) IIS
6 8 (0.43%) SAS
7 6 (0.32%) Jupyter
8 5 (0.27%) CMS
8 5 (0.27%) WordPress
9 3 (0.16%) Anypoint
10 2 (0.11%) Oracle Application Server
10 2 (0.11%) Oracle SOA Suite
11 1 (0.054%) Adobe Experience Manager
11 1 (0.054%) Appian
11 1 (0.054%) ArcGIS
11 1 (0.054%) Drupal
11 1 (0.054%) Moodle
11 1 (0.054%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 183 (9.87%) Microsoft Excel
2 85 (4.58%) Microsoft Office
3 45 (2.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 20 (1.08%) MS Visio
5 12 (0.65%) Microsoft Project
6 9 (0.49%) Adobe XD
7 8 (0.43%) Spreadsheet
8 4 (0.22%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 3 (0.16%) Blender
9 3 (0.16%) Chatbot
9 3 (0.16%) Maya
10 1 (0.054%) Adobe Premiere
10 1 (0.054%) AutoCAD
10 1 (0.054%) SOLIDWORKS
10 1 (0.054%) SPSS
10 1 (0.054%) Trello
Business Applications
1 43 (2.32%) Dynamics CRM
2 31 (1.67%) Dynamics GP
3 26 (1.40%) SAP S/4HANA
4 14 (0.75%) NetSuite
5 11 (0.59%) SAP ERP
6 9 (0.49%) SAP CO
6 9 (0.49%) SAP FI
6 9 (0.49%) SAP FI/CO
7 8 (0.43%) Shopify
8 7 (0.38%) Oracle EBS
9 6 (0.32%) JDE EnterpriseOne
9 6 (0.32%) Sage 200
9 6 (0.32%) Workday HCM
10 5 (0.27%) JDE World
11 4 (0.22%) Academy Housing
11 4 (0.22%) Dynamics NAV
11 4 (0.22%) Infor M3
11 4 (0.22%) JDE OneWorld
11 4 (0.22%) Oracle Payables
11 4 (0.22%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 267 (14.39%) Azure
2 250 (13.48%) Power Platform
3 149 (8.03%) AWS
4 122 (6.58%) SaaS
5 75 (4.04%) GCP
6 73 (3.94%) Microsoft 365
7 60 (3.23%) Google Analytics
8 40 (2.16%) Azure DevOps
9 36 (1.94%) Entra ID
10 34 (1.83%) Dynamics 365
10 34 (1.83%) GitHub
11 26 (1.40%) Microsoft Purview
12 25 (1.35%) Snowflake
13 21 (1.13%) Amazon S3
13 21 (1.13%) PowerApps
14 18 (0.97%) Power Automate
15 17 (0.92%) dbt
15 17 (0.92%) Serverless
16 15 (0.81%) GitHub Actions
17 13 (0.70%) Google Ads
Communications & Networking
1 59 (3.18%) Broadband
2 36 (1.94%) Firewall
3 20 (1.08%) TCP/IP
4 19 (1.02%) VPN
5 15 (0.81%) Network Security
6 14 (0.75%) SMS
6 14 (0.75%) Wi-Fi
7 13 (0.70%) DNS
8 12 (0.65%) WAN
9 10 (0.54%) DHCP
9 10 (0.54%) LAN
10 7 (0.38%) 5G
11 6 (0.32%) HTTP
11 6 (0.32%) Wireless
12 5 (0.27%) Cisco IOS
12 5 (0.27%) Internet
12 5 (0.27%) SMTP
12 5 (0.27%) SSL
12 5 (0.27%) VLAN
13 4 (0.22%) NGN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 214 (11.54%) Power BI
2 83 (4.47%) SQL Server
3 71 (3.83%) Tableau
4 54 (2.91%) Data Warehouse
5 44 (2.37%) Metadata
6 41 (2.21%) Relational Database
7 35 (1.89%) PostgreSQL
8 34 (1.83%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 33 (1.78%) MySQL
10 30 (1.62%) Looker
11 21 (1.13%) Big Data
11 21 (1.13%) Oracle Database
12 20 (1.08%) Data Lake
12 20 (1.08%) NoSQL
13 15 (0.81%) Amazon Athena
13 15 (0.81%) SQL Server Reporting Services
14 13 (0.70%) Power Query
15 11 (0.59%) Amazon Redshift
15 11 (0.59%) Semantic Layer
16 10 (0.54%) BigQuery
Development Applications
1 63 (3.40%) Git
2 59 (3.18%) JIRA
3 14 (0.75%) GitLab
4 9 (0.49%) Jenkins
4 9 (0.49%) Visual Studio Code
5 8 (0.43%) Axure RP
5 8 (0.43%) Balsamiq
5 8 (0.43%) LabVIEW
6 4 (0.22%) Bitbucket
6 4 (0.22%) Burp Suite
6 4 (0.22%) Eclipse
6 4 (0.22%) Metasploit
6 4 (0.22%) Postman
6 4 (0.22%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 3 (0.16%) JMeter
7 3 (0.16%) MLflow
7 3 (0.16%) Oracle Forms
7 3 (0.16%) TeamCity
8 2 (0.11%) Oracle APEX
8 2 (0.11%) Visual Studio
General
1 862 (46.47%) Social Skills
2 571 (30.78%) Finance
3 213 (11.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 184 (9.92%) Marketing
5 177 (9.54%) Organisational Skills
6 154 (8.30%) Public Sector
7 145 (7.82%) Retail
8 140 (7.55%) Legal
9 138 (7.44%) Law
10 99 (5.34%) Influencing Skills
11 67 (3.61%) Banking
11 67 (3.61%) Presentation Skills
12 49 (2.64%) Manufacturing
13 44 (2.37%) Advertising
14 40 (2.16%) Telecoms
15 32 (1.73%) Games
16 27 (1.46%) Documentation Skills
17 22 (1.19%) Electronics
17 22 (1.19%) Local Government
18 20 (1.08%) Billing
Job Titles
1 483 (26.04%) Analyst
2 258 (13.91%) Senior
3 135 (7.28%) Lead
4 114 (6.15%) Business Analyst
5 100 (5.39%) Senior Analyst
6 94 (5.07%) Data Analyst
7 91 (4.91%) Architect
8 85 (4.58%) Developer
9 73 (3.94%) Data Engineer
10 60 (3.23%) Consultant
11 58 (3.13%) Support Analyst
12 49 (2.64%) Service Manager
13 46 (2.48%) Delivery Manager
14 44 (2.37%) Marketing Manager
15 43 (2.32%) Applications Support
16 42 (2.26%) Senior Manager
17 41 (2.21%) Report Analyst
18 39 (2.10%) Accountant
18 39 (2.10%) Financial Analyst
19 36 (1.94%) Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 55 (2.96%) .NET
2 54 (2.91%) HTML
3 49 (2.64%) CSS
4 34 (1.83%) REST
5 29 (1.56%) JSON
6 25 (1.35%) React
7 22 (1.19%) PySpark
8 21 (1.13%) PyTorch
9 20 (1.08%) Middleware
9 20 (1.08%) RESTful
10 19 (1.02%) TensorFlow
10 19 (1.02%) XML
11 17 (0.92%) .NET Core
12 15 (0.81%) AngularJS
13 13 (0.70%) .NET Framework
14 12 (0.65%) ASP.NET
14 12 (0.65%) Entity Framework
15 11 (0.59%) Kafka
16 10 (0.54%) FIX Protocol
17 9 (0.49%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 145 (7.82%) Analytical Mindset
2 118 (6.36%) Self-Motivation
3 108 (5.82%) Management Information System
4 105 (5.66%) Product Ownership
5 82 (4.42%) Onboarding
6 78 (4.20%) Virtual Team
7 69 (3.72%) Blog
8 42 (2.26%) Enterprise Software
9 39 (2.10%) Credit Risk
10 38 (2.05%) Social Media
11 35 (1.89%) Security Posture
12 34 (1.83%) Marketing Technology
13 31 (1.67%) Cloud Native
14 30 (1.62%) Algorithms
14 30 (1.62%) Driving Licence
15 25 (1.35%) Mobile App
16 24 (1.29%) Cyber Threat
17 23 (1.24%) Data Structures
17 23 (1.24%) Public Cloud
18 21 (1.13%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 88 (4.74%) Windows
2 60 (3.23%) Linux
3 37 (1.99%) Windows Server
4 11 (0.59%) Android
5 10 (0.54%) Unix
6 7 (0.38%) Apple iOS
6 7 (0.38%) Mac OS
6 7 (0.38%) Windows Server 2019
7 6 (0.32%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 6 (0.32%) Windows Server 2016
8 5 (0.27%) OpenVMS
9 2 (0.11%) Windows 10
10 1 (0.054%) AIX
10 1 (0.054%) FreeBSD
10 1 (0.054%) OpenBSD
10 1 (0.054%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 888 (47.87%) Problem-Solving
2 553 (29.81%) Continuous Improvement
3 496 (26.74%) Decision-Making
4 431 (23.23%) Analytics
5 388 (20.92%) Agile
6 372 (20.05%) AI
7 333 (17.95%) Stakeholder Management
8 247 (13.32%) Business Intelligence
9 241 (12.99%) Roadmaps
10 230 (12.40%) Project Management
11 222 (11.97%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 215 (11.59%) Actionable Insight
13 194 (10.46%) Process Improvement
14 184 (9.92%) Mentoring
15 171 (9.22%) Project Delivery
16 164 (8.84%) Analytical Thinking
17 162 (8.73%) CRM
18 158 (8.52%) Data Modelling
19 157 (8.46%) Data Analysis
20 153 (8.25%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 396 (21.35%) SQL
2 300 (16.17%) Python
3 76 (4.10%) JavaScript
4 75 (4.04%) C#
5 53 (2.86%) PowerShell
6 48 (2.59%) Java
7 30 (1.62%) T-SQL
8 20 (1.08%) C++
8 20 (1.08%) R
9 19 (1.02%) TypeScript
10 16 (0.86%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 14 (0.75%) Bash
12 12 (0.65%) PL/SQL
13 10 (0.54%) MATLAB
14 8 (0.43%) C
14 8 (0.43%) Scala
15 7 (0.38%) PHP
16 6 (0.32%) Kusto Query Language
17 5 (0.27%) Go
18 4 (0.22%) VBA
Qualifications
1 338 (18.22%) Degree
2 210 (11.32%) Security Cleared
3 160 (8.63%) SC Cleared
4 103 (5.55%) ACCA
5 98 (5.28%) CIMA
6 56 (3.02%) Computer Science Degree
7 42 (2.26%) DBS Check
8 40 (2.16%) CISSP
9 35 (1.89%) CISM
10 29 (1.56%) DV Cleared
11 25 (1.35%) Master's Degree
12 23 (1.24%) Azure Certification
13 22 (1.19%) BPSS Clearance
14 17 (0.92%) AAT
14 17 (0.92%) CompTIA Security+
14 17 (0.92%) PMI Certification
15 14 (0.75%) Cisco Certification
15 14 (0.75%) TOGAF Certification
16 13 (0.70%) ITIL Certification
17 12 (0.65%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 179 (9.65%) Data Quality
2 130 (7.01%) GDPR
3 94 (5.07%) QA
4 89 (4.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 70 (3.77%) Accessibility
6 65 (3.50%) SLA
7 53 (2.86%) NIST
8 42 (2.26%) Cyber Essentials
9 31 (1.67%) ISO 9001
10 30 (1.62%) PMO
11 26 (1.40%) GRC
12 23 (1.24%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 22 (1.19%) Actionable Recommendations
14 21 (1.13%) ISO/IEC 20000
15 18 (0.97%) IFRS
15 18 (0.97%) ISO 14001
16 14 (0.75%) COREP
16 14 (0.75%) FINREP
17 13 (0.70%) GAAP
17 13 (0.70%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 59 (3.18%) Active Directory
2 21 (1.13%) Docker
3 10 (0.54%) Firmware
3 10 (0.54%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (0.43%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.054%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.054%) KVM
5 1 (0.054%) Oracle RAC
5 1 (0.054%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.054%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 44 (2.37%) Terraform
2 24 (1.29%) Kubernetes
3 20 (1.08%) Microsoft Intune
4 18 (0.97%) Ansible
5 11 (0.59%) Grafana
6 8 (0.43%) QRadar
7 6 (0.32%) Kubeflow
7 6 (0.32%) Packer
8 4 (0.22%) Nmap
9 2 (0.11%) Graylog
10 1 (0.054%) Data Guard
10 1 (0.054%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.054%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
10 1 (0.054%) Oracle Flashback
10 1 (0.054%) Prometheus
10 1 (0.054%) Proxmox
10 1 (0.054%) Single Sign-On
10 1 (0.054%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 345 (18.60%) Microsoft
2 104 (5.61%) Google
3 73 (3.94%) SAP
4 66 (3.56%) Oracle
5 45 (2.43%) Salesforce
6 34 (1.83%) ServiceNow
7 25 (1.35%) Adobe
7 25 (1.35%) Cisco
8 23 (1.24%) Databricks
9 20 (1.08%) Sage
10 16 (0.86%) HubSpot
10 16 (0.86%) Palo Alto
10 16 (0.86%) Splunk
11 15 (0.81%) VMware
12 13 (0.70%) JD Edwards
13 12 (0.65%) Qualys
14 10 (0.54%) Dynatrace
14 10 (0.54%) F5
14 10 (0.54%) Red Hat
14 10 (0.54%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud