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 23 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 15 9 14
Rank change year-on-year -6 +5 +9
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 2,143 2,274 2,829
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 8.71% 14.07% 12.55%
As % of the General category 14.23% 19.58% 20.04%
Number of salaries quoted 1,317 914 1,110
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,500 £34,750
25th Percentile £42,000 £39,000 £41,254
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 £72,185
90th Percentile £88,148 £85,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £54,750
% change year-on-year - -4.11% -0.45%

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 15,061 11,613 14,117
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 61.23% 71.87% 62.61%
Number of salaries quoted 9,215 6,269 8,136
10th Percentile £32,500 £29,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £42,000 £39,377 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £83,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £106,250 £110,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £54,000 £56,988
% change year-on-year +1.85% -5.24% -5.02%

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 23 September 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 58 (2.71%) SharePoint
2 23 (1.07%) Confluence
3 20 (0.93%) Microsoft Exchange
4 16 (0.75%) Apache Spark
5 12 (0.56%) IIS
6 11 (0.51%) Apache
7 10 (0.47%) Apache Airflow
8 8 (0.37%) SAS
9 7 (0.33%) Jupyter
10 5 (0.23%) CMS
10 5 (0.23%) WordPress
11 2 (0.093%) Ethereum
11 2 (0.093%) Hedera
11 2 (0.093%) Oracle Application Server
11 2 (0.093%) Oracle SOA Suite
12 1 (0.047%) Anypoint
12 1 (0.047%) Appian
12 1 (0.047%) Headless CMS
12 1 (0.047%) Moodle
12 1 (0.047%) nginx
Applications
1 223 (10.41%) Microsoft Excel
2 108 (5.04%) Microsoft Office
3 54 (2.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 21 (0.98%) MS Visio
5 19 (0.89%) Spreadsheet
6 14 (0.65%) Microsoft Project
7 7 (0.33%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 7 (0.33%) Adobe XD
8 5 (0.23%) Chatbot
9 4 (0.19%) Photoshop
10 3 (0.14%) Adobe Illustrator
10 3 (0.14%) Blender
10 3 (0.14%) InDesign
10 3 (0.14%) Maya
11 2 (0.093%) SPSS
12 1 (0.047%) Adobe Premiere
12 1 (0.047%) AutoCAD
12 1 (0.047%) SOLIDWORKS
12 1 (0.047%) Trello
Business Applications
1 50 (2.33%) Dynamics CRM
2 32 (1.49%) Dynamics GP
3 17 (0.79%) SAP S/4HANA
4 16 (0.75%) Shopify
5 14 (0.65%) NetSuite
6 8 (0.37%) SAP ERP
7 7 (0.33%) Oracle EBS
7 7 (0.33%) SAP CO
7 7 (0.33%) SAP FI
7 7 (0.33%) SAP FI/CO
7 7 (0.33%) Workday HCM
8 6 (0.28%) Exchequer
8 6 (0.28%) JDE EnterpriseOne
8 6 (0.28%) Oracle Receivables
8 6 (0.28%) Sage 200
9 5 (0.23%) JDE World
9 5 (0.23%) Oracle Payables
9 5 (0.23%) Sage 50
10 4 (0.19%) Elite 3E
10 4 (0.19%) Infor M3
Cloud Services
1 280 (13.07%) Power Platform
2 266 (12.41%) Azure
3 174 (8.12%) AWS
4 128 (5.97%) SaaS
5 94 (4.39%) Microsoft 365
6 77 (3.59%) GCP
7 70 (3.27%) Google Analytics
8 45 (2.10%) Entra ID
9 39 (1.82%) Azure DevOps
10 37 (1.73%) Dynamics 365
10 37 (1.73%) GitHub
11 35 (1.63%) Serverless
12 31 (1.45%) PowerApps
13 29 (1.35%) Google Ads
14 28 (1.31%) Amazon S3
15 26 (1.21%) Microsoft Purview
16 25 (1.17%) AWS Lambda
16 25 (1.17%) Power Automate
17 24 (1.12%) Google Tag Manager
17 24 (1.12%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 43 (2.01%) Broadband
2 32 (1.49%) Firewall
3 24 (1.12%) Network Security
4 20 (0.93%) 5G
4 20 (0.93%) TCP/IP
5 19 (0.89%) VPN
6 18 (0.84%) DNS
7 15 (0.70%) DHCP
7 15 (0.70%) Wi-Fi
8 14 (0.65%) SMS
8 14 (0.65%) WAN
9 12 (0.56%) LAN
10 11 (0.51%) Internet
11 7 (0.33%) VLAN
11 7 (0.33%) Wireless
12 5 (0.23%) Cisco IOS
12 5 (0.23%) HTTP
13 4 (0.19%) FTP
13 4 (0.19%) SMTP
13 4 (0.19%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 245 (11.43%) Power BI
2 72 (3.36%) SQL Server
3 69 (3.22%) Tableau
4 61 (2.85%) Data Warehouse
5 44 (2.05%) Metadata
6 39 (1.82%) Relational Database
7 36 (1.68%) Looker
8 35 (1.63%) PostgreSQL
9 32 (1.49%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 29 (1.35%) MySQL
11 26 (1.21%) Data Lake
12 24 (1.12%) Amazon Athena
12 24 (1.12%) Big Data
13 19 (0.89%) Power Query
14 16 (0.75%) NoSQL
14 16 (0.75%) Oracle Database
14 16 (0.75%) SQL Server Reporting Services
15 15 (0.70%) Amazon Redshift
16 14 (0.65%) Spark SQL
17 13 (0.61%) BigQuery
Development Applications
1 79 (3.69%) Git
2 72 (3.36%) JIRA
3 13 (0.61%) Jenkins
4 11 (0.51%) GitLab
5 10 (0.47%) LabVIEW
6 9 (0.42%) Visual Studio Code
7 8 (0.37%) Bitbucket
8 6 (0.28%) Axure RP
8 6 (0.28%) Balsamiq
9 5 (0.23%) MLflow
10 4 (0.19%) Burp Suite
10 4 (0.19%) Eclipse
10 4 (0.19%) Metasploit
10 4 (0.19%) Postman
10 4 (0.19%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
10 4 (0.19%) TeamCity
10 4 (0.19%) Visual Studio
11 3 (0.14%) JMeter
11 3 (0.14%) Oracle Forms
11 3 (0.14%) RStudio
General
1 1,070 (49.93%) Social Skills
2 733 (34.20%) Finance
3 247 (11.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 227 (10.59%) Marketing
5 225 (10.50%) Organisational Skills
6 185 (8.63%) Law
6 185 (8.63%) Public Sector
7 184 (8.59%) Retail
8 182 (8.49%) Legal
9 130 (6.07%) Influencing Skills
10 80 (3.73%) Presentation Skills
11 66 (3.08%) Banking
11 66 (3.08%) Manufacturing
12 54 (2.52%) Telecoms
13 45 (2.10%) Advertising
14 34 (1.59%) Games
15 32 (1.49%) Billing
16 31 (1.45%) Documentation Skills
17 30 (1.40%) Electronics
18 29 (1.35%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 554 (25.85%) Analyst
2 292 (13.63%) Senior
3 145 (6.77%) Lead
4 122 (5.69%) Business Analyst
5 114 (5.32%) Senior Analyst
6 113 (5.27%) Data Analyst
7 98 (4.57%) Developer
8 93 (4.34%) Architect
9 87 (4.06%) Data Engineer
10 82 (3.83%) Consultant
11 79 (3.69%) Support Analyst
12 57 (2.66%) Applications Support
13 56 (2.61%) Service Manager
14 55 (2.57%) Accountant
15 52 (2.43%) Delivery Manager
16 46 (2.15%) Marketing Manager
17 45 (2.10%) Senior Manager
18 40 (1.87%) Financial Analyst
18 40 (1.87%) Security Analyst
19 39 (1.82%) Senior Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 63 (2.94%) .NET
2 50 (2.33%) HTML
3 43 (2.01%) CSS
3 43 (2.01%) PySpark
3 43 (2.01%) Terraform
4 32 (1.49%) REST
5 31 (1.45%) JSON
6 25 (1.17%) XML
7 23 (1.07%) React
7 23 (1.07%) RESTful
8 20 (0.93%) Middleware
9 16 (0.75%) .NET Core
9 16 (0.75%) PyTorch
10 15 (0.70%) AngularJS
11 14 (0.65%) TensorFlow
12 13 (0.61%) ASP.NET
12 13 (0.61%) Pandas
12 13 (0.61%) Web Services
13 12 (0.56%) .NET Framework
13 12 (0.56%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 176 (8.21%) Management Information System
2 142 (6.63%) Analytical Mindset
3 124 (5.79%) Self-Motivation
4 101 (4.71%) Product Ownership
5 97 (4.53%) Onboarding
6 75 (3.50%) Virtual Team
7 67 (3.13%) Blog
8 48 (2.24%) Credit Risk
8 48 (2.24%) Enterprise Software
9 37 (1.73%) Cloud Native
9 37 (1.73%) Marketing Technology
10 36 (1.68%) Driving Licence
11 35 (1.63%) Cyber Threat
11 35 (1.63%) Social Media
12 34 (1.59%) Security Posture
13 28 (1.31%) AI Agents
14 27 (1.26%) Data Structures
15 25 (1.17%) Algorithms
15 25 (1.17%) Mobile App
16 20 (0.93%) Cyberattack
Operating Systems
1 94 (4.39%) Windows
2 58 (2.71%) Linux
3 39 (1.82%) Windows Server
4 12 (0.56%) Android
5 11 (0.51%) Apple iOS
6 10 (0.47%) Mac OS
7 9 (0.42%) Windows Server 2019
8 8 (0.37%) Windows Server 2016
9 6 (0.28%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 5 (0.23%) OpenVMS
10 5 (0.23%) Unix
11 2 (0.093%) Windows 10
12 1 (0.047%) AIX
12 1 (0.047%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,011 (47.18%) Problem-Solving
2 682 (31.82%) Continuous Improvement
3 598 (27.90%) Decision-Making
4 510 (23.80%) Analytics
5 478 (22.31%) Stakeholder Management
6 430 (20.07%) AI
7 409 (19.09%) Agile
8 290 (13.53%) Business Intelligence
9 263 (12.27%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 257 (11.99%) Roadmaps
11 251 (11.71%) Actionable Insight
12 248 (11.57%) Project Management
13 247 (11.53%) Process Improvement
14 225 (10.50%) Mentoring
15 205 (9.57%) Project Delivery
16 200 (9.33%) CRM
17 187 (8.73%) Data Analysis
17 187 (8.73%) Validation
18 186 (8.68%) Coaching
19 180 (8.40%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 456 (21.28%) SQL
2 316 (14.75%) Python
3 89 (4.15%) JavaScript
4 87 (4.06%) C#
5 62 (2.89%) Java
6 58 (2.71%) PowerShell
7 33 (1.54%) C++
8 31 (1.45%) T-SQL
9 28 (1.31%) R
10 21 (0.98%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 19 (0.89%) Bash
11 19 (0.89%) TypeScript
12 18 (0.84%) PL/SQL
13 11 (0.51%) Go
14 10 (0.47%) MATLAB
15 9 (0.42%) C
16 8 (0.37%) Kusto Query Language
16 8 (0.37%) Scala
17 6 (0.28%) PHP
18 5 (0.23%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 377 (17.59%) Degree
2 235 (10.97%) Security Cleared
3 179 (8.35%) SC Cleared
4 116 (5.41%) ACCA
5 112 (5.23%) CIMA
6 59 (2.75%) Computer Science Degree
7 58 (2.71%) DBS Check
8 47 (2.19%) CISSP
9 41 (1.91%) CISM
10 35 (1.63%) DV Cleared
11 28 (1.31%) Azure Certification
12 25 (1.17%) BPSS Clearance
13 21 (0.98%) Master's Degree
14 18 (0.84%) PMI Certification
15 17 (0.79%) Cisco Certification
15 17 (0.79%) CompTIA Security+
16 16 (0.75%) AAT
16 16 (0.75%) CRISC
17 15 (0.70%) GIAC
17 15 (0.70%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 240 (11.20%) Data Quality
2 122 (5.69%) GDPR
3 102 (4.76%) Accessibility
4 92 (4.29%) QA
5 87 (4.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 58 (2.71%) SLA
7 56 (2.61%) NIST
8 40 (1.87%) Cyber Essentials
9 32 (1.49%) PMO
10 29 (1.35%) Actionable Recommendations
11 28 (1.31%) GRC
12 25 (1.17%) IFRS
13 23 (1.07%) ISO 9001
14 21 (0.98%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 18 (0.84%) ISO/IEC 20000
16 15 (0.70%) GAAP
16 15 (0.70%) ISO 14001
17 14 (0.65%) PCI DSS
17 14 (0.65%) Sarbanes-Oxley
18 11 (0.51%) NCSC
System Software
1 62 (2.89%) Active Directory
2 26 (1.21%) Docker
3 11 (0.51%) Firmware
4 9 (0.42%) Virtual Machines
5 6 (0.28%) VMware Infrastructure
6 1 (0.047%) HDFS
6 1 (0.047%) Oracle RAC
6 1 (0.047%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.047%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 30 (1.40%) Kubernetes
2 18 (0.84%) Microsoft Intune
3 17 (0.79%) Ansible
4 13 (0.61%) Grafana
5 8 (0.37%) QRadar
6 5 (0.23%) Kubeflow
6 5 (0.23%) Single Sign-On
7 4 (0.19%) Nmap
7 4 (0.19%) Packer
8 2 (0.093%) CASB
8 2 (0.093%) Graylog
9 1 (0.047%) Control-M
9 1 (0.047%) Data Guard
9 1 (0.047%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.047%) Functional Safety
9 1 (0.047%) Kibana
9 1 (0.047%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
9 1 (0.047%) Oracle Flashback
9 1 (0.047%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.047%) Thomson Reuters DACS
Vendors
1 435 (20.30%) Microsoft
2 126 (5.88%) Google
3 74 (3.45%) SAP
4 63 (2.94%) Oracle
5 57 (2.66%) Salesforce
6 44 (2.05%) ServiceNow
7 43 (2.01%) YouTube
8 32 (1.49%) Adobe
9 30 (1.40%) Sage
10 27 (1.26%) HubSpot
11 26 (1.21%) Cisco
12 25 (1.17%) Databricks
13 20 (0.93%) Splunk
14 17 (0.79%) Yardi
15 16 (0.75%) VMware
16 12 (0.56%) Apple
16 12 (0.56%) Dynatrace
16 12 (0.56%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
17 11 (0.51%) Qualys
18 10 (0.47%) JD Edwards