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

6 months to
16 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 2,054 2,293 2,921
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 8.52% 14.12% 12.52%
As % of the General category 14.01% 19.63% 19.99%
Number of salaries quoted 1,276 932 1,137
10th Percentile £35,125 £30,025 £35,852
25th Percentile £42,500 £39,000 £42,500
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 £88,148 £85,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £54,000
% change year-on-year - -2.78% -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 14,665 11,680 14,610
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 60.83% 71.90% 62.60%
Number of salaries quoted 9,041 6,362 8,449
10th Percentile £32,250 £29,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £42,125 £39,000 £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 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £110,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £54,000 £55,655
% change year-on-year +1.85% -2.97% -7.24%

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 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 59 (2.87%) SharePoint
2 22 (1.07%) Microsoft Exchange
3 20 (0.97%) Confluence
4 14 (0.68%) Apache Spark
5 12 (0.58%) IIS
6 11 (0.54%) Apache
7 10 (0.49%) Apache Airflow
8 8 (0.39%) SAS
9 7 (0.34%) Jupyter
10 5 (0.24%) WordPress
11 3 (0.15%) CMS
12 2 (0.097%) Anypoint
12 2 (0.097%) Oracle Application Server
12 2 (0.097%) Oracle SOA Suite
13 1 (0.049%) Apache Superset
13 1 (0.049%) Appian
13 1 (0.049%) Ethereum
13 1 (0.049%) Hedera
13 1 (0.049%) Moodle
13 1 (0.049%) Office Communications Server
Applications
1 205 (9.98%) Microsoft Excel
2 101 (4.92%) Microsoft Office
3 49 (2.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 21 (1.02%) MS Visio
5 16 (0.78%) Spreadsheet
6 14 (0.68%) Microsoft Project
7 7 (0.34%) Adobe XD
8 6 (0.29%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 4 (0.19%) Chatbot
10 3 (0.15%) Blender
10 3 (0.15%) Maya
10 3 (0.15%) Photoshop
11 2 (0.097%) Adobe Illustrator
11 2 (0.097%) InDesign
12 1 (0.049%) Adobe Premiere
12 1 (0.049%) AutoCAD
12 1 (0.049%) SOLIDWORKS
12 1 (0.049%) SPSS
12 1 (0.049%) Trello
Business Applications
1 47 (2.29%) Dynamics CRM
2 32 (1.56%) Dynamics GP
3 17 (0.83%) SAP S/4HANA
4 16 (0.78%) Shopify
5 14 (0.68%) NetSuite
6 8 (0.39%) SAP ERP
7 7 (0.34%) Oracle EBS
7 7 (0.34%) SAP CO
7 7 (0.34%) SAP FI
7 7 (0.34%) SAP FI/CO
7 7 (0.34%) Workday HCM
8 6 (0.29%) Exchequer
8 6 (0.29%) JDE EnterpriseOne
8 6 (0.29%) Sage 200
9 5 (0.24%) JDE World
9 5 (0.24%) Sage 50
10 4 (0.19%) Academy Housing
10 4 (0.19%) Dynamics NAV
10 4 (0.19%) Infor M3
10 4 (0.19%) JDE OneWorld
Cloud Services
1 267 (13.00%) Power Platform
2 266 (12.95%) Azure
3 170 (8.28%) AWS
4 122 (5.94%) SaaS
5 91 (4.43%) Microsoft 365
6 73 (3.55%) GCP
7 68 (3.31%) Google Analytics
8 45 (2.19%) Entra ID
9 38 (1.85%) Azure DevOps
10 37 (1.80%) Dynamics 365
11 35 (1.70%) GitHub
12 34 (1.66%) Serverless
13 31 (1.51%) PowerApps
14 29 (1.41%) Amazon S3
15 27 (1.31%) Google Ads
15 27 (1.31%) Microsoft Purview
16 26 (1.27%) AWS Lambda
17 25 (1.22%) Power Automate
18 22 (1.07%) Amazon EMR
18 22 (1.07%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 42 (2.04%) Broadband
2 32 (1.56%) Firewall
3 23 (1.12%) Network Security
4 20 (0.97%) 5G
4 20 (0.97%) TCP/IP
5 18 (0.88%) VPN
6 17 (0.83%) DNS
7 14 (0.68%) DHCP
7 14 (0.68%) SMS
7 14 (0.68%) WAN
7 14 (0.68%) Wi-Fi
8 12 (0.58%) LAN
9 10 (0.49%) Internet
10 7 (0.34%) VLAN
11 6 (0.29%) Wireless
12 5 (0.24%) Cisco IOS
12 5 (0.24%) HTTP
13 4 (0.19%) FTP
13 4 (0.19%) NGN
13 4 (0.19%) SMTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 232 (11.30%) Power BI
2 72 (3.51%) SQL Server
3 66 (3.21%) Tableau
4 60 (2.92%) Data Warehouse
5 44 (2.14%) Metadata
6 38 (1.85%) Relational Database
7 33 (1.61%) Looker
8 32 (1.56%) PostgreSQL
8 32 (1.56%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 28 (1.36%) MySQL
10 26 (1.27%) Data Lake
11 25 (1.22%) Amazon Athena
12 22 (1.07%) Big Data
13 19 (0.93%) Power Query
14 16 (0.78%) NoSQL
14 16 (0.78%) Oracle Database
14 16 (0.78%) SQL Server Reporting Services
15 15 (0.73%) Amazon Redshift
16 14 (0.68%) Spark SQL
17 11 (0.54%) BigQuery
Development Applications
1 70 (3.41%) JIRA
2 69 (3.36%) Git
3 11 (0.54%) Jenkins
4 10 (0.49%) GitLab
4 10 (0.49%) LabVIEW
5 9 (0.44%) Visual Studio Code
6 8 (0.39%) Bitbucket
7 6 (0.29%) Axure RP
7 6 (0.29%) Balsamiq
8 5 (0.24%) MLflow
9 4 (0.19%) Burp Suite
9 4 (0.19%) Eclipse
9 4 (0.19%) Metasploit
9 4 (0.19%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 4 (0.19%) Visual Studio
10 3 (0.15%) JMeter
10 3 (0.15%) Oracle Forms
10 3 (0.15%) Postman
10 3 (0.15%) RStudio
10 3 (0.15%) TeamCity
General
1 1,010 (49.17%) Social Skills
2 700 (34.08%) Finance
3 243 (11.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 210 (10.22%) Marketing
5 207 (10.08%) Organisational Skills
6 182 (8.86%) Law
7 179 (8.71%) Retail
8 175 (8.52%) Legal
9 170 (8.28%) Public Sector
10 125 (6.09%) Influencing Skills
11 82 (3.99%) Presentation Skills
12 64 (3.12%) Banking
13 61 (2.97%) Manufacturing
14 52 (2.53%) Telecoms
15 44 (2.14%) Advertising
16 34 (1.66%) Games
17 29 (1.41%) Billing
17 29 (1.41%) Documentation Skills
18 28 (1.36%) Electronics
19 27 (1.31%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 529 (25.75%) Analyst
2 285 (13.88%) Senior
3 143 (6.96%) Lead
4 120 (5.84%) Business Analyst
5 114 (5.55%) Senior Analyst
6 107 (5.21%) Data Analyst
7 90 (4.38%) Architect
7 90 (4.38%) Developer
8 86 (4.19%) Data Engineer
9 77 (3.75%) Support Analyst
10 74 (3.60%) Consultant
11 56 (2.73%) Applications Support
11 56 (2.73%) Service Manager
12 53 (2.58%) Accountant
13 49 (2.39%) Delivery Manager
14 43 (2.09%) Marketing Manager
15 42 (2.04%) Senior Manager
16 40 (1.95%) Senior Business Analyst
17 39 (1.90%) Security Analyst
18 38 (1.85%) Financial Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 60 (2.92%) .NET
2 49 (2.39%) HTML
3 43 (2.09%) PySpark
4 42 (2.04%) CSS
5 40 (1.95%) Terraform
6 30 (1.46%) JSON
7 28 (1.36%) REST
8 23 (1.12%) XML
9 21 (1.02%) RESTful
10 20 (0.97%) React
11 19 (0.93%) Middleware
12 16 (0.78%) PyTorch
13 15 (0.73%) .NET Core
13 15 (0.73%) AngularJS
14 14 (0.68%) TensorFlow
15 13 (0.63%) Pandas
15 13 (0.63%) Web Services
16 12 (0.58%) .NET Framework
16 12 (0.58%) ASP.NET
16 12 (0.58%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 162 (7.89%) Management Information System
2 139 (6.77%) Analytical Mindset
3 123 (5.99%) Self-Motivation
4 102 (4.97%) Product Ownership
5 92 (4.48%) Onboarding
6 77 (3.75%) Virtual Team
7 68 (3.31%) Blog
8 49 (2.39%) Enterprise Software
9 45 (2.19%) Credit Risk
10 38 (1.85%) Driving Licence
11 36 (1.75%) Cloud Native
11 36 (1.75%) Marketing Technology
12 34 (1.66%) Cyber Threat
12 34 (1.66%) Security Posture
13 32 (1.56%) Social Media
14 28 (1.36%) AI Agents
15 26 (1.27%) Data Structures
16 25 (1.22%) Algorithms
16 25 (1.22%) Mobile App
17 20 (0.97%) Cyberattack
Operating Systems
1 94 (4.58%) Windows
2 55 (2.68%) Linux
3 39 (1.90%) Windows Server
4 11 (0.54%) Android
5 9 (0.44%) Apple iOS
5 9 (0.44%) Mac OS
5 9 (0.44%) Windows Server 2019
6 8 (0.39%) Windows Server 2016
7 6 (0.29%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 5 (0.24%) OpenVMS
8 5 (0.24%) Unix
9 2 (0.097%) Windows 10
10 1 (0.049%) AIX
10 1 (0.049%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 974 (47.42%) Problem-Solving
2 642 (31.26%) Continuous Improvement
3 564 (27.46%) Decision-Making
4 486 (23.66%) Analytics
5 439 (21.37%) Stakeholder Management
6 421 (20.50%) AI
7 402 (19.57%) Agile
8 274 (13.34%) Business Intelligence
9 255 (12.41%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 249 (12.12%) Roadmaps
11 237 (11.54%) Project Management
12 236 (11.49%) Actionable Insight
13 229 (11.15%) Process Improvement
14 216 (10.52%) Mentoring
15 201 (9.79%) Project Delivery
16 188 (9.15%) CRM
17 183 (8.91%) Coaching
18 182 (8.86%) Data Analysis
19 178 (8.67%) Validation
20 169 (8.23%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 438 (21.32%) SQL
2 302 (14.70%) Python
3 85 (4.14%) JavaScript
4 84 (4.09%) C#
5 60 (2.92%) Java
6 58 (2.82%) PowerShell
7 33 (1.61%) C++
8 30 (1.46%) T-SQL
9 23 (1.12%) R
10 21 (1.02%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 19 (0.93%) TypeScript
12 17 (0.83%) Bash
12 17 (0.83%) PL/SQL
13 10 (0.49%) MATLAB
14 9 (0.44%) C
15 8 (0.39%) Go
15 8 (0.39%) Kusto Query Language
15 8 (0.39%) Scala
16 7 (0.34%) PHP
17 4 (0.19%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 373 (18.16%) Degree
2 234 (11.39%) Security Cleared
3 181 (8.81%) SC Cleared
4 114 (5.55%) ACCA
5 109 (5.31%) CIMA
6 59 (2.87%) Computer Science Degree
7 56 (2.73%) DBS Check
8 47 (2.29%) CISSP
9 41 (2.00%) CISM
10 34 (1.66%) DV Cleared
11 28 (1.36%) Azure Certification
12 23 (1.12%) BPSS Clearance
13 22 (1.07%) Master's Degree
14 18 (0.88%) PMI Certification
15 17 (0.83%) Cisco Certification
15 17 (0.83%) CompTIA Security+
16 16 (0.78%) AAT
17 15 (0.73%) AWS Certification
17 15 (0.73%) CRISC
18 14 (0.68%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 227 (11.05%) Data Quality
2 121 (5.89%) GDPR
3 99 (4.82%) Accessibility
4 89 (4.33%) QA
5 88 (4.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 58 (2.82%) SLA
7 57 (2.78%) NIST
8 40 (1.95%) Cyber Essentials
9 29 (1.41%) PMO
10 27 (1.31%) GRC
11 24 (1.17%) Actionable Recommendations
12 23 (1.12%) IFRS
13 22 (1.07%) ISO 9001
14 21 (1.02%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 18 (0.88%) ISO/IEC 20000
16 15 (0.73%) GAAP
16 15 (0.73%) ISO 14001
17 14 (0.68%) PCI DSS
17 14 (0.68%) Sarbanes-Oxley
18 12 (0.58%) NCSC
System Software
1 63 (3.07%) Active Directory
2 23 (1.12%) Docker
3 11 (0.54%) Firmware
4 9 (0.44%) Virtual Machines
5 6 (0.29%) VMware Infrastructure
6 1 (0.049%) HDFS
6 1 (0.049%) Oracle RAC
6 1 (0.049%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 27 (1.31%) Kubernetes
2 19 (0.93%) Microsoft Intune
3 17 (0.83%) Ansible
4 12 (0.58%) Grafana
5 8 (0.39%) QRadar
6 5 (0.24%) Kubeflow
6 5 (0.24%) Single Sign-On
7 4 (0.19%) Nmap
7 4 (0.19%) Packer
8 2 (0.097%) CASB
8 2 (0.097%) Graylog
9 1 (0.049%) Control-M
9 1 (0.049%) Data Guard
9 1 (0.049%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.049%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
9 1 (0.049%) Oracle Flashback
9 1 (0.049%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.049%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 412 (20.06%) Microsoft
2 119 (5.79%) Google
3 72 (3.51%) SAP
4 58 (2.82%) Oracle
5 49 (2.39%) Salesforce
6 43 (2.09%) ServiceNow
6 43 (2.09%) YouTube
7 30 (1.46%) Adobe
7 30 (1.46%) Sage
8 26 (1.27%) Cisco
9 24 (1.17%) HubSpot
10 22 (1.07%) Databricks
11 19 (0.93%) Splunk
12 15 (0.73%) VMware
12 15 (0.73%) Yardi
13 12 (0.58%) Apple
14 11 (0.54%) Dynatrace
14 11 (0.54%) Qualys
15 10 (0.49%) Palo Alto
15 10 (0.49%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud