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

6 months to
9 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 10 16 25
Rank change year-on-year +6 +9 -2
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 1,740 1,968 1,812
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 11.52% 11.95% 8.55%
As % of the General category 19.09% 17.38% 13.77%
Number of salaries quoted 821 1,012 1,234
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,404 £35,000
25th Percentile £41,500 £44,956 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £56,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% -2.61% +4.55%
75th Percentile £72,500 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £90,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - -

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 9,115 11,321 13,157
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 60.37% 68.74% 62.09%
Number of salaries quoted 5,798 6,399 10,211
10th Percentile £29,000 £36,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £39,000 £47,000 £46,007
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,313 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.90% +4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £83,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - -2.44%

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 9 January 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 35 (2.01%) Confluence
2 24 (1.38%) SharePoint
3 14 (0.80%) CMS
4 8 (0.46%) Microsoft Exchange
5 7 (0.40%) Apache Airflow
5 7 (0.40%) Apache Spark
6 6 (0.34%) SAS
7 5 (0.29%) Apache
8 4 (0.23%) WordPress
9 3 (0.17%) HCL Notes
9 3 (0.17%) IIS
10 2 (0.11%) Drupal
10 2 (0.11%) nginx
10 2 (0.11%) Oracle SOA Suite
11 1 (0.057%) ArcGIS
11 1 (0.057%) Kinematics
11 1 (0.057%) Umbraco
Applications
1 396 (22.76%) Chatbot
2 203 (11.67%) Microsoft Excel
3 103 (5.92%) Microsoft Office
4 41 (2.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 20 (1.15%) Spreadsheet
6 19 (1.09%) MS Visio
7 13 (0.75%) Adobe XD
8 5 (0.29%) Microsoft Project
9 4 (0.23%) Oracle Smart View
10 3 (0.17%) Photoshop
11 1 (0.057%) Adobe Creative Suite
11 1 (0.057%) Camtasia
11 1 (0.057%) InVision
11 1 (0.057%) Notion
11 1 (0.057%) PlantUML
11 1 (0.057%) Sketch
11 1 (0.057%) SmartSuite
11 1 (0.057%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 31 (1.78%) NetSuite
2 18 (1.03%) Oracle Payables
3 17 (0.98%) SAP S/4HANA
4 11 (0.63%) Shopify
5 10 (0.57%) Dynamics CRM
5 10 (0.57%) Oracle Assets
5 10 (0.57%) Oracle General Ledger
5 10 (0.57%) Oracle Receivables
6 9 (0.52%) Oracle ERP
7 8 (0.46%) Oracle Financials
8 4 (0.23%) Dynamics GP
8 4 (0.23%) Hyperion Planning
8 4 (0.23%) Markit EDM
8 4 (0.23%) Sage X3
8 4 (0.23%) SAP FI
9 3 (0.17%) Elite 3E
9 3 (0.17%) ResourceLink
9 3 (0.17%) Salesforce CRM
9 3 (0.17%) SAP CO
9 3 (0.17%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 253 (14.54%) Azure
2 194 (11.15%) Power Platform
3 100 (5.75%) AWS
4 95 (5.46%) SaaS
5 83 (4.77%) Azure DevOps
6 62 (3.56%) GitHub
7 59 (3.39%) Dynamics 365
8 53 (3.05%) Snowflake
9 52 (2.99%) Azure Data Factory
10 39 (2.24%) GCP
11 36 (2.07%) Google Analytics
12 34 (1.95%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 30 (1.72%) dbt
14 28 (1.61%) Microsoft 365
15 26 (1.49%) GitHub Copilot
16 24 (1.38%) Entra ID
17 22 (1.26%) GitHub Actions
18 19 (1.09%) Power Automate
19 15 (0.86%) Cloud Computing
20 13 (0.75%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 39 (2.24%) Remote Desktop
2 30 (1.72%) Network Security
3 23 (1.32%) Firewall
4 19 (1.09%) VPN
5 16 (0.92%) WAN
6 15 (0.86%) DNS
6 15 (0.86%) Wi-Fi
7 12 (0.69%) TCP/IP
8 9 (0.52%) Broadband
9 8 (0.46%) DHCP
9 8 (0.46%) LAN
9 8 (0.46%) Telnet
10 7 (0.40%) Wireshark
11 6 (0.34%) Internet
11 6 (0.34%) Intrusion Detection
12 5 (0.29%) SD-WAN
12 5 (0.29%) Wireless
13 4 (0.23%) 5G
13 4 (0.23%) Ethernet
13 4 (0.23%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 178 (10.23%) Power BI
2 69 (3.97%) SQL Server
2 69 (3.97%) Tableau
3 65 (3.74%) Data Warehouse
4 36 (2.07%) Azure SQL Database
4 36 (2.07%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 21 (1.21%) Metadata
6 19 (1.09%) MySQL
7 18 (1.03%) Geospatial Data
8 17 (0.98%) Data Lake
8 17 (0.98%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 15 (0.86%) Relational Database
10 14 (0.80%) Snowflake Schema
11 13 (0.75%) BusinessObjects
12 12 (0.69%) Data Mining
12 12 (0.69%) GIS
12 12 (0.69%) Power Query
13 10 (0.57%) Amazon Redshift
13 10 (0.57%) PostgreSQL
14 8 (0.46%) BigQuery
Development Applications
1 89 (5.11%) JIRA
2 33 (1.90%) Git
3 16 (0.92%) GitLab
4 14 (0.80%) Jenkins
5 13 (0.75%) Subversion
6 12 (0.69%) Axure RP
6 12 (0.69%) Balsamiq
6 12 (0.69%) ER Studio
6 12 (0.69%) ERwin
7 11 (0.63%) Cypress.io
7 11 (0.63%) Selenium
8 8 (0.46%) Bitbucket
8 8 (0.46%) Oracle Forms
8 8 (0.46%) WebDriver
9 5 (0.29%) Babel
9 5 (0.29%) Postman
9 5 (0.29%) webpack
10 4 (0.23%) TeamCity
11 3 (0.17%) LoadRunner
11 3 (0.17%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 734 (42.18%) Social Skills
2 556 (31.95%) Finance
3 144 (8.28%) Marketing
4 136 (7.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 129 (7.41%) Public Sector
6 113 (6.49%) Retail
7 88 (5.06%) Legal
8 85 (4.89%) Organisational Skills
9 80 (4.60%) Presentation Skills
10 75 (4.31%) Law
11 64 (3.68%) Manufacturing
12 48 (2.76%) Telecoms
13 40 (2.30%) Influencing Skills
14 35 (2.01%) Advertising
15 31 (1.78%) Electronics
16 28 (1.61%) Documentation Skills
17 20 (1.15%) Back Office
17 20 (1.15%) Banking
17 20 (1.15%) Billing
18 19 (1.09%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 395 (22.70%) Trainer
2 341 (19.60%) Analyst
3 135 (7.76%) Senior
4 109 (6.26%) Developer
5 83 (4.77%) Business Analyst
6 82 (4.71%) Lead
7 79 (4.54%) Architect
8 55 (3.16%) Consultant
9 54 (3.10%) Data Analyst
10 53 (3.05%) Financial Analyst
11 51 (2.93%) Support Analyst
12 43 (2.47%) Senior Analyst
13 42 (2.41%) IT Analyst
14 40 (2.30%) 2nd Line Support
15 38 (2.18%) Solutions Architect
16 32 (1.84%) IT Support
17 31 (1.78%) Alliance Manager
18 29 (1.67%) Data Engineer
19 28 (1.61%) 1st/2nd Line Support
20 25 (1.44%) Report Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 52 (2.99%) HTML
2 45 (2.59%) CSS
3 32 (1.84%) React
4 30 (1.72%) REST
5 27 (1.55%) .NET
6 23 (1.32%) SOAP
7 20 (1.15%) Middleware
8 18 (1.03%) Flash
8 18 (1.03%) OAuth
9 16 (0.92%) JSON
9 16 (0.92%) SAML
9 16 (0.92%) XML
10 15 (0.86%) Node.js
11 12 (0.69%) BAPI
11 12 (0.69%) IBM Integration Bus
11 12 (0.69%) JMS
12 11 (0.63%) FIX Protocol
12 11 (0.63%) Sass
13 10 (0.57%) Web Services
14 9 (0.52%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 179 (10.29%) Analytical Mindset
2 132 (7.59%) Self-Motivation
3 108 (6.21%) Onboarding
4 90 (5.17%) Product Ownership
5 62 (3.56%) Management Information System
6 31 (1.78%) Cloud Native
7 30 (1.72%) Virtual Team
8 29 (1.67%) Algorithms
9 25 (1.44%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 25 (1.44%) Legacy Systems
10 24 (1.38%) Data Structures
11 23 (1.32%) Enterprise Software
12 22 (1.26%) Driving Licence
12 22 (1.26%) Social Media
13 20 (1.15%) Data Centre
14 19 (1.09%) Low-Code
15 18 (1.03%) Security Posture
16 17 (0.98%) e-Learning
17 16 (0.92%) FMCG
18 13 (0.75%) Reference Data
Operating Systems
1 65 (3.74%) Windows
2 49 (2.82%) Linux
3 19 (1.09%) Unix
4 17 (0.98%) Windows Server
5 6 (0.34%) Windows 10
6 4 (0.23%) Android
6 4 (0.23%) Mac OS
6 4 (0.23%) Mac OS X
7 3 (0.17%) Apple iOS
7 3 (0.17%) OpenWrt
8 1 (0.057%) OpenVMS
8 1 (0.057%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.057%) Robot Operating System
8 1 (0.057%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (0.057%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 641 (36.84%) AI
2 628 (36.09%) Problem-Solving
3 403 (23.16%) Chemistry
4 398 (22.87%) Conversational UI
5 373 (21.44%) Continuous Improvement
6 313 (17.99%) Decision-Making
7 297 (17.07%) Agile
8 273 (15.69%) Analytics
9 223 (12.82%) Business Intelligence
10 167 (9.60%) Analytical Thinking
11 158 (9.08%) DevOps
12 148 (8.51%) ERP
13 145 (8.33%) Project Management
14 144 (8.28%) Mentoring
15 141 (8.10%) Actionable Insight
15 141 (8.10%) Data Analysis
16 134 (7.70%) Stakeholder Management
17 126 (7.24%) Cybersecurity
18 125 (7.18%) Data Modelling
19 119 (6.84%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 313 (17.99%) SQL
2 172 (9.89%) Python
3 80 (4.60%) C#
4 55 (3.16%) JavaScript
5 44 (2.53%) PowerShell
6 40 (2.30%) Java
7 30 (1.72%) C++
8 28 (1.61%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 20 (1.15%) R
10 16 (0.92%) C
11 15 (0.86%) T-SQL
11 15 (0.86%) TypeScript
12 14 (0.80%) VBA
13 10 (0.57%) Bash
14 8 (0.46%) Bicep
15 7 (0.40%) Go
16 6 (0.34%) ABAP
17 5 (0.29%) PHP
17 5 (0.29%) Scala
18 4 (0.23%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 693 (39.83%) Degree
2 417 (23.97%) Master's Degree
3 401 (23.05%) PhD
4 164 (9.43%) Security Cleared
5 125 (7.18%) SC Cleared
6 107 (6.15%) ACCA
7 98 (5.63%) CIMA
8 62 (3.56%) Computer Science Degree
9 52 (2.99%) CISSP
10 37 (2.13%) DV Cleared
11 33 (1.90%) DBS Check
12 29 (1.67%) CISM
13 25 (1.44%) CISA
14 24 (1.38%) CEH
14 24 (1.38%) CompTIA Security+
15 23 (1.32%) BPSS Clearance
16 21 (1.21%) PMI Certification
17 19 (1.09%) AAT
18 17 (0.98%) Microsoft Certification
18 17 (0.98%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 92 (5.29%) QA
2 82 (4.71%) Data Quality
3 75 (4.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 52 (2.99%) NIST
5 48 (2.76%) Accessibility
5 48 (2.76%) GDPR
6 46 (2.64%) PMO
7 25 (1.44%) PCI DSS
8 18 (1.03%) GRC
9 17 (0.98%) WCAG
10 16 (0.92%) Actionable Recommendations
11 9 (0.52%) IFRS
12 7 (0.40%) SLA
13 6 (0.34%) COBIT
13 6 (0.34%) GAAP
13 6 (0.34%) ISO 9001
13 6 (0.34%) NCSC
14 5 (0.29%) Cyber Essentials
14 5 (0.29%) ITGC
14 5 (0.29%) SOC 2
System Software
1 37 (2.13%) Active Directory
2 18 (1.03%) VMware Infrastructure
3 13 (0.75%) Docker
4 10 (0.57%) Virtual Machines
5 6 (0.34%) Hyper-V
6 4 (0.23%) vSphere
7 1 (0.057%) BitLocker
7 1 (0.057%) Firmware
7 1 (0.057%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 1 (0.057%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.057%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 28 (1.61%) Terraform
2 14 (0.80%) Kubernetes
3 12 (0.69%) Ansible
3 12 (0.69%) Single Sign-On
4 9 (0.52%) Microsoft Intune
5 6 (0.34%) Grafana
5 6 (0.34%) Prometheus
6 5 (0.29%) SCOM
7 4 (0.23%) Computer Incident Response Team
8 3 (0.17%) QRadar
9 1 (0.057%) CASB
9 1 (0.057%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
9 1 (0.057%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.057%) Jamf Pro
9 1 (0.057%) Kubeflow
9 1 (0.057%) Nessus
9 1 (0.057%) RSA Archer
9 1 (0.057%) SCCM
Vendors
1 395 (22.70%) PayPal
2 296 (17.01%) Microsoft
3 70 (4.02%) SAP
4 56 (3.22%) Google
5 53 (3.05%) Oracle
6 26 (1.49%) Salesforce
7 22 (1.26%) Databricks
8 21 (1.21%) ServiceNow
9 20 (1.15%) VMware
10 18 (1.03%) Adobe
11 16 (0.92%) IBM
12 15 (0.86%) Workday
13 14 (0.80%) Xero
14 11 (0.63%) Autodesk
15 9 (0.52%) Sage
16 8 (0.46%) Atlassian
16 8 (0.46%) Charles River
16 8 (0.46%) Cisco
16 8 (0.46%) Splunk
17 7 (0.40%) Adaptive Insights