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

6 months to
11 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 13 16 25
Rank change year-on-year +3 +9 -3
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 1,668 1,607 2,506
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 10.03% 11.52% 8.38%
As % of the General category 17.41% 16.16% 13.62%
Number of salaries quoted 819 917 1,867
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £31,552
25th Percentile £42,500 £43,225 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £52,750
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.27% -4.09%
75th Percentile £73,750 £72,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £87,500 £86,250 £90,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.55% +10.00% -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 9,583 9,943 18,402
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 57.63% 71.27% 61.51%
Number of salaries quoted 6,088 6,264 14,684
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £32,000
25th Percentile £40,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +8.70% -8.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £83,000 £75,772
90th Percentile £97,500 £110,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +11.11% -10.00%

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 11 March 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 31 (1.86%) Confluence
2 21 (1.26%) SharePoint
3 16 (0.96%) Microsoft Exchange
4 13 (0.78%) CMS
5 9 (0.54%) Apache Airflow
5 9 (0.54%) WordPress
6 8 (0.48%) Apache
7 7 (0.42%) Apache Spark
8 5 (0.30%) SAS
9 4 (0.24%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 2 (0.12%) Drupal
11 1 (0.060%) ArcGIS
11 1 (0.060%) IIS
11 1 (0.060%) Kinematics
11 1 (0.060%) Palantir Foundry
11 1 (0.060%) Umbraco
Applications
1 318 (19.06%) Chatbot
2 192 (11.51%) Microsoft Excel
3 85 (5.10%) Microsoft Office
4 37 (2.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 18 (1.08%) MS Visio
6 13 (0.78%) Adobe XD
7 12 (0.72%) Spreadsheet
8 5 (0.30%) Microsoft Project
9 1 (0.060%) Notion
9 1 (0.060%) SmartSuite
9 1 (0.060%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 30 (1.80%) NetSuite
2 22 (1.32%) SAP S/4HANA
3 12 (0.72%) Dynamics CRM
4 10 (0.60%) Oracle Payables
5 7 (0.42%) SAP FI
6 6 (0.36%) SAP CO
6 6 (0.36%) SAP FI/CO
7 5 (0.30%) SAP ERP
8 4 (0.24%) Markit EDM
9 3 (0.18%) Elite 3E
9 3 (0.18%) Oracle EBS
9 3 (0.18%) ResourceLink
9 3 (0.18%) SAP FSCM
10 2 (0.12%) Dynamics GP
10 2 (0.12%) Oracle Assets
10 2 (0.12%) Oracle General Ledger
10 2 (0.12%) Oracle Receivables
10 2 (0.12%) Salesforce CRM
10 2 (0.12%) Shopify
10 2 (0.12%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 279 (16.73%) Azure
2 218 (13.07%) Power Platform
3 118 (7.07%) AWS
4 106 (6.35%) SaaS
5 81 (4.86%) Azure DevOps
6 67 (4.02%) Dynamics 365
7 65 (3.90%) GitHub
8 52 (3.12%) GCP
9 46 (2.76%) Azure Data Factory
10 41 (2.46%) Microsoft 365
11 39 (2.34%) Google Analytics
12 36 (2.16%) Snowflake
13 32 (1.92%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 28 (1.68%) Entra ID
15 24 (1.44%) dbt
16 21 (1.26%) GitHub Copilot
17 20 (1.20%) Azure Logic Apps
18 19 (1.14%) GitHub Actions
18 19 (1.14%) Power Automate
19 18 (1.08%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 45 (2.70%) Firewall
2 31 (1.86%) Broadband
3 28 (1.68%) Wi-Fi
4 27 (1.62%) Remote Desktop
5 23 (1.38%) Wireshark
6 16 (0.96%) NGFW
7 15 (0.90%) TCP/IP
7 15 (0.90%) VXLAN
8 14 (0.84%) DNS
9 12 (0.72%) Network Security
9 12 (0.72%) VPN
9 12 (0.72%) WAN
10 9 (0.54%) Intrusion Detection
11 8 (0.48%) Telnet
12 7 (0.42%) DHCP
13 6 (0.36%) SD-WAN
14 4 (0.24%) 5G
14 4 (0.24%) Ethernet
14 4 (0.24%) Internet
14 4 (0.24%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 196 (11.75%) Power BI
2 83 (4.98%) SQL Server
3 65 (3.90%) Tableau
4 50 (3.00%) Data Warehouse
5 42 (2.52%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 35 (2.10%) Azure SQL Database
7 34 (2.04%) Metadata
8 31 (1.86%) MySQL
9 21 (1.26%) PostgreSQL
10 16 (0.96%) Data Lake
11 14 (0.84%) Power Query
12 13 (0.78%) Amazon Redshift
12 13 (0.78%) Relational Database
13 12 (0.72%) BusinessObjects
13 12 (0.72%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 10 (0.60%) NoSQL
15 9 (0.54%) Data Mining
15 9 (0.54%) Snowflake Schema
16 8 (0.48%) BigQuery
17 7 (0.42%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 77 (4.62%) JIRA
2 31 (1.86%) Git
3 19 (1.14%) GitLab
4 13 (0.78%) Axure RP
4 13 (0.78%) Balsamiq
4 13 (0.78%) Jenkins
4 13 (0.78%) Subversion
5 8 (0.48%) Bitbucket
6 7 (0.42%) ER Studio
6 7 (0.42%) ERwin
7 6 (0.36%) Babel
7 6 (0.36%) Cypress.io
7 6 (0.36%) Selenium
7 6 (0.36%) webpack
8 5 (0.30%) WebDriver
9 4 (0.24%) Oracle APEX
10 3 (0.18%) Maven
10 3 (0.18%) MLflow
10 3 (0.18%) Postman
10 3 (0.18%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 740 (44.36%) Social Skills
2 510 (30.58%) Finance
3 142 (8.51%) Public Sector
4 134 (8.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 128 (7.67%) Marketing
6 106 (6.35%) Retail
7 86 (5.16%) Organisational Skills
7 86 (5.16%) Presentation Skills
8 79 (4.74%) Law
9 63 (3.78%) Legal
10 45 (2.70%) Manufacturing
11 38 (2.28%) Telecoms
12 37 (2.22%) Advertising
13 34 (2.04%) Banking
14 28 (1.68%) Automotive
14 28 (1.68%) Influencing Skills
15 24 (1.44%) Documentation Skills
16 22 (1.32%) Back Office
16 22 (1.32%) Publishing
17 20 (1.20%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 347 (20.80%) Analyst
2 315 (18.88%) Trainer
3 159 (9.53%) Senior
4 104 (6.24%) Developer
5 89 (5.34%) Lead
6 84 (5.04%) Business Analyst
7 79 (4.74%) Architect
8 62 (3.72%) Data Analyst
9 49 (2.94%) Support Analyst
10 48 (2.88%) Consultant
11 47 (2.82%) Financial Analyst
12 42 (2.52%) Solutions Architect
13 40 (2.40%) Senior Analyst
14 39 (2.34%) Report Analyst
15 32 (1.92%) Data Engineer
16 31 (1.86%) Alliance Manager
17 29 (1.74%) IT Analyst
18 28 (1.68%) Senior Manager
19 27 (1.62%) 1st/2nd Line Support
19 27 (1.62%) 2nd Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 60 (3.60%) HTML
2 54 (3.24%) CSS
3 43 (2.58%) .NET
4 41 (2.46%) React
5 21 (1.26%) JSON
6 20 (1.20%) XML
7 19 (1.14%) REST
8 17 (1.02%) TensorFlow
9 16 (0.96%) Bootstrap
9 16 (0.96%) Middleware
9 16 (0.96%) React Native
10 15 (0.90%) Flash
11 14 (0.84%) PyTorch
12 13 (0.78%) Node.js
12 13 (0.78%) Sass
13 12 (0.72%) FIX Protocol
14 11 (0.66%) SOAP
15 8 (0.48%) CSS3
15 8 (0.48%) HTML5
15 8 (0.48%) ZeroMQ
Miscellaneous
1 143 (8.57%) Analytical Mindset
2 120 (7.19%) Self-Motivation
3 92 (5.52%) Product Ownership
4 89 (5.34%) Onboarding
5 46 (2.76%) Data Structures
6 44 (2.64%) Management Information System
7 39 (2.34%) Algorithms
8 36 (2.16%) Cloud Native
9 30 (1.80%) Virtual Team
10 29 (1.74%) Data Centre
11 27 (1.62%) Low-Code
12 26 (1.56%) Legacy Systems
13 25 (1.50%) Enterprise Software
13 25 (1.50%) Social Media
14 24 (1.44%) PKI
15 23 (1.38%) Security Posture
16 22 (1.32%) Driving Licence
16 22 (1.32%) FMCG
17 21 (1.26%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
18 16 (0.96%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 62 (3.72%) Windows
2 45 (2.70%) Linux
3 19 (1.14%) Windows Server
4 18 (1.08%) Unix
5 4 (0.24%) Mac OS
5 4 (0.24%) Windows 10
6 3 (0.18%) Android
6 3 (0.18%) OpenWrt
7 1 (0.060%) AIX
7 1 (0.060%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.060%) FreeBSD
7 1 (0.060%) OpenBSD
7 1 (0.060%) Robot Operating System
7 1 (0.060%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 626 (37.53%) Problem-Solving
2 555 (33.27%) AI
3 364 (21.82%) Continuous Improvement
4 322 (19.30%) Decision-Making
5 318 (19.06%) Chemistry
5 318 (19.06%) Conversational UI
6 290 (17.39%) Analytics
7 282 (16.91%) Agile
8 229 (13.73%) Business Intelligence
9 168 (10.07%) Mentoring
10 158 (9.47%) DevOps
11 154 (9.23%) Analytical Thinking
12 152 (9.11%) Project Management
13 151 (9.05%) Stakeholder Management
14 145 (8.69%) Data Analysis
15 143 (8.57%) Actionable Insight
16 138 (8.27%) Data Modelling
16 138 (8.27%) ERP
17 126 (7.55%) Process Improvement
18 124 (7.43%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 287 (17.21%) SQL
2 218 (13.07%) Python
3 80 (4.80%) C#
4 78 (4.68%) JavaScript
5 59 (3.54%) PowerShell
6 40 (2.40%) Java
7 30 (1.80%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 28 (1.68%) C++
9 22 (1.32%) R
10 21 (1.26%) T-SQL
11 18 (1.08%) TypeScript
12 15 (0.90%) C
13 13 (0.78%) Bash
14 11 (0.66%) VBA
15 10 (0.60%) Go
16 8 (0.48%) Bicep
17 4 (0.24%) PL/SQL
17 4 (0.24%) Ruby
18 3 (0.18%) PHP
18 3 (0.18%) VC++
Qualifications
1 621 (37.23%) Degree
2 338 (20.26%) Master's Degree
3 319 (19.12%) PhD
4 146 (8.75%) Security Cleared
5 115 (6.89%) ACCA
6 112 (6.71%) SC Cleared
7 106 (6.35%) CIMA
8 56 (3.36%) Computer Science Degree
9 29 (1.74%) AAT
10 28 (1.68%) DBS Check
11 26 (1.56%) CISSP
11 26 (1.56%) DV Cleared
12 22 (1.32%) BPSS Clearance
13 21 (1.26%) PMI Certification
14 18 (1.08%) CISM
15 17 (1.02%) Azure Certification
16 16 (0.96%) PMP
17 12 (0.72%) AWS Certification
17 12 (0.72%) Microsoft Certification
17 12 (0.72%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 99 (5.94%) Data Quality
2 86 (5.16%) QA
3 61 (3.66%) GDPR
4 46 (2.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 42 (2.52%) Accessibility
6 30 (1.80%) NIST
7 29 (1.74%) PMO
8 22 (1.32%) Actionable Recommendations
9 19 (1.14%) WCAG
10 17 (1.02%) SLA
11 13 (0.78%) GRC
11 13 (0.78%) IFRS
12 11 (0.66%) ISO 9001
13 9 (0.54%) GAAP
13 9 (0.54%) PCI DSS
14 8 (0.48%) NCSC
15 6 (0.36%) Cyber Essentials
15 6 (0.36%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 6 (0.36%) ISO 14001
16 5 (0.30%) SOC 2
System Software
1 46 (2.76%) Active Directory
2 15 (0.90%) VMware Infrastructure
3 14 (0.84%) Docker
4 9 (0.54%) Hyper-V
5 6 (0.36%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (0.18%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 3 (0.18%) Virtual Servers
7 2 (0.12%) Virtual Desktop
8 1 (0.060%) Firmware
8 1 (0.060%) KVM
8 1 (0.060%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 51 (3.06%) Terraform
2 27 (1.62%) Ansible
3 17 (1.02%) Kubernetes
4 9 (0.54%) Grafana
4 9 (0.54%) Microsoft Intune
5 8 (0.48%) Single Sign-On
6 7 (0.42%) Prometheus
7 5 (0.30%) SCOM
8 4 (0.24%) Computer Incident Response Team
8 4 (0.24%) Kubeflow
8 4 (0.24%) QRadar
9 3 (0.18%) SCCM
10 2 (0.12%) Opsgenie
11 1 (0.060%) CASB
11 1 (0.060%) FortiGate
11 1 (0.060%) Nessus
11 1 (0.060%) Packer
11 1 (0.060%) Proxmox
11 1 (0.060%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 316 (18.94%) PayPal
2 265 (15.89%) Microsoft
3 57 (3.42%) Google
4 51 (3.06%) SAP
5 50 (3.00%) Oracle
6 43 (2.58%) Salesforce
7 22 (1.32%) ServiceNow
8 21 (1.26%) Databricks
9 19 (1.14%) Adobe
10 16 (0.96%) VMware
11 15 (0.90%) Arista
11 15 (0.90%) Aruba
11 15 (0.90%) NetScout
12 13 (0.78%) Xero
13 12 (0.72%) Atlassian
14 10 (0.60%) Cisco
14 10 (0.60%) Workday
15 9 (0.54%) Autodesk
15 9 (0.54%) Splunk
16 8 (0.48%) Charles River