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

6 months to
18 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 24 12 20
Rank change year-on-year -12 +8 0
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 1,492 2,185 3,367
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.45% 14.18% 9.72%
As % of the General category 12.79% 19.04% 16.10%
Number of salaries quoted 1,000 906 1,908
10th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £43,000 £40,875 £40,988
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.76% -3.60%
75th Percentile £73,750 £71,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £54,292 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -1.29% +10.00% -8.90%

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 11,662 11,478 20,909
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 58.27% 74.48% 60.35%
Number of salaries quoted 7,598 6,320 15,312
10th Percentile £32,000 £27,500 £31,638
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £79,250 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £110,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -12.50%

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 18 June 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 39 (2.61%) SharePoint
2 28 (1.88%) Microsoft Exchange
3 17 (1.14%) Confluence
4 12 (0.80%) Apache
4 12 (0.80%) Apache Airflow
5 11 (0.74%) Apache Spark
5 11 (0.74%) WordPress
6 10 (0.67%) IIS
7 7 (0.47%) SAS
8 5 (0.34%) CMS
8 5 (0.34%) Jupyter
9 4 (0.27%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 3 (0.20%) Anypoint
11 1 (0.067%) Appian
11 1 (0.067%) Drupal
11 1 (0.067%) Moodle
11 1 (0.067%) Oracle SOA Suite
11 1 (0.067%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 153 (10.25%) Microsoft Excel
2 57 (3.82%) Microsoft Office
3 28 (1.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 13 (0.87%) MS Visio
5 10 (0.67%) Spreadsheet
6 8 (0.54%) Adobe XD
7 4 (0.27%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 4 (0.27%) Chatbot
7 4 (0.27%) Microsoft Project
8 3 (0.20%) Blender
8 3 (0.20%) Maya
9 1 (0.067%) Adobe Premiere
9 1 (0.067%) AutoCAD
9 1 (0.067%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 29 (1.94%) SAP S/4HANA
2 14 (0.94%) NetSuite
3 11 (0.74%) SAP ERP
4 10 (0.67%) Dynamics CRM
5 9 (0.60%) Oracle EBS
6 6 (0.40%) SAP CO
6 6 (0.40%) SAP FI
6 6 (0.40%) SAP FI/CO
7 4 (0.27%) Infor M3
7 4 (0.27%) JDE OneWorld
7 4 (0.27%) JDE World
7 4 (0.27%) Sage 200
8 3 (0.20%) Dynamics GP
8 3 (0.20%) Elite 3E
8 3 (0.20%) SAP FSCM
9 2 (0.13%) Dynamics NAV
9 2 (0.13%) JDE EnterpriseOne
9 2 (0.13%) Oracle Applications
9 2 (0.13%) Oracle ERP
9 2 (0.13%) SAP QM
Cloud Services
1 253 (16.96%) Azure
2 235 (15.75%) Power Platform
3 126 (8.45%) AWS
4 119 (7.98%) SaaS
5 60 (4.02%) Microsoft 365
6 52 (3.49%) Google Analytics
7 47 (3.15%) GCP
8 43 (2.88%) Azure DevOps
9 31 (2.08%) Entra ID
9 31 (2.08%) GitHub
10 28 (1.88%) Dynamics 365
11 20 (1.34%) Amazon S3
12 18 (1.21%) Microsoft Purview
13 17 (1.14%) OCI
14 16 (1.07%) Azure Logic Apps
14 16 (1.07%) Serverless
15 15 (1.01%) Snowflake
16 13 (0.87%) PowerApps
17 12 (0.80%) Azure Machine Learning
17 12 (0.80%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 70 (4.69%) Broadband
2 54 (3.62%) Firewall
3 24 (1.61%) Wi-Fi
4 16 (1.07%) NGFW
4 16 (1.07%) Wireshark
5 15 (1.01%) TCP/IP
5 15 (1.01%) VXLAN
6 11 (0.74%) VPN
7 10 (0.67%) SMS
8 9 (0.60%) WAN
9 7 (0.47%) 5G
9 7 (0.47%) Intrusion Detection
10 6 (0.40%) Cisco ASA
10 6 (0.40%) DNS
10 6 (0.40%) HTTP
10 6 (0.40%) LAN
10 6 (0.40%) Network Security
11 5 (0.34%) SMTP
11 5 (0.34%) Wireless
12 4 (0.27%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 200 (13.40%) Power BI
2 66 (4.42%) SQL Server
3 64 (4.29%) Tableau
4 46 (3.08%) Metadata
5 32 (2.14%) PostgreSQL
6 30 (2.01%) Data Warehouse
7 29 (1.94%) MySQL
8 25 (1.68%) Relational Database
9 19 (1.27%) Oracle Database
9 19 (1.27%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 17 (1.14%) Big Data
10 17 (1.14%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 16 (1.07%) NoSQL
12 14 (0.94%) Power Query
13 13 (0.87%) Data Lake
14 11 (0.74%) Amazon Athena
15 9 (0.60%) Looker
16 8 (0.54%) Azure SQL Database
16 8 (0.54%) DynamoDB
16 8 (0.54%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 42 (2.82%) JIRA
2 39 (2.61%) Git
3 14 (0.94%) GitLab
4 7 (0.47%) Axure RP
4 7 (0.47%) Balsamiq
5 6 (0.40%) Visual Studio Code
6 4 (0.27%) Eclipse
6 4 (0.27%) Jenkins
6 4 (0.27%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 3 (0.20%) Burp Suite
7 3 (0.20%) Metasploit
7 3 (0.20%) Oracle APEX
7 3 (0.20%) Oracle Forms
7 3 (0.20%) Postman
8 2 (0.13%) Babel
8 2 (0.13%) MLflow
8 2 (0.13%) TeamCity
8 2 (0.13%) webpack
9 1 (0.067%) Bitbucket
9 1 (0.067%) Zephyr
General
1 684 (45.84%) Social Skills
2 471 (31.57%) Finance
3 150 (10.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 142 (9.52%) Public Sector
5 128 (8.58%) Marketing
6 94 (6.30%) Retail
7 92 (6.17%) Law
7 92 (6.17%) Legal
8 91 (6.10%) Organisational Skills
9 55 (3.69%) Banking
10 52 (3.49%) Influencing Skills
11 44 (2.95%) Presentation Skills
12 34 (2.28%) Advertising
13 32 (2.14%) Manufacturing
14 30 (2.01%) Telecoms
15 26 (1.74%) Publishing
16 25 (1.68%) Automotive
16 25 (1.68%) Documentation Skills
17 19 (1.27%) Games
18 15 (1.01%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 397 (26.61%) Analyst
2 208 (13.94%) Senior
3 108 (7.24%) Lead
4 89 (5.97%) Business Analyst
5 88 (5.90%) Architect
6 87 (5.83%) Data Analyst
7 81 (5.43%) Developer
8 69 (4.62%) Senior Analyst
9 52 (3.49%) Consultant
10 47 (3.15%) Data Engineer
11 44 (2.95%) Report Analyst
12 41 (2.75%) Senior Manager
13 37 (2.48%) Applications Support
14 36 (2.41%) Solutions Architect
14 36 (2.41%) Support Analyst
15 34 (2.28%) Accountant
16 32 (2.14%) Security Analyst
17 31 (2.08%) Product Manager
18 29 (1.94%) Data Scientist
18 29 (1.94%) Financial Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 49 (3.28%) HTML
2 47 (3.15%) .NET
3 41 (2.75%) CSS
4 38 (2.55%) JSON
5 28 (1.88%) React
5 28 (1.88%) REST
6 27 (1.81%) PyTorch
6 27 (1.81%) TensorFlow
7 24 (1.61%) Middleware
8 23 (1.54%) XML
9 16 (1.07%) RESTful
10 13 (0.87%) PySpark
11 12 (0.80%) Node.js
11 12 (0.80%) React Native
12 9 (0.60%) ASP.NET
12 9 (0.60%) Bootstrap
12 9 (0.60%) TFX
13 8 (0.54%) SOAP
14 7 (0.47%) Kafka
14 7 (0.47%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 126 (8.45%) Analytical Mindset
2 90 (6.03%) Product Ownership
3 70 (4.69%) Self-Motivation
4 67 (4.49%) Management Information System
5 53 (3.55%) Onboarding
6 43 (2.88%) Virtual Team
7 40 (2.68%) Algorithms
8 39 (2.61%) Data Structures
9 34 (2.28%) Security Posture
10 33 (2.21%) Cloud Native
11 31 (2.08%) Enterprise Software
12 30 (2.01%) Social Media
13 28 (1.88%) Data Centre
14 26 (1.74%) Driving Licence
15 25 (1.68%) PKI
15 25 (1.68%) Video\Live Streaming
16 23 (1.54%) Credit Risk
16 23 (1.54%) Public Cloud
17 21 (1.41%) FMCG
17 21 (1.41%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 68 (4.56%) Windows
2 41 (2.75%) Linux
3 29 (1.94%) Windows Server
4 11 (0.74%) Unix
5 6 (0.40%) Windows Server 2019
6 5 (0.34%) Android
6 5 (0.34%) Windows Server 2016
7 4 (0.27%) Apple iOS
8 3 (0.20%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 2 (0.13%) AIX
9 2 (0.13%) OpenVMS
9 2 (0.13%) Windows 10
10 1 (0.067%) FreeBSD
10 1 (0.067%) Mac OS
10 1 (0.067%) OpenBSD
10 1 (0.067%) Solaris
10 1 (0.067%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 703 (47.12%) Problem-Solving
2 376 (25.20%) Decision-Making
3 356 (23.86%) Continuous Improvement
4 318 (21.31%) Agile
5 317 (21.25%) Analytics
6 258 (17.29%) AI
7 218 (14.61%) Business Intelligence
8 192 (12.87%) Roadmaps
9 190 (12.73%) Mentoring
10 175 (11.73%) Stakeholder Management
11 173 (11.60%) Project Management
12 163 (10.92%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 160 (10.72%) Actionable Insight
14 149 (9.99%) Process Improvement
15 146 (9.79%) Coaching
16 143 (9.58%) Analytical Thinking
17 134 (8.98%) Data Modelling
18 123 (8.24%) DevOps
19 121 (8.11%) Validation
20 119 (7.98%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 323 (21.65%) SQL
2 286 (19.17%) Python
3 77 (5.16%) JavaScript
4 57 (3.82%) C#
5 56 (3.75%) PowerShell
6 45 (3.02%) Java
7 31 (2.08%) T-SQL
8 21 (1.41%) R
9 16 (1.07%) TypeScript
10 14 (0.94%) PL/SQL
11 13 (0.87%) C++
12 11 (0.74%) Bash
13 10 (0.67%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 9 (0.60%) Go
15 7 (0.47%) PHP
16 5 (0.34%) Ruby
16 5 (0.34%) VBA
17 4 (0.27%) Apex Code
17 4 (0.27%) C
17 4 (0.27%) Scala
Qualifications
1 302 (20.24%) Degree
2 151 (10.12%) Security Cleared
3 114 (7.64%) SC Cleared
4 107 (7.17%) ACCA
5 103 (6.90%) CIMA
6 45 (3.02%) Computer Science Degree
7 39 (2.61%) DBS Check
8 37 (2.48%) CISSP
9 31 (2.08%) CISM
10 27 (1.81%) Azure Certification
11 19 (1.27%) AAT
12 17 (1.14%) DV Cleared
12 17 (1.14%) TOGAF Certification
13 15 (1.01%) Master's Degree
13 15 (1.01%) Microsoft Certification
14 14 (0.94%) CompTIA Security+
15 13 (0.87%) PMI Certification
16 12 (0.80%) HNC
17 11 (0.74%) BPSS Clearance
17 11 (0.74%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 145 (9.72%) Data Quality
2 110 (7.37%) GDPR
3 82 (5.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 79 (5.29%) QA
5 58 (3.89%) SLA
6 51 (3.42%) NIST
7 50 (3.35%) Accessibility
8 28 (1.88%) Cyber Essentials
9 24 (1.61%) ISO 9001
10 22 (1.47%) GRC
11 21 (1.41%) PMO
12 18 (1.21%) Actionable Recommendations
12 18 (1.21%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 18 (1.21%) IFRS
13 15 (1.01%) ISO 14001
13 15 (1.01%) ISO/IEC 20000
14 14 (0.94%) COREP
14 14 (0.94%) FINREP
14 14 (0.94%) PCI DSS
15 13 (0.87%) NCSC
System Software
1 50 (3.35%) Active Directory
2 16 (1.07%) Docker
3 13 (0.87%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (0.34%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (0.27%) Hyper-V
6 3 (0.20%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 3 (0.20%) Virtual Servers
7 2 (0.13%) Firmware
8 1 (0.067%) KVM
8 1 (0.067%) Oracle RAC
8 1 (0.067%) Virtual Desktop
8 1 (0.067%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 50 (3.35%) Terraform
2 25 (1.68%) Ansible
3 18 (1.21%) Kubernetes
4 13 (0.87%) Microsoft Intune
5 9 (0.60%) Kubeflow
6 8 (0.54%) QRadar
7 6 (0.40%) Grafana
7 6 (0.40%) Packer
8 3 (0.20%) Nmap
8 3 (0.20%) Prometheus
8 3 (0.20%) SCCM
9 2 (0.13%) Graylog
9 2 (0.13%) Opsgenie
10 1 (0.067%) CASB
10 1 (0.067%) Computer Incident Response Team
10 1 (0.067%) Data Guard
10 1 (0.067%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.067%) Oracle Flashback
10 1 (0.067%) Proxmox
10 1 (0.067%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 249 (16.69%) Microsoft
2 86 (5.76%) Google
3 63 (4.22%) SAP
4 62 (4.16%) Oracle
5 59 (3.95%) Salesforce
6 29 (1.94%) ServiceNow
7 20 (1.34%) Adobe
8 18 (1.21%) Cisco
8 18 (1.21%) Databricks
9 15 (1.01%) Arista
9 15 (1.01%) Aruba
9 15 (1.01%) NetScout
10 14 (0.94%) Sage
11 13 (0.87%) HubSpot
11 13 (0.87%) Palo Alto
11 13 (0.87%) VMware
12 12 (0.80%) F5
12 12 (0.80%) Splunk
13 11 (0.74%) Pardot
13 11 (0.74%) Qualys