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 24 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 10 16 23
Rank change year-on-year +6 +7 +1
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 1,843 2,012 1,782
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 12.04% 11.63% 9.00%
As % of the General category 19.55% 17.11% 14.01%
Number of salaries quoted 879 1,045 1,235
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,850 £33,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £44,956 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,058 £57,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.42% -0.87% +4.55%
75th Percentile £72,125 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £90,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £56,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% -1.79% +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 common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 9,427 11,759 12,721
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 61.61% 67.96% 64.21%
Number of salaries quoted 6,012 6,819 9,899
10th Percentile £29,000 £36,250 £35,750
25th Percentile £38,841 £46,713 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,200 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.68% - -
75th Percentile £77,500 £83,750 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - -1.64%

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 24 December 2025.

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 38 (2.06%) Confluence
2 25 (1.36%) SharePoint
3 18 (0.98%) CMS
4 9 (0.49%) Microsoft Exchange
5 7 (0.38%) Apache Spark
6 6 (0.33%) SAS
7 5 (0.27%) Apache
7 5 (0.27%) Apache Airflow
7 5 (0.27%) WordPress
8 3 (0.16%) HCL Notes
8 3 (0.16%) IIS
9 2 (0.11%) Drupal
9 2 (0.11%) nginx
9 2 (0.11%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 2 (0.11%) Skype for Business
10 1 (0.054%) ArcGIS
10 1 (0.054%) Kinematics
10 1 (0.054%) Umbraco
Applications
1 430 (23.33%) Chatbot
2 230 (12.48%) Microsoft Excel
3 112 (6.08%) Microsoft Office
4 45 (2.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 22 (1.19%) Spreadsheet
6 21 (1.14%) MS Visio
7 11 (0.60%) Adobe XD
8 5 (0.27%) Microsoft Project
9 4 (0.22%) Oracle Smart View
9 4 (0.22%) Photoshop
10 3 (0.16%) Adobe Creative Suite
11 1 (0.054%) Camtasia
11 1 (0.054%) InVision
11 1 (0.054%) Notion
11 1 (0.054%) PlantUML
11 1 (0.054%) Sketch
11 1 (0.054%) SmartSuite
11 1 (0.054%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 34 (1.84%) NetSuite
2 20 (1.09%) SAP S/4HANA
3 18 (0.98%) Oracle Payables
4 16 (0.87%) Shopify
5 10 (0.54%) Dynamics CRM
5 10 (0.54%) Oracle Assets
5 10 (0.54%) Oracle General Ledger
5 10 (0.54%) Oracle Receivables
6 9 (0.49%) Oracle ERP
7 8 (0.43%) Oracle Financials
8 6 (0.33%) SAP FI
9 5 (0.27%) SAP CO
9 5 (0.27%) SAP FI/CO
10 4 (0.22%) Dynamics GP
10 4 (0.22%) Hyperion Planning
10 4 (0.22%) Markit EDM
10 4 (0.22%) Sage X3
11 3 (0.16%) Elite 3E
11 3 (0.16%) ResourceLink
11 3 (0.16%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 257 (13.94%) Azure
2 202 (10.96%) Power Platform
3 107 (5.81%) AWS
4 95 (5.15%) SaaS
5 82 (4.45%) Azure DevOps
6 61 (3.31%) Dynamics 365
6 61 (3.31%) GitHub
7 52 (2.82%) Azure Data Factory
8 51 (2.77%) Snowflake
9 41 (2.22%) Google Analytics
10 40 (2.17%) GCP
11 34 (1.84%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 31 (1.68%) Microsoft 365
13 30 (1.63%) dbt
14 26 (1.41%) GitHub Copilot
15 24 (1.30%) Entra ID
16 23 (1.25%) GitHub Actions
17 19 (1.03%) Power Automate
18 15 (0.81%) Cloud Computing
18 15 (0.81%) Google Ads
Communications & Networking
1 41 (2.22%) Network Security
2 39 (2.12%) Remote Desktop
3 26 (1.41%) Firewall
4 20 (1.09%) VPN
5 18 (0.98%) DNS
6 16 (0.87%) WAN
7 15 (0.81%) TCP/IP
7 15 (0.81%) Wi-Fi
8 11 (0.60%) DHCP
9 10 (0.54%) Wireshark
10 9 (0.49%) Internet
11 8 (0.43%) Broadband
11 8 (0.43%) LAN
11 8 (0.43%) Telnet
12 7 (0.38%) VoIP
13 5 (0.27%) Intrusion Detection
13 5 (0.27%) SD-WAN
13 5 (0.27%) Wireless
14 4 (0.22%) 5G
14 4 (0.22%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 186 (10.09%) Power BI
2 70 (3.80%) SQL Server
3 66 (3.58%) Data Warehouse
4 65 (3.53%) Tableau
5 36 (1.95%) Azure SQL Database
5 36 (1.95%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 21 (1.14%) Metadata
7 19 (1.03%) MySQL
8 18 (0.98%) Geospatial Data
9 17 (0.92%) Data Lake
9 17 (0.92%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 16 (0.87%) Power Query
10 16 (0.87%) Relational Database
11 14 (0.76%) Snowflake Schema
12 13 (0.71%) BusinessObjects
13 12 (0.65%) Data Mining
13 12 (0.65%) GIS
14 11 (0.60%) Oracle Reports
15 10 (0.54%) Crystal Reports
15 10 (0.54%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 92 (4.99%) JIRA
2 37 (2.01%) Git
3 19 (1.03%) GitLab
4 16 (0.87%) Subversion
5 14 (0.76%) Jenkins
6 12 (0.65%) ER Studio
6 12 (0.65%) ERwin
7 11 (0.60%) Cypress.io
7 11 (0.60%) Selenium
8 10 (0.54%) Axure RP
8 10 (0.54%) Balsamiq
9 8 (0.43%) Bitbucket
9 8 (0.43%) Oracle Forms
9 8 (0.43%) WebDriver
10 6 (0.33%) Babel
10 6 (0.33%) Maven
10 6 (0.33%) webpack
11 5 (0.27%) Postman
11 5 (0.27%) TeamCity
12 3 (0.16%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 748 (40.59%) Social Skills
2 579 (31.42%) Finance
3 166 (9.01%) Marketing
4 142 (7.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 140 (7.60%) Public Sector
6 116 (6.29%) Retail
7 88 (4.77%) Legal
8 87 (4.72%) Organisational Skills
9 84 (4.56%) Presentation Skills
10 79 (4.29%) Manufacturing
11 77 (4.18%) Law
12 62 (3.36%) Telecoms
13 42 (2.28%) Electronics
14 41 (2.22%) Advertising
15 40 (2.17%) Influencing Skills
16 29 (1.57%) Documentation Skills
17 20 (1.09%) Back Office
17 20 (1.09%) Banking
17 20 (1.09%) Billing
17 20 (1.09%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 429 (23.28%) Trainer
2 350 (18.99%) Analyst
3 141 (7.65%) Senior
4 113 (6.13%) Developer
5 84 (4.56%) Lead
6 82 (4.45%) Business Analyst
7 80 (4.34%) Architect
8 68 (3.69%) Consultant
9 57 (3.09%) Financial Analyst
10 53 (2.88%) Data Analyst
11 52 (2.82%) Support Analyst
12 45 (2.44%) Senior Analyst
13 42 (2.28%) IT Analyst
14 41 (2.22%) 2nd Line Support
15 40 (2.17%) Solutions Architect
16 33 (1.79%) IT Support
17 31 (1.68%) Alliance Manager
18 28 (1.52%) 1st/2nd Line Support
19 27 (1.47%) Data Engineer
20 26 (1.41%) Cybersecurity Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 52 (2.82%) HTML
2 44 (2.39%) CSS
3 34 (1.84%) REST
4 32 (1.74%) React
5 26 (1.41%) .NET
6 24 (1.30%) SOAP
7 21 (1.14%) Middleware
8 19 (1.03%) Node.js
9 18 (0.98%) Flash
10 17 (0.92%) OAuth
11 16 (0.87%) SAML
11 16 (0.87%) XML
12 15 (0.81%) JSON
13 12 (0.65%) BAPI
13 12 (0.65%) IBM Integration Bus
13 12 (0.65%) JMS
13 12 (0.65%) Web Services
14 11 (0.60%) FIX Protocol
14 11 (0.60%) Sass
15 9 (0.49%) AngularJS
Miscellaneous
1 198 (10.74%) Analytical Mindset
2 135 (7.33%) Self-Motivation
3 111 (6.02%) Onboarding
4 84 (4.56%) Product Ownership
5 70 (3.80%) Management Information System
6 31 (1.68%) Cloud Native
6 31 (1.68%) Virtual Team
7 30 (1.63%) Algorithms
8 27 (1.47%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 26 (1.41%) Legacy Systems
10 25 (1.36%) Social Media
11 24 (1.30%) Enterprise Software
12 23 (1.25%) Data Centre
12 23 (1.25%) Driving Licence
13 21 (1.14%) Data Structures
14 20 (1.09%) e-Learning
15 18 (0.98%) Low-Code
16 17 (0.92%) Security Posture
17 16 (0.87%) Reinsurance
18 14 (0.76%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 68 (3.69%) Windows
2 55 (2.98%) Linux
3 19 (1.03%) Unix
4 16 (0.87%) Windows Server
5 6 (0.33%) Windows 10
6 5 (0.27%) Mac OS
6 5 (0.27%) Mac OS X
7 4 (0.22%) Android
8 3 (0.16%) Apple iOS
8 3 (0.16%) OpenWrt
9 1 (0.054%) OpenVMS
9 1 (0.054%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.054%) Robot Operating System
9 1 (0.054%) Windows Server 2008
9 1 (0.054%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 690 (37.44%) AI
2 665 (36.08%) Problem-Solving
3 438 (23.77%) Chemistry
4 432 (23.44%) Conversational UI
5 374 (20.29%) Continuous Improvement
6 318 (17.25%) Decision-Making
7 299 (16.22%) Agile
8 280 (15.19%) Analytics
9 249 (13.51%) Business Intelligence
10 172 (9.33%) Analytical Thinking
11 159 (8.63%) ERP
12 156 (8.46%) DevOps
13 154 (8.36%) Data Analysis
14 153 (8.30%) Mentoring
15 146 (7.92%) Project Management
16 143 (7.76%) Cybersecurity
17 140 (7.60%) Actionable Insight
18 133 (7.22%) Stakeholder Management
19 125 (6.78%) Process Improvement
20 123 (6.67%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 325 (17.63%) SQL
2 173 (9.39%) Python
3 80 (4.34%) C#
4 53 (2.88%) JavaScript
5 43 (2.33%) Java
6 42 (2.28%) PowerShell
7 31 (1.68%) C++
8 28 (1.52%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 23 (1.25%) R
10 20 (1.09%) VBA
11 16 (0.87%) C
11 16 (0.87%) TypeScript
12 14 (0.76%) T-SQL
13 10 (0.54%) Bash
14 8 (0.43%) Bicep
15 7 (0.38%) ABAP
15 7 (0.38%) Go
16 5 (0.27%) PHP
16 5 (0.27%) Scala
17 4 (0.22%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 734 (39.83%) Degree
2 453 (24.58%) Master's Degree
3 435 (23.60%) PhD
4 178 (9.66%) Security Cleared
5 126 (6.84%) SC Cleared
6 111 (6.02%) ACCA
7 102 (5.53%) CIMA
8 67 (3.64%) Computer Science Degree
9 63 (3.42%) CISSP
10 40 (2.17%) DV Cleared
11 36 (1.95%) CEH
11 36 (1.95%) CompTIA Security+
12 29 (1.57%) CISM
12 29 (1.57%) DBS Check
13 25 (1.36%) CISA
14 20 (1.09%) BPSS Clearance
14 20 (1.09%) Microsoft Certification
15 18 (0.98%) PMI Certification
16 16 (0.87%) AAT
16 16 (0.87%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 95 (5.15%) QA
2 87 (4.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 80 (4.34%) Data Quality
4 62 (3.36%) NIST
5 52 (2.82%) GDPR
6 48 (2.60%) PMO
7 46 (2.50%) Accessibility
8 36 (1.95%) PCI DSS
9 18 (0.98%) GRC
10 16 (0.87%) Actionable Recommendations
11 14 (0.76%) WCAG
12 7 (0.38%) IFRS
12 7 (0.38%) SLA
13 6 (0.33%) COBIT
13 6 (0.33%) Cyber Essentials
13 6 (0.33%) ISO 9001
14 5 (0.27%) ITGC
14 5 (0.27%) SOC 2
15 4 (0.22%) ISO 14001
15 4 (0.22%) NCSC
System Software
1 37 (2.01%) Active Directory
2 19 (1.03%) VMware Infrastructure
3 14 (0.76%) Virtual Machines
4 13 (0.71%) Docker
5 5 (0.27%) Hyper-V
5 5 (0.27%) vSphere
6 4 (0.22%) Firmware
7 1 (0.054%) BitLocker
7 1 (0.054%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 28 (1.52%) Terraform
2 15 (0.81%) Ansible
3 14 (0.76%) Kubernetes
4 12 (0.65%) Single Sign-On
5 9 (0.49%) Microsoft Intune
6 6 (0.33%) Grafana
6 6 (0.33%) Prometheus
7 5 (0.27%) SCOM
8 4 (0.22%) Computer Incident Response Team
9 3 (0.16%) QRadar
10 1 (0.054%) CASB
10 1 (0.054%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
10 1 (0.054%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.054%) Jamf Pro
10 1 (0.054%) Nessus
10 1 (0.054%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 429 (23.28%) PayPal
2 321 (17.42%) Microsoft
3 90 (4.88%) SAP
4 68 (3.69%) Google
5 57 (3.09%) Oracle
6 27 (1.47%) Databricks
7 24 (1.30%) Salesforce
8 23 (1.25%) ServiceNow
8 23 (1.25%) Workday
9 21 (1.14%) VMware
10 19 (1.03%) Adobe
11 16 (0.87%) IBM
12 14 (0.76%) Xero
13 13 (0.71%) Adaptive Insights
14 11 (0.60%) Autodesk
15 9 (0.49%) Sage
16 8 (0.43%) Atlassian
16 8 (0.43%) Charles River
16 8 (0.43%) Cisco
16 8 (0.43%) Splunk