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

6 months to
31 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 19 9 17
Rank change year-on-year -10 +8 +4
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 1,745 2,313 2,832
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.88% 14.03% 10.65%
As % of the General category 13.18% 19.32% 17.38%
Number of salaries quoted 1,160 983 1,417
10th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £33,800
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £41,492
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,445 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.03% -8.28% +1.89%
75th Percentile £73,527 £69,375 £72,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.55% +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 13,236 11,975 16,290
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 59.75% 72.66% 61.24%
Number of salaries quoted 8,533 6,709 11,264
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £39,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% - -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £106,250 £101,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - -8.33%

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 31 July 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 41 (2.35%) SharePoint
2 26 (1.49%) Microsoft Exchange
3 18 (1.03%) Confluence
4 13 (0.74%) Apache
5 12 (0.69%) Apache Spark
6 11 (0.63%) Apache Airflow
6 11 (0.63%) IIS
7 8 (0.46%) WordPress
8 7 (0.40%) SAS
9 5 (0.29%) CMS
9 5 (0.29%) Jupyter
10 3 (0.17%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 3 (0.17%) Anypoint
11 2 (0.11%) Oracle SOA Suite
12 1 (0.057%) Appian
12 1 (0.057%) ArcGIS
12 1 (0.057%) Drupal
12 1 (0.057%) Moodle
12 1 (0.057%) Oracle Application Server
12 1 (0.057%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 190 (10.89%) Microsoft Excel
2 78 (4.47%) Microsoft Office
3 42 (2.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 18 (1.03%) MS Visio
5 10 (0.57%) Microsoft Project
5 10 (0.57%) Spreadsheet
6 9 (0.52%) Adobe XD
7 4 (0.23%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 3 (0.17%) Blender
8 3 (0.17%) Chatbot
8 3 (0.17%) Maya
9 1 (0.057%) Adobe Premiere
9 1 (0.057%) AutoCAD
9 1 (0.057%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 39 (2.23%) Dynamics CRM
2 31 (1.78%) Dynamics GP
3 29 (1.66%) SAP S/4HANA
4 14 (0.80%) NetSuite
5 11 (0.63%) SAP ERP
6 10 (0.57%) SAP CO
6 10 (0.57%) SAP FI
6 10 (0.57%) SAP FI/CO
7 7 (0.40%) Oracle EBS
8 6 (0.34%) JDE EnterpriseOne
9 5 (0.29%) Dynamics NAV
9 5 (0.29%) JDE World
9 5 (0.29%) Sage 200
10 4 (0.23%) Academy Housing
10 4 (0.23%) Infor M3
10 4 (0.23%) JDE OneWorld
10 4 (0.23%) Oracle Payables
10 4 (0.23%) Oracle Receivables
11 3 (0.17%) Oracle ERP
11 3 (0.17%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 256 (14.67%) Azure
2 249 (14.27%) Power Platform
3 144 (8.25%) AWS
4 129 (7.39%) SaaS
5 70 (4.01%) Microsoft 365
6 67 (3.84%) GCP
7 55 (3.15%) Google Analytics
8 38 (2.18%) Azure DevOps
9 37 (2.12%) Entra ID
10 33 (1.89%) Dynamics 365
11 30 (1.72%) GitHub
12 25 (1.43%) Microsoft Purview
13 22 (1.26%) Snowflake
14 20 (1.15%) Amazon S3
15 17 (0.97%) PowerApps
16 14 (0.80%) GitHub Actions
16 14 (0.80%) Serverless
17 12 (0.69%) Power Automate
17 12 (0.69%) SuccessFactors
18 10 (0.57%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 60 (3.44%) Broadband
2 38 (2.18%) Firewall
3 18 (1.03%) TCP/IP
4 17 (0.97%) VPN
5 15 (0.86%) Wi-Fi
6 13 (0.74%) SMS
7 12 (0.69%) Network Security
8 11 (0.63%) WAN
9 9 (0.52%) DNS
9 9 (0.52%) LAN
10 7 (0.40%) 5G
10 7 (0.40%) Wireless
11 6 (0.34%) Cisco ASA
11 6 (0.34%) DHCP
11 6 (0.34%) HTTP
12 5 (0.29%) Cisco IOS
12 5 (0.29%) Intrusion Detection
12 5 (0.29%) SMTP
12 5 (0.29%) SSL
13 4 (0.23%) FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 212 (12.15%) Power BI
2 73 (4.18%) SQL Server
3 67 (3.84%) Tableau
4 46 (2.64%) Data Warehouse
5 44 (2.52%) Metadata
6 32 (1.83%) PostgreSQL
7 31 (1.78%) MySQL
7 31 (1.78%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 30 (1.72%) Relational Database
9 20 (1.15%) Big Data
9 20 (1.15%) NoSQL
9 20 (1.15%) Oracle Database
10 19 (1.09%) Looker
11 18 (1.03%) Data Lake
11 18 (1.03%) Power Query
11 18 (1.03%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 13 (0.74%) Amazon Athena
13 11 (0.63%) Amazon Redshift
14 10 (0.57%) MongoDB
15 9 (0.52%) Db2
Development Applications
1 57 (3.27%) JIRA
2 51 (2.92%) Git
3 15 (0.86%) GitLab
4 11 (0.63%) Jenkins
5 9 (0.52%) Visual Studio Code
6 8 (0.46%) Axure RP
6 8 (0.46%) Balsamiq
6 8 (0.46%) LabVIEW
7 5 (0.29%) Postman
8 4 (0.23%) Bitbucket
8 4 (0.23%) Burp Suite
8 4 (0.23%) Eclipse
8 4 (0.23%) Metasploit
8 4 (0.23%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 3 (0.17%) JMeter
9 3 (0.17%) MLflow
9 3 (0.17%) Oracle APEX
9 3 (0.17%) Oracle Forms
9 3 (0.17%) TeamCity
10 2 (0.11%) webpack
General
1 813 (46.59%) Social Skills
2 528 (30.26%) Finance
3 180 (10.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 171 (9.80%) Marketing
5 143 (8.19%) Organisational Skills
6 140 (8.02%) Retail
7 139 (7.97%) Public Sector
8 133 (7.62%) Legal
9 113 (6.48%) Law
10 83 (4.76%) Influencing Skills
11 67 (3.84%) Banking
12 59 (3.38%) Presentation Skills
13 45 (2.58%) Manufacturing
14 39 (2.23%) Advertising
15 38 (2.18%) Telecoms
16 31 (1.78%) Documentation Skills
17 26 (1.49%) Automotive
18 25 (1.43%) Games
19 21 (1.20%) Publishing
20 20 (1.15%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 456 (26.13%) Analyst
2 238 (13.64%) Senior
3 123 (7.05%) Lead
4 102 (5.85%) Business Analyst
5 96 (5.50%) Data Analyst
6 90 (5.16%) Architect
7 84 (4.81%) Senior Analyst
8 74 (4.24%) Developer
9 66 (3.78%) Consultant
10 65 (3.72%) Data Engineer
11 53 (3.04%) Support Analyst
12 47 (2.69%) Marketing Manager
12 47 (2.69%) Service Manager
13 45 (2.58%) Delivery Manager
13 45 (2.58%) Report Analyst
14 42 (2.41%) Applications Support
15 41 (2.35%) Accountant
15 41 (2.35%) Financial Analyst
16 37 (2.12%) Senior Manager
17 35 (2.01%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 49 (2.81%) .NET
2 47 (2.69%) HTML
3 40 (2.29%) CSS
4 33 (1.89%) JSON
4 33 (1.89%) REST
5 25 (1.43%) XML
6 22 (1.26%) React
7 21 (1.20%) Middleware
8 20 (1.15%) PyTorch
9 19 (1.09%) PySpark
9 19 (1.09%) RESTful
9 19 (1.09%) TensorFlow
10 11 (0.63%) ASP.NET
10 11 (0.63%) Kafka
11 10 (0.57%) FIX Protocol
11 10 (0.57%) Node.js
12 9 (0.52%) .NET Core
12 9 (0.52%) Flutter
13 8 (0.46%) Pandas
13 8 (0.46%) React Native
Miscellaneous
1 146 (8.37%) Analytical Mindset
2 109 (6.25%) Self-Motivation
3 97 (5.56%) Management Information System
4 95 (5.44%) Product Ownership
5 76 (4.36%) Virtual Team
6 67 (3.84%) Onboarding
7 59 (3.38%) Blog
8 39 (2.23%) Enterprise Software
9 36 (2.06%) Cloud Native
10 34 (1.95%) Algorithms
10 34 (1.95%) Data Structures
10 34 (1.95%) Security Posture
11 31 (1.78%) Driving Licence
11 31 (1.78%) Marketing Technology
12 30 (1.72%) Credit Risk
12 30 (1.72%) Social Media
13 23 (1.32%) Public Cloud
14 22 (1.26%) Cyber Threat
15 21 (1.20%) Mobile App
16 20 (1.15%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 81 (4.64%) Windows
2 59 (3.38%) Linux
3 33 (1.89%) Windows Server
4 11 (0.63%) Android
4 11 (0.63%) Unix
5 7 (0.40%) Mac OS
5 7 (0.40%) Windows Server 2019
6 6 (0.34%) Apple iOS
6 6 (0.34%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 6 (0.34%) Windows Server 2016
7 5 (0.29%) OpenVMS
8 2 (0.11%) AIX
8 2 (0.11%) Windows 10
9 1 (0.057%) FreeBSD
9 1 (0.057%) OpenBSD
9 1 (0.057%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 827 (47.39%) Problem-Solving
2 500 (28.65%) Continuous Improvement
3 461 (26.42%) Decision-Making
4 387 (22.18%) Analytics
5 352 (20.17%) Agile
6 331 (18.97%) AI
7 280 (16.05%) Stakeholder Management
8 245 (14.04%) Business Intelligence
9 220 (12.61%) Project Management
9 220 (12.61%) Roadmaps
10 203 (11.63%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 197 (11.29%) Actionable Insight
12 185 (10.60%) Process Improvement
13 176 (10.09%) Mentoring
14 163 (9.34%) Analytical Thinking
15 154 (8.83%) Data Modelling
16 150 (8.60%) CRM
16 150 (8.60%) Project Delivery
16 150 (8.60%) Validation
17 144 (8.25%) Data Analysis
Programming Languages
1 366 (20.97%) SQL
2 290 (16.62%) Python
3 74 (4.24%) JavaScript
4 67 (3.84%) C#
5 54 (3.09%) PowerShell
6 49 (2.81%) Java
7 32 (1.83%) T-SQL
8 24 (1.38%) R
9 20 (1.15%) C++
10 18 (1.03%) TypeScript
11 16 (0.92%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 13 (0.74%) Bash
13 12 (0.69%) PL/SQL
14 9 (0.52%) MATLAB
15 8 (0.46%) C
15 8 (0.46%) Go
16 7 (0.40%) PHP
17 6 (0.34%) Kusto Query Language
17 6 (0.34%) Scala
17 6 (0.34%) VBA
Qualifications
1 323 (18.51%) Degree
2 183 (10.49%) Security Cleared
3 139 (7.97%) SC Cleared
4 108 (6.19%) ACCA
5 103 (5.90%) CIMA
6 54 (3.09%) Computer Science Degree
7 40 (2.29%) CISSP
7 40 (2.29%) DBS Check
8 36 (2.06%) CISM
9 24 (1.38%) Azure Certification
10 22 (1.26%) DV Cleared
11 21 (1.20%) Master's Degree
12 20 (1.15%) AAT
13 15 (0.86%) BPSS Clearance
13 15 (0.86%) CompTIA Security+
13 15 (0.86%) TOGAF Certification
14 14 (0.80%) PMI Certification
15 13 (0.74%) Cisco Certification
16 12 (0.69%) Microsoft Certification
16 12 (0.69%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 164 (9.40%) Data Quality
2 127 (7.28%) GDPR
3 91 (5.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 90 (5.16%) QA
5 65 (3.72%) SLA
6 62 (3.55%) Accessibility
7 54 (3.09%) NIST
8 40 (2.29%) Cyber Essentials
9 31 (1.78%) ISO 9001
10 28 (1.60%) PMO
11 26 (1.49%) GRC
12 22 (1.26%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 21 (1.20%) Actionable Recommendations
14 20 (1.15%) ISO/IEC 20000
15 19 (1.09%) IFRS
16 18 (1.03%) ISO 14001
17 14 (0.80%) COREP
17 14 (0.80%) FINREP
18 13 (0.74%) GAAP
18 13 (0.74%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 56 (3.21%) Active Directory
2 18 (1.03%) Docker
3 10 (0.57%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (0.40%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (0.23%) Firmware
6 1 (0.057%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.057%) KVM
6 1 (0.057%) Oracle RAC
6 1 (0.057%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.057%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 43 (2.46%) Terraform
2 24 (1.38%) Kubernetes
3 20 (1.15%) Microsoft Intune
4 17 (0.97%) Ansible
5 11 (0.63%) Grafana
6 8 (0.46%) QRadar
7 6 (0.34%) Kubeflow
7 6 (0.34%) Packer
8 4 (0.23%) Nmap
9 2 (0.11%) Graylog
9 2 (0.11%) Opsgenie
10 1 (0.057%) Data Guard
10 1 (0.057%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.057%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
10 1 (0.057%) Oracle Flashback
10 1 (0.057%) Prometheus
10 1 (0.057%) Proxmox
10 1 (0.057%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 308 (17.65%) Microsoft
2 96 (5.50%) Google
3 73 (4.18%) SAP
4 63 (3.61%) Oracle
5 54 (3.09%) Salesforce
6 32 (1.83%) ServiceNow
7 24 (1.38%) Cisco
8 22 (1.26%) Adobe
9 20 (1.15%) Databricks
10 18 (1.03%) Sage
11 16 (0.92%) Palo Alto
12 15 (0.86%) Splunk
13 14 (0.80%) HubSpot
13 14 (0.80%) JD Edwards
14 13 (0.74%) VMware
15 12 (0.69%) F5
15 12 (0.69%) Qualys
15 12 (0.69%) Red Hat
15 12 (0.69%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
16 9 (0.52%) FIS