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

6 months to
3 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 23 13 20
Rank change year-on-year -10 +7 -1
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 1,468 2,104 3,291
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.65% 14.17% 9.80%
As % of the General category 13.33% 18.89% 16.08%
Number of salaries quoted 962 884 1,878
10th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £43,000 £41,250 £40,988
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.76% -4.34%
75th Percentile £72,500 £71,250 £70,250
90th Percentile £86,250 £84,625 £88,750
UK median annual salary £53,350 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -3.00% +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 11,012 11,140 20,469
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 57.41% 75.03% 60.97%
Number of salaries quoted 7,216 6,109 15,141
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,000 £31,750
25th Percentile £43,000 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,443 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.25% +9.41% -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 3 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 36 (2.45%) SharePoint
2 27 (1.84%) Microsoft Exchange
3 19 (1.29%) Confluence
4 13 (0.89%) Apache Airflow
5 12 (0.82%) Apache
6 11 (0.75%) Apache Spark
6 11 (0.75%) WordPress
7 7 (0.48%) SAS
8 6 (0.41%) CMS
9 5 (0.34%) IIS
9 5 (0.34%) Jupyter
10 4 (0.27%) Adobe Experience Manager
11 3 (0.20%) Anypoint
12 1 (0.068%) Appian
12 1 (0.068%) Drupal
12 1 (0.068%) Kinematics
12 1 (0.068%) Moodle
12 1 (0.068%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 146 (9.95%) Microsoft Excel
2 57 (3.88%) Microsoft Office
3 25 (1.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 13 (0.89%) MS Visio
5 9 (0.61%) Adobe XD
6 7 (0.48%) Spreadsheet
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 (0.068%) Adobe Premiere
9 1 (0.068%) AutoCAD
9 1 (0.068%) SOLIDWORKS
9 1 (0.068%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 29 (1.98%) SAP S/4HANA
2 15 (1.02%) NetSuite
3 11 (0.75%) SAP ERP
4 9 (0.61%) Dynamics CRM
5 8 (0.54%) Oracle EBS
6 6 (0.41%) SAP CO
6 6 (0.41%) SAP FI
6 6 (0.41%) 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%) Elite 3E
8 3 (0.20%) Markit EDM
8 3 (0.20%) SAP FSCM
9 2 (0.14%) Dynamics GP
9 2 (0.14%) Dynamics NAV
9 2 (0.14%) Oracle Applications
9 2 (0.14%) Oracle Payables
10 1 (0.068%) ResourceLink
Cloud Services
1 258 (17.57%) Azure
2 239 (16.28%) Power Platform
3 131 (8.92%) AWS
4 110 (7.49%) SaaS
5 61 (4.16%) Microsoft 365
6 51 (3.47%) Azure DevOps
6 51 (3.47%) Google Analytics
7 50 (3.41%) GCP
8 39 (2.66%) GitHub
9 31 (2.11%) Dynamics 365
9 31 (2.11%) Entra ID
10 22 (1.50%) Amazon S3
11 21 (1.43%) Azure Logic Apps
11 21 (1.43%) Snowflake
12 19 (1.29%) Microsoft Purview
13 18 (1.23%) Serverless
14 16 (1.09%) Azure Data Factory
14 16 (1.09%) OCI
15 15 (1.02%) Azure Machine Learning
16 14 (0.95%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 59 (4.02%) Broadband
2 49 (3.34%) Firewall
3 23 (1.57%) Wi-Fi
4 16 (1.09%) NGFW
4 16 (1.09%) Wireshark
5 15 (1.02%) TCP/IP
5 15 (1.02%) VXLAN
6 10 (0.68%) VPN
7 8 (0.54%) SMS
7 8 (0.54%) WAN
8 7 (0.48%) 5G
8 7 (0.48%) DNS
8 7 (0.48%) Intrusion Detection
8 7 (0.48%) Network Security
9 6 (0.41%) Cisco ASA
10 5 (0.34%) SD-WAN
10 5 (0.34%) VLAN
11 4 (0.27%) HTTP
11 4 (0.27%) Modbus
11 4 (0.27%) SMTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 199 (13.56%) Power BI
2 64 (4.36%) Tableau
3 60 (4.09%) SQL Server
4 43 (2.93%) Metadata
5 33 (2.25%) Data Warehouse
6 29 (1.98%) PostgreSQL
7 24 (1.63%) MySQL
7 24 (1.63%) Relational Database
8 19 (1.29%) Big Data
9 18 (1.23%) Data Lake
9 18 (1.23%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 17 (1.16%) Oracle Database
10 17 (1.16%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 14 (0.95%) NoSQL
12 13 (0.89%) Power Query
13 11 (0.75%) Amazon Athena
14 9 (0.61%) Looker
15 8 (0.54%) DynamoDB
15 8 (0.54%) Semantic Layer
16 7 (0.48%) Amazon Redshift
Development Applications
1 46 (3.13%) JIRA
2 37 (2.52%) Git
3 13 (0.89%) GitLab
4 8 (0.54%) Axure RP
4 8 (0.54%) Balsamiq
5 6 (0.41%) Visual Studio Code
6 5 (0.34%) Jenkins
6 5 (0.34%) Subversion
7 3 (0.20%) Babel
7 3 (0.20%) Bitbucket
7 3 (0.20%) ER Studio
7 3 (0.20%) ERwin
7 3 (0.20%) Oracle APEX
7 3 (0.20%) Oracle Forms
7 3 (0.20%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 3 (0.20%) webpack
8 2 (0.14%) MLflow
8 2 (0.14%) Postman
8 2 (0.14%) Storybook
8 2 (0.14%) TeamCity
General
1 657 (44.75%) Social Skills
2 474 (32.29%) Finance
3 162 (11.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 143 (9.74%) Public Sector
5 126 (8.58%) Marketing
6 91 (6.20%) Law
6 91 (6.20%) Organisational Skills
7 88 (5.99%) Legal
8 87 (5.93%) Retail
9 54 (3.68%) Banking
10 50 (3.41%) Presentation Skills
11 49 (3.34%) Influencing Skills
12 34 (2.32%) Manufacturing
13 30 (2.04%) Telecoms
14 29 (1.98%) Advertising
15 27 (1.84%) Documentation Skills
16 26 (1.77%) Publishing
17 24 (1.63%) Automotive
18 16 (1.09%) Financial Institution
19 14 (0.95%) Games
Job Titles
1 377 (25.68%) Analyst
2 202 (13.76%) Senior
3 101 (6.88%) Lead
4 87 (5.93%) Business Analyst
5 86 (5.86%) Architect
6 85 (5.79%) Developer
7 83 (5.65%) Data Analyst
8 60 (4.09%) Senior Analyst
9 53 (3.61%) Data Engineer
10 50 (3.41%) Consultant
11 43 (2.93%) Senior Manager
12 40 (2.72%) Report Analyst
13 37 (2.52%) Solutions Architect
14 33 (2.25%) Product Manager
15 32 (2.18%) Applications Support
16 30 (2.04%) Accountant
16 30 (2.04%) Support Analyst
17 29 (1.98%) Data Scientist
17 29 (1.98%) Security Analyst
18 27 (1.84%) Financial Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 53 (3.61%) HTML
2 47 (3.20%) CSS
3 42 (2.86%) .NET
4 36 (2.45%) JSON
5 33 (2.25%) React
6 27 (1.84%) REST
7 26 (1.77%) TensorFlow
8 25 (1.70%) PyTorch
9 23 (1.57%) Middleware
9 23 (1.57%) XML
10 16 (1.09%) Node.js
11 15 (1.02%) React Native
12 14 (0.95%) RESTful
13 12 (0.82%) Bootstrap
14 10 (0.68%) PySpark
15 9 (0.61%) SOAP
16 7 (0.48%) Flutter
16 7 (0.48%) Kafka
16 7 (0.48%) OAuth
16 7 (0.48%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 119 (8.11%) Analytical Mindset
2 94 (6.40%) Product Ownership
3 70 (4.77%) Self-Motivation
4 57 (3.88%) Management Information System
5 49 (3.34%) Onboarding
6 44 (3.00%) Algorithms
7 40 (2.72%) Data Structures
7 40 (2.72%) Virtual Team
8 34 (2.32%) Cloud Native
9 30 (2.04%) Data Centre
10 27 (1.84%) Driving Licence
10 27 (1.84%) Enterprise Software
11 25 (1.70%) Security Posture
12 23 (1.57%) PKI
12 23 (1.57%) Public Cloud
12 23 (1.57%) Video\Live Streaming
13 22 (1.50%) FMCG
13 22 (1.50%) Low-Code
13 22 (1.50%) Mobile App
13 22 (1.50%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 67 (4.56%) Windows
2 39 (2.66%) Linux
3 29 (1.98%) Windows Server
4 12 (0.82%) Unix
5 6 (0.41%) Windows Server 2019
6 5 (0.34%) Windows Server 2016
7 4 (0.27%) Android
7 4 (0.27%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.14%) AIX
8 2 (0.14%) Windows 10
9 1 (0.068%) FreeBSD
9 1 (0.068%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.068%) OpenBSD
9 1 (0.068%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.068%) Robot Operating System
9 1 (0.068%) Solaris
9 1 (0.068%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 681 (46.39%) Problem-Solving
2 362 (24.66%) Decision-Making
3 342 (23.30%) Continuous Improvement
4 324 (22.07%) Agile
5 315 (21.46%) Analytics
6 260 (17.71%) AI
7 217 (14.78%) Business Intelligence
8 186 (12.67%) Mentoring
9 183 (12.47%) Roadmaps
10 167 (11.38%) Project Management
10 167 (11.38%) Stakeholder Management
11 163 (11.10%) Actionable Insight
12 148 (10.08%) Coaching
12 148 (10.08%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 139 (9.47%) Analytical Thinking
13 139 (9.47%) Data Modelling
14 136 (9.26%) DevOps
15 132 (8.99%) Process Improvement
16 128 (8.72%) CI/CD
17 123 (8.38%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 316 (21.53%) SQL
2 296 (20.16%) Python
3 83 (5.65%) JavaScript
4 64 (4.36%) PowerShell
5 56 (3.81%) C#
6 48 (3.27%) Java
7 27 (1.84%) T-SQL
8 19 (1.29%) TypeScript
9 18 (1.23%) R
10 15 (1.02%) C++
11 12 (0.82%) PL/SQL
12 10 (0.68%) Bash
13 9 (0.61%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 9 (0.61%) Go
14 6 (0.41%) VBA
15 5 (0.34%) C
15 5 (0.34%) Kusto Query Language
15 5 (0.34%) PHP
15 5 (0.34%) Ruby
15 5 (0.34%) Scala
Qualifications
1 296 (20.16%) Degree
2 145 (9.88%) Security Cleared
3 110 (7.49%) SC Cleared
4 100 (6.81%) ACCA
5 96 (6.54%) CIMA
6 49 (3.34%) Computer Science Degree
7 36 (2.45%) DBS Check
8 27 (1.84%) Azure Certification
8 27 (1.84%) CISSP
9 21 (1.43%) CISM
10 18 (1.23%) PMI Certification
11 17 (1.16%) DV Cleared
12 16 (1.09%) AAT
12 16 (1.09%) Master's Degree
12 16 (1.09%) Microsoft Certification
12 16 (1.09%) TOGAF Certification
13 14 (0.95%) PMP
14 12 (0.82%) HNC
15 11 (0.75%) AWS Certification
15 11 (0.75%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 141 (9.60%) Data Quality
2 101 (6.88%) GDPR
3 77 (5.25%) QA
4 67 (4.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 51 (3.47%) SLA
6 50 (3.41%) Accessibility
7 45 (3.07%) NIST
8 21 (1.43%) Cyber Essentials
8 21 (1.43%) GRC
9 20 (1.36%) PMO
10 18 (1.23%) Actionable Recommendations
10 18 (1.23%) ISO 9001
11 14 (0.95%) COREP
11 14 (0.95%) FINREP
12 12 (0.82%) IFRS
12 12 (0.82%) WCAG
13 11 (0.75%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 11 (0.75%) NCSC
13 11 (0.75%) PCI DSS
14 10 (0.68%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 49 (3.34%) Active Directory
2 14 (0.95%) VMware Infrastructure
3 13 (0.89%) Docker
4 4 (0.27%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.20%) Firmware
5 3 (0.20%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 3 (0.20%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.20%) Virtual Servers
6 2 (0.14%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.068%) KVM
7 1 (0.068%) Oracle RAC
7 1 (0.068%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 51 (3.47%) Terraform
2 26 (1.77%) Ansible
3 17 (1.16%) Kubernetes
4 14 (0.95%) Microsoft Intune
5 7 (0.48%) Kubeflow
5 7 (0.48%) QRadar
6 6 (0.41%) Grafana
6 6 (0.41%) Packer
7 3 (0.20%) Prometheus
7 3 (0.20%) SCCM
8 2 (0.14%) FortiGate
8 2 (0.14%) Graylog
8 2 (0.14%) Opsgenie
8 2 (0.14%) Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.068%) CASB
9 1 (0.068%) Computer Incident Response Team
9 1 (0.068%) Data Guard
9 1 (0.068%) Oracle Flashback
9 1 (0.068%) Proxmox
9 1 (0.068%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 250 (17.03%) Microsoft
2 82 (5.59%) Google
3 60 (4.09%) Oracle
3 60 (4.09%) SAP
4 55 (3.75%) Salesforce
5 32 (2.18%) ServiceNow
6 20 (1.36%) Adobe
7 17 (1.16%) Cisco
8 15 (1.02%) Arista
8 15 (1.02%) Aruba
8 15 (1.02%) Databricks
8 15 (1.02%) NetScout
9 14 (0.95%) VMware
10 13 (0.89%) HubSpot
11 12 (0.82%) F5
11 12 (0.82%) Palo Alto
12 11 (0.75%) Pardot
13 9 (0.61%) JD Edwards
13 9 (0.61%) Sage
13 9 (0.61%) Splunk