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 27 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 15 9 14
Rank change year-on-year -6 +5 +9
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 2,157 2,397 2,872
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 8.70% 14.44% 12.63%
As % of the General category 14.18% 20.27% 20.17%
Number of salaries quoted 1,305 910 1,112
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £34,439
25th Percentile £41,250 £39,000 £41,254
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £72,500 £68,750 £71,991
90th Percentile £88,750 £85,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £52,276 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.43% -4.95% -

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 15,211 11,824 14,241
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 61.37% 71.25% 62.63%
Number of salaries quoted 9,239 6,285 8,050
10th Percentile £32,227 £29,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £42,000 £38,869 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £83,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £111,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.76% -8.70% -4.17%

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 27 September 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 58 (2.69%) SharePoint
2 24 (1.11%) Confluence
3 21 (0.97%) Microsoft Exchange
4 16 (0.74%) Apache Spark
5 12 (0.56%) IIS
6 11 (0.51%) Apache
6 11 (0.51%) Apache Airflow
7 8 (0.37%) CMS
7 8 (0.37%) SAS
8 7 (0.32%) Jupyter
8 7 (0.32%) WordPress
9 2 (0.093%) Ethereum
9 2 (0.093%) Hedera
9 2 (0.093%) Office Communications Server
9 2 (0.093%) Oracle Application Server
9 2 (0.093%) Oracle SOA Suite
10 1 (0.046%) Appian
10 1 (0.046%) Drupal
10 1 (0.046%) Moodle
10 1 (0.046%) nginx
Applications
1 228 (10.57%) Microsoft Excel
2 111 (5.15%) Microsoft Office
3 55 (2.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 20 (0.93%) MS Visio
5 19 (0.88%) Spreadsheet
6 16 (0.74%) Microsoft Project
7 8 (0.37%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 7 (0.32%) Adobe XD
9 5 (0.23%) Chatbot
10 4 (0.19%) Photoshop
11 3 (0.14%) Adobe Illustrator
11 3 (0.14%) Blender
11 3 (0.14%) InDesign
11 3 (0.14%) Maya
12 2 (0.093%) Notion
12 2 (0.093%) SPSS
13 1 (0.046%) AutoCAD
13 1 (0.046%) EPLAN
13 1 (0.046%) SOLIDWORKS
13 1 (0.046%) Trello
Business Applications
1 51 (2.36%) Dynamics CRM
2 32 (1.48%) Dynamics GP
3 16 (0.74%) Shopify
4 15 (0.70%) SAP S/4HANA
5 14 (0.65%) NetSuite
6 8 (0.37%) SAP ERP
7 7 (0.32%) Oracle EBS
7 7 (0.32%) Oracle Receivables
7 7 (0.32%) SAP CO
7 7 (0.32%) SAP FI
7 7 (0.32%) SAP FI/CO
7 7 (0.32%) Workday HCM
8 6 (0.28%) Exchequer
8 6 (0.28%) JDE EnterpriseOne
8 6 (0.28%) Sage 200
9 5 (0.23%) Elite 3E
9 5 (0.23%) JDE World
9 5 (0.23%) Oracle Payables
9 5 (0.23%) Sage 50
10 4 (0.19%) Infor M3
Cloud Services
1 284 (13.17%) Power Platform
2 260 (12.05%) Azure
3 174 (8.07%) AWS
4 126 (5.84%) SaaS
5 97 (4.50%) Microsoft 365
6 77 (3.57%) GCP
7 71 (3.29%) Google Analytics
8 46 (2.13%) Entra ID
9 38 (1.76%) Azure DevOps
10 37 (1.72%) Dynamics 365
11 34 (1.58%) GitHub
11 34 (1.58%) Serverless
12 31 (1.44%) PowerApps
13 29 (1.34%) Google Ads
14 27 (1.25%) Amazon S3
15 26 (1.21%) Microsoft Purview
16 25 (1.16%) Google Tag Manager
16 25 (1.16%) Snowflake
17 24 (1.11%) AWS Lambda
17 24 (1.11%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 41 (1.90%) Broadband
2 32 (1.48%) Firewall
3 24 (1.11%) Network Security
4 20 (0.93%) 5G
4 20 (0.93%) TCP/IP
5 19 (0.88%) VPN
6 18 (0.83%) DNS
7 15 (0.70%) DHCP
7 15 (0.70%) Wi-Fi
8 14 (0.65%) SMS
8 14 (0.65%) WAN
9 12 (0.56%) LAN
10 11 (0.51%) Internet
11 7 (0.32%) VLAN
11 7 (0.32%) Wireless
12 5 (0.23%) Cisco IOS
12 5 (0.23%) HTTP
13 4 (0.19%) FTP
13 4 (0.19%) SD-WAN
13 4 (0.19%) SMTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 249 (11.54%) Power BI
2 69 (3.20%) SQL Server
3 67 (3.11%) Tableau
4 63 (2.92%) Data Warehouse
5 43 (1.99%) Metadata
6 37 (1.72%) Relational Database
7 35 (1.62%) Looker
7 35 (1.62%) PostgreSQL
8 33 (1.53%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 29 (1.34%) MySQL
10 25 (1.16%) Data Lake
11 23 (1.07%) Amazon Athena
11 23 (1.07%) Big Data
12 20 (0.93%) Power Query
13 17 (0.79%) SQL Server Reporting Services
14 16 (0.74%) NoSQL
15 15 (0.70%) Amazon Redshift
16 14 (0.65%) Spark SQL
17 13 (0.60%) BigQuery
17 13 (0.60%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 77 (3.57%) Git
2 75 (3.48%) JIRA
3 13 (0.60%) Jenkins
4 11 (0.51%) GitLab
5 10 (0.46%) LabVIEW
6 8 (0.37%) Bitbucket
7 7 (0.32%) Visual Studio Code
8 6 (0.28%) Axure RP
8 6 (0.28%) Balsamiq
8 6 (0.28%) MLflow
9 4 (0.19%) Burp Suite
9 4 (0.19%) Eclipse
9 4 (0.19%) Metasploit
9 4 (0.19%) Postman
9 4 (0.19%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 4 (0.19%) TeamCity
9 4 (0.19%) Visual Studio
10 3 (0.14%) JMeter
10 3 (0.14%) Oracle Forms
10 3 (0.14%) RStudio
General
1 1,088 (50.44%) Social Skills
2 747 (34.63%) Finance
3 253 (11.73%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 237 (10.99%) Marketing
5 235 (10.89%) Organisational Skills
6 192 (8.90%) Retail
7 190 (8.81%) Law
8 187 (8.67%) Public Sector
9 185 (8.58%) Legal
10 132 (6.12%) Influencing Skills
11 83 (3.85%) Presentation Skills
12 69 (3.20%) Manufacturing
13 68 (3.15%) Banking
14 54 (2.50%) Telecoms
15 46 (2.13%) Advertising
16 34 (1.58%) Games
17 33 (1.53%) Documentation Skills
18 31 (1.44%) Aerospace
18 31 (1.44%) Electronics
19 30 (1.39%) Billing
Job Titles
1 555 (25.73%) Analyst
2 290 (13.44%) Senior
3 147 (6.82%) Lead
4 119 (5.52%) Business Analyst
5 114 (5.29%) Data Analyst
6 111 (5.15%) Senior Analyst
7 99 (4.59%) Developer
8 95 (4.40%) Architect
9 84 (3.89%) Consultant
10 82 (3.80%) Data Engineer
11 80 (3.71%) Support Analyst
12 57 (2.64%) Service Manager
13 56 (2.60%) Applications Support
14 55 (2.55%) Accountant
15 53 (2.46%) Delivery Manager
16 46 (2.13%) Marketing Manager
17 44 (2.04%) Senior Manager
18 40 (1.85%) Financial Analyst
18 40 (1.85%) Security Analyst
19 39 (1.81%) Report Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 65 (3.01%) .NET
2 51 (2.36%) HTML
3 43 (1.99%) CSS
3 43 (1.99%) PySpark
4 40 (1.85%) Terraform
5 32 (1.48%) REST
6 31 (1.44%) JSON
7 26 (1.21%) XML
8 23 (1.07%) React
9 22 (1.02%) RESTful
10 20 (0.93%) Middleware
11 16 (0.74%) .NET Core
12 15 (0.70%) AngularJS
12 15 (0.70%) PyTorch
12 15 (0.70%) Web Services
13 13 (0.60%) ASP.NET
13 13 (0.60%) EDI
13 13 (0.60%) TensorFlow
14 12 (0.56%) .NET Framework
14 12 (0.56%) Pandas
Miscellaneous
1 184 (8.53%) Management Information System
2 140 (6.49%) Analytical Mindset
3 127 (5.89%) Self-Motivation
4 98 (4.54%) Onboarding
4 98 (4.54%) Product Ownership
5 74 (3.43%) Virtual Team
6 68 (3.15%) Blog
7 49 (2.27%) Credit Risk
8 48 (2.23%) Enterprise Software
9 39 (1.81%) Driving Licence
10 37 (1.72%) Cloud Native
10 37 (1.72%) Marketing Technology
11 36 (1.67%) Social Media
12 35 (1.62%) Cyber Threat
13 34 (1.58%) Security Posture
14 28 (1.30%) AI Agents
15 27 (1.25%) Data Structures
16 25 (1.16%) Mobile App
17 24 (1.11%) Algorithms
18 21 (0.97%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 93 (4.31%) Windows
2 57 (2.64%) Linux
3 38 (1.76%) Windows Server
4 12 (0.56%) Android
5 11 (0.51%) Apple iOS
6 10 (0.46%) Mac OS
7 9 (0.42%) Windows Server 2019
8 8 (0.37%) Windows Server 2016
9 6 (0.28%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 5 (0.23%) OpenVMS
11 4 (0.19%) Unix
12 2 (0.093%) Windows 10
13 1 (0.046%) AIX
13 1 (0.046%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,023 (47.43%) Problem-Solving
2 687 (31.85%) Continuous Improvement
3 606 (28.09%) Decision-Making
4 515 (23.88%) Analytics
5 500 (23.18%) Stakeholder Management
6 431 (19.98%) AI
7 412 (19.10%) Agile
8 297 (13.77%) Business Intelligence
9 263 (12.19%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 257 (11.91%) Roadmaps
11 255 (11.82%) Project Management
12 251 (11.64%) Actionable Insight
13 248 (11.50%) Process Improvement
14 227 (10.52%) Mentoring
15 209 (9.69%) Project Delivery
16 205 (9.50%) CRM
17 195 (9.04%) Data Analysis
18 190 (8.81%) Validation
19 189 (8.76%) Coaching
20 181 (8.39%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 457 (21.19%) SQL
2 313 (14.51%) Python
3 90 (4.17%) C#
4 89 (4.13%) JavaScript
5 62 (2.87%) Java
6 54 (2.50%) PowerShell
7 33 (1.53%) C++
8 32 (1.48%) T-SQL
9 28 (1.30%) R
10 23 (1.07%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 19 (0.88%) Bash
11 19 (0.88%) PL/SQL
11 19 (0.88%) TypeScript
12 11 (0.51%) Go
13 10 (0.46%) MATLAB
14 9 (0.42%) C
14 9 (0.42%) Kusto Query Language
15 8 (0.37%) Scala
16 6 (0.28%) PHP
16 6 (0.28%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 384 (17.80%) Degree
2 233 (10.80%) Security Cleared
3 178 (8.25%) SC Cleared
4 114 (5.29%) ACCA
5 111 (5.15%) CIMA
6 58 (2.69%) Computer Science Degree
6 58 (2.69%) DBS Check
7 46 (2.13%) CISSP
8 39 (1.81%) CISM
9 35 (1.62%) DV Cleared
10 26 (1.21%) Azure Certification
11 25 (1.16%) BPSS Clearance
12 21 (0.97%) Master's Degree
13 17 (0.79%) Cisco Certification
13 17 (0.79%) CompTIA Security+
14 16 (0.74%) AAT
14 16 (0.74%) CRISC
14 16 (0.74%) Numerate Degree
14 16 (0.74%) PMI Certification
15 15 (0.70%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 239 (11.08%) Data Quality
2 121 (5.61%) GDPR
3 106 (4.91%) Accessibility
4 90 (4.17%) QA
5 84 (3.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 57 (2.64%) SLA
7 55 (2.55%) NIST
8 39 (1.81%) Cyber Essentials
9 37 (1.72%) PMO
10 29 (1.34%) Actionable Recommendations
11 27 (1.25%) GRC
12 26 (1.21%) IFRS
13 21 (0.97%) ISO 9001
14 20 (0.93%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 17 (0.79%) ISO/IEC 20000
16 15 (0.70%) GAAP
17 14 (0.65%) ISO 14001
17 14 (0.65%) PCI DSS
17 14 (0.65%) Sarbanes-Oxley
18 11 (0.51%) NCSC
System Software
1 62 (2.87%) Active Directory
2 26 (1.21%) Docker
3 11 (0.51%) Firmware
4 9 (0.42%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (0.19%) VMware Infrastructure
6 1 (0.046%) HDFS
6 1 (0.046%) Oracle RAC
6 1 (0.046%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.046%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 28 (1.30%) Kubernetes
2 18 (0.83%) Microsoft Intune
3 15 (0.70%) Ansible
4 14 (0.65%) Grafana
5 8 (0.37%) QRadar
6 5 (0.23%) Single Sign-On
7 4 (0.19%) Kubeflow
7 4 (0.19%) Nmap
8 2 (0.093%) CASB
8 2 (0.093%) Functional Safety
8 2 (0.093%) Graylog
8 2 (0.093%) Packer
8 2 (0.093%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.046%) Data Guard
9 1 (0.046%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.046%) Kibana
9 1 (0.046%) Oracle Flashback
9 1 (0.046%) SQL Sentry
9 1 (0.046%) SysTrack
9 1 (0.046%) Thomson Reuters DACS
Vendors
1 444 (20.58%) Microsoft
2 125 (5.80%) Google
3 71 (3.29%) SAP
4 61 (2.83%) Oracle
5 59 (2.74%) Salesforce
6 43 (1.99%) YouTube
7 42 (1.95%) ServiceNow
8 33 (1.53%) Adobe
9 30 (1.39%) Sage
10 27 (1.25%) HubSpot
11 26 (1.21%) Databricks
12 24 (1.11%) Cisco
13 20 (0.93%) Splunk
14 17 (0.79%) Yardi
15 14 (0.65%) VMware
16 12 (0.56%) Apple
16 12 (0.56%) Dynatrace
17 11 (0.51%) Qualys
17 11 (0.51%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
18 10 (0.46%) JD Edwards