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

6 months to
27 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 19 9 14
Rank change year-on-year -10 +5 +8
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 1,919 2,246 2,918
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 8.26% 13.57% 11.75%
As % of the General category 13.71% 19.03% 19.18%
Number of salaries quoted 1,231 969 1,307
10th Percentile £36,250 £31,000 £35,920
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £41,750
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 £72,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year - - -4.55%

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 13,995 11,802 15,217
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 60.21% 71.32% 61.30%
Number of salaries quoted 8,804 6,603 9,806
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,500 £33,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £39,000 £43,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £79,688 £78,750 £81,120
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £107,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £54,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +1.85% -1.82% -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 27 August 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 49 (2.55%) SharePoint
2 22 (1.15%) Microsoft Exchange
3 17 (0.89%) Confluence
4 12 (0.63%) Apache
4 12 (0.63%) Apache Spark
4 12 (0.63%) IIS
5 11 (0.57%) Apache Airflow
6 8 (0.42%) SAS
7 7 (0.36%) Jupyter
8 5 (0.26%) WordPress
9 4 (0.21%) CMS
10 3 (0.16%) Anypoint
11 2 (0.10%) Oracle Application Server
11 2 (0.10%) Oracle SOA Suite
12 1 (0.052%) Apache Superset
12 1 (0.052%) Appian
12 1 (0.052%) ArcGIS
12 1 (0.052%) Drupal
12 1 (0.052%) Moodle
Applications
1 181 (9.43%) Microsoft Excel
2 84 (4.38%) Microsoft Office
3 45 (2.34%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 21 (1.09%) MS Visio
5 12 (0.63%) Microsoft Project
6 9 (0.47%) Adobe XD
7 7 (0.36%) Spreadsheet
8 4 (0.21%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 3 (0.16%) Blender
9 3 (0.16%) Chatbot
9 3 (0.16%) Maya
10 1 (0.052%) Adobe Premiere
10 1 (0.052%) AutoCAD
10 1 (0.052%) SOLIDWORKS
10 1 (0.052%) SPSS
10 1 (0.052%) Trello
Business Applications
1 43 (2.24%) Dynamics CRM
2 31 (1.62%) Dynamics GP
3 22 (1.15%) SAP S/4HANA
4 15 (0.78%) Shopify
5 14 (0.73%) NetSuite
6 9 (0.47%) SAP ERP
7 8 (0.42%) SAP CO
7 8 (0.42%) SAP FI
7 8 (0.42%) SAP FI/CO
8 7 (0.36%) Oracle EBS
8 7 (0.36%) Workday HCM
9 6 (0.31%) JDE EnterpriseOne
9 6 (0.31%) Sage 200
10 5 (0.26%) JDE World
11 4 (0.21%) Academy Housing
11 4 (0.21%) Dynamics NAV
11 4 (0.21%) Infor M3
11 4 (0.21%) JDE OneWorld
11 4 (0.21%) Oracle Payables
11 4 (0.21%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 264 (13.76%) Azure
2 254 (13.24%) Power Platform
3 160 (8.34%) AWS
4 125 (6.51%) SaaS
5 76 (3.96%) Microsoft 365
6 75 (3.91%) GCP
7 66 (3.44%) Google Analytics
8 41 (2.14%) Azure DevOps
9 39 (2.03%) Entra ID
10 35 (1.82%) Dynamics 365
10 35 (1.82%) GitHub
11 27 (1.41%) Microsoft Purview
12 26 (1.35%) PowerApps
13 25 (1.30%) Snowflake
14 23 (1.20%) Amazon S3
15 22 (1.15%) Serverless
16 21 (1.09%) Power Automate
17 18 (0.94%) dbt
17 18 (0.94%) Google Ads
18 16 (0.83%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 49 (2.55%) Broadband
2 36 (1.88%) Firewall
3 21 (1.09%) TCP/IP
4 19 (0.99%) Network Security
5 18 (0.94%) VPN
6 15 (0.78%) SMS
7 14 (0.73%) DNS
7 14 (0.73%) Wi-Fi
8 13 (0.68%) WAN
9 11 (0.57%) DHCP
9 11 (0.57%) LAN
10 7 (0.36%) 5G
11 6 (0.31%) Wireless
12 5 (0.26%) Cisco IOS
12 5 (0.26%) HTTP
12 5 (0.26%) Internet
12 5 (0.26%) VLAN
13 4 (0.21%) Intrusion Detection
13 4 (0.21%) NGN
13 4 (0.21%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 218 (11.36%) Power BI
2 80 (4.17%) SQL Server
3 68 (3.54%) Tableau
4 57 (2.97%) Data Warehouse
5 40 (2.08%) Metadata
5 40 (2.08%) Relational Database
6 34 (1.77%) PostgreSQL
6 34 (1.77%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 32 (1.67%) Looker
8 31 (1.62%) MySQL
9 21 (1.09%) Big Data
10 20 (1.04%) Data Lake
11 19 (0.99%) NoSQL
11 19 (0.99%) Oracle Database
12 18 (0.94%) Amazon Athena
13 16 (0.83%) SQL Server Reporting Services
14 14 (0.73%) Power Query
15 11 (0.57%) BigQuery
15 11 (0.57%) DynamoDB
15 11 (0.57%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 65 (3.39%) JIRA
2 63 (3.28%) Git
3 13 (0.68%) GitLab
4 10 (0.52%) LabVIEW
5 9 (0.47%) Jenkins
5 9 (0.47%) Visual Studio Code
6 8 (0.42%) Axure RP
6 8 (0.42%) Balsamiq
7 6 (0.31%) Bitbucket
8 4 (0.21%) Burp Suite
8 4 (0.21%) Eclipse
8 4 (0.21%) Metasploit
8 4 (0.21%) MLflow
8 4 (0.21%) Postman
8 4 (0.21%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 3 (0.16%) JMeter
9 3 (0.16%) Oracle Forms
9 3 (0.16%) RStudio
9 3 (0.16%) TeamCity
10 2 (0.10%) Visual Studio
General
1 904 (47.11%) Social Skills
2 600 (31.27%) Finance
3 231 (12.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 188 (9.80%) Marketing
5 177 (9.22%) Organisational Skills
6 163 (8.49%) Retail
7 162 (8.44%) Public Sector
8 161 (8.39%) Law
9 149 (7.76%) Legal
10 112 (5.84%) Influencing Skills
11 78 (4.06%) Presentation Skills
12 68 (3.54%) Banking
13 53 (2.76%) Manufacturing
14 42 (2.19%) Telecoms
15 41 (2.14%) Advertising
16 34 (1.77%) Games
17 27 (1.41%) Documentation Skills
17 27 (1.41%) Electronics
18 26 (1.35%) Local Government
19 23 (1.20%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 502 (26.16%) Analyst
2 273 (14.23%) Senior
3 134 (6.98%) Lead
4 115 (5.99%) Senior Analyst
5 114 (5.94%) Business Analyst
6 100 (5.21%) Data Analyst
7 94 (4.90%) Architect
8 91 (4.74%) Developer
9 75 (3.91%) Data Engineer
10 69 (3.60%) Support Analyst
11 61 (3.18%) Consultant
12 51 (2.66%) Service Manager
13 46 (2.40%) Delivery Manager
14 45 (2.34%) Applications Support
14 45 (2.34%) Marketing Manager
15 42 (2.19%) Senior Manager
16 41 (2.14%) Accountant
17 39 (2.03%) Senior Business Analyst
18 38 (1.98%) Financial Analyst
19 37 (1.93%) Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 63 (3.28%) .NET
2 54 (2.81%) HTML
3 48 (2.50%) CSS
4 44 (2.29%) Terraform
5 33 (1.72%) REST
6 28 (1.46%) JSON
6 28 (1.46%) PySpark
7 23 (1.20%) React
8 22 (1.15%) XML
9 21 (1.09%) RESTful
10 20 (1.04%) Middleware
11 17 (0.89%) .NET Core
11 17 (0.89%) PyTorch
12 15 (0.78%) AngularJS
12 15 (0.78%) TensorFlow
13 14 (0.73%) .NET Framework
14 13 (0.68%) ASP.NET
15 12 (0.63%) EDI
15 12 (0.63%) Entity Framework
16 11 (0.57%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 141 (7.35%) Analytical Mindset
2 124 (6.46%) Management Information System
3 118 (6.15%) Self-Motivation
4 108 (5.63%) Product Ownership
5 87 (4.53%) Onboarding
6 77 (4.01%) Virtual Team
7 69 (3.60%) Blog
8 46 (2.40%) Enterprise Software
9 41 (2.14%) Credit Risk
10 36 (1.88%) Social Media
11 35 (1.82%) Marketing Technology
12 34 (1.77%) Security Posture
13 31 (1.62%) Cloud Native
14 30 (1.56%) Cyber Threat
14 30 (1.56%) Driving Licence
15 27 (1.41%) Algorithms
16 26 (1.35%) Mobile App
17 24 (1.25%) Data Structures
18 21 (1.09%) AI Agents
19 20 (1.04%) Cyberattack
Operating Systems
1 87 (4.53%) Windows
2 58 (3.02%) Linux
3 37 (1.93%) Windows Server
4 11 (0.57%) Android
5 9 (0.47%) Unix
6 7 (0.36%) Apple iOS
6 7 (0.36%) Mac OS
6 7 (0.36%) Windows Server 2019
7 6 (0.31%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 6 (0.31%) Windows Server 2016
8 5 (0.26%) OpenVMS
9 1 (0.052%) AIX
9 1 (0.052%) Solaris
9 1 (0.052%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 919 (47.89%) Problem-Solving
2 579 (30.17%) Continuous Improvement
3 518 (26.99%) Decision-Making
4 455 (23.71%) Analytics
5 400 (20.84%) Agile
6 384 (20.01%) AI
7 359 (18.71%) Stakeholder Management
8 256 (13.34%) Business Intelligence
9 243 (12.66%) Roadmaps
10 241 (12.56%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 236 (12.30%) Project Management
12 221 (11.52%) Actionable Insight
13 195 (10.16%) Project Delivery
14 194 (10.11%) Process Improvement
15 193 (10.06%) Mentoring
16 169 (8.81%) CRM
17 167 (8.70%) Analytical Thinking
18 165 (8.60%) Data Analysis
19 162 (8.44%) Risk Management
20 156 (8.13%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 413 (21.52%) SQL
2 302 (15.74%) Python
3 85 (4.43%) C#
4 83 (4.33%) JavaScript
5 55 (2.87%) PowerShell
6 53 (2.76%) Java
7 31 (1.62%) T-SQL
8 28 (1.46%) C++
9 25 (1.30%) R
10 20 (1.04%) TypeScript
11 16 (0.83%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 14 (0.73%) PL/SQL
13 13 (0.68%) Bash
14 10 (0.52%) MATLAB
15 9 (0.47%) C
16 8 (0.42%) PHP
16 8 (0.42%) Scala
17 7 (0.36%) Kusto Query Language
18 5 (0.26%) Go
19 4 (0.21%) Perl
Qualifications
1 356 (18.55%) Degree
2 223 (11.62%) Security Cleared
3 169 (8.81%) SC Cleared
4 99 (5.16%) ACCA
5 94 (4.90%) CIMA
6 55 (2.87%) Computer Science Degree
7 44 (2.29%) CISSP
8 43 (2.24%) DBS Check
9 38 (1.98%) CISM
10 35 (1.82%) DV Cleared
11 26 (1.35%) Azure Certification
12 25 (1.30%) Master's Degree
13 23 (1.20%) BPSS Clearance
14 18 (0.94%) PMI Certification
15 17 (0.89%) CompTIA Security+
16 16 (0.83%) Cisco Certification
17 14 (0.73%) AAT
17 14 (0.73%) TOGAF Certification
18 13 (0.68%) Microsoft Certification
19 12 (0.63%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 192 (10.01%) Data Quality
2 121 (6.31%) GDPR
3 94 (4.90%) QA
4 91 (4.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 73 (3.80%) Accessibility
6 60 (3.13%) SLA
7 56 (2.92%) NIST
8 42 (2.19%) Cyber Essentials
9 29 (1.51%) ISO 9001
10 28 (1.46%) PMO
11 26 (1.35%) GRC
12 23 (1.20%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 22 (1.15%) Actionable Recommendations
14 21 (1.09%) ISO/IEC 20000
15 20 (1.04%) IFRS
16 18 (0.94%) ISO 14001
17 15 (0.78%) GAAP
18 13 (0.68%) Sarbanes-Oxley
19 12 (0.63%) COREP
19 12 (0.63%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 60 (3.13%) Active Directory
2 21 (1.09%) Docker
3 11 (0.57%) Firmware
4 8 (0.42%) Virtual Machines
4 8 (0.42%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.052%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 24 (1.25%) Kubernetes
2 18 (0.94%) Ansible
2 18 (0.94%) Microsoft Intune
3 12 (0.63%) Grafana
4 8 (0.42%) QRadar
5 6 (0.31%) Kubeflow
5 6 (0.31%) Packer
6 5 (0.26%) Single Sign-On
7 4 (0.21%) Nmap
8 2 (0.10%) CASB
8 2 (0.10%) Graylog
9 1 (0.052%) Data Guard
9 1 (0.052%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.052%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
9 1 (0.052%) Oracle Flashback
9 1 (0.052%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.052%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 358 (18.66%) Microsoft
2 107 (5.58%) Google
3 71 (3.70%) SAP
4 61 (3.18%) Oracle
5 48 (2.50%) Salesforce
6 38 (1.98%) ServiceNow
7 29 (1.51%) Adobe
8 27 (1.41%) YouTube
9 26 (1.35%) Cisco
10 23 (1.20%) Databricks
11 22 (1.15%) Sage
12 18 (0.94%) HubSpot
13 16 (0.83%) Splunk
14 15 (0.78%) Palo Alto
15 14 (0.73%) VMware
16 12 (0.63%) Apple
16 12 (0.63%) JD Edwards
16 12 (0.63%) Qualys
17 11 (0.57%) Dynatrace
18 10 (0.52%) FIS