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

6 months to
10 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 16 9 14
Rank change year-on-year -7 +5 +8
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 2,035 2,205 2,876
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 8.50% 13.59% 12.31%
As % of the General category 14.04% 18.98% 19.75%
Number of salaries quoted 1,282 946 1,154
10th Percentile £36,250 £31,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £39,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,213
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.44% +0.39%
75th Percentile £72,500 £68,750 £73,625
90th Percentile £88,148 £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 14,492 11,615 14,562
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 60.53% 71.60% 62.32%
Number of salaries quoted 9,041 6,432 8,633
10th Percentile £32,261 £28,750 £34,781
25th Percentile £42,500 £39,250 £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 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £110,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £54,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.92% -0.91% -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 10 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 55 (2.70%) SharePoint
2 22 (1.08%) Microsoft Exchange
3 19 (0.93%) Confluence
4 13 (0.64%) Apache Spark
5 12 (0.59%) IIS
6 11 (0.54%) Apache
7 10 (0.49%) Apache Airflow
8 8 (0.39%) SAS
9 7 (0.34%) Jupyter
10 5 (0.25%) WordPress
11 4 (0.20%) CMS
12 3 (0.15%) Anypoint
13 2 (0.098%) Oracle Application Server
13 2 (0.098%) Oracle SOA Suite
14 1 (0.049%) Apache Superset
14 1 (0.049%) Appian
14 1 (0.049%) ArcGIS
14 1 (0.049%) Drupal
14 1 (0.049%) Moodle
Applications
1 195 (9.58%) Microsoft Excel
2 96 (4.72%) Microsoft Office
3 47 (2.31%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 21 (1.03%) MS Visio
5 14 (0.69%) Microsoft Project
6 13 (0.64%) Spreadsheet
7 8 (0.39%) Adobe XD
8 5 (0.25%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 4 (0.20%) Chatbot
10 3 (0.15%) Blender
10 3 (0.15%) Maya
11 2 (0.098%) Photoshop
12 1 (0.049%) Adobe Illustrator
12 1 (0.049%) Adobe Premiere
12 1 (0.049%) AutoCAD
12 1 (0.049%) InDesign
12 1 (0.049%) SOLIDWORKS
12 1 (0.049%) SPSS
12 1 (0.049%) Trello
Business Applications
1 46 (2.26%) Dynamics CRM
2 32 (1.57%) Dynamics GP
3 19 (0.93%) SAP S/4HANA
4 15 (0.74%) Shopify
5 13 (0.64%) NetSuite
6 8 (0.39%) SAP ERP
7 7 (0.34%) Oracle EBS
7 7 (0.34%) SAP CO
7 7 (0.34%) SAP FI
7 7 (0.34%) SAP FI/CO
7 7 (0.34%) Workday HCM
8 6 (0.29%) Exchequer
8 6 (0.29%) JDE EnterpriseOne
8 6 (0.29%) Sage 200
9 5 (0.25%) JDE World
9 5 (0.25%) Sage 50
10 4 (0.20%) Academy Housing
10 4 (0.20%) Dynamics NAV
10 4 (0.20%) Infor M3
10 4 (0.20%) JDE OneWorld
Cloud Services
1 268 (13.17%) Azure
2 263 (12.92%) Power Platform
3 171 (8.40%) AWS
4 125 (6.14%) SaaS
5 85 (4.18%) Microsoft 365
6 74 (3.64%) GCP
7 70 (3.44%) Google Analytics
8 44 (2.16%) Entra ID
9 41 (2.01%) Azure DevOps
10 38 (1.87%) Dynamics 365
11 36 (1.77%) GitHub
12 32 (1.57%) Serverless
13 30 (1.47%) PowerApps
14 27 (1.33%) Microsoft Purview
15 26 (1.28%) Amazon S3
16 25 (1.23%) Google Ads
17 23 (1.13%) AWS Lambda
17 23 (1.13%) Snowflake
18 22 (1.08%) Amazon EMR
18 22 (1.08%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 49 (2.41%) Broadband
2 34 (1.67%) Firewall
3 21 (1.03%) Network Security
3 21 (1.03%) TCP/IP
4 18 (0.88%) 5G
4 18 (0.88%) VPN
5 17 (0.84%) DNS
6 15 (0.74%) SMS
7 14 (0.69%) DHCP
7 14 (0.69%) WAN
7 14 (0.69%) Wi-Fi
8 12 (0.59%) LAN
9 7 (0.34%) Internet
10 6 (0.29%) NGN
10 6 (0.29%) VLAN
10 6 (0.29%) Wireless
11 5 (0.25%) Cisco IOS
11 5 (0.25%) HTTP
12 4 (0.20%) FTP
12 4 (0.20%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 227 (11.15%) Power BI
2 75 (3.69%) SQL Server
3 67 (3.29%) Tableau
4 58 (2.85%) Data Warehouse
5 42 (2.06%) Metadata
6 38 (1.87%) Relational Database
7 34 (1.67%) PostgreSQL
8 33 (1.62%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 32 (1.57%) Looker
10 29 (1.43%) MySQL
11 23 (1.13%) Data Lake
12 22 (1.08%) Amazon Athena
12 22 (1.08%) Big Data
13 17 (0.84%) NoSQL
13 17 (0.84%) Oracle Database
13 17 (0.84%) Power Query
14 16 (0.79%) SQL Server Reporting Services
15 14 (0.69%) Spark SQL
16 12 (0.59%) Amazon Redshift
17 11 (0.54%) BigQuery
Development Applications
1 69 (3.39%) JIRA
2 68 (3.34%) Git
3 12 (0.59%) GitLab
4 10 (0.49%) Jenkins
4 10 (0.49%) LabVIEW
4 10 (0.49%) Visual Studio Code
5 7 (0.34%) Axure RP
5 7 (0.34%) Balsamiq
5 7 (0.34%) Bitbucket
6 4 (0.20%) Burp Suite
6 4 (0.20%) Eclipse
6 4 (0.20%) Metasploit
6 4 (0.20%) MLflow
6 4 (0.20%) Postman
6 4 (0.20%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 3 (0.15%) JMeter
7 3 (0.15%) Oracle Forms
7 3 (0.15%) RStudio
8 2 (0.098%) TeamCity
8 2 (0.098%) Visual Studio
General
1 979 (48.11%) Social Skills
2 671 (32.97%) Finance
3 241 (11.84%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 211 (10.37%) Marketing
5 199 (9.78%) Organisational Skills
6 182 (8.94%) Law
7 172 (8.45%) Legal
7 172 (8.45%) Retail
8 170 (8.35%) Public Sector
9 122 (6.00%) Influencing Skills
10 82 (4.03%) Presentation Skills
11 62 (3.05%) Banking
12 57 (2.80%) Manufacturing
13 51 (2.51%) Telecoms
14 46 (2.26%) Advertising
15 35 (1.72%) Games
16 29 (1.43%) Electronics
17 28 (1.38%) Documentation Skills
18 26 (1.28%) Aerospace
19 25 (1.23%) Billing
Job Titles
1 515 (25.31%) Analyst
2 279 (13.71%) Senior
3 140 (6.88%) Lead
4 119 (5.85%) Business Analyst
5 116 (5.70%) Senior Analyst
6 105 (5.16%) Data Analyst
7 92 (4.52%) Architect
8 90 (4.42%) Developer
9 82 (4.03%) Data Engineer
10 73 (3.59%) Consultant
10 73 (3.59%) Support Analyst
11 56 (2.75%) Service Manager
12 54 (2.65%) Applications Support
13 49 (2.41%) Accountant
14 48 (2.36%) Delivery Manager
15 45 (2.21%) Marketing Manager
16 43 (2.11%) Senior Manager
17 41 (2.01%) Senior Business Analyst
18 39 (1.92%) Financial Analyst
19 37 (1.82%) Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 61 (3.00%) .NET
2 49 (2.41%) HTML
3 43 (2.11%) CSS
4 42 (2.06%) Terraform
5 39 (1.92%) PySpark
6 31 (1.52%) REST
7 30 (1.47%) JSON
8 24 (1.18%) XML
9 20 (0.98%) Middleware
9 20 (0.98%) RESTful
10 19 (0.93%) React
11 16 (0.79%) PyTorch
12 15 (0.74%) .NET Core
12 15 (0.74%) AngularJS
13 14 (0.69%) TensorFlow
14 13 (0.64%) .NET Framework
15 12 (0.59%) ASP.NET
15 12 (0.59%) EDI
16 11 (0.54%) LDAP
16 11 (0.54%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 152 (7.47%) Management Information System
2 143 (7.03%) Analytical Mindset
3 123 (6.04%) Self-Motivation
4 106 (5.21%) Product Ownership
5 90 (4.42%) Onboarding
6 78 (3.83%) Virtual Team
7 68 (3.34%) Blog
8 49 (2.41%) Enterprise Software
9 41 (2.01%) Credit Risk
10 35 (1.72%) Driving Licence
10 35 (1.72%) Marketing Technology
10 35 (1.72%) Social Media
11 34 (1.67%) Cloud Native
12 33 (1.62%) Cyber Threat
13 32 (1.57%) Security Posture
14 27 (1.33%) AI Agents
15 25 (1.23%) Algorithms
15 25 (1.23%) Data Structures
16 24 (1.18%) Mobile App
17 20 (0.98%) Cyberattack
Operating Systems
1 92 (4.52%) Windows
2 57 (2.80%) Linux
3 40 (1.97%) Windows Server
4 11 (0.54%) Android
5 9 (0.44%) Windows Server 2019
6 8 (0.39%) Windows Server 2016
7 7 (0.34%) Apple iOS
7 7 (0.34%) Mac OS
7 7 (0.34%) Unix
8 6 (0.29%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 5 (0.25%) OpenVMS
10 1 (0.049%) AIX
10 1 (0.049%) Solaris
10 1 (0.049%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 964 (47.37%) Problem-Solving
2 629 (30.91%) Continuous Improvement
3 559 (27.47%) Decision-Making
4 478 (23.49%) Analytics
5 421 (20.69%) AI
6 415 (20.39%) Stakeholder Management
7 404 (19.85%) Agile
8 271 (13.32%) Business Intelligence
9 255 (12.53%) Roadmaps
10 246 (12.09%) Project Management
11 244 (11.99%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 232 (11.40%) Actionable Insight
13 220 (10.81%) Process Improvement
14 209 (10.27%) Mentoring
15 203 (9.98%) Project Delivery
16 183 (8.99%) Coaching
17 182 (8.94%) CRM
18 174 (8.55%) Data Analysis
18 174 (8.55%) Validation
19 172 (8.45%) Analytical Thinking
Programming Languages
1 431 (21.18%) SQL
2 301 (14.79%) Python
3 85 (4.18%) C#
3 85 (4.18%) JavaScript
4 62 (3.05%) Java
5 58 (2.85%) PowerShell
6 34 (1.67%) C++
7 30 (1.47%) T-SQL
8 23 (1.13%) R
9 20 (0.98%) TypeScript
10 18 (0.88%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 16 (0.79%) PL/SQL
12 14 (0.69%) Bash
13 10 (0.49%) MATLAB
14 9 (0.44%) C
15 8 (0.39%) Kusto Query Language
15 8 (0.39%) PHP
15 8 (0.39%) Scala
16 4 (0.20%) Go
16 4 (0.20%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 367 (18.03%) Degree
2 232 (11.40%) Security Cleared
3 178 (8.75%) SC Cleared
4 110 (5.41%) ACCA
5 105 (5.16%) CIMA
6 60 (2.95%) Computer Science Degree
7 55 (2.70%) DBS Check
8 48 (2.36%) CISSP
9 42 (2.06%) CISM
10 35 (1.72%) DV Cleared
11 27 (1.33%) Azure Certification
12 23 (1.13%) BPSS Clearance
12 23 (1.13%) Master's Degree
13 19 (0.93%) PMI Certification
14 17 (0.84%) Cisco Certification
14 17 (0.84%) CompTIA Security+
15 16 (0.79%) AAT
16 15 (0.74%) CRISC
17 13 (0.64%) Microsoft Certification
17 13 (0.64%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 220 (10.81%) Data Quality
2 125 (6.14%) GDPR
3 95 (4.67%) Accessibility
4 92 (4.52%) QA
5 90 (4.42%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 57 (2.80%) NIST
6 57 (2.80%) SLA
7 41 (2.01%) Cyber Essentials
8 28 (1.38%) PMO
9 26 (1.28%) GRC
10 25 (1.23%) ISO 9001
11 22 (1.08%) Actionable Recommendations
11 22 (1.08%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 22 (1.08%) IFRS
12 20 (0.98%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 17 (0.84%) ISO 14001
14 15 (0.74%) GAAP
15 13 (0.64%) PCI DSS
15 13 (0.64%) Sarbanes-Oxley
16 12 (0.59%) NCSC
System Software
1 64 (3.14%) Active Directory
2 21 (1.03%) Docker
3 11 (0.54%) Firmware
4 8 (0.39%) Virtual Machines
4 8 (0.39%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.049%) Oracle RAC
5 1 (0.049%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 24 (1.18%) Kubernetes
2 19 (0.93%) Ansible
3 18 (0.88%) Microsoft Intune
4 12 (0.59%) Grafana
5 8 (0.39%) QRadar
6 6 (0.29%) Packer
7 5 (0.25%) Kubeflow
7 5 (0.25%) Single Sign-On
8 4 (0.20%) Nmap
9 2 (0.098%) CASB
9 2 (0.098%) Graylog
10 1 (0.049%) Data Guard
10 1 (0.049%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.049%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
10 1 (0.049%) Oracle Flashback
10 1 (0.049%) Prometheus
10 1 (0.049%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 398 (19.56%) Microsoft
2 119 (5.85%) Google
3 71 (3.49%) SAP
4 58 (2.85%) Oracle
5 49 (2.41%) Salesforce
6 41 (2.01%) YouTube
7 39 (1.92%) ServiceNow
8 29 (1.43%) Adobe
8 29 (1.43%) Cisco
9 28 (1.38%) Sage
10 22 (1.08%) Databricks
11 21 (1.03%) HubSpot
12 17 (0.84%) Splunk
12 17 (0.84%) VMware
13 15 (0.74%) Yardi
14 14 (0.69%) Palo Alto
15 12 (0.59%) Apple
16 11 (0.54%) Dynatrace
16 11 (0.54%) JD Edwards
16 11 (0.54%) Qualys