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

6 months to
1 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 17 10 14
Rank change year-on-year -7 +4 +8
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 1,935 2,224 2,930
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 8.29% 13.53% 12.06%
As % of the General category 13.76% 18.96% 19.57%
Number of salaries quoted 1,231 961 1,261
10th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £35,920
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £42,500
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 14,060 11,727 14,972
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 60.27% 71.32% 61.62%
Number of salaries quoted 8,811 6,564 9,390
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,750 £33,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £39,750 £43,750
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 £78,750 £81,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £108,750
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 1 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 50 (2.58%) SharePoint
2 22 (1.14%) Microsoft Exchange
3 17 (0.88%) Confluence
4 12 (0.62%) Apache
4 12 (0.62%) Apache Spark
4 12 (0.62%) IIS
5 11 (0.57%) Apache Airflow
6 8 (0.41%) 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
1 182 (9.41%) Microsoft Excel
2 87 (4.50%) Microsoft Office
3 45 (2.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 21 (1.09%) MS Visio
5 12 (0.62%) Microsoft Project
6 9 (0.47%) Adobe XD
7 8 (0.41%) 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 45 (2.33%) Dynamics CRM
2 31 (1.60%) Dynamics GP
3 21 (1.09%) SAP S/4HANA
4 15 (0.78%) Shopify
5 14 (0.72%) NetSuite
6 9 (0.47%) SAP ERP
7 7 (0.36%) Oracle EBS
7 7 (0.36%) SAP CO
7 7 (0.36%) SAP FI
7 7 (0.36%) SAP FI/CO
7 7 (0.36%) Workday HCM
8 6 (0.31%) Exchequer
8 6 (0.31%) JDE EnterpriseOne
8 6 (0.31%) Sage 200
9 5 (0.26%) JDE World
10 4 (0.21%) Academy Housing
10 4 (0.21%) Infor M3
10 4 (0.21%) Oracle Payables
10 4 (0.21%) Oracle Receivables
10 4 (0.21%) Sage 50
Cloud Services
1 259 (13.39%) Azure
2 253 (13.07%) Power Platform
3 163 (8.42%) AWS
4 127 (6.56%) SaaS
5 77 (3.98%) Microsoft 365
6 74 (3.82%) GCP
7 68 (3.51%) Google Analytics
8 41 (2.12%) Azure DevOps
9 40 (2.07%) Entra ID
10 36 (1.86%) Dynamics 365
11 35 (1.81%) GitHub
12 27 (1.40%) Microsoft Purview
12 27 (1.40%) PowerApps
13 23 (1.19%) Amazon S3
14 22 (1.14%) Power Automate
14 22 (1.14%) Serverless
14 22 (1.14%) Snowflake
15 20 (1.03%) Google Ads
16 18 (0.93%) dbt
17 17 (0.88%) Google Tag Manager
Communications & Networking
1 49 (2.53%) Broadband
2 36 (1.86%) Firewall
3 22 (1.14%) TCP/IP
4 19 (0.98%) Network Security
5 18 (0.93%) VPN
6 15 (0.78%) SMS
7 14 (0.72%) DNS
7 14 (0.72%) Wi-Fi
8 13 (0.67%) 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%) FTP
13 4 (0.21%) SMTP
13 4 (0.21%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 217 (11.21%) Power BI
2 75 (3.88%) SQL Server
3 67 (3.46%) Tableau
4 57 (2.95%) Data Warehouse
5 40 (2.07%) Metadata
6 38 (1.96%) Relational Database
7 34 (1.76%) PostgreSQL
7 34 (1.76%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 32 (1.65%) Looker
9 29 (1.50%) MySQL
10 21 (1.09%) Big Data
11 20 (1.03%) Data Lake
12 19 (0.98%) NoSQL
13 18 (0.93%) Amazon Athena
14 17 (0.88%) Oracle Database
15 16 (0.83%) Power Query
15 16 (0.83%) SQL Server Reporting Services
16 11 (0.57%) BigQuery
16 11 (0.57%) DynamoDB
16 11 (0.57%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 66 (3.41%) JIRA
2 62 (3.20%) Git
3 13 (0.67%) GitLab
4 10 (0.52%) LabVIEW
5 9 (0.47%) Jenkins
5 9 (0.47%) Visual Studio Code
6 8 (0.41%) Axure RP
6 8 (0.41%) 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
1 922 (47.65%) Social Skills
2 614 (31.73%) Finance
3 231 (11.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 193 (9.97%) Marketing
5 183 (9.46%) Organisational Skills
6 169 (8.73%) Law
7 168 (8.68%) Retail
8 162 (8.37%) Public Sector
9 153 (7.91%) Legal
10 114 (5.89%) Influencing Skills
11 81 (4.19%) Presentation Skills
12 68 (3.51%) Banking
13 53 (2.74%) Manufacturing
14 43 (2.22%) Telecoms
15 42 (2.17%) Advertising
16 35 (1.81%) Games
17 27 (1.40%) Documentation Skills
17 27 (1.40%) Electronics
18 26 (1.34%) Local Government
19 24 (1.24%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 504 (26.05%) Analyst
2 269 (13.90%) Senior
3 132 (6.82%) Lead
4 114 (5.89%) Business Analyst
5 113 (5.84%) Senior Analyst
6 101 (5.22%) Data Analyst
7 93 (4.81%) Architect
8 90 (4.65%) Developer
9 72 (3.72%) Data Engineer
10 71 (3.67%) Support Analyst
11 64 (3.31%) Consultant
12 52 (2.69%) Service Manager
13 47 (2.43%) Applications Support
14 46 (2.38%) Delivery Manager
15 44 (2.27%) Marketing Manager
16 43 (2.22%) Accountant
17 42 (2.17%) Senior Manager
18 40 (2.07%) Financial Analyst
19 38 (1.96%) Senior Business Analyst
20 37 (1.91%) Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 60 (3.10%) .NET
2 51 (2.64%) HTML
3 45 (2.33%) CSS
4 43 (2.22%) Terraform
5 33 (1.71%) REST
6 28 (1.45%) JSON
6 28 (1.45%) PySpark
7 23 (1.19%) XML
8 20 (1.03%) Middleware
8 20 (1.03%) React
8 20 (1.03%) RESTful
9 17 (0.88%) .NET Core
9 17 (0.88%) PyTorch
10 15 (0.78%) AngularJS
10 15 (0.78%) TensorFlow
11 14 (0.72%) .NET Framework
12 13 (0.67%) ASP.NET
13 12 (0.62%) EDI
13 12 (0.62%) Entity Framework
14 11 (0.57%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 139 (7.18%) Analytical Mindset
2 132 (6.82%) Management Information System
3 119 (6.15%) Self-Motivation
4 107 (5.53%) Product Ownership
5 88 (4.55%) Onboarding
6 77 (3.98%) Virtual Team
7 69 (3.57%) Blog
8 48 (2.48%) Enterprise Software
9 41 (2.12%) Credit Risk
10 35 (1.81%) Marketing Technology
10 35 (1.81%) Social Media
11 34 (1.76%) Security Posture
12 33 (1.71%) Driving Licence
13 31 (1.60%) Cloud Native
14 30 (1.55%) Cyber Threat
15 26 (1.34%) Algorithms
16 25 (1.29%) Mobile App
17 24 (1.24%) Data Structures
18 21 (1.09%) AI Agents
19 20 (1.03%) Cyberattack
Operating Systems
1 88 (4.55%) Windows
2 58 (3.00%) Linux
3 37 (1.91%) 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
1 925 (47.80%) Problem-Solving
2 586 (30.28%) Continuous Improvement
3 522 (26.98%) Decision-Making
4 453 (23.41%) Analytics
5 394 (20.36%) Agile
6 387 (20.00%) AI
7 369 (19.07%) Stakeholder Management
8 256 (13.23%) Business Intelligence
9 245 (12.66%) Roadmaps
10 238 (12.30%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 237 (12.25%) Project Management
12 223 (11.52%) Actionable Insight
13 201 (10.39%) Process Improvement
14 196 (10.13%) Mentoring
14 196 (10.13%) Project Delivery
15 173 (8.94%) CRM
16 168 (8.68%) Analytical Thinking
17 166 (8.58%) Data Analysis
18 162 (8.37%) Risk Management
19 161 (8.32%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 413 (21.34%) SQL
2 297 (15.35%) Python
3 82 (4.24%) C#
4 80 (4.13%) JavaScript
5 55 (2.84%) PowerShell
6 52 (2.69%) Java
7 31 (1.60%) T-SQL
8 28 (1.45%) C++
9 23 (1.19%) R
10 20 (1.03%) TypeScript
11 16 (0.83%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 14 (0.72%) PL/SQL
13 13 (0.67%) Bash
14 10 (0.52%) MATLAB
15 9 (0.47%) C
16 8 (0.41%) PHP
16 8 (0.41%) Scala
17 7 (0.36%) Kusto Query Language
18 4 (0.21%) Perl
18 4 (0.21%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 358 (18.50%) Degree
2 224 (11.58%) Security Cleared
3 170 (8.79%) SC Cleared
4 100 (5.17%) ACCA
5 95 (4.91%) CIMA
6 57 (2.95%) Computer Science Degree
7 45 (2.33%) CISSP
8 42 (2.17%) DBS Check
9 39 (2.02%) CISM
10 35 (1.81%) DV Cleared
11 26 (1.34%) Azure Certification
12 23 (1.19%) BPSS Clearance
12 23 (1.19%) Master's Degree
13 18 (0.93%) PMI Certification
14 17 (0.88%) CompTIA Security+
15 16 (0.83%) Cisco Certification
16 14 (0.72%) AAT
17 13 (0.67%) Microsoft Certification
17 13 (0.67%) TOGAF Certification
18 12 (0.62%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 196 (10.13%) Data Quality
2 118 (6.10%) GDPR
3 93 (4.81%) QA
4 91 (4.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 77 (3.98%) Accessibility
6 57 (2.95%) SLA
7 56 (2.89%) NIST
8 42 (2.17%) Cyber Essentials
9 28 (1.45%) ISO 9001
10 27 (1.40%) PMO
11 26 (1.34%) GRC
12 23 (1.19%) Actionable Recommendations
12 23 (1.19%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 21 (1.09%) ISO/IEC 20000
14 19 (0.98%) IFRS
15 18 (0.93%) ISO 14001
16 14 (0.72%) GAAP
17 13 (0.67%) Sarbanes-Oxley
18 12 (0.62%) COREP
18 12 (0.62%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 60 (3.10%) Active Directory
2 21 (1.09%) Docker
3 11 (0.57%) Firmware
4 8 (0.41%) Virtual Machines
4 8 (0.41%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.052%) Oracle RAC
5 1 (0.052%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 24 (1.24%) Kubernetes
2 18 (0.93%) Ansible
2 18 (0.93%) Microsoft Intune
3 12 (0.62%) Grafana
4 8 (0.41%) 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
1 364 (18.81%) Microsoft
2 111 (5.74%) Google
3 72 (3.72%) SAP
4 59 (3.05%) Oracle
5 49 (2.53%) Salesforce
6 37 (1.91%) ServiceNow
7 32 (1.65%) YouTube
8 29 (1.50%) Adobe
9 28 (1.45%) Cisco
10 23 (1.19%) Sage
11 22 (1.14%) Databricks
12 20 (1.03%) HubSpot
13 16 (0.83%) Splunk
14 15 (0.78%) Palo Alto
15 14 (0.72%) VMware
16 12 (0.62%) Apple
16 12 (0.62%) JD Edwards
16 12 (0.62%) Qualys
17 11 (0.57%) Dynatrace
18 10 (0.52%) FIS