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

6 months to
22 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 23 12 20
Rank change year-on-year -11 +8 0
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 1,514 2,203 3,377
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.46% 14.17% 9.73%
As % of the General category 12.79% 19.06% 16.13%
Number of salaries quoted 1,024 916 1,913
10th Percentile £36,250 £31,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £43,000 £40,750 £40,808
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.76% -4.34%
75th Percentile £73,750 £71,313 £70,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £88,500
UK median annual salary £54,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -0.91% +10.00% -8.99%

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 11,833 11,558 20,938
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 58.34% 74.33% 60.33%
Number of salaries quoted 7,734 6,390 15,306
10th Percentile £32,000 £27,500 £31,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £79,180 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £110,000 £96,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -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 22 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 38 (2.51%) SharePoint
2 27 (1.78%) Microsoft Exchange
3 18 (1.19%) Confluence
4 12 (0.79%) Apache Airflow
5 11 (0.73%) Apache
5 11 (0.73%) Apache Spark
5 11 (0.73%) WordPress
6 10 (0.66%) IIS
7 7 (0.46%) SAS
8 5 (0.33%) CMS
8 5 (0.33%) Jupyter
9 4 (0.26%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 3 (0.20%) Anypoint
11 1 (0.066%) Appian
11 1 (0.066%) Drupal
11 1 (0.066%) Moodle
11 1 (0.066%) Oracle SOA Suite
11 1 (0.066%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 155 (10.24%) Microsoft Excel
2 59 (3.90%) Microsoft Office
3 28 (1.85%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 14 (0.92%) MS Visio
5 10 (0.66%) Spreadsheet
6 8 (0.53%) Adobe XD
7 4 (0.26%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 4 (0.26%) Chatbot
7 4 (0.26%) Microsoft Project
8 3 (0.20%) Blender
8 3 (0.20%) Maya
9 1 (0.066%) Adobe Premiere
9 1 (0.066%) AutoCAD
9 1 (0.066%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 30 (1.98%) SAP S/4HANA
2 14 (0.92%) NetSuite
3 11 (0.73%) SAP ERP
4 10 (0.66%) Dynamics CRM
5 9 (0.59%) Oracle EBS
6 6 (0.40%) SAP CO
6 6 (0.40%) SAP FI
6 6 (0.40%) SAP FI/CO
7 4 (0.26%) Infor M3
7 4 (0.26%) JDE OneWorld
7 4 (0.26%) JDE World
7 4 (0.26%) Sage 200
8 3 (0.20%) Dynamics GP
8 3 (0.20%) Elite 3E
8 3 (0.20%) JDE EnterpriseOne
8 3 (0.20%) SAP FSCM
9 2 (0.13%) Dynamics NAV
9 2 (0.13%) Oracle Applications
9 2 (0.13%) Oracle ERP
9 2 (0.13%) SAP QM
Cloud Services
1 256 (16.91%) Azure
2 238 (15.72%) Power Platform
3 132 (8.72%) AWS
4 120 (7.93%) SaaS
5 61 (4.03%) Microsoft 365
6 52 (3.43%) Google Analytics
7 47 (3.10%) GCP
8 41 (2.71%) Azure DevOps
9 31 (2.05%) Entra ID
10 30 (1.98%) GitHub
11 28 (1.85%) Dynamics 365
12 21 (1.39%) Amazon S3
13 18 (1.19%) Microsoft Purview
14 17 (1.12%) OCI
15 16 (1.06%) Azure Logic Apps
15 16 (1.06%) Serverless
16 13 (0.86%) PowerApps
16 13 (0.86%) Snowflake
17 12 (0.79%) Azure Machine Learning
17 12 (0.79%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 70 (4.62%) Broadband
2 53 (3.50%) Firewall
3 24 (1.59%) Wi-Fi
4 16 (1.06%) NGFW
4 16 (1.06%) TCP/IP
4 16 (1.06%) Wireshark
5 15 (0.99%) VXLAN
6 13 (0.86%) VPN
7 10 (0.66%) SMS
7 10 (0.66%) WAN
8 8 (0.53%) Network Security
9 7 (0.46%) 5G
9 7 (0.46%) DNS
9 7 (0.46%) Intrusion Detection
9 7 (0.46%) LAN
10 6 (0.40%) Cisco ASA
10 6 (0.40%) HTTP
10 6 (0.40%) Wireless
11 5 (0.33%) SMTP
11 5 (0.33%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 202 (13.34%) Power BI
2 65 (4.29%) SQL Server
3 64 (4.23%) Tableau
4 46 (3.04%) Metadata
5 34 (2.25%) PostgreSQL
6 33 (2.18%) Data Warehouse
7 31 (2.05%) MySQL
8 25 (1.65%) Relational Database
9 20 (1.32%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 19 (1.25%) Oracle Database
11 18 (1.19%) Big Data
12 17 (1.12%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 16 (1.06%) NoSQL
14 14 (0.92%) Power Query
15 13 (0.86%) Data Lake
16 12 (0.79%) Amazon Athena
17 9 (0.59%) Looker
18 8 (0.53%) Azure SQL Database
18 8 (0.53%) DynamoDB
18 8 (0.53%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 44 (2.91%) JIRA
2 43 (2.84%) Git
3 15 (0.99%) GitLab
4 7 (0.46%) Axure RP
4 7 (0.46%) Balsamiq
5 6 (0.40%) Visual Studio Code
6 4 (0.26%) Burp Suite
6 4 (0.26%) Eclipse
6 4 (0.26%) Metasploit
6 4 (0.26%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 3 (0.20%) Jenkins
7 3 (0.20%) Oracle APEX
7 3 (0.20%) Oracle Forms
7 3 (0.20%) Postman
8 2 (0.13%) Babel
8 2 (0.13%) MLflow
8 2 (0.13%) TeamCity
8 2 (0.13%) webpack
9 1 (0.066%) Bitbucket
9 1 (0.066%) Zephyr
General
1 696 (45.97%) Social Skills
2 480 (31.70%) Finance
3 148 (9.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 144 (9.51%) Public Sector
5 128 (8.45%) Marketing
6 99 (6.54%) Retail
7 94 (6.21%) Law
7 94 (6.21%) Legal
7 94 (6.21%) Organisational Skills
8 56 (3.70%) Banking
9 53 (3.50%) Influencing Skills
10 44 (2.91%) Presentation Skills
11 37 (2.44%) Manufacturing
12 34 (2.25%) Advertising
13 31 (2.05%) Telecoms
14 27 (1.78%) Publishing
15 26 (1.72%) Automotive
16 25 (1.65%) Documentation Skills
17 19 (1.25%) Games
18 15 (0.99%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 404 (26.68%) Analyst
2 212 (14.00%) Senior
3 109 (7.20%) Lead
4 91 (6.01%) Business Analyst
5 90 (5.94%) Architect
6 89 (5.88%) Data Analyst
7 84 (5.55%) Developer
8 70 (4.62%) Senior Analyst
9 54 (3.57%) Consultant
10 49 (3.24%) Data Engineer
11 45 (2.97%) Report Analyst
12 42 (2.77%) Senior Manager
13 36 (2.38%) Solutions Architect
13 36 (2.38%) Support Analyst
14 35 (2.31%) Accountant
14 35 (2.31%) Applications Support
15 32 (2.11%) Data Scientist
15 32 (2.11%) Security Analyst
16 31 (2.05%) Financial Analyst
16 31 (2.05%) Product Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 49 (3.24%) HTML
2 48 (3.17%) .NET
3 41 (2.71%) CSS
4 40 (2.64%) JSON
5 30 (1.98%) REST
6 27 (1.78%) PyTorch
6 27 (1.78%) React
6 27 (1.78%) TensorFlow
7 26 (1.72%) Middleware
8 24 (1.59%) XML
9 18 (1.19%) RESTful
10 14 (0.92%) PySpark
11 12 (0.79%) React Native
12 11 (0.73%) Node.js
13 10 (0.66%) ASP.NET
14 9 (0.59%) Bootstrap
14 9 (0.59%) SOAP
14 9 (0.59%) TFX
15 8 (0.53%) Kafka
16 7 (0.46%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 123 (8.12%) Analytical Mindset
2 90 (5.94%) Product Ownership
3 73 (4.82%) Self-Motivation
4 70 (4.62%) Management Information System
5 54 (3.57%) Onboarding
6 45 (2.97%) Virtual Team
7 40 (2.64%) Algorithms
7 40 (2.64%) Data Structures
8 35 (2.31%) Security Posture
9 33 (2.18%) Enterprise Software
10 32 (2.11%) Cloud Native
11 29 (1.92%) Social Media
12 28 (1.85%) Data Centre
13 27 (1.78%) Driving Licence
14 26 (1.72%) PKI
15 25 (1.65%) Video\Live Streaming
16 24 (1.59%) Credit Risk
17 23 (1.52%) Public Cloud
18 21 (1.39%) FMCG
18 21 (1.39%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 67 (4.43%) Windows
2 44 (2.91%) Linux
3 30 (1.98%) Windows Server
4 11 (0.73%) Unix
5 6 (0.40%) Android
5 6 (0.40%) Windows Server 2019
6 5 (0.33%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 5 (0.33%) Windows Server 2016
7 4 (0.26%) Apple iOS
7 4 (0.26%) OpenVMS
8 2 (0.13%) AIX
8 2 (0.13%) Windows 10
9 1 (0.066%) FreeBSD
9 1 (0.066%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.066%) OpenBSD
9 1 (0.066%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 717 (47.36%) Problem-Solving
2 390 (25.76%) Decision-Making
3 362 (23.91%) Continuous Improvement
4 324 (21.40%) Analytics
5 319 (21.07%) Agile
6 261 (17.24%) AI
7 220 (14.53%) Business Intelligence
8 197 (13.01%) Roadmaps
9 193 (12.75%) Mentoring
10 177 (11.69%) Stakeholder Management
11 175 (11.56%) Project Management
12 167 (11.03%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 161 (10.63%) Actionable Insight
14 151 (9.97%) Process Improvement
15 146 (9.64%) Coaching
16 143 (9.45%) Analytical Thinking
17 135 (8.92%) Data Modelling
18 125 (8.26%) Validation
19 122 (8.06%) DevOps
20 120 (7.93%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 330 (21.80%) SQL
2 288 (19.02%) Python
3 76 (5.02%) JavaScript
4 59 (3.90%) C#
5 55 (3.63%) PowerShell
6 46 (3.04%) Java
7 32 (2.11%) T-SQL
8 21 (1.39%) R
9 17 (1.12%) TypeScript
10 14 (0.92%) PL/SQL
11 12 (0.79%) C++
12 11 (0.73%) Bash
12 11 (0.73%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 7 (0.46%) PHP
14 6 (0.40%) Go
15 5 (0.33%) Ruby
15 5 (0.33%) VBA
16 4 (0.26%) Apex Code
16 4 (0.26%) C
16 4 (0.26%) Scala
Qualifications
1 309 (20.41%) Degree
2 158 (10.44%) Security Cleared
3 119 (7.86%) SC Cleared
4 108 (7.13%) ACCA
5 104 (6.87%) CIMA
6 47 (3.10%) Computer Science Degree
7 40 (2.64%) CISSP
7 40 (2.64%) DBS Check
8 34 (2.25%) CISM
9 27 (1.78%) Azure Certification
10 20 (1.32%) AAT
11 18 (1.19%) DV Cleared
12 17 (1.12%) TOGAF Certification
13 16 (1.06%) Master's Degree
14 15 (0.99%) Microsoft Certification
15 14 (0.92%) CompTIA Security+
16 13 (0.86%) PMI Certification
17 12 (0.79%) BPSS Clearance
17 12 (0.79%) Cisco Certification
17 12 (0.79%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 150 (9.91%) Data Quality
2 111 (7.33%) GDPR
3 85 (5.61%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 81 (5.35%) QA
5 58 (3.83%) SLA
6 54 (3.57%) NIST
7 49 (3.24%) Accessibility
8 30 (1.98%) Cyber Essentials
9 25 (1.65%) ISO 9001
10 23 (1.52%) GRC
11 21 (1.39%) PMO
12 19 (1.25%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 19 (1.25%) IFRS
13 18 (1.19%) Actionable Recommendations
14 15 (0.99%) ISO 14001
14 15 (0.99%) ISO/IEC 20000
15 14 (0.92%) COREP
15 14 (0.92%) FINREP
15 14 (0.92%) PCI DSS
16 13 (0.86%) NCSC
System Software
1 50 (3.30%) Active Directory
2 17 (1.12%) Docker
3 12 (0.79%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (0.33%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (0.26%) Hyper-V
6 3 (0.20%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 3 (0.20%) Virtual Servers
7 2 (0.13%) Firmware
8 1 (0.066%) KVM
8 1 (0.066%) Oracle RAC
8 1 (0.066%) Virtual Desktop
8 1 (0.066%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 48 (3.17%) Terraform
2 26 (1.72%) Ansible
3 19 (1.25%) Kubernetes
4 13 (0.86%) Microsoft Intune
5 9 (0.59%) Kubeflow
6 8 (0.53%) QRadar
7 6 (0.40%) Grafana
7 6 (0.40%) Packer
8 4 (0.26%) Nmap
9 3 (0.20%) SCCM
10 2 (0.13%) Graylog
10 2 (0.13%) Opsgenie
10 2 (0.13%) Prometheus
11 1 (0.066%) Computer Incident Response Team
11 1 (0.066%) Data Guard
11 1 (0.066%) FortiGate
11 1 (0.066%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
11 1 (0.066%) Oracle Flashback
11 1 (0.066%) Proxmox
11 1 (0.066%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 253 (16.71%) Microsoft
2 86 (5.68%) Google
3 64 (4.23%) SAP
4 61 (4.03%) Oracle
5 60 (3.96%) Salesforce
6 29 (1.92%) ServiceNow
7 20 (1.32%) Adobe
8 19 (1.25%) Cisco
9 18 (1.19%) Databricks
10 15 (0.99%) Arista
10 15 (0.99%) Aruba
10 15 (0.99%) NetScout
10 15 (0.99%) Sage
11 13 (0.86%) HubSpot
11 13 (0.86%) Palo Alto
11 13 (0.86%) Splunk
12 12 (0.79%) F5
12 12 (0.79%) Qualys
12 12 (0.79%) VMware
13 11 (0.73%) Red Hat