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 20 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 10 16 23
Rank change year-on-year +6 +7 +2
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 1,867 2,016 1,794
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 12.19% 11.61% 9.06%
As % of the General category 19.71% 17.15% 14.01%
Number of salaries quoted 891 1,048 1,252
10th Percentile £29,000 £35,000 £34,100
25th Percentile £41,250 £44,956 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,000 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.28% -1.72% +5.45%
75th Percentile £70,427 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £90,000 £87,971
UK median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £56,409
% change year-on-year -9.09% -2.50% +2.56%

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 common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 9,470 11,754 12,801
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 61.82% 67.72% 64.64%
Number of salaries quoted 6,057 6,823 9,982
10th Percentile £29,000 £36,250 £35,750
25th Percentile £38,750 £46,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% - -
75th Percentile £77,500 £83,750 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -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 20 December 2025.

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 39 (2.09%) Confluence
2 25 (1.34%) SharePoint
3 17 (0.91%) CMS
4 9 (0.48%) Microsoft Exchange
5 7 (0.37%) Apache Spark
6 6 (0.32%) SAS
7 5 (0.27%) Apache
7 5 (0.27%) Apache Airflow
7 5 (0.27%) WordPress
8 3 (0.16%) HCL Notes
8 3 (0.16%) IIS
9 2 (0.11%) ArcGIS
9 2 (0.11%) Drupal
9 2 (0.11%) nginx
9 2 (0.11%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 2 (0.11%) Skype for Business
10 1 (0.054%) Kinematics
10 1 (0.054%) Moodle
10 1 (0.054%) Umbraco
Applications
1 444 (23.78%) Chatbot
2 232 (12.43%) Microsoft Excel
3 114 (6.11%) Microsoft Office
4 45 (2.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 22 (1.18%) Spreadsheet
6 21 (1.12%) MS Visio
7 12 (0.64%) Adobe XD
8 5 (0.27%) Microsoft Project
9 4 (0.21%) Oracle Smart View
9 4 (0.21%) Photoshop
10 3 (0.16%) Adobe Creative Suite
11 1 (0.054%) Camtasia
11 1 (0.054%) InVision
11 1 (0.054%) Notion
11 1 (0.054%) PlantUML
11 1 (0.054%) Sketch
11 1 (0.054%) SmartSuite
11 1 (0.054%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 34 (1.82%) NetSuite
2 20 (1.07%) SAP S/4HANA
3 18 (0.96%) Oracle Payables
4 16 (0.86%) Shopify
5 10 (0.54%) Dynamics CRM
5 10 (0.54%) Oracle Assets
5 10 (0.54%) Oracle General Ledger
5 10 (0.54%) Oracle Receivables
6 9 (0.48%) Oracle ERP
7 8 (0.43%) Oracle Financials
8 6 (0.32%) SAP FI
9 5 (0.27%) SAP CO
9 5 (0.27%) SAP FI/CO
10 4 (0.21%) Dynamics GP
10 4 (0.21%) Hyperion Planning
10 4 (0.21%) Markit EDM
10 4 (0.21%) Sage X3
11 3 (0.16%) Elite 3E
11 3 (0.16%) ResourceLink
11 3 (0.16%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 259 (13.87%) Azure
2 205 (10.98%) Power Platform
3 106 (5.68%) AWS
4 97 (5.20%) SaaS
5 81 (4.34%) Azure DevOps
6 62 (3.32%) Dynamics 365
7 60 (3.21%) GitHub
8 52 (2.79%) Azure Data Factory
9 51 (2.73%) Snowflake
10 43 (2.30%) Google Analytics
11 41 (2.20%) GCP
12 35 (1.87%) Microsoft 365
13 34 (1.82%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 30 (1.61%) dbt
15 26 (1.39%) GitHub Copilot
16 24 (1.29%) Entra ID
17 23 (1.23%) GitHub Actions
18 19 (1.02%) Power Automate
19 15 (0.80%) Cloud Computing
19 15 (0.80%) Google Ads
Communications & Networking
1 41 (2.20%) Network Security
2 39 (2.09%) Remote Desktop
3 28 (1.50%) Firewall
4 20 (1.07%) VPN
5 18 (0.96%) DNS
6 16 (0.86%) WAN
7 15 (0.80%) TCP/IP
7 15 (0.80%) Wi-Fi
8 11 (0.59%) DHCP
9 10 (0.54%) Wireshark
10 9 (0.48%) Internet
11 8 (0.43%) Broadband
11 8 (0.43%) LAN
11 8 (0.43%) Telnet
12 7 (0.37%) VoIP
13 6 (0.32%) Intrusion Detection
14 5 (0.27%) SD-WAN
14 5 (0.27%) Wireless
15 4 (0.21%) 5G
15 4 (0.21%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 188 (10.07%) Power BI
2 72 (3.86%) SQL Server
3 66 (3.54%) Data Warehouse
3 66 (3.54%) Tableau
4 36 (1.93%) Azure SQL Database
4 36 (1.93%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 21 (1.12%) Metadata
6 19 (1.02%) MySQL
7 18 (0.96%) Geospatial Data
8 17 (0.91%) Data Lake
8 17 (0.91%) Relational Database
8 17 (0.91%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 16 (0.86%) Power Query
10 14 (0.75%) BusinessObjects
10 14 (0.75%) Snowflake Schema
11 13 (0.70%) GIS
12 12 (0.64%) Data Mining
13 11 (0.59%) Amazon Redshift
13 11 (0.59%) Crystal Reports
13 11 (0.59%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 93 (4.98%) JIRA
2 37 (1.98%) Git
3 19 (1.02%) GitLab
4 16 (0.86%) Subversion
5 14 (0.75%) Jenkins
6 12 (0.64%) ER Studio
6 12 (0.64%) ERwin
7 11 (0.59%) Axure RP
7 11 (0.59%) Balsamiq
7 11 (0.59%) Cypress.io
7 11 (0.59%) Selenium
8 8 (0.43%) Bitbucket
8 8 (0.43%) Oracle Forms
8 8 (0.43%) WebDriver
9 6 (0.32%) Babel
9 6 (0.32%) Maven
9 6 (0.32%) webpack
10 5 (0.27%) Postman
10 5 (0.27%) TeamCity
11 3 (0.16%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 748 (40.06%) Social Skills
2 582 (31.17%) Finance
3 166 (8.89%) Marketing
4 141 (7.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 141 (7.55%) Public Sector
5 117 (6.27%) Retail
6 90 (4.82%) Legal
7 89 (4.77%) Organisational Skills
8 84 (4.50%) Presentation Skills
9 80 (4.28%) Manufacturing
10 79 (4.23%) Law
11 62 (3.32%) Telecoms
12 42 (2.25%) Electronics
13 40 (2.14%) Advertising
13 40 (2.14%) Influencing Skills
14 30 (1.61%) Documentation Skills
15 20 (1.07%) Banking
15 20 (1.07%) Billing
15 20 (1.07%) Front Office
16 19 (1.02%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 443 (23.73%) Trainer
2 359 (19.23%) Analyst
3 144 (7.71%) Senior
4 110 (5.89%) Developer
5 85 (4.55%) Business Analyst
6 84 (4.50%) Lead
7 79 (4.23%) Architect
8 70 (3.75%) Consultant
9 57 (3.05%) Financial Analyst
10 54 (2.89%) Data Analyst
10 54 (2.89%) Support Analyst
11 47 (2.52%) Senior Analyst
12 42 (2.25%) 2nd Line Support
12 42 (2.25%) IT Analyst
13 39 (2.09%) Solutions Architect
14 34 (1.82%) IT Support
15 28 (1.50%) 1st/2nd Line Support
15 28 (1.50%) Data Engineer
16 27 (1.45%) Alliance Manager
17 26 (1.39%) Cybersecurity Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 51 (2.73%) HTML
2 44 (2.36%) CSS
3 34 (1.82%) REST
4 31 (1.66%) React
5 25 (1.34%) .NET
6 23 (1.23%) SOAP
7 20 (1.07%) Middleware
8 19 (1.02%) Node.js
9 18 (0.96%) Flash
10 17 (0.91%) XML
11 16 (0.86%) OAuth
12 15 (0.80%) SAML
13 14 (0.75%) JSON
14 12 (0.64%) Web Services
15 11 (0.59%) BAPI
15 11 (0.59%) FIX Protocol
15 11 (0.59%) IBM Integration Bus
15 11 (0.59%) JMS
15 11 (0.59%) Sass
16 9 (0.48%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 202 (10.82%) Analytical Mindset
2 135 (7.23%) Self-Motivation
3 113 (6.05%) Onboarding
4 85 (4.55%) Product Ownership
5 70 (3.75%) Management Information System
6 31 (1.66%) Cloud Native
6 31 (1.66%) Virtual Team
7 29 (1.55%) Algorithms
8 27 (1.45%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 26 (1.39%) Legacy Systems
10 25 (1.34%) Enterprise Software
10 25 (1.34%) Social Media
11 24 (1.29%) Driving Licence
12 23 (1.23%) Data Centre
13 21 (1.12%) Data Structures
13 21 (1.12%) e-Learning
14 18 (0.96%) Low-Code
15 17 (0.91%) FMCG
15 17 (0.91%) Security Posture
16 16 (0.86%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 72 (3.86%) Windows
2 55 (2.95%) Linux
3 19 (1.02%) Unix
4 16 (0.86%) Windows Server
5 6 (0.32%) Mac OS
5 6 (0.32%) Windows 10
6 5 (0.27%) Mac OS X
7 4 (0.21%) Android
8 3 (0.16%) Apple iOS
8 3 (0.16%) OpenWrt
9 1 (0.054%) OpenVMS
9 1 (0.054%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.054%) Robot Operating System
9 1 (0.054%) Windows Server 2008
9 1 (0.054%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 700 (37.49%) AI
2 676 (36.21%) Problem-Solving
3 453 (24.26%) Chemistry
4 446 (23.89%) Conversational UI
5 375 (20.09%) Continuous Improvement
6 320 (17.14%) Decision-Making
7 301 (16.12%) Agile
8 281 (15.05%) Analytics
9 252 (13.50%) Business Intelligence
10 176 (9.43%) Analytical Thinking
11 161 (8.62%) ERP
12 155 (8.30%) Data Analysis
13 154 (8.25%) DevOps
13 154 (8.25%) Mentoring
14 150 (8.03%) Project Management
15 145 (7.77%) Cybersecurity
16 142 (7.61%) Actionable Insight
17 135 (7.23%) Stakeholder Management
18 128 (6.86%) Process Improvement
19 124 (6.64%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 331 (17.73%) SQL
2 174 (9.32%) Python
3 80 (4.28%) C#
4 53 (2.84%) JavaScript
5 42 (2.25%) Java
5 42 (2.25%) PowerShell
6 31 (1.66%) C++
7 28 (1.50%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 23 (1.23%) R
9 20 (1.07%) VBA
10 16 (0.86%) C
10 16 (0.86%) TypeScript
11 14 (0.75%) T-SQL
12 10 (0.54%) Bash
13 8 (0.43%) Bicep
14 7 (0.37%) ABAP
14 7 (0.37%) Go
15 5 (0.27%) PHP
15 5 (0.27%) Scala
16 4 (0.21%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 750 (40.17%) Degree
2 467 (25.01%) Master's Degree
3 449 (24.05%) PhD
4 180 (9.64%) Security Cleared
5 128 (6.86%) SC Cleared
6 112 (6.00%) ACCA
7 103 (5.52%) CIMA
8 67 (3.59%) Computer Science Degree
9 64 (3.43%) CISSP
10 41 (2.20%) DV Cleared
11 37 (1.98%) CompTIA Security+
12 36 (1.93%) CEH
13 30 (1.61%) CISM
14 29 (1.55%) DBS Check
15 25 (1.34%) CISA
16 20 (1.07%) BPSS Clearance
16 20 (1.07%) Microsoft Certification
17 18 (0.96%) PMI Certification
18 16 (0.86%) AAT
18 16 (0.86%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 95 (5.09%) QA
2 87 (4.66%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 80 (4.28%) Data Quality
4 62 (3.32%) NIST
5 53 (2.84%) GDPR
6 48 (2.57%) PMO
7 46 (2.46%) Accessibility
8 36 (1.93%) PCI DSS
9 18 (0.96%) GRC
10 16 (0.86%) Actionable Recommendations
11 15 (0.80%) WCAG
12 7 (0.37%) IFRS
12 7 (0.37%) SLA
13 6 (0.32%) COBIT
13 6 (0.32%) Cyber Essentials
13 6 (0.32%) ISO 9001
14 5 (0.27%) ITGC
14 5 (0.27%) SOC 2
15 4 (0.21%) GAAP
15 4 (0.21%) NCSC
System Software
1 38 (2.04%) Active Directory
2 19 (1.02%) VMware Infrastructure
3 14 (0.75%) Virtual Machines
4 13 (0.70%) Docker
5 5 (0.27%) Hyper-V
5 5 (0.27%) vSphere
6 4 (0.21%) Firmware
7 1 (0.054%) BitLocker
7 1 (0.054%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 28 (1.50%) Terraform
2 15 (0.80%) Ansible
3 14 (0.75%) Kubernetes
4 12 (0.64%) Single Sign-On
5 10 (0.54%) Microsoft Intune
6 6 (0.32%) Grafana
6 6 (0.32%) Prometheus
7 5 (0.27%) SCOM
8 4 (0.21%) Computer Incident Response Team
9 3 (0.16%) QRadar
10 1 (0.054%) CASB
10 1 (0.054%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
10 1 (0.054%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.054%) Jamf Pro
10 1 (0.054%) Nessus
10 1 (0.054%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 443 (23.73%) PayPal
2 328 (17.57%) Microsoft
3 91 (4.87%) SAP
4 70 (3.75%) Google
5 56 (3.00%) Oracle
6 28 (1.50%) Databricks
7 24 (1.29%) Salesforce
8 23 (1.23%) ServiceNow
8 23 (1.23%) Workday
9 22 (1.18%) VMware
10 20 (1.07%) Adobe
11 15 (0.80%) IBM
12 14 (0.75%) Xero
13 13 (0.70%) Adaptive Insights
14 11 (0.59%) Autodesk
15 9 (0.48%) Sage
16 8 (0.43%) Atlassian
16 8 (0.43%) Charles River
16 8 (0.43%) Cisco
16 8 (0.43%) Splunk