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

6 months to
1 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 24 14 19
Rank change year-on-year -10 +5 0
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 1,389 1,697 3,252
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.66% 12.61% 10.00%
As % of the General category 13.75% 17.47% 16.15%
Number of salaries quoted 882 934 1,903
10th Percentile £36,250 £32,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £43,750 £43,750 £40,988
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.76% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £71,250 £71,250
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £88,500
UK median annual salary £53,171 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -3.33% +10.00% -8.90%

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 10,103 9,715 20,138
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 55.70% 72.20% 61.89%
Number of salaries quoted 6,730 6,480 15,144
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,000 £31,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £41,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £112,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -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 1 May 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 24 (1.73%) SharePoint
2 23 (1.66%) Confluence
3 22 (1.58%) Microsoft Exchange
4 13 (0.94%) CMS
4 13 (0.94%) WordPress
5 10 (0.72%) Apache
5 10 (0.72%) Apache Airflow
6 9 (0.65%) Apache Spark
7 4 (0.29%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 3 (0.22%) Anypoint
8 3 (0.22%) Drupal
9 1 (0.072%) Appian
9 1 (0.072%) IIS
9 1 (0.072%) Kinematics
9 1 (0.072%) Palantir Foundry
9 1 (0.072%) Umbraco
Applications
1 144 (10.37%) Microsoft Excel
2 78 (5.62%) Microsoft Office
3 23 (1.66%) Chatbot
3 23 (1.66%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 16 (1.15%) MS Visio
5 14 (1.01%) Adobe XD
6 7 (0.50%) Spreadsheet
7 4 (0.29%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.072%) Microsoft Project
8 1 (0.072%) Notion
8 1 (0.072%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 31 (2.23%) SAP S/4HANA
2 21 (1.51%) NetSuite
3 11 (0.79%) SAP ERP
4 10 (0.72%) Dynamics CRM
5 7 (0.50%) Oracle EBS
6 6 (0.43%) SAP FI
7 5 (0.36%) SAP CO
7 5 (0.36%) SAP FI/CO
8 4 (0.29%) Markit EDM
9 3 (0.22%) Elite 3E
9 3 (0.22%) Infor M3
9 3 (0.22%) JDE OneWorld
9 3 (0.22%) JDE World
9 3 (0.22%) ResourceLink
9 3 (0.22%) SAP FSCM
10 2 (0.14%) Dynamics GP
10 2 (0.14%) Oracle Applications
10 2 (0.14%) Oracle Payables
10 2 (0.14%) Sage 200
10 2 (0.14%) Sage X3
Cloud Services
1 263 (18.93%) Azure
2 198 (14.25%) Power Platform
3 123 (8.86%) AWS
4 98 (7.06%) SaaS
5 74 (5.33%) Azure DevOps
6 60 (4.32%) Dynamics 365
7 57 (4.10%) GCP
7 57 (4.10%) GitHub
8 51 (3.67%) Google Analytics
9 45 (3.24%) Microsoft 365
10 33 (2.38%) Snowflake
11 27 (1.94%) Entra ID
12 24 (1.73%) Azure Data Factory
13 23 (1.66%) dbt
14 19 (1.37%) Azure Logic Apps
15 18 (1.30%) Azure Machine Learning
15 18 (1.30%) GitHub Actions
16 17 (1.22%) OCI
17 16 (1.15%) Serverless
18 15 (1.08%) Amazon S3
Communications & Networking
1 45 (3.24%) Firewall
2 44 (3.17%) Broadband
3 19 (1.37%) Wi-Fi
4 16 (1.15%) NGFW
4 16 (1.15%) Wireshark
5 15 (1.08%) TCP/IP
5 15 (1.08%) VXLAN
6 9 (0.65%) WAN
7 8 (0.58%) DNS
7 8 (0.58%) Network Security
7 8 (0.58%) Telnet
8 7 (0.50%) Intrusion Detection
9 6 (0.43%) Cisco ASA
9 6 (0.43%) VPN
10 4 (0.29%) DHCP
10 4 (0.29%) HTTP
10 4 (0.29%) LAN
10 4 (0.29%) Modbus
10 4 (0.29%) Remote Desktop
10 4 (0.29%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 172 (12.38%) Power BI
2 62 (4.46%) Tableau
3 58 (4.18%) SQL Server
4 38 (2.74%) Data Warehouse
5 36 (2.59%) Metadata
6 20 (1.44%) MySQL
7 19 (1.37%) Data Lake
8 18 (1.30%) Oracle Database
8 18 (1.30%) PostgreSQL
9 16 (1.15%) Relational Database
9 16 (1.15%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 15 (1.08%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 13 (0.94%) Power Query
12 11 (0.79%) Amazon Redshift
13 10 (0.72%) NoSQL
14 9 (0.65%) Big Data
14 9 (0.65%) Looker
15 8 (0.58%) Azure SQL Database
15 8 (0.58%) BigQuery
16 7 (0.50%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 63 (4.54%) JIRA
2 36 (2.59%) Git
3 13 (0.94%) Axure RP
3 13 (0.94%) Balsamiq
3 13 (0.94%) GitLab
4 11 (0.79%) Subversion
5 9 (0.65%) Jenkins
6 7 (0.50%) Bitbucket
7 5 (0.36%) Babel
7 5 (0.36%) Visual Studio Code
7 5 (0.36%) webpack
8 4 (0.29%) ER Studio
8 4 (0.29%) ERwin
8 4 (0.29%) Oracle APEX
9 3 (0.22%) Maven
9 3 (0.22%) MLflow
9 3 (0.22%) Oracle Forms
9 3 (0.22%) Sonatype Nexus
10 2 (0.14%) Postman
10 2 (0.14%) Storybook
General
1 646 (46.51%) Social Skills
2 461 (33.19%) Finance
3 141 (10.15%) Marketing
4 134 (9.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 122 (8.78%) Public Sector
6 86 (6.19%) Organisational Skills
7 83 (5.98%) Retail
8 80 (5.76%) Law
9 66 (4.75%) Legal
10 65 (4.68%) Presentation Skills
11 50 (3.60%) Banking
12 40 (2.88%) Advertising
12 40 (2.88%) Manufacturing
13 33 (2.38%) Telecoms
14 26 (1.87%) Automotive
14 26 (1.87%) Publishing
15 23 (1.66%) Influencing Skills
16 20 (1.44%) Documentation Skills
16 20 (1.44%) Front Office
17 19 (1.37%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 353 (25.41%) Analyst
2 177 (12.74%) Senior
3 94 (6.77%) Business Analyst
4 89 (6.41%) Developer
5 85 (6.12%) Lead
6 64 (4.61%) Architect
7 57 (4.10%) Data Analyst
8 48 (3.46%) Data Engineer
9 47 (3.38%) Consultant
10 46 (3.31%) Financial Analyst
11 45 (3.24%) Senior Analyst
12 40 (2.88%) Report Analyst
13 39 (2.81%) Senior Manager
14 35 (2.52%) Product Manager
15 31 (2.23%) Accountant
15 31 (2.23%) Alliance Manager
15 31 (2.23%) Security Analyst
16 30 (2.16%) Solutions Architect
16 30 (2.16%) Support Analyst
17 24 (1.73%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 57 (4.10%) HTML
2 51 (3.67%) CSS
3 47 (3.38%) .NET
4 35 (2.52%) React
5 32 (2.30%) JSON
6 27 (1.94%) REST
7 22 (1.58%) XML
8 21 (1.51%) Middleware
9 19 (1.37%) React Native
10 18 (1.30%) TensorFlow
11 16 (1.15%) Bootstrap
11 16 (1.15%) PyTorch
12 13 (0.94%) Node.js
13 12 (0.86%) FIX Protocol
13 12 (0.86%) SOAP
14 10 (0.72%) Sass
15 9 (0.65%) RESTful
16 8 (0.58%) Flash
16 8 (0.58%) OAuth
17 7 (0.50%) ZeroMQ
Miscellaneous
1 119 (8.57%) Analytical Mindset
2 100 (7.20%) Product Ownership
3 83 (5.98%) Self-Motivation
4 49 (3.53%) Onboarding
5 47 (3.38%) Management Information System
6 40 (2.88%) Data Structures
7 39 (2.81%) Cloud Native
8 34 (2.45%) Algorithms
9 30 (2.16%) Data Centre
10 28 (2.02%) Enterprise Software
11 26 (1.87%) Driving Licence
11 26 (1.87%) Low-Code
11 26 (1.87%) Security Posture
12 24 (1.73%) Mobile App
12 24 (1.73%) Social Media
13 23 (1.66%) Virtual Team
14 22 (1.58%) PKI
15 21 (1.51%) FMCG
15 21 (1.51%) Public Cloud
16 19 (1.37%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 60 (4.32%) Windows
2 37 (2.66%) Linux
3 24 (1.73%) Windows Server
4 14 (1.01%) Unix
5 3 (0.22%) Android
5 3 (0.22%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.14%) AIX
6 2 (0.14%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.072%) FreeBSD
7 1 (0.072%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.072%) OpenBSD
7 1 (0.072%) OpenWrt
7 1 (0.072%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.072%) Robot Operating System
7 1 (0.072%) Solaris
7 1 (0.072%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 596 (42.91%) Problem-Solving
2 324 (23.33%) Decision-Making
3 323 (23.25%) Continuous Improvement
4 300 (21.60%) Agile
5 256 (18.43%) Analytics
6 254 (18.29%) AI
7 205 (14.76%) Business Intelligence
8 167 (12.02%) Mentoring
9 156 (11.23%) DevOps
10 148 (10.66%) Coaching
11 140 (10.08%) Data Modelling
11 140 (10.08%) Project Management
12 138 (9.94%) Analytical Thinking
13 135 (9.72%) Stakeholder Management
14 131 (9.43%) Actionable Insight
14 131 (9.43%) CI/CD
15 121 (8.71%) ERP
16 119 (8.57%) Process Improvement
17 116 (8.35%) Roadmaps
18 114 (8.21%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 258 (18.57%) SQL
2 232 (16.70%) Python
3 79 (5.69%) JavaScript
4 61 (4.39%) C#
5 58 (4.18%) PowerShell
6 50 (3.60%) Java
7 24 (1.73%) T-SQL
8 18 (1.30%) C++
9 17 (1.22%) TypeScript
10 15 (1.08%) R
11 11 (0.79%) PL/SQL
12 10 (0.72%) Bash
13 9 (0.65%) Go
14 8 (0.58%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 8 (0.58%) VBA
15 6 (0.43%) C
16 5 (0.36%) Ruby
16 5 (0.36%) Scala
17 4 (0.29%) Apex Code
17 4 (0.29%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 297 (21.38%) Degree
2 139 (10.01%) Security Cleared
3 136 (9.79%) ACCA
4 126 (9.07%) CIMA
5 99 (7.13%) SC Cleared
6 50 (3.60%) Computer Science Degree
7 38 (2.74%) Master's Degree
8 28 (2.02%) DBS Check
9 26 (1.87%) PhD
10 25 (1.80%) CISSP
11 20 (1.44%) AAT
11 20 (1.44%) Azure Certification
11 20 (1.44%) CISM
11 20 (1.44%) PMI Certification
12 19 (1.37%) DV Cleared
13 15 (1.08%) PMP
14 12 (0.86%) BPSS Clearance
15 11 (0.79%) HNC
16 10 (0.72%) CISA
16 10 (0.72%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 122 (8.78%) Data Quality
2 81 (5.83%) GDPR
3 76 (5.47%) QA
4 55 (3.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 44 (3.17%) Accessibility
6 37 (2.66%) NIST
7 34 (2.45%) SLA
8 19 (1.37%) WCAG
9 18 (1.30%) PMO
10 17 (1.22%) GRC
11 16 (1.15%) ISO 9001
12 13 (0.94%) Actionable Recommendations
12 13 (0.94%) Cyber Essentials
12 13 (0.94%) IFRS
13 12 (0.86%) COREP
13 12 (0.86%) FINREP
14 11 (0.79%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 11 (0.79%) NCSC
15 10 (0.72%) GAAP
15 10 (0.72%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 44 (3.17%) Active Directory
2 13 (0.94%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (0.50%) Docker
4 4 (0.29%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.22%) Firmware
5 3 (0.22%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 3 (0.22%) Virtual Servers
6 2 (0.14%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.14%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.072%) KVM
7 1 (0.072%) Oracle RAC
7 1 (0.072%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 47 (3.38%) Terraform
2 27 (1.94%) Ansible
3 15 (1.08%) Kubernetes
4 10 (0.72%) Microsoft Intune
5 6 (0.43%) Grafana
5 6 (0.43%) Kubeflow
5 6 (0.43%) Single Sign-On
6 5 (0.36%) Packer
7 4 (0.29%) QRadar
8 3 (0.22%) Prometheus
8 3 (0.22%) SCCM
9 2 (0.14%) Graylog
9 2 (0.14%) Opsgenie
10 1 (0.072%) CASB
10 1 (0.072%) Computer Incident Response Team
10 1 (0.072%) Data Guard
10 1 (0.072%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.072%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
10 1 (0.072%) Oracle Flashback
10 1 (0.072%) Proxmox
Vendors
1 252 (18.14%) Microsoft
2 81 (5.83%) Google
3 59 (4.25%) SAP
4 58 (4.18%) Oracle
5 53 (3.82%) Salesforce
6 28 (2.02%) ServiceNow
7 23 (1.66%) Adobe
8 21 (1.51%) PayPal
9 19 (1.37%) Databricks
10 15 (1.08%) Arista
10 15 (1.08%) Aruba
10 15 (1.08%) NetScout
11 14 (1.01%) Cisco
12 13 (0.94%) VMware
13 12 (0.86%) Pardot
14 11 (0.79%) Atlassian
14 11 (0.79%) F5
14 11 (0.79%) Palo Alto
14 11 (0.79%) Xero
15 10 (0.72%) HubSpot