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

6 months to
16 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 24 12 19
Rank change year-on-year -12 +7 +1
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 1,489 2,173 3,354
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.48% 14.17% 9.71%
As % of the General category 12.85% 19.02% 16.08%
Number of salaries quoted 996 905 1,897
10th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £43,000 £40,875 £40,988
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.76% -4.34%
75th Percentile £72,531 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £54,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -0.91% +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 11,590 11,422 20,855
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 58.22% 74.50% 60.40%
Number of salaries quoted 7,555 6,277 15,251
10th Percentile £32,261 £27,500 £31,579
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £79,293 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £110,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,043 £52,500
% change year-on-year -0.08% +4.84% -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 16 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 (2.55%) SharePoint
2 27 (1.81%) Microsoft Exchange
3 17 (1.14%) Confluence
4 13 (0.87%) Apache Airflow
5 12 (0.81%) Apache
6 11 (0.74%) Apache Spark
6 11 (0.74%) WordPress
7 8 (0.54%) IIS
8 7 (0.47%) SAS
9 5 (0.34%) CMS
9 5 (0.34%) Jupyter
10 4 (0.27%) Adobe Experience Manager
11 3 (0.20%) Anypoint
12 1 (0.067%) Appian
12 1 (0.067%) Drupal
12 1 (0.067%) Moodle
12 1 (0.067%) Oracle SOA Suite
12 1 (0.067%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 149 (10.01%) Microsoft Excel
2 55 (3.69%) Microsoft Office
3 27 (1.81%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 13 (0.87%) MS Visio
5 9 (0.60%) Adobe XD
5 9 (0.60%) Spreadsheet
6 4 (0.27%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 4 (0.27%) Chatbot
6 4 (0.27%) Microsoft Project
7 3 (0.20%) Blender
7 3 (0.20%) Maya
8 1 (0.067%) Adobe Premiere
8 1 (0.067%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.067%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 29 (1.95%) SAP S/4HANA
2 14 (0.94%) NetSuite
3 11 (0.74%) SAP ERP
4 10 (0.67%) Dynamics CRM
5 9 (0.60%) Oracle EBS
6 6 (0.40%) SAP CO
6 6 (0.40%) SAP FI
6 6 (0.40%) SAP FI/CO
7 4 (0.27%) Infor M3
7 4 (0.27%) JDE OneWorld
7 4 (0.27%) JDE World
7 4 (0.27%) Sage 200
8 3 (0.20%) Dynamics GP
8 3 (0.20%) Elite 3E
8 3 (0.20%) SAP FSCM
9 2 (0.13%) Dynamics NAV
9 2 (0.13%) JDE EnterpriseOne
9 2 (0.13%) Oracle Applications
9 2 (0.13%) Oracle ERP
9 2 (0.13%) SAP QM
Cloud Services
1 253 (16.99%) Azure
2 233 (15.65%) Power Platform
3 130 (8.73%) AWS
4 117 (7.86%) SaaS
5 60 (4.03%) Microsoft 365
6 53 (3.56%) Google Analytics
7 48 (3.22%) GCP
8 44 (2.96%) Azure DevOps
9 33 (2.22%) GitHub
10 31 (2.08%) Entra ID
11 27 (1.81%) Dynamics 365
12 22 (1.48%) Amazon S3
13 18 (1.21%) Microsoft Purview
14 17 (1.14%) OCI
14 17 (1.14%) Serverless
15 16 (1.07%) Azure Logic Apps
15 16 (1.07%) Snowflake
16 13 (0.87%) PowerApps
17 12 (0.81%) AWS Lambda
17 12 (0.81%) Azure Machine Learning
Communications & Networking
1 70 (4.70%) Broadband
2 53 (3.56%) Firewall
3 24 (1.61%) Wi-Fi
4 16 (1.07%) NGFW
4 16 (1.07%) Wireshark
5 15 (1.01%) TCP/IP
5 15 (1.01%) VXLAN
6 10 (0.67%) SMS
6 10 (0.67%) VPN
7 9 (0.60%) WAN
8 7 (0.47%) 5G
8 7 (0.47%) Intrusion Detection
9 6 (0.40%) Cisco ASA
9 6 (0.40%) DNS
9 6 (0.40%) LAN
9 6 (0.40%) Network Security
10 5 (0.34%) HTTP
10 5 (0.34%) SMTP
10 5 (0.34%) Wireless
11 4 (0.27%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 198 (13.30%) Power BI
2 64 (4.30%) Tableau
3 63 (4.23%) SQL Server
4 46 (3.09%) Metadata
5 33 (2.22%) PostgreSQL
6 29 (1.95%) Data Warehouse
7 28 (1.88%) MySQL
8 25 (1.68%) Relational Database
9 19 (1.28%) Oracle Database
9 19 (1.28%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 18 (1.21%) Big Data
11 17 (1.14%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 16 (1.07%) NoSQL
13 14 (0.94%) Power Query
14 13 (0.87%) Data Lake
15 11 (0.74%) Amazon Athena
16 9 (0.60%) Looker
17 8 (0.54%) DynamoDB
17 8 (0.54%) Semantic Layer
18 7 (0.47%) Amazon Redshift
Development Applications
1 42 (2.82%) JIRA
2 38 (2.55%) Git
3 13 (0.87%) GitLab
4 8 (0.54%) Axure RP
4 8 (0.54%) Balsamiq
5 6 (0.40%) Visual Studio Code
6 4 (0.27%) Eclipse
6 4 (0.27%) Jenkins
6 4 (0.27%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 3 (0.20%) Burp Suite
7 3 (0.20%) Metasploit
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 (0.067%) Cypress.io
9 1 (0.067%) WebDriver
General
1 679 (45.60%) Social Skills
2 468 (31.43%) Finance
3 153 (10.28%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 144 (9.67%) Public Sector
5 127 (8.53%) Marketing
6 94 (6.31%) Retail
7 92 (6.18%) Law
8 90 (6.04%) Organisational Skills
9 89 (5.98%) Legal
10 55 (3.69%) Banking
11 52 (3.49%) Influencing Skills
12 44 (2.96%) Presentation Skills
13 33 (2.22%) Advertising
14 32 (2.15%) Manufacturing
15 29 (1.95%) Telecoms
16 26 (1.75%) Publishing
17 25 (1.68%) Automotive
17 25 (1.68%) Documentation Skills
18 19 (1.28%) Games
19 15 (1.01%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 395 (26.53%) Analyst
2 208 (13.97%) Senior
3 106 (7.12%) Lead
4 91 (6.11%) Business Analyst
5 89 (5.98%) Architect
6 86 (5.78%) Data Analyst
7 80 (5.37%) Developer
8 69 (4.63%) Senior Analyst
9 52 (3.49%) Consultant
10 48 (3.22%) Data Engineer
11 42 (2.82%) Report Analyst
12 41 (2.75%) Senior Manager
13 36 (2.42%) Applications Support
13 36 (2.42%) Solutions Architect
14 35 (2.35%) Support Analyst
15 34 (2.28%) Accountant
16 31 (2.08%) Product Manager
16 31 (2.08%) Security Analyst
17 29 (1.95%) Data Scientist
18 27 (1.81%) Financial Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 50 (3.36%) HTML
2 46 (3.09%) .NET
3 43 (2.89%) CSS
4 38 (2.55%) JSON
5 31 (2.08%) React
6 28 (1.88%) TensorFlow
7 27 (1.81%) PyTorch
7 27 (1.81%) REST
8 24 (1.61%) Middleware
9 23 (1.54%) XML
10 15 (1.01%) RESTful
11 14 (0.94%) Node.js
12 13 (0.87%) React Native
13 12 (0.81%) PySpark
14 10 (0.67%) Bootstrap
15 9 (0.60%) TFX
16 8 (0.54%) ASP.NET
16 8 (0.54%) SOAP
17 7 (0.47%) Kafka
17 7 (0.47%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 126 (8.46%) Analytical Mindset
2 91 (6.11%) Product Ownership
3 71 (4.77%) Self-Motivation
4 65 (4.37%) Management Information System
5 53 (3.56%) Onboarding
6 42 (2.82%) Virtual Team
7 41 (2.75%) Algorithms
8 40 (2.69%) Data Structures
9 33 (2.22%) Cloud Native
10 32 (2.15%) Security Posture
11 31 (2.08%) Enterprise Software
12 30 (2.01%) Social Media
13 28 (1.88%) Data Centre
14 26 (1.75%) Driving Licence
14 26 (1.75%) PKI
15 25 (1.68%) Video\Live Streaming
16 23 (1.54%) Credit Risk
16 23 (1.54%) Public Cloud
17 22 (1.48%) FMCG
17 22 (1.48%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 65 (4.37%) Windows
2 40 (2.69%) Linux
3 28 (1.88%) Windows Server
4 11 (0.74%) Unix
5 6 (0.40%) Windows Server 2019
6 5 (0.34%) Android
6 5 (0.34%) Windows Server 2016
7 4 (0.27%) Apple iOS
8 3 (0.20%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 2 (0.13%) AIX
9 2 (0.13%) OpenVMS
9 2 (0.13%) Windows 10
10 1 (0.067%) FreeBSD
10 1 (0.067%) Mac OS
10 1 (0.067%) OpenBSD
10 1 (0.067%) Solaris
10 1 (0.067%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 706 (47.41%) Problem-Solving
2 375 (25.18%) Decision-Making
3 358 (24.04%) Continuous Improvement
4 323 (21.69%) Agile
5 316 (21.22%) Analytics
6 257 (17.26%) AI
7 218 (14.64%) Business Intelligence
8 191 (12.83%) Roadmaps
9 190 (12.76%) Mentoring
10 175 (11.75%) Stakeholder Management
11 171 (11.48%) Project Management
12 163 (10.95%) Actionable Insight
13 162 (10.88%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 149 (10.01%) Process Improvement
15 146 (9.81%) Coaching
16 145 (9.74%) Analytical Thinking
17 135 (9.07%) Data Modelling
18 122 (8.19%) DevOps
18 122 (8.19%) Validation
19 119 (7.99%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 318 (21.36%) SQL
2 286 (19.21%) Python
3 79 (5.31%) JavaScript
4 56 (3.76%) C#
5 55 (3.69%) PowerShell
6 48 (3.22%) Java
7 31 (2.08%) T-SQL
8 20 (1.34%) R
9 17 (1.14%) TypeScript
10 14 (0.94%) PL/SQL
11 13 (0.87%) C++
12 11 (0.74%) Bash
13 10 (0.67%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 9 (0.60%) Go
15 6 (0.40%) PHP
16 5 (0.34%) Ruby
16 5 (0.34%) VBA
17 4 (0.27%) Apex Code
17 4 (0.27%) C
17 4 (0.27%) Scala
Qualifications
1 302 (20.28%) Degree
2 156 (10.48%) Security Cleared
3 118 (7.92%) SC Cleared
4 103 (6.92%) ACCA
5 99 (6.65%) CIMA
6 46 (3.09%) Computer Science Degree
7 39 (2.62%) DBS Check
8 37 (2.48%) CISSP
9 31 (2.08%) CISM
10 28 (1.88%) Azure Certification
11 18 (1.21%) AAT
11 18 (1.21%) TOGAF Certification
12 17 (1.14%) DV Cleared
13 15 (1.01%) Master's Degree
13 15 (1.01%) Microsoft Certification
14 14 (0.94%) PMI Certification
15 13 (0.87%) CompTIA Security+
16 12 (0.81%) AWS Certification
16 12 (0.81%) HNC
17 11 (0.74%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 144 (9.67%) Data Quality
2 111 (7.45%) GDPR
3 81 (5.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 79 (5.31%) QA
5 58 (3.90%) SLA
6 51 (3.43%) Accessibility
6 51 (3.43%) NIST
7 27 (1.81%) Cyber Essentials
8 23 (1.54%) ISO 9001
9 22 (1.48%) GRC
10 21 (1.41%) PMO
11 18 (1.21%) Actionable Recommendations
12 17 (1.14%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 16 (1.07%) IFRS
14 15 (1.01%) PCI DSS
15 14 (0.94%) COREP
15 14 (0.94%) FINREP
15 14 (0.94%) ISO 14001
15 14 (0.94%) ISO/IEC 20000
15 14 (0.94%) NCSC
System Software
1 48 (3.22%) Active Directory
2 15 (1.01%) Docker
3 13 (0.87%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (0.34%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (0.27%) Hyper-V
6 3 (0.20%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 3 (0.20%) Virtual Servers
7 2 (0.13%) Firmware
8 1 (0.067%) KVM
8 1 (0.067%) Oracle RAC
8 1 (0.067%) Virtual Desktop
8 1 (0.067%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 52 (3.49%) Terraform
2 25 (1.68%) Ansible
3 19 (1.28%) Kubernetes
4 13 (0.87%) Microsoft Intune
5 9 (0.60%) Kubeflow
6 8 (0.54%) QRadar
7 6 (0.40%) Grafana
7 6 (0.40%) Packer
8 3 (0.20%) Nmap
8 3 (0.20%) Prometheus
8 3 (0.20%) SCCM
9 2 (0.13%) Graylog
9 2 (0.13%) Opsgenie
10 1 (0.067%) CASB
10 1 (0.067%) Computer Incident Response Team
10 1 (0.067%) Data Guard
10 1 (0.067%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.067%) Oracle Flashback
10 1 (0.067%) Proxmox
10 1 (0.067%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 244 (16.39%) Microsoft
2 85 (5.71%) Google
3 63 (4.23%) SAP
4 62 (4.16%) Oracle
5 59 (3.96%) Salesforce
6 29 (1.95%) ServiceNow
7 20 (1.34%) Adobe
8 18 (1.21%) Cisco
9 17 (1.14%) Databricks
10 15 (1.01%) Arista
10 15 (1.01%) Aruba
10 15 (1.01%) NetScout
11 13 (0.87%) HubSpot
11 13 (0.87%) Palo Alto
11 13 (0.87%) Sage
11 13 (0.87%) VMware
12 12 (0.81%) F5
12 12 (0.81%) Splunk
13 11 (0.74%) Pardot
13 11 (0.74%) Qualys