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

6 months to
2 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 15 10 14
Rank change year-on-year -5 +4 +9
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 2,190 2,464 2,851
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 8.78% 14.61% 12.68%
As % of the General category 14.32% 20.68% 20.18%
Number of salaries quoted 1,317 900 1,101
10th Percentile £34,583 £29,000 £34,404
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,869 £41,254
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £72,625 £68,750 £71,991
90th Percentile £88,750 £85,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £51,375 £51,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -0.24% -6.36% -

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 15,298 11,913 14,126
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 61.36% 70.62% 62.84%
Number of salaries quoted 9,266 6,228 7,932
10th Percentile £32,250 £28,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £41,781 £38,750 £45,000
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 £80,000 £83,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £110,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.76% -8.70% -4.17%

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 2 October 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 58 (2.65%) SharePoint
2 24 (1.10%) Confluence
3 22 (1.00%) Microsoft Exchange
4 18 (0.82%) Apache Spark
5 12 (0.55%) Apache Airflow
5 12 (0.55%) IIS
6 11 (0.50%) Apache
7 9 (0.41%) CMS
7 9 (0.41%) WordPress
8 8 (0.37%) SAS
9 7 (0.32%) Jupyter
10 4 (0.18%) Palantir Foundry
11 2 (0.091%) Ethereum
11 2 (0.091%) Hedera
11 2 (0.091%) nginx
11 2 (0.091%) Office Communications Server
11 2 (0.091%) Oracle Application Server
11 2 (0.091%) Oracle SOA Suite
12 1 (0.046%) Drupal
12 1 (0.046%) Moodle
Applications
1 233 (10.64%) Microsoft Excel
2 111 (5.07%) Microsoft Office
3 58 (2.65%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 21 (0.96%) MS Visio
5 19 (0.87%) Spreadsheet
6 16 (0.73%) Microsoft Project
7 9 (0.41%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 7 (0.32%) Adobe XD
9 5 (0.23%) Chatbot
10 4 (0.18%) Notion
10 4 (0.18%) Photoshop
11 3 (0.14%) Adobe Illustrator
11 3 (0.14%) Blender
11 3 (0.14%) InDesign
11 3 (0.14%) Maya
12 2 (0.091%) SPSS
13 1 (0.046%) Adobe Premiere
13 1 (0.046%) AutoCAD
13 1 (0.046%) EPLAN
13 1 (0.046%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 52 (2.37%) Dynamics CRM
2 32 (1.46%) Dynamics GP
3 16 (0.73%) Shopify
4 15 (0.68%) SAP S/4HANA
5 14 (0.64%) NetSuite
6 8 (0.37%) SAP ERP
7 7 (0.32%) Oracle EBS
7 7 (0.32%) Oracle Receivables
7 7 (0.32%) SAP CO
7 7 (0.32%) SAP FI
7 7 (0.32%) SAP FI/CO
7 7 (0.32%) Workday HCM
8 6 (0.27%) Exchequer
8 6 (0.27%) JDE EnterpriseOne
8 6 (0.27%) Sage 200
9 5 (0.23%) Elite 3E
9 5 (0.23%) JDE World
9 5 (0.23%) Oracle Payables
9 5 (0.23%) Sage 50
10 4 (0.18%) Infor M3
Cloud Services
1 290 (13.24%) Power Platform
2 272 (12.42%) Azure
3 185 (8.45%) AWS
4 128 (5.84%) SaaS
5 101 (4.61%) Microsoft 365
6 81 (3.70%) GCP
7 70 (3.20%) Google Analytics
8 49 (2.24%) Entra ID
9 40 (1.83%) Azure DevOps
10 36 (1.64%) Dynamics 365
11 35 (1.60%) Serverless
12 34 (1.55%) GitHub
13 31 (1.42%) PowerApps
14 30 (1.37%) Google Ads
15 27 (1.23%) Amazon S3
16 26 (1.19%) Google Tag Manager
16 26 (1.19%) Microsoft Purview
16 26 (1.19%) Snowflake
17 24 (1.10%) AWS Lambda
18 23 (1.05%) Amazon EMR
Communications & Networking
1 42 (1.92%) Broadband
2 33 (1.51%) Firewall
3 26 (1.19%) Network Security
4 21 (0.96%) VPN
5 20 (0.91%) 5G
5 20 (0.91%) DNS
5 20 (0.91%) TCP/IP
6 17 (0.78%) DHCP
6 17 (0.78%) Wi-Fi
7 16 (0.73%) WAN
8 14 (0.64%) SMS
9 12 (0.55%) LAN
10 11 (0.50%) Internet
11 7 (0.32%) VLAN
11 7 (0.32%) Wireless
12 5 (0.23%) Cisco IOS
12 5 (0.23%) HTTP
13 4 (0.18%) FTP
13 4 (0.18%) SMTP
13 4 (0.18%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 256 (11.69%) Power BI
2 70 (3.20%) SQL Server
3 68 (3.11%) Tableau
4 67 (3.06%) Data Warehouse
5 47 (2.15%) Metadata
6 39 (1.78%) Relational Database
7 37 (1.69%) PostgreSQL
8 35 (1.60%) Looker
9 31 (1.42%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 29 (1.32%) MySQL
11 25 (1.14%) Data Lake
12 24 (1.10%) Amazon Athena
13 23 (1.05%) Big Data
14 22 (1.00%) Power Query
15 17 (0.78%) NoSQL
15 17 (0.78%) SQL Server Reporting Services
16 16 (0.73%) Amazon Redshift
16 16 (0.73%) Spark SQL
17 14 (0.64%) BigQuery
17 14 (0.64%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 84 (3.84%) Git
2 78 (3.56%) JIRA
3 16 (0.73%) Jenkins
4 13 (0.59%) GitLab
5 10 (0.46%) LabVIEW
6 7 (0.32%) Bitbucket
6 7 (0.32%) Visual Studio Code
7 6 (0.27%) Axure RP
7 6 (0.27%) Balsamiq
7 6 (0.27%) MLflow
8 5 (0.23%) Burp Suite
8 5 (0.23%) Metasploit
8 5 (0.23%) TeamCity
9 4 (0.18%) Eclipse
9 4 (0.18%) Postman
9 4 (0.18%) Visual Studio
10 3 (0.14%) JMeter
10 3 (0.14%) Oracle Forms
10 3 (0.14%) RStudio
10 3 (0.14%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 1,112 (50.78%) Social Skills
2 753 (34.38%) Finance
3 257 (11.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 243 (11.10%) Marketing
5 237 (10.82%) Organisational Skills
6 199 (9.09%) Retail
7 195 (8.90%) Law
8 191 (8.72%) Public Sector
9 190 (8.68%) Legal
10 137 (6.26%) Influencing Skills
11 85 (3.88%) Presentation Skills
12 70 (3.20%) Manufacturing
13 67 (3.06%) Banking
14 58 (2.65%) Telecoms
15 47 (2.15%) Advertising
16 34 (1.55%) Games
17 33 (1.51%) Documentation Skills
18 32 (1.46%) Aerospace
19 31 (1.42%) Electronics
20 30 (1.37%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 565 (25.80%) Analyst
2 295 (13.47%) Senior
3 153 (6.99%) Lead
4 120 (5.48%) Business Analyst
5 119 (5.43%) Data Analyst
6 112 (5.11%) Senior Analyst
7 103 (4.70%) Developer
8 93 (4.25%) Architect
9 86 (3.93%) Data Engineer
10 85 (3.88%) Consultant
11 81 (3.70%) Support Analyst
12 60 (2.74%) Service Manager
13 57 (2.60%) Applications Support
14 55 (2.51%) Delivery Manager
15 52 (2.37%) Accountant
16 47 (2.15%) Marketing Manager
17 45 (2.05%) Senior Manager
18 42 (1.92%) Security Analyst
19 39 (1.78%) Financial Analyst
20 37 (1.69%) Report Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 67 (3.06%) .NET
2 49 (2.24%) HTML
3 46 (2.10%) PySpark
4 45 (2.05%) Terraform
5 41 (1.87%) CSS
6 35 (1.60%) REST
7 31 (1.42%) JSON
8 27 (1.23%) XML
9 23 (1.05%) React
9 23 (1.05%) RESTful
10 20 (0.91%) Middleware
11 17 (0.78%) Web Services
12 16 (0.73%) .NET Core
13 15 (0.68%) AngularJS
13 15 (0.68%) PyTorch
14 13 (0.59%) ASP.NET
14 13 (0.59%) EDI
14 13 (0.59%) Pandas
14 13 (0.59%) TensorFlow
15 12 (0.55%) .NET Framework
Miscellaneous
1 189 (8.63%) Management Information System
2 139 (6.35%) Analytical Mindset
3 126 (5.75%) Self-Motivation
4 101 (4.61%) Onboarding
5 98 (4.47%) Product Ownership
6 74 (3.38%) Virtual Team
7 69 (3.15%) Blog
8 52 (2.37%) Credit Risk
9 50 (2.28%) Enterprise Software
10 40 (1.83%) Driving Licence
11 38 (1.74%) Cloud Native
11 38 (1.74%) Social Media
12 36 (1.64%) Cyber Threat
12 36 (1.64%) Marketing Technology
13 35 (1.60%) Security Posture
14 28 (1.28%) AI Agents
15 27 (1.23%) Data Structures
16 24 (1.10%) Algorithms
16 24 (1.10%) Mobile App
17 21 (0.96%) Cyber Defence
Operating Systems
1 97 (4.43%) Windows
2 62 (2.83%) Linux
3 41 (1.87%) Windows Server
4 12 (0.55%) Android
5 11 (0.50%) Apple iOS
6 10 (0.46%) Mac OS
6 10 (0.46%) Windows Server 2019
7 9 (0.41%) Windows Server 2016
8 6 (0.27%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 5 (0.23%) OpenVMS
10 3 (0.14%) Unix
11 2 (0.091%) Windows 10
12 1 (0.046%) AIX
12 1 (0.046%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,038 (47.40%) Problem-Solving
2 708 (32.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 614 (28.04%) Decision-Making
4 526 (24.02%) Analytics
5 517 (23.61%) Stakeholder Management
6 446 (20.37%) AI
7 418 (19.09%) Agile
8 303 (13.84%) Business Intelligence
9 262 (11.96%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 258 (11.78%) Roadmaps
11 254 (11.60%) Project Management
12 253 (11.55%) Actionable Insight
13 249 (11.37%) Process Improvement
14 232 (10.59%) Mentoring
15 212 (9.68%) CRM
16 208 (9.50%) Project Delivery
17 204 (9.32%) Data Analysis
18 197 (9.00%) Validation
19 193 (8.81%) Coaching
20 189 (8.63%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 472 (21.55%) SQL
2 329 (15.02%) Python
3 92 (4.20%) C#
4 89 (4.06%) JavaScript
5 63 (2.88%) Java
6 56 (2.56%) PowerShell
7 33 (1.51%) C++
8 31 (1.42%) T-SQL
9 30 (1.37%) R
10 24 (1.10%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 21 (0.96%) Bash
12 19 (0.87%) PL/SQL
12 19 (0.87%) TypeScript
13 12 (0.55%) Go
14 10 (0.46%) Kusto Query Language
14 10 (0.46%) MATLAB
15 9 (0.41%) C
16 8 (0.37%) Scala
17 6 (0.27%) PHP
17 6 (0.27%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 389 (17.76%) Degree
2 242 (11.05%) Security Cleared
3 186 (8.49%) SC Cleared
4 106 (4.84%) ACCA
5 105 (4.79%) CIMA
6 60 (2.74%) Computer Science Degree
7 58 (2.65%) DBS Check
8 46 (2.10%) CISSP
9 39 (1.78%) CISM
10 35 (1.60%) DV Cleared
11 27 (1.23%) Azure Certification
12 25 (1.14%) BPSS Clearance
13 22 (1.00%) Master's Degree
14 17 (0.78%) Cisco Certification
14 17 (0.78%) CompTIA Security+
14 17 (0.78%) Numerate Degree
15 16 (0.73%) AAT
15 16 (0.73%) CRISC
15 16 (0.73%) PMI Certification
16 15 (0.68%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 242 (11.05%) Data Quality
2 122 (5.57%) GDPR
3 107 (4.89%) Accessibility
4 89 (4.06%) QA
5 85 (3.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 57 (2.60%) NIST
7 56 (2.56%) SLA
8 38 (1.74%) Cyber Essentials
9 37 (1.69%) PMO
10 29 (1.32%) Actionable Recommendations
11 28 (1.28%) GRC
12 26 (1.19%) IFRS
13 20 (0.91%) ISO 9001
14 19 (0.87%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 16 (0.73%) ISO/IEC 20000
16 15 (0.68%) GAAP
16 15 (0.68%) PCI DSS
16 15 (0.68%) Sarbanes-Oxley
17 13 (0.59%) ISO 14001
18 11 (0.50%) NCSC
System Software
1 67 (3.06%) Active Directory
2 30 (1.37%) Docker
3 11 (0.50%) Firmware
4 10 (0.46%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (0.18%) VMware Infrastructure
6 2 (0.091%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.046%) HDFS
7 1 (0.046%) Oracle RAC
7 1 (0.046%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 31 (1.42%) Kubernetes
2 19 (0.87%) Microsoft Intune
3 17 (0.78%) Ansible
4 16 (0.73%) Grafana
5 8 (0.37%) QRadar
6 5 (0.23%) Nmap
6 5 (0.23%) Single Sign-On
7 4 (0.18%) Kubeflow
8 3 (0.14%) Prometheus
9 2 (0.091%) CASB
9 2 (0.091%) Functional Safety
9 2 (0.091%) Graylog
9 2 (0.091%) Kibana
9 2 (0.091%) Nagios
9 2 (0.091%) Packer
9 2 (0.091%) SQL Sentry
10 1 (0.046%) Control-M
10 1 (0.046%) Data Guard
10 1 (0.046%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
10 1 (0.046%) Thomson Reuters DACS
Vendors
1 455 (20.78%) Microsoft
2 124 (5.66%) Google
3 71 (3.24%) SAP
4 64 (2.92%) Salesforce
5 62 (2.83%) Oracle
6 48 (2.19%) YouTube
7 44 (2.01%) ServiceNow
8 33 (1.51%) Adobe
9 30 (1.37%) Databricks
9 30 (1.37%) Sage
10 27 (1.23%) HubSpot
11 24 (1.10%) Cisco
12 20 (0.91%) Splunk
13 17 (0.78%) VMware
14 16 (0.73%) Yardi
15 13 (0.59%) Dynatrace
15 13 (0.59%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
16 12 (0.55%) Apple
17 11 (0.50%) Qualys
18 10 (0.46%) JD Edwards