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

6 months to
4 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 20 16 23
Rank change year-on-year -4 +7 -3
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 1,436 1,471 2,681
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 8.49% 11.43% 8.52%
As % of the General category 14.87% 15.93% 13.82%
Number of salaries quoted 877 934 1,891
10th Percentile £35,500 £32,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £43,750 £44,956 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.76% -4.34%
75th Percentile £73,750 £72,500 £71,500
90th Percentile £85,500 £86,250 £90,000
UK median annual salary £53,459 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -2.80% +10.00% -9.09%

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 9,658 9,233 19,398
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 57.11% 71.74% 61.67%
Number of salaries quoted 6,435 6,389 15,058
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £31,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £45,000 £42,147
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,450 £61,500 £57,370
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% +7.20% -8.21%
75th Percentile £78,957 £82,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £99,273 £110,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +14.29% -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 4 April 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 27 (1.88%) Confluence
2 25 (1.74%) SharePoint
3 20 (1.39%) Microsoft Exchange
4 12 (0.84%) CMS
5 9 (0.63%) Apache
5 9 (0.63%) Apache Airflow
5 9 (0.63%) WordPress
6 8 (0.56%) Apache Spark
7 5 (0.35%) SAS
8 4 (0.28%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 3 (0.21%) Anypoint
10 2 (0.14%) Drupal
11 1 (0.070%) ArcGIS
11 1 (0.070%) IIS
11 1 (0.070%) Kinematics
11 1 (0.070%) Palantir Foundry
11 1 (0.070%) Umbraco
Applications
1 196 (13.65%) Microsoft Excel
2 79 (5.50%) Microsoft Office
3 32 (2.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 23 (1.60%) Chatbot
5 19 (1.32%) MS Visio
6 14 (0.97%) Adobe XD
7 9 (0.63%) Spreadsheet
8 4 (0.28%) Microsoft Project
9 1 (0.070%) Notion
9 1 (0.070%) SmartSuite
9 1 (0.070%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 31 (2.16%) NetSuite
2 26 (1.81%) SAP S/4HANA
3 11 (0.77%) Oracle Payables
4 10 (0.70%) Dynamics CRM
5 7 (0.49%) SAP FI
6 6 (0.42%) SAP CO
6 6 (0.42%) SAP FI/CO
7 5 (0.35%) SAP ERP
8 4 (0.28%) Markit EDM
8 4 (0.28%) Oracle EBS
9 3 (0.21%) Elite 3E
9 3 (0.21%) Oracle Receivables
9 3 (0.21%) ResourceLink
9 3 (0.21%) SAP FSCM
10 2 (0.14%) Dynamics GP
10 2 (0.14%) Oracle Assets
10 2 (0.14%) Oracle General Ledger
10 2 (0.14%) Sage X3
10 2 (0.14%) Workday HCM
11 1 (0.070%) Magento
Cloud Services
1 289 (20.13%) Azure
2 228 (15.88%) Power Platform
3 126 (8.77%) AWS
4 110 (7.66%) SaaS
5 82 (5.71%) Azure DevOps
6 68 (4.74%) GitHub
7 67 (4.67%) Dynamics 365
8 57 (3.97%) GCP
9 52 (3.62%) Azure Data Factory
10 45 (3.13%) Microsoft 365
11 43 (2.99%) Google Analytics
12 33 (2.30%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 32 (2.23%) Snowflake
14 25 (1.74%) Entra ID
15 23 (1.60%) dbt
15 23 (1.60%) GitHub Actions
16 22 (1.53%) Power Automate
17 19 (1.32%) Azure Logic Apps
18 18 (1.25%) GitHub Copilot
18 18 (1.25%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 41 (2.86%) Firewall
2 40 (2.79%) Broadband
3 26 (1.81%) Wi-Fi
4 21 (1.46%) Wireshark
5 16 (1.11%) NGFW
5 16 (1.11%) Remote Desktop
5 16 (1.11%) TCP/IP
6 15 (1.04%) VXLAN
7 12 (0.84%) Network Security
8 11 (0.77%) WAN
9 8 (0.56%) DNS
9 8 (0.56%) Intrusion Detection
9 8 (0.56%) Telnet
10 7 (0.49%) DHCP
10 7 (0.49%) VPN
11 6 (0.42%) Cisco ASA
12 4 (0.28%) DSL
12 4 (0.28%) HTTP
12 4 (0.28%) LAN
12 4 (0.28%) Modbus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 204 (14.21%) Power BI
2 91 (6.34%) SQL Server
3 63 (4.39%) Tableau
4 45 (3.13%) Data Warehouse
5 43 (2.99%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 36 (2.51%) Azure SQL Database
7 31 (2.16%) Metadata
8 30 (2.09%) MySQL
9 20 (1.39%) PostgreSQL
10 19 (1.32%) Data Lake
11 17 (1.18%) Relational Database
12 16 (1.11%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 15 (1.04%) Oracle Database
13 15 (1.04%) Power Query
14 14 (0.97%) Amazon Redshift
15 12 (0.84%) BusinessObjects
16 11 (0.77%) NoSQL
17 9 (0.63%) Big Data
17 9 (0.63%) Data Mining
18 8 (0.56%) BigQuery
Development Applications
1 70 (4.87%) JIRA
2 34 (2.37%) Git
3 19 (1.32%) GitLab
4 14 (0.97%) Axure RP
4 14 (0.97%) Balsamiq
5 13 (0.91%) Jenkins
5 13 (0.91%) Subversion
6 9 (0.63%) Bitbucket
7 6 (0.42%) Babel
7 6 (0.42%) webpack
8 4 (0.28%) Cypress.io
8 4 (0.28%) ER Studio
8 4 (0.28%) ERwin
8 4 (0.28%) Oracle APEX
8 4 (0.28%) Selenium
8 4 (0.28%) Visual Studio Code
9 3 (0.21%) Maven
9 3 (0.21%) MLflow
9 3 (0.21%) Sonatype Nexus
9 3 (0.21%) WebDriver
General
1 735 (51.18%) Social Skills
2 521 (36.28%) Finance
3 140 (9.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 138 (9.61%) Public Sector
5 134 (9.33%) Marketing
6 97 (6.75%) Retail
7 89 (6.20%) Organisational Skills
7 89 (6.20%) Presentation Skills
8 82 (5.71%) Law
9 61 (4.25%) Legal
10 46 (3.20%) Banking
11 45 (3.13%) Manufacturing
12 39 (2.72%) Telecoms
13 38 (2.65%) Advertising
14 31 (2.16%) Influencing Skills
15 30 (2.09%) Automotive
16 24 (1.67%) Publishing
17 22 (1.53%) Back Office
18 21 (1.46%) Billing
18 21 (1.46%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 360 (25.07%) Analyst
2 166 (11.56%) Senior
3 101 (7.03%) Developer
4 97 (6.75%) Lead
5 89 (6.20%) Business Analyst
6 75 (5.22%) Architect
7 61 (4.25%) Data Analyst
8 52 (3.62%) Financial Analyst
9 49 (3.41%) Consultant
10 48 (3.34%) Support Analyst
11 45 (3.13%) Data Engineer
11 45 (3.13%) Senior Analyst
12 42 (2.92%) Solutions Architect
13 39 (2.72%) Report Analyst
14 33 (2.30%) Senior Manager
15 31 (2.16%) Alliance Manager
16 28 (1.95%) Product Manager
17 26 (1.81%) Accountant
18 23 (1.60%) Commercial Analyst
18 23 (1.60%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 61 (4.25%) HTML
2 56 (3.90%) CSS
3 45 (3.13%) .NET
4 40 (2.79%) React
5 30 (2.09%) JSON
6 25 (1.74%) REST
7 24 (1.67%) XML
8 18 (1.25%) TensorFlow
9 17 (1.18%) Middleware
10 16 (1.11%) Bootstrap
10 16 (1.11%) React Native
11 15 (1.04%) PyTorch
12 14 (0.97%) Flash
12 14 (0.97%) Node.js
13 13 (0.91%) Sass
13 13 (0.91%) SOAP
14 12 (0.84%) FIX Protocol
15 8 (0.56%) CSS3
15 8 (0.56%) HTML5
15 8 (0.56%) ZeroMQ
Miscellaneous
1 144 (10.03%) Analytical Mindset
2 113 (7.87%) Self-Motivation
3 97 (6.75%) Product Ownership
4 71 (4.94%) Onboarding
5 46 (3.20%) Data Structures
6 41 (2.86%) Management Information System
7 38 (2.65%) Algorithms
8 37 (2.58%) Cloud Native
9 34 (2.37%) Virtual Team
10 29 (2.02%) Data Centre
11 28 (1.95%) Driving Licence
11 28 (1.95%) Social Media
12 27 (1.88%) Enterprise Software
12 27 (1.88%) Low-Code
13 25 (1.74%) Security Posture
14 24 (1.67%) FMCG
15 22 (1.53%) PKI
16 21 (1.46%) Legacy Systems
17 20 (1.39%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
18 18 (1.25%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 69 (4.81%) Windows
2 49 (3.41%) Linux
3 22 (1.53%) Unix
3 22 (1.53%) Windows Server
4 4 (0.28%) Mac OS
4 4 (0.28%) Windows 10
5 3 (0.21%) OpenWrt
6 2 (0.14%) Android
7 1 (0.070%) AIX
7 1 (0.070%) FreeBSD
7 1 (0.070%) OpenBSD
7 1 (0.070%) Robot Operating System
7 1 (0.070%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 657 (45.75%) Problem-Solving
2 372 (25.91%) Continuous Improvement
3 345 (24.03%) Decision-Making
4 302 (21.03%) Analytics
5 290 (20.19%) Agile
6 275 (19.15%) AI
7 242 (16.85%) Business Intelligence
8 165 (11.49%) DevOps
9 162 (11.28%) Mentoring
10 159 (11.07%) Project Management
11 154 (10.72%) Actionable Insight
12 152 (10.58%) Stakeholder Management
13 151 (10.52%) Analytical Thinking
14 150 (10.45%) Data Modelling
15 138 (9.61%) Process Improvement
16 137 (9.54%) CI/CD
17 135 (9.40%) ERP
18 134 (9.33%) Coaching
19 126 (8.77%) Data Analysis
20 111 (7.73%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 296 (20.61%) SQL
2 231 (16.09%) Python
3 81 (5.64%) JavaScript
4 70 (4.87%) C#
5 59 (4.11%) PowerShell
6 45 (3.13%) Java
7 33 (2.30%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 23 (1.60%) T-SQL
9 22 (1.53%) C++
10 19 (1.32%) R
11 18 (1.25%) TypeScript
12 13 (0.91%) Bash
13 12 (0.84%) C
14 11 (0.77%) Go
15 10 (0.70%) VBA
16 5 (0.35%) PHP
16 5 (0.35%) Ruby
17 4 (0.28%) Apex Code
17 4 (0.28%) PL/SQL
18 3 (0.21%) DataWeave
Qualifications
1 315 (21.94%) Degree
2 142 (9.89%) Security Cleared
3 135 (9.40%) ACCA
4 123 (8.57%) CIMA
5 104 (7.24%) SC Cleared
6 53 (3.69%) Computer Science Degree
7 43 (2.99%) Master's Degree
8 27 (1.88%) AAT
8 27 (1.88%) CISSP
8 27 (1.88%) DBS Check
9 26 (1.81%) PhD
10 25 (1.74%) DV Cleared
11 24 (1.67%) PMI Certification
12 20 (1.39%) CISM
13 18 (1.25%) PMP
14 15 (1.04%) Azure Certification
15 12 (0.84%) BPSS Clearance
15 12 (0.84%) Six Sigma Green Belt
16 11 (0.77%) AWS Certification
17 10 (0.70%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 123 (8.57%) Data Quality
2 82 (5.71%) QA
3 75 (5.22%) GDPR
4 52 (3.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 45 (3.13%) Accessibility
6 32 (2.23%) NIST
7 30 (2.09%) PMO
8 25 (1.74%) SLA
9 24 (1.67%) Actionable Recommendations
10 20 (1.39%) WCAG
11 16 (1.11%) ISO 9001
12 15 (1.04%) GRC
13 10 (0.70%) IFRS
14 9 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials
14 9 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 9 (0.63%) GAAP
14 9 (0.63%) ISO 14001
14 9 (0.63%) PCI DSS
15 8 (0.56%) COREP
15 8 (0.56%) FINREP
System Software
1 45 (3.13%) Active Directory
2 13 (0.91%) Docker
3 12 (0.84%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.28%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.21%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 3 (0.21%) Virtual Servers
6 2 (0.14%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.14%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.070%) Firmware
7 1 (0.070%) KVM
7 1 (0.070%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 50 (3.48%) Terraform
2 30 (2.09%) Ansible
3 19 (1.32%) Kubernetes
4 9 (0.63%) Grafana
4 9 (0.63%) Microsoft Intune
5 8 (0.56%) Single Sign-On
6 7 (0.49%) Prometheus
7 5 (0.35%) Kubeflow
7 5 (0.35%) QRadar
8 4 (0.28%) Computer Incident Response Team
8 4 (0.28%) Packer
9 3 (0.21%) SCCM
10 2 (0.14%) Opsgenie
11 1 (0.070%) CASB
11 1 (0.070%) FortiGate
11 1 (0.070%) Proxmox
11 1 (0.070%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 261 (18.18%) Microsoft
2 70 (4.87%) Google
3 58 (4.04%) Oracle
4 57 (3.97%) SAP
5 48 (3.34%) Salesforce
6 23 (1.60%) Databricks
7 22 (1.53%) ServiceNow
8 21 (1.46%) PayPal
9 19 (1.32%) Adobe
10 15 (1.04%) Arista
10 15 (1.04%) Aruba
10 15 (1.04%) Cisco
10 15 (1.04%) NetScout
11 14 (0.97%) Xero
12 13 (0.91%) Atlassian
13 12 (0.84%) VMware
14 11 (0.77%) Palo Alto
15 10 (0.70%) F5
15 10 (0.70%) Splunk
15 10 (0.70%) Workday