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

6 months to
8 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 13 16 25
Rank change year-on-year +3 +9 -3
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 1,678 1,677 2,488
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 10.09% 11.60% 8.38%
As % of the General category 17.39% 16.36% 13.57%
Number of salaries quoted 821 934 1,854
10th Percentile £31,000 £31,250 £31,611
25th Percentile £42,500 £43,056 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £52,718
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.33% -4.15%
75th Percentile £72,500 £73,438 £71,250
90th Percentile £87,500 £86,250 £90,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.55% +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 9,648 10,253 18,331
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 58.00% 70.94% 61.72%
Number of salaries quoted 6,132 6,295 14,627
10th Percentile £29,750 £32,000 £32,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,504 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +8.70% -8.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £83,000 £75,772
90th Percentile £99,273 £110,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £54,500 £60,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -9.17% +11.11% -11.48%

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 8 March 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 30 (1.79%) Confluence
2 21 (1.25%) SharePoint
3 16 (0.95%) Microsoft Exchange
4 13 (0.77%) CMS
5 9 (0.54%) Apache Airflow
5 9 (0.54%) WordPress
6 8 (0.48%) Apache
7 7 (0.42%) Apache Spark
8 5 (0.30%) SAS
9 4 (0.24%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 2 (0.12%) Drupal
11 1 (0.060%) ArcGIS
11 1 (0.060%) IIS
11 1 (0.060%) Kinematics
11 1 (0.060%) Palantir Foundry
11 1 (0.060%) Umbraco
Applications
1 318 (18.95%) Chatbot
2 195 (11.62%) Microsoft Excel
3 89 (5.30%) Microsoft Office
4 38 (2.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 17 (1.01%) MS Visio
6 14 (0.83%) Spreadsheet
7 13 (0.77%) Adobe XD
8 5 (0.30%) Microsoft Project
9 1 (0.060%) Notion
9 1 (0.060%) Photoshop
9 1 (0.060%) SmartSuite
9 1 (0.060%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 29 (1.73%) NetSuite
2 22 (1.31%) SAP S/4HANA
3 12 (0.72%) Dynamics CRM
4 10 (0.60%) Oracle Payables
5 7 (0.42%) SAP FI
6 6 (0.36%) SAP CO
6 6 (0.36%) SAP FI/CO
7 5 (0.30%) SAP ERP
8 4 (0.24%) Markit EDM
8 4 (0.24%) Oracle EBS
9 3 (0.18%) Elite 3E
9 3 (0.18%) ResourceLink
9 3 (0.18%) SAP FSCM
9 3 (0.18%) Shopify
10 2 (0.12%) Oracle Assets
10 2 (0.12%) Oracle General Ledger
10 2 (0.12%) Oracle Receivables
10 2 (0.12%) Sage X3
10 2 (0.12%) Salesforce CRM
10 2 (0.12%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 279 (16.63%) Azure
2 220 (13.11%) Power Platform
3 116 (6.91%) AWS
4 104 (6.20%) SaaS
5 82 (4.89%) Azure DevOps
6 66 (3.93%) Dynamics 365
7 65 (3.87%) GitHub
8 52 (3.10%) GCP
9 46 (2.74%) Azure Data Factory
10 41 (2.44%) Microsoft 365
11 40 (2.38%) Google Analytics
12 37 (2.21%) Snowflake
13 32 (1.91%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 28 (1.67%) Entra ID
15 25 (1.49%) dbt
16 22 (1.31%) GitHub Copilot
17 20 (1.19%) Azure Logic Apps
18 18 (1.07%) GitHub Actions
18 18 (1.07%) OCI
18 18 (1.07%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 45 (2.68%) Firewall
2 30 (1.79%) Broadband
3 29 (1.73%) Remote Desktop
4 28 (1.67%) Wi-Fi
5 23 (1.37%) Wireshark
6 16 (0.95%) NGFW
6 16 (0.95%) TCP/IP
7 15 (0.89%) VXLAN
8 14 (0.83%) DNS
9 12 (0.72%) Network Security
9 12 (0.72%) VPN
9 12 (0.72%) WAN
10 9 (0.54%) Intrusion Detection
11 8 (0.48%) Telnet
12 7 (0.42%) DHCP
13 6 (0.36%) SD-WAN
14 5 (0.30%) Internet
15 4 (0.24%) Cisco ASA
15 4 (0.24%) DSL
15 4 (0.24%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 197 (11.74%) Power BI
2 82 (4.89%) SQL Server
3 66 (3.93%) Tableau
4 52 (3.10%) Data Warehouse
5 42 (2.50%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 35 (2.09%) Azure SQL Database
7 34 (2.03%) Metadata
8 31 (1.85%) MySQL
9 20 (1.19%) PostgreSQL
10 17 (1.01%) Data Lake
11 14 (0.83%) Power Query
12 13 (0.77%) Amazon Redshift
12 13 (0.77%) Relational Database
13 12 (0.72%) BusinessObjects
13 12 (0.72%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 10 (0.60%) NoSQL
14 10 (0.60%) Snowflake Schema
15 9 (0.54%) Data Mining
16 8 (0.48%) BigQuery
17 7 (0.42%) Geospatial Data
Development Applications
1 77 (4.59%) JIRA
2 31 (1.85%) Git
3 20 (1.19%) GitLab
4 13 (0.77%) Axure RP
4 13 (0.77%) Balsamiq
4 13 (0.77%) Jenkins
4 13 (0.77%) Subversion
5 8 (0.48%) Bitbucket
5 8 (0.48%) ER Studio
5 8 (0.48%) ERwin
6 6 (0.36%) Babel
6 6 (0.36%) Cypress.io
6 6 (0.36%) Selenium
6 6 (0.36%) webpack
7 5 (0.30%) WebDriver
8 4 (0.24%) Oracle APEX
9 3 (0.18%) Maven
9 3 (0.18%) MLflow
9 3 (0.18%) Postman
9 3 (0.18%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 743 (44.28%) Social Skills
2 511 (30.45%) Finance
3 142 (8.46%) Public Sector
4 135 (8.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 129 (7.69%) Marketing
6 115 (6.85%) Retail
7 87 (5.18%) Organisational Skills
7 87 (5.18%) Presentation Skills
8 78 (4.65%) Law
9 67 (3.99%) Legal
10 45 (2.68%) Manufacturing
11 38 (2.26%) Telecoms
12 37 (2.21%) Advertising
13 30 (1.79%) Banking
14 28 (1.67%) Automotive
14 28 (1.67%) Influencing Skills
15 25 (1.49%) Documentation Skills
16 22 (1.31%) Aerospace
16 22 (1.31%) Back Office
16 22 (1.31%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 346 (20.62%) Analyst
2 315 (18.77%) Trainer
3 156 (9.30%) Senior
4 107 (6.38%) Developer
5 89 (5.30%) Lead
6 84 (5.01%) Business Analyst
7 79 (4.71%) Architect
8 62 (3.69%) Data Analyst
9 50 (2.98%) Support Analyst
10 49 (2.92%) Financial Analyst
11 48 (2.86%) Consultant
12 42 (2.50%) Solutions Architect
13 38 (2.26%) Report Analyst
14 37 (2.21%) Senior Analyst
15 32 (1.91%) IT Analyst
16 31 (1.85%) Alliance Manager
16 31 (1.85%) Data Engineer
17 30 (1.79%) 2nd Line Support
18 28 (1.67%) 1st/2nd Line Support
18 28 (1.67%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 61 (3.64%) HTML
2 54 (3.22%) CSS
3 42 (2.50%) .NET
4 41 (2.44%) React
5 22 (1.31%) JSON
6 21 (1.25%) REST
7 20 (1.19%) XML
8 18 (1.07%) Middleware
9 16 (0.95%) Bootstrap
9 16 (0.95%) Flash
9 16 (0.95%) React Native
9 16 (0.95%) TensorFlow
10 13 (0.77%) Node.js
10 13 (0.77%) PyTorch
10 13 (0.77%) Sass
10 13 (0.77%) SOAP
11 12 (0.72%) FIX Protocol
12 8 (0.48%) CSS3
12 8 (0.48%) HTML5
12 8 (0.48%) ZeroMQ
Miscellaneous
1 141 (8.40%) Analytical Mindset
2 126 (7.51%) Self-Motivation
3 92 (5.48%) Onboarding
4 90 (5.36%) Product Ownership
5 46 (2.74%) Data Structures
6 44 (2.62%) Management Information System
7 39 (2.32%) Algorithms
8 37 (2.21%) Cloud Native
9 30 (1.79%) Virtual Team
10 29 (1.73%) Data Centre
11 27 (1.61%) Low-Code
12 26 (1.55%) Legacy Systems
13 25 (1.49%) Enterprise Software
13 25 (1.49%) PKI
13 25 (1.49%) Social Media
14 23 (1.37%) Security Posture
15 22 (1.31%) Driving Licence
16 21 (1.25%) FMCG
16 21 (1.25%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
17 16 (0.95%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 63 (3.75%) Windows
2 46 (2.74%) Linux
3 19 (1.13%) Unix
3 19 (1.13%) Windows Server
4 4 (0.24%) Mac OS
4 4 (0.24%) Windows 10
5 3 (0.18%) Android
5 3 (0.18%) OpenWrt
6 1 (0.060%) AIX
6 1 (0.060%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.060%) FreeBSD
6 1 (0.060%) OpenBSD
6 1 (0.060%) Robot Operating System
6 1 (0.060%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 631 (37.60%) Problem-Solving
2 557 (33.19%) AI
3 359 (21.39%) Continuous Improvement
4 324 (19.31%) Decision-Making
5 318 (18.95%) Chemistry
5 318 (18.95%) Conversational UI
6 291 (17.34%) Analytics
7 283 (16.87%) Agile
8 231 (13.77%) Business Intelligence
9 169 (10.07%) Mentoring
10 158 (9.42%) DevOps
11 157 (9.36%) Project Management
12 156 (9.30%) Analytical Thinking
12 156 (9.30%) Stakeholder Management
13 147 (8.76%) Data Analysis
14 141 (8.40%) Data Modelling
15 139 (8.28%) ERP
16 138 (8.22%) Actionable Insight
17 124 (7.39%) Process Improvement
18 123 (7.33%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 294 (17.52%) SQL
2 222 (13.23%) Python
3 82 (4.89%) C#
4 78 (4.65%) JavaScript
5 60 (3.58%) PowerShell
6 40 (2.38%) Java
7 30 (1.79%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 29 (1.73%) C++
9 23 (1.37%) R
10 21 (1.25%) T-SQL
11 17 (1.01%) TypeScript
12 16 (0.95%) C
13 14 (0.83%) Bash
14 11 (0.66%) VBA
15 10 (0.60%) Go
16 8 (0.48%) Bicep
17 4 (0.24%) PL/SQL
18 3 (0.18%) PHP
18 3 (0.18%) Ruby
18 3 (0.18%) VC++
Qualifications
1 622 (37.07%) Degree
2 339 (20.20%) Master's Degree
3 320 (19.07%) PhD
4 150 (8.94%) Security Cleared
5 116 (6.91%) SC Cleared
6 114 (6.79%) ACCA
7 105 (6.26%) CIMA
8 56 (3.34%) Computer Science Degree
9 29 (1.73%) AAT
10 28 (1.67%) DBS Check
11 27 (1.61%) CISSP
12 26 (1.55%) BPSS Clearance
12 26 (1.55%) DV Cleared
13 21 (1.25%) PMI Certification
14 19 (1.13%) CISM
15 16 (0.95%) Azure Certification
15 16 (0.95%) PMP
16 13 (0.77%) CISA
17 12 (0.72%) Microsoft Certification
17 12 (0.72%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 98 (5.84%) Data Quality
2 87 (5.18%) QA
3 60 (3.58%) GDPR
4 46 (2.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 42 (2.50%) Accessibility
6 33 (1.97%) PMO
7 30 (1.79%) NIST
8 21 (1.25%) Actionable Recommendations
9 19 (1.13%) WCAG
10 17 (1.01%) SLA
11 13 (0.77%) GRC
12 12 (0.72%) IFRS
13 9 (0.54%) PCI DSS
14 8 (0.48%) GAAP
14 8 (0.48%) ISO 9001
14 8 (0.48%) NCSC
15 5 (0.30%) SOC 2
16 4 (0.24%) Cyber Essentials
16 4 (0.24%) EMIR
16 4 (0.24%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 46 (2.74%) Active Directory
2 14 (0.83%) VMware Infrastructure
3 13 (0.77%) Docker
4 9 (0.54%) Hyper-V
5 6 (0.36%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (0.18%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 3 (0.18%) Virtual Servers
7 2 (0.12%) Virtual Desktop
8 1 (0.060%) Firmware
8 1 (0.060%) KVM
8 1 (0.060%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 50 (2.98%) Terraform
2 26 (1.55%) Ansible
3 16 (0.95%) Kubernetes
4 9 (0.54%) Grafana
4 9 (0.54%) Microsoft Intune
5 8 (0.48%) Single Sign-On
6 7 (0.42%) Prometheus
7 5 (0.30%) SCOM
8 4 (0.24%) Computer Incident Response Team
8 4 (0.24%) QRadar
9 3 (0.18%) Kubeflow
9 3 (0.18%) SCCM
10 2 (0.12%) Opsgenie
11 1 (0.060%) CASB
11 1 (0.060%) FortiGate
11 1 (0.060%) Nessus
11 1 (0.060%) Proxmox
11 1 (0.060%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 316 (18.83%) PayPal
2 267 (15.91%) Microsoft
3 58 (3.46%) Google
4 53 (3.16%) SAP
5 50 (2.98%) Oracle
6 44 (2.62%) Salesforce
7 21 (1.25%) Databricks
7 21 (1.25%) ServiceNow
8 19 (1.13%) Adobe
9 15 (0.89%) Arista
9 15 (0.89%) Aruba
9 15 (0.89%) NetScout
9 15 (0.89%) VMware
10 13 (0.77%) Xero
11 11 (0.66%) Atlassian
12 10 (0.60%) Workday
13 9 (0.54%) Autodesk
13 9 (0.54%) Cisco
13 9 (0.54%) IBM
13 9 (0.54%) Splunk