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

6 months to
15 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 15 9 14
Rank change year-on-year -6 +5 +7
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 2,028 2,282 2,895
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 8.46% 14.10% 12.49%
As % of the General category 13.96% 19.60% 19.99%
Number of salaries quoted 1,269 922 1,148
10th Percentile £35,580 £30,550 £35,869
25th Percentile £42,500 £39,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £72,500 £68,750 £73,375
90th Percentile £87,630 £84,875 £90,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £53,772
% change year-on-year - -2.37% -2.23%

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 14,529 11,640 14,483
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 60.61% 71.91% 62.47%
Number of salaries quoted 8,982 6,326 8,483
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £39,000 £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 £83,438
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £110,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £54,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +1.85% -1.82% -8.33%

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 15 September 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 (2.86%) SharePoint
2 22 (1.08%) Microsoft Exchange
3 19 (0.94%) Confluence
4 13 (0.64%) Apache Spark
5 12 (0.59%) IIS
6 11 (0.54%) Apache
7 10 (0.49%) Apache Airflow
8 8 (0.39%) SAS
9 7 (0.35%) Jupyter
10 5 (0.25%) WordPress
11 3 (0.15%) CMS
12 2 (0.099%) Anypoint
12 2 (0.099%) Oracle Application Server
12 2 (0.099%) Oracle SOA Suite
13 1 (0.049%) Apache Superset
13 1 (0.049%) Appian
13 1 (0.049%) Ethereum
13 1 (0.049%) Hedera
13 1 (0.049%) Moodle
13 1 (0.049%) Office Communications Server
Applications
1 198 (9.76%) Microsoft Excel
2 101 (4.98%) Microsoft Office
3 49 (2.42%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 21 (1.04%) MS Visio
5 14 (0.69%) Microsoft Project
5 14 (0.69%) Spreadsheet
6 7 (0.35%) Adobe XD
7 5 (0.25%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 4 (0.20%) Chatbot
9 3 (0.15%) Blender
9 3 (0.15%) Maya
10 2 (0.099%) Photoshop
11 1 (0.049%) Adobe Illustrator
11 1 (0.049%) Adobe Premiere
11 1 (0.049%) AutoCAD
11 1 (0.049%) InDesign
11 1 (0.049%) SOLIDWORKS
11 1 (0.049%) SPSS
11 1 (0.049%) Trello
Business Applications
1 46 (2.27%) Dynamics CRM
2 32 (1.58%) Dynamics GP
3 18 (0.89%) SAP S/4HANA
4 16 (0.79%) Shopify
5 13 (0.64%) NetSuite
6 8 (0.39%) SAP ERP
7 7 (0.35%) Oracle EBS
7 7 (0.35%) SAP CO
7 7 (0.35%) SAP FI
7 7 (0.35%) SAP FI/CO
7 7 (0.35%) Workday HCM
8 6 (0.30%) Exchequer
8 6 (0.30%) JDE EnterpriseOne
8 6 (0.30%) Sage 200
9 5 (0.25%) JDE World
9 5 (0.25%) Sage 50
10 4 (0.20%) Academy Housing
10 4 (0.20%) Infor M3
10 4 (0.20%) Oracle Payables
10 4 (0.20%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 264 (13.02%) Power Platform
2 261 (12.87%) Azure
3 169 (8.33%) AWS
4 119 (5.87%) SaaS
5 90 (4.44%) Microsoft 365
6 72 (3.55%) GCP
7 68 (3.35%) Google Analytics
8 44 (2.17%) Entra ID
9 37 (1.82%) Azure DevOps
9 37 (1.82%) Dynamics 365
10 34 (1.68%) Serverless
11 33 (1.63%) GitHub
12 31 (1.53%) PowerApps
13 29 (1.43%) Amazon S3
14 27 (1.33%) Microsoft Purview
15 26 (1.28%) AWS Lambda
16 25 (1.23%) Google Ads
16 25 (1.23%) Power Automate
17 22 (1.08%) Amazon EMR
17 22 (1.08%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 43 (2.12%) Broadband
2 32 (1.58%) Firewall
3 22 (1.08%) Network Security
4 20 (0.99%) 5G
4 20 (0.99%) TCP/IP
5 18 (0.89%) VPN
6 17 (0.84%) DNS
7 14 (0.69%) DHCP
7 14 (0.69%) SMS
7 14 (0.69%) WAN
7 14 (0.69%) Wi-Fi
8 12 (0.59%) LAN
9 9 (0.44%) Internet
10 7 (0.35%) VLAN
11 6 (0.30%) Wireless
12 5 (0.25%) Cisco IOS
12 5 (0.25%) HTTP
12 5 (0.25%) NGN
13 4 (0.20%) SD-WAN
13 4 (0.20%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 229 (11.29%) Power BI
2 71 (3.50%) SQL Server
3 66 (3.25%) Tableau
4 60 (2.96%) Data Warehouse
5 44 (2.17%) Metadata
6 38 (1.87%) Relational Database
7 32 (1.58%) PostgreSQL
7 32 (1.58%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 31 (1.53%) Looker
9 28 (1.38%) MySQL
10 25 (1.23%) Amazon Athena
10 25 (1.23%) Data Lake
11 22 (1.08%) Big Data
12 18 (0.89%) Power Query
13 16 (0.79%) NoSQL
13 16 (0.79%) Oracle Database
13 16 (0.79%) SQL Server Reporting Services
14 15 (0.74%) Amazon Redshift
15 14 (0.69%) Spark SQL
16 11 (0.54%) BigQuery
Development Applications
1 69 (3.40%) Git
2 68 (3.35%) JIRA
3 11 (0.54%) Jenkins
4 10 (0.49%) GitLab
4 10 (0.49%) LabVIEW
5 8 (0.39%) Bitbucket
5 8 (0.39%) Visual Studio Code
6 6 (0.30%) Axure RP
6 6 (0.30%) Balsamiq
7 4 (0.20%) Burp Suite
7 4 (0.20%) Eclipse
7 4 (0.20%) Metasploit
7 4 (0.20%) MLflow
7 4 (0.20%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 3 (0.15%) JMeter
8 3 (0.15%) Oracle Forms
8 3 (0.15%) Postman
8 3 (0.15%) RStudio
9 2 (0.099%) TeamCity
9 2 (0.099%) Visual Studio
General
1 995 (49.06%) Social Skills
2 682 (33.63%) Finance
3 240 (11.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 207 (10.21%) Marketing
5 199 (9.81%) Organisational Skills
6 180 (8.88%) Law
7 177 (8.73%) Retail
8 172 (8.48%) Legal
9 167 (8.23%) Public Sector
10 125 (6.16%) Influencing Skills
11 81 (3.99%) Presentation Skills
12 63 (3.11%) Banking
13 60 (2.96%) Manufacturing
14 50 (2.47%) Telecoms
15 43 (2.12%) Advertising
16 34 (1.68%) Games
17 30 (1.48%) Documentation Skills
18 29 (1.43%) Electronics
19 27 (1.33%) Aerospace
20 26 (1.28%) Billing
Job Titles
1 526 (25.94%) Analyst
2 281 (13.86%) Senior
3 139 (6.85%) Lead
4 120 (5.92%) Business Analyst
5 114 (5.62%) Senior Analyst
6 104 (5.13%) Data Analyst
7 90 (4.44%) Architect
8 88 (4.34%) Developer
9 86 (4.24%) Data Engineer
10 77 (3.80%) Support Analyst
11 73 (3.60%) Consultant
12 55 (2.71%) Applications Support
12 55 (2.71%) Service Manager
13 50 (2.47%) Accountant
14 49 (2.42%) Delivery Manager
15 44 (2.17%) Marketing Manager
16 40 (1.97%) Senior Business Analyst
16 40 (1.97%) Senior Manager
17 39 (1.92%) Financial Analyst
18 38 (1.87%) Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 58 (2.86%) .NET
2 47 (2.32%) HTML
3 43 (2.12%) PySpark
4 41 (2.02%) CSS
5 40 (1.97%) Terraform
6 30 (1.48%) JSON
7 27 (1.33%) REST
8 22 (1.08%) XML
9 20 (0.99%) RESTful
10 19 (0.94%) Middleware
10 19 (0.94%) React
11 16 (0.79%) PyTorch
12 15 (0.74%) AngularJS
13 14 (0.69%) TensorFlow
14 13 (0.64%) .NET Core
14 13 (0.64%) Pandas
15 12 (0.59%) .NET Framework
15 12 (0.59%) EDI
16 11 (0.54%) LDAP
16 11 (0.54%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 155 (7.64%) Management Information System
2 138 (6.80%) Analytical Mindset
3 123 (6.07%) Self-Motivation
4 103 (5.08%) Product Ownership
5 89 (4.39%) Onboarding
6 77 (3.80%) Virtual Team
7 68 (3.35%) Blog
8 49 (2.42%) Enterprise Software
9 42 (2.07%) Credit Risk
10 38 (1.87%) Driving Licence
11 35 (1.73%) Cloud Native
11 35 (1.73%) Marketing Technology
12 34 (1.68%) Cyber Threat
13 33 (1.63%) Security Posture
14 32 (1.58%) Social Media
15 27 (1.33%) AI Agents
16 25 (1.23%) Algorithms
16 25 (1.23%) Data Structures
17 24 (1.18%) Mobile App
18 20 (0.99%) Cyberattack
Operating Systems
1 93 (4.59%) Windows
2 54 (2.66%) Linux
3 39 (1.92%) Windows Server
4 11 (0.54%) Android
5 9 (0.44%) Windows Server 2019
6 8 (0.39%) Apple iOS
6 8 (0.39%) Mac OS
6 8 (0.39%) Windows Server 2016
7 6 (0.30%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 5 (0.25%) OpenVMS
8 5 (0.25%) Unix
9 1 (0.049%) AIX
9 1 (0.049%) Solaris
9 1 (0.049%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 968 (47.73%) Problem-Solving
2 637 (31.41%) Continuous Improvement
3 552 (27.22%) Decision-Making
4 479 (23.62%) Analytics
5 428 (21.10%) Stakeholder Management
6 421 (20.76%) AI
7 400 (19.72%) Agile
8 272 (13.41%) Business Intelligence
9 254 (12.52%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 249 (12.28%) Roadmaps
11 241 (11.88%) Project Management
12 231 (11.39%) Actionable Insight
13 220 (10.85%) Process Improvement
14 211 (10.40%) Mentoring
15 201 (9.91%) Project Delivery
16 183 (9.02%) CRM
17 180 (8.88%) Coaching
17 180 (8.88%) Data Analysis
18 178 (8.78%) Validation
19 169 (8.33%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 436 (21.50%) SQL
2 298 (14.69%) Python
3 83 (4.09%) JavaScript
4 81 (3.99%) C#
5 61 (3.01%) Java
6 57 (2.81%) PowerShell
7 33 (1.63%) C++
8 29 (1.43%) T-SQL
9 23 (1.13%) R
10 20 (0.99%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 19 (0.94%) TypeScript
12 17 (0.84%) PL/SQL
13 16 (0.79%) Bash
14 10 (0.49%) MATLAB
15 9 (0.44%) C
16 8 (0.39%) Kusto Query Language
16 8 (0.39%) Scala
17 7 (0.35%) Go
17 7 (0.35%) PHP
18 4 (0.20%) Perl
Qualifications
1 371 (18.29%) Degree
2 233 (11.49%) Security Cleared
3 180 (8.88%) SC Cleared
4 110 (5.42%) ACCA
5 105 (5.18%) CIMA
6 58 (2.86%) Computer Science Degree
7 56 (2.76%) DBS Check
8 48 (2.37%) CISSP
9 42 (2.07%) CISM
10 34 (1.68%) DV Cleared
11 28 (1.38%) Azure Certification
12 23 (1.13%) BPSS Clearance
13 22 (1.08%) Master's Degree
14 18 (0.89%) PMI Certification
15 17 (0.84%) Cisco Certification
15 17 (0.84%) CompTIA Security+
16 16 (0.79%) AAT
17 15 (0.74%) AWS Certification
17 15 (0.74%) CRISC
18 14 (0.69%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 225 (11.09%) Data Quality
2 122 (6.02%) GDPR
3 99 (4.88%) Accessibility
4 92 (4.54%) QA
5 87 (4.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 58 (2.86%) NIST
7 57 (2.81%) SLA
8 39 (1.92%) Cyber Essentials
9 28 (1.38%) PMO
10 27 (1.33%) GRC
11 23 (1.13%) Actionable Recommendations
11 23 (1.13%) ISO 9001
12 22 (1.08%) IFRS
13 20 (0.99%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 18 (0.89%) ISO/IEC 20000
15 15 (0.74%) ISO 14001
16 14 (0.69%) GAAP
16 14 (0.69%) PCI DSS
17 13 (0.64%) Sarbanes-Oxley
18 12 (0.59%) NCSC
System Software
1 62 (3.06%) Active Directory
2 22 (1.08%) Docker
3 11 (0.54%) Firmware
4 9 (0.44%) Virtual Machines
5 6 (0.30%) VMware Infrastructure
6 1 (0.049%) Oracle RAC
6 1 (0.049%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 25 (1.23%) Kubernetes
2 18 (0.89%) Microsoft Intune
3 17 (0.84%) Ansible
4 12 (0.59%) Grafana
5 8 (0.39%) QRadar
6 5 (0.25%) Kubeflow
6 5 (0.25%) Single Sign-On
7 4 (0.20%) Nmap
7 4 (0.20%) Packer
8 2 (0.099%) CASB
8 2 (0.099%) Graylog
9 1 (0.049%) Data Guard
9 1 (0.049%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.049%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
9 1 (0.049%) Oracle Flashback
9 1 (0.049%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.049%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 405 (19.97%) Microsoft
2 115 (5.67%) Google
3 72 (3.55%) SAP
4 57 (2.81%) Oracle
5 48 (2.37%) Salesforce
6 43 (2.12%) YouTube
7 42 (2.07%) ServiceNow
8 29 (1.43%) Sage
9 28 (1.38%) Adobe
10 26 (1.28%) Cisco
11 22 (1.08%) Databricks
11 22 (1.08%) HubSpot
12 18 (0.89%) Splunk
13 15 (0.74%) VMware
13 15 (0.74%) Yardi
14 12 (0.59%) Apple
15 11 (0.54%) Dynatrace
15 11 (0.54%) JD Edwards
15 11 (0.54%) Qualys
15 11 (0.54%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud