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

6 months to
20 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 15 16 24
Rank change year-on-year +1 +8 -2
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 1,592 1,501 2,540
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 9.41% 11.23% 8.43%
As % of the General category 16.50% 15.67% 13.73%
Number of salaries quoted 837 905 1,884
10th Percentile £32,500 £31,550 £31,611
25th Percentile £42,500 £44,956 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £52,875
Median % change year-on-year - +4.02% -3.66%
75th Percentile £73,750 £73,886 £72,433
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 9,651 9,581 18,501
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 57.07% 71.70% 61.41%
Number of salaries quoted 6,202 6,270 14,740
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £31,750
25th Percentile £40,902 £45,000 £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 £82,990 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £110,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +12.15% -10.83%

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 20 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 (1.88%) Confluence
2 22 (1.38%) SharePoint
3 17 (1.07%) Microsoft Exchange
4 14 (0.88%) CMS
5 9 (0.57%) Apache Airflow
5 9 (0.57%) WordPress
6 8 (0.50%) Apache
7 7 (0.44%) Apache Spark
8 5 (0.31%) SAS
9 4 (0.25%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 2 (0.13%) Anypoint
10 2 (0.13%) Drupal
11 1 (0.063%) ArcGIS
11 1 (0.063%) IIS
11 1 (0.063%) Kinematics
11 1 (0.063%) Palantir Foundry
11 1 (0.063%) Umbraco
Applications
1 218 (13.69%) Chatbot
2 190 (11.93%) Microsoft Excel
3 83 (5.21%) Microsoft Office
4 36 (2.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 18 (1.13%) MS Visio
6 14 (0.88%) Adobe XD
7 10 (0.63%) Spreadsheet
8 5 (0.31%) Microsoft Project
9 1 (0.063%) Notion
9 1 (0.063%) SmartSuite
9 1 (0.063%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 30 (1.88%) NetSuite
2 23 (1.44%) SAP S/4HANA
3 10 (0.63%) Dynamics CRM
3 10 (0.63%) Oracle Payables
4 7 (0.44%) SAP FI
5 6 (0.38%) SAP CO
5 6 (0.38%) SAP FI/CO
6 5 (0.31%) SAP ERP
7 4 (0.25%) Markit EDM
8 3 (0.19%) Elite 3E
8 3 (0.19%) Oracle EBS
8 3 (0.19%) ResourceLink
8 3 (0.19%) SAP FSCM
9 2 (0.13%) Dynamics GP
9 2 (0.13%) Oracle Assets
9 2 (0.13%) Oracle General Ledger
9 2 (0.13%) Oracle Receivables
9 2 (0.13%) Sage X3
9 2 (0.13%) Shopify
9 2 (0.13%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 287 (18.03%) Azure
2 220 (13.82%) Power Platform
3 129 (8.10%) AWS
4 111 (6.97%) SaaS
5 84 (5.28%) Azure DevOps
6 67 (4.21%) GitHub
7 66 (4.15%) Dynamics 365
8 58 (3.64%) GCP
9 48 (3.02%) Azure Data Factory
10 43 (2.70%) Microsoft 365
11 42 (2.64%) Google Analytics
12 35 (2.20%) Snowflake
13 32 (2.01%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 24 (1.51%) Entra ID
15 23 (1.44%) dbt
16 21 (1.32%) GitHub Actions
17 20 (1.26%) Azure Logic Apps
17 20 (1.26%) GitHub Copilot
18 19 (1.19%) Power Automate
19 18 (1.13%) Azure Machine Learning
Communications & Networking
1 42 (2.64%) Firewall
2 38 (2.39%) Broadband
3 28 (1.76%) Wi-Fi
4 24 (1.51%) Remote Desktop
5 23 (1.44%) Wireshark
6 16 (1.01%) NGFW
6 16 (1.01%) TCP/IP
7 15 (0.94%) VXLAN
8 12 (0.75%) Network Security
8 12 (0.75%) WAN
9 9 (0.57%) DNS
9 9 (0.57%) Intrusion Detection
10 8 (0.50%) Telnet
11 7 (0.44%) DHCP
11 7 (0.44%) VPN
12 6 (0.38%) Cisco ASA
12 6 (0.38%) SD-WAN
13 4 (0.25%) 5G
13 4 (0.25%) Ethernet
13 4 (0.25%) Modbus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 197 (12.37%) Power BI
2 86 (5.40%) SQL Server
3 65 (4.08%) Tableau
4 47 (2.95%) Data Warehouse
5 41 (2.58%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 34 (2.14%) Azure SQL Database
7 33 (2.07%) Metadata
8 32 (2.01%) MySQL
9 22 (1.38%) PostgreSQL
10 16 (1.01%) Data Lake
11 15 (0.94%) Power Query
12 14 (0.88%) Relational Database
13 13 (0.82%) Amazon Redshift
14 12 (0.75%) BusinessObjects
14 12 (0.75%) SQL Server Integration Services
15 11 (0.69%) NoSQL
16 9 (0.57%) Data Mining
17 8 (0.50%) BigQuery
17 8 (0.50%) Oracle Database
17 8 (0.50%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 75 (4.71%) JIRA
2 32 (2.01%) Git
3 19 (1.19%) GitLab
4 14 (0.88%) Axure RP
4 14 (0.88%) Balsamiq
5 13 (0.82%) Jenkins
5 13 (0.82%) Subversion
6 8 (0.50%) Bitbucket
7 6 (0.38%) Babel
7 6 (0.38%) ER Studio
7 6 (0.38%) ERwin
7 6 (0.38%) webpack
8 5 (0.31%) Cypress.io
8 5 (0.31%) Selenium
9 4 (0.25%) Oracle APEX
9 4 (0.25%) WebDriver
10 3 (0.19%) Maven
10 3 (0.19%) MLflow
10 3 (0.19%) Sonatype Nexus
11 2 (0.13%) Storybook
General
1 733 (46.04%) Social Skills
2 509 (31.97%) Finance
3 142 (8.92%) Public Sector
4 138 (8.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 136 (8.54%) Marketing
6 105 (6.60%) Retail
7 89 (5.59%) Presentation Skills
8 87 (5.46%) Organisational Skills
9 82 (5.15%) Law
10 62 (3.89%) Legal
11 47 (2.95%) Manufacturing
12 40 (2.51%) Telecoms
13 39 (2.45%) Advertising
14 38 (2.39%) Banking
15 30 (1.88%) Automotive
16 29 (1.82%) Influencing Skills
17 24 (1.51%) Back Office
17 24 (1.51%) Publishing
18 22 (1.38%) Documentation Skills
19 21 (1.32%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 344 (21.61%) Analyst
2 215 (13.51%) Trainer
3 163 (10.24%) Senior
4 104 (6.53%) Developer
5 94 (5.90%) Lead
6 83 (5.21%) Business Analyst
7 79 (4.96%) Architect
8 61 (3.83%) Data Analyst
9 50 (3.14%) Consultant
10 48 (3.02%) Financial Analyst
10 48 (3.02%) Support Analyst
11 42 (2.64%) Solutions Architect
12 40 (2.51%) Senior Analyst
13 39 (2.45%) Report Analyst
14 34 (2.14%) Data Engineer
15 31 (1.95%) Alliance Manager
15 31 (1.95%) Senior Manager
16 27 (1.70%) IT Analyst
17 24 (1.51%) 1st/2nd Line Support
17 24 (1.51%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 61 (3.83%) HTML
2 55 (3.45%) CSS
3 47 (2.95%) .NET
4 41 (2.58%) React
5 25 (1.57%) REST
6 24 (1.51%) JSON
7 22 (1.38%) XML
8 17 (1.07%) Middleware
8 17 (1.07%) TensorFlow
9 16 (1.01%) Bootstrap
9 16 (1.01%) React Native
10 15 (0.94%) Flash
11 14 (0.88%) Node.js
11 14 (0.88%) PyTorch
12 13 (0.82%) Sass
12 13 (0.82%) SOAP
13 12 (0.75%) FIX Protocol
14 9 (0.57%) .NET Core
15 8 (0.50%) HTML5
15 8 (0.50%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 141 (8.86%) Analytical Mindset
2 117 (7.35%) Self-Motivation
3 93 (5.84%) Product Ownership
4 83 (5.21%) Onboarding
5 45 (2.83%) Data Structures
6 41 (2.58%) Management Information System
7 39 (2.45%) Cloud Native
8 37 (2.32%) Algorithms
9 33 (2.07%) Virtual Team
10 29 (1.82%) Data Centre
11 28 (1.76%) Social Media
12 27 (1.70%) Enterprise Software
12 27 (1.70%) Low-Code
13 26 (1.63%) Legacy Systems
14 25 (1.57%) Driving Licence
15 23 (1.44%) FMCG
15 23 (1.44%) PKI
15 23 (1.44%) Security Posture
16 20 (1.26%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
17 16 (1.01%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 64 (4.02%) Windows
2 47 (2.95%) Linux
3 20 (1.26%) Unix
3 20 (1.26%) Windows Server
4 4 (0.25%) Mac OS
4 4 (0.25%) Windows 10
5 3 (0.19%) Android
5 3 (0.19%) OpenWrt
6 1 (0.063%) AIX
6 1 (0.063%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.063%) FreeBSD
6 1 (0.063%) OpenBSD
6 1 (0.063%) Robot Operating System
6 1 (0.063%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 635 (39.89%) Problem-Solving
2 462 (29.02%) AI
3 367 (23.05%) Continuous Improvement
4 335 (21.04%) Decision-Making
5 295 (18.53%) Analytics
6 290 (18.22%) Agile
7 233 (14.64%) Business Intelligence
8 218 (13.69%) Chemistry
8 218 (13.69%) Conversational UI
9 168 (10.55%) Mentoring
10 167 (10.49%) DevOps
11 159 (9.99%) Analytical Thinking
12 155 (9.74%) Project Management
13 151 (9.48%) Stakeholder Management
14 145 (9.11%) Actionable Insight
15 138 (8.67%) Data Analysis
15 138 (8.67%) Data Modelling
16 136 (8.54%) ERP
17 134 (8.42%) CI/CD
18 126 (7.91%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 291 (18.28%) SQL
2 223 (14.01%) Python
3 81 (5.09%) JavaScript
4 78 (4.90%) C#
5 56 (3.52%) PowerShell
6 43 (2.70%) Java
7 30 (1.88%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 24 (1.51%) C++
9 21 (1.32%) T-SQL
10 20 (1.26%) R
11 18 (1.13%) TypeScript
12 14 (0.88%) C
13 13 (0.82%) Bash
14 11 (0.69%) VBA
15 10 (0.63%) Go
16 5 (0.31%) Ruby
17 4 (0.25%) Apex Code
17 4 (0.25%) PHP
17 4 (0.25%) PL/SQL
18 3 (0.19%) VC++
Qualifications
1 523 (32.85%) Degree
2 240 (15.08%) Master's Degree
3 221 (13.88%) PhD
4 140 (8.79%) Security Cleared
5 119 (7.47%) ACCA
6 110 (6.91%) CIMA
7 105 (6.60%) SC Cleared
8 54 (3.39%) Computer Science Degree
9 29 (1.82%) AAT
9 29 (1.82%) DBS Check
10 28 (1.76%) CISSP
11 27 (1.70%) DV Cleared
12 22 (1.38%) PMI Certification
13 20 (1.26%) CISM
14 17 (1.07%) PMP
15 14 (0.88%) Azure Certification
16 13 (0.82%) AWS Certification
17 12 (0.75%) Six Sigma Green Belt
18 11 (0.69%) BPSS Clearance
18 11 (0.69%) CISA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 99 (6.22%) Data Quality
2 85 (5.34%) QA
3 67 (4.21%) GDPR
4 49 (3.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 44 (2.76%) Accessibility
6 33 (2.07%) NIST
7 30 (1.88%) PMO
8 21 (1.32%) Actionable Recommendations
9 20 (1.26%) WCAG
10 18 (1.13%) SLA
11 13 (0.82%) GRC
11 13 (0.82%) IFRS
12 12 (0.75%) ISO 9001
13 10 (0.63%) PCI DSS
14 9 (0.57%) GAAP
14 9 (0.57%) NCSC
15 6 (0.38%) Cyber Essentials
15 6 (0.38%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 6 (0.38%) ISO 14001
15 6 (0.38%) SOC 2
System Software
1 43 (2.70%) Active Directory
2 14 (0.88%) Docker
3 11 (0.69%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.25%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.19%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 3 (0.19%) Virtual Servers
6 2 (0.13%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.13%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.063%) Firmware
7 1 (0.063%) KVM
7 1 (0.063%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 48 (3.02%) Terraform
2 28 (1.76%) Ansible
3 18 (1.13%) Kubernetes
4 9 (0.57%) Grafana
4 9 (0.57%) Microsoft Intune
5 8 (0.50%) Single Sign-On
6 7 (0.44%) Prometheus
7 4 (0.25%) Computer Incident Response Team
7 4 (0.25%) Kubeflow
7 4 (0.25%) QRadar
8 3 (0.19%) SCCM
9 2 (0.13%) Opsgenie
9 2 (0.13%) Packer
10 1 (0.063%) CASB
10 1 (0.063%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.063%) Proxmox
10 1 (0.063%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 260 (16.33%) Microsoft
2 216 (13.57%) PayPal
3 66 (4.15%) Google
4 52 (3.27%) SAP
5 51 (3.20%) Oracle
6 47 (2.95%) Salesforce
7 22 (1.38%) ServiceNow
8 21 (1.32%) Databricks
9 20 (1.26%) Adobe
10 15 (0.94%) Arista
10 15 (0.94%) Aruba
10 15 (0.94%) NetScout
11 13 (0.82%) Cisco
11 13 (0.82%) Xero
12 12 (0.75%) Atlassian
12 12 (0.75%) VMware
13 10 (0.63%) Workday
14 9 (0.57%) Autodesk
14 9 (0.57%) Palo Alto
14 9 (0.57%) Splunk