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 13 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 10 16 24
Rank change year-on-year +6 +8 -2
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 1,723 1,955 1,871
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 11.46% 11.95% 8.62%
As % of the General category 19.02% 17.36% 13.81%
Number of salaries quoted 806 1,009 1,283
10th Percentile £29,125 £33,240 £32,834
25th Percentile £42,500 £44,956 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £56,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% -2.61% +4.55%
75th Percentile £72,500 £72,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £90,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -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 9,061 11,259 13,547
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 60.27% 68.80% 62.39%
Number of salaries quoted 5,747 6,354 10,558
10th Percentile £29,000 £36,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £39,407 £47,231 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,888 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.98% +4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £83,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £106,250 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £58,158
% change year-on-year -12.50% +3.17% -6.20%

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 13 January 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 34 (1.97%) Confluence
2 24 (1.39%) SharePoint
3 13 (0.75%) CMS
4 8 (0.46%) Microsoft Exchange
5 7 (0.41%) Apache Airflow
5 7 (0.41%) Apache Spark
6 6 (0.35%) SAS
7 5 (0.29%) Apache
8 4 (0.23%) WordPress
9 3 (0.17%) HCL Notes
9 3 (0.17%) IIS
10 2 (0.12%) Drupal
10 2 (0.12%) nginx
10 2 (0.12%) Oracle SOA Suite
11 1 (0.058%) ArcGIS
11 1 (0.058%) Kinematics
11 1 (0.058%) Umbraco
Applications
1 392 (22.75%) Chatbot
2 201 (11.67%) Microsoft Excel
3 102 (5.92%) Microsoft Office
4 40 (2.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 19 (1.10%) Spreadsheet
6 18 (1.04%) MS Visio
7 13 (0.75%) Adobe XD
8 5 (0.29%) Microsoft Project
9 4 (0.23%) Oracle Smart View
10 2 (0.12%) Photoshop
11 1 (0.058%) Adobe Creative Suite
11 1 (0.058%) Camtasia
11 1 (0.058%) InVision
11 1 (0.058%) Notion
11 1 (0.058%) PlantUML
11 1 (0.058%) Sketch
11 1 (0.058%) SmartSuite
11 1 (0.058%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 31 (1.80%) NetSuite
2 18 (1.04%) Oracle Payables
3 16 (0.93%) SAP S/4HANA
4 11 (0.64%) Dynamics CRM
5 10 (0.58%) Oracle Assets
5 10 (0.58%) Oracle General Ledger
5 10 (0.58%) Oracle Receivables
6 9 (0.52%) Oracle ERP
7 8 (0.46%) Oracle Financials
7 8 (0.46%) Shopify
8 4 (0.23%) Dynamics GP
8 4 (0.23%) Hyperion Planning
8 4 (0.23%) Markit EDM
8 4 (0.23%) Sage X3
8 4 (0.23%) SAP FI
9 3 (0.17%) Elite 3E
9 3 (0.17%) ResourceLink
9 3 (0.17%) Salesforce CRM
9 3 (0.17%) SAP CO
9 3 (0.17%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 256 (14.86%) Azure
2 193 (11.20%) Power Platform
3 100 (5.80%) AWS
4 93 (5.40%) SaaS
5 86 (4.99%) Azure DevOps
6 62 (3.60%) GitHub
7 59 (3.42%) Dynamics 365
8 53 (3.08%) Snowflake
9 52 (3.02%) Azure Data Factory
10 40 (2.32%) GCP
11 34 (1.97%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 32 (1.86%) Google Analytics
13 30 (1.74%) dbt
14 28 (1.63%) Microsoft 365
15 26 (1.51%) GitHub Copilot
16 24 (1.39%) Entra ID
17 21 (1.22%) GitHub Actions
18 19 (1.10%) Power Automate
19 15 (0.87%) Cloud Computing
20 14 (0.81%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 37 (2.15%) Remote Desktop
2 27 (1.57%) Network Security
3 23 (1.33%) Firewall
4 18 (1.04%) VPN
5 16 (0.93%) WAN
6 15 (0.87%) DNS
6 15 (0.87%) Wi-Fi
7 13 (0.75%) TCP/IP
8 10 (0.58%) Broadband
9 8 (0.46%) DHCP
9 8 (0.46%) LAN
9 8 (0.46%) Telnet
10 7 (0.41%) Wireshark
11 6 (0.35%) Internet
11 6 (0.35%) Intrusion Detection
12 5 (0.29%) SD-WAN
12 5 (0.29%) Wireless
13 4 (0.23%) 5G
13 4 (0.23%) Ethernet
13 4 (0.23%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 175 (10.16%) Power BI
2 69 (4.00%) Tableau
3 67 (3.89%) SQL Server
4 65 (3.77%) Data Warehouse
5 36 (2.09%) Azure SQL Database
5 36 (2.09%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 21 (1.22%) Metadata
7 19 (1.10%) MySQL
8 18 (1.04%) Geospatial Data
9 17 (0.99%) Data Lake
10 16 (0.93%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 14 (0.81%) Snowflake Schema
12 13 (0.75%) BusinessObjects
12 13 (0.75%) GIS
12 13 (0.75%) Power Query
12 13 (0.75%) Relational Database
13 12 (0.70%) Data Mining
14 10 (0.58%) Amazon Redshift
15 9 (0.52%) PostgreSQL
16 8 (0.46%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 88 (5.11%) JIRA
2 31 (1.80%) Git
3 16 (0.93%) GitLab
4 14 (0.81%) Jenkins
5 13 (0.75%) Subversion
6 12 (0.70%) Axure RP
6 12 (0.70%) Balsamiq
6 12 (0.70%) ER Studio
6 12 (0.70%) ERwin
7 11 (0.64%) Cypress.io
7 11 (0.64%) Selenium
8 8 (0.46%) Bitbucket
8 8 (0.46%) Oracle Forms
8 8 (0.46%) WebDriver
9 5 (0.29%) Postman
10 4 (0.23%) Babel
10 4 (0.23%) webpack
11 3 (0.17%) Gatling
11 3 (0.17%) Sonatype Nexus
11 3 (0.17%) TestRail
General
1 727 (42.19%) Social Skills
2 555 (32.21%) Finance
3 138 (8.01%) Marketing
4 136 (7.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 127 (7.37%) Public Sector
6 107 (6.21%) Retail
7 88 (5.11%) Legal
8 84 (4.88%) Organisational Skills
9 78 (4.53%) Presentation Skills
10 75 (4.35%) Law
11 60 (3.48%) Manufacturing
12 47 (2.73%) Telecoms
13 39 (2.26%) Influencing Skills
14 36 (2.09%) Advertising
15 29 (1.68%) Electronics
16 27 (1.57%) Documentation Skills
17 20 (1.16%) Banking
17 20 (1.16%) Billing
17 20 (1.16%) Front Office
18 19 (1.10%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 390 (22.63%) Trainer
2 344 (19.97%) Analyst
3 132 (7.66%) Senior
4 109 (6.33%) Developer
5 83 (4.82%) Business Analyst
5 83 (4.82%) Lead
6 77 (4.47%) Architect
7 56 (3.25%) Data Analyst
8 53 (3.08%) Consultant
8 53 (3.08%) Financial Analyst
9 51 (2.96%) Support Analyst
10 44 (2.55%) Senior Analyst
11 42 (2.44%) IT Analyst
12 38 (2.21%) 2nd Line Support
13 37 (2.15%) Solutions Architect
14 32 (1.86%) IT Support
15 31 (1.80%) Alliance Manager
16 30 (1.74%) Data Engineer
17 28 (1.63%) 1st/2nd Line Support
18 25 (1.45%) Report Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 51 (2.96%) HTML
2 45 (2.61%) CSS
3 33 (1.92%) React
4 29 (1.68%) REST
5 28 (1.63%) .NET
6 22 (1.28%) SOAP
7 19 (1.10%) Middleware
8 18 (1.04%) Flash
9 17 (0.99%) OAuth
10 15 (0.87%) JSON
10 15 (0.87%) SAML
10 15 (0.87%) XML
11 13 (0.75%) Node.js
12 12 (0.70%) FIX Protocol
13 11 (0.64%) BAPI
13 11 (0.64%) IBM Integration Bus
13 11 (0.64%) JMS
13 11 (0.64%) Sass
14 10 (0.58%) Bootstrap
14 10 (0.58%) React Native
Miscellaneous
1 178 (10.33%) Analytical Mindset
2 130 (7.54%) Self-Motivation
3 106 (6.15%) Onboarding
4 93 (5.40%) Product Ownership
5 61 (3.54%) Management Information System
6 32 (1.86%) Cloud Native
7 31 (1.80%) Algorithms
8 30 (1.74%) Virtual Team
9 25 (1.45%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 24 (1.39%) Data Structures
10 24 (1.39%) Legacy Systems
11 23 (1.33%) Enterprise Software
12 22 (1.28%) Social Media
13 21 (1.22%) Driving Licence
13 21 (1.22%) Low-Code
14 19 (1.10%) Security Posture
15 18 (1.04%) FMCG
16 17 (0.99%) e-Learning
17 16 (0.93%) Data Centre
18 14 (0.81%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 65 (3.77%) Windows
2 48 (2.79%) Linux
3 19 (1.10%) Unix
4 18 (1.04%) Windows Server
5 6 (0.35%) Windows 10
6 4 (0.23%) Android
6 4 (0.23%) Mac OS
7 3 (0.17%) Apple iOS
7 3 (0.17%) Mac OS X
7 3 (0.17%) OpenWrt
8 1 (0.058%) Robot Operating System
8 1 (0.058%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (0.058%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 635 (36.85%) AI
2 620 (35.98%) Problem-Solving
3 398 (23.10%) Chemistry
4 394 (22.87%) Conversational UI
5 371 (21.53%) Continuous Improvement
6 315 (18.28%) Decision-Making
7 296 (17.18%) Agile
8 269 (15.61%) Analytics
9 219 (12.71%) Business Intelligence
10 165 (9.58%) Analytical Thinking
11 163 (9.46%) DevOps
12 148 (8.59%) Project Management
13 145 (8.42%) ERP
14 142 (8.24%) Data Analysis
15 140 (8.13%) Actionable Insight
15 140 (8.13%) Mentoring
16 136 (7.89%) Stakeholder Management
17 124 (7.20%) Data Modelling
18 122 (7.08%) Cybersecurity
19 118 (6.85%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 313 (18.17%) SQL
2 174 (10.10%) Python
3 81 (4.70%) C#
4 55 (3.19%) JavaScript
5 45 (2.61%) PowerShell
6 40 (2.32%) Java
7 32 (1.86%) C++
8 28 (1.63%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 19 (1.10%) R
10 17 (0.99%) C
11 15 (0.87%) T-SQL
12 14 (0.81%) TypeScript
12 14 (0.81%) VBA
13 10 (0.58%) Bash
14 8 (0.46%) Bicep
14 8 (0.46%) Go
15 5 (0.29%) ABAP
15 5 (0.29%) PHP
15 5 (0.29%) Scala
16 4 (0.23%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 685 (39.76%) Degree
2 414 (24.03%) Master's Degree
3 396 (22.98%) PhD
4 158 (9.17%) Security Cleared
5 122 (7.08%) SC Cleared
6 104 (6.04%) ACCA
7 95 (5.51%) CIMA
8 60 (3.48%) Computer Science Degree
9 50 (2.90%) CISSP
10 36 (2.09%) DV Cleared
11 34 (1.97%) DBS Check
12 28 (1.63%) CISM
13 25 (1.45%) CISA
14 23 (1.33%) BPSS Clearance
15 22 (1.28%) CEH
15 22 (1.28%) CompTIA Security+
16 21 (1.22%) PMI Certification
17 19 (1.10%) AAT
18 17 (0.99%) Microsoft Certification
18 17 (0.99%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 92 (5.34%) QA
2 82 (4.76%) Data Quality
3 71 (4.12%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 50 (2.90%) NIST
5 48 (2.79%) Accessibility
5 48 (2.79%) GDPR
6 46 (2.67%) PMO
7 23 (1.33%) PCI DSS
8 18 (1.04%) GRC
9 17 (0.99%) WCAG
10 16 (0.93%) Actionable Recommendations
11 9 (0.52%) IFRS
12 7 (0.41%) SLA
13 6 (0.35%) COBIT
13 6 (0.35%) GAAP
13 6 (0.35%) ISO 9001
13 6 (0.35%) NCSC
14 5 (0.29%) Cyber Essentials
14 5 (0.29%) ITGC
14 5 (0.29%) SOC 2
System Software
1 38 (2.21%) Active Directory
2 17 (0.99%) VMware Infrastructure
3 14 (0.81%) Docker
4 9 (0.52%) Virtual Machines
5 7 (0.41%) Hyper-V
6 3 (0.17%) vSphere
7 1 (0.058%) BitLocker
7 1 (0.058%) Firmware
7 1 (0.058%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 1 (0.058%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.058%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 30 (1.74%) Terraform
2 16 (0.93%) Kubernetes
3 12 (0.70%) Ansible
3 12 (0.70%) Single Sign-On
4 9 (0.52%) Microsoft Intune
5 7 (0.41%) Grafana
5 7 (0.41%) Prometheus
6 5 (0.29%) SCOM
7 4 (0.23%) Computer Incident Response Team
8 3 (0.17%) QRadar
9 2 (0.12%) SCCM
10 1 (0.058%) CASB
10 1 (0.058%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
10 1 (0.058%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.058%) Jamf Pro
10 1 (0.058%) Kubeflow
10 1 (0.058%) Nessus
10 1 (0.058%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 390 (22.63%) PayPal
2 294 (17.06%) Microsoft
3 68 (3.95%) SAP
4 53 (3.08%) Oracle
5 50 (2.90%) Google
6 28 (1.63%) Salesforce
7 23 (1.33%) Databricks
8 20 (1.16%) ServiceNow
9 19 (1.10%) VMware
10 18 (1.04%) Adobe
11 15 (0.87%) IBM
12 14 (0.81%) Workday
12 14 (0.81%) Xero
13 11 (0.64%) Autodesk
14 9 (0.52%) Sage
15 8 (0.46%) Atlassian
15 8 (0.46%) Charles River
15 8 (0.46%) Cisco
15 8 (0.46%) Splunk
16 7 (0.41%) Adaptive Insights