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

6 months to
17 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 23 16 19
Rank change year-on-year -7 +3 +1
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 1,426 1,574 3,243
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 8.09% 11.90% 9.96%
As % of the General category 14.33% 16.56% 16.03%
Number of salaries quoted 879 935 1,917
10th Percentile £36,250 £32,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £44,972 £45,000 £40,808
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.76% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £72,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £88,750
UK median annual salary £53,200 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -3.27% +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 9,949 9,507 20,235
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 56.44% 71.88% 62.12%
Number of salaries quoted 6,598 6,476 15,220
10th Percentile £30,500 £30,500 £31,552
25th Percentile £42,500 £43,750 £41,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £56,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.14% -10.40%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £59,400 £52,500
% change year-on-year -7.41% +13.14% -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 17 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 (1.89%) Confluence
2 24 (1.68%) SharePoint
3 21 (1.47%) Microsoft Exchange
4 12 (0.84%) CMS
5 11 (0.77%) WordPress
6 9 (0.63%) Apache
6 9 (0.63%) Apache Airflow
7 8 (0.56%) Apache Spark
8 5 (0.35%) SAS
9 4 (0.28%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 3 (0.21%) Anypoint
11 2 (0.14%) Drupal
12 1 (0.070%) Appian
12 1 (0.070%) ArcGIS
12 1 (0.070%) IIS
12 1 (0.070%) Kinematics
12 1 (0.070%) Palantir Foundry
12 1 (0.070%) Umbraco
Applications
1 177 (12.41%) Microsoft Excel
2 76 (5.33%) Microsoft Office
3 27 (1.89%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 23 (1.61%) Chatbot
5 17 (1.19%) MS Visio
6 14 (0.98%) Adobe XD
7 8 (0.56%) Spreadsheet
8 2 (0.14%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 1 (0.070%) Microsoft Project
9 1 (0.070%) Notion
9 1 (0.070%) SmartSuite
9 1 (0.070%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 28 (1.96%) SAP S/4HANA
2 25 (1.75%) NetSuite
3 10 (0.70%) Dynamics CRM
4 7 (0.49%) Oracle EBS
4 7 (0.49%) SAP ERP
4 7 (0.49%) SAP FI
5 6 (0.42%) Oracle Payables
5 6 (0.42%) SAP CO
5 6 (0.42%) SAP FI/CO
6 4 (0.28%) Markit EDM
7 3 (0.21%) Elite 3E
7 3 (0.21%) Oracle Receivables
7 3 (0.21%) ResourceLink
7 3 (0.21%) SAP FSCM
8 2 (0.14%) Dynamics GP
8 2 (0.14%) JDE OneWorld
8 2 (0.14%) Oracle Applications
8 2 (0.14%) Oracle Assets
8 2 (0.14%) Oracle General Ledger
8 2 (0.14%) Sage X3
Cloud Services
1 287 (20.13%) Azure
2 221 (15.50%) Power Platform
3 126 (8.84%) AWS
4 105 (7.36%) SaaS
5 80 (5.61%) Azure DevOps
6 67 (4.70%) GitHub
7 63 (4.42%) Dynamics 365
8 56 (3.93%) GCP
9 52 (3.65%) Azure Data Factory
10 49 (3.44%) Google Analytics
11 44 (3.09%) Microsoft 365
12 33 (2.31%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 32 (2.24%) Snowflake
14 25 (1.75%) dbt
15 24 (1.68%) Entra ID
16 21 (1.47%) GitHub Actions
17 19 (1.33%) Azure Logic Apps
17 19 (1.33%) OCI
17 19 (1.33%) Power Automate
18 18 (1.26%) GitHub Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 42 (2.95%) Firewall
2 38 (2.66%) Broadband
3 23 (1.61%) Wi-Fi
4 19 (1.33%) Wireshark
5 17 (1.19%) TCP/IP
6 16 (1.12%) NGFW
7 15 (1.05%) VXLAN
8 11 (0.77%) Network Security
9 10 (0.70%) Remote Desktop
9 10 (0.70%) WAN
10 8 (0.56%) DNS
10 8 (0.56%) Intrusion Detection
10 8 (0.56%) Telnet
11 6 (0.42%) Cisco ASA
11 6 (0.42%) DHCP
12 5 (0.35%) HTTP
12 5 (0.35%) LAN
12 5 (0.35%) VPN
13 4 (0.28%) Modbus
14 3 (0.21%) PuTTY
Database & Business Intelligence
1 196 (13.74%) Power BI
2 87 (6.10%) SQL Server
3 61 (4.28%) Tableau
4 41 (2.88%) Data Warehouse
4 41 (2.88%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 35 (2.45%) Azure SQL Database
6 33 (2.31%) Metadata
7 26 (1.82%) MySQL
8 19 (1.33%) Data Lake
8 19 (1.33%) PostgreSQL
9 17 (1.19%) Oracle Database
9 17 (1.19%) Relational Database
10 15 (1.05%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 14 (0.98%) Power Query
12 12 (0.84%) Amazon Redshift
13 10 (0.70%) BusinessObjects
13 10 (0.70%) NoSQL
14 8 (0.56%) Big Data
14 8 (0.56%) BigQuery
14 8 (0.56%) Looker
Development Applications
1 70 (4.91%) JIRA
2 35 (2.45%) Git
3 17 (1.19%) GitLab
4 14 (0.98%) Axure RP
4 14 (0.98%) Balsamiq
5 13 (0.91%) Subversion
6 11 (0.77%) Jenkins
7 9 (0.63%) Bitbucket
8 6 (0.42%) Babel
8 6 (0.42%) webpack
9 4 (0.28%) ER Studio
9 4 (0.28%) ERwin
9 4 (0.28%) Oracle APEX
9 4 (0.28%) Visual Studio Code
10 3 (0.21%) Maven
10 3 (0.21%) MLflow
10 3 (0.21%) Sonatype Nexus
11 2 (0.14%) IDA Disassembler
11 2 (0.14%) Postman
11 2 (0.14%) Storybook
General
1 707 (49.58%) Social Skills
2 514 (36.04%) Finance
3 140 (9.82%) Marketing
4 134 (9.40%) Public Sector
5 132 (9.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 92 (6.45%) Presentation Skills
7 90 (6.31%) Retail
8 89 (6.24%) Organisational Skills
9 82 (5.75%) Law
10 63 (4.42%) Legal
11 52 (3.65%) Banking
12 42 (2.95%) Manufacturing
13 39 (2.73%) Advertising
13 39 (2.73%) Telecoms
14 28 (1.96%) Automotive
15 26 (1.82%) Influencing Skills
15 26 (1.82%) Publishing
16 20 (1.40%) Back Office
16 20 (1.40%) Documentation Skills
16 20 (1.40%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 356 (24.96%) Analyst
2 169 (11.85%) Senior
3 96 (6.73%) Business Analyst
4 94 (6.59%) Developer
5 92 (6.45%) Lead
6 74 (5.19%) Architect
7 57 (4.00%) Data Analyst
8 49 (3.44%) Financial Analyst
9 48 (3.37%) Consultant
10 46 (3.23%) Data Engineer
11 42 (2.95%) Solutions Architect
12 41 (2.88%) Senior Analyst
13 40 (2.81%) Report Analyst
14 38 (2.66%) Support Analyst
15 35 (2.45%) Senior Manager
16 33 (2.31%) Product Manager
17 31 (2.17%) Alliance Manager
18 28 (1.96%) Accountant
19 24 (1.68%) Applications Support
20 23 (1.61%) Senior Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 62 (4.35%) HTML
2 56 (3.93%) CSS
3 47 (3.30%) .NET
4 39 (2.73%) React
5 30 (2.10%) JSON
6 24 (1.68%) REST
7 22 (1.54%) XML
8 20 (1.40%) Middleware
9 17 (1.19%) React Native
9 17 (1.19%) TensorFlow
10 16 (1.12%) Bootstrap
11 15 (1.05%) PyTorch
12 14 (0.98%) Node.js
13 13 (0.91%) FIX Protocol
14 12 (0.84%) Sass
14 12 (0.84%) SOAP
15 11 (0.77%) Flash
16 8 (0.56%) CSS3
16 8 (0.56%) HTML5
16 8 (0.56%) ZeroMQ
Miscellaneous
1 138 (9.68%) Analytical Mindset
2 109 (7.64%) Self-Motivation
3 104 (7.29%) Product Ownership
4 58 (4.07%) Onboarding
5 45 (3.16%) Management Information System
6 43 (3.02%) Data Structures
7 38 (2.66%) Cloud Native
8 36 (2.52%) Algorithms
8 36 (2.52%) Virtual Team
9 30 (2.10%) Data Centre
10 29 (2.03%) Security Posture
11 28 (1.96%) Low-Code
12 27 (1.89%) Enterprise Software
13 26 (1.82%) Social Media
14 25 (1.75%) Driving Licence
15 23 (1.61%) FMCG
16 22 (1.54%) PKI
17 21 (1.47%) Mobile App
18 18 (1.26%) Legacy Systems
18 18 (1.26%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 61 (4.28%) Windows
2 42 (2.95%) Linux
3 22 (1.54%) Windows Server
4 16 (1.12%) Unix
5 4 (0.28%) Mac OS
6 3 (0.21%) Android
7 2 (0.14%) AIX
7 2 (0.14%) OpenWrt
7 2 (0.14%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.070%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.070%) FreeBSD
8 1 (0.070%) OpenBSD
8 1 (0.070%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.070%) Robot Operating System
8 1 (0.070%) Solaris
8 1 (0.070%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 641 (44.95%) Problem-Solving
2 363 (25.46%) Continuous Improvement
3 348 (24.40%) Decision-Making
4 301 (21.11%) Agile
5 295 (20.69%) Analytics
6 275 (19.28%) AI
7 235 (16.48%) Business Intelligence
8 167 (11.71%) Mentoring
9 163 (11.43%) DevOps
10 150 (10.52%) Project Management
11 149 (10.45%) Actionable Insight
12 148 (10.38%) Analytical Thinking
12 148 (10.38%) Data Modelling
13 146 (10.24%) Coaching
13 146 (10.24%) Stakeholder Management
14 139 (9.75%) Process Improvement
15 138 (9.68%) CI/CD
16 130 (9.12%) ERP
17 116 (8.13%) Data Analysis
18 113 (7.92%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 289 (20.27%) SQL
2 232 (16.27%) Python
3 84 (5.89%) JavaScript
4 69 (4.84%) C#
5 60 (4.21%) PowerShell
6 50 (3.51%) Java
7 32 (2.24%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 22 (1.54%) T-SQL
9 21 (1.47%) C++
10 20 (1.40%) TypeScript
11 16 (1.12%) R
12 12 (0.84%) Bash
13 11 (0.77%) Go
14 9 (0.63%) C
14 9 (0.63%) VBA
15 6 (0.42%) PL/SQL
16 5 (0.35%) PHP
16 5 (0.35%) Ruby
17 4 (0.28%) Apex Code
17 4 (0.28%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 312 (21.88%) Degree
2 139 (9.75%) Security Cleared
3 134 (9.40%) ACCA
4 124 (8.70%) CIMA
5 98 (6.87%) SC Cleared
6 52 (3.65%) Computer Science Degree
7 45 (3.16%) Master's Degree
8 26 (1.82%) PhD
9 25 (1.75%) CISSP
10 24 (1.68%) DV Cleared
11 22 (1.54%) AAT
11 22 (1.54%) DBS Check
12 21 (1.47%) PMI Certification
13 20 (1.40%) CISM
14 16 (1.12%) Azure Certification
14 16 (1.12%) PMP
15 12 (0.84%) Six Sigma Green Belt
16 11 (0.77%) Microsoft Certification
17 10 (0.70%) AWS Certification
17 10 (0.70%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 127 (8.91%) Data Quality
2 82 (5.75%) QA
3 72 (5.05%) GDPR
4 50 (3.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 44 (3.09%) Accessibility
6 32 (2.24%) NIST
7 31 (2.17%) PMO
8 30 (2.10%) SLA
9 24 (1.68%) Actionable Recommendations
10 20 (1.40%) WCAG
11 16 (1.12%) ISO 9001
12 14 (0.98%) GRC
13 13 (0.91%) IFRS
14 11 (0.77%) COREP
14 11 (0.77%) FINREP
15 10 (0.70%) GAAP
16 9 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials
16 9 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
17 8 (0.56%) ISO 14001
17 8 (0.56%) NCSC
System Software
1 44 (3.09%) Active Directory
2 12 (0.84%) VMware Infrastructure
3 11 (0.77%) Docker
4 4 (0.28%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.21%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 3 (0.21%) Virtual Servers
6 2 (0.14%) Firmware
6 2 (0.14%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.14%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.070%) KVM
7 1 (0.070%) Oracle RAC
7 1 (0.070%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 49 (3.44%) Terraform
2 28 (1.96%) Ansible
3 17 (1.19%) Kubernetes
4 8 (0.56%) Grafana
4 8 (0.56%) Single Sign-On
5 7 (0.49%) Microsoft Intune
6 6 (0.42%) QRadar
7 5 (0.35%) Kubeflow
7 5 (0.35%) Prometheus
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%) Data Guard
11 1 (0.070%) FortiGate
11 1 (0.070%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
11 1 (0.070%) Oracle Flashback
11 1 (0.070%) Proxmox
Vendors
1 257 (18.02%) Microsoft
2 76 (5.33%) Google
3 58 (4.07%) SAP
4 56 (3.93%) Oracle
5 52 (3.65%) Salesforce
6 27 (1.89%) ServiceNow
7 23 (1.61%) Databricks
8 21 (1.47%) Adobe
8 21 (1.47%) PayPal
9 15 (1.05%) Arista
9 15 (1.05%) Aruba
9 15 (1.05%) NetScout
10 13 (0.91%) Atlassian
11 12 (0.84%) Cisco
11 12 (0.84%) VMware
11 12 (0.84%) Xero
12 10 (0.70%) F5
12 10 (0.70%) Palo Alto
12 10 (0.70%) Pardot
12 10 (0.70%) Workday