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 9 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 20 10 14
Rank change year-on-year -10 +4 +9
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 1,820 2,335 2,794
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 8.03% 14.11% 11.23%
As % of the General category 13.36% 19.43% 18.33%
Number of salaries quoted 1,194 997 1,370
10th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £35,903
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £69,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year - - -4.55%

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 13,623 12,020 15,241
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 60.09% 72.66% 61.25%
Number of salaries quoted 8,660 6,715 10,330
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,000 £33,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £39,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £58,800
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -2.21% -5.92%
75th Percentile £80,000 £79,813 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £105,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - -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 9 August 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 43 (2.36%) SharePoint
2 23 (1.26%) Microsoft Exchange
3 18 (0.99%) Confluence
4 12 (0.66%) Apache
4 12 (0.66%) Apache Spark
4 12 (0.66%) IIS
5 11 (0.60%) Apache Airflow
6 7 (0.38%) SAS
7 5 (0.27%) CMS
7 5 (0.27%) Jupyter
7 5 (0.27%) WordPress
8 3 (0.16%) Anypoint
9 2 (0.11%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 2 (0.11%) Oracle Application Server
9 2 (0.11%) Oracle SOA Suite
10 1 (0.055%) Appian
10 1 (0.055%) ArcGIS
10 1 (0.055%) Drupal
10 1 (0.055%) Moodle
10 1 (0.055%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 188 (10.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 86 (4.73%) Microsoft Office
3 47 (2.58%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 20 (1.10%) MS Visio
5 12 (0.66%) Microsoft Project
6 9 (0.49%) Adobe XD
6 9 (0.49%) Spreadsheet
7 4 (0.22%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 3 (0.16%) Blender
8 3 (0.16%) Chatbot
8 3 (0.16%) Maya
9 1 (0.055%) Adobe Premiere
9 1 (0.055%) AutoCAD
9 1 (0.055%) SOLIDWORKS
9 1 (0.055%) Trello
Business Applications
1 40 (2.20%) Dynamics CRM
2 31 (1.70%) Dynamics GP
3 29 (1.59%) SAP S/4HANA
4 13 (0.71%) NetSuite
5 11 (0.60%) SAP ERP
6 10 (0.55%) SAP CO
6 10 (0.55%) SAP FI
6 10 (0.55%) SAP FI/CO
7 7 (0.38%) Oracle EBS
8 6 (0.33%) JDE EnterpriseOne
9 5 (0.27%) Dynamics NAV
9 5 (0.27%) JDE World
9 5 (0.27%) Sage 200
9 5 (0.27%) Workday HCM
10 4 (0.22%) Academy Housing
10 4 (0.22%) Infor M3
10 4 (0.22%) JDE OneWorld
10 4 (0.22%) Oracle Payables
10 4 (0.22%) Oracle Receivables
10 4 (0.22%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 262 (14.40%) Azure
2 247 (13.57%) Power Platform
3 148 (8.13%) AWS
4 122 (6.70%) SaaS
5 73 (4.01%) GCP
6 70 (3.85%) Microsoft 365
7 57 (3.13%) Google Analytics
8 38 (2.09%) Azure DevOps
9 35 (1.92%) Entra ID
10 31 (1.70%) Dynamics 365
10 31 (1.70%) GitHub
11 26 (1.43%) Microsoft Purview
12 24 (1.32%) Snowflake
13 20 (1.10%) Amazon S3
14 18 (0.99%) PowerApps
15 15 (0.82%) Power Automate
16 14 (0.77%) dbt
16 14 (0.77%) GitHub Actions
16 14 (0.77%) Serverless
17 12 (0.66%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 61 (3.35%) Broadband
2 36 (1.98%) Firewall
3 19 (1.04%) TCP/IP
4 17 (0.93%) VPN
5 15 (0.82%) Wi-Fi
6 14 (0.77%) SMS
7 13 (0.71%) Network Security
8 11 (0.60%) WAN
9 10 (0.55%) DNS
10 9 (0.49%) LAN
11 7 (0.38%) 5G
11 7 (0.38%) DHCP
11 7 (0.38%) Wireless
12 6 (0.33%) HTTP
13 5 (0.27%) Cisco ASA
13 5 (0.27%) Cisco IOS
13 5 (0.27%) SMTP
13 5 (0.27%) SSL
14 4 (0.22%) Intrusion Detection
14 4 (0.22%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 210 (11.54%) Power BI
2 78 (4.29%) SQL Server
3 71 (3.90%) Tableau
4 49 (2.69%) Data Warehouse
5 44 (2.42%) Metadata
6 36 (1.98%) Relational Database
7 33 (1.81%) PostgreSQL
7 33 (1.81%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 32 (1.76%) MySQL
9 29 (1.59%) Looker
10 20 (1.10%) Big Data
10 20 (1.10%) NoSQL
10 20 (1.10%) Oracle Database
11 19 (1.04%) Data Lake
12 15 (0.82%) Power Query
12 15 (0.82%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 14 (0.77%) Amazon Athena
14 11 (0.60%) Semantic Layer
15 10 (0.55%) Amazon Redshift
15 10 (0.55%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 58 (3.19%) Git
1 58 (3.19%) JIRA
2 14 (0.77%) GitLab
3 9 (0.49%) Jenkins
3 9 (0.49%) Visual Studio Code
4 8 (0.44%) Axure RP
4 8 (0.44%) Balsamiq
4 8 (0.44%) LabVIEW
5 5 (0.27%) Postman
6 4 (0.22%) Bitbucket
6 4 (0.22%) Burp Suite
6 4 (0.22%) Eclipse
6 4 (0.22%) Metasploit
6 4 (0.22%) MLflow
6 4 (0.22%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 3 (0.16%) JMeter
7 3 (0.16%) Oracle Forms
7 3 (0.16%) TeamCity
8 2 (0.11%) Babel
8 2 (0.11%) Oracle APEX
General
1 842 (46.26%) Social Skills
2 560 (30.77%) Finance
3 203 (11.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 182 (10.00%) Marketing
5 168 (9.23%) Organisational Skills
6 150 (8.24%) Public Sector
7 145 (7.97%) Retail
8 139 (7.64%) Legal
9 130 (7.14%) Law
10 95 (5.22%) Influencing Skills
11 72 (3.96%) Banking
12 66 (3.63%) Presentation Skills
13 46 (2.53%) Manufacturing
14 43 (2.36%) Advertising
15 42 (2.31%) Telecoms
16 31 (1.70%) Games
17 29 (1.59%) Documentation Skills
18 21 (1.15%) Automotive
18 21 (1.15%) Electronics
18 21 (1.15%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 470 (25.82%) Analyst
2 255 (14.01%) Senior
3 133 (7.31%) Lead
4 109 (5.99%) Business Analyst
5 94 (5.16%) Data Analyst
6 93 (5.11%) Senior Analyst
7 91 (5.00%) Architect
8 81 (4.45%) Developer
9 68 (3.74%) Data Engineer
10 64 (3.52%) Consultant
11 54 (2.97%) Support Analyst
12 48 (2.64%) Service Manager
13 46 (2.53%) Delivery Manager
13 46 (2.53%) Marketing Manager
14 42 (2.31%) Applications Support
14 42 (2.31%) Report Analyst
15 40 (2.20%) Accountant
15 40 (2.20%) Financial Analyst
15 40 (2.20%) Senior Manager
16 36 (1.98%) Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 52 (2.86%) HTML
2 51 (2.80%) .NET
3 46 (2.53%) CSS
4 34 (1.87%) REST
5 29 (1.59%) JSON
6 24 (1.32%) React
7 21 (1.15%) Middleware
7 21 (1.15%) PySpark
7 21 (1.15%) PyTorch
7 21 (1.15%) RESTful
8 20 (1.10%) XML
9 19 (1.04%) TensorFlow
10 14 (0.77%) .NET Core
11 12 (0.66%) AngularJS
12 11 (0.60%) ASP.NET
12 11 (0.60%) Kafka
13 10 (0.55%) .NET Framework
13 10 (0.55%) Entity Framework
13 10 (0.55%) FIX Protocol
14 9 (0.49%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 143 (7.86%) Analytical Mindset
2 118 (6.48%) Self-Motivation
3 105 (5.77%) Management Information System
4 103 (5.66%) Product Ownership
5 78 (4.29%) Onboarding
5 78 (4.29%) Virtual Team
6 64 (3.52%) Blog
7 41 (2.25%) Enterprise Software
8 37 (2.03%) Social Media
9 35 (1.92%) Security Posture
10 34 (1.87%) Cloud Native
11 33 (1.81%) Marketing Technology
12 32 (1.76%) Algorithms
12 32 (1.76%) Credit Risk
13 30 (1.65%) Data Structures
13 30 (1.65%) Driving Licence
14 24 (1.32%) Cyber Threat
14 24 (1.32%) Public Cloud
15 22 (1.21%) Mobile App
16 20 (1.10%) Cyberattack
Operating Systems
1 85 (4.67%) Windows
2 59 (3.24%) Linux
3 35 (1.92%) Windows Server
4 11 (0.60%) Android
5 10 (0.55%) Unix
6 7 (0.38%) Mac OS
6 7 (0.38%) Windows Server 2019
7 6 (0.33%) Apple iOS
7 6 (0.33%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 6 (0.33%) Windows Server 2016
8 5 (0.27%) OpenVMS
9 2 (0.11%) AIX
9 2 (0.11%) Windows 10
10 1 (0.055%) FreeBSD
10 1 (0.055%) OpenBSD
10 1 (0.055%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 858 (47.14%) Problem-Solving
2 530 (29.12%) Continuous Improvement
3 488 (26.81%) Decision-Making
4 418 (22.97%) Analytics
5 377 (20.71%) Agile
6 357 (19.62%) AI
7 320 (17.58%) Stakeholder Management
8 243 (13.35%) Business Intelligence
9 231 (12.69%) Project Management
9 231 (12.69%) Roadmaps
10 218 (11.98%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 210 (11.54%) Actionable Insight
12 190 (10.44%) Process Improvement
13 185 (10.16%) Mentoring
14 166 (9.12%) Analytical Thinking
15 159 (8.74%) CRM
15 159 (8.74%) Project Delivery
16 154 (8.46%) Data Modelling
17 153 (8.41%) Validation
18 151 (8.30%) Data Analysis
Programming Languages
1 378 (20.77%) SQL
2 294 (16.15%) Python
3 76 (4.18%) JavaScript
4 72 (3.96%) C#
5 53 (2.91%) PowerShell
6 47 (2.58%) Java
7 29 (1.59%) T-SQL
8 24 (1.32%) R
9 20 (1.10%) C++
9 20 (1.10%) TypeScript
10 15 (0.82%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 13 (0.71%) Bash
12 12 (0.66%) PL/SQL
13 10 (0.55%) MATLAB
14 7 (0.38%) C
14 7 (0.38%) PHP
14 7 (0.38%) Scala
15 6 (0.33%) Kusto Query Language
16 5 (0.27%) Go
16 5 (0.27%) VBA
Qualifications
1 340 (18.68%) Degree
2 203 (11.15%) Security Cleared
3 155 (8.52%) SC Cleared
4 105 (5.77%) ACCA
5 100 (5.49%) CIMA
6 57 (3.13%) Computer Science Degree
7 42 (2.31%) CISSP
8 41 (2.25%) DBS Check
9 37 (2.03%) CISM
10 26 (1.43%) DV Cleared
11 25 (1.37%) Master's Degree
12 24 (1.32%) Azure Certification
13 20 (1.10%) BPSS Clearance
14 18 (0.99%) AAT
15 17 (0.93%) CompTIA Security+
16 16 (0.88%) PMI Certification
17 15 (0.82%) TOGAF Certification
18 13 (0.71%) Cisco Certification
19 12 (0.66%) ITIL Certification
19 12 (0.66%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 173 (9.51%) Data Quality
2 131 (7.20%) GDPR
3 92 (5.05%) QA
4 90 (4.95%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 69 (3.79%) Accessibility
6 64 (3.52%) SLA
7 55 (3.02%) NIST
8 41 (2.25%) Cyber Essentials
9 31 (1.70%) ISO 9001
10 30 (1.65%) PMO
11 28 (1.54%) GRC
12 22 (1.21%) Actionable Recommendations
12 22 (1.21%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 21 (1.15%) ISO/IEC 20000
14 20 (1.10%) IFRS
15 18 (0.99%) ISO 14001
16 14 (0.77%) COREP
16 14 (0.77%) FINREP
16 14 (0.77%) GAAP
17 13 (0.71%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 56 (3.08%) Active Directory
2 19 (1.04%) Docker
3 10 (0.55%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (0.44%) Firmware
5 7 (0.38%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.055%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.055%) KVM
6 1 (0.055%) Oracle RAC
6 1 (0.055%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.055%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 41 (2.25%) Terraform
2 23 (1.26%) Kubernetes
3 20 (1.10%) Microsoft Intune
4 18 (0.99%) Ansible
5 12 (0.66%) Grafana
6 8 (0.44%) QRadar
7 6 (0.33%) Kubeflow
7 6 (0.33%) Packer
8 4 (0.22%) Nmap
9 2 (0.11%) Graylog
9 2 (0.11%) Opsgenie
10 1 (0.055%) Data Guard
10 1 (0.055%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.055%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
10 1 (0.055%) Oracle Flashback
10 1 (0.055%) Prometheus
10 1 (0.055%) Proxmox
10 1 (0.055%) Single Sign-On
10 1 (0.055%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 329 (18.08%) Microsoft
2 101 (5.55%) Google
3 76 (4.18%) SAP
4 64 (3.52%) Oracle
5 46 (2.53%) Salesforce
6 34 (1.87%) ServiceNow
7 25 (1.37%) Adobe
7 25 (1.37%) Cisco
8 22 (1.21%) Databricks
9 19 (1.04%) Sage
10 17 (0.93%) HubSpot
10 17 (0.93%) Palo Alto
11 16 (0.88%) Splunk
12 14 (0.77%) VMware
13 13 (0.71%) JD Edwards
14 12 (0.66%) Qualys
14 12 (0.66%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
15 11 (0.60%) F5
15 11 (0.60%) Red Hat
16 9 (0.49%) SunGard