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

6 months to
21 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 23 15 19
Rank change year-on-year -8 +4 0
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 1,430 1,630 3,241
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 8.01% 12.22% 10.02%
As % of the General category 14.23% 17.02% 16.17%
Number of salaries quoted 886 938 1,905
10th Percentile £36,250 £32,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £44,967 £40,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.76% -0.10%
75th Percentile £73,750 £71,250 £71,250
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £52,750 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.09% +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 10,051 9,577 20,049
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 56.27% 71.77% 61.97%
Number of salaries quoted 6,673 6,514 15,093
10th Percentile £30,987 £30,075 £31,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £43,750 £41,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,385
Median % change year-on-year - +8.33% -11.38%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £58,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -5.98% +11.43% -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 21 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 13 (0.91%) CMS
5 12 (0.84%) WordPress
6 9 (0.63%) Apache
6 9 (0.63%) Apache Airflow
7 8 (0.56%) Apache Spark
8 4 (0.28%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 3 (0.21%) Anypoint
9 3 (0.21%) Drupal
10 1 (0.070%) Appian
10 1 (0.070%) ArcGIS
10 1 (0.070%) IIS
10 1 (0.070%) Kinematics
10 1 (0.070%) Palantir Foundry
10 1 (0.070%) Umbraco
Applications
1 172 (12.03%) Microsoft Excel
2 78 (5.45%) Microsoft Office
3 26 (1.82%) 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 3 (0.21%) 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 29 (2.03%) SAP S/4HANA
2 21 (1.47%) NetSuite
3 10 (0.70%) Dynamics CRM
4 9 (0.63%) SAP ERP
5 7 (0.49%) Oracle EBS
6 6 (0.42%) SAP FI
7 5 (0.35%) SAP CO
7 5 (0.35%) SAP FI/CO
8 4 (0.28%) Markit EDM
8 4 (0.28%) Oracle Payables
9 3 (0.21%) Elite 3E
9 3 (0.21%) Oracle Receivables
9 3 (0.21%) ResourceLink
9 3 (0.21%) SAP FSCM
10 2 (0.14%) Infor M3
10 2 (0.14%) JDE World
10 2 (0.14%) Oracle Applications
10 2 (0.14%) Oracle Assets
10 2 (0.14%) Sage X3
10 2 (0.14%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 288 (20.14%) Azure
2 221 (15.45%) Power Platform
3 126 (8.81%) AWS
4 102 (7.13%) SaaS
5 80 (5.59%) Azure DevOps
6 67 (4.69%) GitHub
7 63 (4.41%) Dynamics 365
8 56 (3.92%) GCP
9 52 (3.64%) Azure Data Factory
10 49 (3.43%) Google Analytics
11 43 (3.01%) Microsoft 365
12 33 (2.31%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 33 (2.31%) Snowflake
13 25 (1.75%) dbt
14 24 (1.68%) Entra ID
15 21 (1.47%) GitHub Actions
16 19 (1.33%) Azure Logic Apps
16 19 (1.33%) OCI
16 19 (1.33%) Power Automate
17 18 (1.26%) GitHub Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 41 (2.87%) Firewall
2 39 (2.73%) Broadband
3 23 (1.61%) Wi-Fi
4 19 (1.33%) Wireshark
5 16 (1.12%) NGFW
5 16 (1.12%) TCP/IP
6 15 (1.05%) VXLAN
7 11 (0.77%) Network Security
8 10 (0.70%) WAN
9 8 (0.56%) Telnet
10 7 (0.49%) DNS
10 7 (0.49%) Intrusion Detection
10 7 (0.49%) Remote Desktop
11 6 (0.42%) Cisco ASA
11 6 (0.42%) DHCP
12 5 (0.35%) LAN
12 5 (0.35%) VPN
13 4 (0.28%) HTTP
13 4 (0.28%) Modbus
14 3 (0.21%) PuTTY
Database & Business Intelligence
1 196 (13.71%) Power BI
2 86 (6.01%) SQL Server
3 63 (4.41%) Tableau
4 41 (2.87%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 40 (2.80%) Data Warehouse
6 35 (2.45%) Azure SQL Database
7 34 (2.38%) Metadata
8 25 (1.75%) MySQL
9 19 (1.33%) Data Lake
10 18 (1.26%) Oracle Database
10 18 (1.26%) PostgreSQL
11 16 (1.12%) Relational Database
12 15 (1.05%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 14 (0.98%) Power Query
14 12 (0.84%) Amazon Redshift
15 11 (0.77%) NoSQL
16 10 (0.70%) BusinessObjects
17 8 (0.56%) Big Data
17 8 (0.56%) BigQuery
17 8 (0.56%) Looker
Development Applications
1 71 (4.97%) JIRA
2 34 (2.38%) 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 5 (0.35%) Babel
8 5 (0.35%) 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%) Cypress.io
11 2 (0.14%) TestRail
11 2 (0.14%) Zephyr
General
1 702 (49.09%) Social Skills
2 512 (35.80%) Finance
3 142 (9.93%) Marketing
4 135 (9.44%) Public Sector
5 128 (8.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 92 (6.43%) Presentation Skills
7 90 (6.29%) Organisational Skills
8 86 (6.01%) Retail
9 81 (5.66%) Law
10 64 (4.48%) Legal
11 48 (3.36%) Banking
12 43 (3.01%) Manufacturing
13 41 (2.87%) Advertising
14 37 (2.59%) Telecoms
15 28 (1.96%) Automotive
16 26 (1.82%) Publishing
17 23 (1.61%) Influencing Skills
18 21 (1.47%) Documentation Skills
19 20 (1.40%) Front Office
20 19 (1.33%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 357 (24.97%) Analyst
2 171 (11.96%) Senior
3 98 (6.85%) Business Analyst
4 94 (6.57%) Developer
5 87 (6.08%) Lead
6 76 (5.31%) Architect
7 54 (3.78%) Data Analyst
8 49 (3.43%) Financial Analyst
9 48 (3.36%) Data Engineer
10 47 (3.29%) Consultant
11 43 (3.01%) Senior Analyst
11 43 (3.01%) Solutions Architect
12 40 (2.80%) Report Analyst
13 36 (2.52%) Senior Manager
14 35 (2.45%) Support Analyst
15 34 (2.38%) Product Manager
16 31 (2.17%) Alliance Manager
17 29 (2.03%) Accountant
18 25 (1.75%) Security Analyst
19 24 (1.68%) Applications Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 61 (4.27%) HTML
2 55 (3.85%) CSS
3 47 (3.29%) .NET
4 37 (2.59%) React
5 32 (2.24%) JSON
6 25 (1.75%) REST
7 22 (1.54%) XML
8 21 (1.47%) Middleware
9 18 (1.26%) React Native
10 17 (1.19%) TensorFlow
11 16 (1.12%) Bootstrap
12 15 (1.05%) PyTorch
13 14 (0.98%) Node.js
14 13 (0.91%) FIX Protocol
15 12 (0.84%) SOAP
16 11 (0.77%) Sass
17 10 (0.70%) Flash
18 8 (0.56%) OAuth
18 8 (0.56%) ZeroMQ
19 7 (0.49%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 140 (9.79%) Analytical Mindset
2 109 (7.62%) Self-Motivation
3 105 (7.34%) Product Ownership
4 54 (3.78%) Onboarding
5 47 (3.29%) Management Information System
6 45 (3.15%) Data Structures
7 38 (2.66%) Cloud Native
8 36 (2.52%) Virtual Team
9 35 (2.45%) Algorithms
10 30 (2.10%) Security Posture
11 29 (2.03%) Data Centre
12 28 (1.96%) Low-Code
13 27 (1.89%) Enterprise Software
14 26 (1.82%) Driving Licence
14 26 (1.82%) Social Media
15 22 (1.54%) FMCG
15 22 (1.54%) Mobile App
15 22 (1.54%) PKI
16 19 (1.33%) Legacy Systems
17 18 (1.26%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 61 (4.27%) Windows
2 40 (2.80%) Linux
3 22 (1.54%) Windows Server
4 16 (1.12%) Unix
5 4 (0.28%) Android
5 4 (0.28%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.14%) AIX
6 2 (0.14%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.14%) OpenWrt
6 2 (0.14%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.070%) FreeBSD
7 1 (0.070%) OpenBSD
7 1 (0.070%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.070%) Robot Operating System
7 1 (0.070%) Solaris
7 1 (0.070%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 638 (44.62%) Problem-Solving
2 359 (25.10%) Continuous Improvement
3 350 (24.48%) Decision-Making
4 304 (21.26%) Agile
5 294 (20.56%) Analytics
6 275 (19.23%) AI
7 237 (16.57%) Business Intelligence
8 165 (11.54%) DevOps
8 165 (11.54%) Mentoring
9 152 (10.63%) Data Modelling
9 152 (10.63%) Project Management
10 150 (10.49%) Analytical Thinking
11 149 (10.42%) Actionable Insight
11 149 (10.42%) Coaching
12 148 (10.35%) Stakeholder Management
13 140 (9.79%) CI/CD
13 140 (9.79%) Process Improvement
14 130 (9.09%) ERP
15 115 (8.04%) Roadmaps
16 113 (7.90%) Data Analysis
Programming Languages
1 285 (19.93%) SQL
2 232 (16.22%) Python
3 83 (5.80%) JavaScript
4 66 (4.62%) C#
5 60 (4.20%) PowerShell
6 51 (3.57%) Java
7 32 (2.24%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 23 (1.61%) T-SQL
9 19 (1.33%) C++
9 19 (1.33%) TypeScript
10 16 (1.12%) R
11 12 (0.84%) Bash
12 11 (0.77%) Go
13 9 (0.63%) VBA
14 7 (0.49%) C
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
1 308 (21.54%) Degree
2 135 (9.44%) ACCA
3 134 (9.37%) Security Cleared
4 126 (8.81%) CIMA
5 96 (6.71%) SC Cleared
6 52 (3.64%) Computer Science Degree
7 43 (3.01%) Master's Degree
8 26 (1.82%) PhD
9 25 (1.75%) CISSP
10 22 (1.54%) AAT
10 22 (1.54%) DBS Check
11 21 (1.47%) CISM
11 21 (1.47%) DV Cleared
11 21 (1.47%) PMI Certification
12 16 (1.12%) Azure Certification
12 16 (1.12%) PMP
13 12 (0.84%) Six Sigma Green Belt
14 11 (0.77%) BPSS Clearance
14 11 (0.77%) Microsoft Certification
15 10 (0.70%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 129 (9.02%) Data Quality
2 80 (5.59%) QA
3 75 (5.24%) GDPR
4 52 (3.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 43 (3.01%) Accessibility
6 34 (2.38%) NIST
7 32 (2.24%) SLA
8 29 (2.03%) PMO
9 25 (1.75%) Actionable Recommendations
10 20 (1.40%) WCAG
11 16 (1.12%) GRC
11 16 (1.12%) ISO 9001
12 13 (0.91%) IFRS
13 12 (0.84%) COREP
13 12 (0.84%) FINREP
14 10 (0.70%) GAAP
15 9 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials
15 9 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 9 (0.63%) NCSC
15 9 (0.63%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 44 (3.08%) 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 (3.43%) 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 (17.97%) Microsoft
2 76 (5.31%) Google
3 60 (4.20%) SAP
4 54 (3.78%) Oracle
5 53 (3.71%) Salesforce
6 28 (1.96%) ServiceNow
7 22 (1.54%) Adobe
8 21 (1.47%) PayPal
9 18 (1.26%) Databricks
10 15 (1.05%) Arista
10 15 (1.05%) Aruba
10 15 (1.05%) NetScout
11 13 (0.91%) Atlassian
12 12 (0.84%) Cisco
12 12 (0.84%) VMware
13 11 (0.77%) Pardot
13 11 (0.77%) Xero
14 10 (0.70%) F5
14 10 (0.70%) Palo Alto
14 10 (0.70%) Workday