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 12 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 15 9 14
Rank change year-on-year -6 +5 +8
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 2,023 2,206 2,894
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 8.46% 13.59% 12.35%
As % of the General category 13.98% 18.95% 19.80%
Number of salaries quoted 1,266 945 1,165
10th Percentile £36,250 £30,700 £35,920
25th Percentile £42,500 £39,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,213
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.44% +0.39%
75th Percentile £72,500 £68,750 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,824 £84,500 £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 14,471 11,641 14,615
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 60.52% 71.72% 62.37%
Number of salaries quoted 8,988 6,430 8,649
10th Percentile £32,428 £28,750 £34,874
25th Percentile £42,500 £39,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £110,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £54,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +1.85% -1.82% -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 12 September 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 56 (2.77%) SharePoint
2 22 (1.09%) Microsoft Exchange
3 18 (0.89%) Confluence
4 13 (0.64%) Apache Spark
5 12 (0.59%) IIS
6 11 (0.54%) Apache
7 10 (0.49%) Apache Airflow
8 8 (0.40%) SAS
9 7 (0.35%) Jupyter
10 5 (0.25%) WordPress
11 4 (0.20%) CMS
12 2 (0.099%) Anypoint
12 2 (0.099%) Oracle Application Server
12 2 (0.099%) Oracle SOA Suite
13 1 (0.049%) Apache Superset
13 1 (0.049%) Appian
13 1 (0.049%) ArcGIS
13 1 (0.049%) Drupal
13 1 (0.049%) Moodle
Applications
1 197 (9.74%) Microsoft Excel
2 99 (4.89%) Microsoft Office
3 49 (2.42%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 20 (0.99%) MS Visio
5 14 (0.69%) Microsoft Project
5 14 (0.69%) Spreadsheet
6 8 (0.40%) Adobe XD
7 5 (0.25%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 4 (0.20%) Chatbot
9 3 (0.15%) Blender
9 3 (0.15%) Maya
10 2 (0.099%) Photoshop
11 1 (0.049%) Adobe Illustrator
11 1 (0.049%) Adobe Premiere
11 1 (0.049%) AutoCAD
11 1 (0.049%) InDesign
11 1 (0.049%) SOLIDWORKS
11 1 (0.049%) SPSS
11 1 (0.049%) Trello
Business Applications
1 46 (2.27%) Dynamics CRM
2 32 (1.58%) Dynamics GP
3 18 (0.89%) SAP S/4HANA
4 16 (0.79%) Shopify
5 13 (0.64%) NetSuite
6 8 (0.40%) SAP ERP
7 7 (0.35%) Oracle EBS
7 7 (0.35%) SAP CO
7 7 (0.35%) SAP FI
7 7 (0.35%) SAP FI/CO
7 7 (0.35%) Workday HCM
8 6 (0.30%) Exchequer
8 6 (0.30%) JDE EnterpriseOne
8 6 (0.30%) Sage 200
9 5 (0.25%) JDE World
9 5 (0.25%) Sage 50
10 4 (0.20%) Academy Housing
10 4 (0.20%) Infor M3
10 4 (0.20%) Oracle Payables
10 4 (0.20%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 266 (13.15%) Azure
2 261 (12.90%) Power Platform
3 174 (8.60%) AWS
4 120 (5.93%) SaaS
5 86 (4.25%) Microsoft 365
6 77 (3.81%) GCP
7 69 (3.41%) Google Analytics
8 44 (2.17%) Entra ID
9 39 (1.93%) Azure DevOps
10 37 (1.83%) Dynamics 365
11 35 (1.73%) GitHub
12 34 (1.68%) Serverless
13 30 (1.48%) PowerApps
14 28 (1.38%) Amazon S3
15 27 (1.33%) Microsoft Purview
16 25 (1.24%) AWS Lambda
16 25 (1.24%) Google Ads
17 22 (1.09%) Amazon EMR
17 22 (1.09%) Power Automate
17 22 (1.09%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 49 (2.42%) Broadband
2 33 (1.63%) Firewall
3 22 (1.09%) Network Security
4 21 (1.04%) TCP/IP
5 18 (0.89%) 5G
5 18 (0.89%) VPN
6 17 (0.84%) DNS
7 14 (0.69%) DHCP
7 14 (0.69%) SMS
7 14 (0.69%) WAN
7 14 (0.69%) Wi-Fi
8 12 (0.59%) LAN
9 7 (0.35%) Internet
10 6 (0.30%) NGN
10 6 (0.30%) VLAN
10 6 (0.30%) Wireless
11 5 (0.25%) Cisco IOS
11 5 (0.25%) HTTP
12 4 (0.20%) FTP
12 4 (0.20%) SMTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 225 (11.12%) Power BI
2 72 (3.56%) SQL Server
3 66 (3.26%) Tableau
4 58 (2.87%) Data Warehouse
5 42 (2.08%) Metadata
6 37 (1.83%) Relational Database
7 33 (1.63%) PostgreSQL
8 32 (1.58%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 31 (1.53%) Looker
10 29 (1.43%) MySQL
11 25 (1.24%) Data Lake
12 24 (1.19%) Amazon Athena
13 22 (1.09%) Big Data
14 17 (0.84%) NoSQL
14 17 (0.84%) Power Query
15 16 (0.79%) Oracle Database
15 16 (0.79%) SQL Server Reporting Services
16 14 (0.69%) Amazon Redshift
16 14 (0.69%) Spark SQL
17 11 (0.54%) BigQuery
Development Applications
1 67 (3.31%) Git
2 66 (3.26%) JIRA
3 11 (0.54%) GitLab
3 11 (0.54%) Jenkins
4 10 (0.49%) LabVIEW
5 9 (0.44%) Visual Studio Code
6 7 (0.35%) Axure RP
6 7 (0.35%) Balsamiq
6 7 (0.35%) Bitbucket
7 4 (0.20%) Burp Suite
7 4 (0.20%) Eclipse
7 4 (0.20%) Metasploit
7 4 (0.20%) MLflow
7 4 (0.20%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 3 (0.15%) JMeter
8 3 (0.15%) Oracle Forms
8 3 (0.15%) Postman
8 3 (0.15%) RStudio
9 2 (0.099%) TeamCity
9 2 (0.099%) Visual Studio
General
1 986 (48.74%) Social Skills
2 672 (33.22%) Finance
3 242 (11.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 208 (10.28%) Marketing
5 199 (9.84%) Organisational Skills
6 183 (9.05%) Law
7 176 (8.70%) Retail
8 172 (8.50%) Legal
9 168 (8.30%) Public Sector
10 122 (6.03%) Influencing Skills
11 81 (4.00%) Presentation Skills
12 63 (3.11%) Banking
13 60 (2.97%) Manufacturing
14 50 (2.47%) Telecoms
15 43 (2.13%) Advertising
16 34 (1.68%) Games
17 29 (1.43%) Electronics
18 28 (1.38%) Documentation Skills
19 26 (1.29%) Aerospace
20 25 (1.24%) Billing
Job Titles
1 517 (25.56%) Analyst
2 275 (13.59%) Senior
3 138 (6.82%) Lead
4 119 (5.88%) Business Analyst
5 113 (5.59%) Senior Analyst
6 104 (5.14%) Data Analyst
7 92 (4.55%) Architect
8 88 (4.35%) Developer
9 83 (4.10%) Data Engineer
10 74 (3.66%) Consultant
10 74 (3.66%) Support Analyst
11 55 (2.72%) Applications Support
11 55 (2.72%) Service Manager
12 50 (2.47%) Accountant
13 48 (2.37%) Delivery Manager
14 45 (2.22%) Marketing Manager
15 40 (1.98%) Senior Manager
16 39 (1.93%) Financial Analyst
16 39 (1.93%) Senior Business Analyst
17 38 (1.88%) Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 60 (2.97%) .NET
2 49 (2.42%) HTML
3 43 (2.13%) CSS
4 41 (2.03%) PySpark
4 41 (2.03%) Terraform
5 31 (1.53%) JSON
6 29 (1.43%) REST
7 23 (1.14%) XML
8 20 (0.99%) Middleware
8 20 (0.99%) RESTful
9 19 (0.94%) React
10 16 (0.79%) PyTorch
11 15 (0.74%) .NET Core
11 15 (0.74%) AngularJS
12 14 (0.69%) TensorFlow
13 12 (0.59%) .NET Framework
13 12 (0.59%) EDI
14 11 (0.54%) ASP.NET
14 11 (0.54%) LDAP
14 11 (0.54%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 154 (7.61%) Management Information System
2 137 (6.77%) Analytical Mindset
3 123 (6.08%) Self-Motivation
4 104 (5.14%) Product Ownership
5 89 (4.40%) Onboarding
6 78 (3.86%) Virtual Team
7 68 (3.36%) Blog
8 47 (2.32%) Enterprise Software
9 42 (2.08%) Credit Risk
10 36 (1.78%) Cloud Native
10 36 (1.78%) Driving Licence
11 35 (1.73%) Marketing Technology
12 33 (1.63%) Cyber Threat
12 33 (1.63%) Security Posture
12 33 (1.63%) Social Media
13 27 (1.33%) AI Agents
14 25 (1.24%) Algorithms
14 25 (1.24%) Data Structures
15 24 (1.19%) Mobile App
16 20 (0.99%) Cyberattack
Operating Systems
1 92 (4.55%) Windows
2 56 (2.77%) Linux
3 39 (1.93%) Windows Server
4 11 (0.54%) Android
5 9 (0.44%) Windows Server 2019
6 8 (0.40%) Apple iOS
6 8 (0.40%) Mac OS
6 8 (0.40%) Windows Server 2016
7 6 (0.30%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 6 (0.30%) Unix
8 5 (0.25%) OpenVMS
9 1 (0.049%) AIX
9 1 (0.049%) Solaris
9 1 (0.049%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 963 (47.60%) Problem-Solving
2 632 (31.24%) Continuous Improvement
3 554 (27.39%) Decision-Making
4 478 (23.63%) Analytics
5 420 (20.76%) AI
5 420 (20.76%) Stakeholder Management
6 401 (19.82%) Agile
7 268 (13.25%) Business Intelligence
8 253 (12.51%) Roadmaps
9 246 (12.16%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 242 (11.96%) Project Management
11 230 (11.37%) Actionable Insight
12 219 (10.83%) Process Improvement
13 211 (10.43%) Mentoring
14 201 (9.94%) Project Delivery
15 180 (8.90%) CRM
16 179 (8.85%) Coaching
17 177 (8.75%) Data Analysis
18 176 (8.70%) Validation
19 168 (8.30%) Analytical Thinking
Programming Languages
1 430 (21.26%) SQL
2 300 (14.83%) Python
3 84 (4.15%) JavaScript
4 83 (4.10%) C#
5 64 (3.16%) Java
6 57 (2.82%) PowerShell
7 33 (1.63%) C++
8 29 (1.43%) T-SQL
9 23 (1.14%) R
10 19 (0.94%) TypeScript
11 18 (0.89%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 16 (0.79%) Bash
12 16 (0.79%) PL/SQL
13 10 (0.49%) MATLAB
14 9 (0.44%) C
15 8 (0.40%) Kusto Query Language
15 8 (0.40%) PHP
15 8 (0.40%) Scala
16 6 (0.30%) Go
17 4 (0.20%) Perl
Qualifications
1 368 (18.19%) Degree
2 233 (11.52%) Security Cleared
3 180 (8.90%) SC Cleared
4 110 (5.44%) ACCA
5 105 (5.19%) CIMA
6 60 (2.97%) Computer Science Degree
7 55 (2.72%) DBS Check
8 48 (2.37%) CISSP
9 42 (2.08%) CISM
10 34 (1.68%) DV Cleared
11 27 (1.33%) Azure Certification
12 23 (1.14%) BPSS Clearance
12 23 (1.14%) Master's Degree
13 18 (0.89%) PMI Certification
14 17 (0.84%) Cisco Certification
14 17 (0.84%) CompTIA Security+
15 16 (0.79%) AAT
16 15 (0.74%) CRISC
17 14 (0.69%) AWS Certification
17 14 (0.69%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 221 (10.92%) Data Quality
2 124 (6.13%) GDPR
3 98 (4.84%) Accessibility
4 91 (4.50%) QA
5 88 (4.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 58 (2.87%) NIST
7 57 (2.82%) SLA
8 39 (1.93%) Cyber Essentials
9 27 (1.33%) GRC
9 27 (1.33%) PMO
10 23 (1.14%) Actionable Recommendations
10 23 (1.14%) ISO 9001
11 22 (1.09%) IFRS
12 20 (0.99%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 18 (0.89%) ISO/IEC 20000
14 15 (0.74%) ISO 14001
15 14 (0.69%) GAAP
15 14 (0.69%) PCI DSS
16 13 (0.64%) Sarbanes-Oxley
17 12 (0.59%) NCSC
System Software
1 63 (3.11%) Active Directory
2 21 (1.04%) Docker
3 11 (0.54%) Firmware
4 9 (0.44%) Virtual Machines
5 7 (0.35%) VMware Infrastructure
6 1 (0.049%) Oracle RAC
6 1 (0.049%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 25 (1.24%) Kubernetes
2 18 (0.89%) Ansible
2 18 (0.89%) Microsoft Intune
3 12 (0.59%) Grafana
4 8 (0.40%) QRadar
5 5 (0.25%) Kubeflow
5 5 (0.25%) Packer
5 5 (0.25%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (0.20%) Nmap
7 2 (0.099%) CASB
7 2 (0.099%) Graylog
8 1 (0.049%) Data Guard
8 1 (0.049%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.049%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
8 1 (0.049%) Oracle Flashback
8 1 (0.049%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.049%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 398 (19.67%) Microsoft
2 120 (5.93%) Google
3 70 (3.46%) SAP
4 57 (2.82%) Oracle
5 49 (2.42%) Salesforce
6 42 (2.08%) YouTube
7 39 (1.93%) ServiceNow
8 29 (1.43%) Adobe
8 29 (1.43%) Sage
9 27 (1.33%) Cisco
10 22 (1.09%) Databricks
10 22 (1.09%) HubSpot
11 18 (0.89%) Splunk
12 16 (0.79%) VMware
13 15 (0.74%) Yardi
14 12 (0.59%) Apple
14 12 (0.59%) Palo Alto
15 11 (0.54%) Dynatrace
15 11 (0.54%) JD Edwards
15 11 (0.54%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud