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

6 months to
22 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 22 15 19
Rank change year-on-year -7 +4 0
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 1,421 1,636 3,246
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.95% 12.24% 10.03%
As % of the General category 14.16% 17.06% 16.20%
Number of salaries quoted 882 940 1,905
10th Percentile £36,250 £32,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £44,979 £45,000 £40,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.76% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £71,500 £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% -8.90%

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 10,036 9,591 20,034
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 56.17% 71.75% 61.91%
Number of salaries quoted 6,682 6,526 15,095
10th Percentile £31,000 £30,000 £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 £58,265 £52,500
% change year-on-year -5.60% +10.98% -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 22 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 26 (1.83%) Confluence
1 26 (1.83%) SharePoint
2 22 (1.55%) Microsoft Exchange
3 13 (0.91%) CMS
4 12 (0.84%) WordPress
5 9 (0.63%) Apache
5 9 (0.63%) Apache Airflow
6 8 (0.56%) Apache Spark
7 4 (0.28%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 3 (0.21%) Anypoint
8 3 (0.21%) Drupal
9 1 (0.070%) Appian
9 1 (0.070%) ArcGIS
9 1 (0.070%) IIS
9 1 (0.070%) Kinematics
9 1 (0.070%) Palantir Foundry
9 1 (0.070%) Umbraco
Applications
1 169 (11.89%) Microsoft Excel
2 78 (5.49%) Microsoft Office
3 26 (1.83%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 23 (1.62%) Chatbot
5 17 (1.20%) MS Visio
6 14 (0.99%) 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 (2.04%) SAP S/4HANA
2 21 (1.48%) 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%) Dynamics GP
10 2 (0.14%) Infor M3
10 2 (0.14%) JDE World
10 2 (0.14%) Oracle Assets
10 2 (0.14%) Oracle General Ledger
10 2 (0.14%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 288 (20.27%) Azure
2 219 (15.41%) Power Platform
3 127 (8.94%) AWS
4 100 (7.04%) SaaS
5 77 (5.42%) Azure DevOps
6 64 (4.50%) GitHub
7 63 (4.43%) Dynamics 365
8 56 (3.94%) GCP
9 50 (3.52%) Azure Data Factory
10 49 (3.45%) Google Analytics
11 46 (3.24%) Microsoft 365
12 33 (2.32%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 32 (2.25%) Snowflake
14 27 (1.90%) Entra ID
15 24 (1.69%) dbt
16 21 (1.48%) GitHub Actions
17 19 (1.34%) Azure Logic Apps
17 19 (1.34%) OCI
18 18 (1.27%) Azure Machine Learning
19 17 (1.20%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 44 (3.10%) Firewall
2 39 (2.74%) Broadband
3 23 (1.62%) Wi-Fi
4 19 (1.34%) Wireshark
5 16 (1.13%) NGFW
6 15 (1.06%) TCP/IP
6 15 (1.06%) VXLAN
7 11 (0.77%) Network Security
8 9 (0.63%) WAN
9 8 (0.56%) Telnet
10 7 (0.49%) Intrusion Detection
10 7 (0.49%) Remote Desktop
11 6 (0.42%) Cisco ASA
11 6 (0.42%) DNS
12 5 (0.35%) DHCP
12 5 (0.35%) VPN
13 4 (0.28%) HTTP
13 4 (0.28%) LAN
13 4 (0.28%) Modbus
14 3 (0.21%) PuTTY
Database & Business Intelligence
1 192 (13.51%) Power BI
2 85 (5.98%) SQL Server
3 61 (4.29%) Tableau
4 40 (2.81%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 39 (2.74%) Data Warehouse
6 34 (2.39%) Azure SQL Database
6 34 (2.39%) Metadata
7 22 (1.55%) MySQL
8 18 (1.27%) Data Lake
8 18 (1.27%) Oracle Database
8 18 (1.27%) PostgreSQL
9 16 (1.13%) Relational Database
10 14 (0.99%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 13 (0.91%) Power Query
12 11 (0.77%) Amazon Redshift
12 11 (0.77%) NoSQL
13 8 (0.56%) Big Data
13 8 (0.56%) BigQuery
13 8 (0.56%) Looker
14 7 (0.49%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 69 (4.86%) JIRA
2 34 (2.39%) Git
3 17 (1.20%) GitLab
4 14 (0.99%) Axure RP
4 14 (0.99%) 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%) Postman
11 2 (0.14%) Storybook
11 2 (0.14%) Zephyr
General
1 696 (48.98%) Social Skills
2 507 (35.68%) Finance
3 139 (9.78%) Marketing
4 133 (9.36%) Public Sector
5 127 (8.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 91 (6.40%) Presentation Skills
7 90 (6.33%) Organisational Skills
8 88 (6.19%) Retail
9 80 (5.63%) Law
10 63 (4.43%) Legal
11 48 (3.38%) Banking
12 42 (2.96%) Advertising
13 41 (2.89%) Manufacturing
14 37 (2.60%) Telecoms
15 27 (1.90%) Automotive
16 26 (1.83%) Publishing
17 22 (1.55%) Influencing Skills
18 21 (1.48%) Documentation Skills
19 19 (1.34%) Back Office
19 19 (1.34%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 354 (24.91%) Analyst
2 170 (11.96%) Senior
3 96 (6.76%) Business Analyst
4 91 (6.40%) Developer
5 87 (6.12%) Lead
6 76 (5.35%) Architect
7 54 (3.80%) Data Analyst
8 48 (3.38%) Consultant
8 48 (3.38%) Data Engineer
8 48 (3.38%) Financial Analyst
9 43 (3.03%) Solutions Architect
10 41 (2.89%) Senior Analyst
11 40 (2.81%) Report Analyst
12 37 (2.60%) Senior Manager
13 34 (2.39%) Product Manager
14 33 (2.32%) Support Analyst
15 31 (2.18%) Alliance Manager
16 29 (2.04%) Accountant
17 27 (1.90%) Security Analyst
18 24 (1.69%) Applications Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 61 (4.29%) HTML
2 55 (3.87%) CSS
3 47 (3.31%) .NET
4 37 (2.60%) React
5 33 (2.32%) JSON
6 25 (1.76%) REST
7 22 (1.55%) XML
8 21 (1.48%) Middleware
9 18 (1.27%) React Native
10 17 (1.20%) TensorFlow
11 16 (1.13%) Bootstrap
12 15 (1.06%) PyTorch
13 14 (0.99%) Node.js
14 12 (0.84%) FIX Protocol
14 12 (0.84%) SOAP
15 10 (0.70%) Sass
16 9 (0.63%) Flash
17 8 (0.56%) OAuth
18 7 (0.49%) RESTful
18 7 (0.49%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 138 (9.71%) Analytical Mindset
2 106 (7.46%) Self-Motivation
3 104 (7.32%) Product Ownership
4 55 (3.87%) Onboarding
5 48 (3.38%) Management Information System
6 44 (3.10%) Data Structures
7 37 (2.60%) Cloud Native
8 36 (2.53%) Virtual Team
9 34 (2.39%) Algorithms
10 31 (2.18%) Security Posture
11 29 (2.04%) Data Centre
12 28 (1.97%) Enterprise Software
13 26 (1.83%) Low-Code
13 26 (1.83%) Social Media
14 25 (1.76%) Driving Licence
15 22 (1.55%) FMCG
15 22 (1.55%) Mobile App
15 22 (1.55%) PKI
16 19 (1.34%) Legacy Systems
17 18 (1.27%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 63 (4.43%) Windows
2 40 (2.81%) Linux
3 23 (1.62%) Windows Server
4 16 (1.13%) 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 (44.90%) Problem-Solving
2 359 (25.26%) Continuous Improvement
3 347 (24.42%) Decision-Making
4 300 (21.11%) Agile
5 289 (20.34%) Analytics
6 272 (19.14%) AI
7 232 (16.33%) Business Intelligence
8 167 (11.75%) Mentoring
9 162 (11.40%) DevOps
10 151 (10.63%) Data Modelling
10 151 (10.63%) Project Management
11 149 (10.49%) Actionable Insight
11 149 (10.49%) Stakeholder Management
12 147 (10.34%) Analytical Thinking
12 147 (10.34%) Coaching
13 142 (9.99%) Process Improvement
14 137 (9.64%) CI/CD
15 130 (9.15%) ERP
16 115 (8.09%) Roadmaps
17 110 (7.74%) Data Analysis
Programming Languages
1 278 (19.56%) SQL
2 230 (16.19%) Python
3 83 (5.84%) JavaScript
4 65 (4.57%) C#
5 60 (4.22%) PowerShell
6 51 (3.59%) Java
7 31 (2.18%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 22 (1.55%) T-SQL
9 19 (1.34%) TypeScript
10 18 (1.27%) C++
11 16 (1.13%) R
12 12 (0.84%) Bash
13 11 (0.77%) Go
14 9 (0.63%) VBA
15 7 (0.49%) PL/SQL
16 6 (0.42%) C
17 5 (0.35%) PHP
17 5 (0.35%) Ruby
18 4 (0.28%) Apex Code
18 4 (0.28%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 306 (21.53%) Degree
2 135 (9.50%) Security Cleared
3 134 (9.43%) ACCA
4 125 (8.80%) CIMA
5 96 (6.76%) SC Cleared
6 51 (3.59%) Computer Science Degree
7 41 (2.89%) Master's Degree
8 26 (1.83%) CISSP
8 26 (1.83%) PhD
9 23 (1.62%) DBS Check
10 22 (1.55%) CISM
11 21 (1.48%) AAT
12 20 (1.41%) DV Cleared
12 20 (1.41%) PMI Certification
13 17 (1.20%) Azure Certification
14 16 (1.13%) PMP
15 12 (0.84%) Six Sigma Green Belt
16 11 (0.77%) AWS Certification
16 11 (0.77%) BPSS Clearance
16 11 (0.77%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 128 (9.01%) Data Quality
2 80 (5.63%) QA
3 75 (5.28%) GDPR
4 53 (3.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 43 (3.03%) Accessibility
6 36 (2.53%) NIST
7 32 (2.25%) SLA
8 28 (1.97%) PMO
9 25 (1.76%) Actionable Recommendations
10 20 (1.41%) WCAG
11 16 (1.13%) GRC
12 15 (1.06%) ISO 9001
13 13 (0.91%) IFRS
14 12 (0.84%) COREP
14 12 (0.84%) FINREP
15 11 (0.77%) Cyber Essentials
16 10 (0.70%) GAAP
16 10 (0.70%) NCSC
17 9 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
17 9 (0.63%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 47 (3.31%) 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 (3.45%) Terraform
2 28 (1.97%) Ansible
3 17 (1.20%) Kubernetes
4 9 (0.63%) Microsoft Intune
5 8 (0.56%) Grafana
5 8 (0.56%) Single Sign-On
6 7 (0.49%) 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
1 254 (17.87%) Microsoft
2 76 (5.35%) Google
3 59 (4.15%) SAP
4 55 (3.87%) Oracle
5 53 (3.73%) Salesforce
6 28 (1.97%) ServiceNow
7 22 (1.55%) Adobe
8 21 (1.48%) PayPal
9 18 (1.27%) Databricks
10 15 (1.06%) Arista
10 15 (1.06%) Aruba
10 15 (1.06%) 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