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 4 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 10 16 23
Rank change year-on-year +6 +7 0
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 1,770 1,975 1,828
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 11.78% 11.84% 8.73%
As % of the General category 19.29% 17.30% 13.84%
Number of salaries quoted 836 1,019 1,255
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,404 £35,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £44,956 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £56,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% -2.61% +4.55%
75th Percentile £70,765 £71,991 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £90,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -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 9,175 11,415 13,205
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 61.07% 68.44% 63.05%
Number of salaries quoted 5,808 6,483 10,263
10th Percentile £29,000 £36,250 £35,500
25th Percentile £39,000 £46,713 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,216 £62,500 £60,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.65% +3.31% -3.20%
75th Percentile £77,500 £83,500 £81,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £98,750
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - -2.44%

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 4 January 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 35 (1.98%) Confluence
2 24 (1.36%) SharePoint
3 15 (0.85%) CMS
4 8 (0.45%) Microsoft Exchange
5 7 (0.40%) Apache Airflow
5 7 (0.40%) Apache Spark
6 6 (0.34%) SAS
7 5 (0.28%) Apache
8 3 (0.17%) HCL Notes
8 3 (0.17%) IIS
8 3 (0.17%) WordPress
9 2 (0.11%) Drupal
9 2 (0.11%) nginx
9 2 (0.11%) Oracle SOA Suite
10 1 (0.056%) ArcGIS
10 1 (0.056%) Kinematics
10 1 (0.056%) Skype for Business
10 1 (0.056%) Umbraco
Applications
1 407 (22.99%) Chatbot
2 211 (11.92%) Microsoft Excel
3 107 (6.05%) Microsoft Office
4 43 (2.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 20 (1.13%) MS Visio
5 20 (1.13%) Spreadsheet
6 13 (0.73%) Adobe XD
7 5 (0.28%) Microsoft Project
8 4 (0.23%) Oracle Smart View
9 3 (0.17%) Photoshop
10 1 (0.056%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 1 (0.056%) Camtasia
10 1 (0.056%) InVision
10 1 (0.056%) Notion
10 1 (0.056%) PlantUML
10 1 (0.056%) Sketch
10 1 (0.056%) SmartSuite
10 1 (0.056%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 32 (1.81%) NetSuite
2 18 (1.02%) Oracle Payables
2 18 (1.02%) SAP S/4HANA
3 11 (0.62%) Shopify
4 10 (0.56%) Dynamics CRM
4 10 (0.56%) Oracle Assets
4 10 (0.56%) Oracle General Ledger
4 10 (0.56%) Oracle Receivables
5 9 (0.51%) Oracle ERP
6 8 (0.45%) Oracle Financials
7 4 (0.23%) Dynamics GP
7 4 (0.23%) Hyperion Planning
7 4 (0.23%) Markit EDM
7 4 (0.23%) Sage X3
7 4 (0.23%) SAP FI
8 3 (0.17%) Elite 3E
8 3 (0.17%) ResourceLink
8 3 (0.17%) Salesforce CRM
8 3 (0.17%) SAP CO
8 3 (0.17%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 254 (14.35%) Azure
2 197 (11.13%) Power Platform
3 102 (5.76%) AWS
4 93 (5.25%) SaaS
5 83 (4.69%) Azure DevOps
6 62 (3.50%) GitHub
7 58 (3.28%) Dynamics 365
8 53 (2.99%) Snowflake
9 52 (2.94%) Azure Data Factory
10 39 (2.20%) GCP
11 37 (2.09%) Google Analytics
12 34 (1.92%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 30 (1.69%) dbt
14 28 (1.58%) Microsoft 365
15 26 (1.47%) GitHub Copilot
16 24 (1.36%) Entra ID
17 22 (1.24%) GitHub Actions
18 19 (1.07%) Power Automate
19 15 (0.85%) Cloud Computing
20 13 (0.73%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 39 (2.20%) Remote Desktop
2 34 (1.92%) Network Security
3 25 (1.41%) Firewall
4 19 (1.07%) VPN
5 16 (0.90%) DNS
5 16 (0.90%) WAN
6 15 (0.85%) Wi-Fi
7 13 (0.73%) TCP/IP
8 9 (0.51%) Broadband
8 9 (0.51%) DHCP
9 8 (0.45%) LAN
9 8 (0.45%) Telnet
9 8 (0.45%) Wireshark
10 7 (0.40%) Internet
11 6 (0.34%) Intrusion Detection
12 5 (0.28%) SD-WAN
12 5 (0.28%) VoIP
12 5 (0.28%) Wireless
13 4 (0.23%) 5G
13 4 (0.23%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 181 (10.23%) Power BI
2 68 (3.84%) SQL Server
3 67 (3.79%) Tableau
4 66 (3.73%) Data Warehouse
5 36 (2.03%) Azure SQL Database
5 36 (2.03%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 21 (1.19%) Metadata
7 19 (1.07%) MySQL
8 18 (1.02%) Geospatial Data
9 17 (0.96%) Data Lake
9 17 (0.96%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 15 (0.85%) Relational Database
11 14 (0.79%) Power Query
11 14 (0.79%) Snowflake Schema
12 13 (0.73%) BusinessObjects
13 12 (0.68%) Data Mining
13 12 (0.68%) GIS
14 10 (0.56%) Amazon Redshift
14 10 (0.56%) PostgreSQL
15 9 (0.51%) Crystal Reports
Development Applications
1 89 (5.03%) JIRA
2 34 (1.92%) Git
3 17 (0.96%) GitLab
4 14 (0.79%) Jenkins
4 14 (0.79%) Subversion
5 12 (0.68%) Axure RP
5 12 (0.68%) Balsamiq
5 12 (0.68%) ER Studio
5 12 (0.68%) ERwin
6 11 (0.62%) Cypress.io
6 11 (0.62%) Selenium
7 8 (0.45%) Bitbucket
7 8 (0.45%) Oracle Forms
7 8 (0.45%) WebDriver
8 5 (0.28%) Babel
8 5 (0.28%) Postman
8 5 (0.28%) webpack
9 4 (0.23%) Maven
9 4 (0.23%) TeamCity
10 3 (0.17%) LoadRunner
General
1 732 (41.36%) Social Skills
2 562 (31.75%) Finance
3 147 (8.31%) Marketing
4 140 (7.91%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 133 (7.51%) Public Sector
6 111 (6.27%) Retail
7 88 (4.97%) Legal
8 84 (4.75%) Organisational Skills
9 79 (4.46%) Presentation Skills
10 75 (4.24%) Law
11 67 (3.79%) Manufacturing
12 53 (2.99%) Telecoms
13 38 (2.15%) Influencing Skills
14 37 (2.09%) Advertising
15 35 (1.98%) Electronics
16 28 (1.58%) Documentation Skills
17 20 (1.13%) Back Office
17 20 (1.13%) Banking
17 20 (1.13%) Billing
18 19 (1.07%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 406 (22.94%) Trainer
2 342 (19.32%) Analyst
3 134 (7.57%) Senior
4 110 (6.21%) Developer
5 82 (4.63%) Lead
6 81 (4.58%) Business Analyst
7 80 (4.52%) Architect
8 59 (3.33%) Consultant
9 54 (3.05%) Data Analyst
9 54 (3.05%) Financial Analyst
10 51 (2.88%) Support Analyst
11 42 (2.37%) IT Analyst
11 42 (2.37%) Senior Analyst
12 40 (2.26%) 2nd Line Support
13 38 (2.15%) Solutions Architect
14 32 (1.81%) IT Support
15 31 (1.75%) Alliance Manager
16 29 (1.64%) Data Engineer
17 28 (1.58%) 1st/2nd Line Support
18 24 (1.36%) Report Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 52 (2.94%) HTML
2 45 (2.54%) CSS
3 32 (1.81%) React
3 32 (1.81%) REST
4 27 (1.53%) .NET
5 24 (1.36%) SOAP
6 21 (1.19%) Middleware
7 19 (1.07%) OAuth
8 18 (1.02%) Flash
9 17 (0.96%) SAML
10 16 (0.90%) JSON
10 16 (0.90%) Node.js
10 16 (0.90%) XML
11 13 (0.73%) BAPI
11 13 (0.73%) IBM Integration Bus
11 13 (0.73%) JMS
12 11 (0.62%) FIX Protocol
12 11 (0.62%) Sass
13 10 (0.56%) Web Services
14 9 (0.51%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 187 (10.56%) Analytical Mindset
2 132 (7.46%) Self-Motivation
3 109 (6.16%) Onboarding
4 88 (4.97%) Product Ownership
5 64 (3.62%) Management Information System
6 31 (1.75%) Cloud Native
6 31 (1.75%) Virtual Team
7 29 (1.64%) Algorithms
8 25 (1.41%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 25 (1.41%) Legacy Systems
9 24 (1.36%) Enterprise Software
10 23 (1.30%) Data Structures
11 22 (1.24%) Social Media
12 21 (1.19%) Driving Licence
13 20 (1.13%) Data Centre
14 19 (1.07%) Low-Code
15 18 (1.02%) e-Learning
15 18 (1.02%) Security Posture
16 14 (0.79%) FMCG
16 14 (0.79%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 65 (3.67%) Windows
2 51 (2.88%) Linux
3 19 (1.07%) Unix
4 17 (0.96%) Windows Server
5 6 (0.34%) Windows 10
6 4 (0.23%) Android
6 4 (0.23%) Mac OS
6 4 (0.23%) Mac OS X
7 3 (0.17%) Apple iOS
7 3 (0.17%) OpenWrt
8 1 (0.056%) OpenVMS
8 1 (0.056%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.056%) Robot Operating System
8 1 (0.056%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (0.056%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 659 (37.23%) AI
2 634 (35.82%) Problem-Solving
3 414 (23.39%) Chemistry
4 409 (23.11%) Conversational UI
5 375 (21.19%) Continuous Improvement
6 314 (17.74%) Decision-Making
7 295 (16.67%) Agile
8 274 (15.48%) Analytics
9 230 (12.99%) Business Intelligence
10 170 (9.60%) Analytical Thinking
11 157 (8.87%) DevOps
12 150 (8.47%) ERP
13 149 (8.42%) Mentoring
14 144 (8.14%) Data Analysis
15 143 (8.08%) Project Management
16 140 (7.91%) Actionable Insight
17 133 (7.51%) Stakeholder Management
18 132 (7.46%) Cybersecurity
19 126 (7.12%) Data Modelling
20 121 (6.84%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 317 (17.91%) SQL
2 173 (9.77%) Python
3 80 (4.52%) C#
4 55 (3.11%) JavaScript
5 43 (2.43%) PowerShell
6 41 (2.32%) Java
7 30 (1.69%) C++
8 28 (1.58%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 20 (1.13%) R
10 16 (0.90%) C
10 16 (0.90%) VBA
11 15 (0.85%) T-SQL
11 15 (0.85%) TypeScript
12 10 (0.56%) Bash
13 8 (0.45%) Bicep
14 7 (0.40%) Go
15 6 (0.34%) ABAP
16 5 (0.28%) PHP
16 5 (0.28%) Scala
17 4 (0.23%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 707 (39.94%) Degree
2 428 (24.18%) Master's Degree
3 412 (23.28%) PhD
4 169 (9.55%) Security Cleared
5 126 (7.12%) SC Cleared
6 109 (6.16%) ACCA
7 100 (5.65%) CIMA
8 63 (3.56%) Computer Science Degree
9 57 (3.22%) CISSP
10 38 (2.15%) DV Cleared
11 32 (1.81%) DBS Check
12 30 (1.69%) CISM
13 29 (1.64%) CEH
13 29 (1.64%) CompTIA Security+
14 25 (1.41%) CISA
15 22 (1.24%) BPSS Clearance
16 20 (1.13%) PMI Certification
17 18 (1.02%) AAT
17 18 (1.02%) Microsoft Certification
18 16 (0.90%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 93 (5.25%) QA
2 83 (4.69%) Data Quality
3 80 (4.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 57 (3.22%) NIST
5 50 (2.82%) GDPR
6 48 (2.71%) Accessibility
7 46 (2.60%) PMO
8 30 (1.69%) PCI DSS
9 18 (1.02%) GRC
10 17 (0.96%) WCAG
11 16 (0.90%) Actionable Recommendations
12 9 (0.51%) IFRS
13 7 (0.40%) SLA
14 6 (0.34%) COBIT
14 6 (0.34%) Cyber Essentials
14 6 (0.34%) GAAP
14 6 (0.34%) ISO 9001
14 6 (0.34%) NCSC
15 5 (0.28%) ITGC
15 5 (0.28%) SOC 2
System Software
1 37 (2.09%) Active Directory
2 18 (1.02%) VMware Infrastructure
3 13 (0.73%) Docker
4 11 (0.62%) Virtual Machines
5 6 (0.34%) Hyper-V
6 4 (0.23%) vSphere
7 2 (0.11%) Firmware
8 1 (0.056%) BitLocker
8 1 (0.056%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 28 (1.58%) Terraform
2 14 (0.79%) Kubernetes
3 13 (0.73%) Ansible
4 12 (0.68%) Single Sign-On
5 9 (0.51%) Microsoft Intune
6 6 (0.34%) Grafana
6 6 (0.34%) Prometheus
7 5 (0.28%) SCOM
8 4 (0.23%) Computer Incident Response Team
9 3 (0.17%) QRadar
10 1 (0.056%) CASB
10 1 (0.056%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
10 1 (0.056%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.056%) Jamf Pro
10 1 (0.056%) Kubeflow
10 1 (0.056%) Nessus
10 1 (0.056%) RSA Archer
10 1 (0.056%) SCCM
Vendors
1 406 (22.94%) PayPal
2 304 (17.18%) Microsoft
3 76 (4.29%) SAP
4 58 (3.28%) Google
5 54 (3.05%) Oracle
6 24 (1.36%) Databricks
6 24 (1.36%) Salesforce
7 23 (1.30%) ServiceNow
8 20 (1.13%) VMware
9 19 (1.07%) Workday
10 18 (1.02%) Adobe
11 17 (0.96%) IBM
12 14 (0.79%) Xero
13 11 (0.62%) Autodesk
14 9 (0.51%) Adaptive Insights
14 9 (0.51%) Sage
15 8 (0.45%) Atlassian
15 8 (0.45%) Charles River
15 8 (0.45%) Cisco
15 8 (0.45%) Splunk