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 26 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 24 13 20
Rank change year-on-year -11 +7 -1
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 1,435 2,020 3,277
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.58% 13.88% 9.97%
As % of the General category 13.44% 18.50% 16.16%
Number of salaries quoted 933 856 1,878
10th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £43,750 £42,500 £40,996
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.76% -1.87%
75th Percentile £73,750 £71,250 £70,463
90th Percentile £87,500 £83,750 £88,750
UK median annual salary £54,150 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -1.55% +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 10,679 10,918 20,279
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 56.39% 75.03% 61.70%
Number of salaries quoted 7,087 5,987 15,113
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,500 £31,800
25th Percentile £43,750 £41,250 £41,492
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £111,250 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -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 26 May 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 31 (2.16%) SharePoint
2 24 (1.67%) Microsoft Exchange
3 20 (1.39%) Confluence
4 12 (0.84%) Apache Airflow
5 11 (0.77%) WordPress
6 10 (0.70%) Apache
6 10 (0.70%) Apache Spark
7 7 (0.49%) CMS
8 6 (0.42%) SAS
9 4 (0.28%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 3 (0.21%) Anypoint
10 3 (0.21%) IIS
10 3 (0.21%) Jupyter
11 1 (0.070%) Appian
11 1 (0.070%) Drupal
11 1 (0.070%) Kinematics
11 1 (0.070%) Moodle
11 1 (0.070%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 144 (10.03%) Microsoft Excel
2 54 (3.76%) Microsoft Office
3 20 (1.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 13 (0.91%) MS Visio
5 10 (0.70%) Adobe XD
6 7 (0.49%) Spreadsheet
7 4 (0.28%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 4 (0.28%) Chatbot
7 4 (0.28%) Microsoft Project
8 1 (0.070%) Adobe Premiere
8 1 (0.070%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.070%) Blender
8 1 (0.070%) Maya
8 1 (0.070%) SOLIDWORKS
8 1 (0.070%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 30 (2.09%) SAP S/4HANA
2 18 (1.25%) NetSuite
3 10 (0.70%) SAP ERP
4 9 (0.63%) Dynamics CRM
5 8 (0.56%) Oracle EBS
6 4 (0.28%) Infor M3
6 4 (0.28%) JDE OneWorld
6 4 (0.28%) JDE World
6 4 (0.28%) Markit EDM
6 4 (0.28%) Sage 200
6 4 (0.28%) SAP CO
6 4 (0.28%) SAP FI
6 4 (0.28%) SAP FI/CO
7 3 (0.21%) Elite 3E
7 3 (0.21%) SAP FSCM
8 2 (0.14%) Dynamics NAV
8 2 (0.14%) Oracle Applications
8 2 (0.14%) Oracle Payables
9 1 (0.070%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
9 1 (0.070%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 255 (17.77%) Azure
2 227 (15.82%) Power Platform
3 132 (9.20%) AWS
4 106 (7.39%) SaaS
5 54 (3.76%) GCP
6 52 (3.62%) Azure DevOps
6 52 (3.62%) Microsoft 365
7 49 (3.41%) Google Analytics
8 44 (3.07%) GitHub
9 30 (2.09%) Dynamics 365
10 29 (2.02%) Entra ID
11 27 (1.88%) Snowflake
12 21 (1.46%) Amazon S3
12 21 (1.46%) Azure Logic Apps
13 18 (1.25%) Azure Data Factory
14 17 (1.18%) OCI
15 16 (1.11%) Azure Machine Learning
15 16 (1.11%) Serverless
16 15 (1.05%) dbt
16 15 (1.05%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 54 (3.76%) Broadband
2 47 (3.28%) Firewall
3 21 (1.46%) Wi-Fi
4 16 (1.11%) NGFW
4 16 (1.11%) TCP/IP
4 16 (1.11%) Wireshark
5 15 (1.05%) VXLAN
6 8 (0.56%) Intrusion Detection
6 8 (0.56%) VPN
6 8 (0.56%) WAN
7 7 (0.49%) 5G
7 7 (0.49%) DNS
7 7 (0.49%) Network Security
8 6 (0.42%) Cisco ASA
8 6 (0.42%) SMS
9 5 (0.35%) SD-WAN
9 5 (0.35%) Telnet
9 5 (0.35%) VLAN
10 4 (0.28%) SMTP
10 4 (0.28%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 193 (13.45%) Power BI
2 65 (4.53%) Tableau
3 58 (4.04%) SQL Server
4 39 (2.72%) Metadata
5 34 (2.37%) Data Warehouse
6 27 (1.88%) PostgreSQL
7 23 (1.60%) MySQL
8 18 (1.25%) Relational Database
9 17 (1.18%) Oracle Database
9 17 (1.18%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 17 (1.18%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 16 (1.11%) Big Data
10 16 (1.11%) Data Lake
11 13 (0.91%) NoSQL
11 13 (0.91%) Power Query
12 9 (0.63%) Amazon Athena
12 9 (0.63%) Looker
13 8 (0.56%) Amazon Redshift
13 8 (0.56%) BigQuery
14 7 (0.49%) DynamoDB
Development Applications
1 55 (3.83%) JIRA
2 40 (2.79%) Git
3 12 (0.84%) GitLab
4 9 (0.63%) Axure RP
4 9 (0.63%) Balsamiq
5 8 (0.56%) Subversion
6 6 (0.42%) Jenkins
6 6 (0.42%) Visual Studio Code
7 4 (0.28%) Bitbucket
7 4 (0.28%) ER Studio
7 4 (0.28%) ERwin
7 4 (0.28%) Oracle APEX
8 3 (0.21%) Babel
8 3 (0.21%) MLflow
8 3 (0.21%) Oracle Forms
8 3 (0.21%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 3 (0.21%) webpack
9 2 (0.14%) Postman
9 2 (0.14%) Sonatype Nexus
9 2 (0.14%) Storybook
General
1 651 (45.37%) Social Skills
2 477 (33.24%) Finance
3 160 (11.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 139 (9.69%) Public Sector
5 129 (8.99%) Marketing
6 90 (6.27%) Organisational Skills
7 87 (6.06%) Law
8 83 (5.78%) Legal
9 80 (5.57%) Retail
10 51 (3.55%) Banking
11 49 (3.41%) Presentation Skills
12 44 (3.07%) Influencing Skills
13 34 (2.37%) Manufacturing
14 30 (2.09%) Telecoms
15 28 (1.95%) Advertising
15 28 (1.95%) Publishing
16 26 (1.81%) Documentation Skills
17 23 (1.60%) Automotive
18 15 (1.05%) Back Office
18 15 (1.05%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 353 (24.60%) Analyst
2 196 (13.66%) Senior
3 91 (6.34%) Lead
4 85 (5.92%) Business Analyst
5 84 (5.85%) Architect
5 84 (5.85%) Developer
6 73 (5.09%) Data Analyst
7 55 (3.83%) Senior Analyst
8 50 (3.48%) Consultant
9 49 (3.41%) Data Engineer
10 44 (3.07%) Senior Manager
11 40 (2.79%) Report Analyst
12 38 (2.65%) Solutions Architect
13 37 (2.58%) Product Manager
14 34 (2.37%) Accountant
15 31 (2.16%) Alliance Manager
15 31 (2.16%) Applications Support
16 29 (2.02%) Security Analyst
17 28 (1.95%) Data Scientist
18 27 (1.88%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 53 (3.69%) HTML
2 48 (3.34%) CSS
3 42 (2.93%) .NET
4 36 (2.51%) JSON
5 34 (2.37%) React
6 27 (1.88%) REST
7 23 (1.60%) Middleware
7 23 (1.60%) XML
8 22 (1.53%) TensorFlow
9 21 (1.46%) PyTorch
10 16 (1.11%) React Native
11 14 (0.98%) Node.js
11 14 (0.98%) RESTful
12 13 (0.91%) Bootstrap
13 10 (0.70%) SOAP
14 8 (0.56%) FIX Protocol
15 7 (0.49%) EDI
15 7 (0.49%) Kafka
15 7 (0.49%) OAuth
15 7 (0.49%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 120 (8.36%) Analytical Mindset
2 96 (6.69%) Product Ownership
3 69 (4.81%) Self-Motivation
4 51 (3.55%) Management Information System
5 47 (3.28%) Onboarding
6 43 (3.00%) Data Structures
7 42 (2.93%) Algorithms
8 41 (2.86%) Virtual Team
9 35 (2.44%) Cloud Native
10 30 (2.09%) Data Centre
11 27 (1.88%) Driving Licence
12 25 (1.74%) Enterprise Software
12 25 (1.74%) Security Posture
13 24 (1.67%) FMCG
13 24 (1.67%) Low-Code
14 23 (1.60%) Mobile App
14 23 (1.60%) PKI
14 23 (1.60%) Public Cloud
15 22 (1.53%) Social Media
16 19 (1.32%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 63 (4.39%) Windows
2 41 (2.86%) Linux
3 26 (1.81%) Windows Server
4 13 (0.91%) Unix
5 4 (0.28%) Android
5 4 (0.28%) Apple iOS
5 4 (0.28%) Windows Server 2019
6 3 (0.21%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (0.14%) AIX
7 2 (0.14%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.070%) FreeBSD
8 1 (0.070%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.070%) OpenBSD
8 1 (0.070%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.070%) Robot Operating System
8 1 (0.070%) Solaris
8 1 (0.070%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 648 (45.16%) Problem-Solving
2 332 (23.14%) Decision-Making
3 330 (23.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 320 (22.30%) Agile
5 296 (20.63%) Analytics
6 268 (18.68%) AI
7 210 (14.63%) Business Intelligence
8 173 (12.06%) Mentoring
9 163 (11.36%) Project Management
9 163 (11.36%) Roadmaps
10 160 (11.15%) Stakeholder Management
11 154 (10.73%) Actionable Insight
12 146 (10.17%) Coaching
13 139 (9.69%) Data Modelling
14 137 (9.55%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 135 (9.41%) DevOps
16 132 (9.20%) Analytical Thinking
17 131 (9.13%) Process Improvement
18 125 (8.71%) CI/CD
18 125 (8.71%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 296 (20.63%) SQL
2 276 (19.23%) Python
3 80 (5.57%) JavaScript
4 64 (4.46%) PowerShell
5 54 (3.76%) C#
6 48 (3.34%) Java
7 26 (1.81%) T-SQL
8 17 (1.18%) R
8 17 (1.18%) TypeScript
9 16 (1.11%) C++
10 13 (0.91%) PL/SQL
11 10 (0.70%) Bash
12 9 (0.63%) Go
13 8 (0.56%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 6 (0.42%) VBA
15 5 (0.35%) C
15 5 (0.35%) Kusto Query Language
15 5 (0.35%) PHP
15 5 (0.35%) Ruby
15 5 (0.35%) Scala
Qualifications
1 300 (20.91%) Degree
2 139 (9.69%) Security Cleared
3 108 (7.53%) ACCA
4 105 (7.32%) SC Cleared
5 103 (7.18%) CIMA
6 50 (3.48%) Computer Science Degree
7 36 (2.51%) DBS Check
8 27 (1.88%) CISSP
9 25 (1.74%) Azure Certification
10 21 (1.46%) CISM
11 19 (1.32%) PMI Certification
12 18 (1.25%) Master's Degree
13 16 (1.11%) AAT
13 16 (1.11%) DV Cleared
13 16 (1.11%) TOGAF Certification
14 15 (1.05%) PMP
15 13 (0.91%) Microsoft Certification
16 12 (0.84%) HNC
17 11 (0.77%) BPSS Clearance
18 10 (0.70%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 136 (9.48%) Data Quality
2 94 (6.55%) GDPR
3 77 (5.37%) QA
4 60 (4.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 47 (3.28%) Accessibility
5 47 (3.28%) SLA
6 40 (2.79%) NIST
7 20 (1.39%) PMO
8 18 (1.25%) Actionable Recommendations
8 18 (1.25%) Cyber Essentials
8 18 (1.25%) ISO 9001
9 16 (1.11%) GRC
10 14 (0.98%) COREP
10 14 (0.98%) FINREP
11 13 (0.91%) WCAG
12 11 (0.77%) IFRS
12 11 (0.77%) NCSC
13 10 (0.70%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 10 (0.70%) ISO 14001
13 10 (0.70%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 45 (3.14%) Active Directory
2 14 (0.98%) VMware Infrastructure
3 11 (0.77%) Docker
4 4 (0.28%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.21%) Firmware
5 3 (0.21%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 3 (0.21%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.21%) Virtual Servers
6 2 (0.14%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.070%) KVM
7 1 (0.070%) Oracle RAC
7 1 (0.070%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 49 (3.41%) Terraform
2 27 (1.88%) Ansible
3 17 (1.18%) Kubernetes
4 12 (0.84%) Microsoft Intune
5 7 (0.49%) Kubeflow
6 6 (0.42%) Grafana
6 6 (0.42%) Packer
6 6 (0.42%) QRadar
7 3 (0.21%) Prometheus
7 3 (0.21%) SCCM
7 3 (0.21%) Single Sign-On
8 2 (0.14%) FortiGate
8 2 (0.14%) Graylog
8 2 (0.14%) Opsgenie
9 1 (0.070%) CASB
9 1 (0.070%) Computer Incident Response Team
9 1 (0.070%) Data Guard
9 1 (0.070%) Oracle Flashback
9 1 (0.070%) Proxmox
9 1 (0.070%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 236 (16.45%) Microsoft
2 80 (5.57%) Google
3 61 (4.25%) Oracle
4 58 (4.04%) Salesforce
4 58 (4.04%) SAP
5 32 (2.23%) ServiceNow
6 21 (1.46%) Adobe
7 17 (1.18%) Cisco
8 15 (1.05%) Arista
8 15 (1.05%) Aruba
8 15 (1.05%) Databricks
8 15 (1.05%) NetScout
9 14 (0.98%) VMware
10 13 (0.91%) HubSpot
11 12 (0.84%) F5
11 12 (0.84%) Palo Alto
12 11 (0.77%) Pardot
13 10 (0.70%) Sage
14 9 (0.63%) MuleSoft
14 9 (0.63%) Red Hat