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 9 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 24 13 20
Rank change year-on-year -11 +7 -1
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 1,474 2,116 3,326
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.57% 14.02% 9.77%
As % of the General category 13.12% 18.74% 16.10%
Number of salaries quoted 973 890 1,889
10th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £43,000 £41,250 £40,988
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.76% -4.34%
75th Percentile £72,500 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £86,250 £85,000 £88,750
UK median annual salary £54,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -0.91% +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 11,237 11,291 20,663
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 57.74% 74.80% 60.67%
Number of salaries quoted 7,311 6,202 15,177
10th Percentile £32,500 £27,500 £31,750
25th Percentile £43,000 £41,063 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £99,273 £110,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -3.51% +8.57% -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 9 June 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 36 (2.44%) SharePoint
2 26 (1.76%) Microsoft Exchange
3 18 (1.22%) Confluence
4 13 (0.88%) Apache Airflow
5 12 (0.81%) Apache
6 11 (0.75%) WordPress
7 10 (0.68%) Apache Spark
8 7 (0.47%) IIS
8 7 (0.47%) SAS
9 6 (0.41%) CMS
10 5 (0.34%) Jupyter
11 4 (0.27%) Adobe Experience Manager
12 3 (0.20%) Anypoint
13 1 (0.068%) Appian
13 1 (0.068%) Drupal
13 1 (0.068%) Moodle
13 1 (0.068%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 146 (9.91%) Microsoft Excel
2 56 (3.80%) Microsoft Office
3 27 (1.83%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 14 (0.95%) MS Visio
5 9 (0.61%) Adobe XD
5 9 (0.61%) Spreadsheet
6 4 (0.27%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 4 (0.27%) Chatbot
6 4 (0.27%) Microsoft Project
7 3 (0.20%) Blender
7 3 (0.20%) Maya
8 1 (0.068%) Adobe Premiere
8 1 (0.068%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.068%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 29 (1.97%) SAP S/4HANA
2 14 (0.95%) NetSuite
3 11 (0.75%) SAP ERP
4 9 (0.61%) Dynamics CRM
5 8 (0.54%) Oracle EBS
6 6 (0.41%) SAP CO
6 6 (0.41%) SAP FI
6 6 (0.41%) SAP FI/CO
7 4 (0.27%) Infor M3
7 4 (0.27%) JDE OneWorld
7 4 (0.27%) JDE World
7 4 (0.27%) Sage 200
8 3 (0.20%) Dynamics GP
8 3 (0.20%) Elite 3E
8 3 (0.20%) SAP FSCM
9 2 (0.14%) Dynamics NAV
9 2 (0.14%) Markit EDM
9 2 (0.14%) Oracle Applications
9 2 (0.14%) SAP QM
10 1 (0.068%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 253 (17.16%) Azure
2 232 (15.74%) Power Platform
3 132 (8.96%) AWS
4 112 (7.60%) SaaS
5 60 (4.07%) Microsoft 365
6 52 (3.53%) Google Analytics
7 50 (3.39%) GCP
8 46 (3.12%) Azure DevOps
9 38 (2.58%) GitHub
10 31 (2.10%) Entra ID
11 29 (1.97%) Dynamics 365
12 22 (1.49%) Amazon S3
13 19 (1.29%) Microsoft Purview
13 19 (1.29%) Snowflake
14 18 (1.22%) Serverless
15 17 (1.15%) Azure Logic Apps
16 16 (1.09%) OCI
17 13 (0.88%) Azure Machine Learning
17 13 (0.88%) GitHub Actions
17 13 (0.88%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 66 (4.48%) Broadband
2 50 (3.39%) Firewall
3 23 (1.56%) Wi-Fi
4 16 (1.09%) NGFW
4 16 (1.09%) Wireshark
5 15 (1.02%) VXLAN
6 14 (0.95%) TCP/IP
7 10 (0.68%) VPN
8 9 (0.61%) SMS
9 7 (0.47%) 5G
9 7 (0.47%) Intrusion Detection
9 7 (0.47%) WAN
10 6 (0.41%) Cisco ASA
10 6 (0.41%) DNS
11 4 (0.27%) HTTP
11 4 (0.27%) LAN
11 4 (0.27%) Network Security
11 4 (0.27%) SMTP
11 4 (0.27%) VLAN
11 4 (0.27%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 196 (13.30%) Power BI
2 63 (4.27%) Tableau
3 61 (4.14%) SQL Server
4 45 (3.05%) Metadata
5 31 (2.10%) PostgreSQL
6 28 (1.90%) Data Warehouse
7 26 (1.76%) MySQL
8 24 (1.63%) Relational Database
9 18 (1.22%) Big Data
9 18 (1.22%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 18 (1.22%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 17 (1.15%) Oracle Database
11 16 (1.09%) NoSQL
12 15 (1.02%) Data Lake
13 12 (0.81%) Power Query
14 11 (0.75%) Amazon Athena
15 9 (0.61%) Looker
16 8 (0.54%) DynamoDB
16 8 (0.54%) Semantic Layer
17 7 (0.47%) Amazon Redshift
Development Applications
1 43 (2.92%) JIRA
2 35 (2.37%) Git
3 12 (0.81%) GitLab
4 8 (0.54%) Axure RP
4 8 (0.54%) Balsamiq
5 6 (0.41%) Visual Studio Code
6 5 (0.34%) Jenkins
7 3 (0.20%) Eclipse
7 3 (0.20%) Oracle APEX
7 3 (0.20%) Oracle Forms
7 3 (0.20%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 3 (0.20%) Subversion
8 2 (0.14%) Babel
8 2 (0.14%) Bitbucket
8 2 (0.14%) Burp Suite
8 2 (0.14%) ER Studio
8 2 (0.14%) ERwin
8 2 (0.14%) Metasploit
8 2 (0.14%) TeamCity
8 2 (0.14%) webpack
General
1 669 (45.39%) Social Skills
2 466 (31.61%) Finance
3 159 (10.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 143 (9.70%) Public Sector
5 125 (8.48%) Marketing
6 93 (6.31%) Law
7 91 (6.17%) Organisational Skills
7 91 (6.17%) Retail
8 90 (6.11%) Legal
9 53 (3.60%) Banking
10 52 (3.53%) Influencing Skills
11 46 (3.12%) Presentation Skills
12 32 (2.17%) Manufacturing
13 31 (2.10%) Advertising
14 28 (1.90%) Telecoms
15 27 (1.83%) Documentation Skills
16 26 (1.76%) Publishing
17 23 (1.56%) Automotive
18 20 (1.36%) Games
19 16 (1.09%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 387 (26.26%) Analyst
2 199 (13.50%) Senior
3 105 (7.12%) Lead
4 92 (6.24%) Architect
5 91 (6.17%) Business Analyst
6 82 (5.56%) Data Analyst
7 80 (5.43%) Developer
8 64 (4.34%) Senior Analyst
9 49 (3.32%) Data Engineer
10 48 (3.26%) Consultant
11 42 (2.85%) Senior Manager
12 41 (2.78%) Report Analyst
13 37 (2.51%) Solutions Architect
14 35 (2.37%) Applications Support
15 33 (2.24%) Accountant
15 33 (2.24%) Product Manager
15 33 (2.24%) Support Analyst
16 29 (1.97%) Data Scientist
16 29 (1.97%) Security Analyst
17 27 (1.83%) Financial Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 52 (3.53%) HTML
2 46 (3.12%) CSS
3 43 (2.92%) .NET
4 36 (2.44%) JSON
5 32 (2.17%) React
6 27 (1.83%) REST
6 27 (1.83%) TensorFlow
7 26 (1.76%) PyTorch
8 23 (1.56%) Middleware
9 22 (1.49%) XML
10 15 (1.02%) Node.js
10 15 (1.02%) React Native
11 14 (0.95%) RESTful
12 12 (0.81%) Bootstrap
13 10 (0.68%) PySpark
14 9 (0.61%) SOAP
15 8 (0.54%) TFX
16 7 (0.47%) FastAPI
16 7 (0.47%) Flutter
16 7 (0.47%) LangChain
Miscellaneous
1 120 (8.14%) Analytical Mindset
2 94 (6.38%) Product Ownership
3 70 (4.75%) Self-Motivation
4 61 (4.14%) Management Information System
5 52 (3.53%) Onboarding
6 42 (2.85%) Data Structures
7 41 (2.78%) Algorithms
8 40 (2.71%) Virtual Team
9 33 (2.24%) Cloud Native
10 30 (2.04%) Data Centre
11 29 (1.97%) Social Media
12 27 (1.83%) Enterprise Software
12 27 (1.83%) Security Posture
13 26 (1.76%) Driving Licence
14 25 (1.70%) PKI
15 24 (1.63%) Video\Live Streaming
16 23 (1.56%) Mobile App
16 23 (1.56%) Public Cloud
17 22 (1.49%) FMCG
18 19 (1.29%) Credit Risk
Operating Systems
1 64 (4.34%) Windows
2 39 (2.65%) Linux
3 29 (1.97%) Windows Server
4 12 (0.81%) Unix
5 6 (0.41%) Windows Server 2019
6 5 (0.34%) Windows Server 2016
7 4 (0.27%) Android
7 4 (0.27%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.14%) AIX
8 2 (0.14%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 2 (0.14%) Windows 10
9 1 (0.068%) FreeBSD
9 1 (0.068%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.068%) OpenBSD
9 1 (0.068%) OpenVMS
9 1 (0.068%) Solaris
9 1 (0.068%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 686 (46.54%) Problem-Solving
2 372 (25.24%) Decision-Making
3 349 (23.68%) Continuous Improvement
4 325 (22.05%) Agile
5 318 (21.57%) Analytics
6 260 (17.64%) AI
7 216 (14.65%) Business Intelligence
8 188 (12.75%) Roadmaps
9 187 (12.69%) Mentoring
10 171 (11.60%) Stakeholder Management
11 169 (11.47%) Project Management
12 163 (11.06%) Actionable Insight
13 156 (10.58%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 149 (10.11%) Coaching
15 142 (9.63%) Analytical Thinking
16 139 (9.43%) Process Improvement
17 136 (9.23%) Data Modelling
18 128 (8.68%) DevOps
19 120 (8.14%) CI/CD
19 120 (8.14%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 312 (21.17%) SQL
2 286 (19.40%) Python
3 78 (5.29%) JavaScript
4 59 (4.00%) PowerShell
5 51 (3.46%) C#
6 47 (3.19%) Java
7 28 (1.90%) T-SQL
8 19 (1.29%) R
9 17 (1.15%) TypeScript
10 12 (0.81%) C++
10 12 (0.81%) PL/SQL
11 10 (0.68%) Bash
11 10 (0.68%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 9 (0.61%) Go
13 5 (0.34%) Kusto Query Language
13 5 (0.34%) PHP
13 5 (0.34%) Ruby
13 5 (0.34%) VBA
14 4 (0.27%) C
14 4 (0.27%) Scala
Qualifications
1 298 (20.22%) Degree
2 148 (10.04%) Security Cleared
3 114 (7.73%) SC Cleared
4 103 (6.99%) ACCA
5 99 (6.72%) CIMA
6 47 (3.19%) Computer Science Degree
7 37 (2.51%) DBS Check
8 30 (2.04%) CISSP
9 27 (1.83%) Azure Certification
10 24 (1.63%) CISM
11 18 (1.22%) TOGAF Certification
12 17 (1.15%) AAT
13 16 (1.09%) DV Cleared
13 16 (1.09%) PMI Certification
14 15 (1.02%) Master's Degree
14 15 (1.02%) Microsoft Certification
15 12 (0.81%) AWS Certification
15 12 (0.81%) CompTIA Security+
15 12 (0.81%) HNC
15 12 (0.81%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 144 (9.77%) Data Quality
2 108 (7.33%) GDPR
3 76 (5.16%) QA
4 74 (5.02%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 53 (3.60%) SLA
6 50 (3.39%) Accessibility
7 46 (3.12%) NIST
8 25 (1.70%) Cyber Essentials
9 21 (1.42%) GRC
9 21 (1.42%) ISO 9001
10 20 (1.36%) PMO
11 18 (1.22%) Actionable Recommendations
12 15 (1.02%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 15 (1.02%) IFRS
13 14 (0.95%) COREP
13 14 (0.95%) FINREP
14 13 (0.88%) ISO 14001
14 13 (0.88%) ISO/IEC 20000
15 12 (0.81%) PCI DSS
15 12 (0.81%) WCAG
System Software
1 48 (3.26%) Active Directory
2 14 (0.95%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (0.81%) Docker
4 4 (0.27%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.20%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 3 (0.20%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.20%) Virtual Servers
6 2 (0.14%) Firmware
7 1 (0.068%) KVM
7 1 (0.068%) Oracle RAC
7 1 (0.068%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.068%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 51 (3.46%) Terraform
2 26 (1.76%) Ansible
3 16 (1.09%) Kubernetes
4 12 (0.81%) Microsoft Intune
5 8 (0.54%) Kubeflow
6 7 (0.47%) QRadar
7 6 (0.41%) Grafana
7 6 (0.41%) Packer
8 3 (0.20%) Prometheus
8 3 (0.20%) SCCM
9 2 (0.14%) Graylog
9 2 (0.14%) Nmap
9 2 (0.14%) Opsgenie
10 1 (0.068%) CASB
10 1 (0.068%) Computer Incident Response Team
10 1 (0.068%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
10 1 (0.068%) Oracle Flashback
10 1 (0.068%) Proxmox
10 1 (0.068%) Single Sign-On
10 1 (0.068%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 245 (16.62%) Microsoft
2 83 (5.63%) Google
3 62 (4.21%) SAP
4 60 (4.07%) Oracle
5 56 (3.80%) Salesforce
6 31 (2.10%) ServiceNow
7 20 (1.36%) Adobe
8 17 (1.15%) Cisco
9 15 (1.02%) Arista
9 15 (1.02%) Aruba
9 15 (1.02%) Databricks
9 15 (1.02%) NetScout
10 14 (0.95%) VMware
11 13 (0.88%) HubSpot
12 12 (0.81%) F5
12 12 (0.81%) Palo Alto
13 11 (0.75%) Pardot
13 11 (0.75%) Sage
14 9 (0.61%) JD Edwards
14 9 (0.61%) Red Hat