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

6 months to
14 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 24 12 20
Rank change year-on-year -12 +8 -1
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 1,487 2,164 3,361
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.51% 14.15% 9.75%
As % of the General category 12.96% 18.96% 16.11%
Number of salaries quoted 990 902 1,902
10th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £43,125 £40,875 £40,996
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.76% -4.34%
75th Percentile £73,676 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £54,808 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -0.35% +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 11,473 11,411 20,862
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 57.97% 74.59% 60.53%
Number of salaries quoted 7,481 6,266 15,260
10th Percentile £32,500 £27,500 £31,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,751 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £79,688 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £110,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £56,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -1.79% +6.67% -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 14 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 37 (2.49%) SharePoint
2 27 (1.82%) Microsoft Exchange
3 17 (1.14%) Confluence
4 13 (0.87%) Apache Airflow
5 12 (0.81%) Apache
6 11 (0.74%) Apache Spark
6 11 (0.74%) WordPress
7 8 (0.54%) IIS
8 7 (0.47%) SAS
9 6 (0.40%) CMS
10 5 (0.34%) Jupyter
11 4 (0.27%) Adobe Experience Manager
12 3 (0.20%) Anypoint
13 1 (0.067%) Appian
13 1 (0.067%) Drupal
13 1 (0.067%) Moodle
13 1 (0.067%) Oracle SOA Suite
13 1 (0.067%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 148 (9.95%) Microsoft Excel
2 57 (3.83%) Microsoft Office
3 27 (1.82%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 13 (0.87%) 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 (0.067%) Adobe Premiere
8 1 (0.067%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.067%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 29 (1.95%) SAP S/4HANA
2 14 (0.94%) NetSuite
3 11 (0.74%) SAP ERP
4 10 (0.67%) Dynamics CRM
5 9 (0.61%) Oracle EBS
6 6 (0.40%) SAP CO
6 6 (0.40%) SAP FI
6 6 (0.40%) 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 (0.13%) Dynamics NAV
9 2 (0.13%) JDE EnterpriseOne
9 2 (0.13%) Oracle Applications
9 2 (0.13%) Oracle ERP
9 2 (0.13%) SAP QM
Cloud Services
1 254 (17.08%) Azure
2 234 (15.74%) Power Platform
3 135 (9.08%) AWS
4 115 (7.73%) SaaS
5 60 (4.03%) Microsoft 365
6 52 (3.50%) Google Analytics
7 48 (3.23%) GCP
8 45 (3.03%) Azure DevOps
9 34 (2.29%) GitHub
10 30 (2.02%) Dynamics 365
10 30 (2.02%) Entra ID
11 22 (1.48%) Amazon S3
12 18 (1.21%) Microsoft Purview
13 17 (1.14%) Azure Logic Apps
13 17 (1.14%) OCI
13 17 (1.14%) Serverless
13 17 (1.14%) Snowflake
14 13 (0.87%) PowerApps
15 12 (0.81%) Azure Machine Learning
15 12 (0.81%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 67 (4.51%) Broadband
2 53 (3.56%) Firewall
3 23 (1.55%) Wi-Fi
4 16 (1.08%) NGFW
4 16 (1.08%) TCP/IP
4 16 (1.08%) Wireshark
5 15 (1.01%) VXLAN
6 10 (0.67%) VPN
7 9 (0.61%) SMS
8 8 (0.54%) WAN
9 7 (0.47%) 5G
9 7 (0.47%) Intrusion Detection
10 6 (0.40%) Cisco ASA
10 6 (0.40%) DNS
10 6 (0.40%) Network Security
11 5 (0.34%) HTTP
11 5 (0.34%) LAN
11 5 (0.34%) SMTP
11 5 (0.34%) Wireless
12 4 (0.27%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 198 (13.32%) Power BI
2 64 (4.30%) Tableau
3 62 (4.17%) SQL Server
4 46 (3.09%) Metadata
5 32 (2.15%) PostgreSQL
6 29 (1.95%) Data Warehouse
7 27 (1.82%) MySQL
8 25 (1.68%) Relational Database
9 19 (1.28%) Oracle Database
10 18 (1.21%) Big Data
10 18 (1.21%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 17 (1.14%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 16 (1.08%) NoSQL
13 15 (1.01%) Data Lake
14 14 (0.94%) Power Query
15 11 (0.74%) Amazon Athena
16 9 (0.61%) Looker
17 8 (0.54%) DynamoDB
17 8 (0.54%) Semantic Layer
18 7 (0.47%) Amazon Redshift
Development Applications
1 41 (2.76%) JIRA
2 36 (2.42%) Git
3 12 (0.81%) GitLab
4 8 (0.54%) Axure RP
4 8 (0.54%) Balsamiq
5 6 (0.40%) Visual Studio Code
6 5 (0.34%) Jenkins
7 4 (0.27%) Eclipse
7 4 (0.27%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 3 (0.20%) Burp Suite
8 3 (0.20%) Metasploit
8 3 (0.20%) Oracle APEX
8 3 (0.20%) Oracle Forms
8 3 (0.20%) Postman
9 2 (0.13%) Babel
9 2 (0.13%) MLflow
9 2 (0.13%) TeamCity
9 2 (0.13%) webpack
10 1 (0.067%) Cypress.io
10 1 (0.067%) WebDriver
General
1 675 (45.39%) Social Skills
2 468 (31.47%) Finance
3 158 (10.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 144 (9.68%) Public Sector
5 126 (8.47%) Marketing
6 93 (6.25%) Retail
7 92 (6.19%) Law
8 90 (6.05%) Legal
8 90 (6.05%) Organisational Skills
9 55 (3.70%) Banking
10 52 (3.50%) Influencing Skills
11 45 (3.03%) Presentation Skills
12 32 (2.15%) Advertising
12 32 (2.15%) Manufacturing
13 28 (1.88%) Telecoms
14 26 (1.75%) Publishing
15 25 (1.68%) Documentation Skills
16 24 (1.61%) Automotive
17 19 (1.28%) Games
18 15 (1.01%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 394 (26.50%) Analyst
2 206 (13.85%) Senior
3 105 (7.06%) Lead
4 90 (6.05%) Architect
4 90 (6.05%) Business Analyst
5 85 (5.72%) Data Analyst
6 80 (5.38%) Developer
7 68 (4.57%) Senior Analyst
8 52 (3.50%) Consultant
9 49 (3.30%) Data Engineer
10 41 (2.76%) Report Analyst
10 41 (2.76%) Senior Manager
11 37 (2.49%) Solutions Architect
12 34 (2.29%) Accountant
12 34 (2.29%) Applications Support
12 34 (2.29%) Support Analyst
13 31 (2.08%) Product Manager
14 30 (2.02%) Security Analyst
15 29 (1.95%) Data Scientist
16 28 (1.88%) Financial Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 50 (3.36%) HTML
2 44 (2.96%) .NET
3 43 (2.89%) CSS
4 37 (2.49%) JSON
5 31 (2.08%) React
6 27 (1.82%) REST
6 27 (1.82%) TensorFlow
7 26 (1.75%) PyTorch
8 24 (1.61%) Middleware
9 23 (1.55%) XML
10 14 (0.94%) Node.js
10 14 (0.94%) RESTful
11 13 (0.87%) React Native
12 11 (0.74%) PySpark
13 10 (0.67%) Bootstrap
14 8 (0.54%) SOAP
14 8 (0.54%) TFX
15 7 (0.47%) FastAPI
15 7 (0.47%) Flutter
15 7 (0.47%) LangChain
Miscellaneous
1 124 (8.34%) Analytical Mindset
2 91 (6.12%) Product Ownership
3 71 (4.77%) Self-Motivation
4 62 (4.17%) Management Information System
5 53 (3.56%) Onboarding
6 41 (2.76%) Virtual Team
7 40 (2.69%) Algorithms
7 40 (2.69%) Data Structures
8 32 (2.15%) Cloud Native
8 32 (2.15%) Security Posture
9 30 (2.02%) Enterprise Software
10 29 (1.95%) Social Media
11 28 (1.88%) Data Centre
12 26 (1.75%) Driving Licence
12 26 (1.75%) PKI
13 24 (1.61%) Video\Live Streaming
14 23 (1.55%) Public Cloud
15 22 (1.48%) FMCG
15 22 (1.48%) Mobile App
16 20 (1.34%) Credit Risk
Operating Systems
1 64 (4.30%) Windows
2 40 (2.69%) Linux
3 28 (1.88%) Windows Server
4 12 (0.81%) Unix
5 6 (0.40%) Windows Server 2019
6 5 (0.34%) Android
6 5 (0.34%) Windows Server 2016
7 4 (0.27%) Apple iOS
8 3 (0.20%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 2 (0.13%) AIX
9 2 (0.13%) OpenVMS
9 2 (0.13%) Windows 10
10 1 (0.067%) FreeBSD
10 1 (0.067%) Mac OS
10 1 (0.067%) OpenBSD
10 1 (0.067%) Solaris
10 1 (0.067%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 700 (47.07%) Problem-Solving
2 372 (25.02%) Decision-Making
3 355 (23.87%) Continuous Improvement
4 322 (21.65%) Agile
5 318 (21.39%) Analytics
6 260 (17.48%) AI
7 218 (14.66%) Business Intelligence
8 189 (12.71%) Roadmaps
9 188 (12.64%) Mentoring
10 171 (11.50%) Stakeholder Management
11 168 (11.30%) Project Management
12 163 (10.96%) Actionable Insight
13 159 (10.69%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 146 (9.82%) Coaching
15 145 (9.75%) Process Improvement
16 144 (9.68%) Analytical Thinking
17 136 (9.15%) Data Modelling
18 123 (8.27%) DevOps
19 121 (8.14%) Validation
20 119 (8.00%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 316 (21.25%) SQL
2 287 (19.30%) Python
3 80 (5.38%) JavaScript
4 55 (3.70%) PowerShell
5 54 (3.63%) C#
6 48 (3.23%) Java
7 29 (1.95%) T-SQL
8 20 (1.34%) R
9 17 (1.14%) TypeScript
10 14 (0.94%) PL/SQL
11 13 (0.87%) C++
12 11 (0.74%) Bash
13 10 (0.67%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 9 (0.61%) Go
15 6 (0.40%) PHP
16 5 (0.34%) Kusto Query Language
16 5 (0.34%) Ruby
16 5 (0.34%) VBA
17 4 (0.27%) C
17 4 (0.27%) Scala
Qualifications
1 301 (20.24%) Degree
2 156 (10.49%) Security Cleared
3 118 (7.94%) SC Cleared
4 104 (6.99%) ACCA
5 100 (6.72%) CIMA
6 46 (3.09%) Computer Science Degree
7 39 (2.62%) DBS Check
8 36 (2.42%) CISSP
9 30 (2.02%) CISM
10 28 (1.88%) Azure Certification
11 18 (1.21%) TOGAF Certification
12 17 (1.14%) AAT
12 17 (1.14%) DV Cleared
13 15 (1.01%) Master's Degree
13 15 (1.01%) Microsoft Certification
14 14 (0.94%) PMI Certification
15 13 (0.87%) CompTIA Security+
16 12 (0.81%) AWS Certification
16 12 (0.81%) HNC
17 11 (0.74%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 144 (9.68%) Data Quality
2 109 (7.33%) GDPR
3 79 (5.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 77 (5.18%) QA
5 54 (3.63%) SLA
6 51 (3.43%) NIST
7 50 (3.36%) Accessibility
8 26 (1.75%) Cyber Essentials
9 22 (1.48%) ISO 9001
10 21 (1.41%) GRC
10 21 (1.41%) PMO
11 18 (1.21%) Actionable Recommendations
12 16 (1.08%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 15 (1.01%) IFRS
13 15 (1.01%) PCI DSS
14 14 (0.94%) COREP
14 14 (0.94%) FINREP
14 14 (0.94%) NCSC
15 13 (0.87%) ISO 14001
15 13 (0.87%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 47 (3.16%) Active Directory
2 14 (0.94%) Docker
2 14 (0.94%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (0.27%) Hyper-V
3 4 (0.27%) Virtual Machines
4 3 (0.20%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 3 (0.20%) Virtual Servers
5 2 (0.13%) Firmware
6 1 (0.067%) KVM
6 1 (0.067%) Oracle RAC
6 1 (0.067%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.067%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 52 (3.50%) Terraform
2 26 (1.75%) Ansible
3 18 (1.21%) Kubernetes
4 12 (0.81%) Microsoft Intune
5 8 (0.54%) Kubeflow
5 8 (0.54%) QRadar
6 6 (0.40%) Grafana
6 6 (0.40%) Packer
7 3 (0.20%) Nmap
7 3 (0.20%) Prometheus
7 3 (0.20%) SCCM
8 2 (0.13%) Graylog
8 2 (0.13%) Opsgenie
9 1 (0.067%) CASB
9 1 (0.067%) Computer Incident Response Team
9 1 (0.067%) Data Guard
9 1 (0.067%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.067%) Oracle Flashback
9 1 (0.067%) Proxmox
9 1 (0.067%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 247 (16.61%) Microsoft
2 84 (5.65%) Google
3 63 (4.24%) SAP
4 62 (4.17%) Oracle
5 58 (3.90%) Salesforce
6 29 (1.95%) ServiceNow
7 20 (1.34%) Adobe
8 18 (1.21%) Cisco
9 16 (1.08%) Databricks
10 15 (1.01%) Arista
10 15 (1.01%) Aruba
10 15 (1.01%) NetScout
11 14 (0.94%) VMware
12 13 (0.87%) HubSpot
13 12 (0.81%) F5
13 12 (0.81%) Palo Alto
13 12 (0.81%) Sage
13 12 (0.81%) Splunk
14 11 (0.74%) Pardot
15 10 (0.67%) Qualys