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 5 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 10 16 23
Rank change year-on-year +6 +7 +2
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 1,922 2,123 1,864
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 12.54% 11.13% 9.10%
As % of the General category 19.89% 16.94% 13.96%
Number of salaries quoted 904 1,101 1,325
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,404 £33,250
25th Percentile £39,953 £43,000 £42,874
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £59,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% -7.56% +8.18%
75th Percentile £70,603 £71,991 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £90,000 £88,023
UK median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £57,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% -3.51% +3.64%

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 common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 9,662 12,532 13,351
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 63.04% 65.69% 65.16%
Number of salaries quoted 6,193 7,303 10,497
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,920 £36,000
25th Percentile £38,750 £46,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% - -
75th Percentile £77,500 £83,750 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £108,750 £100,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -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 5 December 2025.

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 39 (2.03%) Confluence
2 32 (1.66%) SharePoint
3 20 (1.04%) CMS
4 11 (0.57%) Microsoft Exchange
5 6 (0.31%) Apache Spark
5 6 (0.31%) SAS
5 6 (0.31%) WordPress
6 4 (0.21%) Apache
6 4 (0.21%) Apache Airflow
7 3 (0.16%) Drupal
7 3 (0.16%) HCL Notes
7 3 (0.16%) Moodle
7 3 (0.16%) Skype for Business
8 2 (0.10%) ArcGIS
8 2 (0.10%) IIS
8 2 (0.10%) nginx
8 2 (0.10%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 1 (0.052%) Umbraco
Applications
1 497 (25.86%) Chatbot
2 240 (12.49%) Microsoft Excel
3 121 (6.30%) Microsoft Office
4 47 (2.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 24 (1.25%) Spreadsheet
6 22 (1.14%) MS Visio
7 13 (0.68%) Adobe XD
8 7 (0.36%) Microsoft Project
9 4 (0.21%) Oracle Smart View
9 4 (0.21%) Photoshop
10 3 (0.16%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 3 (0.16%) Blender
11 1 (0.052%) Camtasia
11 1 (0.052%) InVision
11 1 (0.052%) Notion
11 1 (0.052%) PlantUML
11 1 (0.052%) Sketch
11 1 (0.052%) SmartSuite
Business Applications
1 34 (1.77%) NetSuite
2 26 (1.35%) SAP S/4HANA
3 18 (0.94%) Oracle Payables
4 16 (0.83%) Shopify
5 15 (0.78%) Dynamics CRM
6 12 (0.62%) SAP FI
7 11 (0.57%) SAP CO
7 11 (0.57%) SAP FI/CO
8 10 (0.52%) Oracle Assets
8 10 (0.52%) Oracle General Ledger
8 10 (0.52%) Oracle Receivables
9 9 (0.47%) Oracle ERP
10 8 (0.42%) Oracle Financials
11 5 (0.26%) Dynamics GP
12 4 (0.21%) Hyperion Planning
12 4 (0.21%) Sage X3
13 3 (0.16%) Elite 3E
13 3 (0.16%) Primavera
13 3 (0.16%) Salesforce CRM
14 2 (0.10%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 246 (12.80%) Azure
2 208 (10.82%) Power Platform
3 103 (5.36%) SaaS
4 99 (5.15%) AWS
5 71 (3.69%) Azure DevOps
6 63 (3.28%) Dynamics 365
7 54 (2.81%) Google Analytics
8 52 (2.71%) GitHub
9 48 (2.50%) Azure Data Factory
10 46 (2.39%) Microsoft 365
11 45 (2.34%) GCP
12 43 (2.24%) Snowflake
13 31 (1.61%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 26 (1.35%) GitHub Copilot
15 25 (1.30%) dbt
15 25 (1.30%) Entra ID
16 23 (1.20%) Google Ads
17 21 (1.09%) Power Automate
18 20 (1.04%) GitHub Actions
19 15 (0.78%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 39 (2.03%) Network Security
1 39 (2.03%) Remote Desktop
2 27 (1.40%) Firewall
3 21 (1.09%) WAN
4 20 (1.04%) VPN
5 17 (0.88%) DNS
6 15 (0.78%) Wi-Fi
7 12 (0.62%) TCP/IP
8 11 (0.57%) LAN
9 10 (0.52%) DHCP
9 10 (0.52%) Wireshark
10 9 (0.47%) Internet
11 7 (0.36%) 5G
11 7 (0.36%) Intrusion Detection
11 7 (0.36%) SD-WAN
11 7 (0.36%) VoIP
12 6 (0.31%) Broadband
13 5 (0.26%) Telnet
13 5 (0.26%) Wireless
14 4 (0.21%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 189 (9.83%) Power BI
2 74 (3.85%) SQL Server
3 65 (3.38%) Tableau
4 59 (3.07%) Data Warehouse
5 34 (1.77%) Azure SQL Database
5 34 (1.77%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 21 (1.09%) Metadata
7 19 (0.99%) MySQL
8 18 (0.94%) Geospatial Data
9 17 (0.88%) Power Query
9 17 (0.88%) Relational Database
10 14 (0.73%) BusinessObjects
10 14 (0.73%) Snowflake Schema
10 14 (0.73%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 13 (0.68%) Crystal Reports
11 13 (0.68%) Data Lake
11 13 (0.68%) GIS
11 13 (0.68%) Looker
11 13 (0.68%) Oracle Reports
12 11 (0.57%) Amazon Redshift
Development Applications
1 87 (4.53%) JIRA
2 33 (1.72%) Git
3 18 (0.94%) GitLab
4 12 (0.62%) Axure RP
4 12 (0.62%) Balsamiq
4 12 (0.62%) Subversion
5 11 (0.57%) Jenkins
6 10 (0.52%) Cypress.io
6 10 (0.52%) Selenium
7 9 (0.47%) ER Studio
7 9 (0.47%) ERwin
7 9 (0.47%) Oracle Forms
8 7 (0.36%) Bitbucket
8 7 (0.36%) WebDriver
9 5 (0.26%) Babel
9 5 (0.26%) Maven
9 5 (0.26%) Postman
9 5 (0.26%) TeamCity
9 5 (0.26%) webpack
10 4 (0.21%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 768 (39.96%) Social Skills
2 571 (29.71%) Finance
3 180 (9.37%) Marketing
4 134 (6.97%) Public Sector
5 126 (6.56%) Retail
6 119 (6.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 90 (4.68%) Legal
8 88 (4.58%) Organisational Skills
9 87 (4.53%) Presentation Skills
10 82 (4.27%) Law
11 80 (4.16%) Manufacturing
12 62 (3.23%) Telecoms
13 50 (2.60%) Advertising
13 50 (2.60%) Influencing Skills
14 39 (2.03%) Electronics
15 27 (1.40%) Banking
16 26 (1.35%) Documentation Skills
17 21 (1.09%) Billing
18 17 (0.88%) Aerospace
19 16 (0.83%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 496 (25.81%) Trainer
2 361 (18.78%) Analyst
3 152 (7.91%) Senior
4 112 (5.83%) Developer
5 86 (4.47%) Lead
6 82 (4.27%) Business Analyst
7 80 (4.16%) Architect
8 74 (3.85%) Consultant
9 60 (3.12%) Support Analyst
10 57 (2.97%) Financial Analyst
11 56 (2.91%) Data Analyst
12 51 (2.65%) Senior Analyst
13 44 (2.29%) 2nd Line Support
14 43 (2.24%) IT Analyst
15 40 (2.08%) Solutions Architect
16 37 (1.93%) IT Support
17 28 (1.46%) 1st/2nd Line Support
18 26 (1.35%) Cybersecurity Consultant
18 26 (1.35%) Security Consultant
18 26 (1.35%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 51 (2.65%) HTML
2 42 (2.19%) CSS
3 34 (1.77%) REST
4 23 (1.20%) React
5 22 (1.14%) .NET
5 22 (1.14%) SOAP
6 18 (0.94%) Flash
6 18 (0.94%) Middleware
7 17 (0.88%) XML
8 15 (0.78%) JSON
8 15 (0.78%) OAuth
8 15 (0.78%) SAML
9 14 (0.73%) Node.js
10 12 (0.62%) Web Services
11 11 (0.57%) BAPI
11 11 (0.57%) IBM Integration Bus
11 11 (0.57%) JMS
12 8 (0.42%) .NET Core
12 8 (0.42%) AngularJS
12 8 (0.42%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 206 (10.72%) Analytical Mindset
2 134 (6.97%) Self-Motivation
3 117 (6.09%) Onboarding
4 79 (4.11%) Product Ownership
5 75 (3.90%) Management Information System
6 34 (1.77%) Algorithms
7 33 (1.72%) Virtual Team
8 28 (1.46%) Social Media
9 27 (1.40%) Driving Licence
9 27 (1.40%) Enterprise Software
9 27 (1.40%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 26 (1.35%) Cloud Native
11 24 (1.25%) Legacy Systems
12 23 (1.20%) e-Learning
13 21 (1.09%) Data Structures
14 19 (0.99%) Data Centre
15 18 (0.94%) Security Posture
16 16 (0.83%) Low-Code
16 16 (0.83%) Reinsurance
17 15 (0.78%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 72 (3.75%) Windows
2 48 (2.50%) Linux
3 18 (0.94%) Unix
4 12 (0.62%) Windows Server
5 8 (0.42%) Mac OS
5 8 (0.42%) Windows 10
6 5 (0.26%) Mac OS X
7 4 (0.21%) Android
8 3 (0.16%) Apple iOS
8 3 (0.16%) OpenWrt
9 1 (0.052%) OpenVMS
9 1 (0.052%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.052%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 740 (38.50%) AI
2 689 (35.85%) Problem-Solving
3 508 (26.43%) Chemistry
4 499 (25.96%) Conversational UI
5 376 (19.56%) Continuous Improvement
6 319 (16.60%) Decision-Making
7 298 (15.50%) Agile
8 293 (15.24%) Analytics
9 263 (13.68%) Business Intelligence
10 180 (9.37%) Analytical Thinking
11 166 (8.64%) ERP
12 161 (8.38%) Mentoring
13 158 (8.22%) Project Management
14 157 (8.17%) Data Analysis
15 145 (7.54%) Actionable Insight
16 144 (7.49%) Cybersecurity
17 135 (7.02%) Stakeholder Management
18 134 (6.97%) DevOps
19 128 (6.66%) Process Improvement
20 116 (6.04%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 316 (16.44%) SQL
2 160 (8.32%) Python
3 76 (3.95%) C#
4 50 (2.60%) JavaScript
5 38 (1.98%) Java
6 29 (1.51%) C++
6 29 (1.51%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 28 (1.46%) R
8 27 (1.40%) PowerShell
9 20 (1.04%) VBA
10 15 (0.78%) C
11 12 (0.62%) TypeScript
12 11 (0.57%) T-SQL
13 8 (0.42%) Bash
13 8 (0.42%) Bicep
14 7 (0.36%) ABAP
15 5 (0.26%) MATLAB
15 5 (0.26%) PHP
16 4 (0.21%) Go
16 4 (0.21%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 812 (42.25%) Degree
2 520 (27.06%) Master's Degree
3 503 (26.17%) PhD
4 175 (9.11%) Security Cleared
5 122 (6.35%) SC Cleared
6 111 (5.78%) ACCA
7 102 (5.31%) CIMA
8 66 (3.43%) CISSP
9 64 (3.33%) Computer Science Degree
10 46 (2.39%) DV Cleared
11 37 (1.93%) CEH
12 36 (1.87%) CompTIA Security+
13 32 (1.66%) CISM
14 30 (1.56%) DBS Check
15 26 (1.35%) CISA
16 22 (1.14%) Microsoft Certification
17 20 (1.04%) BPSS Clearance
18 16 (0.83%) AAT
19 15 (0.78%) PMI Certification
20 14 (0.73%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 91 (4.73%) QA
2 84 (4.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 77 (4.01%) Data Quality
4 59 (3.07%) GDPR
5 58 (3.02%) NIST
6 56 (2.91%) PMO
7 42 (2.19%) Accessibility
8 35 (1.82%) PCI DSS
9 18 (0.94%) GRC
10 16 (0.83%) Actionable Recommendations
11 15 (0.78%) WCAG
12 8 (0.42%) SLA
13 7 (0.36%) IFRS
14 6 (0.31%) COBIT
14 6 (0.31%) Cyber Essentials
14 6 (0.31%) ISO 9001
15 5 (0.26%) ITGC
15 5 (0.26%) SOC 2
16 4 (0.21%) GAAP
16 4 (0.21%) ISO 14001
System Software
1 38 (1.98%) Active Directory
2 19 (0.99%) Virtual Machines
3 17 (0.88%) VMware Infrastructure
4 12 (0.62%) Docker
5 5 (0.26%) Hyper-V
5 5 (0.26%) vSphere
6 3 (0.16%) Firmware
7 1 (0.052%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 22 (1.14%) Terraform
2 13 (0.68%) Ansible
3 11 (0.57%) Single Sign-On
4 10 (0.52%) Kubernetes
4 10 (0.52%) Microsoft Intune
5 5 (0.26%) Grafana
5 5 (0.26%) Prometheus
5 5 (0.26%) SCOM
6 4 (0.21%) Computer Incident Response Team
7 3 (0.16%) QRadar
8 1 (0.052%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
8 1 (0.052%) Jamf Pro
8 1 (0.052%) Nessus
8 1 (0.052%) RSA Archer
8 1 (0.052%) SCCM
Vendors
1 496 (25.81%) PayPal
2 341 (17.74%) Microsoft
3 99 (5.15%) SAP
4 90 (4.68%) Google
5 55 (2.86%) Oracle
6 28 (1.46%) Databricks
6 28 (1.46%) Salesforce
7 26 (1.35%) Workday
8 23 (1.20%) Adobe
9 22 (1.14%) ServiceNow
10 20 (1.04%) VMware
11 14 (0.73%) Xero
12 13 (0.68%) Adaptive Insights
13 12 (0.62%) IBM
14 11 (0.57%) Autodesk
14 11 (0.57%) TikTok
15 10 (0.52%) Sage
16 9 (0.47%) Ahrefs
16 9 (0.47%) Cisco
17 8 (0.42%) Splunk