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 20 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 20 12 18
Rank change year-on-year -8 +6 +3
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 1,631 2,298 3,109
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.58% 13.90% 10.33%
As % of the General category 12.76% 19.22% 16.86%
Number of salaries quoted 1,104 973 1,666
10th Percentile £36,250 £31,000 £32,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% - -4.34%
75th Percentile £73,750 £69,750 £71,250
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £53,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -3.64% +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 12,786 11,959 18,435
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 59.40% 72.36% 61.26%
Number of salaries quoted 8,295 6,701 13,129
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £42,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% - -8.00%
75th Percentile £79,207 £80,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £107,500 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -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 20 July 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 41 (2.51%) SharePoint
2 30 (1.84%) Microsoft Exchange
3 21 (1.29%) Confluence
4 13 (0.80%) Apache
5 12 (0.74%) Apache Spark
6 11 (0.67%) Apache Airflow
6 11 (0.67%) IIS
7 9 (0.55%) WordPress
8 7 (0.43%) SAS
9 5 (0.31%) Jupyter
10 4 (0.25%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 4 (0.25%) CMS
11 3 (0.18%) Anypoint
12 2 (0.12%) Oracle SOA Suite
13 1 (0.061%) Appian
13 1 (0.061%) Drupal
13 1 (0.061%) Moodle
13 1 (0.061%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 179 (10.97%) Microsoft Excel
2 73 (4.48%) Microsoft Office
3 40 (2.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 17 (1.04%) MS Visio
5 10 (0.61%) Spreadsheet
6 9 (0.55%) Microsoft Project
7 6 (0.37%) Adobe XD
8 4 (0.25%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 3 (0.18%) Blender
9 3 (0.18%) Maya
10 2 (0.12%) Chatbot
11 1 (0.061%) Adobe Premiere
11 1 (0.061%) AutoCAD
11 1 (0.061%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 29 (1.78%) SAP S/4HANA
2 24 (1.47%) Dynamics CRM
3 17 (1.04%) Dynamics GP
4 15 (0.92%) NetSuite
5 11 (0.67%) SAP ERP
6 9 (0.55%) SAP CO
6 9 (0.55%) SAP FI
6 9 (0.55%) SAP FI/CO
7 8 (0.49%) Oracle EBS
8 6 (0.37%) JDE EnterpriseOne
9 5 (0.31%) JDE World
10 4 (0.25%) Dynamics NAV
10 4 (0.25%) Infor M3
10 4 (0.25%) JDE OneWorld
10 4 (0.25%) Oracle Payables
10 4 (0.25%) Oracle Receivables
10 4 (0.25%) Sage 200
11 3 (0.18%) Elite 3E
11 3 (0.18%) Oracle ERP
11 3 (0.18%) SAP FSCM
Cloud Services
1 259 (15.88%) Azure
2 243 (14.90%) Power Platform
3 133 (8.15%) AWS
4 129 (7.91%) SaaS
5 71 (4.35%) Microsoft 365
6 54 (3.31%) GCP
7 49 (3.00%) Google Analytics
8 38 (2.33%) Entra ID
9 37 (2.27%) Azure DevOps
10 30 (1.84%) Dynamics 365
11 28 (1.72%) GitHub
12 23 (1.41%) Microsoft Purview
13 20 (1.23%) Amazon S3
14 16 (0.98%) PowerApps
15 15 (0.92%) Snowflake
16 14 (0.86%) GitHub Actions
16 14 (0.86%) Serverless
17 13 (0.80%) SuccessFactors
18 11 (0.67%) Azure Logic Apps
18 11 (0.67%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 67 (4.11%) Broadband
2 48 (2.94%) Firewall
3 21 (1.29%) Wi-Fi
4 19 (1.16%) TCP/IP
5 17 (1.04%) VPN
6 12 (0.74%) Network Security
6 12 (0.74%) WAN
7 11 (0.67%) SMS
8 9 (0.55%) LAN
9 8 (0.49%) NGFW
9 8 (0.49%) Wireshark
10 7 (0.43%) 5G
10 7 (0.43%) DNS
10 7 (0.43%) VXLAN
10 7 (0.43%) Wireless
11 6 (0.37%) Cisco ASA
11 6 (0.37%) HTTP
11 6 (0.37%) Intrusion Detection
12 5 (0.31%) Cisco IOS
12 5 (0.31%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 208 (12.75%) Power BI
2 72 (4.41%) SQL Server
3 60 (3.68%) Tableau
4 48 (2.94%) Metadata
5 42 (2.58%) Data Warehouse
6 34 (2.08%) PostgreSQL
7 32 (1.96%) MySQL
8 29 (1.78%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 26 (1.59%) Relational Database
10 22 (1.35%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 20 (1.23%) Oracle Database
12 19 (1.16%) Big Data
13 17 (1.04%) Data Lake
14 16 (0.98%) NoSQL
14 16 (0.98%) Power Query
15 13 (0.80%) Amazon Athena
16 12 (0.74%) Looker
17 9 (0.55%) Amazon Redshift
17 9 (0.55%) Semantic Layer
18 8 (0.49%) DynamoDB
Development Applications
1 55 (3.37%) JIRA
2 44 (2.70%) Git
3 15 (0.92%) GitLab
4 8 (0.49%) Jenkins
4 8 (0.49%) LabVIEW
5 7 (0.43%) Visual Studio Code
6 5 (0.31%) Axure RP
6 5 (0.31%) Balsamiq
6 5 (0.31%) Postman
7 4 (0.25%) Burp Suite
7 4 (0.25%) Eclipse
7 4 (0.25%) Metasploit
7 4 (0.25%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 3 (0.18%) JMeter
8 3 (0.18%) Oracle APEX
8 3 (0.18%) Oracle Forms
9 2 (0.12%) Babel
9 2 (0.12%) Bitbucket
9 2 (0.12%) TeamCity
9 2 (0.12%) webpack
General
1 754 (46.23%) Social Skills
2 508 (31.15%) Finance
3 155 (9.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 140 (8.58%) Marketing
5 134 (8.22%) Public Sector
6 123 (7.54%) Retail
7 119 (7.30%) Organisational Skills
8 114 (6.99%) Legal
9 100 (6.13%) Law
10 68 (4.17%) Influencing Skills
11 63 (3.86%) Banking
12 54 (3.31%) Presentation Skills
13 41 (2.51%) Manufacturing
14 39 (2.39%) Advertising
15 35 (2.15%) Telecoms
16 29 (1.78%) Documentation Skills
17 27 (1.66%) Automotive
18 24 (1.47%) Publishing
19 19 (1.16%) Electronics
19 19 (1.16%) Games
Job Titles
1 423 (25.94%) Analyst
2 218 (13.37%) Senior
3 117 (7.17%) Lead
4 92 (5.64%) Business Analyst
5 91 (5.58%) Data Analyst
6 90 (5.52%) Architect
7 73 (4.48%) Senior Analyst
8 70 (4.29%) Developer
9 65 (3.99%) Consultant
10 59 (3.62%) Data Engineer
11 50 (3.07%) Support Analyst
12 47 (2.88%) Report Analyst
13 42 (2.58%) Accountant
13 42 (2.58%) Applications Support
14 39 (2.39%) Financial Analyst
14 39 (2.39%) Service Manager
15 37 (2.27%) Delivery Manager
16 35 (2.15%) Senior Manager
16 35 (2.15%) Solutions Architect
17 33 (2.02%) Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 44 (2.70%) .NET
2 42 (2.58%) HTML
3 38 (2.33%) JSON
4 34 (2.08%) CSS
5 30 (1.84%) REST
6 28 (1.72%) XML
7 25 (1.53%) Middleware
7 25 (1.53%) PyTorch
7 25 (1.53%) TensorFlow
8 21 (1.29%) React
9 18 (1.10%) PySpark
10 17 (1.04%) RESTful
11 11 (0.67%) Kafka
12 10 (0.61%) ASP.NET
12 10 (0.61%) Node.js
13 8 (0.49%) FIX Protocol
13 8 (0.49%) LDAP
13 8 (0.49%) Pandas
13 8 (0.49%) SOAP
13 8 (0.49%) TFX
Miscellaneous
1 138 (8.46%) Analytical Mindset
2 89 (5.46%) Management Information System
2 89 (5.46%) Product Ownership
3 85 (5.21%) Self-Motivation
4 67 (4.11%) Virtual Team
5 62 (3.80%) Onboarding
6 42 (2.58%) Enterprise Software
7 39 (2.39%) Data Structures
8 36 (2.21%) Algorithms
8 36 (2.21%) Blog
8 36 (2.21%) Cloud Native
9 35 (2.15%) Security Posture
10 30 (1.84%) Driving Licence
11 27 (1.66%) Social Media
12 25 (1.53%) Credit Risk
13 24 (1.47%) Video\Live Streaming
14 23 (1.41%) Public Cloud
15 21 (1.29%) Cyber Threat
15 21 (1.29%) Data Centre
16 19 (1.16%) Cyberattack
Operating Systems
1 76 (4.66%) Windows
2 58 (3.56%) Linux
3 29 (1.78%) Windows Server
4 11 (0.67%) Unix
5 9 (0.55%) Android
6 6 (0.37%) Mac OS
6 6 (0.37%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 6 (0.37%) Windows Server 2019
7 5 (0.31%) OpenVMS
7 5 (0.31%) Windows Server 2016
8 4 (0.25%) Apple iOS
9 2 (0.12%) AIX
9 2 (0.12%) Windows 10
10 1 (0.061%) FreeBSD
10 1 (0.061%) OpenBSD
10 1 (0.061%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 776 (47.58%) Problem-Solving
2 440 (26.98%) Continuous Improvement
3 423 (25.94%) Decision-Making
4 345 (21.15%) Analytics
5 323 (19.80%) Agile
6 286 (17.54%) AI
7 232 (14.22%) Business Intelligence
8 229 (14.04%) Stakeholder Management
9 213 (13.06%) Roadmaps
10 199 (12.20%) Project Management
11 184 (11.28%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 181 (11.10%) Actionable Insight
12 181 (11.10%) Mentoring
13 167 (10.24%) Process Improvement
14 149 (9.14%) Data Modelling
15 147 (9.01%) Analytical Thinking
16 140 (8.58%) Validation
17 131 (8.03%) ERP
18 128 (7.85%) Coaching
18 128 (7.85%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 335 (20.54%) SQL
2 289 (17.72%) Python
3 70 (4.29%) JavaScript
4 59 (3.62%) C#
5 57 (3.49%) PowerShell
6 48 (2.94%) Java
7 34 (2.08%) T-SQL
8 22 (1.35%) R
9 17 (1.04%) C++
10 15 (0.92%) TypeScript
11 14 (0.86%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 13 (0.80%) Bash
12 13 (0.80%) PL/SQL
13 8 (0.49%) MATLAB
13 8 (0.49%) PHP
14 7 (0.43%) Go
14 7 (0.43%) Kusto Query Language
15 5 (0.31%) Ruby
15 5 (0.31%) Scala
15 5 (0.31%) VBA
Qualifications
1 310 (19.01%) Degree
2 166 (10.18%) Security Cleared
3 124 (7.60%) SC Cleared
4 110 (6.74%) ACCA
5 105 (6.44%) CIMA
6 48 (2.94%) Computer Science Degree
7 40 (2.45%) CISSP
8 38 (2.33%) DBS Check
9 37 (2.27%) CISM
10 25 (1.53%) Azure Certification
11 22 (1.35%) AAT
12 19 (1.16%) Master's Degree
13 18 (1.10%) DV Cleared
14 16 (0.98%) TOGAF Certification
15 15 (0.92%) CompTIA Security+
16 13 (0.80%) Cisco Certification
17 12 (0.74%) BPSS Clearance
17 12 (0.74%) HNC
17 12 (0.74%) Microsoft Certification
17 12 (0.74%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 154 (9.44%) Data Quality
2 122 (7.48%) GDPR
3 94 (5.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 84 (5.15%) QA
5 64 (3.92%) SLA
6 52 (3.19%) NIST
7 50 (3.07%) Accessibility
8 39 (2.39%) Cyber Essentials
9 31 (1.90%) ISO 9001
10 27 (1.66%) PMO
11 26 (1.59%) GRC
12 22 (1.35%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 19 (1.16%) Actionable Recommendations
13 19 (1.16%) IFRS
14 18 (1.10%) ISO 14001
14 18 (1.10%) ISO/IEC 20000
15 14 (0.86%) COREP
15 14 (0.86%) FINREP
16 13 (0.80%) PCI DSS
17 12 (0.74%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 54 (3.31%) Active Directory
2 17 (1.04%) Docker
3 9 (0.55%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (0.37%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.12%) Firmware
6 1 (0.061%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.061%) KVM
6 1 (0.061%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 1 (0.061%) Oracle RAC
6 1 (0.061%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.061%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (0.061%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 46 (2.82%) Terraform
2 22 (1.35%) Ansible
2 22 (1.35%) Kubernetes
3 18 (1.10%) Microsoft Intune
4 9 (0.55%) QRadar
5 8 (0.49%) Grafana
5 8 (0.49%) Kubeflow
6 6 (0.37%) Packer
7 4 (0.25%) Nmap
8 2 (0.12%) Graylog
8 2 (0.12%) Opsgenie
9 1 (0.061%) Computer Incident Response Team
9 1 (0.061%) Data Guard
9 1 (0.061%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.061%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
9 1 (0.061%) Oracle Flashback
9 1 (0.061%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.061%) Proxmox
9 1 (0.061%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 286 (17.54%) Microsoft
2 87 (5.33%) Google
3 67 (4.11%) SAP
4 62 (3.80%) Oracle
5 56 (3.43%) Salesforce
6 33 (2.02%) ServiceNow
7 23 (1.41%) Cisco
8 18 (1.10%) Adobe
8 18 (1.10%) Databricks
9 17 (1.04%) Sage
10 15 (0.92%) Palo Alto
10 15 (0.92%) Splunk
11 14 (0.86%) HubSpot
11 14 (0.86%) JD Edwards
12 13 (0.80%) Qualys
13 12 (0.74%) F5
13 12 (0.74%) Red Hat
14 10 (0.61%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
15 9 (0.55%) MuleSoft
15 9 (0.55%) Pardot