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 3 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 17 9 14
Rank change year-on-year -8 +5 +8
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 1,948 2,217 2,912
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 8.34% 13.56% 12.03%
As % of the General category 13.82% 19.02% 19.51%
Number of salaries quoted 1,235 962 1,248
10th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £72,500 £68,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year - - -4.55%

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 14,093 11,654 14,928
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 60.31% 71.30% 61.68%
Number of salaries quoted 8,818 6,521 9,283
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,750 £33,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £39,750 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £81,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £108,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £54,284 £55,000
% change year-on-year +1.32% -1.30% -8.33%

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 3 September 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 50 (2.57%) SharePoint
2 22 (1.13%) Microsoft Exchange
3 17 (0.87%) Confluence
4 12 (0.62%) Apache Spark
4 12 (0.62%) IIS
5 11 (0.56%) Apache
6 10 (0.51%) Apache Airflow
7 8 (0.41%) SAS
8 7 (0.36%) Jupyter
9 5 (0.26%) WordPress
10 4 (0.21%) CMS
11 3 (0.15%) Anypoint
12 2 (0.10%) Oracle Application Server
12 2 (0.10%) Oracle SOA Suite
13 1 (0.051%) Apache Superset
13 1 (0.051%) Appian
13 1 (0.051%) ArcGIS
13 1 (0.051%) Drupal
13 1 (0.051%) Moodle
Applications
1 186 (9.55%) Microsoft Excel
2 87 (4.47%) Microsoft Office
3 45 (2.31%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 21 (1.08%) MS Visio
5 13 (0.67%) Microsoft Project
6 9 (0.46%) Spreadsheet
7 8 (0.41%) Adobe XD
8 4 (0.21%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 3 (0.15%) Blender
9 3 (0.15%) Chatbot
9 3 (0.15%) Maya
10 1 (0.051%) Adobe Premiere
10 1 (0.051%) AutoCAD
10 1 (0.051%) SOLIDWORKS
10 1 (0.051%) SPSS
10 1 (0.051%) Trello
Business Applications
1 46 (2.36%) Dynamics CRM
2 32 (1.64%) Dynamics GP
3 20 (1.03%) SAP S/4HANA
4 15 (0.77%) Shopify
5 14 (0.72%) NetSuite
6 8 (0.41%) SAP ERP
7 7 (0.36%) Oracle EBS
7 7 (0.36%) SAP CO
7 7 (0.36%) SAP FI
7 7 (0.36%) SAP FI/CO
7 7 (0.36%) Workday HCM
8 6 (0.31%) Exchequer
8 6 (0.31%) JDE EnterpriseOne
8 6 (0.31%) Sage 200
9 5 (0.26%) JDE World
9 5 (0.26%) Sage 50
10 4 (0.21%) Academy Housing
10 4 (0.21%) Dynamics NAV
10 4 (0.21%) Infor M3
10 4 (0.21%) JDE OneWorld
Cloud Services
1 258 (13.24%) Power Platform
2 257 (13.19%) Azure
3 165 (8.47%) AWS
4 126 (6.47%) SaaS
5 78 (4.00%) Microsoft 365
6 73 (3.75%) GCP
7 67 (3.44%) Google Analytics
8 41 (2.10%) Entra ID
9 40 (2.05%) Azure DevOps
10 37 (1.90%) Dynamics 365
11 34 (1.75%) GitHub
12 28 (1.44%) PowerApps
13 27 (1.39%) Microsoft Purview
13 27 (1.39%) Serverless
14 23 (1.18%) Snowflake
15 22 (1.13%) Amazon S3
15 22 (1.13%) Power Automate
16 21 (1.08%) Amazon EMR
17 20 (1.03%) Google Ads
18 19 (0.98%) AWS Lambda
Communications & Networking
1 49 (2.52%) Broadband
2 34 (1.75%) Firewall
3 20 (1.03%) Network Security
3 20 (1.03%) TCP/IP
4 18 (0.92%) VPN
5 15 (0.77%) DNS
5 15 (0.77%) SMS
6 14 (0.72%) Wi-Fi
7 13 (0.67%) WAN
8 12 (0.62%) DHCP
9 11 (0.56%) LAN
10 7 (0.36%) 5G
11 6 (0.31%) Wireless
12 5 (0.26%) Cisco IOS
12 5 (0.26%) HTTP
12 5 (0.26%) Internet
12 5 (0.26%) VLAN
13 4 (0.21%) FTP
13 4 (0.21%) NGN
13 4 (0.21%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 222 (11.40%) Power BI
2 74 (3.80%) SQL Server
3 67 (3.44%) Tableau
4 58 (2.98%) Data Warehouse
5 40 (2.05%) Metadata
6 38 (1.95%) Relational Database
7 33 (1.69%) PostgreSQL
7 33 (1.69%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 32 (1.64%) Looker
9 29 (1.49%) MySQL
10 21 (1.08%) Big Data
11 19 (0.98%) Data Lake
12 18 (0.92%) Amazon Athena
13 17 (0.87%) NoSQL
13 17 (0.87%) Power Query
14 16 (0.82%) Oracle Database
14 16 (0.82%) SQL Server Reporting Services
15 13 (0.67%) Spark SQL
16 11 (0.56%) BigQuery
16 11 (0.56%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 65 (3.34%) JIRA
2 61 (3.13%) Git
3 12 (0.62%) GitLab
4 10 (0.51%) LabVIEW
5 9 (0.46%) Jenkins
5 9 (0.46%) Visual Studio Code
6 7 (0.36%) Axure RP
6 7 (0.36%) Balsamiq
7 6 (0.31%) Bitbucket
8 4 (0.21%) Burp Suite
8 4 (0.21%) Eclipse
8 4 (0.21%) Metasploit
8 4 (0.21%) MLflow
8 4 (0.21%) Postman
8 4 (0.21%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 3 (0.15%) JMeter
9 3 (0.15%) Oracle Forms
9 3 (0.15%) RStudio
10 2 (0.10%) TeamCity
10 2 (0.10%) Visual Studio
General
1 927 (47.59%) Social Skills
2 620 (31.83%) Finance
3 231 (11.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 193 (9.91%) Marketing
5 187 (9.60%) Organisational Skills
6 171 (8.78%) Law
7 168 (8.62%) Retail
8 166 (8.52%) Public Sector
9 157 (8.06%) Legal
10 115 (5.90%) Influencing Skills
11 81 (4.16%) Presentation Skills
12 66 (3.39%) Banking
13 52 (2.67%) Manufacturing
14 43 (2.21%) Telecoms
15 42 (2.16%) Advertising
16 35 (1.80%) Games
17 27 (1.39%) Documentation Skills
17 27 (1.39%) Electronics
18 26 (1.33%) Local Government
19 24 (1.23%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 507 (26.03%) Analyst
2 268 (13.76%) Senior
3 135 (6.93%) Lead
4 114 (5.85%) Business Analyst
4 114 (5.85%) Senior Analyst
5 103 (5.29%) Data Analyst
6 92 (4.72%) Architect
7 88 (4.52%) Developer
8 77 (3.95%) Data Engineer
9 71 (3.64%) Support Analyst
10 66 (3.39%) Consultant
11 54 (2.77%) Service Manager
12 48 (2.46%) Applications Support
13 46 (2.36%) Delivery Manager
14 44 (2.26%) Accountant
14 44 (2.26%) Marketing Manager
15 41 (2.10%) Senior Manager
16 39 (2.00%) Financial Analyst
16 39 (2.00%) Senior Business Analyst
17 37 (1.90%) Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 62 (3.18%) .NET
2 49 (2.52%) HTML
3 43 (2.21%) CSS
4 41 (2.10%) Terraform
5 34 (1.75%) PySpark
6 30 (1.54%) REST
7 27 (1.39%) JSON
8 23 (1.18%) XML
9 20 (1.03%) Middleware
9 20 (1.03%) RESTful
10 19 (0.98%) React
11 17 (0.87%) PyTorch
12 15 (0.77%) .NET Core
12 15 (0.77%) AngularJS
12 15 (0.77%) TensorFlow
13 13 (0.67%) .NET Framework
14 12 (0.62%) ASP.NET
14 12 (0.62%) EDI
15 11 (0.56%) LDAP
15 11 (0.56%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 139 (7.14%) Analytical Mindset
2 137 (7.03%) Management Information System
3 118 (6.06%) Self-Motivation
4 106 (5.44%) Product Ownership
5 87 (4.47%) Onboarding
6 77 (3.95%) Virtual Team
7 69 (3.54%) Blog
8 48 (2.46%) Enterprise Software
9 41 (2.10%) Credit Risk
10 35 (1.80%) Marketing Technology
11 34 (1.75%) Social Media
12 32 (1.64%) Cyber Threat
12 32 (1.64%) Driving Licence
12 32 (1.64%) Security Posture
13 29 (1.49%) Cloud Native
14 26 (1.33%) Algorithms
15 24 (1.23%) Data Structures
15 24 (1.23%) Mobile App
16 21 (1.08%) AI Agents
17 20 (1.03%) Cyberattack
Operating Systems
1 89 (4.57%) Windows
2 57 (2.93%) Linux
3 38 (1.95%) Windows Server
4 11 (0.56%) Android
5 7 (0.36%) Apple iOS
5 7 (0.36%) Mac OS
5 7 (0.36%) Unix
5 7 (0.36%) Windows Server 2019
6 6 (0.31%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 6 (0.31%) Windows Server 2016
7 5 (0.26%) OpenVMS
8 1 (0.051%) AIX
8 1 (0.051%) Solaris
8 1 (0.051%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 930 (47.74%) Problem-Solving
2 593 (30.44%) Continuous Improvement
3 533 (27.36%) Decision-Making
4 458 (23.51%) Analytics
5 398 (20.43%) Agile
6 393 (20.17%) AI
7 375 (19.25%) Stakeholder Management
8 264 (13.55%) Business Intelligence
9 246 (12.63%) Roadmaps
10 241 (12.37%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 240 (12.32%) Project Management
12 225 (11.55%) Actionable Insight
13 202 (10.37%) Mentoring
14 200 (10.27%) Process Improvement
15 199 (10.22%) Project Delivery
16 175 (8.98%) Coaching
16 175 (8.98%) CRM
17 169 (8.68%) Analytical Thinking
17 169 (8.68%) Data Analysis
18 163 (8.37%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 416 (21.36%) SQL
2 296 (15.20%) Python
3 85 (4.36%) C#
3 85 (4.36%) JavaScript
4 59 (3.03%) Java
5 55 (2.82%) PowerShell
6 34 (1.75%) C++
7 30 (1.54%) T-SQL
8 23 (1.18%) R
9 20 (1.03%) TypeScript
10 16 (0.82%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 14 (0.72%) PL/SQL
12 13 (0.67%) Bash
13 10 (0.51%) MATLAB
14 9 (0.46%) C
15 8 (0.41%) PHP
15 8 (0.41%) Scala
16 7 (0.36%) Kusto Query Language
17 4 (0.21%) Go
17 4 (0.21%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 357 (18.33%) Degree
2 222 (11.40%) Security Cleared
3 169 (8.68%) SC Cleared
4 100 (5.13%) ACCA
5 95 (4.88%) CIMA
6 57 (2.93%) Computer Science Degree
7 46 (2.36%) CISSP
8 42 (2.16%) DBS Check
9 40 (2.05%) CISM
10 35 (1.80%) DV Cleared
11 26 (1.33%) Azure Certification
12 23 (1.18%) Master's Degree
13 22 (1.13%) BPSS Clearance
14 18 (0.92%) PMI Certification
15 17 (0.87%) CompTIA Security+
16 16 (0.82%) Cisco Certification
17 15 (0.77%) AAT
18 13 (0.67%) CRISC
18 13 (0.67%) Microsoft Certification
18 13 (0.67%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 203 (10.42%) Data Quality
2 120 (6.16%) GDPR
3 94 (4.83%) QA
4 92 (4.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 77 (3.95%) Accessibility
6 57 (2.93%) NIST
6 57 (2.93%) SLA
7 42 (2.16%) Cyber Essentials
8 28 (1.44%) ISO 9001
8 28 (1.44%) PMO
9 26 (1.33%) GRC
10 23 (1.18%) Actionable Recommendations
10 23 (1.18%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 21 (1.08%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 20 (1.03%) IFRS
13 18 (0.92%) ISO 14001
14 15 (0.77%) GAAP
15 13 (0.67%) PCI DSS
15 13 (0.67%) Sarbanes-Oxley
16 12 (0.62%) NCSC
System Software
1 61 (3.13%) Active Directory
2 21 (1.08%) Docker
3 11 (0.56%) Firmware
4 8 (0.41%) Virtual Machines
4 8 (0.41%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.051%) Oracle RAC
5 1 (0.051%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 24 (1.23%) Kubernetes
2 18 (0.92%) Ansible
2 18 (0.92%) Microsoft Intune
3 12 (0.62%) Grafana
4 8 (0.41%) QRadar
5 6 (0.31%) Kubeflow
5 6 (0.31%) Packer
6 5 (0.26%) Single Sign-On
7 4 (0.21%) Nmap
8 2 (0.10%) CASB
8 2 (0.10%) Graylog
9 1 (0.051%) Data Guard
9 1 (0.051%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.051%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
9 1 (0.051%) Oracle Flashback
9 1 (0.051%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.051%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 368 (18.89%) Microsoft
2 111 (5.70%) Google
3 71 (3.64%) SAP
4 58 (2.98%) Oracle
5 49 (2.52%) Salesforce
6 37 (1.90%) ServiceNow
6 37 (1.90%) YouTube
7 28 (1.44%) Adobe
8 27 (1.39%) Cisco
9 24 (1.23%) Sage
10 21 (1.08%) Databricks
11 20 (1.03%) HubSpot
12 16 (0.82%) Splunk
13 15 (0.77%) VMware
14 14 (0.72%) Palo Alto
15 12 (0.62%) Apple
16 11 (0.56%) Dynatrace
16 11 (0.56%) JD Edwards
16 11 (0.56%) Qualys
17 10 (0.51%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud