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 16 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 15 10 15
Rank change year-on-year -5 +5 +7
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 2,269 2,399 2,221
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 9.01% 14.61% 10.75%
As % of the General category 14.61% 20.67% 17.28%
Number of salaries quoted 1,347 918 1,031
10th Percentile £34,250 £29,000 £34,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,625 £41,254
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -3.51%
75th Percentile £72,500 £68,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £51,375 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +2.75% -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 15,531 11,609 12,852
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 61.69% 70.69% 62.19%
Number of salaries quoted 9,305 6,194 7,384
10th Percentile £32,000 £28,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £41,585 £38,750 £45,388
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -8.80% -
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £85,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £111,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £58,500
% change year-on-year +4.76% -10.26% -2.50%

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 16 October 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 60 (2.64%) SharePoint
2 25 (1.10%) Microsoft Exchange
3 24 (1.06%) Confluence
4 21 (0.93%) Apache Spark
5 16 (0.71%) Apache Airflow
6 12 (0.53%) IIS
7 11 (0.48%) Apache
8 10 (0.44%) CMS
9 9 (0.40%) Jupyter
9 9 (0.40%) SAS
9 9 (0.40%) WordPress
10 5 (0.22%) Palantir Foundry
11 4 (0.18%) Office Communications Server
12 3 (0.13%) nginx
13 2 (0.088%) Ethereum
13 2 (0.088%) Hedera
13 2 (0.088%) Oracle Application Server
13 2 (0.088%) Oracle SOA Suite
14 1 (0.044%) ArcGIS
14 1 (0.044%) Headless CMS
Applications
1 247 (10.89%) Microsoft Excel
2 126 (5.55%) Microsoft Office
3 61 (2.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 22 (0.97%) Spreadsheet
5 21 (0.93%) MS Visio
6 16 (0.71%) Microsoft Project
7 8 (0.35%) Notion
8 7 (0.31%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 7 (0.31%) Adobe XD
9 5 (0.22%) Chatbot
10 4 (0.18%) Photoshop
11 3 (0.13%) Adobe Illustrator
11 3 (0.13%) Blender
11 3 (0.13%) InDesign
11 3 (0.13%) Maya
12 2 (0.088%) EPLAN
12 2 (0.088%) Navisworks
12 2 (0.088%) SPSS
13 1 (0.044%) AutoCAD
13 1 (0.044%) Trello
Business Applications
1 52 (2.29%) Dynamics CRM
2 32 (1.41%) Dynamics GP
3 17 (0.75%) Shopify
4 12 (0.53%) SAP S/4HANA
5 11 (0.48%) NetSuite
6 7 (0.31%) Sage 200
6 7 (0.31%) SAP CO
6 7 (0.31%) SAP ERP
6 7 (0.31%) SAP FI
6 7 (0.31%) SAP FI/CO
6 7 (0.31%) Workday HCM
7 6 (0.26%) Exchequer
7 6 (0.26%) JDE EnterpriseOne
7 6 (0.26%) Oracle Receivables
8 5 (0.22%) Elite 3E
8 5 (0.22%) FastStats
8 5 (0.22%) Oracle EBS
8 5 (0.22%) Sage 50
9 4 (0.18%) Dynamics NAV
9 4 (0.18%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 309 (13.62%) Power Platform
2 306 (13.49%) Azure
3 197 (8.68%) AWS
4 129 (5.69%) SaaS
5 115 (5.07%) Microsoft 365
6 93 (4.10%) GCP
7 67 (2.95%) Google Analytics
8 59 (2.60%) Entra ID
9 44 (1.94%) Azure DevOps
10 43 (1.90%) GitHub
11 37 (1.63%) Dynamics 365
11 37 (1.63%) Serverless
12 33 (1.45%) PowerApps
13 32 (1.41%) Google Ads
14 31 (1.37%) Snowflake
15 28 (1.23%) Amazon S3
15 28 (1.23%) Google Tag Manager
16 27 (1.19%) Microsoft Purview
17 24 (1.06%) Amazon EC2
17 24 (1.06%) AWS Lambda
Communications & Networking
1 42 (1.85%) Broadband
2 34 (1.50%) Firewall
3 28 (1.23%) Network Security
4 27 (1.19%) DNS
5 24 (1.06%) DHCP
6 23 (1.01%) 5G
7 22 (0.97%) VPN
8 18 (0.79%) TCP/IP
9 17 (0.75%) Wi-Fi
10 16 (0.71%) SMS
10 16 (0.71%) WAN
11 12 (0.53%) LAN
12 11 (0.48%) Internet
13 7 (0.31%) VLAN
13 7 (0.31%) Wireless
14 5 (0.22%) Cisco IOS
15 4 (0.18%) FTP
15 4 (0.18%) Remote Desktop
15 4 (0.18%) SSL
15 4 (0.18%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 274 (12.08%) Power BI
2 73 (3.22%) Tableau
3 71 (3.13%) SQL Server
4 70 (3.09%) Data Warehouse
5 48 (2.12%) Metadata
6 39 (1.72%) Looker
6 39 (1.72%) Relational Database
7 37 (1.63%) PostgreSQL
8 32 (1.41%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 29 (1.28%) MySQL
10 28 (1.23%) Big Data
11 26 (1.15%) Data Lake
12 25 (1.10%) Amazon Athena
13 23 (1.01%) Power Query
14 19 (0.84%) BigQuery
14 19 (0.84%) SQL Server Reporting Services
15 17 (0.75%) Azure SQL Database
15 17 (0.75%) Data Mining
15 17 (0.75%) Spark SQL
16 16 (0.71%) Amazon Redshift
Development Applications
1 87 (3.83%) Git
2 82 (3.61%) JIRA
3 18 (0.79%) GitLab
3 18 (0.79%) Jenkins
4 10 (0.44%) LabVIEW
5 8 (0.35%) Visual Studio Code
6 7 (0.31%) Bitbucket
6 7 (0.31%) Burp Suite
6 7 (0.31%) Metasploit
7 6 (0.26%) Axure RP
7 6 (0.26%) Balsamiq
7 6 (0.26%) MLflow
8 5 (0.22%) TeamCity
8 5 (0.22%) Visual Studio
9 4 (0.18%) Eclipse
9 4 (0.18%) Postman
10 3 (0.13%) JMeter
10 3 (0.13%) Oracle Forms
10 3 (0.13%) RStudio
10 3 (0.13%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 1,153 (50.82%) Social Skills
2 783 (34.51%) Finance
3 266 (11.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 255 (11.24%) Marketing
5 246 (10.84%) Organisational Skills
6 214 (9.43%) Retail
7 202 (8.90%) Public Sector
8 198 (8.73%) Law
9 193 (8.51%) Legal
10 147 (6.48%) Influencing Skills
11 85 (3.75%) Presentation Skills
12 79 (3.48%) Manufacturing
13 69 (3.04%) Banking
14 56 (2.47%) Telecoms
15 48 (2.12%) Advertising
16 41 (1.81%) Aerospace
17 35 (1.54%) Electronics
18 34 (1.50%) Games
19 33 (1.45%) Documentation Skills
20 30 (1.32%) Billing
Job Titles
1 592 (26.09%) Analyst
2 312 (13.75%) Senior
3 156 (6.88%) Lead
4 125 (5.51%) Data Analyst
5 117 (5.16%) Business Analyst
6 115 (5.07%) Developer
6 115 (5.07%) Senior Analyst
7 98 (4.32%) Architect
8 89 (3.92%) Data Engineer
9 86 (3.79%) Consultant
10 84 (3.70%) Support Analyst
11 65 (2.86%) Service Manager
12 57 (2.51%) Applications Support
13 56 (2.47%) Delivery Manager
14 50 (2.20%) Marketing Manager
15 49 (2.16%) Accountant
16 46 (2.03%) Senior Manager
17 41 (1.81%) Security Analyst
18 40 (1.76%) Financial Analyst
19 38 (1.67%) Senior Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 77 (3.39%) .NET
2 49 (2.16%) PySpark
3 48 (2.12%) Terraform
4 46 (2.03%) HTML
5 38 (1.67%) CSS
6 37 (1.63%) REST
7 30 (1.32%) RESTful
8 25 (1.10%) JSON
8 25 (1.10%) React
8 25 (1.10%) XML
9 17 (0.75%) Middleware
9 17 (0.75%) Web Services
10 16 (0.71%) .NET Core
10 16 (0.71%) AngularJS
11 15 (0.66%) PyTorch
12 14 (0.62%) .NET Framework
13 13 (0.57%) ASP.NET
13 13 (0.57%) EDI
13 13 (0.57%) TensorFlow
14 12 (0.53%) Pandas
Miscellaneous
1 198 (8.73%) Management Information System
2 133 (5.86%) Self-Motivation
3 128 (5.64%) Analytical Mindset
4 108 (4.76%) Onboarding
5 94 (4.14%) Product Ownership
6 74 (3.26%) Virtual Team
7 67 (2.95%) Blog
8 62 (2.73%) Enterprise Software
9 55 (2.42%) Credit Risk
10 43 (1.90%) Driving Licence
11 41 (1.81%) Marketing Technology
11 41 (1.81%) Social Media
12 40 (1.76%) Cloud Native
13 34 (1.50%) Cyber Threat
14 33 (1.45%) Security Posture
15 29 (1.28%) AI Agents
16 28 (1.23%) Data Structures
17 26 (1.15%) Algorithms
18 21 (0.93%) Cyber Defence
18 21 (0.93%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 104 (4.58%) Windows
2 65 (2.86%) Linux
3 50 (2.20%) Windows Server
4 12 (0.53%) Windows Server 2019
5 11 (0.48%) Android
5 11 (0.48%) Apple iOS
5 11 (0.48%) macOS
5 11 (0.48%) Windows Server 2016
6 5 (0.22%) OpenVMS
6 5 (0.22%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 2 (0.088%) Unix
8 1 (0.044%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,094 (48.22%) Problem-Solving
2 748 (32.97%) Continuous Improvement
3 623 (27.46%) Decision-Making
4 566 (24.94%) Stakeholder Management
5 557 (24.55%) Analytics
6 481 (21.20%) AI
7 441 (19.44%) Agile
8 321 (14.15%) Business Intelligence
9 270 (11.90%) Actionable Insight
10 267 (11.77%) Roadmaps
10 267 (11.77%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 263 (11.59%) Project Management
12 261 (11.50%) Process Improvement
13 246 (10.84%) Mentoring
14 226 (9.96%) Data Analysis
15 224 (9.87%) CRM
16 208 (9.17%) Project Delivery
16 208 (9.17%) Validation
17 203 (8.95%) Service Delivery
18 201 (8.86%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 507 (22.34%) SQL
2 346 (15.25%) Python
3 97 (4.28%) C#
4 89 (3.92%) JavaScript
5 62 (2.73%) PowerShell
6 54 (2.38%) Java
7 39 (1.72%) R
8 31 (1.37%) C++
8 31 (1.37%) T-SQL
9 27 (1.19%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 23 (1.01%) Bash
11 18 (0.79%) TypeScript
12 17 (0.75%) PL/SQL
13 14 (0.62%) Go
14 10 (0.44%) MATLAB
15 9 (0.40%) C
15 9 (0.40%) Kusto Query Language
16 8 (0.35%) Scala
17 6 (0.26%) PHP
17 6 (0.26%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 392 (17.28%) Degree
2 263 (11.59%) Security Cleared
3 208 (9.17%) SC Cleared
4 101 (4.45%) ACCA
5 100 (4.41%) CIMA
6 64 (2.82%) DBS Check
7 52 (2.29%) Computer Science Degree
8 46 (2.03%) CISSP
9 40 (1.76%) CISM
10 38 (1.67%) Azure Certification
11 36 (1.59%) DV Cleared
12 31 (1.37%) BPSS Clearance
13 20 (0.88%) AWS Certification
13 20 (0.88%) Master's Degree
13 20 (0.88%) Numerate Degree
14 18 (0.79%) AAT
14 18 (0.79%) Cisco Certification
14 18 (0.79%) CRISC
15 17 (0.75%) PMI Certification
16 16 (0.71%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 257 (11.33%) Data Quality
2 129 (5.69%) GDPR
3 125 (5.51%) Accessibility
4 91 (4.01%) QA
5 84 (3.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 57 (2.51%) NIST
7 50 (2.20%) SLA
8 39 (1.72%) Actionable Recommendations
8 39 (1.72%) PMO
9 37 (1.63%) Cyber Essentials
10 30 (1.32%) GRC
11 24 (1.06%) IFRS
12 19 (0.84%) ISO 9001
13 18 (0.79%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 16 (0.71%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 15 (0.66%) GAAP
15 15 (0.66%) ISO/IEC 20000
15 15 (0.66%) PCI DSS
16 13 (0.57%) ISO 14001
17 11 (0.48%) NCSC
System Software
1 77 (3.39%) Active Directory
2 35 (1.54%) Docker
3 13 (0.57%) Firmware
4 12 (0.53%) Virtual Machines
5 8 (0.35%) VMware Infrastructure
6 7 (0.31%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.088%) DFS Replication
7 2 (0.088%) Virtual Desktop
8 1 (0.044%) HDFS
8 1 (0.044%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.044%) zsh
Systems Management
1 33 (1.45%) Kubernetes
2 22 (0.97%) Microsoft Intune
3 17 (0.75%) Ansible
4 16 (0.71%) Grafana
5 9 (0.40%) Single Sign-On
6 7 (0.31%) Nmap
7 6 (0.26%) QRadar
8 5 (0.22%) FortiGate
9 4 (0.18%) Kubeflow
9 4 (0.18%) Prometheus
10 3 (0.13%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 3 (0.13%) Functional Safety
10 3 (0.13%) Kibana
10 3 (0.13%) Nagios
10 3 (0.13%) SCCM
10 3 (0.13%) SCVMM
10 3 (0.13%) SQL Sentry
11 2 (0.088%) CASB
11 2 (0.088%) Graylog
11 2 (0.088%) Packer
Vendors
1 505 (22.26%) Microsoft
2 135 (5.95%) Google
3 67 (2.95%) SAP
4 64 (2.82%) Salesforce
5 55 (2.42%) Oracle
6 52 (2.29%) YouTube
7 44 (1.94%) ServiceNow
8 36 (1.59%) Databricks
9 32 (1.41%) Adobe
9 32 (1.41%) Sage
10 28 (1.23%) Cisco
11 27 (1.19%) HubSpot
12 21 (0.93%) VMware
13 19 (0.84%) Splunk
14 14 (0.62%) Apple
15 13 (0.57%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
15 13 (0.57%) Yardi
16 12 (0.53%) Dynatrace
17 10 (0.44%) FIS
17 10 (0.44%) Qualys