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

6 months to
16 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 23 16 20
Rank change year-on-year -7 +4 0
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 1,422 1,565 3,152
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 8.10% 11.86% 9.74%
As % of the General category 14.36% 16.52% 15.72%
Number of salaries quoted 874 934 1,921
10th Percentile £36,250 £32,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £40,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.76% -1.87%
75th Percentile £73,750 £72,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,875 £88,750
UK median annual salary £53,750 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -2.27% +10.00% -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 9,904 9,475 20,050
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 56.43% 71.82% 61.95%
Number of salaries quoted 6,575 6,439 15,199
10th Percentile £30,250 £30,500 £31,552
25th Percentile £42,500 £43,750 £41,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £56,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.14% -10.40%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £59,684 £52,500
% change year-on-year -7.85% +13.68% -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 16 April 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 27 (1.90%) Confluence
2 23 (1.62%) SharePoint
3 21 (1.48%) Microsoft Exchange
4 12 (0.84%) CMS
5 11 (0.77%) WordPress
6 9 (0.63%) Apache
6 9 (0.63%) Apache Airflow
7 8 (0.56%) Apache Spark
8 5 (0.35%) SAS
9 4 (0.28%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 3 (0.21%) Anypoint
11 2 (0.14%) Drupal
12 1 (0.070%) Appian
12 1 (0.070%) ArcGIS
12 1 (0.070%) IIS
12 1 (0.070%) Kinematics
12 1 (0.070%) Palantir Foundry
12 1 (0.070%) Umbraco
Applications
1 179 (12.59%) Microsoft Excel
2 73 (5.13%) Microsoft Office
3 28 (1.97%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 23 (1.62%) Chatbot
5 17 (1.20%) MS Visio
6 14 (0.98%) Adobe XD
7 8 (0.56%) Spreadsheet
8 2 (0.14%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 1 (0.070%) Microsoft Project
9 1 (0.070%) Notion
9 1 (0.070%) SmartSuite
9 1 (0.070%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 27 (1.90%) SAP S/4HANA
2 25 (1.76%) NetSuite
3 10 (0.70%) Dynamics CRM
4 7 (0.49%) Oracle EBS
4 7 (0.49%) SAP FI
5 6 (0.42%) Oracle Payables
5 6 (0.42%) SAP CO
5 6 (0.42%) SAP ERP
5 6 (0.42%) SAP FI/CO
6 4 (0.28%) Markit EDM
7 3 (0.21%) Elite 3E
7 3 (0.21%) Oracle Receivables
7 3 (0.21%) ResourceLink
7 3 (0.21%) SAP FSCM
8 2 (0.14%) Dynamics GP
8 2 (0.14%) JDE OneWorld
8 2 (0.14%) Oracle Applications
8 2 (0.14%) Oracle Assets
8 2 (0.14%) Oracle General Ledger
8 2 (0.14%) Sage X3
Cloud Services
1 285 (20.04%) Azure
2 221 (15.54%) Power Platform
3 126 (8.86%) AWS
4 105 (7.38%) SaaS
5 80 (5.63%) Azure DevOps
6 67 (4.71%) GitHub
7 63 (4.43%) Dynamics 365
8 56 (3.94%) GCP
9 52 (3.66%) Azure Data Factory
10 48 (3.38%) Google Analytics
11 42 (2.95%) Microsoft 365
12 33 (2.32%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 32 (2.25%) Snowflake
14 25 (1.76%) dbt
15 23 (1.62%) Entra ID
16 21 (1.48%) GitHub Actions
17 19 (1.34%) Azure Logic Apps
17 19 (1.34%) OCI
17 19 (1.34%) Power Automate
18 18 (1.27%) GitHub Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 41 (2.88%) Firewall
2 38 (2.67%) Broadband
3 24 (1.69%) Wi-Fi
4 20 (1.41%) Wireshark
5 16 (1.13%) NGFW
5 16 (1.13%) TCP/IP
6 15 (1.05%) VXLAN
7 11 (0.77%) Network Security
8 10 (0.70%) Remote Desktop
9 9 (0.63%) WAN
10 8 (0.56%) DNS
10 8 (0.56%) Intrusion Detection
10 8 (0.56%) Telnet
11 6 (0.42%) Cisco ASA
11 6 (0.42%) DHCP
12 5 (0.35%) HTTP
12 5 (0.35%) LAN
13 4 (0.28%) Modbus
13 4 (0.28%) VPN
14 3 (0.21%) PuTTY
Database & Business Intelligence
1 197 (13.85%) Power BI
2 91 (6.40%) SQL Server
3 62 (4.36%) Tableau
4 44 (3.09%) Data Warehouse
5 43 (3.02%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 36 (2.53%) Azure SQL Database
7 33 (2.32%) Metadata
8 26 (1.83%) MySQL
9 19 (1.34%) Data Lake
9 19 (1.34%) PostgreSQL
10 17 (1.20%) Oracle Database
10 17 (1.20%) Relational Database
11 16 (1.13%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 14 (0.98%) Power Query
13 12 (0.84%) Amazon Redshift
14 10 (0.70%) BusinessObjects
14 10 (0.70%) NoSQL
15 9 (0.63%) Data Mining
16 8 (0.56%) Big Data
16 8 (0.56%) Looker
Development Applications
1 70 (4.92%) JIRA
2 35 (2.46%) Git
3 17 (1.20%) GitLab
4 14 (0.98%) Axure RP
4 14 (0.98%) Balsamiq
5 13 (0.91%) Subversion
6 11 (0.77%) Jenkins
7 9 (0.63%) Bitbucket
8 6 (0.42%) Babel
8 6 (0.42%) webpack
9 4 (0.28%) Cypress.io
9 4 (0.28%) ER Studio
9 4 (0.28%) ERwin
9 4 (0.28%) Oracle APEX
9 4 (0.28%) Selenium
9 4 (0.28%) Visual Studio Code
10 3 (0.21%) Maven
10 3 (0.21%) MLflow
10 3 (0.21%) Sonatype Nexus
10 3 (0.21%) WebDriver
General
1 710 (49.93%) Social Skills
2 509 (35.79%) Finance
3 140 (9.85%) Marketing
4 135 (9.49%) Public Sector
5 132 (9.28%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 92 (6.47%) Presentation Skills
7 90 (6.33%) Organisational Skills
8 89 (6.26%) Retail
9 83 (5.84%) Law
10 63 (4.43%) Legal
11 52 (3.66%) Banking
12 42 (2.95%) Manufacturing
13 39 (2.74%) Advertising
14 38 (2.67%) Telecoms
15 29 (2.04%) Automotive
16 26 (1.83%) Influencing Skills
16 26 (1.83%) Publishing
17 20 (1.41%) Documentation Skills
17 20 (1.41%) Electronics
17 20 (1.41%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 352 (24.75%) Analyst
2 168 (11.81%) Senior
3 99 (6.96%) Developer
4 94 (6.61%) Lead
5 92 (6.47%) Business Analyst
6 74 (5.20%) Architect
7 59 (4.15%) Data Analyst
8 49 (3.45%) Financial Analyst
9 47 (3.31%) Consultant
10 46 (3.23%) Data Engineer
11 42 (2.95%) Solutions Architect
12 41 (2.88%) Senior Analyst
13 40 (2.81%) Report Analyst
14 39 (2.74%) Support Analyst
15 34 (2.39%) Senior Manager
16 33 (2.32%) Product Manager
17 31 (2.18%) Alliance Manager
18 28 (1.97%) Accountant
19 23 (1.62%) Senior Consultant
19 23 (1.62%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 62 (4.36%) HTML
2 56 (3.94%) CSS
3 46 (3.23%) .NET
4 39 (2.74%) React
5 32 (2.25%) JSON
6 24 (1.69%) REST
6 24 (1.69%) XML
7 20 (1.41%) Middleware
8 17 (1.20%) React Native
8 17 (1.20%) TensorFlow
9 16 (1.13%) Bootstrap
10 15 (1.05%) PyTorch
11 14 (0.98%) Node.js
12 13 (0.91%) FIX Protocol
13 12 (0.84%) Sass
13 12 (0.84%) SOAP
14 11 (0.77%) Flash
15 8 (0.56%) CSS3
15 8 (0.56%) HTML5
15 8 (0.56%) ZeroMQ
Miscellaneous
1 140 (9.85%) Analytical Mindset
2 111 (7.81%) Self-Motivation
3 99 (6.96%) Product Ownership
4 58 (4.08%) Onboarding
5 45 (3.16%) Data Structures
6 43 (3.02%) Management Information System
7 38 (2.67%) Cloud Native
8 36 (2.53%) Algorithms
8 36 (2.53%) Virtual Team
9 29 (2.04%) Data Centre
10 28 (1.97%) Low-Code
10 28 (1.97%) Security Posture
11 27 (1.90%) Enterprise Software
12 26 (1.83%) Driving Licence
12 26 (1.83%) Social Media
13 23 (1.62%) FMCG
14 22 (1.55%) PKI
15 21 (1.48%) Mobile App
16 18 (1.27%) Legacy Systems
17 17 (1.20%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 61 (4.29%) Windows
2 42 (2.95%) Linux
3 22 (1.55%) Windows Server
4 16 (1.13%) Unix
5 4 (0.28%) Mac OS
6 3 (0.21%) Android
7 2 (0.14%) AIX
7 2 (0.14%) OpenWrt
7 2 (0.14%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.070%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.070%) FreeBSD
8 1 (0.070%) OpenBSD
8 1 (0.070%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.070%) Robot Operating System
8 1 (0.070%) Solaris
8 1 (0.070%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 641 (45.08%) Problem-Solving
2 360 (25.32%) Continuous Improvement
3 346 (24.33%) Decision-Making
4 298 (20.96%) Analytics
5 294 (20.68%) Agile
6 275 (19.34%) AI
7 236 (16.60%) Business Intelligence
8 166 (11.67%) Mentoring
9 163 (11.46%) DevOps
10 150 (10.55%) Actionable Insight
10 150 (10.55%) Data Modelling
10 150 (10.55%) Project Management
11 146 (10.27%) Stakeholder Management
12 145 (10.20%) Analytical Thinking
12 145 (10.20%) Coaching
13 138 (9.70%) CI/CD
14 135 (9.49%) Process Improvement
15 132 (9.28%) ERP
16 117 (8.23%) Data Analysis
17 116 (8.16%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 292 (20.53%) SQL
2 233 (16.39%) Python
3 84 (5.91%) JavaScript
4 70 (4.92%) C#
5 60 (4.22%) PowerShell
6 52 (3.66%) Java
7 32 (2.25%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 25 (1.76%) T-SQL
9 22 (1.55%) C++
10 20 (1.41%) TypeScript
11 16 (1.13%) R
12 12 (0.84%) Bash
13 11 (0.77%) Go
14 10 (0.70%) C
14 10 (0.70%) VBA
15 6 (0.42%) PL/SQL
16 5 (0.35%) PHP
16 5 (0.35%) Ruby
17 4 (0.28%) Apex Code
17 4 (0.28%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 310 (21.80%) Degree
2 141 (9.92%) Security Cleared
3 132 (9.28%) ACCA
4 122 (8.58%) CIMA
5 100 (7.03%) SC Cleared
6 56 (3.94%) Computer Science Degree
7 45 (3.16%) Master's Degree
8 26 (1.83%) PhD
9 25 (1.76%) DV Cleared
10 24 (1.69%) CISSP
11 22 (1.55%) AAT
11 22 (1.55%) DBS Check
12 21 (1.48%) PMI Certification
13 19 (1.34%) CISM
14 16 (1.13%) Azure Certification
14 16 (1.13%) PMP
15 12 (0.84%) Six Sigma Green Belt
16 11 (0.77%) Microsoft Certification
17 10 (0.70%) AWS Certification
17 10 (0.70%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 128 (9.00%) Data Quality
2 80 (5.63%) QA
3 72 (5.06%) GDPR
4 48 (3.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 45 (3.16%) Accessibility
6 31 (2.18%) NIST
7 30 (2.11%) SLA
8 29 (2.04%) PMO
9 24 (1.69%) Actionable Recommendations
10 20 (1.41%) WCAG
11 16 (1.13%) ISO 9001
12 14 (0.98%) GRC
13 12 (0.84%) IFRS
14 11 (0.77%) COREP
14 11 (0.77%) FINREP
15 10 (0.70%) GAAP
16 9 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials
16 9 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
17 8 (0.56%) ISO 14001
17 8 (0.56%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 43 (3.02%) Active Directory
2 12 (0.84%) VMware Infrastructure
3 11 (0.77%) Docker
4 4 (0.28%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.21%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 3 (0.21%) Virtual Servers
6 2 (0.14%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.14%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.070%) Firmware
7 1 (0.070%) KVM
7 1 (0.070%) Oracle RAC
7 1 (0.070%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 49 (3.45%) Terraform
2 28 (1.97%) Ansible
3 17 (1.20%) Kubernetes
4 8 (0.56%) Grafana
4 8 (0.56%) Single Sign-On
5 7 (0.49%) Microsoft Intune
6 6 (0.42%) QRadar
7 5 (0.35%) Kubeflow
7 5 (0.35%) Prometheus
8 4 (0.28%) Computer Incident Response Team
8 4 (0.28%) Packer
9 3 (0.21%) SCCM
10 2 (0.14%) Opsgenie
11 1 (0.070%) CASB
11 1 (0.070%) Data Guard
11 1 (0.070%) FortiGate
11 1 (0.070%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
11 1 (0.070%) Oracle Flashback
11 1 (0.070%) Proxmox
11 1 (0.070%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 254 (17.86%) Microsoft
2 75 (5.27%) Google
3 57 (4.01%) SAP
4 56 (3.94%) Oracle
5 51 (3.59%) Salesforce
6 28 (1.97%) ServiceNow
7 23 (1.62%) Databricks
8 21 (1.48%) Adobe
8 21 (1.48%) PayPal
9 15 (1.05%) Arista
9 15 (1.05%) Aruba
9 15 (1.05%) NetScout
10 13 (0.91%) Atlassian
11 12 (0.84%) VMware
12 11 (0.77%) Cisco
12 11 (0.77%) Xero
13 10 (0.70%) F5
13 10 (0.70%) Palo Alto
13 10 (0.70%) Pardot
13 10 (0.70%) Workday