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

6 months to
29 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 10 16 23
Rank change year-on-year +6 +7 0
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 1,811 2,015 1,799
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 11.91% 11.78% 8.77%
As % of the General category 19.44% 17.31% 13.87%
Number of salaries quoted 859 1,046 1,239
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,750 £34,800
25th Percentile £41,250 £44,956 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,000 £56,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% -2.61% +4.55%
75th Percentile £70,927 £72,438 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £90,000 £88,418
UK median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £56,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% -1.79% +1.82%

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 9,316 11,639 12,967
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 61.27% 68.04% 63.19%
Number of salaries quoted 5,911 6,690 10,067
10th Percentile £29,000 £36,250 £35,250
25th Percentile £38,831 £46,713 £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 £82,150
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - -1.93%

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 29 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 37 (2.04%) Confluence
2 25 (1.38%) SharePoint
3 16 (0.88%) CMS
4 9 (0.50%) Microsoft Exchange
5 7 (0.39%) Apache Spark
6 6 (0.33%) Apache Airflow
6 6 (0.33%) SAS
7 5 (0.28%) Apache
8 4 (0.22%) WordPress
9 3 (0.17%) HCL Notes
9 3 (0.17%) IIS
10 2 (0.11%) Drupal
10 2 (0.11%) nginx
10 2 (0.11%) Oracle SOA Suite
10 2 (0.11%) Skype for Business
11 1 (0.055%) ArcGIS
11 1 (0.055%) Kinematics
11 1 (0.055%) Umbraco
Applications
1 418 (23.08%) Chatbot
2 223 (12.31%) Microsoft Excel
3 109 (6.02%) Microsoft Office
4 44 (2.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 21 (1.16%) Spreadsheet
6 20 (1.10%) MS Visio
7 12 (0.66%) Adobe XD
8 5 (0.28%) Microsoft Project
9 4 (0.22%) Oracle Smart View
9 4 (0.22%) Photoshop
10 2 (0.11%) Adobe Creative Suite
11 1 (0.055%) Camtasia
11 1 (0.055%) InVision
11 1 (0.055%) Notion
11 1 (0.055%) PlantUML
11 1 (0.055%) Sketch
11 1 (0.055%) SmartSuite
11 1 (0.055%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 35 (1.93%) NetSuite
2 18 (0.99%) Oracle Payables
3 17 (0.94%) SAP S/4HANA
4 15 (0.83%) Shopify
5 10 (0.55%) Dynamics CRM
5 10 (0.55%) Oracle Assets
5 10 (0.55%) Oracle General Ledger
5 10 (0.55%) Oracle Receivables
6 9 (0.50%) Oracle ERP
7 8 (0.44%) Oracle Financials
8 4 (0.22%) Dynamics GP
8 4 (0.22%) Hyperion Planning
8 4 (0.22%) Markit EDM
8 4 (0.22%) Sage X3
8 4 (0.22%) SAP FI
9 3 (0.17%) Elite 3E
9 3 (0.17%) ResourceLink
9 3 (0.17%) Salesforce CRM
9 3 (0.17%) SAP CO
9 3 (0.17%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 255 (14.08%) Azure
2 201 (11.10%) Power Platform
3 107 (5.91%) AWS
4 95 (5.25%) SaaS
5 81 (4.47%) Azure DevOps
6 62 (3.42%) GitHub
7 60 (3.31%) Dynamics 365
8 52 (2.87%) Azure Data Factory
8 52 (2.87%) Snowflake
9 40 (2.21%) GCP
10 38 (2.10%) Google Analytics
11 34 (1.88%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 30 (1.66%) dbt
12 30 (1.66%) Microsoft 365
13 26 (1.44%) GitHub Copilot
14 24 (1.33%) Entra ID
15 23 (1.27%) GitHub Actions
16 19 (1.05%) Power Automate
17 15 (0.83%) Cloud Computing
18 13 (0.72%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 39 (2.15%) Network Security
1 39 (2.15%) Remote Desktop
2 26 (1.44%) Firewall
3 20 (1.10%) VPN
4 18 (0.99%) DNS
5 16 (0.88%) WAN
6 15 (0.83%) TCP/IP
6 15 (0.83%) Wi-Fi
7 11 (0.61%) DHCP
8 10 (0.55%) Wireshark
9 9 (0.50%) Internet
10 8 (0.44%) Broadband
10 8 (0.44%) LAN
10 8 (0.44%) Telnet
11 7 (0.39%) VoIP
12 5 (0.28%) Intrusion Detection
12 5 (0.28%) SD-WAN
12 5 (0.28%) Wireless
13 4 (0.22%) 5G
13 4 (0.22%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 185 (10.22%) Power BI
2 69 (3.81%) SQL Server
3 66 (3.64%) Data Warehouse
3 66 (3.64%) Tableau
4 36 (1.99%) Azure SQL Database
4 36 (1.99%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 21 (1.16%) Metadata
6 19 (1.05%) MySQL
7 18 (0.99%) Geospatial Data
8 17 (0.94%) Data Lake
8 17 (0.94%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 16 (0.88%) Relational Database
10 15 (0.83%) Power Query
11 14 (0.77%) Snowflake Schema
12 13 (0.72%) BusinessObjects
13 12 (0.66%) Data Mining
13 12 (0.66%) GIS
14 11 (0.61%) Oracle Reports
15 10 (0.55%) Crystal Reports
15 10 (0.55%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 91 (5.02%) JIRA
2 38 (2.10%) Git
3 19 (1.05%) GitLab
4 16 (0.88%) Subversion
5 14 (0.77%) Jenkins
6 12 (0.66%) ER Studio
6 12 (0.66%) ERwin
7 11 (0.61%) Axure RP
7 11 (0.61%) Balsamiq
7 11 (0.61%) Cypress.io
7 11 (0.61%) Selenium
8 8 (0.44%) Bitbucket
8 8 (0.44%) Oracle Forms
8 8 (0.44%) WebDriver
9 6 (0.33%) Babel
9 6 (0.33%) Maven
9 6 (0.33%) webpack
10 5 (0.28%) Postman
10 5 (0.28%) TeamCity
11 3 (0.17%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 742 (40.97%) Social Skills
2 573 (31.64%) Finance
3 156 (8.61%) Marketing
4 141 (7.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 137 (7.56%) Public Sector
6 115 (6.35%) Retail
7 87 (4.80%) Legal
8 86 (4.75%) Organisational Skills
9 82 (4.53%) Presentation Skills
10 75 (4.14%) Law
11 74 (4.09%) Manufacturing
12 60 (3.31%) Telecoms
13 40 (2.21%) Electronics
14 39 (2.15%) Advertising
14 39 (2.15%) Influencing Skills
15 29 (1.60%) Documentation Skills
16 20 (1.10%) Back Office
16 20 (1.10%) Banking
16 20 (1.10%) Billing
16 20 (1.10%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 417 (23.03%) Trainer
2 346 (19.11%) Analyst
3 138 (7.62%) Senior
4 112 (6.18%) Developer
5 82 (4.53%) Lead
6 80 (4.42%) Architect
6 80 (4.42%) Business Analyst
7 65 (3.59%) Consultant
8 55 (3.04%) Financial Analyst
9 54 (2.98%) Data Analyst
10 52 (2.87%) Support Analyst
11 44 (2.43%) Senior Analyst
12 42 (2.32%) IT Analyst
13 40 (2.21%) 2nd Line Support
14 39 (2.15%) Solutions Architect
15 32 (1.77%) IT Support
16 31 (1.71%) Alliance Manager
17 28 (1.55%) 1st/2nd Line Support
17 28 (1.55%) Data Engineer
18 24 (1.33%) Cybersecurity Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 52 (2.87%) HTML
2 45 (2.48%) CSS
3 33 (1.82%) REST
4 32 (1.77%) React
5 26 (1.44%) .NET
6 23 (1.27%) SOAP
7 20 (1.10%) Middleware
7 20 (1.10%) Node.js
8 18 (0.99%) Flash
8 18 (0.99%) OAuth
9 16 (0.88%) SAML
9 16 (0.88%) XML
10 15 (0.83%) JSON
11 12 (0.66%) BAPI
11 12 (0.66%) IBM Integration Bus
11 12 (0.66%) JMS
11 12 (0.66%) Sass
12 11 (0.61%) FIX Protocol
12 11 (0.61%) Web Services
13 10 (0.55%) AngularJS
Miscellaneous
1 193 (10.66%) Analytical Mindset
2 135 (7.45%) Self-Motivation
3 111 (6.13%) Onboarding
4 86 (4.75%) Product Ownership
5 68 (3.75%) Management Information System
6 31 (1.71%) Cloud Native
6 31 (1.71%) Virtual Team
7 28 (1.55%) Algorithms
8 26 (1.44%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 25 (1.38%) Legacy Systems
10 24 (1.33%) Social Media
11 23 (1.27%) Data Centre
11 23 (1.27%) Enterprise Software
12 22 (1.21%) Data Structures
12 22 (1.21%) Driving Licence
13 19 (1.05%) e-Learning
14 18 (0.99%) Low-Code
14 18 (0.99%) Security Posture
15 16 (0.88%) Reinsurance
16 14 (0.77%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 68 (3.75%) Windows
2 56 (3.09%) Linux
3 19 (1.05%) Unix
4 17 (0.94%) Windows Server
5 6 (0.33%) Windows 10
6 5 (0.28%) Mac OS X
7 4 (0.22%) Android
7 4 (0.22%) Mac OS
8 3 (0.17%) Apple iOS
8 3 (0.17%) OpenWrt
9 1 (0.055%) OpenVMS
9 1 (0.055%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.055%) Robot Operating System
9 1 (0.055%) Windows Server 2008
9 1 (0.055%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 671 (37.05%) AI
2 658 (36.33%) Problem-Solving
3 425 (23.47%) Chemistry
4 420 (23.19%) Conversational UI
5 376 (20.76%) Continuous Improvement
6 318 (17.56%) Decision-Making
7 298 (16.45%) Agile
8 276 (15.24%) Analytics
9 242 (13.36%) Business Intelligence
10 170 (9.39%) Analytical Thinking
11 156 (8.61%) DevOps
11 156 (8.61%) ERP
12 152 (8.39%) Mentoring
13 150 (8.28%) Data Analysis
14 146 (8.06%) Project Management
15 140 (7.73%) Cybersecurity
16 138 (7.62%) Actionable Insight
17 134 (7.40%) Stakeholder Management
18 126 (6.96%) Process Improvement
19 124 (6.85%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 323 (17.84%) SQL
2 172 (9.50%) Python
3 80 (4.42%) C#
4 55 (3.04%) JavaScript
5 43 (2.37%) Java
5 43 (2.37%) PowerShell
6 31 (1.71%) C++
7 28 (1.55%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 21 (1.16%) R
9 20 (1.10%) VBA
10 17 (0.94%) TypeScript
11 16 (0.88%) C
12 15 (0.83%) T-SQL
13 10 (0.55%) Bash
14 8 (0.44%) Bicep
15 7 (0.39%) Go
16 6 (0.33%) ABAP
17 5 (0.28%) PHP
17 5 (0.28%) Scala
17 5 (0.28%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 724 (39.98%) Degree
2 440 (24.30%) Master's Degree
3 423 (23.36%) PhD
4 176 (9.72%) Security Cleared
5 127 (7.01%) SC Cleared
6 113 (6.24%) ACCA
7 104 (5.74%) CIMA
8 69 (3.81%) Computer Science Degree
9 61 (3.37%) CISSP
10 39 (2.15%) DV Cleared
11 34 (1.88%) CEH
11 34 (1.88%) CompTIA Security+
12 31 (1.71%) DBS Check
13 29 (1.60%) CISM
14 25 (1.38%) CISA
15 21 (1.16%) BPSS Clearance
15 21 (1.16%) Microsoft Certification
16 18 (0.99%) PMI Certification
17 17 (0.94%) AAT
17 17 (0.94%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 93 (5.14%) QA
2 85 (4.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 81 (4.47%) Data Quality
4 61 (3.37%) NIST
5 51 (2.82%) GDPR
6 48 (2.65%) Accessibility
7 46 (2.54%) PMO
8 34 (1.88%) PCI DSS
9 18 (0.99%) GRC
10 16 (0.88%) Actionable Recommendations
10 16 (0.88%) WCAG
11 8 (0.44%) IFRS
12 7 (0.39%) SLA
13 6 (0.33%) COBIT
13 6 (0.33%) Cyber Essentials
13 6 (0.33%) ISO 9001
14 5 (0.28%) GAAP
14 5 (0.28%) ITGC
14 5 (0.28%) NCSC
14 5 (0.28%) SOC 2
System Software
1 37 (2.04%) Active Directory
2 20 (1.10%) VMware Infrastructure
3 14 (0.77%) Virtual Machines
4 13 (0.72%) Docker
5 6 (0.33%) Hyper-V
6 5 (0.28%) vSphere
7 4 (0.22%) Firmware
8 1 (0.055%) BitLocker
8 1 (0.055%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 28 (1.55%) Terraform
2 15 (0.83%) Ansible
3 14 (0.77%) Kubernetes
4 12 (0.66%) Single Sign-On
5 9 (0.50%) Microsoft Intune
6 6 (0.33%) Grafana
6 6 (0.33%) Prometheus
7 5 (0.28%) SCOM
8 4 (0.22%) Computer Incident Response Team
9 3 (0.17%) QRadar
10 1 (0.055%) CASB
10 1 (0.055%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
10 1 (0.055%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.055%) Jamf Pro
10 1 (0.055%) Nessus
10 1 (0.055%) RSA Archer
10 1 (0.055%) SCCM
Vendors
1 417 (23.03%) PayPal
2 313 (17.28%) Microsoft
3 85 (4.69%) SAP
4 62 (3.42%) Google
5 57 (3.15%) Oracle
6 27 (1.49%) Databricks
7 24 (1.33%) Salesforce
8 23 (1.27%) ServiceNow
8 23 (1.27%) Workday
9 22 (1.21%) VMware
10 19 (1.05%) Adobe
11 16 (0.88%) IBM
12 14 (0.77%) Xero
13 13 (0.72%) Adaptive Insights
14 11 (0.61%) Autodesk
15 9 (0.50%) Sage
16 8 (0.44%) Atlassian
16 8 (0.44%) Charles River
16 8 (0.44%) Cisco
16 8 (0.44%) Splunk