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

6 months to
1 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 22 16 24
Rank change year-on-year -6 +8 -3
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 1,429 1,460 2,620
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 8.53% 11.40% 8.43%
As % of the General category 14.89% 15.88% 13.71%
Number of salaries quoted 870 924 1,876
10th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £43,094 £44,956 £41,147
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.76% -4.34%
75th Percentile £73,750 £73,750 £71,250
90th Percentile £87,500 £86,250 £90,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.55% +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 9,596 9,192 19,112
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 57.31% 71.75% 61.53%
Number of salaries quoted 6,373 6,316 14,949
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £31,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £45,000 £42,139
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,000 £61,644 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.29% +7.21% -8.00%
75th Percentile £78,957 £82,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £99,273 £110,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +14.29% -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 1 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 26 (1.82%) Confluence
2 25 (1.75%) SharePoint
3 20 (1.40%) Microsoft Exchange
4 12 (0.84%) CMS
5 9 (0.63%) Apache Airflow
5 9 (0.63%) WordPress
6 8 (0.56%) Apache
7 7 (0.49%) 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%) ArcGIS
12 1 (0.070%) IIS
12 1 (0.070%) Kinematics
12 1 (0.070%) Palantir Foundry
12 1 (0.070%) Umbraco
Applications
1 195 (13.65%) Microsoft Excel
2 80 (5.60%) Microsoft Office
3 33 (2.31%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 23 (1.61%) Chatbot
5 18 (1.26%) MS Visio
6 14 (0.98%) Adobe XD
7 9 (0.63%) Spreadsheet
8 4 (0.28%) Microsoft Project
9 1 (0.070%) Notion
9 1 (0.070%) SmartSuite
9 1 (0.070%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 30 (2.10%) NetSuite
2 24 (1.68%) SAP S/4HANA
3 10 (0.70%) Dynamics CRM
3 10 (0.70%) Oracle Payables
4 7 (0.49%) SAP FI
5 6 (0.42%) SAP CO
5 6 (0.42%) SAP FI/CO
6 5 (0.35%) SAP ERP
7 4 (0.28%) Markit EDM
8 3 (0.21%) Elite 3E
8 3 (0.21%) Oracle EBS
8 3 (0.21%) ResourceLink
8 3 (0.21%) SAP FSCM
9 2 (0.14%) Dynamics GP
9 2 (0.14%) Oracle Assets
9 2 (0.14%) Oracle General Ledger
9 2 (0.14%) Oracle Receivables
9 2 (0.14%) Sage X3
9 2 (0.14%) Shopify
9 2 (0.14%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 292 (20.43%) Azure
2 225 (15.75%) Power Platform
3 128 (8.96%) AWS
4 110 (7.70%) SaaS
5 82 (5.74%) Azure DevOps
6 68 (4.76%) GitHub
7 66 (4.62%) Dynamics 365
8 58 (4.06%) GCP
9 50 (3.50%) Azure Data Factory
10 45 (3.15%) Microsoft 365
11 43 (3.01%) Google Analytics
12 32 (2.24%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 31 (2.17%) Snowflake
14 25 (1.75%) Entra ID
15 23 (1.61%) GitHub Actions
16 22 (1.54%) dbt
16 22 (1.54%) Power Automate
17 21 (1.47%) Azure Logic Apps
18 18 (1.26%) GitHub Copilot
18 18 (1.26%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 40 (2.80%) Broadband
1 40 (2.80%) Firewall
2 27 (1.89%) Wi-Fi
3 22 (1.54%) Wireshark
4 17 (1.19%) Remote Desktop
5 16 (1.12%) NGFW
6 15 (1.05%) TCP/IP
6 15 (1.05%) VXLAN
7 12 (0.84%) Network Security
8 10 (0.70%) WAN
9 9 (0.63%) Intrusion Detection
10 8 (0.56%) DNS
10 8 (0.56%) Telnet
11 7 (0.49%) DHCP
11 7 (0.49%) VPN
12 6 (0.42%) Cisco ASA
13 4 (0.28%) DSL
13 4 (0.28%) Modbus
13 4 (0.28%) SD-WAN
13 4 (0.28%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 201 (14.07%) Power BI
2 92 (6.44%) SQL Server
3 63 (4.41%) Tableau
4 44 (3.08%) Data Warehouse
5 43 (3.01%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 36 (2.52%) Azure SQL Database
7 32 (2.24%) MySQL
8 31 (2.17%) Metadata
9 22 (1.54%) PostgreSQL
10 18 (1.26%) Data Lake
10 18 (1.26%) Relational Database
11 16 (1.12%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 15 (1.05%) Power Query
13 14 (0.98%) Amazon Redshift
13 14 (0.98%) Oracle Database
14 12 (0.84%) BusinessObjects
15 11 (0.77%) NoSQL
16 9 (0.63%) Data Mining
17 8 (0.56%) BigQuery
18 7 (0.49%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 69 (4.83%) JIRA
2 36 (2.52%) Git
3 19 (1.33%) GitLab
4 14 (0.98%) Axure RP
4 14 (0.98%) Balsamiq
5 13 (0.91%) Jenkins
5 13 (0.91%) Subversion
6 9 (0.63%) Bitbucket
7 6 (0.42%) Babel
7 6 (0.42%) webpack
8 5 (0.35%) Cypress.io
8 5 (0.35%) Selenium
9 4 (0.28%) ER Studio
9 4 (0.28%) ERwin
9 4 (0.28%) Oracle APEX
9 4 (0.28%) Visual Studio Code
9 4 (0.28%) WebDriver
10 3 (0.21%) Maven
10 3 (0.21%) MLflow
10 3 (0.21%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 737 (51.57%) Social Skills
2 517 (36.18%) Finance
3 143 (10.01%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 141 (9.87%) Public Sector
5 135 (9.45%) Marketing
6 100 (7.00%) Retail
7 89 (6.23%) Presentation Skills
8 88 (6.16%) Organisational Skills
9 85 (5.95%) Law
10 63 (4.41%) Legal
11 47 (3.29%) Manufacturing
12 46 (3.22%) Banking
13 39 (2.73%) Telecoms
14 38 (2.66%) Advertising
15 31 (2.17%) Influencing Skills
16 30 (2.10%) Automotive
17 24 (1.68%) Publishing
18 23 (1.61%) Back Office
19 22 (1.54%) Electronics
20 21 (1.47%) Billing
Job Titles
1 350 (24.49%) Analyst
2 164 (11.48%) Senior
3 105 (7.35%) Developer
4 97 (6.79%) Lead
5 84 (5.88%) Business Analyst
6 78 (5.46%) Architect
7 60 (4.20%) Data Analyst
8 50 (3.50%) Consultant
8 50 (3.50%) Financial Analyst
9 47 (3.29%) Support Analyst
10 42 (2.94%) Solutions Architect
11 41 (2.87%) Data Engineer
11 41 (2.87%) Senior Analyst
12 40 (2.80%) Report Analyst
13 32 (2.24%) Senior Manager
14 31 (2.17%) Alliance Manager
15 28 (1.96%) Product Manager
16 25 (1.75%) Accountant
17 24 (1.68%) Senior Developer
18 23 (1.61%) Business Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 62 (4.34%) HTML
2 56 (3.92%) CSS
3 48 (3.36%) .NET
4 42 (2.94%) React
5 26 (1.82%) JSON
6 25 (1.75%) REST
7 22 (1.54%) XML
8 18 (1.26%) TensorFlow
9 16 (1.12%) Bootstrap
9 16 (1.12%) Middleware
9 16 (1.12%) React Native
10 15 (1.05%) Flash
10 15 (1.05%) PyTorch
11 14 (0.98%) Node.js
12 13 (0.91%) Sass
12 13 (0.91%) SOAP
13 12 (0.84%) FIX Protocol
14 9 (0.63%) .NET Core
15 8 (0.56%) CSS3
15 8 (0.56%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 145 (10.15%) Analytical Mindset
2 116 (8.12%) Self-Motivation
3 96 (6.72%) Product Ownership
4 73 (5.11%) Onboarding
5 46 (3.22%) Data Structures
6 42 (2.94%) Management Information System
7 38 (2.66%) Algorithms
8 37 (2.59%) Cloud Native
9 34 (2.38%) Virtual Team
10 29 (2.03%) Data Centre
10 29 (2.03%) Social Media
11 28 (1.96%) Enterprise Software
12 27 (1.89%) Driving Licence
12 27 (1.89%) Low-Code
13 24 (1.68%) FMCG
13 24 (1.68%) Security Posture
14 23 (1.61%) Legacy Systems
15 22 (1.54%) PKI
16 20 (1.40%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
17 18 (1.26%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 68 (4.76%) Windows
2 49 (3.43%) Linux
3 22 (1.54%) Unix
3 22 (1.54%) Windows Server
4 4 (0.28%) Mac OS
4 4 (0.28%) Windows 10
5 3 (0.21%) OpenWrt
6 2 (0.14%) Android
7 1 (0.070%) AIX
7 1 (0.070%) FreeBSD
7 1 (0.070%) OpenBSD
7 1 (0.070%) Robot Operating System
7 1 (0.070%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 655 (45.84%) Problem-Solving
2 375 (26.24%) Continuous Improvement
3 339 (23.72%) Decision-Making
4 299 (20.92%) Analytics
5 292 (20.43%) Agile
6 275 (19.24%) AI
7 238 (16.66%) Business Intelligence
8 165 (11.55%) DevOps
9 162 (11.34%) Mentoring
10 158 (11.06%) Project Management
11 152 (10.64%) Analytical Thinking
12 151 (10.57%) Stakeholder Management
13 149 (10.43%) Actionable Insight
14 144 (10.08%) Data Modelling
15 139 (9.73%) Process Improvement
16 138 (9.66%) CI/CD
17 135 (9.45%) ERP
18 130 (9.10%) Coaching
19 129 (9.03%) Data Analysis
20 110 (7.70%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 293 (20.50%) SQL
2 230 (16.10%) Python
3 82 (5.74%) JavaScript
4 73 (5.11%) C#
5 61 (4.27%) PowerShell
6 44 (3.08%) Java
7 31 (2.17%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 23 (1.61%) C++
8 23 (1.61%) T-SQL
9 19 (1.33%) R
10 18 (1.26%) TypeScript
11 13 (0.91%) Bash
11 13 (0.91%) C
12 11 (0.77%) Go
13 10 (0.70%) VBA
14 5 (0.35%) PHP
14 5 (0.35%) Ruby
15 4 (0.28%) Apex Code
15 4 (0.28%) PL/SQL
16 3 (0.21%) VC++
Qualifications
1 319 (22.32%) Degree
2 144 (10.08%) Security Cleared
3 135 (9.45%) ACCA
4 123 (8.61%) CIMA
5 108 (7.56%) SC Cleared
6 54 (3.78%) Computer Science Degree
7 45 (3.15%) Master's Degree
8 28 (1.96%) AAT
9 27 (1.89%) CISSP
9 27 (1.89%) DBS Check
10 26 (1.82%) DV Cleared
10 26 (1.82%) PhD
11 23 (1.61%) PMI Certification
12 20 (1.40%) CISM
13 17 (1.19%) PMP
14 15 (1.05%) Azure Certification
15 12 (0.84%) BPSS Clearance
15 12 (0.84%) Six Sigma Green Belt
16 11 (0.77%) AWS Certification
17 10 (0.70%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 115 (8.05%) Data Quality
2 82 (5.74%) QA
3 73 (5.11%) GDPR
4 53 (3.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 46 (3.22%) Accessibility
6 34 (2.38%) NIST
7 30 (2.10%) PMO
8 23 (1.61%) Actionable Recommendations
9 22 (1.54%) SLA
10 20 (1.40%) WCAG
11 15 (1.05%) ISO 9001
12 14 (0.98%) GRC
13 11 (0.77%) IFRS
14 9 (0.63%) GAAP
14 9 (0.63%) PCI DSS
15 8 (0.56%) COREP
15 8 (0.56%) Cyber Essentials
15 8 (0.56%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 8 (0.56%) FINREP
15 8 (0.56%) ISO 14001
System Software
1 45 (3.15%) Active Directory
2 13 (0.91%) Docker
3 12 (0.84%) VMware Infrastructure
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%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 50 (3.50%) Terraform
2 30 (2.10%) Ansible
3 19 (1.33%) Kubernetes
4 9 (0.63%) Grafana
4 9 (0.63%) Microsoft Intune
5 8 (0.56%) Single Sign-On
6 7 (0.49%) Prometheus
7 5 (0.35%) Kubeflow
8 4 (0.28%) Computer Incident Response Team
8 4 (0.28%) Packer
8 4 (0.28%) QRadar
9 3 (0.21%) SCCM
10 2 (0.14%) Opsgenie
11 1 (0.070%) CASB
11 1 (0.070%) FortiGate
11 1 (0.070%) Proxmox
11 1 (0.070%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 263 (18.40%) Microsoft
2 71 (4.97%) Google
3 55 (3.85%) Oracle
3 55 (3.85%) SAP
4 48 (3.36%) Salesforce
5 22 (1.54%) Databricks
5 22 (1.54%) ServiceNow
6 21 (1.47%) PayPal
7 19 (1.33%) Adobe
8 15 (1.05%) Arista
8 15 (1.05%) Aruba
8 15 (1.05%) Cisco
8 15 (1.05%) NetScout
8 15 (1.05%) Xero
9 12 (0.84%) Atlassian
9 12 (0.84%) VMware
10 11 (0.77%) Palo Alto
11 10 (0.70%) F5
11 10 (0.70%) Workday
12 9 (0.63%) Splunk