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

6 months to
19 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 19 9 14
Rank change year-on-year -10 +5 +9
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 1,864 2,311 2,820
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 8.14% 14.01% 11.39%
As % of the General category 13.52% 19.53% 18.61%
Number of salaries quoted 1,209 977 1,319
10th Percentile £36,250 £31,150 £35,655
25th Percentile £42,500 £39,750 £41,750
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 £83,750 £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 13,791 11,833 15,151
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 60.24% 71.76% 61.20%
Number of salaries quoted 8,701 6,558 10,031
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,250 £33,125
25th Percentile £42,500 £38,869 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £59,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -2.54% -5.60%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £105,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £54,266 £55,000
% change year-on-year +1.35% -1.33% -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 19 August 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 47 (2.52%) SharePoint
2 22 (1.18%) Microsoft Exchange
3 17 (0.91%) Confluence
4 13 (0.70%) Apache
4 13 (0.70%) Apache Spark
5 12 (0.64%) Apache Airflow
5 12 (0.64%) IIS
6 8 (0.43%) SAS
7 6 (0.32%) Jupyter
8 5 (0.27%) WordPress
9 4 (0.21%) CMS
10 3 (0.16%) Anypoint
11 2 (0.11%) Oracle Application Server
11 2 (0.11%) Oracle SOA Suite
12 1 (0.054%) Appian
12 1 (0.054%) ArcGIS
12 1 (0.054%) Drupal
12 1 (0.054%) Moodle
12 1 (0.054%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 184 (9.87%) Microsoft Excel
2 82 (4.40%) Microsoft Office
3 44 (2.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 21 (1.13%) MS Visio
5 12 (0.64%) Microsoft Project
6 9 (0.48%) Adobe XD
7 8 (0.43%) Spreadsheet
8 4 (0.21%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 3 (0.16%) Blender
9 3 (0.16%) Chatbot
9 3 (0.16%) Maya
10 1 (0.054%) Adobe Premiere
10 1 (0.054%) AutoCAD
10 1 (0.054%) SOLIDWORKS
10 1 (0.054%) SPSS
10 1 (0.054%) Trello
Business Applications
1 42 (2.25%) Dynamics CRM
2 31 (1.66%) Dynamics GP
3 24 (1.29%) SAP S/4HANA
4 14 (0.75%) NetSuite
5 11 (0.59%) Shopify
6 10 (0.54%) SAP ERP
7 9 (0.48%) SAP CO
7 9 (0.48%) SAP FI
7 9 (0.48%) SAP FI/CO
8 7 (0.38%) Oracle EBS
9 6 (0.32%) JDE EnterpriseOne
9 6 (0.32%) Sage 200
9 6 (0.32%) Workday HCM
10 5 (0.27%) JDE World
11 4 (0.21%) Academy Housing
11 4 (0.21%) Dynamics NAV
11 4 (0.21%) Infor M3
11 4 (0.21%) JDE OneWorld
11 4 (0.21%) Oracle Payables
11 4 (0.21%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 263 (14.11%) Azure
2 251 (13.47%) Power Platform
3 151 (8.10%) AWS
4 120 (6.44%) SaaS
5 75 (4.02%) Microsoft 365
6 74 (3.97%) GCP
7 62 (3.33%) Google Analytics
8 40 (2.15%) Azure DevOps
9 39 (2.09%) Entra ID
10 34 (1.82%) GitHub
11 32 (1.72%) Dynamics 365
12 27 (1.45%) Microsoft Purview
13 25 (1.34%) Snowflake
14 22 (1.18%) Amazon S3
15 21 (1.13%) PowerApps
16 18 (0.97%) Power Automate
17 17 (0.91%) dbt
17 17 (0.91%) Serverless
18 16 (0.86%) GitHub Actions
18 16 (0.86%) Google Ads
Communications & Networking
1 51 (2.74%) Broadband
2 36 (1.93%) Firewall
3 20 (1.07%) TCP/IP
4 18 (0.97%) VPN
5 17 (0.91%) Network Security
6 14 (0.75%) DNS
6 14 (0.75%) SMS
6 14 (0.75%) Wi-Fi
7 12 (0.64%) WAN
8 11 (0.59%) DHCP
9 10 (0.54%) LAN
10 7 (0.38%) 5G
11 6 (0.32%) Wireless
12 5 (0.27%) Cisco IOS
12 5 (0.27%) HTTP
12 5 (0.27%) Internet
13 4 (0.21%) Cisco ASA
13 4 (0.21%) NGN
13 4 (0.21%) SSL
13 4 (0.21%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 215 (11.53%) Power BI
2 83 (4.45%) SQL Server
3 72 (3.86%) Tableau
4 54 (2.90%) Data Warehouse
5 41 (2.20%) Relational Database
6 38 (2.04%) Metadata
7 35 (1.88%) PostgreSQL
8 34 (1.82%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 33 (1.77%) MySQL
10 32 (1.72%) Looker
11 22 (1.18%) Big Data
12 21 (1.13%) Oracle Database
13 20 (1.07%) Data Lake
13 20 (1.07%) NoSQL
14 16 (0.86%) Amazon Athena
15 15 (0.80%) SQL Server Reporting Services
16 13 (0.70%) Power Query
17 11 (0.59%) Amazon Redshift
17 11 (0.59%) BigQuery
18 10 (0.54%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 63 (3.38%) Git
2 62 (3.33%) JIRA
3 14 (0.75%) GitLab
4 9 (0.48%) Jenkins
4 9 (0.48%) LabVIEW
4 9 (0.48%) Visual Studio Code
5 8 (0.43%) Axure RP
5 8 (0.43%) Balsamiq
6 5 (0.27%) Bitbucket
7 4 (0.21%) Burp Suite
7 4 (0.21%) Eclipse
7 4 (0.21%) Metasploit
7 4 (0.21%) Postman
7 4 (0.21%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 3 (0.16%) JMeter
8 3 (0.16%) MLflow
8 3 (0.16%) Oracle Forms
8 3 (0.16%) TeamCity
9 2 (0.11%) RStudio
9 2 (0.11%) Visual Studio
General
1 871 (46.73%) Social Skills
2 581 (31.17%) Finance
3 214 (11.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 182 (9.76%) Marketing
5 171 (9.17%) Organisational Skills
6 155 (8.32%) Public Sector
7 149 (7.99%) Law
8 148 (7.94%) Retail
9 143 (7.67%) Legal
10 105 (5.63%) Influencing Skills
11 74 (3.97%) Presentation Skills
12 68 (3.65%) Banking
13 49 (2.63%) Manufacturing
14 41 (2.20%) Advertising
14 41 (2.20%) Telecoms
15 32 (1.72%) Games
16 27 (1.45%) Documentation Skills
17 24 (1.29%) Electronics
17 24 (1.29%) Local Government
18 20 (1.07%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 496 (26.61%) Analyst
2 268 (14.38%) Senior
3 134 (7.19%) Lead
4 113 (6.06%) Business Analyst
5 111 (5.95%) Senior Analyst
6 95 (5.10%) Data Analyst
7 93 (4.99%) Architect
8 85 (4.56%) Developer
9 73 (3.92%) Data Engineer
10 68 (3.65%) Support Analyst
11 61 (3.27%) Consultant
12 49 (2.63%) Service Manager
13 46 (2.47%) Delivery Manager
14 44 (2.36%) Applications Support
14 44 (2.36%) Marketing Manager
15 40 (2.15%) Accountant
15 40 (2.15%) Report Analyst
15 40 (2.15%) Senior Manager
16 39 (2.09%) Financial Analyst
17 36 (1.93%) Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 56 (3.00%) .NET
2 54 (2.90%) HTML
3 49 (2.63%) CSS
4 34 (1.82%) REST
5 29 (1.56%) JSON
6 24 (1.29%) React
7 22 (1.18%) PySpark
8 21 (1.13%) RESTful
9 20 (1.07%) Middleware
10 19 (1.02%) XML
11 17 (0.91%) .NET Core
11 17 (0.91%) PyTorch
12 15 (0.80%) AngularJS
12 15 (0.80%) TensorFlow
13 13 (0.70%) .NET Framework
14 12 (0.64%) ASP.NET
14 12 (0.64%) Entity Framework
15 11 (0.59%) Kafka
16 10 (0.54%) FIX Protocol
17 9 (0.48%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 141 (7.56%) Analytical Mindset
2 118 (6.33%) Management Information System
3 117 (6.28%) Self-Motivation
4 105 (5.63%) Product Ownership
5 82 (4.40%) Onboarding
6 77 (4.13%) Virtual Team
7 69 (3.70%) Blog
8 42 (2.25%) Enterprise Software
9 41 (2.20%) Credit Risk
10 35 (1.88%) Social Media
11 34 (1.82%) Marketing Technology
11 34 (1.82%) Security Posture
12 31 (1.66%) Cloud Native
13 30 (1.61%) Driving Licence
14 28 (1.50%) Algorithms
15 27 (1.45%) Cyber Threat
16 26 (1.39%) Mobile App
17 24 (1.29%) Data Structures
18 20 (1.07%) AI Agents
18 20 (1.07%) Cyberattack
Operating Systems
1 87 (4.67%) Windows
2 59 (3.17%) Linux
3 38 (2.04%) Windows Server
4 11 (0.59%) Android
5 10 (0.54%) Unix
6 7 (0.38%) Apple iOS
6 7 (0.38%) Mac OS
6 7 (0.38%) Windows Server 2019
7 6 (0.32%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 6 (0.32%) Windows Server 2016
8 5 (0.27%) OpenVMS
9 1 (0.054%) AIX
9 1 (0.054%) Solaris
9 1 (0.054%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 894 (47.96%) Problem-Solving
2 562 (30.15%) Continuous Improvement
3 506 (27.15%) Decision-Making
4 439 (23.55%) Analytics
5 386 (20.71%) Agile
6 371 (19.90%) AI
7 334 (17.92%) Stakeholder Management
8 247 (13.25%) Business Intelligence
9 236 (12.66%) Roadmaps
10 235 (12.61%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 230 (12.34%) Project Management
12 214 (11.48%) Actionable Insight
13 194 (10.41%) Process Improvement
14 187 (10.03%) Project Delivery
15 177 (9.50%) Mentoring
16 163 (8.74%) Analytical Thinking
17 162 (8.69%) CRM
18 159 (8.53%) Data Analysis
19 158 (8.48%) Risk Management
20 156 (8.37%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 404 (21.67%) SQL
2 299 (16.04%) Python
3 78 (4.18%) C#
4 76 (4.08%) JavaScript
5 54 (2.90%) PowerShell
6 45 (2.41%) Java
7 30 (1.61%) T-SQL
8 23 (1.23%) R
9 21 (1.13%) C++
10 20 (1.07%) TypeScript
11 16 (0.86%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 13 (0.70%) Bash
12 13 (0.70%) PL/SQL
13 10 (0.54%) MATLAB
14 8 (0.43%) C
14 8 (0.43%) Scala
15 7 (0.38%) PHP
16 6 (0.32%) Kusto Query Language
17 5 (0.27%) Go
18 4 (0.21%) VBA
Qualifications
1 349 (18.72%) Degree
2 215 (11.53%) Security Cleared
3 163 (8.74%) SC Cleared
4 102 (5.47%) ACCA
5 97 (5.20%) CIMA
6 56 (3.00%) Computer Science Degree
7 42 (2.25%) CISSP
7 42 (2.25%) DBS Check
8 36 (1.93%) CISM
9 31 (1.66%) DV Cleared
10 25 (1.34%) Azure Certification
10 25 (1.34%) Master's Degree
11 21 (1.13%) BPSS Clearance
12 18 (0.97%) PMI Certification
13 17 (0.91%) CompTIA Security+
14 16 (0.86%) AAT
15 15 (0.80%) Cisco Certification
16 14 (0.75%) TOGAF Certification
17 13 (0.70%) ITIL Certification
17 13 (0.70%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 182 (9.76%) Data Quality
2 127 (6.81%) GDPR
3 95 (5.10%) QA
4 90 (4.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 70 (3.76%) Accessibility
6 63 (3.38%) SLA
7 55 (2.95%) NIST
8 42 (2.25%) Cyber Essentials
9 30 (1.61%) ISO 9001
9 30 (1.61%) PMO
10 26 (1.39%) GRC
11 23 (1.23%) Actionable Recommendations
11 23 (1.23%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 21 (1.13%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 19 (1.02%) IFRS
14 18 (0.97%) ISO 14001
15 14 (0.75%) COREP
15 14 (0.75%) FINREP
15 14 (0.75%) GAAP
16 13 (0.70%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 59 (3.17%) Active Directory
2 21 (1.13%) Docker
3 10 (0.54%) Firmware
4 9 (0.48%) VMware Infrastructure
5 8 (0.43%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.054%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 44 (2.36%) Terraform
2 24 (1.29%) Kubernetes
3 19 (1.02%) Microsoft Intune
4 17 (0.91%) Ansible
5 11 (0.59%) Grafana
6 8 (0.43%) QRadar
7 6 (0.32%) Kubeflow
7 6 (0.32%) Packer
8 4 (0.21%) Nmap
9 2 (0.11%) Graylog
9 2 (0.11%) Single Sign-On
10 1 (0.054%) CASB
10 1 (0.054%) Data Guard
10 1 (0.054%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.054%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
10 1 (0.054%) Oracle Flashback
10 1 (0.054%) Prometheus
10 1 (0.054%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 346 (18.56%) Microsoft
2 104 (5.58%) Google
3 71 (3.81%) SAP
4 65 (3.49%) Oracle
5 44 (2.36%) Salesforce
6 34 (1.82%) ServiceNow
7 25 (1.34%) Cisco
8 24 (1.29%) Adobe
9 23 (1.23%) Databricks
10 21 (1.13%) Sage
11 17 (0.91%) YouTube
12 16 (0.86%) HubSpot
12 16 (0.86%) Palo Alto
12 16 (0.86%) Splunk
13 15 (0.80%) VMware
14 13 (0.70%) JD Edwards
15 12 (0.64%) Qualys
16 10 (0.54%) Dynatrace
16 10 (0.54%) F5
16 10 (0.54%) Red Hat