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

6 months to
5 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 24 13 20
Rank change year-on-year -11 +7 -2
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 1,462 2,098 3,292
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.58% 14.11% 9.80%
As % of the General category 13.19% 18.83% 16.08%
Number of salaries quoted 962 880 1,874
10th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £43,000 £41,250 £41,066
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.76% -4.34%
75th Percentile £72,500 £71,250 £70,250
90th Percentile £86,125 £85,000 £88,375
UK median annual salary £54,068 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -1.70% +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 11,083 11,141 20,479
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 57.47% 74.95% 60.95%
Number of salaries quoted 7,223 6,123 15,128
10th Percentile £32,500 £27,750 £31,750
25th Percentile £42,873 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £98,750 £110,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,343 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.09% +9.22% -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 5 June 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 36 (2.46%) SharePoint
2 27 (1.85%) Microsoft Exchange
3 18 (1.23%) Confluence
4 13 (0.89%) Apache Airflow
5 12 (0.82%) Apache
6 11 (0.75%) Apache Spark
6 11 (0.75%) WordPress
7 7 (0.48%) SAS
8 6 (0.41%) CMS
8 6 (0.41%) IIS
9 5 (0.34%) Jupyter
10 4 (0.27%) Adobe Experience Manager
11 3 (0.21%) Anypoint
12 1 (0.068%) Appian
12 1 (0.068%) Drupal
12 1 (0.068%) Moodle
12 1 (0.068%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 142 (9.71%) Microsoft Excel
2 57 (3.90%) Microsoft Office
3 24 (1.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 13 (0.89%) MS Visio
5 9 (0.62%) Adobe XD
6 7 (0.48%) Spreadsheet
7 4 (0.27%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 4 (0.27%) Chatbot
7 4 (0.27%) Microsoft Project
8 3 (0.21%) Blender
8 3 (0.21%) Maya
9 1 (0.068%) Adobe Premiere
9 1 (0.068%) AutoCAD
9 1 (0.068%) SOLIDWORKS
9 1 (0.068%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 29 (1.98%) SAP S/4HANA
2 14 (0.96%) NetSuite
3 11 (0.75%) SAP ERP
4 9 (0.62%) Dynamics CRM
5 8 (0.55%) Oracle EBS
6 6 (0.41%) SAP CO
6 6 (0.41%) SAP FI
6 6 (0.41%) SAP FI/CO
7 4 (0.27%) Infor M3
7 4 (0.27%) JDE OneWorld
7 4 (0.27%) JDE World
7 4 (0.27%) Sage 200
8 3 (0.21%) Dynamics GP
8 3 (0.21%) Elite 3E
8 3 (0.21%) SAP FSCM
9 2 (0.14%) Dynamics NAV
9 2 (0.14%) Markit EDM
9 2 (0.14%) Oracle Applications
10 1 (0.068%) Oracle Payables
10 1 (0.068%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 252 (17.24%) Azure
2 231 (15.80%) Power Platform
3 131 (8.96%) AWS
4 111 (7.59%) SaaS
5 62 (4.24%) Microsoft 365
6 51 (3.49%) Google Analytics
7 49 (3.35%) GCP
8 48 (3.28%) Azure DevOps
9 38 (2.60%) GitHub
10 32 (2.19%) Entra ID
11 31 (2.12%) Dynamics 365
12 22 (1.50%) Amazon S3
13 19 (1.30%) Microsoft Purview
13 19 (1.30%) Snowflake
14 18 (1.23%) Azure Logic Apps
14 18 (1.23%) Serverless
15 16 (1.09%) OCI
16 13 (0.89%) Azure Data Factory
16 13 (0.89%) GitHub Actions
16 13 (0.89%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 59 (4.04%) Broadband
2 51 (3.49%) Firewall
3 23 (1.57%) Wi-Fi
4 16 (1.09%) NGFW
4 16 (1.09%) TCP/IP
4 16 (1.09%) Wireshark
5 15 (1.03%) VXLAN
6 10 (0.68%) VPN
7 8 (0.55%) SMS
7 8 (0.55%) WAN
8 7 (0.48%) 5G
8 7 (0.48%) DNS
8 7 (0.48%) Intrusion Detection
9 6 (0.41%) Cisco ASA
9 6 (0.41%) Network Security
10 5 (0.34%) SD-WAN
10 5 (0.34%) VLAN
11 4 (0.27%) HTTP
11 4 (0.27%) LAN
11 4 (0.27%) SMTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 194 (13.27%) Power BI
2 62 (4.24%) Tableau
3 61 (4.17%) SQL Server
4 43 (2.94%) Metadata
5 30 (2.05%) Data Warehouse
6 29 (1.98%) PostgreSQL
7 24 (1.64%) MySQL
7 24 (1.64%) Relational Database
8 19 (1.30%) Big Data
9 18 (1.23%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 18 (1.23%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 17 (1.16%) Oracle Database
11 16 (1.09%) Data Lake
12 14 (0.96%) NoSQL
13 12 (0.82%) Power Query
14 11 (0.75%) Amazon Athena
15 9 (0.62%) Looker
16 8 (0.55%) DynamoDB
16 8 (0.55%) Semantic Layer
17 7 (0.48%) Amazon Redshift
Development Applications
1 43 (2.94%) JIRA
2 37 (2.53%) Git
3 12 (0.82%) GitLab
4 8 (0.55%) Axure RP
4 8 (0.55%) Balsamiq
5 6 (0.41%) Visual Studio Code
6 5 (0.34%) Jenkins
7 3 (0.21%) Babel
7 3 (0.21%) Eclipse
7 3 (0.21%) Oracle APEX
7 3 (0.21%) Oracle Forms
7 3 (0.21%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 3 (0.21%) Subversion
7 3 (0.21%) webpack
8 2 (0.14%) ER Studio
8 2 (0.14%) ERwin
8 2 (0.14%) MLflow
8 2 (0.14%) Postman
8 2 (0.14%) Storybook
8 2 (0.14%) TeamCity
General
1 655 (44.80%) Social Skills
2 467 (31.94%) Finance
3 163 (11.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 142 (9.71%) Public Sector
5 126 (8.62%) Marketing
6 93 (6.36%) Law
7 91 (6.22%) Organisational Skills
8 87 (5.95%) Legal
9 86 (5.88%) Retail
10 53 (3.63%) Banking
11 48 (3.28%) Influencing Skills
12 47 (3.21%) Presentation Skills
13 33 (2.26%) Manufacturing
14 30 (2.05%) Advertising
15 29 (1.98%) Telecoms
16 26 (1.78%) Documentation Skills
16 26 (1.78%) Publishing
17 24 (1.64%) Automotive
18 16 (1.09%) Financial Institution
19 14 (0.96%) Games
Job Titles
1 381 (26.06%) Analyst
2 202 (13.82%) Senior
3 101 (6.91%) Lead
4 90 (6.16%) Business Analyst
5 85 (5.81%) Architect
6 84 (5.75%) Developer
7 82 (5.61%) Data Analyst
8 62 (4.24%) Senior Analyst
9 51 (3.49%) Data Engineer
10 48 (3.28%) Consultant
11 42 (2.87%) Senior Manager
12 40 (2.74%) Report Analyst
13 37 (2.53%) Solutions Architect
14 33 (2.26%) Applications Support
14 33 (2.26%) Product Manager
15 32 (2.19%) Accountant
15 32 (2.19%) Support Analyst
16 29 (1.98%) Data Scientist
16 29 (1.98%) Security Analyst
17 28 (1.92%) Financial Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 53 (3.63%) HTML
2 47 (3.21%) CSS
3 43 (2.94%) .NET
4 36 (2.46%) JSON
5 33 (2.26%) React
6 27 (1.85%) REST
7 26 (1.78%) TensorFlow
8 25 (1.71%) PyTorch
9 23 (1.57%) Middleware
9 23 (1.57%) XML
10 16 (1.09%) Node.js
11 15 (1.03%) React Native
12 14 (0.96%) RESTful
13 12 (0.82%) Bootstrap
14 10 (0.68%) PySpark
15 9 (0.62%) SOAP
16 7 (0.48%) Flutter
16 7 (0.48%) Kafka
16 7 (0.48%) OAuth
16 7 (0.48%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 122 (8.34%) Analytical Mindset
2 96 (6.57%) Product Ownership
3 71 (4.86%) Self-Motivation
4 56 (3.83%) Management Information System
5 50 (3.42%) Onboarding
6 42 (2.87%) Algorithms
7 41 (2.80%) Data Structures
8 40 (2.74%) Virtual Team
9 33 (2.26%) Cloud Native
10 31 (2.12%) Data Centre
11 27 (1.85%) Driving Licence
11 27 (1.85%) Enterprise Software
12 26 (1.78%) Security Posture
13 25 (1.71%) PKI
14 23 (1.57%) Mobile App
14 23 (1.57%) Public Cloud
14 23 (1.57%) Social Media
14 23 (1.57%) Video\Live Streaming
15 22 (1.50%) FMCG
16 19 (1.30%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 66 (4.51%) Windows
2 39 (2.67%) Linux
3 28 (1.92%) Windows Server
4 12 (0.82%) Unix
5 6 (0.41%) Windows Server 2019
6 5 (0.34%) Windows Server 2016
7 4 (0.27%) Android
7 4 (0.27%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.14%) AIX
8 2 (0.14%) Windows 10
9 1 (0.068%) FreeBSD
9 1 (0.068%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.068%) OpenBSD
9 1 (0.068%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.068%) Solaris
9 1 (0.068%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 680 (46.51%) Problem-Solving
2 363 (24.83%) Decision-Making
3 340 (23.26%) Continuous Improvement
4 321 (21.96%) Agile
5 313 (21.41%) Analytics
6 258 (17.65%) AI
7 214 (14.64%) Business Intelligence
8 187 (12.79%) Mentoring
9 182 (12.45%) Roadmaps
10 167 (11.42%) Project Management
11 165 (11.29%) Stakeholder Management
12 163 (11.15%) Actionable Insight
13 151 (10.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 148 (10.12%) Coaching
15 141 (9.64%) Analytical Thinking
16 135 (9.23%) Data Modelling
16 135 (9.23%) Process Improvement
17 129 (8.82%) DevOps
18 121 (8.28%) CI/CD
18 121 (8.28%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 312 (21.34%) SQL
2 290 (19.84%) Python
3 81 (5.54%) JavaScript
4 62 (4.24%) PowerShell
5 54 (3.69%) C#
6 48 (3.28%) Java
7 28 (1.92%) T-SQL
8 19 (1.30%) TypeScript
9 18 (1.23%) R
10 14 (0.96%) C++
11 12 (0.82%) PL/SQL
12 10 (0.68%) Bash
13 9 (0.62%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 9 (0.62%) Go
14 6 (0.41%) VBA
15 5 (0.34%) C
15 5 (0.34%) Kusto Query Language
15 5 (0.34%) PHP
15 5 (0.34%) Ruby
15 5 (0.34%) Scala
Qualifications
1 297 (20.31%) Degree
2 149 (10.19%) Security Cleared
3 113 (7.73%) SC Cleared
4 103 (7.05%) ACCA
5 99 (6.77%) CIMA
6 51 (3.49%) Computer Science Degree
7 36 (2.46%) DBS Check
8 29 (1.98%) CISSP
9 28 (1.92%) Azure Certification
10 23 (1.57%) CISM
11 17 (1.16%) DV Cleared
11 17 (1.16%) TOGAF Certification
12 16 (1.09%) AAT
12 16 (1.09%) Master's Degree
12 16 (1.09%) Microsoft Certification
12 16 (1.09%) PMI Certification
13 12 (0.82%) AWS Certification
13 12 (0.82%) CompTIA Security+
13 12 (0.82%) HNC
13 12 (0.82%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 140 (9.58%) Data Quality
2 102 (6.98%) GDPR
3 77 (5.27%) QA
4 70 (4.79%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 51 (3.49%) SLA
6 50 (3.42%) Accessibility
7 46 (3.15%) NIST
8 22 (1.50%) Cyber Essentials
9 20 (1.37%) GRC
9 20 (1.37%) PMO
10 19 (1.30%) ISO 9001
11 18 (1.23%) Actionable Recommendations
12 14 (0.96%) COREP
12 14 (0.96%) FINREP
13 13 (0.89%) IFRS
14 12 (0.82%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 12 (0.82%) NCSC
14 12 (0.82%) PCI DSS
14 12 (0.82%) WCAG
15 11 (0.75%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 48 (3.28%) Active Directory
2 14 (0.96%) VMware Infrastructure
3 13 (0.89%) Docker
4 4 (0.27%) Hyper-V
4 4 (0.27%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.21%) Firmware
5 3 (0.21%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 3 (0.21%) Virtual Servers
6 2 (0.14%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.068%) KVM
7 1 (0.068%) Oracle RAC
7 1 (0.068%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 51 (3.49%) Terraform
2 26 (1.78%) Ansible
3 17 (1.16%) Kubernetes
4 14 (0.96%) Microsoft Intune
5 7 (0.48%) Kubeflow
5 7 (0.48%) QRadar
6 6 (0.41%) Grafana
6 6 (0.41%) Packer
7 3 (0.21%) Prometheus
7 3 (0.21%) SCCM
8 2 (0.14%) FortiGate
8 2 (0.14%) Graylog
8 2 (0.14%) Opsgenie
9 1 (0.068%) CASB
9 1 (0.068%) Computer Incident Response Team
9 1 (0.068%) Data Guard
9 1 (0.068%) Oracle Flashback
9 1 (0.068%) Proxmox
9 1 (0.068%) Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.068%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 248 (16.96%) Microsoft
2 82 (5.61%) Google
3 61 (4.17%) SAP
4 59 (4.04%) Oracle
5 56 (3.83%) Salesforce
6 31 (2.12%) ServiceNow
7 20 (1.37%) Adobe
8 17 (1.16%) Cisco
9 15 (1.03%) Arista
9 15 (1.03%) Aruba
9 15 (1.03%) Databricks
9 15 (1.03%) NetScout
10 14 (0.96%) VMware
11 13 (0.89%) HubSpot
12 12 (0.82%) F5
12 12 (0.82%) Palo Alto
13 11 (0.75%) Pardot
14 10 (0.68%) Sage
15 9 (0.62%) JD Edwards
15 9 (0.62%) Splunk