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

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 10 16 24
Rank change year-on-year +6 +8 -2
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 1,719 1,963 1,874
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 11.50% 11.95% 8.61%
As % of the General category 19.02% 17.36% 13.81%
Number of salaries quoted 801 1,015 1,286
10th Percentile £29,000 £33,450 £32,771
25th Percentile £42,500 £44,956 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £56,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% -2.61% +4.55%
75th Percentile £72,500 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £90,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -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 9,037 11,306 13,569
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 60.46% 68.80% 62.35%
Number of salaries quoted 5,717 6,403 10,570
10th Percentile £29,000 £36,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £39,250 £47,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.60% +4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £83,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,200 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £58,158
% change year-on-year -12.50% +3.17% -5.89%

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 12 January 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 34 (1.98%) Confluence
2 24 (1.40%) SharePoint
3 13 (0.76%) CMS
4 8 (0.47%) Microsoft Exchange
5 7 (0.41%) Apache Airflow
5 7 (0.41%) Apache Spark
6 6 (0.35%) SAS
7 5 (0.29%) Apache
8 4 (0.23%) WordPress
9 3 (0.17%) HCL Notes
9 3 (0.17%) IIS
10 2 (0.12%) Drupal
10 2 (0.12%) nginx
10 2 (0.12%) Oracle SOA Suite
11 1 (0.058%) ArcGIS
11 1 (0.058%) Kinematics
11 1 (0.058%) Umbraco
Applications
1 393 (22.86%) Chatbot
2 201 (11.69%) Microsoft Excel
3 102 (5.93%) Microsoft Office
4 40 (2.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 19 (1.11%) Spreadsheet
6 18 (1.05%) MS Visio
7 13 (0.76%) Adobe XD
8 5 (0.29%) Microsoft Project
9 4 (0.23%) Oracle Smart View
10 2 (0.12%) Photoshop
11 1 (0.058%) Adobe Creative Suite
11 1 (0.058%) Camtasia
11 1 (0.058%) InVision
11 1 (0.058%) Notion
11 1 (0.058%) PlantUML
11 1 (0.058%) Sketch
11 1 (0.058%) SmartSuite
11 1 (0.058%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 31 (1.80%) NetSuite
2 18 (1.05%) Oracle Payables
3 16 (0.93%) SAP S/4HANA
4 11 (0.64%) Dynamics CRM
5 10 (0.58%) Oracle Assets
5 10 (0.58%) Oracle General Ledger
5 10 (0.58%) Oracle Receivables
6 9 (0.52%) Oracle ERP
7 8 (0.47%) Oracle Financials
7 8 (0.47%) Shopify
8 4 (0.23%) Dynamics GP
8 4 (0.23%) Hyperion Planning
8 4 (0.23%) Markit EDM
8 4 (0.23%) Sage X3
8 4 (0.23%) 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
1 253 (14.72%) Azure
2 192 (11.17%) Power Platform
3 98 (5.70%) AWS
4 93 (5.41%) SaaS
5 85 (4.94%) Azure DevOps
6 61 (3.55%) GitHub
7 59 (3.43%) Dynamics 365
8 53 (3.08%) Snowflake
9 52 (3.03%) Azure Data Factory
10 38 (2.21%) GCP
11 34 (1.98%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 32 (1.86%) Google Analytics
13 30 (1.75%) dbt
14 28 (1.63%) Microsoft 365
15 26 (1.51%) GitHub Copilot
16 24 (1.40%) Entra ID
17 21 (1.22%) GitHub Actions
18 19 (1.11%) Power Automate
19 15 (0.87%) Cloud Computing
20 14 (0.81%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 37 (2.15%) Remote Desktop
2 27 (1.57%) Network Security
3 23 (1.34%) Firewall
4 18 (1.05%) VPN
5 16 (0.93%) WAN
6 15 (0.87%) DNS
6 15 (0.87%) Wi-Fi
7 13 (0.76%) TCP/IP
8 10 (0.58%) Broadband
9 8 (0.47%) DHCP
9 8 (0.47%) LAN
9 8 (0.47%) Telnet
10 7 (0.41%) Wireshark
11 6 (0.35%) Internet
11 6 (0.35%) Intrusion Detection
12 5 (0.29%) SD-WAN
12 5 (0.29%) Wireless
13 4 (0.23%) 5G
13 4 (0.23%) Ethernet
13 4 (0.23%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 174 (10.12%) Power BI
2 68 (3.96%) Tableau
3 67 (3.90%) SQL Server
4 65 (3.78%) Data Warehouse
5 36 (2.09%) Azure SQL Database
5 36 (2.09%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 20 (1.16%) Metadata
7 19 (1.11%) MySQL
8 18 (1.05%) Geospatial Data
9 17 (0.99%) Data Lake
10 16 (0.93%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 14 (0.81%) Snowflake Schema
12 13 (0.76%) BusinessObjects
12 13 (0.76%) Power Query
12 13 (0.76%) Relational Database
13 12 (0.70%) Data Mining
13 12 (0.70%) GIS
14 10 (0.58%) Amazon Redshift
15 9 (0.52%) PostgreSQL
16 8 (0.47%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 88 (5.12%) JIRA
2 31 (1.80%) Git
3 16 (0.93%) GitLab
4 14 (0.81%) Jenkins
5 13 (0.76%) Subversion
6 12 (0.70%) Axure RP
6 12 (0.70%) Balsamiq
6 12 (0.70%) ER Studio
6 12 (0.70%) ERwin
7 11 (0.64%) Cypress.io
7 11 (0.64%) Selenium
8 8 (0.47%) Bitbucket
8 8 (0.47%) Oracle Forms
8 8 (0.47%) WebDriver
9 5 (0.29%) Postman
10 4 (0.23%) Babel
10 4 (0.23%) webpack
11 3 (0.17%) Gatling
11 3 (0.17%) Sonatype Nexus
11 3 (0.17%) TestRail
General
1 725 (42.18%) Social Skills
2 553 (32.17%) Finance
3 139 (8.09%) Marketing
4 135 (7.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 126 (7.33%) Public Sector
6 107 (6.22%) Retail
7 88 (5.12%) Legal
8 83 (4.83%) Organisational Skills
9 78 (4.54%) Presentation Skills
10 74 (4.30%) Law
11 60 (3.49%) Manufacturing
12 46 (2.68%) Telecoms
13 39 (2.27%) Influencing Skills
14 37 (2.15%) Advertising
15 29 (1.69%) Electronics
16 27 (1.57%) Documentation Skills
17 20 (1.16%) Billing
17 20 (1.16%) Front Office
18 19 (1.11%) Back Office
18 19 (1.11%) Banking
Job Titles
1 392 (22.80%) Trainer
2 342 (19.90%) Analyst
3 131 (7.62%) Senior
4 108 (6.28%) Developer
5 83 (4.83%) Lead
6 82 (4.77%) Business Analyst
7 75 (4.36%) Architect
8 55 (3.20%) Data Analyst
9 53 (3.08%) Consultant
10 52 (3.03%) Financial Analyst
11 51 (2.97%) Support Analyst
12 44 (2.56%) Senior Analyst
13 42 (2.44%) IT Analyst
14 38 (2.21%) 2nd Line Support
15 37 (2.15%) Solutions Architect
16 32 (1.86%) IT Support
17 31 (1.80%) Alliance Manager
18 29 (1.69%) Data Engineer
19 28 (1.63%) 1st/2nd Line Support
20 25 (1.45%) Report Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 50 (2.91%) HTML
2 44 (2.56%) CSS
3 32 (1.86%) React
4 29 (1.69%) REST
5 27 (1.57%) .NET
6 22 (1.28%) SOAP
7 19 (1.11%) Middleware
8 18 (1.05%) Flash
9 17 (0.99%) OAuth
10 15 (0.87%) JSON
10 15 (0.87%) SAML
10 15 (0.87%) XML
11 13 (0.76%) Node.js
12 12 (0.70%) FIX Protocol
13 11 (0.64%) BAPI
13 11 (0.64%) IBM Integration Bus
13 11 (0.64%) JMS
13 11 (0.64%) Sass
14 9 (0.52%) Bootstrap
14 9 (0.52%) React Native
Miscellaneous
1 178 (10.35%) Analytical Mindset
2 130 (7.56%) Self-Motivation
3 106 (6.17%) Onboarding
4 92 (5.35%) Product Ownership
5 61 (3.55%) Management Information System
6 31 (1.80%) Algorithms
6 31 (1.80%) Cloud Native
7 30 (1.75%) Virtual Team
8 25 (1.45%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 24 (1.40%) Data Structures
9 24 (1.40%) Legacy Systems
10 23 (1.34%) Social Media
11 22 (1.28%) Enterprise Software
12 21 (1.22%) Driving Licence
12 21 (1.22%) Low-Code
13 19 (1.11%) Security Posture
14 18 (1.05%) FMCG
15 17 (0.99%) e-Learning
16 16 (0.93%) Data Centre
17 13 (0.76%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 65 (3.78%) Windows
2 48 (2.79%) Linux
3 19 (1.11%) Unix
4 18 (1.05%) Windows Server
5 6 (0.35%) Windows 10
6 4 (0.23%) Android
6 4 (0.23%) Mac OS
7 3 (0.17%) Apple iOS
7 3 (0.17%) Mac OS X
7 3 (0.17%) OpenWrt
8 1 (0.058%) Robot Operating System
8 1 (0.058%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (0.058%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 635 (36.94%) AI
2 617 (35.89%) Problem-Solving
3 400 (23.27%) Chemistry
4 395 (22.98%) Conversational UI
5 369 (21.47%) Continuous Improvement
6 314 (18.27%) Decision-Making
7 294 (17.10%) Agile
8 268 (15.59%) Analytics
9 218 (12.68%) Business Intelligence
10 163 (9.48%) Analytical Thinking
11 161 (9.37%) DevOps
12 148 (8.61%) Project Management
13 145 (8.44%) ERP
14 141 (8.20%) Data Analysis
15 140 (8.14%) Mentoring
16 139 (8.09%) Actionable Insight
17 133 (7.74%) Stakeholder Management
18 123 (7.16%) Data Modelling
19 122 (7.10%) Cybersecurity
20 118 (6.86%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 311 (18.09%) SQL
2 173 (10.06%) Python
3 81 (4.71%) C#
4 55 (3.20%) JavaScript
5 45 (2.62%) PowerShell
6 40 (2.33%) Java
7 31 (1.80%) C++
8 28 (1.63%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 19 (1.11%) R
10 17 (0.99%) C
11 15 (0.87%) T-SQL
12 14 (0.81%) TypeScript
12 14 (0.81%) VBA
13 10 (0.58%) Bash
14 8 (0.47%) Bicep
15 7 (0.41%) Go
16 5 (0.29%) ABAP
16 5 (0.29%) PHP
16 5 (0.29%) Scala
17 4 (0.23%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 684 (39.79%) Degree
2 415 (24.14%) Master's Degree
3 398 (23.15%) PhD
4 157 (9.13%) Security Cleared
5 121 (7.04%) SC Cleared
6 104 (6.05%) ACCA
7 95 (5.53%) CIMA
8 59 (3.43%) Computer Science Degree
9 50 (2.91%) CISSP
10 36 (2.09%) DV Cleared
11 34 (1.98%) DBS Check
12 28 (1.63%) CISM
13 25 (1.45%) CISA
14 23 (1.34%) BPSS Clearance
15 22 (1.28%) CEH
15 22 (1.28%) CompTIA Security+
16 21 (1.22%) PMI Certification
17 19 (1.11%) AAT
18 17 (0.99%) Microsoft Certification
18 17 (0.99%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 91 (5.29%) QA
2 82 (4.77%) Data Quality
3 71 (4.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 50 (2.91%) NIST
5 48 (2.79%) GDPR
6 47 (2.73%) Accessibility
7 46 (2.68%) PMO
8 23 (1.34%) PCI DSS
9 18 (1.05%) GRC
10 17 (0.99%) WCAG
11 16 (0.93%) Actionable Recommendations
12 9 (0.52%) IFRS
13 7 (0.41%) SLA
14 6 (0.35%) COBIT
14 6 (0.35%) GAAP
14 6 (0.35%) ISO 9001
14 6 (0.35%) NCSC
15 5 (0.29%) Cyber Essentials
15 5 (0.29%) ITGC
15 5 (0.29%) SOC 2
System Software
1 38 (2.21%) Active Directory
2 17 (0.99%) VMware Infrastructure
3 13 (0.76%) Docker
4 9 (0.52%) Virtual Machines
5 7 (0.41%) Hyper-V
6 3 (0.17%) vSphere
7 1 (0.058%) BitLocker
7 1 (0.058%) Firmware
7 1 (0.058%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 1 (0.058%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.058%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 29 (1.69%) Terraform
2 15 (0.87%) Kubernetes
3 12 (0.70%) Ansible
3 12 (0.70%) Single Sign-On
4 9 (0.52%) Microsoft Intune
5 6 (0.35%) Grafana
5 6 (0.35%) Prometheus
6 5 (0.29%) SCOM
7 4 (0.23%) Computer Incident Response Team
8 3 (0.17%) QRadar
9 2 (0.12%) SCCM
10 1 (0.058%) CASB
10 1 (0.058%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
10 1 (0.058%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.058%) Jamf Pro
10 1 (0.058%) Kubeflow
10 1 (0.058%) Nessus
10 1 (0.058%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 392 (22.80%) PayPal
2 294 (17.10%) Microsoft
3 68 (3.96%) SAP
4 53 (3.08%) Oracle
5 51 (2.97%) Google
6 28 (1.63%) Salesforce
7 22 (1.28%) Databricks
8 20 (1.16%) ServiceNow
9 19 (1.11%) VMware
10 18 (1.05%) Adobe
11 15 (0.87%) IBM
12 14 (0.81%) Workday
12 14 (0.81%) Xero
13 11 (0.64%) Autodesk
14 9 (0.52%) Sage
15 8 (0.47%) Atlassian
15 8 (0.47%) Charles River
15 8 (0.47%) Cisco
15 8 (0.47%) Splunk
16 7 (0.41%) Adaptive Insights