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 28 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 24 13 20
Rank change year-on-year -11 +7 -1
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 1,459 2,037 3,270
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.61% 13.97% 9.93%
As % of the General category 13.39% 18.62% 16.12%
Number of salaries quoted 952 864 1,873
10th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £43,750 £41,250 £40,988
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.76% -1.87%
75th Percentile £72,500 £71,250 £70,350
90th Percentile £87,375 £83,750 £88,750
UK median annual salary £53,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -2.73% +10.00% -8.90%

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 10,893 10,941 20,286
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 56.84% 75.03% 61.60%
Number of salaries quoted 7,217 5,996 15,103
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,000 £31,750
25th Percentile £43,000 £41,250 £41,252
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £81,313 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -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 28 May 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 33 (2.26%) SharePoint
2 25 (1.71%) Microsoft Exchange
3 19 (1.30%) Confluence
4 11 (0.75%) Apache Airflow
4 11 (0.75%) WordPress
5 10 (0.69%) Apache
6 9 (0.62%) Apache Spark
7 7 (0.48%) CMS
7 7 (0.48%) SAS
8 4 (0.27%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 4 (0.27%) IIS
9 3 (0.21%) Anypoint
9 3 (0.21%) Jupyter
10 1 (0.069%) Appian
10 1 (0.069%) Drupal
10 1 (0.069%) Kinematics
10 1 (0.069%) Moodle
10 1 (0.069%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 142 (9.73%) Microsoft Excel
2 56 (3.84%) Microsoft Office
3 20 (1.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 14 (0.96%) MS Visio
5 10 (0.69%) Adobe XD
6 7 (0.48%) Spreadsheet
7 5 (0.34%) Chatbot
8 4 (0.27%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 4 (0.27%) Microsoft Project
9 2 (0.14%) Blender
9 2 (0.14%) Maya
10 1 (0.069%) Adobe Premiere
10 1 (0.069%) AutoCAD
10 1 (0.069%) SOLIDWORKS
10 1 (0.069%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 30 (2.06%) SAP S/4HANA
2 17 (1.17%) NetSuite
3 11 (0.75%) SAP ERP
4 9 (0.62%) Dynamics CRM
5 8 (0.55%) Oracle EBS
6 5 (0.34%) SAP CO
6 5 (0.34%) SAP FI
6 5 (0.34%) 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%) Markit EDM
7 4 (0.27%) Sage 200
8 3 (0.21%) Elite 3E
8 3 (0.21%) SAP FSCM
9 2 (0.14%) Dynamics GP
9 2 (0.14%) Dynamics NAV
9 2 (0.14%) Oracle Applications
9 2 (0.14%) Oracle Payables
10 1 (0.069%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
Cloud Services
1 262 (17.96%) Azure
2 237 (16.24%) Power Platform
3 128 (8.77%) AWS
4 109 (7.47%) SaaS
5 57 (3.91%) Microsoft 365
6 55 (3.77%) Azure DevOps
7 52 (3.56%) GCP
8 50 (3.43%) Google Analytics
9 43 (2.95%) GitHub
10 31 (2.12%) Dynamics 365
11 30 (2.06%) Entra ID
12 26 (1.78%) Snowflake
13 21 (1.44%) Amazon S3
13 21 (1.44%) Azure Logic Apps
14 18 (1.23%) Azure Data Factory
14 18 (1.23%) Microsoft Purview
15 17 (1.17%) OCI
15 17 (1.17%) Serverless
16 16 (1.10%) Azure Machine Learning
17 14 (0.96%) dbt
Communications & Networking
1 59 (4.04%) Broadband
2 48 (3.29%) Firewall
3 22 (1.51%) Wi-Fi
4 16 (1.10%) NGFW
4 16 (1.10%) Wireshark
5 15 (1.03%) TCP/IP
5 15 (1.03%) VXLAN
6 9 (0.62%) VPN
7 8 (0.55%) Intrusion Detection
7 8 (0.55%) WAN
8 7 (0.48%) 5G
8 7 (0.48%) DNS
8 7 (0.48%) Network Security
8 7 (0.48%) SMS
9 6 (0.41%) Cisco ASA
10 5 (0.34%) SD-WAN
10 5 (0.34%) Telnet
10 5 (0.34%) VLAN
11 4 (0.27%) LAN
11 4 (0.27%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 199 (13.64%) Power BI
2 64 (4.39%) Tableau
3 61 (4.18%) SQL Server
4 43 (2.95%) Metadata
5 37 (2.54%) Data Warehouse
6 29 (1.99%) PostgreSQL
7 24 (1.64%) MySQL
8 19 (1.30%) Relational Database
9 18 (1.23%) Big Data
9 18 (1.23%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 17 (1.17%) Data Lake
10 17 (1.17%) Oracle Database
10 17 (1.17%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 14 (0.96%) NoSQL
12 13 (0.89%) Power Query
13 9 (0.62%) Amazon Athena
14 8 (0.55%) Looker
15 7 (0.48%) Amazon Redshift
15 7 (0.48%) BigQuery
15 7 (0.48%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 54 (3.70%) JIRA
2 38 (2.60%) Git
3 11 (0.75%) GitLab
4 9 (0.62%) Axure RP
4 9 (0.62%) Balsamiq
5 7 (0.48%) Subversion
6 6 (0.41%) Jenkins
6 6 (0.41%) Visual Studio Code
7 4 (0.27%) ER Studio
7 4 (0.27%) ERwin
7 4 (0.27%) Oracle APEX
8 3 (0.21%) Babel
8 3 (0.21%) Bitbucket
8 3 (0.21%) MLflow
8 3 (0.21%) Oracle Forms
8 3 (0.21%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 3 (0.21%) webpack
9 2 (0.14%) Postman
9 2 (0.14%) Sonatype Nexus
9 2 (0.14%) Storybook
General
1 660 (45.24%) Social Skills
2 479 (32.83%) Finance
3 157 (10.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 140 (9.60%) Public Sector
5 129 (8.84%) Marketing
6 93 (6.37%) Organisational Skills
7 90 (6.17%) Law
8 89 (6.10%) Legal
9 81 (5.55%) Retail
10 53 (3.63%) Banking
11 48 (3.29%) Presentation Skills
12 45 (3.08%) Influencing Skills
13 33 (2.26%) Manufacturing
14 29 (1.99%) Advertising
14 29 (1.99%) Telecoms
15 27 (1.85%) Documentation Skills
15 27 (1.85%) Publishing
16 23 (1.58%) Automotive
17 15 (1.03%) Back Office
17 15 (1.03%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 361 (24.74%) Analyst
2 200 (13.71%) Senior
3 95 (6.51%) Lead
4 87 (5.96%) Business Analyst
4 87 (5.96%) Developer
5 85 (5.83%) Architect
6 73 (5.00%) Data Analyst
7 56 (3.84%) Senior Analyst
8 53 (3.63%) Data Engineer
9 50 (3.43%) Consultant
10 44 (3.02%) Senior Manager
11 40 (2.74%) Report Analyst
12 38 (2.60%) Solutions Architect
13 36 (2.47%) Product Manager
14 32 (2.19%) Accountant
15 31 (2.12%) Applications Support
16 30 (2.06%) Security Analyst
17 29 (1.99%) Data Scientist
18 28 (1.92%) Support Analyst
19 27 (1.85%) Financial Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 55 (3.77%) HTML
2 49 (3.36%) CSS
3 43 (2.95%) .NET
4 36 (2.47%) JSON
5 34 (2.33%) React
6 28 (1.92%) REST
7 26 (1.78%) TensorFlow
8 25 (1.71%) PyTorch
9 23 (1.58%) Middleware
9 23 (1.58%) XML
10 16 (1.10%) React Native
11 15 (1.03%) Node.js
12 14 (0.96%) RESTful
13 13 (0.89%) Bootstrap
14 10 (0.69%) SOAP
15 8 (0.55%) FIX Protocol
15 8 (0.55%) PySpark
16 7 (0.48%) Flutter
16 7 (0.48%) LangChain
16 7 (0.48%) TFX
Miscellaneous
1 122 (8.36%) Analytical Mindset
2 96 (6.58%) Product Ownership
3 70 (4.80%) Self-Motivation
4 53 (3.63%) Management Information System
5 50 (3.43%) Onboarding
6 43 (2.95%) Algorithms
7 42 (2.88%) Data Structures
8 40 (2.74%) Virtual Team
9 35 (2.40%) Cloud Native
10 30 (2.06%) Data Centre
11 28 (1.92%) Driving Licence
12 26 (1.78%) Enterprise Software
13 25 (1.71%) Security Posture
14 23 (1.58%) FMCG
14 23 (1.58%) Low-Code
14 23 (1.58%) Mobile App
14 23 (1.58%) PKI
14 23 (1.58%) Public Cloud
14 23 (1.58%) Video\Live Streaming
15 22 (1.51%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 66 (4.52%) Windows
2 39 (2.67%) Linux
3 28 (1.92%) Windows Server
4 12 (0.82%) Unix
5 5 (0.34%) Windows Server 2019
6 4 (0.27%) Android
6 4 (0.27%) Apple iOS
6 4 (0.27%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (0.14%) AIX
7 2 (0.14%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.069%) FreeBSD
8 1 (0.069%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.069%) OpenBSD
8 1 (0.069%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.069%) Robot Operating System
8 1 (0.069%) Solaris
8 1 (0.069%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 662 (45.37%) Problem-Solving
2 342 (23.44%) Continuous Improvement
2 342 (23.44%) Decision-Making
3 327 (22.41%) Agile
4 304 (20.84%) Analytics
5 267 (18.30%) AI
6 217 (14.87%) Business Intelligence
7 181 (12.41%) Mentoring
8 169 (11.58%) Roadmaps
9 166 (11.38%) Project Management
10 164 (11.24%) Stakeholder Management
11 157 (10.76%) Actionable Insight
12 148 (10.14%) Coaching
13 142 (9.73%) Data Modelling
14 141 (9.66%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 138 (9.46%) DevOps
16 135 (9.25%) Analytical Thinking
17 132 (9.05%) Process Improvement
18 128 (8.77%) CI/CD
19 124 (8.50%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 307 (21.04%) SQL
2 284 (19.47%) Python
3 83 (5.69%) JavaScript
4 65 (4.46%) PowerShell
5 55 (3.77%) C#
6 49 (3.36%) Java
7 27 (1.85%) T-SQL
8 18 (1.23%) TypeScript
9 17 (1.17%) R
10 15 (1.03%) C++
11 13 (0.89%) PL/SQL
12 9 (0.62%) Bash
12 9 (0.62%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 9 (0.62%) Go
13 6 (0.41%) VBA
14 5 (0.34%) C
14 5 (0.34%) Kusto Query Language
14 5 (0.34%) PHP
14 5 (0.34%) Ruby
14 5 (0.34%) Scala
Qualifications
1 300 (20.56%) Degree
2 143 (9.80%) Security Cleared
3 107 (7.33%) SC Cleared
4 105 (7.20%) ACCA
5 100 (6.85%) CIMA
6 50 (3.43%) Computer Science Degree
7 37 (2.54%) DBS Check
8 27 (1.85%) CISSP
9 26 (1.78%) Azure Certification
10 21 (1.44%) CISM
11 19 (1.30%) PMI Certification
12 18 (1.23%) Master's Degree
13 17 (1.17%) DV Cleared
14 16 (1.10%) AAT
14 16 (1.10%) TOGAF Certification
15 15 (1.03%) Microsoft Certification
15 15 (1.03%) PMP
16 12 (0.82%) HNC
17 11 (0.75%) BPSS Clearance
17 11 (0.75%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 140 (9.60%) Data Quality
2 98 (6.72%) GDPR
3 76 (5.21%) QA
4 62 (4.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 49 (3.36%) Accessibility
6 48 (3.29%) SLA
7 42 (2.88%) NIST
8 20 (1.37%) PMO
9 19 (1.30%) Cyber Essentials
9 19 (1.30%) GRC
10 18 (1.23%) Actionable Recommendations
10 18 (1.23%) ISO 9001
11 14 (0.96%) COREP
11 14 (0.96%) FINREP
12 13 (0.89%) WCAG
13 11 (0.75%) IFRS
13 11 (0.75%) NCSC
14 10 (0.69%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 10 (0.69%) ISO/IEC 20000
14 10 (0.69%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 46 (3.15%) Active Directory
2 13 (0.89%) VMware Infrastructure
3 11 (0.75%) Docker
4 4 (0.27%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.21%) Firmware
5 3 (0.21%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 3 (0.21%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.21%) Virtual Servers
6 2 (0.14%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.069%) KVM
7 1 (0.069%) Oracle RAC
7 1 (0.069%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 49 (3.36%) Terraform
2 26 (1.78%) Ansible
3 17 (1.17%) Kubernetes
4 13 (0.89%) Microsoft Intune
5 7 (0.48%) Kubeflow
6 6 (0.41%) Grafana
6 6 (0.41%) Packer
6 6 (0.41%) QRadar
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
8 2 (0.14%) Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.069%) CASB
9 1 (0.069%) Computer Incident Response Team
9 1 (0.069%) Data Guard
9 1 (0.069%) Oracle Flashback
9 1 (0.069%) Proxmox
9 1 (0.069%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 247 (16.93%) Microsoft
2 82 (5.62%) Google
3 62 (4.25%) Oracle
4 61 (4.18%) SAP
5 57 (3.91%) Salesforce
6 32 (2.19%) ServiceNow
7 21 (1.44%) Adobe
8 17 (1.17%) Cisco
9 15 (1.03%) Arista
9 15 (1.03%) Aruba
9 15 (1.03%) Databricks
9 15 (1.03%) NetScout
10 13 (0.89%) HubSpot
10 13 (0.89%) VMware
11 12 (0.82%) F5
11 12 (0.82%) Palo Alto
12 11 (0.75%) Pardot
13 10 (0.69%) Sage
14 9 (0.62%) IFS
14 9 (0.62%) MuleSoft