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

6 months to
28 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 9 14
Rank change year-on-year -9 +5 +8
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 1,919 2,264 2,925
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 8.25% 13.70% 11.79%
As % of the General category 13.69% 19.17% 19.23%
Number of salaries quoted 1,231 964 1,303
10th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £35,920
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £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 £85,000 £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 14,016 11,812 15,208
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 60.23% 71.46% 61.29%
Number of salaries quoted 8,807 6,577 9,770
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,500 £33,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £39,000 £43,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £81,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £107,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £54,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +1.85% -1.82% -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 28 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 49 (2.55%) SharePoint
2 22 (1.15%) Microsoft Exchange
3 17 (0.89%) Confluence
4 12 (0.63%) Apache
4 12 (0.63%) Apache Spark
4 12 (0.63%) IIS
5 11 (0.57%) Apache Airflow
6 8 (0.42%) SAS
7 7 (0.36%) Jupyter
8 5 (0.26%) WordPress
9 4 (0.21%) CMS
10 3 (0.16%) Anypoint
11 2 (0.10%) Oracle Application Server
11 2 (0.10%) Oracle SOA Suite
12 1 (0.052%) Apache Superset
12 1 (0.052%) Appian
12 1 (0.052%) ArcGIS
12 1 (0.052%) Drupal
12 1 (0.052%) Moodle
Applications
1 181 (9.43%) Microsoft Excel
2 84 (4.38%) Microsoft Office
3 45 (2.34%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 21 (1.09%) MS Visio
5 12 (0.63%) Microsoft Project
6 9 (0.47%) Adobe XD
7 7 (0.36%) 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 (0.052%) Adobe Premiere
10 1 (0.052%) AutoCAD
10 1 (0.052%) SOLIDWORKS
10 1 (0.052%) SPSS
10 1 (0.052%) Trello
Business Applications
1 43 (2.24%) Dynamics CRM
2 31 (1.62%) Dynamics GP
3 22 (1.15%) SAP S/4HANA
4 15 (0.78%) Shopify
5 14 (0.73%) NetSuite
6 9 (0.47%) SAP ERP
7 8 (0.42%) SAP CO
7 8 (0.42%) SAP FI
7 8 (0.42%) SAP FI/CO
8 7 (0.36%) Oracle EBS
8 7 (0.36%) Workday HCM
9 6 (0.31%) JDE EnterpriseOne
9 6 (0.31%) Sage 200
10 5 (0.26%) 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 (13.71%) Azure
2 253 (13.18%) Power Platform
3 160 (8.34%) AWS
4 126 (6.57%) SaaS
5 76 (3.96%) Microsoft 365
6 75 (3.91%) GCP
7 66 (3.44%) Google Analytics
8 41 (2.14%) Azure DevOps
9 39 (2.03%) Entra ID
10 35 (1.82%) Dynamics 365
10 35 (1.82%) GitHub
11 27 (1.41%) Microsoft Purview
12 26 (1.35%) PowerApps
13 23 (1.20%) Amazon S3
13 23 (1.20%) Snowflake
14 22 (1.15%) Serverless
15 21 (1.09%) Power Automate
16 18 (0.94%) dbt
16 18 (0.94%) Google Ads
17 16 (0.83%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 49 (2.55%) Broadband
2 36 (1.88%) Firewall
3 21 (1.09%) TCP/IP
4 19 (0.99%) Network Security
5 18 (0.94%) VPN
6 15 (0.78%) SMS
7 14 (0.73%) DNS
7 14 (0.73%) Wi-Fi
8 13 (0.68%) WAN
9 11 (0.57%) DHCP
9 11 (0.57%) LAN
10 7 (0.36%) 5G
11 6 (0.31%) Wireless
12 5 (0.26%) Cisco IOS
12 5 (0.26%) HTTP
12 5 (0.26%) Internet
12 5 (0.26%) VLAN
13 4 (0.21%) FTP
13 4 (0.21%) NGN
13 4 (0.21%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 217 (11.31%) Power BI
2 80 (4.17%) SQL Server
3 68 (3.54%) Tableau
4 57 (2.97%) Data Warehouse
5 40 (2.08%) Relational Database
6 39 (2.03%) Metadata
7 34 (1.77%) PostgreSQL
7 34 (1.77%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 32 (1.67%) Looker
9 31 (1.62%) MySQL
10 21 (1.09%) Big Data
11 20 (1.04%) Data Lake
12 19 (0.99%) NoSQL
12 19 (0.99%) Oracle Database
13 18 (0.94%) Amazon Athena
14 16 (0.83%) SQL Server Reporting Services
15 14 (0.73%) Power Query
16 11 (0.57%) BigQuery
16 11 (0.57%) DynamoDB
16 11 (0.57%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 66 (3.44%) JIRA
2 63 (3.28%) Git
3 13 (0.68%) GitLab
4 10 (0.52%) LabVIEW
5 9 (0.47%) Jenkins
5 9 (0.47%) Visual Studio Code
6 8 (0.42%) Axure RP
6 8 (0.42%) Balsamiq
7 6 (0.31%) Bitbucket
8 4 (0.21%) Burp Suite
8 4 (0.21%) Eclipse
8 4 (0.21%) Metasploit
8 4 (0.21%) MLflow
8 4 (0.21%) Postman
8 4 (0.21%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 3 (0.16%) JMeter
9 3 (0.16%) Oracle Forms
9 3 (0.16%) RStudio
9 3 (0.16%) TeamCity
10 2 (0.10%) Visual Studio
General
1 906 (47.21%) Social Skills
2 602 (31.37%) Finance
3 230 (11.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 188 (9.80%) Marketing
5 177 (9.22%) Organisational Skills
6 163 (8.49%) Law
6 163 (8.49%) Retail
7 162 (8.44%) Public Sector
8 151 (7.87%) Legal
9 112 (5.84%) Influencing Skills
10 78 (4.06%) Presentation Skills
11 68 (3.54%) Banking
12 53 (2.76%) Manufacturing
13 42 (2.19%) Telecoms
14 41 (2.14%) Advertising
15 33 (1.72%) Games
16 27 (1.41%) Documentation Skills
16 27 (1.41%) Electronics
17 26 (1.35%) Local Government
18 23 (1.20%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 502 (26.16%) Analyst
2 271 (14.12%) Senior
3 133 (6.93%) Lead
4 114 (5.94%) Business Analyst
5 113 (5.89%) Senior Analyst
6 100 (5.21%) Data Analyst
7 94 (4.90%) Architect
8 90 (4.69%) Developer
9 75 (3.91%) Data Engineer
10 70 (3.65%) Support Analyst
11 63 (3.28%) Consultant
12 51 (2.66%) Service Manager
13 46 (2.40%) Applications Support
13 46 (2.40%) Delivery Manager
14 45 (2.34%) Marketing Manager
15 42 (2.19%) Senior Manager
16 41 (2.14%) Accountant
17 39 (2.03%) Financial Analyst
17 39 (2.03%) Senior Business Analyst
18 37 (1.93%) Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 62 (3.23%) .NET
2 53 (2.76%) HTML
3 47 (2.45%) CSS
4 44 (2.29%) Terraform
5 33 (1.72%) REST
6 28 (1.46%) JSON
6 28 (1.46%) PySpark
7 22 (1.15%) React
7 22 (1.15%) XML
8 20 (1.04%) Middleware
8 20 (1.04%) RESTful
9 17 (0.89%) .NET Core
9 17 (0.89%) PyTorch
10 15 (0.78%) AngularJS
10 15 (0.78%) TensorFlow
11 14 (0.73%) .NET Framework
12 13 (0.68%) ASP.NET
13 12 (0.63%) EDI
13 12 (0.63%) Entity Framework
14 11 (0.57%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 141 (7.35%) Analytical Mindset
2 125 (6.51%) Management Information System
3 117 (6.10%) Self-Motivation
4 108 (5.63%) Product Ownership
5 87 (4.53%) Onboarding
6 77 (4.01%) Virtual Team
7 69 (3.60%) Blog
8 47 (2.45%) Enterprise Software
9 41 (2.14%) Credit Risk
10 36 (1.88%) Social Media
11 35 (1.82%) Marketing Technology
12 34 (1.77%) Security Posture
13 32 (1.67%) Driving Licence
14 31 (1.62%) Cloud Native
15 30 (1.56%) Cyber Threat
16 27 (1.41%) Algorithms
17 25 (1.30%) Mobile App
18 24 (1.25%) Data Structures
19 21 (1.09%) AI Agents
20 20 (1.04%) Cyberattack
Operating Systems
1 87 (4.53%) Windows
2 58 (3.02%) Linux
3 37 (1.93%) Windows Server
4 11 (0.57%) Android
5 9 (0.47%) Unix
6 7 (0.36%) Apple iOS
6 7 (0.36%) Mac OS
6 7 (0.36%) Windows Server 2019
7 6 (0.31%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 6 (0.31%) Windows Server 2016
8 5 (0.26%) OpenVMS
9 1 (0.052%) AIX
9 1 (0.052%) Solaris
9 1 (0.052%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 917 (47.79%) Problem-Solving
2 579 (30.17%) Continuous Improvement
3 520 (27.10%) Decision-Making
4 454 (23.66%) Analytics
5 398 (20.74%) Agile
6 382 (19.91%) AI
7 360 (18.76%) Stakeholder Management
8 256 (13.34%) Business Intelligence
9 244 (12.71%) Roadmaps
10 240 (12.51%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 237 (12.35%) Project Management
12 222 (11.57%) Actionable Insight
13 196 (10.21%) Project Delivery
14 194 (10.11%) Mentoring
14 194 (10.11%) Process Improvement
15 167 (8.70%) Analytical Thinking
15 167 (8.70%) CRM
16 165 (8.60%) Data Analysis
17 161 (8.39%) Risk Management
18 156 (8.13%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 414 (21.57%) SQL
2 300 (15.63%) Python
3 85 (4.43%) C#
4 83 (4.33%) JavaScript
5 55 (2.87%) PowerShell
6 53 (2.76%) Java
7 31 (1.62%) T-SQL
8 28 (1.46%) C++
9 24 (1.25%) R
10 20 (1.04%) TypeScript
11 16 (0.83%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 14 (0.73%) PL/SQL
13 13 (0.68%) Bash
14 10 (0.52%) MATLAB
15 9 (0.47%) C
16 8 (0.42%) PHP
16 8 (0.42%) Scala
17 7 (0.36%) Kusto Query Language
18 5 (0.26%) Go
19 4 (0.21%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 356 (18.55%) Degree
2 223 (11.62%) Security Cleared
3 169 (8.81%) SC Cleared
4 99 (5.16%) ACCA
5 94 (4.90%) CIMA
6 56 (2.92%) Computer Science Degree
7 44 (2.29%) CISSP
8 43 (2.24%) DBS Check
9 38 (1.98%) CISM
10 35 (1.82%) DV Cleared
11 26 (1.35%) Azure Certification
12 24 (1.25%) Master's Degree
13 23 (1.20%) BPSS Clearance
14 18 (0.94%) PMI Certification
15 17 (0.89%) CompTIA Security+
16 16 (0.83%) Cisco Certification
17 14 (0.73%) AAT
18 13 (0.68%) Microsoft Certification
18 13 (0.68%) TOGAF Certification
19 12 (0.63%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 192 (10.01%) Data Quality
2 120 (6.25%) GDPR
3 95 (4.95%) QA
4 91 (4.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 73 (3.80%) Accessibility
6 60 (3.13%) SLA
7 56 (2.92%) NIST
8 42 (2.19%) Cyber Essentials
9 29 (1.51%) ISO 9001
10 28 (1.46%) PMO
11 26 (1.35%) GRC
12 23 (1.20%) Actionable Recommendations
12 23 (1.20%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 21 (1.09%) ISO/IEC 20000
14 20 (1.04%) IFRS
15 18 (0.94%) ISO 14001
16 15 (0.78%) GAAP
17 13 (0.68%) Sarbanes-Oxley
18 12 (0.63%) COREP
18 12 (0.63%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 60 (3.13%) Active Directory
2 21 (1.09%) Docker
3 11 (0.57%) Firmware
4 8 (0.42%) Virtual Machines
4 8 (0.42%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.052%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 24 (1.25%) Kubernetes
2 18 (0.94%) Ansible
2 18 (0.94%) Microsoft Intune
3 12 (0.63%) Grafana
4 8 (0.42%) QRadar
5 6 (0.31%) Kubeflow
5 6 (0.31%) Packer
6 5 (0.26%) Single Sign-On
7 4 (0.21%) Nmap
8 2 (0.10%) CASB
8 2 (0.10%) Graylog
9 1 (0.052%) Data Guard
9 1 (0.052%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.052%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
9 1 (0.052%) Oracle Flashback
9 1 (0.052%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.052%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 358 (18.66%) Microsoft
2 107 (5.58%) Google
3 71 (3.70%) SAP
4 61 (3.18%) Oracle
5 47 (2.45%) Salesforce
6 37 (1.93%) ServiceNow
7 29 (1.51%) Adobe
8 27 (1.41%) YouTube
9 26 (1.35%) Cisco
10 22 (1.15%) Databricks
10 22 (1.15%) Sage
11 18 (0.94%) HubSpot
12 16 (0.83%) Splunk
13 15 (0.78%) Palo Alto
14 14 (0.73%) VMware
15 12 (0.63%) Apple
15 12 (0.63%) JD Edwards
15 12 (0.63%) Qualys
16 11 (0.57%) Dynatrace
17 10 (0.52%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud