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

6 months to
9 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 11 17 25
Rank change year-on-year +6 +8 -3
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 1,716 1,799 2,347
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 10.73% 11.40% 8.48%
As % of the General category 18.25% 16.42% 13.66%
Number of salaries quoted 798 906 1,712
10th Percentile £30,165 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £43,000 £41,244
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £54,250
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +1.38% -1.36%
75th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £90,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -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 9,403 10,953 17,176
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 58.79% 69.42% 62.04%
Number of salaries quoted 5,923 6,197 13,665
10th Percentile £29,000 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £47,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +8.70% -8.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £83,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £53,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -11.67% +9.09% -10.57%

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 9 February 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 38 (2.21%) Confluence
2 24 (1.40%) SharePoint
3 16 (0.93%) Microsoft Exchange
4 12 (0.70%) CMS
5 9 (0.52%) WordPress
6 7 (0.41%) Apache Airflow
6 7 (0.41%) Apache Spark
7 6 (0.35%) Apache
8 5 (0.29%) SAS
9 2 (0.12%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 2 (0.12%) Drupal
9 2 (0.12%) nginx
10 1 (0.058%) ArcGIS
10 1 (0.058%) IIS
10 1 (0.058%) Kinematics
10 1 (0.058%) Umbraco
Applications
1 383 (22.32%) Chatbot
2 188 (10.96%) Microsoft Excel
3 89 (5.19%) Microsoft Office
4 37 (2.16%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 18 (1.05%) MS Visio
5 18 (1.05%) Spreadsheet
6 12 (0.70%) Adobe XD
7 5 (0.29%) Microsoft Project
8 4 (0.23%) Oracle Smart View
9 1 (0.058%) Camtasia
9 1 (0.058%) Notion
9 1 (0.058%) Photoshop
9 1 (0.058%) PlantUML
9 1 (0.058%) SmartSuite
9 1 (0.058%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 29 (1.69%) NetSuite
2 18 (1.05%) Oracle Payables
3 15 (0.87%) SAP S/4HANA
4 10 (0.58%) Dynamics CRM
4 10 (0.58%) Oracle Assets
4 10 (0.58%) Oracle General Ledger
4 10 (0.58%) Oracle Receivables
5 9 (0.52%) Oracle ERP
6 8 (0.47%) Oracle Financials
7 4 (0.23%) Hyperion Planning
7 4 (0.23%) Markit EDM
7 4 (0.23%) Oracle EBS
7 4 (0.23%) Sage X3
7 4 (0.23%) SAP FI
8 3 (0.17%) Elite 3E
8 3 (0.17%) ResourceLink
8 3 (0.17%) Salesforce CRM
8 3 (0.17%) SAP CO
8 3 (0.17%) SAP FI/CO
8 3 (0.17%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 282 (16.43%) Azure
2 219 (12.76%) Power Platform
3 111 (6.47%) AWS
4 99 (5.77%) SaaS
5 94 (5.48%) Azure DevOps
6 68 (3.96%) GitHub
7 64 (3.73%) Dynamics 365
8 51 (2.97%) Snowflake
9 50 (2.91%) Azure Data Factory
10 43 (2.51%) GCP
11 38 (2.21%) Microsoft 365
12 34 (1.98%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 34 (1.98%) Google Analytics
13 30 (1.75%) dbt
14 28 (1.63%) Entra ID
15 26 (1.52%) GitHub Copilot
16 22 (1.28%) GitHub Actions
16 22 (1.28%) OCI
17 19 (1.11%) Azure Logic Apps
17 19 (1.11%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 41 (2.39%) Firewall
2 33 (1.92%) Remote Desktop
3 26 (1.52%) Wi-Fi
4 23 (1.34%) Wireshark
5 18 (1.05%) Broadband
6 16 (0.93%) NGFW
7 15 (0.87%) VXLAN
8 14 (0.82%) DNS
8 14 (0.82%) TCP/IP
9 12 (0.70%) Network Security
9 12 (0.70%) VPN
9 12 (0.70%) WAN
10 8 (0.47%) DHCP
10 8 (0.47%) Intrusion Detection
10 8 (0.47%) Telnet
11 6 (0.35%) Internet
11 6 (0.35%) SD-WAN
12 4 (0.23%) 5G
12 4 (0.23%) Ethernet
12 4 (0.23%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 196 (11.42%) Power BI
2 75 (4.37%) SQL Server
3 72 (4.20%) Tableau
4 68 (3.96%) Data Warehouse
5 41 (2.39%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 37 (2.16%) Azure SQL Database
7 28 (1.63%) MySQL
8 24 (1.40%) Metadata
9 17 (0.99%) Data Lake
9 17 (0.99%) PostgreSQL
10 14 (0.82%) Snowflake Schema
11 12 (0.70%) BusinessObjects
11 12 (0.70%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 11 (0.64%) Amazon Redshift
12 11 (0.64%) Geospatial Data
12 11 (0.64%) Power Query
13 10 (0.58%) Data Mining
14 9 (0.52%) Relational Database
15 8 (0.47%) BigQuery
15 8 (0.47%) GIS
Development Applications
1 90 (5.24%) JIRA
2 26 (1.52%) Git
3 17 (0.99%) GitLab
4 13 (0.76%) Jenkins
4 13 (0.76%) Subversion
5 12 (0.70%) Axure RP
5 12 (0.70%) Balsamiq
5 12 (0.70%) ER Studio
5 12 (0.70%) ERwin
6 8 (0.47%) Bitbucket
6 8 (0.47%) Cypress.io
6 8 (0.47%) Oracle Forms
6 8 (0.47%) Selenium
7 7 (0.41%) WebDriver
8 4 (0.23%) Babel
8 4 (0.23%) Postman
8 4 (0.23%) webpack
9 3 (0.17%) Maven
9 3 (0.17%) Sonatype Nexus
9 3 (0.17%) TeamCity
General
1 746 (43.47%) Social Skills
2 519 (30.24%) Finance
3 137 (7.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 137 (7.98%) Public Sector
4 128 (7.46%) Marketing
5 115 (6.70%) Retail
6 82 (4.78%) Organisational Skills
7 78 (4.55%) Law
7 78 (4.55%) Legal
7 78 (4.55%) Presentation Skills
8 43 (2.51%) Manufacturing
9 38 (2.21%) Advertising
10 36 (2.10%) Influencing Skills
11 34 (1.98%) Telecoms
12 26 (1.52%) Documentation Skills
13 22 (1.28%) Back Office
14 21 (1.22%) Aerospace
15 19 (1.11%) Front Office
16 18 (1.05%) Automotive
16 18 (1.05%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 380 (22.14%) Trainer
2 364 (21.21%) Analyst
3 141 (8.22%) Senior
4 112 (6.53%) Developer
5 88 (5.13%) Business Analyst
6 83 (4.84%) Lead
7 78 (4.55%) Architect
8 66 (3.85%) Data Analyst
9 54 (3.15%) Support Analyst
10 46 (2.68%) Financial Analyst
11 44 (2.56%) Senior Analyst
12 41 (2.39%) Consultant
13 40 (2.33%) IT Analyst
14 35 (2.04%) Solutions Architect
15 34 (1.98%) 2nd Line Support
16 31 (1.81%) Alliance Manager
16 31 (1.81%) IT Support
16 31 (1.81%) Report Analyst
17 28 (1.63%) 1st/2nd Line Support
18 27 (1.57%) Data Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 55 (3.21%) HTML
2 49 (2.86%) CSS
3 38 (2.21%) React
4 31 (1.81%) .NET
5 24 (1.40%) REST
6 21 (1.22%) JSON
6 21 (1.22%) Middleware
7 17 (0.99%) XML
8 16 (0.93%) Flash
8 16 (0.93%) SOAP
9 14 (0.82%) Bootstrap
9 14 (0.82%) Node.js
9 14 (0.82%) React Native
10 12 (0.70%) FIX Protocol
10 12 (0.70%) TensorFlow
11 11 (0.64%) OAuth
11 11 (0.64%) Sass
12 9 (0.52%) PyTorch
12 9 (0.52%) SAML
13 8 (0.47%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 163 (9.50%) Analytical Mindset
2 121 (7.05%) Self-Motivation
3 101 (5.89%) Onboarding
4 93 (5.42%) Product Ownership
5 54 (3.15%) Management Information System
6 38 (2.21%) Data Structures
7 36 (2.10%) Cloud Native
8 35 (2.04%) Algorithms
9 30 (1.75%) Virtual Team
10 26 (1.52%) Data Centre
10 26 (1.52%) Enterprise Software
10 26 (1.52%) Legacy Systems
11 25 (1.46%) Low-Code
11 25 (1.46%) PKI
12 23 (1.34%) FMCG
13 22 (1.28%) Driving Licence
13 22 (1.28%) Social Media
14 21 (1.22%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
14 21 (1.22%) Security Posture
15 14 (0.82%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 62 (3.61%) Windows
2 45 (2.62%) Linux
3 19 (1.11%) Windows Server
4 15 (0.87%) Unix
5 5 (0.29%) Windows 10
6 4 (0.23%) Android
6 4 (0.23%) Mac OS
7 3 (0.17%) OpenWrt
8 2 (0.12%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.058%) Robot Operating System
9 1 (0.058%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 624 (36.36%) AI
2 618 (36.01%) Problem-Solving
3 384 (22.38%) Chemistry
4 383 (22.32%) Conversational UI
5 374 (21.79%) Continuous Improvement
6 303 (17.66%) Decision-Making
7 296 (17.25%) Agile
8 285 (16.61%) Analytics
9 227 (13.23%) Business Intelligence
10 166 (9.67%) DevOps
11 163 (9.50%) Mentoring
12 159 (9.27%) Project Management
13 155 (9.03%) Analytical Thinking
14 149 (8.68%) Stakeholder Management
15 144 (8.39%) Actionable Insight
16 142 (8.28%) Data Analysis
16 142 (8.28%) Data Modelling
17 141 (8.22%) ERP
18 134 (7.81%) Coaching
19 121 (7.05%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 311 (18.12%) SQL
2 211 (12.30%) Python
3 80 (4.66%) C#
4 66 (3.85%) JavaScript
5 57 (3.32%) PowerShell
6 38 (2.21%) Java
7 31 (1.81%) C++
8 30 (1.75%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 19 (1.11%) R
9 19 (1.11%) T-SQL
10 18 (1.05%) C
11 13 (0.76%) TypeScript
12 12 (0.70%) Bash
13 11 (0.64%) Go
14 8 (0.47%) Bicep
14 8 (0.47%) VBA
15 6 (0.35%) PHP
16 5 (0.29%) Scala
17 4 (0.23%) Groovy
17 4 (0.23%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 665 (38.75%) Degree
2 404 (23.54%) Master's Degree
3 384 (22.38%) PhD
4 133 (7.75%) Security Cleared
5 107 (6.24%) SC Cleared
6 102 (5.94%) ACCA
7 93 (5.42%) CIMA
8 55 (3.21%) Computer Science Degree
9 34 (1.98%) CISSP
10 31 (1.81%) DBS Check
11 26 (1.52%) CISM
11 26 (1.52%) DV Cleared
12 24 (1.40%) AAT
13 23 (1.34%) PMI Certification
14 22 (1.28%) BPSS Clearance
15 21 (1.22%) CISA
16 18 (1.05%) Azure Certification
16 18 (1.05%) PMP
17 14 (0.82%) Microsoft Certification
18 12 (0.70%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 92 (5.36%) Data Quality
2 85 (4.95%) QA
3 59 (3.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 50 (2.91%) GDPR
5 48 (2.80%) Accessibility
6 39 (2.27%) PMO
7 36 (2.10%) NIST
8 19 (1.11%) Actionable Recommendations
9 17 (0.99%) WCAG
10 16 (0.93%) GRC
11 10 (0.58%) SLA
12 9 (0.52%) IFRS
12 9 (0.52%) PCI DSS
13 8 (0.47%) NCSC
14 6 (0.35%) GAAP
15 5 (0.29%) COBIT
15 5 (0.29%) ISO 9001
15 5 (0.29%) SOC 2
16 4 (0.23%) ISO 14001
16 4 (0.23%) ITGC
System Software
1 45 (2.62%) Active Directory
2 15 (0.87%) Docker
2 15 (0.87%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (0.52%) Virtual Machines
4 8 (0.47%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.17%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 3 (0.17%) Virtual Servers
5 3 (0.17%) vSphere
6 1 (0.058%) Firmware
6 1 (0.058%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 44 (2.56%) Terraform
2 24 (1.40%) Ansible
3 16 (0.93%) Kubernetes
4 9 (0.52%) Single Sign-On
5 8 (0.47%) Microsoft Intune
6 7 (0.41%) Grafana
6 7 (0.41%) Prometheus
7 5 (0.29%) Computer Incident Response Team
7 5 (0.29%) SCOM
8 4 (0.23%) QRadar
9 3 (0.17%) Kubeflow
9 3 (0.17%) SCCM
10 1 (0.058%) CASB
10 1 (0.058%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
10 1 (0.058%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.058%) Nessus
10 1 (0.058%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 380 (22.14%) PayPal
2 264 (15.38%) Microsoft
3 52 (3.03%) Google
4 50 (2.91%) Oracle
5 47 (2.74%) SAP
6 41 (2.39%) Salesforce
7 21 (1.22%) ServiceNow
8 20 (1.17%) Databricks
9 17 (0.99%) Adobe
10 16 (0.93%) Aruba
10 16 (0.93%) VMware
11 15 (0.87%) Arista
11 15 (0.87%) NetScout
12 13 (0.76%) Xero
13 12 (0.70%) Autodesk
13 12 (0.70%) IBM
14 9 (0.52%) Atlassian
14 9 (0.52%) Splunk
15 8 (0.47%) Charles River
15 8 (0.47%) Workday