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

6 months to
8 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 16 10 14
Rank change year-on-year -6 +4 +9
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 2,176 2,464 2,711
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 8.77% 14.67% 12.40%
As % of the General category 14.30% 20.79% 19.75%
Number of salaries quoted 1,308 900 1,066
10th Percentile £34,438 £29,000 £34,404
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £72,531 £68,750 £71,991
90th Percentile £88,750 £85,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £51,300 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +2.60% -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 15,213 11,852 13,724
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 61.34% 70.56% 62.76%
Number of salaries quoted 9,157 6,173 7,693
10th Percentile £31,750 £28,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £41,585 £38,750 £45,000
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 £80,000 £84,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £111,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.76% -8.70% -4.17%

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 8 October 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 58 (2.67%) SharePoint
2 23 (1.06%) Confluence
2 23 (1.06%) Microsoft Exchange
3 19 (0.87%) Apache Spark
4 14 (0.64%) Apache Airflow
5 12 (0.55%) IIS
6 11 (0.51%) Apache
7 10 (0.46%) CMS
8 9 (0.41%) WordPress
9 8 (0.37%) Jupyter
9 8 (0.37%) SAS
10 5 (0.23%) Palantir Foundry
11 3 (0.14%) Office Communications Server
12 2 (0.092%) Ethereum
12 2 (0.092%) Hedera
12 2 (0.092%) nginx
12 2 (0.092%) Oracle Application Server
12 2 (0.092%) Oracle SOA Suite
13 1 (0.046%) Appian
13 1 (0.046%) Headless CMS
Applications
1 231 (10.62%) Microsoft Excel
2 112 (5.15%) Microsoft Office
3 57 (2.62%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 20 (0.92%) MS Visio
5 19 (0.87%) Spreadsheet
6 16 (0.74%) Microsoft Project
7 8 (0.37%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 7 (0.32%) Adobe XD
9 5 (0.23%) Chatbot
9 5 (0.23%) Notion
10 4 (0.18%) Photoshop
11 3 (0.14%) Adobe Illustrator
11 3 (0.14%) Blender
11 3 (0.14%) InDesign
11 3 (0.14%) Maya
12 2 (0.092%) EPLAN
12 2 (0.092%) SPSS
13 1 (0.046%) Adobe Premiere
13 1 (0.046%) AutoCAD
13 1 (0.046%) Trello
Business Applications
1 52 (2.39%) Dynamics CRM
2 32 (1.47%) Dynamics GP
3 16 (0.74%) Shopify
4 13 (0.60%) SAP S/4HANA
5 12 (0.55%) NetSuite
6 8 (0.37%) SAP ERP
7 7 (0.32%) SAP CO
7 7 (0.32%) SAP FI
7 7 (0.32%) SAP FI/CO
7 7 (0.32%) Workday HCM
8 6 (0.28%) Exchequer
8 6 (0.28%) JDE EnterpriseOne
8 6 (0.28%) Oracle EBS
8 6 (0.28%) Oracle Receivables
8 6 (0.28%) Sage 200
9 5 (0.23%) Elite 3E
9 5 (0.23%) FastStats
9 5 (0.23%) Sage 50
10 4 (0.18%) JDE World
10 4 (0.18%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 286 (13.14%) Power Platform
2 274 (12.59%) Azure
3 185 (8.50%) AWS
4 126 (5.79%) SaaS
5 103 (4.73%) Microsoft 365
6 82 (3.77%) GCP
7 68 (3.13%) Google Analytics
8 53 (2.44%) Entra ID
9 40 (1.84%) Azure DevOps
10 34 (1.56%) Dynamics 365
10 34 (1.56%) Serverless
11 33 (1.52%) GitHub
12 31 (1.42%) PowerApps
13 30 (1.38%) Google Ads
14 27 (1.24%) Amazon S3
15 26 (1.19%) Google Tag Manager
15 26 (1.19%) Microsoft Purview
15 26 (1.19%) Snowflake
16 24 (1.10%) Amazon EMR
17 23 (1.06%) AWS Lambda
Communications & Networking
1 42 (1.93%) Broadband
2 33 (1.52%) Firewall
3 26 (1.19%) Network Security
4 23 (1.06%) DNS
5 21 (0.97%) VPN
6 20 (0.92%) 5G
6 20 (0.92%) DHCP
7 19 (0.87%) TCP/IP
8 17 (0.78%) Wi-Fi
9 15 (0.69%) SMS
9 15 (0.69%) WAN
10 11 (0.51%) LAN
11 10 (0.46%) Internet
12 7 (0.32%) VLAN
12 7 (0.32%) Wireless
13 5 (0.23%) Cisco IOS
14 4 (0.18%) FTP
14 4 (0.18%) HTTP
14 4 (0.18%) SSL
14 4 (0.18%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 252 (11.58%) Power BI
2 70 (3.22%) SQL Server
3 68 (3.13%) Tableau
4 67 (3.08%) Data Warehouse
5 48 (2.21%) Metadata
6 38 (1.75%) Relational Database
7 37 (1.70%) PostgreSQL
8 35 (1.61%) Looker
9 32 (1.47%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 29 (1.33%) MySQL
11 24 (1.10%) Amazon Athena
11 24 (1.10%) Data Lake
12 22 (1.01%) Power Query
13 21 (0.97%) Big Data
14 18 (0.83%) SQL Server Reporting Services
15 17 (0.78%) NoSQL
15 17 (0.78%) Spark SQL
16 16 (0.74%) Amazon Redshift
17 15 (0.69%) BigQuery
18 14 (0.64%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 84 (3.86%) Git
2 78 (3.58%) JIRA
3 16 (0.74%) Jenkins
4 14 (0.64%) GitLab
5 10 (0.46%) LabVIEW
6 7 (0.32%) Bitbucket
6 7 (0.32%) Visual Studio Code
7 6 (0.28%) Axure RP
7 6 (0.28%) Balsamiq
7 6 (0.28%) Burp Suite
7 6 (0.28%) Metasploit
7 6 (0.28%) MLflow
8 5 (0.23%) TeamCity
9 4 (0.18%) Eclipse
9 4 (0.18%) Postman
9 4 (0.18%) Visual Studio
10 3 (0.14%) JMeter
10 3 (0.14%) Oracle Forms
10 3 (0.14%) RStudio
10 3 (0.14%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 1,104 (50.74%) Social Skills
2 746 (34.28%) Finance
3 256 (11.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 242 (11.12%) Marketing
5 235 (10.80%) Organisational Skills
6 201 (9.24%) Retail
7 194 (8.92%) Law
8 192 (8.82%) Legal
9 190 (8.73%) Public Sector
10 137 (6.30%) Influencing Skills
11 85 (3.91%) Presentation Skills
12 72 (3.31%) Manufacturing
13 67 (3.08%) Banking
14 56 (2.57%) Telecoms
15 47 (2.16%) Advertising
16 35 (1.61%) Aerospace
17 34 (1.56%) Documentation Skills
17 34 (1.56%) Electronics
17 34 (1.56%) Games
18 30 (1.38%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 557 (25.60%) Analyst
2 289 (13.28%) Senior
3 148 (6.80%) Lead
4 117 (5.38%) Data Analyst
5 115 (5.28%) Business Analyst
6 108 (4.96%) Senior Analyst
7 103 (4.73%) Developer
8 93 (4.27%) Architect
9 85 (3.91%) Consultant
10 84 (3.86%) Data Engineer
11 81 (3.72%) Support Analyst
12 61 (2.80%) Service Manager
13 56 (2.57%) Applications Support
13 56 (2.57%) Delivery Manager
14 51 (2.34%) Accountant
15 48 (2.21%) Marketing Manager
16 43 (1.98%) Senior Manager
17 41 (1.88%) Security Analyst
18 37 (1.70%) Financial Analyst
19 35 (1.61%) Report Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 67 (3.08%) .NET
2 47 (2.16%) HTML
2 47 (2.16%) PySpark
3 45 (2.07%) Terraform
4 39 (1.79%) CSS
5 35 (1.61%) REST
6 27 (1.24%) JSON
7 25 (1.15%) XML
8 23 (1.06%) React
8 23 (1.06%) RESTful
9 18 (0.83%) Middleware
10 17 (0.78%) Web Services
11 16 (0.74%) .NET Core
12 15 (0.69%) AngularJS
12 15 (0.69%) PyTorch
13 13 (0.60%) ASP.NET
13 13 (0.60%) EDI
13 13 (0.60%) TensorFlow
14 12 (0.55%) .NET Framework
14 12 (0.55%) Pandas
Miscellaneous
1 191 (8.78%) Management Information System
2 131 (6.02%) Analytical Mindset
3 126 (5.79%) Self-Motivation
4 106 (4.87%) Onboarding
5 96 (4.41%) Product Ownership
6 74 (3.40%) Virtual Team
7 67 (3.08%) Blog
8 52 (2.39%) Credit Risk
9 51 (2.34%) Enterprise Software
10 39 (1.79%) Driving Licence
11 38 (1.75%) Cloud Native
12 37 (1.70%) Marketing Technology
12 37 (1.70%) Social Media
13 35 (1.61%) Cyber Threat
14 34 (1.56%) Security Posture
15 28 (1.29%) AI Agents
15 28 (1.29%) Data Structures
16 24 (1.10%) Algorithms
17 23 (1.06%) Mobile App
18 20 (0.92%) Cyberattack
Operating Systems
1 99 (4.55%) Windows
2 62 (2.85%) Linux
3 45 (2.07%) Windows Server
4 12 (0.55%) Android
5 11 (0.51%) Apple iOS
5 11 (0.51%) Windows Server 2019
6 10 (0.46%) Mac OS
6 10 (0.46%) Windows Server 2016
7 6 (0.28%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 5 (0.23%) OpenVMS
9 3 (0.14%) Unix
10 2 (0.092%) Windows 10
11 1 (0.046%) AIX
11 1 (0.046%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,037 (47.66%) Problem-Solving
2 713 (32.77%) Continuous Improvement
3 609 (27.99%) Decision-Making
4 521 (23.94%) Analytics
4 521 (23.94%) Stakeholder Management
5 446 (20.50%) AI
6 416 (19.12%) Agile
7 297 (13.65%) Business Intelligence
8 258 (11.86%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 257 (11.81%) Roadmaps
10 253 (11.63%) Project Management
11 249 (11.44%) Actionable Insight
12 248 (11.40%) Process Improvement
13 228 (10.48%) Mentoring
14 215 (9.88%) CRM
15 207 (9.51%) Data Analysis
16 204 (9.38%) Project Delivery
17 201 (9.24%) Validation
18 191 (8.78%) Service Delivery
19 188 (8.64%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 471 (21.65%) SQL
2 325 (14.94%) Python
3 89 (4.09%) C#
4 86 (3.95%) JavaScript
5 59 (2.71%) PowerShell
6 58 (2.67%) Java
7 32 (1.47%) C++
8 31 (1.42%) T-SQL
9 30 (1.38%) R
10 23 (1.06%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 21 (0.97%) Bash
12 18 (0.83%) PL/SQL
12 18 (0.83%) TypeScript
13 12 (0.55%) Go
14 10 (0.46%) MATLAB
15 9 (0.41%) C
15 9 (0.41%) Kusto Query Language
16 8 (0.37%) Scala
17 6 (0.28%) PHP
17 6 (0.28%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 384 (17.65%) Degree
2 243 (11.17%) Security Cleared
3 188 (8.64%) SC Cleared
4 103 (4.73%) ACCA
5 102 (4.69%) CIMA
6 58 (2.67%) Computer Science Degree
6 58 (2.67%) DBS Check
7 46 (2.11%) CISSP
8 39 (1.79%) CISM
9 37 (1.70%) DV Cleared
10 29 (1.33%) Azure Certification
11 26 (1.19%) BPSS Clearance
12 23 (1.06%) Master's Degree
13 17 (0.78%) AAT
13 17 (0.78%) Cisco Certification
13 17 (0.78%) CompTIA Security+
13 17 (0.78%) Numerate Degree
14 16 (0.74%) CRISC
15 15 (0.69%) GIAC
15 15 (0.69%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 241 (11.08%) Data Quality
2 121 (5.56%) GDPR
3 107 (4.92%) Accessibility
4 86 (3.95%) QA
5 84 (3.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 57 (2.62%) NIST
7 53 (2.44%) SLA
8 37 (1.70%) Cyber Essentials
9 36 (1.65%) PMO
10 30 (1.38%) Actionable Recommendations
11 28 (1.29%) GRC
12 25 (1.15%) IFRS
13 20 (0.92%) ISO 9001
14 18 (0.83%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 15 (0.69%) GAAP
15 15 (0.69%) ISO/IEC 20000
15 15 (0.69%) PCI DSS
15 15 (0.69%) Sarbanes-Oxley
16 13 (0.60%) ISO 14001
17 11 (0.51%) NCSC
System Software
1 71 (3.26%) Active Directory
2 31 (1.42%) Docker
3 12 (0.55%) Firmware
4 11 (0.51%) Virtual Machines
5 6 (0.28%) VMware Infrastructure
6 3 (0.14%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.092%) Virtual Desktop
8 1 (0.046%) DFS Replication
8 1 (0.046%) HDFS
8 1 (0.046%) Oracle RAC
8 1 (0.046%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 31 (1.42%) Kubernetes
2 21 (0.97%) Microsoft Intune
3 17 (0.78%) Ansible
4 15 (0.69%) Grafana
5 7 (0.32%) QRadar
5 7 (0.32%) Single Sign-On
6 6 (0.28%) Nmap
7 4 (0.18%) Kubeflow
8 3 (0.14%) FortiGate
8 3 (0.14%) Functional Safety
8 3 (0.14%) Prometheus
8 3 (0.14%) SQL Sentry
9 2 (0.092%) CASB
9 2 (0.092%) Graylog
9 2 (0.092%) Kibana
9 2 (0.092%) Nagios
9 2 (0.092%) Packer
10 1 (0.046%) Control-M
10 1 (0.046%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
10 1 (0.046%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 457 (21.00%) Microsoft
2 122 (5.61%) Google
3 68 (3.13%) SAP
4 64 (2.94%) Salesforce
5 59 (2.71%) Oracle
6 48 (2.21%) YouTube
7 44 (2.02%) ServiceNow
8 32 (1.47%) Adobe
9 30 (1.38%) Databricks
9 30 (1.38%) Sage
10 26 (1.19%) HubSpot
11 25 (1.15%) Cisco
12 19 (0.87%) Splunk
12 19 (0.87%) VMware
13 15 (0.69%) Yardi
14 13 (0.60%) Dynatrace
14 13 (0.60%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
15 12 (0.55%) Apple
16 10 (0.46%) FIS
16 10 (0.46%) Qualys