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

6 months to
30 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 24 14 19
Rank change year-on-year -10 +5 0
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 1,381 1,685 3,250
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.62% 12.52% 10.00%
As % of the General category 13.70% 17.36% 16.15%
Number of salaries quoted 884 928 1,904
10th Percentile £36,250 £32,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £43,938 £43,799 £40,904
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.76% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £71,250 £71,250
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £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 10,081 9,708 20,118
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 55.66% 72.11% 61.88%
Number of salaries quoted 6,719 6,476 15,129
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,000 £31,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £41,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £111,250 £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 30 April 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 25 (1.81%) SharePoint
2 23 (1.67%) Confluence
3 22 (1.59%) Microsoft Exchange
4 13 (0.94%) CMS
4 13 (0.94%) WordPress
5 10 (0.72%) Apache
5 10 (0.72%) Apache Airflow
6 9 (0.65%) Apache Spark
7 4 (0.29%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 3 (0.22%) Anypoint
8 3 (0.22%) Drupal
9 1 (0.072%) Appian
9 1 (0.072%) IIS
9 1 (0.072%) Kinematics
9 1 (0.072%) Palantir Foundry
9 1 (0.072%) Umbraco
Applications
1 144 (10.43%) Microsoft Excel
2 78 (5.65%) Microsoft Office
3 23 (1.67%) Chatbot
3 23 (1.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 16 (1.16%) MS Visio
5 14 (1.01%) Adobe XD
6 7 (0.51%) Spreadsheet
7 4 (0.29%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.072%) Microsoft Project
8 1 (0.072%) Notion
8 1 (0.072%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 31 (2.24%) SAP S/4HANA
2 21 (1.52%) NetSuite
3 11 (0.80%) SAP ERP
4 10 (0.72%) Dynamics CRM
5 7 (0.51%) Oracle EBS
6 6 (0.43%) SAP FI
7 5 (0.36%) SAP CO
7 5 (0.36%) SAP FI/CO
8 4 (0.29%) Markit EDM
9 3 (0.22%) Elite 3E
9 3 (0.22%) Infor M3
9 3 (0.22%) JDE OneWorld
9 3 (0.22%) JDE World
9 3 (0.22%) ResourceLink
9 3 (0.22%) SAP FSCM
10 2 (0.14%) Dynamics GP
10 2 (0.14%) Oracle Applications
10 2 (0.14%) Oracle Payables
10 2 (0.14%) Sage 200
10 2 (0.14%) Sage X3
Cloud Services
1 267 (19.33%) Azure
2 195 (14.12%) Power Platform
3 124 (8.98%) AWS
4 98 (7.10%) SaaS
5 74 (5.36%) Azure DevOps
6 61 (4.42%) Dynamics 365
7 59 (4.27%) GitHub
8 58 (4.20%) GCP
9 51 (3.69%) Google Analytics
10 46 (3.33%) Microsoft 365
11 33 (2.39%) Snowflake
12 27 (1.96%) Entra ID
13 24 (1.74%) Azure Data Factory
14 23 (1.67%) dbt
15 19 (1.38%) Azure Logic Apps
15 19 (1.38%) GitHub Actions
16 18 (1.30%) Azure Machine Learning
17 17 (1.23%) OCI
17 17 (1.23%) Serverless
18 15 (1.09%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 45 (3.26%) Firewall
2 39 (2.82%) Broadband
3 19 (1.38%) Wi-Fi
4 16 (1.16%) NGFW
4 16 (1.16%) Wireshark
5 15 (1.09%) TCP/IP
5 15 (1.09%) VXLAN
6 9 (0.65%) WAN
7 8 (0.58%) DNS
7 8 (0.58%) Network Security
7 8 (0.58%) Telnet
8 7 (0.51%) Intrusion Detection
9 6 (0.43%) Cisco ASA
9 6 (0.43%) VPN
10 4 (0.29%) DHCP
10 4 (0.29%) HTTP
10 4 (0.29%) LAN
10 4 (0.29%) Modbus
10 4 (0.29%) Remote Desktop
10 4 (0.29%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 169 (12.24%) Power BI
2 62 (4.49%) Tableau
3 60 (4.34%) SQL Server
4 38 (2.75%) Data Warehouse
5 36 (2.61%) Metadata
6 20 (1.45%) Data Lake
6 20 (1.45%) MySQL
7 18 (1.30%) Oracle Database
7 18 (1.30%) PostgreSQL
8 17 (1.23%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 16 (1.16%) Relational Database
9 16 (1.16%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 13 (0.94%) Power Query
11 11 (0.80%) Amazon Redshift
11 11 (0.80%) NoSQL
12 9 (0.65%) Azure SQL Database
12 9 (0.65%) Big Data
12 9 (0.65%) Looker
13 8 (0.58%) BigQuery
14 6 (0.43%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 63 (4.56%) JIRA
2 36 (2.61%) Git
3 14 (1.01%) GitLab
4 13 (0.94%) Axure RP
4 13 (0.94%) Balsamiq
5 11 (0.80%) Subversion
6 10 (0.72%) Jenkins
7 7 (0.51%) Bitbucket
8 5 (0.36%) Babel
8 5 (0.36%) Visual Studio Code
8 5 (0.36%) webpack
9 4 (0.29%) ER Studio
9 4 (0.29%) ERwin
9 4 (0.29%) Oracle APEX
10 3 (0.22%) Maven
10 3 (0.22%) MLflow
10 3 (0.22%) Oracle Forms
10 3 (0.22%) Sonatype Nexus
11 2 (0.14%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
11 2 (0.14%) Zephyr
General
1 649 (46.99%) Social Skills
2 462 (33.45%) Finance
3 141 (10.21%) Marketing
4 131 (9.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 121 (8.76%) Public Sector
6 86 (6.23%) Organisational Skills
7 83 (6.01%) Retail
8 80 (5.79%) Law
9 65 (4.71%) Legal
9 65 (4.71%) Presentation Skills
10 51 (3.69%) Banking
11 42 (3.04%) Advertising
12 40 (2.90%) Manufacturing
13 34 (2.46%) Telecoms
14 26 (1.88%) Automotive
14 26 (1.88%) Publishing
15 22 (1.59%) Influencing Skills
16 20 (1.45%) Documentation Skills
16 20 (1.45%) Front Office
17 19 (1.38%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 346 (25.05%) Analyst
2 175 (12.67%) Senior
3 95 (6.88%) Business Analyst
4 92 (6.66%) Developer
5 84 (6.08%) Lead
6 64 (4.63%) Architect
7 57 (4.13%) Data Analyst
8 48 (3.48%) Data Engineer
9 47 (3.40%) Consultant
10 46 (3.33%) Financial Analyst
11 44 (3.19%) Senior Analyst
12 39 (2.82%) Report Analyst
13 38 (2.75%) Senior Manager
14 35 (2.53%) Product Manager
15 31 (2.24%) Accountant
15 31 (2.24%) Alliance Manager
16 30 (2.17%) Security Analyst
16 30 (2.17%) Solutions Architect
17 29 (2.10%) Support Analyst
18 25 (1.81%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 58 (4.20%) HTML
2 52 (3.77%) CSS
3 48 (3.48%) .NET
4 36 (2.61%) React
5 32 (2.32%) JSON
6 27 (1.96%) REST
7 22 (1.59%) XML
8 21 (1.52%) Middleware
9 19 (1.38%) React Native
10 18 (1.30%) TensorFlow
11 16 (1.16%) Bootstrap
11 16 (1.16%) PyTorch
12 13 (0.94%) Node.js
13 12 (0.87%) FIX Protocol
13 12 (0.87%) SOAP
14 10 (0.72%) Sass
15 9 (0.65%) RESTful
16 8 (0.58%) Flash
16 8 (0.58%) OAuth
17 7 (0.51%) CSS3
Miscellaneous
1 118 (8.54%) Analytical Mindset
2 100 (7.24%) Product Ownership
3 83 (6.01%) Self-Motivation
4 49 (3.55%) Onboarding
5 47 (3.40%) Management Information System
6 42 (3.04%) Data Structures
7 39 (2.82%) Cloud Native
8 34 (2.46%) Algorithms
9 30 (2.17%) Data Centre
10 28 (2.03%) Enterprise Software
11 26 (1.88%) Driving Licence
11 26 (1.88%) Low-Code
11 26 (1.88%) Security Posture
12 25 (1.81%) Social Media
13 24 (1.74%) Mobile App
14 23 (1.67%) Virtual Team
15 22 (1.59%) PKI
16 21 (1.52%) FMCG
16 21 (1.52%) Public Cloud
17 19 (1.38%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 61 (4.42%) Windows
2 38 (2.75%) Linux
3 24 (1.74%) Windows Server
4 15 (1.09%) Unix
5 5 (0.36%) Android
6 3 (0.22%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.14%) AIX
7 2 (0.14%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.072%) FreeBSD
8 1 (0.072%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.072%) OpenBSD
8 1 (0.072%) OpenWrt
8 1 (0.072%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.072%) Robot Operating System
8 1 (0.072%) Solaris
8 1 (0.072%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 595 (43.08%) Problem-Solving
2 322 (23.32%) Continuous Improvement
3 316 (22.88%) Decision-Making
4 300 (21.72%) Agile
5 256 (18.54%) Analytics
6 245 (17.74%) AI
7 205 (14.84%) Business Intelligence
8 167 (12.09%) Mentoring
9 158 (11.44%) DevOps
10 147 (10.64%) Coaching
11 141 (10.21%) Data Modelling
12 136 (9.85%) Stakeholder Management
13 135 (9.78%) Project Management
14 134 (9.70%) Analytical Thinking
14 134 (9.70%) CI/CD
15 132 (9.56%) Actionable Insight
16 121 (8.76%) ERP
17 119 (8.62%) Process Improvement
18 113 (8.18%) Roadmaps
18 113 (8.18%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 260 (18.83%) SQL
2 234 (16.94%) Python
3 81 (5.87%) JavaScript
4 62 (4.49%) C#
5 59 (4.27%) PowerShell
6 51 (3.69%) Java
7 25 (1.81%) T-SQL
8 18 (1.30%) C++
8 18 (1.30%) TypeScript
9 15 (1.09%) R
10 11 (0.80%) Bash
10 11 (0.80%) PL/SQL
11 9 (0.65%) Go
12 8 (0.58%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 8 (0.58%) VBA
13 6 (0.43%) C
14 5 (0.36%) Ruby
14 5 (0.36%) Scala
15 4 (0.29%) Apex Code
15 4 (0.29%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 298 (21.58%) Degree
2 139 (10.07%) Security Cleared
3 136 (9.85%) ACCA
4 126 (9.12%) CIMA
5 99 (7.17%) SC Cleared
6 51 (3.69%) Computer Science Degree
7 38 (2.75%) Master's Degree
8 28 (2.03%) DBS Check
9 26 (1.88%) PhD
10 25 (1.81%) CISSP
11 20 (1.45%) AAT
11 20 (1.45%) Azure Certification
11 20 (1.45%) CISM
11 20 (1.45%) PMI Certification
12 19 (1.38%) DV Cleared
13 16 (1.16%) PMP
14 12 (0.87%) BPSS Clearance
15 11 (0.80%) HNC
15 11 (0.80%) Microsoft Certification
16 10 (0.72%) CISA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 120 (8.69%) Data Quality
2 77 (5.58%) QA
3 74 (5.36%) GDPR
4 54 (3.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 41 (2.97%) Accessibility
6 37 (2.68%) NIST
7 33 (2.39%) SLA
8 19 (1.38%) WCAG
9 18 (1.30%) PMO
10 16 (1.16%) GRC
11 15 (1.09%) ISO 9001
12 13 (0.94%) Actionable Recommendations
12 13 (0.94%) IFRS
13 12 (0.87%) COREP
13 12 (0.87%) Cyber Essentials
13 12 (0.87%) FINREP
14 11 (0.80%) NCSC
15 10 (0.72%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 10 (0.72%) GAAP
16 9 (0.65%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 45 (3.26%) Active Directory
2 13 (0.94%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (0.65%) Docker
4 4 (0.29%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.22%) Firmware
5 3 (0.22%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 3 (0.22%) Virtual Servers
6 2 (0.14%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.14%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.072%) KVM
7 1 (0.072%) Oracle RAC
7 1 (0.072%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 49 (3.55%) Terraform
2 28 (2.03%) Ansible
3 16 (1.16%) Kubernetes
4 10 (0.72%) Microsoft Intune
5 7 (0.51%) Grafana
6 6 (0.43%) Kubeflow
6 6 (0.43%) Single Sign-On
7 5 (0.36%) Packer
8 4 (0.29%) Prometheus
8 4 (0.29%) QRadar
9 3 (0.22%) SCCM
10 2 (0.14%) Graylog
10 2 (0.14%) Opsgenie
11 1 (0.072%) CASB
11 1 (0.072%) Computer Incident Response Team
11 1 (0.072%) Data Guard
11 1 (0.072%) FortiGate
11 1 (0.072%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
11 1 (0.072%) Oracle Flashback
11 1 (0.072%) Proxmox
Vendors
1 253 (18.32%) Microsoft
2 81 (5.87%) Google
3 59 (4.27%) SAP
4 58 (4.20%) Oracle
5 53 (3.84%) Salesforce
6 28 (2.03%) ServiceNow
7 23 (1.67%) Adobe
8 21 (1.52%) PayPal
9 19 (1.38%) Databricks
10 15 (1.09%) Arista
10 15 (1.09%) Aruba
10 15 (1.09%) NetScout
11 14 (1.01%) Cisco
12 13 (0.94%) VMware
13 12 (0.87%) Pardot
14 11 (0.80%) Atlassian
14 11 (0.80%) F5
14 11 (0.80%) Palo Alto
14 11 (0.80%) Xero
15 10 (0.72%) HubSpot