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

6 months to
9 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 16 9 14
Rank change year-on-year -7 +5 +7
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 2,007 2,206 2,866
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 8.44% 13.63% 12.29%
As % of the General category 13.97% 19.03% 19.74%
Number of salaries quoted 1,270 945 1,145
10th Percentile £36,250 £31,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £39,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,213
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.44% +0.39%
75th Percentile £72,500 £68,750 £73,250
90th Percentile £87,565 £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 14,362 11,593 14,518
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 60.39% 71.61% 62.24%
Number of salaries quoted 8,972 6,409 8,591
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,750 £34,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £39,000 £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 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £110,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £54,471 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.97% -0.96% -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 9 September 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 55 (2.74%) SharePoint
2 22 (1.10%) Microsoft Exchange
3 18 (0.90%) Confluence
4 13 (0.65%) Apache Spark
5 12 (0.60%) IIS
6 11 (0.55%) Apache
7 10 (0.50%) Apache Airflow
8 8 (0.40%) SAS
9 7 (0.35%) Jupyter
10 5 (0.25%) WordPress
11 4 (0.20%) CMS
12 3 (0.15%) Anypoint
13 2 (0.100%) Oracle Application Server
13 2 (0.100%) Oracle SOA Suite
14 1 (0.050%) Apache Superset
14 1 (0.050%) Appian
14 1 (0.050%) ArcGIS
14 1 (0.050%) Drupal
14 1 (0.050%) Moodle
Applications
1 192 (9.57%) Microsoft Excel
2 95 (4.73%) Microsoft Office
3 47 (2.34%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 21 (1.05%) MS Visio
5 14 (0.70%) Microsoft Project
6 12 (0.60%) Spreadsheet
7 8 (0.40%) Adobe XD
8 5 (0.25%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 4 (0.20%) Chatbot
10 3 (0.15%) Blender
10 3 (0.15%) Maya
11 2 (0.100%) Photoshop
12 1 (0.050%) Adobe Illustrator
12 1 (0.050%) Adobe Premiere
12 1 (0.050%) AutoCAD
12 1 (0.050%) InDesign
12 1 (0.050%) SOLIDWORKS
12 1 (0.050%) SPSS
12 1 (0.050%) Trello
Business Applications
1 46 (2.29%) Dynamics CRM
2 32 (1.59%) Dynamics GP
3 19 (0.95%) SAP S/4HANA
4 15 (0.75%) Shopify
5 14 (0.70%) NetSuite
6 8 (0.40%) SAP ERP
7 7 (0.35%) Oracle EBS
7 7 (0.35%) SAP CO
7 7 (0.35%) SAP FI
7 7 (0.35%) SAP FI/CO
7 7 (0.35%) Workday HCM
8 6 (0.30%) Exchequer
8 6 (0.30%) JDE EnterpriseOne
8 6 (0.30%) Sage 200
9 5 (0.25%) JDE World
9 5 (0.25%) Sage 50
10 4 (0.20%) Academy Housing
10 4 (0.20%) Dynamics NAV
10 4 (0.20%) Infor M3
10 4 (0.20%) JDE OneWorld
Cloud Services
1 266 (13.25%) Azure
2 263 (13.10%) Power Platform
3 169 (8.42%) AWS
4 127 (6.33%) SaaS
5 84 (4.19%) Microsoft 365
6 74 (3.69%) GCP
7 69 (3.44%) Google Analytics
8 43 (2.14%) Entra ID
9 41 (2.04%) Azure DevOps
10 38 (1.89%) Dynamics 365
11 36 (1.79%) GitHub
12 31 (1.54%) Serverless
13 30 (1.49%) PowerApps
14 27 (1.35%) Microsoft Purview
15 25 (1.25%) Amazon S3
16 23 (1.15%) Google Ads
16 23 (1.15%) Power Automate
16 23 (1.15%) Snowflake
17 22 (1.10%) Amazon EMR
17 22 (1.10%) AWS Lambda
Communications & Networking
1 49 (2.44%) Broadband
2 34 (1.69%) Firewall
3 21 (1.05%) Network Security
3 21 (1.05%) TCP/IP
4 18 (0.90%) VPN
5 17 (0.85%) DNS
6 15 (0.75%) SMS
7 14 (0.70%) DHCP
7 14 (0.70%) WAN
7 14 (0.70%) Wi-Fi
8 12 (0.60%) LAN
9 11 (0.55%) 5G
10 6 (0.30%) Internet
10 6 (0.30%) VLAN
10 6 (0.30%) Wireless
11 5 (0.25%) Cisco IOS
11 5 (0.25%) HTTP
11 5 (0.25%) NGN
12 4 (0.20%) FTP
12 4 (0.20%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 227 (11.31%) Power BI
2 75 (3.74%) SQL Server
3 68 (3.39%) Tableau
4 58 (2.89%) Data Warehouse
5 41 (2.04%) Metadata
6 38 (1.89%) Relational Database
7 33 (1.64%) PostgreSQL
7 33 (1.64%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 32 (1.59%) Looker
9 29 (1.44%) MySQL
10 22 (1.10%) Data Lake
11 21 (1.05%) Amazon Athena
11 21 (1.05%) Big Data
12 17 (0.85%) NoSQL
12 17 (0.85%) Power Query
13 16 (0.80%) Oracle Database
13 16 (0.80%) SQL Server Reporting Services
14 14 (0.70%) Spark SQL
15 11 (0.55%) Amazon Redshift
15 11 (0.55%) BigQuery
Development Applications
1 68 (3.39%) JIRA
2 65 (3.24%) Git
3 12 (0.60%) GitLab
4 10 (0.50%) LabVIEW
4 10 (0.50%) Visual Studio Code
5 9 (0.45%) Jenkins
6 7 (0.35%) Axure RP
6 7 (0.35%) Balsamiq
6 7 (0.35%) Bitbucket
7 4 (0.20%) Burp Suite
7 4 (0.20%) Eclipse
7 4 (0.20%) Metasploit
7 4 (0.20%) MLflow
7 4 (0.20%) Postman
7 4 (0.20%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 3 (0.15%) JMeter
8 3 (0.15%) Oracle Forms
8 3 (0.15%) RStudio
9 2 (0.100%) TeamCity
9 2 (0.100%) Visual Studio
General
1 962 (47.93%) Social Skills
2 651 (32.44%) Finance
3 240 (11.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 204 (10.16%) Marketing
5 195 (9.72%) Organisational Skills
6 178 (8.87%) Law
7 170 (8.47%) Retail
8 169 (8.42%) Public Sector
9 166 (8.27%) Legal
10 120 (5.98%) Influencing Skills
11 81 (4.04%) Presentation Skills
12 65 (3.24%) Banking
13 53 (2.64%) Manufacturing
14 48 (2.39%) Telecoms
15 44 (2.19%) Advertising
16 35 (1.74%) Games
17 30 (1.49%) Electronics
18 28 (1.40%) Documentation Skills
19 26 (1.30%) Aerospace
19 26 (1.30%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 516 (25.71%) Analyst
2 276 (13.75%) Senior
3 137 (6.83%) Lead
4 118 (5.88%) Business Analyst
5 117 (5.83%) Senior Analyst
6 105 (5.23%) Data Analyst
7 92 (4.58%) Architect
8 89 (4.43%) Developer
9 81 (4.04%) Data Engineer
10 73 (3.64%) Support Analyst
11 71 (3.54%) Consultant
12 55 (2.74%) Service Manager
13 53 (2.64%) Applications Support
14 48 (2.39%) Accountant
15 47 (2.34%) Delivery Manager
16 45 (2.24%) Marketing Manager
17 42 (2.09%) Senior Manager
18 41 (2.04%) Senior Business Analyst
19 39 (1.94%) Financial Analyst
20 37 (1.84%) Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 61 (3.04%) .NET
2 49 (2.44%) HTML
3 43 (2.14%) CSS
4 41 (2.04%) Terraform
5 38 (1.89%) PySpark
6 31 (1.54%) REST
7 29 (1.44%) JSON
8 24 (1.20%) XML
9 20 (1.00%) Middleware
9 20 (1.00%) RESTful
10 19 (0.95%) React
11 16 (0.80%) PyTorch
12 15 (0.75%) .NET Core
12 15 (0.75%) AngularJS
13 14 (0.70%) TensorFlow
14 13 (0.65%) .NET Framework
15 12 (0.60%) ASP.NET
15 12 (0.60%) EDI
16 11 (0.55%) LDAP
16 11 (0.55%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 144 (7.17%) Management Information System
2 141 (7.03%) Analytical Mindset
3 121 (6.03%) Self-Motivation
4 107 (5.33%) Product Ownership
5 90 (4.48%) Onboarding
6 77 (3.84%) Virtual Team
7 68 (3.39%) Blog
8 49 (2.44%) Enterprise Software
9 41 (2.04%) Credit Risk
10 35 (1.74%) Driving Licence
10 35 (1.74%) Marketing Technology
10 35 (1.74%) Social Media
11 32 (1.59%) Cyber Threat
11 32 (1.59%) Security Posture
12 31 (1.54%) Cloud Native
13 25 (1.25%) Algorithms
13 25 (1.25%) Data Structures
14 24 (1.20%) AI Agents
14 24 (1.20%) Mobile App
15 20 (1.00%) Cyberattack
Operating Systems
1 92 (4.58%) Windows
2 57 (2.84%) Linux
3 40 (1.99%) Windows Server
4 11 (0.55%) Android
5 9 (0.45%) Windows Server 2019
6 8 (0.40%) Windows Server 2016
7 7 (0.35%) Apple iOS
7 7 (0.35%) Mac OS
7 7 (0.35%) Unix
8 6 (0.30%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 5 (0.25%) OpenVMS
10 1 (0.050%) AIX
10 1 (0.050%) Solaris
10 1 (0.050%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 953 (47.48%) Problem-Solving
2 616 (30.69%) Continuous Improvement
3 548 (27.30%) Decision-Making
4 472 (23.52%) Analytics
5 407 (20.28%) AI
6 404 (20.13%) Stakeholder Management
7 402 (20.03%) Agile
8 270 (13.45%) Business Intelligence
9 252 (12.56%) Roadmaps
10 245 (12.21%) Project Management
10 245 (12.21%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 230 (11.46%) Actionable Insight
12 215 (10.71%) Process Improvement
13 208 (10.36%) Mentoring
14 202 (10.06%) Project Delivery
15 181 (9.02%) Coaching
16 180 (8.97%) CRM
17 174 (8.67%) Data Analysis
18 170 (8.47%) Analytical Thinking
19 169 (8.42%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 426 (21.23%) SQL
2 300 (14.95%) Python
3 85 (4.24%) C#
3 85 (4.24%) JavaScript
4 60 (2.99%) Java
5 58 (2.89%) PowerShell
6 34 (1.69%) C++
7 30 (1.49%) T-SQL
8 23 (1.15%) R
9 20 (1.00%) TypeScript
10 18 (0.90%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 15 (0.75%) PL/SQL
12 14 (0.70%) Bash
13 10 (0.50%) MATLAB
14 9 (0.45%) C
15 8 (0.40%) Kusto Query Language
15 8 (0.40%) PHP
15 8 (0.40%) Scala
16 4 (0.20%) Go
16 4 (0.20%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 366 (18.24%) Degree
2 229 (11.41%) Security Cleared
3 176 (8.77%) SC Cleared
4 108 (5.38%) ACCA
5 103 (5.13%) CIMA
6 60 (2.99%) Computer Science Degree
7 47 (2.34%) CISSP
7 47 (2.34%) DBS Check
8 41 (2.04%) CISM
9 35 (1.74%) DV Cleared
10 27 (1.35%) Azure Certification
11 23 (1.15%) BPSS Clearance
11 23 (1.15%) Master's Degree
12 19 (0.95%) PMI Certification
13 17 (0.85%) Cisco Certification
13 17 (0.85%) CompTIA Security+
14 16 (0.80%) AAT
15 14 (0.70%) CRISC
16 13 (0.65%) Microsoft Certification
16 13 (0.65%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 215 (10.71%) Data Quality
2 124 (6.18%) GDPR
3 94 (4.68%) QA
4 90 (4.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 86 (4.29%) Accessibility
6 57 (2.84%) NIST
6 57 (2.84%) SLA
7 41 (2.04%) Cyber Essentials
8 28 (1.40%) PMO
9 26 (1.30%) GRC
9 26 (1.30%) ISO 9001
10 22 (1.10%) Actionable Recommendations
10 22 (1.10%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 21 (1.05%) IFRS
12 20 (1.00%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 17 (0.85%) ISO 14001
14 15 (0.75%) GAAP
15 13 (0.65%) PCI DSS
15 13 (0.65%) Sarbanes-Oxley
16 12 (0.60%) NCSC
System Software
1 63 (3.14%) Active Directory
2 21 (1.05%) Docker
3 11 (0.55%) Firmware
4 8 (0.40%) Virtual Machines
4 8 (0.40%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.050%) Oracle RAC
5 1 (0.050%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 24 (1.20%) Kubernetes
2 18 (0.90%) Ansible
2 18 (0.90%) Microsoft Intune
3 12 (0.60%) Grafana
4 8 (0.40%) QRadar
5 6 (0.30%) Packer
6 5 (0.25%) Kubeflow
6 5 (0.25%) Single Sign-On
7 4 (0.20%) Nmap
8 2 (0.100%) CASB
8 2 (0.100%) Graylog
9 1 (0.050%) Data Guard
9 1 (0.050%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.050%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
9 1 (0.050%) Oracle Flashback
9 1 (0.050%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.050%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 390 (19.43%) Microsoft
2 116 (5.78%) Google
3 70 (3.49%) SAP
4 58 (2.89%) Oracle
5 49 (2.44%) Salesforce
6 39 (1.94%) ServiceNow
6 39 (1.94%) YouTube
7 29 (1.44%) Adobe
7 29 (1.44%) Cisco
8 26 (1.30%) Sage
9 22 (1.10%) Databricks
10 21 (1.05%) HubSpot
11 17 (0.85%) VMware
12 16 (0.80%) Splunk
13 14 (0.70%) Palo Alto
14 13 (0.65%) Yardi
15 12 (0.60%) Apple
16 11 (0.55%) Dynatrace
16 11 (0.55%) JD Edwards
16 11 (0.55%) Qualys