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

6 months to
15 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 22 12 19
Rank change year-on-year -10 +7 +2
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 1,589 2,289 3,238
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.44% 13.88% 10.14%
As % of the General category 12.54% 19.17% 16.54%
Number of salaries quoted 1,083 962 1,779
10th Percentile £36,250 £31,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% - -3.38%
75th Percentile £73,750 £70,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £54,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -1.82% +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 12,670 11,938 19,578
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 59.35% 72.40% 61.33%
Number of salaries quoted 8,228 6,684 14,109
10th Percentile £32,500 £27,825 £31,773
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £41,492
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £56,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +1.77% -9.60%
75th Percentile £79,127 £80,000 £75,772
90th Percentile £98,750 £107,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -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 15 July 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 41 (2.58%) SharePoint
2 31 (1.95%) Microsoft Exchange
3 21 (1.32%) Confluence
4 13 (0.82%) Apache
5 12 (0.76%) Apache Spark
6 11 (0.69%) Apache Airflow
6 11 (0.69%) IIS
7 10 (0.63%) WordPress
8 7 (0.44%) SAS
9 5 (0.31%) Jupyter
10 4 (0.25%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 4 (0.25%) CMS
11 3 (0.19%) Anypoint
12 2 (0.13%) Oracle SOA Suite
13 1 (0.063%) Appian
13 1 (0.063%) Drupal
13 1 (0.063%) Moodle
13 1 (0.063%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 166 (10.45%) Microsoft Excel
2 73 (4.59%) Microsoft Office
3 39 (2.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 18 (1.13%) MS Visio
5 10 (0.63%) Spreadsheet
6 9 (0.57%) Microsoft Project
7 6 (0.38%) Adobe XD
8 4 (0.25%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 3 (0.19%) Blender
9 3 (0.19%) Chatbot
9 3 (0.19%) Maya
10 1 (0.063%) Adobe Premiere
10 1 (0.063%) AutoCAD
10 1 (0.063%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 28 (1.76%) SAP S/4HANA
2 13 (0.82%) NetSuite
3 11 (0.69%) Dynamics CRM
3 11 (0.69%) SAP ERP
4 9 (0.57%) Oracle EBS
5 8 (0.50%) SAP CO
5 8 (0.50%) SAP FI
5 8 (0.50%) SAP FI/CO
6 6 (0.38%) JDE EnterpriseOne
7 5 (0.31%) JDE World
8 4 (0.25%) Dynamics GP
8 4 (0.25%) Infor M3
8 4 (0.25%) JDE OneWorld
8 4 (0.25%) Oracle Payables
8 4 (0.25%) Oracle Receivables
8 4 (0.25%) Sage 200
9 3 (0.19%) Dynamics NAV
9 3 (0.19%) Elite 3E
9 3 (0.19%) Oracle ERP
9 3 (0.19%) SAP FSCM
Cloud Services
1 262 (16.49%) Azure
2 238 (14.98%) Power Platform
3 131 (8.24%) AWS
4 129 (8.12%) SaaS
5 70 (4.41%) Microsoft 365
6 50 (3.15%) GCP
7 49 (3.08%) Google Analytics
8 37 (2.33%) Azure DevOps
8 37 (2.33%) Entra ID
9 29 (1.83%) Dynamics 365
10 28 (1.76%) GitHub
11 23 (1.45%) Microsoft Purview
12 18 (1.13%) Amazon S3
13 16 (1.01%) PowerApps
14 15 (0.94%) Snowflake
15 14 (0.88%) OCI
15 14 (0.88%) Serverless
16 13 (0.82%) Azure Logic Apps
16 13 (0.82%) GitHub Actions
16 13 (0.82%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 68 (4.28%) Broadband
2 52 (3.27%) Firewall
3 25 (1.57%) Wi-Fi
4 19 (1.20%) TCP/IP
5 17 (1.07%) VPN
6 12 (0.76%) NGFW
6 12 (0.76%) WAN
6 12 (0.76%) Wireshark
7 11 (0.69%) Network Security
7 11 (0.69%) SMS
7 11 (0.69%) VXLAN
8 9 (0.57%) LAN
9 7 (0.44%) 5G
9 7 (0.44%) DNS
9 7 (0.44%) Wireless
10 6 (0.38%) Cisco ASA
10 6 (0.38%) HTTP
10 6 (0.38%) Intrusion Detection
11 5 (0.31%) Cisco IOS
11 5 (0.31%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 201 (12.65%) Power BI
2 70 (4.41%) SQL Server
3 57 (3.59%) Tableau
4 48 (3.02%) Metadata
5 40 (2.52%) Data Warehouse
6 34 (2.14%) PostgreSQL
7 32 (2.01%) MySQL
8 26 (1.64%) Relational Database
8 26 (1.64%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 21 (1.32%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 20 (1.26%) Oracle Database
11 18 (1.13%) Big Data
12 16 (1.01%) Data Lake
12 16 (1.01%) Power Query
13 15 (0.94%) NoSQL
14 12 (0.76%) Amazon Athena
15 11 (0.69%) Looker
16 9 (0.57%) Semantic Layer
17 8 (0.50%) Amazon Redshift
17 8 (0.50%) Db2
Development Applications
1 54 (3.40%) JIRA
2 43 (2.71%) Git
3 15 (0.94%) GitLab
4 8 (0.50%) LabVIEW
5 7 (0.44%) Jenkins
6 6 (0.38%) Visual Studio Code
7 5 (0.31%) Axure RP
7 5 (0.31%) Balsamiq
7 5 (0.31%) Postman
8 4 (0.25%) Burp Suite
8 4 (0.25%) Eclipse
8 4 (0.25%) Metasploit
8 4 (0.25%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 3 (0.19%) JMeter
9 3 (0.19%) Oracle APEX
9 3 (0.19%) Oracle Forms
10 2 (0.13%) Babel
10 2 (0.13%) TeamCity
10 2 (0.13%) webpack
11 1 (0.063%) Appium
General
1 730 (45.94%) Social Skills
2 491 (30.90%) Finance
3 149 (9.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 138 (8.68%) Public Sector
5 124 (7.80%) Marketing
6 118 (7.43%) Retail
7 116 (7.30%) Organisational Skills
8 100 (6.29%) Law
9 98 (6.17%) Legal
10 66 (4.15%) Influencing Skills
11 61 (3.84%) Banking
12 50 (3.15%) Presentation Skills
13 39 (2.45%) Advertising
13 39 (2.45%) Manufacturing
14 34 (2.14%) Telecoms
15 29 (1.83%) Documentation Skills
16 27 (1.70%) Automotive
17 23 (1.45%) Publishing
18 19 (1.20%) Electronics
18 19 (1.20%) Games
Job Titles
1 413 (25.99%) Analyst
2 216 (13.59%) Senior
3 114 (7.17%) Lead
4 91 (5.73%) Business Analyst
5 90 (5.66%) Architect
6 84 (5.29%) Data Analyst
7 74 (4.66%) Developer
8 71 (4.47%) Senior Analyst
9 62 (3.90%) Consultant
10 54 (3.40%) Data Engineer
11 48 (3.02%) Support Analyst
12 47 (2.96%) Report Analyst
13 42 (2.64%) Applications Support
14 41 (2.58%) Accountant
15 39 (2.45%) Service Manager
16 38 (2.39%) Financial Analyst
16 38 (2.39%) Senior Manager
17 37 (2.33%) Delivery Manager
18 35 (2.20%) Solutions Architect
19 33 (2.08%) Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 44 (2.77%) .NET
2 43 (2.71%) HTML
3 38 (2.39%) JSON
4 35 (2.20%) CSS
5 30 (1.89%) REST
6 28 (1.76%) XML
7 26 (1.64%) Middleware
8 25 (1.57%) PyTorch
8 25 (1.57%) TensorFlow
9 22 (1.38%) React
10 17 (1.07%) RESTful
11 16 (1.01%) PySpark
12 11 (0.69%) Kafka
13 10 (0.63%) ASP.NET
14 9 (0.57%) Node.js
15 8 (0.50%) LDAP
15 8 (0.50%) Oracle Fusion
15 8 (0.50%) Pandas
15 8 (0.50%) React Native
15 8 (0.50%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 132 (8.31%) Analytical Mindset
2 90 (5.66%) Product Ownership
3 83 (5.22%) Management Information System
4 76 (4.78%) Self-Motivation
5 64 (4.03%) Virtual Team
6 58 (3.65%) Onboarding
7 42 (2.64%) Enterprise Software
8 37 (2.33%) Data Structures
9 36 (2.27%) Cloud Native
10 35 (2.20%) Algorithms
11 34 (2.14%) Security Posture
12 31 (1.95%) Driving Licence
13 28 (1.76%) Social Media
14 24 (1.51%) Data Centre
14 24 (1.51%) Video\Live Streaming
15 23 (1.45%) Credit Risk
15 23 (1.45%) Public Cloud
16 22 (1.38%) Blog
17 21 (1.32%) Cyber Threat
17 21 (1.32%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 76 (4.78%) Windows
2 58 (3.65%) Linux
3 28 (1.76%) Windows Server
4 11 (0.69%) Unix
5 9 (0.57%) Android
6 6 (0.38%) Mac OS
6 6 (0.38%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 6 (0.38%) Windows Server 2019
7 5 (0.31%) OpenVMS
7 5 (0.31%) Windows Server 2016
8 4 (0.25%) Apple iOS
9 2 (0.13%) AIX
9 2 (0.13%) Windows 10
10 1 (0.063%) FreeBSD
10 1 (0.063%) OpenBSD
10 1 (0.063%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 762 (47.95%) Problem-Solving
2 413 (25.99%) Continuous Improvement
3 397 (24.98%) Decision-Making
4 324 (20.39%) Analytics
5 317 (19.95%) Agile
6 262 (16.49%) AI
7 222 (13.97%) Business Intelligence
8 218 (13.72%) Stakeholder Management
9 209 (13.15%) Roadmaps
10 197 (12.40%) Project Management
11 188 (11.83%) Mentoring
12 182 (11.45%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 176 (11.08%) Actionable Insight
14 162 (10.20%) Process Improvement
15 147 (9.25%) Analytical Thinking
16 144 (9.06%) Data Modelling
17 137 (8.62%) Coaching
18 134 (8.43%) Validation
19 127 (7.99%) ERP
20 123 (7.74%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 328 (20.64%) SQL
2 292 (18.38%) Python
3 72 (4.53%) JavaScript
4 60 (3.78%) C#
5 57 (3.59%) PowerShell
6 47 (2.96%) Java
7 34 (2.14%) T-SQL
8 22 (1.38%) R
9 17 (1.07%) C++
10 15 (0.94%) TypeScript
11 14 (0.88%) Bash
11 14 (0.88%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 13 (0.82%) PL/SQL
13 8 (0.50%) MATLAB
13 8 (0.50%) PHP
14 7 (0.44%) Go
15 6 (0.38%) Kusto Query Language
16 5 (0.31%) C
16 5 (0.31%) Ruby
16 5 (0.31%) VBA
Qualifications
1 306 (19.26%) Degree
2 164 (10.32%) Security Cleared
3 122 (7.68%) SC Cleared
4 106 (6.67%) ACCA
5 101 (6.36%) CIMA
6 48 (3.02%) Computer Science Degree
7 40 (2.52%) CISSP
8 37 (2.33%) CISM
8 37 (2.33%) DBS Check
9 25 (1.57%) Azure Certification
10 21 (1.32%) AAT
11 20 (1.26%) Master's Degree
12 18 (1.13%) DV Cleared
13 17 (1.07%) TOGAF Certification
14 15 (0.94%) CompTIA Security+
15 13 (0.82%) Cisco Certification
16 12 (0.76%) AWS Certification
16 12 (0.76%) HNC
16 12 (0.76%) Microsoft Certification
16 12 (0.76%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 150 (9.44%) Data Quality
2 121 (7.61%) GDPR
3 94 (5.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 83 (5.22%) QA
5 63 (3.96%) SLA
6 52 (3.27%) NIST
7 46 (2.89%) Accessibility
8 38 (2.39%) Cyber Essentials
9 31 (1.95%) ISO 9001
10 27 (1.70%) PMO
11 26 (1.64%) GRC
12 21 (1.32%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 19 (1.20%) IFRS
14 18 (1.13%) Actionable Recommendations
14 18 (1.13%) ISO 14001
14 18 (1.13%) ISO/IEC 20000
15 14 (0.88%) COREP
15 14 (0.88%) FINREP
16 13 (0.82%) PCI DSS
17 12 (0.76%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 53 (3.34%) Active Directory
2 16 (1.01%) Docker
3 9 (0.57%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (0.38%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.13%) Firmware
5 2 (0.13%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 2 (0.13%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (0.063%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.063%) KVM
6 1 (0.063%) Oracle RAC
6 1 (0.063%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.063%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 48 (3.02%) Terraform
2 25 (1.57%) Ansible
3 21 (1.32%) Kubernetes
4 18 (1.13%) Microsoft Intune
5 9 (0.57%) QRadar
6 8 (0.50%) Kubeflow
7 7 (0.44%) Grafana
8 6 (0.38%) Packer
9 4 (0.25%) Nmap
10 2 (0.13%) Graylog
10 2 (0.13%) Opsgenie
11 1 (0.063%) Computer Incident Response Team
11 1 (0.063%) Data Guard
11 1 (0.063%) FortiGate
11 1 (0.063%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
11 1 (0.063%) Oracle Flashback
11 1 (0.063%) Prometheus
11 1 (0.063%) Proxmox
11 1 (0.063%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 281 (17.68%) Microsoft
2 86 (5.41%) Google
3 65 (4.09%) SAP
4 61 (3.84%) Oracle
5 56 (3.52%) Salesforce
6 33 (2.08%) ServiceNow
7 23 (1.45%) Cisco
8 18 (1.13%) Adobe
9 17 (1.07%) Databricks
9 17 (1.07%) Sage
10 15 (0.94%) Palo Alto
10 15 (0.94%) Splunk
11 14 (0.88%) JD Edwards
12 13 (0.82%) HubSpot
12 13 (0.82%) Qualys
13 12 (0.76%) F5
13 12 (0.76%) Red Hat
14 11 (0.69%) Arista
14 11 (0.69%) Aruba
14 11 (0.69%) NetScout