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

6 months to
30 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 11 16 25
Rank change year-on-year +5 +9 -3
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 1,708 1,929 2,251
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 10.82% 11.88% 8.60%
As % of the General category 18.20% 17.20% 13.80%
Number of salaries quoted 799 998 1,631
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,500 £32,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £56,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% +1.82% -
75th Percentile £70,427 £71,625 £72,433
90th Percentile £85,000 £90,000 £88,750
UK median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +2.80% -2.73%

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 9,387 11,216 16,310
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 59.45% 69.09% 62.30%
Number of salaries quoted 5,905 6,353 12,922
10th Percentile £29,000 £36,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £47,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £64,000 £59,556
Median % change year-on-year -10.16% +7.46% -4.71%
75th Percentile £77,500 £83,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £108,750 £96,539
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% +9.09% -11.30%

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 January 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 36 (2.11%) Confluence
2 25 (1.46%) SharePoint
3 12 (0.70%) Microsoft Exchange
4 11 (0.64%) CMS
5 7 (0.41%) Apache Airflow
5 7 (0.41%) Apache Spark
6 6 (0.35%) SAS
7 5 (0.29%) Apache
8 4 (0.23%) WordPress
9 2 (0.12%) Drupal
9 2 (0.12%) HCL Notes
9 2 (0.12%) IIS
9 2 (0.12%) nginx
10 1 (0.059%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 1 (0.059%) ArcGIS
10 1 (0.059%) Kinematics
10 1 (0.059%) Oracle SOA Suite
10 1 (0.059%) Umbraco
Applications
1 383 (22.42%) Chatbot
2 182 (10.66%) Microsoft Excel
3 97 (5.68%) Microsoft Office
4 38 (2.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 20 (1.17%) MS Visio
6 19 (1.11%) Spreadsheet
7 11 (0.64%) Adobe XD
8 5 (0.29%) Microsoft Project
9 4 (0.23%) Oracle Smart View
10 1 (0.059%) Camtasia
10 1 (0.059%) Notion
10 1 (0.059%) Photoshop
10 1 (0.059%) PlantUML
10 1 (0.059%) SmartSuite
10 1 (0.059%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 29 (1.70%) NetSuite
2 18 (1.05%) Oracle Payables
3 17 (1.00%) SAP S/4HANA
4 10 (0.59%) Oracle Assets
4 10 (0.59%) Oracle General Ledger
4 10 (0.59%) Oracle Receivables
5 9 (0.53%) Dynamics CRM
5 9 (0.53%) Oracle ERP
6 8 (0.47%) Oracle Financials
7 4 (0.23%) Elite 3E
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
7 4 (0.23%) Shopify
8 3 (0.18%) Dynamics GP
8 3 (0.18%) ResourceLink
8 3 (0.18%) Salesforce CRM
8 3 (0.18%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 280 (16.39%) Azure
2 202 (11.83%) Power Platform
3 109 (6.38%) AWS
4 93 (5.44%) Azure DevOps
4 93 (5.44%) SaaS
5 64 (3.75%) GitHub
6 59 (3.45%) Dynamics 365
7 52 (3.04%) Azure Data Factory
7 52 (3.04%) Snowflake
8 41 (2.40%) GCP
9 34 (1.99%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 34 (1.99%) Microsoft 365
10 30 (1.76%) dbt
11 26 (1.52%) Entra ID
11 26 (1.52%) GitHub Copilot
11 26 (1.52%) Google Analytics
12 22 (1.29%) OCI
13 20 (1.17%) GitHub Actions
13 20 (1.17%) Power Automate
14 18 (1.05%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 39 (2.28%) Firewall
2 35 (2.05%) Remote Desktop
3 27 (1.58%) Wi-Fi
4 23 (1.35%) Wireshark
5 18 (1.05%) Broadband
6 16 (0.94%) NGFW
7 15 (0.88%) DNS
7 15 (0.88%) VXLAN
8 14 (0.82%) TCP/IP
8 14 (0.82%) VPN
9 13 (0.76%) Network Security
9 13 (0.76%) WAN
10 8 (0.47%) DHCP
10 8 (0.47%) Telnet
11 7 (0.41%) Intrusion Detection
12 6 (0.35%) Internet
12 6 (0.35%) SD-WAN
13 4 (0.23%) 5G
13 4 (0.23%) Ethernet
13 4 (0.23%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 181 (10.60%) Power BI
2 74 (4.33%) SQL Server
3 70 (4.10%) Tableau
4 67 (3.92%) Data Warehouse
5 38 (2.22%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 37 (2.17%) Azure SQL Database
7 23 (1.35%) MySQL
8 22 (1.29%) Metadata
9 17 (1.00%) Data Lake
10 15 (0.88%) Geospatial Data
10 15 (0.88%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 14 (0.82%) Snowflake Schema
12 13 (0.76%) BusinessObjects
13 12 (0.70%) PostgreSQL
14 11 (0.64%) Data Mining
14 11 (0.64%) GIS
14 11 (0.64%) Relational Database
15 10 (0.59%) Amazon Redshift
15 10 (0.59%) Power Query
16 8 (0.47%) BigQuery
Development Applications
1 91 (5.33%) JIRA
2 28 (1.64%) Git
3 16 (0.94%) GitLab
4 13 (0.76%) Subversion
5 12 (0.70%) ER Studio
5 12 (0.70%) ERwin
6 11 (0.64%) Axure RP
6 11 (0.64%) Balsamiq
6 11 (0.64%) Jenkins
7 9 (0.53%) Cypress.io
7 9 (0.53%) Selenium
8 8 (0.47%) Bitbucket
8 8 (0.47%) Oracle Forms
8 8 (0.47%) WebDriver
9 4 (0.23%) Babel
9 4 (0.23%) Postman
9 4 (0.23%) webpack
10 3 (0.18%) Sonatype Nexus
10 3 (0.18%) Team Foundation Server
10 3 (0.18%) TeamCity
General
1 744 (43.56%) Social Skills
2 535 (31.32%) Finance
3 138 (8.08%) Public Sector
4 137 (8.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 118 (6.91%) Marketing
6 113 (6.62%) Retail
7 83 (4.86%) Legal
8 79 (4.63%) Organisational Skills
9 77 (4.51%) Law
10 76 (4.45%) Presentation Skills
11 44 (2.58%) Manufacturing
12 38 (2.22%) Influencing Skills
13 37 (2.17%) Advertising
14 33 (1.93%) Telecoms
15 26 (1.52%) Documentation Skills
16 22 (1.29%) Back Office
17 20 (1.17%) Aerospace
17 20 (1.17%) Banking
17 20 (1.17%) Billing
18 19 (1.11%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 380 (22.25%) Trainer
2 354 (20.73%) Analyst
3 144 (8.43%) Senior
4 113 (6.62%) Developer
5 88 (5.15%) Business Analyst
6 87 (5.09%) Lead
7 78 (4.57%) Architect
8 56 (3.28%) Data Analyst
9 55 (3.22%) Support Analyst
10 46 (2.69%) Financial Analyst
10 46 (2.69%) IT Analyst
11 45 (2.63%) Senior Analyst
12 39 (2.28%) Consultant
13 36 (2.11%) 2nd Line Support
13 36 (2.11%) Solutions Architect
14 33 (1.93%) IT Support
15 31 (1.81%) Alliance Manager
16 28 (1.64%) 1st/2nd Line Support
16 28 (1.64%) Data Engineer
16 28 (1.64%) Report Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 51 (2.99%) HTML
2 46 (2.69%) CSS
3 35 (2.05%) React
4 30 (1.76%) .NET
5 26 (1.52%) REST
6 24 (1.41%) Middleware
7 19 (1.11%) SOAP
8 18 (1.05%) JSON
9 16 (0.94%) Flash
10 14 (0.82%) OAuth
11 13 (0.76%) Bootstrap
11 13 (0.76%) Node.js
11 13 (0.76%) React Native
11 13 (0.76%) XML
12 12 (0.70%) FIX Protocol
12 12 (0.70%) SAML
12 12 (0.70%) TensorFlow
13 11 (0.64%) Sass
14 10 (0.59%) IBM Integration Bus
14 10 (0.59%) JMS
Miscellaneous
1 161 (9.43%) Analytical Mindset
2 123 (7.20%) Self-Motivation
3 100 (5.85%) Onboarding
4 95 (5.56%) Product Ownership
5 57 (3.34%) Management Information System
6 34 (1.99%) Cloud Native
7 33 (1.93%) Algorithms
8 32 (1.87%) Data Structures
9 31 (1.81%) Virtual Team
10 29 (1.70%) Data Centre
11 27 (1.58%) Enterprise Software
12 26 (1.52%) Legacy Systems
13 25 (1.46%) PKI
14 23 (1.35%) Low-Code
15 22 (1.29%) Driving Licence
16 21 (1.23%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
16 21 (1.23%) Security Posture
16 21 (1.23%) Social Media
17 20 (1.17%) FMCG
18 14 (0.82%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 64 (3.75%) Windows
2 46 (2.69%) Linux
3 19 (1.11%) Windows Server
4 15 (0.88%) Unix
5 5 (0.29%) Windows 10
6 4 (0.23%) Android
6 4 (0.23%) Mac OS
7 3 (0.18%) OpenWrt
8 2 (0.12%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.059%) Mac OS X
9 1 (0.059%) Robot Operating System
9 1 (0.059%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 625 (36.59%) Problem-Solving
2 623 (36.48%) AI
3 386 (22.60%) Chemistry
4 383 (22.42%) Conversational UI
5 372 (21.78%) Continuous Improvement
6 311 (18.21%) Decision-Making
7 299 (17.51%) Agile
8 277 (16.22%) Analytics
9 211 (12.35%) Business Intelligence
10 167 (9.78%) DevOps
11 163 (9.54%) Mentoring
12 156 (9.13%) Analytical Thinking
12 156 (9.13%) Project Management
13 146 (8.55%) Stakeholder Management
14 145 (8.49%) Actionable Insight
15 139 (8.14%) Data Analysis
15 139 (8.14%) ERP
16 133 (7.79%) Data Modelling
17 132 (7.73%) Coaching
18 116 (6.79%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 306 (17.92%) SQL
2 202 (11.83%) Python
3 80 (4.68%) C#
4 57 (3.34%) JavaScript
5 53 (3.10%) PowerShell
6 38 (2.22%) Java
7 32 (1.87%) C++
8 29 (1.70%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 18 (1.05%) R
10 17 (1.00%) C
10 17 (1.00%) T-SQL
11 13 (0.76%) TypeScript
12 12 (0.70%) Bash
13 8 (0.47%) Bicep
13 8 (0.47%) Go
13 8 (0.47%) VBA
14 6 (0.35%) PHP
15 5 (0.29%) ABAP
15 5 (0.29%) Scala
16 4 (0.23%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 665 (38.93%) Degree
2 405 (23.71%) Master's Degree
3 385 (22.54%) PhD
4 139 (8.14%) Security Cleared
5 114 (6.67%) SC Cleared
6 98 (5.74%) ACCA
7 89 (5.21%) CIMA
8 57 (3.34%) Computer Science Degree
9 35 (2.05%) CISSP
10 34 (1.99%) DBS Check
11 29 (1.70%) DV Cleared
12 26 (1.52%) CISM
13 23 (1.35%) BPSS Clearance
13 23 (1.35%) CISA
13 23 (1.35%) PMI Certification
14 22 (1.29%) AAT
15 18 (1.05%) Azure Certification
15 18 (1.05%) PMP
16 15 (0.88%) Microsoft Certification
17 12 (0.70%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 91 (5.33%) Data Quality
2 86 (5.04%) QA
3 58 (3.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 50 (2.93%) GDPR
5 46 (2.69%) Accessibility
6 43 (2.52%) PMO
7 37 (2.17%) NIST
8 17 (1.00%) Actionable Recommendations
8 17 (1.00%) GRC
9 15 (0.88%) WCAG
10 10 (0.59%) PCI DSS
11 9 (0.53%) IFRS
12 8 (0.47%) NCSC
12 8 (0.47%) SLA
13 6 (0.35%) COBIT
13 6 (0.35%) GAAP
14 5 (0.29%) ISO 9001
14 5 (0.29%) ITGC
14 5 (0.29%) SOC 2
15 4 (0.23%) ISO 14001
System Software
1 41 (2.40%) Active Directory
2 16 (0.94%) VMware Infrastructure
3 15 (0.88%) Docker
4 9 (0.53%) Virtual Machines
5 8 (0.47%) Hyper-V
6 3 (0.18%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 3 (0.18%) Virtual Servers
6 3 (0.18%) vSphere
7 1 (0.059%) Firmware
7 1 (0.059%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 42 (2.46%) Terraform
2 25 (1.46%) Ansible
3 15 (0.88%) Kubernetes
4 10 (0.59%) 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 (0.18%) Kubeflow
9 3 (0.18%) SCCM
10 1 (0.059%) CASB
10 1 (0.059%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
10 1 (0.059%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.059%) Nessus
10 1 (0.059%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 380 (22.25%) PayPal
2 275 (16.10%) Microsoft
3 51 (2.99%) Oracle
4 49 (2.87%) SAP
5 43 (2.52%) Google
6 31 (1.81%) Salesforce
7 22 (1.29%) Databricks
8 21 (1.23%) ServiceNow
9 17 (1.00%) VMware
10 16 (0.94%) Aruba
11 15 (0.88%) Adobe
11 15 (0.88%) Arista
11 15 (0.88%) NetScout
12 14 (0.82%) IBM
12 14 (0.82%) Xero
13 11 (0.64%) Autodesk
14 9 (0.53%) Splunk
15 8 (0.47%) Atlassian
15 8 (0.47%) Charles River
15 8 (0.47%) Sage