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

6 months to
20 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 19 9 14
Rank change year-on-year -10 +5 +9
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 1,877 2,310 2,819
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 8.19% 13.95% 11.43%
As % of the General category 13.59% 19.51% 18.67%
Number of salaries quoted 1,216 978 1,309
10th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £35,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £41,750
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 £72,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £84,125 £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 13,808 11,842 15,103
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 60.23% 71.51% 61.22%
Number of salaries quoted 8,705 6,564 9,979
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,500 £33,125
25th Percentile £42,500 £39,000 £42,608
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £59,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -3.36% -4.80%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £105,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £54,563 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.80% -0.80% -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 20 August 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 48 (2.56%) SharePoint
2 22 (1.17%) Microsoft Exchange
3 17 (0.91%) Confluence
4 13 (0.69%) Apache
5 12 (0.64%) Apache Airflow
5 12 (0.64%) Apache Spark
5 12 (0.64%) IIS
6 8 (0.43%) SAS
7 7 (0.37%) Jupyter
8 5 (0.27%) WordPress
9 4 (0.21%) CMS
10 3 (0.16%) Anypoint
11 2 (0.11%) Oracle Application Server
11 2 (0.11%) Oracle SOA Suite
12 1 (0.053%) Apache Superset
12 1 (0.053%) Appian
12 1 (0.053%) ArcGIS
12 1 (0.053%) Drupal
12 1 (0.053%) Moodle
Applications
1 185 (9.86%) Microsoft Excel
2 83 (4.42%) Microsoft Office
3 44 (2.34%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 21 (1.12%) MS Visio
5 12 (0.64%) Microsoft Project
6 9 (0.48%) Adobe XD
7 8 (0.43%) Spreadsheet
8 4 (0.21%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 3 (0.16%) Blender
9 3 (0.16%) Chatbot
9 3 (0.16%) Maya
10 1 (0.053%) Adobe Premiere
10 1 (0.053%) AutoCAD
10 1 (0.053%) SOLIDWORKS
10 1 (0.053%) SPSS
10 1 (0.053%) Trello
Business Applications
1 42 (2.24%) Dynamics CRM
2 31 (1.65%) Dynamics GP
3 23 (1.23%) SAP S/4HANA
4 14 (0.75%) NetSuite
5 11 (0.59%) Shopify
6 10 (0.53%) SAP ERP
7 8 (0.43%) SAP CO
7 8 (0.43%) SAP FI
7 8 (0.43%) SAP FI/CO
8 7 (0.37%) Oracle EBS
8 7 (0.37%) Workday HCM
9 6 (0.32%) JDE EnterpriseOne
9 6 (0.32%) Sage 200
10 5 (0.27%) JDE World
11 4 (0.21%) Academy Housing
11 4 (0.21%) Dynamics NAV
11 4 (0.21%) Infor M3
11 4 (0.21%) JDE OneWorld
11 4 (0.21%) Oracle Payables
11 4 (0.21%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 264 (14.06%) Azure
2 253 (13.48%) Power Platform
3 152 (8.10%) AWS
4 122 (6.50%) SaaS
5 76 (4.05%) GCP
5 76 (4.05%) Microsoft 365
6 62 (3.30%) Google Analytics
7 40 (2.13%) Azure DevOps
8 39 (2.08%) Entra ID
9 34 (1.81%) GitHub
10 32 (1.70%) Dynamics 365
11 27 (1.44%) Microsoft Purview
12 25 (1.33%) Snowflake
13 23 (1.23%) Amazon S3
13 23 (1.23%) PowerApps
14 19 (1.01%) Power Automate
15 18 (0.96%) dbt
16 17 (0.91%) Serverless
17 16 (0.85%) GitHub Actions
17 16 (0.85%) Google Ads
Communications & Networking
1 51 (2.72%) Broadband
2 35 (1.86%) Firewall
3 20 (1.07%) TCP/IP
4 18 (0.96%) VPN
5 17 (0.91%) Network Security
6 14 (0.75%) DNS
6 14 (0.75%) SMS
6 14 (0.75%) Wi-Fi
7 12 (0.64%) WAN
8 11 (0.59%) DHCP
9 10 (0.53%) LAN
10 7 (0.37%) 5G
11 6 (0.32%) Wireless
12 5 (0.27%) Cisco IOS
12 5 (0.27%) HTTP
12 5 (0.27%) Internet
13 4 (0.21%) FTP
13 4 (0.21%) NGN
13 4 (0.21%) SMTP
13 4 (0.21%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 217 (11.56%) Power BI
2 83 (4.42%) SQL Server
3 72 (3.84%) Tableau
4 56 (2.98%) Data Warehouse
5 42 (2.24%) Relational Database
6 39 (2.08%) Metadata
7 35 (1.86%) PostgreSQL
8 34 (1.81%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 33 (1.76%) MySQL
10 32 (1.70%) Looker
11 21 (1.12%) Big Data
11 21 (1.12%) Oracle Database
12 20 (1.07%) Data Lake
13 19 (1.01%) NoSQL
14 17 (0.91%) Amazon Athena
15 15 (0.80%) SQL Server Reporting Services
16 14 (0.75%) Power Query
17 11 (0.59%) Amazon Redshift
17 11 (0.59%) BigQuery
17 11 (0.59%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 64 (3.41%) Git
2 63 (3.36%) JIRA
3 13 (0.69%) GitLab
4 9 (0.48%) Jenkins
4 9 (0.48%) LabVIEW
4 9 (0.48%) Visual Studio Code
5 8 (0.43%) Axure RP
5 8 (0.43%) Balsamiq
6 5 (0.27%) Bitbucket
7 4 (0.21%) Burp Suite
7 4 (0.21%) Eclipse
7 4 (0.21%) Metasploit
7 4 (0.21%) Postman
7 4 (0.21%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 3 (0.16%) JMeter
8 3 (0.16%) MLflow
8 3 (0.16%) Oracle Forms
8 3 (0.16%) TeamCity
9 2 (0.11%) RStudio
9 2 (0.11%) Visual Studio
General
1 883 (47.04%) Social Skills
2 587 (31.27%) Finance
3 219 (11.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 182 (9.70%) Marketing
5 173 (9.22%) Organisational Skills
6 156 (8.31%) Public Sector
7 151 (8.04%) Law
8 148 (7.88%) Retail
9 144 (7.67%) Legal
10 105 (5.59%) Influencing Skills
11 75 (4.00%) Presentation Skills
12 69 (3.68%) Banking
13 49 (2.61%) Manufacturing
14 41 (2.18%) Advertising
15 40 (2.13%) Telecoms
16 32 (1.70%) Games
17 27 (1.44%) Documentation Skills
18 24 (1.28%) Electronics
18 24 (1.28%) Local Government
19 20 (1.07%) Billing
Job Titles
1 501 (26.69%) Analyst
2 269 (14.33%) Senior
3 134 (7.14%) Lead
4 113 (6.02%) Business Analyst
5 112 (5.97%) Senior Analyst
6 97 (5.17%) Data Analyst
7 93 (4.95%) Architect
8 88 (4.69%) Developer
9 72 (3.84%) Data Engineer
10 68 (3.62%) Support Analyst
11 61 (3.25%) Consultant
12 49 (2.61%) Service Manager
13 46 (2.45%) Delivery Manager
14 45 (2.40%) Applications Support
15 44 (2.34%) Marketing Manager
16 41 (2.18%) Senior Manager
17 40 (2.13%) Accountant
17 40 (2.13%) Report Analyst
18 39 (2.08%) Financial Analyst
19 37 (1.97%) Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 57 (3.04%) .NET
1 57 (3.04%) HTML
2 51 (2.72%) CSS
3 45 (2.40%) Terraform
4 33 (1.76%) REST
5 28 (1.49%) JSON
6 24 (1.28%) React
7 22 (1.17%) PySpark
8 21 (1.12%) RESTful
9 20 (1.07%) Middleware
9 20 (1.07%) XML
10 17 (0.91%) .NET Core
10 17 (0.91%) PyTorch
11 15 (0.80%) AngularJS
11 15 (0.80%) TensorFlow
12 13 (0.69%) .NET Framework
12 13 (0.69%) ASP.NET
13 12 (0.64%) Entity Framework
14 11 (0.59%) LDAP
14 11 (0.59%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 141 (7.51%) Analytical Mindset
2 118 (6.29%) Management Information System
3 115 (6.13%) Self-Motivation
4 106 (5.65%) Product Ownership
5 84 (4.48%) Onboarding
6 77 (4.10%) Virtual Team
7 69 (3.68%) Blog
8 44 (2.34%) Enterprise Software
9 41 (2.18%) Credit Risk
10 36 (1.92%) Social Media
11 35 (1.86%) Marketing Technology
11 35 (1.86%) Security Posture
12 31 (1.65%) Cloud Native
13 30 (1.60%) Driving Licence
14 28 (1.49%) Algorithms
14 28 (1.49%) Cyber Threat
15 26 (1.39%) Mobile App
16 25 (1.33%) Data Structures
17 20 (1.07%) AI Agents
17 20 (1.07%) Cyberattack
Operating Systems
1 87 (4.64%) Windows
2 58 (3.09%) Linux
3 38 (2.02%) Windows Server
4 11 (0.59%) Android
5 9 (0.48%) Unix
6 7 (0.37%) Apple iOS
6 7 (0.37%) Mac OS
6 7 (0.37%) Windows Server 2019
7 6 (0.32%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 6 (0.32%) Windows Server 2016
8 5 (0.27%) OpenVMS
9 1 (0.053%) AIX
9 1 (0.053%) Solaris
9 1 (0.053%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 905 (48.22%) Problem-Solving
2 567 (30.21%) Continuous Improvement
3 506 (26.96%) Decision-Making
4 440 (23.44%) Analytics
5 389 (20.72%) Agile
6 375 (19.98%) AI
7 340 (18.11%) Stakeholder Management
8 250 (13.32%) Business Intelligence
9 238 (12.68%) Roadmaps
9 238 (12.68%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 231 (12.31%) Project Management
11 216 (11.51%) Actionable Insight
12 195 (10.39%) Process Improvement
13 188 (10.02%) Project Delivery
14 181 (9.64%) Mentoring
15 164 (8.74%) Analytical Thinking
15 164 (8.74%) CRM
16 162 (8.63%) Data Analysis
17 159 (8.47%) Risk Management
18 158 (8.42%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 408 (21.74%) SQL
2 301 (16.04%) Python
3 79 (4.21%) C#
3 79 (4.21%) JavaScript
4 55 (2.93%) PowerShell
5 46 (2.45%) Java
6 30 (1.60%) T-SQL
7 23 (1.23%) R
8 21 (1.12%) C++
8 21 (1.12%) TypeScript
9 16 (0.85%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 13 (0.69%) Bash
10 13 (0.69%) PL/SQL
11 10 (0.53%) MATLAB
12 8 (0.43%) C
12 8 (0.43%) PHP
12 8 (0.43%) Scala
13 6 (0.32%) Kusto Query Language
14 5 (0.27%) Go
15 4 (0.21%) VBA
Qualifications
1 351 (18.70%) Degree
2 217 (11.56%) Security Cleared
3 165 (8.79%) SC Cleared
4 102 (5.43%) ACCA
5 97 (5.17%) CIMA
6 56 (2.98%) Computer Science Degree
7 42 (2.24%) CISSP
7 42 (2.24%) DBS Check
8 36 (1.92%) CISM
9 30 (1.60%) DV Cleared
10 25 (1.33%) Azure Certification
10 25 (1.33%) Master's Degree
11 21 (1.12%) BPSS Clearance
12 18 (0.96%) PMI Certification
13 17 (0.91%) CompTIA Security+
14 16 (0.85%) AAT
15 15 (0.80%) Cisco Certification
16 14 (0.75%) Microsoft Certification
16 14 (0.75%) TOGAF Certification
17 13 (0.69%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 186 (9.91%) Data Quality
2 126 (6.71%) GDPR
3 95 (5.06%) QA
4 90 (4.79%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 71 (3.78%) Accessibility
6 62 (3.30%) SLA
7 55 (2.93%) NIST
8 42 (2.24%) Cyber Essentials
9 30 (1.60%) ISO 9001
9 30 (1.60%) PMO
10 26 (1.39%) GRC
11 23 (1.23%) Actionable Recommendations
11 23 (1.23%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 21 (1.12%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 19 (1.01%) IFRS
14 18 (0.96%) ISO 14001
15 14 (0.75%) COREP
15 14 (0.75%) FINREP
15 14 (0.75%) GAAP
16 13 (0.69%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 61 (3.25%) Active Directory
2 21 (1.12%) Docker
3 10 (0.53%) Firmware
4 9 (0.48%) VMware Infrastructure
5 8 (0.43%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.053%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 24 (1.28%) Kubernetes
2 19 (1.01%) Microsoft Intune
3 18 (0.96%) Ansible
4 12 (0.64%) Grafana
5 8 (0.43%) QRadar
6 6 (0.32%) Kubeflow
6 6 (0.32%) Packer
7 4 (0.21%) Nmap
7 4 (0.21%) Single Sign-On
8 2 (0.11%) Graylog
9 1 (0.053%) CASB
9 1 (0.053%) Data Guard
9 1 (0.053%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.053%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
9 1 (0.053%) Oracle Flashback
9 1 (0.053%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.053%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 352 (18.75%) Microsoft
2 104 (5.54%) Google
3 71 (3.78%) SAP
4 65 (3.46%) Oracle
5 45 (2.40%) Salesforce
6 36 (1.92%) ServiceNow
7 26 (1.39%) Adobe
8 24 (1.28%) Cisco
9 23 (1.23%) Databricks
10 21 (1.12%) Sage
11 19 (1.01%) YouTube
12 16 (0.85%) HubSpot
12 16 (0.85%) Splunk
13 15 (0.80%) Palo Alto
13 15 (0.80%) VMware
14 13 (0.69%) JD Edwards
15 12 (0.64%) Qualys
16 11 (0.59%) Dynatrace
17 10 (0.53%) FIS
17 10 (0.53%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud