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

6 months to
7 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 20 9 15
Rank change year-on-year -11 +6 +8
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 1,804 2,332 2,753
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.98% 14.15% 10.96%
As % of the General category 13.30% 19.50% 17.93%
Number of salaries quoted 1,193 994 1,323
10th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £35,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £41,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,445 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.03% -8.28% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £69,750 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £53,500 £52,000
% change year-on-year -1.87% +2.88% -5.45%

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 13,564 11,962 15,354
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 60.00% 72.56% 61.13%
Number of salaries quoted 8,661 6,675 10,404
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,000 £33,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £39,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £58,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -1.71% -6.40%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £105,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - -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 7 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 42 (2.33%) SharePoint
2 24 (1.33%) Microsoft Exchange
3 17 (0.94%) Confluence
4 12 (0.67%) Apache
4 12 (0.67%) Apache Spark
4 12 (0.67%) IIS
5 11 (0.61%) Apache Airflow
6 7 (0.39%) SAS
7 6 (0.33%) WordPress
8 5 (0.28%) CMS
8 5 (0.28%) Jupyter
9 3 (0.17%) Anypoint
10 2 (0.11%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 2 (0.11%) Oracle Application Server
10 2 (0.11%) Oracle SOA Suite
11 1 (0.055%) Appian
11 1 (0.055%) ArcGIS
11 1 (0.055%) Drupal
11 1 (0.055%) Moodle
11 1 (0.055%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 190 (10.53%) Microsoft Excel
2 82 (4.55%) Microsoft Office
3 44 (2.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 19 (1.05%) MS Visio
5 11 (0.61%) Microsoft Project
6 10 (0.55%) Spreadsheet
7 9 (0.50%) Adobe XD
8 4 (0.22%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 3 (0.17%) Blender
9 3 (0.17%) Chatbot
9 3 (0.17%) Maya
10 1 (0.055%) Adobe Premiere
10 1 (0.055%) AutoCAD
10 1 (0.055%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 39 (2.16%) Dynamics CRM
2 31 (1.72%) Dynamics GP
3 29 (1.61%) SAP S/4HANA
4 12 (0.67%) NetSuite
5 11 (0.61%) SAP ERP
6 10 (0.55%) SAP CO
6 10 (0.55%) SAP FI
6 10 (0.55%) SAP FI/CO
7 7 (0.39%) Oracle EBS
8 6 (0.33%) JDE EnterpriseOne
9 5 (0.28%) Dynamics NAV
9 5 (0.28%) JDE World
9 5 (0.28%) Sage 200
9 5 (0.28%) Workday HCM
10 4 (0.22%) Academy Housing
10 4 (0.22%) Infor M3
10 4 (0.22%) JDE OneWorld
10 4 (0.22%) Oracle Payables
10 4 (0.22%) Oracle Receivables
10 4 (0.22%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 259 (14.36%) Azure
2 249 (13.80%) Power Platform
3 147 (8.15%) AWS
4 125 (6.93%) SaaS
5 71 (3.94%) GCP
5 71 (3.94%) Microsoft 365
6 56 (3.10%) Google Analytics
7 37 (2.05%) Azure DevOps
8 35 (1.94%) Entra ID
9 33 (1.83%) Dynamics 365
10 31 (1.72%) GitHub
11 26 (1.44%) Microsoft Purview
12 24 (1.33%) Snowflake
13 20 (1.11%) Amazon S3
14 17 (0.94%) PowerApps
15 14 (0.78%) GitHub Actions
15 14 (0.78%) Power Automate
15 14 (0.78%) Serverless
16 13 (0.72%) dbt
17 12 (0.67%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 60 (3.33%) Broadband
2 36 (2.00%) Firewall
3 18 (1.00%) TCP/IP
4 17 (0.94%) VPN
5 15 (0.83%) Wi-Fi
6 14 (0.78%) SMS
7 13 (0.72%) Network Security
8 11 (0.61%) WAN
9 9 (0.50%) DNS
9 9 (0.50%) LAN
10 7 (0.39%) 5G
10 7 (0.39%) Wireless
11 6 (0.33%) DHCP
11 6 (0.33%) HTTP
12 5 (0.28%) Cisco ASA
12 5 (0.28%) Cisco IOS
12 5 (0.28%) SMTP
12 5 (0.28%) SSL
13 4 (0.22%) NGN
13 4 (0.22%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 212 (11.75%) Power BI
2 78 (4.32%) SQL Server
3 73 (4.05%) Tableau
4 49 (2.72%) Data Warehouse
5 41 (2.27%) Metadata
6 34 (1.88%) Relational Database
7 33 (1.83%) PostgreSQL
7 33 (1.83%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 32 (1.77%) MySQL
9 27 (1.50%) Looker
10 20 (1.11%) Big Data
10 20 (1.11%) NoSQL
10 20 (1.11%) Oracle Database
11 19 (1.05%) Data Lake
12 17 (0.94%) Power Query
13 16 (0.89%) SQL Server Reporting Services
14 14 (0.78%) Amazon Athena
15 10 (0.55%) Amazon Redshift
15 10 (0.55%) MongoDB
15 10 (0.55%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 57 (3.16%) Git
1 57 (3.16%) JIRA
2 14 (0.78%) GitLab
3 9 (0.50%) Jenkins
3 9 (0.50%) Visual Studio Code
4 8 (0.44%) Axure RP
4 8 (0.44%) Balsamiq
4 8 (0.44%) LabVIEW
5 5 (0.28%) Postman
6 4 (0.22%) Bitbucket
6 4 (0.22%) Burp Suite
6 4 (0.22%) Eclipse
6 4 (0.22%) Metasploit
6 4 (0.22%) MLflow
6 4 (0.22%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 3 (0.17%) JMeter
7 3 (0.17%) Oracle APEX
7 3 (0.17%) Oracle Forms
7 3 (0.17%) TeamCity
8 2 (0.11%) webpack
General
1 834 (46.23%) Social Skills
2 551 (30.54%) Finance
3 194 (10.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 178 (9.87%) Marketing
5 163 (9.04%) Organisational Skills
6 147 (8.15%) Public Sector
7 144 (7.98%) Retail
8 139 (7.71%) Legal
9 125 (6.93%) Law
10 92 (5.10%) Influencing Skills
11 72 (3.99%) Banking
12 65 (3.60%) Presentation Skills
13 46 (2.55%) Manufacturing
14 41 (2.27%) Advertising
15 38 (2.11%) Telecoms
16 30 (1.66%) Documentation Skills
17 29 (1.61%) Games
18 22 (1.22%) Automotive
19 21 (1.16%) Local Government
20 20 (1.11%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 466 (25.83%) Analyst
2 250 (13.86%) Senior
3 130 (7.21%) Lead
4 106 (5.88%) Business Analyst
5 95 (5.27%) Data Analyst
6 91 (5.04%) Senior Analyst
7 90 (4.99%) Architect
8 78 (4.32%) Developer
9 68 (3.77%) Data Engineer
10 64 (3.55%) Consultant
11 54 (2.99%) Support Analyst
12 48 (2.66%) Service Manager
13 47 (2.61%) Marketing Manager
14 46 (2.55%) Delivery Manager
15 43 (2.38%) Report Analyst
16 42 (2.33%) Applications Support
17 40 (2.22%) Accountant
18 39 (2.16%) Financial Analyst
18 39 (2.16%) Senior Manager
19 36 (2.00%) Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 51 (2.83%) .NET
2 49 (2.72%) HTML
3 43 (2.38%) CSS
4 33 (1.83%) REST
5 29 (1.61%) JSON
6 23 (1.27%) React
7 21 (1.16%) Middleware
7 21 (1.16%) PySpark
7 21 (1.16%) PyTorch
7 21 (1.16%) RESTful
8 20 (1.11%) XML
9 19 (1.05%) TensorFlow
10 13 (0.72%) .NET Core
11 11 (0.61%) AngularJS
11 11 (0.61%) ASP.NET
11 11 (0.61%) Kafka
12 10 (0.55%) FIX Protocol
13 9 (0.50%) .NET Framework
13 9 (0.50%) Entity Framework
13 9 (0.50%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 145 (8.04%) Analytical Mindset
2 118 (6.54%) Self-Motivation
3 104 (5.76%) Management Information System
4 99 (5.49%) Product Ownership
5 79 (4.38%) Onboarding
6 78 (4.32%) Virtual Team
7 63 (3.49%) Blog
8 40 (2.22%) Enterprise Software
9 35 (1.94%) Security Posture
10 34 (1.88%) Cloud Native
11 33 (1.83%) Marketing Technology
11 33 (1.83%) Social Media
12 32 (1.77%) Algorithms
12 32 (1.77%) Credit Risk
13 31 (1.72%) Data Structures
14 30 (1.66%) Driving Licence
15 24 (1.33%) Cyber Threat
15 24 (1.33%) Public Cloud
16 22 (1.22%) Mobile App
17 20 (1.11%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 84 (4.66%) Windows
2 59 (3.27%) Linux
3 34 (1.88%) Windows Server
4 11 (0.61%) Android
5 10 (0.55%) Unix
6 7 (0.39%) Mac OS
6 7 (0.39%) Windows Server 2019
7 6 (0.33%) Apple iOS
7 6 (0.33%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 6 (0.33%) Windows Server 2016
8 5 (0.28%) OpenVMS
9 2 (0.11%) AIX
9 2 (0.11%) Windows 10
10 1 (0.055%) FreeBSD
10 1 (0.055%) OpenBSD
10 1 (0.055%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 857 (47.51%) Problem-Solving
2 524 (29.05%) Continuous Improvement
3 487 (27.00%) Decision-Making
4 409 (22.67%) Analytics
5 371 (20.57%) Agile
6 349 (19.35%) AI
7 309 (17.13%) Stakeholder Management
8 248 (13.75%) Business Intelligence
9 226 (12.53%) Project Management
9 226 (12.53%) Roadmaps
10 214 (11.86%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 207 (11.47%) Actionable Insight
12 188 (10.42%) Process Improvement
13 183 (10.14%) Mentoring
14 165 (9.15%) Analytical Thinking
15 159 (8.81%) CRM
16 157 (8.70%) Project Delivery
17 154 (8.54%) Data Modelling
18 153 (8.48%) Validation
19 148 (8.20%) Data Analysis
Programming Languages
1 377 (20.90%) SQL
2 293 (16.24%) Python
3 73 (4.05%) JavaScript
4 71 (3.94%) C#
5 54 (2.99%) PowerShell
6 48 (2.66%) Java
7 30 (1.66%) T-SQL
8 23 (1.27%) R
9 20 (1.11%) C++
9 20 (1.11%) TypeScript
10 15 (0.83%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 13 (0.72%) Bash
12 12 (0.67%) PL/SQL
13 10 (0.55%) MATLAB
14 7 (0.39%) C
14 7 (0.39%) PHP
14 7 (0.39%) Scala
15 6 (0.33%) Kusto Query Language
15 6 (0.33%) VBA
16 5 (0.28%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 340 (18.85%) Degree
2 196 (10.86%) Security Cleared
3 151 (8.37%) SC Cleared
4 107 (5.93%) ACCA
5 102 (5.65%) CIMA
6 56 (3.10%) Computer Science Degree
7 42 (2.33%) CISSP
8 40 (2.22%) DBS Check
9 37 (2.05%) CISM
10 26 (1.44%) DV Cleared
11 24 (1.33%) Azure Certification
11 24 (1.33%) Master's Degree
12 20 (1.11%) BPSS Clearance
13 19 (1.05%) AAT
14 17 (0.94%) CompTIA Security+
15 16 (0.89%) PMI Certification
16 15 (0.83%) TOGAF Certification
17 13 (0.72%) Cisco Certification
18 12 (0.67%) ITIL Certification
18 12 (0.67%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 173 (9.59%) Data Quality
2 133 (7.37%) GDPR
3 93 (5.16%) QA
4 91 (5.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 66 (3.66%) Accessibility
6 63 (3.49%) SLA
7 55 (3.05%) NIST
8 41 (2.27%) Cyber Essentials
9 31 (1.72%) ISO 9001
10 30 (1.66%) PMO
11 27 (1.50%) GRC
12 23 (1.27%) Actionable Recommendations
13 22 (1.22%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 21 (1.16%) ISO/IEC 20000
15 19 (1.05%) IFRS
16 18 (1.00%) ISO 14001
17 14 (0.78%) COREP
17 14 (0.78%) FINREP
18 13 (0.72%) GAAP
18 13 (0.72%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 55 (3.05%) Active Directory
2 19 (1.05%) Docker
3 10 (0.55%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (0.44%) Firmware
5 7 (0.39%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.055%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.055%) KVM
6 1 (0.055%) Oracle RAC
6 1 (0.055%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.055%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 41 (2.27%) Terraform
2 23 (1.27%) Kubernetes
3 20 (1.11%) Microsoft Intune
4 18 (1.00%) Ansible
5 12 (0.67%) Grafana
6 8 (0.44%) QRadar
7 6 (0.33%) Kubeflow
7 6 (0.33%) Packer
8 4 (0.22%) Nmap
9 2 (0.11%) Graylog
9 2 (0.11%) Opsgenie
10 1 (0.055%) Data Guard
10 1 (0.055%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.055%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
10 1 (0.055%) Oracle Flashback
10 1 (0.055%) Prometheus
10 1 (0.055%) Proxmox
10 1 (0.055%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 326 (18.07%) Microsoft
2 99 (5.49%) Google
3 75 (4.16%) SAP
4 64 (3.55%) Oracle
5 49 (2.72%) Salesforce
6 33 (1.83%) ServiceNow
7 25 (1.39%) Cisco
8 22 (1.22%) Adobe
8 22 (1.22%) Databricks
9 18 (1.00%) Sage
10 17 (0.94%) HubSpot
10 17 (0.94%) Palo Alto
11 16 (0.89%) Splunk
12 13 (0.72%) JD Edwards
12 13 (0.72%) VMware
13 12 (0.67%) Qualys
13 12 (0.67%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
14 11 (0.61%) F5
14 11 (0.61%) Red Hat
15 9 (0.50%) SunGard