Hybrid/Remote Analytics Job Trends

Analytics
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Analytics skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 23 20 29
Rank change year-on-year -3 +9 -6
Permanent jobs citing Analytics 1,357 1,369 2,066
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 8.07% 9.90% 6.90%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.47% 10.38% 7.49%
Number of salaries quoted 696 717 1,579
10th Percentile £36,375 £32,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £45,000 £42,725
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,288 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.26% +4.17% -7.69%
75th Percentile £87,500 £90,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £104,375 £105,000 £112,500
UK median annual salary £65,000 £70,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.14% +16.67% -7.88%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Analytics falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 14,330 13,188 27,572
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 85.21% 95.33% 92.07%
Number of salaries quoted 9,436 8,773 22,841
10th Percentile £31,250 £34,281 £34,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £75,772
90th Percentile £100,000 £103,750 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -11.86%

Analytics
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Analytics and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Analytics job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Analytics
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Analytics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Analytics

Analytics
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Analytics over the 6 months to 14 March 2026.

Analytics salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Analytics
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 53 (3.91%) Apache Airflow
2 48 (3.54%) CMS
3 27 (1.99%) Apache Spark
4 25 (1.84%) Confluence
5 24 (1.77%) Apache
6 20 (1.47%) WordPress
7 16 (1.18%) SharePoint
8 15 (1.11%) SAS
9 11 (0.81%) Drupal
9 11 (0.81%) Oracle SOA Suite
10 5 (0.37%) Umbraco
11 3 (0.22%) ArcGIS
11 3 (0.22%) Microsoft Exchange
11 3 (0.22%) Moodle
12 2 (0.15%) Oracle Application Server
12 2 (0.15%) Palantir Foundry
13 1 (0.074%) DNN
13 1 (0.074%) Jupyter
Applications
1 88 (6.48%) Microsoft Excel
2 78 (5.75%) Microsoft Office
3 25 (1.84%) Adobe XD
4 19 (1.40%) UserZoom
5 13 (0.96%) InDesign
6 12 (0.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 7 (0.52%) Photoshop
8 5 (0.37%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 5 (0.37%) Chatbot
9 4 (0.29%) Adobe Illustrator
9 4 (0.29%) Trello
10 3 (0.22%) Adobe Premiere
10 3 (0.22%) SketchUp
11 2 (0.15%) Microsoft Project
11 2 (0.15%) Spreadsheet
12 1 (0.074%) MS Visio
12 1 (0.074%) Notion
12 1 (0.074%) Oracle Smart View
12 1 (0.074%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 22 (1.62%) Oracle ERP
2 20 (1.47%) Dynamics CRM
3 16 (1.18%) SAP S/4HANA
4 13 (0.96%) Adobe Campaign
4 13 (0.96%) Dynamics GP
4 13 (0.96%) Oracle General Ledger
4 13 (0.96%) Oracle Payables
4 13 (0.96%) Oracle Receivables
5 12 (0.88%) Oracle Assets
6 11 (0.81%) Shopify
7 10 (0.74%) Magento
7 10 (0.74%) Oracle Financials
8 9 (0.66%) NetSuite
9 4 (0.29%) Dynamics AX
9 4 (0.29%) Oracle EBS
9 4 (0.29%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
9 4 (0.29%) Salesforce CRM
10 2 (0.15%) SAP FI
10 2 (0.15%) SAP FI/CO
10 2 (0.15%) SAP SCM
Cloud Services
1 402 (29.62%) Azure
2 227 (16.73%) Power Platform
3 136 (10.02%) AWS
4 123 (9.06%) Adobe Analytics
5 117 (8.62%) Azure Data Factory
6 100 (7.37%) Google Analytics
7 98 (7.22%) Microsoft 365
8 95 (7.00%) Snowflake
9 93 (6.85%) SaaS
10 85 (6.26%) GCP
11 84 (6.19%) Azure DevOps
11 84 (6.19%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 82 (6.04%) GitHub
13 81 (5.97%) Figma
14 58 (4.27%) Entra ID
15 45 (3.32%) Azure Monitor
15 45 (3.32%) dbt
16 37 (2.73%) Contentsquare
17 33 (2.43%) Amazon S3
18 32 (2.36%) GitHub Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 165 (12.16%) Broadband
2 23 (1.69%) CHAP
3 12 (0.88%) VPN
4 9 (0.66%) Firewall
4 9 (0.66%) Unified Communications
5 8 (0.59%) DNS
6 6 (0.44%) Network Security
6 6 (0.44%) TCP/IP
7 3 (0.22%) Modbus
8 2 (0.15%) DHCP
9 1 (0.074%) ATM
9 1 (0.074%) Frame Relay
9 1 (0.074%) LAN
9 1 (0.074%) MPLS
9 1 (0.074%) SMS
9 1 (0.074%) SNMP
9 1 (0.074%) VoIP
9 1 (0.074%) WAN
9 1 (0.074%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 209 (15.40%) Power BI
2 137 (10.10%) Data Warehouse
3 82 (6.04%) SQL Server
4 80 (5.90%) Metadata
5 76 (5.60%) Tableau
6 68 (5.01%) Data Lake
7 66 (4.86%) Azure SQL Database
8 43 (3.17%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 41 (3.02%) BigQuery
10 32 (2.36%) Looker
11 27 (1.99%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 22 (1.62%) NoSQL
13 20 (1.47%) Amazon Redshift
13 20 (1.47%) PostgreSQL
14 19 (1.40%) Amazon Athena
14 19 (1.40%) Delta Lake
14 19 (1.40%) Relational Database
15 18 (1.33%) Power Query
16 17 (1.25%) Snowflake Schema
17 13 (0.96%) Oracle BI Publisher
Development Applications
1 49 (3.61%) Git
2 47 (3.46%) JIRA
3 40 (2.95%) Jenkins
4 25 (1.84%) Axure RP
4 25 (1.84%) Balsamiq
5 23 (1.69%) TeamCity
6 21 (1.55%) Oracle Forms
7 8 (0.59%) MLflow
8 7 (0.52%) Crashlytics
8 7 (0.52%) GitLab
8 7 (0.52%) Visual Studio
8 7 (0.52%) XCTest
9 4 (0.29%) ER Studio
9 4 (0.29%) ERwin
9 4 (0.29%) PowerDesigner
9 4 (0.29%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
10 3 (0.22%) Storybook
11 2 (0.15%) Oracle APEX
12 1 (0.074%) PHPUnit
12 1 (0.074%) Selenium
General
1 503 (37.07%) Social Skills
2 412 (30.36%) Finance
3 299 (22.03%) Analytical Skills
4 192 (14.15%) Marketing
5 141 (10.39%) Public Sector
6 124 (9.14%) Games
7 84 (6.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 66 (4.86%) Back Office
9 64 (4.72%) Law
10 59 (4.35%) Presentation Skills
11 54 (3.98%) Banking
12 53 (3.91%) Retail
13 45 (3.32%) Legal
14 41 (3.02%) Manufacturing
15 35 (2.58%) Organisational Skills
16 34 (2.51%) Financial Institution
17 25 (1.84%) Influencing Skills
18 23 (1.69%) Advertising
19 16 (1.18%) Automotive
19 16 (1.18%) Brand Awareness
Job Titles
1 224 (16.51%) Senior
2 191 (14.08%) Lead
3 142 (10.46%) Data Engineer
4 128 (9.43%) Analyst
5 118 (8.70%) Architect
6 74 (5.45%) Designer
7 69 (5.08%) Support Engineer
8 60 (4.42%) Desktop Engineer
8 60 (4.42%) Desktop Support
8 60 (4.42%) Desktop Support Engineer
8 60 (4.42%) Developer
9 59 (4.35%) Data Architect
10 56 (4.13%) Site Engineer
11 48 (3.54%) Senior Manager
12 45 (3.32%) Solutions Architect
13 42 (3.10%) Data Analyst
14 39 (2.87%) Data Manager
15 36 (2.65%) Consultant
16 35 (2.58%) Senior Data Engineer
17 34 (2.51%) Lead Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 47 (3.46%) HTML
2 41 (3.02%) CSS
3 39 (2.87%) Kafka
4 35 (2.58%) PySpark
5 33 (2.43%) OAuth
6 30 (2.21%) .NET
6 30 (2.21%) RESTful
7 27 (1.99%) OAuth2
8 24 (1.77%) JSON
9 23 (1.69%) Akka
10 16 (1.18%) .NET Core
11 14 (1.03%) Node.js
12 13 (0.96%) TensorFlow
13 11 (0.81%) PyTorch
13 11 (0.81%) React
13 11 (0.81%) REST
13 11 (0.81%) SAML
14 10 (0.74%) AngularJS
15 9 (0.66%) LangChain
16 7 (0.52%) SwiftUI
Miscellaneous
1 187 (13.78%) Social Media
2 89 (6.56%) Product Ownership
3 87 (6.41%) Self-Motivation
4 77 (5.67%) Cloud Native
5 53 (3.91%) Analytical Mindset
5 53 (3.91%) Management Information System
6 37 (2.73%) Onboarding
7 36 (2.65%) Over-the-Top Content
8 34 (2.51%) Virtual Team
9 32 (2.36%) Data Structures
10 31 (2.28%) Algorithms
11 25 (1.84%) Video\Live Streaming
11 25 (1.84%) Web Conferencing
12 24 (1.77%) Legacy Systems
12 24 (1.77%) Mobile App
13 23 (1.69%) Greenfield Project
14 20 (1.47%) Enterprise Software
15 17 (1.25%) Distributed Systems
16 16 (1.18%) Blog
17 15 (1.11%) Marketing Technology
Operating Systems
1 78 (5.75%) Windows
2 60 (4.42%) Windows 10
3 19 (1.40%) Linux
4 14 (1.03%) Apple iOS
5 10 (0.74%) Unix
6 8 (0.59%) Android
7 4 (0.29%) VMS
8 2 (0.15%) Windows Server
9 1 (0.074%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 433 (31.91%) AI
2 376 (27.71%) Agile
3 311 (22.92%) Decision-Making
4 292 (21.52%) Continuous Improvement
5 279 (20.56%) Business Intelligence
6 277 (20.41%) Customer Experience
7 255 (18.79%) Roadmaps
8 242 (17.83%) Data Modelling
9 237 (17.46%) Problem-Solving
10 201 (14.81%) Data Analytics
11 191 (14.08%) CI/CD
12 190 (14.00%) DevOps
13 188 (13.85%) ETL
14 187 (13.78%) Data Engineering
15 159 (11.72%) Data Pipeline
15 159 (11.72%) Storytelling
16 156 (11.50%) Coaching
17 151 (11.13%) Data Governance
18 145 (10.69%) Machine Learning
19 144 (10.61%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 321 (23.66%) SQL
2 257 (18.94%) Python
3 55 (4.05%) Scala
4 46 (3.39%) Java
5 34 (2.51%) C#
5 34 (2.51%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 34 (2.51%) PowerShell
6 32 (2.36%) JavaScript
7 31 (2.28%) Bicep
8 24 (1.77%) T-SQL
9 23 (1.69%) R
10 21 (1.55%) C++
11 20 (1.47%) Bash
12 14 (1.03%) Go
13 13 (0.96%) PL/SQL
13 13 (0.96%) Shell Script
13 13 (0.96%) TypeScript
14 8 (0.59%) Kotlin
14 8 (0.59%) Rust
15 7 (0.52%) Swift
Qualifications
1 235 (17.32%) Degree
2 146 (10.76%) Security Cleared
3 129 (9.51%) SC Cleared
4 60 (4.42%) CTC Cleared
5 35 (2.58%) Computer Science Degree
6 31 (2.28%) CISA
7 28 (2.06%) DBS Check
8 27 (1.99%) Azure Certification
8 27 (1.99%) CISSP
9 25 (1.84%) Master's Degree
10 23 (1.69%) CGEIT
10 23 (1.69%) CISM
10 23 (1.69%) FFIEC
10 23 (1.69%) SANS
11 20 (1.47%) Microsoft Certification
12 14 (1.03%) ACCA
13 13 (0.96%) PhD
14 12 (0.88%) Six Sigma Green Belt
15 11 (0.81%) BPSS Clearance
16 8 (0.59%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 207 (15.25%) Accessibility
2 183 (13.49%) Data Quality
3 80 (5.90%) GDPR
4 69 (5.08%) WCAG
5 64 (4.72%) SLA
6 34 (2.51%) NIST
7 27 (1.99%) Actionable Recommendations
8 25 (1.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 24 (1.77%) QA
10 23 (1.69%) COBIT
11 18 (1.33%) IFRS
12 15 (1.11%) ISO 9001
13 11 (0.81%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 8 (0.59%) PCI DSS
15 6 (0.44%) GAAP
16 3 (0.22%) GRC
17 2 (0.15%) GMP
17 2 (0.15%) MiFID
17 2 (0.15%) PMO
17 2 (0.15%) SOC 2
System Software
1 54 (3.98%) Docker
2 16 (1.18%) Active Directory
3 13 (0.96%) Virtual Machines
4 10 (0.74%) Virtual Desktop
5 7 (0.52%) Hyper-V
5 7 (0.52%) VMware Infrastructure
6 2 (0.15%) Firmware
6 2 (0.15%) VMware NSX
6 2 (0.15%) vSphere
7 1 (0.074%) Slurm Workload Manager
7 1 (0.074%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 99 (7.30%) Terraform
2 57 (4.20%) Kubernetes
3 14 (1.03%) Microsoft Intune
4 11 (0.81%) Single Sign-On
5 9 (0.66%) Ansible
6 7 (0.52%) Prometheus
7 5 (0.37%) Grafana
7 5 (0.37%) SCOM
8 3 (0.22%) Control-M
8 3 (0.22%) SCCM
9 2 (0.15%) Argo
9 2 (0.15%) QRadar
10 1 (0.074%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 1 (0.074%) Ganglia
10 1 (0.074%) ITRS Geneos
10 1 (0.074%) OpenView
10 1 (0.074%) RSA Archer
10 1 (0.074%) SQL Sentry
10 1 (0.074%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 264 (19.45%) Microsoft
2 194 (14.30%) Adobe
3 144 (10.61%) Google
4 96 (7.07%) Databricks
5 70 (5.16%) Cisco
6 54 (3.98%) Oracle
7 49 (3.61%) Salesforce
8 42 (3.10%) SAP
9 24 (1.77%) HubSpot
10 17 (1.25%) Instagram
11 13 (0.96%) Ab Initio
11 13 (0.96%) Informatica
12 12 (0.88%) Hootsuite
12 12 (0.88%) Hotjar
13 11 (0.81%) Wrike
14 10 (0.74%) Sage
14 10 (0.74%) Talend
15 9 (0.66%) Autodesk
15 9 (0.66%) Pardot
15 9 (0.66%) Zoho