Hybrid/Remote Data Analytics Job Trends

Data Analytics
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Data Analytics skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 204 130 169
Rank change year-on-year -74 +39 +42
Permanent jobs citing Data Analytics 202 370 588
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.20% 2.66% 1.97%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.41% 2.79% 2.13%
Number of salaries quoted 121 206 405
10th Percentile £41,250 £25,313 £35,000
25th Percentile £52,500 £42,698 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +34.78% -4.17% -7.69%
75th Percentile £90,000 £76,563 £78,750
90th Percentile £122,500 £98,474 £97,290
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Data 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 14,297 13,240 27,544
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 85.26% 95.33% 92.13%
Number of salaries quoted 9,336 8,795 22,823
10th Percentile £31,250 £34,750 £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 £102,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -11.31%

Data Analytics
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

Data Analytics job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Data Analytics
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

Data Analytics
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Data Analytics over the 6 months to 12 March 2026.

Data Analytics salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Data 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 9 (4.46%) SAS
2 4 (1.98%) Apache Airflow
3 3 (1.49%) CMS
3 3 (1.49%) Confluence
4 2 (0.99%) Apache
4 2 (0.99%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.99%) SharePoint
5 1 (0.50%) Jupyter
Applications
1 31 (15.35%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (1.98%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.50%) Notion
3 1 (0.50%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (2.48%) NetSuite
2 4 (1.98%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.99%) Oracle Assets
3 2 (0.99%) Oracle General Ledger
3 2 (0.99%) Oracle Payables
3 2 (0.99%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.50%) Integrated Workplace Management System
4 1 (0.50%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 58 (28.71%) Power Platform
2 48 (23.76%) Azure
3 20 (9.90%) AWS
4 17 (8.42%) Azure Data Factory
4 17 (8.42%) SaaS
5 15 (7.43%) Azure Synapse Analytics
6 13 (6.44%) Snowflake
7 12 (5.94%) GCP
8 7 (3.47%) Amazon S3
8 7 (3.47%) Microsoft 365
8 7 (3.47%) Power Automate
9 6 (2.97%) Dynamics 365
10 5 (2.48%) Azure DevOps
10 5 (2.48%) dbt
11 4 (1.98%) Fivetran
11 4 (1.98%) Serverless
12 3 (1.49%) Amazon SageMaker
12 3 (1.49%) Collibra
12 3 (1.49%) Figma
12 3 (1.49%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 26 (12.87%) Broadband
2 23 (11.39%) CHAP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 56 (27.72%) Power BI
2 18 (8.91%) Tableau
3 17 (8.42%) Data Warehouse
3 17 (8.42%) SQL Server
4 14 (6.93%) Azure SQL Database
5 12 (5.94%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 11 (5.45%) Power Query
7 8 (3.96%) Metadata
8 7 (3.47%) PowerPivot
9 6 (2.97%) Looker
10 5 (2.48%) NoSQL
11 4 (1.98%) Amazon Athena
11 4 (1.98%) BigQuery
11 4 (1.98%) Data Lake
11 4 (1.98%) SAS EBI
12 3 (1.49%) Amazon Redshift
12 3 (1.49%) Data Mining
12 3 (1.49%) IBM InfoSphere
12 3 (1.49%) Oracle Reports
13 2 (0.99%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 23 (11.39%) Jenkins
1 23 (11.39%) TeamCity
2 3 (1.49%) JIRA
3 2 (0.99%) Git
4 1 (0.50%) MLflow
General
1 93 (46.04%) Social Skills
2 80 (39.60%) Finance
3 41 (20.30%) Analytical Skills
4 32 (15.84%) Banking
5 25 (12.38%) Financial Institution
6 13 (6.44%) Marketing
7 12 (5.94%) Billing
7 12 (5.94%) Law
8 10 (4.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 10 (4.95%) Legal
8 10 (4.95%) Public Sector
8 10 (4.95%) Retail
9 7 (3.47%) Automotive
9 7 (3.47%) Manufacturing
10 6 (2.97%) General Ledger
11 5 (2.48%) Influencing Skills
11 5 (2.48%) Presentation Skills
12 4 (1.98%) Advertising
12 4 (1.98%) Organisational Skills
13 3 (1.49%) Games
Job Titles
1 44 (21.78%) Analyst
2 38 (18.81%) Senior
3 29 (14.36%) Auditor
4 25 (12.38%) Internal Auditor
5 22 (10.89%) Security Auditor
6 16 (7.92%) Data Engineer
6 16 (7.92%) Developer
7 15 (7.43%) Architect
7 15 (7.43%) Insight Analyst
7 15 (7.43%) Software Engineer
8 13 (6.44%) Audit Manager
9 12 (5.94%) Commercial Analyst
9 12 (5.94%) Scala Engineer
10 11 (5.45%) Data Analyst
11 8 (3.96%) IT Manager
11 8 (3.96%) Scala Developer
11 8 (3.96%) Scala Software Engineer
11 8 (3.96%) Senior Manager
11 8 (3.96%) Senior Scala Engineer
12 7 (3.47%) Senior Scala Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (11.39%) Akka
2 9 (4.46%) PySpark
3 3 (1.49%) CSS
3 3 (1.49%) HTML
4 2 (0.99%) Middleware
4 2 (0.99%) Oracle Fusion
5 1 (0.50%) .NET
5 1 (0.50%) .NET Core
5 1 (0.50%) ASP.NET
5 1 (0.50%) ASP.NET Core
5 1 (0.50%) EDI
5 1 (0.50%) Entity Framework
5 1 (0.50%) LangChain
5 1 (0.50%) React
5 1 (0.50%) Ruby on Rails
5 1 (0.50%) SAP PI
Miscellaneous
1 30 (14.85%) Management Information System
2 25 (12.38%) Self-Motivation
3 24 (11.88%) Video\Live Streaming
4 23 (11.39%) Over-the-Top Content
5 13 (6.44%) Analytical Mindset
5 13 (6.44%) Blockchain
6 6 (2.97%) Product Ownership
7 5 (2.48%) Algorithms
7 5 (2.48%) IoT
7 5 (2.48%) Legacy Systems
8 4 (1.98%) Cloud Native
8 4 (1.98%) Data Structures
9 3 (1.49%) Social Media
10 2 (0.99%) AI Agents
10 2 (0.99%) Augmented Reality
10 2 (0.99%) Distributed Computing
10 2 (0.99%) Distributed Systems
10 2 (0.99%) Onboarding
10 2 (0.99%) PMI
10 2 (0.99%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 4 (1.98%) Unix
1 4 (1.98%) Windows
2 3 (1.49%) Linux
3 1 (0.50%) AIX
3 1 (0.50%) Android
3 1 (0.50%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 202 (100.00%) Analytics
2 77 (38.12%) Agile
3 61 (30.20%) Business Intelligence
4 51 (25.25%) Decision-Making
5 49 (24.26%) Problem-Solving
6 43 (21.29%) Actionable Insight
7 41 (20.30%) Data Analysis
7 41 (20.30%) Risk Management
7 41 (20.30%) Visualisation
8 40 (19.80%) Project Management
9 39 (19.31%) AI
10 32 (15.84%) Internal Audit
11 30 (14.85%) Data Protection
12 28 (13.86%) Cybersecurity
12 28 (13.86%) Data Governance
12 28 (13.86%) Kanban
12 28 (13.86%) Scrum
12 28 (13.86%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 27 (13.37%) Incident Response
14 26 (12.87%) Acceptance Criteria
Programming Languages
1 55 (27.23%) SQL
2 48 (23.76%) Python
3 27 (13.37%) Scala
4 15 (7.43%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 11 (5.45%) R
6 7 (3.47%) Java
7 5 (2.48%) C++
8 3 (1.49%) C#
9 2 (0.99%) C
9 2 (0.99%) Google Apps Script
9 2 (0.99%) MATLAB
9 2 (0.99%) Tcl
10 1 (0.50%) ABAP
10 1 (0.50%) Go
10 1 (0.50%) JavaScript
10 1 (0.50%) PHP
10 1 (0.50%) Ruby
10 1 (0.50%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 37 (18.32%) Degree
2 27 (13.37%) CISSP
3 26 (12.87%) CISA
4 23 (11.39%) CGEIT
4 23 (11.39%) CISM
4 23 (11.39%) FFIEC
4 23 (11.39%) SANS
5 13 (6.44%) Security Cleared
6 11 (5.45%) SC Cleared
7 9 (4.46%) ACCA
8 5 (2.48%) Master's Degree
9 4 (1.98%) AWS Certification
9 4 (1.98%) BPSS Clearance
9 4 (1.98%) DBS Check
10 3 (1.49%) Azure Certification
10 3 (1.49%) CIMA
10 3 (1.49%) Computer Science Degree
11 2 (0.99%) ISACA
11 2 (0.99%) PMI Certification
11 2 (0.99%) SnowPro
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (14.36%) GDPR
2 27 (13.37%) Data Quality
3 25 (12.38%) NIST
4 23 (11.39%) COBIT
5 12 (5.94%) IFRS
6 8 (3.96%) Actionable Recommendations
7 5 (2.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 4 (1.98%) Accessibility
9 3 (1.49%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 3 (1.49%) WCAG
10 2 (0.99%) GMP
10 2 (0.99%) GRC
10 2 (0.99%) ISO 9001
10 2 (0.99%) PMO
10 2 (0.99%) QA
11 1 (0.50%) HIPAA
11 1 (0.50%) IFRS 17
11 1 (0.50%) NCSC
11 1 (0.50%) NIST 800
11 1 (0.50%) SOC 2
System Software
1 26 (12.87%) Docker
2 1 (0.50%) Slurm Workload Manager
Systems Management
1 25 (12.38%) Kubernetes
2 8 (3.96%) Terraform
3 1 (0.50%) Ganglia
3 1 (0.50%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 31 (15.35%) Microsoft
2 15 (7.43%) Google
3 14 (6.93%) Oracle
4 12 (5.94%) Databricks
5 11 (5.45%) Salesforce
6 7 (3.47%) Alteryx
7 6 (2.97%) Informatica
7 6 (2.97%) SAP
8 4 (1.98%) HubSpot
8 4 (1.98%) OpenAI
8 4 (1.98%) Talend
9 2 (0.99%) Adobe
9 2 (0.99%) Civica
9 2 (0.99%) iManage
9 2 (0.99%) Northgate
9 2 (0.99%) Orchard
9 2 (0.99%) ServiceNow
9 2 (0.99%) Teradata
10 1 (0.50%) Apple
10 1 (0.50%) Citrix