Hybrid/Remote IT Analyst Job Trends

IT Analyst
UK > Work from Home

The median IT Analyst salary for remote/hybrid work is £32,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 May 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
9 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 273 267 311
Rank change year-on-year -6 +44 +10
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Analyst 132 159 311
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.72% 1.11% 0.96%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.77% 1.20% 1.00%
Number of salaries quoted 105 144 280
10th Percentile £28,750 £23,800 £23,750
25th Percentile £30,000 £27,000 £28,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £34,000 £38,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.41% -10.53% -5.00%
75th Percentile £47,250 £47,500 £47,500
90th Percentile £57,500 £60,875 £57,500
UK median annual salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Work from Home with a recognized job title 17,176 13,242 31,169
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.65% 92.14% 95.86%
Number of salaries quoted 12,581 8,981 24,884
10th Percentile £33,750 £31,250 £33,047
25th Percentile £45,000 £43,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £56,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.14% -10.40%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £58,000 £52,777
% change year-on-year -5.17% +9.90% -12.04%

IT Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'IT Analyst' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

IT Analyst job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

IT Analyst
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for remote IT Analyst job vacancies.

Salary distribution trend for remote IT Analyst job vacancies

IT Analyst
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing IT Analyst over the 6 months to 9 May 2026.

IT Analyst salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

IT Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 9 May 2026, IT Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring IT Analyst in the job title.

1 63 (47.73%) Microsoft 365
2 55 (41.67%) Microsoft
3 54 (40.91%) Windows
4 40 (30.30%) ITIL
5 39 (29.55%) Problem-Solving
6 37 (28.03%) Active Directory
7 35 (26.52%) Continuous Improvement
8 33 (25.00%) Customer Service
9 30 (22.73%) Azure
10 21 (15.91%) SharePoint
10 21 (15.91%) Windows 10
11 20 (15.15%) Android
12 19 (14.39%) Apple iOS
13 18 (13.64%) SQL
14 16 (12.12%) Customer Experience
15 15 (11.36%) Microsoft Intune
15 15 (11.36%) Service Management
16 14 (10.61%) Agile
16 14 (10.61%) Digital Transformation Programme
16 14 (10.61%) Entra ID
16 14 (10.61%) JIRA
16 14 (10.61%) Process Improvement
17 13 (9.85%) Degree
17 13 (9.85%) Microsoft Office
18 12 (9.09%) Microsoft Exchange
18 12 (9.09%) SCCM
18 12 (9.09%) ServiceNow
19 11 (8.33%) CRM
19 11 (8.33%) Cybersecurity
19 11 (8.33%) ITSM

IT Analyst Skill Set
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 21 (15.91%) SharePoint
2 12 (9.09%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (3.79%) Confluence
4 2 (1.52%) Moodle
4 2 (1.52%) Umbraco
Applications
1 13 (9.85%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (3.79%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (3.79%) MS Visio
3 4 (3.03%) Chatbot
4 3 (2.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 6 (4.55%) Dynamics NAV
2 3 (2.27%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.76%) Elite 3E
3 1 (0.76%) SAP GRC
3 1 (0.76%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 63 (47.73%) Microsoft 365
2 30 (22.73%) Azure
3 14 (10.61%) Entra ID
4 9 (6.82%) Dynamics 365
5 6 (4.55%) Power Platform
6 5 (3.79%) Mimecast
7 3 (2.27%) Lucidchart
7 3 (2.27%) OneDrive
8 2 (1.52%) Boomi
8 2 (1.52%) Google Workspace
8 2 (1.52%) SaaS
9 1 (0.76%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 11 (8.33%) VPN
2 8 (6.06%) TCP/IP
3 7 (5.30%) VoIP
4 6 (4.55%) Firewall
5 5 (3.79%) DNS
6 4 (3.03%) DHCP
6 4 (3.03%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.76%) DKIM
7 1 (0.76%) DMARC
7 1 (0.76%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (4.55%) Power BI
2 5 (3.79%) PostgreSQL
3 4 (3.03%) Relational Database
3 4 (3.03%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.76%) MySQL
4 1 (0.76%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 1 (0.76%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 14 (10.61%) JIRA
2 1 (0.76%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 50 (37.88%) Social Skills
2 15 (11.36%) Finance
3 13 (9.85%) Legal
4 10 (7.58%) Law
5 8 (6.06%) Analytical Skills
6 5 (3.79%) Banking
6 5 (3.79%) Marketing
6 5 (3.79%) Publishing
6 5 (3.79%) Retail
7 3 (2.27%) Influencing Skills
7 3 (2.27%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (0.76%) Advertising
8 1 (0.76%) Games
8 1 (0.76%) Police
8 1 (0.76%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (0.76%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (3.03%) EDI
2 3 (2.27%) Middleware
3 2 (1.52%) SAP PI
4 1 (0.76%) EDIFACT
4 1 (0.76%) JSON
4 1 (0.76%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 18 (13.64%) Onboarding
2 10 (7.58%) Driving Licence
3 8 (6.06%) Product Ownership
4 7 (5.30%) Video Conferencing
5 4 (3.03%) CCTV
5 4 (3.03%) Microsoft Licensing
5 4 (3.03%) Self-Motivation
6 2 (1.52%) Data Centre
6 2 (1.52%) Enterprise Software
6 2 (1.52%) Legacy Systems
6 2 (1.52%) Management Information System
6 2 (1.52%) Security Posture
7 1 (0.76%) Analytical Mindset
7 1 (0.76%) Credit Risk
7 1 (0.76%) Cyber Threat
7 1 (0.76%) Data Structures
7 1 (0.76%) FMCG
7 1 (0.76%) Market Risk
7 1 (0.76%) Security Operations Centre
7 1 (0.76%) TRADACOMS
Operating Systems
1 54 (40.91%) Windows
2 21 (15.91%) Windows 10
3 20 (15.15%) Android
4 19 (14.39%) Apple iOS
5 5 (3.79%) Mac OS
5 5 (3.79%) Windows Server
6 4 (3.03%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 40 (30.30%) ITIL
2 39 (29.55%) Problem-Solving
3 35 (26.52%) Continuous Improvement
4 33 (25.00%) Customer Service
5 16 (12.12%) Customer Experience
6 15 (11.36%) Service Management
7 14 (10.61%) Agile
7 14 (10.61%) Digital Transformation Programme
7 14 (10.61%) Process Improvement
8 11 (8.33%) CRM
8 11 (8.33%) Cybersecurity
8 11 (8.33%) ITSM
8 11 (8.33%) Requirements Gathering
8 11 (8.33%) Stakeholder Management
9 10 (7.58%) SDLC
10 9 (6.82%) ERP
10 9 (6.82%) Project Management
10 9 (6.82%) Service Delivery
11 8 (6.06%) Mentoring
12 7 (5.30%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 18 (13.64%) SQL
2 8 (6.06%) PowerShell
3 4 (3.03%) Delphi
3 4 (3.03%) Pascal
3 4 (3.03%) PHP
4 2 (1.52%) Python
5 1 (0.76%) R
5 1 (0.76%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 13 (9.85%) Degree
2 10 (7.58%) Microsoft Certification
3 7 (5.30%) Security Cleared
4 6 (4.55%) A+ Certification
4 6 (4.55%) SC Cleared
5 4 (3.03%) DV Cleared
5 4 (3.03%) MCSE
5 4 (3.03%) Microsoft Certified Professional
5 4 (3.03%) MOS
6 2 (1.52%) CISSP
6 2 (1.52%) NVQ Level 3
7 1 (0.76%) CCNA
7 1 (0.76%) CISA
7 1 (0.76%) Cisco Certification
7 1 (0.76%) DBS Check
7 1 (0.76%) GSEC
7 1 (0.76%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 1 (0.76%) OSCP
7 1 (0.76%) PMI Certification
7 1 (0.76%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (3.79%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (2.27%) COREP
3 2 (1.52%) GRC
3 2 (1.52%) NIST
4 1 (0.76%) Basel II
4 1 (0.76%) Cyber Essentials
4 1 (0.76%) Data Quality
4 1 (0.76%) GDPR
4 1 (0.76%) ISO/IEC 20000
4 1 (0.76%) PCI DSS
4 1 (0.76%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 1 (0.76%) SLA
System Software
1 37 (28.03%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.76%) Virtual Desktop
2 1 (0.76%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 15 (11.36%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (9.09%) SCCM
Vendors
1 55 (41.67%) Microsoft
2 12 (9.09%) ServiceNow
3 4 (3.03%) Citrix
4 3 (2.27%) ConnectWise
4 3 (2.27%) SAP
5 2 (1.52%) Freshdesk
5 2 (1.52%) Google
5 2 (1.52%) iManage
5 2 (1.52%) MuleSoft
6 1 (0.76%) CrowdStrike
6 1 (0.76%) Intapp
6 1 (0.76%) InterSystems
6 1 (0.76%) Salesforce
6 1 (0.76%) VMware